Free Web NovelChapter 50: Chapter 50: A Great Escape
The surrounding rock was collapsing. The entire space trembled violently, shrinking and caving in on itself.
Gu Yun wondered, ’How can I possibly travel a hundred miles in an instant?’
’A hundred miles?! That’s it!’
A spark of inspiration lit up Gu Yun’s mind. He quickly retrieved the long-forgotten Hundred Miles Talisman from his Storage Ring.
This was the Hundred Miles Talisman Gu Yun had purchased in the Outer Sect Marketplace back when he was an Outer Sect Disciple.
Now, it had become his only lifeline!
He immediately activated the Hundred Miles Talisman. With a flash of light, he vanished from the Land of Inheritance as its rocks and space crumbled around him.
* * *
「A hundred miles away,」
Gu Yun stood in the distance, watching as the entire Land of Inheritance of the Black Flame Sword Sect collapsed and fell into eternal silence.
This had been an incredibly close call.
If not for that Hundred Miles Talisman he had bought on a whim, this really would have been the end.
Although he had faced an unprecedented crisis and nearly lost his life,
the rewards were also unprecedentedly rich.
There was the Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Palm, an Earth Tier Martial Technique that only a Tongxuan True Monarch should be able to cultivate.
There was the Ancient Jade Pendant, which could increase his cultivation speed, calm his mind, and suppress his Heart Demon, all while exuding an ancient aura!
There was the Extreme Spirit Thunder Skill, a Secret Technique that could help him form a Postnatal Celestial Thunder Dao Body.
And there was the Star Refining Soul Technique for enhancing his Spiritual Sense.
’What a pity about the 3rd Layer of the Land of Inheritance...’
Gu Yun decided to find a place to cultivate for a while before leaving.
With a flicker, his figure vanished, leaving only a faint afterimage that slowly dissipated in the vast world.
* * *
「In a certain cave,」
Gu Yun sat cross-legged on the ground. Wearing the Ancient Jade Pendant, he fully circulated the Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision. As he completed each Circulation, arcs of thunder flickered around his body.
[You have wholeheartedly cultivated the Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision ten times. Skill Level +2%]
[You have spared no effort in cultivating the Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision twenty times. Skill Level +3%]
[You have diligently focused on cultivating the Star Refining Soul Technique thirty times and have finally succeeded.]
[You have dedicatedly and arduously cultivated the Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Palm fifty times and have successfully reached the Beginner level with the first palm strike.]
「Seven days later,」
Feeling his cultivation had once again deepened and sensing the vast True Yuan within his body, Gu Yun couldn’t help but reveal a hint of joy.
With a thought, the Heaven Rewards Diligence Skill Level panel appeared before him.
Name: Gu Yun
Realm: True Martial Realm Second Layer Early Stage
Cultivation Technique: Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision
(First Tribulation: Wind and Thunder Tribulation 30%)
Martial Techniques: Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Palm (Beginner 1%)
Celestial Thunder Hand (Beginner 47%), Thunder Gang Body (Beginner 35%)
Wind and Thunder Saber Technique (Perfection), Mountain-Breaking Fist (Perfection), Wandering Dragon Step (Perfection)
Technique: Three Thousand Thunder Flashes (Beginner 50%), Earth-Bursting Heaven-Shaking (Minor Success 50%)
Breath Concealment Technique (Minor Success 65%), Celestial Thunder Technique (Great Success 30%)
Secret Technique: Star Refining Soul Technique (Beginner 1%)
Sword Momentum: Minor Success Sword Momentum (98%)
Alchemy: Low Tier Human Tier (5%)
Gu Yun’s gaze fell upon the Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Palm.
He felt that if he unleashed it with the vast and powerful True Yuan of the True Martial Second Layer, its might would far surpass Situ Qingtian’s palm strike.
He then turned his attention to the Star Refining Soul Technique.
He found the Star Refining Soul Technique to be quite miraculous. When he activated it, his mind became as clear as a mirror, his thoughts sharp and lucid.
Furthermore, circulating it could enhance his Spiritual Sense, and he knew that improving one’s Spiritual Sense was far more difficult than increasing one’s True Yuan.
’With such a heaven-defying Secret Technique, how on earth was the Black Flame Sword Sect destroyed back then?’
He recalled that the Black Flame Sword Sect once had three Tongxuan True Monarchs, making it a renowned Major Sect in the Eastern Profound Domain.
Gu Yun shook his head, deciding not to dwell on it.
* * *
High in the sky, Gu Yun’s figure streaked across as a bolt of thunder.
Suddenly,
He inadvertently glanced into the distance and saw dark clouds spreading, rent by crackling thunder. The continuous roar of thunder echoed through the air.
He was slightly surprised. ’To think there’s a Thunder Land in these ruins.’
He immediately adjusted his direction, transformed into a bolt of thunder, and shot toward the Thunder Land at extreme speed.
This was a land shrouded in thunder. Heavy, dark clouds blanketed the sky, looking as if they might collapse at any moment.
Blinding bolts of lightning tore through the darkness, dancing like electric dragons in the sky and producing deafening booms.
Every so often, a thick bolt of thunder would descend from the nine heavens, tearing through the vast expanse of space to strike a blue mountain peak below!
The mountain was composed entirely of a light-blue, hard rock.
When the thunder struck, the entire mountain’s surface would momentarily flash with bright lights before they vanished again.
It was as if this was a special kind of stone tempered by thunder, capable of absorbing and storing a trace of thunder essence.
「Not long after,」
Gu Yun arrived, his figure hovering high in the air.
He looked toward the peak of the heaven-reaching, light-blue mountain.
There, he saw a Water Spirit Thunder Pool, modified by the Black Flame Sword Sect specifically to absorb the essence of Thunder Power.
A moment later, Gu Yun stood beside the Water Spirit Thunder Pool.
He gazed at the pool before him. The water shimmered with a faint blue light, rippling like a pool of clean water infused with countless bolts of lightning.
Suddenly,
A figure with a powerful aura streaked down from the sky, transforming into a beam of light as it rushed over.
It landed near Gu Yun, just in time to see the pool of rippling, light-blue water.
The old man, who was in the True Martial Realm Second Layer Late Stage, couldn’t help but exclaim, "It’s a Water Spirit Thunder Pool?! Heaven is truly helping me!"
A trace of greed flashed in the old man’s wizened eyes. "Boy," he said, "as the saying goes, those who see it get a share. Why don’t we share this? What do you say?"
"Share? Are you sure you don’t mean take it all for yourself?" Gu Yun said calmly, his face a placid mask that betrayed no emotion.
Hearing his true thoughts exposed, the old man’s heart sank. Of course he wanted to monopolize the entire Water Spirit Thunder Pool.
"Boy, since you’re unwilling, then I’ll just have to send you on your way!" the old man shouted in a low voice.
Instantly, immense True Essence Power surged through the area, creating roiling waves that seemed to warp space itself.
The immense pressure rolled toward Gu Yun like a monstrous tidal wave!
"Celestial Spirit Annihilation Fist!"
The old man’s figure stepped through the air.
While in mid-air,
He unleashed an incredibly terrifying move. Potent True Yuan shot across the void.
The vast power materialized in the air as a Fist Seal several dozen feet wide, which then descended upon Gu Yun!
Space began to tremble violently.
The old man had found this Celestial Spirit Annihilation Fist in some ruins when he was young.
He didn’t know who its creator was, but its power was immense.
He had used this move to slay dozens of True Martial First and Second Layer Cultivators.
Moreover, he never made the mistake of underestimating his opponents.
Therefore, his first move was a devastating killing blow that split the sky, its terrifying killing intent sharp and overwhelming.
It blotted out the sky.
Under the force of this mighty attack, an immense pressure spread out.
On the peak of the thunder mountain, the surrounding rocks shattered one after another, turning into fine gravel.
The terrifying Fist Seal descended from the heavens, distorting the air as it surged violently toward Gu Yun.
"Is this all you’ve got?"
Gu Yun’s face remained as calm as an ancient well as he spoke with indifference.
