When his mid Heavenly Mandate Realm cultivation was fully revealed, it did not cause much of a stir throughout the venue.
That was because the vast majority of cultivators below the Three Realms of Heavenly Dao had little understanding of the difference between the Early Heavenly Mandate Realm and the mid Heavenly Mandate Realm.
But to those who had reached the Three Realms of Heavenly Dao, as well as Princess Wen Qi and White-Brow Dao Ancestor hidden atop the platform—
This change in cultivation was enough to leave them so stunned that they could barely speak.
"H-How is this possible?!" Princess Wen Qi's pupils contracted, her little mouth caught between shock and delight.
White-Brow Dao Ancestor was equally astonished. Then he burst into hearty laughter. "This little fellow has truly given us too many surprises. In merely a few decades, not only did he enter the Heavenly Mandate Realm, he actually reached the mid Heavenly Mandate Realm as well. Incredible, incredible!"
Princess Wen Qi sighed in amazement. "From the very moment I met this little fellow, he has never stopped surprising me. It is the same this time. I should have realized it long ago—this boy has always been cautious. Without sufficient confidence, how could he possibly make a move? Yet I truly cannot understand it. Even if he had some method to enter the Heavenly Mandate Realm, how did he advance from the Early Heavenly Mandate Realm to the mid Heavenly Mandate Realm in just a few decades?"
White-Brow Dao Ancestor chuckled. "It would be hard to say for other realms, but advancing from the early stage to the middle stage of the Heavenly Mandate Realm merely relies on a world. Among all realms, this is the one where it is easiest, yet hardest, to take a crooked path."