Towards the Path of Heaven
Chapter 277

Exploration of the ancient ruins was still ongoing, and as time passed, geniuses were constantly being pushed aside from the ruins. There were disciples from second-rate powers among them, and of course there were disciples from first-rate powers as well.

Even to the point that some geniuses from the five great regions were eliminated. They all faced dangers that were difficult to resist or be attacked by geniuses from other powers.

So they could only give up and destroy their seal to come out.

Only the young masters of the five great regions had yet to be eliminated. Clearly, a figure of that level was already standing at the peak of all geniuses. If they were removed, then it would be shocking and cause a great uproar.

During this process, many familiar or completely unknown names echoed endlessly in the crowd.

Some genius disciples obtained an extremely large fortuitous encounter that caused their strength to multiply, and they were actually able to overcome levels to do battle and eliminate opponents that they were originally unable to defeat.

Moreover, it was not just one or two news like this, and spread out in quick succession. It caused others to be unable to help but sigh with emotion as the fortuitous encounters within the ancient ruins were abundant.

At the same time, the commotion that the name Yan Chu once caused had been ignored for a long time since it was truly not worth mentioning when compared to the shocking news spread later on.

Yet at this moment, there were still some people who remembered his name strongly, like Liu Qing who was pushed aside by him.

Originally, he should have been gone a long time ago because every minute he stayed here would only make him feel more of a sight ruin. But he waited because he was very hopeful to see the scene of Yan Chutian being pitifully defeated and falling into a miserable state.

Only in this way could he temper the flames of anger in his heart!

There were also two disciples from the first-rate powerhouse, the Valley of Fire. Based on time, if Yan Chutian really dared to save the women from the Hundred Flowers Palace, then he should have met her a long time ago. Why hasn't he been knocked out until now?

While he was confused, the disciple suddenly thought of something, and a wisp of bloodthirsty smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

He had forgotten that the energy of the seal had been restricted inside the ruins. If Yan Chu really dared to leave, then it would be impossible for him to be obliterated and would instead die horribly inside the ruins!

But of course, there was a greater possibility that he did not leave at all, and might find a place unknown to people and hide there like an ant.

After all, as far as he was concerned, Yan Chutian was a person who only acted and was actually as shy as a rat.

…

Somewhere in the Ancient Ruins, beside the Spirit Pond, Yan Chutian was sitting cross-legged on a huge rock in the middle of the Spirit Pond, quietly absorbing the dense Spirit Qi that came out from the Spirit Pond.

Not long ago, he had become a protector. So, right now, he had the honor of being a protector. Furthermore, the three of them were lively beautiful women. If this news were to spread, it was likely that many people would be envious.

However, Yan Chutian did not have time to rejoice about this. There was still around three months before the appearance of the Mystical Fire Sacred Palace. In the past three months, he had studied the fourth spirit rune, and now was the time to condense it into shape!

The fourth Spirit Rune he would be condensing was the Great Thunder Rune he had condensed in the Heaven Realm.

This Great Thunder Rune was extremely tyrannical. It required thunder to be written on the dantian. If successful, his spiritual pattern would be like the descent of thunder. Such terrifying destructive power was something that not even the third rune could compare to.

After all, no matter how deep the Dragon Rune was, it was only the third spirit rune. The more spirit runes solidified, the stronger the power of that spiritual pattern!

"Yourf…"

Exhaling lightly, Yan Chutian was in no hurry to start condensing. Instead, he was constantly adjusting his circumstances.

Only when his condition adjusted to his peak did Yan Chutian slowly open his eyes. Then, he took out a green-skinned gourd from his storage room.

This was of course not an ordinary gourd, but a gourd he had spent a lot of effort to solidify meticulously. And the gourd was not filled with ordinary wine, but with the Heavenly Thunder he had carefully gathered in the past three months.

Although this was a spatial world, the sun, moon, and stars existed, so there was also thunder and rain. Hence, Yan Chutian would rush to the sky like a fool on those thunder days, and use the gourd to gather the Heavenly Thunder.

However, Yan Chutian had previous life experiences, and he managed to condense them, so he had all the experience now.

Hence, Yan Chutian was not too worried. He calmly channeled his spiritual energy into the gourd, and then directed a wisp of Heavenly Thunder silver into his mouth.

"Boom…!"

The sound of thunder became increasingly violent, and at the same time, tyrannical power continued to erupt. If he was not prepared, Yan Chutian would be severely injured by this Heavenly Thunder.

But how could he not be ready? When Heavenly Thunder entered his mouth, there was immediately a surge of spiritual energy that seemed to surge from all parts of his body, enveloping this wisp of Heavenly Thunder and isolating all the power.

Then, this Thunder ball wrapped in rich spiritual energy was sent to his dantian.

Previously, Yan Chutian had done everything in an orderly manner, and he did not panic. But at this moment, he hesitated for a moment.

Because Yan Chutian knew that these things were not difficult, but the next one was the most difficult and dangerous time.

Using Heavenly Thunder to condense runes!

This process is fraught with danger, and even failure will occur. The most frightening thing was that the potion was tampered with by the Heavenly Thunder, because if the potion was damaged, the consequences would be too serious.

It is no exaggeration to say that this is related to the foundation!

However Yan Chutian deeply understood the principle of how to get a tiger cub without entering the tiger's nest. If he was too afraid, then he would not need to cultivate, as there was no way he would become strong. The path of cultivation is to face difficulties head-on.

So in the next moment, he did not hesitate to slowly separate the spiritual energy balls, then use his spiritual energy to guide him to the side of the potion.

But good things don't last long. The silver Heavenly Thunderclap was guided by Yan Chutian for several breaths, and suddenly exploded. Although Yan Chutian was expecting explosive power and immediately used his spiritual energy to block it, he was still shaken by it, and a streak of dark red blood flowed out from the corner of his mouth.

But what made Yan Chutian feel better was that the explosive power had damaged his potion and dantian. Otherwise, the result is not as simple as bleeding from the corner of his mouth …

Yan Chutian had already expected a failure like this, so he had no doubts at all. After quickly adjusting his condition, he guided Thunder from the gourd and swallowed it into his mouth.

Furthermore, Yan Chutian continued to repeat this action. If he was lucky enough to succeed, he would be able to condense a faint mark on the potion. But if he failed, there would be another explosion, and blood would flow from the corner of his mouth.

And from beginning to end, Yan Chutian seemed to be shrouded in luck, and the number of times he failed was not much. Even if he failed, he would only be shaken, and the potion would not be damaged.

So as this continued, clumps of thunder patterns gradually appeared, and only the last few traces remained before they were completely formed.

Such a situation naturally made Yan Chutian's face overflow with a joyful smile. Because if this continued, he would be able to condense the Great Thunder Mark within half a day.

However, at such a critical moment, Heavenly Thunder exploded, and an overflowing thunderous power instantly flowed into his dantian.

The pain that tore out from the depths of his dantian, spread to his limbs and bones, causing Yan Chutian to feel his vision turn black.

He did not expect the situation he was most worried about would happen. In his previous life, he had a Spirit Body, so he didn't have to worry about this situation with two Dantians. But in this life, he was just an ordinary cultivator!

However, it was not that he had not expected this, so he gritted his teeth and hurriedly urged the Mysterious Flame Qi in his dantian to calm the torn pain.

But then, an unexpected situation arose. Mysterious Flame Qi was indeed surging under his control, but the result did not relieve the torn pain. Instead, it made her pain even more intense, until she could not take it anymore, and she screamed in pain and even fainted.

Before fainting, Yan Chutian's heart was filled with deep disbelief. How did this happen? With the characteristics of the Mysterious Flame Qi, it should be able to ease the wounds on his dantian, but why would the result be just the opposite?!