The surroundings fell into a deathly silence. Wu Tian stared at the Ben Lei Sword with wide eyes, unable to snap out of his daze.
He found it hard to believe how the Ben Lei Sword had suddenly become this way.
After a good while, he finally came to his senses. He then took a step, striding over the corpse of the Thunder Ox, and ran towards the corpse of the Thunder Ox King.
As expected, the Thunder Ox King was already completely dead.
The Ben Lei Sword was plunged into its brow, its blade shimmering with golden light.
Wu Tian bent down and grasped the hilt of the Ben Lei Sword.
At that very moment, he felt a tremor in his mind, and his entire being instantly fell into a stupor.
"This is..." His gaze remained stiff and hesitant for a moment before returning to normal.
Just now, a fluctuation had entered his mind, and he immediately understood what had happened.
It turned out that the Ben Lei Sword concealed the will of the Thunder God. Since he was currently in the Thunder God Immortal Realm, that will had been triggered when he encountered mortal danger.
In other words, it was the Thunder God who had saved his life just now!
Wu Tian could never have imagined such a thing. He had thought he was surely going to die, but the Ben Lei Sword actually contained such hidden energy; it was truly incredible.
He attempted to inject a wisp of immortal energy into the sword to probe its interior. To his surprise, he found that there were no longer any traces of the Thunder God within.
It seemed that after saving him, the Thunder God's will had completely vanished.
If he encountered similar danger in the future, relying on the Ben Lei Sword to save his life would likely be impossible.
However, he did not feel disappointed by this. After all, the Ben Lei Sword had saved him once, and he was already extremely grateful. If he could receive such help every time, it would be too much like cheating.
It was just that the Thunder God's power was immense. A mere sliver of residual will was enough to directly slay the Thunder Ox King.
It was truly hard to imagine how powerful this Thunder God must have been.
Afterward, Wu Tian stored the Ben Lei Sword in his ring and then cast his scorching gaze upon the Thunder Ox King.
He had not forgotten a significant matter. The Thunder Ox King's strength had already reached the level of a mid-grade immortal.
If he could absorb its spirit core, wouldn't his strength advance by leaps and bounds?
Upon thinking this, Wu Tian's mood immediately became exceptionally excited.
Without any hesitation, he waved his hand and immediately retrieved the Thunder Ox King's spirit core.
This spirit core was vastly different from the spirit cores of ordinary Thunder Oxen. Not only was it larger, but the lightning contained within was also thicker and more refined.
Even through the transparent crystal, Wu Tian could feel the immense power of the energy within this spirit core.
Then, Wu Tian scanned his surroundings once more. Without any hesitation, he collected all the spirit cores from the corpses of the Thunder Oxen.
Although the spirit cores of ordinary Thunder Oxen could not bring him much improvement, these spirit cores were numerous. When stacked together, their effect would undoubtedly be quite substantial.
Not long ago, Wu Tian's heart had been heavy, but now he was so delighted that he could barely stop smiling.
This incident had indeed turned out to be a blessing in disguise.
After all, if Chen Dong had also taken him away then, where would he have obtained so many benefits?
Next, Wu Tian had no intention of lingering here any longer.
He needed to find a relatively safe place to absorb all the energy from these spirit cores.
He did not expect to soar to the heavens overnight, but even a significant leap forward would be an extremely good outcome for him.
With this thought, Wu Tian took a step, preparing to leave this place temporarily.
But at that moment, his steps halted, and his gaze involuntarily shifted forward.
Several figures were running towards him from ahead. Upon seeing their appearances, Wu Tian's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression turned cold.
When those people reached this spot and saw the scene before them, they were all stunned.
The leader spoke blankly, "Wu Tian... did you do all this?"
Wu Tian replied coldly, "What does it have to do with you? Didn't you already leave? Why have you come back now?"
Indeed, the people who had arrived were Lei Qianjiao and the others who had been teleported away earlier.
The shock on Lei Qianjiao's face had not yet subsided. She stammered, "No, how could this happen? How did you manage it?"
She found it utterly unbelievable.
In such a situation, even she lacked the confidence to resolve it.
Yet Wu Tian, merely a low-grade immortal, had managed to handle everything. It was truly unimaginable.
Wu Tian's attitude remained consistently indifferent. He said, "What's wrong? Are you disappointed that I'm not dead?"
Hearing the biting sarcasm in Wu Tian's words, someone in the group could no longer stand it.
He couldn't help but exclaim, "Hey, are you out of your mind? Can't you speak properly?"
"The Saintess asked us to come back and save you, and you, upon meeting us, say such things. Have you no conscience?"
"Save me?" Upon hearing this, Wu Tian was slightly taken aback. He then looked at Lei Qianjiao and said, "What's wrong, your conscience is bothering you?"
"But if you come to save me now, what's the difference between that and collecting my corpse?"
Lei Qianjiao found Wu Tian's words somewhat unacceptable.
She suppressed the shock in her heart, then turned her head away and said coldly, "Who intends to save you? I'm not interested in whether you live or die."
"It's just that you still possess half of the Sect Master's token. I've come to retrieve the token."
Lei Qianjiao's words, however, surprised Wu Tian somewhat.
Because from Lei Qianjiao's expression, he could sense that she genuinely had come to save him.
It was just that because he had not accepted her kindness, she had become angry and said such things.
Thinking this, Wu Tian's opinion of Lei Qianjiao changed slightly.
Although this woman constantly opposed him, it seemed to be merely a matter of rivalry. Fundamentally, she was not a bad person.
Therefore, his tone softened slightly, though his expression remained cold. He said, "Regardless of your intentions, you can see the situation now."
"You don't need to know how I resolved this. In short, I'm fine. That's all you need to know."
Lei Qianjiao couldn't help but grit her teeth secretly.
This deadhead was truly infuriating.
Why had she even considered coming back to save him? It was simply meddling!