Cultivation Begins From The Desert-Chapter 771 - 754: Immortal Spirit Jade Dew, Celestial Thunder Body Infusion

With his Sixth-Layer Nascent Soul cultivation, combined with the magical power infused by his external incarnation to activate the Vermilion Bird Fan, Zhouyang was very eager to see how much power it could unleash.

He soon witnessed it himself.

No earth-shaking explosion was heard, only a blazing and dazzling flame shot up into the sky.

When the Vermilion Bird Firebird descended above Lei Wanpeng's head, its body suddenly expanded violently and burst into flames, transforming into a sea of fire over ten acres wide, engulfing Lei Wanpeng within.

The moment the sea of fire formed, Zhouyang distinctly felt a strong fluctuation of the Fire Element Law emanate from within, affecting the void above the sea of fire, creating space barriers tangible to the Divine Sense.

At the same time, as the sea of fire formed, the power of the Scepter of Light was instantly incinerated by the sea of fire.

This wasn't because the power of the Scepter of Light was inferior to the Vermilion Bird Fan, but because Yin Hanguang, to not affect the attack's effect, voluntarily severed the magical power sustaining the Divine Techniques. 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Once the sea of fire formed, it was beyond Zhouyang's influence and control, and he no longer needed to expend any magical power to maintain its presence.

The special attack method of the Vermilion Bird Fan defined it as unsuitable for a commonly used magical artifact.

Even a Tribulation Crossing True Immortal like Du Chongyang, exerting full effort, could use it less than ten times before depleting all his magical power.

Thus, he could only keep a close watch on the sea of fire, awaiting the result of this strike, while he raised his hand to retrieve a small jade bottle to his mouth, prepared to pour its contents in anytime.

This small jade bottle was specially given to him by Yin Hanguang for this battle, containing a drop of top-grade spiritual object Immortal Spirit Jade Dew that could instantly restore all his magical power.

This Immortal Spirit Jade Dew, an exclusive spiritual object of the Great Brightness Immortal Palace, is produced by an immortal jade within its mountain gate, forming only a drop every millennium, and is exceedingly rare.

If it weren't for Yin Hanguang's willingness to hand it over to him, he wouldn't have agreed to join in dealing with a formidable opponent like Lei Wanpeng.

However, now that he has it, naturally, it was best not to use it unless necessary.

It's understood that such an object, capable of replenishing all magical power for a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator instantly, becomes most coveted by those on the verge of crossing the Immortal Ascension Celestial Tribulation.

With it in hand, during the Immortal Ascension Celestial Tribulation, it's akin to having an extra half life, greatly increasing the odds of overcoming the tribulation.

Hence, Zhouyang now had to assess Lei Wanpeng's condition to decide whether to use it.

One breath, two breaths, three breaths... ten breaths!

After a full ten breaths, Lei Wanpeng, who was swallowed by the sea of fire, finally emerged alive from within it.

Lei Wanpeng appeared now with all clothes and hair completely burnt away, his entire body charred black like carbon, covered in burns, making his already stocky and round figure resemble a burnt oak barrel, with only his two eyes, full of fiery rage, identifying him as human.

However, the physical injuries of Nascent Soul Stage cultivators don't fully reflect their power status; as long as their body retains a trace of vitality, their strength won't decrease much.

Thus, Zhouyang's gaze lingered slightly on his physical appearance before shifting focus elsewhere.

In his perception, Lei Wanpeng's magical power aura had significantly diminished from before, chaotic and wildly turbulent, indicating he had just used some secret technique to boost his potential or forcibly integrated Heaven and Earth Laws into himself, suffering backlash from the Laws.

Reflecting on the intense Fire Element Law fluctuations from the sea of fire just earlier, Zhouyang suspected both circumstances might exist.

Only Laws could counter Laws.

Lei Wanpeng, unwilling to die in a sea of fire bolstered by the power of Fire Element Laws, could only rely on his comprehension and understanding of Thunder Element Laws to forcibly use the Power of Laws to his advantage.

If it were a Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul cultivator in a different place, they'd certainly choose to escape the battlefield immediately, finding a safe spot to heal and recover lest their body entirely perish or affect their future path to immortality.

But for Lei Wanpeng, with only decades of lifespan left, who had long forsaken life and death, killing Yin Hanguang, the Palace Master of the Great Brightness Immortal Palace, taking its Inheritance Immortal Artifact, and slaying more Nascent Soul Stage cultivators from the Great Brightness Immortal Palace meant dying here would be worth it.

Therefore, despite his current severe condition and impaired strength, he had no intention to flee the battlefield.

Lightning flashed across his body, and he instantaneously vanished from his location using the Thunder Escape Technique, appearing hundreds of miles away after several flashes, whereupon he retrieved several jade bottles, pouring all the spirit pills inside into his mouth and swallowing them in one go, forcibly revitalizing himself with the pill's power while suppressing his bodily wounds.

Seeing this, Yin Hanguang and Zhouyang's expressions both shifted, exchanging a glance, before hearing Yin Hanguang saying in a deep voice, "Fellow Daoist Zhou, proceed as planned!"

With that, he directly took out a similar jade bottle, placing it to his mouth, and swallowed the drop of Immortal Spirit Jade Dew stored within.

Seeing this, Zhouyang could only sigh helplessly and did the same.

This Immortal Spirit Jade Dew, indeed worthy of its unique and precious status, though just a peanut-sized drop, instantly transformed into immensely dense spiritual power upon entering his stomach, rushed into the Purple Mansion Daoist Palace, absorbed and converted entirely into his own magical power by his Nascent Soul without loss.

Within less than ten breaths, all the magical power he expended activating the Vermilion Bird Fan was completely restored, with even some excess.

Then, he retracted the Vermilion Bird Fan, flicked his sleeve, and a streak of black light flashed towards Lei Wanpeng.

Currently, without a second drop of Immortal Spirit Jade Dew in hand, and with Yin Hanguang unlikely to have another chance to perform a second Light Imprisonment on Lei Wanpeng, the Vermilion Bird Fan, requiring time to charge, was no longer suitable for use in this situation.

The upcoming battle would truly test his and Yin Hanguang's strength.

As Zhouyang predicted, the Black Dragon Dart's attack was effortlessly dodged by Lei Wanpeng using the Thunder Escape Technique.

Lei Wanpeng's counterattack swiftly descended upon Zhouyang and Yin Hanguang.

Rumbling sounds!

Intense lightning illuminated the sky, like writhing dragons and serpents, while streaks upon streaks of silver lightning struck down towards Zhouyang and Yin Hanguang.

Lei Wanpeng appeared like a deity wielding lightning, capable of summoning potent bolts of thunder to smite his enemies with but a wave of his hand.

In contrast, the attacks from Zhouyang and Yin Hanguang struggled to hit the master of the elusive escape techniques.

Although both had anticipated and prepared for such situations before the battle, encountering it still brought considerable frustration.

Yin Hanguang managed somewhat better, being a Late-Stage Nascent Soul cultivator, with the Scepter of Light that balanced both offense and defense, along with a Tier Six High-Grade Defense Spiritual Artifact at his disposal, he wasn't overly challenged in blocking Lei Wanpeng's attacks.

But Zhouyang found it quite difficult.

The strongest defensive artifact he currently possessed was the Fire Dragon Shield and the Lifebound Spiritual Artifact Qianyang Golden Tower. Using them to block Thunderbolt attacks summoned by Lei Wanpeng posed little problem, but defending against the attacks from Lei Wanpeng's Lifebound Spiritual Artifact, the Silver Thunder Spear, was extremely challenging.

The Silver Thunder Spear, Lei Wanpeng's Lifebound Spiritual Artifact, had a Tier Six Top Grade and not only moved at lightning speed but also strongly countered artifacts like the Fire Dragon Shield and shielding divine techniques.

When first attacking Zhouyang, it directly pierced through the double-layered defense formed by the Fire Dragon Shield and Qianyang Golden Tower, only to exhaust itself when it struck the Dragon Scale Armor visible on Zhouyang.

Because he feared the terrifying piercing ability of the Silver Thunder Spear displayed in that strike, Zhouyang immediately entered a half-dragon, half-human transformation state and had Lan Daoist within the Dongxuan Pearl ready to step in at any moment.

Of course, solely defending was not a viable option. Zhouyang and Yin Hanguang both sought opportunities to counterattack amidst their defense.

Lei Wanpeng's Thunder Escape Technique is formidable, but despite its strength, even the most powerful escape techniques can be tracked and countered.

For example, Zhouyang had previously used the Qianyang Golden Lamp to break Lei Wanpeng's escape technique.

However, after using this method once, Lei Wanpeng became wary, not giving another chance to use it again.

Now, their battle with Lei Wanpeng served to both buy time for his injuries to worsen and deplete his magical power, exhausting his strength as they probed his methods, and looked for the right moment to counterattack and aim for a decisive victory.

The main battlefield between them remained locked in a stalemate, while the other battlefields formed by both sides' cultivators saw their own wins and losses, with intense skirmishes taking place.

The fiercest of these battles was the confrontation between Elder Lin of the Great Brightness Immortal Palace and the Sect Leader of the Supreme Mysterious Sword Sect.

Elder Lin was holding the Tier Seven Immortal Artifact, Eye of Light, which had been brought back by Yin Hanguang, while the Sect Leader wielded the sect's inheritor Immortal Sword, the Profound Celestial Demon-Slaying Sword.

Both individuals were at the Seventh-Layer Nascent Soul cultivation and each held a Tier Seven Immortal Artifact, making their powers evenly matched; their battle was intense and the scene was quite spectacular.

Additionally, there were two other battlefields, both involving late-stage Nascent Soul stage cultivators from both sides in fierce duels, causing the sky to change with the flashes of magical techniques and shining spiritual lights.

The outcome of this war hinged on the duels between these late-stage Nascent Soul cultivators.

If any late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator could kill or drive back an enemy, it would immediately have a domino effect, thus influencing the victory or defeat of the entire battlefield.

Yet reaching the late-stage Nascent Soul realm, without mastering such large-scale killing tools as Tier Seven Immortal Artifacts, swiftly defeating an opponent of the same realm is far from easy, let alone killing one.

After glancing around at various battlefields, Zhouyang knew that if a victory was to be secured, their battle should be the first to conclude. Counting on others was quite unrealistic.

"Celestial Spirit Thunderstorm!"

Lei Wanpeng seemed aware of the unfavorable situation and decisively revealed a hidden trump card.

Suddenly, one vat-sized Silver Thunder Ball after another formed around him and, driven by his Divine Sense, they simultaneously shot towards Zhouyang, whose defense was notably weaker.

The speed of thunder element divine techniques is as swift as lightning, making them very difficult to evade. Zhouyang had just noticed the silver thunderballs heading his way when they were already within a thousand feet of him.

Without time to think deeply, he leapt straight into the open door of the Qianyang Golden Tower.

Boom, boom, boom!

Almost in the next instant after Zhouyang had entered the golden tower, the sky where he had been burst into a thunderous ocean.

The horrifying roar of explosions echoed continuously, and the sky was engulfed with raging silver lightning.

Amidst the thunderous ocean, the golden tower swayed like a small boat amidst waves, tilting and swaying with the currents before ultimately being slammed hard towards the ground.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

In mid-air, Zhouyang timely emerged from the tower, his face pale, and amid a fit of intense coughing, he retrieved his severely damaged Lifebound Spiritual Artifact.

The fact that he had withstood the strike just now was all thanks to the rare Spiritual Gold, Celestial Spirit Silver, integrated into the Qianyang Golden Tower.

Without the formidable anti-magical property of the Celestial Spirit Silver greatly weakening the power of the thunder, not only would the Qianyang Golden Tower have suffered severe damage in the dreadful thunderstorm ocean, but he, hidden within it, would not have emerged with merely some minor internal injuries.

"He actually withstood it!"

Lei Wanpeng's eyes turned somberly towards Zhouyang, quite taken aback.

He had thought that even if it didn't kill Zhouyang, it would severely wound him, forcing him off the battlefield.

Unexpectedly, Zhouyang only suffered slight injuries and withstood what was meant to be a fatal strike.

Yet, even with his cultivation and strength, unleashing such a grand move as he did wasn't something that could be done at the sweep of a hand, let alone in his current weakened state.

"Seems like I'll have to use that move!"

A flash of determination crossed his eyes, and Lei Wanpeng hesitated no longer, immediately forming a spell with his hands, doing something that left Zhouyang and Yin Hanguang utterly shocked.

"This is bad, it's the Thunder Infusion technique, stop him quickly!"

Yin Hanguang shouted out in fear, naming the secret technique Lei Wanpeng was utilizing, seemingly very familiar with it.

Although Zhouyang didn't know what divine technique this Thunder Infusion secret technique involved, seeing Yin Hanguang's frightened demeanor, he knew it was no minor method.

So he immediately called forth both the Purple Gold Qiankun Ruler and the Black Dragon Dart, two Tier Six High-Grade Spiritual Artifacts, shooting them towards Lei Wanpeng with all his might.

In the state of performing the secret technique, Lei Wanpeng evidently couldn't utilize the Thunder Escape Technique.

But the scene that caused Zhouyang's pupils to contract occurred.

As soon as the quickly moving purple-golden ruler appeared above Lei Wanpeng's head, before it could even descend, it was shot off course by a bolt of silver lightning erupting from his nostril.

Immediately after, the deathly black light transformed from the Black Dragon Dart was directly shot down by another thumb-thick silver lightning, whimpering as it fell towards the ground.

Just one thumb-thick bolt of lightning was enough to send his Tier Six High-Grade Spiritual Artifact, stimulated with full power, flying off.

Zhouyang immediately realized the source of Yin Hanguang's fear.

Clearly, through the mysterious Thunder Infusion secret technique, Lei Wanpeng had achieved a level where he could arbitrarily manipulate the Thunder Element Law.

The two seemingly small silver lightning bolts just now contained immense Power of Laws.

While Tier Six High-Grade Spiritual Artifacts are powerful, they themselves do not contain the Power of Laws, so how could they contend with these law-infused lightning bolts?

However, as Zhouyang knew, only a Tribulation Crossing True Immortal who had truly condensed a True Immortal Body could casually wield such law power.

Lei Wanpeng was only a Ninth-Layer Nascent Soul cultivator; how exactly did he manage such a feat?