đ Hidden Caveabode â Third Month of Seclusion
Deep within the void-wrapped sanctuary, an ancient process unfolded.
ShÄn NĂŹchĂŠn sat cross-legged atop a floating obsidian platform. Surrounding him, countless fragmented Dao runes shimmered faintlyâechoes of the void, remnants of time.
Inside his body, a storm churned.
The newly-formed Void Core cracked open from within.
From it, something emerged.
Not a flame.
Not a creature.
But a miniature figure of himself, perfectly sculptedâhis Nascent Soul.
Its eyes were shut.
But they openedâcold, sharp, filled with sword light and void silence.
> đ [System Notification]
â Nascent Soul Breakthrough: Successful
â Nascent Soul Type: Voidborn Incarnate
â Soul Strength: Rankless (Above Mortal Classifications)
â Sword Intent Progression: 86%
â Intent Density increased
â Intent now passively suppresses cultivators within one minor realm
â Sword Resonance can tear low-tier domains
> "Even my thoughts... are blades now."
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âď¸ [System Insight â Sword Intent: 86%]
> đ At this level, every unsheathed breath becomes an invisible blade.
Passive suppression of surrounding spiritual energy
Sword-based techniques increase 400% in lethality
Defensive spells below Nascent Soul realm are rendered ineffective within 15 meters
"You do not fight. The world yields instead."
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đ Three Days Later â Exiting the Caveabode
ShÄn NĂŹchĂŠn stepped into the night air.
It was quiet. Still. The sky looked the same, but it felt smaller now. As if his very presence pressed against the heavens.
His robesâdark, flowing like shadows. His blade sheathed in simple black cloth.
Yet to the eye, he remained⌠nothing special.
To the universe? A being it could no longer measure.
He looked toward the direction of the Ashen Root Sect.
> "It's time."
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> đ [System Notification]
đŻ New Mission: Low-Profile Re-entry to the Sect
Objective: Observe, adapt, remain unnoticed
đ Reward Upon Completion: Shadow Vein Activation
A passive ability that renders all actions beneath perception unless intentionally revealed
Hidden Bonus: ???
He took one step.
And the void swallowed his body.
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đ˛ Ashen Root Sect â Outer Grounds
Three elders sat near the northern temple, whispering about the inner court selection soon approaching.
> "Another genius appeared in the Thunderflame Pavilionâbroke into Core Formation at 19."
"Tch. Still nothing like the prodigies of old."
"Where's that ShÄn boy? The one who disappeared...?"
None of them noticed the figure walking silently past the boundary.
None of them could.
Even the formation stones remained still.
No ripples. No presence.
Only a soft breeze followed behind him.
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đ§ ShÄn NĂŹchĂŠn's Inner Thoughts
> "No one remembers me. The system erased every karmic tie."
"Perfect."
"Now I walk among mortals... as a shadow among candles."
He arrived at the outer courtyard silently. None recognized him.
His face had maturedâsharper, colder, yet still breathtaking.
He registered himself as a returning disciple using a forged ID talismanâcreated by the system to blend in with perfect legitimacy.
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> đ [System Notification]
â Mission Complete: Re-entry without detection
đ Reward Acquired: Shadow Vein Activation
Your footsteps make no sound.
Your cultivation is invisible.
Even diviners will see nothing unless you will it.
> Hidden Bonus: Unlocked.
đ Artifact Binding Unlocked â Phase II
The sealed sword now responds to your soul
Passive state: [Ordinary]
True form: Hidden
He walked away, assigned to the outer disciple barracks once more.
No one knew.
No one could guess.
That the strongest being in the sect had just returned.
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To Be ContinuedâŚ