The Heavens: From Film and Mythology to Conquering Myriad Realms

Thunder roared, and an extremely piercing, sharp thunderclap erupted.

The ghostly spirit, shrouded in ghostly mist, revealed an extremely human-like look of terror in its eyes. Its figure stopped abruptly, and it turned to run away.

"This is?!"

Li Da and Li Er stared at the sky in disbelief. The sudden burst of thunder caused the golden cores within their bodies to tremble.

"Run!"

Li Er's face was filled with fear. He dared not even think of resisting such terrifying pressure. His spiritual sense kept frantically reminding him that he would die if he dared to accept it.

While the spirit ghosts were not as intelligent as Li Da and Li Er, they were also driven by instinct to flee frantically.

But despair was evident in its ghostly eyes. It realized that no matter how it changed positions, it couldn't shake off that faint, unsettling feeling, as if it were locked on.

"Boom!"

A divine punishment, seemingly descending from the heavens, struck the frantically fleeing spirit directly.

Under the bombardment of the Azure Thunder, the ghostly mist covering the spirit's body had no defensive power whatsoever and was instantly dissolved.

"Such magic exists in the world! It's terrifying! Hurry and go back to inform the young master. We must leave Yue Kingdom as soon as possible and absolutely cannot encounter this boy."

Li Er's teeth were chattering. That divine lightning almost shattered his Dao heart, and he couldn't even muster the thought of fighting Lu Yao.

"Stop talking nonsense and let's go!"

A look of fear appeared in Li Da's eyes, and he increased his speed even further.

Just as the two were about to fly out of the barrier, their expressions suddenly changed drastically.

Two thunderclaps rang out, and the Azure Heaven Divine Lightning struck down again, hitting the two of them precisely.

"Ahhh!"

Li Da frantically unleashed several defensive magical artifacts, his survival instinct driving him to disregard everything else in his desire to live.

Unfortunately, under such powerful divine power, Li Da's resistance was futile. The defensive magic artifact he summoned could not even withstand it for a moment and was directly melted away.

A moment later, only two dim golden pills remained in the positions of Li Da and Li Er, with nothing else.

"The power of this Azure Sky Divine Thunder is actually so great?!"

Lu Yao was also dumbfounded. He thought that this divine power should be enough to threaten a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator, but he did not expect that a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator could not even resist it.

At the same time, Lu Yao also discovered that the combination of Azure Sky Divine Thunder and Thunder Prison Barrier had a surprisingly good effect.

As long as the enemy is within the barrier, the Azure Lightning can arrive in an instant, and the enemy has no way to dodge it and can only withstand it.

If Li Da and Li Er escape the range of the Thunder Prison Barrier, the Azure Sky Divine Thunder is powerful, but whether it can hit them is another matter.

Lu Yao approached the two piles of ashes and swung his hand to take the two golden pills in his hand.

Under the bombardment of the Azure Thunder, neither of them could escape with their souls; they were annihilated along with their bodies.

Like the inner core of a demon beast, a cultivator's golden core can be used for alchemy and weapon crafting, making it a relatively precious material.

However, in the cultivation world of Tiannan, most cultivators use their golden cores to refine artifacts, and this method is also common in the demonic path.

Lu Yao erased the traces of the battle and transformed into a rainbow of light, heading towards the Tianxing Sect market in Yuanwu Kingdom.

……

"Something's happened to Li Da and Li Er!"

Wang Chan has already refined all the cultivators from the seven sects within the Yin Fire Formation, gaining more than a dozen high-quality divine souls.

He was in a good mood at first, and everything was going according to plan.

But just now, Li Da and Li Er's spirit tablets suddenly shattered, which clearly means something bad has happened.

The Ghost Spirit Sect is a large and powerful family, and the deaths of two Core Formation cultivators are not a major blow. However, the fact that the Li brothers were sent to protect Wang Chan means they are definitely loyal to the Wang family. Such a loss is unacceptable to Wang Chan.

It was at this time that the Yan family patriarch brought Yan Ruyan back to Yanling Fortress.

"Senior Yan, what has happened?"

With a sullen face, Wang Chan approached the Yan family patriarch.

“A strange Core Formation cultivator appeared in the fortress and took Yan’er away, which is why I was able to rescue her.”

The Yan family patriarch's heart stirred slightly, and he calmly offered a couple of explanations.

"A Core Formation cultivator? Could it be a late-stage Core Formation cultivator?"

Wang Chan frowned. He couldn't think of any other possibility besides late-stage Core Formation cultivators who could take down two early-stage Core Formation cultivators.

While a mid-stage Core Formation cultivator can defeat an early-stage Core Formation cultivator, killing them is still highly unlikely. Since they are at the same level with little difference in skill, it's difficult to capture or kill them.

"Nephew, you're mistaken. If I'm not mistaken, that person was only at the early stage of Core Formation. It was only because Yan'er was in his hands that I fulfilled my oath and released him. Otherwise..."

A cold glint flashed in the eyes of the Yan family patriarch, clearly indicating that he was also very annoyed by Lu Yao's behavior.

Wang Chan fell silent. The existence that the Li brothers couldn't escape from was described as being at the early stage of Core Formation. Wasn't that ridiculous?

However, Wang Chan did not question the Yan family patriarch, since the Yan family patriarch had no reason to deceive him.

Either that person is pretending to be weak while actually being strong, hiding their true strength or level, or they possess an extremely powerful treasure.

As the young sect leader of the Ghost Spirit Sect and the son of a Nascent Soul cultivator, Wang Chan naturally possessed protective treasures.

Even a regular Core Formation cultivator would need to have strong teeth to kill him.

"Nephew, I still need to take Yan'er to get treatment, so I won't say any more."

The Yan family patriarch guessed that the two people who followed Lu Yao were sent by Wang Chan, but he didn't want to get involved, since Wang Chan herself sent them, and it had nothing to do with his Yan family.

"If Senior Yan needs anything, please feel free to give the order to your nephew."

Wang Chan glanced at the unconscious Yan Ruyan, and her expression suddenly turned serious.

The Yan family patriarch nodded and then left with Yan Ruyan.

"Damn it, I'm going to get scolded again when I get back."

Wang Chan felt a surge of anger. He didn't care about the life or death of the Li brothers; what he cared about was his father's opinion of him.

……

“Ancestor, Lu Yao has disappeared. A disciple saw him enter the fortress and even notified his niece Ruyan. That Core Formation cultivator must be related to him.”

In a secret room within Yanling Fortress, the Third Elder spoke in a deep voice.

"Alas, I miscalculated. I didn't expect that Lu Yao would have a Core Formation cultivator protecting him, which almost caused Yan'er's accident."

The Yan family patriarch never considered that Lu Yao was a Core Formation cultivator. Instead, he believed that the Hidden Moon Sect had sent a Core Formation cultivator to protect Lu Yao, which led to this incident.

"Fortunately, my niece Ruyan is alright."

The third elder of the Yan family sighed, his tone tinged with relief.

"That person clearly didn't want to offend the Yan family too much, otherwise, it would be difficult to resolve."

After a moment of silence, the Yan family patriarch could only conclude in this way.

If Lu Yao insisted on threatening Yan Ruyan's life, he really had no choice.

On the contrary, this behavior made the Yan family patriarch believe that Lu Yao was a Core Formation cultivator from the Hidden Moon Sect.

This style of behavior is very similar to that of righteous cultivators.

Unfortunately, the Yan family patriarch was overthinking things. Lu Yao was genuinely afraid that the Yan family patriarch would make a move, as he couldn't defeat a cultivator in the late stage of Core Formation.