There was a golden sea, a golden sky, and a clump of lightning flickering with a golden light.
Everything was as familiar as it was in the past. Many years ago, Xiao Chen obtained only a trace of lightning from the clump of lightning and comprehended the will of thunder. At that time, Xiao Chen probably would not have imagined that he would stand here in his lifetime, thinking about how to subdue the Divine Lightning.
Two thousand years ago, the Thunder King Sang Mu, who went even further on the Thunder Dao, failed to subdue this Divine Lightning.
Now, Xiao Chen was far from the Thunder King Sang Mu at his peak. However, he should be about the same as Sang Mu before he broke through to Sovereign Martial Emperor.
Xiao Chen remembered Ao Jiao saying that the Thunder King was like Ying Zongtian, having undergone three lightning tribulations before gaining the strength of a Prime. After that, Xiao Chen immediately went to challenge the Thunder King. Logically speaking, the Thunder King should not have come here when he was at his peak.
That was to say, given the Thunder King Sang Mu's strength at his peak, he might have been able to subdue this Divine Lightning. He just did not come.
This was good news. At the very least, it would not pressure Xiao Chen. If the Thunder King could not subdue this Divine Lightning even when he was at his peak, the pressure in his heart would be extraordinary.
Compared to the Thunder King, Xiao Chen had two advantages. One was that he dual cultivated Immortal Cultivation and knew some Immortal methods. Furthermore, this Divine Lightning was clearly left behind by a major character during the Immortal Epoch.
As for the second advantage, it was a passive one. In his previous life, he was the Sky Dome Immortal Lord. He was the strongest of the three thousand Immortal Lords, the most mysterious Immortal Lord of the Immortal Epoch. At the same time, he was the last Immortal of the Immortal Epoch.
Even though those Immortal Kings and Immortal Ancestors all fell and disappeared, he still survived until the end.
The second advantage sounded scary. However, in reality, Xiao Chen did not know whether it would be useful or not. Furthermore, he did not know how to use it. Hence, it could only be considered a passive advantage.
Previously, Xiao Chen used his Spiritual Sense to enter this electric light. This time, if he wanted to completely subdue the Divine Lightning, he would not be able to rely on his Spiritual Sense alone.
However, it was unavoidable to use his Divine Sense to explore the road first.
Seated on the throne, Xiao Chen flicked his finger and tore a hole in the ball of lightning. As the hole closed, Xiao Chen's Spiritual Sense quickly entered it.
Compared to the ball of light outside, which was only the size of a human head, the space inside was truly boundless, as if it was the size of a small world.
Even at his current cultivation realm, Xiao Chen still could not suppress the excitement in his heart. He really wondered how powerful the master of the Divine Lightning was when he was alive.
The center of this world was surrounded by countless golden lightning dragons. In the pitch-black space, the golden dragons were extremely dazzling. Lightning flashed in the air from time to time.
Even though Xiao Chen's Divine Sense was very cautious, it still couldn't reach the depths before it was extinguished by the random lightning.
After a few more attempts, Xiao Chen made up his mind to enter the world of lightning with his main body.
The Divine Lightning formed a world of its own. It would be difficult for the main body to enter it.
Looking at that human-head-sized ball of lightning, Xiao Chen's main body would definitely not be able to enter. He had to think of a way.
After circling the ball of lightning a few times, Xiao Chen was at his wit's end.
If only Ao Jiao were here. She would definitely have a way, Xiao Chen thought to himself as he looked at the Lunar Shadow Saber in his hand.
"Whoosh!"
As Xiao Chen thought this, the Lunar Shadow Saber suddenly left his hand and flew towards the ball of lightning. Even with the scabbard attached, the might of the Lunar Shadow Saber was still extraordinary. It shattered the ball of lightning with a loud 'boom.'
The instant the ball of lightning shattered, a void door appeared, looking like a screen of water.
After the Lunar Shadow Saber did all this, it returned to Xiao Chen's hand. He looked at this scene in disbelief. Xiao Chen had not expected the problem that plagued him to be so simple.
Ao Jiao, since she understands me, why is she not willing to see me …
Xiao Chen grasped the scabbard tightly. His heart ached slightly, not because of Ao Jiao but because of himself.
However, this emotion only lasted for a moment before Xiao Chen forcefully interrupted it. Then, he shifted his gaze to the void door. A rainbow light flashed, and the Cycle Throne turned into a beam of light and entered the door.
"Whoosh!"
The scene before Xiao Chen changed again.
When his true body entered, the feeling was very different from when he entered with his Spiritual Sense. This was a pitch-black void world that was astonishingly vast.
The pressure from the Divine Lightning in the center made breathing difficult. The might of the Divine Lightning suppressed the depths of Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness. When facing that Divine Lightning, Xiao Chen felt a sense of inferiority in his heart and could not be profaned.
The sudden pressure startled Xiao Chen. Before he even got close to the Divine Lightning, he already felt inferior. How could he subdue this Divine Lightning?
I should not …
Xiao Chen closed his eyes tightly. His Dharmic Incarnation stabbed its saber into the ground in the depths of Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness. It knelt on one knee, enduring the huge pressure.
Stand up! Stand up!
Xiao Chen gathered all his willpower and drove the Emperor's Will in his entire body. Then, he controlled the Dharmic Incarnation to slowly resist the might of the Divine Lightning.
Under Xiao Chen's hard work, the Dharmic Incarnation slowly stood up in the depths of Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness. Finally, it roared ferociously and swung its saber.
"Ka ca!
Ka ca! "Cracking sounds came from the void of Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness. That was the formless might of the Divine Lightning. After the might of the Divine Lightning broke, Xiao Chen immediately felt much better. As he sat on the throne, the might of a sovereign encircled his entire body.
This allowed Xiao Chen to maintain a neutral attitude before the Divine Lightning. His strong aura continuously clashed with the might of the Divine Lightning.
"Let's go!"
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and controlled the throne to fly quickly towards the place where the thousands of golden lightning dragons circled.
Xiao Chen was clearly flying forward. However, it gave him the feeling that he was continuously falling.
"Pu ci!"
A bolt of lightning appeared out of nowhere, charging at Xiao Chen. Pride drew its scabbard and swung its saber, extinguishing this lightning bolt.
As Xiao Chen descended, the seven Divine Weapons continuously drew out their scabbards and surrounded the Cycle Throne, protecting Xiao Chen impenetrably. In the pitch-black world, Xiao Chen slowly approached the center of the world of lightning with a boundless saber light.
"How foolish! This lightning is born from the Divine Lightning. My Innate Thunder Crystal just condensed, and it has not even reached Small Perfection yet. It hasn't even reached the Minor Accomplishment realm, so it's the best time to absorb the lightning.
Suddenly, Xiao Chen thought of this and quickly removed the seven Divine Weapons. His forehead flickered, and a purple talisman shot out.
"Whoosh!"
Another bolt of lightning flew over. Xiao Chen did not block it. Instead, he held the talisman in front of him. The lightning entered the purple talisman with a 'whoosh.' After a flash of light, the purple talisman darkened somewhat.
"There's hope!"
Upon seeing this faint change, Xiao Chen rejoiced in his heart. For the rest of the journey, he let the Innate Thunder Crystal absorb the lightning that flew around.
Four hours later, the originally plain purple talisman started to give off a faint light. The lightning patterns on the talisman were like flowing water, slowly rolling.
Such a change was truly joyous. Xiao Chen did not cultivate much with the Innate Thunder Crystal. After wandering around in this space for a while, he had actually reached the Minor Accomplishment realm.
"At this speed, my Innate Thunder Crystal will probably reach Great Perfection when I approach the central Divine Lightning."
Xiao Chen thought to himself, Even if I cannot obtain the Divine Lightning on this trip, I will have profited greatly.
Based on normal cultivation time, Xiao Chen would need at least two years to cultivate the Innate Thunder Crystal to Great Perfection.
Time passed slowly. Xiao Chen approached the center of the world of lightning. Tens of thousands of True Dragons of Thunder and Lightning could be clearly seen with his naked eyes.
There were simply too many golden lightning dragons. They layered over each other, preventing him from seeing the true appearance of the Divine Lightning.
Could it be that I have to destroy all of these golden lightning dragons before I can see the Divine Lightning?
With this thought, Xiao Chen could not help feeling despair. Even if he had one hundred years, he would not be able to destroy all of these thousands of golden lightning dragons.
"Whoosh!"
Just as Xiao Chen despaired, the thousands of lightning dragons, which originally formed a sphere, flew out continuously.
Like spinning silk from a cocoon, the lightning dragons opened layer by layer. With each layer opened, the golden light became increasingly dazzling.
Boundless electric light flew over. Xiao Chen had no choice but to use his sleeves to block his eyes.
What's going on? While Xiao Chen felt bewildered, he suddenly felt an incredibly intense light. It felt like the light penetrated his body.
Xiao Chen let go and pulled down his sleeves. Then, he saw the most intense light he had ever seen in his life. Then, he watched as the Innate Thunder Crystal, which was almost at Great Perfection, melted like snow under this intense light.
"Sky Dome Immortal Lord, in the end, you still came!"
There was no time for Xiao Chen to grieve. A sonorous and forceful voice came from the boundless light. As the voice spoke, the light flickered like a clump of fire.
Before that intense light, the Great Perfection Innate Thunder Crystal directly melted. In an instant, Xiao Chen felt his sense of dominance over lightning vanish.
Not only that, but even his will of thunder was gone, starting from zero.
This was the feeling of his heart bleeding.
One moment earlier, Xiao Chen was still immersed in the joy of his Great Perfection will of thunder. In the next moment, he felt like he had fallen from the clouds to the bottom of the valley. It was not like he had fallen from the clouds into a deep pit, smashing his bones and scattering his ashes, leaving nothing behind.
However, all this did not have time to shock Xiao Chen. The words that came from that light completely stunned Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen wanted to look directly at that light. However, he discovered that his eyes could not accept this light at all. He could only turn his head. Even though he was looking at the side, he still felt a piercing pain in his eyes.
"Sky Dome Immortal Lord, why are you not speaking? One million years? Two million years? How long? I can't even remember. A long time ago, when the Immortal King asked you if you had a way to save the Immortal Court, you were as silent as today. "
As the light flickered, Xiao Chen had no choice but to close his eyes. However, he still felt the intense light piercing his eyes.
Only then did Xiao Chen understand that the reason he could not look directly at this light was not just a matter of strength. There was also a kind of might in this light, the might of someone in a superior position, preventing Xiao Chen from looking directly at it.
When the Divine Lightning appeared, Xiao Chen could only see a flash of light, flashing here and there until he could not speak.
Even though Xiao Chen did not say anything, the mysterious existence in the light treated it as silence. The mysterious existence continued, "You are far stronger than an Immortal King. However, you are not an Immortal King or an Immortal Ancestor, just an insignificant Immortal Lord.
"I did not understand in the past, but I do now. You actually divined the end of the Immortal Epoch long ago, right?!"
Right?!
When the mysterious existence in the light said the last three words, it appeared enraged. Xiao Chen could hear thunder roaring endlessly, accompanied by the flashing light.
Xiao Chen, who had just prepared to say something, was forced to swallow back his words. This sound tortured him to the point of hovering between life and death. The flashing light made his entire body ache.
"You are always so indifferent. Haha! It has been millions of years, but you are still the same. You have watched countless Immortals fall, watched the Heavenly Court shatter, watched the six paths of reincarnation shatter, but you are still calm.
"You have watched me, the Thunder Immortal Ancestor, in such a sorry state, yet you remain silent. Tell me, you have the ability to pluck the stars and the moon, to defy the heavens and change fate, to overturn the universe. Why are you not saying anything when an Immortal King asks you?! "
After the mysterious existence in the light spoke excitedly for a while, it started coughing violently. The intense light gradually grew weaker.
Xiao Chen's heart pounded. He had long guessed that this Divine Lightning had something to do with the Immortal Epoch. However, he had not expected the master of the Divine Lightning to be the Immortal Ancestor of the Immortal Epoch.
Below the Immortal King were the eight Immortal Ancestors. During the Immortal Epoch, this Thunder Immortal Ancestor was definitely a supreme existence.
This simply surpassed Xiao Chen's expectations. Earlier, he had been thinking about how to subdue this Divine Lightning. If he had known, he would not have had this thought.
Given Xiao Chen's strength, he could not even look directly at this Divine Lightning, much less subdue it.
That's not right …
Xiao Chen discovered something strange. The light grew increasingly weaker. The mysterious existence's aura and might continuously declined.
Slowly, Xiao Chen discovered that he could open his eyes. However, when he turned his head, he still found it piercing.
"Senior, I am not the Sky Dome Immortal Lord. More accurately, I am just the Sky Dome Immortal Lord's reincarnation."
After feeling that there was no pressure to speak, Xiao Chen opened his eyes. Fearing that the mysterious existence would start talking again, he directly said what he wanted to say in one breath.
"Reincarnation?"
The mysterious existence in the light stopped coughing. Suddenly, its voice turned deep and sorrowful. "I thought that he could escape. It turns out that he died as well …"
Earlier, the mysterious existence's words had contained boundless resentment for the Sky Dome Immortal Lord. However, when the mysterious existence heard that the Sky Dome Immortal Lord was already dead, all its resentment vanished, turning into a kind of speechless sorrow.
It turns out that you died as well …
Xiao Chen's final hope was gone. There was no one left to complain about. After waiting for millions of years, this was the result he got.
The Immortal Epoch was truly over. There was no one left alive.
The light slowly retracted, and the powerful Divine Lightning revealed itself. With a 'whoosh,' it arrived before Xiao Chen.
Now, Xiao Chen finally saw it clearly. It was a Divine Lightning Talisman made from some unknown golden divine material. Only now did he discover that the talisman he copied did not resemble it at all.
An illusory figure appeared behind the Divine Lightning Talisman. This figure looked at Xiao Chen and said indifferently, "In that case, why are you here? Do you know the consequences of me opening the Ten Thousand Dragon Cloud Locking Formation for you?"
Xiao Chen braced himself and answered honestly, "I came here many years ago. This time, I want to subdue the talisman in your hand. Previously, I thought that it was an ownerless item. Now that it has a master, naturally, I no longer have such thoughts. "
"With just you?"
The illusory figure smiled coldly, his tone somewhat arrogant. "With just you, you want to subdue the Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning? During the Immortal Epoch, this talisman was the master of all the tribulation lightning in the world. Even Immortal Kings could not grasp it."
Xiao Chen whispered, "Now, it is the Martial Epoch. This talisman's status as the master of tribulation lightning definitely no longer exists."
"Even so, you cannot subdue it!" the Thunder Immortal Ancestor answered without even thinking, appearing very arrogant.
Xiao Chen no longer had such thoughts. He said directly, "Naturally, I have already given up on this thought. However, Senior, you destroyed my Innate Thunder Crystal for no reason. You can't just let me go like that, right?"
"Are you saying that you made a mistake with the talisman that copied the Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning? I was not the one who destroyed it? It was you who was not skilled enough. The formation you copied was not stable and did not even have thirty percent of its charm. After you saw the true body, it disintegrated on its own. It has nothing to do with me. "
With just one sentence, the Thunder Immortal Ancestor pushed all responsibility away, showing no intention of taking responsibility at all.
"Very well, then. This junior will leave now." Xiao Chen felt very depressed in his heart. However, he could only suffer in silence.
"Who said you can leave? This Immortal Ancestor has not even subdued you yet. How can I let you go?!"
When Xiao Chen heard that, his expression changed drastically. He quickly stepped back and asked, "What are you trying to do?!"
"Hahaha! Brat, remember this. It was this Immortal Ancestor who used the Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning to subdue you. It was not you who subdued me!"
A golden lightning dragon swam over and surrounded Xiao Chen, preventing him from moving.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor laughed loudly. Then, he tapped Xiao Chen's forehead and a drop of blood dripped out. Using the blood as a medium, the Thunder Immortal Ancestor quickly drew out a talisman and stuck it on Xiao Chen's body.
"Buzz!"
Immediately, Xiao Chen's body solidified. He felt like he had turned into a metal statue.
"Brat, you are really bold. You want to subdue the Divine Lightning with such a weak body? Even if I am not here, the Divine Lightning can instantly blast you into ashes when it enters your body. "
At this moment, Xiao Chen felt like his blood had stopped flowing. His body had strengthened countless times.
"Remember, it was this Immortal Ancestor who subdued you. It was not you who subdued this Immortal Ancestor."
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor emphasized once more. The Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning in his hand flashed and entered Xiao Chen's sea of consciousness.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor spun rapidly as boundless lightning power spread out and entered every cell in his body.
Countless cracks appeared on the surface of Xiao Chen's body as if it was about to shatter.
Fortunately, this did not last for long before it stabilized.
As that talisman spun continuously, Xiao Chen's Thunder Dao soared. From nothing to something. State of thunder, will of thunder, Innate Thunder Crystal.
Innate Thunder Crystal Small Perfection, Innate Thunder Crystal Great Perfection, Innate Thunder Crystal Consummation, all the way until Xiao Chen comprehended the Thunder Domain before stopping.
"How unfortunate. This is a great treasure, but your physical body cannot bring out its full potential. Never mind. I will teach you a supreme Magic Skill, the Divine Lightning Eye. With just one glance, you can send down a lightning tribulation and decide your life and death. "
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor tapped Xiao Chen's forehead with his finger, and boundless information poured into Xiao Chen's mind. The Thunder Immortal Ancestor's figure grew increasingly weaker. However, the smile on his face grew wider.
"Haha! Being able to subdue the Sky Dome Immortal Lord's reincarnation before my death is something to be happy about. Brat, I subdued you!"
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor laughed loudly, feeling incredibly carefree. However, Xiao Chen only saw grief in this laughter. But what he saw was only sorrow, a sorrow that had remained for millions of years without dissolving.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor's figure grew increasingly weaker until it vanished completely.
However, the thousands of golden lightning-attributed dragons still remained, as if they were maintaining a certain formation, moving about in the pitch-black space.
The scarlet talisman on Xiao Chen's forehead scattered, and he regained control of his body. He no longer felt like a metal statue.
Pain!
After Xiao Chen's numb body recovered, all sorts of pain surged into his head like thousands of ants.
Indeed, it was as the Thunder Immortal Ancestor said. With him making a move, this pain was still unforgettable. If the Thunder Immortal Ancestor had not made a move, the consequences would have been dire. Xiao Chen's previous thoughts were still somewhat lacking.
Saying that it was lacking was just to console himself. More accurately, it was somewhat delusional.
After the pain passed, Xiao Chen felt fatigued, his mind fatigued as well. The Thunder Immortal Ancestor's final smile kept appearing in his mind.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor was clearly smiling, but his smile was so sorrowful that even Xiao Chen's mood sank.
Most of the time, Xiao Chen and the Thunder Immortal Ancestor were very similar.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor rarely smiled, always so calm and collected. He gave off a feeling of neither joy nor sorrow, unfathomable, and unapproachable. Xiao Chen could not be blamed. This world was too hypocritical. Only those who knew how to smile would live to the end.
However, Xiao Chen really did not. Even if he occasionally smiled, it could not dispel the sorrow on his face.
No matter how gentle a heart was, it would only give others a cold mask, unapproachable.
Xiao Chen thought back to the past. The time when he felt the least apprehensive was where his dream began, that small city called Mohe. However, the happiest time of his life was when he learned the saber at the Heavenly Saber Pavilion's Qingyun Peak.
There was also the person who taught him the saber.
Now, Xiao Chen finally understood why Pan Huang gave him a different feeling among the many Saber Sovereign statues in Pan Huang Hall.
It was the smile on Pan Huang's face. That was a smile that came from his heart, an unbridled and unruly smile.
As Xiao Chen's thoughts ran wild, he became increasingly sleepy and fatigued. As he thought about it, he fell into a deep sleep.
While Xiao Chen slept, Misleading Fog Lake underwent a startling change. The fog that had been lingering above the lake for a long time actually scattered.
Once this matter was discovered, it spread like wildfire throughout the entire Fiend Domain.
Even a Supreme Martial Artist like the Spirit Fox King was alarmed. The Clan Leaders of the various Demon Clans all came over one after another.
Unexpectedly, there was nothing in Misleading Fog Lake. Even the Fox King wandered around. He used his Mental Energy, not even letting go of a single speck of sand. Even so, he did not find anything strange.
The more this was so, the stranger it was. There had to be a supreme treasure in Misleading Fog Lake.
Why was nothing to be found even after the fog scattered? It could only be that the supreme treasure had already been snatched away by someone else. There were also some Fiend Race powerhouses who did not give up and wandered around the lake endlessly.
After a long time, no one discovered anything, so the commotion died down.
This matter was treated as a strange thing, spreading everywhere in the Fiend Domain.
When the news reached the oceanic world and the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the mysterious Treasure Master soon learned of it. Speaking of this Treasure Master, he was truly mysterious and unfathomable, even stranger than the Shadowless Saber Sovereign.
The Treasure Master controlled all the sea markets of the Heavenly Starry Ocean. Every sea market was built around a huge Immortal statue. He was the wealthiest person in the Heavenly Starry Ocean.
Many people were envious, but the Treasure Master was still alive and well. Even after offending Emperor Forsaken five years ago, he still lived a free and unfettered life.
According to rumor, Emperor Forsaken's true body once descended into the Heavenly Starry Ocean and fought a huge battle with the Treasure Master.
Only a few peak Emperor Wu knew about that battle. The results were unknown. It was only known that after that, Emperor Forsaken never came to the Heavenly Starry Ocean again.
As for the Treasure Master, he continued to live in a low-profile manner.
"Interesting. I thought that he could hold on for a while longer … That's not right. Logically speaking, it should not have scattered so quickly."
When the Treasure Master obtained the news, he muttered to himself, not understanding what was going on.
Black fog surrounded the Treasure Master, and a black lotus flower flickered under his feet, looking extremely strange. There was a terrifying and sinister saber scar on his aged face, looking like a centipede lying there.
Logically speaking, Emperor Wu should have been able to think of ways to erase all the scars, no matter what they were.
However, the saber scar on the Treasure Master's face felt like it had been there for a long time, like it would remain there forever.
"It looks like I have to make a trip to the Penglai Sea."
The black lotus under Xiao Chen's feet bloomed, giving off a bright light. When the light faded, the Treasure Master vanished from where he was.
Naturally, Xiao Chen did not know about all this. He had just woken up. The instant he opened his eyes, he felt refreshed and indescribably comfortable.
"Indeed, I feel much better after I wake up."
Xiao Chen mocked himself. Then, he started to check the Divine Lightning Talisman in his sea of consciousness. The Thunder Immortal Ancestor was known as the Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning, the ancestor of all lightning tribulations.
This Divine Lightning Talisman hovered quietly in the air in his sea of consciousness. It replaced the original position of the Innate Thunder Crystal, dyeing the entire sea of consciousness golden.
Xiao Chen felt that the Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness had become denser and denser under the cleansing of this talisman.
This is good!
However, in the blink of an eye, Xiao Chen discovered something sorrowful. He could not control this Divine Lightning Talisman at all.
In fact, he could not even move it. In the past, he could control the Innate Thunder Crystal as he pleased.
When Xiao Chen spread out his Thunder Domain, he felt the energy in the talisman continuously draining. However, that feeling was like taking water from the sea. Xiao Chen did his best to expand the Thunder Domain continuously.
Even so, he could not use even one-thousandth or even one-ten-thousandth of the Divine Lightning's power.
As Xiao Chen looked at the Thunder Domain spanning ten kilometers, he felt somewhat conflicted. This was the limit of what he could do now. It was not just his physical body. Xiao Chen's cultivation and experience all limited him from bringing out the might of the Divine Lightning.
Divine Lightning Eye!
Suddenly, Xiao Chen recalled that before the Thunder Immortal Ancestor died, he left behind a Supreme Magic Skill for Xiao Chen to bring out the might of the Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning.
The Immortal Epoch used Immortal Arts as its foundation. Above Immortal Arts were Magic Skills. Magic Skills were divided into Minor Magic Skills, Major Magic Skills, and Supreme Magic Skills.
The Dharmic World that the Maheśvara Buddha gave Xiao Chen was one of the Major Magic Skills of the Buddhist school.
The moment Xiao Chen thought of the Divine Lightning Eye, a lot of information poured into his mind. It was like someone was whispering in his ear, explaining the various mysteries of the Divine Lightning Eye.
Xiao Chen quickly closed his eyes and listened carefully, experiencing it bit by bit.
The Divine Lightning Eye was one of the Thunder Immortal Ancestor's Supreme Magic Skills. The core was the Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning. Without the Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning or a comparable Divine Lightning, one would not be able to successfully execute it.
It was like how even the cleverest housewife could not cook without rice. No matter how skilled one was, one would not be able to execute it.
The Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning was just the most basic step. There were still many mysteries after that. During the Immortal Epoch, Immortal Cultivators had to experience the three calamities and nine tribulations. After that, there were also Heavenly Tribulations.
Furthermore, all the lightning tribulations came from the Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning. The Lightning Tribulation Ancestral Talisman was not an exaggeration at all.
The Divine Lightning Eye was such a Supreme Magic Skill that sent down lightning tribulations. It was activated with the naked eye. The process was similar to an Eye Technique.
After one cultivated it, one's eyes flickered, and they could send down the might of a lightning tribulation. There was no chance to dodge within one's vision. It was extremely horrifying.
The Divine Lightning Eye had a total of ten layers. The first layer could send down only one lightning tribulation. The second layer could send down two lightning tribulations at the same time. The third layer could stack the first two layers, sending down three lightning tribulations.
It did not look like much of a change. However, the fourth layer was heaven-defying. It could stack the first three layers, sending down six lightning tribulations.
The fifth layer had twelve lightning tribulations. At the ninth layer, it could stack layers, sending down one hundred and eighty-two lightning tribulations at the same time.
As for the tenth layer, it could completely unleash the might of the Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning without holding anything back.
After Xiao Chen finished comprehending, he opened his eyes, which filled with shock.
He finally knew what a Supreme Magic Skill was. Supreme was something that could not be surpassed!
Emperor Wu had nine layers of Heaven. With each breakthrough, he had to undergo a lightning tribulation. However, this lightning tribulation had blocked countless people. If Xiao Chen cultivated this Divine Lightning Eye, he would be able to send down a lightning tribulation himself. Just thinking about it filled him with anticipation.
The Divine Lightning Eye could determine life and death with one look. This was not a lie.
However, Xiao Chen did not know if there would be any problems cultivating it. Given his current cultivation, how many layers could he cultivate it to?
After comprehending for a while, Xiao Chen started to try cultivating this Supreme Magic Skill, the Divine Lightning Eye.
After trying it out, he discovered that it was exceptionally smooth, much smoother than cultivating Dharmic World. On further thought, the reason might be that the Thunder Immortal Ancestor directly imparted this Magic Skill to Xiao Chen.
Not only did the Thunder Immortal Ancestor teach Xiao Chen the method to cultivate the Magic Skill, but he also completely passed on his Magic Skill to Xiao Chen.
Even so, as for how many layers he could cultivate it to, it still depended on Xiao Chen in the end.
The Thunder Immortal Ancestor only allowed Xiao Chen to get started, reducing the hurdle and not making any detours.
After all, even if one knew the method to cultivate a regular Supreme Magic Skill, it would take at least ten years to cultivate it. Of course, to Immortals with long lifespans who had jumped out of the cycle of reincarnation, ten years was just a flick of a finger.
After cultivating in seclusion for half a month in the pitch-black space, Xiao Chen was finally confident of successfully executing this Supreme Magic Skill after a few experiments.
"I wonder how strong it is!"
With some anticipation, Xiao Chen formed hand seals with both hands, and Magic Energy surged in his sea of consciousness, condensing into flickering talisman seals that filled the sky like snow and entered the Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning.
When Xiao Chen finished forming the final hand seal, all the talisman seals in his sea of consciousness entered the Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning.
Immediately, the originally motionless Ten Thousand Tribulation Divine Lightning started spinning, radiating a boundless light.
Xiao Chen's right eye felt like it was swelling up intensely. He saw countless flickering lightning bolts of all sorts, shocking Lightning Tribulations.
Thousands of Lightning Tribulations appeared before Xiao Chen's eyes before he could react. A Lightning Tribulation turned into a seed and fell into his eye.
The seed sprouted and buried itself deep in his eye. The boundless Magic Energy in his sea of consciousness was like nourishment, gathering in his eye.
It was like a huge whirlpool instantly sucking up all of Xiao Chen's Magic Energy. That was not enough. The one thousand strands of Primordial Energy in his Heart of an Emperor turned into beams of light that flowed into his eye.
After consuming another three hundred strands of Primordial Energy, Xiao Chen heard a crisp sound as though something was breaking out of the ground.
"Whoosh!"
The Lightning Tribulation seed broke out of the ground and bloomed.
In the instant that the flower bloomed, a black flower with nine petals could be seen spinning rapidly in the naked eye. On the throne, Xiao Chen's clothes fluttered without any wind. His black hair fluttered. At this moment, he merged with the sky.
Xiao Chen turned into the Lightning Immortal Ancestor. A strong aura surged out, making one feel suffocated and painful.
Behind the suffocating aura, the seed of fear sprouted in one's heart. Lightning Tribulations symbolized the punishment of the Heavenly Dao. All cultivators instinctively feared Lightning Tribulations.
After the flower bloomed and bore fruit, the nine petals merged and turned into a spot of cold light that merged into the depths of his eye.
In that instant, Xiao Chen felt a horrifying energy in his right eye. If he were not careful, this energy would explode and shatter all his bones. Vent!
I need to vent this energy. Otherwise, I will be the one to die.
A wild beast roared in Xiao Chen's heart. He locked on to the space in front of him, and there was a loud rumble. That spot burst out with intense electric light, looking resplendent and dazzling in the pitch-black space.
The golden lightning dragons in the surroundings all felt fear spreading out, causing them to tremble. "Bang! Bang!
Bang! "
A huge bolt of electric light struck that spot in the air. Explosions rang out continuously. The might of the Lightning Tribulation kicked up a strong wind.
The Cycle Throne was blown back continuously. Space shattered, turning into countless cracks that extended out continuously. The entire world of thunder seemed to start crumbling. In the next moment, the spot that the Lightning Tribulation struck could not vent its energy.
"Boom!" It turned into a bright electric light radiating throughout the entire world of thunder.
The small world, which was on the verge of collapse, completely crumbled under such a strike.
This triggered an intense chain reaction. Thousands of golden lightning dragons exploded one after another. Golden electric light soared up from the bottom of the lake, vaporizing the lake water like sharp swords stabbing into the sky.
At this moment, it was night time. The electric light shooting out from the bottom of the lake could be seen even from millions of kilometers away.
This was just the beginning. Following that, all the lightning dragons exploded. The entire vast Misleading Fog Lake and the ground within five hundred thousand kilometers instantly collapsed, sinking in.
The Bewilderment Fog Lake had disappeared, and the ground was split into pieces. The entire landscape had been completely changed, and everything was desolate.
After getting knocked back, Xiao Chen vomited a mouthful of blood. His eardrums buzzed, and he went temporarily deaf, unable to hear anything.
Cracks appeared in Xiao Chen's internal organs from the thunder, inflicting incredible pain.
The faint might of the Lightning Tribulation had yet to fade, spreading out in the air, crackling endlessly.
Xiao Chen felt some lingering fear in his heart. Without even thinking, he quickly left.
Soon afterwards, there would be supreme beings who would be alarmed, hurrying over. Xiao Chen simply had not expected such a huge commotion. The might of the Divine Lightning Eye was even more startlingly strong.
This was Xiao Chen's first time executing it. There were many areas for improvement. Furthermore, this was just the might of the first layer. If he cultivated it to the second layer, the second layer would have many lightning tribulations layered over each other.
Xiao Chen did not dare to imagine how strong the might that would be.
However, a Supreme Magic Skill was a Supreme Magic Skill. After Xiao Chen drained all his Magic Energy, he still could not execute it. Even a third of his Primordial Energy was drained.
Although this drained a lot of energy, he was satisfied. Compared to some great killing moves, this Magic Skill was much more powerful. Compared to some great killing moves, the drain was still within a bearable range. At the very least, he could still fight after using it.
However, Xiao Chen did not know if there were any other repercussions.
As Xiao Chen thought, he suddenly felt some pain in his right eye. He felt some tears coming out. He took off his mask and wiped them away.
When he looked, he was greatly startled. How were these tears? They were clearly black blood.
"This …"
Xiao Chen felt somewhat puzzled. However, this was not the time to think about this. He wiped away the blood and put on his mask again, turning into a beam of rainbow light and leaving.
After Xiao Chen left, The Fox King's true body rushed to Misleading Fog Lake.
The area within five hundred thousand kilometers had changed beyond recognition. Misleading Fog Lake's water had all evaporated, no longer existing. Even an existence like the Fox King felt startled, not knowing what happened.
"The Fox King, what's going on? I feel the entire Fiend Domain shaking!" "Whoosh!
Whoosh! "
The major characters of the Fiend Race rushed over one after another. When they saw this scene, they all showed shock on their faces as they asked The Fox King about it.
The Fox King said sullenly, "It should be a certain forbidden item suppressed in Misleading Fog Lake coming out. However, I did not feel the aura of a Prime. There is no need to panic."
"What's going on with the lightning in the sky?"
"Indeed. To think that there is so much lightning coming from the bottom of the lake. Earlier, we turned this Misleading Fog Lake upside down and did not discover anything. "
The Fox King seemed to have a lot on his mind. He waved his hand and said, "I will personally investigate this matter. There is no need for you all to interfere."
Seeing that the Fox King was taking responsibility for this matter, the other Fiend Race powerhouses did not say anything more.
When only the Fox King and the Peacock King remained, the Fox King sighed softly, "Before I came, I saw the Shadowless Saber Sovereign leave the Fiend Domain."
"What? The Shadowless Saber Sovereign?"
The Fox King nodded and said, "It is indeed the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. However, Ying Zongtian told me earlier to take care of this person, so I did not make a move against him."
"What exactly is his identity? The Saber Sovereign Wu Xiaotian gave up his Saber Sovereign Medallion for him. Now, even Ying Zongtian wants to protect him."
The Fox King replied softly, "I don't know. Ying Zongtian did not say. However, since Ying Zongtian spoke, he is a friend and not an enemy. Although I do not know what happened in Misleading Fog Lake, many people are paying attention. I am not the only one who discovered the Shadowless Saber Sovereign. "
After thinking for a while, the Fox King said, "Do something to create some chaos and illusions to draw attention away from the Shadowless Saber Sovereign."
"Leave that to me," the Peacock King answered with a smile.
Xiao Chen, who was quickly leaving, did not know that the Fox King had already discovered his existence and helped him hide some of the commotion.
The Fox King paused for a while at the ruins of Misleading Fog Lake before leaving.
…
The Mirage Immortal Palace was the most mysterious forbidden land of the eight great forbidden lands.
Normally, one would not be able to find any traces of it, and it rarely appeared. There were simply too many legends about it. Since the Ancient Era, people had continuously explored this forbidden land.
However, the information they obtained was still very little. They only knew that this place should have been a remnant of the Immortal Epoch. Later, during the Immemorial Era of the Martial Epoch, a strong sect occupied this place and established it.
After that, this sect got destroyed for some unknown reason. Everything turned to dust, leaving only this Mirage Immortal Palace in the world.
Aside from the inheritance of the Immemorial Era sect, everything from the Immortal Epoch was perfectly preserved.
Immortal Pills, Profound Beasts, Immortal Arts, Magic Skills, all sorts of restrictions, and countless fortuitous encounters tempted the cultivators of the later generations to explore this Immortal Palace.
However, not just anyone could explore this Ethereal Immortal Palace. Even if a Greater Heavenly Martial Emperor went in, he might be trapped to death.
There were too many examples of people never returning, adding a ferocious name to this mysterious Immortal Palace.
After Xiao Chen spent two months, he finally rushed over from the Fiend Domain and saw this famous Mirage Immortal Palace.
The Immortal Palace was in the depths of the ocean, at the end of the sea. One could see it when one raised their head.
The sea was very vast. To ordinary people, Qiongqi might not be able to cross it in his lifetime. However, to Emperor Wu, especially someone of Xiao Chen's level, the sea had its end.
The end of the sea was the border of the Kunlun Continent. The scenery here was very special; the sun never set.
When Xiao Chen arrived, he looked up and did indeed see this mysterious Mirage Immortal Palace.
At the end of the sea was a dense mist. Amid the mist was a majestic mountain range with an Immortal Palace hovering in the air.
There were towering trees, waterfalls, and flying Profound Beasts on the mountain range. There were also countless pavilions, terraces, and buildings. One could even see some blurry figures of immortals. As these Immortals flew around, they looked like immortals, free and unfettered, showing off their immortal beauty.
It was to the extent where one could even smell the immortal energy that was wafting over, and see the strange flowers and fruits that flashed by.
However, everyone knew that this was just an illusion, like a mirage. It looked like it was right in front of them, but in reality, they were very far away.
Once, Emperor Wu could not resist the temptation and chased after it. In the end, he got lost at the end of the sea, vanishing just like that.
Before coming, Xiao Chen had heard a lot about the Mirage Immortal Palace from various sources. He knew that this illusion would descend once every half a year. After descending three times, who knew when it would appear again?
Perhaps it would be one hundred years, perhaps it would be twenty years.
This was the third descent. After this, no one knew when it would descend again. Xiao Chen estimated that the number of Emperor Wu who came to explore the Immortal Palace would be the largest.
Just as Xiao Chen saw, there were many Emperor Wu of factions on the surrounding islands. Greater Heavenly Emperor Wu and even Sovereign Emperor Wu from the Heavenly Starry Ocean, the Storm Sea, the Ice Sea, the Dark Sea, the Human-Demon Sea, and many other Holy Lands of the oceanic worlds had come.
Among them, the ones that Xiao Chen was familiar with included the Elders of the Five Poison Sect, the Heavenly Province Academy, the Yinyang Paradise, and other Holy Lands. These Holy Lands' Elders mostly surrounded the Emperor Wu of their respective sects, huddling together.
"Might I ask if you are the Shadowless Saber Sovereign?"
Just as Xiao Chen was looking around, a hemp-robed old man came over and greeted Xiao Chen. This old man was very old, at least one thousand years old. His cultivation was very high, an Eighth Heaven Emperor Wu.
This old man's clothes did not have the insignia of a sect. It looked like he was a sectless loose cultivator.
Most loose cultivators did not have a good reputation. However, after advancing to Martial Emperor, they could be considered to have made a name for themselves. However, some would still retain the bad habits from before advancing to Martial Emperor.
The throne rotated, and Xiao Chen turned his head back and said, "That is me. Is there something I can help you with?"
The hemp-robed old man smiled and said, "This old man is Mu Yong, a loose cultivator of the Ice Sea. This time, I have gathered some people of the same path and are preparing to barge into the Mirage Immortal Palace together. It looks like the Shadowless Saber Sovereign is alone. How about you join our team? We can take care of each other. "
Xiao Chen thought to himself, not in a rush to agree. It would be good to have more people to take care of each other. However, there was also a disadvantage to having more people. This was especially so for loose cultivators. Their characters were all over the place, and there were too many unknowns.
Seeing Xiao Chen hesitate, the hemp-robed old man answered, "Although our small team is small in number, we have a peak Geomaster. This old man is untalented, but he has been to the Mirage Immortal Palace three times and returned safely."
When Xiao Chen heard this, he narrowed his eyes. This hemp-robed old man could not be underestimated.
To think that he came out alive after entering the Mirage Immortal Palace three times. His strength was probably at the peak of the Eighth Heaven Emperor Wu.
If it were before, without the Divine Lightning Eye, Xiao Chen would have felt some fear. However, now that he had cultivated the Divine Lightning Eye for half a month, he could already familiarize himself with it.
Before the Holy Lord, Xiao Chen was confident that he could escape unscathed. What more an Eighth Heaven Emperor Wu?
Since he did not have to worry about protecting himself, and the other party was so experienced, it was not out of the question to travel with him.
"In that case, let's travel together. Senior Mu, you can just call me Shadowless," Xiao Chen said as he raised his head. Under the mask, no one could see his expression.
The hemp-robed old man smiled joyfully and said, "Good. With the Shadowless Saber Sovereign holding down the fort, we are more confident. Come, I'll bring you to meet the other companions of the others. "
After saying that, the hemp-robed old man led Xiao Chen to a nameless island.
When the other Holy Lands saw this scene, they all felt some regret. The arrival of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign had attracted their attention long ago, and their gazes never left him.
However, there were too many legends about the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, which made people feel that it was not easy to get close to him. Unexpectedly, the hemp-robed old man's words moved Xiao Chen.
This was truly somewhat surprising, making the people who wanted to rope in Xiao Chen feel regret.
When the two landed on the small island, five people immediately stood up to welcome them. Two were a middle-aged couple with similar cultivations, both Seventh Heaven Emperor Wu. Of course, they only looked middle-aged. No one knew how old they were.
There was also a Fiend Race woman. Based on her aura, she should be of the Blood Shark Fiend Race bloodline. As Xiao Chen had seen the Blood Shark Sovereign of the thirteen Great Bandits before, he was very familiar with the aura of the Blood Shark Fiend Race bloodline.
With one glance, Xiao Chen could tell that the other two were a swordsman and a bladesman.
The five were very respectful to Xiao Chen. This was especially so for that bladesman Martial Emperor. When he saw Xiao Chen, he was exceptionally excited.
Xiao Chen returned the greeting. He did not put on any airs, giving the bladesman a good impression of him.
The hemp-robed old man introduced everyone with a smile, increasing the trust between them. This group of people should be taking him as the leader.
Unexpectedly, right after Xiao Chen had this thought, he saw the hemp-robed old man respectfully say to a black-clad old man, "Senior Jiang, this is the Shadowless Saber Sovereign, the most famous Saber Sovereign in recent years. Even when the Three Holy Masters worked together, they could not kill him."
The matter of the Shadowless Saber Sovereign escaping the Three Holy Masters' encirclement in the Savage Battlefield had already spread, making him even more famous.
However, this black-clad old man did not seem to buy it. He did not even turn around. He only said indifferently, "It is just luck. What is there to brag about? Ask him if he can defeat any of the Holy Lord Martial Emperors."
When Xiao Chen heard this voice, he found it somewhat familiar. He recalled that the hemp-robed old man said that there was a Geomaster in the group. Could it be this person?
The hemp-robed old man smiled awkwardly and said, "This is Senior Jiang, a famous Geomaster of the oceanic world. The geomancy of the Mirage Immortal Palace is very strange. There are many ominous places, so we need to invite a Geomaster along."
Senior Jiang? Could it be that Jiang Tian who once gave me the Spirit Vein map of the oceanic world?
As Xiao Chen thought, he answered, "It's fine. I am indeed not a match for any Geomaster. Senior Jiang is right."
Upon hearing Xiao Chen's reply, the indifferent hemp-robed old man could not figure it out. However, it was good that he was not angry.
"At least you know your limits. Otherwise, if you really went to the Mirage Immortal Palace, you would not even know how you died," Senior Jiang said expressionlessly as he stood up and turned around.
When Xiao Chen saw the other party's appearance, his expression did not change. However, he smiled in his heart. It really was Jiang Tian, that powerful Geomaster.
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