Chapter 578: You’re Just A Decoy (1)

Chapter 578: You’re Just A Decoy (1)

To pursue this mysterious artistic conception by delving into the Laws of Lightning or Fire... that would be a grave misstep. Wu Yuan mused to himself.

Though he yearned to grasp its secrets, he remained clear-headed, refusing to lose sight of his true goal.

The purpose of unraveling this enigmatic artistic conception is to gain insights that would help me breach the threshold of the Law of Life – a law that encompasses Longevity, Celestial Body, and True Domain. Wu Yuan understood this with crystal clarity.

If one could fully comprehend this mysterious artistic conception, it might lead to unimaginable power – a path to the pinnacle. Yet Wu Yuan knew the pursuit of raw strength alone might not be the most suitable path for his nature.

Thunder and Fire are not my forte. Wu Yuan shook his head slightly. Nor do they resonate with me.

Wu Yuan's passion lay in unraveling the profundities of the Celestial Body Dao. He found himself captivated by the concept of ‘returning to the source’, much like in his early years when he would spend decades at a time exploring the profundities of the Land. His swift progress stemmed from his total immersion in these studies.

The Longevity Dao, with its endless vitality, often brought an involuntary smile to Wu Yuan's face as he contemplated it. He reveled in that sensation of vibrant life force.

Similarly, the Space Dao left Wu Yuan in awe of its vast, unfathomable nature. This allowed him to grasp the Lesser Law of Spatial Dimension with unparalleled speed.

Yet his progress in Spatial Fracture and Dimensional Blade lagged far behind, advancing at a far slower pace.

At his core, Wu Yuan did not relish violence. He preferred quiet cultivation to constantly pushing himself through life-or-death ordeals.

Though his natural talents had set him on the path of immortal cultivation, those same talents often reflected one's inner nature. Only by following one's heart could one continuously break through bottlenecks.

Even during his time on the Bloodforge Battlefield and Eldritch-Immortal Battlefield, Wu Yuan typically withdrew once his objectives were met.

The path most suited to oneself is invariably the best path. Wu Yuan reflected silently.

Take Senior Brother Jiang Huan, for instance. Surely he was aware of the Law of Life? Yet he had chosen to fully comprehend the Law of Celestial Body instead.

For Wu Yuan, the Thunder Dao and Fire Dao did not currently align with his inner nature. Attempting to comprehend them would be an exercise in futility. A thousand years of contemplation might not yield the same results as a mere decade spent on the Celestial Body Dao or Longevity Dao.

Having learned that this Thunder Beast Diagram demands mastery of Thunder and Fire, I can only set it aside for now. Wu Yuan decided, abandoning this particular path.

It was worth noting that the Thunder Marsh World contained more than just this single diagram.

I should seek out other Thunder Beast Diagrams. Perhaps not all of them embody the same artistic conception.

With a deep breath, Wu Yuan collected his thoughts and rose to his feet. His gaze shifted to find Yun Ya and Yun Ling smiling at him from a short distance away. They seemed to have been patiently waiting for him to finish his contemplation.

"Yun Ya, my apologies for the delay," Wu Yuan said with a smile.

Though this period of meditation seemed brief, two days had actually passed.

"No need for apologies. We've just completed our session of contemplating the diagram as well," Yun Ya sighed. "While we gained some insights, they were minimal. That's why we've decided to venture into the Inner Region. The stone walls there bear seventy-three Thunder Beast Diagrams per area."

Wu Yuan nodded in understanding.

Over countless eons, various factions had thoroughly explored the world. From the intelligence gathered, the Outer Region contained a total of 365 Thunder Beast Diagrams. These diagrams were scattered across different areas, with only one diagram per location.

The Inner Region, however, was divided into five major areas, each housing seventy-three diagrams.

As for the Core Region? It contained all 365 diagrams in their complete form.

In essence, the more dangerous the area, the more concentrated the distribution of diagrams.

"While each Thunder Beast Diagram has a unique appearance, the projected images in our reports only capture their general form," Yun Ling explained with her melodious voice. "Only by standing before the actual stone walls can one sense their spiritual resonance and the profundities of the Dao they contain."

I must be cautious. Although most of the dangers in this Thunder Marsh World aren't likely to prove fatal and I have numerous trump cards up my sleeve, I must remain vigilant.

Only by staying alive can I achieve anything.

...

"Let's take this passage."

"The terrain of the Outer Region in the Thunder Marsh World remains constant. But in the Inner Region, apart from the five major areas with stone wall Dao patterns, the mountain ranges are constantly shifting under the effects of the array."

"We can only use our sense of direction to gradually approach the areas with the stone wall Dao patterns."

Wu Yuan, Yun Ya, and Yun Ling continued to navigate through various mountain passes and valleys.

...

Swish! "Kill!" With a sweep of her hand, Yun Ling sent several golden beams of light streaking across the sky, instantly slicing apart more than ten thunder beasts.

As they pressed onward, they encountered no other immortal cultivators, but occasionally ran into ordinary thunder beasts. Yun Ya and Yun Ling dispatched these with ease.

It seems Yun Ya's true specialty isn't the Thunder Dao, but rather the Wood Dao. And this Yun Ling excels in the Metal Dao? Wu Yuan quickly noticed this point and pondered it thoughtfully.

Both had only comprehended Lesser Laws, but appeared to have reached the ninth-level True Intent stage, which was considered quite decent among Void Refiner cultivators.

...

On one side of a dark valley, at the base of a mountain range, was an enormous cavern. Within its vast expanse dwelled countless thunder beasts, each dozens of zhangs long. Among them were several dozen over a hundred zhangs in length, emanating overwhelmingly powerful auras.

The cave was undoubtedly a terrifying lair of thunder beasts. Most of the beasts lay sprawled across the cavern floor in deep slumber, with only a few weaker ones playfully scuffling about. Their intelligence was rudimentary at best, barely matching that of a human toddler.

Suddenly, a low growl reverberated from the depths of the cave, its fearsome resonance stirring up gales laced with flickering lightning.

"Roar~"

"Roar!"

"Roar!" The sleeping thunder beasts stirred awake, one by one opening their eyes and responding with their own rumbling calls.

Eventually, every thunder beast in the cavern had awakened.

"Roar~" The growl from the cave's depths suddenly transformed into a thunderous bellow, as if issuing a command to charge.

In an instant, over a hundred thunder beasts roared without hesitation, then surged forward in a stampede, some flying, others sprinting, all moving with lightning speed as they burst out of the cave and into the canyon.

...

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Two figures in white robes and one muscular man carrying a saber on his back skimmed along the ground, flying at a speed of three hundred li per second.

"I reckon we're getting close. We just need to find one more mountain range cutting across our path," Yun Ling said with a smile. "We've been quite fortunate so far, not encountering a single thunder beast elite..."

Wu Yuan and Yun Ya nodded in agreement, all three of them visibly relaxing.

Suddenly, a rumbling tremor shook the earth, as if some massive entity was about to approach.