Chapter 1124 Thunder Clouds
With the cauldron’s enhancement, Chen Yang’s flame spiritual energy slowly enveloped Qin Yunlan’s nascent core.
"If I were to directly compress my external experiences, it would cause you too much harm. I will use flame spiritual energy to help you."
Chen Yang also discovered something at this moment: his flame spiritual energy was much stronger than before.
This was not only due to his realm but also because the bronze cauldron itself had become more powerful.
Previously, Chen Yang thought the bronze cauldron could at most contend with cultivators at the peak of Foundation Establishment. However, after absorbing several fragments, the bronze cauldron's current strength was definitely capable of withstanding the full force of a Nascent Soul stage cultivator.
Qin Yunlan felt Chen Yang’s flame internal energy burning in her dantian, and her complexion began to flush.
This was the first time Qin Yunlan had such intimate contact with a man.
Upon feeling her nascent core begin to boil, Qin Yunlan immediately focused, slowly drawing the nascent core closer.
Ananda and Mi Chuanwei, standing nearby, exchanged glances and saw a trace of fear in each other's eyes.
They were not unfamiliar with Nascent Soul stage cultivators, but this was the first time they had witnessed someone breaking through to the Nascent Soul stage before their very eyes.
The surrounding powerful spiritual energy being absorbed even caused the ship to tremble.
This period did not last long. After a little over an hour, Qin Yunlan slowly opened her eyes.
Qin Yunlan exhaled a breath, which was a dull golden yellow.
Core Formed!
No heavenly tribulation descended because Qin Yunlan had already experienced tribulation during her first breakthrough, even completing the core condensation. If she hadn't been attacked, she might have only needed a few breaths to consolidate her previously fragile nascent core.
Seeing that Qin Yunlan had succeeded, Chen Yang did not hesitate and immediately began his own core condensation.
Chen Yang had fully grasped the cultivation technique given by Wu Min.
He could perfectly execute every minute detail.
Upon seeing this, Qin Yunlan immediately stood behind Chen Yang, occasionally looking up at the sky.
The heavenly lightning during core condensation could, with the slightest carelessness, pierce through the ship beneath their feet.
Although Qin Yunlan could not help Chen Yang, she could prevent the heavenly lightning from harming the ship.
Several cargo ships sailing on the Forget-Worry Sea immediately veered away when they saw layers of dark clouds appearing in the distance.
The dark clouds did not resemble the prelude to a storm; such weather typically formed only when sea beasts broke through.
If they had not avoided it and charged straight into it, the ships would have been shattered to pieces.
As for Ananda and Mi Chuanwei, who were directly beneath the dark clouds, they began to tremble.
It was a pressure that came from the soul!
Layers of dark clouds obscured the already dim sky, casting a heavy feeling upon everyone, so oppressive that they could not speak a single word.
"Rumble!"
With a deafening roar, lightning flashed within the dark clouds, making their appearance incredibly terrifying.
Chaos, fear, and various soul-crushing sensations arose spontaneously, as if the sky were collapsing, and they were at the very center of the collapse.
Chen Yang could naturally feel the dark clouds outside transforming into thunderclouds. Unlike the thunderclouds Chen Shu encountered during his transformation, this was not just about the oppressive feeling.
Chen Yang cleared his mind and began to gather all his spiritual energy in his dantian.
However, once his dantian was completely filled with spiritual energy, Chen Yang realized that no more spiritual energy could be squeezed in, no matter how hard he tried.
Only then did he begin to draw upon the heavenly lightning.
The lightning bolts within the thunderclouds condensed together and, under the gaze of the three, suddenly descended upon Chen Yang.
A thick pillar of lightning left a scar across the sky, and the ship was instantly forced down towards the sea.
If Qin Yunlan had not used her Nascent Soul stage power to support the ship from below, it would likely have been submerged by now.
However, even so, the powerful fluctuations immediately caused the surrounding waves to ripple.
Qin Yunlan's spiritual sense immediately detected sea beasts approaching from afar.
"Prepare to face the sea beasts."
As soon as Qin Yunlan said this, Mi Chuanwei reacted instantly, gripping the ship’s wheel tightly.
At this moment, only President Ananda could move on the ship, and relying on him alone, it would be impossible to perform complex evasive maneuvers.
Mi Chuanwei knew he had to dodge the sea beasts' attacks from the safest angle in the shortest possible time.
Qin Yunlan simultaneously helped Mi Chuanwei pinpoint the sea beasts' locations while ensuring that the falling lightning would not sink the ship.
This was also a very difficult task for her. The thunderclouds Chen Yang had triggered were the most powerful she had ever seen; each strike of lightning was equivalent to twice the lightning she had experienced before.
Meanwhile, Chen Yang, who was using the falling lightning to melt his spiritual energy, found that he felt no pressure at all.
Although his body was shaken by the falling lightning, the pain was well within his tolerance.
Chen Yang soon discovered the reason: it was the bronze cauldron!
The bronze cauldron could rapidly absorb the power of the falling lightning, and its purest energy struck Chen Yang’s spiritual energy.
"You fellow, you can not only eat fragments, but you can also eat falling lightning?"
Chen Yang's grumble seemed to have been heard by the bronze cauldron, which began to emit a humming sound.
With the reinforcement of each bolt of lightning, all the spiritual energy in Chen Yang's body transformed into spiritual liquid.
Chen Yang then began to condense the spiritual liquid into a core.
In Chen Yang's eyes, the refinement of both external and internal cores shared similarities.
Having refined numerous pills, Chen Yang was extremely familiar with this entire process.
The spiritual liquid slowly condensed, and gradually, Chen Yang's spiritual power, and even the marrow within his bones, were absorbed.
The state of the spiritual liquid changed, becoming golden yellow core liquid.
"The final step!"
Chen Yang suddenly opened his eyes, a divine light erupting from them.
The thunderclouds that had been swirling in the sky suddenly began to collapse and contract.
In the blink of an eye, all the thunderclouds gathered together.
A bolt of lightning, exuding a chaotic aura, descended upon Chen Yang in the form of mist.
Qin Yunlan had never seen anything like this before. Before she could react, this final bolt of lightning had already touched Chen Yang's body.
The powerful impact caused no damage to the ship, but the sea waves around the ship began to spread out from the ship as the center.
Each wave was stronger than the last!
The sea beasts that were closely following, intending to devour the ship, were instantly turned into blood water and merged with the sea the moment they were touched by the waves.
On the pitch-dark Forget-Worry Sea, within seconds, the water was dyed crimson with blood.
Although the Nascent Soul stage sea beasts dodged these ripples at extreme speed, this was their territory!
Perhaps incited by the blood of their own kind, several Nascent Soul stage sea beasts immediately attacked the ship once the waves subsided slightly.