They had never imagined that things would turn out like this. Fu Feng, Zi Yu, and the other Chosen from the Nine Heavens were all stunned on the spot, not knowing what to say.
The old man's expression didn't change as he looked at the six of them. "As Chosen from the Nine Heavens, as the top group of disciples of the Celestial Race's younger generation, what is your current behavior? It's arrogance, conceit, and condescension. It's also because of your arrogance that you've become more and more short-sighted. You've always felt that everyone is inferior to you, that you were born to be stronger than others.
"But little do you know that you're not stronger than others. In fact, you're even weaker and stupider. Being weak isn't scary. What's scary is that you don't know your own weight. You're self-righteous and narrow-minded."
Fu Feng and the others were left speechless by the old man's repeated reprimands. All of them felt extremely ashamed. Yes, the old man was right. If they weren't arrogant, how could they have failed to notice all of this?
The Sacred Palace's strength was enough to crush them. Xiao Chen could have defeated them in a fair and square manner, leaving them speechless and without any excuses. However, Xiao Chen didn't do that. Instead, he chose to defeat them in a way that seemed almost despicable to outsiders. It was laughable that they still thought Xiao Chen was a despicable person.
The old man paused for a moment and continued after looking at Fu Feng's group of six.
"And your personalities are precisely the epitome of everyone in the Celestial Race. Ever since the era of the Heavenly Emperor, the Celestial Race has experienced prosperity, but now it's gradually declining. Do you really think the Celestial Race can still cover the sky with one hand in the North Star World?
"To put it bluntly, the Demon Race, the Beast Race, the Ghost Race, the God Race, the Barbarian Race, and even the current Human Race, the Heaven Race do not have the confidence to win. What's laughable is that there are still many people in the Heaven Race who think that the Heaven Race is the strongest race in the Northern Star Realm. What they don't know is that after countless years of seclusion, the Heaven Race has gradually retreated to the edge of a cliff. If they don't change, the Heaven Race is not far from extinction."
"So this time, I agree to the marriage between Tianyue and Xiao Chen. On one hand, Xiao Chen is indeed outstanding, at least far stronger than you all. On the other hand, the Tian Clan needs to change, and the marriage between Tianyue and Xiao Chen is an opportunity. Let go of that ridiculous arrogance, because this has already made the Tian Clan lose their most basic judgment. They are frogs in a well, deceiving themselves, but they don't know that in the end, they can only harm themselves."
The old man left without waiting for Fu Feng and the other five to reply. His body disappeared, but his voice appeared out of nowhere.
"That's all I have to say. Think about it carefully. Do you want to continue being stuck in a rut, or do you want to change?"
Hearing the old man's last sentence, Fu Feng and the others were silent for a while. In the end, the six of them recovered and looked at the other five. Fu Feng gritted his teeth and said, "Great Sovereign is right. We are indeed frogs in a well."
That one sentence was enough to express Fu Feng's attitude. Although Zi Yu and the others did not reply, they all nodded slightly to express their current state of mind.
After a night of silence, Xiao Chen woke up early the next morning to cultivate as usual. However, while he was cultivating, a candidate of the Holy Palace quickly walked up to him and respectfully said, "Brother Ye, you've been cultivating for quite some time.
"Senior brother, Fu Feng from the Night Ghost Pavilion has come to visit. He says he wants to see you."
Fu Feng is here? Xiao Chen smiled faintly, as if he was not surprised at all. He sheathed his sword and stood there. Xiao Chen smiled. "Bring him to the front hall. I'll be there in a moment."
He was in no hurry and had someone bring Fu Feng to the front hall to wait. Xiao Chen then washed up before walking to the front hall at a steady pace.
Xiao Chen saw Fu Feng in the front hall. Fu Feng was no longer as domineering as he had been the day before. He gave off a different vibe today. In other words, he was calmer, as if he had matured a lot in just one day.
Fu Feng stood up and cupped his hands together when he saw Xiao Chen walk over. "Senior brother Xiao Chen."
There was nothing wrong with taking the initiative to call Xiao Chen senior brother. After all, Nine Heavens was currently in an alliance with the Sacred Palace, and as the first Chosen of the Sacred Palace, Xiao Chen naturally deserved to be called senior brother.
In response to Fu Feng's greeting, Xiao Chen smiled warmly and said, "Sit."
Xiao Chen walked to the main seat. After taking a seat, he looked at Fu Feng and asked, "What brings you here today?"
"I won't hide it from senior brother. I'm here today to apologize and ask for senior brother's forgiveness. Yesterday, I didn't know of senior brother's painstaking efforts and offended senior brother. I hope senior brother can be magnanimous and forgive junior brother's rudeness."
Fu Feng took the initiative to admit his mistake. Seeing this, Xiao Chen's smile grew even wider. After yesterday's incident, Xiao Chen had long expected the great sovereigns of Nine Heavens to take action. This was an excellent opportunity, the best opportunity to change the Celestial Race.
If he wanted to change the Celestial Race, the best entry point was naturally Fu Feng and the other Chosen. After all, they could completely represent the younger generation of the Celestial Race.
Clearly, Fu Feng had already thought it through. Xiao Chen nodded and smiled. "There's no need to take such a small matter to heart. It seems junior brother has also thought it through. That's good. If there's a chance in the future, junior brother can come to the Sacred Palace for a walk. I believe junior brother will benefit a lot."
Previously, Nine Heavens and the Celestial Race were basically in a state of isolation from the outside world. Among the younger generation, apart from Tian Yue who liked to travel around to gain experience, the other Chosen of Nine Heavens, including Lan Ya, rarely left Nine Heavens. It was even more impossible for them to have too much contact with the Chosen of the other quasi-sage sects.
But now, if Nine Heavens and the Celestial Race wanted to change, the first thing they had to do was to go out. Only by going out would the disciples of Nine Heavens and the Celestial Race be able to see more things.
Xiao Chen took the initiative to invite Fu Feng to the Sacred Palace to gain experience. Hearing this, Fu Feng's face lit up with joy. At the same time, he felt even more respect for Xiao Chen in his heart.
Xiao Chen didn't take it to heart at all because they had offended him. In Fu Feng's opinion, such breadth of mind was what convinced him the most.
Xiao Chen was strong and not overbearing. On the contrary, Xiao Chen was very easy to get along with. Although he had only met Xiao Chen once, after talking with Xiao Chen today, Fu Feng instinctively felt that being with Xiao Chen gave him a very comfortable feeling. It was a very natural feeling that made people unconsciously want to get closer to him.
With a touch of respect in his heart, Fu Feng bowed to Xiao Chen even more respectfully. "Thank you, senior brother. Junior brother would like to follow senior sister Tian Yue and senior brother to the Sacred Palace this time and then travel around the North Star Boundary."
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