With a thought, Qian closed the panel and was about to use the Mind Reflection Technique to break through the final bottleneck and awaken the Mangekyō Sharingan.
But just as he raised his hands, he stopped.
Although the experience and memories from his previous life told him that awakening the Mangekyō Sharingan would not cause any strange phenomenon.
Still...
To be safe, Qian decided to leave Xiaogu Village Outpost and find a more secluded place before taking this final step.
As it happened, he knew of a decent place nearby, one well suited for hiding.
Once the thought occurred to him, Qian acted on it. He did not even greet anyone else, simply leaving Xiaogu Village Outpost without a sound.
After running for more than ten li, Qian arrived at a mountain ravine.
This place was called Flying Stone Ravine. It was remote, surrounded by jagged, bizarre rocks, and there were no valuable targets nearby.
So whether it was an Iwagakure ninja, a Leaf ninja, or a ninja from another village, none of them would come this way for no reason.
And the reason he knew about this place was because he had passed by it once when he had followed the team to raid Iwagakure's logistical transit outpost.
It could be said that this was an excellent hiding place.
Gathering Chakra under his feet, Qian stepped onto the rock wall and quickly ran deeper into the ravine.
A moment later, the faint sound of flowing water came from below.
Qian focused his eyes and saw a stream trickling past. Now and then, it was blocked by strange rocks, giving off a "ding-dong, ding-dong" sound.
The sound reached his ears, making Qian feel a quiet stillness. The slight excitement in his heart at the thought of soon awakening the Mangekyō