Chapter 201 - 124: Inheritance, Taiyi Thunder Technique
Jiang Cheng watched with a grave expression as the giant Cyan Flood Dragon tore through the void, lunging at him as if to devour the heavens. He stepped through empty space, his figure flitting like a phantom thousands of feet away to evade the attack.
But how could Gong Qing let him get his way? The very instant Jiang Cheng moved,
Gong Qing took a fierce step forward, sending out mirror-like ripples through the air. His body moved like a bolt of lightning, crossing several thousand feet of empty space in an instant to appear before Jiang Cheng.
"Jiang Cheng,
wouldn’t it be better to just hand over the Cyan Jade Crystal Fruit?
That way, we could all get along peacefully.
But why!
Why must you force my hand?!"
Gong Qing’s face twisted into a savage sneer, a cold glint flashing in his eyes.
He then threw a fierce punch, gathering his True Yuan. It whistled through the air, carrying a force that seemed capable of suppressing mountains.
Hearing this, Jiang Cheng’s blood boiled, and he roared back in fury:
"Hand over my ass!
I fucking want to kill you!"
He immediately swung his sword in a horizontal slash. A brilliant flash of Sword Qi tore through the sky,
its razor-sharp Sword Momentum seeming to slice the very void to pieces.
With tyrannical power, it slammed violently into the terrifying Fist Seal!!
BANG!
A tremendous roar erupted through the surrounding void in that instant.
The crisp sound, like the clash of armies, echoed across the heavens!!
The two combatants shot apart, putting distance between them.
They transformed into streaks of light, constantly flashing and colliding in the void above!
The white clouds drifting in the firmament were all annihilated.
The furious momentum of the battle was like a giant meteorite crashing into a calm lake,
kicking up boundless, monstrous waves. The sound instantly shook the entire region!!
...
"Hm?"
’Where... is this?!’
In a dizzying whirl, Gu Yun was transported from a valley lush with herbs to a dim and gloomy world.
Heavy, dark clouds pressed down, obscuring the entire sky and creating a sense of impending doom!
"Junior disciple,
congratulations on finding my inheritance!"
Suddenly, a deep and majestic voice echoed from between heaven and earth.
At the same time,
the heavy, dark clouds overhead instantly dissipated.
Dazzling beams of light pierced downward, radiating a brilliant glow.
It was like parting the clouds to see the sun;
the sky instantly cleared.
A middle-aged phantom in a white Daoist Robe appeared in the firmament. He was ethereal and faint, seeming to be both there and not there.
He contained a terrifying Heaven and Earth Dao Rhythm and radiated an incredibly powerful aura!!
"Junior disciple, Gu Yun,
pays his respects to Senior!"
Gu Yun said respectfully, cupping his fists.
"Mm,
you are quite impressive!"
The white-robed phantom standing in the heavens had profound eyes that seemed to pierce through everything.
They penetrated Gu Yun’s body from top to bottom, discovering that the young man’s True Yuan was exceptionally abundant, his Physique was incomparably powerful, and his Spiritual Sense was immensely vast.
All three aspects were fully developed!!
’It seems the Sect is developing well.’
’The quality of disciples these days is so high.’
"I have left two Magic and Martial Techniques here!
The Taiyi Thunder Technique and Dragon Moving Nine Heavens.
A junior disciple may choose one.
Upon completing the relevant trial, you may select one of them."
"Boy,
which one do you choose?"
the white-robed phantom’s majestic and deep voice resounded.
But this world suddenly fell silent.
For a long time, Gu Yun’s voice was not heard.
"Hm?"
"Boy, I will ask one last time,
what is your choice?"
Seeing that Gu Yun made no sound,
the white-robed phantom’s majestic voice thundered through heaven and earth, shaking the entire region!!
"Senior, about that..."
"This junior wants to learn them all!!"
Gu Yun cupped his fists again, a hesitant and slightly embarrassed look on his face as he spoke.
In an instant,
heaven and earth fell deathly silent.
It was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
"Insolence!!
Don’t you understand the principle of biting off more than you can chew?
For an ordinary person to cultivate even one of these two Techniques,
they might not reach the Realm of Perfection in their entire lifetime!
If you try to cultivate both,
I fear you will end up with nothing but illusions—like the moon’s reflection in water or flowers seen through fog!!"
The white-robed phantom’s deep, majestic voice thundered across the heavens.
The invisible might he emanated faintly distorted the void.
’I left two exceptionally powerful Techniques here with the intention that a disciple could choose one.’
’I never expected a disciple of this generation to be so arrogant and ignorant!’
"Senior, this junior naturally understands this principle!"
"But I have the confidence to successfully cultivate both, even to the profound Realm of Perfection!"
Gu Yun cupped his fists one last time and tried to press his case.
’I can’t help it; the Techniques are too powerful, too tempting!’
’What does he mean, I can only choose one?’
’He fucking left them both here,’
’so why not let someone cultivate them? Is he going to let them gather dust for all eternity?’
"Since you are so obstinate!"
"The difficulty of the trial will be doubled! It will be incredibly hard!
If you fail, you will end up with nothing at all!"
"Are you willing?"
The white-robed phantom standing high above asked in his deep, majestic voice.
"I am willing!"
Gu Yun said without the slightest hesitation, then respectfully cupped his fists.
At the same time, a resolute aura surged from within him, and his ink-black pupils flashed with extreme confidence!!
"Then let the trial begin!"
As the white-robed phantom’s majestic voice faded,
the entire clear space began to tremble violently.
The space shattered into large fragments like glass,
plunging everything into endless darkness.
Gu Yun’s expression remained unchanged. He activated his Spiritual Sense, spreading it across the surrounding space.
Immediately after, the scenery changed rapidly. The space unfolded, revealing a pale blue sky.
With a dizzying spin, it was as if he had arrived in another world!
Suddenly,
a spatial rift tore open in the void ahead.
A tall and sturdy figure stepped out from within it.
Its shadow, as vast as a mountain, loomed over the area below.
It was clad in thick Spirit Armor,
with a heavy Giant Sword strapped to its back!
The aura emanating from this figure was incredibly powerful.
The surrounding space twisted and warped, and terrifying currents of air leaked from the deep, dark abyssal rifts that flickered in and out of existence.
"I see your Cultivation is at the True Martial Eighth Layer,
yet you insist on this path. The trial’s difficulty has been doubled.
This is a Half-Step Tongxuan Sword Cultivator Human Puppet!
If you can defeat it, the inheritance is yours.
If you are defeated, you will leave on your own!"
As his voice fell, the white-robed phantom vanished from the world.
Hearing this,
Gu Yun’s expression turned grave. ’A Human Puppet that retains some of its power from when it was alive,’
’and an expert at the Half-Step Tongxuan Realm, no less! I have to take this seriously.’
At the same time, a hint of crazed eagerness flashed deep in his eyes!
’I’ve even faced a real Tongxuan True Monarch,’
’and I survived.’
’This Half-Step Tongxuan...’
’What is there to fear?’
WHOOSH!!
The sturdy Human Puppet, clad in Spirit Armor with a Giant Sword on its back, had scarlet eyes that flashed with a horrifying light.
It stomped on the void, shattering it like glass, and its figure crossed the sky like a phantom,
hurtling violently toward Gu Yun!
The sturdy, Half-Step Tongxuan Sword Cultivator Human Puppet had made its move!!
Its first attack was an earth-shattering, space-shaking, terrifying killing blow!!
It threw a ferocious punch.
A sky full of crimson True Yuan converged,
turning the entire sky blood-red.
The terrifying, blood-red Fist Seal was like a massive Celestial Meteorite,
accompanied by a vast and majestic momentum. It crushed the layers of the void as it came crashing down on Gu Yun, blotting out the sky!!
"A good attack!!"
Gu Yun roared as he watched the terrifying, blood-red Fist Seal, like a Celestial Meteorite, hurtle toward him.
The terrifying pressure was like the sky itself collapsing, pressing down upon his body.
With a low shout,
Gu Yun erupted with a boundless True Yuan as deep as an abyssal sea, which surged outward like a monstrous flood.
Wisps of lightning flickered in his eyes, followed by a surge of terrifying Purple Lightning. His dreadful thunderous gaze seemed to tear apart the heavens and pierce through everything, radiating an incredibly terrifying might!
RUMBLE!
At the same time, bolts of Thunder and lightning rose up in the space around Gu Yun.
The terrifying sound of thunder echoed across the heavens, shaking the Nine Heavens!
Brilliant, dazzling arcs of lightning flashed across the world.
In just a moment, the area for dozens of miles around was transformed into a Thunder Domain!
In that split second, Gu Yun, standing at the center of the Thunder Domain, was wreathed in terrifying Thunder Arcs.
With his hair standing on end, he looked like a Thunder God descended upon the world!!
A cold glint flashed in Gu Yun’s icy, thunderous eyes.
He raised his hand and pressed his five fingers fiercely toward the void.
"Celestial Spirit Thunder Dragon!"
The vast expanse of thunder and lightning instantly condensed into a terrifying Thunder Dragon thousands of feet long.
ROAR!!
The massive Thunder Dragon let out a furious roar that shook heaven and earth!!
Countless bolts of lightning snaked through the void around it, radiating an astonishing might.
The Thunder Dragon, condensed from thousands of feet of lightning, tore through the heavens and pierced the void, crashing down with world-covering force toward the terrifying, blood-red Fist Seal that was falling like a giant meteorite!!