Crown Prince, Cousin

Duàn Yì held the Dragon Abyss Sword, moving as swiftly as lightning and leaving shadow after shadow in his wake. Wild gusts of force rose along his path.

Yet his expression was calm and his manner leisurely, as though he were strolling through a garden, playing hide-and-seek with some old friend.

His methods were quite unusual as well. On the surface, he seemed to be wandering aimlessly, no different from the pedestrians on the street.

Yet within his mind, he visualized a Sky-Illuminating Mirror. Its single face shone as brilliantly as crystal, illuminating all directions and capturing the rhythms of heaven and earth.

Countless tangled threads filled the void, mingling into this mortal world like a great dye vat. An ordinary person need only glance at them once to sink into them for all eternity.

Yet with this visualization method of the Sky-Illuminating Mirror, he could keep his spirit and mind as dazzling and untainted as crystal.

This was a visualization technique from the Finger Profound Scripture that he had learned from the Yellow Heaven Demon Venerable, along with matching finger seals.

Its meaning lay in observing the way of Heaven and wielding the workings of Heaven. Its use and control of spiritual power were exquisitely refined.

Most mysterious of all, it could sense things related to the cultivator himself in the unseen realm. Killing intent, malice, goodwill—none could hide.

He could even foresee fortune and disaster. It carried a hint of peering into heavenly secrets, though it was not so precise.

In an instant, Duàn Yì sensed an invisible yet massive chain shooting toward him from somewhere nearby. It transformed into a golden dragon-python, seeking to coil around him.

More threads, thick and thin, were spread throughout every corner of Heyin County, eyeing him like tigers eyeing prey.

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