Keeping His Edge Hidden, Awaiting the Moment

Silence returned to the depths of the Shi Lin; the aura of the Mystic Void Realm · Middle Stage cultivator had long since vanished into the distance.

However, Qin Yu did not relax. He closed his eyes slightly and slowly spread his divine sense again. After a moment...

Qin Yu frowned slightly, because dozens of miles away from them, auras were rapidly converging.

One, three, ten—quickly—dozens of cultivators were moving from different directions toward the deepest part of the Shi Lin.

Their auras varied in strength, but among them were many experts at the Realm Breaking Realm, and even several extremely subtle auras of the Mystic Void Realm.

Qin Yu opened his eyes, slowly turned to look at Shen Qingchen, and asked calmly:

"Brother Shen." "Are you sure you sensed the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal?" Shen Qingchen nodded without hesitation. "Yes."

At this point, his expression turned serious, and the scene from that time flashed through his mind. Shen Qingchen slowly said:

"When I was teleported in, I was in the eastern region." "You know that too." "We agreed on this before we came in—"

"We'll meet at the northernmost point." He sighed softly, "So I didn't linger. I headed straight north."

Shen Qingchen's gaze gradually turned serious. "But just as I was getting close to this Shi Lin— " Suddenly, something very strange happened.

He pointed to his chest. "The Fate Soul within me." Suddenly, it trembled violently, as if touched by some extremely ancient power.

Shen Qingchen recalled his feelings at that moment, his voice lowering slightly. "Then," he continued, "A very strange sensation suddenly arose in my mind."

"That feeling..." He frowned, seemingly searching for the right word, "... like a mark, but not quite something real."

"It's more like a sensory imprint from nothingness," Shen Qingchen slowly uttered. "The Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal."

Qin Yu's eyes flickered slightly. Shen Qingchen continued, "At that moment, I originally intended to go down and check immediately."

"But before I could react," the sensation vanished. "As if it had never been there." He shook his head slightly. "Then I came to this northern region."

"Then we discovered an ancient temple within the Shi Lin," Shen Qingchen said, glancing at Qin Yu, "And that Blank Dao Scroll."

"It was obtained from that ancient temple." "As for those two you just Annihilation— "

Shen Qingchen sneered. "We met there too." Qin Yu remained silent for a moment after hearing this, his gaze drifting into the distance.

At the edge of the Shi Lin, the auras of the cultivators continued to draw closer. Qin Yu slowly said, "So many people have come here now." "I estimate—"

"They must have sensed that moment you mentioned," Shen Qingchen nodded. "Very likely."

He then scratched his head. "So what do we do now?" "Brother Qin." "Should we go with them?" "Or..."

Qin Yu pondered for a few moments, then slowly said, "Brother Shen, there's one more question."

His gaze deepened. "That Hua Jingmeng... he bribed countless people before we even got in."

"They specifically want to kill me." Shen Qingchen's expression also turned serious. Qin Yu continued, "There are so many cultivators gathered here now."

"If someone recognizes me," he said slowly, "That would be a huge problem. My only solution is to change my appearance."

Qin Yu looked at Shen Qingchen. "This way, you won't be implicated along with me." Shen Qingchen nodded.

"Hmm," he said seriously, "Tens of thousands of people have entered the Endless Abyss for this competition. Plus, it's fraught with danger."

"Indeed, we can't be too high-profile." Qin Yu nodded slightly, then slowly closed his eyes, and the Fate Soul essence within his body began to circulate.

An extremely mysterious power flowed out from his sea of consciousness. It was not a simple illusion, but a reconstruction of the form at the level of Fate Soul.

The space around Qin Yu trembled slightly, and a faint silver light pattern slowly spread from between his eyebrows.

The light patterns flowed like ripples on water, spreading little by little along his forehead, cheeks, and bone structure.

Shen Qingchen stood aside and watched as Qin Yu's face began to slowly change, first the originally sharp facial features gradually becoming ordinary.

Then, the facial features shifted slightly, the shape of the eyes changed gradually, the bridge of the nose sunken slightly, and the jawline gradually became smoother.

Even the aura deep within his pupils was changing. At the same time, the aura within Qin Yu's body also began to be readjusted.

His previously unfathomable Fate Soul fluctuations gradually subsided, eventually leaving only the aura of an extremely ordinary Realm Breaking Realm cultivator.

A few breaths later, the silver light patterns completely dissipated. Shen Qingchen looked at Qin Yu again and was stunned for a moment.

Because the person standing in front of him now was no longer the Qin Yu with the profound aura from before.

Instead, he was an ordinary-looking young cultivator with an unremarkable aura; if he hadn't witnessed the change firsthand...

Shen Qingchen even wondered if he had mistaken someone for someone else. He couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Brother Qin..."

"Your methods are too outrageous. If I hadn't stood in front of you and witnessed it, I wouldn't have believed it was you at all," Qin Yu said, lightly flexing his wrist.

Then a faint smile appeared on his face. "Now," even if Hua Jingmeng stood in front of me personally, "He might not recognize me."

The gale-force winds howled between the massive stone pillars deep within the Shi Lin, like the whispers of countless ancient beings. Qin Yu stood on the edge of the rock wall, his gaze fixed on the deepest part of the Shi Lin.

There were dozens of faint auras gathering there, clearly indicating that more and more cultivators had noticed something unusual.

Qin Yu slowly withdrew his gaze and then said calmly, "Alright." "Let's go, Brother Shen." Shen Qingchen looked up at him, and a faint smile appeared on Qin Yu's lips.

"Let's go join the fun." "What if it really is— the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal?" His eyes darkened slightly. "Then we'll find a way to steal it cleverly."

"After all, the entire Endless Abyss— " Qin Yu said slowly, "... only has four." Shen Qingchen's eyes lit up immediately upon hearing this.

He grinned. "You're right. It would be a huge loss to miss out on something of this caliber."

He patted Qin Yu on the shoulder. "Let's go." "Brother Qin." "I'll join in the fun too." The two figures took to the air at the same time.

The sound of air being cut echoed softly among the Shi Lin as they flew swiftly towards Shi Lin deepest part. However, they had only flown a few miles.

Suddenly, the space in front of them trembled violently, as if the air had been violently torn apart by some force, and a twisted spatial rift suddenly unfolded directly in front of them.

The next instant, a chilling voice slowly echoed from the crack. "Good lad," the voice was deep and sinister, "You actually managed to escape my divine sense."

The spatial rift slowly widened, and that familiar aura reappeared. "If I hadn't been careful," the voice said, tinged with a hint of malice, "I would have been completely fooled by you two."

Boom! The crack was completely torn open, and a figure slowly walked out of the void. It was the same Mystic Void Realm · Middle Stage cultivator with a fierce and menacing face from before.

He stood in mid-air, clad in black armor, his face scarred, his eyes fierce like a wolf eyeing its prey, his aura pressing down like a mountain.

The surrounding Shi Lin trembled slightly. The cultivator's gaze was fixed on Qin Yu and Shen Qingchen, then he sneered, "Hand over all the treasures you possess."

The air instantly turned icy cold. Qin Yu and Shen Qingchen stopped simultaneously, and the two slowly floated in mid-air.

Without any sign of panic, Shen Qingchen's gaze was icy, and Qin Yu's eyes were even calmer at this moment.

The two men stared at the Mystic Void Realm cultivator, a suppressed killing intent permeating the air.

Qin Yu suddenly took a small step forward, his tone calm. "Senior." "You must have mistaken me for someone else."

He clasped his hands slightly and said, "We two have never met you before, senior." The Mystic Void Realm cultivator's face immediately darkened upon hearing this.

He roared, "Enough with the nonsense!" A terrifying aura instantly spread, causing the air above the Shi Lin to rumble.

He stared intently at the two of them. "I sensed the aura of a supreme treasure here long ago," he said, "Though only for a fleeting moment."

His voice grew increasingly cold. "But I could never be mistaken." The cultivator slowly raised his hand and pointed at them.

"But when I arrived—" "there was nothing there." His eyes were filled with murderous intent. "If it weren't for my patience..."

"I observed them from the shadows for a while," he sneered. "And you two actually managed to slip away."

The pressure of Mystic Void Realm · Middle Stage erupted completely, making the entire Shi Lin seem heavy with oppression. The cultivator's voice was chilling.

"Enough with the nonsense." "Hand over the treasure." "Otherwise—" A cruel smile crept across his lips.

"I wouldn't mind searching your soul myself." The air instantly became deathly still, and Qin Yu and Shen Qingchen floated silently in the air.

Their gazes turned cold simultaneously, and the atmosphere in mid-air became so oppressive it seemed to freeze.

The Mystic Void Realm · Middle Stage cultivator hovered in the void, his fierce gaze fixed on Qin Yu and Shen Qingchen, his aura like a volcano about to erupt.

Qin Yu remained calm and did not speak again. Instead, he quietly transmitted his thoughts with his divine sense, sending an extremely subtle fluctuation of his Fate Soul into Shen Qingchen's sea of consciousness.

"Brother Shen," Qin Yu's voice was steady and calm, "Don't act rashly." Shen Qingchen was slightly taken aback, but showed no unusual reaction.

Qin Yu continued to transmit his voice, "This old man is so old, yet he still came to participate in this competition. Clearly, he's not here to join Lineage."

Qin Yu's gaze slowly fell on the old man. His voice was low and deep, "He only has one goal: to come in and steal the treasure—and kill someone along the way."

Shen Qingchen's expression turned slightly cold after hearing this. He nodded slightly and said nothing more. At that very moment...

Qin Yu's divine sense suddenly trembled slightly, as if he had sensed something. Qin Yu's divine sense quietly swept over the body of the Mystic Void Realm cultivator.

The next instant, an extremely familiar aura entered his senses, and Qin Yu's gaze sharpened slightly, because that aura—was none other than that precious pendant.

Qin Yu slowly probed with his divine sense and soon confirmed that the treasure was currently hanging in the old man's storage device at his waist.

Qin Yu instantly understood everything. His original plan was to lure the treasure to other powerful figures who would then kill the three of them and seize the pendant.

But it was clearly this old man who had killed the three of them, and the treasure had fallen into his hands. A very subtle smile suddenly appeared on Qin Yu's lips.

Because he had left an extremely hidden causal Dao intent on that pendant, and that causal intent had not dissipated.

A faint, cold glint flashed in Qin Yu's eyes, still vivid in his mind. "I see."

He muttered to himself, "That makes things easier." Just then, the old man opposite him completely lost his patience.

His face turned incredibly grim. "It seems you two brats aren't planning to hand them over." "Then I'll send you both on your way today."

As soon as he finished speaking, boom—the old man suddenly raised his hand, and a huge black battle axe instantly appeared in his palm.

The battle axe was entirely black, with dense, crack-like marks covering its blade; merely holding that axe head...

The surrounding air was compressed, producing a dull rumble. However, he did not use any supernatural powers.

In his view, two cultivators at the Realm Breaking Realm were not worth him using his true power at all, the old man sneered.

"A mere Realm Breaking Realm cultivator." "You dare to put on airs in front of me?" The next moment, he suddenly took a step forward.

He raised his battle axe high like a raging beast, and boom—the axe blade slashed through the void.

With terrifying power, it slashed down directly at Qin Yu and Shen Qingchen. It had no supernatural abilities or magic, only pure power.

But that was, after all, an attack from Mystic Void Realm · Middle Stage expert. When that axe fell, it tore a huge black crack in the void.

A terrifying shockwave instantly swept through the entire Shi Lin, cracking the stone pillars and casting a massive shadow over Qin Yu and Shen Qingchen.

The moment the battle axe fell, Qin Yu's eyes turned completely cold.