Translator: Cinder Translations
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Lei Yue, accompanied by Lei Mingxu and six other Golden Core cultivators, as well as Lei Feiguang, piloted their flying vessel to Cui Mountain Lake.
The lake shimmered with emerald waves, dotted sporadically with small islands.
As the vessel reached the center of the lake, Lei Yue surveyed the surroundings but found nothing suspicious.
He silently calculated the time; there was less than a quarter of an hour left before the appointed hour.
In such a short span, it would be impossible to set up an Entrapment Formation that could cover the entire Cui Mountain Lake.
Thus, Lei Yue abandoned the idea of deploying the formation and had everyone wait on the vessel.
Suddenly, a geyser erupted from the calm lake surface.
A figure burst forth from the water—it was Song Wen.
"Brother Lei Yue, your reputation precedes you," Song Wen said.
Lei Yue glared coldly at Song Wen, and upon noticing that Song Wen was only at the early Nascent Soul stage, a faint smile involuntarily crept onto his lips.
He had initially assumed that Song Wen would be on par with him in cultivation.
"You seem unfamiliar. Among the Nascent Soul cultivators of the major factions I know, there is no figure like you," Lei Yue remarked.
"I am but a junior, naturally unknown to Brother Lei," Song Wen replied.
"Are you a rogue cultivator?" Lei Yue questioned, his tone filled with suspicion.
"Brother Lei, it's best not to inquire into my background," Song Wen said.
"Hmph!" Lei Yue snorted and demanded, "Your identity is of no concern to me. But why have you repeatedly targeted my Lei family?"
"I wish to obtain something from you," Song Wen stated.
"What is it?" Lei Yue asked.
"The scriptures and techniques you acquired from the Longevity Palace," Song Wen revealed.
"So you know of the Longevity Palace. It seems you're quite informed. However, your cultivation is lacking. As a mere early Nascent Soul cultivator, what makes you think I would hand over the secrets of the Longevity Palace to you?"
As Lei Yue finished speaking, his expression suddenly turned fierce.
"Since you've revealed yourself, don't think about leaving!"
Lei Yue's mana surged around him, and his hands swiftly formed seals.
In an instant, dark clouds gathered in the sky above.
Countless streaks of lightning danced within the clouds.
Song Wen seemed prepared; a short blade shot out, aiming directly at Lei Yue at the bow of the vessel.
Lei Yue remained unfazed by the incoming Void Breaking Blade, continuing to form seals, even allowing a cold smile to appear on his lips.
The Void Breaking Blade, like a meteor chasing the moon, reached Lei Yue before the thunder technique could fully form.
"Bang!"
A golden, transparent barrier suddenly appeared, blocking the Void Breaking Blade.
On the vessel, six Golden Core cultivators, excluding Lei Mingxu, each held a formation flag, having set up a defensive formation that collectively blocked Song Wen's attack.
Song Wen was slightly taken aback; the Lei family's formation was quite intricate. However, he felt that if he exerted his full power, he could likely shatter it in one strike.
But Lei Yue clearly wouldn't give Song Wen the chance to continue his assault.
The thunder technique in the sky had fully formed.
Lei Yue was unleashing the fourth divine thunder—the Purple Mansion Divine Thunder.
A purple lightning bolt broke through the layers of dark clouds, descending like a colossal sword from the heavens, aiming directly at Song Wen's head.
Suddenly, a thick mist of blood emerged from Song Wen's body, coagulating rapidly into a massive blood cocoon, ten feet tall.
"Boom!"
With a deafening thunderclap, the Purple Mansion Divine Thunder struck the blood cocoon.
Purple lightning instantly engulfed the entire cocoon.
Under the impact of the lightning, the blood cocoon plummeted toward the water below.
"Bang!"
The blood cocoon hit the calm surface, sending up a massive spray of water.
The force of the Purple Mansion Divine Thunder was not yet exhausted, following the blood cocoon into the lake.
In an instant, countless purple lightning bolts flashed through the water, and a vast amount of steam rose, creating a mist over the lake.
Lei Yue's gaze pierced through the mist, searching for Song Wen in the water.
A patch of crimson appeared in the water, rapidly spreading, turning the lake blood-red in moments.
Seeing this bizarre scene, Lei Yue couldn't help but frown.
He realized he had underestimated his opponent.
Despite being only at the early Nascent Soul stage, the opponent had withstood his full-powered Purple Mansion Divine Thunder.
Suddenly, a blood pillar rose from the lake, shooting toward the flying vessel in the sky.
Lei Yue's eyes turned cold. "Let's see how many of my divine thunders you can withstand."
He once again formed thunder seals, and purple lightning reappeared in the sky.
As for the vessel's defense, Lei Yue left it to the six Golden Core cultivators.
The blood pillar rapidly approached the vessel, crashing into the golden shield.
The vessel lost control and was sent flying.
The shield's golden light flared brightly but was a fleeting last gasp, suddenly extinguished like a candle snuffed out by the night.
The shield was breached!
The six Golden Core cultivators simultaneously vomited blood, their bodies collapsing onto the deck.
The blood pillar relentlessly pursued, continuing to crash toward the vessel.
Lei Yue, in the midst of casting his thunder technique, was even more astonished.
The defensive formation set up by his six Golden Core cultivators was capable of withstanding several attacks from a Nascent Soul cultivator. Yet, it had been shattered by a single strike from the blood pillar.
This 'Cui Huo' seemed to possess an extraordinary blood-path treasure, with attack and defensive capabilities comparable to a mid-Nascent Soul cultivator.
Though surprised, Lei Yue had no time to dwell on it. His hands moved in a blur, continuously forming thunder seals.
Just as the blood pillar was about to catch up with the vessel, a purple lightning bolt descended.
"Boom!"
The lightning clashed with the blood pillar.
The lightning, like a massive sword, plunged into the blood pillar.
Blinding purple lightning and bloody mist erupted simultaneously in the sky.
In an instant, lightning scattered, and the mist spread.
The blood pillar trembled violently under the lightning's assault, then suddenly shattered into a sky full of bloody mist.
This mist did not dissipate with the wind but was drawn by an unseen force, rapidly absorbed into the blood-red lake below.
Lei Yue stepped out of the vessel.
"Take the vessel and leave!"
The opponent's tenacity far exceeded Lei Yue's expectations.
These Golden Core clan members were no longer of help here and had instead become a burden.
The vessel accelerated, heading into the distance.
In the lake.
Song Wen wiped a trace of blood from the corner of his mouth.
The two exchanges with Lei Yue had caused significant internal injuries, despite the Blood Sea Seal blocking most of the attacks.
Seeing Lei Mingxu and the others fleeing in the vessel, Song Wen willed the Void Breaking Blade to shoot out, chasing after the departing vessel.
Lei Yue pointed into the air, and a two-foot-long silver spear appeared.
This spear bore a striking resemblance to the one wielded by Lei Tianyu, but in terms of power, the two were incomparable. Lei Yue's spear seemed to contain the force of a thousand thunders, far surpassing Lei Tianyu's.
The spear, wreathed in lightning, transformed into a dazzling silver streak, intercepting the Void Breaking Blade with lightning speed.
At that moment, a flying sword shot in from the distant sky.
It reached the Void Breaking Blade before the spear did, knocking it aside.
Seeing this, Lei Yue's eyes lit up.
Mi He had arrived.
When Lei Yue left the ghost market, he had sent a message to his clan members there, instructing them to summon Mi He.
(End of the Chapter)
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