Endless Void
"Invitation Jade Slip from the Ancient Clan?"
In a classically elegant study at the Heavenly Court Headquarters in Holy Pill City, Xiao Ming held a black jade tablet in his hand. Numerous mysterious patterns outlined on it, giving it a rather wondrous appearance.
"Yes, the visitor is indeed from the Ancient Clan. The invitation you hold is required to enter the Ancient Realm. However, we don't know why the Ancient Clan invited you to the Ancient Realm. Usually, they only invite forces from the Central Plains to the Ancient Realm Ancient Clan attend their Coming of Age Ceremony -of-age ceremony, which is held once every twenty years. Recently, it seems that our Heavenly Court and the Ancient Clan have no Interest Entanglements."
Sitting opposite him, Xuan Kongzi pondered the recent affairs of the Heavenly Court, his face full of doubt.
Xiao Ming raised an eyebrow, looking at the black jade sticker with only a few words on it, but he understood Clear Mirror.
"The Ancient Clan must have some suspicions about the Soul Clan."
As mentioned long ago, only the Soul Clan and the Ancient Clan were capable of silently annihilating the Spirit Clan.
The Ancient Clan was perfectly clear about whether they had done it or not.
Therefore, it is only natural to suspect the Soul Clan, and even to confirm that it was the Soul Clan who did it.
The reason why the Ancient Clan hasn't come forward to accuse the Soul Clan is probably not only because the Ancient Clan is also a suspect, but also because they are misled by their own perceived strength as the first Ancient Race!
Little did they know, the Soul Clan could defeat two of their Ancient Clan.
"However, the Ancient Clan were clearly not unprepared; at least, they contacted me."
Seeing that Xiao Ming was still pondering why the Ancient Clan had invited him to the Ancient Clan, Xiao Ming Xuan Kongzi stopped thinking about it and instead said...
"Are we going to the Ancient Realm?"
"Let's talk about that later." Xiao Ming shook his head. He really wanted to go to the Heaven Tomb to meet Xiao Xuan, this Ancient Times ancestor, and also learn some of the Xiao Clan's Cultivation Methods and Combat Skills.
However, there may be some stubborn old fogies among the Ancient Clan who are arrogant and domineering because of the Ancient Clan's strength. In addition, there may be traitors within the Ancient Clan who are stirring up trouble, which may lead to unpleasantness.
So let's improve our strength before heading to the Ancient Clan. After all, the jade token from the Ancient Clan didn't specify when we should go, did it?
It's just about increasing strength...
After a moment's thought, Xiao Ming asked Xuan Kongzi.
Have you collected all the medicinal herbs I needed?
"In the past six months, I have searched the entire Central Plains and only collected the medicinal materials for ten sets of Mysterious Pill and three sets of Golden Pill. As for more, I will need to spend more time searching."
"Thirteen sets of materials in total? That's enough. Send someone to deliver them later."
For Xiao Ming, besides Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object, only elixirs could quickly enhance his strength.
The Ninth Grade Treasure Pill no longer significantly improved Xiao Ming's strength; only the higher-grade Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill and Grade Nine Golden Pill could provide some improvement.
Moreover, Ninth Grade Mysterious Pill and Grade Nine Golden Pill are prone to causing drug resistance, so they cannot be taken in large quantities. Therefore, these thirteen sets of materials are more than enough for Xiao Ming.
Rather, he was somewhat surprised that the Heavenly Court was able to gather so High Grade medicinal herbs in such a short time.
This may also be related to the fact that Alchemist of the Treasure Pill Grandmaster or above in Central Plains are extremely rare.
"Okay, I'll bring it to you personally later."
In fact, the Heavenly Court, with its strict regulations, should have prohibited Xiao Ming's behavior of using Heavenly Court power to collect medicinal herbs. However, Xuan Kongzi didn't seem to care.
Just kidding. Xiao Ming's contributions to the Heavenly Court are obvious to all. If converted into Contribution Points in the Heavenly Court's Merit Pavilion, there would be countless zeros after the number one. Finding a few medicinal herbs is nothing.
The Lord of Heavenly Court doesn't even have this much qualification?
Moreover, Xiao Ming couldn't possibly use all the pills he refined himself; the surplus would be placed in the Merit Pavilion, which would also benefit the Heavenly Court. Therefore, the entire Heavenly Court felt that Xiao Ming, their leader, was genuinely good to them.
The day after obtaining the medicinal herbs, Xiao Ming did not immediately begin refining the medicine, but instead left Holy Pill City with Zi Yan.
The pitch-black Void Space was filled with raging Spatial Turbulence and terrifying storms; even ordinary Dou Sheng would not dare to set foot here easily.
Only Ancient Times Magical Beast with Space Talent, like the Ancient Void Dragon, can thrive here.
Suddenly, a dazzling light flashed, rampaging through the raging Spatial Turbulence and altering the violent Spatial Storm; its power was self-evident.
Amidst the light, a man and a woman flew side by side; the two were none other than Xiao Ming and Zi Yan.
Rumble!
Suddenly, a deafening thunderclap faintly reached Xiao Ming's ears. A slight smile appeared on Xiao Ming's lips. He knew he had arrived at his destination, the Void Thunder Pool.
In the blink of an eye, overwhelming Thunder filled Xiao Ming and Zi Yan's vision, with thick, silvery-white lightning bolts connecting the sky and the earth to form a sea of Thunder.
One or two bolts of this terrifying Thunder are fine, but when there are many, even Dou Zun Expert would not want to be touched.
But for Xiao Ming and his companion, it wasn't even a tickle.
Without the slightest pause, Xiao Ming led Zi Yan straight into the Thunder Sea. The terrifying power of his Emperor Realm Soul formed a soul around him, causing even the Thunder to submit to it.
A dense barrage of Thunder explosions erupted, but wherever Xiao Ming passed, even these mindless, wildly erupting bolts of Thunder parted to make way for him.
With each step covering nearly a hundred feet, Xiao Ming moved with incredible speed. As Xiao Ming ventured deeper, the color of the Thunder grew increasingly profound, changing from pure white to blazing white, and then directly turning black—a deep, dazzling, and chilling black.
Black Demonic Lightning!
Two years later, Xiao Ming once again came to the depths of the Void Thunder Pool. Black Demonic Lightning was everywhere, and each Black Demonic Lightning was enough to make a Half-Saint take it seriously. If dozens of bolts of Black Demonic Lightning were unleashed at the same time, it would be enough to make even Dou Sheng) be overwhelmed.
Xiao Ming raised an eyebrow slightly, and with a thought, the Black Demonic Lightning blocking his way scattered, leaving a passage.
He had devoured Lightning Attribute Heaven and Earth Spiritual Object, as well as a large amount of Black Demonic Lightning, giving him an extraordinary control over Lightning. Even among the members of the Xiao Ming Thunder Clan, few dared to claim that they were better at manipulating lightning than him.
Now that Xiao Ming's strength has increased to the Six Star Dou Sheng Mid-stage, controlling these Black Demonic Lightning is naturally not difficult.
In fact, Xiao Ming rarely uses Lightning Attribute power. This is because after advancing to the Dou Zong level, he has almost never encountered a situation that requires him to use all his methods. Even when facing enemies before, his trump card "Spirit" could still be used, but now it basically doesn't play a role.
There's no other reason than that Xiao Ming is simply too powerful among those of the same or even higher level. He could kill them with his bare hands, and Xiao Ming also has a wide variety of fighting methods, so there's really no need for him to use them.
If Xiao Ming weren't Alchemist, he probably wouldn't have used his Heavenly Flames much in battle, so he only used the Mysterious Thunder in this kind of situation.