"I'm glad you like it." Song Jue let out a long sigh of relief. He was about to ask for more information about Shi Lan when an elder from the Heavenly Thunder Hall hurried over and told Shi Lan to accompany him to the main peak.
"Farewell, Young Master Song."
Shi Lan called out to him, then followed Gu Rentong and the elder toward the main peak.
Not just anyone could go to the main peak. Chu Chen wasn't qualified to go, so he was left behind.
Song Jue watched Shi Lan and the others disappear into the distance for a while. Then his spirits suddenly lifted, and he walked over to Chu Chen.
"Brother, that Miss Shi Lan is..."
Before Song Jue could finish asking, Chu Chen turned and walked away without so much as acknowledging him.
Chu Chen's dismissive attitude left Song Jue baffled. All he could do was quietly commit the name of Ancient Phoenix City to memory, deciding to look into it after the martial gathering ended.
After all, with Shi Lan's outstanding beauty and extraordinary strength for her age, she couldn't possibly be some unknown nobody.
Shi Lan and Gu Rentong followed the elder toward the main peak at the heart of the mountain range.
As they drew closer, the thunder grew louder, and the flashes of lightning in the dark clouds hanging over the peak were almost blinding.
Following the path up the main peak, the three soon reached its summit.
A striking great hall stood at the very center of the summit, hundreds of yards long and wide, its grandeur imposing. Not far from the hall was an arena nearly two hundred yards across, surrounded by tables and chairs where many people sat in a wide circle.
"You can go wait by