A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 436

Chapter 436: The Tense Atmosphere, Feng Qingyang’s Nonsense

Hearing his Master’s words, Li Jiuri finally let out a breath of relief. He had truly been afraid that his Master would keep pressing him for answers, but fortunately, his Master understood his meaning and they shared a tacit understanding.

Just then, Elder Jiumu spoke up, his tone full of fury:

“What exactly happened inside the Divine Rank realm? Why did not a single disciple from our Tianmu Sect come out alive?”

“That’s right, why did none of my Chaos God Sect’s disciples make it out?”

“I thought it must be an illusion—how come none of my Yuanshen Sect’s disciples returned?”

Following Elder Jiumu’s words, one Heavenly God Realm expert after another stepped forward in anger. After all, the disciples who ventured into the Divine Rank realm were the future hope of each of their factions. Now that they had all perished within that realm, their grief was overwhelming, and they swore to investigate until the truth was uncovered.

Seeing them all stand up, Li Jiuri’s expression grew serious. Just as he was about to speak, he was stopped by his Master, Feng Qingyang.

“Master? What are you trying to do?”

Li Jiuri looked at his Master with some confusion and asked.Feng Qingyang simply shook his head, then flew in front of the gathered faction leaders with a serious expression and said,

“Everyone, entering the Divine Rank realm itself is inherently dangerous. It’s quite normal to suffer casualties or injuries. It’s just that this time, the losses were a bit heavier than usual, so there’s no need to overthink it. Besides, when you sent your disciples into the Divine Rank realm, you were already prepared to receive news of their demise, weren’t you?”

As Feng Qingyang spoke, all the faction leaders present fell silent, except Elder Jiumu, who angrily retorted,

“That’s a load of nonsense! You call this ‘a bit heavier’? Ten thousand Divine Rank experts entered—five thousand independents and five thousand affiliated with factions. Only four hundred and fifty-one came out. On top of that, over two hundred independents emerged, which means about four thousand eight hundred of our disciples died. You want to call that ‘a bit heavier’?”

Hearing Elder Jiumu’s words, the other experts present couldn’t help but shout in outrage.

“That’s right! Those were our disciples. Feng Qingyang’s disciples all came out alive, so of course he won’t complain, but all the dead are ours!”

“I don’t care. In any case, today those disciples who lived through the Divine Rank realm have to tell us exactly what happened inside. If not, we won’t hesitate to take action!”

The atmosphere instantly grew tense, as if a fight could break out at any moment over the slightest disagreement.

Seeing this, Feng Qingyang sighed deeply, feeling helpless inside. If it came down to a one-on-one fight, he was confident he could defeat anyone below the rank of a God King. But with so many against him, he was certain to die.

With that thought, Feng Qingyang looked serious and spoke.”Alright, since you all want to know the truth, why don’t I explain it myself?”

“You say that? No offense, but how do you know what happened inside the Divine Rank realm?”

An Intermediate Stage Heavenly God asked with a puzzled expression.

Feng Qingyang, however, looked serious and replied,

“Of course I know. Just now, my disciple Li Jiuri told me everything that happened inside the Divine Rank realm. Right, Jiuri?”

Startled by Feng Qingyang’s sudden question, Li Jiuri nearby widened his eyes in shock but quickly realized his Master’s intention and nodded solemnly.

“That’s right. I have already informed my Master about everything that happened inside the Divine Rank realm. So it’s best if my Master explains it.”

Upon hearing this, Elder Jiumu took a deep breath and then looked at Feng Qingyang.

“In that case, you may go ahead and explain.”

“The events unfolded like this: previously, the Divine Rank realm was still intact, and the Divine Rank experts who entered it were all there to train and seek opportunities. However, a God Venerable who happened to pass by sensed that there was something useful to Him inside the Divine Rank realm. So, He punched and broke open the realm, but due to a lack of control over His power, He accidentally killed some of the Divine Rank experts inside.”

“As for the 451 Divine Rank experts who survived and escaped, it was only because they were fortunately farther away and thus avoided being struck by the aftershocks of that God Venerable’s attack. Even so, they still suffered significant injuries. If you don’t believe me, try sensing for yourselves.”

Feng Qingyang said this with a serious expression and an earnest tone that almost compelled belief, though Elder Jiumu still harbored deep doubts.

“Is such a coincidence even possible?”

“If you don’t believe me, you can go ahead and sense it. They really have sustained considerable injuries.”

Feng Qingyang helplessly shrugged. When Li Jiuri emerged, Feng Qingyang had already sensed varying degrees of injuries on him and the other Divine Rank experts who came out. According to Feng Qingyang’s estimate, they must have encountered a fierce battle inside the Divine Rank realm but were restrained by something that prevented them from revealing the full details.

After hearing Feng Qingyang’s words, Elder Jiumu took a deep breath and then turned to leave, swallowing the matter for now. After all, his disciples had died, and it would be counterproductive to make an enemy of Feng Qingyang over this.

Seeing Elder Jiumu leave, the other faction leaders also had no choice but to follow suit.

Once they had all departed, Feng Qingyang finally exhaled in relief, then looked toward Li Jiuri and the others.

“You should return to your sect for now. I still have some matters to deal with.”

“Yes, Master/Sect Master.”

Upon hearing this, Li Jiuri and the disciples of the Qingyun Sect clasped their fists in respect and then turned to quickly make their way back to Qingyun Sect.

Feng Qingyang glanced at the other faction leaders present. They all expressed their gratitude to him, because if Feng Qingyang had not stepped forward, those faction leaders might have taken action against their disciples out of a desire to uncover what had happened inside the Divine Rank realm.

They could clearly see that their own disciples were holding back some unspeakable secret, so they did not press further. After bidding farewell to Feng Qingyang, they turned and left.

Once everyone had departed, Feng Qingyang finally looked towards the direction of the Divine Rank realm and murmured to himself,

“I’m quite curious—what kind of powerful being could shatter the Divine Rank realm with a single punch? Aren’t you curious too, Jiumu?”

After saying this, Feng Qingyang directly looked at a certain spot, where Elder Jiumu, who had originally left but then returned, was standing with a grave expression, staring at him.

“Feng Qingyang, what exactly do you intend to do?”

“What do I intend to do? Haven’t you been following me to find out?”

Feng Qingyang spoke calmly, then walked straight into the Divine Rank realm. Seeing this, Elder Jiumu’s expression flickered but in the end, he chose to follow him inside.