Li Chen’s idea was undeniably crazy.

When everyone saw that ancient tree, almost all of them thought about obtaining it.

Taking such a treasure away, whether for personal cultivation and enlightenment, or to bring back for their own descendants to use, or even to establish a sect with it as the foundation, would all be excellent choices.

However, no one thought about cultivating here.

Nor did anyone think about breaking through here.

Without even considering, they all knew what kind of restrictions there were to cultivating here, and how difficult it would be.

It’s not that they weren’t tempted by the essence of heaven and earth here, or didn’t want to cultivate.

But they didn’t dare, and they couldn’t!

Yet Li Chen dared!

He not only wanted to cultivate here; he wanted to attempt a breakthrough to the Soul Realm.

It’s a bold idea, and also a crazy one.

Anyone who knew of Li Chen’s idea would probably think he’d gone mad.

Because such an attempt was tantamount to seeking death.

Everyone knew the suppression of the Regretless Mountain Range was fixed; if you tried to forcibly break through, even if you could, the Palm Realm level suppression alone would crush you to death.

But for Li Chen, he didn’t have so many concerns; he thought of it, so he did it.

Fortune favors the bold while the timid starve; this is the eternal truth!

"Look, he’s moving!"

"Who exactly is he? I see you are all quite wary of him." A cultivator who hadn’t witnessed the earlier battle couldn’t help but ask quietly to the person next to them.

"Shh! Keep your voice down, we don’t know who he is either, but he’s definitely not just a simple Array Master." A strong figure quietly replied.

"I know his Formation Path skills are extraordinary, otherwise he wouldn’t have been able to specify the method to unlock the valley’s restrictions. But here everyone’s cultivation is restricted to the Domain Realm, so how could he be stronger than the Domain Realm?" the questioner asked in confusion.

The strong figure being asked couldn’t help but swallow when hearing this, "It’s hard to say if he’s being suppressed to the Domain Realm. But I’m sure if you dare oppose him here, there will absolutely be no good outcome."

After speaking, the strong figure stopped speaking, though they hadn’t seen the end of the previous battle. With Li Chen appearing here while the Shadow did not, it was enough to make them wary.

From any angle, they did not want to offend such an inscrutable top-level powerhouse.

The questioner noted the surrounding people’s trepidation, and didn’t ask further, but spoke up, "Since you all hold him in such regard, why don’t we watch and see where he can reach?"

"That’s right, this side view also reflects strength." Someone agreed.

"Who was the previous furthest traveler?"

"It was a powerful being from the Demon Realm, reaching close to a thousand steps, but even he couldn’t continue and ultimately retreated disappointedly."

"That Demon Realm strong figure was very likely... a Purgatory Demon Lord!"

"Purgatory Demon Lord? Even a Purgatory Demon Lord could only reach a thousand steps?" Someone remarked in amazement, a Purgatory Demon Lord equates to a Ninth Order Expert, if even such a powerful being could only reach a thousand steps, doesn’t it mean no one can approach that ancient tree?

"The unique situation here indeed suppresses everyone’s cultivation to the Domain Realm, I think if the Purgatory Demon Lord could exert full strength, he should easily reach beneath the ancient tree." Someone shook their head.

"However, this is also a testament to strength, that ancient tree is no ordinary thing."

"Look quickly, that figure in black has reached seven hundred steps!"

During their conversation, they suddenly discovered Li Chen was unexpectedly moving quickly, surpassing many people in a short period, directly arriving around seven hundred steps, shocking them.

Because, reaching seven hundred steps was not only considered far, but Li Chen’s speed was extraordinarily fast; it was the first time they saw someone moving this quickly under such terrifying pressure!

Li Chen glanced nearby, and there were indeed no few strong figures. Some had reached the seven hundred steps mark; seven hundred steps had already surpassed half of the domain of the ancient tree.

Having crossed halfway, many people were stopped to rest before continuing; obviously, traversing such a distance had significantly depleted them.

Not only did they have to watch the depletion, but they also had to avoid recklessly absorbing the essence of heaven and earth here; should they inadvertently fall into it, this concentrated essence could blow them up in just a short time.

On this journey, most were crushed, but not a few were blown up.

Glancing at those nearby, Li Chen did not hesitate and continued forward.

The pressure was only mildly challenging for him; the real difficulty likely lay ahead.

"Look quickly! He’s this..."

"This is too fast, isn’t it? How is he doing this, eight hundred, it’s eight hundred steps!"

"This... insane! He’s still not slowing down and continues forward!"

"Almost nine hundred, no, it’s already nine hundred steps!"

The cultivators at the edge of the ancient tree domain were dumbfounded watching this unfold.

They never imagined Li Chen would be terrifying to this extent; the formidable pressure from the essence of heaven and earth seemed almost nonexistent to him as he leisurely paced to the nine hundred steps mark.

Previously, the furthest among them only reached a thousand steps.

Within the crowd, a silent strong figure couldn’t help but slightly raise his head, looking at Li Chen with a rather heavy gaze.

He was previously the furthest walking Demon Realm presence.

He had not entered the conversation, but the others hadn’t guessed wrong: he was indeed a Demon Lord level presence.

Gazing upon Li Chen effortlessly reaching nine hundred steps made his pupils contract involuntarily.

Unlike the others, he saw that Li Chen’s ability to reach such distance, perhaps wasn’t greatly tied to cultivation.

"Top level Body Refinement Expert." The Purgatory Demon Lord slowly spoke, uttering these words.

Hearing this from the Demon Lord, the others finally caught on, gasping in surprise.

"Top level Body Refinement Expert? In a place like this, indeed that’s quite advantageous, using a strong physical body to charge directly."

"Can anyone tell what grade of Body Refinement he belongs to?"

A strong figure couldn’t help but ask, "Though I can’t tell what grade of Body Refinement Expert he is, there’s someone around the thousand steps mark I recognize."

The strong figure pointed to a martial artist around the thousand step mark emanating a peculiar light, "That’s a friend of mine, also a Body Refinement Expert, who reached Great Accomplishment Golden Body decades ago, though not as effortlessly as this figure..."

Listening to the strong figure, the group of strong figures was stunned.

This means the young man in black might well be an intimidating Body Refinement Expert possessing Indestructible Realm Physical Refinement Cultivation?

Perhaps the Indestructible Body alone doesn’t mean much, but in combat, such a Body Refining Realm would indeed be terrifying.

This was evident when Yu Ming, with The Undying and Immortal Emperor Cultivation, managed to infuriate a Purgatory Demon Lord into a corner!