I. Silent Infiltration
Night had fallen, and Greenstone City was shrouded in a thin layer of mist. The residence of the Tianyuan Sect within the city stood solemn and imposing under the glow of spiritual light. Disciples on patrol around the residence wore uniform robes, exuding powerful auras—clearly elites carefully selected. The surrounding formations were by no means ordinary either, sufficient to block even a Core Formation realm cultivator from forcing their way in.
However, none of this could stop Lin Ye.
Like a shadow in the night, he silently slipped in from the rear of the residence. His footsteps were as light as falling leaves, his aura as restrained as stone. Activating the "Breath Concealment Art" within his demonic power and combining it with his precise control over sword intent, he merged himself seamlessly into the darkness.
Patrolling disciples brushed past him without noticing a thing. Before several traps and mechanisms, Lin Ye used pre-prepared spirit talismans to dismantle the lock chains with swift and clean movements, leaving no trace behind. In just a quarter of an hour, he had silently penetrated the residence's core area without alerting a single soul.
II. Energy Fluctuation
As he moved through the residence, Lin Ye remained on high alert. Just as he passed a quiet courtyard, his "Demonic Sense" trembled slightly—an energy fluctuation, familiar yet unusually pure, drifted in silently.
He immediately stopped and closed his eyes to focus—this aura was extremely similar to the spirit crystal energy he had encountered in the Blackstone Hall, but even denser and more intense. Had it not been for his current sensitivity to spiritual fluctuations, he might never have detected this power, so heavily suppressed by layers of formation.
"Something's hidden down there," Lin Ye thought grimly.
Suppressing his aura, he carefully approached the source of the fluctuation. He finally stopped before a plainly decorated study in a corner of the courtyard. From the outside, the study looked nothing out of the ordinary—if anything, it seemed a bit old—but Lin Ye keenly sensed that the spiritual energy flow beneath the floor was subtly chaotic, out of sync with its surroundings.
III. Discovery of the Hidden Chamber
Lin Ye stepped into the study, his gaze quickly sweeping across the furnishings—bookshelves, a tea table, writing desks—all ordinary objects. But the floor in the center, made of green stone bricks, was lightly wrapped in spiritual energy. He pressed a few subtle mechanism nodes, and with a nearly inaudible click, the green brick sank downward, revealing a deep, shadowy passage.
"A hidden chamber, just as expected."
But in front of the passage was a highly concealed restriction. Without Lin Ye's current level of formation knowledge, he might have mistaken it for a random spiritual disturbance and overlooked it entirely.
He carefully observed the restriction's patterns and found that its structure was somewhat similar to the altar formation beneath the Blackstone Hall—both focused on sealing and concealment, with the formation's core hidden in a dragon-shaped stone carving embedded in the passage wall.
Lin Ye took out a formation-pattern spirit stone gifted by Xue Yao. With a touch of sword intent from his fingertip, the patterns on the stone lit up and resonated with the restriction. Within moments, the once-solid restriction rippled like water and quietly dissolved.
"It's unlocked," a glint of cold light flashed in Lin Ye’s eyes. "Now, let’s see what you’re hiding down there."
IV. Conclusion
Below the passage, darkness surged like a tide. Lin Ye took a deep breath and leapt into the hidden chamber, his figure swallowed by the faint glow.
He already had a vague feeling that the secrets buried within this chamber might very well be the true clues behind the Tianyuan Sect’s research on “special bloodlines.” The secrets and power he possessed might be exactly what the sect had been desperately searching for. But this time, he would no longer remain passive—he would take the initiative to probe the sect’s dark core and unveil their true intentions.
The game between Lin Ye and the Tianyuan Sect was about to heat up once again. And this hidden chamber would be the first card revealed.
Next Chapter Preview: Lin Ye enters the hidden chamber and discovers a mysterious experimental stone platform and sealed spirit crystals. The truth behind the Tianyuan Sect's secret bloodline experiments begins to emerge!
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