Lord of Bones

Chapter 667: Yinming Castle

In order to quickly reach some exploration areas, avoid detours and save time, explorers have to enter from some specific areas.

Apart from these areas, the terrifying power of thunder in other places is not much weaker than that in the core areas.

The reason for this is the various Yuan Array restrictions that were set up by the Yin Lei Palace in those areas in the past.

After countless years of baptism, these restrictions have merged with the power of thunder between heaven and earth and become part of this thunder domain.

Among those areas that are convenient for entering the Xuanyin Thunder Domain, Yinming Castle is one of the few best routes that can quickly get close to the core area of ​​the Xuanyin Thunder Domain.

Yinming Castle was once one of the teleportation entrances carefully constructed by Yinlei Palace.

Now, it has become a shortcut for explorers entering the Xuanyin Thunder Realm to save years of time.

The area extending three million miles from Yinming Fort towards Xuanyin Thunder Domain seemed to be protected by a special force.

The thunder power in this area is relatively mild compared to other places, and there is no need to wait for the weakening period every two hundred years.

This also leads to high-level natural treasures rarely appearing in this area.

Although there are a lot of low-level materials, it is obviously difficult to meet the needs of those who pursue ultimate power.

However, this does not stop some metahumans from exploring.

Yuanzers from all over the world flocked to this area, some for adventure and treasure hunting, some to challenge themselves and look for their own opportunities and rewards.

Therefore, in Yinming Castle, a force called Yinming Guard gradually rose.

They call themselves the security guardians of this area and take it as their responsibility to maintain the peace of Yinming Castle.

Although they claim to be guarding this area, they also charge a certain fee from those who want to enter the Xuanyin Thunder Domain.

Although the Yinming Guards do not have a strong man in the Huawen Realm to command them, their strength should not be underestimated.

There are many Yuan masters at the peak of the Half-Step Huawen Realm among them. They have practiced a unique Yuanshu formation. With the cooperation of just a few people, they can exert the strength of an early Huawen Realm master.

If all the powerful Yinming Guards unite together and take advantage of the unique geographical environment in the fort, they can even compete with the strong men at the peak of the middle stage of the Huawen realm.

Therefore, the Yinming Guards were considered the overlords of that area, and few Yuanists would provoke them.

The existence of the Yinming Guards also makes the area around Yinming Castle their sphere of influence.

.........

A few months later.

At the end of the sky, a bright golden light streaked across the sky like a meteor, rushing past, as if a messenger from God had descended to the earth.

It traveled across the boundless sky and finally stopped on a towering mountain hundreds of miles away from Yinming Castle.

As the golden light gradually dissipated, a huge Yuanzhou slowly revealed its true appearance.

It is like a palace floating in the air, surrounded by a faint golden halo, appearing mysterious and solemn.

At this moment, in the Yuanzhou, a colorful thunder broke through the air and instantly turned into a nimble figure.

He was a young man in a blue robe, with a slender and upright figure, like a sword drawn from its sheath, full of sharpness and edge.

Behind him, a pair of wings of thunder and flame spread out in the air, gorgeous and spectacular.

After the blue-robed young man appeared, the huge Yuanzhou turned into a golden light and silently sank into a ring on his finger.

This person is Li Yuan.

According to the approximate opening time of the Xuanyin Thunder Domain, he traveled billions of miles to get here.

He looked far away in the direction of Yinming Castle, only to see dark clouds covering the place. The thick clouds seemed to be about to crush the entire sky.

Even during the day, it is as dark as night, giving people a depressing and heavy feeling.

The outline of the Underworld Castle was looming under the dark clouds, standing quietly on this land.

Although it was once just a small teleportation point, after countless years of operation and development by the Yinming Guards, it has become extremely large and spectacular.

"Can we gather reliable intelligence from Yinming Castle on this trip?" Li Yuan thought to himself, "The opening of the Xuanyin Thunder Realm, which occurs once every two hundred years, will surely be the focus of competition among various forces.

“I wonder which strong men from the Tianyun Sect will go there?

“As for the Zhu Clan of Zheju, if they are causing trouble for me because of that old man Zhu Xianyi.

"I don't mind letting a few of their clansmen who are at the Half-Step Transformation Realm perish here."

Li Yuan's voice was cold and full of unquestionable confidence.

After observing for a while, he took a deep breath, and the thunder and flame wings behind him shook violently. His body turned into a stream of lightning and rushed towards the Yinming Castle in the distance.

Not long after, Li Yuan arrived outside the gate of Yinming Castle.

This city wall built of black rock is hundreds of feet high, majestic and spectacular, giving people a feeling of being indestructible.

Various mysterious patterns are carved on the city walls.

At the city gate, there was a constant stream of people.

Yuan masters from various forces flocked into this city that was about to host a grand event.

They came in groups of three or five, or alone, and their faces were filled with anticipation and excitement.

Li Yuan followed the crowd into the city and saw shops lining both sides of the street with a wide variety of goods and all kinds of shouting in the air.

The prosperity of the city made Li Yuan feel a little confused, and he didn't know where to start collecting intelligence.

He walked on the street, scanning the people and buildings around him, trying to find some clues.

"Are you Li Yuan, the famous person in recent years?"

At this moment, a rough and deep voice suddenly came from behind Li Yuan.

Li Yuan's heart moved slightly and he slowly turned around.

He saw a burly man and three women looking at him with scrutiny.

The man had a resolute face, dark skin, and short hair that stood up like steel needles.

He was dressed in black and exuded a strong fighting spirit.

As for the three women, each has her own merits.

One of the women was tall, with a cold face and a pair of beautiful eyes that sparkled like cold stars. She was wearing a blue dress, giving people a cold and noble feeling.

The other woman has a reserved temperament and a calm face, giving people a calm feeling.

She was wearing a light green long skirt, the hem of which fluttered gently in the wind, as if blending into the surrounding environment.

The last woman was petite and had a sweet face.

A pair of big eyes sparkled with curiosity, and her pink dress looked like a blooming peach blossom.

Li Yuan's eyes swept over the four people, and his soul power was quietly released to conduct a detailed investigation of the four people.

Although the aura of the man and the woman in the pink dress was powerful, it was a little weak. They should have just entered the Half-Step Transformation Realm not long ago.

The other two women were different. Their auras were calm and restrained. Their cultivation had already reached the half-step transformation realm. It was obvious that they had been dormant at this level for many years, and their strength should not be underestimated.

Li Yuan thought to himself that the oldest of these people was only about 140 to 50 years old, and the youngest was about 100 years old, but they had such a high level of cultivation, so they were definitely not ordinary people. He quickly searched for information about the other four people in his mind and soon made an 80% to 90% deduction.

Among the two people with weaker cultivation, the man with a resolute face should be Zou Hao from the Jeju Zou family, which ranks 69th in the family.

The woman in the pink dress is probably Xue Ya from the Ningzhou Xue family, whose family ranks 56th.

According to the information on the list of the top three hundred geniuses, the cultivation levels of both of them are at the peak of the late stage of the Yuanshen realm.

Li Yuan speculated in his heart that these two people might have just successfully reached the Half-Step Transformation Realm not long ago and were eager to enter the Xuanyin Thunder Realm. Their cultivation was not yet stable, but it was at least a guarantee better than the peak of the late Yuanshen Realm.

The other two women in between them, the one wearing a light green dress is Guo Jingxuan from the Nanyang Guo family, whose family ranks 29th.

The other one in a blue dress was Xia Youran from the Changxing Xia family, which ranked 21st in the family.

Their every move revealed an extraordinary demeanor.

After some mutual introductions, it turned out to be basically consistent with Li Yuan's speculation.

However, Li Yuan felt that the other party would not just stop him to say hello, so he asked directly: "Gentlemen, you called me, it's not just to get to know me, right?"

The four of them couldn't help but look at each other, and then Xia Youran took the lead and stepped forward, nodded slightly to Li Yuan, and said: "Brother Li is quite direct.

Read more latest popular novels at 6.9*shuba!

“The four of us met by chance on the way and started traveling together.

“This Yinming Castle is not a good place, it is full of dangers, and it is too dangerous to go to the Xuanyin Thunder Region alone.

"I wonder if Brother Li would be willing to come with us?"

Li Yuan showed a complicated expression, and said in a deep voice: "You should know that I may be in some trouble..."

“Hey…” Hearing this, Zou Hao waved his hand, “Brother Li, you’re worrying too much.

“Most of the Yuanists who come to Yinming Fort are temporary teams formed just to enter the Xuanyin Thunder Region. Personal grudges are not worth mentioning here.

"We travel together just to look out for each other and face unknown dangers together."

"Are they all temporary teams?" Li Yuan was slightly stunned and didn't believe it at all.

"Haha." Xia Youran smiled faintly and explained, "Brother Li may not know that, except for some geniuses from our family forces who went alone, the people who went to Xuanyin Thunder Territory were basically those big forces with ancestors in the Huawen realm.

"They always arrange a large number of Yuanists to go in and search for treasures, and we are only a very small part of them."

Xia Youran paused and continued, “I see that Brother Li doesn’t seem to know much about the trip to the Xuanyin Thunder Territory, and even knows very little about the situation in Yinming Fort.

“How about this, we travel together and take care of each other while in Yinming Castle.

"After we enter the Xuanyin Thunder Region, it won't be too late for Brother Li to decide how to act."

Li Yuan nodded and said, "Miss Xia is right. I really don't know much about Yinming Fort. I'd like to trouble you to give me some advice."

Xia Youran waved her hand and said with a smile, "Brother Li, you are too polite.

“In that case, let’s first find a place to stay, and then check out the trading areas in the city.

“Information flows well there, and we can get more information about the Xuanyin Thunder Region.

"There should be various auctions held in the city during this period. We can also take this opportunity to prepare some items needed for exploring the Xuanyin Thunder Region."

Li Yuan did not object to Xia Youran's arrangement. Instead, he felt it was very logical and organized.

Xia Youran led Li Yuan and his party through the city, and finally found a quaint and elegant inn as their place of stay.

After a short rest, they couldn't wait to go to the bustling trading areas in the city.

The trading area is a bustling market with a wide variety of stalls and the constant shouting of merchants.

The air is filled with the unique scent of various materials and ingots.

However, for Xia Youran and others, these items have long been commonplace in their family and do not have much appeal.

Despite this, they still decided to go shopping. After all, there were a wide variety of goods here and they might be able to find some rare treasures.

Over the next few days, they attended several auctions but found nothing particularly worth buying.

This made everyone feel a little disappointed, and they gradually lost interest in continuing to shop.

Half a month flies by in a blink of an eye.

Li Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged on the bed in the inn, had just finished practicing when he sensed a familiar breath.

He frowned slightly and murmured, "Didn't the Longyang Li family move out of the Wen River Basin?

"Why did the old village chief appear in Yinming Castle?"

He thought to himself that the familiar breath came from the thunder seal of cultivation that he had planted in Li Yuanlong's body.

If it weren't for this mark, he would have found it difficult to detect the arrival of the old village chief.

Li Yuan's figure flashed, leaving a residual shadow on the bed, and his figure disappeared in an instant.

.........

Deep inside Yinming Castle.

An antique restaurant stands in the night, brightly lit with mottled light and shadows.

There is a VIP room on the third floor with its door tightly closed, exuding a sense of mystery and tension.

Inside the room, six figures were sitting in an orderly manner, and everyone was on edge.

Leading the group was an old woman with silver hair. Her face was weathered but she exuded an aura of majesty without even getting angry. She was Ruan Manqiu from the Jingshui Ruan family.

Sitting next to Ruan Manqiu was a middle-aged man, Li Lieyang, the head of the Longyang Li family.

Sitting opposite the two men was Shui Huixin, the seventh elder of Shuiyun Peak of Tianyun Sect. At this moment, her face was somewhat solemn.

Next to Shui Huixin sat two young women, one was Shui Suya, a disciple from Shuiyun Peak; the other was Ruan Ningmeng, who also looked a little nervous at the moment.

In the corner of the room, there was a middle-aged man sitting.

Li Yuanlong occasionally looked out the window, as if looking for something.

They had just come to Yinming Castle because of the sixty-year agreement that Shui Qing had made with Ruan Ningmeng and Li Yuanlong.

"Master Ruan, do you really think Li Yuan will be here?" Li Lieyang looked at Ruan Manqiu and asked.

Ruan Manqiu pondered for a moment and slowly said, "Based on my understanding of what Li Yuan said at the Longshan Tan Clan, he should choose to go to the core area of ​​the Xuanyin Thunder Region.

"Although there are teleportation arrays in other places that can save time, the places they pass through are more complicated and dangerous."

Li Lieyang nodded and said, "Entering from Yinming Fortress can indeed reach the core area faster, but the places we pass through are all surrounded by dangers, and the degree of danger is extremely high."

Ruan Manqiu said confidently: "If Li Yuan really wants to obtain the Lightning Yin Lei Blade, he will definitely choose this path."

Shui Huixin couldn't help but frowned slightly when she heard this, and then said, "Didn't you leave each other jade slips for communication?
"Should I try to contact him at this time?"

"Do we need to contact them now?" Li Yuanlong heard this and showed a worried look on his face, "I'm afraid that many people in Tianyun Sect are looking for Li Yuan now.

“Should we reconsider this?

"See if there is any other way to get Meng Ning to leave Tianyun Sect?"

(End of this chapter)