Chu Shen boasted wildly, causing Lu Ye to furrow his brows.

How did Little Dumb and the others become my confidantes?

Seeing Lu Ye remain silent, Chu Shen assumed that the name of Fa Wuzun had intimidated him, so he earnestly said, "My big brother is a rare talent of a millennium, he turned the Melee Battle Meet into a river of blood with just a Constellation Mid-Stage cultivation, and not even someone like Zhou Yuchuan could match him. If he hadn't been delayed by urgent matters this time, getting first on the Cumulated Points Ranking would have been easy! Fellow Daoist, it's said that enemies should be resolved rather than knotted. This time, it's on me, Chu Shen, to be blamed. Feel free to kill or slash me, but they have nothing to do with this matter, please let them go!"

He had a bold and generous demeanor, appearing righteous.

Lu Ye didn't actually intend to kill or slash him, he just wanted to teach him a lesson, and his interest had waned by now. He put away the Boulder Mountain Saber and waved his hand: "You may leave."

Chu Shen's face lit up with joy, silently noting the effectiveness of Leader Fa's name, and immediately signaled to Little Dumb and the others, took a few steps back, cupped his hands, and said, "Thank you, Fellow Daoist, the green mountains will never change, the rivers will always flow, till we meet again!"

Before he finished speaking, Lu Ye had already leaped into the distance.

Since the battle settled, several women had remained vigilant against Lu Ye, except for Little Dumb, who kept assessing him up and down. Now seeing Lu Ye about to leave, she suddenly called out: "Senior Brother Fa?"

Chu Shen was overwhelmed with joy and quickly turned around: "Is my big brother here? Where?"

Yet he saw nothing.

Looking towards Little Dumb, he saw her still staring fixedly in the direction Li Taibai had left. Chu Shen frowned: "Who are you calling?"

Little Dumb said, "Don't you think his back looks a lot like Senior Brother Fa's? Moreover, the style and moves he just used are very similar to Senior Brother Fa's."

Having followed Lu Ye through a Melee Battle Meet, Little Dumb usually seemed simple-minded, but her observation skills were meticulous.

If she hadn't said it, the others wouldn't have thought in that direction, but hearing her say it, when they looked at Lu Ye's back again, they found it indeed very similar to Fa Wuzun's, and recalling the earlier situation of Lu Ye's move, they were immediately filled with doubt.

Fa Wuzun was a combat cultivator wielding a blade, and Lu Ye was also a combat cultivator wielding a blade; there were too many similarities!

Chu Shen's eyelids twitched violently: "How could he possibly be Leader Fa?"

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

Suddenly, as if recalling something: "Yes, Leader Fa is only Constellation Mid-Stage, while this person is already Constellation Late Stage, so he isn't Leader Fa!"

Cai Xing said leisurely, "Cultivation can be advanced, and this person's strength is so formidable, he must be a top-ranking powerhouse on the Cumulated Points Ranking, from how he performed just now, breaking into the top thirty is absolutely no problem, but the top thirty on the Cumulated Points Ranking seems to not have this person."

Able to single-handedly break through their array in such a short time, how could it be something an ordinary Constellation Late Stage could achieve? This was definitely a powerhouse ranking high on the Cumulated Points Ranking, but as far as they knew, the powerhouses currently high on the Cumulated Points Ranking were all in the Constellation Palace preparing to advance to Moon Jade, no reason to linger outside.

Unless it's someone with such strength but isn't on the Cumulated Points Ranking.

There's only one such person, and that's Fa Wuzun, who for some unknown reason didn't participate in the ranking war!

Since that auction, all major forces had been searching for Fa Wuzun's whereabouts, probing his information, wanting him to work for them, but since that auction, Fa Wuzun seemed to disappear into thin air.

Some speculated he had gained over a billion spirit jade, was afraid of being targeted by the strong, so he left the Constellation Palace early, which is why he didn't participate in the ranking war, a guess that many agreed with, after all, ranking on the Cumulated Points Ranking in Constellation Palace is a huge opportunity for cultivators of the Constellation Realm, and no one would give up easily unless forced.

And Fa Wuzun being an alias was easy for anyone to tell, since the name was an alias, he must have also done some disguising, and his appearance was surely not real.

So now, although many forces are searching for Fa Wuzun, none have found anything.

Little Dumb and the others who had close contact with Fa Wuzun, if not staying by Chu Shen's side, would have likely been taken by those forces for questioning long ago.

Though Jiu Yan prohibited Chu Shen from using her name outside, his relationship with Jiu Yan could not be excluded, and him gathering these women around unknowingly saved them from a significant trouble, otherwise, being taken by those major forces for questioning would definitely not have been pleasant.

But Chu Shen was still unwilling to believe, resolutely saying: "He isn't Leader Fa!"

Cai Yue, curious: "How did you see that?"

Chu Shen said, "I've known Leader Fa the longest, his true appearance I have seen, so he couldn't be Leader Fa."

His confident assurance made the women no longer suspicious, there are many people in this world with similar back views, if there's someone whose back resembles Fa Wuzun's and is also a blade-wielding combat cultivator, it's not unusual.

"Let's go!" Chu Shen called, leading the group flying towards All Phenomena Ocean.

No one noticed the slight trembling of his fingers, clearly from excitement!

Leading forward, he quietly took out his audio talisman and sent out a message.

Lu Ye, flying towards that dead star, felt the vibration of the audio talisman, and upon taking it out, found it was a message from Chu Shen.

"Big brother, you're back?"

Lu Ye sighed faintly, Chu Shen, that guy, seems indeed smart; he's likely seen through me!

Lu Ye didn't think anyone could connect him with Fa Wuzun, because no one had contact with Fa Wuzun for too long, even the specter and Piao Ke, probably didn't see through, because after participating in the Melee Battle Meet, he specifically bought a Crimson Dragon Saber to replace the Boulder Mountain Saber, and along with his disguise, it was flawless at the Constellation Realm level.

But Chu Shen was different; he had seen the Boulder Mountain Saber.

The first time Lu Ye collaborated with Chu Shen, he used the Boulder Mountain Saber. Invincible Lucky Star was also there, but just now, when he placed the long saber against Chu Shen's neck, he had his back turned to Invincible Lucky Star, so she likely didn't see the Boulder Mountain Saber.

Similar builds, both combat cultivators using long sabers—it would be hard for Chu Shen not to make some connections unless he was particularly dull.

Otherwise, it's too much of a coincidence to message him like this; it's clearly a test.

"What's up?" Lu Ye replied.

"Nothing, just haven't seen you in a while, brother. I miss you. When are you free? I'd like to pay a visit!"

"Been a bit busy lately, I'll let you know when I'm free!"

"No rush, brother, take care of your business first."

After a few casual exchanges, the communication ended.

Lu Ye held his audio talisman, pondering. It now seemed likely that Chu Shen suspected he was Fa Wuzun, but it was evident from Chu Shen's tone that he didn't intend to expose him and was willing to keep his secret. Based on their prior interactions, Lu Ye was inclined to trust him.

On the other hand, to a lone cultivator like Lu Ye, a fortune of over a hundred million spirit jade was staggering wealth, but to a domain like Cheling World, it probably wasn't much.

Chu Shen had no reason to reveal his secret for this.

The group of girls followed Chu Shen flying towards the All Phenomena Ocean. Strangely, they felt he seemed in good spirits. Once at the All Phenomena Ocean, Chu Shen even took them to the All Phenomena Island, treated them to a fine meal at a restaurant, and spent an amount of spirit jade that caused the girls great heartache.

Coming from impoverished backgrounds, they had never seen such grand occasions, and the expense of that meal could have funded their cultivation for years.

Meanwhile, Lu Ye had reached the dead star, found a hidden cave, set up numerous Formations for protection, and took out his green sea conch.

Whether he could open a personal path to wealth depended on this!

Placing the green sea conch to his lips, he gently blew and infused spirit force into it. Joy filled Lu Ye's heart as the conch responded.

The tip of the conch shimmered with a cyan light, growing brighter and streaming out, tinting the space before him green, and twisting into a portal!

Lu Ye put the green sea conch away immediately and dashed through the portal.

He appeared in the Constellation Palace, the very spot he had visited before. The seaweed he had brought still piled high in a corner, and a glance around revealed no evidence of others having been there.

The main door of the Constellation Palace was shut, which made Lu Ye frown slightly. If memory served, the door had been open when he left, and he couldn't fathom why it was closed now.

As he stepped forward to investigate, he perked up, listening intently.

He vaguely detected some sound outside. Listening closely, there indeed were sounds.

Quickly reaching the main door, he extended his hands and slowly pushed it open.

A mere crack in the door, and a figure burst in from outside—Bai Lu, astride her seahorse star beast.

Entering the hall, Bai Lu fumed, "You were in here? Why did it take so long to open the door!"

She had been calling outside for ages without any response and almost presumed Lu Ye wasn't inside.

"You've been here long?" Lu Ye asked, surprised.

"Yes!" Bai Lu nodded.

"You could have come in on your own."

"I couldn't open it!" Bai Lu replied.

"That can't be." Lu Ye recalled that it had been Bai Lu's seahorse that had busted this door open previously, and since then, it had remained ajar.

If the seahorse could get it open, Bai Lu should have managed too.

"Truly couldn't open it!" Bai Lu insisted, her expression seemed sincere.

Lu Ye pondered a moment, casually closed the Constellation Palace's door again, and suggested, "Try once more!"

"It's the same no matter how many times I try." Bai Lu said as she pushed the door, but Lu Ye noticed no matter how much force she applied, the Constellation Palace's door wouldn't budge.

This was peculiar indeed.

Lu Ye glanced at her seahorse, "Let it have a go, it was the one that busted the door last time."

The seahorse, intelligent as ever, acted without Bai Lu's command, yet oddly, this time it couldn't budge the door either.

"What's going on?" Lu Ye was puzzled.