After arriving at the Void Lightning Pool, Gu He stopped dwelling on it and flew straight inside. After traveling over a thousand zhang, he could already see that the deeper regions were filled with pitch-black lightning. He stopped there and did not continue onward.
The interior was filled with Black Demon Lightning. If he had reached the Dou Saint realm, he could have gone in and taken a look, but he was only a Half-Saint now. A single bolt of Black Demon Lightning could severely injure him, let alone the tens of thousands within. Entering would likely bring him fatal danger.
Gu He first spread out his senses. After confirming that there was no one nearby, he began using the Devouring Flame to absorb energy.
Where he stood, the energy contained within the lightning was already extraordinarily dense, no weaker than the lightning power of ordinary Eight-colored Pill Lightning. Every bolt was no weaker than the full-force strike of a four-star Dou Zun. With such a vast torrent of energy pouring into him, the energy within Gu He's body rose at a terrifying rate.
Meanwhile, in a place in the Northern Region not far from the Pill Region, a figure shrouded entirely in black mist stood silently. The surrounding space had become incomparably docile beneath this figure, like a weak little lamb.
Suddenly, the black figure's gaze deepened as he looked toward the space not far ahead.
Very soon, a crack opened in that space, and a dark-skinned figure appeared before him. He said respectfully, "Soul Qing Saint, I completed the alchemy commission a month ago. Since then, Pill Venerable has remained as before, focusing solely on refining pills and not leaving."
"This fellow is different from other alchemists! After refining so many pills, shouldn't he be searching for medicinal