Chapter 26: It’s Not Certain Who Will Teach Whom a Lesson (2)

Hearing this, Feng Zhixian immediately turned around.

When her gaze fell upon Chen Chuan, a fleeting trace of daze flashed through her eyes.

The man before her had a tall and straight posture, a composed gait, a handsome face, and eyes that were deep and calm; pure Spiritual Pressure flowed faintly around him.

This was a world apart from the Chen Chuan in her memory, who was pale, weak, and even somewhat wretched and cowardly.

How could he have changed so much?

But that trace of daze lasted only an instant before being replaced by towering rage.

It was this person, this bastard, who had almost used despicable means to defile her purity back then.

Such a great humiliation was something she would never forget in her life.

Chen Chuan also saw Feng Zhixian.

It had to be said that this woman was indeed peerless in grace and city-toppling in beauty, but the fire of anger in her eyes ruined what should have been a perfect aesthetic.

He sighed slightly in his heart; he would ultimately have to face this mess left behind by the original owner of the body.

"Chen Chuan!" Feng Zhixian’s voice was icy. "You finally dare to show yourself?"

Chen Chuan walked closer, ignoring the jumping Feng brothers beside her, and calmly met Feng Zhixian’s hate-filled gaze.

He spoke, "Senior Sister Feng, to what do I owe the honor of your visit?"

"Advice?" Feng Zhixian sneered. "You injured my brother Tianming and publicly humiliated my Feng Family. As his Elder sister, I naturally came to seek an explanation from you."

Chen Chuan’s expression remained unchanged as he responded indifferently:

"Feng Zhixian, why not first ask your ’good’ brothers what they’ve done?"

"Feng Tianming took the initiative to provoke my brother Chen Ping; losing the duel was due to his inferior skills."

"Feng Tianxiang is even more pathetic, relying on his Third Level of the Burning Lamp Realm cultivation to challenge my brother after he was exhausted from a hard battle."

"Isn’t such behavior disgusting?"

"Sophistry!" Feng Zhixian’s beautiful eyes were filled with murderous intent:

"Chen Chuan, if you are still a man, then come with me to the Duel Platform and fight a fair and square battle."

As soon as these words were spoken, a low clamor immediately arose from the surroundings.

A Furnace Realm proposing a duel to a Burning Lamp Realm—this was simply unfair.

Chen Chuan looked as if he had heard some joke, a faint trace of mockery curling at the corner of his mouth:

"Feng Zhixian, do you think I look like someone with a problem in the head?"

"Accepting a Furnace Realm’s duel with Burning Lamp Realm cultivation? I don’t have a habit of seeking out abuse."

"You!" Feng Zhixian was choked with anger.

But the Holy Land’s iron laws strictly forbade private fighting among Disciples, with heavy punishment for violators.

Although she was angry, she didn’t dare to openly violate them.

She could only try to provoke him with words:

"Humph, you gutless coward! Not even having the courage to fight me will only make me look down on you."

Chen Chuan was completely unmoved, his tone remaining flat:

"If there’s nothing else, please leave. I’m going to rest, so please don’t make a scene in front of my courtyard door."

"Otherwise, I don’t mind inviting the Senior Brothers from the Hall of Enforcement to judge who exactly is harassing a fellow Disciple."

Seeing that Chen Chuan was impervious to her words and completely unaffected by her provocation, Feng Zhixian knew she wouldn’t be able to force him to act today.

She suppressed her anger, and thinking of the upcoming Outer Sect Grand Competition, she came up with a plan.

"Fine, Chen Chuan, you are very good!" Feng Zhixian glared at Chen Chuan:

"I heard that you’ve also signed up for this Outer Sect Grand Competition."

"You’d better pray you don’t run into me during the competition; otherwise, I will definitely teach you, a shameless scoundrel, a lesson in front of everyone."

Facing this blatant threat, Chen Chuan showed no fear.

Instead, he took a slight step forward, looking directly at Feng Zhixian, his tone carrying an unfathomable calmness:

"Is that so? Then I shall wait and see. When the time comes, it’s not certain who will be teaching whom a lesson."

Whoosh!

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings immediately broke into an uproar.

"Did I hear that right? What did Chen Chuan say?"

"He’s just at the Burning Lamp Realm, yet he dares to say such things to Senior Sister Feng?"

"This is too arrogant! Who gave him the courage?"

"He’s showing off too much! How could a Burning Lamp Realm possibly defeat a Furnace Realm?"

Feng Tianming and Feng Tianxiang, looking as if they had heard the biggest joke in the world, burst into piercing laughter:

"Hahaha! Chen Chuan, have you lost your mind?"

"Just you? A Burning Lamp Realm wanting to challenge my sister? You’re simply dreaming!"

"Ignorant! Stupid! At the Outer Sect Grand Competition, let’s see you show your true colors!"

Chen Chuan didn’t bother with any more pointless verbal sparring; he walked straight through the crowd, pushed open his courtyard door, and went inside.

Then, with a bang, he shut out all the noise and stares.

Feng Zhixian could only glare fiercely at the closed door before finally leading her people away.

But she would never let it go just like that.

Since that bastard Chen Chuan had come to the Primordial Holy Land, Feng Zhixian was certainly going to vent her anger properly.

Soon, this conflict between Chen Chuan and Feng Zhixian spread through the entire Outer Sect as if it had wings.

"Have you heard? Chen Chuan actually dared to go head-to-head with Senior Sister Feng Zhixian."

"More than just head-to-head, he even claimed he’d clash with Senior Sister Feng at the Outer Sect Grand Competition."

"My god, where does his confidence come from? Seventh Level of the Burning Lamp Realm against First Level of the Furnace Realm—the gap is like a heavenly chasm."

"I think he’s gone stupid from Alchemy; does he really think cultivation Realms are just for show?"

"He’s probably had it too easy lately, making him lose sight of who he is."

"Just wait and see; if he’s ’lucky’ enough to meet Senior Sister Feng, he’ll definitely be beaten so badly he won’t know which way is north."

"When the time comes, let’s see if he can still be as stubborn as he is today!"

No one had any faith in Chen Chuan, believing he was just being boastful.

Once he encountered Feng Zhixian in the Outer Sect Grand Competition, he would surely face a predictable and crushing defeat.

No one believed that a Burning Lamp Realm Cultivator could cross two major Realms to challenge a Genius with an Ultimate Grade Spiritual Root.

Chen Chuan didn’t care about the rumors and gossip outside.

What he needed to do next was to complete tasks properly and obtain a large amount of gold tickets.