The Third and Fourth Heavenly Thunder Arts
The Azure Tide Secret Realm, an underground river.
Inside a cave in the rocks on the riverbank.
Song Wen removed Ji Ruxue's body and began the soul search.
In Ji Ruxue's memory, Song Wen did not obtain any useful information.
However, I learned something interesting.
She and her master, Yan Yuyan, once plotted together to ambush Lei Jun, the head of the Lei Clan.
I obtained the first four of the nine great Thunder Method of the Lei Clan from Lei Jun.
Their reason for doing so is:
Several years ago, Yan Yuyan obtained the <Exorcising Evil Sword Formation> in an Elder Ruins.
The Exorcising Evil Sword Formation possesses immense power, capable of enabling battles against opponents of higher ranks.
However, to unleash the <Exorcising Evil Sword Formation>, a cultivator needs not only a certain understanding of Swordsmanship but also the ability to cultivate Thunder Method.
The higher one's swordsmanship and the stronger Thunder Method, the more powerful the <Exorcising Evil Sword Formation> will be.
In the Heavenly Origin Realm, the most powerful Thunder Method is none other than the Lei Clan's Nine Great Heavenly Thunder Secret Arts.
After the master and disciple obtained the first four Heavenly Thunder Technique Method, Ji Ruxue also made a copy.
Song Wen hurriedly took out Ji Ruxue's storage ring and began to examine it.
A moment later.
Two Jade Slip appeared in Song Wen's hand.
The first Jade Slip contained the first four of the nine Heavenly Thunder Method.
Song Wen looked happy.
After cultivating the first two Thunder Method, he deeply felt the power of the nine great heavenly thunder Secret Method Technique Method, and he had long coveted them.
However, due to his limited strength, he was unable to obtain the subsequent Thunder Method from the Lei Clan.
Now, the third and fourth Heavenly Thunder Secret Method were easily obtained without any effort.
The second Jade Slip contained the cultivation method for the <Exorcising Evil Sword Formation>.
From the outline of the sword Secret Method, Song Wen learned that this sword formation technique has four layers.
This corresponds precisely to the four levels from Qi Refinement to Nascent Soul.
The Jade Slip in Song Wen's hand only contained the first two layers of the Cultivation Method.
The renowned Nine Great Heavenly Thunder Secret Arts — Ji Ruxue, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, carried the first four Thunder Method with her.
However, Ji Ruxue only possessed the first two layers of the Exorcising Evil Sword Formation.
It's true, they cherish their own Cultivation Method like their own broom, afraid of letting them slip out.
I regard other people's Cultivation Method as worthless. Even if they are leaked, it doesn't matter.
Song Wen skimmed through the "Exorcising Evil Sword Formation".
His assessment of this sword formation was: This is an extremely exquisite sword formation, but it places extremely high demands on the practitioner.
One must be proficient in swordsmanship and also comprehend Thunder Method.
These two requirements mean that most cultivators, even if they obtain this sword Cultivation Method, are unable to practice it.
In the Cultivation World, there are already few people who can cultivate Thunder Method, and even fewer who are proficient in swordsmanship.
A cultivator's lifespan, energy, and resources are all limited, making it impossible to be all-encompassing.
After putting away the Jade Slip containing the "Exorcising Evil Sword Formation," Song Wen found some sword Cultivation Practice Method in Ji Ruxue's storage ring.
In addition, there is a set of nine flying swords in the storage ring, all of which are high-grade Spirit Artifact.
It should be a flying sword specially crafted for the <Exorcising Evil Sword Formation>.
These things are of little value to Song Wen at present.
He quickly checked them and then put them away.
Then, Song Wen took out Feng Qi's storage ring.
Feng Qi's storage ring mainly contained Cultivation Practice Method for Fire Element secret arts, as well as spiritual materials used for cultivating Fire Element Technique Method.
The 'Fire-Scale Wood' that Feng Qi obtained earlier was also among them.
Next, Song Wen began to take inventory of Jie Hui and Jie Wu's storage rings.
After Jie Wu's death, his storage ring naturally fell into Jie Hui's hands.
Song Wen killed Jie Hui, and naturally, the body fell into Song Wen's possession.
The Cultivation Method in the storage rings of these two people were almost all secret techniques related to Buddhism and Daoism, Song Wen had no way to cultivate.
However, some of the secret techniques for controlling ghosts contained in the Jie Hui Storage Ring were quite instructive for Song Wen.
Jie Hui's prayer beads are a top-grade Spirit Artifact, containing five skeletal ghost Ghost Artifact, all of whom are at the late stage of the second tier.
Song Wen already possessed the Eight-Banner Yin Soul Banner, so the prayer beads were of little use to him.
However, he planned to refine the prayer beads after leaving the secret realm and transfer the five skeletal ghosts into the Eight-Banner Yin Soul Banner.
The Human-Skin Hand Drum is a magical Law Artifact for mental attacks; it is a high-grade Spirit Artifact.
Song Wen was quite interested in this treasure.
They immediately began refining it.
One day later, the Human-Skin Hand Drum was successfully refined.
It is worth mentioning that Song Wen obtained a total of four bottles of Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid from Ji Ruxue, Jie Hui, and Jie Wu's storage rings.
In Jie Hui's storage ring, there are two bottles.
Including his own bottle, he now has a total of five bottles of the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid.
Song Wen quickly tidied himself up and then left the stone cave.
Nearly ten days have passed since the Azure Tide Secret Realm opened, and he has yet to obtain a single Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch. He must hurry up and act.
Song Wen planned to first collect the Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch that Jie Hui had discovered.
He retraced his steps, intending to return to the cave where the Ten-Thousand-Year Spirit Liquid Hall was located.
Although it takes some time, it's much better than wandering aimlessly in the vast underground river, relying on luck to find the Yin-Yang Blood-Weeping Branch.
In the pitch-black underground river, both sight and Divine Sense perception are severely limited.
Despite having the Sacred Beetle Gu scout ahead, Song Wen proceeded with extreme caution.
Therefore, his travel speed was naturally not fast.
More than an hour later.
He returned to the bank of the underground river he had first seen when he emerged from the maze.
Suddenly.
Song Wen vaguely heard the sound of water breaking in the distance.
It was as if something suddenly burst into the water.
The sound was coming from the other side of the underground river.
This underground river is over a mile wide, with turbulent currents and a loud, rushing sound.
Therefore, Song Wen did not hear the sound of water breaking clearly.
Song Wen raised his eyes and looked towards the opposite bank.
The other side of the river was pitch black, and for a moment, Song Wen did not see anything unusual.
"Whoosh."
Another sound of water breaking.
With Song Wen listening intently, he heard it very clearly this time.
The sound came from the opposite bank of the river, about three miles downstream.
Song Wen also vaguely saw a huge figure, more than two zhang tall, leap out of the river.
The enormous figure landed on the riverbank, crawling on all fours towards the upstream, as if chasing something.
Song Wen looked closely.
Sure enough, about two or three hundred meters in front of the enormous figure, there was a slender figure flying through the air.
The slender figure, dressed in a black outfit, almost blended into the surrounding darkness.
This is what made Song Wen realize that he hadn't noticed it before.
"It seems that a cultivator has provoked Demon Beast and is fleeing for his life."
Song Wen pondered to himself.
Not wanting to cause trouble, he concealed his presence and hid behind a pile of rocks.
At the same time, he ordered a Sacred Beetle Gu to go to the other side to investigate the situation.
Song Wen went downstream along the river, while the two on the opposite bank were going upstream against the current.
They were moving in opposite directions.
The Sacred Beetle Gu flew to the other side and got a good look at the fleeing people.
It was Rong Jingyun!