Chapter 731
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The leader of the group was none other than Ling Zhongxiao, who had been the most vocal when he encountered Ye Wushuang earlier. However, at this moment, Ling Zhongxiao’s face was pale and filled with astonishment. He couldn’t utter a single word as he stared at Yan Xuan’s lifeless body on the ground.
“Phew, that was close. We almost got discovered just now,” one of the disciples said with a lingering sense of fear.
“An eighth-level Yuanfu cultivator, going head-to-head with a first-level Tiangang opponent, and actually killed Yan Xuan!” Ling Zhongxiao felt a wave of dread wash over him.
When he had arrived with his group, Yan Xuan and Gu Qingyi were already engaged in combat with Li Wenbo and Ye Wushuang. He had originally planned to take advantage of Ye Wushuang’s inattention, strike first, and kill him before Yan Xuan could. But who would have thought… Yan Xuan was killed, and so swiftly at that.
The more Ling Zhongxiao thought about it, the more terrified he became. Had he made his move just now, he would likely be the one lying dead.
“Brother Ling, should we still chase them?” one of his followers asked.
“Chase? Chase to hell!” Ling Zhongxiao barked. “Leave the stone forest. In the future, if you see those two, run as far away as you can!”
Ling Zhongxiao was genuinely frightened. As one of the prodigies from the Tianji Mansion, one of the seven major factions in Qingzhou, he had always believed that his talent was superior. He had never taken anyone outside the prodigies of the other six major clans seriously. But this time, Ye Wushuang… he was just too terrifying.
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In the stone forest,
Ye Wushuang and Li Wenbo had run for what seemed like an eternity earlier. This time, as they made their way back, they were extremely cautious and dared not move too quickly. The two carefully retraced their steps and eventually hid behind a large rock a few miles away from the stone slope, observing the area ahead.
The surroundings were eerily quiet; the Spirit Wind Bears were indeed gone. Li Wenbo, looking at the glow from the top of the slope, said, “Brother Ye, there’s no one here!”
“Don’t rush,” Ye Wushuang replied. “There must be others thinking the same thing as us. Let’s go around, head back to the passage, and first retrieve the Earth Spirit Fire Jade.”
“Sounds good!”
The two of them carefully bypassed the stone piles in front and made their way into the passage. Once inside, they found no trace of the Spirit Wind Bears. They returned to the spot where the Earth Spirit Fire Jade was located—a massive, ten-zhang-tall, millstone-like object emitting a gentle glow.
“Brother Ye, can we move it this time?” Li Wenbo asked. Previously, they had been worried about making too much noise and had only cultivated beside the Earth Spirit Fire Jade. But now that the Spirit Wind Bears were gone, perhaps they could take it with them.
Ye Wushuang reached out and carefully sensed the aura of the Earth Spirit Fire Jade. After a moment, he shook his head. “No, we can’t. This jade is connected to the earth’s meridians. If we try to move it, the passage might collapse instantly. We wouldn’t have time to escape.”
Li Wenbo sighed in disappointment. “Let’s cultivate for now,” Ye Wushuang said. “I need to reach the Tiangang realm as soon as possible!”
Li Wenbo was left speechless. Ye Wushuang was already at the eighth level of the Yuanfu realm and could easily kill Tiangang prodigies. How could an ordinary Tiangang cultivator possibly be a match for him?
The two sat cross-legged on the ground and began to cultivate in silence. Within half an hour, eight Yuanfu lights condensed on Ye Wushuang’s body, and the ninth Yuanfu gradually took shape. At that moment, Ye Wushuang took out a Golden Thunder Celestial Pill and, without crushing it into powder, swallowed it whole.
Boom…
In the next instant, thunder roared within Ye Wushuang’s body, startling Li Wenbo, who was sitting nearby. This guy was crazy! Swallowing a Golden Thunder Celestial Pill directly at the Yuanfu realm. Wasn’t he afraid of blowing himself up?
But then Li Wenbo thought again. Ye Wushuang had always been this daring. He shook his head; he could never be as bold as Ye Wushuang.
As the Golden Thunder Celestial Pill entered his stomach, Ye Wushuang felt as if he was being drenched in thunder, the pain unbearable. But he hadn’t swallowed the pill recklessly. Originally, he had five Golden Thunder Celestial Pills and had already consumed three. Now, only two remained, and with this one gone, just one would be left!
These pills were invaluable. Ye Wushuang had chosen to swallow it now precisely because his nine Yuanfu had successfully condensed. He intended to use the pill’s thunderous energy to temper his Yuanfu.
