Chapter 24: The Power of the Silver Thunder Walnut

Li Xuan hesitated for a moment, then plucked two cyan-colored walnuts from the Purple Thunder Walnut tree.

The walnut fruit, the instant it left the branch, its flesh and rind began to wither rapidly, and finally the walnut turned very crisp.

Li Xuan gently squeezed, the rind cracked and scattered, revealing the two silver-white walnuts inside.

【Congratulations Host, you have obtained two Silver Thunder Walnuts and gained 2 points of experience in the secondary profession "Herbal Farmer".】

"So this is the Silver Thunder Walnut?" Li Xuan extended his hand, holding the two walnuts before his eyes, and examined them carefully.

The Silver Thunder Walnut is entirely bright silver, as if it were a pair of crafted ornaments irrigated with silver; its grain patterns crisscross, the feel is superb, and the Silver Thunder Walnut is about the size of an egg, perfect for holding and playing with.

However, Li Xuan is still young, his hands not fully grown, so naturally he cannot grasp these two large walnuts.

Besides the walnut's appearance, Li Xuan values more the power it can unleash; Li Xuan is not short of toys, what he lacks is a trump card—if this item's destructive power is sufficient, Li Xuan will devote himself to fully cultivating the Purple Thunder Walnut tree.

However, Li Xuan currently has no suitable place to test the Silver Thunder Walnut's destructive power; his own Courtyard is clearly unsuitable for experiments, for a careless mishap in the newly finished small courtyard might require rebuilding.

Li Xuan thought for a moment, then took out a box, placed the two Silver Thunder Walnuts inside, put it into the Void Pearl, and waited for a later opportunity to test the Silver Thunder Walnut's destructive power.

Next, Li Xuan placed the Purple Thunder Walnut tree beside the Kongming Grass, making it one of Li Xuan's most precious treasures.

After settling the Purple Thunder Walnut tree, Li Xuan's mood also calmed down.

Actually, after seeing the outside world, Li Xuan's emotions had already been stirred and could not settle for a long time.

So Li Xuan used the cultivation of the Purple Thunder Walnut tree to soothe his feelings.

The effect of cultivating the walnut tree was quite good; Li Xuan's mood had already settled, allowing him to calmly consider the direction of his next excavation.

Li Xuan went to the wooden planks in the basement and began to calculate, after all he had received nine years of compulsory education; although the Stone Wall is hard to quarry, Li Xuan still has many methods.

However, before that, Li Xuan must first extend the tunnel to the Stone Wall, then he can think of ways to excavate the Stone Wall.

So first Li Xuan returned to the surface and carried the Iron Anvil Wood into the basement.

Then he cut the two pieces of wood into one-meter-long slats.

Next, Li Xuan sent the slats into the tunnel and used them there to build a framework to support the tunnel and prevent collapse.

An hour later, Li Xuan completed the scaffolding inside the tunnel, making movement inside much safer.

After finishing, it was already early morning, and Li Xuan was exhausted; he walked out of the basement, lay on a pile of thatch, and fell asleep immediately.

Early the next morning.

At dawn, Li Xuan got up, watered the Flower Seedling he was responsible for, then spread thatch and other items needing sun-drying in the Courtyard, cleaned the Courtyard, and entered the basement carrying a ceramic jar filled with water.

After entering the basement, Li Xuan went to the north wall, moved the bricks aside, revealing the tunnel behind, and then Li Xuan directly crawled in.

Once inside the tunnel, Li Xuan took out tools and began digging soil, simultaneously using Iron Anvil Wood to build a framework to ensure the tunnel wouldn't collapse, and then stored the excess soil in the Void Pearl.

In this way, after digging forward for a dozen meters, Li Xuan finally arrived at the Stone Wall.

Li Xuan slowly cleared the soil from the Stone Wall in front of him.

"Finally reached the Stone Wall." Li Xuan extended his hand to touch the Stone Wall, then stared at it seriously, examining it.

The Stone Wall is entirely granite, a stone that is extremely hard, and its quarrying difficulty is also very high.

Looking at the Stone Wall ahead, Li Xuan opened the Void Pearl and took out a box from inside.

And inside the box was the Silver Thunder Walnut.

"Little thing, today we'll see your effect!" Li Xuan chuckled, then fed a soul power into the Silver Thunder Walnut. After absorbing the soul power, the surface of the Silver Thunder Walnut sprouted fine electric arcs, looking very dangerous.

Li Xuan quickly placed the walnut in a dent on the Stone Wall, then without hesitation rushed toward the tunnel exit.

The moment Li Xuan just ran out of the tunnel.

"Boom!"

A muffled thunder sound came from deep within the tunnel, then the ground trembled, and the tunnel was shaken, sending dust flying.

Immediately, the dust began to expand outward, and in an instant the entire basement was filled with dust.

A few minutes later.

"Cough cough..." Li Xuan coughed while rushing out of the basement.

"Whoa! This thing's power is considerable, but the sound is too loud; outside soul cultivators would easily notice the anomaly here. Looks like using Silver Thunder Walnuts to blast through mountains and walls won't work." Li Xuan exhaled twice, then brushed the dust off his body.

Li Xuan sat on the ground for a while, felt the dust in the basement settle, and then re-entered the basement.

After returning to the basement, Li Xuan could no longer bother to clean it, and quickly walked deeper along the original tunnel.

Li Xuan discovered that the area near the Stone Wall had collapsed, so he continued digging and soon arrived at the Stone Wall again.

After clearing the surrounding soil and rubble, Li Xuan finally saw the explosive power of the Silver Thunder Walnut: the mountain wall now had a pit half a meter in diameter and thirty centimeters deep! That's a whole block of extremely hard granite!

"This... the Silver Thunder Walnut works! It requires little soul power, yet its destructive power is astonishing! Looks like I need to properly cultivate the Purple Thunder Walnut tree from now on." Li Xuan took out the remaining Silver Thunder Walnut, chuckled, and smiled, having obtained a great treasure.

However, Li Xuan has never met other soul cultivators, so he doesn't know what level of soul cultivator the Silver Thunder Walnut's destructive power corresponds to.

Nevertheless, the Silver Thunder Walnut consumes little soul power and activates quickly, making it very suitable as a trump card.

Its only drawback is that the Silver Thunder Walnut is a single-use consumable; once used, it's gone.

Therefore, Li Xuan will focus on cultivating the Purple Thunder Walnut tree, aiming to accumulate more Silver Thunder Walnuts in case a battle occurs.

Looking at the other Silver Thunder Walnut in his hand, Li Xuan hesitated, and ultimately did not use it.

An occasional explosion might make others think it's an earthquake, but if used frequently, even a fool would know it's man-made.

Li Xuan took out the box, placed the remaining Silver Thunder Walnut into it, and then put it into the Void Pearl.

Li Xuan did not rashly resume work; instead, he reinforced the tunnel's perimeter to prevent collapse during excavation.

If the tunnel collapsed and trapped Li Xuan inside, that would be a real disaster.

Li Xuan quickly used Iron Anvil Wood slats to rebuild the tunnel's framework.

Looking at the completed framework, Li Xuan took the ceramic jar from his back, summoned a small green bottle, and poured the Green Spirit Liquid into the ceramic jar.

After diluting the Green Spirit Liquid, he evenly sprinkled it onto the Iron Anvil Wood slats.

These Iron Anvil Wood slats, after absorbing the diluted Green Spirit Liquid, quickly grew bark and then began to sprout roots that firmly anchored into the soil.

Moreover, the roots of the linked Iron Anvil Wood quickly intertwine, tightening the connection.

After Li Xuan finished these, he returned to the surface.

After a morning of toiling, Li Xuan was exhausted, ready to rest and let the Iron Anvil Wood grow on its own for a while.

The countdown is at one day; tomorrow after work I'll rest.

Thank you, readers and lords, for your support these past days, thank you.

(End of chapter)