Chapter 172: Yin Water Thunder
Feeling his kidneys enveloped by black lightning, Xiao Bai quickly withdrew his mind from his sea of consciousness.
"Hmph!"
As his mind returned to his body, a familiar pain suddenly rippled through him, and he couldn't help but let out a soft groan.
He quickly looked inward, seeing that the black lightning was simply resting quietly in his kidneys, motionless. Xiao Bai breathed a sigh of relief.
"Fortunately, fortunately, nothing happened!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a scene that startled Xiao Bai unfolded.
The Ice Flame Thunder, which had been motionless since returning to his heart, suddenly erupted in fury, sending streaks of crimson lightning swiftly towards the black lightning in his kidneys.
"...!" Xiao Bai exclaimed.
The black lightning, which had been languid since entering the kidneys, suddenly erupted in a burst of black lightning, as if provoked, charging directly at the swift crimson lightning.
"Bang!"
A subtle thunderclap echoed within Xiao Bai's body. Instantly, the silver-white light on his body took on two hues, one red and one black. Arcs of lightning continuously leaped and spread from his body.
The intense pain made Xiao Bai frown, and at the same time, he regained his composure.
Responding, he hurriedly gathered the escaping Ice Flame Thunder back into his heart, and the red lightning on his body slowly dissipated.
As the crimson lightning vanished, the black lightning also slowly retracted its spreading black lightning, floating motionlessly within his kidneys.
"Water and fire truly don't coexist!" Xiao Bai muttered to himself upon seeing this.
From the information he received in his mind, he already knew the name of this dark lightning.
Yin Water Thunder!
Yin Water Thunder: A combination of the Yin Sha Qi of the water element and the power of thunder. Unlike the fiery, fierce, and mighty Yang Thunder, this thunder is silent, cold, and gentle, capable of dispelling spiritual bodies and possessing a profound restraining effect on both the physical body and the Dharma body.
"For the physical body and the Dharmakaya?" Xiao Bai pondered for a moment, then shook his head. Considering the Dharmakaya now was too far-fetched.
In the Dou Qi Continent, only those who had reached the Dou Huang realm could possess such a thing. Other realms didn't possess such a thing at all. There was no point in dwelling on it now!
Putting his thoughts aside, Xiao Bai formed seals with his hands, activated his technique, and began to refine the Yin Water Thunder in his kidneys.
Xiao Bai had gone through this process four times before, and it was very familiar to him. After a moment, a strand of the Yin Water Thunder's essence detached from his body and entered his meridians.
"So proactive?" Xiao Bai suddenly opened his eyes, surprised.
He could sense that this Yin Water Thunder, unlike the other types of thunder, had a tortuous refining process.
Instead, as Xiao Bai extracted the essence, it was impatient, as if annoyed by his slowness, actively cooperating in separating it.
Xiao Bai suddenly became paranoid and a bit incredulous. He'd been frightened by the previous encounters, as if he wasn't used to the lack of any twists and turns.
"Never mind! This is a good thing. Whatever! Let's refine it first!" He glanced at a distant dragon and said angrily, "Why are you running so far? I'm not trying to dig up your essence!"
"My Lord, what...what's that black lightning on you? Why does it taste different from that little lightning ball?" The little golden dragon stuck out its tongue, a grimace on its face.
When it saw the black lightning emanating from Xiao Bai's body, it had assumed it was the same black lightning ball and couldn't help but swallow a little. Unexpectedly, even that tiny bit caused its spirit, which had finally grown a little, to feel a surge of discomfort. Its tongue almost gave way, as if it was about to collapse.
This tasted nothing like that little black ball!
"Serves you right! You're the one who wants to put everything you see into your mouth!" Xiao Bai's lips curled slightly as he observed its expression with amusement, his nose and eyebrows almost wrinkling together.
"Who told you to create black thunder right after I swallowed a black thunder ball? I've never seen you use it before!" The little golden dragon raised its claws and said confidently, "I thought you were preparing a snack for me!"
"You wish!" Xiao Bai glanced at it, not wanting to argue with it. He closed his eyes, focusing his attention to suppress the restless Ice Flame Thunder while continuing to refine the Yin Water Thunder Essence.
Seeing this, the little golden dragon pursed his lips and fell silent. He ran to the valley's mouth, enjoying the thunder massage while his massive body blocked some of the splashing lightning pillars.
The valley's atmosphere became silent, with only the flashes of lightning and the roar of thunder.
In the inner courtyard, on the third floor of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, in a separate advanced training room.
A graceful figure in a white dress sat cross-legged on the stone platform in the center of the room, surrounded by streams of tangible, pale red energy, swirling around her and whistling into her body.
Judging from her face, it was Xiao Yixian.
At this moment, Xiao Yixian's eyes were tightly closed, and a strange devouring force emanated from her body, constantly consuming the surrounding energy like a black hole.
However, this fiery red energy soon entered her body before being expelled, leaving her feeling something was missing.
Suddenly, her brows furrowed slightly, and the energy within her body began to surge. Streams of gray energy emanated, colliding with the rich fire element around her, creating a hissing sound.
"Bang!"
With a faint sound, a grayish energy ripple spread from her body.
Her eyelids fluttered slightly, and she slowly opened her beautiful eyes. A gray mist flashed across her beautiful pupils.
"Calling the Dou Ling!" Xiao Yixian's pretty face lit up with a delighted smile, and she murmured, "Xiao Bai is right. The fire poison produced by the Fallen Heart Flame in this Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower is endless. It's truly a perfect place for me to cultivate!"
Since Xiao Bai's departure, with Xiao Bai's reputation and Xun'er's presence at Purple Heaven Palace, she had little else to do, so she spent most of her time cultivating in the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower.
Thinking of that familiar, handsome face, a glint of longing welled up in her eyes.
"It's been over half a year, and I wonder how he's doing?"
With this thought, Xiao Yixian lightly jumped off the stone platform, suddenly feeling a sense of urgency to go back and check.
Pulling the Fire Energy Card from the stone wall, Xiao Yixian bit her rosy lips as she saw the number inside, which was less than three digits. The 1,000 Fire Energy Xiao Bai had given her before leaving was almost depleted.
"Although the training speed in the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower is fast, the Fire Energy is also depleted very quickly!" Putting away the cyan Fire Card, Xiao Yixian thought helplessly, "I need to do some quests to earn Fire Energy, otherwise I won't have enough to practice!"
As Xiao Yixian pondered what quests she could take on to earn Fire Energy, she opened the door to the training room and walked out.
Along the way, some students in the tower saw her and stepped aside, gazing at the celestial-looking woman with white hair in admiration.
"She's stayed for another full seven days this time, hasn't she?" one student muttered.
"How refreshing! In the past six months, she hasn't left the tower after the full time limit!"
"Exactly. If it weren't for the rules of the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower, which mandate that students leave the tower once every seven days to prevent the fire poison from infecting their hearts, I doubt she would have stayed there forever!"
"Stop looking! Your envy is useless. Don't you see who she belongs to? She has a boyfriend who's a sixth-rank alchemist. Is fire energy and fire poison a problem?" A slightly delicate-looking woman said sourly, staring at Xiao Yixian's back.
"..." Everyone's eyes turned to the woman, speechless. You're the one who's most envious here!
"What are you looking at? Haven't you seen a beauty like me?" The woman rolled her eyes, looked at the people around her, and said disdainfully, "A bunch of useless men! Humph!"
With that, she held her head high and walked away proudly!
Everyone looked at each other, feeling a little tearful. Ever since that man came to the inner courtyard, these women's standards have become ridiculously high, making it difficult for them to find a partner!
Xiao Yixian ignored these words and walked straight out of the tower.
Outside, feeling the warm sunlight pour down, she narrowed her eyes slightly, gazing at the azure sky. Taking a deep breath of fresh air, her mood brightened.
While the tower offered a pleasant training environment, the living environment was anything but welcoming. The surroundings felt drowsy and oppressive, like a prison.
"No wonder the academy doesn't allow extended stays in the tower. It might not just be the fire poisoning issue; some students might even develop mental problems if they stay too long!"
She shook her head, tiptoed lightly, and headed towards the Purple Heaven Palace base.
Inside the academy's spacious and elegant attic, on the top floor, a slender figure sat at a desk, intently studying something.
Faint sunlight streamed in through the window, illuminating the girl's fair face, a flawless white.
Her features were elegant and refined, naturally alluring, like a swaying cyan lotus, spotless and spotless.
Suddenly, her brows fluttered, and she glanced towards the door.
"Xian'er, you're back from training!"
The young woman in green looked at the figure who had walked through the door, a smile spreading across her pretty face. She said in a delicate voice, "Huh? Have you broken through to the Dou Ling realm? It seems that tower is indeed very suitable for you!"
"It is indeed very good!" Xiao Yixian looked at the pretty person in front of her and said softly with a hint of guilt, "Xun'er, why don't you go and train for a while? I'll watch over here!"
Ever since the establishment of Purple Heaven Palace, Xun'er had been working hard to keep everything in order. She had seen it all.
However, this also left her with no time to train in the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower. Every time she thought about it, she felt a little guilty. She had nothing to do, while this girl was busy all day.
"Hehe." Xun'er looked at the guilt in Xiao Yixian's eyes, covered her mouth and giggled: "Silly Xian'er, don't think too much. It didn't make much difference to me whether I went to the Heavenly Burning Qi Refining Tower that day or not!"
"It's mainly about you. That place is a good opportunity for you, Xian'er. As Brother Xiao Bai said, it can not only help you temper the Dou Qi that is increasing too fast in your body, but the fire poison is also the nutrient for your physical growth, so you have to seize the opportunity, understand?"
"But you." Xiao Yixian was about to say something, but suddenly froze, and said with a bit of surprise: "Dou Ling!!"
"See!" Xun'er slowly retracted the energy fluctuations on her body and smiled: "Don't worry about me! Little Xian'er!"
".!" Xiao Yixian was a little depressed for a while. Not only did Xun'er have to take care of Purple Heaven Palace, but her cultivation level was still there. How could she feel!
Also, this little girl called her Little Xian'er, even though she was older, okay!
"Xun'er, you're not one of those reincarnated old monsters from the stories Xiao Bai told us, are you?" Xiao Yixian's gentle eyes were filled with resentment.
"Bah! Xian'er, what nonsense are you talking about?" Xun'er rolled her eyes and said angrily, "What old monster? That's so offensive!"
Then she took Xiao Yixian's hand, walked aside, and whispered, "Are you almost out of fire energy? Give me your fire energy card and I'll transfer some to you!"
"No... no!" Xiao Yixian waved her hand hastily. "Purple Heaven Palace has a lot of places that need fire energy. I'll just do some missions!"
"What missions?" Xun'er said angrily. "Brother Xiao Bai founded Purple Heaven Palace to earn resources for us to cultivate. Otherwise, why would he bother with all that effort?"
"Earn resources?" Xiao Yixian asked in surprise.
"That's right! Although he never said it, I know him. Brother Xiao Bai is a person who is afraid of trouble. If it weren't for the people around him, he would be happiest if he was free and easy!"
When she said this, Xun'er's beautiful eyes flashed. There was one thing she didn't say, that is, the beautiful woman was by her side! Thinking of this, her eyes were a little hateful, and she gritted her teeth secretly, this playboy!
"Is that so!" Xiao Yixian looked at Xun'er thoughtfully. It must be said that the girl in front of her was the person who knew Xiao Bai best in the world.
"So Xian'er, you don't have to save money, just do what you have to do! Hurry up and improve your cultivation!" Xun'er patted Xiao Yixian's little hand.
"Xun'er! Are you leaving?" Xiao Yixian looked at her in a daze and asked softly.
Thinking of the conversation they had in the valley of the Monster Mountain Range, she had a premonition in her heart.
Today, Xun'er seemed to be telling her something!
Xun'er blinked, and after a moment's silence, she nodded gently and said, "There's still some time, but not much longer!"
The clan had urged her to go back when she came to Canaan Academy, but she had been putting it off because she was reluctant.
However, two days ago, Ling Ying sent a message saying that if she continued to delay, the clan would send someone to pick her up!
"Okay! I'm just going to be away for a while, it's not like we won't see each other again in the future!" Xun'er noticed that Xiao Yixian looked a little depressed, and the corners of her mouth curled up slightly, and she whispered to comfort her.
During this period of time, her resistance to Xiao Yixian became less and less, and their friendship grew deeper.
This ethereal girl who was as ethereal as a fairy and did not fight or compete was worthy of her trust!
"Hasn't he come back yet?" After a while, Xiao Yixian put herself together and asked with a little worry.
"No." Xun'er shook her head. "I went to see the Great Elder, and he said Brother Xiao Bai is still cultivating in the Thunder Valley!"
"But there are only a few months left before Cousin Xiao Yan's three-year deadline. I believe Brother Xiao Bai will be out soon before he goes to the Yunlan Sect!"
"You don't have to worry about his safety. Although the Great Elder said that the Thunder Valley is extremely dangerous, with the things I gave him, he won't be in danger!"
"Yes!" Xiao Yixian nodded.
She had seen the things Xun'er had given Xiao Bai, and she had also heard Xun'er explain that with the means of a Dou Zun powerhouse as a backup, she didn't need to worry too much.
Thinking of this, Xiao Yixian couldn't help but sigh at Xun'er's powerful background. The things made by a legendary strongman like Dou Zun could be easily produced.
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