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Chapter 157 Accumulating Knowledge and Experience
Chapter 157 Accumulating Knowledge and Experience
"To heal your lightning damage?"
Upon hearing this, Chen Yi thought for a moment, then placed his hands directly on the other person's body. He knew that wouldn't work, as he had with Qin Chengcheng.
Firstly, absorbing too much carries a slight risk of revealing one's own ability to devour.
Furthermore, no one else trusted him as much as Qin Chengcheng did, and was willing to give him their whole heart and soul so he could use their drugs at will.
However, it's not that there's no way out.
He could slightly modify the lightning crystal array in the horse cage, just like the previous magnetic lightning altar, reversing the magnetic lightning power within the array.
Turn push into absorption.
It can also absorb a significant amount of lightning energy from injured cultivators.
Furthermore, it can replenish the lightning crystal energy required by the formation.
Once the array in the horse cage was replenished, Chen Yi channeled it into himself to refine the lightning crystals. If there were more lightning crystals...
It can also digest gold crystals and thunder crystals, refining them into third-order thunder gold crystals for body tempering.
Thinking of this, Chen Yi nodded slightly.
"That's feasible. However, it will consume the materials for my horse cage formation. If calculated daily, it will still cost five thousand spirit stones per day. Fellow Daoist Qi, are you willing?"
"Haha, Brother Xu didn't try to raise the price; he's a straightforward person. No problem at all. I'll pay!"
Qi Wuba laughed loudly.
then,
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the tall Qi Wuba and Chen Yi climbed into the horse cage.
but,
To avoid suspicion,
Chen Yi did not activate any of the divine probing formations.
The two figures inside the horse cage were clearly visible from the outside.
I see,
Chen Yi sat cross-legged in the center of the horse cage, his hands covered in purple lightning, "laboriously" manipulating the horse cage formation.
Sweat beaded on his forehead, his face turned pale, and his vital energy rapidly decreased.
At this moment, Chen Yi's cultivation level, which was not yet at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, was clearly exposed.
The onlookers were deeply moved:
"Fellow Daoist Xu Jiu has truly sacrificed too much for the sake of the pride of my Qi Kingdom."
With only a mid-Foundation Establishment cultivation level, he was already fully manipulating this third-tier formation. If it weren't for his near-third-tier body cultivator's ability to withstand the strain, he wouldn't have been able to last long.
"Yes, Fellow Daoist Xu Jiu, you've worked hard."
Upon hearing this, several of the most outstanding talents of the Qi Kingdom looked on with awe.
In contrast, Qi Wuba's postures were quite indecent.
The tall and burly Qi Wuba was squeezed into the cramped stable, forced into various bizarre postures—sometimes arching his back like a shrimp, pressing his charred back tightly against the cage wall.
Sometimes she would spread her legs and press the lightning-injured areas on the inside of her thighs against the fence, and sometimes she would even have to twist her neck to make the acupoints behind her ears touch the lightning crystal array at the top.
The lingering splatter of lightning on his bronze skin hissed at the point of contact, making him look like a giant bear struggling after being struck by lightning, his face contorted in pain.
Upon seeing this, the Qi Kingdom's prodigies covered their mouths and turned their heads away. Feng Qingjun's robe sleeves trembled incessantly, and Qi Yunxi's swan-like neck turned bright red.
The female cultivators secretly resolved that if they were to seek treatment from Xu Jiu again, they would pay extra to have him activate the anti-peeping formation.
Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.
At the end of the day,
Chen Yi was so exhausted he was almost "collapsed," but in reality, while Qi Wuba was "discharging electricity," he had secretly condensed about a hundred lightning crystals within his body using the lightning conversion array in the mausoleum.
After the lightning crystals were full, the technique of combining gold crystals and lightning crystals was quietly activated.
During this process, Chen Yi also supplemented the fusion with treasures such as Earth Spirit Stone Milk or Azure Dragon Jade Marrow.
To outsiders, Chen Yi appeared to have expended too much energy, forcing him to use precious spiritual items to replenish his divine sense and magical power.
"Xu Jiu is really going through a lot. I've seen him spend no less than four or five thousand spirit stones in just one day. He opened the horse stables to us and didn't make a single penny in profit."
We owe Xu Jiu so much!
"Yes! This bald man initially looked ugly, but I never expected him to be so selfless."
A day later, Chen Yi's jade bone progress advanced by another 1%, reaching approximately 92% completion.
Qi Wuba, on the other hand, was full of energy, grinning widely and laughing as he crawled out of the stable.
After a day of treatment, eight or nine-tenths of the lightning essence in his body was expelled.
The remaining small amount, because it invaded too deeply, needs to be slowly refined and expelled through one's own cultivation.
Nevertheless, he was very satisfied.
"Haha, no wonder Fairy Qin always likes to crawl into Brother Xu's stable, this place is truly wonderful!"
Qi Wuba laughed and patted Chen Yi on the shoulder.
Chen Yi was too lazy to answer him.
Today, he received the energy of over one hundred lightning crystals, as well as 5000 spirit stones from Qi Wuba for treatment costs.
It was another fulfilling day. He felt that if things could continue like this, his body refinement cultivation could keep improving.
That's not bad.
For the next ten days or so, these wounded prodigies from Qi lined up one by one to come to Chen Yi's stable, asking him to help heal their wounds.
The difference was that those female cultivators all demanded an extra thousand spirit stones to maintain the formation so that Chen Yi could activate the anti-peeping formation.
Chen Yi readily agreed to this.
The male cultivators, however, didn't have this concern. So what if their postures were a little awkward? Everyone looked awkward, so no one could laugh at anyone else.
Saving a thousand spirit stones is a thousand spirit stones.
More than a year has passed since we started exploring the secret realm.
These exceptional talents of the State of Qi have almost exhausted their own resources.
Of course, a small portion of them was used for the consumption of elixirs, magical artifacts, and talismans.
A large portion of it was used to pay Xu Jiu for protection money, medical treatment fees, entry fees, cage fees, and various other expenses.
Even so, they were still grateful to Xu Jiu.
Without Xu Jiu, they wouldn't have gained so much in the secret realm.
The specifics of each person entering the cage to pay money and receive treatment, as well as Chen Yi's process of absorbing the lightning crystal to cultivate and level up, will not be detailed here.
Apart from Leng Jianfei, who was charged eight thousand spirit stones by Chen Yi, the male cultivators were otherwise unremarkable.
Leng Jianfei was actually used to this price, and this time it was only eight thousand spirit stones, not double the usual ten thousand. He was even a little flattered.
"Does this mean that Fellow Daoist Xu approves of me and is willing to offer me a price comparable to someone else?"
"If you're not satisfied, I can raise it back to ten thousand."
"No! Just eight thousand, just eight thousand, hehe."
Cheapskate.
As for the female cultivator, although Chen Yi activated a secret formation, making it impossible for outsiders to see clearly,
However, he remained virtuous and did not overstep his bounds.
These top-tier female cultivators, pressed against the horse's cage in various poses, also appeared quite ordinary and unattractive.
This left Chen Yi with no other thoughts.
However, these female cultivators each had their own ideas.
Qi Yourong is petite, and because two certain parts of her body are too round and thick, it makes it slightly difficult for her to expel the lightning essence.
She wanted to ask Chen Yi for help several times, but she found it difficult to bring herself to do it.
There's no other way to do this unless Chen Yi takes matters into his own hands.
Finally, she tentatively asked:
"Fellow Daoist Xu, many prodigies yearn to find a powerful force to protect them, providing them with cultivation grounds, resources, and so on."
Have you ever considered marrying into the royal family and becoming a prince consort?
"Fairy Qi, please concentrate on healing. If you can't reach certain spots, try squeezing them towards the edge of the cage. Don't worry about the shape changing."
I have no interest in forming a Daoist partnership and will abide by medical ethics.
The patient, therefore, is nothing more than flesh and bone.
"Okay, then don't peek."
I'm squeezing~~~
When she went to Qi Yunxi, she openly and subtly tried to find out how Chen Yi cultivated his lightning crystals, how the lightning crystal array was formed, and how he used the Thunder Step technique.
She also possesses a lightning spiritual root, but her application of lightning spiritual power is inferior to that of Chen Yi, an external cultivator.
However, Chen Yi wouldn't act without seeing the benefits; he wasn't interested in giving free pointers.
Qi Yunxi had no choice but to invite Chen Yi to visit her sect after the secret realm ended, so they could discuss cultivation and research together.
Chen Yi remained noncommittal.
When she arrived at Ning Bu'er's place, she hesitated, wanting to ask Xu Jiu about the Soul Thunder.
Because she had only been in contact with the underground lightning pool for a short time, she had already developed some resistance to the power of lightning spirits within her soul.
Xu Jiu, on the other hand, is practically someone who can bathe in the Thunder Pool, so his understanding of Soul Thunder must far surpass hers.
However, this involves very deep-seated issues.
Her relationship with Xu Jiu hadn't reached that point yet.
Even if I did tell him, what difference would it make? Should I release my divine sense and let Xu Jiu in?
Putting aside whether Xu Jiu has the ability to solve her problem, even if he does, then what?
How about we introduce another man to leave a fatal shackle on her soul?
Is she going to become a new man's sex slave?
As for believing in Xu Jiu's character, Ning Bu'er has encountered countless male cultivators throughout her cultivation journey, and she knows how disgusting their thoughts are.
By opening her soul to a stranger, she was essentially handing over her entire life, even her entire future, to him.
She wouldn't take that kind of gamble.
Therefore, she only stayed in Chen Yi's cage for half a day, clearing half of the lightning essence from her body, and then left.
He left half of it, and used it to occasionally shock the soul with electricity to deter that wisp of demonic thought.
As for how to deal with that wisp of demonic thought, she hadn't figured it out yet.
At present, the only hope is to obtain the inheritance of the Thunder Soul Sect.
just,
The thunder tide unleashed by this seventh thunder lion was so powerful that it also generated soul thunder within the soul.
This is an almost unsolvable problem. How can we get through it?
It wasn't just Ning Bu'er who felt the seventh Thunder Lion would have a tough time;
Even the geniuses of Zhongzhou were frowning.
They hadn't expected that the seventh thunder lion on the third floor of the Thunder Soul Sect's inheritance hall would undergo such a change.
In the physical world, lightning surges are manageable; they have ways to withstand them.
However, the soul lightning that appeared directly at the spiritual level left them feeling helpless.
It was only at this point that they realized how difficult it was to obtain the Thunder Soul Sect's inheritance.
The first time, everyone either suffered severe injuries or lost an extremely precious life-saving item.
They are not prepared to try a second time until they have come up with a solution.
As for the cultivators of Qi, such as Gong Quanhui and Feng Qingjun, they have already decided to withdraw from the competition. With one of their prodigies already dead, their abilities and trump cards cannot withstand such turmoil.
Even Qi Wuba and his sister Qi Yourong, as well as Qi Yunxi, Leng Jianfei, and others, showed signs of backing down.
They planned to gain a fairly comprehensive understanding of the first six stone tablets on the third floor before leaving.
The higher-level inheritances that follow are beyond their reach.
As for the later, higher-level inheritance of the Thunder Soul Sect,
On the Qi side,
Only Ning Bu'er and Qin Chengcheng are still gritting their teeth and persevering, for they have reasons why they cannot give up.
As for the few people from Zhongzhou, they are still observing.
After learning of the crisis facing Lei Chao and the Soul Sect, they had a way to save their lives if they were prepared.
As for Chen Yi
He was the least in a hurry.
While everyone else was healing, retreating, or frowning,
He continued his cultivation methodically, practicing daily.
After studying the lightning spirit runes for a period of time, he went to a new stone tablet and sat there for two days to fully comprehend the lightning spirit runes on that tablet.
Half a month later, Chen Yi captured the fourth Thunder Lion.
When Chen Yi defeated the fourth Thunder Lion, he used the method of simulating the lightning within his body with the Thunder Spirit Runes, resonating with the Thunder Lion.
Lei Shizi launched a lightning attack, and Chen Yi countered with a similar one.
Although his quality was slightly inferior, this method was merely a test of talent for Lei Shizi, not a requirement.
To kill someone
Therefore, it wasn't until Lei Shizi unleashed five lightning attacks that he truly acknowledged Chen Yi's talent.
He took a step back, his lightning spirit receded, and he became inactive.
The protective cover of the inheritance stone tablet next to him was opened for Chen Yi.
Chen Yi sat down and began to comprehend the last few runes of the Thunder Separation Technique.
Chen Yi's method of breaking through the barrier surprised the remaining cultivators.
"Xu Jiu seems to have entered successfully without triggering the fourth thunder tide?"
"It seems he somehow gained the approval of that Thunder Lion? He didn't succeed by brute force like we did!"
"Why do I feel like his method of clearing the level is the correct one?"
"Yes, the level of the thunder tides and soul thunder here is so high. If we have to rely on brute force to break through each level, even a true Golden Core cultivator might not be able to make it to the end."
"Xu Jiu has been hiding at the back, not rushing to the front. Could it be that he learned from all of our experiences and found the right path?"
"That's right, that's how it should be. Xu Jiu is a despicable person! Don't worry about him, once Xu Jiu comes out of seclusion, I will definitely go find him and get to the bottom of this!"
"Give me a break, I only asked you to ask Xu Jiu for advice on how to break through the barrier, right?"
The cultivators outside were discussing amongst themselves, seemingly speculating that Xu Jiu had found the true method to break through the barrier.
After passing through Guan Yu's lair, Chen Yi paid little attention to the others, maintaining his own pace. He cultivated for a few days before attempting to defeat a Thunder Lion, obtain the stone tablet's inheritance, and refine his Thunder Spirit Runes.
Days passed by, and he used the resources he received from the various geniuses repeatedly, accumulating over a hundred thousand in storage.
These gifts from the gods will last him a long time.
He obtained nine furnace fire runes from the source of the thunder, which enabled him to comprehend the meaning of the mutual generation of thunder and fire.
He gained insights into magnetic barrier patterns from the lightning, which deepened his understanding of lightning-magnetic defense and even gave him a preliminary glimpse into the further development of geomagnetic light.
He comprehended the sonic wave pattern from the thunder, which gave him a preliminary understanding of thunder sound. The power of thunder sound has a special effect on breaking through barriers.
Two months later,
Chen Yi completed the Jade Bone Tempering, and his Dirty Refining cultivation also officially completed the first level of training.
On paper, his physical cultivation level has reached the early stage of the third tier, but in reality, when the two are combined, his physical defense is no weaker than that of the middle stage of the third tier.
Finally, Chen Yi felt that he was ready and turned his attention to the seventh Thunder Lion for the first time.
(End of this chapter)