The message boards were still bustling, filled with all kinds of voices.

Among them, several esteemed young figures who hadn't managed to make it to the City of Heavenly Domain in time to watch the battle themselves seldom venture into the realm of illusions, let alone easily speak up on the message boards. But this time, they couldn't help themselves.

A young master by the name of Kong Hongyi wrote on the message board, "An adept who can defeat Long Qiushui of the same realm? Interesting, I'm ready to meet you on the heavenly road."

Another young master, Qi Bo, seemed filled with hostility towards Chu Mo and left a cold message on the board, "Long Qiushui should have the sense to withdraw from the ranks of esteemed young masters. Being defeated by a cultivator ascending from the lower world, especially one of a lower realm than yourself, strips you of the right to be called an esteemed young master. That man named Chu Mo, right? I'll wait for you on the heavenly road. I'll seal my cultivation to the early stage of the golden immortal realm to have a fair fight with you. I'll show you what it truly means to be an esteemed young master!"

Not all esteemed young masters harbored hostility towards Chu Mo, a young master named Mao Hanhai showed goodwill, "I heard Young Master Chu is related to the Chu lineage of the Heavenly Realm? My ancestors were kindly looked after by the Chu lineage. If Young Master Chu truly descends from the Chu lineage, I, Mao Hanhai, will certainly not stand for it if anyone dares to bully him. Chu Qing, step up and speak, is he from your family?"

There was even an esteemed young Heavenly Genius named Yiyi who astonishingly posted a love letter on the message board, leaving everyone speechless with her confession.

Although Yiyi was a woman, she hailed from a mysteriously ancient noble clan, a princess of high standing, with formidable strength. Even among the esteemed young masters, she definitely ranked at the very top.

She brazenly declared her love for Chu Mo, "Having heard that Young Master Chu emerged from the Mortal Realm, dominating the Spirit Realm and defiantly overlooking the Immortal Realm, such a youthful hero has not been seen since ancient times. I have long admired you and wish to serve by your side with the utmost devotion. If you would not disdain, let's meet on the heavenly road."

The information from Kong Hongyi and Qi Bo had already stirred up a great commotion on the message boards, and the appearance of Mao Hanhai took things to a climax. But all this paled in comparison to Yiyi's declaration of love.

It utterly drove all the cultivators behind the message board mad!

Yiyi was hailed as the number one beauty of the Heavenly Realm!

And this title was not self-proclaimed; it was universally recognized!

Many esteemed young masters had publicly declared their love for Yiyi, but she never responded to any of them, not even with the slightest hint.

No one could imagine that she would declare her love toward Chu Mo, which left countless cultivators filled with regret and anger.

Why? Could it be that the most exquisite flower of the Heavenly Realm... was about to be plucked by someone? No one believed Chu Mo would refuse.

Let's not mention that Yiyi is no mere trophy, she's a true young master among the top Heavenly Geniuses. Even if she were truly just a trophy, who wouldn't want to take home a trophy with the title of the number one beauty of the Heavenly Realm?

Many young Heavenly Geniuses of the Heavenly Realm even publicly lamented that their goddess was about to drift away.

There were also plenty of young masters who, though they didn't comment on the message board, were quite sure of their own identities, and had already begun to secretly despise Chu Mo in the shadows.

To them, Chu Mo was just an upstart from the lower realms, without the qualifications... to take away the most beautiful flower of the Heavenly Realm. So what if he was a descendant of the Chu Clan? This was no longer the ancient era, not a hundred thousand years ago!

The line of the Chu Clan… though once glorious, had long since faded to the background.

The Chu Clan of the Heavenly Realm nowadays was nothing but a dilapidated household living off its past glories!

Indeed, they had Chu Qing, but apart from him, who else from the Chu lineage could be considered remarkable? Even with a young master like Chu Qing, above them, there were still many venerable Emperors!

Those were the true lords of the entire Heavenly Realm!

Therefore, deep down, many simply didn't care about the lineage of the Chu Clan. While they recognized that the Chu Clan once had its moment of glory, they had completely lost interest in the Chu Clan of today.

All this noise and tumult didn't affect Chu Mo in the slightest.

He was comprehending the Heavenly Dao, and Chu Qing was doing the same.

On the morning of the fourth day, Chu Qing opened her eyes, having ended her own session of enlightenment. The gains had been tremendous!

So tremendous that she nearly broke through the barrier and surged towards the Emperor Realm!

Fortunately, in the final stages, she regained her lucidity, realizing that she shouldn't enter the Emperor Realm at this time. To be a young master born in the era when the heavenly road was opened was the luckiest, and they were also a generation that commanded exceptional respect. Even many older cultivators, including those in the Emperor Realm, wouldn't dare provoke them lightly.

Because those young masters born in the era of the heavenly road's opening could be regarded as would-be Emperors!

And not merely low-ranking Emperors at that!

Because they could ascend to the heavens with a single step on the heavenly road!

From the true immortal realm, they could charge to the third or fourth level of the Emperor Realm, even the fifth level or higher, all in one go!

Even more extreme, it is said that in the ancient times, a young lord, at the pinnacle of the great Luo golden immortal realm, entered the heavenly road and charged straight to the seventh level of the Emperor Realm!

After emerging, he directly shocked the world.

Although there haven't been such stunning young lords in the past tens of thousands of years, there are still many who have charged directly to the fourth or even fifth level of the Emperor Realm after coming out of the heavenly road.

Chu Qing glanced at Chu Mo beside him and was somewhat surprised to find that he was still in a state of comprehending the Dao!

Chu Qing was slightly startled and then a complex expression appeared in his eyes. He quietly stood up and walked outside.

Aunt Hongyue was standing outside, smiling at Chu Qing: "How is it?"

Chu Qing bowed deeply to Hongyue: "Thank you, Aunt Hongyue."

Hongyue waved her hand and said with a smile, "There's no need to be so formal with me. When I ask how it is, I'm not referring to that. I'm asking how you feel about the title of the number one genius of the Chu Clan being passed on to someone else."

Chu Qing, being intelligent, of course understood the meaning of Hongyue's words. Hesitating for a moment, she still answered candidly, "I feel a little bit of loss, but more than that, I'm happy. Actually, carrying the title of a descendant of the Chu Clan comes with glory, but more than that... it brings responsibility and burden. I'm really happy. Now that someone will help carry that responsibility, I won't be so exhausted."

Hongyue chuckled and said, "You are mistaken in this thinking. In fact, the burden of the Chu Clan lineage will eventually fall on you, sooner or later. Your brother... he has more important matters to attend to."

Chu Qing was taken aback and then nodded: "I understand. You can rest assured, Aunt Hongyue. It's my responsibility, and I won't shirk it. After all, I am also a true descendant of the Chu Clan!"

"That's right!" Hongyue smiled warmly at Chu Qing.

In fact, Hongyue hadn't had such a long conversation for many years. Although what was here was only one of her avatars, the last time she had such a relaxed interaction with someone was countless years ago.

"Come, let me introduce you to someone," Hongyue said, looking at Chu Qing.

Chu Qing raised her eyebrows in confusion.

Hongyue said, "Purple Smoke."

"Imperial Master of Purple Smoke?" Chu Qing asked with some surprise.

Hongyue nodded.

"Wow, that's amazing, she has always been my role model!" Chu Qing exclaimed excitedly, like a little girl.

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On the seventh day, Aunt Hongyue brought Imperial Master of Purple Smoke and Chu Qing back here for a visit and then silently departed.

On the thirteenth day, Imperial Master of Purple Smoke bid farewell and left. Chu Qing also left temporarily to get ready.

Hu Lie and Yue Qingcheng were still in the Garden of Heavenly Dao, but they were growing anxious, yet they dared not come to inquire because they heard from Chu Qing that Chu Mo was in the midst of comprehending the Dao. They could only wait patiently.

Aunt Hongyue came back alone, glanced over, and left.

On the twenty-fourth day, Aunt Hongyue had been sitting here for three days.

She was even getting worried!

This youngster, he's been comprehending the Dao for so many days... Even his father back then... didn't seem to have lasted this long, did he?

Is this defying the heavens?

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