Chapter 1014: Chapter 1013: The Mysterious Elder

A strange vision suddenly appeared in his mind, startling Ye Tianchen greatly. He didn’t know what was going on, nor did he sense any other martial artists around. So why did this scene appear in his mind out of nowhere?

Ye Tianchen, as a martial artist, had reached the realm of Early-stage Martial Saint. It was impossible for such unprecedented visions to flash through his mind without reason. Just as it’s impossible for someone as powerful as him to catch a cold like ordinary people, it was simply inconceivable. How could such a scene suddenly flash in his mind? Moreover, this was something Ye Tianchen had never experienced from childhood to adulthood. Why was this happening?

Ye Tianchen stayed at the same spot, contemplating and examining himself with Divine Thought for a full hour, trying to figure out the cause, yet he gained nothing. Even as darkness fell, Ye Tianchen still couldn’t figure out the reason, prompting him to furrow his brow. Could it be that the unique formation of Cangmang Mountain creating its own world caused this scene?

Rumble!

Thunder and lightning flashed above, Ye Tianchen looked up at the sky. Cangmang Mountain was completely different from the outside world, with its own weather changes. It was indeed quite magical. Such Martial Arts Divine Skill is rarely performed by martial artists; it’s equivalent to controlling a territory entirely as one’s domain, governing everything here. How strong must one be to accomplish this?

“Looks like it’s going to rain, I better find a place to shelter from the rain!” Ye Tianchen said to himself, heading forward using Qi Manipulation Flight.

Traveling less than a thousand meters forward using Qi Manipulation Flight, Ye Tianchen discovered a small hill, and halfway up the hill, there was actually a household. This surprised Ye Tianchen; could someone live here? It shouldn’t be, this is the Martial Arts World, generally speaking, ordinary people cannot live here. The people in Desolate Stone Village are an exception, and other martial artists wouldn’t choose such a place to live, after all, martial artists need training and combat. What could one gain by living here?

When Ye Tianchen landed on the small hill not far away, he found only two straw huts in front of him. In front of the straw huts was a tidy little yard, surrounded by a bamboo fence. The bamboo fence was already covered with spider webs and dust, it seemed no one lived here. The yard was also full of fallen leaves, who knows how long it had been abandoned. Whose home was this, or whose home used to be here, Ye Tianchen didn’t know; he only felt a slight sense of familiarity here, for some reason he couldn’t quite explain.

“I’ll stay here tonight!” Ye Tianchen thought to himself.

Ye Tianchen opened the door and walked into the two straw huts. Inside the huts were only two wooden beds, one large and one small, and a wooden table with three wooden stools, nothing else. The only difference was the size of the wooden beds, indicating that the family living here consisted of parents and a child.

“It’s really a nice place, I wouldn’t mind staying here for a while, healing my injuries, and recuperating my mind; these things must also be tempered for a martial artist!”

Sleep, rest, these were what Ye Tianchen needed now. He was badly injured, having faced Golden Strange Cloud, the mysterious person, and the Demon Slayer Old Man, especially the final battle with the Demon Slayer Old Man, which was extremely perilous, nearly resulting in his complete annihilation. It was Ye Tianchen’s only most dangerous encounter, without any preparation. If not for Demon Slayer Old Man ultimately causing his own downfall, Ye Tianchen might have been completely annihilated, and even the Undying Golden Body Skill wouldn’t have been able to save him, such was the danger.

Not knowing how long he slept, nor why he woke up, Ye Tianchen just inexplicably opened his eyes. The moment he opened his eyes, he felt an immense sense of crisis; the pressure was suffocating him. Even when he immediately activated his Martial Arts True Power, raising his strength to the Peak, he still felt as though a mountain weighed down upon him, suffocating him, and he could be crushed to pieces at any moment.

“Such powerful pressure? Who is it?”

Ye Tianchen was shocked and hurriedly operated his Divine Thought to summon “Holy Heaven Prison.” When “Holy Heaven Prison” emerged from his body, Ye Tianchen felt the pressure above his head lighten somewhat, but his heart was still extremely shocked. Who was here? Was an expert attacking him? Could it be someone from the Blood Killing Organization or the Nine Netherworld? To wield such immense pressure, the only possibilities Ye Tianchen could think of were these two vicious legacies. However, he didn’t sense any sinister aura, nor did he feel any Power of Slaughter. Where did this pressure come from? It was so strong, strong enough to feel impossible to resist. Even if he used all his treasures, even if he stood at a cross-border realm, he would be crushed to dust by this pressure. That was Ye Tianchen’s very straightforward feeling. It was the first time he felt this way; how could he not be terrified, how could he not be very surprised?

Swish!

Ye Tianchen rushed out of the thatched hut. When he arrived in the small courtyard, he discovered a person standing at the edge. This person stood with their back to him, exuding an aura that reminded Ye Tianchen of an immortal, immensely powerful. Just looking at this person’s back made it hard for Ye Tianchen to gaze directly at them. What kind of oppressive force was this? Who exactly was this person? To what level had their cultivation realm reached?

When Ye Tianchen carefully observed this person with their back to him, standing at the edge of the courtyard, he noticed the person seemed to be an elder. Although the silhouette wasn’t particularly tall, it was remarkably upright, radiating a sense of towering presence as if it were innately divine. This elder, could he be a figure akin to an “immortal”? Ye Tianchen could only guess this way. Just a mere back view gave him a sense of standing above all. How powerful was this? Even individuals at the Emperor Realm might not reach such stature.

“Senior?” Ye Tianchen called tentatively.

No one answered. The elder remained with his back to Ye Tianchen, looking into the distance, as if he had not heard Ye Tianchen’s words, leaving Ye Tianchen perplexed. What was going on? Why didn’t the elder respond? Ye Tianchen felt no killing intent or sinister aura from the elder, only a tremendous pressure that shook the heavenly vault. This elder was undoubtedly no ordinary person, exceedingly powerful to an unimaginable extent.

“I don’t know why senior visits so late at night, may I ask the reason?” Ye Tianchen still inquired politely.

At this moment, the elder seemed to move but still didn’t respond. When he turned around, Ye Tianchen saw the elder’s face, which was very ordinary, not particularly distinctive. In fact, the elder’s appearance was just like a mortal world commoner, indistinguishable among a crowd of old men and women. Yet, this very elder radiated an aura that shook the heavenly vault. How powerful was that? Ye Tianchen couldn’t help but wonder in his mind, who was this elder?

The elder glanced at Ye Tianchen but said nothing, stepping gradually towards the center of the courtyard. Or perhaps Ye Tianchen only felt the elder was looking at the hut behind him.

The mysterious elder, whose origin was unknown, reached the center of the courtyard. He suddenly lifted his head to gaze at the sky, his eyes showing a hint of melancholy, a trace of unwillingness, and a slight touch of anger. Just as the elder looked up to the sky, lightning flashed above, one bolt after another descended. Ye Tianchen was startled, hastily retreating while shielding his body with the “Holy Heaven Prison.” The power of thunder and lightning was overwhelmingly immense, far surpassing the purple thunder punishment tribulation Ye Tianchen had experienced. How terrifying must this be? Not even hundreds of these powers of thunder and lightning coming down, just one bolt alone would be more than Ye Tianchen could withstand.

“Senior, be careful…” Instinctively, Ye Tianchen wanted to warn the elder to watch out for this heavenly tribulation. It was indeed too powerful. Even if the elder was strong, he couldn’t possibly endure being struck down like this without consequence, right?

Such a formidable thunder punishment descended, enough to level the entire Song Mountain Ancient Martial World, let alone the not-so-large Cangmang Mountain. However, the elder looked at the hundreds of overwhelmingly powerful power of thunder and lightning descending without any change in expression, just coldly glanced at it, waved his arm, and shouted loudly.

Wow!

Ye Tianchen was stunned, utterly speechless, more bewildered than ever before. He saw the hundreds of powers of thunder and lightning, each far surpassing his purple thunder punishment in strength. As these descended, the mysterious elder neither dodged nor used martial arts divine skills to block, but instead opened his mouth and swallowed the hundreds of immense powers of thunder and lightning in one breath.

“This…”

Ye Tianchen was shocked, unable to say a word, completely dumbfounded. He never expected that facing such an immense power of thunder and lightning, so many of them, this mysterious elder didn’t dodge or defend but astonishingly swallowed them all whole. What kind of martial arts divine skill was this, so powerful it was beyond comprehension! (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, welcome to vote and give monthly tickets on Qidian (qidian.com), your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)