Great Events Never Cease
The clouds in the sky deepened in color. The wind whipped up the clouds, and lightning flashed, seemingly watching the golden light below. It appeared to be a standoff...
Suddenly, a thunderclap boomed, and a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket burst from the dark clouds, heading straight for the golden light in the center of the altar. The golden light that had enveloped Yue Qianchou also instantly radiated countless golden rays, enveloping the entire altar platform. One azure-white, the other golden, collided head-on in a flash...
With a deafening boom, the two powerful forces collided, creating a deafening roar in mid-air, and the powerful shockwave spread throughout the entire basin. The azure-white lightning bolt was clearly outmatched, instantly shattered by the brilliant golden light...
The deafening roar was heard even by the cultivators outside the Misty Forest. They exchanged shocked glances, bewildered. The first bolt of lightning seemed normal, like someone in the early Tribulation stage undergoing their tribulation. How could the second bolt have become so powerful so suddenly? It was as if a mid Tribulation stage cultivator was undergoing the ninth level of tribulation.
"Look!" someone exclaimed. Above the center of the Misty Forest, the dark clouds gradually turned as black as ink, rolling and surging terrifyingly. Countless electric dragons were weaving through the black ink, a scene even more intense than the late Tribulation Transcendence stage.
Just as the thunder rumbled rapidly in the sky, gathering its power, the golden light within the basin seemed to be enraged. A beam of golden light shot straight into the sky from the basin, like countless giant golden thorns, piercing and churning within the dark clouds.
Within the inky black clouds, lightning flashed even more fiercely, frantically swirling and coiling around the golden spikes. Towering waves of wind surged in all directions, forcing people thousands of meters away to retreat hastily. Everyone watched in astonishment and disbelief at the scene unfolding between heaven and earth in the distance...
A golden ray of light pierced through the dark clouds, shooting straight into the universe, flashing golden light for a moment before receding, as if summoning something. In the vast universe, because of the appearance of this golden ray, twelve nearby stars instantly shone with silver light, rapidly shooting towards the coordinates of the point where the golden light burst forth.
Twelve silver streaks pierced the atmosphere, rapidly shooting towards the inky black clouds intertwined with the golden light. Each time a silver streak entered the clouds, a deafening roar exploded in the air; the twelve consecutive earth-shattering sounds were deafening even to those ten thousand meters away.
The tangled, dark clouds were instantly shattered by these twelve silver streaks, and the scattered flashes of lightning disappeared without a trace with a couple of hissing sounds...
The instant the dark clouds dispersed, those in the distance could finally see the celestial phenomena clearly. Thousands of golden rays converged into a single line, shrinking back into the Misty Forest, while twelve silver beams from the sky shot towards the point where the golden rays had converged...
On the altar in the basin, the golden light retreated into the charred abdomen of Yue Qianchou, while a concentrated silver radiance descended from the sky. It enveloped him, shimmering brilliantly for a while. Then, the silver radiance instantly receded into the sky, splitting back into twelve silver pillars, each returning to its place. The surroundings returned to normal.
"Ouch! My God!" On the golden altar, Yue Qianchou woke up groaning. After getting up, he looked around and found nothing unusual.
Was that just a dream? It felt way too real. Yue Qianchou turned around suspiciously for a moment, then suddenly realized something was wrong with him. He looked at himself and was startled.
Its entire body seemed to be swollen, covered in a mass of charred black, and its hands were like bear paws. I quickly tried to remove it, and the charred shell began to crack, pieces falling off.
"Damn it! I really did get struck by lightning again..." Yue Qianchou cursed incessantly. After peeling off the charred shell from his body, he immediately activated his water magic, and a water dragon enveloped him and washed him frantically.
After tidying up, I quickly summoned a set of clothes from Utopia and put them on. Looking around on the ground, I found my Storage Bag had turned into a tattered rag; thankfully, it was just for decoration. It contained nothing. However, the bracelet on my wrist was still intact; these divine items are indeed of better quality.
He finally understood. He had just been undergoing a tribulation. His cultivation had already broken through to the early Tribulation stage, and yet he was still standing there waiting to be struck by lightning. He was lucky he hadn't been killed and dared not complain. However, what puzzled him was that a tribulation should involve nine layers of lightning. Had he simply fainted and endured the other eight lightning strikes?
Not only were those who were asleep unaware, but even those watching from afar couldn't understand it. It clearly looked like a tribulation, but the way the lightning struck was somewhat abnormal. Most strangely, after only two strikes, the tribulation clouds were shattered by the golden light from the ground and the silver light descending from the sky—a phenomenon never before heard of or seen.
Such a strange phenomenon could not go unreported, so all the cultivators relayed what had happened there back to their respective communities.
After thoroughly searching the basin once more and finding nothing of interest, Yue Qianchou left without a word. Finding his way back in the direction he had come from, he released his Azure Fire flying sword to scout ahead, quietly returning to the place where he had clashed with the various sects.
After searching for a while, he found no one outside and immediately felt strange. Could there be an ambush? Thinking it was possible, he retreated into the depths of the mist and disappeared from the spot...
Upon returning to Utopia, he immediately sought out Guan Yu, demanding that he devise a new battle plan. Guan Yu asked in astonishment, "Whom are you planning to target this time?"
"Damn it! More than five thousand people are chasing after me alone. This is intolerable. Especially those bastards from the Jinshan Kingdom!" Yue Qianchou said viciously, "The target is clear. The coordinates of the Jinshan Kingdom's Spirit Stone mine are all in place. I'll go scout it tonight. You better be prepared, just like last time we did to the Great Yang Kingdom."
Upon hearing that Yue Qianchou was being chased by more than five thousand men, Guan Yu's expression darkened, and he nodded, saying, "Don't worry, the troops can assemble and fight at any time. But there's one thing you should consider: we just wiped out the Spirit Stone mines of the Great Yang Kingdom last time, could the Jinshan Kingdom have already made preparations?"
Yue Qianchou immediately chimed in. "That's why I need to go scout. If it really causes a lot of casualties to the team, I certainly won't act recklessly, as that would be a losing proposition. However, I suppose their minds aren't on the Spirit Stone mine right now, which is probably a good opportunity for us to strike."
"Understood." Guan Yu nodded decisively. He was unaware that Yue Qianchou had killed over two thousand people outside, attracting considerable attention. Since Yue Qianchou had said it was possible, what else could he say?
In the Dayang City, inside the Di Rong Kingdom's embassy, Imperial Preceptor Man Hu, accompanied Yan Zhuixing with his three junior brothers. The third and fourth brothers remained on Wuji Island. At this moment, Yan Zhuixing was questioning a Di Rong Kingdom cultivator about Yue Qianchou, asking him very detailed questions.
Since the group was en route and hadn't learned of Yue Qianchou's massacre of two thousand cultivators, they were all shocked upon hearing the news, never expecting Yue Qianchou to be so powerful. Yan Zhuixing, however, had a strange glint in his eyes and kept smiling.
Upon learning that Wen Lanfeng had emerged from seclusion and returned to the Biyuan Kingdom from the Demon Ghost Domain, Man Hu waved for the cultivator to leave and asked, "Young Palace Lord, what are your plans for the next step?"
"Hearing you say that, it seems that Wen Lanfeng may have already defeated the Number One Expert Under Heaven. It's truly admirable!" Yan Zhuixing turned around and said, "I would like to see this number two expert in the world. I wonder if the Imperial Preceptor has a way to take me there?"
"This..." Man Hu pondered for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The sacred land of the Biyuan Kingdom is very difficult to enter, so I'm afraid it won't be so easy to see Wen Lanfeng."
"There's always a way." Yan Zhuixing smiled faintly. "I have a feeling that Biyuan Kingdom is so lively, we might run into Yue Qianchou there."
Upon hearing that they might encounter Yue Qianchou, the group's faces darkened; he was the enemy who killed the Second Brother. Man Hu said in a deep voice, "Since the Young Palace Lord wants to go, we will accompany him. Besides, with such a big event as Wen Lanfeng's emergence from seclusion, we might even run into my master."
"That's perfect. We've been so grateful for his kindness and were just about to go and thank him," Yan Zhuixing said with emotion. After a brief discussion, the group finalized their itinerary to the Biyuan Kingdom.
The unusual phenomena occurring in the Misty Forest caused a huge uproar in the Cultivation World. Such a divine event was unprecedented and truly incomprehensible. What was frustrating was that it happened precisely in the Misty Forest, leaving everyone powerless to investigate.
The very next day, another Cultivation World. Overnight, all thirteen Spirit Stone mines in the Jinshan Kingdom were completely wiped out; everything that could be looted was taken, and everyone who could be killed was killed. Their fate mirrored that of the Great Yang Kingdom; all the Spirit Stone mines were destroyed.
What's most outrageous is that the murderer made no attempt to conceal anything; all thirteen 'hero' banners were displayed at all thirteen Spirit Stone mines. Clearly, the murderer didn't take Pu Taidong, the lord of the Jinshan Kingdom, seriously at all.
Inside the Grand Palace of the Jinshan Kingdom, Pu Taidong nearly vomited blood in anger, letting out a deafening roar to the heavens...
He couldn't understand it, and he didn't know what bad luck he had encountered. First, five disciples at the late Tribulation Transcendence stage were killed, and now all the Spirit Stone mines had suffered such a fate. The losses were too heavy, and he was severely weakened. It was not something that could be recovered in a year or two.
Overnight, the entire Cultivation World suddenly realized that during this period, things were either uneventful or major events, each one attracting attention. Everyone counted them off on their fingers...
First, Yin Baikang's grandson was kidnapped by a 'hero' in the Great Yang Kingdom. Yin Baikang didn't complain at all and only settled the matter after paying more than 300 million Spirit Stones.
Secondly, after Yue Qianchou infiltrated and was discovered, he claimed to be the number one expert below the Nascent Spirit Transformation stage, which attracted the attention of cultivators from various countries. However, it was the cultivators from those countries who suffered losses, which was quite surprising.
The third thing is that Huo Zongming's seventeen Spirit Stone mines were wiped out overnight by the 'heroes,' shocking the entire Cultivation World.
Fourthly, Yue Qianchou was being hunted down by cultivators from various countries. After escaping to the Misty Forest, he turned around and slaughtered nearly two thousand cultivators from those countries, once again shocking the entire Cultivation World.
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