Chapter 367 (2/2)

This process was quite volatile just as with the blades, one mistake, and the cores could shatter into tiny pieces. It was possible to lose one of the cores if something went wrong.

For someone with three cores, this was three times as difficult but would save him from losing all of his built-up power. The cores were like bonus lives which even if they faded he could probably push forward with only one. This would probably revert him to his old core formation stage which would be much weaker than what he had now.

'It's all or nothing now…'

The earth rumbled and the stormy weather outside was halted. It seemed as if time had stopped for this land as a massive burst of energy was produced. A pillar of light shot out from within the ground causing destruction in its wake.

This pillar intensified with time and continued to cast a glaring light throughout the land. It reached up into the sky and caused the storm above it to be absorbed into it.

Zhang Dong could not do anything about this, he knew that he had limited time. The longer he took to break through the more danger could come his way.

The beasts and animals that were here looked up into the sky. They did not flee or scatter, their senses told them that there was no enemy nearby. Once the storm was gone the soothing energies that came from within that pillar invigorated the land.

With a thunderous boom, the pillar exploded and its energies rained down onto the ground. These rays of light did not bring death and destruction, instead where they landed the soil became invigorated with strange energies.

'There we go…'

Zhang Dong gave out a sigh as he looked up. The cave that he burrowed into was long gone. Above his head was a fifty-meter-wide circular hole that he created after breaking through. He could see the clear blue sky and the sun shone its bright rays on his face.

'Damn… there is someone there…'

He did not have much time to reinforce his cultivation as he felt someone approaching him from afar. There were multiple people and all of them seemed quite formidable.

”There you are, Renegade Cultivator, your days of terrorizing the lands will end here!”

After floating up into the air he found himself surrounded. There were six people around him and he could tell that they were all Saint Emperors.

'Five early stage and one middle stage…'

He had a theory about his true power level but he didn't really have an opportunity to test out his newfound cultivation. All of the enemies that he had faced were one or more steps behind him. They didn't even make for good sparring partners.

”Renegade cultivator? I think you might have found the wrong person. I'm just 'a cultivator' I think that renegade flew that way, he had a really menacing look on his face.”

Zhang Dong pointed in the opposite direction where he was going while smiling.

”Well, I will excuse myself then while you go to apprehend that menace!”

He clasped his hands while slowly floating away but before he could leave two old men blocked his escape route. When he looked behind him there were two old women instead while below him was another old master.

”Do you think we were born yesterday?”

Above him was the most powerful member of them all. He looked quite imposing and didn't actually look that old compared to the others. The salt and pepper hairstyle went well with his rough looks but the dark demonic-looking robes told Zhang Dong a tale.

”Can't fault me for trying…”

He shrugged while smiling but soon his expression became stern and his cultivation was unleashed.

”Guess I'll have to do this the hard way.”