Chapter 75
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Chapter 75: Calamity Clouds
Ji Yang looked up, a hint of surprise crossing his face.
This surprise faded in the next moment, replaced by a somber expression.
Above him, dark clouds gathered, but they were not ordinary clouds, nor were they the clouds summoned by the Large Cloud Rain Technique; they were thunderclouds.
The layers of clouds thickened, gradually turning black, streaked with flashes of lightning.
Clearly, the calamity was brewing.
At the same time, Ji Yang sensed the thunderclouds locking onto him; it was evident that they were coming for him.
This made Ji Yang’s expression somewhat grim.
He was just putting on an act; was it really necessary?
He could always choose not to pretend next time!
Evidently, Ji Yang’s murmurs had no effect; the calamity was almost ready to strike.
Seeing this, Ji Yang’s expression gradually became calm. At the sect’s recruitment conference, he had already witnessed the calamity, feeling the overwhelming force of nature and its unresistable might.
But now, he was no longer the ordinary person who could only move three oxen.
Now, he was a Golden Core stage cultivator! Although he wouldn’t call himself invincible, the incoming calamity didn’t feel insurmountable.
Yet, Ji Yang still felt a bit confused.
Was this the calamity for entering the Golden Core Stage or divine retribution, or perhaps both?
Maybe it was a combination of all three?
However, from the situation, it seemed that this was not the Golden Core stage calamity. According to records he had seen, ordinary cultivators would experience a calamity when they reached the Spirit Transformation Stage.
Though Talent Jealousy could easily provoke divine wrath, it shouldn’t result in a calamity during the Golden Core Stage.
That would be too much.
Also, Golden Core stage calamities should occur before advancing to the Golden Core Stage; it appeared that it could be one of the latter two.
Considering his situation, Ji Yang realized something.
It seemed this was indeed a great trial. If he didn’t break through his realm, would this trial not have come? Would the five-day period disappear or repeat?
As he faced the approaching calamity, Ji Yang sank into contemplation.
The next moment, a bolt of lightning struck down from above!
Sensing the danger, Ji Yang summoned a Superior flying sword to his hand, unleashing Thousands of Sword Energies, simultaneously suppressing his own realm slightly.
As the calamity descended, the people on the other peaks would surely notice; he needed to conceal it a little, but merely suppressing his realm would be enough.
As a genius, he should have no problem unleashing the combat power of a Golden Core stage cultivator with his Qi Refinement stage strength.
The sword energy surged upwards, and Ji Yang stood elegantly below, casually resting on his sword, smoothing back his bangs, while murmuring,
“This sword will look very cool!”
In the next moment, the remnants of the thunder that were cut by the sword energy surged directly into Ji Yang’s body through his crown, causing him to shudder involuntarily, his entire body flashing with faint arcs of electricity.
Ji Yang’s hair stood on end from the shock, and he quickly abandoned any underestimating thoughts; it seemed he hadn’t reached that level of strength yet.
This made Ji Yang sigh with regret, wondering when he could easily strike down the calamity like Ye Wuchen did with a single sword.
At that moment, people from the He Dao Sect flew up into the sky to check the situation.
As the calamity brewed, elders and Peak Masters noticed the unusual fluctuations. Usually, when cultivators faced a calamity, they would have sect elders watching over them, and the peaks were no exception.
Everyone was curious about which disciple or elder was undergoing the calamity.
However, when everyone realized that the calamity was at Jingtan Peak, they diverted their gazes.
Nothing to worry about.
Everyone dispersed!
“Talent Jealousy truly is extraordinary.”
At the peak of Denglong Peak, Hao Tian looked toward Jingtan Peak with a sigh.
Beside him, Yaoji smiled and said,
“Oh, Master Hao, beneath you are countless talented disciples, and one Talent Jealousy must not catch your eye, right?”
Hao Tian didn’t refute but just smiled slightly:
“One Talent Jealousy isn’t much, but it depends on who takes them as their disciple.”
Yaoji’s smile faded:
“That’s true. I wonder if the sect can produce a second Ye Wuchen.”
…
“A second one?”
In the He Dao Sect’s main hall, Li Daoyi looked at the investigation results in his hand.
The investigation was about the incident when the heavenly lightning descended, and the conclusion showed:
“Ji Yang from Jingtan Peak is the prime suspect!”
Although it was merely a suspicion, it was a conclusion reached after an investigation by the sect elders, almost certain.
“Sigh, I don’t know if this is good or bad.”
Li Daoyi sighed and conjured a small flame in his hand, slowly consuming the investigation report before returning to the He Dao Sect hall, no longer paying attention.
…
“Boom!”
As another bolt of calamity struck down, Ji Yang circulated his internal energy, and his Golden Core began to rotate, funneling powerful energy into the Superior flying sword in his hand, unleashing a tremendous sword energy toward the second bolt of calamity.
This was a full-force strike.
When the calamity collided with the sword energy, the sword energy suddenly split into thousands of paths, slicing through the descending lightning one by one.
This was Thousands of Sword Energies!
It could transform one into many and many into one, removing weeds and pests, and eliminating demons and monsters; its uses were indeed boundless.
As the second bolt of calamity was cut down, the heavy dark clouds didn’t dissipate; instead, they rampaged even more fiercely, and in the blink of an eye, a third, more powerful bolt was striking down.
Watching this thicker bolt, Ji Yang’s expression turned serious as he unleashed another powerful sword energy.
With two strikes in a row, Ji Yang had already drained over half of his True Essence; the calamity was not as easy to handle as he had imagined.
However, this bolt was evidently stronger than the previous one, directly wearing down Ji Yang’s sword energy completely, with one remnant bolt still heading toward Ji Yang.
Just as Ji Yang intended to swing his sword, he realized that his Superior flying sword was breaking apart from bearing the force of his two strikes.
This left Ji Yang feeling helpless. Before he could pull out a second Superior flying sword, the remnant bolt of calamity had already landed above his head.
“Hiss.”
As his entire body trembled, Ji Yang unexpectedly felt a rush of comfort, a tingling sensation like an electric shock.
That’s right! His greatest strength was not his sword energy! Nor was it his divine ability!
It was his body that had absorbed countless White Light Points!
Now, he couldn’t even remember how many White Light Points he had absorbed; all that mattered was that his body kept growing stronger.
While Ji Yang was still basking in the tingling sensation, the fourth bolt of calamity had already descended.
This time, Ji Yang didn’t resist but prepared to enjoy it.
The bolt as thick as his arm struck into his body, turning Ji Yang into the brightest star on Jingtan Peak, the surrounding soil charred black, leaving only the sound of Ji Yang’s breathing amid the lightning.
“Nice!”
As the sparks faded, Ji Yang couldn’t help but shout, feeling like he had just received a full-body spa!
He was thinking about enjoying a sauna too, but as he looked up, he saw the dark clouds dispersing, a ray of sunlight breaking through and shining into the peak.
Ji Yang smirked,
“Just so-so!”
“I’ll pretend again next time!”
