Outside Starshine City's eastern gate, whether it was the Source Emperor Realm powerhouses confronting one another tensely in the air.
Or the many watching martial artists who had poured out of the city, standing in the distant sky and on the ground.
When everyone saw with their own eyes the Cloudzhi Immortal Tree disperse like smoke, leaving only a single, solitary immortal fruit.
They all froze, and deathly silence fell over heaven and earth!
"Th-this... how is this possible?"
At that moment, Xie Guhong held up the sole remaining Cloudzhi Immortal Fruit, utterly dumbfounded.
"How could this happen?"
Fan Yue and Si Mingwei also wore looks of disbelief.
"Junior Brother, how did you tell there was something wrong with the immortal tree?" Si Mingwei could not help asking.
"I cultivated a Secret Art for observing the aura of Spirit Medicine. Earlier, when Eldest Senior Brother gave us his Cloudzhi Immortal Fruit, I studied its aura.
"When I saw the immortal tree behind Old Sect Master Xie just now, I vaguely sensed something wrong. I never expected it really was a fake."
This was the excuse Gu Chenfeng had come up with.
He had been able to see the problem with the immortal tree entirely because his Primordial Spirit had already taken form.
It had even surpassed the scope attainable by Source Emperor Realm Powerhouses and could vaguely rival that of a Venerable-level powerhouse.
Although the Restriction power on the immortal tree was extremely well concealed.
And even though he had used the Immortal Tree's roots and stem to reproduce its aura perfectly, he had still detected a slight flaw.
By then, Xie Guhong had snapped out of his daze.
He abruptly looked at Gu Chenfeng, then actually bowed deeply to him with his fists clasped.
He then placed the Cloudzhi