Receiving the Seal on the High Platform, Wielding the Blade at the Abyss Floor

On the competition square, the heavens and earth continued to turn as usual, but at this moment, the huge array that covered the entire Stele Forest Imperial City suddenly showed an unusual fluctuation.

The fluctuation, though not violent, was extremely clear, as if some kind of "boundary" had been touched.

The array patterns slowly emerged from the depths of the void, ancient and obscure lines intertwining and flowing above the plaza, their light flickering as if responding to some signal from the depths of the Endless Abyss.

At that instant, on the four high platforms, the four patriarchs of the Ju Lineage, Chi Lineage, Shangguan Lineage, and Hua Lineage simultaneously raised their heads and fixed their gazes on the center of the square.

The air seemed to freeze for a moment, and then—boom! A beam of light suddenly pierced through the core of the formation.

The light wasn't dazzling, but it carried a profound sense of weight that transcended boundaries, as if it had torn through space from the depths of Endless Abyss and crashed down upon the very center of the plaza.

The square erupted in chaos the next moment. "They're out!!!" "Someone's out!!!" "Who is it?! Who's the first one?!"

"My God... how long has it been?! Less than fifteen days!" "That's too fast... that speed is terrifying!"

The cultivators watching from the periphery erupted in a deafening clamor, their eyes fixed on the pillar of light. Some even stepped forward, eager to catch a glimpse of the figure within it.

Further out, the densely packed crowd was equally agitated, with discussions rising and falling in waves.

"The number one has emerged!" "Who exactly is this prodigy?!" "This battle for the Endless Abyss is likely to produce a great figure!"

Amidst countless gazes, the light slowly receded, and as the light faded, a figure stood quietly in the center, his robes fluttering lightly, his aura restrained.

But the entire arena fell silent for a moment, then erupted in cheers. "Mystic Void Realm Initial Stage!!!" "It's Mystic Void Realm Initial Stage cultivator!" "Look at his hand—that's the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal!"

"It really is the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal!!!" "He... he's the first one to emerge!!!"

Exclamations erupted like thunder, sweeping across the entire plaza in waves. Countless cultivators gazed with fervent eyes, some even displaying barely concealed awe and envy.

Some people couldn't help but applaud, and then the applause became a continuous burst, with cheers, praises, and exclamations all intertwined, as if trying to overturn the entire space.

Standing in the center was Shen Qingchen, holding the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal. His expression was calm, and although his aura was newly advanced, it already carried a sense of "unpredictability".

The heads of the Lineage on the high platform nodded in unison.

The Ju Lineage patriarch, Ju Jinyu, with a deep gaze, spoke slowly, his voice soft yet clearly carrying throughout the surrounding area, "What I just saw on the screen was that the person who seized the seal was a cultivator at the Realm Breaking Realm..."

The cultivator who has now appeared has already stepped into the Mystic Void Realm Initial Stage... or perhaps...

His gaze sharpened slightly. "It seems this battle in the Endless Abyss will be far more brutal than in previous years."

Clearly, he had no idea that the real person who seized the seal was Qin Yu; he simply believed that Qin Yu had killed and Annihilation the one who had seized the seal.

In the center of the plaza, the head of the Chi Lineage slowly stepped forward, his voice loud and solemn, "The first to return from the Endless Abyss— "

"Shen Qingchen." "Please place the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal in the first position among the four supreme treasures in the center." Shen Qingchen's expression turned solemn as he held the seal in both hands and walked slowly.

With each step he took, countless eyes seemed to be drawn to him as he reached the center.

It was a stone platform supported by ancient array patterns, with four Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal.

The first seat was still empty. Shen Qingchen took a deep breath and slowly placed the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal in his hand onto it.

With a soft hum, the entire formation trembled slightly the moment the mark was placed, and an invisible ripple spread outwards, as if some kind of "belonging" had been confirmed.

Just then, a figure slowly stood up on the high platform of the Chi Lineage. Chi Boqian, the head of the Chi Family Lineage, with the cultivation level of the Wuji Realm.

His gaze fell upon Shen Qingchen, his expression calm yet authoritative, his voice deep and steady, "Fellow Daoist Shen Qingchen, please step forward."

Shen Qingchen immediately stepped forward and bowed. Chi Boqian nodded slightly, "According to the rules, you are the first person to obtain the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal and return successfully."

That is, the winner of this grand martial arts competition.

His gaze swept over Shen Qingchen, seemingly discerning his entire aura, before he said softly, "Judging from your aura, you should have just entered the Mystic Void Realm Initial Stage."

Shen Qingchen respectfully replied, "Indeed." Chi Boqian smiled faintly, "In that case, I will bestow upon you an opportunity that is even more suitable for you."

As soon as he finished speaking, he gently raised his hand, and the void cracked slightly, revealing an ancient jade box that slowly emerged from the depths of space.

The jade box was small, yet it emitted an extremely restrained aura, as if what it contained was enough to shake the very essence of Fate Soul.

The jade box slowly flew out and hovered in front of Shen Qingchen. Shen Qingchen was startled and immediately knelt down, his voice solemn, "Thank you, Chi Clan, for bestowing this opportunity upon me!"

Chi Boqian nodded slightly at this moment

The presiding official spoke again, "Please, Shen Qingchen, rest aside for now. We will proceed with your choice of joining the clan after the remaining three Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal have been returned to their places."

Shen Qingchen respectfully accepted, put away the jade box, and then retreated to a resting area on the side. Just as everything was settled, on the Hua Lineage's high platform...

A cold snort quietly rang out.

Hua Jingmeng glanced sideways, her gaze icy, her tone carrying a hint of displeasure and a hidden killing intent, "I didn't expect... the number one person is only at the Mystic Void Realm Initial Stage."

His fingertips tapped lightly on the armrest of the chair, the sound extremely soft yet seemingly carrying a suppressed anger. "I'd rather—"

His eyes narrowed slightly. "The person who seized the seal with the power of Realm Breaking Realm · Middle Stage in that projection just now... was Qin Yu."

A cold smile curved his lips. "After all..." "This seal—only by killing that person can it truly be obtained," the air suddenly turned a degree colder.

In the rest area, the noise had gradually faded away. The applause and discussions from the outside world seemed to be isolated by an invisible barrier, leaving only faint echoes in the air. Shen Qingchen sat quietly to one side, his fingers slowly tightening, the lingering warmth of the Mystic Void Non-Stillness Seal still present in his palm.

His gaze lowered slightly, but a thought quietly surfaced in his mind, heavy and firm—Brother Qin... you must return safely... otherwise... I will never be able to let go of this thought for the rest of my life... This thought was not intense, but it was deeply engraved in his heart like a brand, and it would not dissipate for a long time. If Qin Yu did not return safely, this would be a demon in his heart that he could never erase.

He slowly exhaled, calming his emotions, then reached out and took out the jade box that Chi Boqian had just given him. With a light touch of his fingertips, the jade box seemed to sense the intention to open, and opened silently, releasing an almost imperceptible ripple.

The next instant, his pupils suddenly contracted. A pill floated silently in the box... it did not emit light.

Even its "presence" is extremely weak.

It is perfectly round like an egg, completely transparent, but not colorless. Rather, it is the "Ultimate colorless." When you look at it, it is as if you are looking into the void, but upon closer inspection, Emptiness, as if it does not belong to the category of "visible things".

Within the pill, there seemed to be swirling clouds and mist, but those "clouds and mist"... were not matter, but something unknowable— Shen Qingchen's breath.

There was a slight pause at that moment.

He gently lifted his palm, the pill hovering above his hand, weightless as if it were nothing. Yet, the instant he touched it, he clearly felt...

The warmth in his palm was being withdrawn—not just cold, but "coldness itself." The surrounding air was eerily silent, devoid of any medicinal scent or aroma, yet he suddenly realized...

The reason I no longer want to think is not because I'm being suppressed, but because even the desire to "think" is quietly fading away.

Shen Qingchen's mind jolted, and he abruptly focused his thoughts, suppressing the eerie silence once more. He stared intently at the pill, a voice echoing softly in his mind.

"The Mystic Female Return to Stillness Pill..." At this moment, he completely understood why Chi Boqian had said, "I'm granting you an opportunity."

This is not an ordinary divine pill; it is a heaven-defying item that can enable cultivators at the Mystic Void Realm Initial Stage to cross the most difficult hurdle and directly enter the intermediate stage.

That hurdle is precisely—"attachment to self".

Shen Qingchen's gaze gradually calmed down. All his knowledge about this pill surfaced in his mind: the legends, the taboos, and the fates of the losers.

He knew this elixir didn't grant power, but rather made you disappear and then return; if you could return, you would be reborn.

If not, then Eternal Silence. He took a deep breath, a complex and resolute light flashing in his eyes. "Chi Clan... this gift... is too heavy..."

But instead of hesitating, he became even more serious. Because he knew that he was qualified to take this path.

He slowly Mystic Female Return to Stillness Pill into his storage crystal core, as if he were taking in an untouchable destiny.

After doing all this, he looked up again at the huge screen in the center of the square. At this moment, thousands of Fate Soul were still flashing on the screen, and the determination in his eyes was even deeper.

Meanwhile, in the Endless Abyss.

Darkness was like the sea, with layers upon layers of overlapping boundaries, space sometimes distorted, sometimes broken, as if the entire world was being reorganized and collapsed in some incomprehensible way.

Qin Yu's figure soared through the air in this abyss.

His speed wasn't Ultimate, but it was extremely stable. With each step he took, the space beneath his feet would automatically part to make way for him, as if the entire abyss was making way for him.

Suddenly, his gaze sharpened and he stopped, not because he saw anything, but because he sensed five auras rapidly approaching from the void ahead.

The aura was not deliberately concealed; instead, it carried an extremely sharp sense of oppression, like a predator locking onto its prey and pulling in its net. It was incredibly fast, traversing several realms in just a few breaths.

Qin Yu slowly raised his gaze, and in the next instant, the void tore open, and five figures stepped out from the darkness.

In the void, the moment the five figures stepped out, boom!!! Five Realm Breaking Realm · Supreme erupted simultaneously without reservation.

That wasn't just simple intimidation; it was five different "boundary wills" targeting the same objective simultaneously.

The forced superposition caused the heavens and earth to suddenly distort.

Space seemed to be being violently kneaded and folded by an invisible giant hand. The flow of time suddenly accelerated in some areas, while it almost stopped in others. Even the laws themselves were compressed and emitted a low tremor, as if they were about to collapse at any moment.

Qin Yu in the void, his robes fluttering slightly. He didn't retreat a step, but merely raised his gaze slightly, and the five people had already locked onto him completely.

In their eyes, there was no probing, only killing intent—a cold, ruthless will to execute, etched deep into their Fate Soul.

Just as the murderous intent reached its peak, one of the five suddenly raised his hand and flipped his palm.

A mysterious and precious treasure has emerged.

The treasure was no bigger than the palm of a hand, and its entire body was dark silver. Its surface was without any patterns, yet it seemed to devour all light, making the surrounding space blurry, as if it did not exist entirely in this world.

The next moment, the person lightly touched it with their fingertip, and the treasure trembled slightly. A light screen slowly unfolded from within it.

There was no radiant light, no energy fluctuations, yet in the instant it unfolded, it caused a momentary, extremely subtle "cognitive dislocation" in the surrounding space.

As if some kind of "reality" was forcibly projected, a figure quietly appeared in the light screen.

His robes were like an abyss, his aura profound, and his eyes cold and indifferent, as if he could sever all the principles of existence.

That face was none other than Qin Yu, the real Qin Yu, without any disguise or concealment.

Even the outline of the energy flow was perfectly replicated. It was not a simple image, but a manifestation that was almost a "projection of existence".

It seemed that if that person activated it even slightly more, the figure within the light screen would "emerge" from nothingness.

The assassin's gaze was icy. He slightly raised the treasure, positioning it directly facing Qin Yu, and said in a low, emotionless voice, "This person..."

Have you ever seen it before?

The five were hunters hired by Hua Jingmeng at a high price. The leader stepped forward, his gaze sharp as a knife, his voice low and cold, "Boy... have you ever seen the person sealed within the treasure?"

At this moment, Qin Yu, who was standing in front of them, had completely changed his appearance, and his aura had been suppressed and reconstructed.

As if he were a completely different person, Qin Yu's heart remained as still as water. He looked at the illusory figure as if he were looking at a completely unrelated person.

His expression was cold and indifferent; he remained silent, showing no interest in even responding.

Even more direct than a refusal, the leader's gaze darkened. A moment later, another man stepped forward, his tone filled with obvious impatience and murderous intent, "Are you deaf? I'm asking if you've seen this person before!"

The air suddenly tensed. Qin Yu slowly raised his eyes, his gaze cold as ice. His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly pierced the hearts of the five people. "What?" "Never seen it before—" He paused slightly. "Do I have to answer you?"

The atmosphere instantly turned chilling after those words. One of the five men sneered, his eyes flashing with murderous intent. "Kid..." "Looking for death?"

The others also slowly curled into sinister smiles; they no longer asked any questions.

Without further probing, the leader's voice was deep and authoritative, as if issuing a verdict. "Since you don't recognize me... then leave behind all the treasures you possess."

His gaze turned chilling. "Otherwise—" The auras of all five surged simultaneously. "This place will be your burial ground today."

Before the words had even finished, Boom!!! All five attacked simultaneously, without any hesitation or testing the waters, each Supreme move!

The first person suddenly clasped his hands together, and a dark crack suddenly tore open between his palms—the Boundary Severing Strike: Void Abyss Devouring Wheel!

The crack expanded instantly, transforming into a black vortex that devoured everything. Wherever it passed, space was torn apart, and anything that touched it was dragged into an abyss of "never having existed."

The second person pointed a finger, and a scarlet flame ignited at the fingertip—the Reverse Burning of Karmic Fire! The flame did not burn the body, but rather burned the karma itself.

Unseen causal threads were ignited, flowing upstream along Qin Yu's "existence trajectory," attempting to completely extinguish him from the root.

The third person stepped forward, and the entire space suddenly froze— Realm Lock: Myriad Forbidden Domains!

Countless transparent chains emerged from the void, layering upon each other to completely seal off the space around Qin Yu. Each chain carried the "power of boundary judgment," forcibly restricting all movement and escape.

The fourth person's eyes suddenly blazed with a ghostly blue light, and the Soul Domain of Annihilation collapsed!

An invisible wave swept out, entering Qin Yu's sea of consciousness, attempting to shatter the foundation of his divine sense and cause him to completely lose consciousness before he could even make a move.

The fifth person spread his arms, and a huge black wheel appeared in the void—the Final Suppression: The Annihilation Heavenly Wheel!

The seal wheel slowly rotated, and with each rotation, a layer of space collapsed, and a terrifying suppressive force rolled down from above, as if the entire world was about to crush Qin Yu into nothingness.

The five Supreme divine powers, from different systems and through different paths, converged at the same moment, sealing, suppressing, devouring, incinerating, severing consciousness, and eliminating all escape routes.

Completely locked down, this attack was not a test but a sure kill, while Qin Yu in the center without moving, his gaze turning slightly cold.

Qin Yu slowly said, "You're really impressive. You went all out to kill someone like me, a Realm Breaking Realm · Middle Stage?"

One of the cultivators sneered, "Hmph, brat. Even a lion uses its full strength to hunt a rabbit. Besides, you're Realm Breaking Realm · Middle Stage cultivator. If we let you escape, it would tarnish the reputation of the five of us."