17: Chapter 17: The seven-day trial is over, back on Earth! Next time you come, your disciple will introduce you to a long-legged girlfriend.

In the distance.

Tushan Yue's pupils shrank violently, her voice so sharp it cracked, scrambling over from the edge of the basin:

"M-m-m-master! Oh no, that is the Origin of Thunder!! The origin left behind by the Thunder God himself!! I've seen it recorded in the oldest texts of our clan!! It's countless levels higher than the Thunder Core!"

"The divine persona that controls all thunder comes from here! Legend says whoever can swallow it can become the new Thunder God!!"

As she finished speaking, Tushan Yue herself froze.

In the fox clan's legends, an Origin of Thunder was hidden deep within the Thunder Marsh. When they were little, they all listened to it as a story, never expecting it to be true?

"Origin of Thunder?"

Lin Ye's expression was solemn.

The Origin of Thunder was the fundamental core rooted in the Thunder God's soul foundation and carrying its own Dao, the most primordial carrier of divine power!

If the Thunder Core refined just now was a small stream, this Origin of Thunder was a vast ocean.

Swallowing it meant no longer mastering the power of lightning, but thunder itself!

With a flick of a finger, ten thousand bolts of thunder erupted together; with a single thought, thunderclouds covered the sky!

That was the authority of the ancient Thunder God, the status of wielding heavenly punishment.

Lin Ye could almost picture the scene of himself grasping ten thousand bolts of thunder and standing above the nine heavens!

But his physical condition did not allow him to think about it for even a single second.

He was too weak; refining the Thunder Core just now had almost exhausted everything.

In his current state to swallow the Origin of Thunder, within three breaths he would be backlashed into charcoal, without even bone slag left behind.

Moreover...

He felt the space behind him fluctuating.

That familiar feeling had come...

"The seven-day time is almost up. Even if I had the ability to devour the Origin of Thunder, there wouldn't be enough time."

Lin Ye stared at that purple-gold Origin of Thunder and took a deep breath, "... Can't take it. It seems I can only wait for next time."

It was somewhat regretful, but no matter what, this origin had to be his!

Coming again next time, he must be in peak condition to make a push and take down this Origin of Thunder!

Since ancient times, heavenly thunder had been the nemesis of demonic and evil things.

It was just right to step up the intensity for those demons and ghosts on Blue Star!

"Master?"

Tushan Yue ran to Lin Ye's side, supporting his crumbling body.

"Fall back first."

Lin Ye took one last unwilling glance at that purple-gold Origin of Thunder, "This thing just awakened. Within a minute, the vicinity will become very dangerous."

"Mm-hmm!"

Tushan Yue supported Lin Ye, slowly walking out of the Thunder Marsh.

Not stopping until they walked far enough into a safe zone.

Sure enough.

Barely thirty seconds after the two walked out of the Thunder Marsh, that mass of purple-gold Origin of Thunder erupted with a might of thunder countless times more terrifying than before.

Tyrannically tearing apart everything around it.

Destructive coercion, swallowing the heavens and devouring the earth!

"That was close..."

Tushan Yue supported Lin Ye as he slowly sat down, using her own legs as a temporary pillow for him.

Faint cyan fluorescence flickered at her fingertips; that was the spiritual healing technique unique to the Nine-tailed Fox clan.

Although it lacked the miraculous efficacy of heavenly treasures, its strength lay in being gentle and lasting, having a special soothing effect on damaged meridians and exhausted physical strength.

Cyan specks of light drifted from her fingertips like fireflies, seeping into Lin Ye's skin and repairing the dense, tiny scars inside his body bit by bit.

Lin Ye closed his eyes, feeling that gentle spiritual energy flowing within his body, his nerves stretched to the limit finally relaxing slowly.

There wasn't a single place on his entire body that didn't hurt, and every muscle was trembling, but Tushan Yue's healing technique was like warm water, smoothing away those pains bit by bit.

Tushan Yue looked down at Lin Ye, remaining silent for a good while before speaking, "Master, you almost died just now."

"... I know."

"When that bolt of lightning struck down, I thought you had already been struck into charcoal."

"Almost."

"How close?"

"... A little bit."

Tushan Yue fell silent again, the cyan light on her hands not stopping.

After a long while, she suddenly said, "You are a really strange person. Clearly possessing the divine sense of Venerable God Zhulong, with a status so high that even the Thunder Core fears you, yet you yourself... are as weak as a beginner."

"..."

Lin Ye.

These words hit the nail on the head; after all, himself from a few days ago was still a weakling with no strength to truss a chicken.

She muttered on to herself: "However, it's precisely because of this that you dare to risk your life. Those true mighty figures long ago no longer dare to take risks. They fear death, fear losing everything they already possess. You have nothing, so you dare to try anything."

Lin Ye opened his eyes and glanced at her.

This fox's words were unexpectedly heart-piercing, but also unexpectedly accurate.

"Do foxes from Qingqiu all speak so well? Also, if I say I come from another world, do you believe it?"

"No, only I am the best at it."

There was a hint of pride in Tushan Yue's tone, which she immediately reined back in, "No wonder you have an otherworldly aura on you. I thought it was just my illusion. Speaking of which, Master, what is the world you came from like?"

"There are tall buildings, electric lights, cars, and airplanes."

Lin Ye closed his eyes again, wanting nothing more than a good rest. This pillow made of beautiful legs was really quite nice, "There aren't so many exotic beasts, nor are there portents descending from the heavens."

"What are tall buildings, electric lights, cars, and airplanes? They sound so boring."

"It's indeed not as exciting as here."

Tushan Yue giggled a few times, "Then when are you going back?"

"Soon."

As soon as his voice fell, the air behind them rippled like water waves.

A grayish-white light door silently swung open, the vortex inside slowly rotating, and the familiar gravitational pull once again enveloped Lin Ye's body.

Tushan Yue raised her head to look at that light door, something rapidly trembling deep within her pupils.

"... Master, can you take me with you?"

"No."

Lin Ye answered very straightforwardly. The Plane Gate was the exclusive weapon of testers, and it seemed only testers could use it.

Anyway, in his memory, no one had ever brought people from other worlds to Blue Star before.

Only items could be carried along.

Lin Ye paused and added another sentence, "But that doesn't mean it won't work in the future."

After all, once one is powerful enough, rules can be broken.

Tushan Yue's eyes suddenly lit up like two lit-up stars: "Really?!"

"Let me figure out the rules first."

Lin Ye propped himself up from her legs and moved his shoulders.

Tushan Yue's continuous healing for the greater part of the day had improved his injuries by a small half. Although it was still far from full recovery, at least he could stand up.

"... Master, will you really come back?"

Lin Ye turned around and glanced at her: "The Thunder God's Origin of Thunder is still here, of course I have to come back and take it."

"Then pinky promise!" Tushan Yue stuck out her pinky finger, looking eagerly.

Lin Ye glanced at her and didn't reach out: "Childish."

"Pinky promise!"

"..."

Lin Ye sighed, stuck out his pinky finger, and hooked it with hers.

Only then did Tushan Yue smile with satisfaction, smiling so brightly that her eyebrows curved like crescents.

But right after that, she remembered some important matter, her expression suddenly turning extremely serious, and her tone returning to that nagging posture from before.

"Master, next time you come, I will take you to our Qingqiu! Our clansmen are best at identifying places of destiny. My elder sister is a famous treasure-seeking expert in the clan. At that time, the three of us will team up, and maybe we can find the legendary Kunlun Xu, the Kunlun Divine Palace!"

"You even know about the Kunlun Divine Palace?"

Tushan Yue nodded seriously, "Of course. Legend has it that Kunlun Xu is the mortal divine palace of the Heavenly Emperor, God Dijun. There are so many treasures inside. If mortals like us can catch even a glimpse of it, I'd feel this lifetime is fulfilled!"

Lin Ye recalled those classical text records he saw earlier in the Yellow Emperor's cave.

The Yellow Emperor sought the elixir of immortality to no avail.

And then left behind:

"Waiting for those fated to continue my will, and ascend Kunlun once more!"

Kunlun Xu of course had to be visited.

Through the ages, how many people exhausted their entire lives for immortality, yet were still unable to reach the threshold of longevity.

And in that Kunlun Xu, top-tier supreme treasures like the elixir of immortality were merely ordinary things.

But Lin Ye didn't speak, turning around and walking toward the light door.

The seven-day trial was over.

It was time to go back.

"Right, next time you come, Master will take you treasure hunting, and first find those xuanyuan sword fragments."

Lin Ye thought of something, turned back to say a sentence, and then turned toward the Plane Gate, not even looking back.

Tushan Yue was stunned for a second.

"xuanyuan sword? What xuanyuan sword?"

Recovering her senses, she hurriedly stood on tiptoe and shouted toward Lin Ye's back, her voice echoing in the valley.

"Master! Don't lie to me, you must come back!! By then, this disciple can introduce a partner to you!!!"

"The sisters of our Qingqiu are all peerless beauties! There are quite a few whose legs are even longer than mine! Those with skin whiter than mine are all over the clan!"

"Those with better figures than me... well, there aren't many, but they definitely exist! Just pick whatever type you like! Elder sister, younger sister, they all have them! Master, you like long legs, right?"

"My elder sister's legs are so long they reach my earlobes! Hey Master, don't walk so fast!!"

Lin Ye's steps did not stop, but the corners of his mouth lifted imperceptibly.

The light door closed, the valley returned to silence, and only the purple-gold lightning in the center of the Thunder Marsh in the distance was still faintly pulsing.

As if waiting for the next encounter.

Tushan Yue stood in place, wiped her eyes, and cursed: "Stinky Master, you didn't even say goodbye."

Then she hummed a Qingqiu tune and turned to leave.