"I'd been completely preoccupied with the entrance examination just now. It was quite a surprise—I didn't even notice when you broke through as well and reached stage two Qi Refining." As Tao Ze spoke, his eyes remained fixed on Ye Tian. He frowned slightly, impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"Just now," Ye Tian replied.
Tao Ze said nothing. He continued staring at Ye Tian, and little by little, his expression became incomparably grave.
Ye Tian did not understand, but his expression remained unchanged as he cast him an inquiring look.
Tao Ze's cultivation was only at the Void Returning level. He could see Ye Tian's current stage two Qi Refining cultivation, but he could never possibly perceive the peak True Immortal divine soul Ye Tian had concealed.
Thus, Ye Tian did not need to worry that Tao Ze had seen through his greatest secret.
Then why had Tao Ze suddenly changed expression?
What could make a Void Returning Realm cultivator lose composure so badly in an instant?
Tao Ze's current behavior already amounted to a serious loss of emotional control.
Especially just moments ago, when speaking of how Ye Tian had truly won that wager and enabled every Peiyuan Peak disciple to pass the entrance examination, Tao Ze's tone and expression had merely been filled with wonder.
They had been nowhere near as violently unsettled as they were now.
After a long silence, Tao Ze finally seemed to have calmed down, his expression returning to normal.
He warily surveyed the surroundings, then gently raised a hand. Spiritual energy spread out and formed an invisible formation, completely sealing off the small courtyard where Ye Tian stood.
Ye Tian did not know why Tao Ze had suddenly done this, but his instincts detected no danger. Instead, he could sense an