243: The game begins

Yu Ling returned to Ji Wuchang's side, showing no signs of emotion, completely unfazed by her recent failure.

"Senior Sister, what kind of Yao Beast was that just now?"

The little beast's speed was too terrifying; it actually managed to escape from Yu Ling's grasp.

"That wasn't a Yao Beast. It was merely a phantom of the Origin of lightning, manifesting as a small beast."

"The power of Origin transforms in myriad ways! I wasn't 100% sure before, but now I'm completely certain!"

A hint of excitement actually appeared in Yu Ling's eyes, which were usually as still as an ancient well.

However, this trace of excitement quickly vanished, and her usual cold demeanor returned.

Ji Wuchang naturally saw all of this, but he was even more stunned by Yu Ling's words, never expecting the small beast to be a wisp of the lightning Origin.

He tried hard to recall the small beast's movement trajectory, and the more he thought, the brighter his eyes became.

As the small beast moved, lightning flashed, but there was no sound at all.

It moved like a streak of light, constantly darting about with almost no discernible pattern.

Could his Wind-Thunder Void Step also be slightly improved?

There was no doubt about the speed of the Wind-Thunder Void Step, but every time, the sound of wind and thunder would erupt, which was both a deterrent and a warning to enemies.

Ji Wuchang had actually been contemplating this issue for a long time but had never found any clues.

Today, from this small beast, he suddenly found some inspiration.

As soon as he thought of this, he immediately sat down cross-legged, continuously replaying the small beast's movement trajectory in his mind.

He always felt like he had grasped something, yet also felt like he had overlooked something!

Yu Ling glanced at Ji Wuchang, then also sat down cross-legged, slowly closing her eyes to Cultivate.

The rumbling sound of thunder echoed from above occasionally, and lightning sometimes cut across the night sky!

Such a scene, instead of being noisy, felt surprisingly quiet!

A night passed, and Ji Wuchang still hadn't thought of a way to improve, but he still felt he had gained a lot.

The two slowly opened their eyes, looked at each other, and nodded slightly in unison.

In fact, both of them had been waiting for the small beast to reappear last night, but it never did.

The two continued forward, flying towards the center of Mount Jiulei.

The trees here were already scorched black, all burned after being struck by lightning.

Therefore, from morning onwards, all they saw was desolation.

On the ground, lightning even crackled.

Around noon, the two arrived at a lake and stopped on the shore.

Looking at the lake before him, a hint of excitement appeared in Ji Wuchang's eyes; this was the Thunder Pool.

Compared to Changsheng Sect's Wind-Thunder Valley, the concentration of lightning here was at least ten times denser.

As Ji Wuchang stood on the shore, lightning power would occasionally penetrate his body through his heels.

Yu Ling looked at the Thunder Pool before her, and a hint of anticipation appeared in her clear, cold eyes.

"Senior Sister, I want to test the power of this Thunder Pool."

Ji Wuchang was already eager to try, and he said to Yu Ling with a smile.

Yu Ling nodded, saying nothing, and slowly walked towards the Thunder Pool.

As soon as the two reached the edge of the Thunder Pool, it instantly began to churn as if water droplets had fallen into a pot of boiling oil.

Countless bolts of lightning surged out from the Thunder Pool, directly rushing into their bodies.

Ji Wuchang felt excruciating pain throughout his body. Lightning instantly enveloped him, and countless bolts rushed into his Dantian and into his Divine Soul Sea of Consciousness.

Within his Divine Soul Sea of Consciousness, the divine soul dao platform automatically emerged, and its Devouring Power burst forth, devouring all the lightning completely.

His Purple Mansion rumbled, and a powerful suction force emanated, causing the lightning that entered his Dantian to be devoured by the Purple Mansion.

Within his Purple Mansion, that massive mountain seemed to transform into a Taotie, continuously devouring the lightning that entered the Purple Mansion.

The entire mountain began to glow, with countless lightning runes appearing and branding themselves onto the mountain.

Ji Wuchang hadn't paid much attention initially, but his Divine Soul, presiding over the Purple Mansion, suddenly discovered that the massive mountain seemed to have a phantom of a divine soul dao platform appear.

He was very shocked, yet exceptionally joyful in his heart.

At the same time, the purple Token appeared in the center of his Primordial Spirit's brows.

On the Token, a terrifying suction force also erupted, frantically devouring the lightning power.

The lightning power devoured by the Token actually transformed into wisps of flame, drifting out from the Token, and then falling onto the massive mountain.

Ji Wuchang stared dumbfounded at this purple Token, and with a flash of inspiration, he quickly circulated the Purple Qi Burning Heaven Art.

As the Purple Qi Burning Heaven Art circulated, the wisps of flame drifting out from the Token were immediately devoured by the Cultivation Technique.

On the side of his five viscera and six fu-organs, the yin and yang qi circulated, his Jade Bone vibrated, and suction force came simultaneously.

At this moment, Ji Wuchang himself was like a Taotie, devouring the lightning power that entered his body.

He could clearly feel himself growing stronger; his Physical Body, cultivation base, and Divine Soul were all increasing.

He suppressed the joy in his heart and fully devoured this lightning, which was a significant opportunity for him.

Yu Ling looked at Ji Wuchang with some surprise, because from the outside, Ji Wuchang at this moment resembled a cocoon wrapped in lightning.

A hint of worry appeared in her eyes, but it quickly returned to coldness; she did not sense any danger to Ji Wuchang.

Her body swayed, and she flew into the lake. In just a moment, she reached the center of the Thunder Pool, sitting cross-legged in the air above it.

Yu Ling waved her hand, and a porcelain bottle appeared in it. This contained White Feather Immortal Water, imbued with wisps of Law power.

This water was refined from three top-grade medicinal Materials: White Cloud Spirit Rain, Profound Light Cloud Milk, and Heavenly Dragon Profound Lotus.

Combined with refinement by top-tier experts, it contained wisps of Law power and was the most important material for strengthening Origin power.

Origin is spiritual, so it can manifest in myriad forms.

To capture it, naturally, extraordinary means are required.

The porcelain bottle in Yu Ling's hand was also no ordinary item; it was a Supreme Weapon, and this was the container Yu Ling intended to use to capture the lightning Origin.

As the lid opened, a wisp of special aura flowed out from the disk.

Yu Ling sat there cross-legged, her expression as calm as water.

As the saying goes, Jiang Taigong fishes, and those who wish to be caught take the bait.

Yu Ling herself was unsure if she could attract the Origin of lightning.

The only thing she was certain of was that this wisp of lightning Origin was within this Thunder Pool.

Beside Yu Ling, Yu Gang was integrated with the Void Realm, positioned directly behind her.

The Origin of lightning was too fast for Yu Ling to catch; she herself was merely bait.

Once Yu Gang's Supreme aura leaked, the Origin of lightning would never show itself.

Yesterday, when Yu Ling captured that thunder beast, she was actually setting a trap, making the Origin of lightning believe that Yu Ling's speed was only that fast.

At this moment, the game between Yu Ling and the Origin of lightning officially began!