Just then, a large bang echoed across the region causing Duncan to stand up abruptly.
Duncan used his movent technique to imdiately rush up one of the trees and looked into the distance. A large cloud of dust was barely visible in the distance. The distance between that location and the region Duncan was in was too far for him to see even a glimpse.
Even with Duncan's enhanced senses, he could only barely see the dust cloud. Even that was like a speck. As for what actually caused it or who was involved, Duncan didn't have a clue.
Duncan couldn't believe that the sound traveled this far out. Sothing huge must have happened at the location of the dust cloud. If not for that, there was no way that such a commotion would have appeared.
From the looks of it, the sound was audible throughout the Grotto Heaven. Duncan could already see several silhouettes rushing toward the origin of the sound. It looked like the sound had disturbed a lot of people.
For a mont, Duncan entertained the idea of rushing over as well. But, the mont such an idea ford in his mind, an ominous premonition occurred to him. Duncan had never experienced anything like that until now.
"What was that?" Duncan asked himself as he looked at the distant speck of dust cloud. "Did I sohow feel a warning sensation rush through ? In that case, is it dangerous for to head over?"
Duncan had no one beside him to enlighten him regarding this. If soone was near, they would have told him that it was natural for cultivators to soti feel so ominous premonitions.
As a cultivator progressed through his cultivation, his perception of the world would increase slowly. This perception would sotis manifest in the form of warnings. Any cultivator would learn to take heed of these warnings as it was their inner subconscious that was telling them that sothing was wrong.
Duncan had never experienced such a thing. Moreover, he didn't have anyone close to him to advise him on such a thing. His cultivation knowledge was also low. But, Duncan wasn't an idiot.
He already knew so things about the Grotto Heaven that nobody knew. Considering the history and the grudges behind the establishnt of Grotto Heaven, Duncan knew it was only prudent to stay away from whatever it was happening over there.
Moreover, he didn't have enough strength even if he wanted to head over. He would only be a fodder if he rushed into that situation. So, Duncan wisely chose to stay away from the commotion.
"Forget about that, I don't think I can gain anything by heading over there. It would be a miracle if I can walk out alive if I got caught up in that stuff. Whatever is happening over there is really not a good stuff," Duncan consoled himself.
"Anyway, now I have to decide on what to focus on for the next three months. My sword technique is adequate. And my movent technique is also at a good enough stage. But, I don't have any trump cards," Duncan calmly analyzed his situation.
"Until now, I have been battling beasts. Even though demonic beasts are strong, they aren't known for their cunning. And once I get out of the Grotto Heaven, I will have to face humans from the righteous path as well," Duncan squinted.
"Heh, if there is one species that is known for their treachery, then it would be us humans. And quite a lot of people are cunning. I am just an ordinary spirit stone miner before this. My cunning would never be enough to tangle with these n who grew up on sches," Duncan said self-deprecatingly.
"I can't go on like this. It was fine when I battled beasts, but if I want to take my revenge on the Wang Clan, I will need to have so trump cards with . This Soul Art that asshole gifted perfectly suits to be my trump card," Duncan said grinning slightly.
"Even in the Heavenly Demon Sect, not many people have cultivated in Soul Arts. No one would expect to cultivate such a thing. This is perfect for . If I ever run into a very dangerous situation, I can use this to get out of trouble," Duncan decided after analyzing the pros and cons.
"So, let's check out what kind of miraculous soul art that asshole has given ," Duncan sat down calmly in his spot. "Since that asshole thought it would be enough to tie with karma, this art couldn't be a lower-level technique. I am curious what a high-level technique in that asshole's eyes looks like."
Duncan closed his eyes and started recalling the soul art he had obtained recently. As the soul art was directly imprinted in his mind, it was easy for Duncan to recall the contents of the technique.
After three long hours, Duncan opened his eyes with a complicated look on his face. Even after pursuing the technique for three hours, Duncan couldn't even understand the basics of the technique.
The technique was so obscure that Duncan felt his head aching just recalling the contents. Duncan was sure that this technique requires high talent to comprehend it completely. This was an absolutely top-notch technique.
Even soone who has never cultivated soul arts before like him could tell how extraordinary this technique was. No wonder that man had thought that this would be enough to tie him down with karma strings. Duncan felt that with this technique alone, soone could establish a dium-tier sect.
Normally, obtaining such a technique should have made Duncan jump with joy. But, in fact, Duncan's reaction was the opposite. While he did feel happy that he got such a technique as a reward, the consequences that ca with it made him feel a headache. Furthermore, he didn't even know whether he could cultivate this technique properly.
This scenario only frustrated Duncan further.
But, Duncan was never one to give up. He was soone who endured the hardship of being a spirit stone miner. Compared to that, this bit of difficulty was nothing to him.
"If I can't understand this technique imdiately, I will take as much ti as I need to. I will cultivate this technique without fail. I have already paid a lot for this and I am not going to stop because of a small difficulty," Duncan muttered in a determined tone and closed his eyes to ditate on the technique again.
*****
Duncan wasn't the only one who was shocked by the commotion.
Shen Wulong stood in front of the main hall of the Grotto Heaven with a wry smile on his face. He too was obviously shocked by the commotion that occurred a few hours prior.
But, his reason was entirely different.
While Duncan didn't know what caused the commotion, Shen Wulong knew exactly what or who caused it. The commotion happened because he broke through the restriction of the main hall.
But what he didn't expect was the level of commotion it would cause. When the restriction broke, the sound it generated reverberated throughout the Grotto Heaven. This was a very abnormal behavior.
Especially, for a Grotto Heaven that has been sealed for centuries. Usually, restrictions like this faded over ti or beca weaker. But, the restriction present in the main hall defied normal behavior and rather beca strengthened.
Shen Wulong didn't know this. He was rather perplexed due to the commotion it caused. It was the reason for his surprise. As the person who opened this Grotto Heaven, it took Shen Wulong a lot of ti to break through the restriction.
He originally thought that he had succeeded without anyone being aware of the fact. But, who knew that this would cause such a huge commotion? Currently, not only his location was exposed and everyone else was running into the main hall as well.
"It looks like I can't defy fate. Mu-er our fated encounter is sure to happen in this main hall. I wonder how you would treat when you see ," Shen Wulong whispered to himself thinking of his forr fiancé.
It took him a lot of ti to solve the Icy Nether poison that was gifted by his forr fiancé Qing Mu. The poison had seeped into his soul. Only his vigorous cultivation was able to suppress it.
Luckily, he knew the effects and redies related to this poison very well. In fact, he had once put his life at risk to get a major resource required to cultivate this poison. He had done this to help Qing Mu when they were betrothed.
At that ti, he had researched about this poison quite well to understand it. He had been a little bit confused to see his gentle fiancé cultivate such a ruthless poison then. But, now that he knew her true face, he wasn't that surprised.
The poison fit her well. It was too insidious. Just like her. If not for her betraying him and leading him into an ambush, how could a Heaven's Chosen like him end up in such a state? Furthermore, she even weakened him by poisoning him while he had let his guard down.
But, the Heavens indeed have eyes. He not only escaped the encirclent but also escaped to the distant Dragon Scale Continent. But, this woman was really relentless. She even followed him here.
Normally, she should have been able to kill him in his weakened state. He had always wondered why she didn't do so. He had deluded himself into thinking that she still had so feelings for him.
But, only later did he realize that he had once talked about this secret realm to her. Now that he had opened this, he was of no use to her at all. But, luckily he had entered before anyone and hid himself well.
He had even found a few precious herbs to treat the poison in this Grotto Heaven. It took him so ti to regain his forr strength. Following that, he was busy breaking the restriction of the main hall. He had never truly spared a thought about her presence until now.
But now, things have co to a head. The main hall will be the location they would et once more. And when they do, it was ti for him to take his revenge on her.
"Qing Mu, prepare yourself. No one betrays and lives," Shen Wulong muttered as a vicious light flickered across his eyes.
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