One Dao Fruit a day, starting with the Dragon Taming Technique.

Amidst the annihilation of countless silver serpents, the sky... cracked open!

It pierced through the entire cloud layer, as if it had been cleaved in two by some invisible blade.

Dense cracks spread across the clouds, like a spider web splitting open in the sky.

To Xu Guang's astonishment, all the cracks lit up simultaneously.

The light was neither the white of lightning nor the gold of the sun, but a flowing luster with a faint silvery-purple hue, like liquid mercury poured onto the back of the clouds, slowly seeping down from the cracks.

Xu Guang's pupils suddenly contracted.

The rain was still falling, but something else had appeared in the rainwater.

A thick fog descended, and large raindrops pelted down, only to be shattered in mid-air by the howling wind. The fog thickened, and strange glimmers of light seeped through the gaps in the clouds, merging with the mist and drifting in all directions.

What the hell is this?

suddenly.

From the distant mountains came a tremendous roar, not the kind of roar from an ordinary animal, but a roar that resembled the grinding of stones, yet was full of vitality.

In Xu Guang's shocked gaze, the trembling mountains seemed to come alive, and the dark shadow that blotted out the sky was like a huge god, opening its arms to welcome the rain curtain between heaven and earth.

Through the rain, countless shimmering silver ribbons surged toward the location of the deity.

Xu Guang stood there blankly in an open space, instinctively avoiding the cracks under his feet, his mind a complete blank, his heart gripped by immense fear.

What is that enormous, god-like black shadow?

Have the mountains... also turned into demons?

With such demons appearing, what methods are needed to deal with them?

Suddenly, he remembered the legend of Shuoyun Mountain. It was said that a god lived deep in Shuoyun Mountain. He was ten thousand feet tall and a being called the Cloud Dragon lived on his body. The Cloud Stone of Cloud City was the product of the Cloud Dragon's nest.

He couldn't say he completely disbelieved these kinds of legends, but he only considered them as a way for the people of Yuncheng to speculate on Yunshi and sell it at a high price.

But now, this legend seems to be becoming a reality.

In the blink of an eye, the clouds shattered, and in a fleeting glimpse, Xu Guang saw countless...birds appearing above the clouds!

The most eye-catching of them all is a divine bird engulfed in flames, resembling the legendary phoenix.

A roar suddenly came from the rain, unlike the previous roars that sounded like a god praying to heaven and earth; this was a tiger's roar.

A thought arose in Xu Guang's mind: the tigers in Shuoyun Mountain were rejecting the phoenix, which was like a divine bird.

The divine bird seemed to be enraged by the tiger in the mountains. With a flap of its wings, dark clouds swirled like vortexes, and a fierce purple light pierced through the heavy clouds, making the entire sky seem to be set ablaze.

The sky suddenly brightened.

Roars and flames intertwined between heaven and earth.

But the sound was quickly drowned out by the shaking of the earth dragon turning over. Even a demon with such great power is nothing in the face of the might of heaven.

The earthquake intensified, and Xu Guang swayed from side to side, relying on his ghost-step technique to maintain his balance.

Suddenly, the water vapor in the world generated a kind of intense heat.

Xu Guang looked up and saw only lightning and torrential rain overhead. The birds he had seen earlier had vanished without a trace. Only a few scattered sparks on the distant horizon proved that a group of creatures had appeared in the sky.

Is it a demon... or a different species?

He didn't know, he just felt his head buzzing, because the tiger in the mountains reminded him of something.

Could that be the Tiger King that the changgui mentioned...?

He killed the ghost, did that mean he offended it? If that being came down from the mountain to take revenge, how would he survive?

Yes, survive.

However, it seems that the Tiger King doesn't take the so-called cougars very seriously.

This is what makes Xu Guang feel most at ease right now.

After a long time, the earthquake finally ended, and everything finally came to a stop.

Strangely, the downpour stopped as soon as the earthquake ended.

The misty water vapor quickly evaporated, but even though it was night, a white light was brewing above the clouds.

Everything in sight was covered in silver frost.

For a moment, it was impossible to tell whether it was day or night.

Is anyone still alive?

"People from Sandu!"

"Sir, where are you?!"

Voices rang out, followed by sounds from all directions. Figures rose from their prone positions and began searching for their comrades.

Xu Guang remembered something and quickly dug Du Changwei out of the dust beside him.

The earthquake struck suddenly, and he only had time to pull Du Changwei away. Later, he was so shocked by what he saw that Du Changwei was buried alive before he could pay attention.

The group of several dozen people was divided into three or four miles.

Xu Guang, accompanied by Du Changwei, searched for hundreds of meters before finally finding Wang Gan.

A moment later, Wang Gan ordered the assembly, and a total of more than 40 people were dispatched to Lady Lu's manor. They encountered an earthquake and a sudden rainstorm, and in the end only found 26 people. As for the meat products rescued from Lady Lu's manor, only more than 50 people were known.

This was the main road they were traveling on, and there was plenty of open space around it.

The power of natural disasters is evident.

"Erzhuzi! Captain, we haven't found Erzhuzi yet, I'm not leaving!"

"It is a soldier crying out."

"My cousin is missing too, sir, keep looking!"

A look of sadness crossed Wang Gan's face. In the face of such a natural disaster, people had gone missing, and the possibility of finding them again...

Minimal.

Xu Guang understood this principle as well. He stood aside with his men from his village. He was lucky; no one from his village went missing. Only Yang Zhen was unlucky; he was hit in the back by a rock and probably broke two ribs.

After a moment of silence, Wang Gan said softly, "Everyone, calm down. I know you're all worried about your brothers who have been with you day and night going missing, but we are the Yamen Army, the most elite army in Shuofang Prefecture. We will never abandon a single person under any circumstances. Let's go back to the medicine field first, gather the auxiliary troops, and search together."

Just now, there was a violent storm with thunder and lightning. As I walked, I saw mountains and rivers overturned, all vegetation was gone, red rock layers were exposed, and rubble was everywhere.

The medicinal herb fields were also severely damaged by the earthquake. Only a few medicinal herbs can still be seen in some places, but no one knows whether they can continue to grow.

The damage caused by this earthquake was extremely severe.

Xu Guang and Du Changwei remained silent the entire way until they arrived at their team's camp, where they saw the collapsed tents buried under the red rocks.

Du Changwei finally couldn't hold back anymore.

"Xiao Guang, I...I'm so worried about home."

Xu Guang paused for a moment, then whistled. A chestnut-red horse galloped over. This horse was very intelligent and was a descendant of a different breed. It had run away during the earthquake.

"Brother, why don't you ride back and take a look?"

"Yes, Brother Du, you should go back and take a look first. If possible, please check on my house as well if you pass by."

He Nian said with tears in his eyes.

Although he was outspoken, he was a very filial son and cared deeply for his elderly mother, always keeping her by his side during his summer retreats.

Feeling melancholy in the camp, Xu Guang did not want to stay any longer.

But as he went out, he couldn't help but think about Du Zhao's safety. He asked Du Changwei to go back and check on him, but more than anything, he was afraid to face the worst possible outcome.

My mind was in turmoil, and my gaze wandered, suddenly turning in one direction.

Previously, the divine bird fought with the tiger in the mountain. Because of the earthquake, I did not see the whole picture, but I remember there was a fire that disappeared there. I wonder if anything fell down.

My mind is currently in a state of confusion, making it impossible to concentrate on either reading or practicing martial arts. I might as well go and take a look.

He found Wang Gan, spoke to him, and then handed over the team's affairs to He Nian.

"Team leader, you can go without worry."

Xu Guang's lips twitched as he listened to He Nian's assurance.

Why is this kid always so annoying?