Saintly Path

Li Yang drew a deep breath and stepped into this perilous region. The instant his foot touched the ground, the air around him abruptly grew heavy, as though an invisible force were pressing down on his body. Dark clouds blanketed the sky, thunder boomed, and lightning darted through the clouds like silver snakes, striking the ground from time to time and kicking up showers of sparks. On the earth, magma gushed from the cracks, its scorching heat rushing into his face as if it meant to devour everything.

This region was known as the "Heavenly Thunder Earth Fire Purgatory," the most perilous trial ground in the sect. Only disciples who truly possessed courage and strength would choose to reforge their Martial Spiritual Energy here. Li Yang knew he had no way to retreat. Only by breaking through himself here could he advance toward a higher realm.

He closed his eyes and sensed the violent energy fluctuations around him. The Martial Spiritual Energy within his body began to circulate slowly. Though the power of the Heavenly Thunder Earth Fire was violent, it also contained an exceedingly pure Power of Laws. Li Yang's goal was to seize the scattered "Law Fragments" hidden within that raging energy.

Law Fragments were the most mysterious existences in Heaven and Earth. They had neither form nor substance, yet they were everywhere. Only those powerhouses who had truly comprehended the laws of Heaven and Earth could capture their presence amid violent energy. Though Li Yang had yet to reach that realm, he possessed unwavering faith and tenacious will.

He formed hand seals, and the Martial Spiritual Energy within his body transformed into countless threads that spread in every direction. Like tentacles, the threads cautiously touched the energy of the Heavenly Thunder Earth Fire. Each contact brought excruciating