24: Cultivation in the back mountain

Zhang Yang opened the four wooden boxes one by one; they were packed to the brim with Saber Technique Martial Skills.

Zhang Yang flipped through them quickly, one by one.

It wasn't until the sun rose that Zhang Yang finished reading all the Saber Technique Martial Skills in the four wooden boxes, along with the newly selected Profound Rank Saber Techniques.

All in all, there were over a thousand of them!

If one were to Cultivate all these thousand-plus Martial Skills to Perfection, the time required would likely drive an ordinary person to despair.

But in Zhang Yang's eyes, there was no pressure at all.

“System! Simplify everything for me!”

In the next instant, notification sounds of successful simplification rang out continuously in Zhang Yang's mind.

Only after more than fifty minutes did the simplification notifications in his mind finally cease.

Zhang Yang rubbed his head.

Having the notification sounds ringing in his head for so long made him feel a bit uncomfortable.

Afterward, Zhang Yang began to check the results of the simplification.

They were mostly as Zhang Yang expected—just some basic Saber Technique movements.

Although there were a few more than when he was at the Jiang Residence,

Zhang Yang quickly compiled a set of coherent movements, incorporating all the simplified Cultivation actions.

“Hmm.”

Zhang Yang looked around the small courtyard and shook his head.

“It seems I can't Cultivate in the small courtyard; I need to find a spacious, deserted place.”

With Zhang Yang's current physical strength, a single second was enough to Cultivate the newly compiled movements dozens of times.

However, the resulting consequence

was that the saber wind generated just by swinging the blade rapidly would be enough to destroy his small courtyard completely.

Moreover, the commotion it caused would be quite significant.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Yang decided it would be better to go to the Clear Wind Sect's Back Mountain to Cultivate.

Although people occasionally went to the Back Mountain for training, the probability of encountering someone was much lower than within the Clear Wind Sect.

Furthermore, he wouldn't need to worry about destructive power and could perform his techniques freely.

Once he had decided, Zhang Yang took the Purple Sun Pills and prepared to head to the Back Mountain to Cultivate.

Soon, Zhang Yang arrived deep within the Back Mountain.

Zhang Yang selected a spot in the depths of the Back Mountain.

After casually killing several Third-Rank Demonic Beastss, not many Yao Beasts dared to approach him.

Lifting his saber, Zhang Yang closed his eyes and recalled the Cultivation movements.

Then, taking a deep breath, Zhang Yang performed the Cultivation movements ten times in an instant!

The saber wind swept across, shredding the trees around Zhang Yang.

Sensing his current Cultivation speed, Zhang Yang nodded and then began to practice incessantly.

The surrounding saber wind grew faster and more powerful, gradually forming a circular saber wind zone.

Occasionally, some unlucky Yao Beasts were sucked into this wind zone and instantly turned into blood mist.

Outside the saber wind zone, some Third-Rank Demonic Beastss watched the wind zone before them in terror.

They couldn't help but tremble, then fled toward the outer perimeter of the Back Mountain without looking back.

In the middle region of the Back Mountain, some Inner Sect Disciples were slaying Second-Rank Demonic Beastss to exchange for contribution points.

“Phew! Finally killed it!”

A Disciple at the sixth layer of the Meridian Opening Realm let out a long breath and relaxed.

He had exhausted all his strength to finally slay a High Grade Second-Rank Demonic Beasts! Now, his energy was almost completely spent!

Suddenly! Several terrifying auras emanated from the inner part of the Back Mountain.

Sensing these auras, the Disciple looked toward the inner Back Mountain with a face full of terror.

Instantly, three massive bodies, dozens of meters long, charged out from within.

Upon seeing the appearance of these three beasts, the Disciple's face filled with despair!

“They're Third-Rank Demonic Beastss! Why are they running out from the inner region?!”

The Disciple roared inwardly in madness.

Normally, Third-Rank Demonic Beastss only rested in the inner Back Mountain.

They wouldn't cross the boundary into the middle region! What on earth was happening in the inner part of the Back Mountain?!

As the three massive figures drew near, the Disciple closed his eyes in despair.

Not to mention he was currently devoid of energy; even in his peak state,

he wouldn't have any chance of survival against even a single Third-Rank Demonic Beasts.

But things exceeded his expectations; the three Vicious Beasts acted as if they didn't even see him.

They ran straight past him, as if something extremely terrifying was behind them!

Watching the receding figures of the three Vicious Beasts, the Disciple's body slumped, drenched in sweat.

“Why?! Looking at those three Yao Beasts, they seemed utterly terrified!”

“What exactly happened in the inner part of the Back Mountain?!”

The Disciple forced himself up, then took out a Medicinal Pill to recover his True Essence.

After his condition improved slightly, he took a deep look toward the inner Back Mountain.

Then, he turned and ran toward a different direction, avoiding the three Vicious Beasts and heading for the outer part of the Back Mountain.

Although he was curious about what was happening inside,

he also knew that such matters were not something he had the ability to get involved in.

Even those three terrified Yao Beasts—any one of them could crush him countless times over.

He didn't want to face whatever could scare those Yao Beasts to such an extent.

As Zhang Yang Cultivated, the entire Back Mountain fell into chaos.

Third-Rank Demonic Beastss fleeing from the inner Back Mountain directly pressured the Second-Rank Demonic Beastss,

who also ran toward the outer perimeter, even triggering a small-scale Beast Tide!

Countless Outer Sect Disciples who were working together to hunt Rank One Yao Beasts in the outer perimeter were terrified, wishing they could flee the Back Mountain immediately.

Even most of the Inner Sect Disciples fled immediately.

Only a few daredevils remained, preparing to head into the inner Back Mountain to investigate.

The situation in the Back Mountain even alerted the Elders of the Clear Wind Sect.

Elder Wang stood atop the clouds; looking at the situation in the Back Mountain, he frowned.

“What's going on? Why have these Third-Rank Demonic Beastss all run to the outer perimeter?”

With a casual wave of Elder Wang's hand, a strand of Sword Qi shredded the Third-Rank Demonic Beastss that had run out of the Back Mountain.

Elder Wang looked toward the depths of the Back Mountain and discovered the circular saber wind zone caused by Zhang Yang's weapon practice.

With his eyesight, he naturally saw Zhang Yang practicing in the center of the saber wind zone.

“So it's Zhang Yang! Why is his Cultivation making such a huge commotion?” Elder Wang shook his head upon seeing Zhang Yang.

Then, with a wave of his hand, boundless spiritual power enveloped the Back Mountain, teleporting out all the Clear Wind Sect Disciples who were still inside.

“From now on, the Back Mountain is closed! No Disciples are allowed to enter!”

Afterward, Elder Wang activated the Formation covering the Back Mountain, isolating all the Yao Beasts inside.

Outside the Formation, countless Clear Wind Sect Disciples showed expressions of having survived a disaster.

“So terrifying! A Third-Rank Demonic Beasts just brushed past me! I felt like I was about to die!”

A Disciple patted his chest, his eyes filled with extreme terror.

“That's nothing! I went with three Inner Sect Disciples at the sixth layer of the Spirit Aperture Realm to investigate the inner Back Mountain!”

“A saber wind zone appeared in there! It was terrifying!”

“One of my companions was sucked into that saber wind zone by mistake, and in an instant, not even his bones remained!”

“If the Elder hadn't just teleported us out of the Back Mountain, I'm afraid I'd be dead by now!”

An Inner Sect Disciple at the sixth layer of the Spirit Aperture Realm said with lingering fear.

“A saber wind zone! Could someone be practicing the saber in the depths of the Back Mountain? To have such power! Which Genius Disciple could it be?” someone exclaimed upon hearing this.

“It's likely a Genius Disciple from previous years! They must have ended their secluded Cultivation for the Inner Sect Grand Competition in a month, and coming out of seclusion caused this phenomenon!”

Someone speculated.

“What are you all blindly guessing here for? Hurry up and leave!”

Elder Wang stood atop the clouds, his voice resounded throughout the outer perimeter of the Back Mountain.

Hearing the voice, the surrounding Clear Wind Sect Disciples left one after another.