Chapter 191. First-Wood Divine Thunder (Cultivation Art)

Pan Daoyang’s face twisted into a savage glare as he spoke with icy venom, “During the Beast Tide Rebellion, your Qingyang Sect betrayed the Covenant of Qingyang. Patriarch Xu fled without a fight, leaving my Hou Pan Clan nearly wiped out—their lineage all but extinguished.”

"After the Beast Tide was quelled, you never distributed even a single spirit stone in compensation."

"Today, I, Percival (Person Name), have come to seek justice for the millions of wronged souls of our family."

No sooner had they spoken than the defensive formation finally gave way, completely shattered.

Li Heyuan suffered a backlash, vomiting a mouthful of blood on the spot. His face contorted wildly as he immediately summoned an escape light to flee for his life.

"Watch out, it's an escape technique!"

"Don't let him get away."

The quickest to react was Pan Daoyang (Person Name). This Violet Mansion elder, blessed with a Thunder Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), surprisingly possessed an escape technique divine ability. In an instant, he transformed into a streak of violet lightning that tore across the sky, intercepting Li Heyuan (Person Name).

He summoned bolts of lightning 1 after another, striking with such ferocity that Li Heyuan was sent flying backward, coughing up blood.

Having resolved to sever all ties with the Azure Sun Sect, the group knew letting their enemy escape would be disastrous. Xavier summoned the Golden Fire Dragon Shears, striking with such force that Li Heyuan’s 2 magical treasures were sent flying. Forced into a frantic retreat, Li Heyuan could only flee in disarray.

In that fleeting moment, Eldrin seized the opportunity to summon the Gengjin Divine Thunder, shattering Li Heyuan's protective energy in a single strike.

Pitiful Li Heyuan was merely at the second level of the Purple Palace, yet facing the onslaught of 4 Purple Palace, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm) combatants, he had all his techniques crippled within just a few exchanges.

Although he possessed escape techniques and his means of fleeing were truly extraordinary, they proved utterly futile against the Thunder Evasion Art.

After merely a dozen or so exchanges, Eldrin seized an opening and severed his head with a single stroke of his sword.

"Fellow Daoist Chen, you truly are a natural-born sword immortal."

"If you possessed a third-tier immortal sword, your combat prowess would likely surpass even my own by a fair margin."

After the battle concluded, Xavier stroked his beard, his expression grave as he praised,

Eldrin (Person Name) maintained a serene expression as he spoke with practiced humility, "This was but a trivial trick. With Brother Xu's capabilities, you likely could have vanquished it in just a few more moves."

At this moment, the battle on the mountain had also concluded. Only a dozen or so Foundation Establishment cultivators from the Qingyang Sect and over a 1000 Qi Refining cultivators remained on Cangkun Mountain (Location).

Over 40 Foundation Establishment cultivators from several major clans joined forces to besiege them. With the addition of 2 Purple Mansion Elders—Chen Changxuan (Person Name) and Yang Yuanhe (Person Name)—taking action, they were utterly annihilated within moments.

The group ascended Cangkun Mountain (Location), redeployed a third-tier formation, and proceeded directly into the Earth-Pulse of the Wuji Soil (Location).

After entering the earth vein, the group soon arrived at the Violet Sun Pool and the Source of the Earth Vein.

After a brief survey, Eldrin smiled and said, "Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Xu. It appears the next Earth Essence Crystal will form within 10 years."

Xavier revealed a smile. The Xu Clan had a female Foundation Establishment cultivator who had already opened 40 percent of her Purple Mansion channels. With this Earth Essence Crystal, if they could purchase another Cyan Jade Barrier-Breaking Pill next time, her chances of breaking through to the Purple Mansion realm would likely exceed 60 percent.

Moreover, by occupying this ley line henceforth, the 4 great Purple Manor immortal clans would be able to obtain an additional 5 Elements Treasure Crystal every 2 sexagenary cycles—yet another manifestation of their sudden surge.

"And judging by the look of it, the Violet Sun Jade in this Violet Sun Pool will still require another 30 years to fully form."

Eldrin spoke, his gaze fixed on the Violet Sun Pool as a flicker of covetous desire surfaced in his eyes.

The Purple Sun Jade was not only the supreme treasure for breaking through to the Purple Mansion, but it could also be refined into the Violet Qi Cloud Vein Elixir—the key to shattering the Purple Palace, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm). How could the crowd not covet it?

Xavier glanced at the assembly and declared, "This Violet Sun Jade takes 1 100 years to gestate a single piece. If we were to distribute it through rotation, the wait would be interminable."

"Why not wait until it fully gestates, then refine it into a furnace of Violet Mist Cloud-Vein Pills for our 4 families to share?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, accepting this method.

Seeing that they had agreed, Xavier revealed a smile. In truth, he had his own little scheme in mind.

Having recently broken through to the sixth level of the Purple Mansion, he estimated that in 30 years he would reach the threshold of impacting Purple Palace, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm). By then, refining a cauldron of Violet Mist Cloud-Vein Pills would enhance his confidence in breaking through to Purple Palace, Late Stage (Cultivation Realm).

After examining the 2 most crucial treasures, the group rested for 2 days before the Foundation Establishment cultivators finally tallied the gains from this battle.

That day, the old clan leader held an account book and said with a smile, "From this battle, we've seized 130,000 spirit stones, 2 third-tier magic tools, 1 third-tier formation set, and a number of second-tier magic tools and other supplies."

"And this Eldrin Earth Vein—from now on, the first- and second-tier materials nurtured annually within the Eldrin Vein alone will yield us an income of 12,000 spirit stones."

After reviewing the ledger, everyone broke into smiles.

After reviewing the ledger, Xavier (Person Name) said delightedly, "For this haul and the continuous revenue streams to come, let's distribute everything according to the previously agreed allocation ratio. What do you think?"

Everyone exchanged glances and voiced no objections, while the old clan leader and Eldrin (Person Name) both broke into smiles.

This allocation alone would grant the Chen Family over 30,000 spirit stones along with substantial resources. Furthermore, they would henceforth receive an annual profit of 3,000 spirit stones from the earth vein—by no means an insignificant sum.

Seeing that everyone had agreed, Xavier added, “Li Heyuan possessed 2 magic treasures. After dismantling the formation, we obtained a total of 4 third-order magic treasures.”

"Our Xu and Yang families each contributed a mid-grade, third-tier magical treasure to set up the formation, so this Eldritch Earth Divine Thunder Banner and Heaven Kun Treasure Seal rightfully belong to our 2 clans."

Eldrin exchanged a glance with the old clan leader, naturally having no objections. The remaining 2 magic treasures were merely low-grade third-tier artifacts. The Chen Family opted not to claim them, instead exchanging for tens of thousands of spirit stones.

The Chen Clan had just ascended to become a Violet Mansion immortal family, and now they were urgently seeking to nurture a spirit vein. This was primarily because Eldrin had slain far too many adversaries along his journey, and for the time being, they lacked neither third-tier lower-grade magic treasures.

After the distribution of these treasures was completed, only a few remained, but 3 jade slips brought Eldrin an unexpected delight.

Among the 3 jade slips, the first 1 recorded a cultivation method known as the Verdant Wood True Fire Art. This technique, a dual-attribute Purple Mansion cultivation method of wood and fire, could advance 1's cultivation to the 7th level of the Purple Mansion.

The guards made a copy of this cultivation technique, and both Eldrin and the old clan leader revealed expressions of delight.

The family's wood attribute cultivation art could only reach Foundation Establishment, Mid Stage (Cultivation Realm), while the 2 fire attribute arts were too domineering and unsuitable for Chen Qingwan's practice. With this new cultivation method in hand, Aunt Qingwan's path of dao would become much smoother in the years to come.

The second jade slip recorded the crafting method for a Lifebound Magical Treasure known as the Greenwood Heart Lamp. This wood-fire dual attribute Lifebound Magical Treasure possessed the ability to unleash a formidable supernatural power.

That Li Heyuan was clearly a dual wood-fire spiritual root practitioner, and his most crucial treasures were all dual wood-fire attributes. It could be said that Chen Qingwan had encountered no small opportunity.

The final jade slip contained the divine ability of sword control, within which was recorded the First-Wood Divine Thunder (Cultivation Art). This was the second divine thunder technique Eldrin (Person Name) had obtained.

Chapter 1: The Reborn Eldrin The air in the Nether Abyss trembled as a crimson streak tore across the ashen sky. Upon a jagged cliff stood a figure in azure robes, his sleeves billowing in the sulfurous winds. This was Eldrin, once the youngest Nascent Soul cultivator of the Azure Cloud Sect, now reborn after a 100 years of slumber. "1 100 years..." Eldrin murmured, his voice barely a whisper yet carrying the weight of millennia. His gaze fell upon the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss strapped to his back - the very artifact that had sealed his fate. Through his divine sense, he inspected his current cultivation base. The results were disheartening: his spiritual roots had deteriorated to the Foundation Establishment stage, and his dantian resembled a cracked vessel leaking precious spiritual energy. "32,000 spirit stones," he calculated, recalling the fortune he'd accumulated in his previous life. "All turned to dust during my rebirth." His fingers traced the intricate carvings on his storage pouch, which now contained merely a dozen or so low-grade spirit stones and 3 Basic Qi Restoration Pills. Suddenly, spatial ripples disturbed the stagnant air. 3 figures descended on shimmering swords, their white robes adorned with the emblem of the Profound Ice Pavilion. "Eldrin!" the lead cultivator barked, his voice sharp as fractured jade. "The alliance of righteous sects has sentenced you to death for possessing forbidden arts. Your Azure Cloud Sect has been dissolved, its 2,347 disciples scattered to the winds." Eldrin's eyes narrowed. In his prime, such Core Formation cultivators wouldn't have warranted his attention. Now, they stood before him like hunters cornering wounded prey. "The Profound Ice Pavilion sends merely 20-some Core Formation disciples to capture me?" Eldrin's laughter echoed through the canyon, rich with mocking amusement. "Have your elders grown so fearful in my absence?" The lead cultivator's face darkened. "Arrogant fool! Do you think you're still the legendary genius who shook the cultivation world? Your cultivation has regressed to Foundation Establishment! Senior Brother, let us-" His words choked off as Eldrin's figure blurred. The Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss sang from its scabbard, its blade erupting in crimson flames that twisted like dancing phoenixes. "1000 Phoenix Annihilation!" Eldrin whispered the ancient technique's name. Countless fire phoenixes materialized from the void, their piercing cries shaking the very foundations of the Nether Abyss. The temperature skyrocketed, causing the surrounding rocks to glow molten red. The 3 Profound Ice Pavilion disciples barely had time to summon their defensive artifacts before the phoenixes engulfed them. Their ice-based techniques, which could freeze rivers and shatter mountains, evaporated like morning dew under scorching sun. When the flames subsided, only 3 piles of ash remained swirling in the sulfurous wind. Eldrin stood panting, the Li Fire Sword of the Returning Abyss now dimmed in his grasp. That single technique had consumed over a 100 years of accumulated spiritual energy, leaving him more drained than anticipated. He retrieved a Basic Qi Restoration Pill from his pouch and swallowed it. As the medicinal energy circulated through his damaged meridians, he contemplated his next move. "The righteous path has grown bold during my slumber," he mused, his eyes scanning the horizon where countless sects undoubtedly sought his head. "But they forget - even a cornered dragon can still breathe fire." A faint smile touched his lips as he recalled the hidden cultivation cave he'd prepared centuries ago. There, sealed away from prying eyes, lay resources that could restore his power - including the legendary 9 Revolutions Golden Body cultivation method. "The game has just begun," Eldrin whispered to the howling wind, his figure dissolving into crimson mist. "Let them come. This time, I'll make the entire cultivation world tremble at my name."