Chapter 152: Heavenly Thunder Sect! (1/2)

"Who goes there?"
"Stop right there!"

At the spot where Qin Feng landed, more than thirty martial cultivators were resting. Sensing his approach, they quickly stood up, casting wary and cautious glances in his direction.

Zhao Hou, Li Zhou, Tan Yunyao, and the other martial cultivators sized Qin Feng up. Sensing that his cultivation was at the mid-stage of the Qi Martial Realm—not much different from their own—their initial caution eased slightly.

"Lord Lu!"
"Lord Lu!"

Seeing Lu Chengyou approach from behind, Zhao Hou, Li Zhou, Tan Yunyao, and the others cleared a path for him, speaking with reverent tones.

Lu Chengyou was their leader, possessing a mid-stage Earth Martial Realm cultivation!

"Hmm?"

Qin Feng glanced at Lu Chengyou, Zhao Hou, Li Zhou, Tan Yunyao, and the others. The strongest among them was only at the early stage of the Earth Martial Realm, posing no threat to him whatsoever.

Right now, his mind was exhausted and he urgently needed recovery.

Qin Feng descended, found an empty spot, and sat cross-legged, circulating his cultivation technique, the Profound Jade Sacred Scripture, to steady his mind and spirit.

The injuries on his physical body had already healed completely during the seven days of high-speed flight, but the mental exhaustion could not be recovered so easily.

"You!"
"Utterly impudent!"

Seeing Qin Feng's attitude, Zhao Hou's expression darkened instantly, and he spoke angrily. He made a move to walk toward Qin Feng.

"Forget it, let's continue on our way."

Lu Chengyou was broad-minded by nature and paid no heed to Qin Feng's attitude. He pulled Zhao Hou back, shook his head at him, and said in a deep voice.

"Humph!"
"Consider him lucky, otherwise I would have taught him a good lesson."

Zhao Hou put away the axe in his hand, let out a cold snort, and spoke with lingering discontent.

"Let's move!"

Lu Chengyou called out to the others to pack up their belongings, drove the carriages forward, and resumed their journey.

Their party came from the City Lord's Mansion of Xuantian City, tasked with escorting the young talents of Xuantian City to the Heavenly Thunder Sect to participate in its trials and seek admission as disciples.

The Heavenly Thunder Sect was a powerful faction within the Tianshui Domain, and its sect master had attained the supreme realm of the True Martial Realm for over a century.

"Move out!"

Seeing that the numerous martial cultivators had finished packing, Lu Chengyou gave the order, and they hurried toward the Heavenly Thunder Sect.

"Humph!"

Before leaving, Zhao Hou glared at Qin Feng with discontent, let out a heavy cold snort, and finally set off toward the Heavenly Thunder Sect.

Lu Chengyou shook his head helplessly.

"Whoosh!"

Qin Feng practiced cultivation for a full day and night before completely recovering. He exhaled a breath of stale air and opened his eyes.

"I wonder what place this is?"
"Ah, right, when I arrived earlier, there seemed to be a group of martial cultivators here. I'll go ask them."

Qin Feng looked around in bewilderment, muttering to himself. Then his eyes lit up as he traced the direction in which the martial cultivators had left, flying swiftly to catch up with them.

"Hmm?"

Sensing martial cultivators rapidly approaching from behind, Lu Chengyou frowned slightly and cast a glance backward.

"Commander Lu, what's wrong?"

Chen州 (Chen Zhou), one of the talented youths heading to the Heavenly Thunder Sect, asked in puzzlement when he saw Lu Chengyou's furrowed brow.

"I sense martial cultivators approaching from behind."

Lu Chengyou said in a deep voice, slowing his pace and dropping to the rear of the procession. Even if the approaching martial cultivators harbored ill intentions, he would be able to intercept them immediately.

"Everyone, be on your guard!"

Lu Chengyou placed a hand on his weapon and reminded Zhao Hou, Li Zhou, Tan Yunyao, and the other cultivators.

Zhao Hou, Li Zhou, Tan Yunyao, and the rest gripped their weapons, slowed their pace, and grew cautiously vigilant.

"Swish!"

Qin Feng did not unleash his full power; keeping his speed within a range his physical body could comfortably bear at the Earth Martial Realm level, he soon spotted a considerable number of martial cultivators ahead.

"It's him."

Recognizing Qin Feng's figure and face as soon as he appeared, Lu Chengyou murmured under his breath, identifying him as the martial cultivator they had encountered two days prior.

"It's him!"
"Could he be here to cause trouble for us?"
"I'll go teach him a lesson."

Recognizing Qin Feng, Zhao Hou recalled his lingering resentment from their previous encounter.

Earlier, he had let Qin Feng off only because of Lord Lu's command to press on. Now that Qin Feng had caught up, he was determined to teach this fellow a proper lesson.

"I am Qin Feng, greetings to you all!"

Having caught up to Lu Chengyou, Zhao Hou, and the others, Qin Feng descended swiftly from the void, cupped his fists, and spoke in a clear voice.

"You all?"
"Your cultivation is at the mid-stage of the Qi Martial Realm, while mine is at the late-stage. Shouldn't you address me as Senior?"

Zhao Hou looked at Qin Feng with dissatisfaction and spoke loudly.

"Boom!"

The aura of Zhao Hou's cultivation burst forth, pressing down toward Qin Feng.

Being at the late stage of the Qi Martial Realm, though not vastly superior to the mid-stage, it was more than enough to exert a certain amount of pressure.

"It seems the Longteng Continent is even more ruthless than the Xuanwu Continent. It truly is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and power speaks loudest."

Looking at Zhao Hou's arrogant expression and overbearing attitude, Qin Feng murmured softly to himself.

"Very well!"
"Let power do the talking then."

Qin Feng took a deep breath and spoke indifferently.

"Roar!"
"Roar!"
"Roar!"

The true qi within Qin Feng's body surged. The soaring serpent coiled inside his Dantian let out a majestic roar and rushed out from his Dantian, reaching a length of a hundred meters and hovering suspended in the void.

The terrifying force of a full one thousand five hundred soaring serpents hung suspended in the sky, emitting wave after wave of roars that caused the void itself to distort.

"This... what kind of power is this?"

Seeing the strength Qin Feng displayed—a full one thousand five hundred soaring serpent powers—Zhao Hou was utterly incapable of imagining just how terrifying such might truly was.

"Thud."

Recalling his own arrogant words just moments before, and realizing he had acted impudently toward such a terrifying powerhouse, Zhao Hou felt a tight constriction in his chest, his vision darkened, and he fainted on the spot.

"Junior Lu Chengyou pays respects to Senior."

Seeing the power Qin Feng had unleashed, Lu Chengyou trembled, his heart shaking violently. He took a deep breath and spoke with utmost reverence.

In his heart, he prayed that this expert wasn't here to make things difficult for them, or else they were surely dead. Before such an absolute powerhouse, they possessed not the slightest ability to resist.

Li Zhou, Tan Yunyao, and the other martial cultivators standing behind Lu Chengyou lowered their heads one after another, not daring to meet Qin Feng's gaze.

"What place is this?"
"Where are you headed?"

Qin Feng withdrew the phantom image of the soaring serpent back into his Dantian, stood with his hands behind his back, and asked calmly.

"Reporting to Senior, this territory belongs to the Heavenly Thunder Sect."
"We are escorting these talented youths to the Heavenly Thunder Sect to participate in their admissions."

Lu Chengyou drew a deep breath, trying his best to steady his tone, and answered promptly without the slightest concealment.

"The Heavenly Thunder Sect?"

Qin Feng murmured quietly.

"How is the strength of this Heavenly Thunder Sect?"

A thought stirred in Qin Feng's mind. Having just arrived in the Longteng Continent where he was completely unfamiliar with the terrain and people, joining a faction would be a wise choice. It would allow him to understand the situation of the Longteng Continent better, elevate his own strength, and acquire cultivation techniques surpassing the Qi Martial Realm. Without hesitation, he posed the question.