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Stepping through the pitch-black gate, the light was dim, with a gentle glow emitted from the fire pearls embedded in the surrounding walls, casting an eerie and silent ambiance over the spacious pavilion.
Upon entering the pavilion, several wide pathways came into view. At the front of each passageway, large characters representing various attributes were displayed.
Mo Yu was aligned with the lightning attribute, while Xiao Yan and Xun'er were of the fire attribute. Therefore, once inside the pavilion, Mo Yu separated from the two.
Walking down the path of lightning, five smaller paths appeared, where the faint shadows of clan members could be seen.
"Second path of lightning," Mo Yu murmured as his gaze shifted. Without hesitation, he entered the second path.
The narrow corridor ahead was entirely different. On both sides of the passage, every few meters, there was a thick, silver-white wooden door. At this moment, all the doors were wide open, with faint silver barriers floating within the frames.
These silver barriers were defensive measures and also served as the final test for young clan members. To obtain the technique within, one had to break through the barrier.
There were already quite a few clan members in the corridor. At that moment, they were fiercely pounding on the silver barriers in front of various doors, their faces red with exertion. Occasionally, the sound of a barrier shattering would be accompanied by cheers echoing down the passage. Whenever this happened, the clan members still struggling to break their barriers would show clear signs of envy.
Rounding another corner, Mo Yu glanced at the number on a nearby door: Thirty-One.
With swift steps, Mo Yu moved forward until he stopped in front of the door marked Thirty-One. He chuckled softly, "Looks like this is the one."
Although he didn't care much about Xiao Zhan giving him preferential treatment, it was still the clan leader's goodwill, so Mo Yu decided to at least take a look.
At this moment, there were still over a dozen clan members in the corridor. When they saw Mo Yu stop at room thirty-one, they were stunned. This room had the strongest defensive barrier in this particular path. Previously, several capable clan members had tried to break in but all had met with failure.
However, when they remembered that Mo Yu had already broken through to Dou Zhe, their surprise faded.
Ignoring the curious gazes from around him, Mo Yu gently placed his palm on the barrier.
His feet spread slightly apart, both palms slowly tightened into fists, and he closed his eyes. A faint trace of Dou Qi began to circulate rapidly within his body along specific meridians.
"Shatter!"
Mo Yu's closed eyes suddenly snapped open. The lightning patterns on his right arm immediately brightened, and his body shifted forward as his tightly clenched right fist, accompanied by a sharp whistling sound, slammed heavily into the silver barrier.
"Thunder Body!"
With a cold shout in his mind, Mo Yu's fist smashed onto the barrier, causing ripples to spread from the center like waves.
In the next instant, under the shocked gazes of over a dozen people, the silver barrier shattered like glass!
Breaking the barrier with such ease, Mo Yu's expression remained calm, which only deepened the awe of the onlookers.
Shattering the barrier signaled the right to enter the room.
The lighting inside the small room was a bit brighter. It wasn't particularly spacious, with a small, ancient black stone platform at its center. Resting quietly on the platform was a silver-white scroll.
Walking forward, Mo Yu casually picked up the scroll and glanced at the back of it. He muttered softly, "Huang-Class advanced technique: Roaring Thunder Technique."
"This is probably the highest-level lightning technique in the family, huh?" Mo Yu thought to himself as he looked at the scroll.
Recalling Xiao Zhan's earlier gesture, Mo Yu couldn't help but shake his head. Although the clan leader had good intentions, he had no need for a Huang-Class advanced technique.
Casually tucking the technique into his robe, Mo Yu was about to leave when his gaze was suddenly drawn to the ancient stone platform.
"Is this... a Black Thunderstone?"
The Black Thunderstone was an extremely rare material used for crafting weapons. Not only was it exceptionally tough, but it was also highly conductive, making it the ideal material for Dou Zhe practicing lightning techniques.
Realizing this, Mo Yu's expression changed, and an uncontrollable smile appeared on his face.
Currently, he already had the body-refining dou technique Thunder Body and the movement technique Nine Flashes of the Wandering Dragon but he still lacked a powerful offensive technique.
As his strength had increased, Mo Yu had been considering leaving Wu Tan City. Venturing into the outside world would require adequate preparation, and he had been thinking of practicing an offensive technique.
However, most powerful offensive techniques required weapons to fully unleash their power.
Lately, aside from cultivating, Mo Yu had been searching for rare materials to craft a suitable weapon.
Unfortunately, Wu Tan City was too remote, and none of the materials he found had impressed him.
But this Black Thunderstone sparked an idea.
Divine Might Black Thunder Spear!
On the Dou Qi Continent, alchemists' cauldrons were ranked into nine tiers, with the highest-quality thirteen cauldrons belonging to the legendary Heavenly Cauldron List.
Comparatively, the Divine Might Black Thunder Spear, when converted to the Dou Qi Continent, would likely be around Tier 4.
Though only of Tier 4 quality, Mo Yu felt no disappointment.
He had an extraordinary attachment to the Divine Might Black Thunder Spear. In his previous life, it was this spear, along with its matching spear techniques, that had allowed him to rise to power and become a mighty force on the continent.
Unfortunately, as his strength increased, the spear had shattered during a great battle, which had left him deeply regretful.
The primary material for crafting the Divine Might Black Thunder Spear was the Black Thunderstone.
Fate, in a twist of irony, had granted him another chance to wield the Divine Might Black Thunder Spear and once again dominate the continent. Would this be the key to his rise?
"Indeed, fate is unpredictable. I came here on a whim, and yet I stumbled upon such a treasure," Mo Yu sighed, stroking the ancient, icy stone platform.
He had come simply to make an appearance, not thinking much of the clan leader's hint, yet this visit had yielded such a discovery.
Mo Yu wasn't surprised that the Xiao Clan possessed such an item. After all, they were once one of the Eight Ancient Clans, so it wasn't unusual for them to have hidden treasures.
However, with the Xiao Clan's decline, no one could recognize the value of this item anymore. Perhaps some had noticed its unusual qualities but didn't know how to use it.
After all, crafting with Black Thunderstone required a weapon refiner of at least Tier 4, and such a person was far beyond the reach of the Xiao Clan.
All these factors led to this priceless material being reduced to nothing more than an ordinary stone platform in the Dou Qi Pavilion.
This truly felt like a case of "casting pearls before swine."
With that thought, Mo Yu unceremoniously stored the Black Thunderstone into his ring.
Leaving it here, a hundred years later, it would still be just a stone platform. But with him, its true value would be revealed.
As for the Xiao Clan, he would compensate them in the future.
Although there were many hidden experts in the Dou Qi Pavilion, they were focused on defending against external threats, not internal ones. Moreover, Mo Yu's soul power was not weak, so storing the Black Thunderstone was no challenge at all.
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