Chapter 2128

Because those were naturally produced and condensed by the spirit vein, they wouldn't have any impact on the origin spirit vein.

But now, Daoist Tianlei had taken out ten high-grade eighth-rank origin crystals, which would clearly cause damage to the origin spirit vein inside Thunder Mountain.

He had originally hoped that the origin spirit vein could advance to the ninth rank; only then could he undergo nirvana rebirth and strike for that realm once again.

Now, forcibly condensing high-grade eighth-rank origin crystals and consuming a portion of the origin spirit vein's power was certainly not a good thing for Daoist Tianlei.

Even if the spirit vein was strong enough that ten origin crystals were nothing, sometimes things were just like that—even a tiny discrepancy could not be tolerated.

Daoist Tianlei, however, did not mind. "Little Brother Lin, do not worry about it. Although this old Daoist hopes the spirit vein can advance to the ninth rank, how difficult is such an advancement? This old Daoist was merely dreaming."

"Perhaps even after another million years, it might not necessarily be able to advance."

"With any luck, by then you will have already reached the Ninth Realm of the Ultimate Dao, or perhaps even stepped into that realm earlier than this old Daoist, and I will have to rely on you to save me."

"So, keep them well and don't think too much about it."

Lin Moyu could hear that Daoist Tianlei sincerely wanted him to accept them.

He trusted his own spiritual intuition; he could feel that Daoist Tianlei harbored no ill intent toward him and truly accepted him.

He cultivated the Thunder Dao, and solely that single path, specifically the Yang Thunder.

Daoist Tianlei was just like his Dao—upright, open, and straightforward.

Otherwise, he could not have reached the Ninth Realm of the Ultimate Dao. The Great Dao that a cultivator comprehended was, in fact, closely related to their true self and Dao Heart.

Lin Moyu did not decline further and put away the origin crystals.

Daoist Tianlei revealed a slight smile. "That's more like it. There is still some time left; this old Daoist will draw the Power of Origin for you to assist in your cultivation."

"With an eighth-rank spirit vein here, these few days of cultivation will be worth many years of yours on the outside."

Moved, Lin Moyu thought to himself, "I'll take a gamble!"

Lin Moyu, who had always avoided doing things without certainty, decided to take a gamble at this moment.

Sometimes, caution was a good thing, but at other times, excessive caution was not.

Lin Moyu said, "Big Brother, I once had the fortune of obtaining a drop of the essence of ancestral water."

Daoist Tianlei, who was just about to channel the power of the origin spirit vein, froze on the spot.

He stared blankly at Lin Moyu, and only then did he speak, "Little brother, you must be joking."

But in the next second, his eyes widened, and he could no longer speak another word.

A water droplet the size of a fingernail appeared in Lin Moyu's hand.

This water droplet was extremely pure, without a single speck of impurity, as if it were the purest thing in the world.

Yet, within this very droplet, countless Great Daos were condensed.

As a powerhouse of the Ninth Realm of the Ultimate Dao, Daoist Tianlei's gaze was instantly drawn to it, and his entire body began to tremble.

Several times he opened his mouth, and several times he closed it again, unable to utter a single word.

To make an existence who had lived for a million years and reached the Ninth Realm of the Ultimate Dao react in such a manner, one could well imagine how immense of a shock this essence of ancestral water was to him.

After a long while, he barely managed to recover. "Put it away!"

Chapter 2579: Treating with Sincerity, Friends Across Generations

Daoist Tianlei's reaction was both within Lin Moyu's expectations and beyond them.

Daoist Tianlei clearly recognized that this was the essence of ancestral water. As a powerful existence who had lived for a million years and reached the Ninth Realm of the Ultimate Dao, his knowledge far exceeded common imagination.

Even if he had never actually seen the essence of ancestral water, as long as he had heard of it, he could recognize it at a single glance.

His shock was about what Lin Moyu had anticipated, but the choice he ultimately made exceeded Lin Moyu's expectations.

Lin Moyu said, "The essence of ancestral water can help you, Big Brother, strike for that realm."

Daoist Tianlei nodded slightly. "What you say is true, but this drop of the essence of ancestral water is useless to me."

"Why?" Lin Moyu asked in surprise.

Daoist Tianlei said, "The essence of ancestral water is linked to luck. Since this drop of the essence of ancestral water is yours, no one else can use it."

Recalling what Daoist Tianlei had said before, to obtain the essence of ancestral water, one had to possess sufficiently strong luck.

The essence of ancestral water was indeed related to luck, but he hadn't expected it to be so closely linked that only the person who obtained it could use it.

Daoist Tianlei's eyes flickered, seemingly moved. "Little brother, I appreciate your kind intentions, but this essence of ancestral water is truly of no use to me."

Daoist Tianlei had changed his self-address from "this old Daoist" to "Big Brother". At this very moment, he had finally accepted Lin Moyu from the bottom of his heart.

Knowing the effects of the essence of ancestral water and yet still being willing to bring it out was more than enough to prove Lin Moyu's sincerity.

Although they had known each other for only a short time, they had already become bosom friends.

Sometimes things were just that strange; knowing each other for many years might not make people close friends, while some could become brothers of life and death with just a single glance.

This was the case for Lin Moyu and Daoist Tianlei. Having met briefly, they accepted a disciple together, treated each other with sincerity, and ultimately became friends despite the age gap.

Putting away the essence of ancestral water, Daoist Tianlei cautioned him, "Although no one else can use the essence of ancestral water besides you, you still must not let outsiders know about it."

"Especially when you are still weak, carrying such a heavy treasure will incite jealousy and lead to murder."

"The leaders of those great sects and the old monsters of the sacred lands are extremely selfish. They will do anything for their own benefit."

"Killing you and plundering your luck would be completely normal."

Luck was not set in stone; it could be plundered by others, just as one could plunder the luck of others.

In the Origin Continent, the higher one's level, the more they valued luck.

Lin Moyu understood Daoist Tianlei's words. "I understand. I won't let anyone else find out about my essence of ancestral water."

Lin Moyu felt like his secrets were piling up. The ten-colored dragon soul crystal could not be known, the essence of ancestral water could not be known, and the World Tree similarly could not be known.

He even felt that the existence of the shenzhou cauldron likewise could not be known by anyone.

In Daoist Tianlei's words, among the leaders of those great sects and religions, and the old monsters in the sacred lands, very few were good or kind people.

It made sense; how could those people possibly be kind-hearted?

To establish a firm foothold in the Origin Continent and reach that kind of realm, who among them hadn't carved their way out through slaughter?

Moreover, besides them, there was also the Demon Race. The Demon Race and the Human Race had always been at odds, and strangling human geniuses was what they loved to do most.

For cultivators in the Origin Continent, a single wrong step could similarly lead to eternal damnation.

After putting away the essence of ancestral water, Lin Moyu flipped his palm, and a strange flower appeared in his hand.

"This is for you, Big Brother. Perhaps it will be of some help to you!"

Daoist Tianlei, of the Ninth Realm of the Ultimate Dao, widened his eyes once again. He had never seen the flower before him.

But he could feel that this flower was extraordinary, possessing a miraculous and mighty power.

Even he could not see through it.

In this world, there were too few things he could not see through.

Daoist Tianlei felt that his million years of shock combined did not equal what he experienced today.

Unable to see through the spirit flower, he could only ask, "What is this?"

Lin Moyu naturally would not reveal the existence of the World Tree, but he wouldn't lie either. "This is called a spirit flower. Its function is to heal wounds; it is said to be able to cure any injury."

"Earlier, the soul injury of the Lei Family's Lei Pengpeng was cured by me using the spirit flower."

Daoist Tianlei thought for a moment. "I know about Lei Pengpeng's matter. Her mother was injured by a Soul-Corroding Spirit Beast. Although the Lei Family killed the Soul-Corroding Spirit Beast, before its death, it hid its own soul inside the fetus."

"Lei Pengpeng became a companion host with the Soul-Corroding Spirit Beast. The Lei Family entered Thunder Mountain several times, hoping to find a cure."

"If it were an injury sustained later in life, there might still be a way to save her, but that girl was possessed by the Soul-Corroding Spirit Beast from birth; there was no cure."

"If the Lei Family hadn't sought out a vast amount of natural treasures, that girl would have died long ago."

From Daoist Tianlei's words, Lin Moyu learned the full story behind Lei Pengpeng's injury and knew that the creature that harmed her was called the Soul-Corroding Spirit Beast. This name was indeed quite fitting.

Daoist Tianlei took the spirit flower from Lin Moyu's hand and sensed it carefully. He could sense the power contained within it, yet could not see through this power. "To think that this flower can actually heal the soul."

Lin Moyu said, "Big Brother, why don't you give it a try?"

Daoist Tianlei trusted Lin Moyu completely, harboring not the slightest doubt, and directly drew the spirit flower into his Soul World.

The spirit flower bloomed within Daoist Tianlei's Soul World, enveloping him.

From Lin Moyu's perspective, a spirit flower had appeared outside Daoist Tianlei's Remnant Soul.

The spirit flower bloomed brilliantly, enveloping Daoist Tianlei's soul.

Soon, waves of powerful auras rose from the spirit flower, and Daoist Tianlei's soul began to recover with its help.

The surrounding sea of thunder surged, and countless bolts of lightning intertwined and exploded, rushing toward the sky like waves.

After about ten seconds, the power of the spirit flower was exhausted, and it completely dissipated into dust.

Daoist Tianlei opened his eyes and said slowly, "This flower is indeed miraculous, having an extremely strong healing effect on soul injuries. Unfortunately, the power within the flower is too weak, so its effect on me is not very significant."

His aura was slightly stronger than before, but he still had not recovered.

And as time passed, his injuries would still return to their original state.

"Injuries of the Great Dao are indeed difficult to heal!" Lin Moyu sighed inwardly. Daoist Tianlei's realm was too high; the insufficient power of the spirit flower was only one reason. The second reason was that his injuries originated from the Great Dao, which greatly weakened the effect of the spirit flower.

Under these circumstances, even if he used the spirit flower a few more times, it would still be useless.

However, if the World Tree grew a bit stronger and the spirit flower also became more powerful, perhaps the outcome would be different.

Daoist Tianlei looked at Lin Moyu. "Do not be disappointed; this was already expected. Worthy brother, you should seize the time to cultivate. Big Brother will channel the Origin for you!"

Lin Moyu nodded slightly. It seemed that if he wanted to cure Daoist Tianlei, he had to wait until his own realm rose, the World Tree became stronger, and it bore spirit flowers with even more powerful effects.

"Then I will trouble you, Big Brother!"

Lin Moyu calmed his mind and began to cultivate.

Daoist Tianlei held his sword and swung it in the void, drawing waves of powerful Power of Origin.

This Power of Origin had no attributes; the thunder attribute within it had already been stripped away by Daoist Tianlei.

The Power of Origin seemed almost material, cascading down upon Lin Moyu like a waterfall.

In an instant, all kinds of insights surged into his heart. Lin Moyu saw his own Great Dao, and in the blink of an eye, he fell into the Great Dao and began to wander within it!

Chapter 2580: Spirit Vein Riot, Lei Family Ancestor

Outside Thunder Mountain, Mist repeatedly used the Great Dao of Luck to boost Lin Moyu's luck.

She can sense that Lin Moyu is not dead; Lin Moyu is still alive and well.

At this moment, no matter who it was, they could not hope to persuade Mist.

Mist was usually very obedient, but right now, she only believed in her own feelings.

Her persistence shocked Clan Leader Lei Zhengying and the others.

Dao Venerable Lu Fengqing set up a formation for Mist so that no one could disturb her. People outside could not see Mist either, nor did they know what she was doing.

Clan Leader Lei Zhengying, Lei Sanxiang, and Dao Venerable Lu Fengqing shared a tacit understanding, planning to keep the matter of Mist comprehending the Great Dao of Luck buried in their hearts.

The Lei Family and Dao Venerable Lu Fengqing each had their own plans, but of course, they would not speak of them openly.

Everything would have to wait until this trip to Thunder Mountain concluded.

Once the dust settled, they could sit down and discuss it slowly.

Clan Leader Lei Zhengying and Dao Venerable Lu Fengqing both knew very well what a cultivator of the Great Dao of Luck represented.

Boom!

Thunderous light exploded, and a rumbling sound echoed from deep within Thunder Mountain. Immediately after, the ground shook violently, causing many people who failed to react in time to fall to the ground.

Everyone looked toward the depths of Thunder Mountain at the same time. Deep within Thunder Mountain, thunderous light exploded, and countless bolts of lightning fell like waterfalls, crashing into the earth.

Thunder Mountain shook incessantly. Countless massive boulders were blasted into the sky, only to be annihilated by the thunderous light.

Clan Leader Lei Zhengying's face changed. "It's the origin spirit vein."

Dao Venerable Lu Fengqing asked, "What happened?"

Clan Leader Lei Zhengying shook his head, indicating he did not know. "I'll go take a look."

Countless bolts of thunderous light surged from his entire body as he soared into the sky, flying toward the depths of the mountain range.