At that moment, inside the Hidden Edge Sect.
Having returned to the peak, Feng Jitong wore a deep frown.
Indeed, he simply could not shake the sight of that cannon blasting the mountain from his mind.
He could not understand it. How could that lump of iron pack such tremendous power?
"Lord Heavenly Elder!"
A man following behind Feng Jitong hesitated before asking respectfully, "Should we... report this to the Sect Master?"
"Well..."
Feng Jitong stopped walking, his expression shifting.
He certainly had to report this.
But... the question was, how should he put it?!
Say that a cannon had scared him into coming back?
He was a Heavenly Elder of the Hidden Edge Sect, after all. How embarrassing would it be if word of this got out?
While Feng Jitong was pondering this, an aged figure carrying a wooden staff approached from afar.
"Greetings, Heaven Elder Cheng!"
Upon seeing Cheng Yanqiu, the people following Feng Jitong all lowered their heads and greeted him respectfully.
"Mm!"
After landing, Cheng Yanqiu gave a quiet acknowledgment, then turned his gaze to Feng Jitong. "Feng Jitong, didn't you go down to investigate?"
"How did it go?"
"Well... isn't it obvious? I handled it with ease!"
Feng Jitong chuckled lightly. "The moment I went down, those people from the Martial World were so awed by me that their legs turned to jelly!"
"In short, everything down there has been completely settled. I believe... yes, there shouldn't be any more trouble!"
Huh?
The people behind Feng Jitong all looked stunned.
Wait, hadn't Jiang Xiaobai scared them off with his cannon?
How had that turned into handling everything with ease when the Heavenly Elder told it?!
One man opened his mouth, about to say something, but when Feng Jitong swept a glance his way, he forcibly