Qinchuan stood at the foot of the snowy mountain. Looking at the long white jade steps that seemed to reach the sky, Qinchuan stepped up.
Xiao Yao Palace was a place with strict rules. Once one stepped on the white jade steps, it was equivalent to entering the territory of Xiao Yao Palace. No matter who you were or what cultivation you had, you had to walk step by step. It was absolutely forbidden to cross dozens of meters in an instant, or even leap. Once you did so, what awaited you would be the Thunder Punishment Prohibition of Xiao Yao Palace.
There were once people who didn't believe in heresy and dashed dozens of meters on the white jade steps in the blink of an eye. In the next moment, they were turned into ashes by the Thunder Punishment and died without a burial place. Since then, no one dared to challenge the Thunder Punishment Prohibition of Xiao Yao Palace.
It would take at least half a day to walk from the foot of the snowy mountain to Xiao Yao Palace. It could be said that the Thunder Punishment Prohibition was the reason why Xiao Yao Palace was so deserted.
Qinchuan was like a pilgrim, walking forward step by step. He wasn't bored enough to remember how many steps he had walked. He just kept his head down and walked up. When Qinchuan finished walking and stood in front of Xiao Yao Palace, it was already ten hours later. The sky of Xiao Yao Secret Realm was still clear with blue sky and white clouds. No one could see the slightest change in time.
Phew.
Qinchuan let out a long sigh of relief and walked to the square of Xiao Yao Palace. This was the place where Xiao Yao Zi's disciples and grand-disciples cultivated daily.
Qinchuan found a suitable place and sat on the ground. He began to circulate the Thunder Devouring Scripture to cultivate and recover his physical strength.
After circulating the scripture for two cycles, Qinchuan slowly opened his eyes and looked at the sky. He exerted strength in his legs and jumped up!
Rumble!
Almost at the moment when Qinchuan jumped up, a thunderbolt suddenly fell from the sky and struck Qinchuan's head. Qinchuan was hit by the Thunder Punishment and fell to the ground. He quickly resumed his sitting posture and started to circulate the Thunder Devouring Scripture again!
The power of the Thunder Punishment that poured into Qinchuan's body was refined into pure Thunder Power by the Thunder Devouring Scripture and absorbed into his body!
Ten minutes later, Qinchuan opened his eyes again with a smile on his face. He said in a low voice, "When I heard that Xiao Yao Palace had Thunder Punishment, I felt that this place was definitely a holy place for me to cultivate. I didn't expect that this Thunder Punishment could be used by me!"
The lightning punishment might have been a punishment to others, but to Qin Chuan, who had a thunder attribute talent rune and possessed the Thunder Devouring Art, it was a huge surprise.
The Thunder Devouring Scripture relied on devouring things with the Thunder Attribute to cultivate. In the past, Qinchuan didn't have such conditions. At most, he could absorb the Thunder Spiritual Power in the Thunder Spiritual Stone to cultivate. After hearing about Xiao Yao Palace, Qinchuan had already made up his mind. In these two months, besides helping the Qin Family to find the key, he would stay here and cultivate until the Xiao Yao Secret Realm closed. He wouldn't go anywhere!
After a short rest, Qinchuan jumped up again. This time, a Thunder Punishment fell and struck his head. However, compared to the last time, this Thunder Punishment seemed to be stronger.
Twenty minutes later, Qinchuan opened his eyes, raised his eyebrows slightly, and jumped up again. Another hour passed. Qinchuan finally got the hang of it. Every time he triggered a Thunder Punishment, the power of the Thunder Punishment would be stronger than before. According to Qinchuan's estimation, after four or five more times, he would reach the limit of what he could bear. However, he didn't know how long it would take for the Thunder Punishment's power to be reset.
After thinking for a while, Qinchuan decided to continue his next cultivation and jumped up again.
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Rumble!
An azure thunderbolt descended from the sky and struck the Xiao Yao Palace fiercely, producing an earth-shattering roar.
"How strange. Why would there be thunder in Xiao Yao Palace?"
On a plain not far from Xiao Yao Palace, Duan Yuxin frowned slightly and was puzzled.
She didn't connect the thunder and the Thunder Punishment Prohibition of Xiao Yao Palace at all. As far as she knew, there had never been such a terrifying Thunder Punishment Prohibition in Xiao Yao Palace. No one would want to trigger such a terrifying Thunder Punishment Prohibition.
However, how could Duan Yuxin know that there really was a lunatic in this world who was crazy enough to trigger the Thunder Punishment Prohibition of Xiao Yao Palace?
"It has been eight days. Where is Lin Lin?"
Duan Yuxin was a little irritated. On the opening day of the Xiao Yao Secret Land, she and Zhou Lin arrived late. They could be said to be the last batch of people to enter the Xiao Yao Secret Land. At that time, they had agreed to meet at the Seven-colored Glazed Mansion. However, now that the Demon Clan had occupied the Seven-colored Glazed Mansion, she didn't dare to wander around. She could only search for Zhou Lin's whereabouts. Until now, there was no news at all. She didn't even meet anyone she knew.
In a situation where she was alone and couldn't guarantee her own safety, Duan Yuxin could only come to Xiao Yao Palace to try her luck. She didn't expect to encounter such a special event like the thunder in Xiao Yao Palace.
Just as Duan Yuxin was about to continue moving forward, she suddenly heard the sound of fighting behind her. She turned around and saw four half-human half-beast Demon Race chasing after two humans. The two humans were already battered and exhausted. Their bodies were covered in blood, and it seemed that they were about to die.
"Help!"
After the two humans saw Duan Yuxin's figure, they cried for help without hesitation.
In response to the two humans' cries for help, Duan Yuxin struck out her palm. A powerful force went straight to the Demon Clan member who was the closest to her. After striking out with her palm, Duan Yuxin turned around and ran, heading straight for Xiao Yao Palace!
Striking out with her palm to relieve the pressure on the two humans who were being chased was the limit of what Duan Yuxin could do. If she really went all out to save them, the final result would be the three of them dying in the hands of the four Demon Clan members!
Risking one's life to save another also depended on who the other party was!
The direction Duan Yuxin fled in could be considered as a clear path for the two humans. As long as they ran into the boundary of Xiao Yao Palace, under the circumstances of the Thunder Punishment Prohibition, the four Demon Clan members wouldn't be able to do anything to them!
However, the four Demon Clan members had naturally thought of the same thing. How could they let go of the prey that was already in their hands so easily!
Whoosh!
Among the four Demon Clan members, a half-human, half-beast Leopard suddenly transformed into his original form, turning into a vigorous cheetah. He landed on all fours and dashed towards the two humans like lightning. He opened his bloody mouth and bit one of the humans' shoulder, ruthlessly tearing off an arm!
In the midst of the screams, the two humans suffered one after another!
Hearing the blood-curdling screams coming from behind her, Duan Yuxin's face couldn't help but turn deathly pale. Her running speed increased by thirty percent. If she couldn't enter the area of Xiao Yao Palace before the four members of the Goblin Clan caught up with her, she would definitely die!