Almost at the same time, Bai Yu jolted awake from his cultivation. The jealousy on his face faded, replaced by a trace of gravity. He had sensed that powerful aura as well, and his entire body went taut, not daring to make the slightest move.
Though the two were already mortal enemies, at this moment they both understood clearly that the owner of this unfamiliar aura was absolutely not someone they could contend with.
Within the place where the Spirit Veins converged, aside from the two of them, there were many Cultivators who had come to temper their Spirit Veins and search for clues to ascension.
Most of them were scattered throughout the valley. At this moment, they too stopped cultivating one after another, their expressions wary as they looked toward the direction the aura had come from. Some had even risen to their feet and were quietly retreating toward the edge of the valley, clearly having sensed the danger.
Lin Taichu knew full well that the place where the Spirit Veins converged was dense with spiritual energy, and it would certainly attract the owner of that powerful aura. This was absolutely not a place to linger.
Without the slightest hesitation, he got up and walked toward the dense forest on one side of the valley. The spiritual energy there was relatively thin, making it harder to be noticed, and he could continue cultivating while observing how the situation developed.
He quickly burrowed deep into the forest, found a tree hollow in an ancient thousand-year-old tree, and sat down cross-legged again, circulating his Soul Power to stabilize himself while keeping an ear on the movements outside.
Bai Yu, however, did not choose to flee. He looked in the direction the aura had come from, and an unusual glint flashed through