I gain ten years' worth of cultivation every day, and even geniuses will only see my doorstep!

After several days of non-stop driving, traversing countless vast wildernesses, mountains, and ruins, the outline of a city finally appeared on the horizon ahead.

At first it was just a black dot, but as the distance closed, the black dot rapidly expanded, eventually transforming into a magnificent city that made one's soul tremble!

The city wall was estimated to be over a thousand feet high! Constructed entirely of an unknown material, neither stone nor jade, emitting a pale golden hue, it was covered with countless extremely complex array patterns, flowing slowly like living things, radiating a terrifying power capable of suppressing heaven and earth. The wall stretched endlessly, as far as the eye could see, resembling an ancient dragon lying across the earth.

The city has countless towering towers and palaces that reach into the clouds, and the glazed tiles still reflect a myriad of lights under the dim skylight.

Furthermore, thick pillars of spiritual energy shot into the sky from all parts of the city, connecting with the huge pale golden array light screen that covered the entire city, making the whole city shrouded in a misty spiritual fog and divine radiance, like a celestial imperial palace, sacred and inviolable!

Compared to the magnificent, splendid, and awe-inspiring city before him, the Lava City that Qin Yuan had previously occupied was like a dilapidated earthen fortress on the edge of a wasteland, extremely shabby.

At this moment, the sky surrounding Tianxuan City was bustling with activity. All sorts of flying magical artifacts, enormous demonic beasts, and streaking swords converged from all directions like rivers flowing into the sea, landing in specific areas above the city in a certain order, or flying directly into the enormous light curtain.

The clamor, roars of beasts, and the sounds of magical artifacts cutting through the air intertwined, highlighting the city's unparalleled allure at this moment.

Qin Yuan activated his escape technique and flew towards the enormous city gate with the flow of people.

There are nine city gates in total, each a hundred feet high and several tens of feet wide, large enough to accommodate giant magical artifacts running side by side. At this time, the city is already teeming with people, with cultivators of all kinds of clothing and varying levels of aura lining up in long queues. Only after being checked by guards at the city gates, who are dressed in uniform silver armor and exude a powerful aura, can they enter the city.

These guards were all at the peak of the Golden Core stage or even the early stage of the Nascent Soul stage!

Qin Yuan did not deliberately reveal his Nascent Soul cultivation level; he simply stood quietly in line.

But his demeanor and the unique aura he possessed after nine cycles of tempering and breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage still attracted considerable attention. Especially the moment he stepped through the city gates and officially entered the interior of Tianxuan City—

"Buzz!"

At least dozens of divine senses, varying in strength but all carrying a probing intent, swept over the city from all corners, from nearby restaurants and teahouses, and from passing luxury carriages, like invisible tentacles!

The owners of these divine senses were clearly arrogant and domineering, relying on their status or strength.

Some of these attacks even reached the strength of the early Nascent Soul stage, scrutinizing and assessing Qin Yuan's dantian and sea of ​​consciousness, seemingly trying to see through his true nature at a glance.

Qin Yuan frowned slightly.

Such blatant spying is extremely rude and provocative anywhere.

He didn't stop walking, nor did he even look up to see where those divine senses came from; he only slightly moved his mind.

Within the dantian, the chaotic-colored Nine-Turn Nascent Soul trembled slightly, and a spiritual pressure that had been condensed to the extreme and contained multiple traces of tempering and newborn divinity burst forth from the body like a sleeping dragon awakening!

This spiritual pressure did not pursue a wide range, but was highly concentrated, precisely meeting the dozens of probing divine senses!

"laugh--!"

It was like a red-hot iron being pressed onto the cold snow!

The dozens of divine senses, without exception, recoiled violently as if electrocuted the moment they came into contact with Qin Yuan's unique spiritual pressure!

Some of the weaker divine senses even emitted subtle fluctuations, as if they were being burned!

"Um?"

"snort!"

"interesting……"

Throughout the city, almost simultaneously, several whispers rang out, some expressing surprise, some muffled groans, and some playful amusement. Most of the prying gazes vanished instantly, and those that remained quickly became more discreet and cautious, no longer daring to be so blatant.

On the street, some cultivators who hadn't paid any attention to Qin Yuan before now turned their heads to look at this young man in an ordinary gray robe, their eyes showing surprise. To be able to instantly repel so many probing divine senses, including those of the Nascent Soul stage, this person's strength was definitely not to be underestimated!

Qin Yuan ignored the reactions around him and continued walking calmly, as if he had only brushed away some insignificant dust.

However, in the heart of the city, on the top floor of a glazed tower hundreds of stories high, resembling a sword piercing the clouds, lies a luxuriously furnished and tranquil room with an excellent view.

A handsome young man dressed in a black robe embroidered with ghostly patterns stood by the railing, toying with a black bead in his hand that kept changing into a pained human face.

Behind him stood two people respectfully, one of whom was none other than the Old Man of Yin Bone! But at this moment, the Old Man of Yin Bone no longer had any of the sinister scheming he had shown in the secret realm; instead, his face was full of flattery and awe.

"Young Master, it's him!" The withered old man pointed to Qin Yuan's figure on the street below and whispered, "That day in the core area of ​​the secret realm, it was him who stole the 'Netherworld Profound Iron' fragment that I had been keeping an eye on for you, which might contain ancient ghostly secret techniques! This boy is named Qin Yuan, from a small sect called Xuan Yuan Sect. He acts arrogantly, and his strength... is indeed somewhat strange."

The black-robed youth, referred to as "Young Master," fixed his gaze on Qin Yuan, a strange light flashing in his deep eyes: "Early stage of Nascent Soul... His aura is solid, and his spiritual pressure contains traces of tempering with multiple different kinds of laws. The thickness of his foundation is truly rare. Yin Bone, how long do you think it took him to go from Nascent Soul to Nascent Soul?"

The old man with the Yin Bone hurriedly replied, "Based on the scattered information I've gathered and the information I've extracted from those good-for-nothings like Chen Xingzi, it's estimated that this boy has progressed from the early Nascent Soul stage when he entered the Hundred Sects Battlefield to the initial stage of the Divine Transformation stage in less than two months!"

"Two months?" The young master in black robes paused slightly, the playful smile on his face slowly fading, a cold glint flashing deep in his eyes. "Are you sure?"

"While I wouldn't dare say it's 100% certain, I'm about 80% sure!" the old man with the Yin Bone said confidently. "This boy's progress is simply unbelievable! If I hadn't seen him make a move with my own eyes, I wouldn't have believed it either."

The young master in black robes remained silent for a moment, then suddenly chuckled softly, but there was no warmth in that smile: "Two months, from Nascent Soul to Deity Transformation... Heh, what a genius."

The old man with the skeletal frame, observing the situation carefully, asked cautiously, "Young Master, since this person has offended us and possesses such talent, shouldn't we find an opportunity...?"

"An opportunity?" The young master in black robes interrupted him, turning around and staring at the old man with the skeletal frame in his cold eyes. "Withered bones, do you know what such a genius means?"

The old man with the skeletal frame was taken aback: "Does that mean... he has immense potential and could become a formidable enemy in the future?"

"A formidable enemy?" The black-robed young master scoffed. "You dare call him an enemy? I mean, for sects like Taiyi Sect and Wanjian Pavilion, who pride themselves on being righteous and spout benevolence and morality, this means the seed of their long-desired inheritance! It means the future pillar of their sects! It means... a 'troublesome' figure who, if not useful to me, will absolutely not be useful to anyone else!"

The old man with the sinister bones seemed to understand something, a ruthless glint flashing in his eyes: "Young Master means..."

The young master in black robes looked again at Qin Yuan's receding figure downstairs, his voice light yet carrying a chilling undertone: "The Gathering of Prodigies, a battleground for heroes, where swords have no eyes, the fall of a few 'geniuses' is perfectly normal. Since he is such a 'genius,' he must have been prepared to bear the risks and trials that come with being a 'genius,' right?"

The withered old man's face immediately plastered with a fawning and smug smile, and he bowed, saying, "Young Master is wise! I understand! I will certainly make proper arrangements so that this 'genius' will receive the 'tempering' he deserves at the Gathering of Prodigies!"

The young master in black robes stopped speaking, but continued to play with the black bead in his hand that could change faces. His deep gaze seemed to pierce through the glass window, locking onto the gray-robed figure, and a cold and playful smile appeared on his lips.

A genius who reached the Divine Realm in two months?

Unfortunately, geniuses often don't live long. Especially those geniuses who don't know how to temper their brilliance and offend people they shouldn't have.

The bustling prosperity and hustle and bustle of Tianxuan City cannot conceal the undercurrents surging beneath. A conspiracy against Qin Yuan has already quietly taken root in the shadows of this giant city.