Pressure from the Three Sects

As for facing off against the three major sects, Chen Changming didn't really care.

Although he had advanced by one level in the Divine Temple of the Ancient Ruins Secret Realm, the moment he left the realm, he activated the Breath Concealment Technique and fixed his cultivation at the second level of the Golden Core Realm.

That way, no one could judge by his cultivation whether he had entered the Divine Temple.

Chen Changming stepped out of the crowd and approached the Nascent Soul Realm elder.

"Are you Zhou Jintian?"

The Nascent Soul Realm elder looked him up and down, then snorted.

Chen Changming nodded.

"What was your cultivation before?"

The Nascent Soul Realm elder asked.

Before Chen Changming could answer, Guo Lingyun cut in from the crowd. "Senior Brother Zhou was at the second level of the Golden Core Realm. Now that he's left the Ancient Ruins Secret Realm, his cultivation hasn't changed. That proves he had nothing to do with the deaths of the three sects' disciples!"

"Silence. The elders will judge this matter."

The Nascent Soul Realm elder glared at Guo Lingyun.

She only gave the girl a verbal warning and didn't punish her.

"Come with me."

The Nascent Soul Realm elder grabbed Chen Changming and vanished in a flash of teleportation.

"Let's go see what happens."

Worried, Guo Lingyun led Zhang Yan and the other Ninth Peak disciples off the snow boat. They flew toward the snow boat surrounded by the three sects in the distance.

The Nascent Soul Realm elder brought Chen Changming and appeared abruptly at the bow of the ship.

"Elder Li, his cultivation was already at the second level of the Golden Core Realm."

The Nascent Soul Realm elder spoke quietly to Li Miaoyin.

Li Miaoyin nodded, her expression easing.

Zhou Jintian's