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Chapter 23: The world is treacherous, holding back is key.

Hua Yunfei saw his confusion and explained:

"This is a cultivation technique passed down by the founding ancestor of the Backer Sect; it's very miraculous."

"It contains thirty-six top-tier concealment arts and seventy-two secondary concealment arts."

"Once you cultivate these concealment arts successfully and integrate them, you'll achieve the Unfathomable Concealment Art!"

"From now on, even if a Sage stands before you, they won't be able to discern your true cultivation level!"

Hearing this, Ye Bufan's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered a new world.

Master… are you teaching me to be a sneaky one?

Does he mean I shouldn't reveal my cultivation level outwardly, but keep some hidden within my body and only use it when necessary?

Ye Bufan's comprehension was extremely high, and he quickly grasped Hua Yunfei's meaning.

At the same time, he had a question: could it be that all disciples of the Backer Sect cultivated the Unfathomable Concealment Art?

"Take this with you!"

Hua Yunfei took out another jade pendant and hung it on Ye Bufan's waist.

Ye Bufan asked, "Master, what is this?"

Hua Yunfei explained, "This is a Concealment Jade Pendant, created by the Backer Ancestor. It looks like an ordinary jade pendant."

"But its material is special. It can interfere with others' attempts to spy on you, further helping you hide your cultivation level."

"This is a double layer of security. Every disciple of the Backer Sect has one. Ostensibly, it's a token of the Backer Sect and a symbol of discipleship."

Ye Bufan flipped the back of the jade pendant and indeed found his name and identification information.

He couldn't help but feel immense respect for the Backer Ancestor he had never met; so meticulous!

"The world is treacherous; holding back is key."

Hua Yunfei taught, successfully instilling the sect's philosophy of caution and discretion into the inexperienced Ye Bufan.

Ye Bufan listened very attentively, nodding and secretly pondering how much he should hide in the future.

"Junior Brother, this is a mandatory course for every Backer Sect disciple."

Mu Qiuxue showed off her identity jade pendant and said.

Ye Bufan suddenly looked at her seriously and said, "Senior Sister, are you also hiding your cultivation level?"

"When we sparred earlier, I always felt your cultivation level fluctuating, so it wasn't my imagination."

"No way, you're overthinking it. Girls are pure and innocent; they don't have such deep thoughts."

Mu Qiuxue looked Ye Bufan straight in the eye, shook her head, and smiled, completely denying it.

This was also a tenet of the sect!

If you're not caught red-handed, deny it to the death!

You have no evidence, right?

Ye Bufan chuckled and didn't press further, content with knowing the truth in his heart.

"You haven't reached the Violet Palace Realm yet, so you don't have a place to store things. Therefore, I'll give you a Storage Ring to use for now."

Hua Yunfei took out a golden ring with a jade stone in the center, engraved with the character "Common."

This was not just a Storage Ring; it also possessed powerful concealment techniques.

As long as the ring was worn on his hand, it would better help Ye Bufan conceal himself.

This was considered the third layer of security from his master to his disciple.

He felt that the sect's two layers of protection weren't secure enough, so three layers were safer.

Furthermore, the Storage Ring could also block the deductions of some powerful individuals, making it even more secure.

In addition to all this, if Ye Bufan's life was in danger, the Storage Ring would manifest his projection to save him!

Of course, there was no need for Ye Bufan to know all of this.

It was better to keep it hidden.

Hua Yunfei's mind was filled with the rewards from the ten-year sign-in for the 'Accepting a Disciple' mission.

Although he had more good items than even the Ultimate Sacred Land, who would complain about having too many good things?

Thus, three days later.

After carefully explaining the precautions for living on Daoyuan Peak to Ye Bufan, Hua Yunfei quietly left the Backer Sect.

He didn't know how long this trip would take, but Hua Yunfei treated it as a vacation.

He had been traveling for a hundred years and hadn't properly seen the world. This time, he would travel properly.

Of course, as long as he wasn't exposed.

As an aspiring young cultivator of the "Gou Dao" (living cautiously), the biggest taboo when venturing out was being discovered.

Who knew if he might suffer a sneak attack, just like Tianji Zhenren.

Caution was paramount.

Hua Yunfei took out a flying boat from his Purple Mansion Grotto-Heaven. It was a Sage-grade magical artifact.

Its greatest features were its speed and its ability to conceal itself!

It was perfect for travel.

The last time he left the sect, he relied purely on flying, which was truly tiring. This time, he had learned to enjoy himself.

The interior of the flying boat was a self-contained space, filled with all sorts of delicious delicacies. There were even entertainment facilities for leisure.

Such a Sage-grade flying boat was likely only used by Ultimate Emperor Sects. Even if ordinary sects possessed one, they would struggle to afford the spirit stone consumption during its operation!

It consumed one mid-grade spirit stone every minute!

Hua Yunfei went to the engine room and piled up ten thousand high-grade spirit stones there.

If he put in a lot, he wouldn't have to constantly worry about the power source.

He wasn't short on spirit stones anyway.

Hua Yunfei had made a plan for this disciple recruitment trip. He intended to visit some remote mountain villages first to dig for gold.

Too many top-tier talents were buried in ordinary places due to their impoverished backgrounds.

They never got to shine in their lives, and died without ever knowing they were cultivation prodigies.

Therefore, Hua Yunfei intended to give these people a chance this time, and also a chance for himself!

However...

Half a month later, Hua Yunfei left the thirtieth village in disappointment. As expected, geniuses weren't that easy to find.

After visiting so many villages, he rarely encountered anyone with Xuan-tier aptitude. Most had Huang-tier aptitude, and even more were ordinary roots!

They were still a hundred thousand miles away from his requirements. With such aptitude, it would be difficult even to enter the Backer Sect. Only those with Xuan-tier aptitude had a slight chance.

After another five days of searching without finding his target, Hua Yunfei felt a bit helpless.

It seemed he had boarded the system's pirate ship. Saint-tier low-grade talents were too hard to find in this era!

"System, sign in!"

It was a new month, and the helpless Hua Yunfei called out to the system to sign in.

[Ding, Sign-in successful! Cumulative sign-in time: One hundred years and two months]

[Ding, Congratulations to the host for obtaining the Great Sage Weapon—Tuosheng Sword]

Tuosheng Sword?

Tuosheng?

Why did that sound so familiar?

"Another Great Sage Weapon. I can't carry any more."

Hua Yunfei disdainfully tossed the Tuosheng Sword into his Purple Mansion Grotto-Heaven. He had weapons of all grades. He never paid much attention to such sign-in rewards.

At that moment.

Hua Yunfei's flying boat arrived at a place called Qingyang Town.

The situation there caught his attention, and his brow slowly furrowed.

This town was being massacred by bandits!

Everyone was being slaughtered!