Cultivation Starts from Killing Pigs

The light flickered unpredictably as the ship’s cabin roared and trembled, constantly and wildly jolting up and down.

Crack, boom!

A scarlet flash of lightning lit up, and the Chaos Heaven spun out of control, tumbling away. Inside, Fatty Tiger, while not falling, shivered with fear.

"Taoist, was that thunder?"

Fatty Tiger’s eyes were filled with terror as he spoke, trembling.

Zhang Kui’s expression was grave as he stared silently outside the cabin.

Amidst the thunder, there were silhouettes flickering, holding spears in armor, striking through the void.

The Chaos Heaven, forged with Cave Heaven Divine Crystal and the robust Silver Lotus Core Array, protected by his Void Domain, wasn’t damaged but was struck hard enough to veer off course.

He hadn’t expected Thundercloud Star to be so strange.

"Perhaps it’s a lightning spirit..."

Zhang Kui’s tone was somewhat uncertain.

In this world, all things have spirits. After long exposure to Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi, they might become sentient, just as Tai Shi recently reported signs of unusual movements in Kunlun Mountain and Celestial Essence Star Realm, suggesting that soon the Human Race Divine Path might welcome a Mountain God and a Revolving Wheel God.

But thunder, born of Yin and Yang, is central to nature’s mechanics. Barring only Fatty Tiger, everyone avoids it, even Zhang Kui himself, who wouldn’t want to provoke it before mastering the control of Five Thunders.

Being able to give birth to a spirit, however, was unprecedented.

No... there was one more!

Zhang Kui’s eyes narrowed as he recalled a record he had found:

In the western Star Realm of the Infinite Immortal Dynasty, there is the Wumiao Heaven Chi Bai Luo Immortal Monarch, commanding the Wumiao Star Zone, and lord over immortals adept with Thunderous Power.

Could it be related to this?

Though thoughts raced a thousand ways in his mind, Zhang Kui managed to focus simultaneously, maneuvering the Chaos Heaven to dodge a scarlet lightning bolt that spanned thousands of miles, heading towards the shadow within the storm... 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

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Inside Thundercloud Star, ordinary life cannot survive.

Not to mention the majestic and awe-inspiring scarlet thunder, even the surrounding corrosive thick clouds can exert crushing pressure from all sides, and an ordinary starship entering here would likely not last long.

The Chaos Heaven, forged from divine materials, was immensely expensive, praised even by the Fish Demon Priest, so naturally, there was no such concern.

After narrowly avoiding several terrifying scarlet bolts of lightning, the shadow hidden within the dense clouds finally appeared before their eyes.

It was a floating island, resembling a small mountain, as if some kind of black meteorite had been forcibly smelted together, embedded with various sizes of blue crystals, arranged in a mysterious array, crackling with electrical sparks. Each time a bolt of scarlet lightning approached, it dissolved instantly, absorbed by the blue crystals.

"Thunder Divine Material!"

Fatty Tiger suddenly stood up, eyes shining, drooling, and his legs no longer trembled.

This fool is beyond saving...

Zhang Kui looked at his mount, shaking his head speechlessly, then gazed at the top of the floating island, where a series of palaces stood, ancient and filled with a somber and murderous aura. On the main hall’s enormous plaque were the bold characters for Cloud Thunder Hall.

The Chaos Heaven accelerated in an instant, and with a flicker, Zhang Kui landed on the great hall’s plaza, glancing around thoughtfully.

This was an entirely unprecedented array, not only capable of neutralizing and absorbing Thunderous Power but also creating a Star Array effect from it.

"What a place, marvelous!"

Fatty Tiger looked around excitedly, his eyes full of delight.

Most of the Ancient Immortal Dynasty’s ruins had been destroyed; even the most well-preserved like Divine Island City were only habitable and usable after significant restoration. But perhaps due to being amidst the Thunder Stars, this Cloud Thunder Immortal Hall remained perfectly intact, its ancient appearance undisturbed.

"Taoist, look quickly!"

Fatty Tiger was staring intently ahead. Just outside the hall lay a four-armed skeleton clad in bronze armor, a black bronze mirror piercing through its back into fragments.

Zhang Kui, having entered, had already explored with his Divine Thought, naturally discovering it long before.

With a wave of his hand, the fragments of the black bronze mirror fell into his hand, still exuding a sinister and eerie aura despite the passage of ages.

"Eternal Immortal Dynasty, Netherworld Realm..."

Zhang Kui’s expression grew solemn.

The Dragon Demon Wu Tianya had once said that the Eternal Immortal Dynasty, unlike the Infinite Immortal Dynasty, ruled over three vast sub-cosmoses: the Illusion Dream Realm, the Netherworld Realm, and the Luofu Realm.

This black bronze mirror fragment bore a striking resemblance to the Dragon Demon Nether Dragon Pearl, likely an artifact of the Netherworld Realm. Unexpectedly, it had appeared here, suggesting that the downfall of the most formidable Thunder Department Legion of the ancient Immortal Dynasty in the Celestial Essence Star Zone was inseparably linked.

Zhang Kui’s eyes narrowed slightly as he began inspecting the halls one by one.

Indeed, this was the site of the Thunder Department’s encampment.

It had an Artifact Refining Workshop at its center, where a Thunder Pool gathered countless Thunderous Power. Nearby, half-forged Thunder Swords lay scattered.

Other places had areas for cultivators to sit and meditate, as well as a grand hall for immortal memorial tablets. Indeed, the tablets were dedicated not to the Longevity Immortal Monarch but to the Wumiao Heaven Chi Bai Luo Immortal Monarch.

Zhang Kui understood profoundly.

It seemed that even though the Ancient Immortal Monarchs acted independently, and even attacked each other after the Emperor Venerable went missing, there was still some cooperation, such as the Immortal Sects of Formless Heaven and these Thunder Department warriors who venerated Chi Bai Luo Immortal Monarch.

Of course, there were also many corpses, most embedded with fragments of the black bronze mirror, all struck from the back while fleeing. It appeared that some terrifying presence had descended, leaving them with no will to resist.

Hence, Zhang Kui had witnessed much of the Immortal Monarchs’ powers.

For instance, the Colorless Heaven Qianwu Immortal Monarch, whose Cave Heaven Law Domain was light.

Silent Celestial Luo Changsheng Immortal Monarch, master of the Time Domain.

Formless Heaven Bai Li Immortal Monarch, master of the Space Domain.

No-shine Celestial Duanyou Immortal Monarch, master of black holes.

Wumiao Heaven Chi Bai Luo Immortal Monarch, master of Thunderous Power.

These Immortal Monarchs’ Law Domains were all extraordinary, no wonder they could rule and suppress Star Realms. Yet, even so, they ultimately fell.

Was the Eternal Immortal Dynasty truly this formidable?

Despite many questions in his mind, Zhang Kui still released the Treasure Toad, packing up and collecting all Ancient Immortal Dynasty Thunder Department items.

The remnants were, of course, not important. Even the Thunder Swords and forging secrets found were insignificant because the greatest treasure was the countless blue crystals at the heart of this small mountain.

It was then Zhang Kui realized these blue crystals were a type of Cave Heaven Divine Crystal, distinct from ordinary Divine Crystals, better at storing Thunderous Power.

Thus, amidst Fatty Tiger’s bored yawning, Zhang Kui employed the Shaking Mountains and Earthly Immortal Skill to completely shatter the location, gathering the tidal wave of Divine Crystals.

Just then, he suddenly noticed a movement outside the great hall, a figure approaching rapidly, flickering with lightning like a specter...

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After over a month of tedious travel, the starship fleet finally returned the No-shine Celestial Abandoned Star Realm to the Celestial Essence Star Zone.

The massive floating island advanced through the Meteorite Sea towards the center.

Fortunately, without gravity in the starry sky, though initially difficult to pull, once on track, the abandoned Star Realm clung tightly with their force following behind.

However, they soon discovered something was off with the Divine Dynasty’s atmosphere, and a message soon filled everyone with deep concern.

Sect Leader Zhang entered Thundercloud Star to investigate, communication lost, and no news since...