Zhang Er Gou naturally did not know that when he desperately poured spiritual energy into the black iron ball to examine it.
Because the black iron ball's demand for spiritual energy was too large, it caused the convergence of spiritual energy from heaven and earth.
That night, it wasn't just Chi Yu and Xiao Qing Yu who saw it.
All the elders and disciples of the Misty Sect witnessed the scene that night.
Chi Yu did not conceal anything and recounted the events of that night to Zhang Er Gou.
"That night, we saw the spiritual energy of heaven and earth converging towards your room, but after a while, it dispersed."
"We thought you had failed to break through at that time. What exactly happened?"
Chi Yu frowned and asked. Although the spiritual energy of heaven and earth gathered with immense power that night, it dissipated within an hour. It was indeed unlike the scene of a cultivator breaking through.
It was only then that Zhang Er Gou realized that the secret of breaking open the black iron ball that he had stumbled upon that night had caused a celestial phenomenon.
Fortunately, he had been cautious and had asked Old Man Xue Shan to isolate his room with a formation.
Otherwise, his secret would have been exposed for all to see.
Thinking of this, Zhang Er Gou felt a chill of fear.
Next, Zhang Er Gou casually fabricated a lie to change the subject.
Seeing that Chi Yu no longer pressed him about breaking through to the middle stage of the Golden Core, Zhang Er Gou secretly felt relieved.
This was related to his biggest secret, which he could not even tell his master.
As they spoke, the group arrived at the competition grounds, and Zhang Er Gou, along with Chi Yu and the others, took their seats in the Misty Sect's viewing stands.
Zhang Er Gou noticed that ever since he left their encampment, a subtle gaze seemed to be observing him from the shadows.
He looked back several times but could not identify who it was. Su Dan Novel Network
"Strange?" Zhang Er Gou muttered to himself.
"What's wrong?" Xiao Qing Yu asked from the side. Although Zhang Er Gou was now in the middle stage of the Golden Core, he was still sitting with Xiao Qing Yu and other cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage.
"Oh, nothing," Zhang Er Gou shook his head, perhaps he had sensed it incorrectly.
...
"Such sharp soul perception!" In the void, a figure hid behind a dark cloud, his small eyes revealing disbelief.
Just now, he had tried to scan Zhang Er Gou with his divine sense several times, but before his divine sense could even touch Zhang Er Gou, he was almost discovered.
The first time was an accident, but as Zhang Er Gou turned to check repeatedly, the person realized he had underestimated Zhang Er Gou.
Or rather, they all had underestimated Zhang Er Gou.
This kid's cultivation was not the only perplexing thing; his exceptional soul power was also something that cultivators of the same level did not possess.
And this person hiding behind the dark cloud was none other than Elder Cai Chao of the Flowing Sea Sect, who had a cultivation at the early stage of the Nascent Soul.
When Liu Xun had instructed him to keep an eye on Zhang Er Gou, Cai Chao had focused his entire attention on him.
However, to his dismay, Zhang Er Gou had returned to his room after the second round of the competition.
For these three days, the kid had not left his room.
What made Cai Chao even more helpless was that his divine sense could not penetrate Zhang Er Gou's room; it was blocked by a formation.
Therefore, he had no idea what Zhang Er Gou had been doing for these three days.
He had not reported back to Liu Xun because he didn't know what to report.
When Zhang Er Gou finally walked out of his room today, Cai Chao almost excitedly revealed himself from his hiding place.
On the way to Zhang Er Gou's group, he had tried numerous times to scan Zhang Er Gou with his divine sense, wanting to see what was so special about him.
Why had the Sect Master paid attention to him?
However, each time his divine sense was about to touch Zhang Er Gou, Zhang Er Gou would turn his head as if sensing something.
This scared Cai Chao into quickly retracting his divine sense.
After all, Zhang Er Gou was not alone. If the kid discovered something was amiss and informed the elders of the Misty Sect, he would truly be exposed.
The Sect Master's orders were to watch Zhang Er Gou, and as long as he was not discovered, he would continue to watch him quietly.
...
Although Zhang Er Gou's eyes were on the stage, his mind was still preoccupied with the faint, elusive gaze.
At first, Zhang Er Gou thought he might have been mistaken.
But after sitting down, the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. Ever since he had left their encampment, he had felt like someone was watching him.
At the time, he had thought it was one of the elders from the Misty Sect observing him, so Zhang Er Gou didn't pay much attention.
But as he was about to sit down, a subtle gaze clearly did not originate from the direction of the Misty Sect elders.
Zhang Er Gou suspected that someone was definitely watching him.
After much thought, he concluded that it could only be someone from the Flowing Sea Sect, as he had recently escaped from their prison.
Perhaps those people had already discovered that he had destroyed the entire prison.
And had sent someone to monitor him.
If he had been watched in the past, Zhang Er Gou might have been nervous. Now, with the mysterious small world of the black iron ball protecting him,
Zhang Er Gou had sufficient confidence.
Moreover, with the growth of his cultivation, as long as the opponent's cultivation was not significantly higher than his, Zhang Er Gou still had a fighting chance.
...
"Er Gou, look quickly, Lin Yi Chen is entering the arena."
Lin Yue Ru nudged Zhang Er Gou's shoulder. She had turned to look just now and noticed that Zhang Er Gou was lost in thought.
Although his eyes were fixed on the arena, his gaze was unfocused, clearly not watching the fight.
Even after a match had ended, Zhang Er Gou's expression had not changed.
Lin Yue Ru naturally noticed that something was wrong with Zhang Er Gou, but she didn't know how to comfort him.
After all, there was a significant gap between them now. She had actually looked down on Zhang Er Gou back then.
She never expected that in less than a year, Zhang Er Gou's cultivation would not only surpass hers but also leave them far behind.
At that time, the proud disciples of the outer sect of the Misty Sect had treated Zhang Er Gou like a junior.
Now, Zhang Er Gou had become someone they looked up to.
Furthermore, Zhang Er Gou had another identity; he was also an alchemist, which was not terrifying enough.
What was truly terrifying was that Lin Yue Ru had heard from her master that Zhang Er Gou's alchemy skills even surprised him.
Qiao Yan Yun, who rarely praised anyone, had called Zhang Er Gou a rare alchemy genius.
This showed how high her evaluation was...
"Heh heh, Lin Yi Chen defeated his opponent within ten moves."
Snapping back to reality, Zhang Er Gou chuckled. He was very confident in Lin Yi Chen's strength.
Below the Golden Core stage, Lin Yi Chen could basically sweep through everyone.
Therefore, Zhang Er Gou had no worries about this match...