Seizing by Force

The void ahead trembled slightly as the primordial spirit tore an opening in it.

The sheer power of his primordial spirit alone was enough to shatter the void.

Whoosh!

His primordial spirit returned to his sea of consciousness, and Lei Chong rose to his full height. He let out a breath, a smile appearing on his lips. His gains this time had been enormous.

His primordial spirit had grown several times stronger, and the attacks it unleashed were even more terrifying.

Compared to before, he now felt incomparably comfortable. It was a feeling that came from his soul, a freedom and ease he had never known before.

He had broken the shackles on his soul, and the rules that bound him had vanished as well.

Lei Chong slowly stood up and stretched his limbs. His entire body felt at ease, and he was in better condition than ever before.

His mind also felt clear and tranquil, and he had regained his cultivation state.

He took out a piece of bone bearing the rune of the God-Striking Technique. Previously, his primordial spirit had not been strong enough, so he had been unable to cultivate it for the time being.

Now that his primordial spirit had been thoroughly tempered, it met the requirements for cultivation.

Hum!

He used his primordial spirit to scan the rune, trying to commit it to memory. But the rune lit up and released a wave of force.

Bang!

The terrifying force sent his primordial spirit reeling back, but did not truly injure it.

With that assurance, Lei Chong put his worries to rest. His primordial spirit emerged from between his brows and sat cross-legged above the bone fragment.

Streams of mysterious power emanated from the bone fragment, striking Lei Chong's primordial spirit.

As time passed, his primordial spirit adapted to the mysterious power. Although it was still injured, it felt more like the power was tempering it.

His primordial spirit adapted quickly, gradually growing accustomed to the mysterious power.

Most importantly, no one was activating the rune. The mysterious power it released was all at a basic level and could even be considered instinctive.

The attacks within it were not strong and could hardly even be called attacks.

His primordial spirit silently closed its eyes and began to comprehend the imprint.

As time continued to pass, golden traces appeared on his primordial spirit. Like strands of golden thread, they etched themselves deep within it.

As his comprehension deepened, the traces within his primordial spirit converged, finally becoming a golden rune branded deep within it.

It was the rune of the God-Striking Technique. Lei Chong had grasped its basics.

The imprint within was faint, but every line was distinct.

Suddenly, the primordial spirit in the air opened its eyes, and a faint golden light flew out. It was a golden imprint, the rune of the God-Striking Technique.

The golden imprint moved swiftly, shooting out of the inn in the blink of an eye.

The golden imprint circled above the Medicine Capital and continued flying toward Divine Medicine Valley, only vanishing when it drew near the valley.

That was his God-Striking Technique, which he had only just mastered.

Lei Chong was in no hurry, however. This was a true technique of the Ten Fiends, after all. To completely master it in just three days at his current stage was almost nothing more than wishful thinking.

A precious technique of this caliber required constant study and breakthroughs to grasp its essence.

Even with his own Thunder Emperor Precious Technique, he dared not claim to have fully comprehended it.

He had only begun learning the God-Striking Technique, yet it possessed astonishing capabilities.

From hundreds of miles away, he could use it to attack an opponent's primordial spirit at a distance, leaving the opponent unable to guard against it.

His primordial spirit returned to the space between Lei Chong's brows, and he slowly opened his eyes.

As expected of the God-Striking Technique, its effects were extraordinary.

Crack!

Lei Chong grabbed the bone fragment inscribed with the God-Striking Technique and crushed it to powder.

He had already memorized the God-Striking Technique, so he no longer needed the bone.

On the streets of the Medicine Capital, vendors at all sorts of small stalls hawked their wares.

A steady stream of cultivators came and went, haggling with the vendors from time to time.

Lei Chong walked down the street, clearing out all the medicinal ingredients at some of the stalls he passed because he could not be bothered to spend time here.

This had happened several times already, so the vendors here were very fond of him.

Seeing Lei Chong come to buy medicine again, the stall owners crowded around him.

"Young man, I acquired a dozen or so stalks of spirit medicine, no worse than last time's. Do you still need them?" a stall owner asked with a smile.

"I acquired a few stalks too. One of them might be a precious medicine."

"I acquired a spirit insect too. It seems to be a Silver Heavenly Centipede."

"..."

Several stall owners pitched their wares eagerly, hoping Lei Chong would buy the medicinal ingredients.

"Bring them all over, then. If they all meet the rules, I'll take the lot." Lei Chong did not turn the stall owners away.

He still had to continue tempering his body and inscribing arrays within it.

He needed a great deal of spirit medicine, and he had used up his previous supply. Now he had to prepare more, enough to last until he could cultivate to the Late Array Formation Stage.

"Yes, yes," the stall owners said, nodding repeatedly.

Only a short while later, the stall owners returned.

Each of them carried a bundle on his back, containing his own medicinal ingredients.

The bundles were soon opened, revealing the medicinal ingredients inside.

Hum!

Lei Chong activated his Heavenly Eye. Golden lightning flashed in his eyes, accompanied by special symbols that pierced through the medicinal ingredients before him.

Under his Heavenly Eye, none of the medicinal ingredients could hide their true nature.

He kept all the genuine spirit medicines and removed the inferior ones passed off among them.

The stall owners knew the rules and did not speak up to stop him, because they could not see through the medicinal ingredients and could not identify every spirit medicine.

Suddenly, a light flashed in Lei Chong's eyes. He had discovered a special precious medicine.

Precious medicines were also spirit medicines, but they were rarer and possessed special effects. They were things one could encounter but not seek out.

Lei Chong picked up the precious medicine and examined it closely in his palm.

It was indeed a precious medicine, with the effect of tempering the body.

"Young man, what do you think?" a stall owner asked.

He was eager to know whether this stalk was a precious medicine.

"It is a precious medicine, one that tempers the body. It's a relatively rare kind." Lei Chong hid nothing.

He also disdained to do something as deceitful as that.

"Alas." Hearing that it tempered the body, the stall owner sighed helplessly. Cultivators nowadays all cultivated magic power, and few people wanted this kind of precious medicine.

"I'll take this one," Lei Chong said directly.

"Good, good. I'll count this precious medicine as three stalks of spirit medicine. What do you think, young man?" the stall owner asked nervously.

The value of precious medicines varied. Some were worth at least dozens of stalks of spirit medicine, while others were worth no more than ordinary spirit medicine. The exact price depended on their medicinal value.

"All right." Lei Chong nodded, making no argument.

Though he disdained to deceive others, he was not so foolishly scrupulous as to hand them a fortune.

After the two sides agreed on a price, Lei Chong paid immediately.

"Wait, I want that precious medicine." A shout rang out like a booming war drum, making the Qi and blood of those nearby churn.

It came from a young man with several horizontal lines between his brows. He wore white battle robes that shimmered with an icy gleam.

The young man's Qi and blood were vigorous. Standing there, he was like a furnace.

His body was unquestionably powerful, far surpassing that of many people at the same realm.

Lei Chong stared at the young man, runes flickering constantly in his eyes.

He saw through the man's true form: a pure-blooded White Tiger.

The White Tiger paid no heed to whether anyone objected and reached straight for the precious medicine.