A Change.

Tell me about what's been happening on Canglan Star lately.

Chen Feng stopped dwelling on the matter of the heavenly tribulation.

To find out the reason, we'll have to ask Lu Linyuan later.

Liu Qian nodded, and then began to tell Chen Feng about the events of the past ten years.

He didn't tell Chen Feng some minor things, only focusing on the important points.

Chen Feng listened to Liu Qian's story while Yin Yin lay on the bed.

Liu Qian mostly talked about the development of the Xingfeng Sect).

Over the past decade, the strength of all the fleets of the Xingfeng Sect has improved, and the number of space-based weapons and three-phase missiles has increased many times over.

In addition, let's look at the revenue situation of the Xingfeng Sect during this period.

Currently, Xingfeng Sect's Spirit Stone reserves total approximately 16 million top-grade Spirit Stone.

This is even after manufacturing a large number of space-based weapons and space carriers.

It's important to understand that both space-based weapons and space carriers consume a huge amount of Spirit Stone.

The reason for such high profits is that over the past decade, all the major powers on Canglan Star have been purchasing weapons from the Xingfeng Sect.

Over the years, Liu Qian has gradually loosened the restrictions on purchasing weapons. In addition to basic guns and cannons, he has also sold some space carriers that were not equipped with weapons.

Besides Canglan Star, Xingfeng Sect also has another sales channel, which is Xuanxiao Star.

Compared to Canglan Star, Xuanxiao Star yields the real windfall.

Since Chen Feng was in seclusion, Liu Qian was put in charge of contacting Ye Yuting.

Every so often, Liu Qian would send a batch of supplies to Xuanxiao Star.

That's a huge market; even if they only sell basic handguns, they still have a massive market share.

In recent years, Ye Yuting has also clashed with some local forces on Xuanxiao Star because of her business dealings.

But with the help of the Xingfeng Sect, those troubles were easily resolved.

After discussing the development of the Xingfeng Sect, Liu Qian then talked about the invasion of cultivators from outside the region.

"The invasion of extraterrestrial cultivators has already arrived?" Chen Feng looked at Liu Qian in surprise.

Liu Qian nodded. "Yes, it happened not long ago. The invading force is called the Void Spirit Clan. The Cultivation Alliance hasn't revealed the specifics, but I've heard that this race is extremely powerful, and all the major forces are currently preparing for war."

"Voidling Clan"

Chen Feng felt as if he had seen records of this race in some ancient book, a book about the history of Canglan Star.

Liu Qian then asked, "Sect Master, I have a question. If cultivators from beyond the realm invade, will our Xingfeng Sect participate in the war?"

The Cultivation Alliance had previously issued an order requiring all major forces on Canglan Star to send personnel to fight against the Void Spirit Clan a month from now.

Xingfeng Sect naturally received this order as well, but Liu Qian would not obey the Cultivation Alliance. He would only send people from the Xingfeng Sect if Chen Feng gave the order.

Chen Feng nodded. "Even if we don't want to participate, we can't. You should arrange for some people to go. My cultivation isn't finished yet, so I probably won't be able to participate in this great battle."

"Sect Master, you still want to cultivate?" Liu Qian was clearly surprised.

He thought Chen Feng's emergence from seclusion this time meant the end of his cultivation, but he didn't expect that he would still need to cultivate.

"Yes, I'm just one step away from advancing to the Nascent Spirit Transformation stage; I need to go to the Western Regions."

The invasion of extraterrestrial cultivators has arrived, and he plans to go to the Western Regions now to enter the Heavenly Illusion Pool.

Just then, a commotion arose outside the door.

Upon hearing the sound, Chen Feng immediately led Liu Qian out.

Outside the gate, the senior members of the Xingfeng Sect were all gathered.

Wang Hu was also in the crowd, with Wang Fengnuo beside him.

The little girl was looking at Chen Feng with a curious expression.

Upon seeing Chen Feng, Wang Hu immediately knelt on one knee. "Greetings, Sect Master!"

Looking at Wang Hu's somewhat weathered face, Chen Feng felt a little dazed. Back then, Wang Hu was just a young man in his early twenties.

He is now forty years old, and as for Liu Qian, he is already an old man in terms of age.

Human lifespan is ultimately short, but fortunately, the modern world has developed consciousness transplantation technology.

Even if Wang Hu and the others die, their consciousness should be preserved.

At this moment, Wang Hu said again:

"Feng Nuo, quickly greet your godfather!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Fengnuo, who was standing nearby, immediately knelt down on the ground, just like his father, and whispered to Chen Feng:

Feng Nuo has met her godfather.

Seeing the little girl kneeling in front of him, Chen Feng quickly stepped forward to help her up, then said with a smile:

"Feng Nuo, what a great name!"

Wang Fengnuo was clearly a little embarrassed, and just kept his head down, his hands still clutching the hem of his clothes.

This was the first time she had ever seen Chen Feng since she was born.

After all, Chen Feng had been in seclusion for a full ten years this time.

Although she had never met Chen Feng Chen Feng, she had heard about him since she was a child. Both her father and the others in the Xingfeng Sect had immense respect for their adoptive father.

They've even come to regard the other person as a kind of faith.

Wang Fengnuo often fantasized about the scenes she and Chen Feng had encountered.

Will my adoptive father disown me?

Or perhaps this godfather is a very serious person.

When she saw the kind smile on Chen Feng's face, her previous worries completely disappeared.

"When was this girl born?" Chen Feng asked Wang Hu.

He had already picked up Wang Fengnuo. Chen Feng was indeed very happy to have gained an adopted daughter.

This is not only because Wang Fengnuo is his adopted daughter, but also because Wang Fengnuo's appearance represents the emergence of the next generation of the Xingfeng Sect.

Every power needs to be passed down, and Xingfeng Sect is no exception.

Mo Chen and other high-ranking members of the Xingfeng Sect, who were standing nearby, all showed expressions of envy when they saw Chen Feng pick up Wang Fengnuo.

Chen Feng's hug signified his acceptance of Wang Fengnuo as his goddaughter.

Wang Hu immediately said:

"Feng Nuo was born in the second year after the sect leader went into seclusion."

Chen Feng nodded, then he took Wang Fengnuo's small hand in his and examined it:

"Not bad, it has Spirit Aperture."

Liu Qian, who was standing next to him, said:

"The people inside the sect have already checked; Feng Nuo does indeed have Spirit Aperture, but his aptitude isn't very good."

"It's alright, as long as there's Spirit Aperture, that's fine. Have you made any arrangements for cultivation?" Chen Feng asked.

Wang Hu said:

"Senior Zhengjiao said he would come to teach her after she turns ten."

Chen Feng glanced at the crouching, cunning creature.

Upon seeing Chen Feng looking over, Zheng Jiao quickly said, "I plan to teach her a body-tempering method; starting to cultivate at ten years old is best."

Chen Feng glanced at the cunning beast:

"Body tempering? How did you even come up with that? I'll arrange Feng Nuo's training; you don't need to teach him."

After saying that, Chen Feng took out a storage ring from his person. "Take this. There's a Cultivation Method inside. You'll cultivate this from now on. If you need anything, just tell your Uncle Liu."

It's clearly inappropriate for a girl to undergo body training; only a cunning person would think of having someone do it.

Wang Fengnuo took the storage ring and immediately nodded; "Okay... Godfather."

Upon seeing this, Wang Hu was all smiles.

Although I don't know what Chen Feng gave me, anything given by the sect leader personally is bound to be of high quality.

Although Zhengjiao was displeased with this, he dared not say anything.

Chen Feng then addressed the crowd:

"Everyone, you may leave now. My emergence from seclusion is only temporary; I need to continue my closed-door cultivation for some time."

Chen Feng then looked at Beaver and the others:

"This golden spiritual rain will be of great help to you. You must seize this time to cultivate, as the invasion of cultivators from beyond the realm is imminent, and the sect will need your help then."

Beaver and Ge Yunxuan, along with other cultivators, all nodded.

"I will obey the sect leader's command!"

No one dared to linger there, and they quickly dispersed.

Before leaving, Beaver glanced at Chen Feng and then transmitted her voice:

"Sect Master, you can go and see Nangong Yanyue when you have time. She's able to start cultivating again now."

Upon hearing the telepathic message, Chen Feng simply nodded to the beaver.

After Beaver and the others left, Chen Feng put Wang Fengnuo down and then said to Zheng Jiao:

"I need to leave the inner gate for a while. You'll be watching over the inner gate during that time."

Zhengjiao chuckled slyly:

"Don't worry, fellow Daoist, nothing will happen with me here."

As if struck by a thought, Zhengjiao pulled out a jet-black staff from his person:

"By the way, fellow Daoist, this is what Alliance Leader Lu asked me to give you."

"Lu Linyuan?" Chen Feng took the staff and probed it with his Divine Sense. His expression immediately turned serious.

He sensed a peculiar power emanating from the staff.

"Did he say what this staff was?" Chen Feng asked.

Zhengjiao shook his head. "No, he just told me to give this thing to you. I tried to activate it, but it doesn't seem to work."

Chen Feng put the staff away;

"I see."

Although he was very puzzled, Zheng Jiao clearly knew nothing about it, so he could only ask Lu Linyuan about it.

Chen Feng glanced at the group:

"Then I'll be going now."

Liu Qian and Wang Hu immediately cupped their hands in farewell; "Respectfully seeing off the Sect Master."

As soon as they finished speaking, Chen Feng disappeared from the spot.

After Chen Feng left, Wang Fengnuo's voice came:

"Dad, my godfather is just like you said; he's a very good person."

Wang Hu patted Wang Fengnuo's head; "Of course, the sect leader has always been like this. You must cultivate diligently in the future and not disappoint your godfather."

Wang Fengnuo nodded. "Yes, I will definitely cultivate diligently."

Liu Qian then looked at Zheng Jiao and said:

"Senior, the invasion of extraterrestrial cultivators is imminent. Should we go and discuss a specific plan?"

Zhengjiao waved his hand. "I'm not interested. You discuss it with Wang Hu. Just let me know what you need me to do."

After saying that, Zhengjiao also transformed into a streak of light and disappeared.

Wang Hu and Liu Qian exchanged a glance, and both gave a helpless smile.

Xingfeng Sect, nuclear plant.

Yue Yao was inspecting the factory area.

Although ten years have passed, Yue Yao's appearance has not changed much.

Beside her was another person, a woman of similar height to Yue Yao.

She was extremely beautiful, and there was a flame mark between her eyebrows.

This woman was none other than Nangong Yanyue.

It is worth mentioning that Nangong Yanyue's cultivation level has now recovered to the Nascent Soul Middle Stage.

"Sister Yue, when will the next nuclear test begin?"

Nangong Yanyue asked Yue Yao.

Compared to before, Nangong Yanyue still appears aloof, but her arrogance has diminished.

Yue Yao replied:

"The next test is in a month. Sigh, the production of high-yield nuclear bombs is now prohibited within the department; the main production is still three-stage nuclear bombs. These kinds of tests will only become less and less frequent in the future."

"Why? Isn't greater power always better?!"

Nangong Yan Yue asked, puzzled.

Yue Yao sighed, "I also wanted a more powerful explosion, but Liu Qian and the others disagreed, saying that a large blast radius would cause significant environmental damage."

Nangong Yan Yue shook her head and said:

"Woman's compassion! As long as we can kill the enemy, why should we care about environmental damage? If you ask me, I should manufacture dozens of hydrogen bombs with a yield of 100 million kilotons each. Once they explode, even a Spirit Transformation monster won't survive."

Upon hearing this, Yue Yao's face immediately lit up with a smile:

"You're the only one in the entire Xingfeng Sect who truly understands me. By the way, I heard the Sect Master seems to have emerged from seclusion. Don't you want to go see him? After all, your inner demons are gone now."

Upon hearing Yue Yao mention Chen Feng, Nangong Yan Yue's expression immediately became complicated. She shook her head and said:

"There's nothing to see."

Just as she finished speaking, a figure appeared silently in front of the two women.

The person who arrived was none other than Chen Feng.

Upon seeing Chen Feng, Yue Yao was immediately overjoyed. "Sect Master!"

Upon seeing Chen Feng, Nangong Yan Yue froze, standing rooted to the spot, completely at a loss.

Chen Feng looked at Yue Yao and asked:

"Who gave you permission to bring her into the nuclear plant?"

The nuclear plant is undoubtedly the most important place for the Xingfeng Sect, and those who work here are the core members of the Xingfeng Sect.

What happens here must absolutely not be revealed.

Although the people in the Painting Scroll World cannot replicate a nuclear bomb, it is not impossible that someone might use nuclear bomb technology to find a way to counter it.

Before Yue Yao could answer, Nangong Yan Yue immediately said:

"Sect Leader Chen, I have sworn an oath not to reveal what happened here. In addition, I have given a wisp of my soul to Elder Beaver!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Feng looked surprised.

Yue Yao, standing nearby, added, "Sect Leader, I decided on this matter after discussing it with Steward Liu and the others. Don't worry, Yan Yue will definitely not reveal anything about this place, and she has helped me a lot over the years."

Chen Feng looked at Nangong Yan Yue and said:

"Now that your inner demons are gone, I should send you back."

Since Nangong Yanyue had made a vow and handed over his divided soul, he was no longer worried about the risk of leaking secrets.

But he didn't want this woman to stay inside the Xingfeng Sect forever.

From Yue Yao's conversation with the other person, he could tell that the two of them clearly shared some similar interests, which was not a good thing.

Upon hearing that Chen Feng wanted to take her away, Nangong Yan Yue gritted her teeth and knelt down immediately:

"Sect Leader Chen, everything that happened before was my fault. I hope you won't send me away. I'm willing to do anything for you!"

Looking at Nangong Yanyue kneeling down, Chen Feng was momentarily dazed.

Is this Nangong Yan Yue still the Nangong Yan Yue she knew?

Kneeling like that, how could this woman possibly do that?

What exactly did this woman go through in those ten years?

Upon seeing Nangong Yan Yue kneel down, Yue Yao hurriedly pleaded with Chen Feng, saying:

"Sect Master, Yan Yue has already knelt down, so please let her stay here. Don't worry, I'll keep a close eye on her and make sure she doesn't cause any trouble."

Chen Feng remained completely unmoved by Yue Yao's pleas.

He was about to speak again, but then he seemed to sense something, and his figure immediately disappeared from the spot.

Both women were taken aback when Chen Feng suddenly disappeared, not understanding what had happened.

Yue Yao helped Nangong Yanyue up and said:

"Don't kneel, the sect leader won't kick you out."

Nangong Yan Yue asked with some doubt, "He really won't kick me out?"

Yue Yao nodded. "The sect leader tends to forget about such trivial matters once he has something to do. As long as you keep a low profile and don't cause trouble within the sect, he won't interfere."

"Alright." Nangong Yan Yue breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.