Azure Firmament Mountain was seething with undercurrents.
As more and more treasures emerged, an unnamed blaze of resentment enveloped all of Azure Firmament Mountain from top to bottom. Though True Lords still exercised restraint, those below had long since descended into a slaughter. These days, cultivators fought over treasures on Azure Firmament Mountain every day.
For the moment, however, none of this had anything to do with Jiang Chen. After returning from the sixth layer, he went straight back to the first layer of the Thunder Sea. Although quite a few cultivators were active here now, they were mostly at the Purple Mansion and Dao Foundation realms. None could possibly affect him.
"The Ninefold Thunder Sea of Azure Firmament Mountain had actually existed long ago. At its core, it was a manifestation of the Dao Rhythm of lightning in this place. It was only later, when the Impermanence Sect destroyed the Thunder Peng Clan, that the Thunder Peng Lord mounted a desperate counterattack before his death, drawing upon the power of the Immortal Thunder Pool and the grand formation to turn the Ninefold Thunder Sea into a genuine deathtrap."
His true body sat quietly at the foot of the mountain while Jiang Chen's Yang Spirit left his body and wandered through layer upon layer of Thunder Sea, examining Azure Firmament Mountain from an entirely new perspective.
Gradually, the tangled clutter faded away, and the true nature of the Ninefold Thunder Sea emerged within Jiang Chen's heart.
At a certain moment, his Yang Spirit returned to its place, and Jiang Chen opened his eyes.
"It is time."
His mind resonated with heaven and earth as he listened to the rumble of heavenly thunder. Looking once more at the Thunder Sea, Jiang Chen knew the moment had arrived.
The next instant, sword