I bear witness to immortality in the human world.

Wu Ming quietly comprehended the laws of thunder.

I don't know how much time passed.

He slowly opened his eyes.

Witnessing the divine lightning of the Purple Heaven firsthand, although it didn't allow him to directly comprehend the second step of the Law of Thunder, it brought his understanding of the Law of Thunder almost to the edge of the second step, with only a thin layer of paper remaining to be pierced at any moment.

"Thank you for protecting me, Master."

Wu Ming, who had just opened his eyes, ignored everything else and first bowed to the Qingming Peak Master.

The Azure Nether Peak Master, who was sitting cross-legged in the void ten feet away, opened his eyes, stood up, and looked at Wu Ming with a smile, saying, "How was your enlightenment? Did you gain anything?"

"A very fruitful harvest."

Wu Ming nodded and said, "This Thunder Punishment is the ultimate of the Thunder Law, containing the Great Dao of Thunder. I feel that I am only one step away from comprehending the second step of the Thunder Law. If I can observe it again, I should be able to break through."

"Hmm, that's good. If you can comprehend the second step of the Thunder Law, breaking through to the Ninth Refinement should not be too difficult... The Thunder Punishment in the First Prison occurs every twenty years. After this Thunder Punishment ends, the next one will take many more years. However, we can go to the Second Prison. The Second Prison also imprisons an immortal being, but the Thunder Punishment there is much more frequent."

The Qingming Peak Master spoke to Wu Ming.

Upon hearing this, Wu Ming nodded slightly.

Waiting twenty years in the First Prison was certainly not within his consideration. Even if he returned to the Holy Land and sat in meditation in the Nine Heavens Thunder Pillar Secret Realm, he would probably be able to comprehend it in twenty years, since he was already only one step away from it.

Moreover, with his current strength and the presence of Peak Master Qingming, he has no fear of any threats in this Thunder Prison Abyss. He had already sensed the auras of some unfamiliar Dao cultivators nearby, but they were all at the eighth level of cultivation, which could be easily destroyed by either him or Peak Master Qingming.

Now,

Wu Ming followed the Peak Master of Qingming Peak forward, and stopped about ten thousand feet away from that immortal being. There was a dark passage leading underground on the ground here.

The passageway appeared unremarkable, but it was dark and bottomless, and a stone tablet stood to one side.

— Taiming Prison.

Wu Ming paused slightly, examining the passage, while the Azure Nether Peak Master had already walked forward with practiced ease, stepping directly into the passage and saying to him:
"This second prison is not underground of the first prison, but inside the first prison... This passage runs through the void, and is much more mysterious than the void array of the main hall of the holy land. With your current level, you cannot see the clues."

"I see."

Wu Ming looked enlightened and then followed behind the Qingming Peak Master into the passage.

Upon entering the passage, Wu Ming immediately lost his sense of direction, only knowing that he was moving forward. After walking for an unknown distance, his vision suddenly opened up, and he found himself in a rugged hilly area.

The passage behind them was the entrance to a cave.

It seemed as if they had passed through a passage leading to the underground of the First Prison, but in reality, they had crossed a layer of void. The world here was completely different from the First Prison, giving people a much stronger sense of oppression.

"Let's go."

The Qingming Peak Master was right next to him. When he saw Wu Ming walk out of the passage, he nodded slightly to him and then rode his escape light forward.

Wu Ming followed closely behind the Qingming Peak Master.

moment.

The two arrived at a vast hilly mountain range.

The mountains here stretch for over a thousand miles. Wu Ming and the Qingming Peak Master were flying in the sky. Looking towards the center, they could see a towering peak that was ten thousand feet high.

At the summit of this colossal peak, a strange beast is bound by nine chains. It also exudes a suffocating pressure, and like the creature in the First Prison, it is an immortal being.

But compared to the creatures in the First Hell, this side is much quieter, remaining silent throughout.

"The lightning punishment in the Second Hell is about once every seven years. Judging from the situation here, the next lightning punishment should be coming soon. That's good, you don't need to go to the more dangerous Third Hell."

After examining the sky, the Peak Master of Qingming Peak spoke to Wu Ming.

Wu Ming was observing the immortal being at this moment, and after hearing the words of the Azure Nether Peak Master, he nodded slightly. Although there was no lightning punishment at this time, observing an immortal being at this distance still brought him a lot of insights. From the two immortal beings, he only felt two concepts.

One is perfection, the other is 'immortality'.

The former is hard to describe in words. It's like those exquisite and precious jade artifacts in the world. They seem perfect, but if you magnify them hundreds or thousands of times, you can still see the flaws in the jade.

Yet, the bodies of these immortal beings, no matter how many times they are magnified, are without any flaws. The most basic substances that make up their bodies exhibit the most perfect structural form, which is an unimaginable structure.

As for 'immortality', it's more like a unique aura.

Neither grandmasters nor Dao Saints possessed this aura, but the two immortal beings did. This aura granted them a certain 'immortality' characteristic. Even when subjected to the terrifying bombardment of the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, almost destroying their bodies, they could quickly recover as soon as the lightning punishment stopped.

In Wu Ming's view, these immortal beings could probably recover even if their bodies were shattered, their flesh and bones destroyed, leaving only a drop of blood. This was also an incredible realm.

Even a Martial Saint who has achieved nine blood coagulations can only regenerate severed limbs and heal themselves from damage to their heart and head. But if their entire body is destroyed and only a few drops of blood remain, they are definitely beyond dead.

Therefore,

The nine chains binding these two immortal beings were even more wondrous. These immortal beings, who could be reborn from a drop of blood, were bound here by these nine chains, imprisoned for countless millennia without being able to escape.

Wu Ming quietly observed the immortal being, which was completely different from the one in the First Prison. It seemed to be dead, and no matter how Wu Ming observed and examined it, it did not react. However, the faint pressure and the infinite vitality that was hard to see indicated that it was still alive.

The Azure Peak Master was not surprised by Wu Ming's actions. When she first came here, she also observed this immortal being for a long time. However, at that time she was only at the eighth level of cultivation. Just like Wu Ming now, she could only see the immortal being through a fog and could not truly glimpse the mystery of that immortal level.

Not to mention her back then, even now that she has become a Dao Saint, when she observes this immortal being, she can only marvel at its perfection. The difference between them is still as small as a firefly and as bright as the moon, and they are simply incomparable.

"Ok?"

Just as the Azure Nether Peak Master stood with her hands behind her back, her gaze sweeping over the immortal being, her eyes suddenly flashed, and she looked in a certain direction. Then, her brows furrowed, and a cold glint appeared in her eyes.

Almost immediately, a voice came from behind.

"Qingming, you have also survived the tribulation of decline, and have been granted another thousand years of life."

The voice that came through was very unfriendly.

The Azure Nether Peak Master's expression also turned cold. He said, "You haven't perished yet, so how could I have gone before you? But after all these years, you don't seem to have made any progress. You only know how to play tricks in the dark!"

As soon as he finished speaking,

Her gaze wandered around, her soul already probing outwards, searching for the source of the voice, while her expression remained solemn.

The other party was an enemy of hers, whose Daoist name was Xuanming. They had been enemies many times since the Eighth Refinement stage. Later, they broke through to the Ninth Refinement stage together and became Dao Saints, and fought countless times. Normally, she would not be afraid of him, but now she had brought Wu Ming to the Thunder Prison Abyss so that Wu Ming could comprehend thunder. Encountering this enemy at this time was naturally a bad thing for her.

"Hehe, I have cultivated this Mind Concealing Technique for two thousand years. If you could find it so easily, wouldn't my supernatural power become a joke? But why are you so nervous today? Oh, right, the person next to you doesn't seem to be your companion. He must be your disciple. Did you bring your disciple here for training? That would be a good thing."

"This second prison is almost like a leisurely stroll for you. Since it is a training exercise, how can you not endure some dangers? Let me temper you, my disciple. There is no need to thank me."

The voice of Xuanming Daoist came from all directions, making it impossible to discern its source. Even the direction in which each word fell was different, like a ghost, giving people a chilling feeling.

The Azure Peak Master raised her right hand, and a beam of azure lightning appeared in her palm. Her gaze swept across the surrounding void, and her tone was already tinged with anger. She said in a deep voice, "To attack a junior is utterly shameless. If you have the ability, then come and fight me. Let's see if you can gain the upper hand!"

"I have fought with you for thousands of years and have clashed with you countless times. Although I have been unable to defeat you, you have been unable to defeat me either. But since we have met today, let's have another fight and see if you can protect the life of your beloved disciple."

The voice of Xuanming Daoist drifted out softly.

hum! ! !
The next moment, a beam of dark light suddenly burst forth from Wu Ming's left side and shot towards him. This light was as black as ink and as fast as lightning, arriving in front of him in an instant.

The Azure Peak Master's face was as cold as frost. Without any hesitation, he moved his right hand, and the azure lightning in his palm burst forth instantly, blooming in the void and transforming into an azure lotus platform. It arrived beside Wu Ming in an instant, meeting the beam of dark light head-on.

boom.

The eerie light collided with the azure lotus platform, unleashing a deafening roar.

After deflecting one attack, the Azure Nether Peak Master immediately flashed to Wu Ming's side, shielding him behind him. He said in a deep voice, "This scoundrel is utterly shameless, disregarding his status as a Dao Saint. Stay close behind me and do not stray more than ten feet from my side." (End of Chapter)