In the Mountain Sea Realm, one divine palace marked one minor realm.
Each divine palace nurtured Essence, Qi, Spirit, and Soul. If their cultivation arts were comparable, an additional divine palace would raise one's combat strength by at least a notch.
When experts contended, they fought over that narrow margin. Being one notch higher could sometimes mean being higher beyond all bounds.
Thus, cultivation realm was forever the most fundamental and most important thing. If one's foundation was strong, everything extending from it would naturally become much stronger as well.
Xing Xinyang possessed three divine palaces. The spiritual treasures he used and the cultivation arts he practiced were all top-tier choices. Facing Chen Fei, who was likewise in the Early Mountain Sea Realm but possessed only one divine palace, he indeed had reason to be confident.
World Vital Energy churned as Xing Xinyang rapidly closed the distance between himself and Chen Fei. Countless saber lights flew from his body.
They did not strike at Chen Fei. Instead, they spread across several miles, forming a saber formation that completely enclosed Chen Fei within.
Chen Fei had left the Sacred Yan Sect's mountain gate without a sound earlier. Xing Xinyang was not worried that he would fail to take Chen Fei down; he was guarding against Chen Fei fleeing after being defeated.
Xing Xinyang had pursued him for hundreds of miles to reach this place for one simple purpose: either capture Chen Fei alive, or, if that proved impossible, kill him on the spot!
Chen Fei glanced at the saber formation around him, his expression unchanged. Before Xing Xinyang could reach him, Chen Fei took a step forward and charged at him instead.
Seeing Chen Fei advance rather than retreat, Xing Xinyang narrowed his eyes slightly, a trace of mockery surfacing in