The lake water appeared calm and devoid of danger, but the moment Qin Fengming stepped into its range, terrifying water blades erupted. This was a common trick of Qimen formations. Water blades filled the sky, leaving Qin Fengming nowhere to evade.
Qin Fengming had never intended to dodge. He allowed the streams of water blades to slash at his body.
Amid the shrill cries filling the air, booming impacts rang out one after another.
"Sure enough, their power has greatly diminished at this time. They pose no threat at all!" Qin Fengming said, his voice brimming with delight. Golden Wave Divine Monarch had instructed him to enter the lake now precisely because he had calculated that the attacks within the lake would be greatly weakened at this time.
With only a slight activation of the Treasure Refining Ghost Art, Qin Fengming withstood the slashing water blades. Even so, he confirmed that the attack power contained in those blades was absolutely no weaker than an attack from a powerful Golden Immortal.
Had the Qimen formation's power within this lake not weakened, the water blades' attack power would likely have been no weaker than that of a True Immortal. This one danger alone would probably have slain most Immortal Realm cultivators.
The highest cultivation realm permitted in this Star Ancestor Trial ground was actually the Immortal Realm. Although Golden Immortals could also participate in the trial, the attacks they faced were beyond imagination, something Golden Immortals simply could not withstand.
Walking onward, Qin Fengming unhurriedly reached the shore of the lake.
He lifted his foot and stepped onto the bank, then stopped once more. Before him lay a valley, flanked by towering peaks. Clouds and mist curled around the mountains like a dream or an illusion, making them appear even more lofty