Qin Yan understood his senior brother's concerns.
The second level gathered Grandmaster prodigies from the major powers of All Heavens. Among them were no shortage of monsters who had spent years at the Peak-Stage Grandmaster level.
Qin Yan had many methods at his disposal and a deep foundation, but the gap in cultivation was real. Rushing in would indeed be risky.
"Don't worry, Senior Brother. I'll be especially careful when the time comes,"
Qin Yan said earnestly.
"I won't let you gain a junior brother only to lose him, and I certainly won't make Master sad. I'll take good care of myself."
Xuantian's mouth twitched despite himself.
He was discovering that his junior brother was a monster not only in talent, but in the things he said.
"I came here to help you grow stronger."
Xuantian ignored that remark and got straight to the point.
Qin Yan's eyes lit up. "How, Senior Brother?"
"Come with me."
Xuantian rose and swept out a hand. A spatial doorway glowing faintly gold appeared before them.
Golden Light flowed within it, offering glimpses of a warped, mysterious spatial tunnel.
Xuantian stepped through first. Qin Yan followed without hesitation.
When Qin Yan emerged, he found that he was no longer in the Cave Dwelling.
The energy of heaven and earth here was astonishingly dense. Each breath felt like swallowing Spirit Medicine.
"Senior Brother, is this... the upper-level area?"
Qin Yan looked around, uncertain.
"That's right." Xuantian nodded, confirming his guess.
He led Qin Yan forward. They passed through a garden shrouded by a Formation and soon reached an ancient stone platform.
The platform was several dozen zhang across, its surface a warm, milky white like jade. Dense Array Patterns covered it, each flickering with a faint azure glow and giving off ancient, mysterious spatial