Chapter 253: Chapter 123: Ninefold Thunder Shock Saber’s Breaking Limit! Cyan Yang Ancient City’s Coming Storm

The moment he came to a stop, two figures in black robes shot out from behind the crumbling walls on either side of the ruins.

Their toes tapped against the broken bricks as they landed with slightly bent knees. They bowed in unison. "My Lord."

The black-robed man didn’t respond. His fingertips gripped a nearby wooden splinter, his knuckles turning a deathly pale gray.

He recalled the scolding he had just received from Zhang Yunpeng. The pad of his thumb pressed down, and with a CRACK, the splinter shattered into dust, trickling through his fingers.

’A weakling whose strength is far beneath my own dares to shit all over me!’

The red glow beneath his hood flared violently. A nameless rage surged up from his throat, and his breathing grew heavy.

"Go to Seven Stars Castle. Tell Shen Shikang and Lin Luoxue to get their men ready."

His voice was as cold as ice, each word laced with malice. "Have them wipe out everyone from the Blood Saber Sect—but leave the Gang Leader and the Guardian alive. I want to extract their memories!"

One of the sect members bowed to accept the order, but he hesitated, his voice wavering. "But didn’t Lord Zhang say... we weren’t to make a move on the Blood Saber Sect?"

"Zhang Yunpeng?" the black-robed man cut him off. With a flick of his sleeve, he summoned a cloud of black mist that sent the sect member stumbling back two steps.

"He’s too cautious. What great deeds can he possibly accomplish!" the black-robed man said coldly. "If he had listened to me from the start and annihilated the Blood Saber Sect immediately, we wouldn’t have all this trouble."

"Just do as I say! If anything goes wrong, I’ll take full responsibility!"

Cowed by the red glow in his eyes, the sect member hurriedly lowered his head. "Yes!"

Then he turned to the other sect member. "After they’ve wiped out the Blood Saber Sect, you will take some Death Warriors and coordinate with them for a trip to the New Seven Stars Gang."

"Slaughter Cao Feng, Cao Yan, and that girl, Li Qingxue!"

"Anyone who dares to ruin my plans will pay with their blood!"

"Yes!" the two black-robed men replied in unison. They took two steps back, then with a light tap of their toes, their figures melted into the darkness of the ruins, vanishing without a trace.

The black-robed man stood his ground, gazing up at the sky over Cyan Yang Ancient City.

Dark clouds were converging like spilled ink, obscuring the Blood Moon until only a faint, reddish halo remained.

He suddenly let out a low chuckle. The sinister sound, muffled by the black mist, was enough to make one’s skin crawl.

A storm was coming.

And he would be the one to unleash it.

Scenes of blood and carnage were his specialty.

No matter how many people died, no matter how chaotic Cyan Yang Ancient City became, even if they had to tear the city apart, they had to find the "key"—the key that could summon gods and demons, the key that would allow the Moon Worship Sect to reign supreme over the mortal world!

The black mist swirled, engulfing the black-robed man.

Then...

The black mist dissipated.

The black-robed man was gone.

The wind picked up, whipping through the broken walls with a mournful WHOOSH, like the wailing of vengeful spirits.

The dark clouds over Cyan Yang Ancient City grew ever thicker, until at last, even the faint reddish halo was blotted out.

Darkness fell over the world. Only the black mist in the ruins continued to churn silently, as if concealing countless slumbering demons.

Beneath the darkness, a storm of unprecedented scale was gathering its strength, ready to erupt.

...

「Seven Stars Gang.」

Chu Fan sat cross-legged on his wooden bed atop a piece of old cloth. On the low table before him sat a simple, palm-sized jade bottle. It was carved with patterns of clouds and lightning and felt as cool to the touch as if it had been dipped in a mountain spring.

He pinched the stopper between his fingers and gave it a gentle tug.

With a soft HISS, a current of air rushed out—both domineeringly potent and refreshingly pure, carrying a hint of a scorched aroma.

A faint purple light, like lightning, flickered at the mouth of the bottle, clearly illuminating the wood grain of the table.

Inside the bottle lay a single elixir, the size of a longan fruit. It was as black as ink, its surface covered in a web of fine, lightning-like patterns. A faint current seemed to flow between the lines, and upon closer inspection, they appeared to writhe as if alive.

Leaning closer, he saw the air around the elixir seem to ripple gently. It emitted a faint, crackling CRACKLE, much like the distant rumble of thunder before a storm.

’Only one left...’

Chu Fan sighed. His fingertip brushed against the elixir. It was warm, yet it pulsed with a formidable energy.

This bottle of Thunder God Body Tempering Pills originally contained nine elixirs.

He had taken three the day before yesterday, and another three yesterday. Now, only this single, solitary elixir remained at the bottom of the bottle.

According to Cyan Snake Xiaobai, the elixir’s medicinal properties were incredibly potent.

Even a Martial Artist at the Spirit Awakening Realm of Mortal Transformation could only take one every seven days.

Whether one was an expert of the first realm, the Spirit Awakening Realm, or the second, the Divine Power Realm, their physical bodies could not withstand the power of multiple Body Tempering Pills in such a short time. The slightest misstep would result in burned meridians.

But Cyan Snake Xiaobai’s warning went in one of Chu Fan’s ears and out the other.

When he took the first pill, the excruciating, tearing pain he had anticipated never came.

The immense medicinal essence and Thunder Power, enough to make even a Divine Power Realm expert tremble, merely caused a slight numbness in his body, as if he had been pricked by a few fine needles.

The true power of his Vajra Undying Body was on full display!

Although he had only recently entered the Entering the Realm of Strength, his Vajra Undying Body meant his physical fortitude had long surpassed that of ordinary experts who had undergone Mortal Transformation.

Ordinary blades couldn’t even leave a white mark on his skin. He was truly impervious to weapons, fire, and water.

The immense medicinal essence and Thunder Power within the elixir only made his meridians feel slightly bloated, as if he’d had too much hot tea. There wasn’t the slightest discomfort!

And so, after taking the first pill that day, he had taken out a second less than two hours later.

Within a single day, he had swallowed a total of three!

And the elixir certainly did improve his Vajra Undying Body.

From what Chu Fan could feel, the effects of a single Thunder God Body Tempering Pill were likely far greater than a month’s worth of medicinal baths.

The ordinary herbs used in his medicinal baths now failed to provoke even the slightest reaction from his skin; their ability to strengthen him had become negligible.