Chapter 769: Power Transforms Again

Chapter 769 -328: Power Transforms Again

Day after day passed.

The ice and snow in the depths of Taihu began to melt.

By the time green shoots appeared at Chu Lingguang’s feet, the black vine had finally been completely refined by the resonant power of the two men. Yun Hong had also awoken not long before.

After the black vine vanished, the two of them sat on the green grass and cultivated for another period of time.

In the blink of an eye, another month went by.

Chu Lingguang sensed his Foundation Establishment Compass and saw a black arc of electricity appear within its lightning. His Spiritual Power had resonated with Yun Hong’s. While it seemed he was helping Yun Hong refine the black vine, he was actually a beneficiary himself.

Without even realizing it, he had absorbed a portion of the black vine’s power.

He tried to release this Thunderbolt Power.

A sea of clouds gathered overhead.

A beam of Thunderbolt Light spiraled down from above. The thunderbolt carried a black arc of electricity, which resembled the beam’s meridians, making the Thunderbolt Light seem alive.

BOOM!

Chu Lingguang directed the beam of Thunderbolt Light, striking a patch of green grass ahead. That spot had once been a snowfield, even featuring an iceberg. But as the temperature changed, the iceberg gradually vanished, and green shoots sprouted from the ground.

He and Yun Hong were still in the depths of Taihu, but the icebergs were gone. The sun shone brightly, and the area had turned into a grassland.

However, the temperature was already dropping steadily. Before long, this place would once again become a world of ice and snow.

BOOM!

The ground caved in.

The grassland collapsed.

Lake water surged up from below.

Chu Lingguang and Yun Hong flew into the air on their swords.

“You can actually control lightning? Is that one of your Profound Celestial Sect’s Magical Techniques and Divine Abilities?”

Yun Hong asked in astonishment.

Chu Lingguang had summoned the Thunderbolt Light to split the earth, causing the lake water below to surge up, turning the grassland into a swamp and then, finally, a lake.

“Something like that.”

Chu Lingguang found it hard to explain.

“Thank you for helping me again.”

Yun Hong said gratefully.

Because of the black vine, his cultivation had surged recently, but his mind had also suffered. Now, with Chu Lingguang’s help, he had successfully refined the vine. Although his strength had decreased slightly, the difference wasn’t very large.

The most important thing was escaping that feeling of being unable to sleep at night, constantly on edge.

“Helped Yun Hong refine the black vine. Received 661,127 Favor Points.”

A line of text appeared before Chu Lingguang’s eyes.

“Teacher Yun Hong, I benefited as well.”

Chu Lingguang released his Fire Spiritual Power and Gold Spiritual Power. Within both was a black aura—a power formed from refining the black vine.

He had already completely mastered and refined this power, integrating it with his own Spiritual Power, so he didn’t have to worry about a backlash.

“I know.”

Yun Hong had woken up a long time ago and had already realized that Chu Lingguang’s Spiritual Power was also refining the black vine. However, as the host, the majority of the black vine’s power was still inside him.

Moreover, it was Chu Lingguang who had helped him refine the vine, saving him from the tragic fate of being controlled by it and turned into a puppet. For that, Yun Hong was deeply grateful to Chu Lingguang.

“We’ve been here for several months. It’s time to leave.”

Chu Lingguang said.

He spread out his Spiritual Sense.

He discovered that after refining the black vine, the range of his Spiritual Sense had expanded from a radius of twenty li to thirty li—an increase of fifty percent.

He couldn’t help but look down at the grassland now submerged by the lake.

Under the observation of his Divine Thought, Chu Lingguang saw a group of Water Demons living at the bottom.

Bubbles of Spiritual Qi rose from underwater. Rumor had it that a Spirit Stone Vein was hidden within Taihu, and it seemed these Spiritual Qi bubbles were produced by that very vein.

But Taihu was mysterious and filled with countless Water Demons. Not even past Core Formation or even Nascent Soul experts had been able to excavate the vein at the bottom of the lake. Although Chu Lingguang possessed a Heavenly Dao Foundation Establishment cultivation, he didn’t dare to act recklessly.

The same was true for Yun Hong.

Both of them were filled with reverence for this famous lake in the Ancient Perilous Land, treating it as another Immortal King’s Tomb.

Thus, the two of them flew toward the outskirts of Taihu.

However, after several months of peaceful secluded cultivation in the depths of Taihu, they ran into trouble just as they were about to leave.

A Catfish Demon shot up from under the water.

Its massive body flopped onto the submerged grassland.

It was stretching its body.

Its long whiskers, like two tentacles, shot out to grab Chu Lingguang and Yun Hong.

“It’s that one!”

Chu Lingguang recognized the Catfish Demon. It was the same giant catfish he had seen hiding in the silt back when he killed the Water Demon of Ma Jihu.

‘It must have been the commotion I just made that disturbed it.’

He realized the Catfish Demon’s sudden appearance was directly related to the Thunderbolt Light he had just brought down.

Seeing the whisker-tentacles sweeping toward them, he and Yun Hong instinctively dodged.

ACHOO!

The Catfish Demon, lying on the water, let out a forceful sneeze.

The sneeze kicked up a vast mist of water. This mist was highly poisonous and descended like a toxic smog, engulfing the depths of Taihu.

Chu Lingguang and Yun Hong couldn’t dodge in time.

They could only use their Spiritual Power to defend themselves.

‘It’s coming for me.’

Chu Lingguang realized the Catfish Demon had targeted him.

It was said that Water Demons held grudges.

He had scared this giant Catfish Demon away back then. Now that it had cultivated to a higher level, and since he had just disturbed it again, it wanted to come out and get its revenge.

Having figured out its motive, Chu Lingguang burst through the mist.

Under the coverage of his Divine Thought, the Catfish Demon’s true form was revealed.

It looked like a plump woman lying on the water’s surface.

Clearly, the Catfish Demon had reached maturity.

Its cultivation was approaching the Core Formation Realm.

His Divine Thought surged down, coalescing into a sword beam in mid-air.

SWISH!

The Catfish Demon’s whiskers were severed.

The Catfish Demon flew into a rage, letting out a startling roar like that of a shrew.

But before the sound waves of its roar could erupt, Chu Lingguang’s Divine Thought Power suppressed them. The demon struggled, trying to break through the barrier.

BOOM!

Chu Lingguang summoned the Thunderbolt Light.

It formed a sharp sword that struck the Catfish Demon directly on the head.

The Catfish Demon convulsed.

A bloody hole appeared on its head, accompanied by spreading cracks. It quickly dove to the bottom of the lake, disappearing from Chu Lingguang’s sight.

‘It’s so petty,’ Chu Lingguang thought. ‘If it grows stronger, it might come back for revenge.’ With that, he plunged downward, using the Five Elements Escape Technique to follow it to the bottom of the lake.

Underwater, thanks to the Five Elements Escape Technique, Chu Lingguang was like a fish in water.

He slashed out with a Water Sword, infusing it with Five Elements Power. A large pool of blood spread across the lakebed.

The Catfish Demon’s body was severed in two.

Its tail continued to sweep toward Chu Lingguang.

Its upper body kept trying to burrow deeper into the lakebed.

It was somehow still alive.

Its life force was astounding.

Chu Lingguang recalled that some catfish can regrow their tails after they are cut off.

This Catfish Demon before him, though it had the appearance of a woman, had cultivated for several hundred, perhaps even a thousand years.

He continued to use the Five Elements Escape Technique.

A solidified wall of water appeared before the Catfish Demon.

The Catfish Demon slammed into the wall as if it had appeared from nowhere, leaving it with a bloody head and mangled flesh.

“Immortal, spare my life!”

The Catfish Demon cried out for mercy.

Its voice was tantalizing, and its body shifted back into the form of a woman, looking utterly pitiful.

BOOM!

Chu Lingguang’s Heart Guarding Skill was superb; he was not affected by the enchantment.

He summoned the Thunderbolt Light at the bottom of the lake.

A black arc of electricity appeared out of thin air and shot straight into the woman’s forehead—or rather, the Catfish Demon’s forehead.

The woman’s body shuddered.

Her face was full of unwillingness to accept her fate.

Her body changed, reverting to her Catfish Demon form. She spat out a black pearl, which Chu Lingguang caught, feeling the powerful Spiritual Power contained within it.

He watched the Catfish Demon’s corpse sink to the lakebed. The moment it landed on the silt, it was swiftly devoured by nearby Little Demons, and the water turned murky.

WHOOSH.

He used the Five Elements Escape Technique.

Like a Water Arrow, he shot out from the lake’s surface and returned to Yun Hong’s side.

In his hand, he held the black pearl.

By now, the poisonous mist the Catfish Demon had spat out had completely dissipated.

The depths of Taihu were clear once more.

Yun Hong stood on his Flying Sword. He had watched the entire scene with his Spiritual Sense—Chu Lingguang using the Five Elements Escape Technique, diving into the water, and slaying the Catfish Demon.

He knew Chu Lingguang was strong.

Far stronger than him.

But he hadn’t expected him to be this powerful. He could sense the Catfish Demon’s strength—it was at least comparable to a Divine Dao Foundation Establishment expert. And yet, Chu Lingguang had killed it with a single bolt of lightning right in its own territory.