Tang Dynasty Demon Suppression Division

This is the first time in all these years since he acquired the Myriad Realms Palace that it has appeared before him in physical form, which proves that his control over the palace has reached a new level.

Li Yuan repeatedly tested the palace and discovered that the greatest secret to controlling it lay in the strength of his soul. With his current level of cultivation, he could only hold out for a few breaths each time he summoned the Myriad Realms Palace.

But that was enough. When winter came, the lightning became sparse, enough to support him as he traversed the entire sea of ​​lightning.

With a clearer understanding of the situation, Li Yuan became more relaxed and began to probe closer to the center of the Thunder Sea. He stayed there for longer and longer periods, the longest he stayed was four hours.

However, he would not unleash the Myriad Realms Palace unless it was truly dangerous. Although it was part of his power, he did not want to rely too much on the palace's power, nor did he want this secret to be exposed to the public.

Even though he believed that Leng Ningshuang and Ji Fanghua wouldn't easily reveal his secret, it was his biggest trump card, and knowing it might not be a good thing for them.

From that day on, Li Yuan immersed himself in this sea of ​​lightning every day, and his body became more and more resilient, even able to withstand dozens of bolts of heavenly lightning with his physical strength.

During this time, Ji Fanghua and Lei Hai were on the fringes, and they were slowly getting used to Lei Hai, who was not as perverted as he seemed.

Amidst the sea of ​​lightning, Li Yuan quickened his pace, determinedly approaching the central area. After passing a hundred feet, the scene ahead changed, with dazzling purplish-black light striking his body, causing even his soul to tremble.

It is the Nine Heavens Mystic Thunder.

Only by passing through this Nine Heavens Profound Thunder could one reach the true sacred land of the demon race. Li Yuan held his breath and carefully stepped in.

A bolt of lightning struck him with overwhelming force, and Li Yuan hurriedly condensed a spiritual energy shield.

"Crack!" The spiritual energy shield was cleanly cleaved open and then landed on him without any obstruction, with lightning crackling and a sizzling sound of burning flesh.

The destructive power of a single bolt of Nine Heavens Profound Lightning is equivalent to that of ten ordinary heavenly lightning bolts. Even with Li Yuan's current powerful physical body, he was still struck and left in a sorry state.

But the benefits were also more obvious. He could no longer advance in ordinary lightning, but under the power of the Nine Heavens Profound Lightning, his soul and body became solidified again.

"Haha! Come on!"

Li Yuan laughed loudly, his body charred black and crackling with lightning, yet he burst forth with unparalleled fighting spirit, as if he were a god bathed in a sea of ​​thunder.

Days passed, and the storm on the Thunder Sea remained violent, but the temperature was gradually decreasing. Li Yuan observed the changes in the thunderclouds every day and found that their activity level was indeed slowly decreasing.

Another half month passed, and the lightning in the thunderclouds became noticeably sparser. A month later, the area of ​​the sea of ​​lightning shrank, and its power was reduced to two-thirds of its peak.

"That's enough." Li Yuan stood on the ice floe, gazing at the much calmer sea, then looked away. "Waiting any longer is pointless. Let's prepare to set off."

Leng Ningshuang and Ji Fanghua exchanged a glance and nodded solemnly.

With their current cultivation levels, they were not capable of surviving the sea of ​​thunder on their own and had to rely on Li Yuan's protection. However, neither of them wanted to be a burden to the other and wanted to be able to get through the central area on their own.

The three stepped into the Thunder Sea again, but this time it was completely different from their disheveled state a few months ago.

The outermost edge was cleared up very smoothly. Although lightning still struck from time to time, its frequency and intensity were greatly reduced. Li Yuan used his physical body to withstand the lightning strikes, and when he encountered overlapping lightning bolts, he directly extinguished them with his sword.

He led the way, with Ji Fanghua and Leng Ningshuang following closely behind, steadily advancing forward. Li Yuan bore most of the impact, and although there weren't many scattered lightning bolts, the two of them still gave it their all.

The further you go into the central area, the harsher the environment becomes.

The thunderclouds thinned, but the thunder intensified. Ubiquitous arcs of blue electricity leaped between the sea and the clouds, weaving a vast electric grid that enveloped the entire world.

Li Yuan could clearly feel the destructive aura contained within the power grid; each bolt of lightning was enough to turn a cultivator at the Condensation Realm into charred remains.

Leng Ning Shuang's ice and snow talent was greatly suppressed here, so she simply revealed her half-demon form and used the power of her physical body to increase her defense.

In this all-encompassing power grid, Ji Fanghua's spatial teleportation was completely rendered useless, and she could only cling to Li Yuan's back, relying on his protection to move forward with difficulty.

"Boom boom boom!"

Li Yuan expanded the star field, protecting the two of them in the middle. The star screen emitted a faint hum under the repeated impacts of the electric arcs, and the Yuan energy was consumed very quickly.

He gritted his teeth, gripped the knife in his hand, and as the blade flashed, bolts of lightning were cleaved in two, their power diminished as they struck his body.

At this moment, he had no time to perceive his surroundings; all his attention was focused on maintaining the star screen.

Several black shadows, under the cover of thunder, silently coiled towards Li Yuan's throat.

"kill!"

Li Yuan let out a low shout, and the nameless blade was drawn, its silver blade light precisely striking the black shadow.

"Aaaaaah!"

A piercing shriek rang out, the black shadow was repelled, and a familiar figure materialized.

It's a trick.

His face was contorted with rage, and lightning flashed in his scarlet eyes. The two men were sizing each other up, separated by a distance of several dozen feet.

Behind him, two black shadows emerged silently from the depths of the churning thunderclouds.

Black mist surged around the ghostly creature, spreading rapidly along the edge of the clouds.

Dark purple demonic flames danced between Ming Ji's fingers as she stared at him menacingly.

Xu Xuan suddenly had a grayish-white bone spur in his hand, and the three of them stood in a triangular formation, surrounding Li Yuan in the middle.

Li Yuan's pupils contracted. Could it be that demonic cultivators are not afraid of lightning? The black mist on the three of them seemed to have a barrier function against lightning, and they were close to the clouds, not actually descending into the sea of ​​lightning.

"annihilate them!"

The grotesque monster grinned menacingly, and the three demons attacked simultaneously, igniting a sudden battle.

Li Yuan held his sword horizontally in front of him, and saw a cloud of black mist wrapped in demonic fire rushing towards him. The star curtain had already been severely damaged by the lightning strikes, and it was violently shaken by the impact of this demonic fire.

"Snap!"

A faint cracking sound rang out, and a clear crack appeared on the star screen. Li Yuan's heart sank, and he hurriedly increased his output to instantly repair the crack.

"Li Yuan, I have been waiting for you for a long time."

A sinister voice echoed amidst the rumbling thunder, its face radiating a strange excitement: "This sea of ​​lightning is a burial ground tailor-made for you."

As he spoke, a bolt of purplish-black lightning exploded from his body, sending chills down Li Yuan's spine as he sensed a powerful aura of danger.

Now, caught in the midst of the Nine Heavens Thunder, with no way to escape, he realized that he had underestimated his opponent all along.

"You didn't expect that, did you? I have a lightning-attribute talent!"

In the minds of normal people, thunder is an inherently righteous force that can subdue demons and monsters, so only humans or gods have the talent of thunder attribute, and it has never been heard of that demons have this talent.

Even thunder has always been the nemesis of the demon race.

No one expected that Guimo, a demon, would possess a talent for lightning. This deadly sea of ​​lightning became his slaughterhouse.

The reason he hadn't shown himself for so long was that he was lying in wait here, hoping to easily kill Li Yuan on his home turf.

"Prepare to die!"

The purplish-black lightning pierced through the star curtain, and streaks of demonic energy imbued with electric light drilled into the gaps, striking Li Yuan directly in the chest.