"Brother, don't you feel like something's really wrong with that guy?" said Lai Chang. He studied Lin Zheyu from afar, unable to shake the sense that something was off about him.0

"Mm. I sensed the fluctuation of his blood qi. His ability to conceal his aura used to be flawless, so this wasn’t possible before. If I can feel it now, then either he's doing it on purpose or he can no longer control it," Lai Mao said calmly.0

Even when he returned from pushing past his limits before, Lin Zheyu had always used the Tortoise Breath Grand Method to hide his aura, ensuring no one could discern his true condition. But tonight, due to his severe spiritual exhaustion, most of his vitality was focused on maintaining his facial disguise, which caused flaws in the method's operation. Thin wisps of blood qi leaked from his body. Unless someone's cultivation far surpassed his own, they could only sense the blood qi drifting from him, and not his true strength.3

"Heh. Looks like his cultivation technique really went wrong, so he can barely keep it under control now. Giant Python Stronghold is just ahead. Who knows, he might die there before we even have to lift a finger," Lai Chang chuckled. His eyes rolled slyly as he glanced...0