# Chapter 1042: Void Concealment
Mist Death Valley, as a land of "death," had always been extremely quiet. Under survival rules far crueler than other regions, the profound beasts rarely even let out roars.
The profound beasts of Mist Death Valley were all of the ice type, and those banished there were also Ice Phoenix disciples, so there was almost never any flame existence… let alone the sky-covering Golden Crow Divine Flame!
The violently burning sea of Golden Crow fire was undoubtedly like a thunderclap dropped into the silent Mist Death Valley. Under the sky-filling flames, countless profound beasts instantly began to roar and howl—some in fear, some in anger, some in frenzy.
Within the sea of fire, weaker profound beasts were burned and destroyed, while powerful ones raged in fury under the scorching heat. Outside the fire, the air was turbulent, snow flew everywhere, and countless profound beasts surged like tidal waves from all directions. An indescribably terrifying aura flowed amidst the flames and beast roars.
"Ahhhh…" From within the sea of fire came Mu Yizhou's screams. His aura was no longer closing in but instead retreating—clearly he had already been surrounded by profound beasts. "Yun Che… have you gone mad!"
"Heh… In that case, it's still uncertain who will die first!!"
Yun Che laughed wildly, randomly chose a direction, and charged at his fastest speed.
Since he couldn't shake off Mu Yizhou, the final method was to stir up the profound beasts and let them hold him back… preferably kill him!
Although he was inferior to Mu Yizhou in top speed, besides Phantom Lightning Extreme, he also had Star God Remnant Shadow and Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick!
With these ice-type profound beasts sure to lose their calm and become furious under the Golden Crow flames, simply fleeing would actually be to his advantage.
Around him, the auras of profound beasts rushed in like a storm… from ahead, the sides, behind, and even above…
Yun Che took a deep breath, clenched his teeth, tightened his fists, and narrowed his eyes…
Focus the mind, eliminate distractions, five senses, spiritual perception, touch… Go all out!!
Facing profound beasts charging from all directions, Yun Che didn't slow down but instead suddenly accelerated. Within the flames, his body flickered into a dazzling series of afterimages. When the afterimages dissipated, he had vanished into the vast sea of fire.
Yun Che put away the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword. Perhaps hundreds of times, perhaps thousands, he alternated between Star God Remnant Shadow and Moon-Breaking Shadow Flick. Within a mere ten li of fire, countless residual shadows were shattered under the claws of frenzied profound beasts.
When he burst out of the fire zone, all he could see were profound beasts startled by the flames. The moment they spotted Yun Che, they charged at him like madmen.
Yun Che leaped up, soaring a thousand zhang into the air, but before he could stop, several Snowstorm Fierce Hawks swooped in with deadly killing intent. Before their talons reached him, a wild storm had already swept Yun Che into its center.
Yun Che's gaze darkened. A blue dragon shadow emerged in the air above him.
Dragon Soul Domain!!
The pressure of the Dragon God naturally had a far greater deterrent effect on beasts than on humans of the same level. Under the world-shaking dragon roar, the profound beasts below fled in terror, while the six Snowstorm Fierce Hawks closing in all convulsed midair and plummeted, their summoned storm quickly dissipating.
Without a moment's pause, Yun Che shot forward and soon disappeared into the thick ice mist.
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**Ice Phoenix Holy Hall.**
Mu Xuanyin stood by the pond, silently gazing at the snow lotus in the water. The flower disc was empty, only the stem and leaves remained crystalline and bright, still full of life.
"I believe it will bloom once more after nine thousand years."
Mu Bingyun walked over soundlessly and stood beside Mu Xuanyin.
Mu Xuanyin said nothing.
Glancing at Mu Xuanyin's expression, Mu Bingyun said softly, "Has your anger subsided?"
Mu Xuanyin's icy eyes shifted slightly. "You want to bring him out?"
Mu Bingyun sighed faintly. "It's been a full day and night. You know his cultivation level better than anyone. Three days is simply impossible for him. If you don't bring him out now… you might not even have a chance to regret it."
"Hmph!" Mu Xuanyin's voice was cold and piercing. "You really do care for him."
Mu Bingyun gently shook her head. "I just don't want you to regret it, Sister."
"He won't die that easily," Mu Xuanyin said coldly. "And even if he does, it's fine. This is the punishment he deserves!"
"Yesterday, I didn't dare ask in detail. What great wrong did Yun Che commit…"
"Don't ask about this matter anymore, and don't interfere! If he can leave alive, it's his good fortune. If he dies, then it's done and over!"
Although Mu Xuanyin's aura was no longer as terrifying as yesterday, it was still icy and heartless, clearly still not over her anger. After all, what Yun Che had violated was a crime she could never forgive. She turned and walked away with a chilling coldness. "In a few days, we will head to the Flame God Realm. To deal with that Flame Dragon, I need to go into seclusion for a few days. You will guard my retreat here and go nowhere—especially… do not go near Mist Death Valley!"
"…" Mu Bingyun said nothing, only sighed—it seemed Yun Che had indeed committed a very, very grave mistake.
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Pu!
Yun Che heavily collapsed into a thick pile of snow, gasping for breath. Immediately, he pressed his lips tight, forcing himself to suppress his panting, his chest heaving violently.
Chased by profound beasts for a day and a night, he had also fled for a day and a night. During this time, he had only escaped, never once drawing the Heaven-Defying Demon-Slaying Sword again.
The profound beasts here were far too dense, and in this cruel environment, every single one had an alarmingly sharp spiritual sense. Even with Flowing Light Thunder Concealment, he had nowhere to hide. Flowing Light Thunder Concealment could only conceal his aura, but the ubiquitous profound beasts could spot him directly with their vision—especially the snow eagles and giant falcons soaring in the sky. The thick ice mist was as if nonexistent to them.
Another wave of profound beasts had been barely shaken off. The surrounding area seemed devoid of dangerous auras. Lying in the snow, Yun Che didn't get up for a long time, his entire body limp and sore. Such brief respites came only three times in the entire day, and each time, they lasted no more than a quarter of an hour.
After a while, Yun Che struggled to sit up… No! At this rate, there was no way he could last until the third day. No matter how fast his profound energy recovered, it couldn't withstand such consumption. He might reach the point of utter exhaustion by tomorrow. He had to think of another way.
As he pondered, he desperately used the Great Dao Pagoda Art to recover from his injuries and restore his profound energy. But the moment he closed his eyes, his brow twitched inexplicably. Without thinking, he ducked low.
Riiip!!
The air let out a piercing sound of tearing silk. A sharp, cold wind swept just over Yun Che's head, slicing off a large chunk of his hair.
Yun Che rolled, his eyes sinking as he stared at the white figure that landed in the distance… It was the same white wolf he had seen when he first entered Mist Death Valley!
This white wolf was also hidden in the snow, had pounced without warning, and once again gave him no prior awareness. Evidently, this was the hunting style of this fearsome white wolf.
A rare chance to catch his breath had been ruined by this white wolf. Yun Che quickly swept his spiritual sense around and instantly decided not to flee… but to kill this white wolf with minimal commotion!
Yun Che raised his right hand to his chest, grasping the Cloud Butterfly Blade in his palm.
The white wolf's eyes gleamed with bloodlight. Its slightly open jaws let out a very low, sinister growl, clearly not wanting to cause too much noise either. Its lethal strike had been dodged, and its blood-red pupils now held deep wariness. After a standoff of several breaths, it suddenly shot up like lightning, its sharp claws tearing straight at Yun Che's heart.
Yun Che's nerves were taut. With his mind intensely focused, the trajectory of the white wolf's pounce was clearly reflected in his pupils. His gaze turned cold. The moment the wolf closed in, he instantly teleported, while the Cloud Butterfly Blade precisely slashed across the white wolf's neck.
Yun Che's figure reappeared ten zhang away. He spun around sharply, ready to counterattack, but suddenly froze.
The white wolf's body crashed straight into a large rock covered in sharp ice in the distance. Its head and body were instantly separated, and no more sound came from it.
"…" Yun Che's mouth hung slightly open. He was stunned for several breaths before slowly lowering his head, looking at the Cloud Butterfly Blade in his hand with utter disbelief.
Having been chased for a day and a night, Yun Che was exhausted, and his profound energy was now less than forty percent. Just now, he had been sure the short blade had passed through the white wolf's neck, but at most, it should have only left a shallow wound… He never expected that it had cleanly severed the head.
Given the oppressive aura of this white wolf… it was very likely a low-level divine soul beast! With his current profound energy infused into the blade, even tearing through skin and flesh would have been difficult, yet he had…
Even stranger was that he had felt no sensation of slicing the head clean off.
Yun Che quickly stepped forward, using ice profound energy to rapidly seal the white wolf's head and body, stopping the blood aura from spreading. Then he stared at the Cloud Butterfly Blade for a long time.
He gently released a wisp of profound energy, and immediately, a blade aura extended from the Cloud Butterfly Blade for a full half a foot—colorless and formless. He slowly brought the blade aura close to his finger. Even several inches away, his skin already felt a burning sting.
"The Ice Cloud Palace Master actually gave me such a terrifying thing…" Yun Che muttered. In his hands, with his profound energy heavily depleted, it had effortlessly severed the body of a low-level divine soul beast. If it were a divine soul profound practitioner of the same level, wouldn't it…
If he found an opportunity, he might even be able to instantly kill a late-stage Divine Soul Realm expert with this blade!
Yun Che suddenly recalled that Mu Bingyun had said this short blade was a heirloom of her clan, one each for her and Mu Xuanyin, the other being named "Sound Butterfly Blade." Given the status of Mu Xuanyin and Mu Bingyun in Yin Xue Realm… this short blade was likely a top-tier treasure in Yin Xue Realm. No wonder it was so terrifying.
A profound artifact from the God Realm, possibly extremely high-grade… was nothing like those from Lan Ji Star.
Having witnessed the terror of the Cloud Butterfly Blade, Yun Che's heart calmed down a bit. He re-concealed his aura, leaned against the corner of the giant rock, and glanced at the white wolf's corpse, his brow slightly furrowing.
His Flowing Light Thunder Concealment was already an extremely high-level concealment profound art, but even at full power, he could never achieve a complete absence of detectable aura. Yet these white wolves—they hid in the snow, their distance from him never more than ten zhang. With his spiritual sense, and while constantly sensing his surroundings, before they leaped out, he was utterly unable to detect their existence.
How did they achieve such perfect aura concealment?
When they hid in the snow, their auras seemed to completely merge with the snow itself.
…
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Aura… Merger!?
Yun Che suddenly raised his head. A violent tremor ran through his soul, and a streak of strange light flashed across his sea of consciousness.
His gaze became briefly chaotic… He wanted to immediately concentrate his mind to seize that fleeting inspiration, but in this terrifying Mist Death Valley, if his consciousness sank, he might very well fall into eternal doom. Yet if he did not, that sudden flash of inspiration might slip away forever.
After a moment of struggle, he finally chose the former. He quickly closed his eyes… Gradually, his breathing and aura became calm and steady. His consciousness slowly sank, sank deeper, as if he had directly forgotten where he was.
Far above in the sky, a pair of icy-cold eyes pierced through layers of dense fog, coldly staring at Yun Che.
Seeing Yun Che suddenly quiet down, and soon his aura becoming slow and gentle, his soul state completely still… he had entered an enlightenment state!
Her slender brows tilted in anger. "This brat… actually sinks his consciousness in a place like this! Afraid he won't die fast enough!"
Though angry, she did not leave. Her gaze swept past the Cloud Butterfly Blade in Yun Che's hand, and she said coldly, "Bingyun actually gave him Cloud Butterfly… Unbelievable!"
Yun Che had entered an extremely wondrous state, completely unaware that someone was silently watching him, also unaware of the passage of time… nor did he notice that an ice-scaled giant beast was approaching his location, getting closer and closer.
Mu Xuanyin's gaze froze. A blue light was already blooming at her fingertips. But at that moment, she suddenly saw that Yun Che's sitting figure blurred, then, like a slowly dissipating phantom, it gradually faded… faded…
Until it completely vanished—utterly and without a trace.
"…!?" Deep shock appeared on Mu Xuanyin's face. Her spiritual sense perceived that Yun Che was still there, motionless, but his figure had completely disappeared.
The ice-scaled giant beast had arrived and casually walked past less than ten zhang in front of Yun Che, without a pause or even a glance in his direction. Soon, it disappeared into the thick fog in another direction.
"Void… Concealment!?"
Mu Xuanyin murmured, her icy eyes showing a shock and… absent-mindedness that had not appeared in thousands of years.
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[You rookies! Surprised? Your old man knows how to turn invisible!!]