Chapter 24: Chapter 024: Leading Everywhere
Translator: 549690339 I
All of the practitioners in the vicinity were utterly terrified by Yang Zhen’s sudden and reckless action.
“Can… can someone really do this?”
“Such high skill and daring bravery! Even though his martial skill is quite impressive, allowing him to tread on air itself, if he were to fall, it would be nearly impossible to survive.”
“This is too terrifying, Yang Zhen is ruthless not only towards his enemies but also towards himself. It’s best not to provoke such a person.”
“Poor Zhang Zongjin, I just saw him spit out a mouthful of blood.”
“He did, I saw it too, looks like his energy has been drained.”
Princess Changyang looked at the rapidly fading figure of Yang Zhen, caught in a sense of disbelief.
Yang Zhen could always unleash outstanding surprises. At first, it was thought that he would be helpless in this situation and could only follow others; who could have known that he would suddenly pull ahead of everyone.
Even Su Qingyu had a hint of surprise on her face as she deeply observed Yang Zhen from her flying boat.
“This young man is not ordinary, given time, he will surely shine in Nether State Continent.” said a middle-aged woman on the flying boat.
“Hmph, like a newborn calf, unafraid of death, with his cheeky and confrontational demeanor, who knows if he can survive till that time.”; a young man beside Su Qingyu sneered, and took a glance at her direction when he saw that she was looking at Yang Zhen. His gaze held a trace of discomfort.
Although he talked as such, his gaze towards Yang Zhen held not just contempt but also a hint of jealousy.
Su Qingyu laughed and said, “Nether State Continent is filled with numerous talents and oddities. How far Yang Zhen will go, who can say for sure?” “Qingyu is right, although cultivation is based on opportunities and fate, without a strong sect, he will remain just a free practitioner, making it hard for him to make a mark.”; the middle-aged woman sighed, seemingly feeling sorry for Yang Zhen.
Feeling ahead of everyone else felt great, Yang Zhen’s speed at that moment was even faster than those on flying swords, it was just slightly uncomfortable. He had accidentally comprehended a martial skill from the ever-changing formations of the white clouds in the sky, somewhat like the Buddha’s Palm power descending from heaven, or similar to the Cloud-sweeping Palm from the television series. So, Yang Zhen named this new profound and mighty martial skill: Celestial Cannon!
This martial skill could be utilized not only as an offensive palm technique but also to guide his steps. Under the strong air currents, Yang Zhen’s speed rapidly increased, but his physical body was somewhat unable to withstand it.
If Yang Zhen had been able to enhance his physical strength at that time, the Celestial Cannon’s speed could have been twice as fast, enough to frighten anyone to death.
“What a pity!” Looking back at those who were persistently chasing him, Yang Zhen felt a bit upset.
Wouldn’t these people be scared enough to fall from midair if he doubled his speed again?
It seems it’s time to find some body training cultivation methods.”
It was strange that despite having so many encounters, Yang Zhen hadn’t found anyone possessing a body training cultivation method. This left him with powerful martial skills but he could not unleash their full power due to the lack of physical strength.
Before long, Yang Zhen was near the location of the Celestial Phenomenon. The terrifying roars of thunder echoed in the mid-air. Among the frenzied rolling and crashing of the thunder dragon, it was as if a God were tearing apart the heavens and earth. The wild scene made Yang Zhen’s blood boil, even after seeing countless special effects in Hollywood blockbusters.
Indeed, no special effects could compare to experiencing it firsthand. At that moment, a flash of thunder light, looking like a rampaging dragon sprung from the Celestial Phenomenon, startling everyone present.
“It’s a Thunder Elemental Wood, the Thunder Elemental Wood has appeared!” “My heavens, such a large piece of Thunder Elemental Wood, this piece must have gained sentience!”
Behind him, countless exclamations of shock echoed out as people pushed forward with all their strength, trying in vain to catch up to Yang Zhen’s speed. Yang Zhen didn’t perceive anything extraordinary about the item. To him, it was merely wood that had undergone a baptism in thunder, similar to a phoenix tree charred after immolation.
“Young Master Yang, please help me halt that Thunder Elemental Wood, I’ll be forever grateful,” the voice of Princess Chongyang sounded, surprisingly anxious.
The expression on Zhang Zongjin and the others changed abruptly: “Yang Zhen, if you dare to lay a finger on the Thunder Elemental Wood, I swear I won’t let you off!”
Yang Zhen didn’t initially plan to compete for the Thunder Elemental Wood but upon hearing Zhang Zongjin’s words, he smirked, turned around and said, “Rest assured, I won’t touch this Thunder Elemental Wood either. If I do, I will recognize you as my dad!”
“Those are your words, if you touch it, you will recognize me as…damn it, are you mocking me?”
Yang Zhen grabbed the Thunder Elemental Wood and hoisted it onto his shoulder, finally halting with satisfaction: “Ahh, it smells so good!”
The crowd gawked at Yang Zhen. Such an enormous spectacle made it impossible for ordinary people to approach. The majority of those gathered were here solely for this Thunder Elemental Wood, and now that it had been seized by Yang Zhen, their hostile gazes were all fixed on him.
“This thing isn’t that special, do you want it?” Yang Zhen slammed the Thunder Elemental Wood, about the size of an adult arm, onto the ground and asked Zhang Zongjin.
“I…” Zhang Zongjin blurted out his thoughts subconsciously, immediately halting himself. Any fool could guess that even if he wanted it, Yang Zhen would never give it to him.
Seeing that Yang Zhen had stopped the Thunder Elemental Wood, Princess Chongyang heaved a sigh of relief, and walked over to Yang Zhen with a gentle smile, bowing in gratitude: “Thank you, Young Master Yang.”
Yang Zhen curiously asked, “What’s the use of this thing?”
“In your case, it’s not particularly useful, but for alchemists, this is an incredibly rare heavenly treasure,” explained Princess Chongyang.
Yang Zhen understood. Whether it was Nether Sun Country or Great Sects, they have some fascinating alchemists capable of refining heavenly treasures into pills. It was said that powerful pills could revive the dead and heal fatal injuries. Despite being somewhat embellished, this still attested to the power of alchemists.
Shangyuan Sect had no such alchemists and Yang Zhen also didn’t know alchemy, thus this item was truly useless for him. It could perhaps be sold for some money, though.
While Yang Zhen was figuring out how much money he could sell this item for, Princess Chongyang continued, “Although the Thunder Elemental Wood isn’t ’ of much use for you, you can exchange it for some cultivation resources since after all…”
Princess Chongyang didn’t continue speaking but her intent was quite obvious. Yang Zhen’s sect was so small that the resources couldn’t catch up with Yang Zhen’s cultivation speed.
Yang Zhen nodded his head, looking at Princess Chongyang with surprise. This princess was quite an interesting person, she didn’t immediately ask for the item but rather was thinking of him in all aspects.
The Nether Sun Country was a powerful cultivation nation with numerous mighty warriors within its palace. All the cultivation sects within the Nether Sun Country had to show the country some respect and wouldn’t easily offend it.
If Princess Chongyang demanded the Thunder Elemental Wood from Yang Zhen in the capacity of a princess, Yang Zhen would definitely turn and leave without a word. But she not only analyzed the rarity of the Thunder Elemental Wood for Yang Zhen, she additionally offered him a piece of advice. This woman was nice and worthy of interaction.
To everyone’s shock, Yang Zhen casually tossed the Thunder Elemental Wood to Princess Chongyang, saying, “It doesn’t matter who I give it to, I’ll give it to you.”
Princess Chongyang hastily caught the Thunder Elemental Wood, looking at Yang Zhen in significant surprise, “You…you’re giving it to me? Aren’t you afraid of getting nothing in return from me?”
Yang Zhen let out a hearty laugh, saying, “No worries at all. I can’t believe that such a beautiful, elegant, and courteous lady would tarnish her inner beauty for a piece of wood. If, by any misfortune, my prediction turns out to be true, I might be heartbroken for a while. However, life must go on. After all, life is not just about living in the present, it’s also about poetry and the fields in distance.”
After saying this, even Yang Zhen felt that his figure had grown taller.
True enough, Princess Chongyang’s eyes sparkled, twinkling brighter.
“Life is not just about living in the present, it’s also about poetry and the fields in the distance?” Su Qingyu mumbled to herself, her eyes filled with curiosity when she looked at Yang Zhen: “Just who is this guy?”