Chapter 723 - 670: Fish in the Marsh

Chapter 723: Chapter 670: Fish in the Marsh

Yun Shang held Jiang Yuebai’s Taihe Umbrella, resisting the extremely terrifying and dense Thunder Elemental Power around her, which was horrific for a Golden Core Cultivator.

Jiang Yuebai summoned the Lotus Platform, stirring the wind and clouds, drawing all surrounding storms and lightning into the Lotus Platform.

The clouds were thick and oppressive. As the storm and sandstorm were gradually absorbed by the Lotus Platform, the two saw a vast half-black, half-white lake, calm and boundless.

Half of the lake’s water was as black as ink, impenetrable by Divine Sense, giving off a heavy, chilling feeling.

The other half of the lake’s water was pure white and dense, with a hint of golden light, bringing a sense of warmth and sharpness.

The black and white lake waters were clearly distinguished without violent collisions at their intersection, instead merging and transforming with each other.

This place is the reason why it’s called Thunder Marsh and not Thunder Origin or Thunder Valley.

Rumble!

Overhead, the thunderous might was as heavy as ten thousand jins, forming a dazzling black-and-white thunder waterfall crashing down.

Just as Lieque was about to plunge into the lake for a bath, it stopped its tracks, turned its head, and with its tail tucked, ran to Jiang Yuebai’s side to take cover. Lingye, terrified, also retreated to Yun Shang’s side.

Yun Shang gripped the Taihe Umbrella tight, its feather-like projections swirling around them. The power of Yin Yang Double Thunder clashed fiercely, exploding into fiery bursts around them.

The mighty thunderbolts plunged into the lake, yet they were like clay oxen entering the sea, leaving no trace or ripples.

The continuous onslaught of lightning made Jiang Yuebai’s Taihe Umbrella shake violently, almost unable to hold on.

Seeing this, Jiang Yuebai raised her hand, and the Candle Dragon Spear flew out from her spine, landing firmly in her hand as she thrust it into the ground.

Roar!!

Dragon’s aura swept across, stirring the air currents and blowing Jiang Yuebai’s white hair up. She spread out the Candle Dragon Domain, covering an area of ten miles.

Jiang Yuebai left a Candle Dragon Seal on Yun Shang and the two Thunder Beasts, allowing them to move freely within the domain.

The domain isolated the pressure of Yin Yang Thunder, finally allowing Yun Shang and the two Thunder Beasts to feel relieved.

Inside the domain, the sky was bright, with a blazing sun hanging overhead, warming Yun Shang and the two Thunder Beasts, who felt their Spiritual Energy quickly recovering without needing to perform Internal Energy Circulation.

Lingye, having previously fought with other Thunder Beasts in Thunder Marsh and suffered some minor injuries, was also healing under the sunlight.

This was the "Sunday" state of the Candle Dragon Domain, naturally accelerating the recovery of Spiritual Energy and healing injuries.

Conversely, the "Night Nether" state could obscure enemy senses, allowing Jiang Yuebai and her teammates to launch invisible attacks.

The Candle Dragon Domain had many other abilities, which Jiang Yuebai would gradually comprehend as her Cultivation increased.

"If I’m not mistaken, this lake is full of liquefied Water Thunder and Jian Palace Thunder. Ordinary Nascent Soul Cultivators, without specialized lightning-resistant Magic Treasures... it’s really hard to stay here for long."

Yun Shang put away the Taihe Umbrella and returned it to Jiang Yuebai. Seeing the danger averted, Lieque eagerly dashed to the lake’s edge, like a dog, lowering its head to lap at the water.

After a sip, it felt a bit of a numb tongue but nothing else, so it greedily continued to drink.

Lick, lick...

Lieque’s tongue flailed, splashing water everywhere, its body of lightning becoming more consolidated, its Cultivation rapidly increasing.

Lingye was also tempted but first looked at Yun Shang.

Yun Shang patted Lingye’s head and led it to the lake to investigate.

"Judging by Lieque’s actions, it’s undoubtedly liquefied Yin Yang Thunder, but Lingye, you shouldn’t mimic Lieque. Since you’ve never been exposed to Yin Yang Thunder, you must drink in small amounts multiple times, and if you feel full, perform Internal Energy Circulation to digest, and don’t overindulge."

Lingye nuzzled Yun Shang before heading to the lake to drink water, initially not daring to directly engage, but rather licking small water droplets off Magnetic Stones by the lake.

Even so, just one small black droplet caused Lingye to whimper in pain, its entire body turning from silver to a volatile grey-black, becoming wild and unruly.

Lingye quickly retreated two steps, first digesting this amount of Water Thunder.

Lieque glanced at Lingye for a moment, lowered its head, drinking more joyfully, with movements larger, a bit showy and proud.

Yun Shang helplessly smiled, "It’s no wonder, raised by Little Bai."

Jiang Yuebai hadn’t spoken for a while; Yun Shang turned to find her staring in a daze at the black-and-white boundary of the lake.

"Little Bai, what are you looking at?"

Jiang Yuebai pointed towards the lake’s center, "Do you see that there seem to be two fish in the lake?"

Yun Shang looked closely; she only saw the black and white color, a calm lake, and nothing else beyond it.

Jiang Yuebai was lost in thought, especially when she used the Observing Yin Yang Method, triggering the Taiyin Tenuous Light and Sun Candlelight imprints in her Sea of Consciousness. This allowed her to see one black and one white fish floating up from below the lake, as if teasing her, flicking their tails before diving back down.

The feeling reminded Jiang Yuebai inexplicably of a woman waving a handkerchief, throwing a seductive wink, coquettishly calling, ’Guest, come on in and have some fun~’.

Yun Shang could not see them, which indicated only those who had grasped the Yin Yang Path to a certain level of understanding could sense the two fish’s existence.

At this moment, Yun Shang was at the Golden Core Stage, still studying the fusion of the Five Elements, far from the Yin Yang Path.

Of course, it might also be due to the Kunpeng Eye or the Observing Yin Yang Method from Kunpeng, enabling her to detect abnormalities in the lake.

"I can’t resist, I need to explore further."

Saying this, Jiang Yuebai released Hongye from the Lotus Platform Cave Heaven, instructing it to protect Yun Shang and guard her Candle Dragon Spear.

Merely expanding the Candle Dragon Domain without further action or external attacks meant it could be maintained indefinitely without consuming Jiang Yuebai’s Spiritual Energy.

"Shang, now’s the time to gather as much Yin Yang Thunder as possible, let Lingye absorb a lot too, I’ll be back soon."

"Then be careful, I’ll wait here for you."

Jiang Yuebai moved to the lake’s edge; she needed to descend into the lake physically herself, as her White Vine Avatar couldn’t withstand the liquefied Yin Yang Thunder.

As for the Puppet Avatar, ever since obtaining the blueprint from Zhuge Ziyin, she had been reconstructing its core. Although progress was decent, she didn’t wish to risk destroying the Puppet Avatar here.

After some thought, Jiang Yuebai took out the Primordial Magnetic Ruler.

Among her Spiritual Artifacts, the Candle Dragon Spear had advanced to an Acquired Spiritual Treasure. The Puppet Avatar, given enough suitable materials, had potential for Acquired Spiritual Treasure advancement too.

As for Little Green, Jiang Yuebai didn’t pressure it; it was self-aware, and with consistent absorption of various Yin Fire and Souls, it would eventually reach a higher level someday.

Then there were the Condensing Light Mirror and the Primordial Magnetic Ruler.

The Primordial Magnetic Ruler was found in the stash Ao Juan left on her head before ascending to the Upper Realm. Like the Condensing Light Mirror, it was an Ancient Treasure from Ancient Times, adept at controlling the Innate Earth Spiritual Flowing Sand given by Ruosheng.

Later on, during her exploration of Thunder Marsh with Xie Jingshan, she extracted many Top-Grade Magnetic Stones, further refining them into the current Primordial Magnetic Ruler.

The Primordial Magnetic Ruler possessed the power to move mountains, transforming Earth Spiritual Energy into Primordial Magnetic Black Sand, significantly disrupting all Metal Magic Treasures and Gold Attribute Magical Techniques.

Later, after transcending Nascent Soul Nirvana and awakening in Doumu Realm, she was guided by Immortal Monarch Fatian to obtain Ten Thousand Years Cold Stalactite, eventually using the corpse of a Snow Demon to exchange with Yun Muyuan for his Cultivation Notes, in which she learned the Lifeless Ice Realm.

Bai Jiuyou was skilled with ice, so she utilized the Primordial Magnetic Ruler to enhance the Lifeless Ice Realm into a more personal Lifeless Sand Realm, achieving a super high-level magical technique of both offense and defense.

Besides these abilities, the Primordial Magnetic Ruler could also partially trigger Yin Yang Double Thunder.

Through the modifications of the White Dragon Spear and Puppet Avatar, and after years with the Zhuge Family, constantly consulting Artifact Refining Master Tie Wanjiang day and night, Jiang Yuebai had a rough idea for enhancing the Primordial Magnetic Ruler.

This lake held Yin Yang Double Thunder, suggesting material for modifying the Primordial Magnetic Ruler might be at the lake’s bottom.

For this reason alone, she had to take a dive into the lake.

Jiang Yuebai gripped the Primordial Magnetic Ruler tightly and, without hesitation, stepped one foot into the lake. The Yin Yang Double Thunder immediately surged into her body, like a string of firecrackers, crackling up her leg and exploding with rapid bangs.

Under the effect of Thunder, every pore in Jiang Yuebai’s body, transformed from Chaos Qi, tingled with an electric sensation, tightening and contracting.

The abundant Yin Yang Qi within the Yin Yang Double Thunder was quickly absorbed by Jiang Yuebai, converting into Chaos Qi and then being devoured by the Nascent Soul in her Dantian.

Her spine also vigorously absorbed the thick, liquefied Yin Yang Double Thunder, creaking as if hammered by a heavy force.

This exhilarating feeling... it’s been so long!