The Confucian and Taoist Sages of Mortal Cultivation

Chapter 132 Mutant Divine Thunder

At this moment, nine lush spirit bamboos are growing in the spirit field of the medicine garden.

The bamboo stalks of the Lingzhu bamboo are emerald green, as clear and translucent as jade.

But thirty years later, the leaves of the Golden Thunder Bamboo have turned from golden to purplish-gold, and one look at them reveals that they are a treasure of the immortals.

Xue Chanzi stood at the entrance of the herb garden, watching from afar, not daring to approach the Purple-Gold Thunder Bamboo even a little bit, but even so, she was still terrified.

Yang Qingyuan also sensed a deadly threat from the mutated Thunder Bamboo, and couldn't help but reveal a solemn expression.

Immediately afterwards, he opened his mouth and spat out a green flying sword.

The Green Radiance Sword hovered briefly in the air before slashing towards the outermost Purple Thunder Bamboo.

Just as the flying sword was about to strike the Purple Thunder Bamboo, a purple-gold lightning arc burst forth from the bamboo, accurately hitting the Green Radiance Sword.

A crisp "crack" sound came from the Green Radiance Sword.

Upon hearing the sound of shattering, Yang Qingyuan's heart tightened. He quickly recalled the Green Radiance Sword, grasped the hilt, and examined it closely.

But a small crack appeared on the edge of the sword.

"this?!"

A glint of light flashed in Yang Qingyuan's eyes as he felt incredulous.

After all, the Green Radiance Sword is a wood-attribute flying sword, not an evil magic weapon, and should not be within the range of being countered by the Lightning God's Lightning.

Even Han Li, before learning the Spirit Realm Thunder Sacrifice Technique, had never used the Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder to shatter any orthodox Taoist or Buddhist magic treasures.

However, nowadays, after being blessed by the "Bamboo" mantra, the golden thunder born from the Golden Thunder Bamboo not only retains its restraining effect on evil spirits, but also possesses the domineering power of thunder magic.

With just one strike, a crack was left on the Green Emperor Sword.

"Calling it Evil-Repelling Divine Thunder is no longer appropriate, so let's change it to Purple Heaven Divine Thunder."

Yang Qingyuan was very satisfied with the power of the purple-gold lightning and smiled broadly. He then took out the lightning-absorbing stone and threw it into the air above the bamboo forest.

Immediately afterwards, he took out the Spring and Autumn Brush, mobilized his righteous energy, and used the "Sword" mantra to empower the Green Radiance Sword, then slashed at the Purple Thunder Bamboo once more.

Purple-gold lightning burst forth from the Purple Thunder Bamboo once more, meeting the Green Radiance Sword head-on.

Fortunately, the lightning-absorbing stone above spun around and suddenly generated a suction force, which changed the trajectory of the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, allowing the Green Radiance Sword to strike the bamboo.

With a loud "crack," the first purple thunder bamboo fell to the ground.

The bamboo leaves also fell off in unison.

Upon seeing this, Yang Qingyuan took out many boxes and put away the bamboo leaves.

These bamboo leaves are also rare treasures, which can be used to refine one-time attack magic weapons in the future.

Immediately afterwards, Yang Qingyuan used the same trick again, cutting down nine Purple Thunder Bamboo trees in succession, and then took the bamboo to the weapon-refining room.

The weapon-refining room has also undergone tremendous changes after thirty years of renovation.

One hundred and eight crimson stone pillars stood silently in the weapon-refining room. Judging from their scattered layout, it could be discerned that these stone pillars formed a remarkable fire-attribute formation.

In the center of the many stone pillars stands a crimson square cauldron with two handles and four legs, which is the ancient treasure, the Crimson Flame Cauldron.

Yang Qingyuan used his magic to throw nine bamboo stalks into the cauldron, then opened his mouth and spat out a stream of silvery-white fire onto the outermost stone pillar.

A loud "boom" rang out, and the silvery-white flames on the pillars of fire suddenly surged and spread, igniting the other stone pillars in turn.

The fire-attribute array began to operate, causing the temperature in the weapon-refining room to rise sharply, creating a sweltering heatwave.

Even Yang Qingyuan, a Core Formation stage cultivator, was drenched in sweat.

The flames from the 108 pillars of fire then rained down on the Crimson Flame Cauldron, instantly turning its body red-hot.

Under such high temperatures, the surface of the purple bamboo inside the cauldron began to show signs of melting.

Some parts were faintly shiny, and countless tiny droplets of various colors were gradually seeping out.

After more than ten days of this process, the Purple Thunder Bamboo was finally cleansed of impurities and refined into a pool of emerald green liquid by the Crimson Flame Cauldron.

The green liquid looked extremely viscous and was the main ingredient for forging the True Thunder Demon-Slaying Sword.

Yang Qingyuan took out 108 jade boxes from his storage bag one after another, and evenly distributed the green liquid into the boxes. Then he took out thousands of materials from his storage bag and put them into the Crimson Flame Cauldron to continue refining them.

These densely packed materials are all auxiliary materials needed to forge the True Thunder Demon-Slaying Sword. Because of their enormous quantity, they are also quite valuable.

In order to exchange for these materials from the Miaoyin Sect, Yang Qingyuan used up all his spirit stones and even sold the demon beast materials he had to the Miaoyin Sect.

And this natal magic weapon cannot be completed in just one or two months.

Yang Qingyuan then stayed in the weapon-refining room, secluded himself, and devoted all his efforts to refining one hundred and eight natal flying swords.

Meanwhile, in another meditation room, Xue Chanzi sat cross-legged on the ground, preparing to refine his own natal magic weapon.

The natal magic weapon he was about to refine was somewhat peculiar; it didn't require the aid of flames or formations, only the assistance of the Asura Blood Cloud.

This treasure is called "Blood Refined Divine Weapon". It is made from the body of an ancient demon and can change its form at will. It can be a throwing knife, an armor, or even an extra arm. It can be ever-changing.

The truly powerful aspect of this Blood Refined Divine Weapon lies in its ability to transform the malevolent energy generated by the Blood Cicada's "Slaying the Nine Fiends" into "Blood Fiend Energy."

Once the bloodthirsty aura is unleashed, it can cause the enemy's blood and qi to reverse at best, and at worst, it can cause the enemy to explode and die on the spot. It can also destroy the soul, which is also a remarkable supernatural power.

Immediately afterwards, the Blood Cicada spewed out a thick cloud of blood.

When the blood cloud dissipated, a gaping maw full of sharp teeth and a blood-red tumor about ten feet tall appeared on the ground.

After being refined by righteous energy for more than thirty years, the remnant of the Blood Demon was now severely weakened and lay quietly on the ground.

Upon seeing this, Xue Chanzi first released the Blood Transformation Blade, dissected the level-six thunder dragon on the tumor, and took out its demon core to feed to the black dragon.

Immediately afterwards, he put the demon core into his storage bag, made hand seals, and used the secret technique of the Blood Spirit Great Art to control the blood clouds and continuously refine the remnant body of the blood demon.

Time flies, and more than five years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Yang Qingyuan and Xue Chanzi jointly refined their natal magic weapon.

The problem is that Yang Qingyuan's entire fortune has been exhausted due to the refinement of his natal magic weapon and the large amount of pills needed for Core Formation stage cultivation.

Without the aid of elixirs, his cultivation speed slowed down again.

Fortunately, the effects of the Heaven-Mending Pill were slowly taking hold, subtly and continuously improving Yang Qingyuan's spiritual root aptitude, which prevented his cultivation from stagnating.

In addition, over the years, Yang Qingyuan has refined several doses of Thunder Transformation Ointment and used the Water-based Divine Thunder Tempering technique with the Thunder-absorbing Stone to change his physique over the years, increasing his physical body's affinity for the thunder-attribute spiritual energy in the world. Therefore, his cultivation speed is not too slow.

Five years later, with his natal magic weapon stabilizing, Yang Qingyuan had another idea: to go overseas to hunt demonic beasts in exchange for cultivation resources.

Blood Cicada also needs to kill demonic beasts and perform the "Slaying Two Fiends" to reduce the risk of backlash from the Blood Spirit Technique.

One morning five years later, in the weapon-refining room of the cave dwelling.

Yang Qingyuan sat cross-legged on a futon, with 108 green flying swords silently hovering above his head.

These flying swords are about three feet long, with narrow and thin blades. Their entire body is emerald green, like newly sprouted bamboo, and their texture is as warm and smooth as jade.

The sword blade is sharp and thin, with a bright white edge, without any roughness or dullness.

The hilt is carved in the shape of bamboo joints, divided into three staggered sections, which are precisely the features of the 108 True Thunder-Slaying Demon Swords.