Chapter 1321: Heavenly Dao Calamity Thunder Art
A red figure flashed above Cangfeng Imperial City. Feng Xue'er, clad in flame-like red robes, drifted down from the sky. Her steps were light, and in but an instant, she had passed over half the capital.
Entering the imperial hall, Feng Xue'er came before Cang Yue, who was waiting for her. Cang Yue lifted her eyes and smiled: "Xue'er, you're here."
Noticing the worry deep in Cang Yue's gaze, Feng Xue'er guessed: "Sister Cang Yue, has another Profound Beast riot occurred?"
Cang Yue nodded: "This time, the disturbance is in the eastern part of the Death Wasteland, and it's quite large in scale. I've already sent the Cangfeng Mystic Palace to deal with it, but I'm afraid their strength might not be enough..."
"I understand." Feng Xue'er immediately grasped Cang Yue's meaning, including why she had mobilized the profound practitioners of the Cangfeng Mystic Palace this time: "I'll have people hidden in the shadows. If the Cangfeng Mystic Palace can suppress it successfully, that's best. If not, then they can step in. Sister Cang Yue needn't worry."
"What I'm truly worried about isn't this," Cang Yue sighed softly. "In half a year, this is already the sixth time. And this time, it's only half a month since the last. Those Profound Beasts are not only leaving their territories but also becoming extremely irritable... I fear this is some kind of ill omen."
"I think so too," Feng Xue'er said. "And... there's something I was about to tell you. Three hours ago, a similar Profound Beast riot also occurred in the Huan Yao Realm."
"What?!" Cang Yue was startled.
"It was in the eastern part of the Hualan Domain... also the easternmost part of the entire Huan Yao Realm."
Cang Yue's brows furrowed sharply. She murmured, "Then it can't possibly be a coincidence."
Cang Feng Kingdom was located in the eastern part of the Tian Xuan Continent. The first place where the Profound Beast riots had occurred was also the easternmost Liu Yun City region. The subsequent outbreaks had gradually spread westward.
The Huan Yao Realm had also seen a similar Profound Beast disturbance, and it too appeared in the easternmost region.
If this anomaly had only occurred in the eastern part of Cang Feng Kingdom, it might be dismissed. But it also appeared in the far-distant eastern part of the Huan Yao Realm... If it was caused by the same reason, the scope of its influence was truly terrifying.
Both their gazes turned eastward. Even with Feng Xue'er's current level of divine cultivation, she felt a sense of unease.
"Tomorrow, I'll personally venture a hundred thousand miles into the eastern seas to investigate. Sister Caiyi also takes this matter very seriously. I believe it will be resolved soon. Sister Cang Yue, don't worry too much," Feng Xue'er comforted.
"Mm... I'll leave it to you and Caiyi."
Leaving Cangfeng Imperial City, Feng Xue'er's beautiful eyes gradually took on a serious hue.
The most likely cause for the sudden change in temperament of all the Profound Beasts in an entire region—becoming irritable and losing reason—was their sensing some kind of extremely frightening aura. But... Feng Xue'er was the first person in the history of the Tian Xuan Continent to truly achieve divine cultivation. Her current level was unmatched by anyone in the entire Tian Xuan Continent. She should have been able to detect any aura capable of affecting those low-level Profound Beasts.
Yet she had personally visited every location where the riots had occurred, and found nothing—not a single trace of abnormal aura.
This kind of unknown was undoubtedly the most terrifying, and it made her far more uneasy than Cang Yue or anyone else.
"I must investigate thoroughly." Feng Xue'er murmured to herself. Just then, something occurred to her, and she turned her gaze to the distant east: "Brother Yun once said that from the Tian Xuan Continent eastward, millions of miles away, there is a place called the Cang Yun Continent... Could it be related to that?"
After her self-talk, she was about to withdraw her gaze when, in the extremely distant sky, a faint reddish starlight caught her eye.
It flickered for just a moment, but it felt like a steel needle had stabbed deep into her pupils, causing her phoenix eyes to subconsciously turn away in an instant... At the same time, she distinctly felt as if her soul had been pierced through, an indescribable coldness spreading throughout her body.
That... was...
She immediately turned her gaze back to the east. But she stared and searched for a long time, yet never saw that reddish starlight again.
Was it an illusion?
Feng Xue'er closed her eyes. After a long while, the chilling sensation that had seeped into her soul finally faded completely. Then, the figure that haunted her dreams involuntarily appeared, and her heart and soul grew exceptionally warm.
Four years...
In the past, staying alone in the Perching Phoenix Valley for any length of time had never made her feel lonely. But these four years... had been so long...
Brother Yun, another year, and you'll be back... Please, you must return safely...
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Western Divine Realm, Long Shen Realm, Reincarnation Forbidden Land.
The Eternal Pure Land, eternally silent, was now rumbling with thunder.
Yun Che floated in midair, his entire body bathed in a violently churning sea of purple lightning. As he waved his arms, thousands of purple rays crackled and roared. Each purple bolt was not only fierce and dazzling but also carried an awe-inspiring heavenly might.
A massive white barrier completely enclosed the space where Yun Che stood. No matter how fiercely the lightning surged and tore, it could not escape even a fraction, nor harm the Reincarnation Forbidden Land in the slightest.
Before the barrier stood Shen Xi, dressed in a simple white gown. The gentle breeze inadvertently traced the infinitely enchanting curves of her figure. Her chest rose proudly, her skin was white as ice and snow, and her face was exquisitely beautiful, like an immortal. She stood there quietly, watching Yun Che within the barrier, as if bathed in holy light, exuding an indescribable nobility and sanctity.
He Ling walked over silently, a white glow in her hands. Within the glow was a drop of spiritual liquid—just one drop, but it contained the toil of a full day and night for He Ling. She looked at Yun Che, her bright eyes shimmering with a dazzling light, and she couldn't help but say, "Master, he's so amazing."
Shen Xi's gaze did not leave Yun Che, but she nodded slightly: "He is indeed a complete freak."
"Master has been praising him a lot lately," He Ling said with a smile. Recently, every time she heard Shen Xi's praise of Yun Che, she inexplicably felt happy.
Perhaps it was because his body carried the hope of He Lin, or perhaps because she had long since bound her fate to his.
"On one hand, there's the Heavenly Dao Calamity Thunder, which no one has ever been able to control. On the other hand, there's the utterly ordinary 'Purple Cloud Art.' Yet he has fused the two together perfectly and derived such astonishing heavenly might."
With Shen Xi's temperament and cultivation level, Yun Che was undoubtedly the first person in history to earn such heartfelt praise from her.
"The derivation and creation of profound arts are extremely difficult, often requiring the efforts of dozens of generations to achieve perfection. Although Yun Che didn't create it from scratch, the complexity of his fusion and transformation is comparable to original creation. And he accomplished it to this degree in less than a year... Someone like him is probably unmatched in the entire world."
Shen Xi's words made the Wood Spirit girl's eyes sparkle even more brightly: "No wonder the Heavenly Poison Pearl chose him as its master."
Shen Xi turned her head, looking at the Wood Spirit girl's profile: "Ling'er, in three more days, the Buddhist Soul Death-Pleading Seal on his body will completely fade."
"...Ah?!" He Ling was stunned, then cried out in surprise. Her hands, holding the spiritual liquid, unconsciously tightened, and she blurted out, "So... so soon?"
"I didn't expect it to be this fast either," Shen Xi said softly, as if talking to herself, a hint of complexity in her beautiful eyes.
Life Miracle—the highest-level Creation God Art of the present age. Without the Light Origin Force of the Creation God Li Suo and her Light Holy Vein, it was nearly impossible for a mere mortal to cultivate it.
Yun Che possessed the Evil God's Mysterious Vein. Cultivating "Life Miracle" had no level barriers, and in Shen Xi's view, he was the easiest person in the world to cultivate it—perhaps the only one who could possibly succeed. Thus, she had high hopes for him... But that high hope was that he might grasp the basics within a year.
However, Yun Che's terrifying comprehension completely overturned everything she had learned in her life.
She had taken several thousand years to cultivate half of the Life Miracle. Yun Che only took six months!
With the first half as a foundation, he comprehended the entire second half in just three months.
When they cultivated together through dual cultivation, at first she guided Yun Che's Light Profound Force. But later, it was Yun Che who guided her, helping her comprehend the second half of the Life Miracle more quickly.
Life Miracle could redeem all living things and purify all creation. The cultivator would gradually form a holy body impervious to all evil. After obtaining Light Profound Force, Yun Che could sense the traces of the Death-Pleading Seal on his body. Once he had comprehended Life Miracle, he began daily self-purification of the seal. As he mastered Life Miracle fully, the speed of self-purification increased.
Now, with his current Light Profound Force, even if he did nothing, the Death-Pleading Seal would gradually erode away. In the future, he would never again fear curse power like the Death-Pleading Seal—not even if it was implanted by a strongman of Qianye Ying'er's level.
"Ten months ago, he told you that the day the Death-Pleading Seal is fully purified is the day you become the Heavenly Poison Poison Spirit," Shen Xi said, looking at He Ling. "Ling'er, have you changed your mind?"
After the initial surprise and slight fluster, the Wood Spirit girl's gaze quickly turned resolute: "Ling'er... will never regret it."
He Ling's answer did not surprise Shen Xi in the slightest. She said softly, "The Heavenly Poison Pearl is not bound to him as a master, but rather fused with him in a 'spiritless' state. In other words, the Heavenly Poison Pearl is now a part of his body. When you become the poison spirit of the Heavenly Poison Pearl, you also become his poison spirit. From then on, you must accompany him forever, rely on him, and your future life will be determined entirely by him."
"Ling'er knows." He Ling's eyes remained as firm as ever.
Shen Xi nodded gently, her voice very soft: "Ling'er, I believe he will help you take revenge and will treat you well. His appearance in your life is not only a redemption for you but also a compensation from heaven."
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A thunderous roar that even the barrier could not fully muffle erupted. Within the barrier, myriad lightning bolts boomed, heavenly might surging. In the sea of lightning, Yun Che's clothes fluttered and his long hair flew wildly, giving him the imposing presence of a Thunder God descending.
Then, as he drew his arms together, the wildly churning calamity thunder quickly dissipated. In just two breaths, it vanished completely, leaving not even a tiny spark behind.
Even the Heavenly Dao Calamity Thunder, he could control with perfect ease.
Yun Che let his hair fall and extended his hand, looking at his palm, a satisfied smile spreading across his face.
Finally... finally...
Mo Li, if you could see this, you would be very happy, right?
Back in the Star God Realm, Mo Li had advised Yun Che to combine the Heavenly Dao Calamity Thunder with the Yun family's Purple Cloud Art. Because although Purple Cloud Art was merely an ordinary profound art from the lower realms, after ten thousand years of evolution through the Yun clan's heritage, it was undoubtedly the lightning profound art most suited to the Yun bloodline. She had even named it the "Heavenly Dao Calamity Thunder Art."
Yun Che had never forgotten Mo Li's words.
During this period, he had been dual-cultivating with Shen Xi daily and comprehending Life Miracle. As he practiced Life Miracle, the Light Profound Force he derived continuously transformed in quality, and his mind and soul, affected by it, grew increasingly calm and peaceful.
In this state, he began to concentrate on fusing the "Heavenly Dao Calamity Thunder Art" that Mo Li had guided him toward.
Now, nearly ten months had passed. With the successful qualitative transformation of the Purple Cloud Art's ultimate forbidden technique, "Nether Prison Thunder Emperor Formation," under the Heavenly Dao Calamity Thunder, his "Heavenly Dao Calamity Thunder Art" had finally taken shape.
Though it was far from the realm of perfection, reaching such a degree in just ten months was, in the knowledge of the world, a miraculous feat.
Even Mo Li, the one who best understood Yun Che, would never have expected him to achieve such completion in so short a time... After all, this was originally one of the goals she had set for him over "Three Thousand Years in Zhou Tian."