Chapter 22: Controlling the Five Thunders
"This harvest was truly remarkable!"
While Taiqing Laozi was vomiting blood in rage somewhere far away, Xuantian sat cross-legged on Xiao Jin's back, gleefully counting the spoils from his battle with Taiyi Zhenren.
First up was the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Shield, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. Its essence lay in the word "shield." Taiyi Zhenren, only a Taiyi Golden Immortal, could barely utilize a fraction of its power. But if fully refined, even a Daluo Golden Immortal could be instantly incinerated within it.
Next came a seemingly humble golden brick. However, to Xuantian's surprise, it turned out to be a rare treasure: the Fortune Gold Brick.
This brick didn't rely on cultivation, but on fortune. The stronger one's fate, the more power the brick could unleash—with no upper limit!
"It might even be possible to hit a Saint with this brick!"
Even more terrifyingly, once unleashed, the brick would appear directly behind the enemy's head, making it virtually impossible to dodge or block.
"What a treasure!"
Xuantian's eyes gleamed with excitement. Fortune was a branch of destiny, and as the human race prospered, his own luck and wealth soared. The golden brick's power could rise to the level of a supreme treasure in the future.
And finally… the Immortal Apricot—a genuine top-grade innate spiritual fruit, used for breaking through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
"Even if Taiyi Zhenren survived, losing this would hurt more than death."
Without hesitation, Xuantian swallowed the Immortal Apricot whole.
Immediately,
Boom!
The moment the apricot entered his body, an unimaginable surge of energy exploded within him. For a moment, he felt as if he might burst apart!
His expression changed, and he immediately activated his fundamental body-refining technique. A pitch-black vortex appeared in his body, devouring and refining the apricot's primordial energy at an astonishing rate.
His previously stagnant body cultivation, at the peak of the Golden Immortal Realm, began to transform.
Even more astonishingly, the Immortal Apricot contained a mysterious Dao rhythm. As it washed over him, Xuantian entered a deep state of enlightenment.
Faintly, talismans representing the Great Dao of Wind and Thunder evolved around him, illuminating him like a chaotic god and demon.
Xiao Jin, the treasure-hunting mouse, was startled by the scene. It quickly retreated to an isolated mountain and stood guard over Xuantian with vigilance.
After some time,
Whoosh!
Xuantian slowly opened his eyes. Within them, Wind and Thunder Dao talismans swirled. A radiant white light surrounded him, gradually solidifying.
Fueled by the Immortal Apricot energy, he had broken through, his physical body cultivation had ascended to the late stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm!
Now, his physical strength alone rivaled that of a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure. He felt that a single punch could obliterate an ancient star!
"Even if I face another Taiyi Golden Immortal, I can probably destroy them with pure strength alone!"
But what truly stunned Xuantian was the Dao insight contained in the apricot—he had directly comprehended a great divine power:
Heavenly Gang: Control of the Five Thunderbolts!
This power, one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Divine Powers, was devastating. Thunder - masculine, heavenly, and violent - was the foundation of heaven and earth.
With this newfound ability, Xuantian's combat power skyrocketed.
"Not bad."
He nodded in satisfaction.
Now, with a transformed physical body, divine thunder power, and innate spiritual treasures in hand, he could even crush perfected Taiyi Golden Immortal realm experts. Below Daluo Golden Immortal, few could truly threaten him.
While the prehistoric world was vast and full of dangers, the Three Thousand Great Powers were scattered thin. If he remained careful, he now had a true measure of self-preservation.
"Congratulations, Master! Your strength has soared again!"
Xiao Jin rushed forward in amazement. Though Xuantian's cultivation realm hadn't shifted, the aura he exuded was now incomparable and different than before.
"You did well guarding me. Keep this, use this Taiyi Whisk for self-defense."
With a wave, Xuantian handed Xiao Jin the low-grade innate spiritual treasure.
"Thank you, Master!"
Xiaojin practically leapt in joy. Innate treasures weren't common cabbages on the roadside. His master was unbelievably wealthy!
Following him was definitely the wisest choice I ever made!
"Let's go."
Xuantian sat on Xiao Jin's back once more, absorbing the Fire Essence within the Nine Dragons Divine Fire Shield as they journeyed on.
Among the prehistoric world's Five Elements, Fire Essence was one of the hardest to perfect. Even the Innate Five Elements Spirit Pearls were a struggle for Sages to fully gather.
Yet the Fire contained within the Nine Dragons treasure was of the highest grade, enough to perfect the fire element within his body's five energies.
Days passed.
"Master, we've arrived!"
Xiaojin's voice brought Xuantian out of his training.
By now, the gold and fire elements within him were perfected, and his cultivation had reached the mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm.
Looking up ahead, Xuantian's breath got caught.
There, in the distant horizon, stood a celestial pillar—indescribable in scale, its top piercing through the heavens.
Faintly, he could see a towering giant, its spine arched across the sky. It seemed to connect heaven and earth. The pressure it radiated was ancient, oppressive, and eternal.
That's... Buzhou Mountain!
The legendary pillar of heaven, formed from Pangu's spine after his fall.
Even from billions of miles away, Xuantian could still feel the divine pressure pressing down on him.
If this is just the lingering pressure after countless eons… how terrifying must Pangu have been in life?
His heart thudded with excitement.
If even the third ancestral vein, Shouyang Mountain, held such opportunities—what unimaginable fortune must the first ancestral vein, Buzhou Mountain, conceal?
Finding even a single treasure there could change everything.
As they continued forward, the Qiyun Jade that Xuantian had begun to regain its brilliance. With the rise of the human race, the aura gathered around him grew even more intense.
If he could once again activate the jade and awaken his innate great magical power—the Great Treasure Hunting Technique—then not even he could imagine the opportunities that might await him next.
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