The next day, as soon as Chen Xiao entered the main hall, he noticed that the atmosphere was a bit strange.

The entourages of Emperor’s daughter Xiyue and Zi Yuan both seemed at a loss, not quite sure what had happened, only knowing that the two women seemed to be at odds.

The atmosphere had dropped to a freezing point!

The Martial Artists from the Xuantian Sect and the Great Zhou Imperial Family observed the situation in the hall.

Soon they understood—

It turned out their young miss was jealous and competing for affection.

Regardless if it was Zi Yuan or the Emperor’s daughter, both were extremely esteemed figures in their respective powers and had never shown any signs of intimacy towards any man!

But now, this phenomenon seemed to have been broken.

The corners of their mouths curved into subtle, knowing smiles, choosing not to reveal their insights.

If they were Zi Yuan or the Emperor’s daughter, they might also inevitably develop special feelings towards such an outstanding and handsome young man like Chen Xiao.

Budding springtime feelings of young women. It’s understandable.

With this thought, the atmosphere between the two factions became even more delicate.

Especially for the Martial Artists of the Great Zhou Imperial Family, they were extremely conflicted internally because their Emperor’s daughter already had an engagement, and now, having developed feelings for Chen Xiao, might not be a good thing.

A fated entanglement indeed!!

Yet, in such circumstances, as subordinates, they couldn’t say much and could only remain silent.

Chen Xiao awkwardly greeted everyone present.

Xiyue and Zi Yuan ignored him.

However, a few strong figures from both factions responded to him warmly because now Chen Xiao was their golden ticket, something they needed to hold onto tightly.

An elder from the Xuantian Sect spoke up, "Young Master Chen, over the next few days we will take a small break here, in this free trade zone, to gather more information. Next, we should be waiting for the Tianyuan Ancient Sect ruins to open."

Chen Xiao nodded.

The elder then asked, "When the time comes, will Young Master Chen join us?"

"We can all travel together," Chen Xiao replied with a smile.

"I don’t want to!"

Both Zi Yuan and Xiyue spoke in unison.

Seeing the two women’s intense reactions, others cast them a curious glance, and seemingly realizing their own intensity, the two women looked away, embarrassed.

Emperor’s daughter Xiyue said, "Traveling together would make it hard to distribute the opportunities equitably. Conflict is inevitable."

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao responded with a faint smile, "Since we all have to enter the Ancient Sect ruins, we are bound to meet anyway, so we might as well form an alliance and share the opportunities."

"Alright, let’s decide on that for now!"

Others also advised Zi Yuan and Xiyue to go along with this, as teaming up with Chen Xiao would mean they wouldn’t suffer a loss.

In truth, the hearts of both women were quite conflicted. If they refused Chen Xiao and he was accepted, then they’d be at a disadvantage. No one wanted to suffer in silence, so they both agreed in the end.

Afterwards, Chen Xiao wandered around the ancient city, gathering the information he had heard.

Unfortunately, effective information was scarce.

When he returned, he found a few new faces in the main hall.

An elder from the Great Zhou Imperial Family spoke, "Young Master Chen, let me introduce you. This is Commander Yuan Bohou, one of the Four Great Forbidden Army Commanders of our Great Zhou Imperial Family, who has just joined us."

Yuan Bohou glanced at Chen Xiao with a hint of disdain in his eyes. When being introduced to Chen Xiao, he averted his gaze, blatantly ignoring him.

This made the elder introducing him feel a bit awkward.

"Emperor’s daughter, are we forming an alliance with the Xuantian Sect?" Yuan Bohou directly asked the Emperor’s daughter Xiyue.

The Emperor’s daughter Xiyue was momentarily at a loss, not knowing how to respond.

Chen Xiao said, "To be precise, it’s an alliance between the Great Zhou Imperial Family, the Xuantian Sect, and myself."

"Is it your place to speak?" Yuan Bohou turned his head and coldly reprimanded, "You’re just a lone individual with mediocre cultivation, tagging along with us for opportunities is already our gift to you. It’s not your turn to interrupt when I’m speaking!"

"Say another word, and get out—"

The unabashed tone of his voice made everyone’s expressions change slightly.

The Martial Artists of the Great Zhou Imperial Family quickly stepped forward to stop him from speaking recklessly.

Yuan Bohou sneered, showing no fear, "How am I wrong in any way?!"

As one of the Four Great Commanders of the Great Zhou Imperial Family, although not previously at the Heavenly Realm, he stood at the threshold of the Transcendent Realm Peak, just a step away from the Half-step Sky Realm!

In the Great Zhou Imperial Family’s arrangements, he was also the strongest among those entering the Tianyuan Secret Realm this time!

Coincidentally, as soon as he entered the Tianyuan Secret Realm, he fortuitously gained several opportunities, successfully advancing to the Half-step Sky Realm within these few days!!

Now, his cultivation was far ahead of the crowd.

Seeing his arrogance, Chen Xiao’s expression turned frosty, "Let me remind you, the survival of your Great Zhou Imperial Family people is all thanks to me."

"Following you for opportunities? Ridiculous!"

"You?!" Yuan Bohou sneered, sizing up Chen Xiao, "Your cultivation seems rather ordinary, but your tone is quite big!"

"You can try," Chen Xiao coldly replied.

To deal with such arrogant individuals who think too highly of themselves, you can’t be polite.

Otherwise, they would only become more overbearing!

Seeing the brewing confrontation, everyone hurried to stop Yuan Bohou, "Commander Yuan, calm down, calm down!"

"Don’t worry, I won’t kill him." Yuan Bohou said indifferently, as he lunged towards Chen Xiao, the power of the Half-step Sky Realm erupting!!

The sense of oppression rushed forward instantly!

"Is that it?!"

Chen Xiao responded simply and straightforwardly, throwing a punch.

Nine-layered Strength!!

The colossal force erupted immediately, the triple power of the Nine-layered Strength infused into the punch!

As soon as Yuan Bohou’s body came into contact with Chen Xiao’s fist, it flew back like a cannonball, crashing hard onto the ground a dozen meters away, spitting out a mouthful of foul blood, feeling as though his entire body was about to fall apart, with excruciating pain!

The entire scene froze.

In just one day, had Chen Xiao already become capable of easily defeating a Half-step Sky Realm expert? Moreover, they saw that Chen Xiao had used a high-level Martial Skill!

A skill of immense power!!

Previously, they hadn’t seen him use it!

"Could it be a new Martial Skill he mastered?"

The shock in everyone’s hearts was beyond words.

How long had it been?

This guy mastered a new Martial Skill again?

Even traveling by plane couldn’t be this fast?

Yuan Bohou, full of disbelief, looked at Chen Xiao, his previous arrogance and pride already gone. He was a Half-step Sky Realm while Chen Xiao was only at the Transcendent Realm Peak! They were a whole realm apart, yet Chen Xiao crushed him with a single punch?!