Xu Changxing did not rush to reveal himself to his second senior brother. Instead, he swiftly put away his Flying Sword and circulated a technique to conceal his cultivation.
He had learned this aura-concealing technique while watching the simulation.
The technique was not particularly profound. It merely concealed his aura through a regular circulation of true essence.
Such a minor trick could hardly fool cultivators or Demon Beasts whose cultivation surpassed his own, but it was enough to fool Zhou Lechi.
After all, Xu Changxing was Zhou Lechi's junior brother. He could hardly seize him and drag him away.
Besides, Zhou Lechi had come here because Xu Changxing had spurred him on. Revealing himself rashly might well have the opposite effect.
So Xu Changxing decided to hide his aura and see how things developed first.
He was in no hurry to show himself either. Instead, he followed Zhou Lechi at a distance, ready to intervene when he encountered danger.
He followed him like this for several days.
Over those days, Zhou Lechi kept advancing deeper into the Secret Realm.
To Xu Changxing's surprise, Zhou Lechi was not wandering aimlessly to temper himself. He had a clear destination.
Twice during those days, Demon Beasts blocked his path, forcing him to change his route.
Yet after making a few detours, he ultimately returned to his original route both times.
Could Second Senior Brother have received some information that brought him here?
But in the simulation, I clearly fought my way through the entire Secret Realm and saw treasures too.
Has someone set Second Senior Brother up?!
A thought stirred in Xu Changxing's mind, and he extended his spiritual sense.
Yet after carefully searching the area, he found nothing.
Was my guess wrong?
*Or did whoever set Second Senior Brother up discover me