Rain poured down in torrents, and the dark sky hung oppressively low as Qin Lang and his group of fifteen flew slowly through the low air.
They did not dare fly too high, as they could easily be struck by lightning. Though the lightning at the outskirts was not especially powerful, it could still injure Void Refinement cultivators. Unless absolutely necessary, they would not fly at high altitudes.
As for the ground, it was almost entirely swamp, impossible to traverse on foot. Ferocious beasts would also occasionally burst from the marshes to attack passing cultivators, so they did not descend either. If they absolutely needed to rest, they could only look for small hills rising well above the ground.
Shi Shuiqing's group had entered the swamp more than once, so they were fairly familiar with the area. They led Qin Lang along the routes they had traveled before, heading deeper into the marsh.
"Brother Zhu, while we're flying, try to sense where lightning-element spiritual energy is gathering. Thunder Fruits generally appear where lightning gathers in large amounts. Ordinary cultivators aren't that sensitive to lightning, so it's difficult for us to find such places. We'll have to rely on you!" a young cultivator said with a smile.
That was also why they had sought out a lightning-element cultivator to join their team. After all, unless ordinary cultivators possessed Absolute Perception like Bu Lianshi, their perception of lightning would not be so clear, making Thunder Fruits difficult to find.
Their previous expeditions had yielded some Thunder Fruits as well, but the amount was less than half what teams with lightning-element cultivators obtained. After much consideration, they had recruited Qin Lang. Otherwise, a team like theirs, whose members already knew one another well, rarely invited strangers to join.
"Leave it to me!" Qin