Free Web NovelChapter 54: Chapter 54: Progress
He clenched his fist, lightning crackling around it. With the force of ten thousand thunderbolts and a Mountain-Breaking and Mountain-Suppressing momentum, his fist tore through the void!
Just before the sharp, space-rending claws came down, his fist, charged with thunderous might, shot skyward.
BOOM!
The Perfection Level Mountain-Breaking Fist, carrying the momentum of ten thousand thunderbolts, collided head-on with the sharp, space-rending claws.
The Flying Profound Eagle had gathered power from high in the heavens for its strike on Gu Yun, unleashing an attack that could have easily torn apart a mountain of solid steel. Yet now, facing Gu Yun’s Mountain-Breaking Fist—charged with thunderous might and immense momentum—it lost all of its ferocious power.
Instead, with a loud CRACK, the sharp eagle claws shattered instantly.
The formidable power whipped up a storm, punching through the Flying Profound Eagle’s head with unstoppable force!
A moment later,
’A True Martial Second Layer Demon Beast... I wonder how it tastes?’
Gu Yun mused to himself as he gazed at the True Martial Second Layer Flying Profound Eagle before him.
As he thought this, Gu Yun’s hands moved without delay.
He quickly found a spot near a water source and washed the carcass clean.
Then, with a wave of his hand, the pale cyan Sub-fire of the Cyan Lotus Water and Fire gifted to him by Xiao Chen ignited in the air, enveloping the Flying Profound Eagle’s clean body.
As the pale cyan flames blazed, a faint, crisp aroma rose from the Demon Beast’s roasting flesh.
A Heaven and Earth Spiritual Fire—the stuff of dreams for Alchemists, Artifact Refiners, and those who practice Fire Attribute Techniques—was being used by Gu Yun for a barbecue. One could only imagine what they would think.
An hour later,
The Flying Profound Eagle’s body had been roasted by Gu Yun until it was charred black.
’This is probably going to taste awful...’ Gu Yun thought, looking at the mess. He then used his True Yuan to slice off a piece of meat and took a bite.
His eyes immediately went wide, and a single, eloquent word escaped his lips.
"Fuck!"
"This is so fucking good!"
The meat of the Flying Profound Eagle was rich, its sinews firm and powerful, and its aroma was intoxicating!
But what truly made Gu Yun’s eyes light up was something else.
As the rich meat digested, a potent energy spread through his meridians in all directions, strengthening his muscles, bones, and flesh.
’Is it because of this Heaven and Earth Secret Realm? A True Martial Level Demon Beast can actually improve my Physique.’
Did that mean the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Medicines within this Secret Realm had a similar effect?
After all, improving one’s Physique was far more difficult than increasing one’s True Yuan.
With this in mind, Gu Yun made his decision.
After quickly finishing off the fresh, plump Flying Profound Eagle,
Gu Yun set out, relying on his Spiritual Sense, which could cover a radius of ten kilometers.
He easily detected a few Spirit Medicines along the way.
Soon, Gu Yun arrived at a towering mountain peak.
Sparse grasses and tree branches grew on the face of the cliff,
their roots clinging tightly within the rock, burrowing deep into its crevices.
Near the vegetation, a Spirit Medicine pulsed with spiritual energy, emitting faint wisps of violet light.
"Is that... a Purple Sky Spirit Flower?" Gu Yun said in surprise.
This was an incredible treasure that could comprehensively boost True Yuan, Spiritual Sense, and Physique. Although the increase wasn’t massive,
the fact that it boosted everything at once made it absolutely top-tier.
He carefully plucked it, then flew to the summit of the mountain.
There, at the peak, he sat cross-legged, facing the vast, boundless sea of clouds in the sky.
Below him lay the overlapping peaks and ridges of the Zongheng Mountain Range, as well as a sea of lush, ancient trees that reached for the sky.
Then, Gu Yun immediately consumed the Purple Sky Spirit Flower.
The moment he swallowed it, a majestic medicinal power erupted within him.
Gu Yun activated his Nine Tribulations Thunder Gang Decision, beginning a Circulation. In an instant, the Purple Sky Spirit Flower transformed into a searing hot current.
It flowed down his throat and into his Dantian, where he focused all his effort on refining the searing energy.
Gu Yun’s power increased at a visible rate. His Spiritual Sense, Physique, and True Yuan all experienced a steady improvement.
Soon, his Spiritual Sense had improved, its maximum range expanding to a radius of fifteen kilometers.
His Physique became significantly stronger than before.
And his True Yuan broke through to the True Martial Second Layer Late Stage!
Gu Yun opened his eyes, and a flash of lightning disappeared as quickly as it came. The aura around him pulsed with a soul-shaking pressure!
He clenched his fists, feeling the vast True Yuan surging within him.
The surge in strength gave Gu Yun the illusion that he could shatter the sky with a single punch.
’This Heaven and Earth Secret Realm is truly something else!’ Gu Yun couldn’t help but marvel. He had only been inside for a short time, yet he had already improved so much.
Under normal circumstances, it would take an ordinary True Martial Realm Cultivator months, or even years, of accumulation to break through. Advancing one’s True Essence Cultivation was never easy.
That was why most True Martial Great Cultivators at the True Martial Seventh Layer or above were one or two hundred years old, if not older.
Of course, the reality was that many True Martial Realm Cultivators never even reached the True Martial Seventh Layer.
They would get stuck at a bottleneck for years, even decades, unable to make any progress.
This just went to show how Heaven-Defying Ye Xuantian’s talent was—to have reached the True Martial Ninth Layer Peak at only twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old, with strength comparable to a Tongxuan True Monarch!
"Time to go!" Before the words even faded,
Gu Yun had already transformed into a streak of lightning, tearing through the air and vanishing into the distance like a thunderbolt.
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「Meanwhile」
High above a lush mountain forest filled with towering ancient trees,
BOOM!
A black shadow streaked across the sky at incredible speed,
stirring up a massive, turbulent airflow.
In just a moment, it had traversed several kilometers.
"Motherfucker! I knew I shouldn’t have tried to steal that Blood-winged Celestial Tiger’s treasure!"
Xiao Chen, at the True Martial First Layer Middle Stage, cursed angrily as he fled through the sky at top speed, carrying the Half-Step True Martial Li Xingyue.
Xiao Chen couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret.
Behind him, a Blood-winged Celestial Tiger at the True Martial Second Layer Late Stage tore through the sky in hot pursuit, not giving him a single moment to relax.
At that very moment, a terrifying attack shot from the Blood-winged Celestial Tiger’s mouth. It tore through the void, a brilliant light that ripped through the air as it hurtled toward Xiao Chen and Li Xingyue!
At the critical moment, Xiao Chen’s body twisted like a swimming dragon, dodging the powerful attack.
The brilliant attack missed, flying past them and directly smashing into a mountain several kilometers away, blowing it to pieces.
KRA-BOOM!
A deafening roar echoed from the distance as the mountain shattered, sending rock flying and a thick cloud of dust billowing into the air.
As Li Xingyue was being carried by Xiao Chen, he endured the rushing air that felt like knives cutting his face. When he saw the distant explosion, his heart leaped into his throat in absolute terror.
Xiao Chen’s expression darkened as he watched.
He saw the Blood-winged Celestial Tiger picking up speed, the distance between them rapidly shrinking.
He steeled his heart and threw all caution to the wind.
His full power erupted once more, and his speed suddenly increased.
In just a few breaths, he flew over the mountain range, once again putting some distance between them and the Blood-winged Celestial Tiger.
However, when the pursuing Blood-winged Celestial Tiger saw this, its eyes turned red, and it flew into a rage.
"ROAR!"
The great roar shook the very air, causing the lush branches of the ancient trees below to rustle and tremble violently.
It flapped its wings and shot forward in pursuit at an extreme speed.
The distance between them remained perilously close.
"Senior Brother Xiao, just put me down," Li Xingyue said suddenly.
"What kind of bullshit is that? How could I, Xiao Chen, abandon my brother to save my own skin!"
"Shut up!" Xiao Chen roared.
The ever-shrinking distance made Xiao Chen frantic with anxiety, to the point where he wanted to turn and fight to the death.
Just then,
"Huh?!"
Li Xingyue suddenly said, "Senior Brother Xiao, look ahead."
Streaking across the sky ahead of them was a figure in a white Profound Robe, flickering with lightning.
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