Invincibility Begins with Mastery of Fist Techniques-Chapter 170 - 164: Suspicious

The two rose at once, no longer hesitating, and quickly fled from the Sealing Realm Image.

RUMBLE!!

A low rumble of thunder echoed from the sky. Drawn by the Sealing Realm Image's magnetic field, lightning bolts rained down on the earth.

Fortunately, the Immortal Realm Illusion had now dissipated. The areas where the magnetic field gathered combined with the ions in the air, emitting a faint and clearly visible glow. They no longer had to dodge with painstaking care, so their escape was incredibly fast.

CRACK!!

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning struck the ground not far from them, blasting open a crater. Their expressions darkened as they stopped in their tracks and looked up at the sky.

They could both feel it clearly—they had been locked onto by some invisible, ominous threat.

It was the raging magnetic field of the thunderstorm high in the clouds above!

BOOM!!

A blinding bolt of lightning suddenly shot down from the sky, hurtling toward them.

A thunderbolt from the heavens!!

Their expressions were grim, but they made no move to dodge. The lightning had locked onto their powerful Life Magnetic Fields; under such circumstances, evasion was impossible.

But what did mere lightning matter?!

HAH!

The Life Magnetic Fields around their bodies flared violently, erupting in black and red light.

ROAR!!

SCREECH!!

The Black Tortoise Dharma Form, composed of the Turtle and Snake Form, materialized at the same instant as Zhou Yuanjue's Flaming Giant Bird, stirring the Natural Magnetic Field around them.

Channeling the vast Natural Magnetic Field, the two Mind Dharma Forms shot upward to meet the descending lightning bolt head-on.

A Saint Awakening challenges the very heavens!

BANG!!

Their Mind Dharma Forms and Life Magnetic Fields detonated tens of meters above their heads, throwing the magnetic field into chaos and obscuring the Celestial Secret.

The descending lightning bolt was partially shattered by their magnetic fields. The remainder was pulled astray by the chaotic turbulence, scattering into countless smaller arcs of electricity that rained down in a several-dozen-meter radius around them.

Shattering lightning with their Life Magnetic Fields!

It was nothing short of a miracle.

"We can't travel together. Our combined auras are too strong; they'll surge into the clouds and attract lightning."

After joining forces to shatter and divert the bolt of lightning from the sky, Zhang Dongwei let out a breath and said to Zhou Yuanjue.

Zhou Yuanjue nodded. Before, they'd had Daoist Bailong's array to help them. They also hadn't needed to move, just lie still and wait, which allowed them to completely suppress their magnetic fields and remain unaffected. But things were different now.

"This is as far as we go together. We'll leave separately."

Zhang Dongwei said in a low voice, glancing at the sky.

"Aren't you going to meet the other Saint Awakenings from Donghua?"

Zhou Yuanjue asked.

"I won't. My identity is a problem in itself, and it's best to avoid complications. As for my body, don't worry. I know my limits. If I find any important news about the Celestial Demon, I'll find a way to contact you."

"A thousand years pass in a flash. I am not alone on this path. I hope we will meet again one day!"

Zhang Dongwei threw back his head and laughed. With a flick of his sleeves, he turned and dashed off in another direction—his movements effortlessly graceful, his departure decisive and without a backward glance, like an immortal from a folktale.

Zhou Yuanjue watched his figure recede into the distance, remaining silent for a moment. Then, suppressing his Life Magnetic Field, he too quickly departed from the Sealing Realm Image's domain.

He turned and saw several other figures flash out of the Realm Image from all directions, disappearing into the surrounding mountain forests, impossible to track.

VMMM!!

The seven-colored aurora in the sky dissipated. Within ten minutes, the lightning ceased, the dark clouds scattered, and the clear night sky was revealed once more.

Zhou Yuanjue didn't linger, quickly making his way to the rendezvous point he had arranged with Daoist Bailong.

The rendezvous point was empty when he arrived. He was the first Saint Awakening from Donghua Country to have escaped the Sealing Realm Image.

SWISH!

About half a minute later, a figure appeared, landing nearby. It was Lei Yi.

Lei Yi was not in good shape. He was covered in blood, his special-issue camouflage uniform torn in many places, clearly having just survived a brutal fight. However, his eyes still shone with a sharp light and his presence felt strong, indicating that his injuries were not critical.

Lei Yi sized up Zhou Yuanjue and let out a slight sigh of relief upon seeing he was unharmed. When they had separated, Lei Yi had been worried that Zhou Yuanjue wouldn't be able to cope and would run into danger.

Noticing Zhou Yuanjue's questioning gaze, he smiled and said, "Ran into a little trouble. Istendin from the Holy Land Organization in the Silan Region, and Froze from Bosha Country. Neither of them are simple opponents. You?"

"Tecolamas, one of the Four Pillars of Beisha Country. He found a vial of the Elixir of Immortality, and it took some effort for me to stop him."

Zhou Yuanjue said, deciding not to reveal anything about Zhang Dongwei. After all, the man was now a Celestial Demon, and there was no telling what ideas others might get.

"Tecolamas? The 'Pillar of Qi,' one of the Four Pillars?"

Lei Yi's eyes narrowed slightly at the name.

As a veteran Saint Awakening, he had naturally fought Tecolamas before and knew the man was no simple opponent. Intercepting something from him was no easy feat, especially for someone who had never faced him before.

'I remember my first fight with that guy was in the forests of the Sicilia Plain. At the time, I was on a secret escort mission and ran right into him. Even with intel on him, his bizarre ability to create a vacuum and his powerful technique for controlling an opponent's aura almost got the better of me. If I hadn't made a split-second decision to unleash a burst of power and use the complex forest terrain to shake his pursuit, the outcome probably wouldn't have been pretty.'

'And yet, in his very first fight with the man, Zhou Yuanjue had forced him to retreat.'

'He really is a genius.'

"I collected quite a few Elixirs of Immortality, along with two ancient Cultivators who turned into Celestial Demons after taking one. I don't think anyone else made off with any Elixirs from the First Layer. What about your end?"

Zhou Yuanjue asked.

"Things weren't so good on my end. I hadn't even finished searching the Second Layer when I sensed magnetic field fluctuations coming from the 3rd Layer and rushed over. I estimate that some Elixirs of Immortality still got out."

Lei Yi said, shaking his head.

This whole thing happened too suddenly, and a lot of Saint Awakenings showed up, but Donghua only had a limited number to send. On top of that, the illusion in the Immortal Palace blocked our five senses, so we had no idea what was happening in other areas. It gave the Saint Awakenings from other nations a perfect opportunity.

"There's something very strange about this relic exploration."

Zhou Yuanjue said, his eyes narrowed. At first, he hadn't thought much of it, but now that he was connecting the dots, he realized something was very wrong.

First, the Sealing Realm Image in Beiwei suddenly loosened, which then led to the discovery of the entire cluster at the Kunlun Immortal Palace. The Secret Inspection Bureau's information blockade seems to have been completely ineffective; intelligence on the Kunlun Immortal Palace was leaked with incredible speed. This led to numerous countries sending their own Saint Awakenings to get involved. What's more, the goals of these Saint Awakening Powerhouses were crystal clear—they were almost all here for the Elixir of Immortality, as if they knew ahead of time that it would be hidden inside.