Reversing the Milky Way

Huang Biao: "Enough! It seems you have no other skills. I've had enough fun. Although your physical strength is comparable to a mid-stage Body Refinement Realm martial artist, your realm hasn't reached that level, so you shouldn't waste your energy. To be honest, I admire you for being a tough guy, but we're just doing this for money." After saying that, he turned and walked towards his knife nailed to the tree.

At this moment, he didn't notice that around Bai Cheng's body, wisps of dim blue energy were constantly emanating from the ground, flowers, and trees around him and entering his body. Upon closer inspection, even each drop of rainwater contained a faint blue energy that surged towards Bai Cheng. The thunderclouds in the sky seemed to be drawn to Bai Cheng as well, gathering low directly above his head, flashing with lightning and accompanied by a series of booming sounds.

Bai Cheng was now lying on the ground, the stinging pain in his body growing stronger and stronger. He didn't even have the strength to get up, and several of his ribs had been broken by Huang Biao's kick.

Just then, he vaguely felt as if streams of energy were being transmitted into his heart, and his strength began to slowly return, although he was experiencing intense pain in his heart.

"What's going on? It hurts so much! My heart feels like it's going to explode..." Bai Cheng clutched his chest as he slowly stood up, leaning against a large tree behind him. The pale blue energy around him began to intensify and surround him.

Huang Biao had already retrieved his longsword and slowly walked towards Bai Cheng. He noticed the unusual situation around Bai Cheng. "Hmm? What's going on? It's foggy?" However, he didn't think much of it and went straight to Bai Cheng. He touched the longsword in his hand and said, "This sword of mine is called the Water Cleansing Blade. It is a low-grade treasure weapon, forged from cloud vein ore. I'll use it to send you on your way."

Having said that, he raised his long sword, pointing it at Bai Cheng. Bai Cheng's eyes reflected the image of the Water-Clearing Blade, his face filled with resentment. "Damn it, is it over just like that? I haven't even started cultivating immortality yet!" As Bai Cheng was thinking this, right above them, lightning flashed frequently in the thunderclouds, and thunder roared. Every bolt of lightning struck towards Bai Cheng, each one getting closer and closer to where he was.

At this moment, Huang Biao and Bai Cheng were also attracted by the strange phenomenon above and looked up. Even the four henchmen beside them looked up at the sky. They saw that the lightning in the sky was constantly striking in their direction and getting closer and closer. Huang Biao panicked for a moment.

Bai Cheng burst into laughter upon seeing this, and Huang Biao, at a loss for words, took a few steps back.

"Ha...ha...ha...ha...even the heavens can't stand your evil deeds anymore!" Bai Cheng didn't understand what was going on either, but he could take this opportunity to see if he could scare these people away.

Upon hearing this, Huang Biao pointed his knife at Bai Cheng and shouted, "You're talking nonsense! I've never believed in this stuff!" Although he said this, he was actually very nervous at the moment. After all, the power of lightning was something that ordinary people could not withstand. Even those cultivators at the Opening Meridian Realm could not fight against powerful lightning.

Just then, Huang Biao's heart tightened, and the hair on his skin stood on end. He shouted, "Not good!!" and quickly leaped away. Then, a white light flashed, and Bai Cheng subconsciously raised his head, his pupils instantly engulfed by the white light.

The next moment, the spot where Bai Cheng was standing was struck by a huge bolt of lightning, and the blinding light enveloped Bai Cheng's figure and the big tree behind him.

at this time...

Yu Qing'an and Yue Ling, who were on their way, also spotted the lightning bolt in the eastern forest. The lightning was so powerful that it instantly illuminated dozens of miles around on the gloomy, rainy day.

Just then, Yue Ling beside her said, "It's just ahead!"

Meanwhile, the group that was fighting not far ahead also noticed what was happening in the forest.

Yu Qing suddenly looked over: "That's the direction Bai Cheng fled in!" At this moment, only Yu Qing himself and the wounded Pei Liang remained by his side. The other two village guards had already sacrificed themselves, and only four bandits remained on the opposite side: two late-stage Body Refinement Realm bandits and two mid-stage Body Refinement Realm bandits. On the other side, Hao Motou and Song Xian were also attracted by the lightning, and the two glanced at it out of the corner of their eyes.

Then Song Xian seized the opportunity and slashed at Hao Motou. Hao Motou reacted quickly and swung his knife to block. When their weapons collided, the huge impact force ripped away the rain around them, and Hao Motou's feet were deeply embedded in the ground.

As the two continued to clash with their weapons, the rainwater around them was constantly being shaken away. With a bang, Song Xian's knife shattered into pieces, while Hao Motou's knife remained gleaming coldly, its blade unyielding.

Upon seeing this, Hao Motou scoffed, "The sword in my hand is the Frost Moon Sword, a top-grade treasure weapon, forged from mid-grade Frost Crystal ore. Your weapon is nothing compared to mine." Song Xian had also noticed the extraordinary nature of Hao Motou's weapon, but he hadn't expected it to be a top-grade treasure weapon. He knew that equipment of this level cost at least eight hundred silver coins. He then teased, "Looks like you've robbed quite a bit of money as a bandit."

Hao Motou burst into laughter after hearing this, "Ha...ha...ha...what, why don't you come too? How about I make you the third leader?"

Upon hearing this, Song Xian immediately replied, "I'm really sorry, but our philosophies are different."

After hearing this, Hao Motou's eyes turned fierce: "Since our ideologies differ, then you shall die!" With that, he swung his long sword horizontally, and a blade of water formed from rain flew towards Song Xian. Song Xian also leaped into the air to dodge, and the blade of water flew directly towards the big tree behind Song Xian, instantly snapping the entire tree in two by the huge impact.

Just as Hao Motou was about to launch his next attack on Song Xian in the air, he suddenly sensed something and quickly leaped backward. He then saw a rock the size of a basketball fly past him. Like a cannonball, the rock's immense impact tore through the rain, creating a loud whooshing sound and leaving a clearly visible trail. Although Hao Motou dodged the attack, the rock flew towards Yu Qing's direction.

On Yu Qing's side, Pei Liang, who was beside him, had already fainted due to severe injuries. Only Yu Qing, wearing the flowing silver soft armor, was still desperately resisting. A bandit in the late stage of Body Refinement Realm raised his long sword, the blade gleaming in the rain and lightning. He then said, "Damn it, I didn't expect your protective gear to be of such good quality. This thing is mine!" With that, he slashed at Yu Qing with great force. The force was so great that it even stirred up the rainwater above, forming a blade made of rainwater attached to the tip of the sword.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing mustered all his strength to raise his knife and block, using all his remaining power. However, the next second, a stone the size of a basketball struck the bandit in the side like a cannonball. The bandit's eyes instantly turned white, and he coughed up a lot of blood. Upon closer inspection, the cannonball-sized stone was deeply embedded in the bandit's side, and the enormous impact sent the bandit flying out in a sideways motion.

Immediately afterward, the mist from the huge trail of the rock swept past Yu Qing, who instinctively raised his arm to protect his eyes. The bandit was sent flying straight into the woods beside the road; the immense impact of the flying rock smashed through a row of trees, and it seemed he was beyond saving.

Hao Motou was startled by what he saw. He then looked in the direction from which the stone had come and saw Yu Qing'an with a fierce look on his face, his body in a throwing posture. Then he withdrew his posture, and the killing intent in his eyes rushed towards Hao Motou.

Hao Mo was also startled when he saw the person. He didn't know the person's name, but he could tell from the stone that the person was at least a Great Perfection of Body Refinement Realm.

Hao Mo muttered to himself, "Damn it, I wonder if Huang Biao killed that kid or not. Why hasn't he come back yet?" Just as he was lost in thought, Yu Qing'an charged towards him like a tiger pouncing on its prey. Song Xian, who had just landed, also saw that it was Yu Qing'an and exclaimed, "It's him?!"

Behind Yu Qing'an, Yue Ling also rushed towards Yu Qing, her speed surprising Yu Qing. Yue Ling didn't see Bai Cheng there, but instead saw Yu Qing and the others.

She then leaped to Yu Qing's side and asked anxiously, "Where's Bai Cheng? I can't see Bai Cheng." By this time, Yu Qing had used up all his strength. Although he was wearing the Flowing Silver Soft Armor and was not seriously injured, the huge impact of the weapon hitting him still had a significant effect on him.

Upon hearing Yue Ling's words, he also thought of Bai Cheng, and then pointed to the woods where Bai Cheng had fled, saying, "Bai Cheng ran that way, followed by five robbers. I wonder how he is now."

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling tensed up. The situation here was equally dangerous. She had just observed that Pei Liang and the two village guards who had rushed over earlier were lying on the ground, their lives hanging in the balance, while Yu Qing in front of her was also extremely weak and looked like he would collapse to the ground at any moment.

Before she could think any further, a bandit rushed in front of her, and Yu Qing shouted, "Yueling, watch out!" Yueling quickly dodged the bandit's attack, gathered her energy, clenched her fist, and then struck the bandit's chest. Her movements were elegant and swift, and the enormous impact caused a huge splash of water to erupt around her, and the rain around her was also shaken away by the power of this punch.

The thief, just like the one before him, was sent flying straight through the air, crashing through several trees before coming to a stop. Yu Qing, standing behind him, stared at the scene in disbelief. In his understanding, Yue Ling was only a girl who had just reached the early stages of Body Refinement, and it seemed she had only achieved that this summer. According to Yu Qing'an, Yue Ling had spent half a year in the Body Tempering stage. Although she had only undergone Body Tempering this year, he still greatly admired Yue Ling, because she could endure such pain at the age of fifteen.

Recalling the pain he endured during his body tempering, how he was so tormented that he couldn't even sleep soundly, he now stared at Yue Ling in disbelief. Yue Ling's attack just now was in no way weaker than that of a martial artist in the late stage of the Body Tempering Realm.

Yue Ling, who was standing in front of him, couldn't care less about anything else. All she wanted to do now was find Bai Cheng as soon as possible. There were two bandits in front of her, one a late-stage Body Refinement Realm bandit and the other a mid-stage Body Refinement Realm bandit.

Yue Ling's actions had astonished the two bandits. One of them exclaimed, "Damn, how old is this girl?! She's so amazing!?" Meanwhile, Yu Qing could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground. Suddenly, a pair of hands caught her as she was about to fall.

It was Song Xian who had just arrived. While supporting Yu Qing, he looked at Yu Qing'an, who was engaged in battle. Yu Qing'an was launching a fierce attack on Hao Motou, his movements as swift as a whirlwind. Each attack shook the rain around them, creating even larger splashes than before. Hao Motou was so overwhelmed by the relentless onslaught that he couldn't even swing his sword.

Yu Qing noticed Song Xian behind him and said weakly, "Song Xian, hurry and go find Bai Cheng in the direction he fled! You have the highest cultivation level among us, so go quickly!"

"But this way..."

"Don't worry, Yue Ling will be fine." After saying that, Yu Qing looked at Yue Ling, who was fighting. Song Xian had also noticed Yue Ling's attack earlier, and he knew that the girl in front of him had probably reached the mid-to-late stage of the Body Refinement Realm. Then he nodded to Yu Qing and quickly disappeared into the woods where Bai Cheng had fled.

Upon seeing this, Yu Qing collapsed to the ground, put down his weapon, and said, "Finally, I can rest for a bit."

Then he called out to Yue Ling, "Yue Ling, I've already sent Song Xian to rescue Bai Cheng. Don't worry, just focus on dealing with the enemy in front of you!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Ling's anxious mood eased slightly, and she then turned her attention to the two bandits in front of her.

Bai Cheng's side...

After the massive lightning strike, Huang Biao looked at the scene before him. The ground where Bai Cheng was standing was scorched black, and the big tree and the surrounding vegetation had turned into charcoal. With the help of the rain, hot air and white smoke kept rising from where Bai Cheng was, forming a large column of smoke that drifted into the air.