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Chapter 54: Thunderclap

The Zhao family is only about 100 miles away from Qingshi Mountain. With Zhao Dezhi's Foundation Establishment cultivation, a distance of 100 miles is nothing.

In the darkness, Zhao Dezhi moved like lightning. He had walked this road countless times and could walk it without hindrance even with his eyes closed, but every time, he would be very careful.

Along the way, he paid close attention to every clue, and if he noticed anything unusual, he would stop immediately to avoid being followed.

Of course, within this 300-mile radius, his caution seemed somewhat unnecessary.

Only the Chen family remains in this area, and the Chen family doesn't even have a single person at the ninth level of Qi Refining. Therefore, no one can really pose a threat.

However, it's always better to be safe than sorry. The Earth Vein Spirit Cocoon is an opportunity that could allow him to soar to new heights, and he cannot allow any accidents to happen.

In the blink of an eye, he had traveled dozens of miles, and it was at this moment that he suddenly felt a little unease.

He frowned, a sudden unease rising in his heart. He scanned the area but found nothing unusual.

A gentle night breeze brought a touch of coolness. Zhao Dezhi looked up and saw the Thirty-Six Spirit Springs ahead.

After passing this sacred spring, you will soon reach Green Stone Mountain.

After a moment of silence, Zhao Dezhi suddenly sneered and said, "You sneaky bastard, daring to secretly investigate my whereabouts? Get lost, or I'll have to take action."

In the darkness, his voice was exceptionally clear and carried far, but after several minutes, no abnormalities appeared within his perception range.

After waiting a while longer, Zhao Dezhi relaxed. It seemed he had been overthinking things. His unease was probably just because he cared too much about the earth vein spirit pupa, or perhaps it was because his father's words to him today had made him have a stronger expectation for the future.

Shaking his head, Zhao Dezhi smiled silently, then his figure blurred as he quickly headed towards Qing Shi Mountain.

"Hmm? Rain?"

His figure passed the earthen slope beside the Thirty-Six Spirit Springs and then suddenly stopped.

Raindrops fell incessantly, landing on him.

The next instant, he suddenly burst forward, his figure moving like lightning, and he retreated rapidly.

This is not rain; to be precise, it is not rain that falls naturally, but rather magic.

Although he still couldn't sense the cultivator's aura, he could feel the control contained within the spell.

His reaction was already extremely fast, and as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he pushed his speed to the limit in his desperate attempt. With a sway of his body, he was about to escape the range of this Cloud and Rain Technique.

Regardless of the hidden cultivator's true intentions, based solely on the technique currently being used, Zhao Dezhi deduced that the opponent was at most at the Qi Refining cultivation level.

Moreover, their combat experience was almost zero, and the energy they used to manipulate spells was not completely concealed.

His figure retreated two zhang in an instant. Just then, a fierce bolt of lightning seemed to have been waiting for him to retreat to this distance.

Then, the blazing lightning, from its appearance to its strike, happened in the blink of an eye, slamming heavily into Zhao Dezhi.

"It's done."

On the earthen slope, Chen Yi tried his best to maintain his composure, and he had anticipated Zhao Dezhi's reaction.

The rain spell was used as a prelude to make Zhao Dezhi think he was being ambushed and retreat, followed by the purple lightning spell.

He had calculated many times that there was a short interval between casting the Rainmaking Technique and casting the Purple Lightning Technique, and Zhao Dezhi's retreat was the interval between casting the Purple Lightning Technique.

He chose to strike Zhao Dezhi in the area where he was retreating, and the result was obvious: he had made the right gamble.

"Shameless scoundrel, cease your arrogance..."

Struck hard by a bolt of lightning, Zhao Dezhi felt his spiritual power and body almost completely paralyzed.

Not only that, his shoulder blade suffered the most damage; his entire left shoulder was charred and blackened, and several bones were broken.

But he did not struggle or hesitate at all. With a thought, a terrifying flame swept behind him, as if to devour everything.

This was his magic technique. Once he unleashed it, he disregarded everything else and charged madly toward the Zhao family with all his might.

It's only a few dozen miles away, not far at all. As long as he can rush back to within ten miles of the Zhao family, he can use his own energy to warn his master, who will then arrive as quickly as possible.

In this way, no matter who the enemy in the shadows is, he can survive.

To save his life, he no longer cared about his injuries; no matter how badly he was hurt, saving his life was more important.

He was also extremely shocked. The lightning technique he had just used was clearly a technique that only a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could use. He couldn't understand how a Foundation Establishment stage cultivator could ambush and kill him.

"boom……"

His speed was so fast that a roaring sound could be heard as soon as he started moving.

The next instant, his body trembled violently, and he couldn't suppress his instincts, so he turned around and looked back.

He sensed the shadow of death, as if an attack ten times more terrifying than the lightning bolt from before was already behind him.

He didn't want to turn back, but at that moment, he still subconsciously turned back, and then he saw a light faster than thunder appear before him.

The light was so fast that he couldn't even see the arrow it contained.

"puff……"

A sharp sound of a blade piercing flesh rang out, and Zhao Dezhi's body was propelled into the air by the powerful force of the arrow. Then, his entire body exploded in mid-air.

The entire process was incredibly fast, happening in the blink of an eye. From the moment Zhao Dezhi appeared until his body exploded, only a few breaths had passed.

"In a fair fight, killing a cultivator of the same realm would not be so easy."

With a thought, Chen Yi's arrow flew back and landed in his hand.

Without pausing for even a moment, or even glancing at Zhao Dezhi's corpse, he withdrew his arrows and immediately vanished into the darkness, disappearing at breakneck speed.

He was certain that Zhao Dezhi was dead. He first severely injured Zhao Dezhi with the Purple Lightning Technique, and then killed him with the Sun-Hunting Bow. Zhao Dezhi had no chance of survival.

Even God couldn't save him.

However, Zhao Dezhi had a master who was in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, and Chen Yi was unsure whether the other party could sense the news of Zhao Dezhi's death immediately.

Chen Yi never dared to be careless about the methods of cultivators, especially those stronger than himself. Now that his goal had been achieved, leaving immediately was the best option.

…………

"Um?"

In a secret cultivation chamber in the Zhao family compound, Li Hong, who was cultivating, suddenly opened his eyes.

With a thought, a broken piece of jade appeared in his palm. This was the soul tablet of his disciple Zhao Dezhi. The broken soul tablet meant that Zhao Dezhi was dead.

He stood up abruptly, his face terribly grim. His disciple was dead. Had something also happened to the earth vein spirit pupa?

Who exactly is behind this?

He disregarded everything else, his figure moved with a roar, smashing through the secret chamber and appearing in mid-air. Sensing the remaining aura of Zhao Dezhi, he rushed out like lightning.