Ding Bu'er also understood; it turned out that he and Mo Wuji had been used.

"Wuji..." Ding Bu'er looked at Mo Wuji, his expression somewhat awkward.

Mo Wuji had already been a bit suspicious of Ji Guang's invitation for him and Ding Bu'er to join the team. Now that he understood, he was instead calmer. "This shows that we have value. If we had no value, I believe Brother Ji wouldn't have invited us. Brother Ji, am I right?"

Speaking the last sentence, Mo Wuji looked towards Ji Guang. He truly didn't care; Ji Guang was using him, and he was using Ji Guang as well. Without Ji Guang leading the way, it would have been difficult for him to find this place. What's more, he had three more helpers.

Ji Guang felt that he had been used because Ji Guang didn't know that he needed lightning strikes. Lightning strikes were a nightmare for Ji Guang and the others, but for him, Mo Wuji, they were an unparalleled opportunity. Just as he had said, if he and Ding Bu'er had no value, why would others pull them into the team?

"Good, Brother Mo is indeed open-minded. Let's go, we'll set off now." After Ji Guang finished speaking, he was the first to jump onto the leather boat.

Seeing that Mo Wuji agreed, Ding Bu'er didn't say anything more, grabbed a paddle and got on the boat with Mo Wuji.

Mo Wuji thought that even with four people paddling, the speed of this leather boat wouldn't be fast, but after getting on the boat, he realized that his idea was completely wrong.

This leather boat was cleverly designed; the four paddles drove on both sides, and the speed was almost like a speedboat, zooming across the water.

Mo Wuji observed for a while; the design of this leather boat reduced the water resistance to the minimum. The weakness was that there was no one to switch shifts after four people were tired from paddling. Another thing was that it was easily torn.

Two hours later, the sky above the sea became gloomy.

"Let's take a break, it looks like it's going to rain heavily." Mo Wuji, seeing that Ding Bu'er was having some difficulty, reminded him.

Ji Guang also nodded and said, "Okay, let's eat something here and rest for half an hour, then continue on our way."

The group didn't rest for half an hour; in just about twenty minutes, with a clap of thunder, soybean-sized raindrops began to fall. Mo Wuji observed the leather boat; this leather boat also had an automatic drainage system. But there was no place for everyone to take shelter from the rain.

"Crack..." Another lightning bolt struck, and this time Ji Guang shouted loudly, "Thunder Crocodiles are coming! Everyone, don't attack, leave the Thunder Crocodiles to Brother Wuji to deal with. Let's quickly continue paddling, and the faster we go, the less pressure Brother Wuji will be under..."

Before Ji Guang finished speaking, a huge Thunder Crocodile had already leaped over. Before the Thunder Crocodile landed, a lightning bolt struck towards Mo Wuji, who was near the stern of the boat.

Mo Wuji didn't care about Ji Guang's suggestion; he knew what Ji Guang meant. Thunder Crocodiles were very vengeful; as long as he attacked, even if there were five people here, the Thunder Crocodile would definitely fight him to the death first.

This time, Mo Wuji changed to a long saber. Without needing Ji Guang to remind him, he had already taken out a bottle of meridian opening solution and swallowed it, taking the initiative to block the lightning bolt. At the same time, the long saber pierced towards the Thunder Crocodile's lower throat as it pounced.

Mo Wuji, who was already at the first layer of Meridian Opening, began to circulate his cultivation method. Previously, he had to go through all kinds of hardships and rely on some luck to introduce the power of lightning arcs into his meridians. Now, with the help of the cultivation method, Mo Wuji easily introduced a lightning arc into his meridian. This almost brought Mo Wuji to tears; his idea of finding a cultivation method at all costs was indeed correct. Without a cultivation method, how could it be so easy to introduce lightning arcs into the meridians?

"Crack..." Just one lightning arc allowed Mo Wuji to feel that the blockage in his fourth meridian, which was about to be opened, was completely cleaved open.

The leather boat started paddling again, and Mo Wuji stood at the stern, constantly using his saber to stab the Thunder Crocodile's lower throat. However, only when the Thunder Crocodile spat out three or four lightning bolts that hit Mo Wuji did Mo Wuji occasionally manage to stab the Thunder Crocodile.

Mo Wuji was extremely excited; after reaching the first layer of Meridian Opening, he realized his progress. Plus, being able to circulate the cultivation method and consciously guide the lightning arcs to bombard his meridians greatly reduced his chances of injury.

If it had been before, more than a dozen lightning arcs would have been enough to paralyze him. But now, after being struck by more than a dozen lightning arcs, the injuries on his body weren't very serious.

Not only that, but opening his meridians became easier. What foundation for Qi training? This cultivation method, for him, Mo Wuji, was the Undying Mortal Technique. After being struck by more than a dozen lightning arcs, his fifth meridian was opened.

If he had wanted to kill this Thunder Crocodile, he would have killed it long ago. Mo Wuji was worried that after he killed this Thunder Crocodile, there would be no lightning arcs to attack him, so he held back.

Ji Guang and the others saw the lightning bolts spat out by the Thunder Crocodile landing on Mo Wuji one after another, and Mo Wuji stood at the stern, blocking the Thunder Crocodile. They immediately breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that this Mo Wuji wasn't lying; he did have the ability to resist Thunder Crocodiles, and it seemed that this Mo Wuji had a special constitution. In the past, they could only dodge and run when they encountered Thunder Crocodiles, and didn't even dare to fight back. Now, Mo Wuji could not only fight back but also block this Thunder Crocodile.

While Mo Wuji was trying to open his sixth meridian, two more lightning arcs came from the side and landed on Mo Wuji.

Mo Wuji knew that the Thunder Crocodile had come to help. At this moment, Mo Wuji no longer held back. The long saber in his hand sped up, continuously stabbing the lower throat of the first Thunder Crocodile several times, directly sending this Thunder Crocodile into the sea.

The materials on the Thunder Crocodile were quite valuable, but Mo Wuji didn't even think about keeping the Thunder Crocodile's materials. Although this leather boat was not small, if it carried too much Thunder Crocodile material, the speed would decrease.

Even if Mo Wuji could use lightning arcs to bombard his meridians, he still couldn't absorb all the lightning arcs. Some lightning arcs still hit Mo Wuji's body, quickly making Mo Wuji's skin torn and flesh charred black.

Seeing three Thunder Crocodiles attacking Mo Wuji at the same time, Ji Guang and the others were extremely anxious. They didn't expect Mo Wuji to suddenly become like a god, continuously stabbing the Thunder Crocodile's lower throat and sending one Thunder Crocodile into the water.

Watching those lightning arcs bombard Mo Wuji, making his whole body charred black, Ji Guang and the other three felt that finding Mo Wuji to join the team this time was really too brilliant.

After killing one Thunder Crocodile, Mo Wuji continued to take meridian opening solution to resist the other two Thunder Crocodiles. Soon, Ji Guang Sanren discovered that Mo Wuji killing that Thunder Crocodile earlier was indeed luck. Because at this moment, he couldn't hit the Thunder Crocodile anymore. Sometimes, after more than a dozen lightning arcs hit him, he could barely stab it once.

Thunder Crocodiles had extremely strong vitality. Being stabbed once or twice had no impact on the Thunder Crocodile's life.

Worried that Mo Wuji wouldn't be able to withstand the Thunder Crocodile's constant attacks, Ji Guang and the other three paddled desperately. Ding Bu'er wanted to help Mo Wuji, but he knew that he probably couldn't even withstand a lightning bolt from a Thunder Crocodile. He could only paddle desperately, trying to escape the Thunder Crocodile's attack range.

Thunder Crocodiles were extremely fast in the sea; there was no way to escape them easily.

Under the heavy rain, the leather boat moved forward rapidly in the sea. At the stern of the boat, Mo Wuji was fighting the Thunder Crocodiles in the heavy rain. Only the occasional lightning bolts reminded Ji Guang and the others that Mo Wuji was still alive.

Mo Wuji's heart had long lost its initial excitement, and he no longer held back. However, every attack of his became difficult. Although these Thunder Crocodile's lightning arcs could constantly help him open his meridians, his strength was too weak. A mere Meridian Opening first layer physical body, being able to resist until now, had almost reached its limit.

"Crack, crack..." Three consecutive lightning arcs landed on Mo Wuji's body. Two of the lightning arcs were introduced into Mo Wuji's blocked meridians, and one lightning arc charred a large area of Mo Wuji's clothes and flesh.

The nineteenth meridian was opened, and Mo Wuji directly bit his tongue, stabbing the long saber into the lower throat of a pouncing Thunder Crocodile. He absolutely couldn't fall down. Once he fell, the Thunder Crocodile would directly tear him apart. All his previous efforts would be in vain. He was a mortal with mortal roots. If he wanted to succeed, he had to endure several times the suffering of others. No matter what, he had to persevere.

Another half a day passed, and even Ji Guang's hands were sore and weak. He didn't know why Mo Wuji could still persevere. The pouring rain made it a bit hazy to see the stern from the bow. Ji Guang and the others didn't know how many Thunder Crocodiles Mo Wuji had encountered. Mo Wuji was like a nail, standing alone at the stern, seeming like he would never be knocked down by the Thunder Crocodiles.

Mo Wuji himself didn't know how many Thunder Crocodiles he had encountered. If the leather boat hadn't been constantly moving forward, perhaps they would have been surrounded by Thunder Crocodiles long ago.

He had killed at least a dozen Thunder Crocodiles, but the Thunder Crocodiles still kept chasing after them, constantly spitting out lightning bolts to bombard Mo Wuji.

The twenty-sixth meridian was finally opened. When Mo Wuji swallowed another bottle of meridian opening solution, he found that he only had seven bottles of meridian opening solution left. At this moment, his whole body was weak and powerless, and his bones were torn everywhere with pain. Being able to stand here was already being supported by a strong will.

"Plop..." Another Thunder Crocodile was stabbed in the lower throat by Mo Wuji and fell into the sea. At the same time, Mo Wuji's twenty-seventh meridian was opened.

"Crack..." The next moment, a lightning arc hit Mo Wuji's chest. Although Mo Wuji had opened twenty-seven meridians, his strength was only at the Meridian Opening first layer, and he had only just entered the Meridian Opening realm. After such a long time of fighting against the constant attacks of Thunder Crocodiles in the heavy rain, his body and spirit were exhausted to the extreme. His flesh and blood body was not a nail, and he finally couldn't support it and collapsed on the leather boat.

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