Cultivation: I have an omnipotent land

Chapter 87 The Power of a Supreme Magical Artifact

At the summit of Qingmao Mountain, thunderclouds gathered, and lightning struck from time to time.

Boulders were shattered, trees were charred black, and sparks flew in the air.

A spirit boat landed near the mountaintop, and three people, two men and one woman, disembarked.

Why is the summit of Qingmao Mountain constantly struck by lightning?

"This matter is from the past; I only heard about it from my master by chance," Su Donghe said, gathering his thoughts before continuing.

"The founder was originally a rogue cultivator. Later, he obtained the inheritance of thunder magic in a secret realm, and his strength advanced by leaps and bounds, reaching the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage. Later, he offended his enemies and was ambushed by a group of people. Although he killed his opponents with thunder magic, he suffered a backlash from the thunder magic, which damaged his foundation."

After numerous unsuccessful attempts at healing, the patriarch decided to force a breakthrough. He set up this lightning-attracting array on Mount Qingmao, hoping to use it to achieve the Core Formation stage. Unfortunately, his efforts failed, and the summit of Mount Qingmao became what it is today.

"Since it's related to Core Formation, could it really cause such a natural disaster?" Xiao Ming nodded, his anticipation for the so-called ancestral relic growing stronger.

Guided by Su Donghe, the three of them soon arrived at a stone gate.

"Young friend Donghe, we are about to enter this cave. Please tell me what dangers are inside, otherwise I may not be able to guarantee your safety."

"This..." Su Donghe looked troubled upon hearing this.

"This place has always been a forbidden area of ​​the sect. I really don't know what else is inside. I only know that Lei Ling is hiding in this forbidden area."

"Alright, you two stay close to me." Xiao Ming said, then pushed open the stone door.

As soon as the three entered, they immediately felt a powerful surge of lightning energy, comparable to a full-force strike from a peak Qi Refining expert. Xiao Ming immediately activated a spiritual energy shield that emitted five colors.

The spiritual energy shield formed by a normal Foundation Establishment cultivator is not very strong, and it will definitely crack and shatter under such continuous attacks.

However, Xiao Ming's spiritual energy shield was different. It was a unique Five Elements Spiritual Shield from the Great Evolution Five Elements Technique, which was much stronger than ordinary spiritual energy shields. Not to mention attacks from a lower level, even cultivators of the same level would find it difficult to break through unless they attacked with all their might.

Moreover, the five elements generate each other in a continuous cycle, so the spiritual energy shield will not disappear after it is damaged, but will instead heal at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As the power of the thunder dissipated somewhat, Xiao Ming was able to see the situation inside the cave. He saw that on the surrounding walls, which had been nourished by the thunder for many years, crystals had grown, and thunder flames were dancing within the crystals.

"This is a Thunderfire Crystal!" Xiao Ming exclaimed in surprise.

This is an excellent material for crafting lightning-attribute magical artifacts.

It must have been the ancestor who set up this lightning-attracting array, causing the peak of Qingmao Mountain to be bombarded by lightning day after day for hundreds of years. The power of this lightning gathered here, forming so many lightning crystals.

"Could these lightning crystals be the reason Tang Tian betrayed us?"

As the thought flashed through his mind, Xiao Ming couldn't help but shake his head. Although the Thunderfire Crystal was precious, it wasn't enough to make Tang Tian risk everything by betraying two Foundation Establishment cultivators.

Moreover, there is an unknown Thunder Spirit in this cave, so it will not be an easy task to dig out all these Thunderfire Crystals.

The three continued to venture deeper into the cave, which gradually widened, and the surrounding lightning power became increasingly intense. Lightning continuously attacked the Five Elements Spirit Shield, but its power was still insufficient to break it.

Soon, the two arrived at the depths of the cave and saw a stone altar in front of them. Small flags were planted around the altar, and a skeleton sat in the center.

"These are the remains of the first patriarch of the Celestial Masters Sect." Xiao Ming looked around warily. With the enhancement of his divine sense, he could feel the dense power of lightning, which, guided by the lightning-attracting array, was continuously gathering into the cave.

The area with the most intense lightning was right above the skeleton's head.

It was a purple crystal the size of a human head, into which streaks of lightning and fire converged, condensing into a ball of thunder and fire.

It could be vaguely seen that the lightning and fire had condensed into the shape of a lion.

"Fellow Daoist hiding in the shadows, please show yourself!" Xiao Ming suddenly shouted.

Just then, a middle-aged man dressed in fine clothes came out.

"Tang Tian!"

Upon seeing this person appear, Su Dongxuan and her brother's expressions changed.

"Steward Xiao, we meet again." Tang Tian completely ignored the two of them and only looked at Xiao Ming.

"Fellow Daoist Tang, it seems you've been waiting here for quite some time."

"Ever since you took care of this little brat, I knew he would bring you here," Tang Tian said with a smile.

"What do you want to do?" Xiao Ming's gaze turned cold.

"I would like to ask Steward Xiao for a favor."

After Tang Tian finished speaking, he summoned his flying sword and released dozens of sword energies.

However, the sword energy did not strike Xiao Ming, but instead aimed at the huge lightning and fire crystal above the corpse's head.

"roar!"

With an angry roar, the huge lightning crystal suddenly exploded, releasing endless lightning.

The lightning crystals throughout the cave also resonated in unison under a special spiritual energy fluctuation, releasing even more lightning power.

The next moment, a ferocious beast resembling a lion appeared.

"Deacon Xiao, I'm entrusting this Thunder Spirit to you." Tang Tian laughed and took out a token from his sleeve.

"That's the sect leader's token!" Su Donghe recognized the origin of the token in Tang Tian's hand.

As the token was activated, the stone wall behind him suddenly opened, revealing a secret passage.

Tang Tian's decisive escape led Lei Ling to focus his attention on Xiao Ming and his two companions.

Suddenly, all the lightning crystals in the cave began to flicker, and more and more lightning converged towards it, condensing into a dazzling purple lightning ball in its mouth, which then smashed towards Xiao Ming.

A tortoise-shell shield appeared, blocking the explosion of the lightning orb.

"No, the environment here is too unfavorable for me." Sensing the increasingly intense lightning power around him, Xiao Ming decisively took out three earth-遁符 (earth-遁符 is a type of talisman used for escaping into the ground).

With the activation of the Earth Escape Talisman, the three of them vanished from the spot.

As the targets disappeared one after another, Lei Ling paused noticeably, but its anger did not subside.

It transformed into a bolt of lightning and shot out of the cave with lightning speed.

It stood suspended in mid-air, with dark thunderclouds looming overhead. Bolts of lightning fell with each breath of its own, as if it were the master of thunder, looking down upon Xiao Ming and the other two below.

"You all step back!" Xiao Ming waved his hand and walked straight towards Lei Ling.

Rumble...

Under Lei Ling's control, several bolts of lightning as thick as an arm struck down.

Thick soil beads!

Six yellow spirit orbs flew out from Xiao Ming's sleeve and soared straight into the sky.

Although the lightning power was violent, it could not penetrate the earth-attribute magic weapon and was completely blocked by the six earth spirit orbs.

"go!"

With his divine sense locked onto Lei Ling, the six spirit orbs simultaneously emitted a dazzling light in Xiao Ming's eyes, hurtling towards Lei Ling together.

Lei Ling was clearly faster, but there were six Thick Earth Beads chasing and intercepting him in the air.

Although Lei Ling has no physical form, its light dims slightly each time it is pierced by the Thick Earth Bead, and it needs some time to repair itself.

This thoroughly enraged Lei Ling, who simply ignored the Thick Earth Bead and roared, summoning lightning from the sky to swoop down on Xiao Ming with immense force.

Xiao Ming quickly summoned the tortoise shell shield again.

However, Lei Ling suddenly opened his mouth and spat out three balls of lightning.

The tortoise shell shield couldn't hold on any longer and was blasted back to its original form.

Although the lightning power on Lei Ling's body was weakened considerably as a result, it was still incredibly powerful. If it were to collide head-on with Xiao Ming, it would surely be reduced to ashes.

At this critical moment, Xiao Ming remained calm and even smiled.

"Well done!"

With a pat of his storage bag, a golden mirror flew out, accompanied by the infusion of magical power.

The mirror blocked Xiao Ming's path, its surface bursting with dazzling light, freezing Lei Ling in mid-air.

Supreme Magical Artifact: Divine Light Mirror!

The next moment, four small silver mirrors flew out from behind the golden mirror, each gathering energy and shooting out dozens of light blades, cutting the thunder spirit into pieces.

However, this lightning spirit has an extremely tenacious life force. Even after being shattered into pieces, it is trying to reform itself.

But Xiao Ming also noticed that the Thunder Spirit was condensed around a core.

A three-inch-long flying needle appeared in his hand, then turned into a shadow and instantly pierced the core of the lightning.

With a mournful cry, the lightning spirit, whose core was damaged, slowed down its condensation speed considerably, and its form turned semi-transparent, appearing listless.