"The supreme genius of the Divine Weapon Pavilion?"

"Yes, spies from An Nan City reported that a disciple named Lu Yu, who appeared in An Nan City, is very likely the rumored supreme genius."

"Evidence?"

"Elder Hong Chu of Xuanhua Hall in An Nan City and Deputy Pavilion Master An Youwei of the Flowing Water Pavilion have seen him unleash power far exceeding his realm. The initial rumor came from a disciple of the Divine Weapon Pavilion named Zhang Tianyang."

"Oh? Interesting, what is the supreme genius of the Divine Weapon Pavilion doing appearing in the southern territories?"

"Sect Leader, what should we do?"

"Do what? Do nothing." The Sect Leader of the Yama Sect said, "The Yama Sect is not qualified to intervene in the clashes between powers of the Divine Weapon Pavilion's level. We will watch and see."

"Yes."

...

At night, while Lu Yu was training in his room, he sensed someone entering the array's range, and the Profound Turtle Water Avoidance Array's strong defense did nothing.

Lu Yu opened his eyes and found a familiar person standing in front of him.

Looking at Zhao Tianjue who appeared in his room, Lu Yu was filled with surprise, how could he be here?

Zhao Tianjue glanced at Lu Yu and said, "Your strength is growing quite fast; in just two months, you've improved to this extent."

He tossed a Double Ring Snake Ring, which Lu Yu quickly caught.

Zhao Tianjue said, "The Double Ring Snake Ring can freely alter your realm. Unless a Nascent Soul realm expert senses it up close, the ring is enough to handle most situations."

"The commotion you caused this time has stirred some chaos, be more cautious in the future."

With that, Zhao Tianjue's figure disappeared from the room; it was just a clone.

Lu Yu looked at the disappearing Zhao Tianjue, then at the Double Ring Snake Ring in his hand, scratching the back of his head. The commotion seemed to be significant enough to alarm Zhao Tianjue.

Putting on the Double Ring Snake Ring, Lu Yu felt his aura being concealed by the ring, with one snake head's eyes emitting a faint light.

After leaving his soul imprint in the Double Ring Snake Ring, Lu Yu could control this divine-level artifact, and his aura rapidly changed.

As his aura changed, the brightness of the other snake head's eyes also changed.

"How should I present my strength in the battle to appear normal?" Lu Yu was a bit troubled.

Infinitely unleashing Celestial Falling Bright Flame in the battle was minor, but critically injuring the Black Spirit Witch with that strike exhibited strength that left even the Qi Sea realm experts incredulous.

Lu Yu's aura changed, and the light on the Double Ring Snake Ring extinguished, emitting the aura that a nine-fold Qi Condensation should display.

He needed others to believe that the nine-fold Qi Condensation was just him hiding his realm, and the actual realm should be the aura strength presented by the "Double Ring Snake Ring."

Another crucial factor was the Demon-Breaking Saber, which was considered a semi-divine soldier.

If he could attribute the credit for critically injuring the Black Spirit Witch to the power of the Demon-Breaking Saber, he might avoid suspicion.

Even if the Demon-Breaking Saber's nature as a semi-divine soldier attracted others' covetousness, it was still better than exposing his real identity and provoking a hunt from opposing powers of the Divine Weapon Pavilion.

"So, in the upcoming period, I should use the Demon-Breaking Saber more, letting people witness its power." Lu Yu contemplated.

"It would be best if people inadvertently discovered I was actually hiding my realm."

"Such trouble! If I find out who spread the 'rumor,' they'll pay for it!"

In reality, Lu Yu knew that if his strength was exposed, only three people were suspect, as the locals couldn't possibly communicate about Lu Yu's strength to people in An Nan City.

Hong Chu and An Youwei personally witnessed him critically injure the Black Spirit Witch, and besides the two, there was also a Qi Sea realm disciple from the Divine Weapon Pavilion on the battlefield, who was also suspect.

However, it's futile to pursue it now, and the priority is to rid himself of "suspicion."

Lu Yu believed that the probing would surely come soon.

Zhao Tianjue personally showing up meant that probing from those with ulterior motives would surely follow soon after.

On the next day, Lu Yu appeared on the battlefield and saw Zhang Tianyang's figure. He thought for a moment and walked towards him.

Zhang Tianyang noticed Lu Yu approaching and turned to ask, "Junior Brother, do you have any business?"

Lu Yu looked into Zhang Tianyang's eyes; did he not recognize him? How could that be? Hadn't they just executed a mission together yesterday? How could he act as if he didn't recognize him?

After thinking for a moment, Lu Yu said, "Senior Brother, about yesterday's mission..."

Before Lu Yu could finish, Zhang Tianyang interrupted him, "You also want to ask about Senior Brother Wen? Senior Brother Wen's style in eradicating the totem is something we all aspire to, but now isn't the time to chat. If you really want to know, you can find me after the battle ends. I reside in the South Courtyard No. 3."

"Senior Brother Wen eradicating the totem?" Questions erupted in Lu Yu's mind; what was going on?

Boom~~ Southern barbarians started attacking An Nan City, focusing their attack on the city wall temporarily repaired last night.

Although the city wall was repaired, it was still a noticeable weakness compared to other directions where the wall was intact.

"Junior Brother, I must join the battle, let's talk later."

With those words, Zhang Tianyang jumped off the wall with his spirit weapon. As he jumped down, he felt a bit puzzled.

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