Chapter 150: Sudden Storm!

"Crack... crack..."

The boundless forest, which had been clear and sunny moments ago, was suddenly covered by layers of dark clouds as the weather took a drastic turn.

Several bolts of lightning streaked across the sky, and the rumble of thunder rolled in from afar, growing closer.

"What's going on? What happened?"

Su Yishan was greatly alarmed. He had never seen such strange weather before and instinctively felt something was wrong.

This sudden change in the atmosphere didn't feel natural; instead, it seemed like the celestial phenomenon accompanying a powerful cultivator's breakthrough.

Yuan Fei's eyes flickered, as if he knew what was happening. He gently patted Nanfeng Zhirou on the shoulder, then with his other hand picked up Su Yishan like a chick and dashed further away.

This time, Yuan Fei moved much farther from Ye Yuan, a full several li away!

"Bang!"

Yuan Fei casually dropped Su Yishan, but his gaze was fixed on the place where Ye Yuan was breaking through.

Nanfeng Zhirou caught up and looked at Yuan Fei with confusion. She wanted to ask him what was happening, but they didn't share a language, so he wouldn't understand.

But judging by Yuan Fei's actions, could the source of this celestial phenomenon be Ye Yuan?

How was that possible?

Such a celestial phenomenon shouldn't occur even for a breakthrough to the Condensation Realm, let alone the Spirit Liquid Realm!

What was happening to Ye Yuan?

Su Yishan scrambled to his feet, just in time to meet Nanfeng Zhirou's puzzled gaze. He snapped angrily, "Don't look at me! How should I know what's going on? That Ye Yuan is a freak! A freak! A freak!"

Not daring to vent his anger at Yuan Fei, Su Yishan repeated "freak" three times to express his frustration while masking his inner shock.

From Yuan Fei's reaction, Su Yishan had clearly realized that Ye Yuan was the source of the celestial phenomenon.

But he couldn't understand why a mere breakthrough to the Spirit Liquid Realm would trigger such terrifying celestial phenomena.

Nanfeng Zhirou was speechless. "Ye Yuan has completed the condensation of qi into liquid; now it should be the soul transformation. But can soul transformation cause such a celestial phenomenon? Is it because he condensed seven drops of spirit liquid?"

"I told you I don't know! Soul transformation is just a routine process; how could it trigger such a celestial phenomenon?" Su Yishan said irritably.

Nanfeng Zhirou thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so she had to carefully observe Ye Yuan's movements.

...

Meanwhile, tens of thousands of li away at the Nether Cloud Sect, an old man with an immortal aura broke out of seclusion and stared solemnly at the distant celestial phenomenon.

"It's from the Boundless Forest. What's happening? Has another fourth-rank beast been born? But even a fourth-rank beast couldn't trigger such a phenomenon, could it?"

...

Somewhere deep in the Boundless Forest, a gaunt old man looked at the towering phenomenon with equal gravity.

"Which old monster has broken through? This phenomenon is utterly unbelievable! I'd better stay far away! Breaking through here in the Boundless Forest—isn't he afraid of provoking that old monster inside?"

Though curious about what was happening, the old man turned and left without looking back.

...

In another part of the Boundless Forest lay the Ten Thousand Demon Valley, known as a forbidden zone for humans, teeming with countless powerful beasts.

In the deepest cave of the valley, a young man sat cross-legged.

The young man was meditating when he suddenly opened his eyes and murmured, "It's the scent of a human! I can't believe a human has produced such an extraordinary being! What a pity—I'm at a critical juncture myself, or I'd go and meet him."

With that, he closed his eyes again, cutting off his five senses and six consciousnesses.

...

At that moment, countless experts across the Boundless Realm were stirred by the celestial phenomenon caused by Ye Yuan.

But none of them could have imagined that the source was merely a cultivator at the Spirit Liquid Realm.

However, Ye Yuan's own condition was not good.

"Sigh... Why does the soul transformation at the Spirit Liquid Realm hurt so much?"

Ye Yuan's head felt like it was splitting, and his soul seemed to be torn apart, causing him unbearable pain.

Having experienced a breakthrough to the Spirit Liquid Realm before, Ye Yuan knew what soul transformation entailed.

But this pain far exceeded anything he had experienced.

"Ah!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Ye Yuan clutched his head and writhed on the ground in agony.

Seeing this from afar, Nanfeng Zhirou was horrified and was about to rush over, but Yuan Fei stopped her.

"Monkey King, can't you see how much pain Ye Yuan is in? Go save him!" Nanfeng Zhirou said tearfully.

Yuan Fei just shook his head, showing no intention of going over.

"Yuan Fei! Ye Yuan is your master. If anything happens to him, you'll suffer the consequences!" Nanfeng Zhirou threatened when persuasion failed.

Yuan Fei waved his hand again, still refusing to move.

Seeing Ye Yuan rolling on the ground in increasing pain, Nanfeng Zhirou could no longer hold back. She raised her hand and struck at Yuan Fei.

But Yuan Fei was faster; he chopped his palm at the back of Nanfeng Zhirou's neck, and she immediately fainted.

Su Yishan watched in confusion—was Yuan Fei going to let Ye Yuan die?

But Yuan Fei didn't give him much time to think. With another chop, Su Yishan also passed out.

Having done this, Yuan Fei sat down on the ground and quietly watched Ye Yuan writhing.

At that moment, Ye Yuan felt as if he were being torn apart. Even with his two lifetimes of experience, he had never felt such pain.

Ji Qingyun was a master of the soul path; otherwise, he wouldn't have become the youngest Pill Emperor.

But in his previous life, he had broken through many realms without experiencing such agony.

And this was only a breakthrough to the Spirit Liquid Realm!

Ye Yuan's consciousness was nearly extinguished. At this critical moment, it was the will to survive that sustained him, preserving the last glimmer of clarity in his mind.

He, Ji Qingyun, had to take revenge!

He, Ji Qingyun, had to fight his way back to the Divine Realm and kill that traitor!

Ji Canglan was still alive and well in the Divine Realm—how could he, Ji Qingyun, die like this?

Ye Yuan refused to accept it!

With that last shred of clarity, Ye Yuan activated the Thousand Derivations Soul Art!

This was the first time in this life he had used the Thousand Derivations Soul Art, as cultivating soul power below the Spirit Liquid Realm was meaningless.

Even so, Ye Yuan's familiarity with the Thousand Derivations Soul Art was rooted deep in his soul!

In his previous life, he had practiced this technique countless times; it was like a part of his body!

In his previous life, Ji Qingyun had no interest in techniques or martial skills, but he was obsessed with soul arts!

As an alchemist, Ji Qingyun could not do without soul arts!

Yet this time, the infallible Thousand Derivations Soul Art failed!

How was this possible?!