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Chapter 171: The Marvelous Use of the Thunder Crystal in the Mysterious Mountains
At this moment, not far from where Lin Dong is, Lin Yan is testing his new strength. He stands in place, takes off his shirt, and shows off his strong muscles. Flashes of lightning emerge, crackling around Lin Yan. The color of his skin has changed significantly from its original yellow. Although there is still some yellow, most of his skin now has a jade-like color. His skin is crystalline and translucent, looking more like a piece of expensive porcelain than human skin.
Lin Dong, nearby, has just come out of his cultivation state. He was initially pleased with his progress this time, but when he saw Lin Yan's current appearance, he was astonished.
"Lin Yan, have you reached the Jade Lightning Body?" he asked, surprised. No matter how you look at it, Lin Yan's current state is not the Sun Thunder Bronze Body. This is clearly the second level, the Jade Lightning Body. Hence, Lin Dong was also greatly surprised when he asked Lin Yan.
"Oh, have you finished your cultivation too?" Lin Yan looked at Lin Dong and responded casually. He then continued, "It's not exactly the complete jade body. At most, it can only be considered half a jade body."
After saying this, Lin Yan also showed his body to Lin Dong. Upon closer observation, Lin Dong saw that although many parts of Lin Yan's body had become crystalline and translucent, some areas had not completely changed. The color had not yet turned into real jade; there was still a base color of bronze. Thus, what Lin Yan said about having a half jade body was quite reasonable.
"That's right. But this is already quite extraordinary. With the help of the Thunder Spirit Pill, Lin Yan, you have advanced directly to the half jade body! After a bit more cultivation, given your talent, you'll soon be able to master it completely. Tsk tsk! It's the jade body! Once mastered, Lin Yan, your strength will experience a tremendous increase."
Lin Dong looked at Lin Yan's body with some envy. Although his own progress this time was significant, compared to Lin Yan, it was like a child standing before an adult. After all, he still couldn't master the bronze body, whereas Lin Yan was already on the verge of mastering the jade body. Thinking about this, he felt very envious.
"Well, your progress isn't bad either. This advancement is quite substantial," Lin Yan smiled and patted Lin Dong on the shoulder. He then reverted from the jade body back to his original appearance.
"Are you ready to go?" Lin Dong asked Lin Yan upon seeing this. Lin Yan nodded first but then carefully surveyed the surroundings. Naturally, he did this to see if there was any place to check in. After all, they had just obtained some spirit herbs here, and perhaps luck would be on their side, and they could check in here as well.
However, this disappointed Lin Yan. Although he spent some time searching carefully, this was not a check-in place, so the system naturally showed no reaction. Lin Yan could only smile resignedly. But he wasn't upset; after all, he had already gained some benefits here. Even if he couldn't check in, it didn't matter.
"Let's go. Let's continue forward," Lin Yan said to Lin Dong once more. The two then continued toward Dayan County. They traveled for several more days before being completely far from Tian Du County. But they were still not very close to Dayan County, so they had a long way ahead.
The road ahead was still filled with dense forests. However, as Lin Yan and Lin Dong continued, they suddenly arrived at a mountain. Lin Yan and Lin Dong originally didn't think much of it; they just wanted to continue their journey. But through their powerful mental forces, they could vaguely sense intense fluctuations in a region to the west.
"Lin Yan, do you feel it?" Lin Dong stopped and looked at Lin Yan. "Yes, it seems there's something," Lin Yan responded. "Should we take a look?" Lin Dong began to ask. "Let's go. If we're out for training, we can't avoid events along the way. Who knows, we might find some opportunity," Lin Yan expressed his opinion. Since they were out for training, they naturally couldn't avoid events along the way. And if they really came across a special place, it would also be convenient for their check-in.
They quickly headed in that direction, and Lin Dong followed closely behind. The two continued forward. Finally, they stopped at a mountaintop filled with strange rocks. Here, they could already sense everything happening in front of them thanks to their powerful mental forces. But conversely, the people in front could not sense their presence.
"There are two groups of people; it seems they're fighting for something." After a brief perception, Lin Yan quickly felt that there were many warriors ahead. He discovered that there were two factions. But no matter which team, it seemed there was a martial artist in the Formation state. Of course, in Lin Yan's eyes at this moment, martial artists of this level no longer posed any intimidation.
"Little Ferret said, is that the Thunder Source Crystal?" "Lin Yan, it's the mountain over there," Lin Dong spoke to Lin Yan. Previously, he had also used his own mental force to briefly investigate. But when he investigated a mountain ahead, Lin Dong found that it emanated an extremely violent aura. At that moment, the little ferret inside his body spoke and informed him of some situations.
"Oh, the Thunder Source Crystal? By that name, it sounds quite domineering," Lin Yan responded with interest. Upon hearing this, Lin Dong nodded and said, "Yes. The strength of the Thunder Source Crystal should be at the Consummate Formation state. And its aura is extremely unstable, probably about to evolve. If it successfully evolves, it will be a Formation-level demonic beast; such a beast, probably not many in the entire Great Yan Empire could handle it."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yan frowned slightly, "A demonic beast of that level? What are those two factions doing? Are they seeking death?" Lin Dong shook his head, "That's not it, Lin Yan. Little Ferret said that although the Thunder Source Crystal is strong, every time it evolves, it goes through a period of enormous weakness. At that time, it will only be able to use about one-third of its original strength. So, at that time, those two groups will probably take the opportunity to act."
Upon hearing this, Lin Yan nodded in understanding. Then he asked, "They're making so much effort; they must have some purpose, right? Is there some treasure in the body of this Thunder Source Beast?" Lin Dong explained to Lin Yan, "Yes. The body of the Thunder Source Crystal contains the Thunder Source. This thing contains enormous lightning power. Little Ferret said its effect is probably no worse than the Thunder Spirit Pill. If we can obtain the Thunder Source, you might perfect your jade body, Lin Yan, and I could also open the last meridian. Most importantly, after absorbing the Thunder Source, there will be a trace of lightning power in our Yuan Power. With our Grand Sun Lightning Formation, our Yuan Power will be even more dominant."
Lin Dong explained the benefits of the Thunder Source to Lin Yan in detail. Hearing this, Lin Yan's eyes gradually became ardent. He smiled slightly and said, "In that case, it's ours. If the two groups behind don't cause problems, fine. If they dare to cause problems, I'll kill them!"
(End of Chapter)