novelaction Chapter 69 Both Caught in the Net
Chapter 69 Both Caught in the Net
On the grassland, at the foot of the mountain, a golden light shot into the sky, accompanied by an even more dazzling purple light, and the profound and pure power of the Great Dao spread out.
After a few breaths, all the light quickly converged, gradually gathering towards a central point, eventually forming a purple round pill engraved with golden patterns.
After forty-nine days of continuous cultivation and dozens of days and nights of agonizing torment, Zhang Yunling finally achieved a complete transformation in his cultivation. He broke through from the Foundation Establishment Great Perfection realm and entered the most perfect Golden Core stage: the Profound Dao Purple Core realm.
The Mysterious Purple Pill replaced Zhang Yunling's dantian, becoming the starting point and storage point for all his spiritual power, spiritual roots, and meridians. Because the spiritual energy required to create this realm was enormous, his early Golden Core stage was much stronger than that of ordinary cultivators.
With Zhang Yunling's current combat strength, he can easily contend with cultivators in the mid-stage or even late-stage Golden Core realm. Furthermore, with a perfect foundational platform as his foundation, his future cultivation will be smoother, and he will encounter fewer bottlenecks than others.
But Zhang Yunling was unusually calm at this moment. There was no pride on his face because he understood that his current improvement in strength was not only due to talent, but also with the help of various treasures he had acquired along the way.
If he could continue to gain benefits from this in the future, Zhang Yunling would not hesitate at all. In this world where strength reigns supreme, without sufficiently strong means, one can only be bullied by those who are stronger. Only violence can suppress violence.
He briefly sensed the changes within himself. Although he had used up all the pills that restored his spiritual power, and the Spirit Summoning Bracelet on his wrist had become dull and lifeless, there was still a large empty space in his Xuan Dao Purple Pill that was not filled with spiritual energy.
"Is this the difference in spiritual energy reserves between Golden Core cultivators and Foundation Establishment cultivators? It's truly astonishing." Realizing that he was not at his peak, Zhang Yunling chose to continue meditating cross-legged, filling all the parts of the Profound Purple Core that lacked spiritual energy.
Another hour passed, and Zhang Yunling slowly opened his slightly closed eyes. At this moment, he felt refreshed and had inexhaustible energy.
Standing up, Zhang Yunling looked around at the short swords stuck in the ground with a puzzled expression and called out, "Senior brother! Where are you?"
But his shout went unanswered. Zhang Yunling trembled instantly, realizing something was terribly wrong. With Ren Jixing's cultivation level, protecting him alone in this desolate wilderness where no humans had ever passed through before would have been a piece of cake. But now Ren Jixing had vanished without a trace.
Zhang Yunling spread his divine sense to explore the surroundings and just happened to discover some residual aura left behind when Ren Jixing cast the spell. This aura was directed in another direction from the mountain peak and became thinner and thinner as it went further away.
"Could it be that my senior brother was attacked and set up a magic array to protect me, while he lured the enemy in another direction?... "
Given the current uncertain situation, Zhang Yunling's vigilance increased significantly. After storing Ren Jixing's magical banner and short sword in his storage bag, he began to move forward in the direction of this aura.
We didn't encounter any monsters along the way; the silence was almost eerie. As we walked around the back of the mountain, we saw a narrow path that we could walk on.
Just then, a girl slowly emerged from one side of the narrow path, carrying a bamboo basket on her back. Seeing Zhang Yunling walking towards her, the girl excitedly rushed over and shouted:
"Big brother! My family is in trouble, can you help me?"
Zhang Yunling frowned. Why would a little girl suddenly appear in this desolate wilderness? He looked her over carefully and realized she was only about fifteen or sixteen years old. Something was amiss that someone so young would dare to come here alone.
"Are you having difficulties? Where do you live?"
"My father was injured by the village bully in the village just ahead... You must be a cultivator! Please help me, I will find a way to repay you!"
The little girl grabbed Zhang Yunling's hand and started walking forward. After making physical contact, Zhang Yunling used his divine sense to examine the girl's body. Only after discovering no cultivation level did he lower his guard a little.
The girl led him forward until a dilapidated little village came into view, at which point they stopped.
"No...this aura is..." Zhang Yunling, who had been spreading his divine sense to constantly observe his surroundings, suddenly sensed a large fluctuation of spiritual energy coming from the village ahead. This made him doubt the identity of the girl beside him again, and he quickly withdrew his hand. Zhang Yunling said in a deep voice:
"Come on, take me to see what's going on."
The little girl stiffened for a moment, but quickly recovered, turned back and smiled at Zhang Yunling, then continued to lead the way.
The further they went, the closer these spiritual energy fluctuations became. Zhang Yunling also put his right hand behind his back and secretly began to gather power for his True Yang Finger.
His True Yang Finger has now reached the third level, and combined with his current Golden Core stage cultivation, the power he can unleash is now dozens of times greater than before.
If used properly, killing cultivators below the Golden Core stage with just a single finger is an easy task.
The two slowly walked towards a dilapidated thatched hut. As they entered the courtyard, the spiritual energy fluctuations emanating from several cultivators became quite noticeable. It was here that Zhang Yunling once again sensed the aura left by his senior brother, Ren Jixing. He finally couldn't hold back any longer. He grabbed the little girl in front of him with his left hand in a claw shape, pressed his right True Yang Finger against her chest, and loudly questioned her:
"Little girl, who exactly are you? If you don't explain yourself clearly, I'll kill you right here today!"
The little girl was terrified; tears welled up in her large, watery eyes, and she repeatedly begged for mercy.
"No, that's not it! Big brother, you've misunderstood me! My dad is right here in this house, please, please save him! Please, waaaaaah..."
Seeing the child's pitiful appearance, Zhang Yunling felt no sympathy whatsoever. He used his True Yang Finger to cut a small wound on the child's neck, and pain accompanied the flow of red blood.
"You won't talk? Then die."
"Help! Help!" The little girl struggled frantically, which finally caused the hidden spiritual energy fluctuations to fully manifest. One by one, cultivators flew out from the dilapidated courtyard and thatched hut, landing beside Zhang Yunling and the little girl, surrounding them.
One of the black-robed cultivators, wielding two battle axes, shouted at Zhang Yunling, "You brat, release our young lady right now! I'll spare your life!"
Upon hearing this, the other cultivators around him also revealed fierce expressions, brandishing their weapons at Zhang Yunling.
But Zhang Yunling knew very well that this girl was definitely very important to them. As long as he could threaten the girl's life at any time, they would not dare to act rashly.
"If any of you dare touch a hair on my head, I'll chop off your young lady's head!" Zhang Yunling threatened through gritted teeth as he smirked, channeling his spiritual power to try and escape the area.
Just then, Zhang Yunling felt a sharp pain in his waist, followed by a strong feeling of numbness. The girl's cold voice slowly came through:
"What an idiot."
Zhang Yunling's pupils suddenly contracted, and the power gathering of the True Yang Finger on his right index finger was abruptly interrupted. However, he reacted immediately, and with his left fist, he struck the girl in the back, sending her flying.
This punch contained the power of Zhang Yunling at the peak of Body Refinement and Foundation Establishment, and the damage it caused directly blasted a bloody hole in the girl's chest!
"Ah!!" The girl was so badly injured but did not die immediately. Instead, she fainted and was caught by the man in black robes.
Just as Zhang Yunling was about to use his cultivation to take flight, his consciousness became increasingly blurred. The other black-robed cultivators also used their supernatural powers, and an iron chain flew out, directly binding Zhang Yunling's calf and pulling him back again.
"Damn it... what on earth is going on..."
After Zhang Yunling uttered those words, he finally lost consciousness.