C172

Rumble ~

Just as Liu Yan was deep in thought, thunder suddenly exploded in the sky and in the blink of an eye, dark clouds covered the sky.

"The emperor is angry..." Village Chief Li raised his head and looked at the sky, clearly shocked.

Liu Yan was also shocked. What kind of damned weather was this? It could change at will.

"Looking at the weather forecast today, it doesn't rain. The weather won't be this fast this season …" Li Feng was puzzled.

Crack! Crack! Crack!

The bean-sized raindrops fell down. In an instant, the rain engulfed the entire world. There was no time to run anymore.

"Take shelter in the car." Li Feng shouted loudly, causing the few of them to cover their heads as they ran out.

After exiting the orchard, their bodies were already wet. The sky was even gloomier than before. The storm that was supposed to be in the summer had actually held them in for the autumn.

Liu Yan raised his head and looked into the distance. A white light flashed across the horizon, and suddenly, his eyes widened as he stared fixedly at the peak in the distance.

"Secretary Li, did you see that? Is there someone there? " Liu Yan immediately pulled Li Feng and pointed at the tallest mountain in the distance.

"Who's there? Get in the car." Li Feng swept a glance before running towards the car.

As he ran, he stared at the distant mountain peak. After he had practiced the Life and Death Art, all aspects of his body had greatly improved, especially his eyesight. He also believed that he had not been mistaken just now, on that mountain peak, when the lightning struck down, a small shadow had appeared. However, this shadow was floating in the air.

"How is that possible?" Liu Yan wiped off the rain and hurriedly ran into the car. His eyes were still staring at that direction.

Just as they were about to reach the car, a snake-shaped lightning bolt descended from the distance, directly landing on the highest mountain peak. It illuminated the surroundings, and at the top of the mountain, the figure appeared again.

"F * ck me!" Liu Yan was greatly shocked. He was not mistaken this time. There really was a human figure at a place where there was a cloud of mist floating above the mountain peak. The movement of his hands raised and two lightning bolts struck the human figure.

"Liu Yan, quickly come in!" Li Feng shouted from the car.

Opening the car door, Liu Yan quickly got in and wiped the rain off his face. He hurriedly asked Village Chief Li, "Is there any signal tower or something on the tallest mountain over there?" Or is there a building? "

"The tallest one is called Green Cloud Mountain. It doesn't have any signal towers, and it can't even get there. Thunder lightning strikes frequently come from that place." Wen Zishu shook his head, causing water to fly everywhere. The other village cadres squeezed into the car also said that there was no one there.

"Liu Yan, what did you see? You said that there's someone over there. Are you joking?" Li Feng, who was sitting in the front seat, turned his head and glanced at him.

"It could be... My eyes must be blurry, but they really look alike. " Liu Yan explained before lowering his head to ponder over it.

It was understandable that he had misread it the first time, but the second time, he had still seen someone, which proved that he was not mistaken.

"A master cultivator?" Liu Yan's brows were knitted together. He had heard of the myths and legends before, and had also seen quite a few novels and movies. Whether or not there was truly an expert who surpassed ordinary people, it had always been a mystery.

However, he recalled Jiang Jianguo's mention of a cultivation expert as well as the external martial arts expert that he had personally witnessed in the Southeast Asian underground boxing arena. When he thought of the human figure that he had seen just now, Liu Yan could not help but believe that there was an expert in this world that possessed terrifying strength.

"The Life and Death Art can prove this point …" At this moment, he was like a lonely traveler in the mortal world. He wanted nothing more than to find someone similar to him.

Due to the intense curiosity in his heart and his desire for power, Liu Yan opened the car door and stood in the pouring rain. Despite the persuasion of Village Chief Li and Li Feng, his gaze was fixated on that peak.

Heavenly thunder descended. Amidst the rumbling thunder, a dazzling white light flashed and appeared on that mountain peak in an extremely abnormal manner.

It was still the same figure. Liu Yan had already seen it once more, meeting Lightning three times.

At that instant, he felt goosebumps all over his body, and his scalp was going numb. Even though he didn't know anything about all of that, an intense desire to pry emerged from the depths of his heart. He wanted to go over and see what was going on.

"Liu Yan, quickly come in!" Li Feng shouted as he knocked on the window.

Liu Yan pulled open the car door and asked Wen Qianyu for the machete he brought with him. He threw it down and ran off.

"I'm going out for a bit. Don't follow me, I'll definitely return."

Li Feng rushed out of the car and shouted at the back of Liu Yan's running figure, "Where are you going? Get the fuck back here!"

His voice was covered by the wind and rain, covered by the persistence and determination in Liu Yan's heart. At this moment, there was no one who could stop Liu Yan's determination to go investigate.

Liu Yan didn't know the way and could only follow the short slope down. Passing by a small grove of persimmon trees, he saw a few skinny children hiding under the bushes, covering their heads with thick branches. When they saw Liu Yan, fear appeared in their eyes.

"Hurry up, your village chief is up there!" When Liu Yan saw himself in the past, he couldn't help but stop and call out to them. After all, this was a storm, and it was very dangerous for children to stay here.

"Hurry up and leave!" Seeing that the child wasn't leaving, Liu Yan's face darkened and he raised the machete in his hand.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" "What a monster!" The leader of the children shouted out and pulled his companions up the stairs.

No matter if it was rain or shine, this was Liu Yan's current resolution. Every few steps, he would raise his head and look upwards. He was very anxious, because he had to reach that mountain peak before the storm stopped.

After going down the short slope, they would reach the dense pine forest, and the machete would take effect.

Although Liu Yan's physique was very strong, it had consumed a lot of his physical strength to run as far as the eyes could see in a mountain forest with no path to follow.

The torrential rain had not stopped yet, but the low-lying area had already turned into a small puddle of water. However, it was still unable to stop Liu Yan's footsteps, yet his clothes were all torn, his clothes were tattered, and there were streaks of blood on his arms and legs.

Liu Yan ran for an hour or two before he finally arrived at the foot of the Green Cloud Mountain. He raised his head to look at the tall and mighty mountain peak.

A white light flashed by, and Liu Yan stared fixedly at the sky. A snake-shaped lightning strike struck the peak of the mountain, providing him with a spot to position himself in.

This bolt of lightning infused a surge of power into Liu Yan's body, forcing him to dive straight into the mountain.

Qing Yun Mountain was not as hard to climb as he had expected. It was very easy for him to find a natural mountain road that was formed by washing rainwater.

The rain gradually stopped and the sky cleared. Liu Yan's heart slowly sank, but he did not give up.

After the rain, there was still more than enough rain in the deep mountains. It fell from the treetops, and the wide leaves covered the ground. There was only a scene of light everywhere. Without the guidance of the lightning, Liu Yan lost his direction.

"Is anyone there?" Liu Yan shouted loudly, but there wasn't even an echo.

Liu Yan's tensed heart finally relaxed. Along with the fatigue in his body and the aching pain in his muscles, Liu Yan's footsteps slowed down. Finally, he sat down on the grass and panted heavily.

Looking around him, he realized that he had been reckless. This Green Cloud Mountain was very big, and if he were to move forward, it would be difficult to determine his position. He did not know if he had reached the peak or not, and the surrounding terrain was unstable.

Calming his nerves, Liu Yan found the remaining stream and continued to swim upstream.

After running a few steps, Liu Yan saw a pine tree lying on the ground. A large portion of the pine tree was charred black, and smoke was billowing in the air.

"This is the place..." Liu Yan's heart skipped a beat. He opened his eyes and scanned the surroundings. Not only did the tree collapse, there were also other locations. This meant that this was the area where the lightning struck came from.

"Is anyone there?" At this moment, he felt a chill run down his spine. What if such an expert were to barge in and infuriate him?

After shouting a few times, there was no response. Liu Yan ran to a few places and suddenly heard a weak voice. It was the voice of a human.

His heart skipped a beat, he turned his head to look in the direction of the sound and shouted, "Who is it? Is anyone there? "

"Come here..." The faint voice came again, like an old man's voice, dying.

Liu Yan was overjoyed. Without any hesitation, he immediately rushed over.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" There was a charred human body lying beside a bush. The human body was no longer visible. His clothes were gone, and his hair was gone. He was just a pile of black charcoal.

"Are you the one who called me?" Liu Yan fearfully asked.

"It's me..." Charcoal's lips moved and his voice was very weak.

"Who are you? How did you become like this?" From the looks of it, this person had been struck by lightning, yet he was still alive even after being scorched to such a state. From this, it could be seen how tenacious his vitality was. This also proved that he was not an ordinary person.

"Lad, I can feel the zhenqi in your body. As cultivators, it is fated that you would be able to come here. I don't have much time left. Please listen to me..." Charcoal's voice shook a bit, but his face was covered with fresh blood.

"True qi? Is it anger and death? " Liu Yan was dazed for a moment before quickly regaining his senses. He said, "Let me treat you first..."

With this look, Liu Yan found it hard to believe. This was truly scorched, and his body was so stiff that his skin was cracked. Not a single part of his face was intact. His entire face was covered in a thick layer of charcoal, and he was still bleeding profusely.

"It's useless …"

Through the inspection of his anger, his heart sank down to the bottom. It could be said that this person wouldn't live for long, as the internal organs within his body had all suffered fundamental damage. Only a strange energy was maintaining the circulation of his body.