Lighting Lanterns in the Mountains and Seas

Chapter 896 760: Ascending 2 Realms in a Row

Because it was within his own range of power, Li Hongjiu could sense that the electric arc was not generated by Wu Jinliang himself, but drawn from the thunder overhead.

In other words, this guy has the ability to manipulate lightning.

Is it something he always had, or just realized now? He was a bit skeptical.

Because he faintly detected that this guy's method of absorbing lightning seemed somewhat similar to his own method of controlling it.

Amidst his distracted deliberation, Shi Chun, who had just absorbed it below, flew up again.

Shi Chun called out directly, "Jinliang, go get me some more things to comprehend."

The Demon Essence of that demon cultivator, which he had just absorbed once, was only enough for about one more time. He couldn't wait until it was completely consumed, so it had to be prepared in advance.

Wu Jinliang slowly opened his eyes upon hearing this. He naturally knew what needed to be prepared, but felt a bit reluctant, "Just found some feeling…"

Truthfully, he was very aware that after the 'misunderstanding' in the Divine Fire Domain, Li Hongjiu didn't hold him in high regard anymore. He had to seize this opportunity to bask in the Master's presence, lest it would be hard to gain such comprehension opportunities from Li Hongjiu in the future.

He wasn't like the Master, who would tell lies. The Master comprehending was nonsense; he was the real honest and reliable one truly comprehending, but unfortunately, he wasn't very popular.

Shi Chun spat, "Enough, Brother Jiu hasn't left, there are plenty of opportunities."

Wu Jinliang had no choice but to dash away, directly forcing his way out of the wind column and leaving.

As for Shi Chun, he naturally was struck by the sky-shattering Thunder Sword gathered by Li Hongjiu, then fell down to the island below to continue understanding.

Entering the cave, Shi Chun completely absorbed the Demon Essence from within the demon cultivator, and decisively snapped his neck cleanly when the demon cultivator was barely alive.

Upon exiting the cave, he coincidentally met Wu Jinliang who was carrying a bag back, and casually said, "The one inside is useless now, burn it clean."

After that, he rode the wind and left.

With another Thunder Sword strike, Shi Chun returned to the cave after landing, only to see Wu Jinliang still burning the remains.

Shi Chun ignored them and pulled out the new demon cultivator from his pocket, continuing to cast spells to extract Demon Essence.

After absorbing, he found that with his current speed and capacity of absorption, this Heavenly Immortal realm demon cultivator would only suffice for a little over three times, akin to the previous situation.

When he exited the cave, he found Wu Jinliang had already ascended to the sky again, rushing to Li Hongjiu's side for comprehension, truly seizing the opportunity actively.

As soon as Shi Chun reached the sky, starting his gestures, Li Hongjiu couldn't help but ask, "How much longer?"

Shi Chun replied, "Increasingly clear, almost there." Saying this, he clasped his hands together in thanks.

Li Hongjiu had no choice but to gather the Thunder Sword again, striking down in a roar, hitting Shi Chun, while Wu Jinliang, who was comprehending beside him, furrowed his brow once again.

Afterward, the pattern remained unchanged, Shi Chun fleetingly returned to the island to absorb Demon Essence.

Appearing in the sky again, after another thunderous Thunder Sword hit, Li Hongjiu once again saw a layer of petals in the shadowy Green Lotus light split open.

This time, Shi Chun didn't rush to the island below, he spoke up, "Brother Jiu, we can pause, Jinliang, guard me."

Upon hearing, Wu Jinliang opened his eyes and saw Shi Chun nodding in indication, instantly understanding he was at a critical moment of breakthrough, and immediately flew to the island below.

Since a pause was allowed, Li Hongjiu naturally wouldn't be idle and make trouble, immediately ceasing mana control, letting the stormy thunderclouds disperse.

When he fell to the entrance of the cave on the island below, he was firmly and humbly blocked by Wu Jinliang, not letting him in, "Lord Jiu, Chun Tian is at a crucial moment of understanding, can't be disturbed, please…"

Such key moments in cultivation can be a matter of great importance or triviality; being cultivators among themselves, Li Hongjiu refrained from insisting.

Kneeling, meditating, Shi Chun had already taken out the ready 'Earth Immortal Pill,' swallowing it, then performing spells to regulate his breath.

His cultivation had now broken through to the Earth Immortal realm, but his body couldn't bear this capability, so he forcibly maintained it with spells, needing to utilize the present abundant cultivation quickly to reconstruct the body, or else a mishap could lead to body disintegration.

This was the drawback of violently breaking through cultivation using this method. Previously, when imprisoned and breaking through to the Human Immortal realm, steadily refining and breaking through, there was no such issue.

Soon, he emitted bursts of flying ash.

Thus, when opening his eyes after three days, he was refreshed, his spirit soaring, his aura burgeoning outward like a rainbow, startling the protector at the cave entrance, Wu Jinliang, to quickly sidestep.

By the seaside, Li Hongjiu glancing at colorful shellfish suddenly turned his head to look at the cave entrance, promptly witnessing Shi Chun's figure dart out.

Flashing to the sky above the sea, Shi Chun halted his form, gazing around, noticing a reef usually submerged now exposed due to ebb tide three miles off the coast, he gestured with two fingers, pointing as an unexceptionally strong shock wave shot out.

Upon hitting that reef, there was a deafening explosion, waves burst wildly, a tidal surge erupted, the visibly exposed reef together with the mountain below instantly obliterated. However, this scene was only glimpsed by Shi Chun from the sky above following the cover of the sea water.

Despite this, the action rendered Li Hongjiu inwardly surprised.

The same old saying, Shi Chun's finger strike didn't appear particularly forceful, gently striking, yet the remote impact was earth-shattering.

Wu Jinliang watching at the cave entrance was also agape in amazement.

Hovering Shi Chun was equally satisfied with the power in his finger strike, for he understood the essence of this finger's strength was the explosive kinetic force of the Green Qi amassed by his current cultivation.