Chapter 159 - Would You Like to Go on a Date? (1/2)

Up in the lightning zone, two souls could be seen showering amidst lightning. Zhong Yue and Qiu Jin'er were refining their souls and psyche, while Grandmother Lu guarded their bodies in the cave dwelling. The deer monster was loyal to Qiu Jin'er and never left her side.

The two souls in the lightning zone held hands, exposing themselves to the lightning, accepting the baptism of the thunder as they rose higher and higher. They gazed at the changes in the lightning, watching them as they morphed into the shapes of the dragons, phoenixes, flowers and grasses. Beneath their feet were just thin clouds, hovering above the mountains.

That year, Zhong Yue was sixteen; Qiu Jin'er fourteen.

Both of them have learned the[Lightning Refining Soul Art], not only they do not feel uncomfortable showering in the lightning, they felt a certain joy and comfort in it. Zhong Yue explained to her the[Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art], he then taught her the ways of sculpting while Qiu Ling'er taught him the wood style skills she knew along with some of the Lei Hu Clan's totem patterns.

Once Qiu Ling'er received the [Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art], her weak body would start to improve. The lack of blood essence had restricted her movements, and therefore by cultivating the[Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art], her mortal body will improve gradually.

Other than that, the sculptings would enable her to perceive different types of totems more efficiently.

The holder of the Wood Innate Spirit Body could grasp the wood style skills easier than ordinary Qi Practitioners, hence, the knowledge she passed on to Zhong Yue was her own secret arts not even the Swords Gate possessed.

And the lightning totem patterns she taught Zhong Yue originated from the Lei Hu Clan, their understanding towards the lightning totem were one of a kind.

My psyche ocean will turn into a lightning pool after a few more days.

Zhong Yue and Qiu Jin'er cultivated for half a month. He was delighted to discover that his psyche had absorbed the lightning, and his psyche ocean was gradually becoming smaller and more condensed after getting refined by the lightning. The rate of shrinkage of his psyche ocean was decreasing these few days, indicating that his psyche ocean was transforming into a lightning pool.

Transforming the psyche ocean into a lightning pool was a rare achievement, even an Awakening level Qi Practitioner could not necessarily transform their psyche ocean into a lightning pool, and yet, he was now only a fine line away from it!

It was only possible as he possessed the beast god inner core that could supply him with an endless stream of essence. In addition to the refinements from the [Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art], along with the aid of the jade liquids of the saint spirit, he was able to improve by leaps and bounds!

If he succeeded in transforming his psyche ocean into a lightning pool, he would see a tremendous boost in his psyche quality. Regardless of whether it was skills, weapon forging, or even placing array formations, they will all be enhanced dramatically!

His soul would also become nourished from his psyche. And with his higher the rate of improvements, the speed at which he can cultivate his Yuan Shen to the extreme peak would be significantly expedited!

The most crucial thing of all was that he could then engrave totem patterns on the Fang Blade, turning it into a real soul weapon to gain full control of it!

Not only that, but he could also brand totem carvings on his bones, allowing his body to receive an exceptional improvement!

Qiu Jin'er's cultivation speed was slightly slower, but she was not far from transforming her psyche ocean into a lightning pool as she had an innate spirit body. The Wood Innate Spirit Body was equivalent to a beast god inner core in nature, and it was also inherent with a great deal of advantages, granting her a cultivation speed a few times faster than others.

Other than that, the fact that she was perennially riddled with ailments since young forced her mother to steal the [Lightning Refining Soul Art] from the Lei Hu Clan a long time ago. She then cultivated this art day and night over an extended period of time, tempering her psyche to a point far beyond normal people!

This time, as she cultivated alongside Zhong Yue, she had received the[Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art]from Zhong Yue; hence, her cultivation speed received an additional boost. The[Sun Moon Prodigious Emanation Art]was not purely a physique refining art, it also refined the psyche. In addition to the lightning refinement, she should be able to achieve double the results with only half the effort!

Soon, Qiu Jin'er parted ways with Zhong Yue and returned to the Yang God Palace. However, their souls would still have a rendezvous high up in the lightning zone, to continue from where they left off.

One day, someone approached his door and called for him, Zhong Yue recalled his soul and answered the door —— it was Elder Pu who was standing outside. He quickly invited the elderly man inside.

"Is there anything you seek from me, Elder Pu?"

Elder Pu took in the surroundings of the cave dwelling and laughed, "I thought you would cause a ruckus to claim the first place on the Tiger and Dragon Challenger Board after returning from your trip. Who knew that you would stay low for half a month without any actions. Those on the Tiger and Dragon Challenger Board, especially Yu Zhengshu, were waiting day and night for you to challenge them. I bet he won't have much patience left to wait for your return and will take the initiative to seek you out soon!"

Zhong Yue invited the elder to take a seat and he laughed, "I'm not particularly interested in the Tiger and Dragon Challenger Board. Senior Martial Brother Yu Zhengshu won't be able to secure his first ranking for long, he stands no chance against Junior Martial Sister Qiu Jin'er and Shui Qingyan. So there is no point in challenging him. "

Intrigued, Elder Pu inquired, "I see. Then who do you think should be first on the Board?"

"Shui Qingyan."

Zhong Yue said flatly, "Even I dare not say that I can defeat her. But if she is going to represent the Swords Gate to duel against the Xiao Mang Celestial Race, I will definitely step in to eliminate her!"

Elder Pu nodded and said, "I heard she was your lover, but then you two had an argument, turning that love into hate…."

Zhong Yue's face turned speechless the veins on his forehead bulged, Elder Pu quickly added, "Let's not talk about that, the old geezer wants to see you, follow me!"

Old geezer wants to see me?

Zhong Yue was surprised, he stood up and followed Elder Pu out of the cave dwelling. Elder Pu then led him up to the mountains.

Suddenly, Zhong Yue halted. Elder Pu was curious and shifted his gaze towards where Zhong Yue was looking and saw dozens of Qi Practitioners chatting and giggling. The crowd was huge, but among them, there was only one highlight; a charming and elegant young lady — Shui Qingyan. The one who commanded the center of attention amidst the congregation of Qi Practitioners.

"Senior Martial Brother Zhong", 'Shui Qingyan' made her way through the crowd and greeted Zhong Yue with a smile.

"Junior Martial Sister Shui", Zhong Yue returned the formality and greeted back.

"I've heard that you came back long ago and wanted to look for you, but little sister couldn't because as I was afraid others would gossip about it."

'Shui Qingyan' looked at Zhong Yue deeply and laughed softly, "I wanted to have a chat with you and talk about some recent events, such as the death of Junior Martial Sister Xiao Chuqing and the upcoming duel with the Xiao Mang Celestial Race. Do you have the time? Why don't we arrange a date? "