A Glimpse Of Hell (2)

Towards the later parts of the young man's journey, the wind blasts have gotten intense enough to push him back a meter, forcing him to use trees as cover, and travelling from tree to tree in between the Gold Core cultivators' attacks. 

By the time he reached the bottom of the mountain, he proceeded no further, and chose to wait for the attacks to stop first. After all, making a mistake and being blown back a meter on flat ground just means loss of progress... but the same meter while climbing a mountain would mean a one-way ticket to the afterlife. 

Thankfully, he didn't have to wait long. Within 10 minutes of reaching the foot of the mountain, a loud shattering sound accompanied the usual crackle. And after a few more breaths of time, no further attacks came. 

Assuming that the Gold Core cultivators are done with their attacks, the young man continued forward in the direction of where the attacks originated from.