Chapter 1296: Peak of the Cloud Sea, The Flashing Thunder Clan’s Secret (Fourth Update)

In the Thunder Crystal Hall where Wang Lin was, he put away the Jade Slip that flew out of the pool and was about to leave, but just then, one of the three elders sitting cross-legged by the pool slowly spoke.

"You are Yu Fei!"

Wang Lin's expression was calm; he nodded.

The old man sized up Wang Lin for a few moments, then slowly said, "Not bad. To be able to remain calm under this old man's pressure, it seems you are a person of firm resolve. And to have accumulated for several years, only to exchange it all for Thunder Crystals today, shows you are a deep-minded individual. Not bad!

You are qualified to enter the West Gate and see if there are any suitable missions. Only low-level Cultivators exchange resources for Thunder Crystals. Since you can enter the Flashing Thunder Ranking, by completing clan missions, you will obtain even more Thunder Crystals." The old man's eyes showed appreciation; he was very satisfied with Wang Lin's calm demeanor.

Wang Lin smiled faintly, nodded slightly, and said nothing.

"I didn't expect to witness you entering the Flashing Thunder Ranking under our three's eyes. According to custom, anyone responsible for the East Gate who encounters a newcomer entering the Flashing Thunder Ranking must bestow some good fortune. This is a Thunder Gathering Pill, personally refined by this old man, compressed eight thousand nine hundred times. Take it for self-defense!" The old man waved his right hand, and immediately, a thumb-sized Lightning Orb flashed out, floating before Wang Lin.

The other two elders exchanged a smile. One of them also flipped his hand, and a Jade Slip appeared, which he waved towards Wang Lin, speaking in a deep voice: "This Jade Slip records a set of my Flashing Thunder Clan's Cultivation Technique. While it's useless to me, for your cultivation, it can unlock more Clan Seals. Consider it this old man's greeting gift."

The last elder, who was also a Yang Solid Cultivator, smiled and looked at Wang Lin carefully for a few moments, then laughed, "I won't give you Magic Treasures, Medicinal Pills, or Cultivation Techniques. Instead, I'll give you a piece of advice: go to the West Gate, choose the Spirit Thunder mission. This is the fastest way for you to acquire Thunder Crystals! With my Jade Slip, you can smoothly accept this mission." As the elder spoke, he waved his right hand, and a Jade Slip emitting lightning flew towards Wang Lin.

"Spirit Thunder?" Wang Lin had not encountered the term 'Spirit Thunder' in the memories of the Flashing Thunder Clan members he had devoured and searched.

"Since you can enter the Flashing Thunder Ranking, you can also know some things. Our Flashing Thunder Clan's ancestors have studied the Dao of Thunder for generations. To this day, they have discovered that thunder is divided into six Daos; there are six types of thunder in heaven and earth. If one absorbs and refines them all, one can possess the Power of Thunder that can move gods and ghosts!

The Six Daos of Thunder are: Thunder of Heavenly Brew, Thunder of Earthly Fusion, Thunder of Primal Transformation, Thunder of Magnetic Containment, Thunder of Dao Intent, and finally, Thunder of Spiritual Thought! Sending you to accept this mission is not just for exchanging Thunder Crystals, but more importantly, to come into contact with the Six Daos of Thunder! Alright, you may go now." The old man briefly explained.

Wang Lin nodded, clasped his fists slightly, then turned and left.

Walking out of the East Gate, he immediately heard discussions outside, all about Yu Fei. With an unperturbed expression, Wang Lin walked past these Cultivators, his eyes thoughtful.

"The Six Daos of Thunder… Even if this Flashing Thunder Clan isn't as skilled as I am in controlling thunder, their research into thunder has reached the pinnacle… That junior with Yang Solid cultivation told me to choose the Spirit Thunder mission. Spirit Thunder… Thunder of Spiritual Thought, what kind of thunder is this exactly…?" As Wang Lin pondered, his eyes flashed. Being highly skilled and bold, he simply changed his plan from going to the South Gate and instead turned towards the West Gate!

The West Gate of this Thunder Crystal Hall had very few Cultivators and was quite empty. Only occasionally would someone emerge from the West Gate, and although their expressions were normal, Wang Lin could still discern a hint of frustration, as if they hadn't found or couldn't accept a satisfactory mission.

After standing outside the West Gate for a while, Wang Lin calmly walked inside. He stepped through the West Gate and appeared in a vast space, like a void, filled with numerous lightning bolts and flashes of thunder. A rumbling echoed faintly, but it was clear that most sound was isolated here, so the sound of thunder reaching this place seemed to come from far away.

Inside this West Gate, six elders, whose cultivation had reached Yin Void and Yang Solid, sat cross-legged in six corners, their gazes indifferent, lost in thought.

In mid-air, hundreds of Jade Slips floated, each emitting a green light, though their radiance varied in strength; some were soft and weak, while others were dazzlingly bright.

Besides Wang Lin and the six elders clearly in charge of this place, there were over ten other Cultivators scattered around, looking up and extending their Divine Sense to scan through the hundreds of Jade Slips above.

The Black Magic King was among them!

Even Zhou Tianzi, who was highly respected outside the Rift earlier, also stood there, his expression calm, showing neither joy nor anger. His gaze was fixed on the brightest Jade Slip, deep in thought.

Wang Lin's entry did not attract anyone's attention. He subtly spread his Divine Sense, scanning over each floating Jade Slip without drawing notice.

A moment later, Wang Lin had figured things out.

These Jade Slips contained the missions; they included various tasks issued by the Flashing Thunder Clan, such as leaving the clan to hunt down a certain Cultivator, or gathering certain extremely unique Materials.

The brighter the light, the higher the difficulty, and similarly, the more Thunder Crystals one would obtain.

After a quick scan, Wang Lin's gaze finally settled on a dazzlingly bright Jade Slip—the very one Zhou Tianzi was looking at.

"Proceed to the Seven Million Heavens and Earth, transform into the Heavenly Dao, and descend the Heavenly Tribulation…" Wang Lin initially didn't pay much attention, but after a few glances, he was utterly stunned and began to read carefully.

"Descend the Heavenly Tribulation, punish Cultivators within the Seven Million Heavens and Earth who have Cultivated to Soul Transformation Peak and wish to break through heaven and earth to Ascend to the Immortal Realm, collect Thunder of Spiritual Thought…"

The content of this Jade Slip was extensive. After Wang Lin finished reading it all, his mind was shaken, stirring up a huge storm of disbelief!

The so-called Thunder of Spiritual Thought, the 'Spiritual' character within it, represents all spirits: all plants, Vicious Beasts, Cultivators, and other living beings in heaven and earth. These beings can Cultivate Divine Abilities, but once their cultivation reaches Soul Transformation Peak, they should Ascend to the Immortal Realm and become Immortals!

Wang Lin understood this; he had known it since his early years on Vermilion Bird Star. If not for the collapse of the Rain Immortal Realm, once one's cultivation reached Soul Transformation Peak, one could Undergo Tribulation and Ascend into the Immortal Realm. The later Nascent Soul Transformation period was actually considered part of the Immortal class, which is why Nascent Soul Transformation Cultivators needed Immortal Jade for their cultivation!

Within this Flashing Thunder Clan, there is a place, arranged by the Flashing Thunder Clan's ancestor, who is hailed as the Flashing Thunder Clan's strongest expert of all time, a Third Step mighty figure, who led the Flashing Thunder Clan to its Peak, and had the fortune to integrate the clan's supreme treasure into the Sealed Realm Grand Formation.

Moreover, this person did not arrange it alone, but with the help of some mysterious Cultivators. This place is referred to by the Flashing Thunder Clan's descendants as the Seven Million Heavens and Earth!

As the name suggests, it means that in that place, there are Seven Million Heavens and Earths, like seven million worlds! Within them exist countless living beings who also Cultivate Immortality!

They believe that an Immortal Realm exists, or rather, someone has led them to believe for countless millennia that an Immortal Realm exists, except this Immortal Realm is the Flashing Thunder Clan!

Every living being within the Seven Million Heavens and Earth, in the eyes of the Flashing Thunder Clan, is an ant. For some special reasons, they are absolutely forbidden from having high-level Cultivators appear there. Once someone reaches Soul Transformation Peak, the Heavenly Dao will appear, descend thunder, and destroy them!

But similarly, there will be some Cultivators from the Seven Million Heavens and Earth whose talent is astonishing, or for some special reason, a strange power is born within them.

This power, under the descent of the Heavenly Tribulation, will undergo a mutation, thereby condensing the… Thunder of Spiritual Thought, one of the Flashing Thunder Clan's Six Daos of Thunder!

And all Undergoing Tribulation Cultivators in the Seven Million Heavens and Earth who can condense this Thunder of Spiritual Thought successfully Undergo Tribulation, enter the Immortal Realm, leaving behind countless legends and becoming mythical stories in these Seven Million Heavens and Earth, praised and revered by future generations, with their Legacy continuing!

But the truth is, those Cultivators who successfully Undergo Tribulation had their bodies and souls annihilated, becoming the Flashing Thunder Clan's Thunder of Spiritual Thought! And that Heavenly Dao, that Immortal who descends the Heavenly Tribulation, is a member of the Flashing Thunder Clan!

For the Seven Million Heavens and Earth, the Heavenly Dao and Heavenly Tribulation are merely tasks placed in different Thunder Crystal Halls by the Flashing Thunder Clan!

It was a long while before Wang Lin recovered from his shock. Gazing at the small, dazzling Jade Slip, he fell silent.

Since stepping into the Primordial Stars, Wang Lin had many times felt its power, and even Daoist Blue Dream's words had hinted at it. But it was only now that he truly, genuinely experienced the might of the Primordial Stars!

"I still remember the battle with the Moon Gazer, when I first saw a person from the Primordial Stars in the void, who called himself… Heavenly Dao… This mere Flashing Thunder Clan, just one of the Primordial Stars' races, actually possesses such a secret, such a grand scheme, it's almost unbelievable!"

Wang Lin's expression was complex; he admitted that he had underestimated the Flashing Thunder Clan… "But even so, I will still take the Flashing Thunder Clan's Undying Thunder, and the Flashing Thunder Clan will still be destroyed!" Wang Lin had always risen through adversity in his life, never once being suppressed. Vermilion Bird Son couldn't do it, Heavenly Fate Child couldn't do it, the Cultivation Alliance couldn't do it, Luotian couldn't do it, and even Daoist Shui couldn't do it!

Now, gradually coming into contact with the Flashing Thunder Clan's secrets and the hidden truths of the Primordial Stars, it ignited his indomitable spirit!

"I want to see what this Thunder of Spiritual Thought is!" Wang Lin no longer hesitated. He raised his right hand and immediately grabbed at the Jade Slip, but just as he reached for it, Zhou Tianzi, who had been contemplating, also made his decision and raised his right hand before Wang Lin, grabbing the Jade Slip!

Zhou Tianzi was very close to the Jade Slip, directly beneath it. Coupled with his faster move than Wang Lin, Wang Lin frowned as he raised his hand, loosened his grip slightly, and the Jade Slip was immediately seized by Zhou Tianzi.

Holding the Jade Slip, he coldly glanced at Wang Lin, uttering only one word.

"Scram!" His expression was indifferent; without needing to be arrogant, a pressure permeated. This was the pride of a Nirvana Scrutiny Cultivator, above tens of thousands of people. In his eyes, Wang Lin was a weak ant, whom he could kill hundreds of thousands of times with a wave of his hand, or crush with a single finger.

Such a junior dared to snatch a mission Jade Slip from him, Zhou Tianzi; it was simply courting death, practically seeking death!

Wang Lin's expression was icy, a subtle glint of cold light flashing in his eyes—a precursor to his intent to kill!

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