A Millionfold Return: My Children Cultivate Immortality, I Become a God - Chapter 250

Chapter 250: Holy Son of the Ten Thousand Thunder Sect

The Azure Thunder Secret Realm was essentially like a world in itself, roughly half the size of an Upper Realm territory. Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal might not be able to explore every corner within two years.

Booming thunder roared as bolts of lightning churned violently in the sky over the central area of the Azure Thunder Secret Realm, crashing down toward a solitary figure.

That figure faced the assault without changing expression. With his cultivation technique fully activated, he absorbed the incoming lightning directly into his body, not a trace of harm coming to him despite the terrifying power.

After absorbing lightning for about an hour, the young man’s aura suddenly quivered, and waves of golden light radiated from his skin, illuminating the previously overcast sky with a dazzling brilliance.

This tremendous commotion naturally drew the attention of all the powerful cultivators within the secret realm, their expressions growing extremely grave. Among them were Wu Li and Nangong Wan.

The two traveling together stopped and turned to look toward the central area of the secret realm. Wu Li’s face was serious as he said, “Such a terrifying aura. It must be someone breaking through to Immortal King.”

“Mm,” Nangong Wan nodded gravely. Although she was only at the Initial Stage Great Luo Golden Immortal level, in the presence of that aura she felt as small as an ant, clearly showing how formidable the other’s strength was.

After standing still for a long moment, Wu Li turned and said, “Alright, let’s go. I doubt that person will bother with us.”

“Yeah.” Nangong Wan nodded in agreement. After all, the other was an Immortal King, while one of them was an Initial Stage Great Luo Golden Immortal and the other an Initial Stage Golden Immortal. No matter what, they definitely wouldn’t get involved with him.

With that thought, Wu Li and Nangong Wan continued traveling toward the northern end. Nangong Wan, though unsure what lay there, naturally followed Wu Li. She didn’t believe any place visited by someone with such a rainbow-colored fate could be unremarkable.

Meanwhile, at the center of the Azure Thunder Secret Realm.

After the young man’s breakthrough to Immortal King, his attendants hurried over to congratulate him.

“Congratulations to the Holy Son on your breakthrough to Immortal King!”

“Keep it low-key. This breakthrough was only a matter of time for me, the Holy Son.”

The young man said calmly, and judging from the cultivations of the attendants beside him—all at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level—his identity was clearly not something simple.

“Alright, disperse and attend to your own matters. I, the Holy Son, have already ascended to Immortal King. There’s nothing in the Azure Thunder Secret Realm that can harm me now.”

“Yes, Holy Son!”

The numerous attendants hesitated briefly after hearing his words but quickly nodded in agreement.

They all had their own business, and only stayed close because of his status as Holy Son. Now that he had spoken, naturally, they wouldn’t trouble themselves any further.

Once the attendants departed, the Holy Son of the Ten Thousand Thunder Sect turned his gaze to the northern area of the Azure Thunder Secret Realm, his expression extremely grave.

[It is said that Golden Thunder Wood exists within the Azure Thunder Secret Realm. If I could find some to forge inner armor, that would be an excellent opportunity.]

The Holy Son thought to himself. Golden Thunder Wood has many uses. More importantly, most of it ranges from Grade Five to Grade Seven, and if one reaches Grade Seven, the armor forged from it could even withstand attacks from an Immortal Sovereign.

With that in mind, the Holy Son no longer hesitated and began searching within the Azure Thunder Secret Realm. Though he was only at the initial stage of Immortal King, unless he encountered Immortal King-level demon beasts, there was essentially no danger for him in the secret realm.

Moreover, most of the demon beasts in the Azure Thunder Secret Realm possessed their own consciousness. Unless someone recklessly invaded their territory, they wouldn’t attack human cultivators.

Time flew by, and over half a year passed. During this time, Wu Li and Nangong Wan fought their way forward, overcoming many demon beast attacks as well as confrontations with human cultivators. Finally, they arrived at the northern end of the Azure Thunder Secret Realm.

Most of the demon beasts attacked outright but were swiftly cut down with a single sword strike from Nangong Wan. Only a few, after sensing how formidable Nangong Wan and Wu Li were, chose to retreat.

As for the cultivators, upon seeing Nangong Wan, they attacked out of lust for her beauty, only to be slain immediately by her expressionless sword strike.

Getting back on track, after they reached the northern end, Nangong Wan looked at Wu Li with curiosity and asked, “Fellow Daoist Wu, what exactly is in this Northern Region that made you go through so much trouble to come here?”

Glancing at Nangong Wan, Wu Li thought for a moment and felt there was no reason to hide the truth. He slowly replied, “The northern end has terrain suitable for the growth of Golden Thunder Wood.”

“Golden Thunder Wood!”

Hearing Wu Li’s words, Nangong Wan’s breathing grew noticeably rapid. She naturally understood the value of Golden Thunder Wood. It was no exaggeration to say that even the lowest grade, Grade Five Golden Thunder Wood, the size of a thumb, was worth tens of thousands of mid-grade Immortal Crystals. And that was not even mentioning that Golden Thunder Wood typically appeared in large patches.

At that moment, Wu Li spoke up.

“The Golden Thunder Wood belongs to me. The next item we find will be yours.”

Nangong Wan hesitated only for a moment upon hearing Wu Li’s words, then nodded in agreement.

She knew the value of Golden Thunder Wood very well. Yet she also recognized that Wu Li was worth more than the wood, and without him, she wouldn’t have been able to find the Golden Thunder Wood at all.

Wu Li was briefly surprised by Nangong Wan’s agreement but said nothing.

He was determined to obtain the Golden Thunder Wood. If Nangong Wan had refused, he wouldn’t have minded severing ties with her. As far as Wu Li was concerned, true gentlemen acted through strength alone.

“In that case, let’s start the search,” Wu Li said calmly. Although he knew the Golden Thunder Wood should be found in the northern end of the Azure Thunder Secret Realm, the area there was vast enough to be daunting, so finding it wouldn’t be an easy task.

And so, the two of them began a needle-in-a-haystack search in the northern end of the Azure Thunder Secret Realm. But Nangong Wan knew that it was only a matter of time before Wu Li found it.

Sure enough, after about a month of searching, the two finally found the Golden Thunder Wood—or rather, the Golden Thunder Wood forest.

However, looking at the Golden Thunder Trees standing about half a meter tall in front of them, both Wu Li and Nangong Wan fell silent.

“Fellow Daoist Wu, judging by the current situation, it seems the Golden Thunder Wood won’t reach Grade Seven for at least ten thousand more years. Right now, it’s only at Grade Five. Harvesting it now would result in a huge loss,” Nangong Wan said seriously.

Wu Li nodded in response but began pondering how he could elevate the Golden Thunder Wood before them to Grade Seven.

Golden Thunder Wood is taken from the purest sections of the Golden Thunder Tree. Grade Five requires ten thousand years, Grade Six a hundred thousand years, and Grade Seven a million years.

On top of that, the Golden Thunder Tree’s growth conditions are extremely harsh, which is why it’s so difficult for the Golden Thunder Wood to develop to Grade Seven.