That shout instantly alerted all the cultivators nearby. In the span of a moment, the entire surrounding area descended into chaos, everyone looking around in hopes of catching Chen Fan and claiming the rewards offered by the two sects.
Chen Fan's face darkened as he continued using the Formless Step, drawing one step closer to the entrance.
"Here! Chen Fan is here!" someone else spotted him and cried out.
Others said nothing, but quietly began closing in on Chen Fan. Most of them were Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators. Most people here knew nothing of Chen Fan's record; in their eyes, a Qi Refining Ninth Layer cultivator could hardly stir up any great waves. Many had been blinded by the lavish rewards offered by the Ten Thousand Swords Sect and the Immortal Sect.
"Those who want to die, come." Chen Fan had already reached the secret realm entrance, so he stopped moving forward. The sharp sword in his hand suddenly left its sheath, flashing with a blinding sword radiance. His face was icy, yet his voice remained calm.
"When the forest grows large, every kind of bird can be found. A mere Qi Refining Ninth Layer brat dares to put on such airs? Kneel for me!" As the words fell, a Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivator opened his mouth and spat out a streak of black light. It grew larger and larger in midair, eventually transforming into a black mountain peak. The sky around Chen Fan instantly darkened, as though a black cloud had blotted out the heavens.
"That's Black Beard Mountain—a fine Spirit Tool, among the best of the low-grade Spirit Tools!" someone recognized it and cried out.
"The one who possesses a Spirit Tool like Black Beard Mountain... isn't that Wuerduo, ranked twenty-eighth on the Heavenly Soldier Ranking?"