Lord of Bones

Chapter 682: The Court of Thunder
Xia Youran's figure floated down like a light swallow.

She twisted her wrist gracefully, and a long sword slid out of her sleeve like flowing water.

The tip of the sword lightly scratched the black robes of the corpses on the ground.

"Thorn-"

With the sound of clothes being torn, the dark armor underneath was revealed.

And on the wrists of those corpses, all of them were wearing black bracelets.

"It is indeed the Yinming Guard."

Xia Youran stared at the black bracelet, a cold light flashing in her eyes, and a hint of chill in her voice.

"Yin Ming Guard?" Zou Hao's face suddenly changed, his pupils shrank slightly, and then his eyes became cold, "No wonder they have such a lineup."

Xia Youran jumped up lightly and returned to Li Yuan and his companions.

She said with some doubt: "The group of Yinming guards who led us away earlier included two people in the small success of the half-step Huawen realm and twenty people in the late Yuanshen realm.

“Among the forces that entered from Yinming Fort, only Yinming Guards could send out such a lineup, except for those forces second only to the Seven Sects of Wenhe.

"But the question is, why did they attack us?"

Li Yuan did not explain any further. He flipped his palm and a crystal clear jade slip appeared in his hand.

"This was left by the person who just died in front of us." Li Yuan said calmly, showing the jade slip to everyone.

"The jade slip that copied the map of the spiritual treasure." Zou Hao immediately put the matter of Yinmingwei behind him and asked excitedly, "Can we go look for that spiritual treasure now?"

Xue Ya glared at him and said unhappily, “Zou Hao, you are too naive.

"If a piece of jade slip is enough to easily find the spiritual treasure, why would the Yinming Guards go to such great lengths to send so many people to snatch it?
"I suspect that those Yuan practitioners who possessed the jade slips and were killed in Yinming Castle were probably also killed by Yinming Guards."

Zou Hao was stunned when he heard this, and then a look of shock appeared on his face: "Then aren't we also their target?"

He looked around nervously, as if he could sense the threat from the darkness at any time.

Guo Jingxuan shook her head slightly and said, "Not necessarily.

"If we were their target, those Yinming Guards would not have let us go so easily."

Li Yuan thought for a moment and said in a deep voice: "From the traces around this Yinming Guard and the killed Yuanzhe we met on the road before, the Yinming Guard that entered the Xuanyin Thunder Region should be operating in units of forty Yuanzhe.

"Each team is led by two strong men who have reached the minor success of the Half-Step Transformation Realm.

"However, judging from the injuries on the Yuan Master who was killed earlier, there are at least eight forces involved in hunting down the one who possesses the jade slip."

"Eight?" Xue Ya and Zou Hao were both shocked when they heard this.

They looked at each other and saw the uneasiness in each other's eyes.

Li Yuan gently stroked the surface of the jade slip with his hand and said solemnly: "I just checked the contents of the map jade slip, and the information contained in it is extremely limited.

“As previously deduced, it is impossible to find the exact location of the spiritual treasure with just a jade slip.

“Unless you are a high-ranking member of the Yin Lei Palace who knows the Xuan Yin Lei Territory well, it would be extremely difficult for outsiders like us to enter.

"Even the Yinming Guards who are quite familiar with this place need to snatch more jade slips to piece together the clues."

He raised his head and looked into the depths of the vast forest, as if he could penetrate the layers of branches and leaves and glimpse the countless dangers and opportunities hidden in the darkness.

He continued, “However, if you are familiar enough with the terrain here, you may be able to find the location of the spiritual treasure with a few jade slips.

“But for those of us who have just arrived here, we must collect at least 20% of all the jade slips to have a chance of glimpsing a trace of the spiritual treasure.

"The temptation of the spiritual treasure is too great, and it attracts too many forces. Are you sure you still want to train in the Xuanyin Thunder Region?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Youran tightly grasped the long sword in his hand, bit his lower lip, and said unwillingly: "We have just entered this Xuanyin Thunder Region. If we withdraw now, we will be unwilling.

"There are both opportunities and challenges here. Perhaps this is a good time for us to break through ourselves."

Guo Jingxuan also nodded and said, "Since we are already here, we cannot return empty-handed.

"Not to mention improving your cultivation, at least find some natural treasures to take out."

Li Yuan took a deep look at Xia Youran and the others and said, "If it was a team of 40 Yinming Guards, or even more, would you be able to escape unscathed?"

Upon hearing this, Xia Youran and the others looked at each other, with a hint of hesitation on their faces.

They recalled their previous battle with half of the Yinming Guards.

If they were to face an entire team and the other party used the Yuanshu formation, it would be difficult for the four of them to escape unscathed even if they joined forces.

Seeing this, Li Yuan sighed and said, "I suggest you bring more Wind and Thunder Jade when you go to Fengyun Leidong Gorge.

“Not to mention refining spiritual treasures, just the fact that it helps you sense the heavenly tribulation is a great gain for you.

"However, if you want the Wind and Thunder Jade to help you sense the heavenly tribulation, you will need a lot of it."

Xia Youran nodded slightly and said, "Jingxuan and I have both reached the half-step transformation realm.

“If nothing unexpected happens, the calamity will happen in about a hundred years, so we have to consider it.

"If we can collect more Wind and Thunder Jade, it will be of great benefit to our future cultivation."

Guo Jingxuan and Zou Hao also nodded in agreement.

"Then let's get on with our journey." Seeing that everyone had the same opinion, Li Yuan said no more.

Li Yuan took the lead and rushed into the depths of the dense forest, followed closely by Xia Youran and others.

.........

Deep in the dark forest, a towering mountain stands abruptly.

The lightning shines through the gaps between the branches and leaves, sprinkling on the top of the mountain in patches, adding a bit of mystery and weirdness to the tranquility here.

On the top of the mountain, a woman stood quietly. Her skin was as white as jade and exuded a faint luster. She was wearing a tight black dress that outlined her graceful figure. Her face had an innate nobility and coldness.

Her eyes were as deep as the night, as if they could swallow all the light, and seemed to hide endless secrets. Her long hair fluttered in the wind, sparkling with an alluring luster.

In her hand she was dragging an inky square plate, on which twinkling dots of light were densely packed, like the stars in the night sky, sometimes bright and sometimes dim, and there were tens of thousands of them.

"Team 283, what are you doing?
"Eighteen Yinming Guards were killed!"

The woman in black suddenly shouted with a gloomy face, her voice echoing in the air, carrying an indescribable majesty and anger.

This woman is none other than Yin Lin, the young master of Yinming Guard.

A woman in black armor immediately stepped forward and said respectfully, "Young Master, they encountered Li Yuan."

"Li Yuan?" Yin Lin gritted her teeth and said, "How could they have provoked this evil star?"

The armored woman reported back, "When they were chasing a man, that man's jade slip was obtained by Li Yuan.

“In order to make it easier to collect the money, two captains took half of the team members and led the other four away.

“I don’t know what method Li Yuan used, but the remaining 18 members were quickly killed.” Yin Lin’s face darkened after hearing this, and he cursed angrily, “What a bunch of ignorant people.

"Even the Tianyun Sect can't do anything about that evil star. With only half of the team, wouldn't it be a waste of their lives?"

The armored woman was silent for a moment, then said, “They are probably anxious too.

"After all, we have been in the Xuanyin Thunder Region for almost two months, and we have collected less than twenty jade slips."

Yin Lin looked into the distance, sighed softly, and said solemnly: "Forces like Jianxin Sect, Yanyue Sect, Houtu Palace, Youlan Pavilion have all set foot in this area, which is really troublesome."

She tilted her head slightly and instructed the armored woman beside her, "Pass the order down and tell all teams that if they encounter a Half-Step Transformation Realm Great Perfection or Peak Yuan Master, they must be cautious and not act rashly."

The woman in armor bowed solemnly, accepted the order, turned around and quickly retreated.

Yin Lin looked at the old woman in black with a dry face and asked, "Black Granny, do you think we should let my mother come in early?"

The old woman in black shook her head, her voice hoarse but powerful: "The Yinming Fort is now at a time when the most powerful people from all sides are pouring in, and the Lord of Guards must be in charge.

“Moreover, the period when the thunder in the Xuanyin Thunder Region weakens has just begun.

“Among the various forces that entered from Yinming Fortress, except for the Tianyun Sect, our Yinming Guard is undoubtedly the strongest.

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"Young Master, please rest assured that I will always be by your side and give you a helping hand."

Yin Lin felt relieved when he heard this.

She looked down at the black square plate in her hand. The flashing spots of light on it represented the location and situation of the three hundred Yinming Guard teams under her control. Each team had at least forty Yinming Guards.

"Pass the news to mother." Yin Lin said in a deep voice, "Since a Yuan has escaped from the Yinming Guards, we don't have to hide our whereabouts anymore.

"Next, we must sweep across this Xuanyin Thunder Region with the force of thunder and get enough jade slips!"

The old woman in black nodded, with an appreciative look on her face: "Okay, I'll follow the young master's arrangements."

.........

In the vast dark forest, the roars of monsters rose one after another, like low thunder.

In the darkness, Li Yuan and his four companions were struggling to move forward.

As they went deeper into the dark forest, they encountered more and more monsters.

These monsters have different shapes, some are ferocious and terrifying, and some are cunning.

If you fly over a forest, you will become the prey of all the flying monsters.

They could only fly carefully in the forest, always alert to the movements around them.

After going through countless hardships, a towering black building stood before them, like a star swallowed by darkness.

The surface of the building glows with a faint luster, as if it can swallow all the light.

The top is sharp and towering, piercing the sky like a sharp arrow pointing straight to the sky.

Endless thunder interweaves around the building, forming silver lightning chains.

This is the Yin Lei Courtyard built by the Yin Lei Palace in the Xuan Yin Lei Domain. Inside there is a teleportation formation that passes through the nearby areas.

The thunder power of the Xuanyin Thunder Domain has a great impact on space. The teleportation formation can generally only teleport tens of thousands of miles depending on the surrounding environment, and the farthest will not exceed a million miles.

Even so, it can save a lot of time for Li Yuan and his four companions.

They have spent nearly two months in this dark forest.

They went through countless challenges and hardships and finally arrived at the Yin Lei Courtyard which was closest to them.

As you step into the main hall of Yin Lei Courtyard, a mysterious and solemn atmosphere hits you.

The interior of the hall is spacious and can accommodate thousands of people without feeling crowded.

The black ground was as smooth as a mirror, slightly reflecting the faint light emitted from the countless elemental patterns engraved on the four walls.

These elemental patterns in the darkness are like stars dotting the night sky, with an ancient and mysterious charm.

The air was filled with a faint scent of thunder and lightning, accompanied by an indescribable sense of solemnity.

The walls of the hall appear calm and peaceful, but in fact they contain infinite power, as if they could erupt with thunder and lightning at any time.

In the center of the hall, there is a huge teleportation array, emitting a faint blue light, and complex elemental patterns can be faintly seen flowing in the light.

"Before us, there should have been a large number of Yuan people who used the teleportation array here."

Zou Hao spoke in a low voice as he pointed at several locations in the teleportation array where materials had run out of energy. The dim marks showed that a Yuan master had activated this array not long ago.

Xue Ya nodded slightly and speculated: "Based on the consumption of these materials, there should be more than ten thousand Yuanzhe teleported away from this Yin Lei Courtyard."

Guo Jingxuan looked around, her eyes sweeping across every corner of the hall: "They may not all be going to Fengyun Leidong Gorge.

"After all, to reach the Wind, Cloud and Thunder Gorge, you still need to pass through several Yin Lei Courtyards."

Xia Youran looked at Li Yuan, who had been silently observing the teleportation array, and asked softly, "Brother Li, do you think we should rest here for two days, or leave now?"

Hearing this, Li Yuan retracted his gaze and said, "Let's go now.

"The longer we stay here, the more likely a conflict will occur."

Xia Youran nodded and looked at the teleportation array: "Everyone, just take out the Earth Element Stones and activate the array."

Everyone quickly took out the Earth Element Stones from their respective rings and dotted them at fixed positions on the teleportation array like stars.

Suddenly, the originally faint light in the hall burst into a brilliant brilliance, and the teleportation array began to emit a low and powerful buzzing sound like an awakened beast.

As energy continued to be injected, the light of the teleportation array became brighter and brighter, like a rising moon, illuminating the entire hall.

Li Yuan and his companions took a deep breath, calmed their inner excitement and nervousness, and resolutely stepped into the formation.

Their figures gradually blurred under the light, and finally turned into streams of light and disappeared into the teleportation array.

As the last streak of light disappeared, the light gradually dimmed and the buzzing sound gradually subsided.

The entire hall returned to calm, with only the thunder and lightning and a mysterious and solemn atmosphere in the air.

.........

A towering and huge mountain range stretches across the earth, as if endless waves solidified into eternal rock.

Every inch of the mountain range is covered with rough and hard black rock.

The crisscrossing gullies are like scars on the earth, full of vicissitudes and desolation.

Strong winds raged through the mountains, howling with a deafening sound and stirring up clouds of dust.

Above the mountains, dark clouds gathered, so thick that they seemed to crush the entire world.

In the dark clouds, countless thunders roared like angry dragons, occasionally cutting through the sky and smashing heavily into the ground below.

(End of this chapter)