He Yan only saw the surface without perceiving the reality beneath. In her eyes, this was proof that Chen Zhezhe's cultivation had reached a higher level.
In truth, however, it was the bead left behind by Lord Tianyan that was driving Chen Zhezhe's True Essence. It was the Nine Heavens Imperial Dao Formula practiced by Lord Tianyan back then, not Chen Zhezhe's own.
Although Chen Zhezhe's cultivation had grown, it had not reached such a degree.
Chapter 700