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Chapter 208: The Secret Realm of the Small Lake in the Thunder Valley

Following the footprints at the valley entrance, we gradually went deeper into the Thunder Valley. The terrain became more and more complex, with rugged rocks and electric currents occasionally gushing out from the cracks in the rocks.

He walked along a narrow path. The plants along the road were charred black by lightning, emitting a pungent odor. He walked for dozens of miles, sensing all the way, but there was no sign of life around him.

"Senior Brother Liang, that beast was seriously injured and escaped in its original form. It should not have gone far. How about the three of us split up and look for it?" The white-robed monk with a sword on his back asked, his face full of eagerness and anxiety.

Senior Brother Liang clutched his sword to his chest and said solemnly, "Even though the Thunder Devourer is seriously injured, facing it alone is still quite risky. It would be better if the three of us search together so we can look after each other."

"Senior Brother Liang is right. The three of us should act together and look after each other. Safety is the most important thing." The sword cultivator standing behind Senior Brother Liang responded, then turned to the sword cultivator in white and said, "Senior Brother Li Hua, it's my fault that I'm not skilled enough and I'm a burden to you." As he spoke, his face was full of guilt and he lowered his head slightly.

Bai Yi Li Hua snorted inwardly: If it weren't for you, the severely injured Thunder Beast wouldn't have been able to escape. But he forced a smile and said, "Junior Brother, please don't say that. That Thunder Beast is cunning and treacherous. No one could predict that it was playing dead. But Junior Brother Yu, you must be more careful and cautious in the future."

Junior Brother Yu nodded quickly, his eyes full of determination: "Thank you, Senior Brother Li Hua, for your teachings. I will definitely keep it in mind."

The three of them stood on a small hill and observed the area around the hill, but did not find any trace of the thunder beast. After a while, they flew away and went deeper into the Thunder Valley.

Shi Chen passed through a narrow canyon and his eyes were dazzled by the sight of a place full of life.

Beyond the narrow opening lay a valley, several hundred feet in radius, thickly covered with bushes and lush green grass. In the center lay a small, emerald green lake, as calm as a mirror. A monster covered in thorns lay motionless by the lake's edge.

When the divine sense swept over, it was found that this place was shrouded in a natural formation, which was extremely difficult to discover from the outside. Only by walking into the canyon entrance could one pass through the formation and discover this small secret place.

When I came to the monster, I saw that it had a face like a wolfhound, and the single horn on its head flashed with dazzling arcs of electricity. Its body was like a wild bull, but covered with spikes. It had a barbed tail behind it, and its claws were as sharp as those of a lion or tiger.

Shi Chen recognized the monster in front of him as the Thunder Devouring Beast mentioned in the news. Its strength was in the late Golden Core stage, but it was already dying.

The thunder-eating beast lying by the lake discovered that suddenly, a human cultivator appeared in front of it, frowning slightly and looking at it indifferently.

"I still can't... escape, and... I was found by you." The Thunder Devouring Beast spoke in human language: "Oh! Come on!" After that, it closed its eyes and waited for the human in front of it to end its life.

Ten breaths passed, and it discovered it was still alive, and the human cultivator hadn't taken any action. It slowly opened its eyes and saw the human cultivator standing quietly by the lake, facing the center, seemingly carefully observing the small lake in the canyon.

It had discovered this place by chance, and had studied this small lake before. The lake was not large, only about twenty-six or seventy feet in size, round, with emerald green water, but no bottom could be seen, the surface like a mirror. Every hour, a bolt of lightning would strike from the thunderclouds above, striking the center of the lake, but it failed to shake the lake, which remained calm and peaceful.

It also tried to enter the small lake to explore. The moment it stepped into the lake, destructive lightning was released from the lake, which sent it flying to the shore. Its whole body was numb and it could not move.

Shi Chen sensed the formation in the valley, calculating while walking quickly along the lakeside.

Half a minute later, he returned to the starting point. A look of joy appeared on his face, and he had many more battle flags in his hands, which he threw around.

click!

There was a slight sound in the lake. Shi Chen stopped setting up the formation, smiled, held a formation flag in his hand, and walked into the lake.

"Be careful of thunderstorms!" The Thunder Devouring Beast growled, subconsciously reminding the human cultivator in front of it, but it didn't understand why it reminded him so.

The Thunder Devouring Beast felt a little regretful: Even I was electrocuted by the thunderstorm in the lake for a whole day, the life of this human monk is in danger!

Regardless of the Thunder Devouring Beast's actions, Shi Chen still took firm steps forward. After touching the lake water, his figure disappeared at the edge of the lake.

Ok?

The Thunder Devourer's eyes widened in disbelief. It had originally thought that Shi Chen would be instantly destroyed by the lightning in the lake, but it had never expected him to disappear without a trace.

The small lake was merely a deceptive projection. In reality, it was a layer of arcs, dense enough to be practically solid. It was obscured and restrained by the formations in the valley, forming a layer of arcs that locked into this pit.

Shi Chen set up a formation to block the natural formation in the valley. He controlled the formation flag with the formation in his hand, and all the obstacles in the formation became false.

Three feet above the head, there is a layer of electric arcs, one foot thick, covering an area of twenty-six or twenty-seven feet. In the middle, an electric pole as thick as a thumb connects to the center of the pit.

Three fist-sized red crystals are in the center of the pit, floating on a three-foot-high jade platform, connected to the electric poles coming down from the top.

Three thunder source crystals?

Shi Chen was very surprised. A normal thunder source crystal would only be produced in a thunder accumulation land, but there were three here, and they were nourished and protected by an exquisite formation. Who was the master of this?

He frowned and fell into deep thought: Although fifth-level spiritual objects are precious, they are not very attractive to fusion cultivators. Divine Incarnation and Nascent Soul cultivators are the ones who must fight for them.

He inserted formation flags around the jade platform and set up a formation to isolate the power of thunder and lightning. Shi Chen reached out and took out three thunder source crystals, retracted the formation flags, and the electric column, without being absorbed by the thunder source crystals, penetrated into the jade platform.

Shi Chen was about to turn around and leave when he discovered that the jade platform actually absorbed the electric arc conducted by the electric column.

Still weird?

Once again, array flags were inserted around the jade platform to isolate the power of thunder and lightning.

His divine sense carefully examined the jade platform. It was carved from white marble. The top was a lotus-carved plate, one foot and five inches long, which had previously held the Thunder Source Crystal. Below it was a one-foot-wide column that led directly underground. His divine sense was unable to detect the interior of the jade pillar of the jade platform.

With continuous waving of his hands, the formation flags flew in all directions. With spiritual power urging his hands to strike into the surrounding void, his sword pointed to the void and the trajectory of the formation pattern became apparent.

Shi Chen stopped, extended his spiritual sense, and showed surprise on his face.

Half an hour later, the human cultivator suddenly appeared beside the small lake again. He had a grim expression on his face and came to the front of the Thunder Devouring Beast with a frown.

The Thunder Devouring Beast's heart trembled. It hadn't taken my life just now, but now it had emerged from the lake in the secret realm, I was afraid it would come to kill me and silence me. His spiritual sense swept over and found that he had not yet detected the other party's cultivation level.

The Thunder Devourer feigned composure, its body trembling slightly as it said, "Are you trying to kill me to silence me?"

Shi Chen stared at the Thunder Devourer and slowly said, "If I wanted to kill you, I would have done it when you came in. Let me ask you, how long have you been in this Thunder Valley?"

The Thunder Devourer's eyes gleamed, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Since I transformed into a spirit, I have been in this valley for over a thousand years."

"Apart from this secret place in the valley, is there any other place like this?" Shi Chen asked seriously, crossing his arms across his chest.

"I have only found this secret place in the valley. I am too weak to be in the deeper core Thunder Valley." The Thunder Devouring Beast said with its head hung down.

"I've taken all the spiritual objects here. This is for you." Shi Chen said, and with a flip of his wrist, he tossed a Thunder Source Crystal to the Thunder Devouring Beast. "I just reminded you, so this is a token of my gratitude for your kindness."

The Thunder Devouring Beast quickly stretched out its claws to catch the Thunder Source Crystal, its eyes filled with surprise and gratitude. It nodded repeatedly and said, "Thank you so much, benefactor!"

Shi Chen nodded slightly, frowned slightly and said, "You have been here for a thousand years. Do you know if there are other powerful beings in this valley?"

The Thunder Devourer tilted its head in thought for a moment, a trace of awe in its eyes, and said, "I've heard that deep in the valley there lives a descendant of an ancient Thunder Beast, whose power is unfathomable, but I've never seen one."

Shi Chen's eyes narrowed, his pupils shrinking. "Descendant of the ancient thunder beast? Do you have any more information about it?"

The Thunder Devourer shook its head helplessly, its tail wagging gently. "It's just a legend. I don't know the details."

Shi Chen pondered for a moment, his eyes swept over the Thunder Devourer, and asked, "Do you know anything about the formation in this valley?"

The Thunder Devourer grinned bitterly, "I know nothing about formations. I only know that this valley is full of dangers."

Shi Chen looked at the thunder-devouring beast, thought for a moment, waved his hand and said, "Forget it, take care of yourself." After that, he turned around and prepared to leave without hesitation.

The Thunder Devourer hurriedly shouted, "My benefactor, this valley is full of dangers. Please be careful."

Shi Chen didn't look back, and his figure gradually walked away.

The Thunder Devouring Beast looked in the direction where Shi Chen left, with a gleam in its eyes.

A thousand emotions filled his heart: if he could obtain the Thunder Source Crystal, as long as he refined and absorbed the thunder source within, not only would his injuries be healed, but his cultivation would also surpass the Golden Core stage and reach the Nascent Soul stage. Then he could go and cause trouble for those three sword cultivators. He had actually forgotten to ask for his benefactor's name, and he didn't know if he would ever have the chance to see him again.

Three months had passed since Shi Chen left the secret realm of the small lake. He walked through the Luolei Valley in search of traces of the Thunderbolt Pearl. He had only explored one-third of the valley and only picked a few third- and fourth-level spiritual medicines, and nothing else.

We explore on foot for fear of missing out on hidden secrets. For example, in the secret realm of the small lake, if we fly with the wind, we will not find the valley behind the narrow gap in the sky. If we continue to explore on foot, we don’t know when we can explore the entire Falling Thunder Valley.

Feeling a little irritated, Shi Chen suppressed the emotion and reminded himself to be humble and not to be impatient. Luck often comes unexpectedly. To find the Thunderbolt Pearl, one must be patient.

After three months of searching, Shi Chen finally reached the heart of Luolei Valley. As he climbed over a mountain, the sight before him filled him with anticipation.

More than a dozen miles away, dark clouds swirled and surged in the sky, as if threatening to swallow the entire world. Lightning bolts darted and twisted through the thick black clouds, dancing like silver snakes.

Every moment, one or even several flashes of lightning would suddenly appear, instantly tearing the dark sky apart, and the pale light would illuminate the mysterious temple in the valley.

Lightning struck down like a sharp sword, mercilessly striking the temple. Blue arcs of electricity instantly covered the entire temple, spreading out like a spider web, outlining its majestic and mysterious outline. These arcs flickered and leaped, emitting crackling sounds, as if roaring in anger, or struggling unwillingly.

The temple remained unmoved beneath the furious thunder and lightning, like an ancient, silent guardian, silently bearing the wrath of heaven. Arcs of blue lightning raged wildly across the temple's walls, pillars, and roof, yet they could not shake it in the slightest. Occasionally, an arc would flow down the wall to the ground, splashing sparks before disappearing into the darkness.

In this scene of thunder and lightning, everything in the valley seemed small and fragile, except for the temple covered by blue arcs of electricity, which still exuded a mysterious and solemn aura, competing with the might of heaven.