Free Web NovelChapter 667: Chapter 36: Summit of Thunder Peak Mountain, Tier Five Spirit Medicine!
He sent it to his waist and stored it in the Storage Bag.
Having done this, Zhou Xun didn’t linger any longer, leaping up and rushing out of Thunder Lake.
He headed straight towards Thunder Peak Mountain, where the map recorded the presence of the ’Profound Thunder Nurtured Reishi’.
Two days later, Zhou Xun was only a day’s journey from his destination,
when suddenly
he was passing by the foot of a mountain,
a powerful aura suddenly descended from the mountaintop.
Startled, he fixed his gaze upwards,
only to see a Thunder Flood Dragon, over a hundred feet long, bathing in thunder and lightning, staring down at him. Its massive head was as large as a small hill!
"This is... a Tier Four High-Grade Demon Beast!" Zhou Xun’s heart skipped a beat, a strong sense of crisis overwhelming him.
This was an existence equivalent to a Great Cultivator; his current strength was no match!
"Not good, I need to leave quickly!" A thought flashed through his mind,
and the Thunderbolt Wings instantly materialized behind him, fluttering once, whisking him hundreds of feet away.
Simultaneously, a thick lightning bolt struck where Zhou Xun had just been standing, its immense power shattering the large stone into dust,
scattering it in all directions.
"Roar—"
Missing its target, the Thunder Flood Dragon roared in anger, its huge body twisting as it chased vehemently after Zhou Xun.
Wherever it passed, mountain stones cracked, trees snapped, and deep scars were left in the ground.
Facing the pursuit of such a formidable being, Zhou Xun became increasingly calm, his mana continuously pouring into the Thunderbolt Wings,
Perhaps because this Flood Dragon wasn’t skilled in escape techniques, it couldn’t close the distance between them for a while. Seeing this, Zhou Xun breathed a sigh of relief.
"It seems the beasts in this Thunder Prison, like those in the Quicksand Sea, haven’t developed intelligence, relying solely on instinct for magical combat."
"If that’s the case, it’s not too hard to deal with,"
"If Daoist Profound Thunder and others were here, together we might be able to hunt it down. A Tier Four High-Grade Thunder Flood Dragon would surely be a huge harvest!"
Zhou Xun couldn’t help but sigh!
Meanwhile, he gained a deeper understanding of the dangers within this Thunder Prison.
At this moment, a series of towering mountains appeared in the distance, Zhou Xun’s heart stirred,
and without hesitation, he rushed in, choosing a valley to descend straight into,
Next, Zhou Xun pulled out an Earth Escape Talisman, activated it, and stuck it to himself, then burrowed underground, traveling to a depth of a thousand feet,
At this point, he injected mana into the Thousand Faces Mask,
concealing his aura to the utmost extent, making himself seem like a mere stone.
Outside, the Thunder Flood Dragon chased after Zhou Xun relentlessly, but suddenly lost track of him, landing and roaring furiously in the valley, shaking the nerves of any who heard it.
Failing to find Zhou Xun, it eventually gave up, leaving in frustration.
After a whole day, Zhou Xun cautiously resurfaced, observing the chaotic rocks surrounding the valley, presumably the work of the Thunder Flood Dragon.
Such hard mountain rocks being effortlessly shattered in the Thunder Flood Dragon’s hands proved that his initial escape was the right decision.
A head-on confrontation would certainly result in a severe loss!
Zhou Xun took out his map, carefully comparing his location, realizing he hadn’t strayed further from Thunder Peak Mountain, but his direction had changed slightly.
Thus, Zhou Xun decided to continue onward.
Another day passed smoothly, and Zhou Xun reached his destination.
Thunder Peak Mountain was located at the boundary of the outer perimeter within the Thunder Prison, where the environment was extremely harsh, like a true Nine Heavens Thunder Prison.
Raising his eyes, he saw that Thunder Peak Mountain resembled a doomsday landscape, its peak towering into the clouds, shrouded by layers of dark clouds, with lightning cascading down like waterfalls from the sky, striking the hard rocks, sparking numerous flames.
The mountain seemed to continuously shudder, as if enduring endless torment.
The ground was covered in scorched rocks exuding a searing heat, with arcs of electricity occasionally darting from the cracks, creating a daunting sight.
"This is just the edge of the boundary, and it already looks like this. If it’s really the inner area, what kind of scene would that be!" Zhou Xun couldn’t help but exclaim.
At this point, he understood what True Monarch Thunder Prison had said wasn’t false. To enter the inner area safely, a Late-Stage Nascent Soul cultivation was necessary, otherwise, it would be a death sentence.
"According to the map, that ’Profound Thunder Nurtured Reishi’ is atop this mountain, I should go and take a look, but such a spirit medicine likely has a powerful demon beast guarding it, I must be cautious!"
He quickly formed seals with his hands, chanting softly, and a blue light flew from his hands, forming a thin shield around him.
With the Profound Turtle Shield already in front of him, now having three layers of defense, Zhou Xun felt secure to proceed up the mountain.
Then, Zhou Xun activated the Thousand Faces Mask, concealing his aura to the utmost, making him no different from a mortal.
Meanwhile, he didn’t plan to use any spells, instead relying on his physical strength to climb,
This way, even if he encountered another creature as powerful as the Thunder Flood Dragon on Thunder Peak Mountain, he’d be much safer,
After all, beings of that kind generally ignore the presence of mortals, whose auras are so faint.
Besides, his Body Refining Technique had just broken through to the Tenth Layer, making his physical strength equivalent to a Nascent Soul cultivator’s, naturally not slow in climbing.
Indeed, with this approach, he encountered several demon beasts, all of which ignored his presence,
After several hours, Zhou Xun smoothly reached near the mountaintop.
He saw at the very peak of the mountain, a half-foot-long Reishi was bathing in Thunder Light,
This medicine was clear like crystal, resembling splendid diamonds, with runes manifesting around it, brimming with spirit charm!
"It really is a Tier Five Spirit Medicine!"
Zhou Xun rejoiced inwardly,
At this level of spirit medicine, he had once cultivated one personally, and this felt the same,
"If I could obtain this spirit medicine and cultivate it to Tier Five High-Grade, who knows how much my sensitivity would improve!"
Perhaps, it might even elevate his Celestial Spirit Root to its full potential,
Meanwhile, his cultivation would also undergo a rapid surge, likely surpassing his avatars!
Facing such a temptation, Zhou Xun’s heart became more vigilant instead.
A Spiritual Object like this was growing so prominently on the mountaintop, yet could survive until now; there must be some powerful means of protection,
or perhaps a mighty demon beast guarding it!
With this thought, Zhou Xun formulated a plan,
He slapped his waist, and a Spirit Light flew out, landing on the ground, transforming into a humanoid puppet. This was something he had refined in his spare time,
at the Tier Three High-Grade level, with excellent materials, including several Tier Four Low-Grade ones.
"Go!"
Pointing towards the ’Profound Thunder Nurtured Reishi’ several thousand feet away,
the puppet cautiously approached,
One thousand feet, five hundred feet, three hundred feet, one hundred feet...
Eventually, when it was fifty feet away from the spirit medicine, a sudden burst of Thunder Light appeared,
and the puppet froze instantly, following which Zhou Xun lost all connection with it.
Feeling this, Zhou Xun was taken aback, quickly observing,
only to see a palm-sized, winged illusory spirit appear there, incredibly agile, flapping its wings.
Despite its small size, its power was extraordinary,
the puppet suddenly lost Zhou Xun’s connection without any sign, indicating,
that this spirit possessed the ability to erase the Divine Sense Imprint in an instant,
which was not something an ordinary demon beast could accomplish,
Suddenly, Zhou Xun recalled records about this being,
"Could it be... an Illusion Spirit?"
This was something Zhou Xun read about in a scripture on the wonders of heaven and earth, said to be extremely marvelous, about the size of a thumb,
yet akin to a human Nascent Soul, with the ability of instant teleportation,
Unfortunately, its intellect wasn’t very high,
But it was the most top-tier Artifact Refining Material in the Human Realm, a treasure every Artifact Refining Grandmaster longed for.
Its greatest use was being able to bypass the most challenging step of a Spirit Treasure’s advancement: the birth of spiritual awareness.
Ancient refining masters could fuse Illusion Spirits into Magical Treasures, making them Artifact Spirits, thus completing the critical step of Spirit Treasure ascension!
