It was not impossible, because Zi Xue Xian cultivated power of lightning, and there were flashes of lightning soaring skywards at the Great Brilliant Mountains, which was really too much of a coincidence.
“We’ll wait one more day, and if there is still no news from Can Ye, we’ll set out.” Ling Han decided to go and take a look.
However, when Can Ye came over that night, he brought back a piece of bad news. That True Disciple of the Heaven’s Sword Sect was actually unable to bring back an ancient map. He said that his sect watched over it extremely closely, and treated it like it was a top-grade cultivation or martial arts technique, so there was no way they would allow it to be seen by outsiders.
Not just outsiders were unable to see it. Even if their own disciples wanted to study the ancient map, they had to ascend to a certain level, such as the Heaven Tier, or be a prodigious, genius disciple like Yao Hui Yue.
F***!
Ling Han could not help but curse. It was just a map; was there a need to treasure it to this extent?
The Heaven’s Sword Sect feared that they would find out something? Was it the secret that Zi Xue Xian had left behind? It should not be possible; how would they know that she had left behind last words? Moreover, so many years have passed, and it could be that the place was eternally buried underground, or had been destroyed completely.
These five great sects were acting abnormally!
Ling Han hesitated no longer. Together with Zhu Xuan Er and Hu Niu, he rushed towards the Great Brilliant Mountains. Naturally, Rabbit followed them as well. All day, it would chew on a thousand-year ginseng like it was a carrot, and boast shamelessly that this was only interest. Only when Ling Han paid him two stalks of Dragon’s Blood Overlord Ginseng would he no longer have to pay it interest.
The consequence of having such a bad mouth was naturally being bitten by Hu Niu, which caused it to yowl in pain. Yet, it still made no change in its behavior, just asking to be bitten.
Talking and laughing, having fun and bickering all the way there, they soon arrived at the Great Brillian Mountains.
The Flying Blossom County was not the largest county in the middle state, but was definitely the county that had the most mountain ranges. This Great Brilliant Mountains were also a huge mountain range, extending over several hundred miles, shocking in its great size.
This place was filled with a primitive air. There were terrifying Demonic Beasts rampaging here. Common people dared not travel too deep into the mountains, as the slightest bit of carelessness could cause them to lose their lives.
Ling Han glanced over. The trees here all grew like they were precious swords, and the average height of the trees here was 300 m and above. They grew straight and upright; branches were rarely seen, and the sight of them made for an image of austerity and harshness.
And in the east of the mountain range, there was indeed a flash of lightning shooting skywards, rushing forth, prancing and sweeping over the whole mountain peaks.
“Let’s go and take a look.” Ling Han and the others flew towards that area. Now that Zhu Xuan Er had broken through to the Flower Blossom Tier, the power of their team could be considered quite strong.
Very soon, they arrived at the foot of the mountains. They could see occasional flashes of lightning rush out halfway up the mountains. This was the origin of the flashes of lightning. It had affected the whole mountain, so no one dared approach.
An expression of utter astonishment appeared on Ling Han’s face, and in spite of himself, he exclaimed, “Heaven Cloud Purple Thunder!”
“Yi, a brat like you actually knows about the Heaven Cloud Purple Thunder?” Rabbit asked in surprise, looking very curious. “This is one of the Ten Great Ultimate Thunders of ancient times.”
“What Ten Great Ultimate Thunders?” Zhu Xuan Er asked curiously.
Rabbit was the type to get hyped up in front of an audience. With a willing listener, it instantly got the urge to show off, yet had not predicted that he would be the target of a ferocious glare from Hu Niu. In the end, it rubbed the many wounds that had yet to recover on its backside, and dared not seek trouble. Thus, it said, “There are spirits in the world. Even this mountain and water, this stone and fire, could possibly grow their own consciousness and become a unique kind of life form.”
“Oh, so aren’t they Fire Spirits, Stone Spirits, and Water Spirits then?” Zhu Xuan Er came to a realization. Then, she clapped her hands abruptly, and exclaimed, “Could it be that there is a Thunder Spirit here?”
Ling Han nodded, and said, “That should be the case. Furthermore, it is an impressive guy too!”
Chapter 642 - Entering the Zone of Thunder
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“How impressive?” Zhu Xuan Er asked.
Ling Han thought for a moment, then said seriously, “There are differences in strength for even spirits developed by the world. To rank Thunder Spirits in terms of power, Heaven Cloud Purple Thunder could be ranked amongst the top ten, so it’s very powerful.”
“Then how would the big rock man and Strange Fire be ranked?” Zhu Xuan Er was curious. Only when there was something to compare against would there be a clearer understanding.
Ling Han made a rough comparison, and said, “Small Rock, at most, can be ranked in the top hundred, and Strange Fire couldn’t even be counted in the top hundred before, but after… being refined, it should be able to rank in the top hundred.”
Only now did Zhu Xuan Er’s expression change. Merely those being ranked in the top hundred had such great power, so how powerful would a spirit ranked in the top ten be?
Just like the Prodigy Roll of the north region. At that time, being in the ninth layer of the Spiritual Ocean Tier would qualify one to be ranked in the top hundred, but what kind of existence would the top ten be? The Spiritual Pedestal Tier! There was no small gap between the two.
Looking at it this way, this Heaven Cloud Purple Thunder would be very terrifying.
Ling Han looked closely, and said, “The uncontrolled appearance of lightning is proof that the Thunder Cloud is about to appear. If it really became something that possesses intelligence, I fear no one would be able to obtain it.”
Putting aside how terrifying the battle prowess this Thunder Spirit would have, merely in terms of speed, how many people could catch up to it?
Ling Han was only in the Flower Blossom Tier, but his speed was enough to be on par with the Deity Transformation Tier. A Thunder Spirit had a body purely made out of thunder, so how fast could it be? Perhaps only if a Shattering Void Tier ultimate elite cultivator moved would it be caught.
‘Hold on!’
Ling Han paused. Those years ago, the Zi Xue Xian was definitely in the Shattering Void Tier, so could this Thunder Spirit actually have been caught by her? It had been suppressed here all this while, and after these ten thousand years had passed, the strength of its fetters had weakened, and coupled with the environmental changes incited by the earthquake, the restrictions weakened further. Finally, the Thunder Spirit managed to escape, and began the last step of its metamorphosis?
This place… could it really be the Boundless Mountains from years ago?
Ling Han was moved. He was yet unable to transform into lightning, but if he could refine the Heaven Cloud Purple Thunder, he would definitely be able to reach major achievement in his cultivation of the Thunderclap Ninth Heaven—no matter what, he would at least reach minor achievement level, and he would have truly learnt it, and not be half-assed like it was now.
He was so excited that even his whole body was trembling. By that time, how terrifying would his battle prowess be? By then, he’d probably completely be able to battle an enemy on a whole cultivation tier higher than himself. He, a Flower Blossom Tier cultivator, could fight on equal footing with an opponent in the Deity Transformation Tier; that really sounded like something out of a myth.
“I am only one step away from Body of Diamond, and also one step away from thirty flas
hes of Qi. If I really could obtain this Heaven Cloud Purple Thunder and refine it, who knows, I might be able to reach Body of Diamond and form thirty flashes of Qi. At that time, I would be able to condense a Ray, birth a Spiritual Infant, and thunder and lightning would temper my physical body—all in one go. Thus, once I break through to Spiritual Infant Tier, I should be able to battle on equal footing against the strongest Deity Transformation Tier cultivators.”
This was really inconceivable. If one could battle an opponent five Battle Stars stronger than himself, he would be considered a super-genius, and those that could battle with a power gap of ten Stars would be nature-defying ultra-geniuses the likes of the Sword Emperor and the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden. But if Ling Han released his full power, he would be able to fight someone twenty Stars stronger than himself!
Of course, this took into account the three Mystical Powers, the Demon Birth Sword, the Mysterious Three Thousand technique, and the Indestructible Heaven Scroll. If he excluded any of these trump cards, that would mean that his battle prowess would drop a few Stars. However, if he really managed to fuse with this Strange Thunder, he could possess more than twenty Stars of battle prowess with merely the three Mystical Powers and fighting bare-handed.
“En, that would be enough to suppress the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden, that fierce woman!” Ling Han mumbled. No matter what, he was a chauvinistic male, so he would definitely not resign himself to being suppressed by the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden.
“Still, I don’t know what level this fierce woman currently is. Even if she is the lowest level immortal, I’m afraid that she could still suppress me with a single finger.
“Ai, the path to suppressing the fierce woman is long, and I still have to search everywhere for a means.”
Ling Han was absent-minded for a while, then snapped his fingers, and said, “Xuan Er, you should stay here.”
Zhu Xuan Er understood, and nodded. She pretended to want to say something quiet to Ling Han, and pulled him into the forest. When Ling Han extended his divine sense to take her into the Black Tower, she planted a kiss on Ling Han’s cheek first before entering into the Black Tower.
“This girl!” Ling Han shook his head. He had occasionally spoken of the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden to Zhu Xuan Er, and most likely, his momentary absent-mindedness previously had been accurately interpretted by the latter that he had been missing the Heavenly Phoenix Divine Maiden.
Zhu Xuan Er was clever in how she was obviously jealous, yet treated Ling Han even more tenderly than before, so Ling Han too would remember her closely in his heart.
‘Women truly are transformed from demons. At any place or time, they desire to steal your heart,’ Ling Han mused as he walked out of the forest.
Hu Niu placed her hands at her hips, and declared with utmost seriousness, “Niu not transformed from demon!”
Ling Han could not help but laugh loudly. Then, he turned to look at Rabbit, and said, “Hoodlum Rabbit, in front of us, the Heaven Cloud Purple Thunder is about to appear, and the power of lightning is incredibly dangerous; do you still intend to follow? If you die, I can only plant the two stalks of Dragon’s Blood Overlord Ginseng in front of your grave next year.”
“Go away. Lord Rabbit is going to have a life as long as a hundred years, and definitely is no short-lived rabbit.” Rabbit flexed its tiny paws.
“Haven’t you already lived a few hundred years?” Hu Niu said curiously. “That’s a very long life.”
Rabbit was dejected, and replied, “Lord Rabbit misspoke. Can’t I live as long as ten thousand years?”
“Then take responsibility for your own life, and it’s your own responsibility whatever the consequences,” Ling Han said, smiling. He and Hu Niu had already learnt the Thunderclap Ninth Heaven, and so had a close affinity with power of lightning. Compared to any other, they were better able to withstand the power of lightning.
Furthermore, worse come to worst, didn’t he still have the Black Tower as a backup plan?
Rabbit was disdainful. Didn’t they know that the characteristic trait of rabbits was that they could flee very fast? In flight, if Lord Rabbit admitted to be second place, what person would dare to claim to be first?
The two people and one rabbit advanced. The power of lightning had enshrouded the whole peak. The purple-colored lightning was incredibly terrifying. It would scatter everywhere, and upon striking the trees or the mountain rocks, without an exception, they were all reduced to ash.
Ling Han stretched out a finger, and zi, absorbed the power of lightning that had overflowed. The Five Elements Mix Chaos Lotus moved and its stalk shone, guiding the power of lightning to traverse throughout Ling Han’s body, allowing his physique to take one step closer to transforming into a body of lightning.
This power of lightning was insignificant, so it was naturally extremely slow to transform it, but Ling Han did not mind in the slightest. At most, this could only be considered an appetizer, whereas the main course was the Heaven Cloud Purple Thunder. As long as it had not completely transformed into a Thunder Spirit, it could be devoured. But if it succeeded to transform into a Spirit, he had best flee.
Hu Niu was even more of a monster than Ling Han. She already had a body of lightning, and the power of lightning actually scrambled to enter into her body, which caused her to giggle uncontrollably as if she was being tickled.
Really, different people had different lives. He had obviously also cultivated the Thunderclap Ninth Heaven, so why was there such a tremendous gap between the two of them?
Ling Han sighed, and was very envious of Hu Niu.
“Don’t be envious. This girl’s ancestor is definitely a supreme elite from the realm of immortals. Even Lord Rabbit has to admit defeat in front of her bloodline inheritance and astonishing powers!” Rabbit said from the side.
Ling Han gave an “oh”, and said, “You think that Hu Niu’s ancestor is some supreme elite from the realm of immortals?”
“What else could be the case? Just tell Lord Rabbit, how else could a kid of seven or eight reach the Flower Blossom Tier?” Rabbit said in a tone of certainty.
Ling Han picked Rabbit up, and said, “It seems that you have much of an understanding about the realm of immortals. So tell me, how many different levels are immortals divided into?”
Chapter 643 - A Dog that Blocks the Way
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Rabbit rolled its eyes at Ling Han, and said, “You think your Lord Rabbit is an immortal? How would I know when I’ve never been to the realm of immortals?”
“Then how do you know that Hu Niu’s ancestor is a supreme elite from the realm of immortals?” Ling Han interrogated.
“Che, how could she possibly be such a monster if her ancestor was not a supreme elite?” Rabbit humphed.
Ling Han shook his head, and thought that it was not Hu Niu’s ancestor that was awesome, but she. The Spirit Base in her Dantian was too terrifying. At least until now, Ling Han had not felt a stronger pressure than that from anyone else.
Not in his last life, nor in this one!
Not even those at the apex of humanity like Feng Po Yun and that giant silver spider that were in Shattering Void Tier could compare to a mere glance form that maiden.
The more time passed, and the higher his cultivation level advanced, Ling Han grew increasingly wary towards that human-shaped Spirit Base, and felt that it was increasingly inconceivable to him.
Ling Han looked at how happy Hu Niu was, and there was only one wish inside his heart—that Hu Niu could always be so unfettered and carefree.
As they advanced towards the mid-mountain area, the power of lightning became stronger and stronger, and Rabbit was forced to circulate Origin Power as defense. Though it was a Demonic Beast that had a strong physique, it would not be able to withstand the continued barrage of lightning.
Without considering anything else, even if it was merely his snow-white rabbit’s hide being charred, it’d r
ather it did not happen.
Ling Han and Hu Niu, on the other hand, advanced smoothly. Though the power of lightning here was powerful, it was not berserk, so they could absorb it as easily as if it was Thunder-aligned Spiritual Qi. The only difference was that it was denser as it could take actual form and appear.
Naturally, they were not the first group of people to come here. There was a great number of people already in the process of ascending the mountain. They had all stretched out their Origin Power to shield themselves, and every step they took was difficult.
No one dared to soar in the skies. The lightning in the skies was too chaotic, appearing as if it was the Heavens’ wrath. Perhaps only Deity Transformation Tier cultivators would dare force their way through. Otherwise, everyone else would simply have to obediently walk on the ground.
Those walking ahead moved slower and slower. After all, there were not many that had a Thunder-aligned Spirit Base, so they had to use their own Origin Power to shield themselves. Thus, they expended considerable amounts of Origin Power, and it was also a harsh burden on their stamina. For those that did not cultivate Body Techniques, they could only take a rest every few steps.
Ling Han very soon stopped walking. That was because a narrow and winding road actually appeared in front of them, but there was a person that had actually sat himself down in the middle of the path to rest. If one wanted to continue the journey by passing over his head, it would be inevitable that he would be attacked by the lightning, which was an extremely dangerous thing.
“Hey, please either take a few steps ahead, or take a few steps back. Don’t block this path that everybody has to pass through,” Ling Han said.
That was a man in his thirties. He was a high level Spiritual Infant Tier cultivator, and could even possibly have reached the peak. Though his blood and vitality was strong, he was not as young as he looked. After all, once a cultivator broke through to the Flower Blossom Tier, his aging would be slowed.
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