Chapter 453
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Chapter 453: Encountering Jue Chen Again
With a light tap of his fingers, the space rippled like water.
Ye Yun stepped through, confident in his grasp of spatial laws and the spatial array of Thunder Falls Valley.
Upon entering, the scenery shifted instantly. The endless lightning vanished, replaced by a desolate expanse of yellow sand stretching endlessly in all directions.
The Yellow Sand Desert showed no signs of life, yet figures leaped about thousands of zhang away, kicking up swirling dust clouds with each movement.
Ye Yun flashed toward them.
"Who are you? How’d you get in?"
As the sand settled, the group found themselves facing an unexpected visitor.
"What’re you all doing? Hopping around like fleas, stirring up this mess?" Ye Yun crossed his arms, grinning.
"You?" One figure stiffened, recognition darkening his features.
"Brother Jue Chen! Fancy meeting you here." Ye Yun’s eyes crinkled.
Jue Chen, heir to the Flying Star Sect’s leadership, being here meant treasure lurked in these sands.
"Young Master, you know him?" another disciple blurted.
"Of course! We go way back." Ye Yun beamed. "Remember that auction at Alchemy Cauldron Building? Your Young Master kept letting me win bids – true chivalry!"
"Exactly! Our Young Master’s generosity knows no bounds," the disciple chimed in.
"Silence!"
Jue Chen’s face tightened. Memories of Ye Yun’s auction provocations resurfaced.
"Why hush him? Your temper’s always been your flaw, dear Jue Chen." A sharp gleam lit Ye Yun’s eyes.
His assessment was complete: Jue Chen at Third Level Golden Core stage, three companions (two First Level Golden Core, one peak Foundation Establishment). All bore Thunder Avoidance Talismans suppressing their power, lacking Thunder Spirit Qi.
Earlier, this might’ve been challenging. But after absorbing pure Thunder Spirit Qi at the valley entrance and merging the Sword of the Thunder God’s half-form into his techniques, Ye Yun felt ready. Here, lightning laws empowered him while others weakened.
"How’d you enter? Where’s Wan Yingheng?"
"Gave him a nap. He’ll wake in three hours." Ye Yun shrugged.
"Settle our debts then." Jue Chen stepped forward menacingly.
"Debts? I should thank your endless generosity!" Ye Yun spread his hands innocently. "Need help digging treasure?"
"Fate brought you here – help us!" The Foundation Establishment disciple urged.
"Gladly! We’re practically family!"
"Qian Cheng!" Jue Chen snarled. "One more word and I’ll have you chained!"
The young disciple froze, then snorted, “They’re not wrong. We really can’t break the restrictions. Letting him try won’t hurt.”
“Silence!” Jue Chen nearly choked on his rage. Though Qian Cheng was talented, he lacked worldly sense—did he truly believe Ye Yun came to help? The man was here to steal.
“Restrictions? What kind? What treasure’s sealed inside?” Ye Yun grinned. This was his goal, and Jue Chen’s presence sealed the deal. Otherwise, he might not have bothered.
At the auction, Jue Chen had hurled insults. Rumor said he’d even stationed spies outside the Alchemy Cauldron Building’s secret room after Ye Yun began cultivating there, plotting ambushes if Ye Yun ever stepped out—but no chance arose.
Now, finding Jue Chen digging for treasure in Thunder Falls Valley? How could Ye Yun resist joining?
“None of your business.” Jue Chen’s voice turned icy. “Had you stayed out after hearing Wan Yingheng mention me, you’d live. But you barged in blindly seeking trouble. Tired of breathing?”
“Brother Jue Chen, your words sting. I merely heard you were here. Since Thunder Falls Valley crushes those lacking Thunder Spirit Qi, and none of you have it, I rushed to offer aid. Yet you spit venom. How cruel.” Ye Yun sighed theatrically.
“You detected our lack of Thunder Spirit Qi? Don’t tell me you’ve mastered it?” Jue Chen stared, incredulous.
Ye Yun’s smile widened. “Yun Tianxing of the Golden Sword Sect gave me a Thunder Spirit crystal. Absorbed its energy and—surprise!—cultivated Thunder Spirit Qi. Lucky me.”
Jue Chen and the two first-level Golden Core disciples paled. In Thunder Falls Valley, Thunder Spirit Qi granted immense advantages. Had any of them possessed it, the restrictions would’ve shattered long ago.
“So what if you have Thunder Spirit Qi? A Foundation Establishment stage four ant dares enter this valley? Outside, your hidden family’s protectors coddled you. Here?” Jue Chen barked laughter. “You’re carrion.”
During the Alchemy Cauldron auction, Ye Yun’s reckless bidding—snatching Solar Flame Herbs, sword manuals, Dragon Blood Crystals—left rivals fuming. Only fear of hidden guardians stopped them from gutting him in the capital.
When Ye Yun visited Divine Grace Palace’s capital branch and vanished, Jue Chen assumed him dead. Yet here the pest stood—alone. In Thunder Falls Valley, Nascent Soul experts couldn’t enter, and even seventh-level Golden Core cultivators without Thunder Spirit Qi weakened.
“I’ll be kind. Leave your treasures, and I’ll spare you.” Jue Chen’s glare could freeze magma.
“Unwise. I’ve many treasures. Which do you want? Straight theft’s crude. Let’s trade—one for one.” Ye Yun tilted his head, feigning thought.
“Die!”
The two Golden Core disciples flanked Ye Yun with Jue Chen, forming a lethal triangle.
“My offer stands. One for one. Still refuse?” Ye Yun scanned them, sighing like a disappointed merchant.
“Attack!”
Jue Chen’s patience snapped. Words failed—pain would persuade.
A Golden Core disciple lunged. To him, Ye Yun was a Foundation Establishment stage four gnat—one slap would crush him.
“Careful!” Jue Chen’s warning came too late.
“Careful?”
Ye Yun’s laugh rang out as he met the attack head-on, palm striking palm.
BOOM!
Colliding energies erupted, sand blasting outward in a gritty storm.
Through swirling yellow sand, a body flew backward, blood arcing crimson before staining the dunes.
“First-level Golden Core? Holding back? How foolish.” Ye Yun stood serene, palm lowered.
The disciple had used half-strength, expecting easy victory. Ye Yun saw the weakness, channeled true qi, and shattered the man’s arm.
Jue Chen gaped. He’d known Ye Yun had skill beneath the arrogance, but this?
“Such power… Who ARE you?”
Jue Chen breathed deep, all mockery gone. This youth might be the deadliest foe he’d ever face.
