Cultivating quickly did not necessarily mean one could attain the supreme Dao Fruit. Some became Saints at twenty and reached the Great Saint Realm at a hundred, yet had no hope of becoming Quasi-Emperors throughout their lives.
Those with mediocre talent and slow progress did not necessarily have a difficult path either. They might surpass others later in life and become great only after maturing. Li Ruoyu of Clumsy Peak was the clearest example.
Yet rapid cultivation inevitably meant a higher realm, and once one's realm rose, one's combat power rose with it.
The difference between Saints and mortals was not mere talk. There was truly an impassable chasm between them. Throughout history, there had only been a few cases of Immortal Three slaughtering Saints.
Even figures as stunning as Ruthless, as unparalleled as Wu Shi, and as invincible as the Azure Emperor had only been able to battle Saints after stepping into the threshold of Severing the Dao.
Though Ye Fan was strong, he was ultimately only Lord Ye at present, at Immortal Two Grand Completion. He had yet to break into the realm of Severing the Dao.
Even after entering the Divine Forbidden Domain and activating Nine Secrets: Jie, causing his combat power to soar, his attempt to defy immortals in reverse had ultimately failed.
As a Sage, Lin Xian stood high above the rest. Without expending much effort, he merely extended a single finger and effortlessly subdued a mortal in order!
A great hand descended like Five-Finger Mountain, murky and chaotic, encompassing all things. A finger as thick as a mountain shot forth, covering the sky and earth as it suppressed Purple Mountain. It was as if Mount Buzhou had broken, the heavens had tilted toward the northwest, and the sun, moon, and stars trembled!
Ye Fan's