C6

The tunnel was so deep that the bottom couldn't be seen. No one knew where it led to.

On the surface, Thunder Cave Mountain looked like a hard stone mountain, but the inside of the mountain was dug into a huge maze by countless Golden Thunder Lizards. Countless tunnels and caves intersected in all directions, reaching in all directions.

The Gold Devouring Thunder Lizard was able to swallow ores that contained thunder origin energy. This was also the reason why thunderstones were produced in the Thunder Lizard's body.

Ling Yun and the group continued to walk deeper into the cave.

From time to time, one or two Thunder Lizards would jump out from the forked caves, but they had easily taken care of them.

These were only little Thunder Lizards below the third grade of the human stage. To their formation, they posed no threat at all.

Other than Ling Nanqin and Ling Rong, who were at the fifth level of the Mortal Origin Stage, the rest of them were between the third and fourth level. The weakest among them was Ling Yun, who was at the second level of the Mortal Origin Stage.

However, the realm was one thing, but the strength was another.

Although Ling Yun's cultivation realm was low, his combat strength was not necessarily lower than theirs.

"Hmm?"

Ling Yun suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Ling Nanqin turned around and asked: "Ling Yun, what's wrong?"

Ling Yun secretly circulated the Sacred Thunder Crossing Disaster Formula, and his senses instantly increased by a large margin. He silently sensed the thunder-attribute aura ahead of him, and after a while, he said seriously:

"Not far ahead, there's a huge cave filled with 50 or so Thunder Lizards."

Right now, Lingyun was like a grasshopper on the same string as this small team. They were both prosperous, and damaged at the same time. Thus, Lingyun could no longer afford to expose some of his abilities.

Ling Rong sneered, "Hmph, what are you trying to do, you piece of trash? Are you trying to find a sense of existence? You are spouting nonsense, and even we can't sense anything amiss, how do you know the situation ahead?!

Ling Nanqin stopped Ling Rong, and asked: "Ling Yun, are you serious?"

Ling Yun solemnly nodded. Ling Nanqin gave him a deep look and said: "If it really is a small race with around fifty Thunder Lizards, maybe there will be a Thunder Lizard that has surpassed the fifth level of the Human Stage!"

"No matter what, it's not wrong to be cautious."

Soon, a huge cave appeared at the end of the tunnel.

In the darkness, dozens of beast eyes that flickered with dark red light looked over at Ling Yun and the others.

"There really is a horde of Thunder Lizards!" Ling Rong and the rest had suspected that Ling Yun was speaking nonsense, and now that Ling Yun's prophecy was confirmed, they could not help but be shocked.

"Fortunately, there's no Human Ranked Level 6 Thunder Lizard, and the strongest one is only a Human Ranked Level 5."

Ling Nanqin and Ling Yun looked at each other and heaved a sigh of relief.

"As long as there are no Mortal Rank Level 6 Thunder Lizards, they are not a threat to us. Everyone, let's hunt for the thunder stones!"

After she finished speaking, Ling Nanqin turned into a blurry shadow as she charged into the group of Lightning Lizards.

Ling Nanqin had a small and exquisite sword in her hand. It was a middle grade human-step weapon!

"Thunder Light Sword!"

Ling Nanqin reprimanded him as she sent out sword Qis that filled the sky, killing several Human Stage Level 4 Thunder Lizards in an instant.

Lingyun's eyes flashed with splendor. He had long heard that the Ling family's little princess was a straightforward and capable person, and had the demeanor of her father. Seeing her today, she was indeed a heroine!

The moment Ling Nanqin took action, Ling Rong and the rest, in order to show themselves in front of Ling Nanqin, also charged into the midst of dozens of Thunder Lizards.

Very quickly, the alarmed and furious roar of the beast spread throughout the entire cave.

Although there were a lot of Thunder Lizards, their overall strength couldn't compare to the martial artists of this squad. They were quickly killed in all directions and fled into the caves.

Ling Yun chose a passage and chased after it.

Ling Yun chased for several kilometers straight, and the dark cave was completely silent. The sound of a pin dropping could be heard, which was a bit terrifying.

Suddenly, a giant thunder lizard rushed out from a dark corner, opening its bloody maw, and in a split-second it charged towards Lingyun.

"Hmph, I've already noticed you!" And you still want to sneak attack me! "

With Lingyun's senses, it was impossible for him to not notice the Thunder Lizard's ambush. The reason why he pretended not to notice was because it was just playing the trick.

Ling Yun let out a cold snort, and the lightning blade in his hand instantly unsheathed!

"Lightning Splitting Blade!"

A snow-white saber light slashed through the air like a frost blade, illuminating the dark passageway for an instant.

"Shua!"

The blade light mixed with a terrifying force slashed horizontally, directly slicing through the waist of the peak Third Rank Human Lightning Lizard!

Lingyun's cultivation base alone had the strength of 21 flood dragons. With his initial mastery of the Thunder Blade Art, it was enough for him to unleash the strength of 26 flood dragons. Even a vicious beast forged from steel would be chopped down by his blade.

Although this Thunder Lizard's scales were solid, they were still strong to the point that they couldn't be broken through.

After killing the Thunder Lizard with one slash, Lingyun used his knife to cut open the Thunder Lizard's abdomen and took out a dark golden thunderstone the size of his fist.

"Haha, it's a success, the Thunder Lizard produced thunderstones in its body."

Lingyun found a remote tunnel and sat down.

As for the thunderstone, it lay silently in his palm.

"The first step in forging an elemental armor is to expel the elemental energy from the body and form a [Yuangang] that covers the body."

It sounded easy, but in fact, in the process of forming a Yuangang, it was a big challenge for a martial artist's ability to control elemental energy.

However, Lingyun was cultivating the Sacred Thunder Crossing Disaster Technique, and he was able to produce the thunder essence as he pleased. This process was very difficult for others, but it was not a problem for Lingyun.

After one or two tries, a thin layer of Yuangang appeared on the surface of Ling Yun's body, as if it was a transparent armour.

"The second step of the Elemental Armor Creation is to refine the thunderstone and fuse it with the Yuangang. Then, the real Elemental Armor will be formed."

From Lingyun's body, lightning essence emerged and enveloped the lightning stone.

"Crack, crack, crack!"

Thin arcs of lightning danced around the surface of the thunderstone. Very quickly, a dark golden stream of air disintegrated from the thunderstone and flowed out, fusing into the Yuangang around Ling Yun's body.

As the lightning stones continued to decompose and refine, the Yuangang around Ling Yun's body also gradually became stained with a dark gold color, and an indestructible aura pervaded from the Yuangang.

This process took a full day.

This was because Ling Yun's lightning essence was extremely overbearing, so refining it would be twice the result with half the effort.

If it had been any other martial artist, this time would probably have lasted even longer.

According to the Lingnan Zither, the dark golden Yuan Armor can be considered a low rank Yuan Armor, pale gold is a middle rank, and gold is a high rank. The Yuan Armor I have refined should be considered quite good in the low rank Yuan Armor.

Lingyun was very satisfied with the results this time, and with a thought, the dark golden armor shrunk and returned back to his dantian.