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The body is tempered by lightning, much like enduring the severe torture of heavenly lightning.

Fortunately, he had already cultivated the "Nine Dragons True Immortal Technique," and his physical foundation was solid, which allowed him to barely stabilize himself.

Even so, the excruciating pain that tore at his soul, coupled with the destructive power of lightning, still distorted his features and caused his body to tremble violently.

The meridians were washed away by the torrent of thunder, torn apart and reshaped again and again.

The flesh and blood, after being tempered by lightning, emitted a burnt smell, and a new layer of skin quietly grew out, the tempering and refining cycle repeating itself.

Under the relentless torment of suffering, his physical body became increasingly powerful, with his speed, resilience, reflexes, and sensory perception all receiving unprecedented enhancements.

His true essence and magical power surged layer by layer, and the violent and terrifying power of lightning also grew stronger.

Five months passed quickly amidst this relentless day and night of arduous practice.

Ling Xiu never stopped for a single day, and despite the monotonous cultivation, he reaped incredibly rich rewards.

In a quiet room halfway up Lingshan Peak, Ling Xiu finished his cultivation for the day, slowly opened his eyes, and a terrifying purple lightning flashed from the depths of his eyes.

He suddenly clenched his fists, and with each movement, several flashes of lightning appeared, and his bones crackled and popped.

"point!"

Swish!

A lightning shadow, identical in appearance to his original form, separated from his body.

The lightning bolt around this figure surged with electricity, and had already solidified into a tangible form, resembling a second, real Ling Xiu.

The lightning clone had a clear face, an indifferent and ruthless expression, an aura of killing intent, sharp and cold eyes, and was surrounded by electric sparks.

Its lightning energy fluctuations, reaching 70% of its original strength, are already incredibly powerful.

The Nine Tribulations Thunder Essence Body finally condensed its first thunder clone.

With a thought, Ling Xiu's lightning clone instantly transformed into a blur, rapidly traversing the quiet chamber of the cave at a speed too fast for the naked eye to perceive.

His fists and feet were imbued with lightning and thunder; with each swing, a thunderous boom echoed behind him.

Such terrifying destructive power of lightning is something ordinary enemies simply cannot withstand.

"Very good, even a single lightning clone possesses such destructive power."

When facing an enemy, having my clones engage in combat allows my main body to remain safe and secure, providing an extra layer of protection.

In the future, when he goes out to explore or encounters danger, he can release his lightning clones to investigate the risks.

Ling Xiu recalled his clone; his five months of arduous training had finally paid off.

His cultivation was completely stabilized at the early stage of the Profound Realm, and he could control the three magic treasures at will, summoning them freely, and operating them as flexibly as his own limbs.

However, with his current cultivation level, he can only condense a lightning clone.

However, his overall strength has increased several times over, and compared with when he first entered the Tongxuan Realm, his power has increased by more than double.

After steadily increasing their strength, the biggest problem at present is the availability of spirit stones.

Cultivating the Nine Tribulations Thunder Body and nurturing magical treasures both require a massive amount of spiritual energy and resources.

The spiritual energy of heaven and earth on Lingshan Peak itself is already insufficient, and the monthly offering of spirit stones from the sect is far from enough.

Without spirit stones, he would have no chance to exchange for those tempting magical artifacts and spells in the Scripture Pavilion.

To refine one's natal magic weapon and maintain cultivation progress, one must accept sect missions and accumulate enough sect contribution points.

"I have the Qiankun Xuanhu, so I don't have to worry about spirit stones for now, but I can only earn contribution points myself."

It's time to accept a sect mission; it'll be my contribution to the Xuan Yang Sect.

"Besides going out on missions, alchemy can also earn you a lot of contribution points!"

With that thought in mind, he set off for the main hall of Xuan Yang Sect.

Upon arriving at the main peak of Xuan Yang, Ling Xiu was somewhat surprised to find a large number of disciples and elders gathered outside the mission hall, either receiving new missions or handing over completed tasks, creating a lively scene.

Ling Xiu had an elder's token hanging from his waist. When the crowd saw it, they all made way for him. The disciples looked at him with awe.

He walked to the counter where the task was processed and looked at Elder Feng, who was in the mid-stage of the Tongxuan realm and was on duty there. The man had a calm expression and a gentle temperament.

Ling Xiu took out the Elder's Token and said politely, "Elder Feng, this junior is Li Xiuyuan, here to accept a mission and accumulate contribution points."

Elder Feng looked up at him and smiled gently: "Elder Li, you're too kind."

"You'd like to take on an alchemy quest? There happens to be one. Let me check it out for you. What grade of pills are you skilled at refining?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he rummaged through the wooden shelf containing the task and quickly retrieved a jade slip from the lower shelf that recorded the alchemy task.

Ling Xiu scanned the jade slip with his divine sense for a moment, then pointed to it.

"I accept the low-grade Xuan-level Ice Spirit Pill and Annihilation Pill. I am very confident in my ability to produce these two pills."

A hint of surprise flashed in Elder Feng's eyes: "Are you sure you want to refine these two kinds of pills?"

Ling Xiu is still young, but his ability to refine Xuan-level pills is equivalent to that of a Xuan-level alchemist.

He had also heard that Li Xiuyuan was originally just a rogue cultivator who was brought back to the sect by the sword immortal Feng Qingyang and appointed as an honorary elder.

Ling Xiu nodded and smiled slightly.

"Elder Feng, rest assured, I am fully confident now that I have accepted the mission."

If the quantity and quality of the pills produced do not meet the standards, I will personally compensate for the material loss with spirit stones.

Seeing his firm attitude, Elder Feng nodded slowly.

"Since you have made up your mind, I will entrust the task to you."

Here are the materials for refining four batches of Xuan-grade pills. Take them back and refine them.

The requirement is that the pills must reach the lower grade of the Xuan rank, and at least five pills must be refined.

Completing the task will earn you 3,000 contribution points. For each additional item refined, you will receive an extra 1,000 contribution points.

"I accept the mission!"

Ling Xiu agreed without hesitation.

The conditions for refining a low-grade Xuan-level pill are not particularly stringent, and he is confident that he can complete it.

After receiving the alchemy materials, Ling Xiu set off back to Lingshan Peak.

This time, he did not intend to use the Qiankun Xuanhu to improve the quality of the pills. He wanted to rely on his own skills to refine the pills and hone the precision of his fire control techniques and true essence output.

If you keep taking shortcuts, your cultivation speed will actually stagnate.

Seven days later, the Ice Spirit Pill was completed. He had refined a total of eight pills, far exceeding the minimum standard.

Ling Xiu took the pills to the mission hall to deliver them.

Elder Feng carefully examined the pills, a look of surprise and delight appearing on his face.

"It's incredible! A full eight pills, with an extremely high success rate!"

Elder Li is indeed a master alchemist, truly a hidden talent. I have transferred the contribution points to your token.

After saying that, he activated his true essence and injected six thousand contribution points into the elder's token, becoming even more respectful towards Ling Xiu.

"Elder Li, there are no new alchemy tasks at the moment. I will notify you as soon as any new tasks are available."

"Then I'll have to trouble Elder Feng."

Ling Xiu replied with a smile.

Over the next three months, Ling Xiu consolidated his cultivation while taking on two more alchemy missions for the sect. He officially passed the sect's assessment, obtained the Xuan-rank alchemist certification, and was recognized as an alchemist by the Xuan Yang Sect.