Longevity through Upgrading Buildings

Chapter 560: Chapter 256: Thunder Refining Body

Whether for Demon Beasts or cultivators, Thunder Technique is an extremely terrifying existence.

Since there’s no need to bother others, Ji Yuan naturally prepares to go himself, saving the trouble.

But this is limited to Ji Yuan; if the Li Family comes, they definitely need to find the Lou Family.

Why?

Because the Lou Family possesses a pathway that safely reaches the depths of Thunder Shock Marsh, and as long as the Li Family enters from there, they can smoothly forge a Flying Sword.

Thunder Shock Marsh stretches for eight hundred miles, meaning its radius is four hundred miles, and the pathway controlled by the Lou Family roughly penetrates Thunder Shock Marsh for about one hundred miles.

And this Thunder Strike Fluid appears only at a location that is at least eighty miles deep into Thunder Shock Marsh.

Therefore, if Ji Yuan wants to forge the Thunder Strike Sword on his own, he must rely on his bodily strength to forcefully advance eighty miles into Thunder Shock Marsh...and this is just the baseline.

Thinking about this, Ji Yuan feels both anticipation and a bit of fear.

Having traveled towards the northeast for about half a month, Ji Yuan, high above the clouds, sees the thick, dark clouds ahead.

Their height far surpasses ordinary white clouds.

Lightning flashes between them, purple thunder continuously rolling.

It even gives Ji Yuan a feeling as if he’s returned to the Storm Area; after flying forward for about the time it takes to drink a cup of tea, he sees the dark clouds getting closer, with thunder roaring continuously.

In the deafening noise, Ji Yuan can even feel the wandering lightning in the air crackling on the surface of his skin.

But this level of weak lightning doesn’t even count as an itch to him.

Having arrived, he decides to go down and take a look.

Ji Yuan descends with his Flying Boat, piercing through the clouds and reaching the ground.

His eyes are met with a desolate swamp, the ground muddy and barren, with little wild grass growing, and no traces of any trees.

Ji Yuan finds it hard to put away his Flying Boat.

At this moment, he is located in the southwest edge of Thunder Shock Marsh, squinting towards its depths.

Purple thunder strikes down continuously, splashing water and causing lightning, yet the ground remains intact. It’s been hardened through countless years of lightning strikes and is immune to the hammering of thunder.

’Not to mention anything else, just the soil and stones of this ground are probably valuable items.’

Ji Yuan thinks to himself, and to delve eighty miles deep into Thunder Shock Marsh...

The only fortunate thing is that the purple thunder of Thunder Shock Marsh is different from that of the Storm Area.

The Storm Area’s purple thunder is chaotic; initially, one strike might be weak enough for even a Qi Cultivation Cultivator to endure, but the next strike...could be unbearable even for a Peak Foundation Establishment Cultivator.

Ji Yuan was injured because of this unpredictability.

But the purple thunder of Thunder Shock Marsh has strength varying from inside to outside, getting stronger sequentially.

Which means the deeper one goes, the more powerful the purple thunder becomes, and the further out, the weaker the purple thunder gets.

This conveniently aids Ji Yuan’s advancement, and also helps him...in Body Refinement!

Ji Yuan’s purpose here is twofold: to forge the Flying Sword’s embryo and to refine his body. He intends to master the ”Skin Tempering Chapter” here.

If he can attain the ”Tendon Tempering Chapter” in one go, it would be even better!

Completing the second tier of ”Xuan Yang Gong” is almost equivalent to possessing a Golden Core-level combat strength...with a body of Golden Core, and Mana at Late-stage Foundation Establishment, he would at least have self-defense capabilities.

With this realization, Ji Yuan no longer wants to wait; he wants to quickly delve into Thunder Shock Marsh.

Body Refinement!

With a thought, the Wind Willow Flying Boat beneath his feet turns into a stream of cyan light and flies into his Storage Bag, and he steps firmly into the swamp.

As soon as his feet touch the water, Ji Yuan feels the lightning power emanating from it.

Almost instantly, he shudders, becoming alert.

Though tingling and numbing, he can endure it; it hasn’t reached the level of an itch yet.

Then he releases his Divine Sense, ensuring no one is around, and confidently strides towards Thunder Shock Marsh.

Purple thunder descends, striking his flesh yet leaving him unharmed.

If outsiders were to witness this, they’d likely be astounded, and it would surely become a great hassle.

With his strength, Ji Yuan takes precautions against unexpected trouble.

After walking dozens of steps, Ji Yuan reaches the outermost perimeter of Thunder Shock Marsh, where purple thunder begins to fall.

But these purple bolts are still slender; by the time they smash to the ground, they are only as thick as chopsticks. To be cautious, Ji Yuan still extends his right hand forward.

”Pa—”

Two feeble purple bolts strike his palm, feeling as though mosquitoes have bitten, without much sensation.

Then he circulates his blood and energy, and so the sensation becomes nonexistent.

He strides in boldly.

Although the lightning at this outer edge has a slight body-refining effect, compared to the lightning deeper inside, the effect is too weak, and Ji Yuan doesn’t want to waste time outside.

Amidst the thousands of purple lightning strikes, he strides towards the depths of Thunder Shock Marsh.

Soon, his figure disappears into a curtain of purple.

At the one-mile mark, the lightning striking him feels like little more than an itch.

At five miles, it stings somewhat, but Ji Yuan still doesn’t circulate his energy, allowing the purple thunder to strike his body.

By ten miles, his skin is already a bright red from the lightning strikes.

It is at the ten-mile mark that Ji Yuan gradually slows his pace. Despite not circulating his energy, he begins...practicing Pile Skill.

Practicing Pile Skill can refine the body, and so can lightning.

The combination of the two results in effects far greater than their simple addition.

Before coming to Thunder Shock Marsh, Ji Yuan had realized this. The reason he hadn’t tried earlier was because the intensity of the outer lightning was insufficient for body refinement.

Now...in Ji Yuan’s terms from his previous life, Pile Skill opens every cell in the body, followed by the influx of lightning, numbing and stinging while enhancing the strength of each cell.

The process is painful, but the effect is incredibly gratifying.

As Pile Skill not only enhances blood and energy but can also block some of the lightning’s power, Ji Yuan’s resistance to lightning grows further.

After delving thirty miles deeper, he suddenly feels his physical strength has increased significantly.

If the earlier body strength was equivalent to the initial stage of Foundation Establishment, then it is now at mid-stage Foundation Establishment strength.

And this...is only thirty miles in!