Sitting up, Mu Yun began to slowly comprehend the situation.
He had indeed entered the first level of the Spirit Cave Realm, and moreover, he had gained considerable experience.
Although he was a Celestial King in his previous life, these gains were enough to fill him with joy and satisfaction.
This was because these gains came from within the Immortal Execution Diagram.
Two martial arts techniques were snatched from that mysterious cave within the Immortal Execution Diagram.
Snatched!
The moment he stepped into the first level of the Spirit Cave Realm, Mu Yun practically risked his life to obtain these two martial arts techniques.
One of them was a Profound-rank martial arts technique, its level unknown.
Heavenly Thunder Divine Body Technique!
The Heavenly Thunder Divine Body Technique—the name sounded incredibly powerful, and its cultivation method was even more so.
A martial artist's physical body should theoretically be perfectly tempered at the tenth level, but according to the Heavenly Thunder Divine Body Technique, this was merely the beginning.
The physical body was a martial artist's strongest foundation, without end.
The so-called tenth level of physical body cultivation was not the end point of a martial artist's physical training, but rather…!
Generally speaking, a martial artist at the tenth level of the physical body realm possesses a strength of 50,000 jin (approximately 25,000 kg). In more distant eras, physical strength could reach a terrifying million jin (approximately 2,000 kg), enough to shatter a thousand-meter-high mountain with a single punch.
A martial artist at the tenth level of the Spirit Acupoint Realm can certainly achieve this, but it requires true essence, not just physical strength.
"Excellent! At the Spirit Acupoint Realm, I can simultaneously open the ten major acupoints and strengthen my physical strength, perfecting my body to the point of a million jin of strength—just thinking about it is exhilarating!"
In his previous life, a million jin of strength was effortless for Mu Yun, but that was achieved through the explosion of true essence. Now, just imagining a simple punch unleashing a million jin of strength—it's incredibly satisfying!
However, the Heavenly Thunder Divine Body Technique involves introducing real heavenly thunder into the body, using lightning to temper the body. Just thinking about that sensation makes one's hair stand on end.
The second martial art is called the Heartless Sword Manual.
This sword manual is very simple, truly living up to its name. It seems the person who drew it did so casually, without any real thought.
The sword manual consisted of only four pages, four rough, yellowed parchment pages, and on those four pages were only four incredibly simple illustrations.
The illustrations depicted simple figures, drawn stroke by stroke.
Beside them, there was not a single explanation or description.
"What the hell!"
Looking at the sword manual, Mu Yun was speechless.
In all his years, he had never seen a martial arts manual that only contained the moves, without a single word of explanation.
And such simple illustrations at that.
"Hmph, I don't believe I can't comprehend this little martial arts technique!"
That night, the Mu family, and even the entire Nan Yun City, were stirred by Mu Yun's arrival. However, this
protagonist who had caused such turmoil in the usually peaceful Nan Yun City sat calmly in his room, earnestly studying the martial arts technique he had just acquired.
The next morning, early in the morning, the door opened.
"Qingzhi, Qingshuang, you two come in."
Looking at the two guards standing outside the door, Mu Yun waved his hand and nodded.
"Yes!"
Qingzhi and Qingshuang were two personal guards assigned to him by his father. Both were around twenty years old and exceptionally beautiful.
However, having seen beauties like Qin Mengyao, Mu Yun didn't have much interest in them.
"Young Clan Leader, what are your orders?"
"I'd like to ask you, are there any deep mountains and forests around Nanyun City? Um... like the Beiyun Mountains around Beiyun City?"
"Reporting to the Young Clan Leader, less than a few dozen miles outside Nanyun City lies the largest mountain range in the entire Nanyun Empire—the Poyun Mountains. The Poyun Mountains almost traverse the entire Nanyun Empire, stretching for tens of thousands of miles, reaching a thousand miles in its widest point. Various kinds of demonic beasts and spirit beasts abound within, and there are even celestial spirit beasts!"
Celestial spirit beasts!
Demonic beasts are comparable to martial artists at the tenth level of the Physical Body Realm, while spirit beasts possess intelligence, equivalent to martial artists at the Spirit Cave Realm. Celestial spirit beasts, on the other hand, possess superior intelligence, no different from martial artists at the tenth level of the Divine Transformation Realm.
"Very well, do you know where lightning gathers in the Broken Cloud Mountains?"
Lightning is a creation of heaven and earth, but Mu Yun knew that some places, during thunderstorms, could store lightning.
And some mountain ranges even had lightning strikes year-round, a truly strange phenomenon.
"Yes, Thunder Sound Valley!" Qing Zhi answered.
"Qing Zhi!" Hearing Qing Zhi's answer, Qing Shuang glared and said, "Young Master, don't listen to Qing Zhi's nonsense."
"Thunder Sound Valley?"
Mu Yun pondered for a moment and said, "Alright, take me there!"
"Huh?"
Hearing Mu Yun's decisive action, Qing Shuang was stunned.
She and Qing Zhi were sisters, and she understood that the clan leader placed them beside the young clan leader partly to protect him, and partly, to tacitly agree that the young clan leader could use them whenever he wanted.
After this order was given, Qing Zhi, as the older sister, had been resentful, but she couldn't disobey the clan leader's command.
"What 'huh'? You don't listen to me? Believe me, I'll take you two sisters to bed!"
"You dare!"
"Huh?"
Faced with Mu Yun's words, Qingzhi's face immediately turned ashen, and she couldn't help but shout, while Qingshuang
blushed and lowered her head.
"It seems that these two sisters have very different personalities!"
Thinking this to himself, Mu Yun spoke again, "Thunder Sound Valley, is it? Take me there now!"
Seeing Mu Yun's sudden change of expression, Qingzhi bit her lip, and finally let out a cold snort, leading the way.
The three of them left Mu's mansion and headed towards the Broken Cloud Mountain Range.
Along the way, Qingzhi remained silent, while Qingshuang kept talking non-stop.
Qingzhi and Qingshuang were only eighteen or nineteen years old, but their cultivation was frighteningly high.
Both of them were at the fifth level of the Spirit Aperture Realm, and they had opened their Qi Sea Apertures, only one step away from the sixth level of the Spirit Aperture Realm. Their strength was undeniably strong.
The two were orphans from a young age, adopted and raised by Mu Qingyu, who had never assigned them any tasks.
To the sisters' surprise, their first task was to protect Mu Yun.
"So, Mu Qingyu is actually quite kind to me!" Mu Yun said, a blade of grass dangling from his mouth.
"Young Clan Chief, how can you address the Clan Chief like that? The Clan Chief is very powerful, and within the Mu Clan, everyone calls him Clan Chief. Even the other young masters only call him Father in private."
"Tch, that's because they need Mu Qingyu's help. What does it have to do with me? Besides, Mu Qingyu gave birth to me and then abandoned me. Why should I call him Father!" "Hmph
, without the Clan Chief, you're just a young master of a branch clan in Beiyun City. What are you acting like, acting like a big shot here!" Qingzhi said coldly.
Mu Yun wasn't angry at these words.
"You're right, I am a young master of a branch clan. In my eyes, the title of Young Clan Chief is not an honor, but a nuisance!"
Mu Yun sneered. "Didn't you notice that since we left Beiyun City, at least ten groups of people have followed us?"
"People have followed us?"
Qingzhi frowned, glancing behind them with murderous intent.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing!"
Mu Yun pouted. "Don't worry, those people won't dare kill me. They just want to see what kind of extraordinary abilities this young patriarch of the Mu family has. They're just spies. Let them follow."
After thinking it over carefully, Qing Zhi lowered her guard.
Indeed, no one would have expected that the Mu patriarch would give the position of young patriarch to Mu Yun, this illegitimate son who had been living in obscurity in Beiyun City for ten years.
"Alright, let's go. When we get to Thunder Sound Valley, let's see if they dare to follow us..."
Mu Yun smiled casually and strolled forward.
The Broken Cloud Mountain Range, true to its name, is filled with peaks that pierce the clouds and reach the heavens.
In the distance, Mu Yun could see thunder rumbling deep within the mountain range, as
spectacular as an ancient great being undergoing tribulation.
"Young Clan Leader, ten miles ahead is Thunder Sound Valley. Due to its geographical environment and weather, Thunder Sound Valley is constantly struck by lightning. Any spirit beast that enters the vicinity of Thunder Sound Valley dies a violent death. What are you doing here?"
"What am I doing? Taking a bath!"
Mu Yun chuckled and walked forward.
Boom...
Boom boom...
Boom boom boom...
As they continued forward, the rolling thunder grew louder and louder.
From a distance, Thunder Sound Valley was surrounded by hundreds of meters high mountains, covering an area of about a thousand meters.
Above Thunder Sound Valley, bolts of lightning struck down, their sounds deafening.
What was most astonishing was that these lightning bolts appeared to be of various shapes and sizes, bizarre and varied.
Boom...
A bolt of lightning struck down from the sky, the ear-piercing sound making Mu Yun's eardrums buzz.
"So powerful! Perfect for my cultivation of the Heavenly Thunder Divine Body Technique!"
Looking at the lightning, Mu Yun was overjoyed.
Before Qingzhi and Qingshuang could speak, Mu Yun stepped forward, arriving at the edge of Thunder Sound Valley.
"Young Clan Leader..."
Qingshuang wanted to say something, but Mu Yun had already entered the lightning zone at the edge of Thunder Sound Valley.
Boom...
In the blink of an eye, a bolt of lightning descended from the sky.
However, facing that lightning, Mu Yun had already activated the Heavenly Thunder Divine Body Technique. As the lightning struck, Mu Yun's body trembled, and an unprecedented pleasure swept through his entire body.
"Awesome!"
Mu Yun shouted instantly.
"Awesome?"
Seeing Mu Yun's frenzied appearance, Qingshuang and Qingzhi stood there dumbfounded.
"Hahaha..." Mu Yun laughed heartily, "I didn't expect this Heavenly Thunder Divine Body Technique to be so wondrous, it's truly awesome!"
Mu Yun had only chosen the outermost edge of Thunder Sound Valley; the lightning didn't strike directly here. The intensity here was perfect for his cultivation.
Boom...
After the laughter, a second bolt of lightning fell from the sky.
"Awesome..."
Mu Yun began to speak again, but before he could finish the word "awesome," his skin exploded all over his body, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud, his clothes torn and his body charred black.
"Awesome... my ass!"
His body lay stiffly on the ground, tears almost streaming from Mu Yun's eyes.
The intensity of this lightning strike was more than ten times stronger than the previous one. Mu Yun had only just begun cultivating the first level of the Heavenly Thunder Divine Body Technique; how could he withstand such intensity?