Chapter 104: Thunder Arts

Leaf, you did the right thing. If you want to go farther on the path of cultivation and the quest for the Dao, you must survive. And to survive, you must be ruthless and decisive, merciless toward your enemies.

Ye Yun nodded, then his figure flickered and he left Corpse Demon Mountain, continuing toward the wilderness.

Within the mountain, cold winds howled and ghostly miasma swirled.

Two days later, a middle-aged man in a brocaded robe stepped through the air. A powerful aura surged around him, causing the many corpse demons along the way to growl ceaselessly, though none dared approach.

Water's soul plaque has shattered. I followed the trace here, and it was in this Corpse Demon Mountain after all.

The man's expression was grim. His gaze swept over the hideous corpse demons, and within his heart raged a boundless killing intent.

He was the father of Guo Shui, named Guo Changzai, one of the great Golden Core figures of the Guo Clan.

He had come to Corpse Demon Mountain because his daughter Guo Shui's soul plaque had shattered, and he had personally come to investigate the cause of her death.

This Corpse Demon Mountain had once housed a Corpse Demon King with Golden Core strength. Later, several Golden Core elders of the Guo Clan joined forces to slay it, and only then did Corpse Demon Mountain become a place where the clan's disciples could gain experience.

Without the Corpse Demon King, this mountain was nothing in the eyes of a Golden Core cultivator. At this moment, however, fury surged within Guo Changzai, a fury that wished to destroy every corpse demon here to the last.

Soon after, Guo Changzai arrived at the valley deep within Corpse Demon Mountain. There he discovered that the aura of his daughter Guo Shui had ultimately vanished.

Hss...

In the dark shadows, more than thirty black-haired corpse demons lay hidden, exhaling icy breath through their noses and mouths.

Beast! Die!

Guo Changzai roared coldly. Waves as tangible as ripples rolled out from his body, then transformed into surging flames that instantly engulfed every black-haired corpse demon in the valley.

There is another person's aura!

With his divine sense carefully sensing the traces in the valley, Guo Changzai's eyes turned ever more frigid and indifferent. Aside from the auras of his daughter Guo Shui, as well as Guo Wei and Guo Qing, he found the lingering traces of another cultivator.

More than that, Guo Shui, Guo Qing, and Guo Wei were all dead, while the trace left by this outsider continued all the way beyond Corpse Demon Mountain. It was enough to prove that this person had not died.

Seek him out!

The word surfaced in Guo Changzai's mind instantly. Then his figure flashed as he pursued the faint trail of aura left behind by Ye Yun all the way.

In the end, Ye Yun was still too young. Though he had once followed his ancestor Ye Yu for a period of training in the outside world when he was little, he was still too inexperienced.

After leaving Corpse Demon Mountain, he had not thought to completely erase his aura and traces to avoid pursuit.

The journey to the wilderness was long, and Ye Yun was in no haste. Along the way, he cultivated while tempering himself in experience.

After all, his cultivation was still somewhat low. According to the jade slip's records, someone at only the mid-stage Foundation Establishment realm like him could only rank at the very bottom among the countless cultivators who trained in the wilderness.

Several days later, Ye Yun's figure moved through the forest, dense spiritual energy of heaven and earth swirling around him, faintly taking on a trace of crimson radiance.

Peak mid-stage Foundation Establishment!

Landing steadily upon a great boulder, Ye Yun's lips curved into a faint smile.

In the past, the backlash from a spell had delayed his cultivation for a very long time. Since the last breakthrough from early-stage Foundation Establishment to mid-stage, not much time had passed before he had already reached the peak of mid-stage Foundation Establishment. With just one step more, he could become a late-stage Foundation Establishment expert.

My current strength may not yet compare with the Golden Core realm, but at the very least, within the Foundation Establishment level, I should have few opponents.

You may be all right in this lower world, but if you ever reach the Greater Thousand World, this little bit of strength of yours will count for nothing.

Even Wuji Demon Lord could not help but throw in a discouraging remark.

According to Wuji Demon Lord, in the Greater Thousand World there were countless profound rank cultivation methods and divine powers, whereas in the heaven and earth where the Sacred Dragon Dynasty stood, such things were merely legends.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Earths Demonic Art that Ye Yun cultivated was also among the most top-tier divine powers in the Greater Thousand World, but the martial techniques and spells he practiced were somewhat inferior.

Only the Nine Great Totem Battle Arts and the Heaven-Scorching Seal were still worthy of notice. As for the Aurora Sword Art and some ordinary spells, they could only be considered decent in a lower world.

Ye Yun was in an excellent mood at the moment, so he did not bother with Wuji Demon Lord's muttering. Sooner or later, he would also go to the Greater Thousand World and see for himself those so-called experts and powerhouses, and find out who was truly stronger.

According to the route recorded in the jade slip, the place he now stood was already not far from the wilderness.

Whoosh!

At that moment, a sharp sound of something tearing through the air suddenly rang out, instantly putting Ye Yun on alert.

Boom!

The great boulder where he had been standing was smashed into powder in an instant. The moment the attack descended, his figure drifted backward, like a crimson flame roc spreading its wings, landing in the distance.

Many disciples of sects and clans would train outside, and it was common for them to ambush, assassinate, and seize treasures from one another. Someone discovering that he was alone and making a sneak attack was perfectly normal.

After all, each person had only limited cultivation resources. By killing other cultivators and obtaining the various resources in their storage treasures, one could gain far more for oneself.

Ye Yun's wealth was abundant, and he used spirit stones for cultivation. For an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator, that was exceedingly extravagant. The reason was simple: many cultivators had died at his hands, and he had obtained a large number of spirit stones.

At mid-stage Foundation Establishment, his reaction speed is rather quick.

A figure stepped out from a nearby thicket of trees. It was a man in a blue long robe, holding a long bow that shimmered throughout with blue light. Clearly, it had been he who launched the ambush from hiding just now.

Late-stage Foundation Establishment, and you still dare to ambush me?

A trace of a cold smile appeared at the corner of Ye Yun's mouth.

At that, the blue-robed youth across from him stiffened, then gave a cold laugh. "A mere mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, yet you dare look down on late-stage Foundation Establishment. Should I say you're a newborn calf unafraid of a tiger, or that you're ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth?"

As he spoke, he drew the long bow in his hands to a full moon. True qi gathered on the bowstring, forming a true qi arrow flashing with blue lightning arcs.

Lightning cultivation!

Compared with other forces of heaven and earth, lightning was especially powerful in attack, and within the same realm it was somewhat stronger than the rest.

Whoosh!

The lightning-arc arrow shot forth like a bolt of wind and electricity, its speed astonishingly fast. But under the reflection in Ye Yun's pupils, even that speed seemed somewhat slow.

I have long been grateful to the brothers and sisters who have kept reading despite the infrequent updates. After some time, I will do my best to update more often.