Nine Dragons Saint Ancestor

Northwest of Ancient Moon City, a thousand miles away.

Here stands a medium-sized mountain range called Thunder Mountain. Thunder Mountain appears extraordinarily calm on usual days, but often under a clear blue sky, sudden lightning and thunder emerge, possibly giving the mountain its name.

Of course, Thunder Mountain is most famous not for these celestial anomalies, but for a special place within the mountains. It’s said that a powerful Heavenly Rank expert had once passed away here, and due to practicing an extraordinarily mighty Thunder Attribute Technique, the Thunder King Valley came to be.

Only those who have reached the Heavenly Rank Realm can earn the honorable title of ”King.” Since the valley within Thunder Mountain is named Thunder King Valley, it might really be the legacy of a Thunder Attribute Heavenly Rank expert.

However, the Thunder King Valley is perennially shrouded in thunder and lightning, and any human cultivator or powerful Vein Demon attempting to enter the valley can be instantly obliterated by the power of the thunder, comparable to a Heavenly Tribulation, leaving no trace behind.

Yet, despite such dangers, a considerable number of cultivators still venture to Thunder King Valley in search of treasures. Though they dare not venture too close, there are times when luck favors them, allowing them to find valuable items on the outskirts, such as the piece of Thunder Wood acquired by Yang Wanliu.

Due to the power of Yang Wanliu’s Thunder Wood, the number of human cultivators coming to Thunder Mountain in search of treasures has suddenly increased manyfold, all eager to see if they can have luck similar to that of the Yang Family’s princely heir.

Boom!

Deep within Thunder Mountain, an arm-thick silver lightning suddenly boomed, violently severing a large tree, shocking a nearby Spirit Vein Realm cultivator, who scrambled away in panic, gazing at the thunderous valley in the distance with fear in his heart.

”Why is the range of the Thunder King Valley’s lightning growing larger?”

Some seasoned treasure-seeking cultivators did not mind the pale-faced Spirit Vein Realm cultivator but frowned as they looked toward the mysterious distant valley and the silver lightning continuously descending from the sky.

Because they all knew that the Thunder King Valley’s lightning range never used to be so vast. If that lightning had struck anything other than a tree, someone could have perished unexpectedly today.

This scene prompted many to instinctively withdraw far away, just as the lightning around the Thunder King Valley suddenly became more violent, making them realize the wisdom of their actions.

Rumble!

As they retreated several dozen meters, their initial shock faded, only to find fresh fear creeping in, as the ground beneath them seemed to tremble, akin to an earthquake.

”Look, what is that?”

Some sharp-eyed cultivators, despite their alarm, first noticed something amiss, and one of them pointed toward the Thunder King Valley.

”It seems... like a stele?!”

Other Meridian Refining Masters with powerful Power of Soul abilities looked keenly, their sensing ability naturally stronger. Yet even with the surrounding lightning, they weren’t too sure.

In front of the distant Thunder King Valley, a tall stele appeared to be emerging from the ground. The ground shaking earlier was evidently caused by the stele breaking through the earth.

”The stele seems to have some words inscribed on it!”

The same elderly Meridian Refining Master with a strong Power of Soul squinted at the stele, which hadn’t yet completely emerged, but he could vaguely see two large characters on it.

”Thunder? Unite?”

Like the elder, some sharp-eyed observers also glimpsed the two characters on the top of the stele. Some low-level cultivators took out Thousand-mile Mirrors from their storage bags for a clearer view.

While the character for Thunder was understandable, the character for Unite was perplexing. This sudden occurrence at Thunder King Valley had never been seen before, drawing everyone’s unwavering gaze to the stele, anxious to decipher the inscription, possibly the key to entering Thunder King Valley.

Boom!

After about ten breaths, the stele, towering several meters high, finally fully emerged from the ground. Both the powerful-souled Meridian Refining Masters and the low-level cultivators with Thousand-mile Mirrors could see the large inscription clearly now, numbering eight characters in all.

”Four Orders of Thunder King, unite to unveil!”