Only after hearing those words did Li Changge finally come back to his senses.
He gave Xu Changxing a long look, then bowed deeply to Bu Yufeng and said:
"I am deeply honored to be held in such high regard by you, Eldest Senior Brother."
After a brief exchange, the three settled the matter.
From that day forward, Bu Yufeng would be their eldest senior brother, while Li Changge would be the second senior brother.
Xu Changxing remained the youngest junior brother.
With their positions settled, the three grew a little closer again.
Bu Yufeng took immortal fruit and immortal tea out of his Storage Ring and began chatting freely with the two.
Xu Changxing simply stayed there to catch up with Li Changge.
It was not until daybreak the next morning that Xu Changxing and Li Changge took their leave.
Several days later, the Seven Star Bell rang again.
Along with its tolling, news that stunned almost every immortal spread throughout Seven Star Island.
Bu Yufeng had actually accepted another disciple on his master's behalf.
This time, the person who would become their patriarch was actually an Origin Immortal who had just ascended from the lower realm.
The news instantly sent the immortals of Seven Star Island into an uproar.
Although Bu Yufeng taking Xu Changxing as his junior brother had caused a sensation back then, Xu Changxing had already made a forceful breakthrough to True Immortal before that, displaying the potential to reach Heavenly Immortal.
Moreover, Seven Star Island had been beset by internal troubles and external threats at the time, so its immortals had merely been surprised, rather than utterly stunned.
But now, Seven Star Island had swept away all its external enemies, and the sect's two Heavenly Immortals were both in their prime.
Yet at a