Chapter 834: Divine Lightning Emperor City

"This is where Your Majesty… no… this humble servant usually cultivates, and it's also the largest hall in the Bright Imperial Palace!"

"Please, Master, make yourself at home!"

Agle respectfully opened a grand hall and invited He Pingsheng inside.

Indeed, at this very moment, Agle had become He Pingsheng's servant.

Originally, He Pingsheng had no intention of accepting him.

He suggested Feng Wu simply kill the old fool and harvest his hide to forge seventh-grade talismans.

But Feng Wu said they had just arrived here; if they could take this Divine Emperor as a servant, it would be easier to learn the basic rules of Lei Huang Continent.

Avoid unnecessary detours.

So He Pingsheng agreed and took Agle as his servant.

Know this: in the Spirit Realm, the number of servants is not unlimited.

There is a limit—no more than nine.

At most nine!

Even if all nine servants die in a single day, you may not acquire any more.

This is a fundamental rule.

Thus, He Pingsheng had grown increasingly cautious about acquiring servants.

From now on, he could no longer take them lightly.

He must preserve his limited slots for truly valuable servants.

"Hmm…" He Pingsheng waved his hand. "Come in, sit. I have some questions for you."

Feng Wu had been sealed within He Pingsheng's magic treasure space; now, only He Pingsheng and Agle remained in the grand hall.

He Pingsheng asked him about basic information regarding Lei Huang Continent.

Agle naturally answered without reservation.

"The greatest advantage of our continent lies in spiritual herbs and various spiritual roots!"

"Lei Huang Continent belongs to Wood, so its land and environment are especially suited for the growth of all kinds of spiritual herbs!"

"Moreover, on Lei Huang Continent there are Ten Primordial True Lightning Bolts—if one can reach and merge with any one of them, one becomes formidable…"

Agle spoke at length.

From Agle's words, He Pingsheng gleaned several pieces of information.

First, this place is ideal for spiritual plant growth, so nearly all spiritual roots and herbs from the Spirit Realm exist here.

And because spiritual herbs are abundant, this continent is ideal for alchemists to grow—Lei Huang Continent has the most alchemists of any continent.

Likewise, Lei Huang Continent is one of the five continents where human life is relatively better.

Here, humans hold high status.

Because humans produce so many alchemists.

Second, just as Tianhuo Continent has its Ten Primordial True Fires, here there are Divine Lightning Bolts.

Merging with any one of them guarantees entry into the Great Emperor realm.

After a cultivator who has fused a Divine Lightning dies or ascends, the bolt detaches from their body and re-enters Lei Huang Continent.

Thus, it cycles endlessly!

Currently, seven of the Ten Primordial True Lightning Bolts on Lei Huang Continent have been subdued.

Three remain unclaimed, yet no one knows their whereabouts.

Lastly, Lei Huang Continent is small—less than half the size of Tianhuo Continent.

It has only thirty-six Emperor Domains!

Though only thirty-six Emperor Domains exist, Lei Huang Continent's overall strength is formidable; its top Mahayana Emperor cultivators are no fewer than those on Tianhuo Continent.

Moreover, its basic structure resembles that of Tianhuo Continent.

Each demon emperor controls one immortal domain; beneath the immortal domain's demon emperor are divine emperors, each ruling a divine nation.

Below the Divine Emperors are Divine Lords!

Divine Lords' cultivation levels are roughly equal to He Pingsheng's—Void Refinement—and each Void Refinement Divine Lord may command a vast sect or race.

After Agle finished speaking, He Pingsheng ordered him out.

Then he looted Agle's treasure vault—the fellow had considerable wealth, but nothing caught He Pingsheng's eye.

He Pingsheng also asked Agle if he possessed any seventh- or eighth-grade items similar to the 【Soul-Linking Curse Talisman】.

Unfortunately, none.

The 【Soul-Linking Curse Talisman】 exists only at sixth grade.

As for other ordinary seventh-grade talismans, the fellow had none either!

Then killing Body Integration and Mahayana Emperor cultivators will truly be difficult.

But such a 【Soul-Linking Curse Talisman】 is a double-edged sword!

If you can easily kill others, others can easily kill you too.

"I must rapidly improve my cultivation!"

He Pingsheng sighed, then waved his hand and produced a crimson stone: the Nirvana Divine Stone!

This was a gift from the Feng Clan—an eighth-grade material.

The Treasure Basin could not yet be enhanced.

Though the Primordial Purple Gold Rod longed to "consume" it, He Pingsheng stopped it.

Perhaps when his cultivation reached Body Integration, he could enhance such eighth-grade items.

Speaking of which, many items urgently needed enhancement.

The turtle shell, the Primordial Purple Gold Rod, the damaged array plate, the Nanke Immortal Spring, the Small Thousand World, the two Emperor Treasures 【Space-Time Golden Banner】 and 【Silver River Flying Shuttle】, and the Nine Heavens Mystic Fire!

Next, he would use Agle's cultivation hall to refine his magic treasures.

He Pingsheng took out two magic treasures.

One was the Space-Time Golden Banner; the other was the bottom shell of the turtle.

The bottom shell was a blood-refined item, so it required blood-refining methods.

The Space-Time Golden Banner was a normal magic treasure, requiring spiritual sense and Dao techniques to refine.

Their refining methods differed, so they could be refined simultaneously.

One would be nurtured in the dantian, washed with essence-blood; the other would have its seals dissolved by spiritual sense.

Time passed slowly!

One year!

Two years!

Three years!

In the blink of an eye, twenty-four years had passed.

After twenty-four years, He Pingsheng finally refined the bottom shell and the Space-Time Golden Banner.

At the same time, he took the opportunity to strengthen his spiritual sense, advancing the 【Mystic Gate Stillness True Scripture】 to Level Eleven of the Void Refinement chapter.

Finally, he had caught up with his cultivation level.

As for his body-refining poison art, it remained at Level Ten.

He had no time to advance further.

After twenty-four years, He Pingsheng emerged from seclusion!

"Master!"

The Bright Divine Emperor knelt before He Pingsheng, bowing deeply.

He Pingsheng asked: "Has your avatar been reconstituted?"

The Bright Divine Emperor nodded: "Yes, Master—it has been fully reconstituted!"

"Good," He Pingsheng said. "I will be leaving for a while. Build me a palace here—I will return."

With that, he raised his hand and opened a void passage, stepping inside.

Hummm…

When he emerged again, he stood near the capital of the Divine Lightning Emperor Domain.

The other end of this space wormhole was not too close to the capital.

He dared not risk it—he feared the spatial aura of the vortex might be detected, drawing trouble.

Thus, after exiting the space vortex, he activated the Silver River Flying Shuttle and flew for a full day before finally arriving at the capital of the Divine Lightning Emperor Domain.

The capital of the Divine Lightning Emperor Domain had nothing particularly special about it.

It differed little from Zhu Que Emperor City, Jin Peng Emperor City, and others.

It was merely a colossal city teeming with countless races.

Within the city stretched endless mountain ranges, countless spiritual veins and sects!

Numerous shops and merchant guilds also lined its streets.

The Emperor of the Divine Lightning Emperor Domain also resided here.