Chapter 200: Lei Beasts! Lei Ting Crystal Cores!

"How is it? Shocking, right?"

Jiang Luo, in the driver's seat, asked with a smile.

As a lightning-type ability user, he had also come to the Lei Ting Secret Realm once during his third year of college.

The scene before his eyes had given him an enormous shock.

"Indeed shocking, and not quite what I imagined.

I thought the Lei Ting Secret Realm would be more primitive. I never expected a city to have already developed here."

Xu Jingming exclaimed.

In his imagination, the Lei Ting Secret Realm should have been about the same as the Source Water Wilderness Zone, just with a bit more lightning.

"But how did you manage to completely conceal an anomaly of this scale behind a single city wall?"

Xu Jingming hadn't quite figured it out.

The Tianming Sect's Jin Ning City branch used the latest stealth technology to blend the branch into its surroundings.

But the Lei Ting Secret Realm covered such a vast area, and involved high-altitude cloud layers — relying on technology alone, concealment would be very hard to achieve.

"Decades ago, after the Lei Ting Martial Hall took over this side,

they hired high-level space-type ability users to slice this place off into an independent space.

The city wall we just passed through is actually equivalent to a gate of space.

Ordinary citizens only know this side is a special military district; in reality, inside the wall is an entirely different world."

Jiang Luo drove the off-road vehicle along the road, smiling as he explained, "Actually, the storm zone farthest away is the true Lei Ting Secret Realm.

This city's range is all provided for ability users to rest and live in.

Also, that side has been specially treated to keep the thunder sealed within the storm zone, so it won't carry over.

Otherwise, with thunder rumbling and earsplitting, the people here wouldn't be able to rest."

"I see." Xu Jingming was suddenly enlightened.

He had thought the reason he hadn't heard any thunder was because the distance was too great; he hadn't expected it had been specially handled.

"Let's go, we'll eat first, then I'll take you to your lodging."

The off-road vehicle stopped in front of a restaurant called 'Qu Xiang Restaurant.'

"Welcome to Qu Xiang Restaurant. May I ask how many in your party, Mr.?"

Seeing the lightning emblem on the off-road vehicle, the reception staff at the restaurant immediately asked with a respectful expression.

"Two. Find us a quiet private room," Jiang Luo said in a deep voice.

"Of course, please follow me."

One server took the car keys to park, while the other led the two of them inside.

"Here, order whatever you want."

Inside the private room, Jiang Luo handed over the menu and said with a smile:

"This Qu Xiang Restaurant specializes in using Lei beasts from the Lei Ting Secret Realm as ingredients. Every dish is very distinctive."

"Lei beasts? Luo Ge, you'll have to give me a proper introduction to this Lei Ting Secret Realm later — your junior brother here is still completely in the dark."

Xu Jingming said with a smile, glancing at the menu in his hand.

It had to be said, worthy of being specialty dishes — every single dish was priced at least over 5,000.

Xu Jingming had a huge appetite, but since he had eaten at his aunt's place just a few hours ago, he didn't order too much.

"Of course."

After adding a few more dishes, Jiang Luo dismissed the server.

Then his spatial ring flickered slightly, and a blue-white crystal core appeared in his hand:

"The first thing I need to introduce to you is this Lei Ting crystal core.

Lei Ting crystal cores are a specialty of the Lei Ting Secret Realm, obtainable from within Lei beasts.

First-tier Lei beasts definitely don't have them.

Second- and third-tier Lei beasts depend on luck — you might get one if you're lucky, and if you're unlucky, you won't.

From fourth tier and above, every Lei beast has a Lei Ting crystal core inside its body."

The Lei Ting crystal core was roughly the size of an egg, oval-shaped, with faint, powerful Lei Guang streaking through it.

"Right, you should know that the Lei Ting Secret Realm is full of lightning-type fierce beasts, yes?"

Jiang Luo added.

Ordinary lightning-manipulating fierce beasts don't have anything like a Lei Ting crystal core inside them — only the Lei beasts of the Lei Ting Secret Realm are a bit special.

"I know."

Xu Jingming nodded, somewhat curiously:

"But what's the difference between these mutated Lei beasts and ordinary lightning-type fierce beasts?"

"The difference isn't that big, but because they've lived in the storm zone for a long time, the thunder they wield is very powerful and harder to deal with.

Of course, the same applies to us lightning-type ability users — the consumption of releasing abilities and combat techniques is correspondingly reduced."

Jiang Luo handed over the Lei Ting crystal core in his hand:

"This is a fourth-tier top-grade Lei Ting crystal core, obtained after killing a peak fourth-tier Lei beast. Consider it a meeting gift from your senior brother."

"Thanks, Luo Ge."

Xu Jingming thanked him with a smile and took the crystal core.

The Lei He wasn't as cold as he'd imagined; instead, it gave off a faint warmth like a hand warmer.

"Lei Ting crystal cores have many uses. The simplest use is for tempering the body."

Jiang Luo took out another Lei He with much weaker energy fluctuations and crushed it in one hand!

Rumble rumble~~~

In an instant,

a fierce blue-white thunder burst forth, engulfing Jiang Luo whole!

But this thunder didn't even pierce the skin Jiang Luo had bared—didn't even leave a reddened mark.

"The lightning contained in a Lei He is similar to natural thunder, and can be used alongside our own lightning ability to cultivate the Indestructible Thunder Body.

It's just that this one is a second-grade Lei He, its power isn't that strong, so there's not much training effect."

Jiang Luo's own platinum-white lightning ability erupted; with a slight tremor, it scattered the thunder.

"The Lei He contains natural thunder? Then why not just go straight to the thunderstorm zone and bathe in the lightning to aid your cultivation?"

Xu Jingming asked, puzzled.

"The lightning in the thunderstorm zone is too violent, and its strength is unstable—one bolt might be weak, the next one strong.

The lightning in a Lei He, on the other hand, has a constant power level, so using it carries no great danger."

Jiang Luo explained, then stressed:

"Also, remember this—the closer you get to the center of the thunderstorm zone, the higher the grade of the Thunder Beasts, and the stronger the thunder.

The first time you enter the thunderstorm zone, absolutely don't rush in recklessly."

"Understood." Xu Jingming nodded slightly.

"I heard from Liu Ming that your Indestructible Thunder Body has already reached the fourth layer?"

"That's right, broke through about a month or two ago."

"Impressive! My Indestructible Thunder Body is only at the fourth layer myself."

Jiang Luo gave a thumbs-up: "At the fourth layer of the Indestructible Thunder Body, the Lei He you can use are roughly around fourth-grade low or mid tier.

This fourth-grade top-tier Lei He, don't rush to use it just yet—I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand it.

Wait until you've gone to the thunderstorm zone and experienced the highest thunder intensity you can bear, then use it.

Also, if you want to improve your control over your own ability, you can also..."

Although Senior Brother Jiang Luo had only arrived here less than twenty days ago,

his introduction to every aspect of the Thunder Secret Realm was extremely detailed, greatly benefiting Xu Jingming.

This made him sigh once more—sure enough, it helps to have connections in the capital.

After dinner, Xu Jingming, led by Jiang Luo, headed to his lodging.

The lodging was a two-story villa; though its furnishings weren't as refined as the Magic University dormitory villas,

for traveling out in the world, having accommodations like these was already quite good.