Chapter 512: Flowing Light Thunder Veil, Phantom Light Thunder Extreme

Jasmine, however, let out a faint snort. "You're getting into character so quickly? Although they are your parents, in essence, they are merely strangers with a blood connection! Before today, you had no interaction with them whatsoever, yet now you're risking danger for their sake?"

Yun Che calmly replied, "Familial affection is more wonderful than I ever imagined. Yesterday, they were strangers to me, whom I had never met and with whom I had no grievances. But today, I uncontrollably feel an overwhelming desire to protect them at all costs... This must be a human instinct when confronting family ties... an instinct etched into the bloodline."

"Hmph!" Jasmine's voice was full of disdain. "That's merely your good fortune to have parents worth protecting. In this world, not all familial affection is beautiful; some can even make you hate it to the core."

Within Jasmine's voice, there was clearly a hint of dark resentment. Yun Che was momentarily startled, then frowned and asked, "Jasmine, I remember you were very fond of your brother and your mother. What do you mean by that?"

"Heh..." Jasmine gave a faint, cold laugh. "My brother and mother were the most important people in my life, but they are both dead. As for that person... the one I'm supposed to call 'royal father,' someday... I will kill him!!"

As Jasmine spoke, an icy, bone-chilling killing intent was released, causing Yun Che's body to stiffen abruptly. Royal father... that meant her own father. Yet, when she mentioned him, what she revealed was profound hatred and murderous intent!

"You resent your father? Why?" Yun Che cautiously asked.

"That's not something you need to concern yourself with," Jasmine replied coldly.

Yun Che remained persistent and asked directly, "Your royal father... he sounds like a king of some place. If you're so powerful, shouldn't your royal father be even more so?"

Jasmine's voice was devoid of emotion. "You want to know how powerful he is? I can tell you... it's a level of power you can't even begin to imagine."

Yun Che propped his chin, whispering, "Could it be... the legendary Divine Profound Realm?"

"Divine Profound Realm?" Jasmine scoffed and gave a faint laugh. "Have you ever heard of... a 'Realm King'?"

"Realm King? What kind of title is that?" Yun Che questioned.

"If you don't know, then stop asking pointless questions! When you truly understand what the words 'Realm King' mean, you'll naturally comprehend that person's power... However, no matter how strong he is, someday, I will definitely kill him!!"

Yun Che was speechless.

Yun Che remained in the Yun family, fully dedicating himself to healing Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou. In just five days, all the cold poison in their bodies was expelled without a trace, almost bringing Yun Qinghong, Mu Yurou, and Yun Xiao to tears of joy. Following this, their meridians, profound veins, and physical bodies began to recover. Under the miraculous Grand Way of the Buddha and Yun Che's masterful medical skills, their previously crippled bodies recovered at a miraculous pace. By the tenth day, Yun Qinghong could walk freely, and by the fifteenth day, his profound veins had initially healed, allowing him to briefly traverse the void with profound energy.

Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou had experienced many ups and downs throughout their lives, but these days, they felt as if they were living in a dream.

Yun Che's stay in the Yun family didn't cause much of a stir. The news of Yun Che and Yun Xiao becoming sworn brothers and Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou adopting Yun Che as their foster son quickly spread throughout the family. However, after learning that Yun Che's profound strength was only at the Sky Profound Realm, most people lost interest. Everyone was preoccupied with preparing for the upcoming clan grand competition and the Little Demon Empress's centennial enthronement ceremony, especially the young disciples eager to make a name for themselves.

A month passed peacefully. Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou's meridians, profound veins, and bodies had fully recovered. Amidst immense joy, they quietly began restoring their profound strength. Their profound strength levels back then were far superior to Yun Che's, but Yun Che's Grand Way of the Buddha still provided powerful assistance. However, he no longer needed to be exhausted daily as he had been a month prior. He requested a training room from Yun Xiao and finally began to improve himself during his daily free time.

The sky darkened, and night quietly descended.

A fifteen-meter-diameter "Ice Cloud Phantasm Formation" expanded in the spacious training room, isolating all sounds within. After repeatedly ensuring no one was secretly observing him, he took out a jade slip emitting a faint, shimmering light from the Sky Poison Pearl. Clearly engraved on the slip were the four characters: "Phantom Light Thunder Gale."

This "Phantom Light Thunder Gale," which Hua Minghai had personally offered, Yun Che had not reviewed previously due to lingering reservations. But now, in another world, with no idea when he might return to the Azure Cloud Continent, he had no reason to refuse this profound movement skill with its extremely potent life-saving capabilities.

Yun Che slowly examined the jade slip. As his fingers touched it, profound energy surged, and the profound art inscribed within gradually entered his mind. He then realized that "Phantom Light Thunder Gale" was not merely a profound movement skill; it comprised two parts:

The first part was "Fleeting Light Thunder Concealment."

The second part was "Phantom Light Thunder Gale" itself.

"Phantom Light Thunder Gale" was the inscrutable movement technique used by Hua Minghai, but "Fleeting Light Thunder Concealment" brought an even greater surprise to Yun Che... it was an incredibly powerful concealment profound skill!

When "Fleeting Light Thunder Concealment" was activated, one could suppress their profound energy aura to any desired degree, making their perceived profound energy weaker than their actual level. Most importantly, when "Fleeting Light Thunder Concealment" was cultivated to its peak, one's aura could be perfectly concealed, making it difficult for even powerful experts far stronger than oneself to detect.

The power of "Fleeting Light Thunder Concealment" was fully demonstrated by Hua Minghai. He escaped the pursuit of the Phoenix God Sect using "Phantom Light Thunder Gale," but his ability to stealthily infiltrate the Phoenix God Sect, a place teeming with Overlords and abundant Sovereigns, was undoubtedly due to "Fleeting Light Thunder Concealment"! Hua Minghai's profound cultivation was at the late stage of the Sovereign Profound Realm, yet despite the Phoenix God Sect having many Overlords, not a single one detected him as he entered their treasure vault as if nobody was there. If Hua Minghai hadn't accidentally triggered a profound formation, the Phoenix God Sect likely wouldn't have even known someone had infiltrated.

Yun Che recalled his first encounter with Hua Minghai; he hadn't detected his aura in the slightest, only perceiving that someone was observing him through years of alert instinct.

"To be able to conceal one's aura from people a major realm above oneself, this is simply a divine skill for thieves!" Yun Che mused inwardly, then quickly focused his mind and began to comprehend the profound art of "Fleeting Light Thunder Concealment."

"Fleeting Light Thunder Concealment" differed from the "Ice Cloud Wall" and "Ice Cloud Phantasm Formation." The latter two served to isolate, capable of sealing off power, aura, and sound. "Fleeting Light Thunder Concealment," however, involved containing and sealing one's own aura. Yun Che already possessed a foundation in concealing auras, honed from his time on the Blue Wind Continent. Coupled with his formidable comprehension, in less than two hours, the endlessly profound art was fully integrated into Yun Che's mind. As his internal energy circulated, the profound energy aura emanating from him slowly faded.

In two hours, "Fleeting Light Thunder Concealment" was initially mastered!

Yun Che was confident that he could reach Hua Minghai's level within half a month at most.

The night grew deeper. Yun Che remained still for over three hours, his profound energy aura having diminished to the mid-stage of the Earth Profound Realm, and under others' perception, there would be no sense of incongruity. At this moment, Yun Che opened his eyes, leaped to his feet, extended his arm, and lowly called out, "Hong'er, come out!"

As the crimson sword mark on his arm flashed, a blood-red bolt of lightning shrieked in Yun Che's hand, then transformed into the enormous Heaven Punishing Ancestral Divine Sword. Under its terrifying weight, Yun Che's arm suddenly sank, and his feet also caused a "boom," sinking deeply into the ground. Initially, Yun Che found it exceptionally difficult to wield the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Divine Sword. After Hong'er consumed the Dragon Fault, its weight noticeably increased even further.

Yun Che adjusted his breathing, and after a while, he finally managed to steady the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Divine Sword. His feet could now stand firmly on the ground without sinking. With a low shout, he swung the Heaven Punishing Ancestral Divine Sword, and immediately, gales surged, shaking the surrounding Ice Cloud Phantasm Formation precariously.

"Awoo, Master is so mean! I was sleeping so soundly, but you had to wake me up, boohoo..." Hong'er complained. Inside the orb at the center of the sword, a miniature version of Hong'er rubbed her sleepy eyes, puffed out her cheeks, and looked very resentful.

"I'll go find you something delicious tomorrow, alright?" Yun Che said, panting.

As soon as Yun Che's voice fell, Hong'er's previously drowsy eyes instantly sparkled. "Really?! Wahhh! Master has to keep his word, Master is truly the best! Master absolutely must not forget tomorrow!"

Yun Che could clearly hear Hong'er's incessant gulping sounds. He had inquired with Yun Xiao and learned that there were places in Demon Imperial City that sold Sky Profound Swords and even Sovereign Profound Swords. Due to the different currencies of the two continents, he could only use Yun Xiao's money—Yun Xiao's private stash... it should barely be enough to get a Sky Profound Sword, which would probably be sufficient to appease this little girl, who only knew how to eat, sleep, and play, for a short while.

Time swiftly passed as Yun Qinghong and Mu Yurou fully recovered, and Yun Che practiced "Phantom Light Thunder Gale." In the blink of an eye, another month had gone by.

That night, Yun Che didn't cultivate but slept soundly. When he awoke, the sky was already faintly light. He leaped from his bed and raised his arm, where the profound aura gleamed. He silently gazed at the profound aura for a moment, and Yun Canghai's image appeared in his mind.

"Grandpa, rest assured, I will never let the Yun family decline! Nor will I allow your reputation to be tarnished in the slightest!" Yun Che murmured to himself.

Although Yun Che had woken up quite early, figures were already bustling about within the Yun family.

For today was the day of the Yun family's grand clan competition!