Chapter 323: Thunderfruit, a Treasure for Cultivating Power!

Chapter 323: Thunderfruit, a Treasure for Cultivating Power!



At the bottom of Luoshui Lake.

Jiang Ning opened his eyes and instantly felt a layer of grime covering his body.

His body trembled, and the grime on his skin instantly exploded, merging into the moment it touched his skin, shattering and merging into the lake water.

At this moment, through his perception, he also saw his own appearance.

His skin was like jade, appearing even smoother than before.

"I've truly become a pretty boy!" Jiang Ning chuckled.

After absorbing that strand of Imperial Elixir, he discovered that his skin had become whiter and more delicate, his body resembling jade.

"If this could be sold to women, it would undoubtedly attract insane enthusiasm!"

Jiang Ning instantly thought of the business opportunity within.

For women all over the world, any item that could whiten and beautify the skin would be met with fervent adoration.

Then, he smiled and shook his head.

The Imperial Elixir...

For him, it brought about a transformation akin to shedding his mortal body, let alone for ordinary people.

However, he was also aware that the reason for such an effect was that this was his first time absorbing a genuine Imperial Elixir.

The initial effect of any treasure is always the most apparent.

Subsequent effects would only diminish with each use, eventually becoming ineffective.

"Today's harvest of Essence Points will undoubtedly be excellent!"

Looking at the pool of silver elixir on the ground ahead, Jiang Ning's lips curled into a pleased smile.

So far today, his greatest discovery was this place.

A pool of silver elixir, combined with a strand of genuine Imperial Elixir, would bring him an unknown increase in Essence Points.

But he knew it would be substantial, far surpassing yesterday's gains.

The next moment...

Jiang Ning opened his mouth and sucked.

The silver elixir in the pool instantly formed a silver column, rushing straight into Jiang Ning's mouth.

"Master!" The ancient turtle beside him witnessed this scene, feeling even more pain in his heart. He couldn't help but open his mouth slightly.

However, Jiang Ning acted as if he hadn't heard a word, continuing to devour the Imperial Elixir like silver elixir.

As the silver elixir entered his mouth, he also felt a chilling sensation throughout his body.

It was as if, in the midst of a harsh winter, cold water was pouring down from above.

After a while...

The silver elixir was completely gone, leaving not a trace behind.

"What's the matter?" Jiang Ning turned to the ancient turtle and asked.

"Master!" The ancient turtle suppressed the pain in his heart and continued, "Master, Lei Jiao has a Thunderfruit Tree in his possession. I wonder if you would be interested in it."

"Thunderfruit?" Jiang Ning's face showed surprise, and he asked, "Is there still a Thunderfruit Tree here?"

The reason for his astonishment was that he had already read about Thunderfruit in the book.

Thunderfruit, capable of refining the internal organs and significantly enhancing cultivation power, was an extremely precious and rare treasure among countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures.

The rarity of Thunderfruit lies in the fact that it only grows on Thunderfruit Trees.

Moreover, the growth environment for Thunderfruit Trees is extremely demanding.

Only in special terrains where thunder and lightning converge can Thunderfruit Trees possibly grow.

The existence of a Thunderfruit Tree here shattered his understanding of the world.

Seeing Jiang Ning's doubtful gaze, the ancient turtle nodded repeatedly.

"Master, trust me!"

"Thunder Carp is a Thunder Carp, and it has achieved its current state because it discovered the Thunderfruit Tree, hence its name."

"Currently, the Thunderfruit Tree grows in the Thunder Carp's lair, a place with an extremely peculiar terrain."

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Ning couldn't help but recall the ancient turtle's charred appearance from earlier.

"Old Turtle, was the lightning strike you just endured caused by the Thunder Carp you mentioned?"

"Yes, Master!" The ancient turtle nodded repeatedly and continued, "Recently, my strength has made a breakthrough, so I wanted to obtain a Thunderfruit from the Thunder Carp. Unfortunately, I underestimated its innate talent and abilities."

"Due to the explosion of thunder and lightning in the water, it gained an advantage, and I couldn't defeat it."

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Ning instantly believed seventy percent of what he heard.

Moreover, at this moment, through the authority of his divine descendant, he sensed the mark in the ancient turtle's mind.

Through this mark, he could perceive the ancient turtle's emotions of fear and submission towards him.

Feeling the emotions conveyed through the mark, Jiang Ning's trust increased by another twenty percent.

The next moment...

"Take me there!"

"Yes, Master!" The ancient turtle became slightly excited, his heart filled with a sense of schadenfreude.

A ruler should not fear scarcity but rather inequality.

Having fallen to his current state, he didn't want to see the Thunder Carp thrive.

At the bottom of the lake...

In a place resembling a yardang landscape.

All around were bizarre rocks.

The water was pitch-black due to its depth, with only certain mysterious substances on the surrounding rocks emitting a faint purple-blue glow.

In addition to the glowing fish, there was no sign of any activity in the surrounding waters.

The ancient turtle carried Jiang Ning, swimming forward and weaving through towering boulders. The surrounding currents parted on their own, and the two, man and turtle, seemed like a light boat cutting through the waves.

On their journey, Jiang Ning learned that the ancient turtle, after becoming a demon, had gained the innate talent of water control.

The thunder carp that the ancient turtle mentioned was originally a thunder eel, and its innate talent was lightning control.

Suddenly—

Zizla—

A bolt of electricity erupted from a rock pillar, sweeping across the area.

The ancient turtle moved swiftly, carrying Jiang Ning around the area where the electricity had erupted.

"Master, did you see that?" the ancient turtle asked.

"Mhm," Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

From what the ancient turtle had said, he learned that this place had a unique terrain with occasional bursts of lightning, making it a forbidden zone for aquatic life.

Life was almost non-existent here, and only a creature like the ancient turtle, which had transformed into a demon due to its extraordinary circumstances, had the qualifications to be active in this place.

The ancient turtle had just mentioned the Thunderfruit Tree, and its location was also at the core of this unique terrain.

Seeing the peculiar terrain here, Jiang Ning became more convinced of the existence of the Thunderfruit Tree.

His heart couldn't help but feel a little warmer.

According to his understanding, the Thunderfruit contained the power of thunder.

When consumed by martial artists, it could transform their bodies, enhancing their physical strength.

But its greatest effect was tempering the five viscera and six entrails, nourishing their inner breath.

The longer the Thunderfruit had been growing, the stronger its effects, and the more it could enhance one's cultivation.

At the same time, this fruit was also extremely rare.

Because the Thunderfruit Tree required a harsh environment to grow.

Only in places with perpetual thunder, could such a tree possibly take root and grow.

In reality, this fruit was mostly just a legend in books, and it was almost impossible to find in the real world.

Unless one ventured out of Great Xia, into the vast uncharted territories, and into the treacherous mountains and rivers, one might have a chance to discover such a miraculous fruit.

In the Nanling Mountains, as far as Jiang Ning knew, the Demon Race lived for a long time, and ancient demons, even demon kings, from the ancient times still slumbered in the vast and wild mountains of Nanling.

In such a dangerous place, one might find these unique scenes.

But now, he had witnessed a similar unique terrain at the bottom of Luoshui Lake.

Occasional bursts of lightning here also confirmed what the ancient turtle had said, adding credibility to its words.

As they continued forward, Jiang Ning realized that the terrain in this three-mile radius was much larger than his perception range.

Within his three-mile perception range, thunder constantly rumbled among the rock pillars, and arcs of electricity flashed.

"Old Turtle, do you know why this strange phenomenon occurs here?" Jiang Ning asked as a bolt of lightning struck nearby.

"Reporting to the Master, I don't know either!" the ancient turtle replied, then continued, "Since I gained sentience over two hundred years ago, this strange phenomenon has always existed."

Just then, Jiang Ning's expression lit up with joy.

Because within his perception, he saw a purple tree, hidden behind the underwater rock pillars, in the direction they were heading.

The tree stood over two and a half zhang tall.

The entire tree was completely bare, without a single leaf, and only three fist-sized fruits hung from its branches.

At the same time, Jiang Ning also spotted a huge thunder eel coiled beneath the tree.

Ordinary adult thunder eels were usually around three meters long.

But this eel beneath the tree was over six or seven meters long, clearly breaking the limits of its race, just like the ancient turtle beneath him, transcending its racial boundaries.

At this moment, Jiang Ning could also see the continuous flow of blue lightning within the blue lightning flowing within the eel.

From its tail, the lightning flowed towards the eel's head, circulating back and forth, endlessly.

The flickering lightning also made the area around the eel alternately bright and dim.

After seeing the thunder eel, Jiang Ning immediately looked down at the ancient turtle beneath him.

Comparing the two, he understood why the ancient turtle couldn't defeat the thunder eel.

The ancient turtle beneath his feet, aside from being larger in size, didn't exhibit any extraordinary features.

But the thunder eel was different, with lightning flowing all over its body, making it appear incredibly extraordinary.

At this moment, the ancient turtle continued to carry him towards the direction of the thunder eel.

Jiang Ning refocused his attention on the large thunder eel beneath the tree.

He compared what he saw with the knowledge in his mind.

"It's indeed the Thunderfruit Tree," Jiang Ning confirmed in his mind.

His gaze then fell upon the three Thunderfruits hanging from the branches.

According to his understanding, for every ten years the Thunderfruit Tree grew, a lightning mark would form on the surface of the fruit.

A single lightning mark represents a decade's worth of medicinal power accumulation, on average increasing the user's cultivation by one year.

The difference between the upper and lower marks lies in the variation of body constitution and absorption efficiency.

Jiang Ning, just a kilometer or two away, scans the area, and sees three Thunderfruit on the Thunderfruit tree, each with five, two, and nine lightning marks.

This also represents that the three Thunderfruits on the tree are respectively fifty, twenty, and ninety years' worth of medicinal power.

"What a pity!" Jiang Ning shakes his head, a hint of regret in his heart.

The regret is for the ninety-year Thunderfruit, not being a hundred years' worth.

Any heavenly materials, once reaching a century, will experience a qualitative leap in effects.

The ninety-year Thunderfruit, completely unworthy of comparison with the hundred-year Thunderfruit.

"What a pity!" He shakes his head again.

The ninety-year Thunderfruit.

If left here for some time, perhaps a year or even a decade, it might undergo a qualitative change, becoming a century Thunderfruit.

But he can't wait that long.

Moreover, despite the Thunderfruit's high value and ability to increase cultivation, it's not worth the wait.

Under the Thunderfruit tree.

A six to seven-meter-long, a massive Thunder Carp suddenly opens its eyes, its huge body resembling a giant snake, raising its head high, three feet off the ground, then looking around.

The next moment.

Its blue pupils suddenly shrink to a point.

It sees a rock pillar, and a huge ancient turtle carrying a man approaching.

Under the Thunderfruit tree's faint blue glow, this scene is clearly visible.

Roar—

The Thunder Carp instantly opens its mouth wide, roaring towards Jiang Ning's direction.

In an instant.

Its fins stand erect, and blue light flows through them.

The lake bottom instantly transforms into layer upon layer of ripples spreading towards Jiang Ning's direction.

"Turtle General, you're here!"

It can speak too!

A strange color flashes in Jiang Ning's eyes.

He originally thought Luoshui Lake was just an ordinary lake, a bit larger and deeper.

But now it seems this stretch of the lake has nurtured some demons.

With sentience, it's very clear about the power humans possess.

At the same time, it's clear about guarding this precious tree.

Its gaze falls on the man on the ancient turtle's back.

Such a direct gaze makes it feel uneasy.

Its eyes instantly shift to Jiang Ning on the ancient turtle's back.

"Human!" Its pupils stand erect, and a strong killing intent flashes in its eyes.

As a sentient demon, it's well aware of the power humans possess.

At the same time, it's clear about guarding this precious tree.

From an ordinary Thunder Carp, it has achieved such fortune, relying on the fruit of this tree.

Over the years, countless fruits have entered its belly, allowing it to not only awaken sentience but also become a dominant force in the surrounding waters. Even a two-hundred-year-old ancient turtle is no match for it.

It's even clearer that once news of this fruit tree spreads and reaches human settlements, it will undoubtedly attract powerful beings it cannot resist.

Although this place is the deep-water zone of the lake, a region where life is nearly extinct, those powerful humans can also reach this area.

Thinking of this.

The killing intent in its eyes intensifies.

The next moment.

Roar—

This Thunder Carp instantly opens its mouth wide, roaring again towards Jiang Ning and the ancient turtle beneath him.

With this roar, thunder rumbles and spreads across the lake, instantly illuminating the surrounding dark lake bottom with a pale light.

So decisive?

Jiang Ning is slightly surprised.

Then, he raises his right hand.

In the water, his strength is at least one level higher than on land; the water is his true domain.

As he raises his hand, the surrounding lake water instantly surges.

Within a three-mile radius, the originally calm lake water suddenly starts to churn, and hidden currents surge.

The countless rock pillars, similar to yardang landforms, suddenly emit arcs of electricity from the lake bottom and the rock pillars.

In Jiang Ning's area, the lake water seems to surge even more violently.

Countless bolts of lightning erupt from the lake bottom.

With the thunderous eruption, the Thunderfruit tree begins to emit a blue-violet glow, attracting the surrounding lightning.

(End of Chapter)

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