85: Azure Sky Thunder Technique

After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Gu Chaoren asked tentatively, "The Ice Flame Talismans have been out of stock for several years. I wonder if Brother Han still has any in stock?"

"I've come here today precisely because I wish to exchange some Talismans for Spirit Stones."

Su Ling didn't hide anything either, generously bringing out over three thousand second-tier High Grade Talismans.

He didn't have many Spirit Stones on hand, and he currently had an urgent need for a large quantity of Medicinal Pills to assist in Core Formation.

Coming to Minghuan Island to find the Treasure Pavilion to exchange for Spirit Stones was one of his original purposes.

Seeing so many High Grade Talismans, a flash of joy crossed Gu Chaoren's eyes.

Even if over three thousand Talismans were sold, the profit wouldn't actually be that much.

However, they could drive the sales of other products, making the resulting profit extremely significant.

Keeping one hundred thousand Spirit Stones for backup and exchanging all the rest for Medicinal Pills to assist in Core Formation, Su Ling then took his leave.

He was in no hurry to find an Immortal Cave to consume the pills; instead, he turned and headed outside the city.

Near the city gates, many Cultivators were waiting, and shouts could be heard from time to time as they sought teammates with various Spell capabilities.

"Sea Beasts are dense outside the city. If you want to hunt them, it's best to find a team."

As he left the city, the City Guard from before gave him a kind reminder.

"Thank you for the reminder."

Su Ling cupped his hands in acknowledgment but did not choose to join any team. Instead, he directly boarded the cloud sparrow boat and headed toward the coast dozens of miles away.

Looking down from high above, Sea Beasts of all sorts of strange shapes covered the beach.

On the beach spanning just over ten miles, dozens of Cultivators were fighting against the landing Sea Beasts.

Further inland was the stationing area for the City Guards, who were dressed in uniform.

From time to time, some Sea Beasts that had slipped through the net were slain by the City Guards.

Su Ling chose a gap near a cliff to land, immediately attracting the attention of two second-tier Clear Water Crabs.

He casually took out Chen Feng's High Grade thunderbolt sword and activated the Startling Thunder Sword Art.

"Zzzzt!"

The thunderbolt sword let out a hum and transformed into a bolt of lightning, streaking across a distance of over ten yards and slicing one of them in two.

The other Clear Water Crab only had time to fire a water cannon before its head was pierced by the thunderbolt sword.

Su Ling casually swatted the water cannon aside, shattering it, and slowly walked forward.

A burnt smell reached his nose. He saw that the areas where the two Clear Water Crabs had been wounded by the thunderbolt sword were charred black.

The Startling Thunder Sword Art could imbue a Flying Sword with lightning-attribute damage, providing scorching and paralyzing effects.

This was only the most basic usage. If cultivated to a profound level, the sword's strike would carry the sound of wind and thunder, drawing in the surrounding Spiritual Qi to form thunderclouds and transforming spiritual power into thunder swords that descended from the heavens.

Its power was great enough to exhibit the might of the Core Formation Stage.

During these ten years, Su Ling had mainly focused on cultivating his Cultivation Technique and hadn't delved much into auxiliary Spells.

Since there were many Sea Beasts here, it was the perfect opportunity to practice properly.

Seeing several more second-tier Sea Beasts rushing toward him, thunder patterns flickered beneath Su Ling's feet as he pulled out several phantoms, charging straight at the beasts.

For a moment, bursts of crackling sounds erupted from this corner.

Phantoms flickering with lightning crashed into the second-tier Sea Beasts, exploding directly into bursts of thunderous light.

Electrocuted, the Sea Beasts were charred on the outside and tender on the inside.

The movement technique attached to the Startling Thunder Sword Art, Rushing Thunder Steps, combined with the Phantom Shadow Technique's unique ability to transform into phantoms, created phantoms with offensive power.

While possessing a deceptive function, they could also be used as auto-tracking thunder bombs.

Atop the back of a certain second-tier Sea Beast, Su Ling's figure flickered into view, and he pointed a finger at its head.

Azure Sky Thunder Finger!

Azure Sky thunder light emerged from his fingertip and instantly shot out, piercing straight through the head of this Spiral-back Turtle.

Its massive body collapsed to the ground with a loud thud.

Su Ling looked around; in just a few moments, five or six second-tier Sea Beasts had already met a violent end.

After a round of Mana Crystallization, his Divine Soul and mana were now no different from those of a Core Formation Mid-stage Cultivator.

Facing these Sea Beasts that weren't even at the Peak of the second tier, it really was like cutting through melons and vegetables.

This scene left several Foundation Establishment Loose Cultivators nearby dumbfounded.

If Su Ling's aura hadn't still shown him to be at the Peak Foundation Establishment, they might have thought some Core Formation Cultivator had accidentally entered this low-level hunting ground.

Casually putting away several Sea Beast corpses, Su Ling shot off into the distance like a bolt of lightning.

The area where only second-tier Sea Beasts appeared was indeed a bit insufficient for him.

After advancing less than twenty miles, while still some distance from the ocean, Su Ling discovered a third-tier Sea Beast had appeared.

Cultivators in this area were also scarcer, with only about a dozen Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivators traveling in groups and four or five Core Formation Cultivators present.

Clearly, the human Cultivators didn't dare to go too deep either, for fear of being surrounded and unable to escape.

Su Ling's toe tapped sharply against the tidal flat. Amidst splashing sand, the thunderbolt sword whistled out as a bluish-purple stream of light.

The blade, wrapped in three inches of lightning arcs, stabbed straight toward that Early Third-tier Green Pupil Turtle.

On the coastline at this moment, the landing Sea Beasts were mostly giant blue-black crabs, Armored Sea Shrimp, Spiritual Turtles with thick carapaces, and octopuses with churning tentacles; occasionally, Sea Snakes coiled around reefs, flicking their tongues.

As for Sea Beasts like Scallops and Jellyfish that depended on seawater, they were still bobbing in the shallow waters, with only a few able to use water mist to briefly fly onto the tidal flats and launch surprise attacks.

They kept an eye on human Cultivators while also attacking their own kind; the beach was already littered with countless Sea Beast remains.

When the thunderbolt sword struck the water shield condensed in front of the Green Pupil Turtle, a boom erupted with sky-filling thunder light. Pale purple electric snakes scurried across the surface of the water shield, instantly burning countless tiny holes into it.

The Green Pupil Turtle's pupils constricted from the electric shock, its limbs freezing in place as it briefly fell into a state of paralysis.

Su Ling seized this fleeting opportunity. The Profound Ice Shield around him suddenly glowed with a pale blue light as he smashed through the water shield fragments like an arrow leaving a bow, his figure closing in on the Green Pupil Turtle.

The azure lightning swirling around his right palm crackled, pressing down fiercely onto the turtle's head with terrifying power.

It was precisely the Foundation Establishment Spell from the Azure Heaven Thunder Treasure Talisman: Azure Heaven Thunder Gathering Hand!

"Zzzzt!"

Amidst the sound of flashing thunder, the Green Pupil Turtle let out a shrill cry, and the patterns on its carapace instantly dimmed.

At the critical moment, a deep blue Demon Core shot out from its mouth, carrying dense water Spiritual Qi as it blasted toward Su Ling's chest.

But before the Demon Core could get close, the thunderbolt sword had already traced an arc in the air, slashing down like thunder striking the earth and cleaving off the Green Pupil Turtle's massive head.

The Demon Core that had missed its mark was also firmly wrapped in a thunder net laid out by Su Ling's backhand. As electric snakes entwined it, the Demon Core's Spiritual Qi was instantly imprisoned.

A third-tier Early Stage Sea Beast had actually lost its life in just a few breaths.

Ever since he began his auxiliary cultivation of the Azure Heaven Thunder Treasure Talisman, Su Ling's offensive methods had become increasingly diverse.

With the Startling Thunder Sword Art, Thunder Gathering Hand, Azure Sky Thunder Finger, and other Spells working in coordination, his profound mana—which far exceeded others of the same tier—could finally be fully utilized.

"The complete corpse of a third-tier Green Pupil Turtle is worth ten thousand Spirit Stones!"

Su Ling nimbly put the Green Pupil Turtle's corpse into his Storage Pouch, secretly rejoicing: With so many Sea Beasts to hunt, why would he ever need to painstakingly stay up all night drawing Talismans?

With his current strength, as long as he didn't expose the defensive power of the azure roc wings and carefully avoided being surrounded by Sea Beasts, earning over a hundred thousand Spirit Stones a day would be no trouble at all.

But just as the thought crossed his mind, a dense barrage of water arrows covered the area like a rainstorm.

Not far away, an Armored Sea Shrimp waving its giant claws and a Red-patterned Sea Snake flicking its venomous tongue had already launched a joint attack on him.

A sharp light flashed in Su Ling's eyes. With a soft shout, the Profound Ice Shield and the Profound Light Mirror on his chest lit up simultaneously, as the pale blue ice layer and silver-white spiritual light intertwined into a double protection.

Beneath his Water-patterned Azure Robe, wisps of bluish-purple thunder patterns appeared on his body. He instantly transformed into a thunderous phantom, carrying the bluish-purple stream of light from the thunderbolt sword as he shot toward the two Sea Beasts once more.