Chapter 21: What is 'Da Tian Qing'

  Su Che found Lei Xiao's cultivation place, a two-story small building built on the top of an overhanging cliff. The rear window on the west side even protruded out of the cliff for more than ten feet, with a somewhat aerial pavilion atmosphere. Undoubtedly, the view from the window would be great.

  The door gods embedded on the left side of the gate are in a normal state, indicating that the owner is at home and not in a closed state. Su Che lightly touched the ban on the gate, reminding the owner: there are guests visiting.

  "Su Shidi, please come in quickly!" The large gate automatically opened and Lei Xiao's voice came from inside the house.

  Su Che walked into the first floor's reception hall, and Lei Xiao came down from the second floor with a passionate smile.

  After sitting down and exchanging a few pleasantries, Su Che immediately got to the point: "Lei Shixiong, I need to capture a low-level demon beast alive, do you know of any convenient methods?"

  "Low-level demon beast?" Lei Xiao asked: "Can a first-class primary demon beast work too?"

  "Alright." Su Che nodded and said.

  First-class demon beast, in terms of strength, is equivalent to a human cultivator in the Qi Refining stage. Therefore, a first-class low-level demon beast is also equivalent to a human cultivator in the early Qi Refining stage, and belongs to the weakest in the demon beast clan.

  But even the weakest of the demon beasts was not something that Su Che, a Qi Refining stage cultivator, could handle alone, so he had to find Lei Xiao and ask for his help.

  Lei Xiao thought for a moment and gave his suggestion based on Su Che's current strength: "It's just a first-level primary demon beast, it's not difficult to get one, and you don't even need to take risks to catch it yourself. As long as you have spirit stones, go to certain specific areas and you can easily buy one."

  "How many spirit stones will it take?" Su Che asked.

  "Not more than twenty spirit stones, our two months' allowance is enough."

  "Twenty spirit stones, I can still afford it..." Su Che nodded, he still had one hundred and ten spirit stones on him, enough for now.

  "That's easy." Lei smiled and said, "Hundreds of miles east of Xuanji City, there is a 'Yin Wind Gorge' where my disciples go to train. At the supply camp outside the gorge, you can buy low-level demon beasts. Many disciples will catch one or two low-level demon beasts after completing their sect tasks and sell them to those scattered cultivators who need them, earning spirit stones or exchanging for medicinal materials."

  "I understand!" Su Che was overjoyed and stood up to bow: "Thank you, Master Lei. I'll head to the Yin Wind Gorge now."

  "Hold on, hold on!" Seeing that he was about to take his leave, Lei Xiao beckoned him to stop and said: "Two days ago, I accepted a task from the sect, which also requires me to go to the Yin Wind Gorge. Originally, there's no rush, and it wouldn't be late even if we delayed for ten or eight days. Now that you're going too, we can travel together."

  "That's great, Brother Lei. When shall we set off?" Su Che immediately agreed, knowing that Lei Xie's experience in all aspects far surpassed his own. Having him to take care of things along the way was naturally a very good thing.

  Lei Xiao saw Su Che's anxious look and said: "Then tomorrow! At dawn, I'll go to your cave to find you."

  "Alright." Su Che hastily replied.

  Lei Xiao reminded him, "When you go out, you can't be sure what kind of things will happen. Although that place is under the jurisdiction of our Tianxuan Sect, it's also a mixed bag of dragons and snakes. There are many scattered cultivators with evil intentions who don't have much strength, but they have the audacity to do anything... just in case, bring more healing pills and talismans, it can't hurt."

  "Understood, thank you Brother Lei."

  Su Che nodded heavily, in fact, such things do not need to be reminded by others, and can also be considered by oneself. The unexpected wealth harvested in the Blood Mountain Range included elixirs, talismans, magical instruments, flying swords, all of which could fit into a single Qiankun bag, something he always carried with him.

  Be careful and there will be no great mistakes; on the path of cultivating immortality, preserving one's life is the most fundamental thing.

  The next morning, the two set off early and it took them more than a day to get from Xuanji Peak to Xuanji City, which shows how vast the mountain gate of Tianxuan Sect is. This situation will only improve after reaching the later stage of Qi Refining and mastering the flying technique.

  When passing by Xuanji City, Su Che asked: "Lei Shixiong, do you know the two disciples of 'Weiran Residence' this year?"

  "Which two partners are you referring to, one fat and one thin? I know them, but they're not very familiar." Lei Xiao replied.

  Su Che nodded silently, and the 'Jiang Chen' who had harmed him before was already together with Song Paozi and Ying Gou Bi, all of whom were birds of a feather. Those three guys weren't good people, even if he didn't go looking for revenge against 'Jiang Chen', they would still look for opportunities to target him again. They were that kind of person, without a doubt.

  "What's going on, have you had a falling out with them?" Lei Xiao was very good at reading people's expressions, and based on Su Che's face, he had already guessed one or two things.

  "Yes." Su Che nodded with a smile, his tone was quite relaxed: "As expected, in the future, our feud with them will only deepen."

  Lei Xiao said: "I only know that Weiran House is a shop under the name of 'Tianwu Peak', and Tianwu Peak is also one of the top ten main peaks. The two people you mentioned must be outer disciples belonging to Tianwu Peak, as for their background, it's not very clear."

  "One of the top ten main peaks, Tianwu Peak......" Su Che had already understood in his heart that once 'Jiang Chen' became an outer disciple, he would probably join Tianwu Peak.

  As for this matter, Lei Xiao didn't think much about it. In his opinion, Su Che should be a strong backstage person and have some small grudges with other outer door disciples. With just a few moves, he should be able to settle the matter, which wasn't a big deal at all.

  The two did not enter Xuanji City, but instead traveled east all the way to Yinfeng Gorge, hundreds of miles away.

  As they walked and chatted, Lei Xiao, who was extremely talkative, kept telling some strange stories about the cultivation world, his mouth never stopping, which actually made Su Che gain a lot.

  During the casual conversation, Su Che asked again: "Lei Shixiong, I heard that a few days ago, a catastrophic disaster occurred in Yan An Guo, which is thousands of miles away. More than half of Yan An Guo was reduced to ashes. Is this true?"

  Yes!

  "More than half of the Yan'an country, it should be said that the Yan'an country has ceased to exist. Within a radius of 5,000 miles, everything has been reduced to nothingness, including high mountains and steep ridges... Not to mention the tens of millions of ordinary people, even several Xianmen factions within the borders of Yan'an country have been completely destroyed, with almost no survivors."

  "It's all true after all..." Su Che couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow, finally confirming that the scenes he saw while his soul was attached to the small tower were all real. The mountains, rivers, forests, and grasslands... the entire land had been scraped away by hundreds of feet, everything was gone...

  Su Che suppressed the sorrow in his heart and asked again: "Lei Shixiong, what kind of heavenly disaster is this that it possesses such terrifying power?"

  "Natural disaster?" Lei Xiao shook his head and said, "No, it's not a natural disaster in the usual sense. To be precise, this is an extremely rare Great Heavenly Inclination!"

  "What is Da Tian Kui?" Su Che hastily asked: "What is Da Tian Kui?"

  "It's said that when gods fight, mortals suffer." Lei Xiao raised his hand and pointed to the sky, saying in a low voice: "When super-beings with boundless divine powers engage in mutual combat, if they're not careful, the residual waves of their battle will descend upon the mortal world, causing catastrophic disasters. In the realm of cultivation, this kind of event is called 'Great Heavenly Upheaval'!"

  "How can this be?" Su Che's inner world was suddenly stirred up by a huge wave, his voice trembling: "Even if it is a great divine power, it cannot despise the life and death of ordinary people like this. Such a great heavenly upheaval will destroy how many families, how many lives... How can this be, how can this be..."

  Su Che was so excited that he became incoherent.

  Lei Xiao looked at him with a mixture of surprise and confusion, not understanding why he was so out of control. However, he still explained, "Perhaps the battle was too intense, and the situation was difficult to control, they couldn't hold back their hands and feet either. Especially for demonic cultivators, who don't care about the lives and deaths of others, only for the sake of cultivating a certain evil technique, it's not surprising that they would devour the souls of tens of thousands of people..."

  "Is this what a cultivator looks like?" Su Che's teeth were clenched tightly, his face turning extremely unsightly.

  "Su Shidi, what's going on..." Lei Xiao furrowed his brow slightly, becoming even more certain that Su Che's emotions were off.

  Su Che took a deep breath, making an effort to adjust his emotions, and explained: "Not hiding it from Master Lei, my several relatives have settled in Yan An country. I'm afraid they won't be able to escape either."

  So that's it! Lei Xiao finally understood, and indeed, he had a personal stake in this matter, which was why he was so agitated.

  "Su Shidi, please restrain your grief." Lei Xiang said in a warm and gentle tone: "Since it's a great calamity, it must be created by those at the very top of the Xiuzhen world. We small characters are indeed powerless to resist."

  "I understand." Su Che forced a smile: "Since I've embarked on the path of cultivating immortality, this kind of thing must be accepted."

  "Yes, you can think of it that way, that's the best." Lei Xiao patted him on the shoulder twice.

  "So, does Lei Shixiong know who exactly created this massive heavenly upheaval?"

  When he asked this question, Su Che's tone had returned to calm. No matter what he thought in his heart, on the surface, he couldn't let Lei Xiao feel too much emotion, otherwise, it would inevitably raise Lei Xiao's vigilance, and even worry about being implicated by himself...

  "I don't know about that." Lei smiled and shook his head: "Things at that level, how could a small person like me possibly find out?"

  Su Che nodded silently and didn't ask anymore.

  It has been confirmed that the disaster was man-made. One day, I will be able to investigate this matter clearly and thoroughly.

  Of course, on the premise that one must have the qualifications for revenge and the strength to bear all the consequences!

  "It's the New Year, everyone must be busy with their celebrations. To those who can spare some time to read books, don't forget to cast a few recommendation votes. Tomorrow is the first day of the new year, I'll come and pay my respects again."