"What? His strength had reached the First Layer of the Fusion Realm?"
Several elders were utterly shocked and looked at Chen Changming again, their gazes becoming extraordinarily complicated—shock, doubt, and an expression woven from scrutiny and curiosity.
On the Azure Wave Continent, there was a chasm like a heavenly moat between the Void Refinement Realm and the Fusion Realm. This was a universally acknowledged iron law; basically, no Void Refinement Realm cultivator could contend head-on with a First Layer of the Fusion Realm cultivator.
But nothing was absolute—
Every ten thousand years or so, a few peerless geniuses blessed with heaven-defying talent and profound fortune would emerge. They possessed astonishing power to fight above their realm and could wrestle with First Layer of the Fusion Realm cultivators while at the Tenth Layer of the Void Refinement Realm.
Could this seemingly young Elder Chen Shan truly be one of those legendary figures, a talent seen once in ten thousand years?
"It is true."
Watching the stunned elders, the woman in green smiled mysteriously and said softly, "There is no need for such alarm. Once you have the chance to cultivate the Spring Return Immortal Art provided by Elder Chen, you will understand just how formidable he is."
"Yes, Sect Master."
The elders hurriedly answered in unison, no longer daring to voice another word of doubt. With the Sect Master personally vouching for him, it carried more weight than any explanation.
Seeing the Sect Master support him so wholeheartedly, Chen Changming was deeply moved, warmth rising in his heart.
He secretly glanced at the woman in green and thought, *If the Sect Master were not from the Human Realm, she probably would not treat me so generously... This must be the bond of sharing the same roots, of both coming from the