Cultivation: From Servant to Revered Immortal

Chapter 321: Chapter 69: Refining the Thunder Seed!

Lake Bottom Cultivation Room.

Zhou Xun’s true body and avatar sat facing each other.

Now, it had been a full year since the avatar went out to absorb the power of celestial thunder through the Thunder Pool.

This time he returned precisely to continue refining Thunder Seeds.

With the cultivation of the ”Purple Sky Thunder Technique” to the Core Formation Realm, it is possible to refine thirty-six Thunder Seeds. Zhou Xun originally had twelve, leaving an empty space for twenty-four more.

Naturally, these need to be refined.

It should be noted that in the cultivation technique’s Purple Sky True Thunder Array, the more Thunder Seeds there are, the greater its power.

Now, facing the pressure of the Celestial Feather Sect’s invasion, he, as a True Pill Cultivator, will eventually have to take responsibility for resisting the enemy.

Moreover, the Grand Elder of the Cloud Light Sect, Master Yun Yi, has little lifespan left, while the Celestial Feather Sect has two Middle-Stage Core Formation cultivators.

Once Master Yun Yi passes away, relying solely on Master Jin Hong and Master Profound Cyan won’t be enough to hold them off.

At that point, Zhou Xun will need to take action.

Therefore, Zhou Xun also needs to improve his strength as soon as possible.

According to his estimate, after refining thirty-six Thunder Seeds,

based on this, setting up the Purple Sky True Thunder Array,

facing those two Middle-Stage Core Formation cultivators head-on would be no problem, and he might even have the power to fight a Late-Stage Core Formation Cultivator.

Zhou Xun sat cross-legged, closing his eyes to adjust his state, reaching the peak of Essence, Qi, and Spirit.

This was his first time refining Thunder Seeds, and he couldn’t help but take it seriously.

After all, the process of refining Thunder Seeds involves using Divine Sense to refine celestial thunder and then condensing it with Essence Blood to transform it into Thunder Seeds.

As everyone knows, the power of celestial thunder is the most yang-dominant, while the power of Divine Sense is extremely yin and gentle.

To refine the extremely yang celestial thunder with extremely yin Divine Sense is exceedingly difficult.

A moment of carelessness could result in damage to one’s Divine Sense.

After a long time, Zhou Xun opened his eyes.

With his mouth slightly open, a square jade platform as crystalline as Purple Jade flew out, suspended in front of Zhou Xun, surrounded by flickering Thunder Arcs.

”Swift!”

Zhou Xun formed a seal with his hands, and immediately a Spirit Light hit the Thunder Pool in front of him, drawing out a flickering Thunder Arc.

Without hesitation, Zhou Xun divided a portion of his Divine Sense, wrapping it around this flickering Thunder Arc.

Then, following the method recorded in the ”Purple Sky Thunder Technique,” Zhou Xun urged his Divine Sense to begin refining this Thunder Arc.

As soon as the Divine Sense touched the Thunder Arc, a bang rang as if in Zhou Xun’s ears, startling him.

At the same time, a stabbing pain came from his mind, a process inevitable in refining Thunder Seeds.

Zhou Xun gritted his teeth against the pain, continuously changing the spell in his hand, striking at the Thunder Arc wrapped by his Divine Sense.

The Thunder Arc instantly became much calmer.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun’s Divine Sense took the opportunity to completely envelop it and began to slowly refine.

Who knows how much time passed.

This Thunder Arc became gentle, shining with a spirituality, and a very subtle connection came from it.

The first step was finally completed.

However, this strand of Thunder Arc was still too weak; eighty-one strands were needed to form a single Thunder Seed.

Thus, Zhou Xun continued his previous actions.

After nearly half a month, Zhou Xun finally refined all eighty-one strands of Spiritual Thunder Arc.

Immediately, Zhou Xun forced out nine drops of Essence Blood, using the spells recorded in the ”Purple Sky Thunder Technique” to turn it into a Blood Talisman, wrapping it around the eighty-one strands of Spiritual Thunder Arc.

Very smoothly, the Thunder Arc was fully enveloped within.

Simultaneously, Zhou Xun’s hands moved with spell changes, casting rays of Spirit Light on the Blood Talisman.

The Blood Talisman slowly began to merge with the Thunder Arc.

Who knows how much time passed, all the Thunder Arcs and Essence Blood merged into one, the crimson gradually fading, turning into a thumb-sized round Thunder Seed.

On the surface, Thunder Arcs flickered.

At the same time, a connection emanated from the Thunder Seed, akin to Zhou Xun’s limbs, moving with his mind.

At this point, the Thunder Seed was considered complete.

Afterward, Zhou Xun placed it back into the Thunder Pool to nurture it, knowing that the longer it was nurtured, the stronger its power would become.

After spending nearly a month, Zhou Xun finally completed the condensation of the thirteenth Thunder Seed.

After a simple day’s rest, Zhou Xun did not delay and began condensing the fourteenth Thunder Seed.

Another month passed, and Zhou Xun succeeded in condensing.

Next was the fifteenth Thunder Seed...

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Meanwhile, Zhou Xun’s true body completed the cultivation of the Spirit Wood True Technique daily and then began refining pills.

Time flew by, and a year passed swiftly.

Over this year, Zhou Xun’s avatar had not rested, continuously condensing Thunder Seeds.

Now, he finally condensed twenty-four Thunder Seeds.

The quantity had doubled compared to before.

”The ’Purple Sky True Thunder Array’ deployed with twenty-four Thunder Seeds is likely close to the Late-Stage Core Formation level in power!”

Zhou Xun thought.

It should be noted that before he refined the Thunder Pool as a Lifebound Magical Treasure, the ”Purple Sky True Thunder Array” deployed with twelve Thunder Seeds was capable of contending against the Middle-Stage Core Formation Master Yun Yi.

Even though Master Yun Yi’s mana strength had declined due to nearing the end of his lifespan, his strength was still that of a Middle-Stage Core Formation Cultivator.

Now that the Thunder Pool had advanced to the level of a Magical Treasure and the number of Thunder Seeds was as high as twenty-four, one can imagine its power.

He even felt a subtle urge to rush to the front lines of Golden Ape Valley and have a match with the Grand Elder of the Celestial Feather Sect.

Of course, that was impossible.

However, by finding a secluded place and sparring with his true body and the Blood Demon Child, he could roughly estimate the avatar’s strength.

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Soon, two beams of Spirit Light, one green and one blue, shot up from Lake Heart Island, dashing into the distance.

Upon half a day, they arrived at the deserted wilderness where Zhou Xun faced Master Yun Yi.

The avatar and true body each stood on one side.

The true body patted the Blood Demon Bag, instantly releasing five beams of blood light that transformed into five Blood Demon Children, protecting Zhou Xun in the center.

On the other side, the avatar slightly opened its mouth, and twenty-four Thunder Seeds flew out in succession, occupying a space of several thousand feet, enveloping Zhou Xun’s true body as well.

This was a new technique Zhou Xun developed after refining the Thunder Pool as a Lifebound Magical Treasure.

He didn’t need to summon out the Thunder Pool to deploy those twenty-four Thunder Seeds.

After the Thunder Seeds were deployed, the avatar cast a spell.

Instantly, the space covered by the Thunder Seeds transformed into a Thunder Realm, with bolts of lightning, each as thick as a thumb, continuously falling, targeting Zhou Xun’s location.

”Boom!”

Each lightning bolt sliced through the space, accompanied by peals of thunder, then struck the Blood Demon Light Shield erected by the Blood Demon Children.

”Each lightning bolt is comparable to a strike from an Early-Stage Foundation Establishment Cultivator!”

Zhou Xun was amazed.

There were hundreds of lightning bolts!

This one move alone would likely be impossible for an ordinary True Pill Cultivator to withstand.

At this moment, the avatar’s form flickered and suddenly appeared right in front of Zhou Xun, as if it had instantly teleported.

”Ding!”

The avatar wielded the Extreme Blade, slicing without hindrance through the Blood Demon Light Shield before stopping in front of Zhou Xun.

Immediately after, the avatar’s spell changed, and the twenty-four Thunder Seeds transformed into Thunder Ropes, each tens of feet long,

”Whoosh whoosh!”

In the blink of an eye, they bound the true body and the five Blood Demon Children tightly.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun nodded in satisfaction.

”Indeed, the power has significantly improved, and with the Thunder Escape Technique transformed by the Annihilation Thunder Seed, in the entire Eastern Wilderness, besides those few at the very top, no one should be able to keep me!”

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