After a long while, Xiao Fan finally said, "I won't claim I have no selfish motives."
"I came to the Thunder Pool precisely to break through."
"I want to borrow your lightning power to temper my body and reach the ninth star of the Dou Zun realm."
Gold Lightning sneered.
"You're quite direct."
"Because there's no point in lying to you."
Xiao Fan raised his hand, and a faint lightning pattern emerged in his palm.
It was a lightning bone pattern formed after he had refined lightning over the past few days.
"I have the Nine Dragon Lightning Gang Pattern, Heavenly Flames, Dragon Emperor Blood Intent, and the Spirit Devouring Physique."
"If you are willing to coexist with me, I can give you a place at the source of my lightning patterns."
"I will not erase your consciousness or refine you into dead lightning."
"You can reside within my lightning patterns and grow by drawing upon my body and Dou Qi."
"In the future, any lightning tribulations, natural lightning power, Pill Lightning, or unusual lightning I encounter can be shared with you."
Gold Lightning quieted somewhat.
Mang Tianchi stroked his beard without interrupting.
He knew that when spiritual beings chose their masters, the greatest taboo was for outsiders to interfere.
Gold Lightning asked, "What if I refuse?"
"I leave," Xiao Fan said.
Mang Tianchi's eyelids twitched.
He had not expected Xiao Fan to answer so decisively.
Gold Lightning also seemed to pause in surprise.
"You don't want to break through anymore?"
"There are many ways to break through."
Xiao Fan said, "You are not my only path."
"You are merely the path most suited to me right now."
Gold Lightning's radiance flickered slightly.
"You can really bear to give this up?"
Xiao Fan smiled.
"I can't."
"But the price of