Free Web NovelChapter 679: Chapter 42: Great Success of the Thunder Seed, Strength Soars!
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Time flies, years pass by, another year has gone by.
On this day, inside the Cultivation Room,
Zhou Xun sat cross-legged on the ground, in front of him rested a yellow gourd, filled with Pill Origin Wine.
During his daily cultivation, he would take a small sip,
thus this year’s cultivation progress was three times that of previous years.
Several hours later, Zhou Xun finished the spell and slowly opened his eyes.
"Considering the timing, it’s been four full years since I sacrificed those Thunder Seeds, today they are fully nurtured to Great Success,"
"Let’s summon them for a look!"
Thinking this, his mouth slightly opened,
seventy-two thunder lights flew out,
as soon as these seventy-two thunder lights appeared, they instantly illuminated the entire Cultivation Room. Amidst the flickering, faint sounds of thunder reverberated, as if containing boundless power of destruction.
Zhou Xun gazed at these thunder lights with a solemn expression, a strong sense of accomplishment surged in his heart.
These Thunder Seeds, after four years of meticulous sacrificial refining, have now reached Great Success, each containing astonishing power.
He slightly raised his hand, a Thunder Seed fell onto his palm, the lightning sparkled, yet did not harm him, Zhou Xun felt the formidable power contained within the Thunder Seed, feeling immensely satisfied.
With these Thunder Seeds, my strength will surely reach a new level," Zhou Xun thought to himself.
Forming his Purple Sky True Thunder Array and Celestial Essence Sword Array, the power enhancement is unknown.
Thinking of this, unable to suppress his inner excitement, he called upon Spirit Turtle Red Noon and Feng Chong, directly exiting Sea Suppression Immortal City’s East Gate, heading all out towards the east.
Three days later, Zhou Xun arrived at an uninhabited sea area,
this place is tens of thousands of miles from the Immortal City, absolutely safe and hidden!
Zhou Xun stood opposite Spirit Turtle Red Noon and Feng Chong,
"Next, you two will resist my attack with all your might!"
Upon hearing this, the two couldn’t help but glance at each other, knowing full well at this moment that Zhou Xun brought them out to test the power of his new Divine Techniques.
Looking at the opposite Demon Emperor, Zhou Xun pondered for a moment, then slapped the Blood Demon Bag,
instantly five rays of blood light emerged, transforming into five Blood Demon Children, and then performing the Consecutive Technique,
transforming into one Blood Demon General!
"You two team up with my Blood Demon General, remember not to hold back!" Zhou Xun said and reminded again,
he was truly worried that the two demons wouldn’t dare to exert their full strength, thus unable to test the power of the new Divine Techniques.
"We obey the Lord’s command!" both demons promised, but internally decided to stop at an appropriate point, determined not to let the Lord lose face.
The two sides stood firm,
Zhou Xun’s mouth slightly opened
slightly opened, seventy-two Thunder Seeds came out in sequence, instantly occupying thousands of feet of space, encompassing Zhou Xun, Feng Chong, and the others.
"Can’t deny, the range covered by these seventy-two Thunder Seeds has indeed increased significantly, enhanced by at least fifty percent!" Zhou Xun contemplated,
then formed a spell with both hands, pointing forward,
in an instant, the space enveloped by Thunder Seeds transformed into the Thunder Realm, one after another lightning bolt as thick as a barrel continuously descended, striking towards the positions of Spirit Turtle Red Noon and others.
Originally, the two demons intended to hold back,
suddenly sensing the might of these lightning bolts, their expressions changed dramatically, hurriedly increasing demonic power transmission, trying to enhance the Body Protection Light Shield’s power,
but it was already too late,
"Boom!"
Lightning streaked across the space, accompanied by crashing thunder sounds, then hit the Body Protection Light Shields raised by the two demons.
Initially, the first dozen lightning bolts were absorbed smoothly,
but afterwards—
"Crack!"
Lightning one after another, within moments, the two demons’ shields instantly shattered, following this,
these lightning bolts struck their flesh!
The two demons hit by the lightning immediately let out cries of pain, inwardly complaining bitterly,
Zhou Xun, aware of this, deliberately wanted them to suffer a bit, to see if they dared to cut corners on his words again.
The turtle shell on Spirit Turtle Red Noon sparkled, attempting to resist the erosion of the lightning, but the thunder power was too strong, the glow on the shell gradually dimmed.
Feng Chong’s fur stood on end, arcs of electricity ran wildly over his body, causing him excruciating pain.
Even the Blood Demon General wasn’t spared, under the lightning attack, blood light flickered continuously, the form became somewhat illusory.
At this moment, Spirit Turtle Red Noon hastily shouted: "Lord, spare me! This old turtle truly can’t withstand it, this lightning is too terrifying!"
Though Feng Chong maintained a cold demeanor usually, he couldn’t help but speak up now: "Master, the power of this lightning is truly hard to resist!"
Seeing this, Zhou Xun waved his hand, the overwhelming thunder light disappeared in an instant, and the vast clear sky reappeared.
"Even a Tier Four low-grade demon beast can hardly resist, it seems each lightning bolt rivals a strike from a Late-Stage Core Formation cultivator!"
Zhou Xun was astonished.
This was hundreds of bolts of lightning!
"It seems my strength has improved significantly!"
For him, the best opponent would be the Thousand Crabs Demon Emperor, but unfortunately, it does not obey his commands!
Then, with a wave of his hand, Zhou Xun produced a jade cup of completely emerald color in his hand!
It was the space-sealing treasure—the Cyan Jade Cup.
Thrown into the air, the Cyan Jade Cup expanded with the wind, transforming into several tens of feet in size, suspended high in the air,
emitting a faint green glow, enveloping an area of several thousand feet, sealing all space within!
Seeing this, Zhou Xun nodded with satisfaction, then quickly formed a spell with his hands, pointing at himself,
Then, an illusory force descended around his body,
and he suddenly vanished from where he stood, appearing dozens of feet away,
"Instant Teleportation!"
Feeling this, Zhou Xun felt great joy in his heart.
Previously, under the seal of the Cyan Jade Cup, even inside the Purple Sky True Thunder Array, his ability to teleport was completely locked,
but now, he could perform the technique again, albeit only for a short distance of a few dozen feet,
yet it signified that the power of this secret technique had reached an unimaginable degree.
"It seems my guess was correct, the Cyan Jade Cup’s space-sealing power has its limits, unable to trap Nascent Soul cultivators, but beyond Divinity Transformation, it might be negligible!"
Subsequently, Zhou Xun tested the Celestial Essence Sword Array, its power greatly increased, two Tier Four spirit beasts captured with ease,
but didn’t bring out the true capability of this technique,
"It seems only on the battlefield of future human-demon wars can the true power of this technique be demonstrated!"
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After returning, Zhou Xun’s life entered into calm again,
every day practicing cultivation and body refinement, the alchemy skill stalled due to lack of materials,
occasionally, one or two fellow cultivators would seek him out to commission talismans, earning him a tidy sum.
Thus, another half year passed.
One day, while Zhou Xun was tending to the Phoenix Butterfly, Jiang Wanning stood behind him, massaging his shoulders,
suddenly a Sound Transmission Talisman flew in from outside, buzzing above the restriction barrier,
"It seems a guest has arrived," Zhou Xun smiled towards Jiang Wanning,
with a flick of his finger, a spirit light shot at the Sound Transmission Talisman,
instantly, a clear male voice emerged.
"Wang Lingfeng, under master’s command, comes to visit Elder Zhou!"
"Why is he here?"
This person was True Monarch Qianchuan’s disciple, Master Huadu’s Wang Lingfeng.
"Perhaps Daoist Qianchuan has words for me, Wanning, please bring him in."
"Yes!" Jiang Wanning gracefully departed,
a moment later, a clean-featured young man of about twenty followed Jiang Wanning inside,
upon seeing Zhou Xun, the young man kowtowed to the ground, performing a great courtesy.
"Greetings, True Monarch!"
"Wang Xiaoyou, when did you advance to the Late-Stage, congratulations!" Zhou Xun exclaimed.
The last time they met, he was only in the Middle-Stage Core Formation, but in a few decades, he advanced to Late-Stage,
judging by his bone age, he seemed just over three hundred years old, with a few Life-Extending Pills, he had at least two hundred years left,
thus, he still had the chance to strive for the Nascent Soul Stage.
"I broke through over a decade ago by chance!" Wang Lingfeng replied.
"Hmm," Zhou Xun nodded, and then asked about his purpose:
"Does True Monarch Qianchuan have matters that require you to personally come and inform?"
Wang Lingfeng, upon hearing Zhou Xun speak, immediately sat up straight, respectfully replied:
"I am unaware of the details, Master just instructed me to invite you to Sea Suppression Hall!"
"Daoist Brother Qianchuan’s invitation, I must not refuse!"
Then he gave a few instructions to Jiang Wanning, and left with Wang Lingfeng,
soon, reaching Sea Suppression Hall, True Monarch Qianchuan personally welcomed him,
"Daoist Brother, is there any urgent matter?" Zhou Xun inquired curiously,
"It’s nothing major, just the Nascent Soul cultivators of my Immortal City each have a patrol duty over the sea territory, and it’s now your turn!"
