Journey to the North Sea, Eerie Maze

The Thunder Pool was vast; rather than a pool, it was more like a sea of lightning. Within it, lightning flashed and thunder roared, as the infinite power of destruction and creation interpreted the various mysteries of the Great Dao of Innate Thunder. There was Yin-Yang Divine Thunder, Five Elements Divine Thunder, Annihilation Divine Thunder, and even the Creation Divine Thunder, which contained endless vitality.

"Wonderful!"

Xuan Qing could not help but exclaim in praise.

Thunder governs the disasters and blessings of Heaven, holding the scales of all things. It controls both objects and people, presiding over life and death. From the life and death of the myriad spirits to the withering and flourishing of mere grass and trees, all can be manipulated through thunder; it is not merely about destruction.

Spring thunder heralds the awakening of insects, causing all things to recover. Summer thunder rolls, dispelling evil and banishing baleful influences. Autumn thunder is desolate, its frost killing the hundred grasses. Winter thunder rumbles, also containing the boundless merit of creation.

Refining the Innate Thunder Pool was not a task for a single day. Xuan Qing was in no hurry; he remained within the pool, attempting to refine it while simultaneously experiencing the might of the various thunders.

In the blink of an eye, three thousand years passed. With the advantage of his Innate Wind-Lightning Dao Body, Xuan Qing finally refined the entire Thunder Pool into his Purple Mansion.

He opened up an Inner Scenery Land there, which served as the dwelling for his Primordial Spirit. With this Innate Thunder Pool acting as a guardian, he would no longer fear insidious curses.

One must know that the art of thunder is the most rigid and yang, making it the very nemesis of many evil methods and curses.

Means such as the Soul-Worshipping Art of the Straw Man or the Seven Arrows Method of the Nail Head were not tasks that could be completed in a short time. If anyone intended to use such methods to target Xuan Qing's Primordial Spirit, the various divine thunders contained within this Innate Thunder Pool would let those insidious and harmful evil methods know... what true Heavenly Might meant!

At the same time, he also integrated the Grand Pure Divine Thunder, the Jade Pure Divine Thunder, the Supreme Pure Divine Thunder, and the Xuan Qing Divine Thunder—which he had comprehended from the previous three—into this Innate Thunder Pool.

Beyond that, this Innate Thunder Pool automatically imprinted the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder contained within the Purple Lightning Hammer and the Nine Heavens Profound Thunder contained within the Sudden Thunder Zither!

Henceforth, as long as Xuan Qing contemplated this Innate Thunder Pool day and night, he would sooner or later comprehend these two types of divine thunder, as well as the seventeen types of Innate Divine Thunder contained within the pool.

"If only I had the Dutian Divine Thunder!"

Xuan Qing never forgot that the Dutian Divine Thunder was the Origin of Ten Thousand Thunders. Among the many divine thunders, none surpassed it, and it was the most powerful thunder art in the Primordial World.

Unfortunately, this thunder art was only mastered by the Ancestor Shaman Qiangliang of Thunder, but it seemed to be incomplete, far inferior to the complete version of the divine thunder manifested by the Pangu Dharma Idol.

For a moment, Xuan Qing even considered having the Pangu Dharma Idol, summoned by the Twelve Dutian God-Demon Great Formation, strike him with a one-hundred-percent-power Dutian Divine Thunder.

But after thinking about it, that was not the way to court death. As long as he comprehended enough Innate Divine Thunder, he would eventually be able to restore the genuine Origin of Ten Thousand Thunders!

"Boom!"

Because the Thunder Pool had been refined by Xuan Qing, no more lightning fell within the Thunder Marsh. It became unremarkable, leaving behind only the pits and craters left by the previous celestial lightning.

Of course, there were also some immortal herbs born from bathing in the lightning, such as the Nine-Orifice Tribulation Flower, the Thunder Duke Vine...

However, adhering to the principle of not wasting anything, Xuan Qing gathered them all into his pockets.

Xuan Qing had not yet fully digested this opportunity, but even now, it had greatly increased his strength, and his magic power had risen to the peak level of a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

Subsequently, he continued to walk through the Primordial World, contemplating the Great Dao, seeking opportunities, and honing his divine abilities.

While Xuan Qing was refining the Thunder Pool, a great battle erupted over the East Sea. Eastern Emperor Taiyi led millions of the Demon Race, demanding that the Dragon Race submit to them.

The Dragon Race naturally refused!

For this reason, several great powers of the Dragon Race who had been slumbering in the Dragon Tomb—Yinglong, Candle Dragon, Shenlong, and Red Dragon—emerged to wage a world-shaking war against Eastern Emperor Taiyi.

Countless members of the Dragon Race, the Demon Race, and the Sea Clan who were vassals to the dragons fell. Their blood stained the East Sea red, and even Ao Cang, who governed the East Sea, could not escape the carnage.

The losses suffered by the Demon Race were also immeasurable. Ultimately, after weighing the pros and cons, the Demon Race had to choose to retreat and turn their sights toward other, weaker races.

Upon hearing of this, Xuan Qing could not help but sigh, "In the Primordial World, strength is what ultimately dictates everything!"

The Demon Race campaigned everywhere, forcing more races to join them, undoubtedly to gather Destiny and to further perfect the Great Zhou Tian Star Dou Formation.

The Wu Race was not idle either. While the Twelve Ancestral Witches remained in seclusion, Great Witches such as Xing Tian, Hou Yi, Jiu Feng, and Kuafu frequently disrupted the Demon Race's plans.

The wind was howling before the storm; a greater catastrophe was brewing.

Meanwhile, seeing Nuwa, the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti attain sainthood one after another, Hong Yun, who possessed the final strand of Primordial Violet Qi, could no longer sit still!

Staying in Wuzhuang Temple, protected by Zhen Yuanzi's "Great Formation of Moral Coercion," no one dared to trouble him, but he had been unable to find the opportunity to attain sainthood.

Therefore, he prepared to bid farewell to Zhen Yuanzi and slip out to seek his fortune!

He thought his departure was unknown to gods and ghosts alike, but he did not realize that several great powers, including Kunpeng, Styx, and Di Jun, had been waiting for him to leave Wuzhuang Temple of his own accord.

Sainthood!

Who wouldn't want it?

Hong Yun still underestimated the temptation that sainthood held for the various great powers. Holding the Primordial Violet Qi made him a man who treasures a jade ring, inviting a crime; no one could resist the temptation of becoming a saint.

As for Xuan Qing, he had arrived in the North Sea. He had already been to the East Sea and killed the Golden-Winged Great Peng. In the south, Lord Líng Guāng and many cultivators of the Phoenix Race resided, and he did not want to place himself in danger. The west was the territory of Jieyin and Zhunti, where he could easily be targeted as someone "fated" to join them... After much deliberation, the North Sea was the most suitable place for his travels!

The bitter, cold land of the Northern Sea had few living beings. The most famous among them, Kunpeng, had joined the Demon Race and followed Di Jun to the Heavenly Court.

Other than that, only Lord Zhí Míng and the legendary Mysterious Black Tortoise of the North Sea could be considered top-tier powers. Xuan Qing had never even heard the names of any other entities there!

Of course, if there were no benefits to be gained, Xuan Qing would naturally not come to this frozen wasteland. He came here for two reasons: first, to see the Mysterious Black Tortoise of the North Sea, who would one day hold up the heavens; and second, to ask Lord Zhí Míng for a strand of the Essence of Gui Water.

Among the Five Elements, there is mutual generation and restraint: Water generates Wood, Wood generates Fire, Fire generates Earth, Earth generates Metal, and Metal generates Water. After Xuan Qing integrated the Essence of Wood into the Forge of Creation, the power of the forge increased significantly.

Since then, he had been determined to collect the essences of the Five Elements to strengthen the Forge of Creation.

Lord Líng Guāng and the Primordial Phoenix were like sisters, and the Golden-Winged Great Peng was considered her nephew. Since Xuan Qing had killed the Golden-Winged Great Peng, he would naturally not go looking for trouble.

Therefore, Lord Zhí Míng, who guarded the North Pole, became his first choice!

Water generates Wood!

It was also the most appropriate choice for the current situation!

However, Xuan Qing searched the seas for several months in a row, yet he failed to find the Mysterious Black Tortoise of the North Sea or Lord Zhiming. Instead, he found himself trapped within a bizarre maze formation.

This grand formation resembled a chessboard, with countless icebergs crisscrossing the area. Within it, monstrous waves surged to the heavens, accompanied by gusts of gale-force winds and terrifying plague poison.

It could be said that Xuan Qing suffered greatly because of it.

Although he was a disciple under Sect Master Tongtian, his studies were too broad, leaving his proficiency in formations at only a mediocre level. It took him over half a month of attempts before he could barely grasp the structure of this grand formation.

Inside the formation, there were countless demonic beasts manifested from strange Calamity Qi. They were divided into two opposing camps, slaughtering each other just like black and white pieces on a chessboard.

Xuan Qing was automatically assigned to one of these camps, and subsequently, he engaged in a brutal, months-long slaughter against the demonic beasts of the opposing side.

However, it was not without its benefits. The divine abilities unleashed by these demonic beasts were primarily based on the Great Dao of Wind, the Great Dao of Water, and the Great Dao of Plague Poison. As Xuan Qing fought them, his understanding of these three Great Daos grew with each passing day.

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