He began to attain enlightenment from the Demonic Sect.

Chapter 24 Thunder Cave

A month later.

Spring thunder rumbles, and all things revive.

Nine extremely sharp flying swords flew back from the sky in succession, turning into nine streams of light and disappearing into the sleeve.

Du Jianyuan slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air, and his spiritual sense sank into the depths of his Qi Sea to check the progress of his cultivation technique.

【Fiery Heart-Burning Technique: 198/400 (Minor Success)】

【The Alternating Method of Fire and Evil Origin: 161/200 (Beginner)】

[Nine Palaces Suspended Evil Sword Control Technique: 1/400 (Minor Success)]

"As expected of a dual cultivation method improved by the demonic sect, just one month of assisted cultivation is equivalent to a year of my own arduous training."

Du Jianyuan sighed inwardly.

Qin Mo's magical power was even purer than he had imagined. She had been at the peak of the third level of Qi Refining for more than ten years, and was only one strand of spiritual energy from heaven and earth away from easily breaking through, without even encountering a bottleneck.

After she carefully assisted him in his cultivation, the impurities from the pills that had accumulated in his body due to excessive consumption of the Nourishing Essence Pill were completely absorbed by her, making his magical power even more refined.

At this moment, Qin Mo, with her graceful and slender figure, walked slowly over, holding a cup of tea in her hands. Her dark hair was half-tied up, and her beautiful face was even more charming and captivating.

"Congratulations, Master, on your initial mastery of swordsmanship; sword energy is within reach."

"It's just a little bit of swordsmanship. I estimate that one would need to cultivate it to a high level before even touching the threshold of sword energy."

Du Jianyuan took the teacup, drank a sip, sat down to rest, and instructed:

"I'm going to the Thunder Cave to gather spiritual energy later. I won't be in the cave for at least half a month, so I'll leave my talisman-making duties to you."

In the past month, in addition to teaching him the methods of dual cultivation, he also imparted all his knowledge of talisman techniques without reservation.

Qin Mo herself is a thoughtful person, and with the guidance of this mid-grade talisman master, she comprehends things very quickly. Now, the success rate of her Fiery Talisman has increased from 60% to 80%.

In addition, her magical power was already very pure, so drawing talismans for two people was not a problem for her.

"Yes."

Qin Mo smiled gently, smoothed her dress, and knelt softly beside him to massage his thighs, asking with concern:

"When the master goes to gather qi, he should be more careful, because there may be some people with bad intentions who want to steal qi."

"Um."

Du Jianyuan nodded slightly. Although the Yin family had great influence in the outer sect, it was hard to guarantee that some desperate people would fight to the death.

"It seems that besides being wary of Yan Jun, we also need to be careful of others once we get to the Thunder Cave..."

Du Jianyuan couldn't help but turn to look at Qin Mo, a hint of a smile in his eyes:

"It seems you really don't want me to die."

After a month of cultivation and nurturing, the "seed of evil fire" he planted deep in the other person's dantian has grown strong, and he can understand every thought of the other person.

Du Jianyuan truly felt the sincerity in Qin Mo's words of concern.

"Although my master sometimes doesn't treat me like a human being, in the past month of being with my master, I no longer feel the same fear and anxiety as before..."

Qin Mo spoke with sincere eyes and a soft voice:

"If I can have this peace and security simply by serving my master well, I am willing to serve him for the rest of my life."

Du Jianyuan remained unmoved, only gently stroking her hair, removing the jade hairpin, and instantly her long, black hair cascaded down like a waterfall. His expression was calm as he said:

"My swordsmanship has reached a minor level, but I don't yet know its full power. I can only test it on you."

Upon hearing this, Qin Mo was not afraid at all; instead, a hint of joy appeared in her eyes. Just as she was about to get up and help him to the quiet room, a large hand pressed down on her head.

"Time is of the essence, let's do it here."

"what?"

……

Tianlei Cave is located to the east of Yusha Gate, separated from Wanzhi Peak by a considerable distance.

Fortunately, when An Mingjun came last time, he not only brought him a meteorite iron bottle for gathering Qi, but also a pair of mid-grade magic boots.

They traveled swiftly on the wind, without expending much magical power.

After a long while, Du Jianyuan finally saw the Thunder Cave shown in the Qi Gathering Method.

The entire cave looked as if it had been cleaved open by a giant blade that fell from the sky, leaving a deep, menacing gap that stretched all the way to the ground.

Just as the Awakening of Insects arrived, a torrential downpour came as expected, turning the world into a gray and chaotic mess, with silver thunder and purple lightning flashing erratically through it.

"The first thunder of spring washes away the remnants of winter, awakens life, and also has the effect of purifying spiritual energy... Coming here to gather energy at this time makes it easier to extract a wisp of pure [Embers of Heavenly Thunder]."

Du Jianyuan looked at the purple lightning in the rain and knew that it was also called "Xiao Lei" and belonged to one of the Thunder Dao lineages.

This path is the ultimate decree of the heavens and the law of the cloud veins. It can break evil spirits and also has the ability to cleanse impurities, demons, and resentment.

Seeing that many people were heading towards Tianlei Cave, Du Jianyuan dared not delay any longer and hurriedly rode the wind away at top speed.

"boom!"

The silvery-white divine lightning and the purple lightning from the sky fell into the depths of the cave almost simultaneously, exploding into large pieces of rubble and sparks, making people's eardrums buzz and their internal organs tremble slightly.

Perhaps because they had practiced demonic arts, some people had an aura of bloodlust that was hard to conceal, and they were momentarily afraid in the face of the thunder.

As the thunder gradually dissipated, the lightning-attracting array suspended beneath the dome slowly rotated. A substitute spirit puppet sat cross-legged at the center of the array, its face blurred, its body covered in scorch marks, and wisps of reddish-black smoke billowed outwards.

Du Jianyuan stared intently for a long time, a look of understanding appearing in his eyes, and he thought to himself:

"The purest [Embers of Heavenly Thunder] do not float on the surface, but are hidden deep beneath the crevices of scorched rocks... One must thoroughly survey the terrain, discern the spiritual energy, and then use the Qi-gathering technique nine times to find that wisp of spiritual energy with the fewest impurities..."

After the lightning struck again, Du Jianyuan took out four mid-grade protective talismans that he had drawn himself, affixed them to his chest, back, and both sides of his waist, and quickly entered the cave to observe the terrain and sense the spiritual energy.

At the same time, the bead deep in the Qi Sea began to slowly rotate.

A moment later, the evil fire magic power within his body involuntarily drilled into the depths of a rock crevice.

"Um? 』

Du Jianyuan's heart stirred, and he looked in the direction that was pulling him.

Hidden within an inconspicuous little hole was a wisp of clear, dark red light.

The light was extremely faint, yet astonishingly pure, flickering quietly within, making it incredibly difficult to detect.

Du Jianyuan's expression remained unchanged. He quickly formed a Qi-gathering incantation with both hands, and as his magic power dissipated, he slowly drew out that wisp of light.

After nine attempts, he slowly pulled the wisp of light out of the charred rock cave, drawing in wisps of black smoke.

Then a crimson-black flame ignited, allowing the tribulation lightning and the evil energy to combine in a clever way.

During the refining process, Du Jianyuan dared not be careless in the slightest, keeping a close eye on the surroundings and secretly observing his five senses to avoid being disturbed and ruining this wisp of pure spiritual energy.

After a long while, he pointed his right hand with his sword finger, and the wisp of lightning and fire energy steadily fell into the meteorite bottle and was firmly sealed inside.

"It's done!"

Du Jianyuan was overjoyed and dared not linger there, fearing that another terrifying bolt of lightning would strike him dead.

"boom!"

Just as they left the cave, silver lightning and purple thunder struck again, rumbling and deafening.

A few unlucky souls were too slow to run and were blasted into charred corpses by the lightning, their lives extinguished.

Du Jianyuan felt his blood surging within him and dared not linger. He quickly ran to the cultivator in charge of guarding the area, respectfully placed a spirit stone down, and then found a place to meditate and regulate his breathing, his mind racing.

"The beads... can actually help me search for spiritual energy, which saves me a lot of time."