Chapter 328: Purple Mist Reemerges (2/2)
Xue Wei was not so naive as to think that they would reach the King ranked level during their time in the Thunder Twilight Zone, but if they could increase their strength just a bit, then they would be able to raise their survival chance.
The group slowly moved forward. They were no longer rushing and instead taking it slowly as they looked around them.
Suddenly, as the group walked by a cluster of lightning bolts, a beam exploded out towards them, and when it came closer, they realized that it was not a normal lightning bolt.
Instead, it was a snake where the scales were covered in lightning. ”Crap!” Bai Tianyi's eyes widened in surprise when he saw the beast, but Xue Wei just roared once, and the lightning snake instantly stilled in the air, looked at Xue Wei, and slowly slithered back into the dense cluster of lightning.
”Oh, right,” Bai Tianyi looked at Xue Wei as if he was looking at a freak. ”I forgot we have the king of beasts with us here,” he snorted.
”What was that?” Xue Wei asked curiously, and Bai Tianyi glanced at the cluster of lightning and felt a tremor run through his body.
”It was a Lightning Snake. They live in lightning, and they are immensely troublesome. Their bodies contain no thunder, but their strength cannot be looked down upon. Their speed is like lightning bolts, their strength like clasping thunder, resounding throughout the lands.”
Xue Wei was surprised when he heard this, but Bai Tianyi was not done explaining. ”They are incredibly rare. They are only able to be found in places filled with thunder and lightning, and they contain a thunder source alongside their beast core.
”The thunder source is significant for tempering the body. Above the Saint Rank, everyone becomes spiritual entities. Not spirits, but their bodies transcend the mortal limits.
”The body becomes a spirit entity, and it is graded in different ranks. As to what level you have depended mainly on your cultivation base and energy purity.
”There is the below-average spirit body, which is quite hard to gain, as one needs quite a talent to become a King ranked expert.
”After the below-average spirit body is the average spirit body. This is the body that most conjure after reaching the King rank.
”Then comes above average spirit body followed by the good spirit body. This continues to the pristine spirit body.
”I will go more into details about the spirit bodies later on when you are closer to the ranks, but in general, it is hard to increase the rank of your spirit body.
”This can only be done by purifying your energy, and this is where the thunder source comes into the picture.
”The thunder source is capable of purifying one's energy. It contains the purest lightning and thunder energy and is capable of forcing impurities out of energies and bodies.”
Hearing Bai Tianyi talk about spirit bodies, Xue Wei was quite stunned and surprised, but he understood the meaning of it after a bit of time. Although Saints were almost considered immortals, they were not really. Only King and Emperor ranked cultivators were deemed to be real immortals.
Xue Wei smiled slightly as he looked into the dense cluster of lightning, but then he shook his head.
”They might be quite tempting, but their speed is not to be belittled. We are still foreigners in this place; it is far too risky to begin battling already.”
Bai Tianyi nodded his head. He did not really care about the thunder source as he was a real spirit body; he had already created a pristine spirit body - a natural spirit body.
And although the thunder source was essential for cultivators, Xue Wei was still merely a Knight ranked expert, it was a long time away from becoming a King ranked expert, and thus he did not have to gain the thunder sources right now.
The group slowly moved further and further into the area, and suddenly Xue Wei came to a standstill and froze, his eyes narrowing.
In front of him was something he was fairly familiar with. This was a purple mist he had seen back in Chang'an. It looked similar, and even the feeling he felt was identical.
Walking closer to it, he sensed that the purple mist was as welcoming as last time. It was dense and covered the entire area, and when he touched it, it was as if it tried to enter his body, to transform into energy and boost his strength.
Frowning, he could not help but wonder what exactly was happening. Why would something like this mist that had appeared in Chang'an be in the middle of the Thunder Twilight Zone?
The others looked curiously at Xue Wei, wondering what exactly was going on with him. Why was his expression so grave, and how come he was walking towards something that would cause most people to be apprehensive?
Xue Wei ignored his friends. He felt as if he heard a calling from within the mist and he paused only slightly before he found a rope in his storage treasure and started wrapping it around his waist.
”We are going in,” he said before he tossed the rope to the others, who hurriedly tied it around their waists and followed.
While Xue Wei was feeling excited and hopeful, the others were worried and alert.
One step at a time they ventured deeper and deeper into the mist, soon the glints of lightning could not be seen, even the thunder was muffled and not as loud as before.
It was as if they had descended into a purple world, the mist that was surrounding them was not threatening, but the tranquil atmosphere was making the others much more alert.
Only Xue Wei was like a fish in water, he greedily absorbed the purple mist, consuming it and felt how it was slowly enhancing his Qi and Spiritual Energy, both at the same time. The Golden and the Azure Dragon spirits were busy converting it into useable energy.