As for the villagers, they stopped not far away from the statue and didn't intend to press any further.
Behind, someone whispered, "Do you really think the new guy from the Thug Academy can crack the mysteries of the array?"
Someone shook his head. "That's impossible. He can't crack it unless he gets all the 99 Sea Tokens."
Someone remarked, "I wish he could. I don't want to stay in this sh*thole any longer. The spiritual energy is so thin that I can't even cultivate."
…
While everybody commented with mixed feelings, Han Fei stood next to the lake, and the three experts of the Heavenly Sword Sect all rose.
Someone said, "Jiang Chao, who is he?"
Jiang Chao smiled. "Can't you tell?"
One of the three people was a woman, who said indifferently, "Is he here to compete for the Sea Quelling Painting?"
Yang Xie sneered. "Why? You're unwilling to give it away? What have you found after such a long time?"