Outside, news of Chu Yuan crushing the Ancestor of Yin and Yang had already spread like wildfire. The projection stones that recorded the battle were copied countless times and circulated frantically. However, the vast majority of people believed that Chu Yuan must have used some secret technique or dark magic, paying a heavy price to suppress the Ancestor. A smaller group suspected the footage had been tampered with. Ultimately, no one believed Chu Yuan had actually reached the Saint Lord Realm. After all, breaking through to the Saint Lord Realm was not an overnight feat; for Chu Yuan to go from the Heaven Realm to the Saint Lord Realm in a heartbeat was simply too preposterous. Many cultivators refused to believe it unless they saw it with their own eyes.
"I reckon Chu Yuan is, at most, in the Heaven Realm!"
"The Sect Master letting him represent the Demon Sect at the Martial Arts Assembly is clearly meant to have Chu Yuan take Feng Yuanqing's place."
Chapter 36