"What?!"
Di Xuanhong's mind buzzed. He could hardly believe his ears!
He-he refused?!
Brother Xiao Feng had actually refused the Emperor's offer to take him as a disciple?!
This defied everything Di Xuanhong knew-who in the entire ancient kingdom would turn away an opportunity personally offered by the Emperor?!
That was the Emperor!
Xuan Yi watched Hu Yanbo quietly for two breaths before finally speaking again, his voice betraying neither pleasure nor anger. "In that case, I will report back to the Emperor."
With that, he turned away. The silver-armored Personal Guards silently withdrew with him, as though they had never come.
Inside Di Xuan Palace, in a deep, secluded hall.
Di Xuan slowly opened his eyes, his gaze piercing layer upon layer of space toward the Guest Official Residence.
Within Di Xuan City, anything Di Xuan wished to know was perfectly clear to him.
"He refused-"
Di Xuan murmured, a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"Has Fengdu already made arrangements for him?"
Di Xuan was on good terms with the Fengdu Queen, in no small part because his disciple Guixu was still active in the Reincarnation Pavilion after reincarnating.
He had also asked the Fengdu Queen to look after that disciple of his.
"Never mind."
Di Xuan withdrew his gaze, his expression returning to calm.
Even if he ranked first among those who had achieved Chaos Realm Transcendence, he was not of the ancient kingdom's bloodline, after all.
Without the support of the ancient kingdom's legacy, becoming an Ultimate Lifeform was far too difficult.
Even if he eventually grew to rival Guixu, he would not last more than a few moves against him.
Besides, there was no telling whether Xiao Feng could even reach Guixu's level.
Being first among those who had achieved Chaos Realm Transcendence only meant