Chapter 363 - 362: Racing
"AHH!!"
Jing’er suddenly let out a piercing scream. The sound was so sharp that even Qin Ya, who was holding her, felt his ears ringing. He moved away from Muh Qing, and only then did Jing’er slowly calm down.
Qin Ya shook his head helplessly and gave Muh Qing an apologetic smile. "Brother Muh, I’m truly sorry. Jing’er has been through some... incidents. She has an extreme reaction when anyone other than me gets close."
Muh Qing looked at Jing’er, who was dazed in Qin Ya’s arms, and sighed. His tone was tinged with sympathy as he said, "It’s alright. What a poor child."
Then, the two of them sped toward Kunn Mountain.
Along the way, they chatted and laughed, occasionally discussing their insights into Martial Arts.
Before long, Qin Ya spotted a black dot in the distance.
As they drew closer, he focused his gaze and a look of astonishment flashed in his eyes.
That black dot was clearly a majestic mountain of indescribable size!
Surrounding the great mountain were countless other peaks, encircling the massive central one like stars orbiting the moon. It was a breathtaking sight!
"So, this is Kunn Mountain."
Muh Qing said in awe, "I heard my master say long ago that Kunn Mountain is located high in the sky and its position is always changing. Seeing it today, it truly is extraordinary!"
"Let’s go up."
The two figures shot forward, streaking up the mountain. Just as they were about to reach the summit, a formless barrier of light suddenly appeared, blocking their path.
The light barrier was invisible, like a sheet of glass, yet they could feel a majestic pressure emanating from it, as if countless mountains had been fused together. They knew that even if they used their full strength, they probably couldn’t budge this barrier in the slightest.
"What an impressive Hidden Sect!"
Just then, the Ting Xiao Sword at Qin Ya’s waist suddenly exclaimed in amazement, "A Spirit Level Defensive Grand Array, a Pseudo-Spiritual Level Suspended Array, a Pseudo-Spiritual Level Spirit Gathering Array..."
"Tsk tsk, a dozen or so Arrays fused together... The person who set this up must be at least Master Level. That’s extremely rare in the entire Azure Sky Realm."
Hearing this, Qin Ya was secretly amazed. ’This Hidden Sect truly lives up to its reputation. Just these few Arrays alone reveal a glimpse of their profound foundation.’
At that moment, something stirred within his Storage Ring. With a sweep of his Divine Thought, he took out the Cyan Cloud Order, which was glowing with a dazzling azure light. The Cyan Cloud Order emitted waves of mystical fluctuations, causing the Grand Array to ripple and reveal an opening.
Seeing this, Qin Ya entered with Jing’er in his arms, and Muh Qing followed close behind.
Once inside Kunn Mountain, the two of them clearly felt a difference.
Primordial Qi. The Heaven and Earth Primordial Qi flowing all around was incredibly dense, at least ten times more so than in the outside world. Cultivating in this environment would be twice as effective with half the effort.
They looked around and saw a gray-robed figure approaching them.
The newcomer wore a gray robe and had white hair but a youthful face. His expression was amiable, but as his slightly cloudy eyes swept over the two, a sharp glint flashed within them. He then chuckled softly and said, "The two lucky ones who obtained the Cyan Cloud Order, come with this old man!"
The two exchanged a look and slowly followed.
Seeing the two following behind him, the gray-robed elder’s lips curled into a slight smile, and he increased his speed. When Muh Qing and Qin Ya saw this, they circulated their True Essence and sped up as well. They knew the old man was deliberately testing them.
’Two at Sky-Controlling Perfection under the age of forty. Especially the one in white—only seventeen, yet he possesses such a high Cultivation. Even in the entire four-thousand-year history of Kunyun Palace, there have only been a few like him. An absolute prodigy.’
On the surface, the elder appeared calm, but inside, his thoughts were in turmoil.
A seventeen-year-old at Sky-Controlling Perfection... Looking back through the history of Kunyun Palace, there had only been a handful. And in the last few centuries, not a single one had appeared.
Seeing such a rare gem, the elder couldn’t help but feel the urge to test him.
’They can still keep up? Let’s go a little faster, then.’
Seeing this, the gray-robed elder’s lips curled slightly, and he abruptly increased his speed by another fifty percent.
Not to be outdone, Qin Ya and Muh Qing increased their speed again.
"Good heavens, this old fellow hasn’t had enough of testing us yet."
Muh Qing gave a wry smile and circulated his True Essence at full power. His figure streaked through the void like a meteor, sticking close behind the elder, but this was already his limit.
In contrast, Qin Ya’s expression was calm and his breathing steady; he clearly hadn’t used his full strength yet. Muh Qing wasn’t surprised. He knew Qin Ya’s speed was far greater than this. That time when he’d passed by him, he had barely even noticed.
’Heh, I’m actually getting curious about Brother Qin’s speed now.’
Seeing that both the elder and Qin Ya looked completely at ease, Muh Qing felt as if a little kitten was scratching at his heart. An irrepressible curiosity bloomed within him. He was extremely curious to see if the elder could probe out the limits of Qin Ya’s speed. Meanwhile, the elder himself was also a little surprised to see Qin Ya following behind him so unhurriedly.
’Hm, he can still keep up.’
The elder smiled faintly, and then his speed increased once more!
In an instant, he became a black dot, gradually disappearing from their sight. Seeing this, Qin Ya said to Muh Qing, "Brother Muh, I’m going on ahead."
Hearing this, Muh Qing knew he had reached his own limit. He smiled at Qin Ya and said, "Brother Qin, don’t keep the old gentleman waiting."
"I won’t."
Qin Ya gave a faint smile, and then his speed suddenly exploded. He shot forward, creating a roaring sound in the void. A powerful gale swept out, knocking Muh Qing off balance and causing a shocked expression to appear on his face.
"Good heavens, that kind of speed is just terrifying."
High in the sky, the elder’s figure streaked past like a meteor, the corners of his mouth turned up in a slight smile.
’This speed is already approaching the limit of a Celestial Human. No matter how talented those two boys are, they can’t possibly catch me now. Forget it, I should head back...’
Just as the elder was about to turn back to find Qin Ya and Muh Qing, planning to praise them a bit to display his magnanimous demeanor, a shadow suddenly approached from the distance, flying toward him at a nearly terrifying speed.
’This kid...’
The elder’s pupils shrank, and a look of shock appeared on his face. In his Divine Thought perception, the person approaching was none other than Qin Ya, the very one he thought couldn’t possibly catch up!
’Hmph, as if I, a King, would lose to you.’
Seeing this, the gray-robed elder’s figure flickered. His speed exploded as he unleashed it without reservation, leaving a long trail of rippling clouds in his wake. Down in Kunyun Palace, many people had also noticed the two figures flying rapidly through the sky.
"Who are those two?!"
"They’re so fast! You can barely see them with the naked eye."
"What are they doing? Are they racing?"
The crowd broke into discussion, watching with great interest.
Meanwhile, the elder’s shock was growing ever greater. He had already unleashed his maximum speed, yet Qin Ya showed no signs of falling behind. In fact, the distance between them was continuously shrinking. Now, he was less than ten thousand zhang away. How could such speed possibly belong to a Sky-Controlling Martial Artist?
A breath later, Qin Ya had already reached the elder’s side, flying shoulder to shoulder with him. Qin Ya even turned his head, gave him a slight smile, and said, "Senior, we’ve already circled a dozen times. Do you wish to continue?"
"You... are truly astonishing."