Reunion!

Shi Jian did not linger in the ruins of Black Nightmare City; after killing Mo Yuan, Divine Sense to sweep across the ruins with a crude force.

As a main city with a history of over ten thousand years, the underground palace treasure vault, though mostly shattered by lightning, still retains a considerable amount of high-level mineral deposits.

Shi Jian plundered over a hundred pieces of fourth-order Dao of Darkness Crystal Marrow, gemstones, three fifth-order Night Soul Lingzhi that were entirely black, and over ten tons of top-grade Mystic Sha Black Gold collected from the deep abyss.

These things were of no use to his Dao of Lightning, but he brought them back to Divine Firmament Plain and handed them over to Shi Fangting to use, whether to fill the Slave Sin Abyss to refine array-breaking magic Law Artifact.

These treasures were bestowed upon those war demons who cultivated the Fiend Thunder.

Of course, for Spirit Transformation cultivator, these things are insignificant; a few fifth-tier Spirit Plant are not rare fifth-tier spiritual objects, and this place is truly barren.

After doing all this, Shi Jian flipped his palm and took out a light blue thunder jade talisman.

That was a communication device that Lei Jin, the young leader of the Profound Lightning Imperial Clan, secretly handed to him before entering the boundary gate, so that he could communicate after entering this realm.

Shi Jian infused a wisp of lightning into the talisman.

Buzz--!!

The lightning talisman glowed faintly, revealing an extremely faint yet clearly identifiable coordinate in the void within.

"Due north, three million miles outside the outer edge of the Polar Night Sacred Abyss, Black Weeping Wind Belt."

Shi Jian silently memorized the directions, then gently rubbed his fingertips together, causing the thunder talisman to turn into dust and scatter.

He withdrew all his thunderous power, Life-Extinguishing Nether Lightning enveloped his entire body, causing the bear to silently merge into the vast, eternal night.

After traveling for several more days, the surrounding landscape became increasingly cold and eerie.

All around, the Spiritual Qi in the hidden Dao of Darkness was thick as paste, and one could faintly hear the shrill howls of thousands of vengeful ghosts.

That was the Black Weeping Yin Wind, an extremely dangerous place formed by the intertwining of extremely dense Dao of Darkness Principle and violent wind evil; once an ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivator was caught in it, his physical body would be eroded to nothing within three breaths.

However, at the edge of the Black Weeping Wind Belt that was raging for thousands of miles ahead, several deep bolts of lightning flickered and resisted.

Shi Jian quietly stopped and disappeared into the shadows thousands of feet away.

Upon closer inspection, eight figures could be seen standing beneath a black cliff deep within the wind belt.

Eight young men and women, all clad in heavy armor, with dark blue lightning horns flashing between their brows, worked together to set up a defensive lightning array to resist the tearing of the yin wind.

It was Lei Jin and eight other pure-blooded prodigies of the Profound Lightning Imperial Clan.

At this moment, however, the aura of these elite royal warriors was slightly disordered, and several of them still had mottled black bloodstains on their armor.

Clearly, they had gone through more than one fierce battle on their way here.

"Brother Jin, is Shi Jian of the Giant Bear Race really coming?"

Inside the lightning array, a petite woman wielding two short, dual-handled lightning blades spoke in a low voice, her eyes filled with wariness:

"That bear is renowned in the Dao Realm for its ferocity and ruthlessness; it kills without hesitation. Those Non-Self kind are sure to harbor different intentions."

"To join forces with him to seize the Nine Heavens Great Sun Divine Lightning Wood is tantamount to inviting a wolf into the house."

The tall, imposing young man at the head of the group Lei Jin, sat cross-legged, closing his eyes to regulate his breathing. Upon hearing this, he slowly opened his eyes.

It has to be him.

Lei Jin said in a hoarse voice, "Among the thousand thunder cultivators who entered, the Human Race's Supreme Void Lightning Sect considers itself superior and is absolutely unwilling to take the risk of directly confronting the Night Beast Emperor, who Spirit Transformation Extreme Stage."

"Most of the wandering immortals in the Nine Realms are of little use; although the native races are brave and fierce, only Shi Jian has cultivated to the Three-Foundation Perfection and possesses physical combat strength sufficient to fight beyond his level."

"The Barbarian Bone Dao Venerable personally endorsed him; his combat prowess has already been proven in the battle of the Dao Realm; even the Ancestor highly regards this bear."

"The Earth Virtue Dao Venerable of the Peak and Mountain Imperial Clan, the Profound Lightning Dao Venerable of my clan, and the Barbarian Bone Dao Venerable of the Giant Bear Race —those who are valued by these three are unparalleled in the entire Beast Realm."

As for letting the wolf into the house...

Lei Jin's lips curled into a cold smile, "We're all royalty in the Beast Realm, wolves or bears, we're all in the same boat."

"As long as the benefits are sufficient, ferocious beasts are the safest weapon."

Before he could finish speaking...

A faint ripple suddenly appeared in the void above the cliff.

"Dao of Lightning Lei has a very insightful view."

A calm, even voice suddenly resounded directly above the thunder array.

"Who?!"

The eight Profound Lightning prodigies felt their hair stand on end, their inner thunder energy erupted, and several divine weapons were instantly unsheathed, pointing straight into the void!

The combined Spirit Transformation -level lightning array they had set up was so powerful that they couldn't even sense when the enemy approached or how they penetrated the defenses!

The shadows receded like the tide.

Shi Jian, dressed in a spotless white robe, stepped down from the void, looking down calmly at the eight pure-blooded members of the royal family below.

"The Profound Lightning Imperial Clan's ability to gather eight people in the Black Weeping Wind Belt is truly remarkable."

Lei Jin's pupils contracted sharply, but he quickly suppressed his horror and waved for his companions to put away their weapons.

He slowly rose, clasped his hands in a respectful bow, and said, "Brother Shi is elusive and his methods are profound; Lei Jin is truly in awe of him."

Lei Jin's gaze swept over Shi Jian, and his nostrils twitched almost imperceptibly.

The faint, not yet completely dissipated death aura and pure Blood Sha of the Spirit Transformation level Night Beast could not escape the keen perception of a fellow lightning cultivator.

"Brother Shi, did you already have a sexual experience before coming here?" Lei Jin asked tentatively.

Shi Jian didn't hide anything and casually took out the Night Beast Core: "I stumbled upon a Black Nightmare City on the way and dealt with a Night Beast while I was at it."

He casually dealt with a Nascent Spirit Transformation?!

Inside the lightning array, the other seven Profound Lightning prodigies gasped in unison, their gazes towards Shi Jian instantly turning to surprise.

It has only been half a month since the gate opened.

The eight of them, working together, had only managed to kill three Nascent Spirit Transformation Night Beast along the way; yet this giant bear before them, all alone, had already swept through a city and killed a Nascent Spirit Transformation?!

Such efficiency in killing is simply appalling.

Lei Jin's eyes grew even more solemn, but deep within them surged a wild joy; the stronger Shi Jian became, the higher the probability of their plan succeeding!

"Brother Shi, what a domineering method!"

Lei Jin stepped forward, his divine sense subtly sealing off the surrounding lightning array barrier. He said in a deep voice, "Since Brother Shi has come as promised, my Profound Lightning Imperial Clan will not hold back."

Let's get straight to the point.

"Where exactly is that Nine Heavens Great Sun Divine Lightning Wood? What exactly is your Profound Lightning Imperial Clan plotting here?"