In Liu Yu's eyes, Daoist Ziyun had rattled off a great deal, but most of it was meaningless drivel.
In short, anyone who wanted to ascend the mountain had to pass a "qualification test." Not everyone was entitled to watch the battle.
Only those with considerable strength, acknowledged by their fellow cultivators, could go up.
Ultimately, that meant gaining White Cloud Temple's approval.
White Cloud Temple would send out one cultivator at each cultivation level to serve as an examiner. Only those who defeated them could ascend the mountain to watch.
As for Qi Refining Cultivators, he brushed them aside with a casual remark about the danger to their lives and said no more.
"Outrageous! Heavenly King Mountain belongs to no one!"
"We can come and go as we please. Why should we need your White Cloud Temple's permission to climb the mountain?"
Just then, the same sneering voice from earlier rang out among the crowd again.
"Hmph!"
Such tricks might fool ordinary Foundation Establishment Cultivators, but how could they deceive Daoist Ziyun, who had reached the foundation establishment peak?
His gaze flashed like lightning as he looked down into the crowd, fixed on a particular spot, and gave a cold snort.
"Aaargh!"
He made no visible move, yet a scream immediately rang out.
Someone in the crowd staggered backward, clutching his head in agony.
"A divine sense attack!"
A knowledgeable spectator recognized the exceedingly rare secret art.
"Ziyun reached the foundation establishment peak long ago, and he has a Top-grade Spirit Artifact. Now there's a divine sense secret art on top of that."
"I'm afraid none of us could withstand even a single exchange with him."
A cultivator murmured within the crowd.
A divine sense secret art.
*As expected, the higher a cultivator's cultivation, the less likely they are