Secluded Cultivation, Shi Xiao Roamed the Dao Realm!

Deep within the Thunder Palace, the purple-gold thunder liquid surged ceaselessly.

Shi Jian sat cross-legged in the center of the Lightning Origin Pool, with the three Immortal Foundation Auras circulating alternately around his body. Under the guidance of the Purple Pivot Lightning and the Purple Firmament Lightning, the nascent form of the Righteous Yang Lightning gradually absorbed the Dao of Divine Firmament Aura from heaven and earth.

This period of sitting in meditation could last for years, or even decades.

In the years that followed, Righteous Yang Lightning Immortal Foundation grew from its initial form to more than half its current size, a growth rate that even surprised Shi Jian himself.

The benefits of expanding his Divine Sense were far more profound than he had imagined; the subtle, almost imperceptible changes in the origin of Dao of Lightning in the world were now all within his perception.

However, even with such rapid progress in cultivation, there are indeed bottlenecks.

The Righteous Yang Lightning emphasizes righteousness and intensity. After comprehending it more than halfway, every step of progress requires extensive practical experience and interaction with the Dao.

Simply sitting in meditation and trying to understand will ultimately limit one's progress.

Shi Jian opened his eyes, and the lightning automatically receded, forming a clearing around him.

He then took out the remains of the Dao of Lightning Spirit Transformation at the Five-Foundation Extreme Realm and slowly probed into it with his Divine Sense to absorb the Daoist imprint of the Righteous Yang Lightning.

The remaining True Yang Daoist essence in the remains was pure and profound, far surpassing his current level; Shi Jian used his Divine Sense to draw out a wisp of Daoist essence and introduced it into his body to merge with his own Righteous Yang Lightning Immortal Foundation foundation.

The moment the Daoist energy entered the body, a burning sensation spread through the meridians.

That wisp of essence, like a raging fire, surged wildly within his body; Shi Jian used the Purple Pivot Lightning to suppress it and the Purple Firmament Lightning to guide it, gradually grinding, refining, and integrating that Daoist essence into the foundation of the Righteous Yang Lightning.

A single strand of essence consumed several whole years.

The effect was extremely significant; the foundation of Righteous Yang Lightning Immortal Foundation became noticeably thicker.

Shi Jian was not in a hurry, and thoroughly refined the remains; this thing could not be rushed, and only a wisp could be refined at a time, so it was best to slowly comprehend and understand it.

If one is too hasty, the conflict with the Daoist principles will backfire, resulting in more harm than good.

At this rate, the essence of the Righteous Yang Lightning Dao within these remains is enough for him to refine for decades, enough for him to slowly comprehend.

In the Spirit Transformation scheme of things, time is ultimately insignificant.

At this moment, above the Li Bear Plains, the sky was clear and the seven suns hung high; in the distance, in the direction of the cave abode where Shan Li was in seclusion, Ten-Thousand-Layered Edge's Daoist aura was as restrained as an abyss, and his aura was even more profound than it had been several years ago.

Shan Li has improved significantly.

The Treasured Earth Dao Fruit is vacant, and the Daoist essence of the Treasured Earth Dao, which has dissipated between heaven and earth, is like an unclaimed object. This is a once-in-a-millennium fortuitous opportunity for cultivators of the Earth Dao.

Perhaps, eventually, hundreds of years later...

While the Treasured Earth will be out of reach of Shan Li, these few hundred years will be enough to push one's cultivation to the Middle Spirit Transformation, or even the late stage.

If it were Peak Mountain Emperor Lord, he could successfully absorb the Treasured Earth.

When the Treasured Earth becomes empty again, it may be thousands of years from now.

At that time, Shan Li will be able to cultivate to the Perfected Spirit Transformation or even the Extreme Realm, as long as the Peak Mountain Emperor Lord is willing to delegate the authority of the Treasured Earth.

Therefore, Shan Li still has a chance to verify the Treasured Earth Dao Fruit.

This is a great fortuitous opportunity and a great fortune; if all goes smoothly, Shan Li can eventually cultivate himself into Treasured Earth Dao Venerable.

Even if things don't go smoothly, at the very least, Shan Li will become a top-tier Spirit Transformation expert in the Late Spirit Transformation, or even the perfected stage.

Whether it's taking over the Mountain Bear Lineage or guarding the Lightning Bear Line.

Their future status will be quite high.

The eastern part of the Dao Realm, ten thousand miles away.

Shi Jian's son, Shi Xiao, transformed into a bolt of lightning and swept across a vast expanse of land. His body was enveloped in the restrained aura of the Purple Firmament Lightning Dao, and his aura was extremely low.

He has been away from Lightning Plain for more than half a year.

At first, I just wanted to go out and see how big this Dao Realm really is.

His father was right; a cultivator of lightning should be skilled in battle, and mere hard work will not lead to great achievements. But he did not want to stay under his father's wing forever; that was not the path he wanted.

Over the course of half a year, he traveled alone for tens of millions of miles in the eastern part of the Dao Realm, encountering two battles between Nascent Soul level cultivators along the way, both of which he repelled with a single blow.

The fierce and intense power of the Purple Firmament Lightning is almost unmatched among those of the same level.

With the added advantage of royal blood, he is likely invincible among those of the same rank.

However, later on, he encountered a being who had reached the Spirit Transformation stage; upon seeing that he was only at the Nascent Soul Early Stage, the being harbored murderous intent.

Fortunately, Shi Xiao ran fast and swiftly, without any hesitation.

He understood the principle of running away if you can't win; no matter how fierce the Purple Firmament Lightning was, Nascent Soul Spirit Transformation was courting death.

Fortunately, the Spirit Transformation cultivator only chased for a few million miles before giving up, too lazy to waste any more effort on a Nascent Soul cultivator; most importantly, this person saw through Shi Xiao's true form.

After all, he is of the bloodline of the Giant Bear Clan, and he is so young.

Just thinking about it, one can tell that this kid has an extraordinary background. This Spirit Transformation cultivator probably didn't want to get involved in karma and attract unnecessary trouble, so he released Shi Xiao.

However, this incident also served as a wake-up call for Shi Xiao.

Shi Xiao became even more cautious, deliberately avoiding areas where the aura of Spirit Transformation could be found, and instead choosing to travel to remote and desolate places.

To this day, he has come to a very strange mountain range.

The mountain range is neither high nor vast, covering only tens of thousands of miles; yet its entire body is verdant and brimming with Spiritual Qi.

Even more strangely, there was a faint flow of thunderous energy above the mountain range, so subtle that it would have been almost imperceptible to him if he hadn't cultivated the Dao of Lightning.

Shi Xiao hung in the sky, his eyes slightly narrowed.

Its Divine Sense ventured out aggressively, but just as it touched the edge of the mountain range, it was blocked by an extremely gentle restriction.

The restriction wasn't strong; with his cultivation level, breaking it by force wouldn't be difficult.

However, the technique used to create this restriction was extremely ingenious, something that ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator could not have set up; moreover, the restriction contained a trace of vitality and Daoist charm, like some kind of naturally grown barrier.

"Someone's there."

Shi Xiao lowered his body and landed on a low hill on the outer edge of the mountain range; he did not rush in but silently observed.

Before long, there was movement in the mountains.

A faint streak of light flew out from the depths of the valley and landed inside the barrier; as the light dissipated, a human figure was revealed.

Human Race? How could they be here?