50: Chapter 50 Golden Entries Conceal Their Breath

Fairy Qingling nodded slightly, her gaze still resting on Jiang Lijuan. A hint of hard-to-detect tenderness flashed in the depths of her eyes as she said softly, "The Sect Head overpraises her. It is all due to her own diligence and the blessing of Opportunity."

Sect Leader Xuanyangzi laughed heartily, then turned his head and scanned the crowd below, asking, "Besides Jiang Lijuan, who else has comprehended a High-level Secret Technique?"

As his voice fell, the discussions in the square instantly ceased. All the Disciples' gazes shifted, looking at one another, until finally, they converged on a single figure as one—Lin Hao.

Lin Hao stood at the front of the crowd, dressed in Outer Sect robes.

However, his expression at this moment was terrifyingly dark.

He lowered his head slightly, his eyes filled with hostility and resentment.

The reason everyone looked at him was that Lin Hao was the son of Law Enforcement Elder Lin Zhentian, possessed outstanding talent, and was highly anticipated.

Therefore, everyone believed that he was the only one who could have triggered the purple light.

But only Lin Hao himself knew that he hadn't triggered the purple light at all, let alone comprehended any High-level Secret Technique.

Just now, when he was focused on perceiving the technique stele, he had indeed gained something, comprehending a new Sword Technique, but it was merely an ordinary one, let alone triggering purple light or comprehending High-level Secret Techniques.

Looking at the gazes from the crowd and hearing the faint discussions around him, the hostility and resentment in Lin Hao's heart grew even more intense.

He could feel the urgent gaze from his father, Lin Zhentian, and the expectation and envy in everyone's eyes. But this expectation and envy were like sharp knives at this moment, stabbing fiercely into his heart, making him lose face and burn with rage.

Meanwhile.

Qin Changsheng, who was viewing the technique stele inside the Chore Residence, suddenly discovered a line of small text appearing on the Trait Panel.

[Viewed a special treasure (technique stele), triggered a hidden condition, obtained one trait draw chance].

"A draw chance?" A hint of surprise flashed in Qin Changsheng's eyes, followed by pure ecstasy.

He had originally thought he could only draw a Golden Trait once every year.

But he hadn't expected that viewing special treasures could also grant a trait draw chance.

At the same time, he also understood that the Ancient Divine Ability mentioned by Sect Leader Xuanyangzi was a Golden Trait.

Qin Changsheng focused his mind and willed it, "Draw!"

The moment those words were spoken, a burst of dazzling golden light erupted from the Light Screen.

After a moment, the rotation speed of the golden light ball gradually slowed down, and the light retracted. A condensed Golden Trait slowly emerged from the light ball, floating beside the Longevity Trait. The handwriting was clear, shining with golden light, and exceptionally eye-catching.

Qin Changsheng's gaze fell on the Golden Trait, and a flash of surprise and astonishment instantly crossed his eyes.

On that Golden Trait, two large characters were written: [Breath Concealment].

Following that, a line of annotations appeared below the trait, detailing the effects of the Breath Concealment trait:

[Breath Concealment: Golden Trait, Passive: Automatically conceals all of one's aura (including cultivation, Cultivation Techniques, breath, spiritual power fluctuations, etc.), hiding one's cultivation Realm. The degree of concealment can be adjusted according to one's will, making it undetectable by Cultivators up to three major Realms higher than oneself.]

[Active: Completely hides one's tracks and aura, entering a state of invisibility for half an hour. Movement cancels the effect. Can be used once per day with no side effects.]

"Breath Concealment!" Looking at the appearing Golden Trait, Qin Changsheng's eyes were filled with joy.

Before this, he had always been worried that his cultivation was too high and would be noticed by Manager Ma Yingjie, Lin Hao, Lin Zhentian, or some powerhouses of the Sect.

But now with this Golden Trait, he would never be exposed again.

Currently, his cultivation was in the Qi Refinement Stage; as long as it wasn't a Nascent Soul, they wouldn't be able to see through Qin Changsheng's cultivation.

Qin Changsheng could also stay in the Servant Peak with peace of mind.

Qin Changsheng tried to activate the passive effect of the Breath Concealment trait. He instantly felt his aura quietly retract. The cultivation fluctuations of the Peak of the fifth level of Qi Refining immediately vanished, turning him into a Cultivator of only the first level of Qi Refining.

"Too strong!" Qin Changsheng marveled in his heart, a sharp light flashing in his eyes.

Qin Changsheng also pondered privately—the technique stele was a treasure from the Yao Race Holy Land. By observing the stele, he had not only triggered a trait draw chance, but did this also mean there was some unknown hidden connection between the technique stele, the Qingyun Lake secret treasure, and his Trait Panel?

If he obtained the secret treasure in Qingyun Lake, would he also be able to get a trait draw chance?

...

Heavenly Sword Sect Square.

Sect Leader Xuanyangzi and the others were still looking for the person who had triggered the purple light.

At this moment, a golden light, a hundred times more dazzling and a thousand times more powerful than the purple light, suddenly erupted from the core of the technique stele!

That golden light was like the sun at daybreak, instantly soaring into the clouds with ten thousand beams of light, so piercing that one could not look directly at it.

The golden radiance spread out like a tide, instantly dyeing the entire Heavenly Sword Sect gold.

The square, the high platform, the Technique Pavilion, the main Peak of the Sect, and even the distant mountain forests were all covered by the brilliant golden light. It was as if only this dazzling golden light remained in the world. A majestic and heavy Spiritual Qi swept through the area, making everyone feel a sense of awe from the depths of their Souls.

"What... what light is that?!"

"Why is the technique stele emitting golden light?"

"What exactly is going on?"

"Could it be that someone has comprehended an Ancient Divine Ability?"

The Disciples who were still discussing earlier instantly froze in place. The confusion and speculation on their faces were replaced by extreme shock, and their eyes widened one by one.

They stared fixedly at the golden light at the top of the stele. Even though their eyes teared up from the brightness, they refused to look away.

Many Disciples' legs went weak, nearly collapsing to the ground. Their faces were full of disbelief, their bodies trembled slightly, and even their breathing came to a halt.

On the high platform, the Sect's upper management also completely lost their composure.

Sect Leader Xuanyangzi stood up abruptly, his eyes wide with extreme shock and ecstasy. His originally steady body trembled slightly, and his hands rose unconsciously as if he wanted to touch that golden light. He murmured to himself, "Golden light... it's actually golden light! The golden light of an Ancient Divine Ability! How is this possible?!"

Lin Zhentian also gaped, his eyes fixed on that golden light.

Elder Qingxuan also raised his head to look at the golden light on the technique stele, a hint of wariness appearing in his eyes.

Fairy Qingling also put away her cold expression. Her clear eyes were full of curiosity and shock as her gaze quickly scanned every Disciple below, trying to find the owner of that golden light.

Everyone was stunned, completely stunned.

They never expected that in their lifetime, they would actually see the legendary golden light on the technique stele!

Sect Leader Xuanyangzi had said before that the technique stele had been open for over ten thousand years and had seen countless Disciples throughout the generations. Even the first Sect Head of the Heavenly Sword Sect, who had snatched the stele back from the Yao Race Holy Land and focused on perceiving it, had only triggered the purple light and comprehended a High-level Secret Technique.

No one had ever been able to trigger the golden light and touch the legendary Ancient Divine Ability!

Yet today, among them, there was one person who could trigger the golden light.

"Ancient Divine Ability!"

"My god! Someone actually triggered the golden light! This Comprehension Ability is simply Heaven-Defying!"

"Who is it? Who on earth could comprehend an Ancient Divine Ability! Come out and let us see!"

After the brief shock, the Disciples on the square erupted in a total frenzy. The shouts and discussions were deafening, far more intense than when the purple light had appeared earlier.

The Disciples looked at each other, their eyes full of fanaticism and curiosity. Everyone was urgently discussing and guessing who the owner of that golden light was, and who possessed such Heaven-Defying Comprehension Ability to surpass all previous ancestors and trigger the legendary golden light.

Lin Hao, who had originally been the focus of attention, was now long forgotten. No one looked at him anymore. He still had his head lowered, his face terrifyingly dark. The hostility and resentment in the depths of his eyes grew more intense, yet it was also mixed with a hint of jealousy.