Chapter 1416 - 374: Finally Arriving at the Sixth State

Chapter 1416: Chapter 374: Finally Arriving at the Sixth State

In just a month’s time, the two had traveled from the State Capital to the vicinity of the Black Mountain.

The atmosphere now was completely different.

Yin Shuang looked at the Black Mountain in front of her in astonishment. This mountain was like a natural barrier blocking the way, exuding a strong evil aura. Although they were still quite a distance from the mountain, they could already sense that many battles were happening within it.

The sky was black. This pure black sky was quite terrifying, and there were many bolts of lightning in the sky. The lightning was a dark purple, not just fleeting flashes but enduring, long-lasting. Like fireworks illuminating the night, they painted the distant Black Mountain with both terror and beauty.

Yuchi was still somewhat surprised. If he hadn’t known in advance about the dangers here, it would be hard to imagine that this was the homeland where he had lived for so long. His hometown, on both the left and right, harbored such dangerous things.

He saw something that looked like a giant snake wrestling with the lightning. Squinting to observe it closely, what was this lightning? It was clearly a cultivator.

The cultivator was engaged in combat with the Black Flame.

The battle concluded with the cultivator’s victory, and after killing the creature, he vanished into the vast Black Mountain range.

Despite watching the scene, their pace never slowed.

Yuchi continued to lead Yin Shuang quickly towards the Black Mountain. Although other local protective cultivators noticed this, they did not intervene, because these cultivators were at least Nascent Soul Stage. Such cultivators fighting among themselves would certainly deal a considerable blow to the Third State.

"Judging by now, the battle over there is quite severe. Even our local powerful cultivators must head there. Alas."

A cultivator looked on from afar at Yuchi and Yin Shuang.

"Yes." Another cultivator answered wistfully, "The authorities want us to prevent such battles from escalating, but we cannot decide their escalation. We are Nascent Soul Stage cultivators, so we can’t possibly stop them from leaving. If they harbor resentment and attack our locals, wouldn’t that be troublesome?"

This cultivator’s argument was quite valid. If a small cat appears in one’s house, preventing it from going out is understandable. No matter how furious a cat can be, at most it tears a layer of skin. But if a wolf or leopard appears, and one tries to prevent it from going out, if it truly gets angry, it would certainly cause great harm to the household.

Cultivators below the Nascent Soul Stage can be controlled more easily. If they cause trouble, they can quickly be subdued. However, Nascent Soul Stage and higher cultivators are fundamentally different. With formidable combat abilities, forcing them to stay local would result in serious consequences if they were to get angry.

So now all they could do was watch Yuchi lead Yin Shuang away, and as the two gradually approached the Black Mountain, they pretended not to see anything, swallowing an elixir and shrugging their shoulders.

"It’s actually beneficial for us if they pass through the Black Mountain to other places. At least for the locals, the Black Mountain is now under the siege of many powerful cultivators. While previously monsters from within the mountain would occasionally charge out, this has lessened greatly. Hence, every matter has its pros and cons."

Black Mountain monster: I’ve been scared away now.

After an hour, a monster resembling a blood monkey appeared, utterly hopeless.

The weather was quite good today—thunder, lightning, stormy rain. Having just eaten and drunk my fill, I prepared to stroll outside, only to be directly robbed by two people. These two were simply overwhelming; I was no match for them. I could accept being killed, but instead, they kept playing with me, forcing me to attack repeatedly. If I stopped, I’d be beaten mercilessly by them!

This is prisoner abuse! This is prisoner abuse!!! I must go to the State Capital Government to assert my dignity as a Black Flame.

Yuchi gazed at the blood monkey before him, his face filled with reflective expressions.

The creature’s power was roughly equivalent to a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator, with varied strengths—some at the third level of Nascent Soul Stage, others at the sixth. But regardless, for him at the Divinity Transformation Stage, they were no match.