Chapter 239: Mysterious Earth Stone, Heavenly Net, Virtual Mall

Yin Wood Divine Thunder, this name once shook an era.

It represents both a Daoist technique and a power.

Before the Green Emperor appeared, the fame of Yin Wood Divine Thunder was likewise illustrious, but it had not reached the point where beings of the Spirit Realm and Otherworld Demon Emperors would fear it.

Because Yin Wood Divine Thunder is merely one of the Five Elements Divine Thunders, belonging to earthly thunder, and above it there is heavenly thunder.

There are many thunderbolts whose power exceeds that of Yin Wood Divine Thunder.

But since the Green Emperor emerged unexpectedly, with extraordinary talent he painstakingly evolved Yin Wood Divine Thunder into Yin Thunder Great Dao, which can contend with the Upper Great Dao.

However, after the Green Emperor disappeared, this once-renowned method of Yin Wood Divine Thunder was also lost.

Now, Yin Wood Divine Thunder has reappeared; no one knows how many waves it will stir.

In Enlightenment Valley, Wang Ping successfully cultivated the Lightning Drawing Secret in the last bit of time he had, and imprinted it within the Wood Divine Light.

From then on, within the Five-Colored Divine Light, two kinds of divine light have fused with Five Elements spiritual objects, imprinting the Five Elements Dao Arts.

After taking back the battle flag, Wang Ping walked slowly outward; he had stayed in Enlightenment Valley for one day, and for the next month he may not re-enter.

After leaving Enlightenment Valley, Wang Ping noticed that the middle-aged cultivator guarding the valley looked at him with a strange gaze, seeming to carry a hint of goodwill and a hint of shock.

Whoosh!

Before him, the air shimmered with a ray of light, and a middle-aged cultivator in black Daoist robes appeared out of nowhere.

Wang Ping recognized this instructor, but did not know his name.

Zhang He looked at Wang Ping with a smiling face, feeling pleased, not only because Wang Ping had won him the bet, but also because Wang Ping had actually cultivated Yin Wood Divine Thunder.

When this news first appeared, he could hardly believe it, but the Divine Ability Dao Law Stele does not lie, so he could only choose to believe it.

Looking at Wang Ping's bewildered appearance before him, Zhang He laughed and said:

"My name is Zhang He! I am a First-Level Instructor of the Dao Institute."

Wang Ping respectfully said: "I have seen Instructor Zhang."

Zhang He nodded and said:

"This time I show you a bit of favor; this earth-element spiritual object is for you."

Saying this, Zhang He threw a lump of earth glowing with a yellow haze at Wang Ping.

After receiving it, Wang Ping lowered his head and looked, and was startled to find it was actually Mysterious Earth Stone.

This is a tremendously important spiritual object for cultivators who practice the Earth Great Dao and Earth-element Dao Arts.

I have never met this instructor before; where does this talk of favor come from?

And they even used Mysterious Earth Stone as a gift to give him.

He wanted to speak, but Zhang He had already vanished, and the cultivator guarding Enlightenment Valley then spoke:

"Take it; it's just a lump of Mysterious Earth Stone. Zhang He made a bet with someone else, wagering on the distance you would walk out of Enlightenment Valley. Compared to what he won, the Mysterious Earth Stone is truly insignificant."

Wang Ping understood; that's the case, but even so, there was no need to do this!

Unfortunately, this time the guarding cultivator did not clear up his confusion.

After returning to his cave dwelling, Wang Ping first slept, but the next morning he discovered many jade slips flying wildly outside his cave dwelling.

After opening the cave dwelling's restriction and collecting those jade slips to examine them one by one, after the time it takes to finish a cup of tea, a strange expression appeared on his face.

The contents of those jade slips were largely similar, basically all invitations for him to attend gatherings, wishing to get to know each other.

"Could it be because of the aftermath of the arena battle's fermentation?"

Wang Ping silently speculated.

But soon, his doubt was explained.

"Where is Wang Ping?"

Suddenly outside his cave dwelling appeared a steward wearing green Daoist robes, whose cultivation was astonishingly at the Nascent Soul level.

"Disciple greets the steward! I do not know what important matter brings the steward to my cave dwelling."

Upon seeing Wang Ping come out, the steward's originally cold face softened, and his tone grew gentler:

"Are you Wang Ping? You have cultivated Yin Wood Divine Thunder?"

Wang Ping's heart startled; he had only recently cultivated Yin Wood Divine Thunder, so how could this steward already know?

But he had nothing to hide; this is the Dao Institute, and his personal safety would still be guaranteed.

"Not bad, disciple has just successfully cultivated Yin Wood Divine Thunder!"

The steward nodded and said:

"Not bad; according to Dao Institute regulations, any disciple who has ascended the Divine Ability Dao Comprehension Stele must receive a reward. Wang Ping, you have successfully cultivated Yin Wood Divine Thunder, making you the first cultivator to do so since the Green Emperor's disappearance. The Dao Institute decides to award you a Thunder Stone to encourage you, hoping you will continue to strive and soon reappear with the grandeur of Yin Thunder Great Dao."

After the steward finished speaking, he flipped his palm, and a silver-white box appeared in his hand.

Wang Ping reached out with both hands to receive it; his heart was extraordinarily excited, never expecting the Dao Institute to be so generous—just for cultivating Yin Wood Divine Thunder and mounting that Divine Ability Dao Law Stele, they would give such a heavy reward.

Yesterday he obtained a Mysterious Earth Stone, today a Thunder Stone; Wang Ping felt his luck had been quite good lately.

His Five-Colored Divine Light originated from the Five Elements, yet still requires Five Elemental power for cultivation.

The Mysterious Earth Stone can be absorbed by Yellow Divine Light, while the Thunder Stone, although not belonging to the Five Elements, can be absorbed by Yin Wood Divine Thunder.

Storing the Thunder Stone in his storage bracelet, Wang Ping solemnly said: "Disciple will surely strive in cultivation and not disappoint the Dao Institute's expectations!"

The green-clad steward nodded, turned and left; Wang Ping returned to his cave dwelling, sat cross-legged on the bed, flipped his palm again, and the silver box appeared in his hand.

Opening the box, a fist-sized silver stone lay quietly inside.

Wang Ping reached out and took it out; a faint numbing sensation was clearly felt by him. Gazing at the Thunder Stone in his hand, he exclaimed from the heart:

"As expected of a Thunder Stone; even at the lowest grade, it is quite extraordinary!"

This fist-sized lump of Thunder Stone contains at least enough lightning power to blast a hundred-zhang-high peak into dust.

Gazing at this Thunder Stone, Wang Ping's heart stirred; he took out the Mysterious Earth Stone that Instructor Zhang He had given him yesterday, and both stones contain terrifying energy within.

It happens to be absorbable by his own Five-Colored Divine Light.

Swish! Swish!

Yellow divine light and cyan divine light rose from behind Wang Ping, each wrapping around a stone, the energy inside the Xuan-tu stone and Lei stone constantly being drawn out.

Within the cyan divine light, a cyan-gold lightning continuously drew energy from the Lei stone.

The silver Lei stone stores silver lightning energy, which is a low-grade Dao energy; thus, Wang Ping I can feel the might of the Yi Wood Divine Thunder rapidly increasing.

The might of the Yi Wood Divine Thunder is increasing, and the cyan divine light correspondingly bursts forth with a more verdant glow; the two have now merged into one, when one is strong, the other follows suit.

The yellow divine light beside trembled slightly, and that extremely hard Xuan-tu stone shattered, strands of yellowish airflow being absorbed by the yellow divine light.

As it continuously absorbs the energy within the Xuan-huang stone, the yellow divine light gives a feeling of increasing heaviness.

After an hour passed, Wang Ping's cave dwelling echoed with crackling sounds, 'crack! crack!' of thunder.

Behind Wang Ping, within a cyan glow, an arm-thick cyan-gold lightning lay hidden; after absorbing the Yi Wood Divine Thunder from the Ke Lei stone, its power nearly doubled.

Wang Ping constantly formed hand seals; the newly mastered Guide Thunder Technique was unleashed by him.

The Yi Wood Divine Thunder hidden within the cyan divine light was drawn out by the Guide Thunder Decision; originally only half a zhang long and arm-thick, under the pull of the Guide Thunder Decision it suddenly expanded.

In the spacious stone hall, dense cyan-gold lightning appeared, these lightning bolts intertwining to form a cyan-gold lightning net covering the entire hall.

The Yi Wood Divine Thunder is a righteous divine thunder, the bane of all evil entities and demons.

Wang Ping now uses the Guide Thunder Technique as a guide, weaving such a cyan-gold lightning net; one can imagine that if a cultivator were enveloped within it, his fate would be easy to foresee—the more evil the entity, the worse its fate.

Wang Ping, standing at the center of the lightning net, smiled; the essence of the Guide Thunder Technique lies in the single character 'guide'—to guide the thunder, to gather and disperse at will.

Let the violent, ferocious thunder be used by him.

The Guide Thunder Technique is a rare special Dao art; in the first and second realms it shows no power, but upon reaching the third realm, the Innate Realm, it can guide post-natal thunder to become innate thunder, and can also condense an innate thunder god in the form of a thunder beast.

At that point, the Guide Thunder Technique truly reveals its domineering nature.

With a move, it summons the heavenly thunder god, the residual essence of the thunder beast attacks the enemy; even upon cultivating to the fourth realm, it can draw down heavenly punishment—in the snap of a finger, the sky rains thunder, all things annihilated.

Wang Ping has merely trained the Guide Thunder Decision to the second realm; the first two layers of the Guide Thunder Decision are relatively simple, and in the Dao Comprehension Valley he has already cultivated it to the mid-stage of the second realm.

This realm is suitable for controlling the Yi Wood Divine Thunder at this time.

This cyan-gold lightning net is a technique Wang Ping had long researched; once the Yi Wood Divine Thunder is successfully condensed, it can be unleashed with the Guide Thunder Technique.

Feeling the might of the cyan-gold lightning net, Wang Ping nodded, pinched his chin and pondered for a while, then muttered to himself:

'This move shall be called the Heavenly Net!'

Besides this move, Wang Ping also researched another technique, but it is not suitable to be used here.

The move just displayed was only the power of the Yi Wood Divine Thunder; Wang Ping very much wants to test the true power of the Yi Wood Divine Thunder after merging with the cyan divine light.

Unfortunately, due to site restrictions, he cannot unleash it now; besides the cyan divine light and the Yi Wood Divine Thunder, the yellow divine light has also become increasingly strong.

With a thought, the earth-yellow divine light rose behind Wang Ping, filling the entire stone hall with a sense of oppression.

The Gravity Technique was unleashed, enveloping the entire stone hall; instantly, Wang Ping felt his vision darken, and the surrounding air actually underwent a distortion.

'The gravity field actually affects light?'

Wang Ping's face showed a smile; the changes in battle power brought by the Xuan-tu stone and Lei stone were astonishing.

Feeling his current battle power, Wang Ping thinks that if there were another arena match, he could likely endure two bouts.

This is merely the fusion of the attributes of two divine lights; if all five divine lights were fully fused, that power would actually stir a hint of excitement in Wang Ping's heart.

This is merely the fusion; if the Dao art is cultivated to the extreme of the second layer, its power will surely rise another level.

Thinking of this, Wang Ping involuntarily turned his gaze to the fiery-red bead beside the golden core in his dantian.

Inside, the illusory silhouette of a three-legged golden crow flickered faintly; Wang Ping has already figured out that the spirit bead within him is an object formed from the convergence of a region's fortune.

The spirit bead he obtained is a crystal of the fortune and spiritual energy of the Xichui Three Kingdoms over ten thousand years, a rare spiritual object.

From the fact that he nurtured a wisp of nascent solar true fire into the illusory form of a solar golden crow, one can see its power.

However, that is as far as it goes, unless one possesses the blood, bones, feathers, etc., of the solar golden crow.

He dare not think of a true-spirit-level golden crow, but it is comparable to a great-ability Dao golden crow of the Void Refining stage; there are still many such in the Dao Academy.

Wang Ping immersed his consciousness into his identity jade tablet, through which he can connect to the virtual mall of the Dao Academy.

Inside, one can exchange points for anything one desires.

Magical treasures, spiritual treasures, Dao arts, divine ability seeds, various spiritual objects, spiritual medicines, various demonic beasts, ferocious beasts, and bodily materials.

Many of the goods sold here are rare and even extinct in the outside world, and their prices are extremely cheap.

As long as one has points, one can exchange for the desired Dao items.

A spiritual object worth tens of thousands of spirit crystals in the outside world may be worth only a dozen points in the Dao Academy.

Even so, white-clad disciples rarely have the chance to purchase items in the virtual mall.

Before Wang Ping, a huge light screen appeared, displaying a dense array of items.

There are five-phase spiritual objects, for example fire-attribute spiritual objects such as the Heart of Magma and the Scarlet-Horn Fire Feather, water-attribute spiritual objects such as high-grade spiritual springs and Purple Spirit Liquid, each worth more than twenty points.

Besides that, he also saw the price of Lei stone: fifty points.

Looking at these items, Wang Ping felt dazzled; here he merely possesses an ordinary body, lacking divine sense.

All that lies before him can only be seen with his eyes.

Fortunately, soon a dialog box popped up before Wang Ping's eyes:

Please select the items you need!

Seeing this, Wang Ping muttered:

'Not bad, it's quite intelligent!'

After entering his desired items, a few breaths later the information on the light screen before him vanished completely.

In its place appeared a list of information concerning the golden crow.

At the top of the list was a drop of the essence blood of the true-spirit solar golden crow.

Dong! Dong! Dong!

Seeing those few characters, Wang Ping's virtual heart actually jumped a few times uncontrollably.

If he were to obtain it, Wang Ping thought, his gaze involuntarily shifted right and his movement stopped.

Three shining large characters appeared before him:

One million!

This drop of Sun Golden Crow's blood is actually worth one million points!

Seeing this value, Wang Ping's first flashing thought was how anyone could possibly obtain one million points.

Whether it's the Heaven-Reaching Tower, the Sea of Will, or any other way to earn points, it's hard to obtain such points.

He didn't know what use the Dao Institute had for placing these points here.

Reluctantly moving his gaze away from the first column, Wang Ping looked toward the second row.

One drop of Three-legged Golden Crow's blood essence is worth one hundred thousand points.

Seeing this column, Wang Yi felt somewhat doubtful, wondering if there is any difference between the Sun Golden Crow and the Three-legged Golden Crow.

Looking further down, one feather of the Three-legged Golden Crow is also worth one hundred thousand points.

The third column is the blood essence of the ferocious beast Chaos Dragon Crow, worth ninety thousand points.

Wang Ping likewise couldn't afford it, so he simply looked straight to the bottom.

The last column reads: one drop of Profound Flame Divine Crow's blood essence, worth one thousand five hundred points.

The Profound Flame Divine Crow is a branch of the Sun Golden Crow; its blood essence must contain a trace of the Sun Golden Crow's bloodline, and most importantly, its innate divine ability is the True Sun Fire.

This is exactly what Wang Ping needs.

His gaze turned to the second-to-last column, which reads: Flame Yang Golden Crow, its blood essence worth one thousand five hundred points, but this is not what Wang Ping wants.

Going upward, there are over a dozen that are not the blood essence Wang Ping wants; therefore, among the five thousand points, the most suitable for Wang Ping is this drop of Profound Flame Divine Crow's blood essence.