Chapter 1288: Peak of the Cloud Sea, Lightning Thunder Clan

The lightning struck down with a roar, merging into the young man’s glabella. His body trembled, and his soul and vitality, which were on the verge of dissipating, abruptly stopped, rapidly contracting as if imprisoned.

The wound on his glabella healed quickly, and even the severely bruised areas on his body recovered in a very short time. Especially on his glabella, a clear Lightning Mark reappeared, flickering and emitting faint, ethereal light.

After a long while, the young man slowly opened his eyes!

Within his eyes, there was no longer any trace of weakness or sorrow; only an icy coldness and a sense of vicissitude. His gaze seemed to have seen through everything in heaven and earth, understood the true meaning of life, and passed through countless years of time… A cold aura permeated from his body the moment the young man opened his eyes. The spot where he had fallen was a patch of grass, and at this moment, the grass trembled and fell down under the impact of this aura, as if not daring to stand tall before him.

“This body isn’t bad…” The young man sat up, twisted his head, and stood.

A powerful cultivation circulated within his body, and the power of heaven and earth gathered from all directions at this moment, but ultimately it remained at the Core Formation stage, the original stage of this body, without undergoing transformation or enhancement.

He was Wang Lin!

To be precise, it was a part of Wang Lin’s Primordial Spirit that had taken Possession. His main body was still within the Boundless Thunder Domain, merging with the Thunder Pool! Wang Lin was not arrogant enough to believe he could, by himself, contend against the entire Lightning Thunder Clan. As one of the great clans of the Primordial Stars, the Lightning Thunder Clan surely had many powerful individuals within it.

If Wang Lin had directly rushed in to absorb the Eternal Undying Thunder, the price awaiting him would have been death!

Therefore, Wang Lin had long planned to become a member of the Lightning Thunder Clan through Possession, and then absorb the Undying Thunder! Moreover, if he pretended to be a member of the Lightning Thunder Clan, there would be no flaws; he himself was someone who controlled lightning!

Especially now, having taken Possession of the body of someone who hadn't completely died, it was foolproof! Indirectly, Wang Lin could even be considered to have saved this person's life. When he absorbed the Undying Thunder and left, this person could regain control of their body, and depending on how long Wang Lin was present, this person would gain an immense fortune.

He moved his body. With Wang Lin's cultivation, he could ignore the Restrictions of the Fusion period after Possession, and he hadn't intended to truly take Possession anyway.

Searching through the memories of this body, Wang Lin learned that this person was named Yu Fei, a very ordinary Cultivator of the Lightning Thunder Clan. His parents had both died young, leaving him alone. After finally reaching the Core Formation stage, he inherited an Immortal Cave left to him by his parents here.

This Immortal Cave was beside a Spiritual Vein, considered quite good, but with his cultivation, he naturally couldn't keep it for long. Just three days after inheriting it, it was forcibly seized by someone, and he was driven out.

For the next two hundred years, his cultivation remained stagnant. If not for the Lightning Thunder Clan's Physique allowing for a longer Lifespan, he would have died long ago. However, these two hundred years were extremely painful for him, as he was bullied by clan members and wished he were dead!

Especially recently, he had attached himself to the faction of a Nascent Soul Cultivator within the clan. This Nascent Soul Cultivator was precisely the person who had taken his Immortal Cave back then. Inside the Immortal Cave was a branch of Thunder Fruit that Yu Fei's parents had left for him.

That Nascent Soul Cultivator made Yu Fei plant Thunder Fruits for him. These Thunder Fruits, for members of the Lightning Thunder Clan, could cause their clan mark to open further, and even increase their Lifespan, if consumed.

However, for the Thunder Fruits to mature, they required a Cultivator of at least the Core Formation stage to constantly nourish them with lightning power.

Yu Fei knew his cultivation was stagnant and his Lifespan was nearing its end. After some hesitation, he consumed one of the nine Thunder Fruits he had planted, but this brought about a great disaster.

If not for the Restriction that clan members could not kill each other, he would have been annihilated. Although he didn't die, he suffered immense humiliation, was severely injured all over, had all his cultivation absorbed, and was driven out by that Nascent Soul clan member.

Yu Fei's memories were brief, filled with too much negativity, and permeated with an overwhelming hatred. He hated himself, hated the Lightning Thunder Clan, hated all clan members, and his personality was distorted.

Wang Lin’s Divine Sense withdrew from Yu Fei’s memories, and his gaze flickered slightly.

“Thunder Fruits… allow the clan mark to open further…” After Wang Lin arrived at the Primordial Stars, he devoured many Cultivators and became much more familiar with the cultivation methods of the Primordial Stars.

The Primordial Stars were completely different from the Inner Realm; they did not Cultivate Concepts. All their cultivation was focused on the mark on their glabella. This mark was an inherited item; the more it opened, the higher their cultivation!

Touching the Lightning Mark on his glabella, this mark was condensed by Wang Lin himself. It looked similar to the Lightning Thunder Clan's, but in reality, the difference was enormous!

The Lightning Thunder Clan's mark was obtained from the Eternal Undying Thunder. If that Undying Thunder was likened to a living being, then all the Lightning Thunder Clan members' glabella marks were branches of this living being.

But Wang Lin's glabella mark was self-generated. In terms of level, it was far superior to the Lightning Thunder Clan's mark, and was on par with the Undying Lightning.

“I need to study these Thunder Fruits… Also, regarding the Lightning Thunder Clan, this Yu Fei doesn’t know much due to his cultivation. That Nascent Soul Cultivator might know more.” As Wang Lin pondered, he took a step forward, transforming into a long rainbow and rapidly flying towards the Immortal Cave from Yu Fei’s memories.

This Cultivation Planet was vast. Wang Lin wasn't in a hurry to teleport there. Instead, as he flew, his gaze swept across the land, and his Divine Sense subtly spread out, observing.

Before long, three long rainbows appeared ahead of Wang Lin. Within these three long rainbows were three people: one man and two women. The man wore white clothes and had a handsome appearance. The two women behind him were also beautiful.

The three of them rode Flying Swords, chatting and laughing as they traveled. The man's cultivation was decent, having already reached the Late Stage of Core Formation, while the two women were at the Early Stage of Core Formation.

As the man laughed and chatted, his gaze swept over and immediately saw Wang Lin flying in the distance. Especially when he saw Wang Lin didn't even glance at him and flew directly past, he frowned.

“Yu Fei, come here!”

Wang Lin ignored him, his Divine Sense sweeping across the land, seemingly discovering some secrets related to this Cultivation Planet. As he was moving forward, the white-clothed man saw that Wang Lin still didn't respond. A cold light flashed in his eyes. With a cold snort, his body swayed, changing direction and heading straight for Wang Lin. He also waved his right hand, and a Flying Sword flashing with lightning directly shot out from his Storage Pouch, bringing with it a rumbling thunder, and went straight for Wang Lin.

“Yu Fei, how dare you not greet this Young Master when you see me!”

The lightning longsword rumbled, but the moment it neared Wang Lin, it instantly trembled and stopped in mid-air, subtly shaking. Wang Lin withdrew his Divine Sense, turned around, and coldly glanced at the white-clothed man behind him.

“Are you talking to me?”

A simple sentence that anyone could utter, but when spoken by Wang Lin, even though he currently looked like Yu Fei, the cold light emanating from his eyes was like countless icy sharp swords, transforming into an boundless storm, sweeping across this heaven and earth!

The white-clothed young man bore the brunt. The moment he saw Wang Lin's eyes, his Golden Core rumbled. His entire being felt as if struck by lightning, or as if plunged into endless ice, with a sensation that his entire body, inside and out, was seen through by the other party, leaving no secrets.

What made him even more terrified and even tremble was that his Golden Core, under that gaze, stopped all circulation amidst a rumble, and even cracks appeared on it, as if it couldn't bear the gaze and was about to explode!

It wasn't just him; the two women behind him, whose gazes at Wang Lin were originally filled with mockery and teasing, felt the heavens rumble and the winds and clouds roll back as if the sky was collapsing, the moment Wang Lin turned, the sentence was uttered, and his gaze fell upon them. It was as if, in that instant, the usually weak Yu Fei before them had become an ancient Vicious Beast, exuding monstrous ferocity!

As if a single thought could make them instantly die!

The hearts of these three boomed, but the outside world was utterly silent. This silence was extremely eerie!

The white-clothed young man’s face was pale, his eyes unfocused, revealing indescribable terror.

Wang Lin frowned. With his cultivation, he truly did not wish to bully such juniors from the Outer Realm. He withdrew his gaze and turned to walk into the distance.

It wasn't until he had been gone for a long time that the white-clothed young man spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. The two women behind him also spat out blood, their Golden Cores filled with countless cracks and even melting away.

The two women's faces were ashen, their cultivation immediately regressed, falling from the Early Stage of Core Formation to Foundation Establishment.

As for the white-clothed young man, his Golden Core also shattered. The gaze he directed at the spot where Wang Lin had disappeared was filled with horror and shock.

“He… he…”

The three looked at each other, speechless for a long time. Even thoughts of resentment could not arise under such fear; instead, they felt a sense of surviving a catastrophe.

The Immortal Cave from Yu Fei’s memories soon appeared at the end of Wang Lin’s gaze. The Immortal Cave was indeed good, located in a valley beside a Spiritual Vein. Under Wang Lin’s gaze, he could even see a small river in the valley. This river flowed from washing the Spiritual Vein, and its water was very clear, faintly emitting Spiritual Qi.

There were some Restrictions protecting the Immortal Cave’s exterior, but in Wang Lin’s eyes, these Restrictions were truly… too weak, too weak.

His expression was calm. With his hands behind his back, he walked forward, stepping into the Formation outside the Immortal Cave with a single stride, arriving at the Immortal Cave's entrance. The moment he approached, without him even displaying any Divine Ability, the entrance loudly opened on its own.

Without any hesitation, Wang Lin entered the Immortal Cave. As he walked, rumbling sounds constantly echoed around him, and brilliant multi-colored lights intensely flashed. These were the countless Restrictions within the Immortal Cave activating simultaneously after Wang Lin entered.

Wang Lin didn't even look, walking past the rumbling sounds step by step.

About ten zhang ahead of him, an old man in green robes, sitting cross-legged, opened his eyes wide, staring blankly at Wang Lin as he approached. In his stupefied state, his pupils revealed immense horror.