Chapter 69: The Power of Divine Thunder

  Although Wumuwu had an unbreakable feud with Yudingmen, deep down he didn't want to see Yudingmen truly suffer a disastrous defeat at the hands of Bingfenggu. Weighing the pros and cons in his mind, when he saw the Tianxinzong cultivators lying limp on the ground, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind, growing stronger by the second. After deliberating for a moment, he steeled himself and made a secret decision.

  An hour later, Wumeng Dao Ren suddenly disappeared into thin air. Next to the Tianxin Sect cultivator appeared another white-robed cultivator. Both were dressed in white robes like snow, and even their height and appearance were identical. However, one was limp on the ground, his life or death unknown, while the other walked back and forth on the ground.

  The white-robed cultivator who had been walking back and forth turned around in a circle, carefully examining his hands and feet. He took out a small copper mirror and gazed at his reflection for a while, then glanced at the white-robed cultivator lying on the ground. With a casual wave of his hand, he released a large fireball that incinerated the cultivator into ashes. Only then did he draw out a silver sword and leap onto it, flying slowly towards the North Peak of Jade Cauldron Mountain. At first, the sword flew erratically through the air, but after a moment, it stabilized and left behind a trail of straight white light.

  A distance of over 200 li, for a Jindan cultivator in the early stages of flying with his sword, was only about half an hour. Along the way, he encountered three teams of alert patrolling Qi Refining stage cultivators from the three sects, who, after seeing the white-robed cultivator's figure, all bowed to him in greeting.

  The Tianxin Sect's residence, a purple-robed big man with an ugly face saw the white-clothed cultivator's flying sword return and asked in confusion: "Yuan Shidi, how did you come back so quickly? Did something unexpected happen?" The white-clothed cultivator smiled slightly and said: "Thanks for your concern, Elder Brother. Indeed, there was a small unexpected change! By the way, where is Master Shibo?"

  The purple-robed man pointed in the direction of Xiao Gu Peak and said, "The seal of the 'Reinforced Light Breaking Array' has loosened a bit. Qin Shibo is directing three senior brothers to reinforce the seal!" Seeing the white-robed cultivator's hesitant gaze towards Xiao Gu Peak, the purple-robed man asked again, "What exactly happened? Did Zhao and the others no longer need you to go and receive them?"

  The white-robed monk nodded and said, "Brother is indeed a godly person. Didn't brother already know that it would end up like this?" The purple-robed big man's face showed a hint of cold smile, saying, "Zhao only being the direct disciple of the sect leader's uncle, dared to think he was a senior from the Yuan Ying period and actually asked Brother Yuan to personally go welcome him! Luckily, Qin Shibo is magnanimous and didn't bother with him. If it were Guo Shu in his place, he wouldn't have even bothered to respond to him. Right, why did he let Brother return halfway? Wasn't it just to tease my brothers?"

  The white-robed cultivator smiled slightly and said, "It can't be said that way, after all, Brother Zhao is only one step away from the Yuan Infant realm! Who knows, maybe he'll really advance to the next stage someday...". Before he could finish speaking, a somewhat displeased voice came from Xiaogu Peak: "You two aren't coming to help, what are you whispering about over there?" The purple-robed big man's eyes widened in surprise, and he exchanged a look with the white-robed cultivator before responding with an "yes" and flying towards Xiaogu Peak first, followed closely by the white-robed cultivator.

  As soon as the two figures landed on the platform, Qin Zheng's gaze swept over and fell on the white-robed cultivator. A hint of puzzlement flashed in his eyes when he saw him, but he didn't ask why he had returned ahead of time. Apparently, he had heard their conversation just now. After giving the two a few simple orders, the purple-robed cultivator walked towards a ten-zhang-high black flag standing at the southern edge of the platform, while the white-robed cultivator headed towards another identical flag on the western side.

  Qin Zheng stared at the back of the white-robed monk, looking and looking again. Finally, he shook his head and was about to shift his gaze when he caught sight of the white-robed monk walking to the edge of the platform and continuing forward without stopping, actually flying down towards the precipice ahead. His heart skipped a beat as he loudly asked: "Yuan Ying, what are you doing?"

  The white-robed monk's body had already flown out of the platform, twisting his head back in mid-air, a strange smile on his face, muttering to himself, and with a forceful swing of his right hand, a fist-sized black light ball flew towards Qin Zheng.

  Qin Zheng's face suddenly changed, and he shouted sternly: "Who are you, daring to occupy the body of a Tianxin Sect disciple?" With a wave of his hands, amidst a thunderous roar, two cyan-colored lightning bolts as thick as tea cups shot out from Qin Zheng's hands, one striking the black light sphere in mid-air, and the other striking the white-robed cultivator, with an astonishing momentum.

  The moment the thunderous sound rang out, a black light suddenly shot out from the body of the white-robed cultivator and flashed towards the bottom of the cliff. Although its speed was not as fast as the cyan lightning emitted by Qin Zheng's hand, it was only slightly slower. The white-robed cultivator's body was struck by the lightning, and in an instant, it was reduced to a mere outer shell, lightly floating downwards into the empty space below. Amidst the flashing of the talisman characters, it transformed into a silver-colored talisman, which shattered into fragments after several flashes of white light.

  "'Hua Ying Fu'? Wumu, you little scamp, where are you going to run this time?" Qin Zheng saw Wu Guang's shadow flash towards the bottom of the valley like lightning, but instead of getting angry, he felt a surge of excitement in his heart. He gathered all his magical powers into his right hand and swung his arm, shooting out a green light beam that flew towards Wumu at an even faster speed than before. In the blink of an eye, the green light transformed into a foot-long green short spear, which appeared behind Wumu's back in just a few flashes, about ten or so feet away.

  At the same time, Qin Zheng's tall figure soared into the air like a large grey bird, chasing after Wumu!

  At this moment, another bolt of lightning struck the black light ball. The strange thing was that not only did it not shatter the light ball, but it also flashed and disappeared into the light ball. After the lightning entered, the light ball suddenly expanded countless times, and a powerful pressure burst out from the light ball, instantly enveloping the hundreds of meters wide platform in an overwhelming aura. The faces of the dozen or so cultivators on the platform changed color, their bodies' spiritual energy unable to be mobilized for a moment!

  Qin Zheng's figure, which had just reached the edge of the platform, suddenly felt as if a huge force was pressing down on his shoulders, making it impossible for him to take another step forward. He turned his head to look at the black light cluster that was about to disperse, and with a loud roar, a green light shot out from the top of his head, transforming into a large green umbrella in mid-air, spinning rapidly as it enveloped Qin Zheng's entire body!

  After a deafening roar, a massive purple-golden mushroom-shaped cloud appeared in the sky. Below the cloud was the platform where Xiao Gu's "Re Guang Po Jin Array" was located. A violent aura spread rapidly from the platform to all directions. Amidst the rumbling sounds, the cloud burst open, and a golden energy wave swept across thousands of feet in an instant. Scarlet flames and golden electric snakes danced wildly in the sky!

  Under the effect of Wu Mu Dao's personal ignition and Qin Zheng Lei's electric power, combined with part of the "Heavy Light Forbidden Array", the destruction caused by this Qian Kun Divine Thunder is even more shocking than the one ignited by Bai Li Mu.

  In "Chong Guang Po Jin Zhen", three heavy treasures, a seal, a sword and a hammer, whizzed towards the Yu Ding Men Hu Shan Da Zhen before the cloud groups dispersed, tore open the large array's ban, and charged into the valley inside Yu Ding Mountain, disappearing from view.

  Near the Ice Seal Valley's stronghold of "Heavy Light Breaking Forbidden Array", several tall stone houses suddenly split into four or five pieces, exploding open, and huge stone blocks flew in all directions. As soon as they fell into the fierce flames, they were instantly reduced to powder! Dozens of cultivators didn't even have time to escape before they fell to their deaths.

  All the monks in the three sects' residences were shocked when the loud noise rang out. The Qi-refining monks spat out blood one after another, fell to the ground, their ears buzzing, their chests feeling suffocated, and some of the weaker ones even fainted directly. The Golden Dan monks jumped up as if they had been stung in the buttocks, ignoring the turmoil of qi and blood within their bodies, and flew out of the room one after another.

  Mei Ji, who was meditating in a secret room at the Huo Ling Sect's residence, suddenly felt her blood and energy surging upwards. Her face changed color and she moved, transforming into a red light that shot out of the room. As soon as she saw the flames and lightning dancing across the sky, she felt the violent aura emanating from them and was shocked to the extreme, her mouth agape. Without noticing the Huo Ling Sect cultivators flying around her, she shot off in the distance, covering thousands of feet in just a few flashes before finally stopping and turning back to observe.

  Yu Ding Mountain's protective array was violently turbulent, with layer upon layer of silver patterns emerging in the void and lingering for a long time. The four peaks of Yu Ding Mountain were filled with sharp warning sounds, and one by one, panicked cultivators rushed out of their stone chambers, looking around before rushing towards each array eye and defensive location. The cultivators guarding the array eyes watched as the spirit stones maintaining the operation of the large array instantly turned to dust, hastily taking out new spirit stones and replacing them at top speed.

  Xuan Guang Dao Ren had already turned into a wisp of gray smoke, falling onto the Guan Yun platform. He gazed at the Tian Mu mirror, where clusters of fiery red flames and golden snakes danced within. A strange smile spread across his face, making it impossible to discern whether he was joyful or bitter. He muttered to himself: "Qian Kun Divine Thunder! I didn't expect Wu Mu to reach the late stage of the Golden Elixir realm so quickly, actually triggering this thunder!"

  As he saw more and more Golden Elixir cultivators flying in from all directions, he was moved to shout loudly: "All Golden Elixir cultivators of the Jade Cauldron Sect listen up! Those with duties, guard your posts well and do not leave without permission. Those who disobey will be put to death! Those without duties, report to the Cloud Viewing Platform immediately!" His loud voice instantly echoed throughout every peak and corner of the Jade Cauldron Mountain's inner valley!

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