"Report City Lord, the abnormality started a while ago after several golden lightning bolts descended at the same time." The guard reported solemnly. This was the first time they encountered this kind of situation.

Fu Tiangang furrowed his brows and moved to the front of the entrance. He used his Spiritual Sense to check and found it was indeed about to open. 

He turned to Han Bingling and said. "Palace Master Han, the entrance should be opened in two hours. May I know your opinion on this matter?"

Han Bingling replied right away. "Go notify everyone to get ready." 

Earlier, she got news from Han Muyue saying Yun Lintian had mysteriously disappeared as soon as she detected his aura. For some reason, she had a hunch this abnormal occurrence might have something to do with him. Hence, she couldn't wait to send people in as soon as possible.

Fu Tiangang accepted the task readily and returned to the city.

On the side, Lei Jun's eyes always fixated on Lin Xinyao for all this time. However, under Han Bingling's gaze, he didn't dare strike a conversation and left with Lei Zhu afterward.

Han Bingling turned to Lin Xinyao and said. "Let's go back first. I have something to talk about with you." Before she left, Han Bingling glanced at Qi Yuanfeng briefly and walked away with Lin Xinyao followed behind.

Meanwhile, Qi Yuanfeng was nervous. This was his first time seeing the famous Frozen Moon Palace Master up close. Moreover, she actually glanced at him. Why was that?

After Han Bingling leaving, Qi Yuanfeng took a deep breath and asked Ming Wu. "Brother Ming, who is that person behind Palace Master Han?" He asked this because he felt this woman was too beautiful even though he could not see her face clearly. Just her figure alone was already surpassed any woman he had ever seen so far.

Ming Wu, who was scared by Qi Yuanfeng's 'deviated sexual orientation,' distanced himself from Qi Yuanfeng as he answered. "That person is Lin Xinyao, Palace Master Han's direct disciple."

At the same time, Ming Wu felt strange. Didn't he like men? Why would he ask this?

Qi Yuanfeng was surprised by Lin Xinyao's identity and couldn't help thinking it would be great if he could gain her appreciation. His Heavenly Fortune Nation would soar to heaven in one go if that was the case. However, he knew it was only his wishful thinking. Such a character would never look at an unknown prince from a small nation like him. Thus, he could only keep this matter in his heart.

Since he had nothing to do here, Ming Wu said. "Let's go back to prepare first." Both of them immediately returned to the city.

***

Yun Lintian was oblivious to the outside world as he was fully immersed in absorbing the lightning element. At this moment, he could feel his body had reached its limit, as well as his essence and soul. This short process brought his strength to the ninth level of Essence Profound Realm in one go. Only a bit left before reaching the tenth level.

Yun Lintian opened his eyes, letting out a long breath. He clenched his hands tightly, perceiving his newly gained strength. Before this, Yun Lintian wanted to consolidate his foundation, but now it seemed impossible. The only way left for him was to adjust to his current strength as soon as possible.

The crown on Yun Lintian's head was still radiating a golden glow, but Yun Lintian could feel clearly his strength did not increase anymore. He did not understand how things work, but he could feel his Beyond Heaven Profound Vein could transform any element into his own power in the premise he needed to summon the crown.

Yun Lintian stood up and suddenly felt cold on the lower half of his body. Only then he realized his clothes were already gone. He quickly changed into new clothes and squatted on the ground, collecting Thunder Grass into his ring.

Since he was the only one here, Yun Lintian didn't plan to leave Thunder Grass to anyone. He simply cleaned up all the Thunder Grasses in the surrounding area.

"I'm rich now, hehe." Yun Lintian laughed slightly and patted the dust out of his hand before rechecking the route. 

"It would be great if there is a profound beast here." Yun Lintian muttered, as he still didn't detect any sign of life. He couldn't wait to try his newly gained strength.

"By the way, this place is called Thunder Valley, but I don't see any valley around here." Yun Lintian suddenly realized he had overlooked this matter. When he thought of this, Yun Lintian decided to walk sideway instead of climbing the mountain further.

Along the way, Yun Lintian occasionally sent out Dragon Fist to test his current strength and estimated he could fight any fifth-level Spirit Profound practitioner with his brute force alone. This discovery made him excited, and he couldn't wait to try.

Yun Lintian's journey was bleak and boring. Aside from the thunder roaring, he literally saw nothing. He started to doubt why would Han Bingling constantly tell him this place was dangerous. It was understandable if she referred to the lightning bolt, but Yun Lintian didn't think it was the case. There must be something here that he hadn't found yet. 

Not to mention that mysterious person. Since this place belonged to this person, where would this person be? Could it be this person was similar to Yan Qi, locking himself here? The more he thought about this, the more his curiosity about the mysterious woman that Yan Qi mentioned grew further. How high strength she had to make these powerhouses willing to lock themselves in the mythical realm?

Boom!!

Roarrrrrr—

All of a sudden, a huge heaven crashing earth-splitting sound echoed from afar, followed by a terrifying roar that was enough to burst heaven and earth. It was louder than any thunder roar in the sky.

This roar shook Yun Lintian's brain into a blank state as his legs trembled involuntarily before fell onto the ground.