123: Chapter 123 Adding to the Foundation!

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With everything properly arranged, life continued as usual.

In the world of immortal cultivation, the monotonous and grueling practice is the norm; fighting and killing are ultimately just means to an end, not daily life.

War reports from the North Sea were sent back to White Cloud Temple every few days via the Jade Slips of the Baixiao Tower.

The battle situation was extremely tragic.

The Sea Ape Demon King had gone mad, driving countless sea demons to assault Zhenhai Immortal City. The Nascent Soul True Monarchs of the three major sects of the Wei State had already entered the fray, fighting until the heavens collapsed and the earth split.

It was said that even a certain Nascent Soul Old Ancestor from the Xuanqing Sect was heavily injured during the magical combat.

To this end, the Xuanqing Sect, Shangqing Sect, and Taiqing Sect each dispatched another Nascent Soul Old Ancestor to suppress the shores of the North Sea.

Looking at the scale of this war, it seemed unlikely to end well unless a Nascent Soul True Monarch or a Demon King died; the situation was becoming increasingly complex!

Shi Jian sprawled atop Zixiao Peak, listening to Elder Rat's report with a very pleasant mood.

The more the Human Race died, the easier life would be for the Yao Race.

Of course, he didn't care if the sea demons died. The Yao Race itself was not a monolithic entity; the so-called Yao Race was simply a collective term for thousands of small tribes joined together...

Tribes like the Dragon Clan, Feather Clan, and Spirit Clan were no longer considered part of the Yao Race.

It was just that Human Race Cultivators were accustomed to calling all non-Human Races 'Yao'. If Shi Jian were to dominate a region in the future...

He would certainly make the Thunder Bear independent from the Yao Race, forming its own clan.

However, it was too early to speak of such things.

"Old Ancestor, Temple Master Daoist Yun Du sent word saying they have stabilized their position on the front lines, but they definitely won't be back anytime soon."

Elder Rat peeled a spiritual fruit and diligently handed it over.

"As long as they don't die, it's fine."

Shi Jian swallowed the spiritual fruit in one gulp and looked into the distance.

"Let's go, I need to head out."

"Where to?"

"The Qingfeng Mountains."

Shi Jian left immediately without alerting anyone.

He transformed into a streak of purple-gold lightning, tearing through the clouds in an instant and heading straight south, the roar of thunder masked by the storm.

In almost the blink of an eye, Shi Jian revealed himself.

Deep within the Qingfeng Mountains, a strange Stone Forest perpetually shrouded in dark clouds appeared in Shi Jian's vision...

This was once the old nest of the Thunder Badger. The stone pillars reached for the sky, and the terrain was peculiar, naturally gathering thunder Qi.

Back then, Shi Jian's strength was insufficient, and he could only watch with envy, coming here periodically for heavenly thunder Body Tempering. Now that he was a Golden Core Great Yao, he naturally intended to take the whole thing away.

Shi Jian stood in the Void Realm, and his five-zhang-tall Thunder Bear true form manifested.

"Rise!"

He thrust his arms down violently, and his nine-patterned thunder core spun frantically. Countless thick bolts of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder transformed into chains, plunging deep into the earth veins surrounding the Stone Forest.

The earth trembled as the ground within a ten-li radius was forcibly torn apart.

Accompanied by a deafening roar, the entire Stone Forest, along with the underlying earth vein Foundation, was uprooted by Shi Jian!

The power of a Golden Core can move mountains and fill seas.

Last time was to move the Sun Clan's ancestral peak; today was to move this natural treasure land. It was best to pocket such a geomantic treasure.

Shi Jian held up the massive Stone Forest, treading on thunder clouds as he returned the way he came.

When he returned to Zixiao Peak, the massive shadow covered half the mountain, causing the Sun Clan members and Yao Beasts to look up in horror.

Many more White Cloud Temple Disciples were shocked by this vast and wondrous phenomenon!

One by one, they pointed at the sky, either crying out in alarm or recording the scene; it planted a grand goal in the hearts of many temple Disciples.

Shi Jian's small display of skill triggered a cultivation craze within the temple.

At this moment—

At the summit of Zixiao Peak, the giant bear holding the Stone Forest shouted into the distance.

"Sun Lin, come quickly!"

Shi Jian's low growl spread throughout Boan Peak.

Before long, Sun Lin rushed over in great haste. When he hovered in the sky on his sword and saw the massive Stone Forest suspended in mid-air, he swallowed hard, his eyes filled with deepening awe.

"What are your orders, Old Ancestor?"

"I want to integrate this Stone Forest into Zixiao Peak to increase the Foundation of the Thunder Pool Blessed Land and promote its Formation."

"You are proficient in Formations. Find the earth vein nodes for me and lay out a natural thunder-attracting Formation diagram."

Having said that, Shi Jian casually dropped the Stone Forest.

Boom!

Zixiao Peak shook violently, and several huge craters were smashed into the mountainside.

Sun Lin did not dare to delay. He immediately took out his Formation Plate and began to calculate and deduce between Zixiao Peak and the Stone Forest...

He had set foot in the Stone Forest before, so seeing it again now, the task was well within his grasp.

It took a full three days.

Under Sun Lin's direction, Shi Jian used brute force to reshape the landscape, driving the one hundred and eight main stone pillars into the core of Zixiao Peak's earth veins according to the numbers of the Heavenly Stars and Earthly Fiends.

The moment the Formation was completed.

The thunder clouds atop Zixiao Peak suddenly pressed down. The thunder-attribute Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth surged into the Stone Forest like a hundred rivers returning to the sea.

Dense natural thunder patterns lit up on the surface of the stone pillars, intertwining to form a thunderstorm restricted zone several li in radius.

"Old Ancestor, it is done."

Sun Lin's face was pale. Having calculated the Formation with high intensity without sleep or rest, his spirit was already overextended; the more complex the task, the more it drained the mind.

"This Formation uses the Stone Forest as its base and connects to the earth veins."

"On average, it should be able to gather a small thunderstorm every three months. Every year, when the earth Qi and heavenly thunder converge, a large-scale thunderstorm will descend, no weaker than the heavenly thunder the Old Ancestor used for Body Tempering back then."

Shi Jian felt the thunder Qi in the air, which was so thick it was outrageous. He was quite satisfied and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

It was no wonder the Human Race was so good at management and comprehension.

Human techniques could turn the mundane into the miraculous, transforming thousands of ordinary objects to change the world. The more he understood the various ways of the Human Race...

The more Shi Jian was convinced that the path he was taking was not wrong.

"Well done. If you wish, you may go to the bears of each peak and pick a cub to be your companion spiritual pet and battle beast."

"In the future, when you are out and about, it will provide some security."

"Thank you for the reward, Old Ancestor."

Upon hearing this, Sun Lin respectfully withdrew.

Shi Jian turned his head to look at the dozens of thunder-attribute bear demons and Thunder Badgers gathered outside the Formation, staring longingly at the thunderstorm restricted zone.

These thunder-attribute bear demons were actually not much different from Black Bears overall.

They had only undergone slight mutations due to exposure to thunder Qi. In essence, their Bloodline was still that of the Black Bear, and at most, their explosive power was stronger.

They were naturally incomparable to a unique species of heaven and earth like Shi Jian, whose Bloodline had completely transformed.

"All of you, come up!"

Seeing Shi Jian's call, the group of demons immediately rushed into the Stone Forest with excitement.

The violent thunder striking their bodies did not cause harm; instead, it followed their fur and gradually seeped into their flesh and blood, tempering their muscles and bones.

A purple light flashed at the center of Shi Jian's brow.

He extracted a set of basic Body Tempering methods from the Mad Thunder Demon Classic and turned them into Divine Thoughts, planting them into the minds of the demons.

"This technique is called the Thunder Induction Art. All my thunder-attribute followers can practice and breathe here, drawing heavenly thunder to temper your bodies and hone your physiques."

"If you can break through to become a Level 2 Great Yao, this seat will reward you handsomely!"

The demons roared towards the sky, their voices shaking the surroundings for a hundred li.

With this thunder-attracting land and Cultivation Technique, the rise of the thunder-attribute lineage was only a matter of time. Unknowingly, Shi Jian had already...

...laid a solid Foundation for the entire thunder-attribute bear demon lineage!

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