Breakthrough and Uninvited Guests

“Brother Zhou Yuan, should we interfere in the matters of Baiyuan City?”

Leng Qingxue, who had also understood the ins and outs of the matter, couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Yuan shook his head. Zhong Keqi was enough to handle Baiyuan City; there was no need for them to interfere. He told Zi Ying to inform Zhong Keqi, and then headed out of the city.

Just before Zhong Chengan left, he had given Zhou Yuan a Jade Slip, which was an introduction to the map of Piao Xue Region.

Zhou Yuan was pondering several matters in his mind. One was the Cloud Mist Pavilion; he hadn't expected to hear news of the Cloud Mist Pavilion as soon as he arrived in Piao Xue Region.

The second matter was what exactly was that item coveted by those Sword Cultivators, which belonged to the Zhong Family?

Furthermore, how did those Sword Cultivators know this item was in the Zhong Family's possession?

The third matter was whether there were any shadows of the other Four Great Powers of Piao Xue Region behind this matter.

One must know that the Zhong Family remained aloof and did not participate in the struggles of the Four Great Powers. In the eyes of the Four Great Powers, this was a sign of being uncooperative.

The Zhong Family, as an Eighth-Order Talisman Family, was enough to threaten the Four Great Powers!

If they united, it wouldn't be impossible to destroy the Zhong Family.

Among major powers, unless it truly reached a life-and-death situation, cooperation was not a difficult matter as long as the interests were significant enough.

Because he had just arrived in Piao Xue Region, Zhou Yuan didn't know much about the powers here.

He placed Zhong Chengan's Jade Slip on his brow and then carefully examined it.

Suddenly, his eyes lit up. He saw a place: Xingan City!

Xingan City was very small. It was a city located at the border of Piao Xue Region and Baiyang Domain. This place was the first city Zhou Yuan arrived at after leaving the Piao Miao Sect back then!

Zhou Yuan checked the distance between Xingan City and Baiyuan City and couldn't help but sigh. It was a bit far!

Moreover, Xingan City and 'Zhongfu City', where the Zhong Family was located, were exactly in opposite directions.

Zhou Yuan directly gave up. He decided to go to Zhongfu City first.

Soon after they left the city, Zi Ying appeared, and the three of them then sped off into the distance!

For the next few days, Zhou Yuan and the others were on their way. After several days, they were quite exhausted.

That night, the group spent the night in a dense forest.

Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged in place, with streaks of lightning power flowing over his body.

These past few days, Zhou Yuan had been cultivating the Hongmeng Thunder God Grand Canon whenever he had free time. He had just had an epiphany and immediately began cultivating.

As he cultivated, the lightning power on his body expanded outwards and instantly covered an area of several tens of zhang!

The surrounding spiritual energy continuously surged into Zhou Yuan's body, Zhou Yuan's aura surged dramatically, and then he slowly opened his eyes.

A hint of joy appeared in Zhou Yuan's eyes. He felt his own state; the Breakthrough in his cultivation caused his strength to surge once more!

In Zhou Yuan's left hand, countless bolts of lightning gathered, forming a thunderball crackling with lightning!

Within the thunderball, terrifying lightning power was contained. This lightning power was exceptionally violent.

“Boom, boom...”

In the sky, thunderclouds suddenly rolled, and countless thunderclouds gathered. A bolt of lightning descended from the sky, landing directly on the thunderball in Zhou Yuan's left hand!

The thunderball in his hand suddenly swelled and then compressed again.

Zhou Yuan flicked his finger, and the thunderball in his left palm flew up. Then, bolts of lightning descended from the sky, one after another, continuously striking the thunderball.

The thunderball continuously expanded and compressed. From within the thunderball, a terrifying pressure emanated.

All of this seemed very slow, but in reality, it happened in an instant.

As dozens of lightning bolts fell, the thunderball swelled to the size of a basketball. Inside the thunderball, a thunder dragon emerged.

Feeling the terrifying pressure within the thunderball, Zi Ying's eyes became extremely solemn!

As a Cave Heaven Realm expert, she could clearly feel the violent power within the thunderball.

“Go!”

Zhou Yuan pointed at the thunderclouds in the sky. The thunderball flew straight towards the sky and instantly merged into the thunderclouds.

With a loud 'boom', the thunderclouds exploded, and terrifying lightning raged in the sky.

A thunder dragon roared in the air, shattering the thunderclouds. The space directly shattered, revealing the cold, dark void.

A dark passage appeared, leading to an unknown destination!

Seeing such terrifying power, Zhou Yuan's eyes couldn't help but light up.

This was a killing move he had comprehended while just studying the Hongmeng Thunder God Grand Canon, named 'Thunder Dragon Cracks the Sky'!

The reason this strike's power was so terrifying was not because of Zhou Yuan's power, but because it borrowed the power of the thunderclouds.

Zi Ying's mouth dropped open as she stared at the sky in disbelief. The power of this strike had at least reached the standard of the Dongtian Realm!

Even if she faced this strike, she might be severely injured.

She secretly cursed Zhou Yuan as a 'freak' in her heart, and her eyes were filled with emotion.

She had never thought before that she would actually obey the arrangements of a Heavenly Gate Realm junior without the slightest resistance in her heart.

If anyone had told her this before, she would certainly have scoffed at it.

A Heavenly Gate Realm cultivator, she could crush with a single finger. How could that be?

But now, not only did she obey his arrangements, her heart was also filled with awe. She herself felt speechless; this world had become unfamiliar!

A look of joy appeared in Leng Qingxue's eyes. That strike just now had also greatly shocked her.

Zhou Yuan watched as the space in the sky rapidly healed and couldn't help but fall into contemplation. He was thinking about a question:

“If I were to integrate the Prohibition Sealing Heaven Technique into this Thunder Dragon Cracks the Sky thunderball, I wonder if its power would be even more terrifying?”

Just then, Zhou Yuan's face suddenly turned slightly pale. That move just now had actually consumed one-tenth of the spiritual energy in his body!

He quickly checked his System panel:

【Host: Zhou Yuan】

【Cultivation: Tianmen Realm (Late Stage): 278788.6 million/14000 million】

【Lifespan: 36/500600】

【Aptitude: Dao Restriction Spiritual Root, Mutated Lightning Spiritual Root, Mutated Fire Spiritual Root】

【Luck Value: 18906600】

【Skills: High-Level Fireball Technique, Advanced Soul Gathering Array】

【Special Abilities: Thousand Faces Technique, Time Destruction Technique, Heavenly Evolution Technique, Aura Concealment Technique, Sixth-Order Talisman Master】

With the Breakthrough in cultivation, his cultivation, Lifespan, and Luck value all showed some changes!

Zhou Yuan let out a long breath of turbid air. Next was to assault the Heavenly Gate Realm Peak, which would probably not be so fast and would likely take more than half a year!

Leng Qingxue came over with a smile to congratulate Zhou Yuan. The aura on her body was also fluctuating quite intensely.

Zhou Yuan knew that Leng Qingxue should also be able to make another Breakthrough soon!

“Someone's coming, be careful. They must have been attracted by the commotion you just made, Zhou Yuan!”

Just then, Zi Ying spoke. She looked solemnly at the sky not far away.

Zhou Yuan and Leng Qingxue were slightly startled, and then couldn't help but look into the distance.

Indeed, in just a moment, two figures appeared not far away. They were a middle-aged man and woman who appeared to be around thirty years old.

The man's body exuded the pressure of a Dongtian Realm cultivator, while the woman was at the Half-Step Cave Heaven Realm.

On their backs, each carried a long sword, and faint Sword Intent was subtly revealed from their bodies.