"You..."

Suddenly, endless black clouds surged behind Shanghuai Mountain.

A fiercely powerful aura burst forth from his entire body.

The void seemed to ripple subtly under such pressure.

However, Nangong Jin acted as if he hadn't seen anything at all.

With a slight smile on his lips, he turned directly to Ji Haoyuan beside him and said:

"Let's go, Nanhua; it seems there's no need for us to stay here. We can go directly to Thunder Forest Peak and challenge them."

"Yes, Elder Nangong."

Ji Haoyuan immediately responded.

As the two were about to walk out of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall, Shanghuai Mountain, whose face had turned livid, finally shouted sternly:

"Hold on!"

As he spoke, he reached out and tossed a token, saying coldly:

"This is the residency token for Zeyu Peak, an excellent fourth-tier Spirit Peak.

I've just reconfirmed it; no one currently resides there."

As Nangong Jin caught the Zeyu Peak's residency token, he turned again to Ji Haoyuan and asked:

"Nanhua, what do you think of this? Do you want to go to Zeyu Peak?"

Upon hearing this, Ji Haoyuan chuckled softly.

"If it were in the beginning, I would definitely want to stay at Zeyu Peak.

But now...

Haha, I think Thunder Forest Peak suits me a little better."

Hearing Ji Haoyuan's response, a hearty laugh suddenly escaped Nangong Jin's mouth.

"Haha, truly worthy of being Elder Tianyuan's successor; such spirit is rare indeed."

With that, he casually tossed the token back to Shanghuai Mountain and mockingly said:

"Senior Brother Shang, since you think Zeyu Peak is excellent, why not leave this Spirit Peak to the master of Thunder Forest Peak?

We will take our leave for now."

With those words, the two did not hesitate and strode out of the Miscellaneous Affairs Hall.

Soon, their figures flashed and headed towards the direction of Thunder Forest Peak.

"Ignorant!"

At that moment, Shanghuai Mountain's expression turned exceedingly sinister.

A horrifying gleam surged in his eyes as he snarled, word by word:

"A mere boy from a remote backwater dares to disgrace me like this.

Fine, I want to see how long Nangong Jin can protect you!"

...

On the other side.

While flying through the air, Nangong Jin looked at Ji Haoyuan with admiration and said:

"Nanhua, your decision just now truly surprised me.

What were you thinking just then?"

Although he had already guessed the reason behind Ji Haoyuan's actions,

he still wanted to hear Ji Haoyuan's honest thoughts.

In response, Ji Haoyuan didn't hide anything and smiled as he replied:

"To be frank, Elder Nangong, no matter the decision, I would have already offended Deacon Shang.

If offending him was unavoidable, I might as well do it thoroughly.

At least this way, it lets me feel at ease."

"Haha, what a serene mindset!"

Hearing Ji Haoyuan's answer, Nangong Jin couldn't help but be even more impressed.

He then assured Ji Haoyuan: "Nanhua, rest assured. As long as you can seize Thunder Forest Peak later,

I will handle any threats from Senior Brother Shang for you; you do not need to worry at all."

"Thank you, Elder Nangong."

Ji Haoyuan immediately expressed his gratitude politely.

After a while.

The two arrived at a Spirit Peak a hundred zhang high.

Looking up.

The Spirit Peak was surrounded by Spirit Clouds.

At the top of the peak stood rows of Spirit Wood, flashing with endless lightning.

It was Thunder Forest Peak.

"Nanhua, you can issue a challenge to the Thunder Forest Peak Master now.

Once the challenge is issued, the Thunder Forest Peak Master must duel you within three days, or it will be considered a concession.

Then, even if there is no battle, you will take over the peak."

"Alright!"

With Nangong Jin's words, Ji Haoyuan did not hesitate at all.

He held his Identity Jade Token and wrote a letter of challenge on it with his Magical Power, then gently guided it.

Buzz!

A contract-like sigil flew into Thunder Forest Peak from the jade token.

Whirr—

There was a sudden surge of Spiritual Qi over Thunder Forest Peak, which had been calm.

Bands of lightning rushed skyward.

Soon, two large words appeared out of thin air.

A closer look revealed.

Those were the words "Challenge."

This large commotion naturally attracted the attention of some surrounding disciples.

Many Divine Thoughts swept in this direction.

When they saw the scene, especially the two large "Challenge" words floating in mid-air, everyone was shocked.

"Is that? Someone has issued a challenge to Thunder Forest Peak!"

"What? A challenge to Thunder Forest Peak?"

Those familiar with Thunder Forest Peak couldn't help but show disbelief.

Don't they know who stands behind Thunder Forest Peak?

Are they not afraid of the revenge after challenging and possibly defeating the Thunder Forest Peak Master?

"Look quickly!

Who is that?"

Soon.

Someone recognized Nangong Jin standing beside Ji Haoyuan.

Being a deacon of the Ten Thousand Laws Sacred Land and a Great Venerable in the late stage of Divinity Transformation, these disciples from ordinary Inner Sects, even the elite ones, were familiar with him.

Originally thinking this was just a farce, they immediately dismissed that thought.

For a moment, everyone had their thoughts racing in their minds, eyes glistening.

However, all of this did not affect Ji Haoyuan at all.

He had his own considerations.

After learning from Nangong Jin that disciples of Ten Thousand Laws Sacred Land could leap to Holy Land True Inheritance by conquering the Ten Thousand Laws Map, he had fewer concerns in his heart.

For others, this might be an extremely difficult task, even impossible.

But for him, it truly wasn't too challenging.

Nevertheless, this premise was that you needed your own training ground.

Be it a cave residence or a Spirit Peak.

In short, to challenge the Ten Thousand Laws Map, you must apply under the name of your training ground.

Although Ji Haoyuan still didn't understand why this was the case,

the sect had such a rule, and he naturally needed to comply.

This is why he didn't immediately apply to challenge the Ten Thousand Laws Map, but first sought a training ground.

At this moment.

Inside Thunder Forest Peak.

In a cave residence brimming with Spiritual Qi.

A young man, dressed in a brown robe and with a slightly fierce face, who seemed in his twenties, suddenly sensed something.

His face changed sharply.

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