Chapter 1676

Xiao Yifeng smiled faintly. "Because I know your purpose."

He turned once more and walked deeper into the woods, leaving Bei Mingyuan standing alone on the spot. Bei Mingyuan lowered his head to look at the secret scripture in his hand, a complex glint flickering in his eyes.

After returning to his residence, Xiao Yifeng handed the secret scripture to the person who had been waiting for him. "You may begin your cultivation now."

A faint smile lingered on his face, and a confident light flickered in his eyes. He knew this contest was not yet over, but he had already found what he wanted.

And Bei Mingyuan, too, would eventually come to understand that in this contest, they would not be the final victors. Because Xiao Yifeng had already found what he sought, and they were nothing more than stepping stones on his path to victory.

In the days that followed, the exchanges between Xiao Yifeng and Bei Mingyuan were like two parallel lines — never meeting, yet each stretching onward in their own direction.

After learning that Xiao Yifeng had handed the secret scripture to him, Bei Mingyuan was stunned for a long while. He flipped through that secret scripture again and again; every word, every sentence, was like a cipher waiting to be unlocked by him.