Chapter 1517: The Live-in Son-in-law

Opening the main gate seemed like an extraordinary courtesy. Chu Feng was surprised.

Soon, he would learn just how extraordinary the Zhou clan's main gate was.

Ordinarily, this gate was invisible; it only manifested when the area was activated.

A vast golden ocean undulated, and ahead, immortal mountains were shrouded in white mist, creating countless beautiful vistas. Yet, there was no mountain gate visible on a normal day.

Now, at Zhou Yunling's command, countless shimmering lights rained down among the immortal mountains, as if supreme experts from the mortal world had ascended, bringing with them immense vitality and brilliant beams.

A colossal gate appeared out of thin air, brimming with Dao Ancestor substance, surging with divine particles, and radiating a shower of crystal-clear light, making it exceptionally sacred.

"Please," Zhou Yunling said.

As a Great Heavenly Venerate, her status was no less than that of the clan's mighty experts. Combined with her immense potential to achieve the Great Primal Chaos Dao fruit in the future, her influence was considerable.

She and Zhou Yunxian were known as the Zhou clan's "Spiritual Immortal Twin Prodigies," considered potential powerhouses who could reach the brink of the Great Cosmos level.

Now, she was leading everything, and neither the mighty experts nor the esteemed elders objected; they expressed their approval.

Chu Feng had not expected that the old woman who had been the most hostile and disdainful towards him earlier was now the most enthusiastic; this outcome took him by surprise.

From the massive gate, a shower of light cascaded, and order runes constructed a golden grand path that rapidly unfurled nearby. Immortal mist permeated the air, Dao Ancestor substance steamed, and the luminous path extended to Chu Feng's feet.

In addition, various extraordinary phenomena manifested near the dazzling wide path: large golden lotuses rooted themselves in the void, fiery red Vermilion Birds and golden celestial dragons circled, and fragments of the Grand Dao emerged, accompanied by surging chaos.

The mighty experts stepped onto the grand path, gesturing for Chu Feng to join them.

Zhou Xi was naturally among them; she was also one of today's main figures.

As for the young men and women, they were initially somewhat envious, but ultimately they too were permitted to step onto this path.

Soon, Chu Feng understood why Zhou Xi's cousin had been so surprised and immensely envious.

This so-called main gate actually contained profound creation.

At this moment, the Dao Ancestor substance transformed into beams of light, showering down and making everyone's physical bodies translucent, effectively baptizing those on the path.

Simultaneously, the sound of chanting resonated, and vast swaths of characters bloomed, imprinting themselves in the void before descending upon the people on the path.

At this moment, Chu Feng's heart was tranquil. He comprehended a boundless Grand Dao, a sacred and vast realm; it was as if he had glimpsed the heavens.

In that brief pause, he seemed to have achieved enlightenment, falling into an inexplicable state.

Soon, he recovered. In such a short moment, he had comprehended many things, as if he had been in secluded cultivation and enlightenment for several years.

This deeply shocked Chu Feng, who had recently advanced and was nearing the Two-Eternity Venerate cultivation level. His realm was consolidated, as if he had accumulated years of experience.

This was terrifying. Simply walking through the Zhou clan's main gate yielded such immense benefits?

"This gate isn't easily opened unless a distinguished guest of our clan arrives," Zhou Xi quietly explained from the side.

Clearly, the Zhou family highly valued Chu Feng, treating him like a supreme elder among the mighty experts.

At this point, Zhou Yunling was no longer as severe. Though she said nothing directly, she secretly conveyed her apologies.

This old woman had a strong personality, hated evil, and was unreserved and harsh with her words when displeased. However, when she approved, her enthusiasm was overwhelmingly intense.

At this moment, another Great Heavenly Venerate, Zhou Yunxian, smiled and began to explain on her behalf.

She had always been gentle and kind towards Chu Feng.

"Zhou Yunling isn't ill-intentioned; she has to consider our clan. You killed Taiwu, made an enemy of the Martial Lunatic, offended the Yuan clan, and are in an endless feud with the Human King Mo family. Welcoming you like this indeed puts us under immense pressure."

Without her needing to elaborate, Chu Feng naturally understood the situation.

He had made many enemies, all of them supreme powerful clans. How many could truly restrain a being like the Martial Lunatic?

Whatever the Zhou clan's demeanor today, he would not be surprised.

Moreover, the Zhou clan held no fundamental malice towards him; earlier, they had even dispatched two Great Heavenly Venerates to meet him and assess him, which already showed immense regard.

Of course, he wasn't overly flattered and maintained a calm demeanor.

In this world, there was no baseless love or hate. To earn respect, one had to be strong enough themselves.

Otherwise, how would the Zhou clan dare to risk offending the Martial Emperor by receiving him?

Today, Chu Feng's performance was astonishing, prompting the Zhou clan to open their main gate for him.

Just as he was about to step into the immortal mountains, Chu Feng hesitated again. Would any decaying Great Cosmos-level beings revive? He did not want to face such monsters.

He trusted Zhou Xi and saw that the Zhou clan bore no ill will towards him; in fact, they were now full of goodwill.

However, he had always been wary of ancient ultimate beings and decaying Great Cosmos-level creatures, and wished to avoid contact with them.

In his current state, if he were to encounter such a monster, he would be powerless to retaliate; the disparity was immense.

"It's all because of Li Heizhi. I originally had a supreme weapon, enough for self-defense, but he 'blacked it away'!" Chu Feng muttered to himself.

During the Soul River battle, Li once declared, "May I ask if there are any Emperor weapons left in the world? Let me borrow one for a moment."

Then, a certain long, rectangular bronze piece on Chu Feng's body... flew away!

After that, it never returned; Li simply didn't give it back!

That was something Chu Feng had brought from the Supreme Forbidden Land, a fragment that had fallen from the Heavenly Emperor's bronze coffin.

"Li, the black hand! You took my coffin lid! It's easy to borrow again if you return what you borrowed. How detestable!" Chu Feng grumbled inwardly, full of resentment.

Although he possessed the stone jar, its revival was beyond his control.

Zhou Xi blinked her big eyes, a playful smile on her face, and whispered, "Don't worry, the god-like maiden will protect you!"

She understood Chu Feng too well; a single glance was enough to know he had some reservations.

At the same time, she sighed inwardly, knowing how difficult it had been for him to make such achievements in such a short time, coming from the netherworld to the Yang realm, having paid with too much blood and tears.

For years, she had been searching for Chu Feng, inquiring and learning, and had discovered much about him.

Chu Feng was speechless. The god-like maiden was still far from being a Heavenly Venerate; how could she protect him? However, he naturally trusted Zhou Xi completely and was willing to go with her.

Of course, Chu Feng also had his confidence. Even without the coffin lid fragment, if pushed to the extreme, he still had means to protect himself.

Suddenly, the distant sea surface exploded—or, more accurately, the void underwent a massive explosion, causing golden energy to surge and waves to crash sky-high.

"Who's bothering my brother?!"

Someone bellowed, and immense energy materialized. Mushroom clouds rose one after another over the ocean; the radioactive substance was so concentrated it could destroy heaven and earth.

Old Gu arrived. He had been following from afar and, sensing the aura of battle, had charged over.

Furthermore, after Old Gu's arrival, the Strange Dragon and three mighty experts also rushed in; they had been trailing at a greater distance.

The group had made arrangements beforehand: if anything felt wrong, they would come to support Chu Feng.

The Zhou clan members were moved. A Great Primal Chaos-level expert had arrived? In addition, three mighty experts had come together.

"Old Gu, don't misunderstand," Chu Feng called out.

Those around immediately understood that Chu Feng actually had so many mighty expert friends providing support and following him.

Ultimately, Old Gu, the Strange Dragon, and their companions were also invited into the Zhou clan.

Behind the main gate was a stair path leading directly to the sky, where many islands floated. One of them shimmered with clouds and mist, permeated by immortal fog, appearing very ethereal.

"There's more than one distinguished guest today,"

On the island, an ancient hall stood. An incredibly ancient powerhouse emerged, personally greeting everyone. He was indeed a Great Primal Chaos-level expert.

He was very old, his back stooped, and he carried a strong aura of decay. Yet, all members of the Zhou clan showed him immense respect.

This was because the old man had lived for an extraordinarily long time and was one of the strongest beings in the Zhou clan, second only to Great Cosmos-level and ultimate beings!

"You... you resemble an old acquaintance of mine?" the Zhou clan's elder said, staring at Old Gu.

"Zhou Bo, you old fellow, you're still alive?!" Old Gu exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmm, it really is you? Just as before, wild and frivolous, you 'brother-eater'!" The Zhou clan's Old Ancestor Zhou Bo stared at Old Gu with an unfriendly expression.

Old Gu's fur immediately bristled. *Damn it*, he thought, *it's bad enough to be recognized, but to bring up my past ridiculous affairs in front of a bunch of juniors!*

Chu Feng was stunned. He really wasn't wrong; Old Gu had indeed been called a "brother-eater" back then!

The Zhou clan members were all surprised and speechless at the same time. Their ancestor dared to say anything; wasn't this offending people?

Zhou Bo said, "Come, let me introduce you. He is the negative example I often tell you about: he is Gu Chenhai!"

"Zhou Bo, you old scoundrel, you're despicable! How dare you use me as an example and disparage me in front of the juniors! Detestable, truly detestable!" Old Gu fumed, enraged that he had become a negative example.

At this moment, a group of Zhou family elders, along with the young direct descendants, all showed peculiar expressions, staring intently at Old Gu.

Having long heard his name, they were immensely curious that this historical negative example figure had actually appeared alive before their eyes.

Old Gu said angrily, "Old fellow, Zhou Bo, I warn you, don't provoke me! My elder brother Li appeared not long ago and is still alive. Be careful, or I'll have him come dismantle your mountain gate!"

"See that? Just like back then, always mentioning his elder brother Li," Zhou Bo burst into laughter. Then, his expression turned unfriendly as he said, "Where is Li? Have him come over. Our clan's ancient ancestor has always wanted to find him. Was it he who hit our ancient ancestor on the back of the head with a black brick back then?!"

Such a secret, such an old score, was openly divulged by the Zhou family's elder, leaving everyone present wide-eyed in astonishment.

Chu Feng was also dumbfounded. What outrageous acts had Li committed that drew universal indignation? Everyone wanted to beat him wherever he went!

However, Chu Feng was not surprised. He had heard it more than once: back then, to practice the Ultimate Fist, Li had been brazen enough to attack the old clan leaders of families possessing the top ten breathing techniques. One could say he had the heart of an immortal and the guts of a Heavenly Emperor, having ambushed several individuals!

Of course, after being successfully ambushed, those old clan leaders had spent a very long time searching for Li, wanting to beat him to death.

"Have your elder brother come! Our clan's ancient ancestor will surely be delighted and guarantees to personally entertain him!" Zhou Bo further stated.

Hearing this, Old Gu felt somewhat helpless. He reckoned Li wouldn't want to go near the Zhou clan, as he was in the wrong and had run away after ambushing them back then.

However, with Old Gu's antics, Chu Feng felt that even if a Great Cosmos-level being from the Zhou clan revived, he wouldn't be afraid. After all, Li the Black Hand's brother was here, a born scapegoat.

"Why are you looking at me?" Old Gu felt uneasy, sensing something off about Chu Feng's gaze.

"He's looking at the black pot on your back," the Strange Dragon chimed in at the right moment, knowing Chu Feng too well, having experienced it many times himself.

"Damn it, did I come to the wrong place?" Old Gu realized with a shiver of post-fear.

He prayed that the Zhou clan's prehistoric old clan leader wouldn't genuinely sense something and awaken, then blindly beat him up—that would be a huge injustice.

At this moment, Old Gu constantly felt as if a decaying old monster in the depths of the Zhou clan's immortal mountains was staring at him, sending chills down his spine.

The Zhou clan was very polite and satisfied with Chu Feng, making the Strange Dragon unable to resist wondering aloud, "Are they looking at a prospective son-in-law?"

This was because all discussions revolved around Chu Feng and Zhou Xi.

"My brother is here to borrow soil!" Old Gu declared, showing no politeness towards the Zhou clan, primarily provoked by Zhou Bo.

Chu Feng and Zhou Xi had much to say, whispering to each other. Since their parting years ago, although they had met on the three-party battlefield, they hadn't had a chance to truly reunite.

"Don't listen to his nonsense," Chu Feng said, not wanting Old Gu to continue.

He had come to see Zhou Xi because he didn't consider her an outsider and trusted her immensely. He wanted to learn about the impending unification of the Yang realm and had no intention of asking the Zhou clan for rare earth.

"Oh, young friend, are you looking to accelerate the maturation of a medicinal tree to advance into the mighty expert domain? Is it too fast? That would be very detrimental to yourself and could lead to major problems," one of the Zhou clan's mighty experts said.

"Perhaps it's for preparations in advance?" another person asked.

"It's fine, no matter what, you are Zhou Xi's friend, and we will offer unconditional support," Great Heavenly Venerate Zhou Yunling said with a smile.

Her attitude was completely different now. Like Zhou Yunxian, she was now full of goodwill towards Chu Feng.

Zhou Yunling immediately spoke with Zhou Bo in secret, then directly ordered someone to fetch mighty expert-grade rare earth. Soon, a full four portions were delivered!

Old Gu had said that three portions would be enough for a breakthrough, but four would ensure absolute certainty, accounting for all sorts of accidents and variables.

Old Gu was startled. The Zhou clan was truly bold and generous. He had merely mentioned it casually, yet the clan didn't even bat an eye, directly offering four portions of Primal Chaos-level soil.

It should be known that the more ultimate a Dao lineage, the more considerations it had. Strategic resources were always kept for their own clan, never given to outsiders, and had never been sold.

Now, he merely mentioned it, and the clan gifted it to Chu Feng just like that. How highly did they regard him?

The Strange Dragon watched from the side, practically drooling.

Chu Feng felt quite embarrassed. He truly hadn't intended to demand such rare Primal Chaos-level soil on this visit.

Zhou Xi whispered, "It's fine, quickly put it away. If it's not enough, just ask my ancestor for more!"

The Zhou clan members were speechless. Was this child raised by another family? How could she talk like that!

Chu Feng didn't feign modesty; he genuinely needed mighty expert-grade rare earth.

Then, he took out a white jade purification bottle and presented it to Zhou Xi.

"This is good stuff! After I consumed it earlier, I almost turned into a... true dragon!" Long Dayu spoke from the side. He almost blurted out that he nearly turned into a maggot.

"What is it?" Zhou Xi's cousins were curious, secretly urging her to take a look.

Zhou Xi felt no awkwardness with Chu Feng and directly opened the lamb-fat jade bottle in front of her family, not feeling it was rude.

"Hmm? This is... a Bloodline Fruit!"

At this moment, even the Zhou family's ancestor, the Great Primal Chaos-level expert Zhou Bo, was astonished, brilliant divine light shooting from his eyes.

"What? It's actually a Bloodline Fruit, capable of significantly boosting the strongest bloodline to the true blood purity of a primal ancestor?!"

The other Zhou family members were also moved. This item was too rare.

If given the choice, they would rather forgo Primal Chaos-level rare earth to obtain a Bloodline Fruit.

Because as the sixth Dao lineage in the world, while mighty expert-grade rare earth wasn't abundant and was a strategic resource, it could still be accumulated and found.

The Bloodline Fruit, however, was different. There were no more than three such plants in the world, and almost all of them had vanished, impossible to find again.

At this moment, the Zhou family members looked at Chu Feng with increasing warmth and fondness.

"Excellent, Zhou Xi didn't misjudge him," Zhou Yunling said with a kind smile, appearing as if she were a different person compared to her earlier severe demeanor.

Chu Feng's purpose in coming to the Zhou family was to understand the future major trends, to know the outcome of the standoff between the supreme beings in the sky, and how the Yang realm would achieve unification.

"Indeed, the Yang realm is about to be unified. This is an irreversible trend. Various clans will convene to discuss it, and there may even be fierce bloody conflicts to choose an emperor—perhaps the one from Yongzhou, or the one from Hezhou."

At this moment, another imperial decree descended from the sky, landing within the Zhou clan's ancestral hall deep within the immortal mountains.

"I believe something even bigger has happened," Zhou Bo said, his expression changing.

Suddenly, the heavens and earth shook violently. Even the Zhou clan's immortal mountains rumbled and trembled severely, while the islands suspended in the sky quivered as if about to fall.

"Darn it, something big has happened!" a startled cry came from a golden hall in the distance, responsible for monitoring various regions of the Yang realm.

"What happened?" Zhou Bo demanded.

"The Yang realm's great world barrier has been breached! A realm war is about to begin!"

"What?! You mean, it's truly not just the unification of the Yang realm, but the unification of all heavens?!" The group of old men from the Zhou clan all had their expressions change abruptly.

They realized that the situation had deteriorated and became severe beyond imagination; an unprecedented catastrophe for this epoch had arrived.