Each day, his comprehension of the Absolute Concealment Formation deepened. Patterns that had once seemed abstract began to reveal their logic. Threads of spiritual structure intertwined before his inner eye, and he learned how to fold presence into nothingness, how to blur existence into the background of the world itself.
In terms of cultivation realm, he remained just a step behind Rin.
But Wang Chen sensed something more subtle.
If Ni Lua were not diverting part of his focus toward deciphering the rune… if he were not constantly watching the shadows around Rin… he might have already overtaken him.
Because as Rin's fame grew, so did danger.
The Purple Glow Kingdom was not a peaceful place beneath its surface. The rise of a prodigy meant future power. And future power threatened existing interests.
Soon, assassins began to arrive.
