Su Yun's voice was gentle and calm, with a hint of ease and casualness, as if an old friend from beyond the world was chatting idly.
Ye Qingyun slowly raised his gaze, his eyes calmly falling on the white-robed man.
With just a faint glance, his brows slightly furrowed, and the original peace and tranquility in his eyes immediately rippled.
At this moment, there was no fear in his heart, but a strange feeling arose.
He had emerged from an Epiphany, his mind long since as still as water, and his ability to sense the Heavenly Dao became increasingly clear, reaching an extremely high Realm of intuition and perception.
Although the other party's appearance and aura were almost identical to Su Yun's, and even his Divine Soul fluctuations were deliberately disguised to be extremely natural.
However... "You are not Su Yun."
Ye Qingyun slowly spoke, his voice calm, yet it echoed through the Void Realm like thunder.
"If you were truly Su Yun, I would sense a familiar Qi.
"You imitate him very well, but you cannot deceive my heart."
His tone was unhurried, clear as a spring, yet as soon as he spoke, a hint of surprise finally flashed in the white-robed man's eyes.
He let out a soft 'hmm', then reined in his smile, his gaze gradually deepening as he stared at Ye Qingyun, as if re-evaluating an unknown variable.
"Interesting... interesting!"
"In just a few days, your aura has changed."
"You are no longer the previous Ye Qingyun; although you are still a mortal body, you are... mentally connected to the Divine, with an unblemished Dao Heart, and have already entered the Dao."
The white-robed man stood with his hands behind his back, his voice filled with a hint of admiration, and a genuine appreciation even showed in his eyes.
"The power of your mental insight is such that among the young people in this world, those who can achieve this... are few and far between."
"No wonder you are worth Jiang Ye's elaborate schemes."
Ye Qingyun sneered, saying, "Since you are not Su Yun, why did you come in his guise?"
The man was silent for a moment, then suddenly clapped his hands softly, the applause unhurried, echoing in this secluded Secret Realm.
"Not bad, not bad."
His face suddenly changed, his white robes gradually faded, and his Divine Soul fluctuations spread outwards, revealing his true appearance.
It was Yu Qiu, one of the Loose Cultivators who had appeared several times in the Secret Realm before, nominally a guard of the Haotian Sword Sect.
Yu Qiu's expression was no longer disguised; his eyes were deep, and he said coldly, "The fact that you can see through it already proves that you are not ordinary."
"However, are you perhaps too confident?"
"Do you think that by calming your mind and achieving an Epiphany of the Dao, you can stop me? If I insist on making a move, what will you do?"
Yu Qiu stood still in the Void Realm; his aura, which was originally only at the Peak of the God-King Realm, suddenly erupted like a volcano, rising steadily and soaring into the Nine Heavens!
A blood-red killing formation appeared beneath his feet, as if emerging from the Yellow Springs, surrounded by countless killing intents.
Behind him, a blurry shadow opened a pair of cold, dead eyes, as if it was the Dominator of the Origin of death!
"Ascension to Immortality - Four Extremes... no, it has transcended the Four Extremes!"
Ye Qingyun's eyes narrowed slightly, and his figure swayed.
He felt as if the Yu Qiu in front of him was a God of Slaughter, spanning between the Nine Heavens and the Yellow Springs; the Qi within him continuously surged, instantly stepping into the Saint Realm!
At this moment, the weather changed.
Yu Qiu's robes fluttered, his dark hair danced without wind, and boundless killing intent surrounded him; a deep and cold Hidden Killer aura emanated from within him.
That was the terrifying Divine Ability Qi exclusive to the Hidden Killers Pavilion, the Netherworld Silent Kill, a secret art for eliminating all traces!
It was a secret technique of the Dao lineage of slaughter from the most ancient times; once locked onto by its Qi, one would fall into a Realm of death.
No one could escape; there was absolutely no way to survive!
Ye Qingyun's eyes narrowed slightly, but there was no trace of fear in their depths.
After comprehending his own Great Dao, he was confident that no one below the Saint Realm could contend with him, but now facing a true Saint like Yu Qiu, it was an irresistible force.
But there was no longer any fear in his heart.
He stood with his hands behind his back, his green robes spotless; despite facing the Saint's pressure, he stood like a majestic divine mountain, as unmoving as a rock.
"This is... the might of a Saint." He whispered in his heart.
But the next moment, a voice suddenly rang out, breaking the oppressive atmosphere.
"What an ancient Divine Ability aura..."
A sudden phantom appeared in front of Ye Qingyun; it was Xiao Fan, the Incarnation of the Heavenly Dao Emperor.
His expression was solemn, his gaze fixed on Yu Qiu, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes: "Who are you? This Hidden Killer aura, even I have never truly seen it, it actually emanates an ancient and obscure flavor..."
His voice was low, filled with vigilance.
This was not an ordinary Divine Ability, but a forbidden art of slaughter from sealed ancient times.
The Void Realm vibrated, and the Heavenly Dao Emperor's aura also erupted; a faint Dao intent emanated from him, and mysterious divine patterns naturally appeared in the Void Realm, like the evolution of a star river, deducing all phenomena.
In an instant, the auras of the two clashed, and the entire Secret Realm fell silent.
Bang!
Invisible fluctuations collided in the Void Realm, and the heavens and earth seemed to be torn open, revealing dark cracks; that was an impact at the Law level!
The Heavenly Dao Emperor's pupils constricted slightly; although he was only an Incarnation, at this moment, he vaguely felt a hint of pressure and crisis!
"To actually be able to threaten this Incarnation of mine..." His heart was greatly shaken.
And Yu Qiu, seeing this, paused slightly, then burst out laughing, his voice like thunder, echoing through the Nine Heavens.
"Ye Qingyun! So you are also a successor of a contemporary Great Emperor!?"
"Hahaha, interesting, truly interesting!"
His laughter, however, carried a hint of doubt and a chilling coldness, as if he was talking to himself, and also questioning: "But I still don't quite understand, since you, this young man, possess such great threat and potential, why did Jiang Ye let you go at the Fan Family back then?"
At this point, his brows furrowed slightly, and a hint of confusion flashed in his eyes.
"That Jiang Ye... what exactly is he thinking?"
A strange feeling arose in Yu Qiu's heart.
Ye Qingyun possessed the embryonic form of the Great Dao and was protected by the Heavenly Dao Emperor; he was definitely not an ordinary person.
Yet, Jiang Ye let him leave the Fan Family, instead sending him into this Dragon Vein Secret Realm.
Could it be... that there was another deeper meaning?
"How can a junior who hasn't even entered the Ascension to Immortality - Four Extremes stir up any trouble? And how can he threaten me?"
"I really want to know, why is this?"
His doubts remained, but his killing intent was fully displayed.
The Heavenly Dao Emperor frowned slightly, his gaze solemn.
In these days, he had already deduced some of the various turbulences in the Ancient Immortal Domain; Jiang Ye's actions were extremely strange.
He always felt that something was not right.
If it was because of him that Su Hongye destroyed his Heavenly Dao Academy and then wanted to nip the problem in the bud, thus targeting Ye Qingyun and the other two, that would be understandable.
But letting Ye Qingyun go at the Fan Family, that seemed extremely strange.
"Unless, Jiang Ye has other plans." The Heavenly Dao Emperor's thoughts raced, feeling a strange unease.
But at this moment, he could no longer afford to think too much, because Yu Qiu's aura was continuously condensing, and the Saint's pressure rose again, as if the entire Dragon Vein Secret Realm was suppressed by an invisible hand.
Even the powerful Heavenly Dao Emperor could no longer remain a bystander at this moment.
"Ye Qingyun, no matter how much of a Genius you are, a dead Genius is no longer a threat."
"Today, I want to see how you escape from my grasp?"
Yu Qiu's eyes were chilling, his five fingers slightly spread, and a hand seal imbued with the aura of death and Hidden Killer suddenly condensed; the Void Realm was instantly sealed, and the surrounding Spiritual Qi withered, as if turning into a land of absolute death!