Resolution

"Ten Thousand Shadows Return to Truth."

Countless streaks of sword light filled the entire mine in an instant.

The densely packed cyan sword lights in the air seemed almost solid.

Whether at its first or second level, the Flowing Light Sword actually consisted only of sword light.

But under the mysteries of Qie Yunzhou's Wind of the Myriad Existences Realm, the wind between heaven and earth was compressed into solid form.

Each one contained the mysteries of the Wind of the Myriad Existences Realm, and their power had not diminished in the slightest.

This could be considered the third level of the Flowing Light Sword, belonging to Qie Yunzhou alone.

The cyan blades poured down like the Milky Way, swallowing the Thunder Lizard in an instant.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang-

The cyan blades struck the Thunder Lizard's scales, which flickered with lightning.

The impacts rang out in rapid succession, shaking even the surrounding rock walls.

The Thunder Light on the Thunder Lizard's scales dimmed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The Thunder Lizard let out a roar of pain, and the lightning around its body suddenly surged, as though it were preparing to shatter the cyan sword lights surrounding it.

But even when the Thunder Lizard shattered a batch, it was to no avail.

The solid sword lights, imbued with the mysteries of the Wind of the Myriad Existences Realm, seemed endless, charging at it in wave after wave.

They continuously wore down its power.

As the Thunder Light on the Thunder Lizard grew weaker and weaker, Qie Yunzhou's gaze sharpened.

Cyan light flashed beneath his feet, and he shot toward the Thunder Lizard.

He thrust the Thunder Star Sword fiercely at the scales on its neck, where Qie Qiong had just wounded it.

Puchi.

The Thunder Star Sword pierced straight through the Thunder Lizard's neck. Its movements abruptly froze, and the Thunder Light around its body went out in an instant.

Its massive body collapsed to the ground, lifeless.

The cyan sword lights in the mine vanished, leaving only the Thunder Lizard lying there and the father and son.

The two stood with swords in hand, breathing slightly heavily.

Though the whole process had looked easy, neither of them could have done it alone.

Qie Qiong went without saying. If he had encountered the Thunder Lizard alone, he would definitely have been the one running.

Although Qie Yunzhou could have killed it, he would probably have suffered eight hundred casualties to inflict a thousand on the enemy.

But through their cooperation, the fight had ended cleanly and swiftly.

Qie Yunzhou looked at his son and smiled. "Qiong'er, well done. That sword strike that broke through the beast's scales was crucial."

Qie Qiong smiled as well. Looking at the Thunder Lizard's corpse on the ground, he said, "Father, it was your Myriad Existences of Wind restraining it that gave me the chance. Otherwise, I couldn't have wounded it."

Although Qie Qiong was fast, if the Thunder Lizard had not been restrained, he would probably have been injured just trying to get close.

Qie Yunzhou looked at the Thunder Lizard's corpse and said, "Later, have someone transport it home. Its scales and flesh are valuable."

Qie Qiong suddenly sensed a slight reaction from the Thunder's Five Transformation Technique within his body as he approached the Thunder Lizard.

"Father, it seems to have something I need," Qie Qiong said, walking toward the Thunder Lizard Beast.

He used his hands to turn its enormous body over, exposing its belly, then used the Azure Edge Sword to slice open its soft abdomen.

The Power of Heaven and Earth gathered, and a round object wreathed in Thunder Light was drawn out.

"It actually formed a Solid Core? Hahaha, it seems Qiong'er's luck is good," Qie Yunzhou said with a laugh upon seeing the round object.

In the Azure Cloud Realm, any human who cultivated normally to Title Rank was guaranteed to have a Solid Core.

But magical beasts were different from humans. They placed greater emphasis on their bodies, so only a small fraction possessed Solid Cores.

Human Solid Cores also differed from those of magical beasts.

Perhaps it was because this was not an immortality-style world.

When a human died, their Solid Core dispersed and vanished into the dantian's sea of qi, but a magical beast's did not. It could even be absorbed and refined.

The Thunder Lizard's Solid Core was one such example, capable of accelerating the birth of Transcendent Dou Qi.

If Qie Qiong had originally needed more than ten years to cultivate Transcendent Dou Qi, then that time could now be shortened by at least five years.

Those five years were not to be underestimated. It was simply that both of the Qie Clan's Title Ranks were young.

A Title Rank could live at most two hundred years, while even the weakest Sky Realm Transcendent could live eight hundred.

Those Title Ranks nearing the end of their lifespans would be willing to risk their lives for this Solid Core. It might extend their lives by six hundred years.

"Father, why don't you use it? That way, you can reach the Transcendent Level sooner." Qie Qiong reached out to give Qie Yunzhou the Solid Core.

Qie Yunzhou waved his hand and refused. "Qiong'er, you should use it. I feel that I'll soon be able to cultivate Transcendent Dou Qi myself. It's only a matter of a few years."

Because Qie Yunzhou had reached the Myriad Existences Realm, he refined his Solid Core much faster than an ordinary Title Rank.

"Besides, this is a lightning-attribute Solid Core. It would be much more effective for you than for me, and it might even allow your Thunder's Five Transformation Technique to make a breakthrough when you advance to the Transcendent Level," Qie Yunzhou continued his analysis.

While Qie Qiong could shorten the time by five years using it, Qie Yunzhou could only shorten it by one or two because their attributes did not match.

Moreover, because both had the lightning attribute, Qie Qiong might also comprehend the Thunder of the Myriad Existences Realm by absorbing it.

After hearing this, Qie Qiong wasted no words and put the Solid Core into his Space Ring.

The Space Ring had been a birthday present the previous year, given to him along with the Azure Edge Sword.

As a former Transcendent clan, the Qie Clan still had some accumulated resources.

Seeing Qie Qiong accept it, Qie Yunzhou nodded and continued, "Now that we've cleared this place out, we can leave it to the managers. Let's go home."

He pointed at the enormous Thunder Lizard corpse. "We need to deal with it quickly, before it draws anything else here."

With that, he walked over to the Thunder Lizard Beast and put it into his Space Ring.

Qie Qiong's Space Ring could not hold it. Among the Qie Clan's Space Rings, only Qie Yunzhou's was large enough.

Having spoken, Qie Yunzhou gestured for Qie Qiong to head out of the mine.

Since they no longer had to guard against a sneak attack, the two circulated their Dou Qi. Cyan light and Thunder Light flashed beneath their feet as they sped along, emerging from the mine in no time.

Seeing the two emerge, everyone who had been standing guard in the distance breathed a sigh of relief. Several managers and the commander gathered around them.

The tremors caused by Qie Qiong and Qie Yunzhou's battle in the mine had even been felt outside.

The fact that the two had come out meant that the magical beast had been dealt with.

Qie Yunzhou looked at the crowd and spoke clearly, with an authority unlike the tone he used when speaking to Qie Qiong. "The danger in the mine has been eliminated. It was a sixth-tier Thunder Lizard. Work at the mine can resume."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Against a sixth-tier lightning beast, if they had not had the Qie Clan at their backs, not one person in the mining area could have withstood a single swipe of its claw.

"The clan head's might is divine!" everyone said, bowing.

Qie Yunzhou waved his hand and gave his next orders.

"Manager Fang Yun, now that Manager Tang San is dead, you will oversee all affairs at the Cloud-Resting Mountain mine." As he spoke, he took out a purple-gold token and handed it to him. "If the mining area faces danger, simply crush this token."

He then turned to the commander before him and ordered, "Pass the order down. Of the squad of knights who came with me, two will stay behind. The rest will return to the city with me."