This was no strange matter. A closer look made it clear that Young Master Hong had acted like nothing more than a spoiled dandy from beginning to end.
Fourth Young Master Xu Fei, on the other hand, appeared far more refined, courteous, composed, and carefree.
Young Master Hong was naturally furious at Venerable Yifeng's words, but considering that he would have to contend with Fourth Young Master for greater benefits in the future, how could he simply let the matter rest?
He had originally planned to bring Yang Chen for a test or two before informing his father. Now, he immediately stopped overthinking it. "Father, I truly brought a genius here. What he displayed just now even astonished your son. It is this Daoist Friend Yang Chen."
As he finished speaking, Xu Hong pointed straight at Yang Chen.
Xu Fei chuckled. "Elder Brother, Young Master Yang Chen looks even younger than you and me. If he has already reached the Enlightenment Stage, then surely his age alone would qualify him to join the Daoist sect mountain gate. How could it possibly be your turn to discover him?"
Venerable Yifeng stood with his hands behind his back, staring at Yang Chen with a faint look of surprise.
Xu Fei and Xu Hong could not see anything, but his cultivation was higher than theirs. The moment he looked at Yang Chen, he suddenly sensed an air of mystery.
It was as though he were looking into a bottomless abyss. This young man seemed to emanate endless, inexhaustible things that he could not probe at all. What he saw was merely the tip of the iceberg.
Yet upon another look, that sensation vanished without a trace, making him wonder whether it had all been an illusion.
"Has this Daoist Friend truly reached the