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Chapter 1175: Thunder Origin

Chapter 1175: Chapter 1175: Thunder Origin

Feng Jun analyzed the medicinal properties of the "Leisure Soul-Replenishing Pill" and came to a surprising conclusion.

In fact, he’d always been suspicious—restoring one’s soul is supposed to cause significant pain to the seas of consciousness, so how could it result in "leisure"?

After deeper analysis, he finally understood: this "Leisure Soul-Replenishing Pill" was essentially a hallucinogen.

Of course, in the Earth Realm, this would definitely not be considered a pill with minimal side effects. However, martial artists or cultivators in this realm had far superior self-regulatory abilities compared to Earth people, with stronger recovery capacities.

Nonetheless, using this substance on regular natives still carried some risks, so Feng Jun issued a precautionary warning.

Huang Fu Wuxia immediately grasped his point and asked, "Would hallucinogenic elixirs affect a transcendent master?"

Feng Jun mulled over the question for a while before slowly responding, "This substance could very likely cause irreversible brain damage. Even for a transcendent master, it’s best to control the dosage. Of course, these are just my speculations—it hasn’t been tested yet."

As soon as Feng Jun finished speaking, Kong Ziyi nodded in agreement, "That’s indeed the case. I pay close attention to the dosage when I use it for cultivation. Additionally, prolonged use of this pill can lead to addiction, so it’s crucial to exercise control."

Feng Jun slightly nodded upon hearing this. The saying "medicine is always three parts poison" truly held weight; even minimal amounts of arsenic could treat illnesses, but larger doses would be fatal.

As for medicines like mafe**, or dulediaid** on Earth, they were initially developed for treatment and lifesaving purposes.

Fortunately, judging by Kong Ziyi’s demeanor, she clearly didn’t succumb to addiction, so the side effects hadn’t been substantial.

Huang Fu Wuxia blinked her eyes and said, "Wouldn’t that further harm Yang Shangren’s seas of consciousness given his condition?"

"That shouldn’t be an issue," Kong Ziyi answered with a smile. "Feng Daoist Friend was referring to long-term consumption leading to adverse effects. For now, Yang Shangren just needs to be awakened, and after regaining consciousness, he can repair his seas of consciousness himself."

After approximately an hour, Yang Shangren emitted a faint groan. About ten minutes later, he opened his eyes, his gaze somewhat disoriented. After another ten minutes, his focus gradually returned.

Half an hour later, he managed to sit up with effort and immediately started to meditate and circulate his energy without saying a word.

The two women, observing his state, knew he had passed through the most dangerous phase. They rose and said their farewells.

This time, the depletion to Yang Shangren’s state was significant. The next morning, when he woke up, his life energy had only recovered to 29%, still not even reaching 30%.

When Feng Jun and his group were preparing to leave, the Guo Family Village deliberately came forward to see them off. Reportedly, three transcendent cultivators had gathered, and two more masters were expected to come bid them farewell. However, the group was in a hurry to proceed, so they left swiftly after saying their goodbyes.

Nonetheless, Feng Jun reaped some gains. The people of Guo Family Village expressed their hope for him to stay a few more days on his next visit and said they would earnestly cooperate with the combat cultivators for business.

Any force that could grow and strengthen to such an extent was definitely not foolish—they had a clear understanding of whom they could antagonize and whom they could not, as indiscriminate actions were unsustainable in the long run.

The group continued on their journey. After flying for three days, they finally entered the territory of the Crimson Pheonix Sect.

To be precise, this was merely the influence range of the Crimson Pheonix Sect; several smaller and medium-sized factions coexisted here. The area was also not particularly peaceful—within three days of entering, the group witnessed two outbreaks of combat. This was remarkable, given that they usually hardly encountered strangers most of the time.

One fight was relatively minor, involving seven or eight cultivators in the Qi Refinement Realm engaged in a swarm-like melee. The other was a chaotic battle between over a hundred individuals—one faction clad in blue and the other in black, each with two transcendent cultivators taking the lead.

When the three flying boats approached, guarded by transcendent masters soaring outside, both sides were startled, suspecting reinforcements arriving for their opposition. Even their movements slowed down momentarily.

However, as the flying boats closed in, one guarding transcendent master swiftly flashed into the boat’s interior, only for another female transcendent cultivator to emerge as the new escort—this was standard practice, as prolonged high-speed flying could weaken even transcendent combat strength.

The three flying boats passed by the two sides without stopping, their paths nearly brushing against each other at less than ten-mile distances.

"Could they be from the Crimson Pheonix Sect?" someone on one side called out in alarm; after all, female transcendent cultivators were indeed a rarity in the cultivation world.

"Fight as planned!" another person from the opposing faction shouted back. "Our agreed-upon duel doesn’t break any rules. If you’re scared, hand over your territory!"

With the verbal exchange, the conflict between both sides escalated once again...

Feng Jun spent six days traveling within the territory of the Crimson Pheonix Sect before finally arriving at the Thunder Plains. This territory was indeed vast.

He decided to stay here with his group, while the Qiuchen Market delegation continued onward—their delivery location wasn’t far away.

The Thunder Plains covered an extensive region spanning a million miles. Most lightning cultivators gathered at the foothills surrounding its edges. Nonetheless, deep within the center of the Thunder Plains, there were over ten major gathering points and hundreds of temporary shelters.

Feng Jun inquired around the foothills and found that Luo Lieyang still held significant prestige among lightning cultivators. He was even personally led to a semi-open mountain cave.

The cavern was enormous, and deeper within, it connected to a giant sinkhole with a diameter exceeding two miles.

Within the cave, over ten thousand lightning cultivators resided. Its facilities included medicinal shops, artifact refinement workshops, and more.

Luo Lieyang was in the midst of directing the production of electrical generators. Upon hearing of Feng Jun’s arrival, he promptly came out to greet him.

When he saw Huang Fu Wuxia and Kong Ziyi, Luo Lieyang didn’t seem particularly surprised. However, he did carefully size up Yang Shangren, remarking with curiosity, "This Daoist friend... seems a little off."

It had been six days, and after rushing during the day and cultivating at night, Yang Shangren’s life energy had just barely reached 50%. How could he not be off? His condition hadn’t even reached the passing mark!

Feng Jun casually responded, "He’s been traveling tirelessly. Luo Daoist Friend, do you have a Spirit Gathering Array here?"

There was indeed a Spirit Gathering Array, even a large one, along with categorized cave residences based on their grade. At that moment, two high-rank transcendent caves were occupied, leaving none available. However, intermediate-level transcendent caves were vacant.

Yang Shangren didn’t hesitate and went directly to one of the caves for cultivation, while Luo Lieyang led Feng Jun and the others on a tour.

As the first stop, they visited the electrical generator production site. Here, people showed no notion of privacy—or perhaps they deemed it unnecessary to keep secrets from Feng Jun.

With great enthusiasm, Luo Lieyang demonstrated his newest creation. The generators produced now were even more refined than those previously given to Feng Jun. He also revealed that he had discovered a material with conductivity superior to copper wires.

Without going into specifics about the material, he simply remarked with amazement, "Conductivity is truly fascinating. I never realized alloys could conduct electricity so well. Isn’t pure material supposed to be better?"

Feng Jun wasn’t entirely sure whether Luo Lieyang was deliberately piquing his curiosity. Nonetheless, Feng Jun was principally a humanities scholar—not the type to delve persistently into such matters as Wang Botai might.

With this thought, he couldn’t help but ask, "Where is Wang Botai? Why haven’t I seen him?"

Luo Lieyang replied with a smile, "He’s already returned to Wuyou Platform. He said that after staying there for a while, he plans to visit your Mount Zhige again... He played a major role in enabling the creation of Spirit Stone Generators. It’s a shame he’s not a lightning cultivator."

Feng Jun decided to rest for three days in the Thunder Plains. Kong Ziyi and Huang Fu Wuxia supported his decision—they had long known of the Thunder Plains’ fame, yet neither of them had visited before.

The Thunder Plains spanned over a thousand miles, with its skies perpetually churning with heavy clouds. Though it might be sunny one moment, it could suddenly turn to violent storms with lightning strikes. Some bolts were massive, capable of instantaneously killing transcendent cultivators.

Even true lightning cultivators dared not reside within the central plains year-round, preferring the safety of its peripheral foothills. Only for cultivation or material collection purposes would they venture into the depths of the Thunder Plains.

On the first day, the weather was relatively fine. Luo Lieyang planned to take them to the plains’ center—after all, when Feng Jun hosted Luo Lieyang at Mount Zhige, he had similarly extended the courtesy.

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