Free Web NovelChapter 53: Chapter 53: Heaven and Earth Secret Realm
In an instant, a powerful and vast wave of True Yuan annihilated them on the spot!
Gu Yun remained expressionless.
With a wave of his hand, several Storage Rings flew into his grasp.
He probed them briefly with his Spiritual Sense. Inside were various blood-stained Spirit Medicines, shattered Magical Artifacts, and a mess of other loot. Everything pointed to the fact that these men were indeed bandit Cultivators whose trade was killing and looting.
If they hadn’t come after him, he wouldn’t have gotten involved, no matter what schemes they were hatching.
He always maintained a clear sense of his own boundaries.
In this world, there were only three types of affairs: your own, other people’s, and Heaven’s.
Not meddling in others’ affairs and minding his own business had become a guiding principle of his cultivation.
But unfortunately,
these people had gotten right in his face, itching for a fight.
Since they insisted on being "sent on their way," what could Gu Yun do but grant their wish and send them to Eternal Hell?
Gu Yun turned to the man in the blood-soaked robe, who was standing with the utmost respect. "Thank you, Senior, for saving my life!"
He asked, a hint of surprise in his voice, "You’re... Chief Zhao?!"
This was Zhao Ri, the Chief Constable of East Mountain County from back when Gu Yun had hunted the Low Level Demon Fiend, Bai Mo.
Who knew what opportunities he had encountered over the years, for his Cultivation had already reached the Spiritual Martial Eighth Layer Late Stage.
Zhao Ri cupped his fist and answered respectfully, "Yes."
A complex expression crossed his face. He shook his head and sighed softly. "But I no longer hold the position of Chief Constable."
After all, he had left the territory of the Great Yan Dynasty long ago and had been on the fringes of the Eastern Profound Domain for some time.
Several years had passed since the Demon Fiend incident in East Mountain County.
After some idle chat with Zhao Ri,
Gu Yun was left feeling quite sentimental.
Several years had passed in the blink of an eye. Back then, his Cultivation was only at the Spiritual Martial Ninth Layer Early Stage, but now he had overcome the barrier that most Cultivators could only dream of crossing, and his Cultivation had reached the True Martial Realm Second Layer Middle Stage.
The swift passage of time stirred a sense of wistfulness in Gu Yun.
’The sun and moon wait for no one; spring and autumn replace each other in an endless cycle.’
’The fleeting years pass in a flash, like the turning of a single season.’
’I wish to buy osmanthus wine and set sail again, but it is not the same as a journey in one’s youth...’
A Tongxuan True Monarch could live for eight hundred years, but even that was just a drop in the ocean of time.
"By the way, have any major events occurred in the Eastern Profound Domain recently?" Gu Yun asked Chief Zhao in a serious tone.
It was necessary to get an update on the Domain’s current affairs, as several months had passed since he left for the Chaotic Star Sea.
"Major events?" Zhao Ri was stunned for a moment.
Then, as if remembering something, he hurriedly said, "Senior, there has been one major, hot-topic event in the Eastern Profound Domain recently.
It seems a Heaven and Earth Secret Realm has appeared on the Celestial Blessing Plain, at the border between the Great Yan Dynasty and the Great Yu Dynasty.
Rumor has it that it will open in half a month. Because the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm has an age restriction,
only members of the younger generation under thirty years of age will be able to enter."
Zhao Ri, who was already over thirty and approaching forty, couldn’t help but sigh wistfully. "A Heaven and Earth Secret Realm!"
Inside, there could be lost ancient legacies, priceless treasures of heaven and earth, and Ancient Elixirs with unimaginable effects.
That’s why, whenever a Heaven and Earth Secret Realm appears in the Eastern Profound Domain, nearly every ambitious young prodigy will make their way there.
After some consideration, Gu Yun made up his mind. He would go!
After all, the Great Yan Dynasty wasn’t far from the Profound Celestial Sect.
’Thirty years old... There probably aren’t many people in the Eastern Profound Domain who can break through to the True Martial Realm before thirty,’ he mused. ’Let alone someone with my Cultivation at the True Martial Realm Second Layer Middle Stage.’
...
「Seven days later.」
Gu Yun finally arrived at the Celestial Blessing Plain, on the border between the Great Yan Dynasty and the Great Yu Dynasty.
In the sky above the vast plain, where there had once been nothing, space itself now shimmered like a mirror’s surface, reflecting a dazzling light.
Through the spatial fluctuations, which rippled like waves on water, a massive, magnificent spatial vortex could be faintly discerned. It was as if one could glimpse another world through the rippling mirror of space!
The surroundings were bustling, a veritable sea of people.
Tens of thousands of young experts from various Major Sects had gathered here.
However, ninety-nine percent of these young experts were in the Spiritual Martial Realm.
The reason was simple: breaking through to the True Martial Realm was incredibly difficult.
Not far away, a figure in black hovered in mid-air. A terrifying aura radiated from him, seeming to cause the very space around him to ripple.
This was Cao Qubing, the prodigy of the Ancient Nether Sect. At twenty-nine, his Cultivation was already at the True Martial First Layer Peak, surpassing ninety-nine percent of those present.
Beneath the immense, magnificent vortex,
a young man in a black Profound Robe with an Overlord Saber on his back sat cross-legged on the ground, his eyes closed. He unconsciously emanated an intimidating aura.
That was Xu Tianjie of the Meteor Blade Sect.
Gu Yun even spotted two familiar figures: Xiao Chen and Li Xingyue.
Seeing them meditating with their eyes closed, Gu Yun decided not to approach and greet them.
Gu Yun hovered high in the sky.
With a thought, the Skill Level panel from his mind appeared before his eyes.
Name: Gu Yun
Realm: True Martial Realm Second Layer Middle Stage
Cultivation Technique: Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision
(First Tribulation: Wind and Thunder Tribulation 60%)
Martial Techniques: Desolate Heaven-Imprisoning Palm (Beginner 1%)
Celestial Thunder Hand (Beginner 90%), Thunder Gang Body (Minor Success 10%)
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 50%)
Secret Technique: Star Refining Soul Technique (Beginner 1%)
Blade Momentum: Minor Success Blade Momentum (99%)
Alchemy: Low Tier Human Tier (5%)
Gu Yun’s gaze fell on his Blade Momentum. ’Just a little more,’ he thought. Soon, it would become Great Success Blade Momentum.
The power of his Saber Technique would be astonishing then.
As far as Gu Yun knew, one had to master at least one type of Mental Realm to break through to the Tongxuan Realm!
Afterwards, Gu Yun closed his eyes to meditate, remaining suspended in mid-air while he quietly awaited the opening of the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.
「Seven days later,」
The sky seemed to tremble.
The vast, magnificent spatial vortex fully materialized in the sky above the plain.
Through the rippling vortex, it was as if one could glimpse another world!
The young Spiritual Martial Realm Cultivators present scrambled like ants, vying with one another as they shot toward the entrance of the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.
Meanwhile, Gu Yun and the other True Martial Realm Cultivators had already transformed into streaks of light and plunged into the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.
Upon entering the portal to the Heaven and Earth Secret Realm,
the world around him spun violently.
After a few breaths, Gu Yun found himself hovering above a lush, green sea of forest. There was no one else around. ’It must have been a random teleport,’ he concluded.
Gu Yun hovered above the forest canopy.
’Such dense Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi,’ Gu Yun mused. ’As expected of a Heaven and Earth Secret Realm.’
He observed his surroundings, gazing down at the mountains, rivers, and the sea of trees below while taking in the rich, dense Spiritual Qi.
Suddenly,
BOOM!
From high above, amidst the vast white clouds, a massive shadow plummeted from the heavens, its talons as dark as if forged from pig iron.
They tore through space like lightning, shooting down from the highest heavens straight for Gu Yun’s head!
It was a Flying Profound Eagle at the True Martial Realm Second Layer.
The beast was massive and ferocious, its eyes vicious, and its wingspan stretched a full forty to fifty meters!
Its powerful aura marked it as a prime specimen among Flying Profound Eagles!
"Fuck!"
The Flying Profound Eagle’s sudden attack caused lightning to flash in Gu Yun’s eyes!
An ordinary person would have been helpless, their soul sent to the afterlife by those iron-dark talons.
But unfortunately for the eagle, it had attacked Gu Yun, a cultivator of Thunder Techniques who possessed both immense attack power and incredible speed.
Just as the razor-sharp talons were about to close in on him,
an overwhelming torrent of brilliant lightning, deep as an abyssal sea, erupted from within Gu Yun’s body.
In that moment, Gu Yun transformed, becoming like a raging Thunder True God!
