Chapter 688: Chapter 687 Thunder and Lightning Tempering
Deep within the dense forests of Shennongjia, Hu Lizhong carried Yang Fei on his back, sprinting wildly through the woods.
The direction he chose was completely opposite to the escape route of the Military Department.
That the Central Battle Zone had decided to attack the Military Department indicated that something drastic must have happened at the top. Although Hu Lizhong was not an insider, he could keenly sense something was amiss.
Although he had escaped for now, what should he do next?
Could Qin Yanyang and the others break through the encirclement and escape?
What would the situation become after today’s upheaval?
As Hu Lizhong ran wildly, many thoughts ran through his mind.
All he wanted was to get away from this place as soon as possible, thinking about going home to see if his family had been taken into custody.
Suddenly, a weak voice came from behind, "Let... let me down!"
Overjoyed, Hu Lizhong immediately stopped and let Yang Fei down.
As expected, he saw Yang Fei open his eyes.
"Brother Yang, it’s great, you’re finally awake," Hu Lizhong exclaimed joyfully.
Yang Fei was very weak and in poor spirits. He glanced at Hu Lizhong, then looked around, and noticing that there were only two of them, he couldn’t help asking, "What about them?"
Hu Lizhong immediately responded, "After you lost consciousness, Minister Qin led you out of the valley. Later, Minister Qin asked me to take you away while she needed to meet up with the main troops of the Military Department."
"Did... Did everyone escape from the valley?" Yang Fei asked in surprise.
Hu Lizhong nodded, "Yes, everyone got out of the valley. After you were badly injured, it seemed like the person who attacked us also suffered a great backlash, and he didn’t activate the Array to suppress us when we were escaping."
Yang Fei slowly nodded, relieved.
Boom...
A loud sound came from afar.
Hu Lizhong was full of worry, "The enemies came prepared. I’m not sure if Minister Qin and the others can break through the encirclement."
Yang Fei immediately tensed, but the moment he excited, his body ached unbearably, making him groan.
Hu Lizhong quickly said, "Brother Yang, don’t worry. Even if breaking through costs sacrifices, with Minister Qin’s cultivation and the elite forces of the Military Department gathered, there should be no big problem. Don’t worry too much."
Yang Fei nodded silently.
Although he was worried about Qin Yanyang, his condition was so poor that he felt powerless to help.
Hu Lizhong said, "Brother Yang, we should not stay here any longer. Let’s leave this place."
Yang Fei looked at him, then shook his head, "Our target is very small, and it’s extremely difficult to be discovered in this dense forest. There’s no rush to leave. You protect me while I adjust my injuries."
Hu Lizhong pondered for a moment before nodding, "Alright, the enemies indeed won’t be able to find us for the time being."
Immediately, Yang Fei sat cross-legged and began to heal his injuries by practicing his inner cultivation technique.
Hu Lizhong stood guard by his side, but his attention was on the exploding sounds in the distance.
After about ten minutes, the sounds of explosions gradually decreased, and the fierce battle seemed to have stopped.
They must have succeeded in breaking through.
Soon, two hours passed.
Yang Fei opened his eyes.
Hu Lizhong was delighted to find that Yang Fei’s condition had improved considerably from before. He thought that Yang Fei would immediately want to hurry on their way, but he saw Yang Fei using the True Yuan that he had just gathered to perform the Six Harmonies Energy-Introducing Needle Technique on himself, then he closed his eyes again and continued his cultivation.
As the Six Harmonies Energy-Introducing Needle Technique acted on his body, Yang Fei’s recovery speed was astonishing.
Sitting beside him and practicing his breathing, Hu Lizhong was shocked to discover that power elements from the surrounding area were crazily converging towards them, just like his own cultivation, yet the vast majority of the spiritual energy enveloped around Yang Fei, with even more entering his body.
Damn, this was way too domineering!
Hu Lizhong was dumbfounded.
A moment later he sighed, got up, and walked over ten meters away.
If I can’t provoke it, can’t I still avoid it?
Then he realized that this mere ten meters was utterly useless; practicing here, he couldn’t gather any power from around him, and even if some was gathered, it seemed to be magnetized, turning sharply towards Yang Fei.
What kind of cultivation technique was this?
It was simply outrageous!
Hu Lizhong could vaguely sense that Yang Fei’s injuries were recovering at an astonishing rate, and his condition was also improving steadily.
Thinking back to how he had been barely alive after being struck by the Thunder Power, almost breathless, and to think that just a few hours after waking up, such severe injuries had recovered by forty to fifty percent, Hu Lizhong found it hard to believe.
This guy is just a freak of nature.
I, Old Hu, really followed the right person.
Hu Lizhong too gave up on recuperating and simply stared with envious eyes.
Soon, another two hours had passed.
Hu Lizhong, bored, almost fell asleep when suddenly a flash of golden light flickered across his eyes.
He abruptly became alert, opened his eyes, and scanned around. His powerful senses spread out, but he discovered nothing.
Confused, a flicker of gold flashed from the corner of his eye again.
"Eh?"
Hu Lizhong was greatly startled.
This time he saw it—the golden light was actually emitting from Yang Fei’s body.
What was going on?
A person glowing? Isn’t that just a figure of speech? How did it become a fact?
Surprised, another faint golden glow dashed across Yang Fei’s body.
Hu Lizhong rubbed his eyes, thinking he was seeing things, widened his eyes, and slowly moved closer to have a good look.
But then there was no more golden light flashing again.
Hu Lizhong’s face filled with confusion.
Could it be that he had indeed hallucinated previously?
No way.
With his cultivation and his state, how could he have hallucinated?
As he was pondering, he saw Yang Fei opened his eyes.
"Hahaha, a blessing in disguise," as soon as he opened his eyes, Yang Fei couldn’t contain himself and said excitedly.
Hu Lizhong’s heart stirred, and he hurriedly asked, "What’s wrong, Brother Yang, what kind of blessing in disguise?"
Yang Fei got up laughing, "Old Hu, I’ve healed, and moreover, this injury has brought me great benefits."
Hu Lizhong was a bit dumbfounded.
He healed just like that?
In less than five hours, a man nearly killed by the Thunder Power, healed?
Impossible, right?
But the next moment, he felt an unprecedented oppressive force.
A terrifying aura was released from Yang Fei’s body.
At the same time, he saw another faint golden light emerge.
Yes.
This time he saw it clearly.
Yang Fei’s clothes were tattered, almost only a small part clung to his body, many patches of skin exposed.
The skin that had been burnt before was now intact. Not only that, but the faint golden light was actually emitting from Yang Fei’s skin.
In that instant, his body seemed to be coated with a layer of golden radiance, becoming real copper skin and iron bones.
Hisss!!!
Hu Lizhong gasped sharply. If he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, he would never have believed such a bizarre scene before him.
Shocked, his gaze slowly shifted to Yang Fei’s face. Seeing Yang Fei’s excited appearance, he couldn’t help but swallow and said awkwardly, "Brother Yang, what... what’s going on with you?"
"Thunder and Lightning Tempering!"
Yang Fei blurted out, unable to suppress the excitement on his face, and said, "I originally thought I had successfully established my foundation and cultivated a powerful body, only to realize now that I lacked this crucial final step."
"Foundation Establishment?" Hu Lizhong’s eyelids twitched wildly.
As a cultivator, having reached his realm, he had heard about some of the realms in cultivation.
Foundation Establishment is a very important realm in the cultivation system, though it’s a minor one in the grand scheme of things, for cultivators who began in martial arts, it’s like a ceiling-like realm.
It’s said that no one in the Hidden Sect World of cultivators has ever entered the true Foundation Establishment Realm.
Yet Little Brother Yang says he’s established his foundation?