Outside the Secret Realm, in the square.
The major sects' Image Formation Arrays captured the final scene at Phoenix Ridge with perfect clarity.
They watched Jiang Fan swat eight True Realm disciples to the ground as if they were ants.
Every elder drew a sharp breath.
"Who is that young man?"
"Since when did Heavenly Divination Palace have a monster like him?"
"A Void Realm cultivator crushing True Realm cultivators... This is far beyond an ordinary fight above his level."
"..."
With their discerning eyes, the elders naturally saw that this fight was anything but ordinary.
Among the Black-and-White Academy delegation, an old man frowned and turned toward Cheng Miaoyi of the Aurora Society, sending her a voice transmission.
"Fellow Daoist Cheng, what do you think?"
Cheng Miaoyi's beautiful eyes grew contemplative. After a moment, she replied,
"From the way he fought, I could tell his foundation was solid and his Spiritual Power abundant. He clearly wasn't relying on a secret art. That strength was entirely his own!"
"But if he really is only at the Void Realm Middle Stage, he couldn't possibly have enough Spiritual Power for attacks that powerful!"
"So there's only one possibility: he's concealing his cultivation!"
The Black-and-White Academy elder's expression turned grave.
"If he really is concealing it..."
"Then to fight with such ease, he'd have to be at least at the True Realm Late Stage!"
"The True Realm Late Stage... At his age, that would make him an outstanding talent even across the entire Great Yan Immortal Dynasty, wouldn't it?"
Cheng Miaoyi shook her head.
"Old man, I'm afraid you've overlooked something!"
The elder asked instinctively,
"What?"
Cheng Miaoyi said,
"His Dao Foundation collapsed before, leaving him at only the Void Realm Middle Stage!"
"As we both know, once a Dao Foundation collapses, advancing