fifth form

Chapter 3486 Breaking the Sound Barrier
Inside the secret realm of the Yin-Yang School, Zhang Xuezhou rolled over and stood up.

This secret place accumulates spiritual energy over hundreds of years before it becomes quite barren.

Zhang Xuezhou lay in this secret place for more than half a month. He felt that his magical power had recovered by only 10%, and the nourishment of spiritual energy to his body was also relatively limited.

"shit!"

Zhang Xuezhou looked around.

The attainment of physical sainthood allows Zhang Xuezhou to maintain his body at its peak at all times. Even if he only has 10% of his power left, Zhang Xuezhou can still exert that 10% of his power in the strongest state.

Zhang Xuezhou wasn't worried about his own situation; he was more concerned about Ren Anran.

Ren Anran's journey will inevitably be arduous, unlike his effortless travels.

During the transformation, he saw Ren Anran's dissipated magical power, which meant that Ren Anran was a pure Yang Soul descending to earth.

If Ren Anran's Yang Soul Incarnation Technique does not have any special abilities, it will be difficult for her divine soul to draw upon the magical power of her original body after it descends, which also means that Ren Anran's Yang Soul divine soul will have difficulty condensing into a physical form.

"Spiritual energy can only maintain the state of the Yang Soul and prevent it from deteriorating. To make the state normal, the Yang Soul must be promoted in its cultivation. Only the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture can shape it. We still need to find Zhu Jiuyin for this!"

Plans are no match for changes, and Zhang Xuezhou's plans have failed more than once or twice; every time, the plan and the reality are two different things.

In their normal plan, Ren Anran would travel between the illusory and real forms of his Yang Soul incarnation. Upon landing, he might lose contact with his main body, but he could still exist independently.

This situation has been verified by Ren Anran multiple times, not only in the twisted environment of Beirehe, but also over long distances.

For example, when Ren Anran and the others went to Qinmeng, one of his Yang Soul clones remained in Beirehe until they were defeated by the ferocious spider.

This Yang Soul Body, similar to the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, was not affected by distance and, in Ren Anran's guess, could even survive as a separate individual.

Although Ren Anran's Yang Soul clone is not strong, it has a very high chance of surviving by separating from the main body.

This is also the opportunity Zhang Xuezhou is trying to create. He is trying to let Ren Anran enter the society where the Three Realms Experience Realm Technique is the main cultivation method, so as to achieve local customs and be completely integrated into it.

"My soul no longer has the void imprint that Zhu Jiuyin engraved through the Great Wilderness Creation Scripture, so An Ran will not go with me to Mount Tai. She should go to Zhu Jiuyin's place!"

After waiting for a moment, Zhang Xuezhou swayed and used the Five Elements Formation to pass through.

He leaped onto the Jade Emperor Peak, and a faint light appeared on his arms, which then transformed into wings.

Having absorbed the demonic power that surged into its body from the giant serpent, the jade wings refined by Yun Zhongshu transformed into another form when they shattered, which differed significantly from the description of Yun Zhongshu's highest-level Wind and Thunder Wings.

Perhaps Zhang Xuezhou had never actually seen the Wind and Thunder Wings, as they were somewhat similar in form to the Crimson Gold Cloud Wings.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't care about the appearance of the wings. After all, for him, they were just a means to fly, and as long as he could fly, that was enough.

"These wings don't seem to be defined by the Cloud Technique... That's right, Lei Zhenzi himself only obtained the Wind and Thunder Wings through a great opportunity, and he doesn't know how to cultivate them. The Cloud Technique is more of a replication of his abilities, and it's almost impossible for him to cultivate Wind and Thunder Wings through the Cloud Technique!"

Zhang Xuezhou flapped his wings.

His initial speed was extremely slow, and his wings were like heavy iron. When he flapped them upwards, it was no different from walking. But as he continued to flap them, his speed gradually increased.

These wings constantly adapted to his body and the aerial environment, thereby continuously increasing his speed.

This improvement seemed endless. In just a few minutes, Zhang Xuezhou had recovered to the Jade Wing level, and his progress did not stop.

The abilities granted by the Wind Avoidance Technique allowed him to break the sound barrier. For those skilled in flying and leaping, the sound barrier is a limit; excessive speed will inevitably lead to disintegration.

When Zhang Xuezhou was chasing Daojun, he encountered his speed limit and had to rely solely on his physical strength and ability to avoid the wind to keep up, which also caused a violent explosion.

At that moment, he easily broke the sound barrier without any abnormalities in his body. He left only streaks of light as he flew through the air, without even making a sonic boom.

"This must be the fastest speed in the Three Realms!"

The sound barrier is undoubtedly the standard; below it lies a new category, and above it, another. Breaking this barrier inevitably equates to reaching the pinnacle of speed across the three realms.

Zhang Xuezhou didn't know how many cultivators could break through to this level, but he felt that he could still accelerate. However, as he continued to accelerate upwards, he felt that the consumption of demonic power in his body would increase several times over.

Even if his magical power and demonic energy were at a low point, Zhang Xuezhou wouldn't be able to withstand the enormous energy expenditure brought about by higher speeds, let alone if his physical condition were perfect.

"It seems that only the consistent cycle of the True Self Realm can reduce the power consumption at higher speeds!"

As the thoughts raced through his mind, Zhang Xuezhou began to stabilize his speed and seek a balance between flight and demonic power, striving to maintain his flight speed with minimal loss of demonic power.

Flying directly from Mount Tai to the Ten Thousand Mountains is thousands of miles long, and at top speed it takes only two or three hours, which is several times faster than flying overnight using the Imperial Shuttle.

When they were almost at the Holy Land of Xieluoschuan, Zhang Xuezhou exhausted his demonic power and then switched to the Cloud Soaring Technique.

Zhang Xuezhou's cloud-flying technique remained at the same level as before, but the benefits of his physical attainment of sainthood allowed him to increase his flying speed by relying on his magical power.

He was anxious yet remained calm, making good use of his limited physical strength.

As the familiar lake came into view, Zhang Xuezhou felt a sense of relief, but then his eyelids twitched suddenly.

The figures of the two leaders of the Western Religion came into view. One of them was standing on a blue lotus, and the other was sitting on the back of the Peacock King.

Before the two, the Eight Views Carriage stood silently in the air.

The two goddesses, Xuan Nu and Shang Yuan, stood on either side of the Eight Scenery Carriage, while two figures inside the carriage made Zhang Xuezhou's scalp tingle.

His approaching body suddenly stopped, and before any scrutinizing gaze could sweep over him, Zhang Xuezhou's body had already fallen, landing among the many noisy demonic birds below.

"They're really fast!"

Having learned the information from 'Bai', Zhang Xuezhou left the vortex of the Evil Luosichuan Holy Land well in advance.

However, he was a little too slow. He used Zhujiuyin to lure Ren Anran, and Donghua arrived at the Xieluoschuan Holy Land at that moment.

Like natural enemies, even without Donghua's deliberate scheming, the other party was now blocking Zhang Xuezhou's path.

"Damn it, what am I supposed to do in this state?"

Reversing life and death cannot restore all power. Shi Wudao needs to recuperate for a year and a half, and even Zhang Xuezhou, with his strong abilities, will have a recovery period.

Although he appeared to have been lying in bed for half a month, his body contained almost no food or elixirs, and his power could only be derived from absorbing spiritual energy, which resulted in his recovery being far from complete.

After exhausting his demonic power and rushing to the sacred land of Xieluoschuan, Zhang Xuezhou only had about 10% of his magical power left.

Even when he was in good condition, he dared not challenge Donghua easily. In his current terrible state, it was impossible for him to do so, not to mention that Donghua had the Empress, Xuan Nu, Shangyuan, and the two Western religious leaders by his side.

As he plummeted toward the restless, noisy flock of demonic birds, Zhang Xuezhou felt a headache coming on. He was also terrified that the battle between these powerful cultivators would cause aftershocks that could inflict irreversible damage to Ren Anran's soul.

"I had a stroke of good luck in real life, but here I'm having some bad luck, or maybe I've encountered an opponent who's too strong, which is beyond the scope of luck. Forcing my way in at this point probably won't do me any good!"

Zhang Xuezhou hesitated for a moment, then hesitated to step forward.

He waited patiently for the situation in the Evil Luoschuan Holy Land to change, and also tried his best to restore his demonic power, seeking an opportunity to take Ren Anran away from here.

"Black-haired cousin, what brings you here too?"

It landed sullenly below the demon bird, and chased away several more demon birds that were defecating on its head.

A crisp sound rang out. Zhang Xuezhou looked at the several chattering demon birds complaining, and then at the leader of a demon bird with white feathers.

When the demon bird called out a name that was almost unfamiliar to him, Zhang Xuezhou remembered his only friend in the Evil Luosichuan Holy Land.