This martial saint is too cautious.

inside the house.

Lin Yan sat there quietly, cross-legged. The clay drum was now broken.

A few breaths later, Lin Yan's aura swept around him, but he quickly withdrew it.

Lin Yan slowly opened his eyes. He didn't need to test it to know that he had cultivated the Zhen sound to the first level under the blessing of the heavenly sound energy inside the clay drum.

When he reached the first level of the Zhen character realm, the moment the power of his Dharma form and sword intent erupted from his body, there was an added rhythm.

This rhythm exists automatically without his intervention.

The first level of the character "振" (zhèn): three times the amplitude.

"From what I can see now, this trip to Tianyin Valley in Qingyuan Prefecture is one of the top three gains I've made on my martial arts path."

With an amplitude three times stronger than before and the power of his divine palace, Lin Yan is now confident that he may not be defeated when facing the fourth level of the Void Realm.

"Junior Brother Lin, let's set off."

Pei Wujiu's voice could be heard from outside.

"They're here."

Lin Yan raised his right hand, and a burst of Dharma power shot out, lifting up the clay pot and the broken drum skin on the ground. Then Lin Yan wrapped them up in a bundle.

The mud and drum skin are definitely not ordinary materials, as they can bear the energy of the Heavenly Sound. I will need to forge similar items in the future and take them back to the Hall of Heirlooms for Brother Umbrella to study.

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When Lin Yan and his group of seven left the inn and arrived at the foot of Leishan Mountain, the terrifying sea of ​​lightning that had previously seemed to be destroying the world had already disappeared from the sky above Leishan Mountain.

A giant arc light shield appeared over the entire Leishan mountain range, covering it completely.

At the foot of the mountain stood hundreds of martial artists, all of whom were True Qi martial artists, and most of them were burly and strong.

As for Lin Yan and the others, they were suspended in mid-air.

As a Dharma Aspect expert, it is naturally impossible for him to stand on the same level as a True Qi Warrior.

"Junior Brother Lin, before the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm opened, the Thunder Mountain Range was no different from other mountains except that lightning would occasionally fall. But after the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm opened, the terrain of the entire Thunder Mountain Range changed. It is divided into three levels, like steps. The first level is the hundred-mile area inside. The lightning energy here is slightly weaker. True Qi martial artists who follow the path of body tempering will risk going in to absorb the lightning energy to temper their bodies."

Seeing Lin Yan looking down at the True Qi Martial Artists, Pei Wujiu offered an explanation.

"Um."

Lin Yan nodded. He already knew this, but since Senior Brother Pei had specifically mentioned it again, he naturally wouldn't be ungrateful.

"The people from the Heavenly Sword Sect have arrived."

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Zhao Qing, who was standing at the front, suddenly whispered something. Upon hearing this, Lin Yan and the others looked in the direction Zhao Qing was looking.

Five figures appeared in the left area, all carrying swords.

Similarly, the five people looked over almost simultaneously, their eyes meeting, a tense atmosphere filled with killing intent.

"Fortunately, we have one more person than the other side."

Zhao Qing withdrew his gaze and began to transmit his voice: "But we can't underestimate these five guys. The Heavenly Sword Sect is skilled in sword formations. If they join forces to form a formation, it will still be a bit troublesome."

Lin Yan nodded slightly. He had already experienced the power of the Heavenly Sword Sect's sword formation during the Sword Inheritance Tournament, and it was indeed quite unique.

On the other side of the Heavenly Sword Sect, the five people were also communicating telepathically.

"That's Lin Yan."

"Junior brother, don't worry, this time the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm will be Lin Yan's burial place."

"Senior brother, let me keep Lin Yan. I've been guarding him in Wanjian City for months, but he just won't leave the Taiyi Sword Sect. It's been making me furious. Only by killing Lin Yan with my own hands can I vent my anger."

Chao Huai hurriedly transmitted his voice. He had been waiting in Beihai for months in order to kill Lin Yan, but to his surprise, Lin Yan had already arrived at the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm.

"Zhao Qing and the others will definitely protect Lin Yan, so it might not be so easy for them to make a move."

"Zhao Qing and his group are sword-hearted martial artists, while Lin Yan comes from the sword-ball style. I'm afraid Zhao Qing and his group don't have much brotherly affection for Lin Yan. Even if they do... plus Xi Chengfeng from Zhaoye Martial Arts School, they completely overwhelm Zhao Qing and his group in terms of both numbers and strength."

"Then let's try to bury the entire Taiyi Sword Sect in this Thunder Swamp Secret Realm."

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Lin Yan withdrew his gaze from the five people from the Heavenly Sword Sect, only to find that there were still quite a few gazes fixed on him.

These gazes contained some inquiry, some apprehension, but a few also carried hostility.

Lin Yan looked in the direction of the first hostile group, and when he saw the clothes of those people, he understood where their hostility came from.

Those three are all from the Tai Xuan Palace.

It's normal for the people of Tai Xuan Palace to be hostile towards me after I killed Yao Guannan.

As for the one with a provocative look in his eyes, Lin Yan had a rough idea of ​​his identity. He figured it was Meng Ke, a disciple of the Tai Xuan Palace who, like himself, was ranked on the Dharma Aspect Prodigy List.

It seems she's dissatisfied with being ranked above him.

Faced with Meng Ke's provocative gaze, Lin Yan remained calm and looked away, then turned to the next spot.

As expected, it was Xi Chengfeng and two other Void Realm martial artists. They seemed to be local Void Realm practitioners from Foshan Prefecture, and should be strong individuals from other martial arts schools that were on good terms with Zhaoye Martial Arts School.

I can understand that these three groups are hostile to me, but where did these two groups of people come from to be hostile to me?

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Lin Yan glanced to his right, where there were two more groups of people, all looking at him with hostility.

"Junior Brother Lin, do you have any grudges with the True Martial Sect or the Nine Heavens Thunder Sect?"

Pei Wujiu also sensed the hostile gazes the two groups were giving Lin Yan and asked them telepathically.

"The True Martial Sect and the Nine Heavens Thunder Sect?"

Lin Yan suddenly realized why the other party viewed him with hostility.

In the subsequent feud in the Central Plains struggle, he crippled the disciples of both families, Cheng Xiao and Lei Yao.

"There is a slight grudge between us."

Upon realizing this, Lin Yan suddenly discovered that he had quite a few enemies, all of whom were gathered in the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm.

There aren't many enemies, they're all at this table?

Was this Thunder Swamp Secret Realm opened for me?

Fortunately, his strength has improved once again, otherwise, given his cautious nature, he would have turned around and left long ago. The Thunder Swamp Secret Realm is open to anyone who wants to enter.

The rules of the major sects in the martial arts world dictate that in the struggle for secret realms, life and death are irrelevant.

Once you enter the secret realm, death is death.

Otherwise, there's no need for everyone to fight in the secret realm. They can all just sit down and divide the resources according to their background strength.

"No, there are still people who are hostile towards me."

Lin Yan suddenly turned his head and looked down.

It's one thing for Dharma Aspect martial artists to be hostile towards me, but it's another for True Qi martial artists to be hostile towards me.

However, when he looked down, he found that the hostility had disappeared.

"Is it just my imagination?"

Lin Yan didn't believe in illusions; at his level, his perception couldn't possibly be wrong.

Someone in the crowd below had indeed shown hostility towards him.

As Lin Yan withdrew his gaze, several unassuming men in the crowd below also breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"Lin Yan has such keen perception."

"He is indeed a prodigy of the Dharma Aspect realm, but Lin Yan will focus most of his attention on those people from the Heavenly Sword Sect. As long as we are careful, we won't be discovered so easily."

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"Let's wait until the Taiyi Sword Sect and the Heavenly Sword Sect finish their battle before we make our move and wipe them out in one fell swoop. This Sword Breaking Plan must succeed; failure is not an option."

"I wonder where Your Highness is now."

"Shut up! How could we possibly inquire about His Highness's movements? When the time comes, His Highness will show himself."

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……

Time passes little by little.

At the foot of the mountain, however, all was quiet.

Those who can come here are all at the late stage of True Qi, and can transmit their voices. Even if they need to communicate with their companions, they mainly use voice transmission at the moment.

Rumble!

The thunder, which had been absent for a long time, resounded once again.

"After nine rings, the secret realm will open."

Hearing the thunder, Pei Wujiu murmured something, a glint in his eyes.

At the same time, three figures appeared almost simultaneously.

A young man, a middle-aged man, and an old man.

Lin Yan had seen the old man before.

The vice master of the Azure Eagle Martial Arts Academy, an 85-year-old man at the sixth level of the Void Realm.

As for the other two, Lin Yan did not recognize them, but judging from their simultaneous appearance with the old man, they must also be experts at the sixth level of the Void Realm.

"The one on the left is Han Che, who is ranked 84th on the Dharma Aspect Prodigy Ranking. He entered the Dharma Aspect Prodigy Ranking nine years ago, and I didn't expect him to be at the sixth level of the Void Aspect now."

Zhao Qing's voice transmission came through. He and the other party had entered the Dharma Aspect realm in almost the same year. The difference was that the other party entered the Dharma Aspect Prodigy Ranking, while he was over forty years old and had no chance to be on the list. He was still at the fourth level of the Dharma Aspect realm, while the other party was already at the sixth level. There was a hint of regret in his voice.

"As for that middle-aged man, I haven't seen him before, but he must be at the sixth level of the Void Realm, not to be underestimated."

A Dharma Aspect martial artist like Zhao Qing, who comes from a major sect, doesn't wander around the world. From True Qi to Dharma Aspect, even after stepping into Dharma Aspect, he spends most of his time cultivating within his sect.

Those who can attract his attention are all Dharma Aspect experts from the same major sects.

"Senior Brother Zhao, has Han Che never entered the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm before?"

Hearing Zhao Qing's explanation, Lin Yan nodded slightly.

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Han Che is the type who tries to maximize his gains but ends up getting nothing in return.

Therefore, one should not be too greedy.

The appearance of Han Che and his two companions attracted the attention of most people present, but the three of them paid no attention to these gazes and focused their attention only on the two people beside them.

In this Thunder Swamp Secret Realm, the Thunder Pool is no longer useful to them. The three of them are aiming for the Thunder Swamp Spirit, and only those who are also at the sixth level of the Void Phase are qualified to compete with them.

boom!

Second tone.

Third tone.

The sixth tone.

As the eighth thunderclap struck, another figure appeared at the forefront.

Another sixth-level Void Realm expert has been added.

Faced with this newly appeared sixth-level illusory warrior, Han Che and the other two's expressions changed slightly.

"The competition for the Thunder Spirit seems to be quite fierce."

Pei Wujiu smiled slightly, and Lin Yan smiled along with him, but he also became wary in his heart.

Although these sixth-level Void Realm warriors are there for the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm and are unlikely to target me, I still shouldn't be too careful.

If anything seems amiss, leave immediately.

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After nine sounds, the electric arcs above Thunder Mountain were fully formed, creating an extremely dazzling curtain of lightning that obscured everyone's vision and perception.

"The Thunder Swamp Secret Realm has opened."

Ye Xian of the Ye Family Martial Arts School appeared in the sky.

"Although you may not want to hear it, I must say it again: you are all geniuses from your respective factions. When competing for resources, please act within your means. The stronger party should not be too bloodthirsty."

No one at the scene voiced any objection.

But what they really think is only known to themselves.

Three breaths later, Ye Xian's figure disappeared. At the very moment Ye Xian's figure disappeared, Han Che and the other three figures turned into red light and headed towards the lightning curtain in front of them. Without any surprise, the four figures disappeared into the lightning curtain.

The actions of Han Che and his group were like the sounding of a battle horn. Following closely behind, the Void Realm experts in mid-air headed towards the lightning curtain, their figures disappearing one by one behind it.

The lightning barrier in the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm cannot harm Void Realm experts.

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As for True Qi Warriors...

Lin Yan was somewhat pleased, but he noticed that none of the True Qi warriors below had moved, clearly waiting for the Dharma Aspect warriors to go in first.

"Walk!"

Zhao Qing gave a soft shout and headed towards the lightning curtain, with Lin Yan following closely behind.

The moment his body touched the lightning barrier, Lin Yan withdrew his Dharma Avatar power and felt the power of the lightning barrier.

Noisy!

The power of thunder struck him, causing Yan's body to go numb for a moment, but he quickly recovered.

"Too weak. The energy contained in this lightning barrier has no tempering effect on my physical body."

The ten-foot-thick curtain of lightning was passed through in the blink of an eye.

"Are we still in Leishan?"

As Lin Yan passed through the lightning barrier, he heard Senior Brother Wang whisper something beside him. Because he had just withdrawn his Dharma power to protect himself within the lightning barrier, he was a little slow to rush out.

Upon hearing Senior Brother Wang's words, he immediately looked ahead and his pupils contracted as he understood why Senior Brother Wang had said such a thing.

Leishan, and the space they currently occupy, seem to be in two overlapping worlds.

All around, everything was shrouded in a gray haze.

Lightning bolts struck intermittently, but strangely, they had no destructive power when they hit the mountains, rocks, or trees on the ground, as if they dissipated as soon as they hit the ground.

If he had to describe it, Lin Yan thought of some online games he played in his previous life.

Some skill effects released by the characters in the game hit the ground but did not cause any damage to the ground.

The two are no longer on the same layer.

"Any secret realm is inherently full of mysteries, so there's no need to explore too much. Our goal is the Thunder Transformation Pool, so let's head directly to the second level."

"it is good."

Rumble!

As Lin Yan and his group of six made their way to the second level, lightning bolts struck intermittently. However, these lightning bolts were not fast and were mostly single-path, making it easy for Dharma Aspect experts to dodge them.

One hour later.

The lightning ahead began to gather.

Almost every breath, several bolts of lightning struck, and both their power and momentum were several times greater than in the previous area.

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Looking at the lightning ahead, Zhao Qing frowned slightly: "It seems that the appearance of the Thunder Swamp Spirit has increased the difficulty of the second level of the Swamp Secret Realm. I was originally thinking of teaming up in pairs, but now I'm afraid that won't be possible."

After Zhao Qing finished speaking, he looked at Lin Yan and the other five: "The Thunder Swamp Secret Realm has its own rules. Once we reach the second level, apart from the Thunder Transformation Pool, the thunder in other areas will sense our presence. If it senses that many people are gathered together, it will bring down a thunderstorm. However, I originally thought that we should be in pairs, each a hundred feet apart, so that we could look out for each other. But now it seems that this is not possible."

Just as Zhao Qing finished speaking, a large area of ​​thunderstorm struck ahead. Even from a distance of more than ten feet, Lin Yan could still feel the terrifying power contained in the thunderstorm.

"The lightning in the first level of the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm has a body-tempering effect, while the second level requires pure Dharma power to withstand it. Judging from the power of this thunderstorm, the area is probably quite large, and a hundred feet is not safe. Here, our perception is limited to within thirty feet, and the further we go, the more restricted our perception becomes, far less useful than the naked eye. There is little point in forming a team."

"Senior Brother Zhao, what should we do now?"

"Let's split up. To be on the safe side, we can keep a distance of three miles between each other. This way, even if we encounter danger, we can quickly call for help. If we find a small lightning pool, we can use it ourselves. If we find a lightning pool that can accommodate many people, we can then notify the others."

"Junior Brother Pei, Junior Brother Lin, you two stay in the middle, and the four of us will stand on either side. Search forward from this position."

"it is good."

Pei Wujiu nodded in agreement. The fact that Senior Brother Zhao was willing to include Lin Yan in the middle showed that he had taken Pei Wujiu's words to heart.

Lin Yan nodded silently. He understood that arranging him and Pei Wujiu in the middle was a way of taking care of them. Since this Senior Brother Zhao had shown goodwill, he had no reason to refuse.

In the end, Pei Wujiu stood still, while Lin Yan went to Pei Wujiu's left and stopped after estimating that it was about three miles away.

Calculating that his two senior brothers had also arrived at their respective areas to his left, Lin Yan did not hesitate any longer and headed towards the second level of the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm.

boom!

As soon as they stepped into the second area, a bolt of lightning as thick as a bucket descended from the sky. Instead of dodging, they used their Dharma power to protect themselves and decided to withstand it head-on.

The lightning struck him, and Lin Yan's body trembled, but there was nothing unusual about his body.

"How bizarre is this lightning! It can actually absorb my Dharma Aspect power. Moreover, there is no heaven and earth energy to absorb in this Thunder Swamp Secret Realm. If many people are struck by lightning, wouldn't those martial artists with small divine palaces, who are at the first and second stages of the Void Aspect realm, have their Dharma Aspect power exhausted?"

This bolt of lightning absorbed almost one-thousandth of his Dharma power.

Lin Yan frowned slightly. Before entering, the information he had gathered indicated that the power of lightning in the second level of the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm far surpassed that of the first level, but it did not mention that it could also absorb the power of Dharma Aspects.

Is it because of the spirit of Raize?

"Let's see if we can withstand it with our bare bodies."

After taking only a few steps, seeing the second bolt of lightning strike, Lin Yan abandoned the use of his Dharma Aspect power this time and instead used the Eight Desolate Dragon Elephant Technique, relying solely on his physical body to resist it.

boom!

Lin Yan trembled for a few breaths, and a faint smell of burning hair emanated from his hair.

"It's tough, but it's not pleasant. The most crucial thing is that even without using the power of the Dharma Aspect, a trace of the Dharma Aspect's power was still absorbed from my Divine Palace. There's definitely something strange about this lightning."

We can't fight it head-on; we can only dodge it.

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Just after Lin Yan made his judgment, several bolts of lightning suddenly appeared above his head.

Lin Yan glanced up, and without any hesitation, immediately used his sword escape technique to head forward.

wipe!

It wasn't just a few bolts of lightning, but a thunderstorm.

Rumble!

Almost the instant Lin Yan's figure transformed into a streak of rainbow light and shot out, lightning poured down from his original spot as if it were free.

"Go ahead and kill me! I, Lin Yan, have never sworn an oath in either my past or present life."

Half an hour later, Lin Yan finally stopped to rest.

In the past half hour, he experienced twelve thunderstorms of varying sizes, not to mention countless single or even multiple lightning bolts occurring together.

Let alone maintaining a straight line, his direction of travel has changed several times due to the pursuit of the thunderstorm.

A single bolt of lightning is bearable, but a thunderstorm... that can truly be fatal; the only option is to flee.

At first, Lin Yan suspected that he might be being targeted, and even tried to travel several miles to the right to look for Senior Brother Pei's whereabouts. However, after waiting for a while, he did not see Senior Brother Pei, but instead encountered another thunderstorm. He then realized that the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm was not targeting him, but rather treating everyone who entered equally.

My heart calmed down considerably.

"It seems that Senior Brother Pei has also been moved from his original position by this thunderstorm, and Senior Brother Zhao and the others should be in a similar situation. In this case, the original plan to look after each other is probably not going to work."

Plans can't keep up with changes.

Lin Yan shook his head slightly, and the next moment his eyes narrowed as a figure appeared in front of him.

Upon seeing the newcomer, Lin Yan paused for a moment, and the other person also paused for a moment upon seeing Lin Yan as well.

The next moment, the other person smiled, and Lin Yan moved.

What's there to say about the people of the Heavenly Sword Sect? Let's just do it!

As the Abyss Sword appeared, the power of Lin Yan's Dharma body poured out, combined with more than two hundred sword intents, and amplified by the three-fold amplitude of the Vibration Technique.

The sword energy even shattered the lightning that was falling from the sky between the two.

The thunder dissipated, but the sword energy remained undiminished.

Chao Huai's eyes widened, and without even drawing his sword, his body exploded the next moment, with most of his flesh and blood scattering everywhere under the severing sword energy.

He never imagined that after waiting for Lin Yan for months, he would finally meet him, only to lose his life before he could even utter a single word.

"You were the one who showed the strongest hostility earlier; it was an undisguised killing intent."

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Lin Yan walked up to Chao Huai's mutilated corpse. Earlier outside Leishan, the five members of the Heavenly Sword Sect had shown hostility towards him, but the hostility of the person in front of him was so intense that it was no different from killing intent. The other party was making no attempt to hide his intention to kill him.

Since we've run into each other, it's only natural to strike first.

After searching the corpse for a while, they finally found a bottle of pills.

Clearly, the other party hadn't brought any valuables into the Thunder Swamp Secret Realm, not even a single silver note.

"Mana Pills, used to replenish the power of one's Dharma Aspect, will be useful in this Thunder Swamp Secret Realm."

After putting away the pills, Lin Yan flicked the tip of his sword, throwing Chao Huai's remaining corpse into the air. Just then, a bolt of lightning struck.

boom!

Chao Huai's remaining remains turned to dust and vanished completely.

"We've arranged a lightning burial for you, which is your final resting place."

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