457: Holy Mountain of Thunder, Princess Chaoge

Tianlei Province.

In the central region, there is a giant Thunder Mountain, three thousand meters high—Thunder Sacred Mountain.

Thunder Sacred Mountain is covered by violent thunder, its entire body appearing purple. Thunder light flashes and thunder roars in all directions, carrying the power of destruction. Within a hundred-mile radius, no birds or beasts can survive, and there is only dead silence.

This Thunder Mountain is extremely extraordinary; even Divine Court Realm powerhouses find it difficult to ascend to its peak. It is rumored that there are inheritances left by ancient powerful beings on it.

Therefore, many Eastern Zhou cultivators have always come here to climb the mountain. If one could ascend to the peak and obtain the inheritance, they would surely astonish everyone and awe all directions.

At this moment, at the foot of Thunder Sacred Mountain, hundreds of cultivators were gathered, most of them young people. They looked at Thunder Sacred Mountain before them, their eyes filled with anticipation.

Bang!

Suddenly, a roaring sound rang out, and some people who were climbing were blasted down by the powerful thunderous force.

Thunder Mountain is three thousand meters high, but a young person who can ascend five hundred meters is already considered an outstanding talent. Those who can ascend a thousand meters are considered favored children of heaven.

To ascend two thousand meters high, that would be a peerless monstrous talent.

It is said that among the entire young generation of Eastern Zhou, only two people have reached the two-thousand-meter mark: Ji Chaohuang and Ji Chaoge.

Those two are the Grand Prince and Princess Chao Ge of Eastern Zhou, and also rank first and second among the young generation of Eastern Zhou.

As for the three-thousand-meter mark, to this day, no one, whether from the older generation or the younger generation, has reached it.

"Princess Chao Ge is truly amazing. I heard she has been cultivating at the two-thousand-meter mark on Thunder Sacred Mountain for three months. Her cultivation has probably advanced further."

"As a monstrous talent among our Eastern Zhou's young generation, Princess Chao Ge is indeed formidable. Before coming here, she was already at the early stage of the Profound Manifestation Realm. Now, she's probably at the middle stage of the Profound Manifestation Realm."

"It's a pity we don't have the chance to meet her."

"......"

Many young cultivators stared at the Thunder Mountain in front, their eyes filled with emotion.

They were all young people, but there was clearly a huge gap between them.

In their eyes, Ji Chaoge was a lofty existence, whom they could only look up to.

"Eh! Look quickly, someone is climbing the mountain again."

Everyone looked forward and happened to see a man in a black robe climbing the mountain.

The man had an ordinary appearance and was not eye-catching, belonging to the kind of person who would be forgotten in a crowd. However, at this moment, as he climbed the mountain, he became the focus of everyone's attention.

"Everyone, guess how many meters he can ascend?"

"I observe that this person's aura is weak, and he doesn't seem like a powerful cultivator. At most, he can ascend thirty meters."

"Thirty meters? Probably not that high."

The cultivators looked at the black-robed man and couldn't help but smile wryly.

Countless people came here to climb the mountain, but it was generally normal for them not to ascend five hundred meters. Everyone just watched the spectacle.

The black-robed man in everyone's eyes was Xie Weilou.

"......"

Xie Weilou glanced at the Thunder Mountain above, then his figure flashed, and he directly rushed upwards.

In an instant, he reached the two-thousand-meter mark.

"Holy crap!"

"He's gone just like that?"

"Did I just see things? Was there a big black mouse that flew up in a flash just now?"

"......"

The cultivators' eyes widened, staring blankly at Xie Weilou.

Just now, they had said Xie Weilou could at most ascend thirty meters, but in a blink of an eye, he had reached a much higher position.

And this wasn't climbing; it was directly flying up.

Looking at the position where his back disappeared, he probably reached two thousand meters high...

Thunder Sacred Mountain.

At the two-thousand-meter mark, there was a small Thunder Plaza.

The thunderous power here was extremely terrifying, having already reached the level of the purple Thunder Mountain in the Thunder Peak secret realm. Thunder roared, deafening, and was excellent for body tempering.

Continuing upwards, the thunder became even more powerful. The thunderous power above had a significant effect on Xie Weilou's cultivation of the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Punishment Body.

"......"

Xie Weilou looked towards the small plaza ahead.

Sitting on it was a woman in a golden robe, with a full chest and messy hair.

Her eyes were tightly closed, her brows furrowed, and her body was covered in thunderous power. Her aura was not weak, having already entered the middle stage of the Profound Manifestation Realm.

Among the young generation, whether in Great Xia or Eastern Zhou, those who could enter the Profound Manifestation Realm were considered monstrous talents.

According to the people at the foot of Thunder Mountain, this person before him should be that Princess Chao Ge.

"Hmm?"

Ji Chaoge noticed Xie Weilou's arrival. She immediately opened her eyes and looked towards Xie Weilou, a hint of surprise appearing in her eyes.

Someone had actually arrived here again.

This person's aura was restrained and unfathomable; she could not see through him at all. She wondered about his origin.

Moreover, he looked at ease, clearly having ascended to this position without much expenditure, which made him even more extraordinary.

Among the young generation, to this day, only two people had reached this position: one was her, and the other was Ji Chaohuang.

Ji Chaoge spoke, "Fellow Daoist, there is still space here; please feel free to take a seat."

Most people who came here were for the inheritance on Thunder Sacred Mountain, but whether that inheritance existed, no one knew.

Someone like her was here to cultivate using the thunderous power. She instinctively believed that the man before her was also here to cultivate.

Xie Weilou smiled faintly and said, "The thunderous power here is too weak; I still need to go further up."

"Too weak?"

Ji Chaoge was stunned for a second, her eyes showing a look of astonishment.

The thunderous power here was extremely terrifying. She had stayed here for a long time to barely adapt, yet this person said the thunder here was too weak?

Xie Weilou said nothing more and was about to continue upwards.

Ji Chaoge said, "My name is Ji Chaoge. May I know Fellow Daoist's esteemed name?"

Xie Weilou smiled and said, "My name is Xie Wushi!"

After speaking, he took a step, spanning a hundred meters, and directly rushed upwards.

After ten steps, he reached the peak of the mountain, where the thunderous power was hundreds of times stronger than below.

"He actually... ascended..."

Ji Chaoge said in disbelief.

Thunder Sacred Mountain, three thousand meters high; even Divine Court powerhouses found it difficult to reach the summit. But at this moment, she actually saw someone ascend to it.

Thinking of this, she immediately stood up, staring in horror at the peak of Thunder Mountain.

"What is the origin of this Xie Wushi?"

Ji Chaoge's eyes showed a look of shock.

At the peak of Thunder Mountain.

There was a larger plaza, and on the plaza was a thunder pool. Within the thunder pool stood a purple thunder stone tablet.

In all directions, several seventh-grade grand formations enveloped the area. Looking at this layout, perhaps a powerful being had indeed cultivated here before.

Boom!

The surrounding thunderous power continuously blasted towards Xie Weilou. His clothes burst open, and charred marks from lightning strikes appeared on his skin.

As the thunder violently struck, cracks gradually appeared on his body, and blood flowed.

"It is indeed a good treasure land."

A smile appeared on Xie Weilou's face.

The thunder here was so terrifying that he was confident he could cultivate the Ten Thousand Tribulations Thunder Punishment Body to the fifth layer here...