The deserted island Fang Yazi had chosen stood alone between the coastal waters and the blue sea, with no other large islands for several hundred li around.
The entire island consisted of sheer rock cliffs, without a blade of grass. Apart from the eagle nests atop the cliffs, there were no other living creatures.
It was a lifeless island whose only merit was absolute quiet.
Neither of them cared, however. Fang Yazi was used to it, while Hou Niao could enjoy comfort as readily as he could endure hardship.
They had sought out such a place because both needed to achieve breakthroughs in their cultivation.
After more than a year of arduous travel, Hou Niao had gathered many fine things and provisionally settled on his cultivation methods and the direction of his swordsmanship.
He needed to accelerate his progress in the Five Elements Cultivation Method. When the season arrived, he would also have to visit the Thunder Triangle to advance his cultivation. This was the foundation.
Of the Body Sword Technique's formulas, he had gained an initial grasp of the Forward Character Formula, had begun to see his way into the Array Character Formula, and had yet to start on the Formation Character Formula. Only once all three had fully taken shape would his framework for the Body Sword Technique in the Heaven-Connecting Realm be complete. His fighting strength would then rise enormously once more.
As for the orthodox principles of the Three-Night Thunder Method, his gains in the Yu Household's Cold Well and Ice Pool had allowed him to grasp a thread of the Heavenly Dao's thunder. Limited by his realm and understanding, this might not fundamentally change the power of his thunder, but it would subtly influence certain fundamentals. One could say that only now had his thunder