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Chapter 182: Seven Days Time
When the sun set, Sun Zhe finally found the so-called Source Tavern in the east of the city. Although the Source Tavern was not large, it was still considered a decent establishment in the bustling Linwu City; otherwise, Sun Zhe would not have spent so long searching for it.
What reassured him was that Zhao Ang and the others had already arrived here, and their speed was beyond Sun Zhe's expectations. They had reached Linwu City even before seven or eight o'clock, and during this time, they had explored the entire Linwu City. Particularly Zhao Ang, who loved to have fun, had visited many of the more famous places in Linwu City.
Thanks to their early arrival, they had booked four rooms ahead of time. If Sun Zhe had come at this moment, it would have been difficult to secure so many rooms. After all, this Selection Trial was a grand event for the entire continent, attracting young people from all over the Thunder Continent. The influx of people into the city was overwhelming, and rooms in inns and taverns quickly filled up with these visitors.
After escorting them here, Pang Yiting left alone to meet with her fellow disciples. Only Zhao Ang, Shen Yan, Kuangba, and Takeda remained. Zhao Ang and his companions were preparing to participate in the Selection Trial; although their chances of success were slim, it would still be a good experience. Takeda, on the other hand, was already past the age limit for participating in competitions and was merely here to enjoy the excitement.
Inside a private room of the Source Tavern, the five of them were gathered.
Takeda was quite a renowned expert from Great Yuan Province with keen insight. With his rich experience, he immediately noticed that Sun Zhe was injured. His thick eyebrows furrowed as he asked in a deep voice,
"Did you encounter someone on your way here?"
Takeda knew Sun Zhe's strength very well. Back then, Sun Zhe could fight against powerful opponents at the Thunder Lord Stage with his cultivation at the Realm of Thunder Sovereign. Now that he had reached the Realm of the Thunder Lord, while he might not be considered a king among Thunder Lord Stage Cultivators, he was certainly a strong contender among his peers. Takeda couldn't understand who could have injured Sun Zhe.
Hearing Takeda's question, Shen Yan also turned his gaze toward Sun Zhe. Concern flashed in their eyes; they were not fools and understood Sun Zhe's intention to travel alone—he didn't want to drag them into danger—but they hadn't expected him to actually encounter an ambush.
"Haha, you misunderstood me. I didn't run into an ambush; there was just a little accident on the way. Fortunately, it wasn't anything serious."
Sun Zhe explained with a somewhat pale face. After being injured initially, he had no time to recover and had to endure pain while hurrying along. After arriving in Linwu City and sparring with them—though they hadn't truly fought—the pressure from that confrontation was also a significant burden. In front of Yan Ruoyun and the others, Sun Zhe dared not show any signs of weakness; however, in front of Takeda and the others, he no longer needed to hide.
"But there are only seven days left until registration for the Selection Trial. Your injuries..." Shen Yan said worriedly as he looked at Sun Zhe's pale face.
"It’s fine; seven days is enough time."
Sun Zhe smiled calmly and spoke confidently. He knew his body best; he simply lacked time to recover and didn't know the exact timing for the Selection Trial during his journey. Therefore, he didn't dare stop to rest along the way and pushed himself to hurry. Otherwise, given his robust physique, these injuries might look alarming but were not significant for him at all.
At this point, Sun Zhe lightly brushed his hand over the spatial ring, and a stack of silver notes suddenly appeared in his right hand. He looked towards Zhao Ang and said,
"Can you help me with something, Zhao?"
Seeing Sun Zhe suddenly produce so many silver notes, the four people present were momentarily stunned. As far as they knew, Sun Zhe seemed to have no family background, yet he had brought out what appeared to be at least several hundred thousand taels. Such wealth could probably rival the entire savings of a family, and they all wondered what Sun Zhe was planning to do.
"Of course, no problem."
However, Zhao Ang was Zhao Ang after all; he didn’t ask what Sun Zhe needed help with. With a hearty laugh, he patted his chest and assured him.
Zhao Ang's generosity also touched Sun Zhe slightly. He handed the stack of silver notes to Zhao Ang and then took out a piece of white paper from his pocket and handed it to Zhao Ang. Upon receiving it, Zhao Ang's eyes widened in surprise; the paper was densely filled with a list of no less than a hundred precious materials.
"Thousand-Year Cold Iron, Cangshan Blood Spirit Ginseng, Zhuyuan Mushroom... These items are quite valuable. What do you need so many for..." Zhao Ang asked incredulously as he looked at the list in his hand. Some items he had never even heard of, while others were incredibly valuable Spiritual Artifacts that he had only heard about.
"There are eight hundred thousand taels of silver here. Can you help me gather the materials on this list in Linwu City? Of course, I don’t expect you to collect them all; just do your best to gather as many as you can. The specific quantities are already listed on the paper."
Sun Zhe said with a smile, but he did not explain what he would do with them. In fact, aside from a small portion meant for recovering his injuries and enhancing his cultivation, most of these materials were intended for refining the Yin Huai Iron Corpse.
Refining the Yin Huai Iron Corpse was not something that could be done casually. Sun Zhe had barely managed to refine it to the early stage of Thunder Lord using the vast materials left behind in Yin Yu Zhen Ren's Ethereal Ring, but those materials were nearly exhausted. To further enhance the strength of the Yin Huai Iron Corpse required an alarming amount of materials.
Sun Zhe couldn't help but sigh; indeed, refining the Yin Huai Iron Corpse was not something just anyone could do. Even with a body of a Cultivator above Thunder Emperor and extreme Yin veins, the materials needed during the refining process posed a significant challenge. According to Sun Zhe's estimates, if he truly wanted to push the strength of the Yin Huai Iron Corpse to its peak, it would likely require materials worth tens of millions of taels. Moreover, some materials might not even be available for purchase regardless of wealth.
This was not merely refining the Yin Huai Iron Corpse; it was clearly throwing money into a bottomless pit. However, for such a powerful fighter, even knowing it was an endless expenditure, Sun Zhe couldn’t bear not to invest.
...
In Sun Zhe's room, Jingjing watched everything around him with wide eyes and vigilance. It understood that Sun Zhe was currently in seclusion to recover, so it had no choice but to refuse Zhao Ang's tempting food offerings and give up Shen Yan's broad embrace, focusing instead on guarding its brother Sun Zhe.
While guarding him, this little guy didn’t forget to place a wine cup in front of itself filled with fine wine so that it could occasionally sip on it—making things not so dull after all.
Sun Zhe sat cross-legged on the bed, his hands resting flat on his knees as he formed hand seals. The Thunderbolt Technique began to operate, and arcs of Purple Lightning instantly surrounded him, with a powerful Thunder Might radiating outward. However, Sun Zhe maintained excellent control; both the scattered Thunder Light and the formidable Thunder Might were tightly confined within a several-meter-wide area, completely undetectable by those outside.
In front of Sun Zhe was a row of green jade vials filled with Dragon-Tiger Pills obtained from Aohumen, pills captured from the deceased Yin Yu Zhen Ren, and various other pills purchased by Zhao Ang from Linwu City. In total, there were more than a dozen vials of different kinds of pills.
Without hesitation, Sun Zhe consumed the precious pills one by one. In the blink of an eye, they transformed into pure energy that flowed into his meridians. Under the full operation of his technique, this energy was directed into the damaged meridians, gradually healing the fine cracks caused by their previous collapse. The injured muscles throughout his body also began to recover rapidly under the stimulation of this medicinal power.
Indeed, Sun Zhe's Thunder Body was formidable; not only was his recovery ability astonishing, but the speed at which he absorbed the medicinal power far exceeded what an ordinary person could achieve. In just a few days, he had consumed all the pills laid out before him, and his meridian injuries had healed significantly. The Thunder Power and Spiritual Power within him had also reached their peak state.
Only five days had passed, with two days remaining. Sun Zhe did not stop; with a wave of his right hand, another seven or eight vials appeared before him.
With ample medicinal pills at his disposal, Sun Zhe felt much more confident. Without any hesitation, the pills in the vials transformed once again into streams of pure medicinal power that entered his body. This time, however, it was not just to heal his body; while repairing himself, even more energy penetrated into the Star Point within his Left Eye, transforming into strands of refined Thunder Power, enhancing his cultivation.
Since leaving Lingjia Village, although less than three months had passed, Sun Zhe had experienced numerous battles along the way—at Xuan Prefecture, Beifeng City, the Great Yuan State Hero Tower, and the Gorge Cave in Lingyun Prefecture. As the saying goes, fighting is the best means to improve one's strength. Now, under the stimulation of abundant medicinal power, Sun Zhe sensed a sign that his cultivation was about to advance.
Another pill was consumed and transformed into a surge of robust energy. By now, Sun Zhe's body had completely recovered. This medicinal power surged violently into the peculiar space within his Left Eye. However, this time it did not merge with that single Star Point. Instead, it began to rotate slowly like a purple vortex. Upon closer inspection, it gradually formed another dim Purple Star Point.
The second Purple Star Point of the Realm of the Thunder Lord was slowly taking shape!
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