Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

Chapter 15 The Resolute Thunder

Lei Ming immediately realized that Chang Tongshu's matter was definitely not accidental, and Wang Song must have been involved.

Lei Ming secretly made a note of Wang Song.

The steward of Huangfeng Valley arranged for someone to test Lei Ming's spiritual roots. To Lei Ming's surprise, he actually had spiritual roots of all five attributes.

In the world of "A Record of a Mortal's Journey to Immortality," having five elemental spiritual roots is considered the worst cultivation aptitude, only slightly better than having no spiritual roots at all. Upon hearing this result, the deacon's attitude towards Lei Ming became much colder.

"Stay here for now and don't leave the room. You're not a disciple of Yellow Maple Valley yet, so this room is protected by a magic barrier." The steward left these words in a hurry.

Lei Ming couldn't help but smile bitterly. He thought he had pretty good aptitude, but he didn't expect this result.

"Brother Lei, why are you so late?" To Lei Ming's surprise, he ran into Han Li in the courtyard where he was staying.

Han Li also arrived at Huangfeng Valley. He had an Ascension Token, which allowed him to join Huangfeng Valley directly and also receive a Foundation Establishment Pill.

When Han Li met Lei Ming in Huangfeng Valley, he became more enthusiastic. In this unfamiliar place, only the two of them were familiar with each other.

"I don't know the reason either, but I'm sure he was set up by someone." Lei Ming told Han Li his experience with a wry smile, not even hiding the fact that he had killed Chang Tongshu.

Han Li was speechless for a long time after hearing this.

"Traveled ten thousand miles in a month and killed a Foundation Establishment cultivator?" Han Li instinctively didn't believe it, but looking at Lei Ming's expression, he really had no reason to doubt it.

"Are body cultivators really that powerful?" Han Li couldn't help but ask. Although he disliked fighting, he still hoped to have strong combat power.

Lei Ming shook his head. He was just an exception. In the primordial world, he could fight against demons with his physical body alone, and he could even kill demon generals with the Demon-Binding Net.

Thinking of this, Lei Ming felt a bit puzzled again. In his mind, the demon general's strength far exceeded that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. However, when their tribe fought the demon general, the demon general's performance was completely inconsistent with its aura, and it never used any spells, which was indeed a bit strange.

"By the way, Brother Lei, have you tested your spiritual roots?" Han Li asked again.

"I just tested it, and I have five elemental roots," Lei Ming said.

"How is this possible? With Brother Lei's aptitude, could it be that they made a mistake in the test?" Han Li quickly asked.

"That should be right. Anyway, I'm quite adept at cultivating the Five Elements spells." Lei Ming chuckled self-deprecatingly. He didn't care much about so-called spiritual root talents. "What about you, Brother Han?"

"I have a pseudo-spiritual root with four attributes..." Han Li felt somewhat disappointed.

"Haha, that's much better than me. Brother Han has a bright future ahead of him," Lei Ming joked.

Han Li shook his head: "Brother Lei is really magnanimous. I'm not as carefree as Brother Lei."

Lei Ming said, "Cultivation requires resources, companions, location, and methods. If our aptitude is insufficient, we can make up for it with other means. Besides, the balance of the heavens means that having four or five elemental spiritual roots is not necessarily a bad thing."

Hearing Lei Ming's words, Han Li felt a little better. The two chatted for a while before returning to their respective rooms. Lei Ming took out the "Eternal Spring Technique" and began to cultivate. The spiritual energy in Huangfeng Valley was much stronger than that in Tainan Mountain, and Lei Ming's cultivation went very smoothly. He had already reached the peak of the seventh level of Qi Refining, and he broke through in just two days.

"How could someone with my cultivation speed possibly have the worst aptitude?" Lei Ming thought to himself after his breakthrough, but he wouldn't tell anyone about it.

After breaking through, Lei Ming continued his seclusion until Han Li knocked on his door. Han Li's expression was not good.

Following Han Li into the living room, Lei Ming saw an old man and Wang Song, the steward in charge of recruiting disciples. However, Wang Song's aura had increased significantly, indicating that he had likely reached the Foundation Establishment stage.

Upon seeing Lei Ming, Wang Song couldn't hide his shock, but since there were outsiders present, he didn't say anything.

"Young friend Lei, the sect leader has agreed to let you join Huangfeng Valley. Here is your Foundation Establishment Pill." Wang Song handed the Foundation Establishment Pill to Lei Ming, who accepted it. Neither of them mentioned Tai Nan Mountain.

"Is this Junior Nephew Lei?" an old man asked.

Lei Ming sensed the other party's aura and knew that he was a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

"What are your instructions, senior?" Lei Ming asked.

"You can discuss the rest. I'll be leaving now," Wang Song interrupted, glancing at Lei Ming before leaving the room.

"Nephew Lei, you must already know your own aptitude. With your aptitude, the chances of succeeding by taking the Foundation Establishment Pill are very slim. At most, it will raise your cultivation to the eleventh level of Qi Refining. Rather than that, it would be more worthwhile to use the Foundation Establishment Pill to exchange for some resources," the old man surnamed Ye said patiently.

"So, senior wants to buy my Foundation Establishment Pill? Of course, no problem." Lei Ming was also very happy. He didn't value the Foundation Establishment Pill, and he knew that Han Li would be able to refine it in the future.

The old man surnamed Ye was overjoyed and quickly said that his conditions would definitely satisfy Lei Ming, and then repeated the same rhetoric he had used to deceive Han Li.

Lei Ming said with a half-smile, "Senior, do you think I'm a fool? You know very well how precious the Foundation Establishment Pill is. Even if I didn't value this Foundation Establishment Pill, as long as I spread the word that I'd sell it, there would be plenty of people who would want it. So, Senior, please don't make such a promise."

The old man surnamed Ye was furious. He had already received Han Li's promise to get a Foundation Establishment Pill, but he was greedy and wanted to trick Lei Ming into giving him the Foundation Establishment Pill. However, Lei Ming did not buy it at all.

Han Li looked at Lei Ming and felt a sense of admiration.

"It seems that strength is everything. Lei Ming can kill a Foundation Establishment cultivator, so he is naturally not afraid of offending him."

"What does Junior Brother Lei want?" the old man surnamed Ye asked through gritted teeth.

"A Foundation Establishment Pill is worth at least 400 spirit stones in the market. But out of consideration for our fellow disciples, I'll accept 380 spirit stones," Lei Ming said casually.

Upon hearing this, the old man surnamed Ye's beard stood on end. If he had so many spirit stones, why would he bother scheming to steal a junior's Foundation Establishment Pill and leave behind a bad reputation?

"Good, Junior Nephew Lei is indeed shrewd, but I hope you won't regret it. Junior Nephew Han, come with me to the sect leader's place," said the old man surnamed Ye.

Lei Ming said, "It seems that you have already obtained the Foundation Establishment Pill from Brother Han. I admire Brother Han's noble character. Although I don't know what you promised, I hope you will keep your word. Otherwise, Brother Han is an honest man who can only swallow his losses, but I am not. Your family is in Huangfeng Valley, so you probably don't want to leave a bad reputation."

"You!" The old man surnamed Ye's eyes flashed like lightning, piercing Lei Ming's gaze, but Lei Ming remained unfazed.

Seeing the old man surnamed Ye's reaction, Han Li immediately understood that the other party had never intended to fulfill his promise, and at the same time, he was secretly grateful to Lei Ming.

"Let's go!" The old man surnamed Ye led Han Li away.

……

Two years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Lei Ming and more than thirty other Qi Refining stage cultivators flew towards Yellow Maple Valley aboard a ship-shaped magical artifact. Lei Ming sat cross-legged at the bow, cultivating as he absorbed the spiritual energy in the sky.

"Senior Brother Lei is truly diligent in his cultivation." A sweet-looking female cultivator not far away looked at Lei Ming with a hint of admiration and infatuation in her eyes.

"If he hadn't worked hard, Senior Brother Lei wouldn't have been able to reach the eleventh level of Qi Refining in just two years," said a short male cultivator standing nearby.

"You two should go back and cultivate in seclusion. You haven't made any breakthroughs in so long. If this continues, you'll have no hope of reaching the Foundation Establishment stage in the future," said Mo Yanping, who wields magical artifacts, as he walked over.

"Yes, Uncle Mo!"

Mo Yanping walked to Lei Ming's side, and Lei Ming opened his eyes.

"Uncle Mo!" Lei Ming said.

Mo Yanping laughed and said, "You're a real freak, managing to cultivate even in this kind of environment."

Lei Ming smiled.

Mo Yanping sighed, "You're going back this time to prepare for Foundation Establishment, right? When you first joined the sect, you offended the sect elders and were assigned the most difficult task. Those who plotted against you probably didn't expect your strength to be so great. In just two years, you've broken through several barriers, and as far as I know, you also have a Foundation Establishment Pill, right?"

Two years ago, Lei Ming refused an old man surnamed Ye and was transferred to Leizhou when assigned menial tasks. There was a small spirit stone mine in Leizhou, which belonged to Huangfeng Valley, but because it was too far away from Huangfeng Valley, it was often harassed by rogue cultivators. Huanglong Valley sent a Foundation Establishment cultivator with more than 30 Qi Refining cultivators to be stationed there, rotating every two years.

(End of this chapter)