The Moon in Water, the Uncertainty of Worldly Affairs

When Li Yan suddenly suffered an intrusion of Divine Sense, the spiritual power within his body involuntarily surged toward the character "Sever."

The next moment, Li Yan jolted awake, breaking out in a cold sweat. He hurriedly suppressed the raging torrent of spiritual power, and that blood-red character "Sever" vanished without a trace almost at the same instant.

Li Yan's heart pounded wildly. Under the intrusion of another's Divine Sense technique just now, he had actually launched a counterattack on instinct.

Though he had controlled the sweeping spiritual power in time, he did not know whether the other party had already sensed it.

Standing amid the crowd, Li Yan felt parched and drenched in sweat. Fortunately, everyone was the same after being suddenly startled by this shocking turn of events, so he did not appear particularly unusual.

Thoughts raced through Li Yan's mind, and for an instant, he felt the urge to escape.

Then Li Yan's body trembled slightly. He suddenly felt as if he were being fixedly watched by two venomous snakes. He was all too familiar with this sensation; it appeared whenever he faced a life-and-death crisis.

This was one benefit of experience, but precisely because of it, Li Yan groaned bitterly within. He had already been cautious, cautious, and more cautious.

For the sake of refining an artifact, he had not dared approach even the fringes of first-rate sects. He had thought that, in a second-rate sect, he could muddle through so long as he was careful.

Normally, as long as he kept a low profile like a pebble by the roadside, he would never draw anyone's attention. Once the time was ripe and his natal magic treasure had been refined, he would quietly leave at once.

Yet who could have expected that the other party would