Ding! [Path of Stillness] has recorded: 4 years of uninterrupted meditation.
You have gained:
+8,000 Qi
+2,000 Spiritual Defense
+1 Passive Skill: [Still Waters Run Deep]
Your presence now blends into the world. No one under the Immortal Realm can detect you.
Inside a quiet cave beneath a forgotten cliff, Shen Liang finally opened his eyes.
"…I was expecting more."
Four years of sitting still.
He hadn't spoken. He hadn't eaten. He hadn't moved—except for that one time he sneezed, which the system graciously ignored.
He thought he'd be bored.
He wasn't.
Time passed like a gentle stream, and every second brought him power. Every breath pulled Qi into his body like a black hole. Every moment made him… less human and more something else.
But outside—
The world had gone absolutely insane.
In just four years:l
Three major sects had declared war over a spiritual herb the size of a cabbage.
One Nascent Soul cultivator exploded himself trying to break through to the Spirit Severing realm.
The Demon King of the Eastern Marsh married a Heavenly Fairy, then got dumped in public, sparking a war of love that wiped out two countries.
The Mortal Rankings reset four times because too many geniuses kept dying.
And through it all… not a single person remembered Shen Liang.
Perfect.
Ding! You have unlocked a hidden title: [The Invisible Menace].
The less you appear, the more terrified your enemies will be… once they know you exist.
Shen Liang slowly stood. His joints didn't crack. His body didn't ache. In fact, the air around him trembled like it was trying to escape.
He stepped out of the cave.
The valley he chose was now a forbidden zone. No beast dared step near it. The sky above it had become unnaturally clear—clouds parted on instinct.
He glanced up.
A young sect disciple was flying overhead.
The poor soul sneezed mid-air and almost fell from his sword.
Ding! [Still Waters Run Deep] is active. Your mere gaze disrupted someone's Qi flow.
"…Oops."
Shen Liang calmly walked to a nearby flat stone and sat again.
New location detected. Meditation bonus refreshed.
"Let's go for six years this time," he murmured.