Ever since Xiao Jin had given me the dark green bead for no reason, I had my doubts.
Later on, Nangong suddenly appeared and helped me bring the snake spirit back. He also provided me with great help. I knew that there was a huge conspiracy surrounding me.
I used to think that this conspiracy was man-made. Someone wanted to use me to achieve their goal. I guessed that it was Nangong or the old president. I even guessed that it was my previous incarnation.
Until now, I still didn't know what this conspiracy was. However, I understood one thing. This conspiracy wasn't man-made. It was fate.
There wasn't any light in the underground palace, but cultivators were very sensitive to the wisp of purple air at dawn. As I felt that the sky was getting brighter, I opened my eyes and exhaled the foul air that had accumulated in my abdomen for the entire night. I stood up from the ground.
Just like last night, the little zombie was still waiting for me. His two big eyes stared at me. His face was dull, and I couldn't see through his thoughts.
I walked over and knocked on his head. I had made up my mind. After I left the Fire God Temple, I would open his spirit.
The little zombie's Yin energy was very strong. After opening his spirit, his cultivation base would be at the later stage of the Glorious Memory realm. As long as I found a suitable cultivation technique for him, he would be able to reach the Heavenly Master realm in the future and become a great help to me.
While I was thinking about this matter, Tong Tong heard my movements and jumped out of the bed, and said to me with a smile, "Gege, good morning."
I nodded. I didn't feel awkward like I did with Tong Tong. Coincidentally, I thought about the little zombie's cultivation. I asked Tong Tong, "Have you been cultivating lately?
How's your cultivation base? "
Tong Tong nodded proudly. He raised his left hand in front of his chest and extended his index finger. Immediately, a long whip of black air surged out from his fingertip. The most magical thing was that the long whip of black air constantly flashed with silver lightning.
The righteous aura of the Sky Thunder and the extreme Yin aura of the Yin energy mixed together. A vacuum zone suddenly appeared around the long whip of black air.
Due to the close distance, the vacuum zone's strong suction force caused my clothes to flutter continuously. I felt as though I was about to fall forward. I had to use the shaman energy in my body to barely resist the suction force.
My eyes instantly lit up. Previously when Tong Tong had just woken up, I noticed that she had absorbed the power of the heavenly lightning into her body. It was just that she wasn't able to control it at that time and could only barely prevent herself from being harmed by the heavenly lightning. I never expected that she would be able to completely control the heavenly lightning in just a few days.
In terms of metaphysics, this was completely impossible. Tong Tong, as a Heavenly Child, was born with extremely powerful Yin Qi, so much so that she could even surpass the natural chasm of life and death. She could still grow and develop with the body of a dead spirit, but everything in the world had the principle of mutual promotion and restraint. The upright and pure Yang Heavenly Thunder was her nemesis. No matter how powerful she was, under the pure Yang power of the Heavenly Thunder, she could only turn into ashes.
This was the magical part. When Tong Tong was struck by the heavenly lightning, she had turned into a Yin energy silkworm cocoon to save her life. Later, she had used the Black Yin Fluid that Bi 'an had given her to restore her Origin little by little.
No one had expected that during this process, Tong Tong could fuse the heavenly lightning with her own Yin energy, creating a special Heavenly Thunder Yin energy.
According to legends, after reaching the Heavenly Master realm, all cultivators could find their own Dao.
This' Dao 'was the same as the path. For example, the members of the Lu family had cultivated the Lu family's magical seal since they were young. Lu Ziyang's Dao was in his magical seal.
Another example was Zhang Kanwen. His teacher was Wen Shan's disciple, and he cultivated righteous energy. His righteous energy was his Dao.
And now, Tong Tong's Heavenly Thunder Yin energy was her Dao.
Based on this, Tong Tong's current cultivation base should be very close to the Heavenly Master realm.
To confirm this, I asked Tong Tong to use the Heavenly Thunder Yin energy to attack me. At first, Tong Tong didn't want to. After I had explained to her the meaning of this competition, she finally nodded. She reluctantly wielded the whip that contained the Heavenly Thunder Yin energy and aimed it at me.
Since the goal was to test Tong Tong's cultivation base, I didn't dodge. I took the Five Astral Steps and urged the shaman energy in my body to resist the whip. However, as soon as the whip touched my shaman energy, it smashed my shaman energy. Although the whip vanished, the power of the Heavenly Thunder didn't vanish. It continued to spread toward me.
I was startled. I hurried to take the Six Astral Steps of the Nine Astral Steps to block the power of the Heavenly Thunder.
After this competition, I had a new understanding of Tong Tong's cultivation base. At first, I thought that her cultivation base was at the same level as mine. But now, it seemed she was stronger than me.
The Nine Star Heavenly Dipper Six Steps was basically the strongest power I could use right now, but the result was only on par with the whip that Tong Tong casually lashed out with. If she combined the power of the Heavenly Lightning with the divine power of the 《Art of Transcendence》, it would be hard to say if I would be her opponent.
It seemed Tong Tong was closer to the Heavenly Master realm than I was!
I hurried to ask Tong Tong, "Have you completely fused with the power of the Heavenly Thunder?"
Tong Tong shook her head and put away the whip. She smiled and said, "Not yet. I've just absorbed all the Heavenly Thunder in my body. I can't absorb the other Heavenly Thunder for the time being … When I absorb the Heavenly Thunder in my body, I have a vague feeling that when I can absorb the Heavenly Thunder outside my body, I will have completely fused with the Heavenly Thunder."
Tong Tong said thoughtfully. After listening to her, I felt gratified.
Tong Tong's feeling was a kind of comprehension that cultivators had. This feeling couldn't be wrong. At first, I was just guessing, but now I could confirm that as long as Tong Tong fused with the Heavenly Thunder, she would reach the Heavenly Master realm!
Now that the Snake Spirit had reached the Heavenly Master realm, as long as she cultivated the Transformation Technique, she could end her closed-door training. If Tong Tong reached the Heavenly Master realm, I would have two Heavenly Master experts by my side. When I reached the Heavenly Master realm, I could join hands with Tong Tong and the Snake Spirit. Although I couldn't say that I could fight against the Yang God Heavenly Master, at least I would have the ability to protect myself.
Now that I had become the Lu family's mortal enemy, the eighteen Heavenly Masters who had died in the Yinshang King's Tomb could all be blamed on me. I could only hide here and drag out an ignoble existence.
Although it was safe to hide here, and Nangong Tong said that he would bring me to an absolutely safe place, it was better to rely on myself than to rely on external forces.
I couldn't hide like this forever. Originally, I thought that I would have to cultivate to the Yang God Heavenly Master realm to have the power to protect myself. However, with the help of Tong Tong and the Snake Spirit, I shouldn't have to wait that long.
With the help of the black energy in my body, my cultivation had stabilized at the Glorious Knowledge Six Stars. It wouldn't take too long. As long as I could digest some of the black energy in my body, it wouldn't be a problem for me to successfully reach the Glorious Knowledge Seven Stars.
After reaching the Glorious Knowledge Seven Stars, whether or not I could become a Heavenly Master depended on fate. If fate was right, it would be normal to become a Heavenly Master overnight.
Originally, I wasn't sure that I could definitely reach the Heavenly Master realm, but now I was basically sure that I was the reincarnation of Emperor Ku, an ancient sage. How could I not have the fate to reach the Heavenly Master realm?
Thinking about this, the negative emotions that had arisen from pondering over the conspiracies surrounding me instantly dissipated, and my mood became carefree once again.
Of course, carefree was one thing, but Bi Tong had already been gone for two days. I was still very worried about her situation.
After exchanging pointers with Tong Tong, I cultivated for another half a day in the house. In the afternoon, I told Tong Tong and the little zombie to stay in the house, while I followed the path that Bi Tong had taken that day.
Since there was a three-way intersection in front of me and I didn't understand the situation, I naturally couldn't just randomly choose a path and barge in. The reason why I came over again was just to sit at the three-way intersection and wait to slightly ease the anxiety in my heart.