After returning, Lu Xiaotian greeted Qiao Lan and Wu Ziyuan, then brought a huge green furnace from Soaring Heavens Palace's stores to use for refining artifacts. It was in fairly good condition, more than sufficient for refining Thunderclap Fire Beads.
"Senior Brother Lu!" Luo Qian came flying over from afar.
"Junior Brother Luo, your cultivation seems to have stabilized nicely." Seeing Luo Qian, whose presence was far more composed than Xiao Xiangyu's, Lu Xiaotian couldn't help smiling.
"I've made a little progress, but I can't compare to you, Senior Brother. I heard you were collecting Thunderclap Sand, so I came over especially to ask: do you need anything else related to lightning? I happen to have a few wisps of tribulation lightning source." Luo Qian took out a small, dark-green cauldron. The violent lightning power inside was many times stronger than Thunderclap Sand.
"Tribulation lightning source—the lightning source from a Nascent Soul tribulation! How did you get your hands on it?" Lu Xiaotian's eyes narrowed. This tribulation lightning source was countless times more powerful than Thunderclap Sand, and was the very definition of something one could only happen upon by chance. He hadn't expected Luo Qian to have it.
"I happened to acquire a lightning cultivation technique. The signs during your tribulation were extraordinary, Senior Brother Lu. If you'd managed to intercept that lightning source, I imagine you wouldn't have given this thing of mine a second look. But I didn't have the time for it back then either. If you're interested, I don't mind passing the technique on to you. You could put it to use as well." Luo Qian spoke with an open expression.
"You'd even share the technique?" A trace of surprise crossed Lu Xiaotian's face. To every cultivator, their cultivation technique was a secret, and others