# Chapter 1254: Family's Shock
"I'm back, it's all over!" Lin Feng gently stroked Xinye's soft long hair, speaking softly. The others watched the two of them, all revealing bright smiles.
It had been a long time since they had laughed so happily. Perhaps only Lin Feng could bring such a joyful scene, because everyone's hearts were all concerned with him alone.
"Feifei, you're back!" Yue Menghe stepped forward, taking Liu Fei's hand, smiling gently.
"Aunt Yue!" Liu Fei, seeing Yue Menghe at this moment, seemed to have a different feeling. With her relationship with Lin Feng having progressed, Yue Menghe was now also her mother.
"Silly girl, you've suffered!" Yue Menghe said kindly. "You should change how you address me now!"
In the past, Liu Fei had been alone in the Imperial Palace guarding Liu Canglan's tomb — the general's grave, tears flowing into the void. After Lin Feng left, Yue Menghe would often go to see Liu Fei. The girl was even more lonely. It was only when she often had Liu Fei spend time with Xinye and the others that she would occasionally be a bit more cheerful. But later, Liu Fei finally chose to leave and go to Broken Blade City.
However, Yue Menghe could clearly see what was in Liu Fei's heart. Now that she had returned together with Lin Feng, Yue Menghe only needed one look at Liu Fei's expression to know what had happened.
Hearing Yue Menghe's words, Liu Fei's head immediately lowered slightly, revealing a trace of shyness, and then she softly called out, "Mother!"
"Good child!" Yue Menghe's eyes were joyful as she embraced Liu Fei, looking at her and saying, "From now on, just treat your Uncle Lin and me as your own parents!"
She knew the bitterness in Liu Fei's heart. Like Xinye, she was a child of misfortune. Xinye was born into royalty, used by her relatives, with no familial affection to speak of. As for Liu Fei, her mother had long passed away, and her father had died in battle. They were both bitter. Lin Feng was probably their only support, and that boy had been gone for so long, only returning this once.
"I don't know what kind of blessing this boy cultivated!" Yue Menghe looked at Lin Feng, who was embracing Xinye, and muttered softly, but her gaze was exceptionally gentle. So many good girls liked her child — as a mother, she was actually happy about it.
At this moment, Xinye came out of Lin Feng's embrace, wiped away her tears, but her eyes were still a bit red. She looked at Lin Feng, smiling brightly and foolishly.
"You've cried yourself into a flower face!" Lin Feng pinched Xinye's cheek, saying with a laugh, which earned him a glare from Xinye.
Raising his head, Lin Feng looked at the two young women standing behind Xinye, smiled, and called out, "Yunxi, Yixue!"
The two of them, hearing Lin Feng's call, just smiled foolishly, still standing there.
"The little one is back!" At this moment, a series of hearty voices rolled in. The crowd looked up into the void, and then saw two figures descend, landing on the ground. Their eyes immediately revealed strange expressions, and they felt a bit embarrassed.
Seeing two black faces appear, Lin Feng was also stunned for a moment, then laughed heartily, "Old Man Huo, Old Man Chi, if you were so eager to come out and see me, you didn't have to get so excited. At least wash your faces!"
Hearing Lin Feng's words, everyone laughed happily.
"Both of you elders are already Heavenly Martial Realm experts. How can you be so careless about your image?" Lin Hai deliberately teased.
"It's all because of your precious son's loud shout that made us two old fellows blow up our alchemy furnace." Old Man Chi blew his beard and glared, which, combined with his blackened face, made the crowd laugh even harder, causing the two old men to grind their teeth in anger.
"Lin Feng, come, you have to tell us old fellows properly about the martial world outside!" Old Man Chi stared at Lin Feng with burning eyes, as if looking at some treasure.
"Xiao Feng, I also want to know what experiences you've had outside these days, and what places you've been to." Lin Hai also spoke. Now they could no longer see through Lin Feng's cultivation level — clearly the gap was too great. Moreover, there was no aura at all on Lin Feng's body, as if he were an ordinary person. But they obviously wouldn't think that the genius Lin Feng was ordinary. They all wanted to understand — the genius king of Snow Moon, what kind of brilliance he had shown outside.
"Let's sit down and talk!" Lin Feng saw the faint curiosity and concern in everyone's eyes and smiled. Then the group walked over to a large pavilion and sat down. Lin Feng sat together with Duan Xinye, and then Xinye pulled Liu Fei to sit beside them. This subtle gesture made Lin Feng's heart very warm. There was no need to say much — the pure and kind Xinye understood everything. Moreover, Meng Qing had once treated her like a sister, so what right did she have to reject Liu Fei?
As for Xiao Ya, that girl left Lin Feng speechless. She actually climbed onto his back from behind, hooking her arms around his neck and hanging on him, making Lin Feng smile wryly.
"In the central region of the continent, there is a vast land called the Eight Wastelands Realm. In the Eight Wastelands Realm, there are the Eastern, Southern, Western, and Northern Wastelands, the Central Wasteland, the Immortal Wasteland, the Barbarian Wasteland, and the Blood Wasteland. Each wasteland is extremely vast, with Martial Emperor-level forces, either heaven-piercing human experts or incomparably powerful demon emperors..."
Lin Feng's first words deeply captivated everyone. In the center of the continent, there was the Eight Wastelands Realm, where there were heaven-piercing Martial Emperors and Demon Emperors!
Then, Lin Feng began to tell everyone about the forces of the Eight Wastelands Realm, occasionally speaking of his own experiences. He talked about the Heavenly Terrace, about some of his senior brothers, and about many things he had experienced in the Eight Wastelands Realm. Of course, he didn't mention many things, because what he wanted to tell everyone was just a simple story, a vast region — to give them some imagination, to let them simply understand the place where they lived, and of course, to inspire them a bit.
Hearing that Lin Feng had once fought with Venerables, Old Man Huo and Old Man Chi's black faces seemed to turn rosy. Their blood was boiling. What a wonderful world! Living in the Snow Moon Kingdom, they were nothing but frogs at the bottom of a well.
In the Eight Wastelands Realm, there was a terrifying Martial Emperor-level force called the Sky Dome Immortal Palace. There, it was a holy land of alchemy, with alchemy Martial Emperors, and also the Sky Dome Immortal Palace's Saintess, Xue Biyao, an immortal spirit body, making people imagine.
"Big brother, after the Saintess lost to you, she really gave you the Creation Saint Pill to save Sister Meng Qing?" Xiao Ya breathed the words by Lin Feng's ear.
Lin Feng nodded. "She gave it, but the people of the Sky Dome Immortal Palace weren't happy about it and wanted to hunt me down."
"Such a beautiful Saintess, and with a good heart. Big brother, why didn't you trick her into coming with us?" Xiao Ya said with a giggle, making Lin Feng roll his eyes. This girl was ruthless enough.
"Sister Meng Qing, is she doing well?" Xinye looked at Lin Feng nervously and asked.
"En, she has already fully transformed into human form, and her talent is extremely formidable. She's now cultivating at the Heavenly Terrace. Maybe by the time you see her, Meng Qing will already be a Venerable!" Lin Feng said with a smile.
"Venerable!" Everyone's eyes froze. So fast! She was already about to break through to Venerable. How terrifying!
"I didn't expect I would soon have a Venerable daughter-in-law!" Yue Menghe was beaming with smiles. Venerable — that legendary expert. Her daughter-in-law was about to step into that realm.
"Xiao Feng, what cultivation level are you at now?" Lin Hai asked. They still weren't clear about Lin Feng's current cultivation level.
"Heavenly Martial Realm, Eighth Layer!" Xiao Ya muttered. Immediately, everyone's gazes turned to Xiao Ya. Was this girl just talking nonsense?
Lin Feng was stunned for a moment, looking at Xiao Ya. Xiao Ya gave a trembling smile and stuck out her tongue. "Brother, I was just guessing!"
"Little girl, you're not simple!" Lin Feng rubbed Xiao Ya's head, messing up her hair again. Xiao Ya glared at Lin Feng angrily. "Brother, Xiao Ya has already grown up, and you're still messing with my hair!"
"Grown up or not, you're still my little sister!" Lin Feng said with a laugh.
"Xiao Feng, is it really Heavenly Martial Realm, Eighth Layer?" Lin Hai was quite excited. Heavenly Martial Realm, Eighth Layer was already very impressive. Sooner or later, he would become that legendary Venerable.
"En." Lin Feng nodded. "There's still some gap from Venerable."
"That's alright. I believe in my son's talent. Sooner or later, you will become that lofty Venerable, intimidating an entire region." Lin Hai's eyes flickered. He also hadn't expected that in such a short time, his son was already pursuing that legendary realm.
In the Snow Moon Kingdom, Heavenly Martial Realm had once been their distant goal. Now, Lin Feng, who was just over twenty, was already pursuing Venerable Martial Realm!
"Hmph!" Liu Fei glared at Lin Feng from over there, making Lin Feng smile wryly.
"Feifei, what's wrong?" Yue Menghe asked Liu Fei.
"Mother, Lin Feng isn't being honest." Liu Fei said with a smile.
"How is he not being honest? Could it be that he's more than Heavenly Martial Realm, Eighth Layer?" Lin Hai's expression froze. If it was more than Eighth Layer, then he was even closer to Venerable.
"Father!" Liu Fei called out to Lin Hai somewhat shyly, making Lin Hai beam with smiles.
"You don't know. On the way from Broken Blade City to Yangzhou City, when Lin Feng came to pick me up, in the former Imperial City, we encountered many Venerables!" Liu Fei said, immediately making everyone's expressions tense. They had encountered Venerables.
"What happened afterward?" Lin Hai quickly asked.
Liu Fei glanced at Lin Feng and said with a smile, "Lin Feng, with one strike, cut off a Venerable's arm!"
"Hiss..." Lin Hai, Old Man Huo, and the others all drew in a cold breath. Lin Feng, with one strike, had cut off a Venerable's arm? That legendary expert couldn't even withstand one strike from Lin Feng?
"Xiao Feng, tell your father the truth. Are you really at Heavenly Martial Realm, Eighth Layer?" Lin Hai stared at Lin Feng.
"Really!" Lin Feng smiled wryly, which only made Lin Hai more shocked. From Lin Feng's account, Lin Hai knew that Lin Feng's combat power was very strong, but he hadn't expected it to be this strong — able to cross major realms and defeat a Venerable.
"Father, I'm not finished yet!" Liu Fei weakly murmured, making Lin Hai's gaze freeze. There was more?
The others also immediately looked at Liu Fei. Had Lin Feng actually killed that Venerable?
"Then, many Venerables rose into the air together and appeared before Lin Feng and me. Their auras were extremely powerful, making me feel like I was suffocating!"
Hearing Liu Fei's words, everyone's hearts tightened. They didn't speak, continuing to listen quietly.
"But as soon as they heard the name 'Lin Feng,' they immediately didn't dare say a single word. Moreover, Lin Feng told that Venerable to slap himself, and that Venerable actually did slap himself!"
Liu Fei looked at everyone and said softly. Immediately, the group's gazes froze there. Hearing the name "Lin Feng," they didn't even dare to fart? And they slapped themselves!