70: Chapter 70 Hidden Perfection, Divine Treasure

"This 'Hide' skill is finally at Perfection!"

Qin Feng couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion in his heart.

To him, this skill was of immense significance at the moment.

It determined whether he could smoothly harvest titan blood crystals right under Lu Yunsong's nose, and whether he could steadily practice his martial arts under Lu Qingran's watchful eyes.

Otherwise...

It would be like heavy shackles bound around his neck.

Like walking on thin ice.

Struggling at every step.

Whether it was within the Rising Sun Behemoth Factory...

Or at home.

He wouldn't dare to make a move at all.

But now...

He could finally be free!

"Of course, I shouldn't celebrate too early. I need to see what special changes will arise from this 'Hide' skill after reaching Perfection."

Suddenly.

Qin Feng felt a jolt in his mind!

Boom!

As a humming sound rang out, it was as if the stars of the firmament, the vast Universe, and endless radiant brilliance appeared in his mind.

Within it, scenes of practicing the 'Hide' skill flashed by, weaving into magnificent fragments that formed a surging mysterious river extending into the infinite Chaos!

The next moment—

"Rumble!!"

The vibration in his mind reached its Peak.

Beside the two Martial Arts Foundation Pillars representing 'Deconstruction of All Things' and 'Heavenly Breathing,' a deep grey mist began to churn heavily.

A third pillar!

Slowly rose up!

At the same time.

Changes appeared on the panel of the crimson cheat:

Martial Arts Foundation:

1. Deconstruction of All Things: Dissecting Reality into Void (15%)

2. Heavenly Breathing: Deep Sleep Fetal Breath (12%)

3. Divine Hidden Treasury: Hidden Body (1%)

"Oh? Divine Hidden Treasury? This is the new Martial Arts Foundation Pillar derived from the 'Hide' skill reaching Perfection."

"And the first special ability of this 'Divine Hidden Treasury' pillar is 'Hidden Body'..."

"Let me see what mysteries and effects this 'Hidden Body' contains..."

In Qin Feng's mind.

In that mysterious place shrouded in deep grey mist.

Three Martial Arts Foundation Pillars stood tall, piercing the sky, yet they were not neatly arranged in a row. Instead, they were scattered in three positions that seemed completely unrelated and followed no discernible pattern.

Meanwhile.

The three pillars.

Viewed from afar.

Their overall shapes were actually different.

The 'Deconstruction of All Things' pillar looked like a sword from a distance, but its edge was concealed, resembling a giant blunt heavy sword.

The 'Heavenly Breathing' pillar looked like a pillar up close, but like a wisp of smoke from afar, enveloped in a thick layer of grey mist, carrying an ethereal sense amidst the mystery.

And the final 'Divine Hidden Treasury' pillar.

Looking from a distance.

Not a single silhouette could be seen.

It was as if it didn't exist at all.

But with a blink of the eye, one could sense that more than one pillar existed there in a hazy fashion, like overlapping mountain ranges, possessing a strange eeriness within its peculiarity.

At this moment.

This newly derived 'Divine Hidden Treasury' Martial Arts Foundation Pillar suddenly jolted, and then a mysterious great power seeped out, turning into a profound and hidden seed that merged into Qin Feng's consciousness.

Instantly.

He felt a massive torrent of knowledge and information rushing toward him!

"This is..."

Qin Feng's expression turned solemn.

The next moment, a look of profound disbelief appeared on his face:

"This information... it's all knowledge related to mysticism?!"

Indeed.

What descended from the 'Divine Hidden Treasury' pillar...

...did not just contain the various effects and abilities of 'Hidden Body'.

It also included a vast amount of mystical knowledge.

This knowledge was obscure, difficult to understand, and extremely vast. The moment it filled his thoughts and memory, it gave Qin Feng the feeling that his head was about to explode.

Fortunately, the pillar also contained a buffering force to protect his sanity and spirit.

Otherwise.

Under such a fierce impact of mystical knowledge.

Qin Feng would have definitely become an idiot or a fool on the spot, or his brain might have even mutated, polluted into a monster by this forbidden knowledge.

"But even with the pillar's power as a buffer, perfectly absorbing this mystical knowledge won't be the work of a day or two. It seems I'll be busy from now on."

"Besides working and practicing, I have to study and recharge properly, becoming a top student who's as twisted as a fried dough twist."

Qin Feng shrugged helplessly.

His daily schedule was already tight.

Adding the study and absorption of mystical knowledge...

He couldn't finish it all.

He simply couldn't finish it all.

Qin Feng did not immerse himself in the sea of knowledge.

He roughly absorbed some basic, fundamental mystical knowledge.

Then.

He immersed his thoughts in the information about 'Hidden Body'.

"Hmm?"

As he viewed the information, Qin Feng's eyes grew brighter and brighter.

Until finally, a flash of excitement crossed his eyes:

"It's done!"

"This 'Hidden Body' ability can be said to perfectly meet my expectations, and it even exceeds my imagination!"

Compared to the previous 'Dissecting for Hidden Treasures,' 'Strong Viscera Turtle Breath,' and so on.

The ability of 'Hidden Body'...

...was more oriented toward the void, concepts, and mysticism.

The uses of this ability:

[Shape a material body projection of oneself, a 'Hidden Body,' to deceive the outside world, while the self enters a hidden state, walking within the Ether Layer. One can return to a Hidden Body at any time with a thought. Currently, two Hidden Bodies can be placed, and there is no time limit for their existence.]

What is a material body?

What is the Ether Layer?

This involves a key piece of mystical knowledge—

In the field of mysticism, the entire world is divided into four layers:

Material Plane: The material world observed by the naked eye.

Ether Layer: The 'Inner World' beneath the surface world, containing the 'Qi' of all things, 'emotions of life,' 'energy of nature,' etc. The drive of these hidden forces is what allows the material world to change and operate.

Astral Layer: The existence of empty concepts such as the Laws of the Universe, information, knowledge, patterns, and Chaos. If the Ether Layer is the driving force for the operation of the material world, then the Astral Layer is the underlying rule for its operation.

Mental Layer: Can be understood as the life information database of the Universe, containing the sum of all things, possessing 'Uniqueness' and infinite 'possibilities.'

By the same token.

When applied to intelligent life forms like humans, life forms can be divided into four layers: material body, etheric body, astral body, and spiritual body.

These four layers, from the outside in, represent the life's—

Material physical body.

Emotional thinking.

Latent power.

spiritual consciousness.

The last one can even be simply and crudely understood as the void conceptual thing called the 'Soul'.

Of course.

This was Qin Feng's current, very shallow understanding.

Truly wanting to clarify the concepts of these four layers was incredibly profound and complex; one couldn't finish talking about it even in three days and nights.

"In short."

Qin Feng summarized the special abilities that 'Hidden Body' could bring him:

"First, I can shape a material body projection identical to myself—a physical shadow that looks exactly like me with no difference, used to deceive others' eyes."

"Second, at the same time, the real me will enter a special state called 'hidden state,' able to walk within the world's Ether Layer—the Inner World beneath the surface world—traversing and walking without any restrictions, going elsewhere, and doing anything I want to do."

"Third, through the remaining Hidden Body projection, I can monitor the surroundings. Once I find something wrong, I can instantly return to the Hidden Body projection with just a thought."

"Well, this is equivalent to a kind of teleportation and displacement skill."

"And I can place a total of two Hidden Bodies in different positions without any time limit. That is to say... I effectively have two displacement teleportation points that I can switch to at any time."