Bottleneck

"Below the Shuofeng Layer, Thunder Law was too faint to perceive. Was the Essence of Heaven and Earth alone truly still not enough?"

Inside the cultivation chamber, Song Changsheng slowly opened his eyes. During his last seclusion, he had strengthened Yin-Yang Law and the Laws of Space. With abundant enlightenment resources to aid him, the process had gone exceptionally smoothly. Yet he had never expected to encounter a bottleneck with Thunder Law.

More than a month had passed without the slightest progress.

Recalling the thunder-path insights Thunder Elephant True Monarch had previously given him, he knew that in such circumstances, one generally needed to enter the depths of thunderclouds to comprehend thunder-path laws and break through the bottleneck amid the intertwining of destruction and vitality.

Put plainly, it meant getting struck by lightning. Those with high comprehension needed fewer strikes, while those with poor comprehension needed more. Either way, there would always be some gains.

However, ordinary thunderstorms were ineffective. It had to be something on a larger scale, such as a thunderstorm or a Heavenly Tribulation. Yet both were things one could encounter only by chance.

"Looks like I'll have to go out and take a walk." Song Changsheng counted on his fingers. The rainy season in Great Qi had not yet arrived, and at this time of year, major thunderstorms were basically impossible. If he wanted to break through the bottleneck, he could only go out and try his luck.

When he left the cultivation chamber, Vast Peak remained as peaceful as ever.

"Why did you emerge from seclusion so soon?" Zhuang Yuechan stepped forward and asked.

"I encountered a slight bottleneck in my cultivation. Xiruo still hasn't awakened?" Song Changsheng glanced toward the courtyard.

"Not yet, but the activity of her divine soul has increased considerably compared