Neither Qin Fengming nor Li Shan immediately emerged from seclusion. Only after three days did Qin Fengming withdraw the restrictions around him and appear before everyone.
As Qin Fengming rose, Venerable Jie Mie's figure also appeared on the spot.
"Fellow Daoist Qin, I've been extremely curious. Why didn't the Ming Heng Yan Beast attack you, but instead abandon you and pursue me? Could it be that your concealment divine ability can truly evade that vicious beast's terrifying divine sense detection in an instant?" Upon seeing Qin Fengming, Venerable Jie Mie immediately cupped his fists and asked without hesitation.
This question had troubled him for a long time. He had clearly already moved far away from the vicious beast, yet after lingering briefly at the place where Qin Fengming had disappeared, the beast had immediately pursued him.
If Qin Fengming had truly used some terrifying method to alarm the vicious beast, that would have been easy to explain. But Qin Fengming had done nothing at all. He had merely hidden beneath the water, yet had evaded the vicious beast.
Venerable Jie Mie had followed his example and later entered the water as Qin Fengming had.
However, entering the water had been anything but safe. The vicious beast's terrifying Water attribute divine abilities had immediately surged forth, nearly killing Venerable Jie Mie in the lake.
The stark contrast between these two situations had left Venerable Jie Mie utterly baffled, the vexation weighing heavily on his chest and impossible to dispel.
The reason he had hurried back without adjusting his condition was precisely to ask Qin Fengming about this. Otherwise, it truly would have become a source of inner distress.
Moreover, Venerable Jie Mie's direct question about the matter easily dispelled the displeasure Qin Fengming had felt when Venerable Jie Mie had resorted