Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations: Controlling Five Thunders, South Sea Putuo, Spiritual Root Iron Peach

Lin Zhu left Golden Turtle Island and headed south, preparing to travel through the South Sea.

Over this period, he had traveled throughout the East Sea. Though he had not explored it all, he had covered many regions and found numerous islands rich in spiritual qi.

Upon entering the South Sea, Lin Zhu flew leisurely through the air, his divine sense constantly sweeping the surroundings.

After traveling south for some time, Lin Zhu found several islands abundant in spiritual qi.

At times, he would stop on an island to search it, even staying for a while to contemplate the insights he had gained along the way.

At the same time, Lin Zhu would occasionally refine his magic treasures, hoping to improve his control over them.

This day, Lin Zhu sat atop an Immortal Island mountain, refining the Violet Lightning Hammer.

The Violet Lightning Hammer was a Top-Grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure. It contained the power of Violet Palace Divine Lightning and possessed immense might.

Lin Zhu had no idea how many times he had refined it, constantly comprehending the mysteries of the Violet Lightning Hammer.

Several decades later, Lin Zhu's control over the Violet Lightning Hammer had become extremely proficient.

At that moment, a notification sounded within his sea of consciousness.

"You have continuously refined the Violet Lightning Hammer and comprehended its supreme lightning power. Gaining insight, you have comprehended the Divine Power Controlling Five Thunders."

The next moment!

A vast stream of information emerged within Lin Zhu's sea of consciousness. It was Controlling Five Thunders, one of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Gang Divine Powers!

The five thunders were Gold Thunder, Earth Thunder, Wood Lightning, Fire Thunder, and Water Lightning!

All five divine thunders were immensely powerful.

If the five divine thunders merged as one, they would become Violet Palace Divine Lightning, capable of extinguishing the heavens!

The power of Violet Palace divine might was no weaker than the lightning of heavenly tribulation.

After absorbing the information of the Controlling Five Thunders Divine Power, Lin Zhu was overjoyed, his heart stirring with anticipation.

This Tiangang Divine Power was immensely powerful. If he could fully master it, a mere thought would allow him to draw upon the Five Elements lightning power between heaven and earth.

Lightning-element spells possessed tremendous offensive power. They were exceedingly violent and difficult to control.

With this Divine Power, he could control lightning power and summon Violet Palace Divine Lightning even without using the Violet Lightning Hammer.

Lin Zhu immediately sat cross-legged and began comprehending the Controlling Five Thunders Divine Power.

A hundred years later!

Atop that mountain, Lin Zhu flicked a finger. A blue lightning serpent flickered into view in the air before instantly exploding with an earth-shaking boom.

Endless water-element divine lightning erupted through the air.

The sky seemed as if it had been torn apart.

Next, Lin Zhu unleashed Gold Thunder, Fire Thunder, Earth Thunder, and Wood Lightning.

Each time a divine thunder was unleashed, surging spiritual power exploded across the sky.

The mountains trembled continuously, the spectacle utterly terrifying.

"Condense!"

Lin Zhu then curled his five fingers in succession, forming a Five Thunder Hand Seal. As he recited the True Incantation, five seal techniques shot forth one after another.

The five types of divine lightning appeared in the air at the same time.

The five divine thunders converged and transformed into Violet Palace Divine Lightning.

Rumble!

Thousands of bolts of lightning covered an area several miles wide. The entire sky was blanketed by endless lightning, erupting with heaven-shaking might.

"Not bad. As expected of a Tiangang Divine Power!"

Lin Zhu withdrew the Divine Power, rose to his feet, and revealed a satisfied expression.

Although the Controlling Five Thunders Divine Power was not as powerful as the divine lightning unleashed through the Violet Lightning Hammer, the difference was not great.

When used against enemies, it would definitely produce excellent results.

After considering it, Lin Zhu drifted into the air, left the island, and continued traveling through the South Sea.

The South Sea was vast, no less expansive than the East Sea.

There were also no shortage of Immortal Islands within the South Sea.

Along the way, Lin Zhu encountered several Immortal Islands and collected many Spiritual Roots and spiritual medicines, making quite a good haul.

This day, Lin Zhu was flying through the air, occasionally probing the surroundings with his divine sense.

Suddenly, a feeling arose within him, and he hurriedly flew in a certain direction.

"That is... an Innate Array!"

Not far away, he discovered an Innate Array.

It was undoubtedly an Island-Protecting Array.

If he had not been quite accomplished in the Dao of arrays, he would never have discovered that there was an Innate Array upon this boundless sea.

What could be inside the array?

With an Innate Array protecting it, there had to be a treasure within!

Lin Zhu immediately extended his divine sense and began comprehending the Innate Array before him.

With his attainments in arrays, it still took him an entire month to fully comprehend the array before him.

Then, with a wave of his hand, he sent forth a seal technique that struck the crucial point of the Innate Array.

As Lin Zhu's seal technique landed, the Innate Array instantly shattered.

As the array broke apart, an Immortal Island appeared before Lin Zhu.

Purple qi gathered upon the island, while auspicious clouds coiled around it.

Ancient trees towered into the sky, and mountain peaks rose and fell, spanning dozens of miles.

There had to be treasures on this island.

Lin Zhu was ecstatic. With a flash, he landed upon the island and began exploring it.

Before long, Lin Zhu discovered a Purple Bamboo Forest.

The bamboo leaves were purple, and even the bamboo stalks were purple, covered in mysterious patterns.

The bamboo forest stretched for several miles without a single other tree among it, making for a magnificent sight.

Lin Zhu himself was a Nine Section Bamboo, so he naturally recognized that while this purple bamboo was not an Innate Spiritual Root, it was no inferior to his original foundation.

This purple bamboo absorbed Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and had the effect of calming the spirit and settling the qi.

Cultivating within the bamboo forest would double one's cultivation speed.

Lin Zhu did not cultivate in the Purple Bamboo Forest, instead continuing his search across the island.

Soon afterward, Lin Zhu found a stone stele on the island. The words South Sea Putuo Mountain were inscribed upon it in Dao Inscriptions.

"Hmm!?"

"This place is actually South Sea Putuo Mountain?" A look of surprise appeared on Lin Zhu's face.

He naturally knew that South Sea Putuo Mountain was the future cultivation ground of Guanyin Great Master.

Now, Guanyin's original form, Cihang Daoist, had yet to enter the Chan Sect, and Mount Putuo had yet to emerge into the world, yet he had found it first.

"I wonder whether there are any treasures on the island?"

Now that Lin Zhu knew this place was Mount Putuo, he continued searching.

Before long, he found a peach tree on the island.

The peach tree was neither tall nor conspicuous.

It stood within a valley, with no other trees around it. Thus, Lin Zhu spotted its unusual nature at a glance.

Stopping not far from the peach tree, Lin Zhu looked toward it.

The trunk was covered in speck-like starlight patterns, mysterious and profound.

Several dozen fruits hung from its branches.

Every fruit emitted a faint halo.

"Good stuff!"

After learning the Controlling Five Thunders Divine Power, Lin Zhu's cultivation had already reached the Grand Yi Middle Stage. Before long, he subdued the peach tree and learned its information.

This peach tree was an Innate Spiritual Root Iron Peach Tree.

Magic treasures crafted from Iron Peach Tree branches could ward off calamity and dispel evil.

The Iron Peach Tree was a gold-element plant, and its fruits contained the purest Gold Elemental Power. Consuming them would provide tremendous benefits to one's cultivation.

"What an excellent Innate Spiritual Root!"

Lin Zhu murmured before waving his hand and putting away the Iron Peach Tree.

After putting away the Iron Peach Tree, Lin Zhu came to the Purple Bamboo Forest, sat cross-legged, and began cultivating.

The Purple Bamboo Forest was already an excellent place for cultivation, and Lin Zhu's True Body was bamboo as well. With the two enhancing each other, his cultivation speed became extraordinarily fast.

Within the Purple Bamboo Forest, Lin Zhu cultivated for a full thousand years, reaching the late stage of the Grand Yi Realm.