Emperor Qiankun

The Dahei Mountain is vast and boundless. The entire mountain range is covered by a layer of hazy fog, which makes it difficult for people to see the true appearance of the mountain.

It is said that a long time ago, a earth-shattering war took place here.

At that time, the sky and the earth changed color, the wind and clouds changed, and countless strong men fought fiercely here. Their power was enough to destroy the sky and the earth.

The scale and power of that battle were beyond human imagination.

Even now, when people talk about that battle, they still feel their hearts boiling with excitement.

Even the lecturers in the school only knew a few things about the specific circumstances of that war.

They can only learn about that history through oral legends and some ancient records.

Although these legends and records are vague, they make people full of awe for the past of Dahei Mountain.

Perhaps, beneath this mysterious mountain range, there are still many unknown secrets waiting for the right person to uncover...

At this moment, Li Qingyuan has already entered Dahei Mountain.

He only dared to move around in the outermost part of the Big Black Mountain. After all, he was only at the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm. If he encountered an ordinary second-level monster, he could try to fight, but if he encountered a powerful second-level monster, he could only choose to escape.

Li Qingyuan carefully climbed up a pitch-black mountain that towered into the clouds. He stood on the top of the mountain and looked around, listening carefully to the wind and grass and various subtle sounds around him.

Suddenly, a low roar of an animal came into his ears. His heart tightened and he quickly ran in the direction of the sound.

Not long after, Li Qingyuan saw an extremely huge black yak appear in front of him.

The yak was covered with a thick layer of long black hair, which was as hard as steel and shone with a dark light.

Its head was enormous, and its pair of sharp horns were like two spears piercing the sky;

The four strong and powerful hooves stepped on the ground, making a dull sound, as if the whole earth was shaking.

At this moment, the black yak was surrounded by four young monks.

Li Qingyuan took a closer look and found that one of the four was in the Tongwu realm, and the other three were at the ninth level of the Body Tempering realm.

They each displayed their own martial arts skills, either fighting with fists or palms, or clashing with swords and knives, and all their attacks hit the yaks as fiercely as a storm.

"This yak is actually a second-level demon beast! The combat power of a second-level demon beast is comparable to that of a human at the Tongwu realm. Judging from the current strength of those four cultivators, they probably won't be able to withstand its attacks for long. At this rate, the four will be killed soon."

Li Qingyuan hid in the bushes not far away, analyzing the situation and muttering to himself.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to see the situation before deciding whether to lend a hand.

At this moment, there was a "crackling" sound, and the yak suddenly exerted force and crashed into the monk in the Tongwu realm.

The monk was unable to dodge and was knocked away by the bull's horns, spitting out a mouthful of blood.

Seeing this, the other three tried their best to stop the yak's attack.

However, their attacks at the Body Tempering Realm were like scratching an itch to the second-level yaks and could not cause any substantial damage.

Seeing that the injured monk's life was in danger, Li Qingyuan no longer hesitated. He jumped out of the grass with a long sword in his hand and rushed towards the yak.

He quietly went around behind the yak and attacked it with all his strength.

The yak seemed to sense the threat behind it, and it swung its tail violently and hit Li Qingyuan.

Li Qingyuan dodged sideways, then jumped up and kicked the yak on the back.

The attacked yak became even more violent. It used its horns to push away the besiegers and rushed straight towards Li Qingyuan.

Li Qingyuan was shocked when he saw this. Without hesitation, he quickly took out his sword and held it tightly in his hand, ready to meet the fierce attack of the yak.

At the same time, he shouted loudly: "Come and help!"

After hearing Li Qingyuan's cry, the four monks came back to their senses as if awakened from a dream, and took their weapons and attacked the yak together.

For a moment, the situation on the field became tense.

The yaks were overwhelmed by the attacks from all directions.

It kept swinging its thick bull tail, trying to drive away these annoying humans.

Li Qingyuan quickly took a few steps back, then stared intently at the yak's movements with wide eyes, waiting for the best opportunity to attack.

At this moment, the yak shook its tail again, but this time, it revealed a fleeting flaw.

Li Qingyuan's eyes lit up, and without any hesitation, he suddenly jumped up, stepping on the yak's tail like a flash of lightning and jumping directly onto the yak's neck.

The long sword in his hand flashed with a chilling light, and stabbed straight into the vital part of the yak with lightning speed.

In an instant, the yak's blood gushed out like a fountain, dyeing a large area of ​​land red.

It howled in pain and rolled wildly on the spot.

Li Qingyuan is well aware of the principle of taking advantage of your illness to kill you.

He raised his sword and stabbed the yak's neck again. Each sword strike was filled with sharp energy, and he stabbed the powerful yak to death.

Immediately afterwards, Li Qingyuan quickly dug out the demon pill from the yak's body and threw it into his mouth without hesitation.

Then, he immediately activated the mysterious power in his body, tightly wrapped the demon pill, and quickly refined it.

As the mysterious power continued to flow, the essence and blood in the demon pill were gradually stimulated and integrated into his body.

Suddenly, Li Qingyuan felt the mysterious power in his body begin to violently roll, as if trying to break through some kind of restraint.

He was delighted, knowing that this was a sign of an impending breakthrough.

He concentrated all his energy even more, trying to guide the flow of profound energy in an attempt to break through the barrier.

As the profound energy continued to accumulate, Li Qingyuan's body began to tremble slightly. At this moment, his flesh felt like it was about to burst, and his internal organs were almost about to rupture.

Finally, with his persistence, the barrier was broken through.

He successfully broke through to the ultimate level of the Body Tempering Realm - the tenth level!

Li Qingyuan opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing in them.

He silently felt the surging power in his body. Compared with before, his strength was more than five times stronger now. Conservatively estimated, he was comparable to the second level of Tongwu Realm.

At this moment, a girl in a white dress, one of the four people who had previously fought the yak, stepped forward and said softly, "Thank you for saving us. My name is Qin Wan'er, this is Senior Brother Song, and the other two are Junior Brothers Zhao and Qian."

While speaking, Lin Wan'er pointed at the others with her jade finger.

Qin Wan'er continued, "Judging from your appearance, you must have just achieved a breakthrough, right? You're truly amazing, reaching the ninth level of the Body Tempering Realm at such a young age."

Li Qingyuan nodded slightly: "It was just luck."

He thought to himself: I have broken through to the tenth level. But he did not point it out. It is better to keep a low profile!

"You're too modest. If you hadn't helped us, we would have all perished. By the way, why did you come to the Great Black Mountain alone?"

At this time, Senior Brother Song next to the girl asked.

Li Qingyuan replied, "I'm here to seek opportunities. I heard there are many precious medicinal herbs and magical treasures in Dahei Mountain, so I wanted to try my luck."

"I see. That's why we came here too. However, this Great Black Mountain is full of dangers, with second-level monsters everywhere. With our strength, we can only explore the periphery. Why don't we team up together so that we can take care of each other." Qin Wan'er said.

Senior Brother Song and the others also nodded in response.

"Forget it, I'm going down the mountain soon. Let's get together next time if we're destined to." Li Qingyuan replied after thinking for a moment.

He turned and walked away, his figure gradually disappearing in the mountain path, leaving behind an unforgettable back.

Senior Brother Song sighed and said, "Sigh, what a pity! This little brother is actually much stronger than me. If he could join us, he would definitely be a great help to us."

Qin Wan'er, who was standing aside, stared at Li Qingyuan's figure as he walked away, and a strange light flashed in her beautiful eyes.

Then he echoed, "Yes, it's a pity, and we don't even know his name. But since things have come to this, let's go back to the sect. This battle with Yak made me feel that I'm about to break through the bottleneck of the Tongwu realm. After I successfully break through, we will fight again."

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Li Qingyuan, who had already left, came back after seeing them leave.

He came back to clean up the yak's body. He had left in such a hurry that he had forgotten such a good thing.

He secretly thanked his lucky stars that he remembered it in time and did not let others take advantage of him.

As he thought about it, he guessed the identities of those strangers.

Judging from their attire, words and behavior, they should be disciples of a certain sect.

These sect disciples are used to a life of luxury, so how could they understand the preciousness of yaks?

They certainly don’t know that this yak is full of treasures from head to toe!

He smiled happily and began to decompose the yak's body.

He was skilled and quick, and soon dismembered the yak.

Then, he carefully selected the most valuable parts, such as yak skin, horns, bones, etc., and collected them one by one.

Finally, he packed all his valuables into a large sack and prepared to sell them for money.