Martial Master

After a stick of incense worth of time, Qin Chen had already moved far from the range of the canyon, appearing in front of him was a desolate land filled with fragments of space, with occasional flickering space cracks, making it extremely dangerous. Of course, the spatial energy here was also denser than that in the outside world. In his past life, Qin Chen had been to the Ancient Yu Realm and naturally knew where the best place to cultivate and breakthrough to the Martial Emperor realm was; he had found a perfect area. However, in this life, he had cultivated a spatial body, which made him stronger, but the requirement for mastering the spatial mysteries had become higher, making the difficulty of breaking through far beyond that of an ordinary half-step Martial Emperor.

If he continued to stay outside the canyon, trying to condense a spatial law to break through to the Martial Emperor realm would take at least another year, but Qin Chen did not have that much time to waste. That was why he, as a half-step Martial Emperor, had ventured deep into the Ancient Yu Realm, aiming for the perfect land he had found in his previous life. However, before that, Qin Chen needed to take care of the follower trailing behind him.

Ling Jun thought he was hiding his presence well, but the moment he followed Qin Chen, he had already been detected.

Whoosh!

Slicing through the air, half an hour later, Qin Chen arrived at the foot of a black barren mountain and landed. The moment he stopped, he threw out dozens of array flags, which were immediately concealed in the void. Qin Chen couldn't afford to be careless when fighting against a peak early-stage Martial King like Ling Jun. Although he had killed the Sword Emperor Xu Feng of the Demon Sword Sect in the Northern Sky Region before breaking through to half-step Martial Emperor, the Martial Emperors of the Martial Domain and the Northern Sky Region were definitely not on the same level.

Moreover, Ling Jun had an extraordinary background. Qin Chen not only needed to ensure he could kill Ling Jun, but he also had to ensure that Ling Jun could not leak any information during the process, which was the most difficult part. Therefore, in addition to throwing out a large number of array flags, he also secretly released a significant number of Fire Refining Worms and Devouring Qi Ants from his gourd to conceal them among the rubble, masked by the aura of the arrays. After doing all this, Qin Chen began to dig a cave at the foot of the desolate mountain.

Ling Jun had been following Qin Chen in secret, and in a moment, he had arrived at a spot not far away in the void. Upon seeing Qin Chen digging the cave, he couldn't help but stop, puzzled as to why Qin Chen was digging here. Feeling Ling Jun halt, Qin Chen hurriedly intensified his array arrangement, pretending to dig to temporize Ling Jun, giving him enough time to set up the formations.

Did Qin Chen want to dig a cave here to cultivate? After thinking for a while, Ling Jun could only come up with that possibility. It made sense; as a half-step Martial Emperor in the depths of the Ancient Yu Realm, Qin Chen had to confront not only the dangers of space cracks but also the murderous intent of other passing Martial Emperors. Therefore, finding a deserted place to cultivate was indeed wise, which explained why he was digging here.

In less than half a stick of incense, as Qin Chen still hadn't fully set up his array, the potential realization struck Ling Jun, and he grew impatient, whoosh—a figure flashed, and Ling Jun had appeared right in front of Qin Chen.

"How come you're here?" Qin Chen said like he had seen a ghost, eyes wide with panic, his movements coming to a stop.

Ling Jun chuckled, "How do you think I'm here? Qin Chen, you're such an idiot. If you had continued cultivating in the canyon with so many people watching, it would have been difficult for me to kill you. But you had to run deep into the Ancient Yu Realm, seeking your own death. Hahaha, don't you think you're an idiot?"