212: Tempering the body in the Thunder Pool, the lingering shadow of an ancient general

The moment they stepped into the lightning light gate, a tremendous tearing force and deafening thunder drowned the four of them.

Before their eyes lay a boundless world of lightning; beneath their feet were thunderclouds flashing with electric light, and overhead was a firmament constantly striking down lightning of various colors, while the air was filled with wild, pure-to-the-extreme Lightning Spiritual Qi.

"Steady your minds and circulate your Cultivation Technique to resist!"

Lin Xuan gave a low shout, his primal nascent soul shimmering with light, forming a layer of Chaos light shield around his body, isolating or decomposing most of the lightning power.

Su Wanqing's Taiyin Spiritual Qi clashed with the lightning, making her appear somewhat strained at this moment; the frost silence sword hummed spontaneously, emitting cold Sword Qi to protect its master.

Qu Feiyan's Blood Lotus Demonic Art leaned towards the treacherous, and she was somewhat wary of such magnificent heavenly might, so she raised a blood-colored light curtain.

Conversely, Gongsun Yu, who carried the pure Thunder Emperor Bloodline and held the Zixiao Thunder Seal, was like a fish in water here; the violent lightning that landed on her, while causing stinging pain, was mostly absorbed and converted by the Thunder Seal and her own Cultivation Technique, tempering her Physical Body and Golden Core.

"This place... is so peculiar."

Gongsun Yu felt the rapidly increasing Spiritual Qi within her body and said in surprise, "The Lightning Spiritual Qi is too dense, and... it seems there is some kind of will guiding it."

Lin Xuan also sensed it; this Secret Realm was not a dead zone, but rather more like a huge trial ground.

"System, scan the structure of the Secret Realm and search for the trial core or the place of Legacy."

【Scanning... The Secret Realm is an independent space fragment with a stable structure. Multiple energy barriers detected, with intensity increasing as one goes deeper. The core area is located directly ahead where the thunderstorm is densest; energy reaction Rank: Rank 7 (Nascent Soul level). Ancient will residue detected, consistent with the characteristics of a 'trial guardian'.】

"It seems we need to break through these barriers to reach the core."

Lin Xuan's gaze was sharp as he looked at the barrier ahead that resembled a wall of thunder, "Xiaoyu, hold the Thunder Seal and go in front; try to communicate with the will of this place, and we will act as your Protectors."

"Mm!"

Gongsun Yu nodded, took a deep breath, and injected her Spiritual Qi into the Zixiao Thunder Seal.

The Thunder Seal blazed with purple light, creating a wondrous resonance with the surrounding lightning; the restless thunder wall ahead seemed to calm down somewhat.

She walked forward cautiously, with Lin Xuan and the others following closely behind, alert to any possible danger.

Sure enough, when they stepped into the range of the first thunder wall, a sudden change occurred!

Boom!

The thunderclouds beneath their feet surged, condensing into dozens of soldier puppets clad in lightning armor and wielding thunder spears!

These soldier puppets had no aura of life and were composed entirely of pure lightning power; electric light jumped in their eyes, and they emitted fluctuations equivalent to the Late Golden Core Stage, all pointing their spear tips at the intruders in unison!

"It's the Thunder Guards!"

Gongsun Yu exclaimed; there were sporadic records of them in the clan history.

"Kill our way through!"

Lin Xuan did not hesitate, taking the sin-severing sword in hand, and a sweep of Chaos Sword Gang shot out, instantly shattering three soldier puppets, which dissipated into pure lightning Qi.

Su Wanqing's frost silence sword pointed out blossoms of ice lotus; the extreme cold collided with the lightning, causing violent explosions that froze and shattered several of them.

Qu Feiyan strummed her immortal zither, the enchanting sound interfering with the soldier puppets' energy circulation and causing their movements to lag, while Gongsun Yu seized the opportunity to trigger the Thunder Seal, releasing thick purple lightning arcs that precisely destroyed the approaching soldier puppets.

These soldier puppets were not weak, but the four of them cooperated tacitly and were even stronger; especially with Lin Xuan's Nascent Soul cultivation and the dominance of his Taichu Power, they almost crushed everything in their path.

Most of the pure lightning Qi that the destroyed soldier puppets turned into was absorbed by the Secret Realm, though a small portion was absorbed by the four of them (especially Gongsun Yu), tempering their own bodies.

After breaking through the first barrier, a huge Thunder Pool appeared ahead.

The pool did not contain liquid, but silver lightning so dense it had turned into a slurry; in the center of the pool, a huge lotus flower composed entirely of lightning was slowly rotating, and something seemed to be held in the heart of the lotus.

"The Legacy item might be in the heart of the lotus!"

Gongsun Yu sensed the Thunder Seal's intense longing.

But to reach the center of the Thunder Pool, one must cross this violent Thunder Pool.

The power of that slurry-like lightning far exceeded that of the previous thunder walls and soldier puppets, enough to instantly severely injure a Golden Core Cultivator.

"I will open a path with my Sword Domain; follow closely!"

Lin Xuan once again expanded the Taichu Sword Domain; although its range was compressed to only cover the four of them, the implication derived from Chaos forcibly propped open a narrow passage in the violent Thunder Pool.

The edge of the Sword Domain rubbed violently against the Thunder Pool slurry, emitting a harsh sizzling sound, and the energy consumption was immense.

The four of them endured immense pressure, moving difficultly toward the center of the Thunder Pool.

The closer they got to the center, the more terrifying the lightning power became, even beginning to erode the Taichu Sword Domain.

Su Wanqing had to fully urge her Frost Silence Sword Intent to assist in freezing the thunder slurry on both sides, and Qu Feiyan also used demonic sound to vibrate and weaken the aggregation of the lightning.

Just as they were about to approach the thunder lotus, the Thunder Pool suddenly boiled!

A more solid phantom of a general, three zhang tall, clad in ancient thunder-patterned battle armor and wielding a giant thunder axe, rose slowly from behind the thunder lotus!

The pressure it emitted had shockingly reached the Early Nascent Soul Stage! Moreover, it carried an ancient, vicissitudinous Battle Intent!

"Those who trespass in the ancestral land and covet the Legacy shall die!"

The Thunder General's will was like a war drum, striking at the hearts of the four.

"It is the shadow of the ancestor war general!"

Gongsun Yu felt a palpitation deep within her Bloodline and exclaimed.

Lin Xuan's eyes were grave; this Thunder General at the Early Nascent Soul Stage was far more troublesome than the black-robed evil cultivator outside, because it was composed purely of lightning, almost immune to most physical and energy attacks, and could only be defeated with stronger lightning or special power.

"System, analyze the target's core!"

【Analyzing... Target: Thunder General Shadow (energy aggregate). Core: Thunder pattern emblem on the chest. Weakness: The pure Thunder Emperor Bloodline can induce resonance within its internal energy, causing structural instability. Suggestion: Have Gongsun Yu use the Zixiao Thunder Seal and her essence blood to forcibly induce resonance, while the Host takes the opportunity to attack the core!】

"Xiaoyu! Use the Thunder Seal and essence blood to attack the emblem on its chest!"

Lin Xuan shouted immediately, while simultaneously maintaining the Sword Domain with all his might to create an opportunity for Gongsun Yu.

Gongsun Yu trusted Lin Xuan implicitly; upon hearing this, she immediately bit the tip of her tongue, sprayed a mouthful of essence blood onto the Zixiao Thunder Seal, and then gave a delicate shout, smashing the blood-shining Thunder Seal fiercely toward the Thunder General's chest!

"With my blood, summon the ancestor's spirit! Break!"

The Zixiao Thunder Seal sensed the direct-lineage essence blood and the master's will, erupting with unprecedented light; the Thunder General Shadow's movements suddenly stalled, a trace of confusion flashed in its hollow eyes, the thunder-patterned emblem on its chest flickered violently, and its entire body began to become unstable!

"Now is the time!"

Lin Xuan seized this fleeting opportunity, the power of the Taichu Sword Domain condensing at his fingertips, turning into an intangible and formless, yet containing the intent of destruction, Taichu finger sword, instantly pointing at the flickering emblem!

Pfft!

As if a bubble had burst, the Thunder General Shadow let out an unwilling roar, its massive body collapsing with a boom, turning into the purest Origin lightning power, surging like a tide toward... Gongsun Yu, who held the Thunder Seal!

"Ah!"

With the massive energy flooding into her body, Gongsun Yu couldn't help but let out a painful cry, feeling as if all her Meridians and Golden Core were about to be burst!

But she held onto the Thunder Seal tightly, circulating the guidance method of the "Nine Heavens Thunder Control True Technique", frantically absorbing and refining this pure, homologous power!

Her cultivation began to soar at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The barrier of the Late Golden Core Stage was instantly broken through, advancing toward the Golden Core Peak!

Even her Physical Body was shimmering with a lustrous treasure light under the tempering of the lightning!

Lin Xuan and the others guarded her, alert to any new dangers that might appear, while also acting as her Protectors.

After a long time, the massive energy was finally initially absorbed by Gongsun Yu, her aura stabilizing at the Peak of the Late Golden Core Stage, only a line away from Perfection!

She opened her eyes, purple lightning flashing in her pupils before vanishing, her entire temperament becoming more steady and refined.

She looked toward the center of the thunder lotus, where a purple crystal the size of a dragon eye floated, translucent throughout, inside which countless thunder patterns seemed to be born and die, along with an ancient dark purple Jade Slip.

"This is... a Thunder Origin Dao Seed? And the supplementary chapter of the 'Nine Heavens Thunder Control True Technique'?!"

Gongsun Yu picked up the crystal and the Jade Slip, feeling the vast Legacy information within, her voice trembling with excitement.

The Thunder Origin Dao Seed contained the most fundamental fragments of the lightning Law, which would have infinite benefits for her future condensation of the Nascent Soul!

And the supplemented Cultivation Technique pointed directly to the Great Dao!

Thus, the greatest harvest of the ancestral land Secret Realm was now in hand.

This trip to the Secret Realm not only greatly increased Gongsun Yu's strength and allowed her to obtain the complete Legacy, but it also truly gave her the foundation to take on the role of Clan Head.

However, just as they were preparing to leave, the sin-severing sword within Lin Xuan's body vibrated slightly, pointing toward an inconspicuous corner deep within the Thunder Pool.

There, it seemed a trace of an extremely faint, yet homologous-to-the-Thunder Emperor Palace aura, was quietly flickering.