Chapter 731
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The leader of the group was none other than Ling Zhongxiao, who had earlier been the most vocal in his confrontation with Ye Wushuang. However, at this moment, Ling Zhongxiao’s face was pale, and he looked utterly astonished. Gazing at Yan Xuan’s lifeless body on the ground, he was left speechless.
“Phew, that was close. We almost got discovered just now,” one of the disciples said, still shaken.
“An eighth-level Yuanfu realm cultivator, going head-to-head with a first-level Tiangang realm cultivator and actually killed Yan Xuan!” Ling Zhongxiao felt a wave of fear wash over him. When he had arrived with his group, Yan Xuan and Gu Qingyi were already engaged in battle with Li Wenbo and Ye Wushuang. He had originally planned to take advantage of Ye Wushuang’s moment of inattention, strike first, and kill Ye Wushuang 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 pursue them?” one of his followers asked.
“Pursue? Pursue your way to death!” Ling Zhongxiao exclaimed. “Leave the stone forest. From now on, if we see those two, we run as far away as possible!”
Ling Zhongxiao was genuinely frightened. As a prodigy from the Tianji Mansion, one of the seven great sects of Qingzhou, he had always considered himself exceptionally talented. He had never taken anyone outside the prodigies of the other six great clans seriously. But this time, Ye Wushuang… was just too terrifying.
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In the stone forest,
Ye Wushuang and Li Wenbo, who had fled earlier, had no idea how long they had run. This time, as they made their way back, they were extremely cautious and dared not move too quickly. They eventually reached a spot several li away from the rocky slope and hid behind a large boulder, observing the area ahead. The surroundings were eerily quiet; the Divine Wind Bears were indeed gone.
Li Wenbo, looking at the glow from the top of the slope, couldn’t help but say, “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 circle around, return to the passage, and first retrieve the Earth Spirit Fire Jade.”
“Sounds good!”
The two carefully made their way around the stone piles and entered the passage. As expected, there was no trace of the Divine Wind Bears inside. They returned to the spot where they had previously been, and there it was: the massive Earth Spirit Fire Jade, ten zhang tall and as round as a millstone, emitting a soft glow.
“Brother Ye, do you think we can 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 Divine Wind Bears were gone, they might be able to take it with them.
Ye Wushuang reached out and carefully sensed the energy of the Earth Spirit Fire Jade. After a while, he shook his head. “No, we can’t. This Earth Spirit Fire 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. At the eighth level of the Yuanfu realm, Ye Wushuang could effortlessly kill Tiangang realm prodigies. How could an ordinary Tiangang realm cultivator stand a chance against him?
The two sat cross-legged on the ground and began to cultivate in silence. Within half an hour, eight Yuanfu lights had gathered on Ye Wushuang’s body, and the ninth Yuanfu was gradually taking shape. At that moment, Ye Wushuang took out a Golden Thunder Celestial Pill and swallowed it whole without crushing it into powder.
Boom…
The next moment, thunder roared within Ye Wushuang’s body, startling Li Wenbo beside him. Was this guy crazy? Swallowing a Golden Thunder Celestial Pill directly at the Yuanfu realm. Didn’t he fear blowing himself to pieces?
But then again, Ye Wushuang had always been this bold. Li Wenbo shook his head; he could never emulate such recklessness.
As the Golden Thunder Celestial Pill entered Ye Wushuang’s stomach, he felt as if he were being drenched in thunder, the pain excruciating. 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. With this one gone, just one would be left. These pills were invaluable.
Ye Wushuang had chosen to swallow the pill now precisely because he had successfully condensed his nine Yuanfu lights. He intended to use the thunder energy within the pill to temper his Yuanfu lights.
