Chapter 360: Chapter 360: Reunion with the Pill Lightning
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half a month passed in the blink of an eye.
In the endless black void—
A pitch-black figure sat silently, cross-legged. The aura around him was faint and indistinct, as if he had completely merged with the surrounding darkness.
Only the faint flickers of golden embroidery on his robe shimmered slightly whenever the fabric stirred, revealing just a trace of his presence.
Otherwise, at first glance, it would be nearly impossible to detect that someone was actually cultivating here in the depths of this desolate and cold dark void.
A long time passed.
Wei Yang slowly opened his eyes, and within his pupils, a thread of black flame danced.
At the same time, a vast and terrifying soul force swept out violently across the void, spreading far and wide.
His robe and long hair began to flutter without any wind.
Moments later, the expansive soul force quickly retracted.
Whoo~
Wei Yang slowly exhaled a deep breath, a smile tugging at the corner of his lips.
"Nine-Refinement Heavenly Soul... I’ve reached the peak of the fifth refinement. Just one more step and I can break through to the sixth refinement. My soul realm has also reached the peak of the mid-stage Spirit Realm!"
The mid-stage Spirit Realm — at its peak — was already on par with the soul realm that Ah Da (You Hun Zun Zhe, the Ghost Elder) had at his prime.
This time, Wei Yang had not only exhausted but downright overdrawn his soul force. Combined with the rebound effect from subduing the Life Spirit Flame, his soul realm had grown significantly stronger.
Of course, the real reason for this progress was that Wei Yang’s talent and potential in the soul path were simply extraordinary.
Since the beginning of his cultivation journey, his accomplishments in soul cultivation had always far outstripped his Dou Qi cultivation level.
That kind of talent and potential felt bottomless.
Even Wei Yang himself wasn’t sure where his limit lay.
Forget Yao Lao — even in the path of the soul, Xiao Yan couldn’t compare to him at all.
After all, he was currently just at the peak of Two-Star Dou Zong, yet his soul had already reached the peak of the mid-stage Spirit Realm!
That level of soul power... even many peak Nine-Change Dou Zun cultivators might not be able to reach it.
With Wei Yang having reached this point, as long as he had enough resources, breaking through to Nine-Change Dou Zun would be effortless.
Even the barrier of Ban Sheng might not count as an obstacle to him anymore.
In other words—everything beneath Dou Sheng was already a smooth road ahead.
After his soul recovered — and grew stronger — Wei Yang didn’t immediately leave.
Instead, with a wave of his hand, he summoned a cauldron.
Buzz~
The enormous Ten Thousand Beast Cauldron, crimson and imposing, floated before him in the void.
He opened his mouth and exhaled, sending a cluster of black flame into the cauldron.
Fwoosh~
The black fire roared to life, burning fiercely.
After warming the cauldron for a moment and ensuring the temperature was just right, Wei Yang gave a small nod.
With another wave of his hand—
Clatter~
Dozens of jade bottles and boxes appeared, circling around him before opening automatically.
Immediately, various precious medicinal ingredients floated out and, like baby swallows returning to their nest, flew into the cauldron one after another.
Fwoosh—
The black flame surged upward, splitting into over twenty streams, each one wrapping around a separate herb and beginning to refine and purify them.
In an instant, over twenty miniature black suns arranged themselves in a ring and began to slowly rotate at the center of the cauldron, following a profound and intricate pattern.
Simultaneously refining and purifying over twenty medicinal herbs at once — for Wei Yang at his current level — was ridiculously easy.
His hand seals shifted rapidly, forming afterimages in the void like a thousand-armed Guan Yin. It looked like he was plucking flowers from thin air — graceful and fluid, as pleasing to the eye as flowing water.
Given his knowledge and cultivation level, all those so-called fire-controlling techniques he had once studied held no more secrets in his eyes.
In fact, thanks to his insight, comprehension, and creativity, the Ten Suns Fire Control Technique he had revised and redefined had already reached master-level proficiency. He could use it freely and with his own unique style.
Of course, the "Ten" in Ten Suns Fire Control was only a symbolic number.
If he wanted, even several dozen wouldn’t be a problem.
Just like now — refining over twenty herbs simultaneously — was nowhere near his actual limit.
It was all smooth and effortless.
Refining.
Fusion.
Formation...
Nearly a month later—
Inside the cauldron, only one black sun remained, floating slowly. Black flames quietly danced on its surface.
At its center, a perfectly round pill gently rotated. Its surface was smooth and full, covered in layers of mysterious pill patterns.
A dense medicinal fragrance wafted out from the black sun, filling the interior of the cauldron and spreading outward into the surrounding space.
The pill was entirely jade-green, about the size of a longan. It radiated vibrant vitality and even wiggled mischievously in the black flame from time to time.
In front of the cauldron, the black firelight reflected on Wei Yang’s face, coating it in a layer of flickering shadows.
His eyelids were gently closed, and his breathing steady — he looked as if he were fast asleep.
Suddenly—
Rumble... Rumble...
In this desolate, endless black void, a strange, muffled thunder echoed out of nowhere.
Hmm?
Wei Yang’s brow twitched slightly as he slowly opened his eyes and looked upward.
"Pill Lightning, is it finally here?" He smiled faintly.
Above him, the originally empty dark void suddenly changed — clouds began to gather, thick and heavy, gradually forming a mass.
Within them, tiny streaks of lightning flickered, illuminating the surrounding area just a bit.
In this distant corner of the void, where not even the light of stars or moons could reach, ominous black clouds now churned and rolled in the sky.
This strange sight made Wei Yang blink speechlessly.
Really now... this is so dramatic.
If you’re going to strike me with lightning, then just do it. Why the need for this whole ceremonial build-up? You even have to summon thunderclouds?
This is the middle of the void! There’s not even a "heaven" or "earth" here! Summoning clouds to strike lightning is like taking off your pants just to fart—totally unnecessary.
Summoning tribulation clouds in the void? That was pushing ridiculous.
But the thunderclouds didn’t care what Wei Yang thought. They simply followed their script — churning as silver lightning bolts slithered within like snakes, flickering and coiling with overwhelming power.
From time to time, bolts of lightning clashed, erupting into deafening booms.
Soon, this majestic might of heaven and earth locked onto Wei Yang below.
No—more precisely, it locked onto the pill inside the cauldron in front of him.
Wei Yang’s gaze shifted to the pill as well.
Zong Breaking Pill.
That was what he had refined this time.
And not just any pill — this one had pill patterns, making it a top-grade Zong Breaking Pill.
On top of that, the spiritual aura it contained was clearly superior to normal Zong Breaking Pills.
No doubt, Wei Yang had once again itched to experiment and infused the pill with spirit, just out of habit.
The scale of this incoming Pill Lightning clearly looked much stronger than the one that came when he previously refined the Life Returning Pill.
Crackle... Snap...
The thunder clouds roiled violently, unleashing streaks of lightning that burst out from within. The blinding electric glow lit up the dark void all around.
The silver lightning surged more fiercely now.
The atmosphere grew heavier, more oppressive by the second.
Then, just a few seconds later—
BOOM!
The clouds split apart, and from within shot a bolt of silver lightning — nearly a foot wide and several meters long — crashing down like a massive silver python, roaring as it tore through the void!
Its target was obvious: The vividly spiritual, spinning pill inside the cauldron in front of Wei Yang!
Within Wei Yang’s pitch-black pupils, the reflection of that crashing lightning bolt flashed brightly.
He opened his mouth, and a fist-sized black sun floated out from within.
Buzz-buzz?
The black sun trembled, confused.
It had been napping — still happily digesting the energy it had absorbed from the Life Spirit Flame earlier.
"Don’t just sit there—meal time! Go!"
Wei Yang snapped with a low shout, grabbing the black sun and hurling it straight at the incoming bolt of lightning.
BUZZZZ!
As if waking up from a dream, the black sun suddenly lit up with excitement, its body swelling rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it expanded to over two meters in diameter, releasing a wave of joyous vibration as it charged headfirst into the incoming lightning.
BOOOOM!!
The lightning, brimming with the majesty of the heavens, collided viciously with the black sun radiating an aura of destruction.
The surrounding void trembled and cracked.
Wei Yang watched silently as the black sun devoured the lightning bolt whole — and then, not even satisfied, charged directly toward the thunder clouds, hovering beneath them, buzzing with excitement as if waiting for more lightning to be served.
"Not bad... Hungry and hardworking — this kid’s got potential."
Wei Yang nodded approvingly, a warm, fatherly smile spreading across his face.
My child has grown up. Already knows how to find his own food... no—already strong enough to hold his own.
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