Ding Fan was about less than one-third of the total distance away from the flowerbed, but he estimated in his heart that he might not be able to hold on. Ding Fan could clearly feel himself reaching his limit, and couldn't help but start slowing down his steps.
Even if Ding Fan couldn't reach that flowerbed, he hoped to get as close as possible, because then he would have a better chance of seeing clearly with his Divine Sense what was inside that flowerbed, and what kind of things were producing such a strange power affecting his Divine Sense.
Ding Fan began to walk up the stone steps slowly, one by one...
At this mont, everyone was completely dumbfounded. Ding Fan had already walked more than half of the distance and was very close to the flowerbed. This was simply unbelievable. No one expected that the Lake Master's elder brother could achieve this step. This was not humanly possible!
"Isn't it a bit exaggerated? Can't he feel the power in the Lake of Purity?"
"He must be able to feel it. Look, he's moving much slower now than before!"
"How could it be possible to walk such a long distance? It's a bit too incredible, isn't it?"
"Even the elders of the sect, or even the sect master himself, might not be able to walk as far as Ding Fan. This is simply unbelievable!"
"Yeah, it's simply aweso!"
"No wonder even the Lake Master calls him elder brother! Amazing..."
"..."
For a mont, everyone felt that their nerves, taut with tension as they followed Ding Fan's progress, had started to beco numb. With expressions of shock, they couldn't help but discuss in astonishnt. Clearly, this was all too unbelievable! Never would they have thought that Ding Fan would walk such a long distance.
At first, they thought that Senior Brother Lu Ferng would be the first. But now, the stone steps Ding Fan had covered were probably several tis those of Senior Brother Lu Ferng. Clearly, Ding Fan deserved to be first! Moreover, everyone truly believed that no participant in this part of the Grand Competition would surpass Ding Fan's achievent; that was simply impossible.
At this mont, the old examiner was completely dumbfounded. He had seen many cultivators, whether they were outstanding disciples in the Ergence Stage or so elders in the Spirit Severing Stage, or even the sect master, but he had never seen anyone walk to such an extent as Ding Fan. It was simply unbelievable!
He even clearly rembered that a sect master in the Transcendance Tribulation Stage had walked within the Lake of Purity before. That elder also only reached the distance where Ding Fan was now, yet Ding Fan, the Lake Master's elder brother, did not stop and continued moving forward. It was simply unbelievable!
Though the Lake Master addressed him as elder brother, Ding Fan was rely in his early twenties, similar in age to these excellent young disciples from the Thirty-Six Caves. In fact, Ding Fan even looked younger than so of them.
Yet he was able to achieve this, which was simply unimaginable! The old man would never have believed Ding Fan capable of this had he not seen it with his own eyes. For soone of Ding Fan's age, to surpass his peers by so much was astonishing, and he was also a Grade Nine Alchemist, a feat that alone surpassed most cultivators—even the sect masters of the Thirty-Six Caves.
Moreover, it seems that his strength wasn't limited to just alchemy. It seed that the fact that he could walk such a long distance ant he either had extrely formidable cultivation or so unique skills. Regardless of which, it was incredibly impressive.
Do not dismiss having so formidable external skills as nothing special. Luck is part of one's strength, let alone possessing such formidable external skills. Clearly, Ding Fan had obtained so extraordinary opportunities, which were also part of his strength. In the Cultivation World, which powerful opportunity did not co with significant dangers?
That Ding Fan managed to obtain such an opportunity already proved his strength.
"The Lake Master's elder brother is indeed extraordinary..." muttered the examiner elder, with a look of sighing admiration.
Not far away, Long Ren also witnessed this scene with wide-open eyes. His elder brother not only made those people from the Thirty-Six Caves who were hassling behind him shut their mouths completely with his actions, but it also gave him quite a shock. His elder brother actually reached such a distance within the Lake of Purity. It was simply too unbelievable!
Long Ren secretly pondered whether he could reach his elder brother's position if he were to be in the sa situation. Long Ren's answer remained uncertain; even if he barely reached his elder brother's current position, his elder brother had not yet stopped. He continued to walk toward the flowerbed within the Lake of Purity.
Long Ren had a feeling that his elder brother wasn't very concerned about his score in this Grand Competition. After all, even if he retreated twenty steps from his current position, he would still be completely ahead of the other contestants. His elder brother's goal was the flowerbed; he seed to want to know sothing about it.
"Great Elder, what exactly is the thing in the flower bed at the center of Lake of Purity?"
At this mont, Long Ren directly asked the Great Elder beside him.
The Great Elder was also taken aback by Ding Fan's performance, completely not expecting Ding Fan to reach this level. It was truly unbelievable. Hearing Long Ren's question, the Great Elder seed to have thought of sothing, and directly replied:
"Does the Lake Master want to see the thing in that flower bed? There's nothing particularly valuable in the flower bed. I only got there back then with the help of a few old brothers out of curiosity, given that the power in Lake of Purity can suppress and reject a cultivator's divine sense, which is indeed very rare. However, I didn't see anything strange, just that I know the formation's critical point of Lake of Purity is in that flower bed."
The Great Elder, feeling sowhat ashad, continued:
"But the formation of Lake of Purity is not simple; it's very peculiar. I'm afraid even today's high-level refiners couldn't create such a magical formation. Yet at that ti, I was completely ignorant in the field of formations. Although I saw the location of the formation's critical point, I couldn't understand it. In the end, I could only return in sha."
The Great Elder finished with a hint of regret on his face.
Long Ren felt sowhat relieved upon hearing the Great Elder's words, knowing that there wasn't anything precious in the flower bed. Otherwise, if Ding Fan saw it, he might not be able to refuse him in the future. Long Ren wasn't greedy; it was just that Lake of Purity was an inheritance left by the ancestors of the Thirty-six Caves. If it indeed contained sothing that caught Ding Fan's eye, he really couldn't agree to it.
After all, as the current Lake Master of the Thirty-six Caves, he couldn't just give away the ancestors' belongings, even if it was to his brother. But hearing the Great Elder's words, his worries dissipated. If the flower bed was the critical point of the formation of Lake of Purity, letting Ding Fan see it wouldn't matter. If Ding Fan could gain so insight into formations, it would be a good thing.
The Great Elder looked at Ding Fan with incredulity as he continued to approach the flower bed. His eyes filled with extre shock! At that ti, to explore the flower bed, he had the help of several old companions, all of whom were at the Spirit Severing Late Stage in cultivation, and even he was at the Spirit Severing Late Stage. Although he couldn't compare to his current self, their cultivation level far surpassed that of Ding Fan.
But Ding Fan managed this feat alone at such a young age; it was truly terrifying! His abilities were surely not beneath the Lake Master's…
At this mont, the most shocked were the masters of the Thirty-six Caves standing behind Long Ren. Seeing Ding Fan's feat, they could hardly believe their eyes. Not even the disciples could reach Ding Fan's level; even cultivators in the Spirit Severing Stage like them found it challenging to reach his current position.
What Ding Fan had done was simply too astonishing!
Everyone in the Heart Sect was in utter disbelief, never expecting Ding Fan to achieve this. Reflecting on their previous assumptions about the Lake Master's brother, they felt deeply ashad, realizing that the Lake Master's brother was indeed extraordinary.
This man could definitely stand shoulder to shoulder with the Lake Master; it was absolutely incredible!
Now everyone felt complete admiration for the Lake Master. Despite his young age, his judgnt was indeed impeccable. This champion of the Dancheng Great Alchemy Competition was no ordinary person. His prowess clearly wasn't limited to alchemy; his ability to reach this level was truly remarkable!
Even if they were in Ding Fan's place, it was likely beyond their abilities.
At this mont, Lu Ferng and the others standing by the Lake of Purity witnessed Ding Fan's feat and felt utter despair. He initially thought Ding Fan would surpass him by just a bit, but the reality was far beyond expectation. Ding Fan was close to reaching the flower bed in Lake of Purity! It was simply unbelievable!
And Ding Fan kept advancing, as if he wouldn't stop. Would he actually reach the flower bed?
Thinking of this made Lu Ferng feel a chill down his spine, shivering with fear at the prospect of Ding Fan reaching the flower bed. That was terrifying! Never mind disciples like themselves, even the sect leaders weren't certain of reaching the flower bed's location.
Yet, Ding Fan was rely a young man, not much older than himself. If he truly achieved that, there would be no point in trying to catch up with him. Ding Fan would be beyond comparison to ordinary cultivators, a god-like existence that he could never hope to rival.
Leng Jian gazed at Ding Fan's actions with an extrely sour expression. He was utterly shocked that Ding Fan had progressed this far, which was just astonishing! Leng Jian seriously wondered if he had any confidence in defeating Ding Fan if he entered the Xuantian Secret Realm.
Ding Fan was not just a little bit ahead but far beyond him, an unreachable height. Especially since Ding Fan had previously defeated him effortlessly. Leng Jian believed that if Ding Fan wanted to kill him, it wouldn't be a difficult task.
His heart heavy, Leng Jian turned his eyes towards the Qinghe Sect leader standing with the Thirty-six Sect Leaders. His expression remained somber, evidently struggling to recover from the blow of the Lake Master's punishnt.
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