Once the matter of competing for the tokens was settled, Ling Tian and the others returned to Thundercloud Gorge together. Fairy Meng Shang came with them, much to Su Ying and the others' delight. They urged her to stay in Thundercloud Gorge for a while—preferably to remain with them all the time.
Fairy Meng Shang's expression remained unchanged. No one knew what she was thinking.
Seeing her return to her usual icy self, Ling Tian and the others could only smile wryly. They didn't press her any further. As they traveled, they chatted about the interesting things that had happened during their mission, and their laughter filled the air. The mood was quite warm.
Before long, Ling Tian and the others returned to Thundercloud Gorge. Lei Ying had yet to arrive, and Ling Tian wasted no time. As soon as he got back, he entered the gorge, planning to collect some Essence of Thunder.
Lightning raged through Thundercloud Gorge with ferocious intensity, far more violently than many tribulations. Even Su Ying, Ming Ye, and the others, who had refined Lightning Power, could only move around its outskirts. That alone showed just how terrifying the lightning here was.
As Su Ying and Fairy Meng Shang had said, only Ling Tian, with Yin Yang's help, could enter the middle of Thundercloud Gorge.
Step by step, he made his way toward the gorge's center. Violent Lightning Power crashed down, its crackling unending, and an aura of destruction filled the air, enough to make anyone's heart tremble. But Ling Tian wasn't afraid of it. In fact, he hadn't even brought out the Yin Yang Bagua Plate yet; he was relying solely on his physical strength to withstand the lightning.
"Heh, Ling Tian, be careful. The lightning gets purer the deeper you go. Don't disappear