A Night of Desperation-Chapter 516: Night 514, Number Two

Returning along the way through the broken hole soon.

Yu Hong made a mark on the wall, quietly memorizing everything he saw.

He continued practicing the Heavenly Thunder Palm when he got back.

In the blink of an eye, another five days passed. The Heavenly Thunder Palm smoothly broke through to the Third Layer.

With his current comprehension and physical strength, cultivating such martial arts was not difficult at all, especially with the aid of the Black Mark enhancement potion.

And just when he was about to break through to the Fourth Layer, on the way to pay morning respects again, he encountered that mysterious dwarf itinerant merchant.

‘You’re still alive… hee hee The dwarf seemed a little surprised, emitting a strange laugh towards Yu Hong.

Inside the mine shaft, the light was dim, and all light seemed to be swallowed when it reached the dwarf, revealing nothing.

“What do you mean?” Yu Hong frowned.

“Hee hee…. Did you see that broken hole? Have you been inside?” The dwarf avoided answering and changed the subject.

“What is inside, and why is there a completely ruined one in Wanxue Palace as well?” Yu Hong asked solemnly.

“That is the truth….” the dwarf replied with a smile. “Haven’t you already found the answer in your heart?”

Yu Hong was silent.

Indeed, he had speculated about certain things. And as time went on, his speculations were gradually being confirmed.

“Danger is everywhere;what you see and hear may not be safe the dwarf continued, “Leave… leave…. hee hee

With the last gleeful laugh, he vanished in the blink of an eye again.

Yu Hong stood there silently for a long time, this time not heading straight back to the safe house but instead turning towards the Book Collection Pavilion.

In the Book Collection Pavilion, there was a bookshelf labeled with history.

It was likewise densely packed with various books about Qinghe Mountain.

Yu Hong quickly searched through and soon found the one on Wanxue Palace.

It was a handwritten book placed prominently on the outside.

The cover depicted a pattern of dry yellow leaves.

Yu Hong gently opened it, flipping directly to the last page.

The first paragraph inside was clearly written.

‘In the seventeenth year of Qinghe, the Yu Xuezi lineage from Wanxue Palace fought on the front line. Eventually, the Taoist Palace was completely destroyed, resulting in heavy casualties in the Yu Xuezi lineage, leaving only three missing and unaccounted for.’

..” Yu Hong, looking at this recorded text, recalled the Taoist Palace that had turned into ruins, confirming part of his speculations.

When he continued to flip through, the rest were records of fruitless searches.

The final paragraph announced the abandoners’ decision to leave this mining star, completely removing it from Qinghe Mountain’s registry.

Yu Hong quietly caressed the last page before putting it back.

Then, he began to search through other books in the historical section.

Soon, he found an introduction book about the main branch of Qinghe Mountain.

Browsing through it, it was roughly the same as Yu Xuezi’s descriptions, but there were additional records of Qinghe Mountain retreating step by step against the Star Disaster later on.

Flipping all the way to the end, Yu Hong saw the recorder’s name was unfamiliar yet somewhat connected.

‘Recorder: Wanxue Palace Feng Xuezi.’

‘Yu Xuezi and Feng Xuezi, both from Wanxue Palace, must have some connection,’ Yu Hong silently noted down the name.

By now, the sky outside had darkened;he stood up, ready to return to his quarters, planning to check again tomorrow.

But just as he stood up, he noticed there was an extra faint black shadow beside his shadow on the ground.

He turned around slowly and saw a stranger standing at the entrance of the Book Collection Pavilion, wearing white clothes like snow and carrying a long sword on his back.

The man’s face was ghastly pale, with bluish eyes, smiling stiffly at him.

‘It’s the guy who tried to enter the safe house that day!’ Yu Hong recognized the figure at once.

His heart went slightly cold.

“Who are you?” he asked in a deep voice.

The man didn’t speak, just curled his lips into a peculiar smile.

Whoosh!

The next moment, the flying sword behind him shot out instantly, transforming into a green lightning bolt heading directly towards Yu Hong’s head.

The lightning was so fast that despite Yu Hong being fully focused, his reaction still lagged, allowing him only enough time to block with his arm and take a step back.

Whoosh!

A fine, long gash opened up on his outer arm.

His protective Inner Strength activated, covering his whole body. Simultaneously, as the golden light flickered, the wound started to heal rapidly.

But Yu Hong had no time to notice these because the green sword light returned.

Whoosh!!

The green sword light turned completely into lightning, traversing over ten meters in a flash, heading straight for Yu Hong’s forehead.

This speed was so fast that even Yu Hong, at this point, couldn’t keep up and react in time, at a speed reaching at least dozens of times the speed of sound.

Watching as the sword light neared his forehead.

Yu Hong’s full-alert immediate response arrived belatedly.

Chaotic God Heavenly Eye!!

Without hesitation, Yu Hong executed his ultimate move.

His right eye’s eyepatch shattered, shooting out a dazzling rainbow beam from his eye.

The rainbow beam, said to be colorful, had a core primarily purple, surrounded by other colors, forming a rotating beam shape.

Swoosh!!

The colorful eye beam was also extremely fast, hitting the green sword’s body.

Both were frantically stalemated in mid-air, less than half a meter from Yu Hong’s forehead.

Bang!

Finally, the green sword burst into countless green light dots.

And Yu Hong’s Chaotic God Heavenly Eye beam gradually extinguished, leaving behind the violent energy particle fluctuations in the air from their clash.

“Junior Brother! Are you alright?!” Bai Sheng’s figure appeared at the Book Collection Pavilion’s door.

He held his drawn flying sword in his hand, looking around, with a trace of blood still on the sword’s tip.

“Sometimes, there might be a few Black Disaster Monsters;if you encounter them, don’t try to resist. Right now, you’re still a bit weak.” Bai Sheng warned.

“Alright.”

Yu Hong wiped his forehead, realizing it was already covered in cold sweat.

That sword cultivator freak, although not nearly as strong as Bai Sheng, was still far beyond his capability, nearly overwhelmed him within just two moves. If Bai Sheng hadn’t arrived, he might not have been able to defeat the opponent.

Yu Hong realized his current strength, having been heavily restricted after the sealing of the Tai Ling Skill, leaving him at the very bottom of this place’s food chain.

“Glad you’re okay!” Bai Sheng breathed a sigh of relief, “I sensed something amiss and flew straight here, luckily in time. Now, I’ll escort you back. It’s very dangerous out here at this hour.”

“Then thank you, Senior Brother!” Yu Hong quickly thanked.

A few minutes later, Bai Sheng walked Yu Hong back to the White Tiger Tower, then swiftly headed into the darkness with his sword in hand.

Yu Hong had no idea where he was heading, but it was certainly not for a leisurely stroll.

He stood in the safe house, looking out through the window at the night engulfing the planet, feeling emotional.

Pop.

Suddenly, there was a light sound.

A white twisted face, with a strange smile, suddenly appeared on the window before him.

It was one of the white-clad sword cultivators that had assaulted him!

Squeak….

The face stared at Yu Hong, pressing and rubbing against the window.

Its tongue extended, leaving a grayish-white slimy mark on the glass.

Yu Hong stared at the face silently, remaining calm.

“It seems the night here is also very dangerous He recalled how each time he had encountered these creatures, it was either at dusk or night.

Fortunately, he had the Black Black Spirit safe house, or if he slept in the White Tiger Tower, he might not even know when he got taken out.

He doubted the small Dust-free Arrays he set up could hold off such a formidable creature before him.

Even the Chaotic God Heavenly Eye only barely managed to repel the opponent, showing its strength.

No wonder it’s the depths of the Source Disaster.

No wonder it’s an area unexplored by other Captains.

With a swish, Yu Hong ignored the staring face, pulling down the shutter and turning away to practice the Heavenly Thunder Palm.

Bang.

Bang.

Bang.

Bang!

There were rhythmic thuds from outside the window.

The impacts were strong enough that the whole room was slightly shaking.

Fortunately, the safe house had been reinforced many times over, boasting exceptionally high defensive power. It could even self-repair now, making it even more impressive.

Yu Hong returned to the Main Control Room to cultivate;the more dangerous it got, the more urgent it was for him to cultivate suitable traits swiftly.

The thuds continued throughout the entire night.

Not until the next morning, as dawn approached, did the noise gradually subside.

Yu Hong came out of his meditative state, looked at the sky outside, stood up, took a deep breath, and drank a vial of enhancement potion.

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He started practicing the Heavenly Thunder Palm fist technique.

Gradually, a faint blue electric arc started to appear around his palms. This was the effect of activating the Heavenly Thunder Palm.

Such cultivation techniques generally required intense physical conditioning in the early stages, so Yu Hong’s current high physical endurance was a big advantage initially.

As it was now, upon reaching the Fourth Layer, he no longer had the physical advantage but shifted to understanding and merging with the essence of thunder.

Perhaps it was the impact of the green sword lightning from last night that stimulated Yu Hong. As soon as he thought about merging with thunder, he naturally related it to the green sword.

Zila—a deep blue electric arc suddenly flashed between his palms.

The Inner Strength of the Heavenly Thunder Palm instantly broke through to the Fourth Layer at that moment.

After tidying up himself, Yu Hong felt little joy. Instead, he headed towards Wanxue Palace.

It was time for his morning visit to Yu Xuezi.

The timing was perfect to inquire about those creatures.

After eating, ten minutes later, Yu Hong was already standing in front of Yu Xuezi, waiting quietly.

“A night-time attack?” Yu Xuezi was taken aback. “Oh, you mean those wandering Life Souls?”

He nodded, showing understanding.

“This place is the depths of the Star Disaster. Even with the Heavenly Venerate sealing the entrance, there must be phenomena different from other areas;these situations are common, you’ll get used to it over time.”

Seeing his unconcerned demeanor, this was evidently not the first time such occurrences happened, and it was habitual.

“But the problem is, Disciple can’t seem to handle them….” Yu Hong said helplessly.

Now he understood why other captains couldn’t enter.

Even setting aside the extremely high requirements needed to pass through the Phoenix Eye, getting in only led to being fodder for those monstrously strong Source Disaster creatures.

“Can’t fight them? This….” Yu Xuezi was somewhat surprised, then looked serious, “Hmm…. like this…. let me give you this.”

He removed a roughly woven grass bracelet from his wrist and handed it to Yu Hong.

“This is the Nine-leaf Jade Ring, able to calm the spirit and emit an odor that repels Star Disaster creatures, preventing them from approaching,” Yu Xuezi explained.

“Thank you, Teacher!” Yu Hong sincerely expressed his gratitude with the most heartfelt voice.

“Additionally, don’t wander too much. Here, the Star Disaster creatures are rampant like wild animals. You struggle with even the occasional ones nearby, so venturing further is futile. Train well here for a while, preparing your magic artifact and securing your safety before going out.” Yu Xuezi advised.

“Teacher, Disciple also saw something strange….” Yu Hong quickly recounted his discovery of the broken hole and the sight of a destroyed Wanxue Palace inside.

But Yu Xuezi seemed not to hear him at all.

“Alright, everything that needs to be said has been said, go back and cultivate. Without age limits, with your qualification, you’ll soon break through Qi Cultivation, don’t worry.” He continued talking to himself.

Witnessing this, Yu Hong sensed something amiss, waiting for him to finish before repeating his words.

But…..

Yu Xuezi couldn’t hear a thing.

He closed his eyes, sat cross-legged, and promptly entered a state of cultivation…