Chapter 504: Hengzhu Dao (I)
Li Xijun and Kongheng rode the wind southward, traversing through Mushroom Forest Plain with Li Xuanxuan flying closely behind them.
Suddenly, Li Xijun recalled something and pulled Kongheng aside. "Master Monk, since you're using Thunderpool as an opportunity to cultivate, why didn't you mention it earlier?" he whispered.
"I have heard that Jiangnan was dangerous so I truly didn't dare to take the risk as my cultivation technique is of a high grade. While your esteemed family suspects I harbor ill intentions, I'm also afraid you might rob me and kill me…" Kongheng admitted, rubbing his smooth bald head.
He opened his narrow eyes and let out a sigh before continuing, "Allow me to clarify, fellow Daoist... The cultivation method I practice requires the nine thunders of heaven and earth. However, the fruition attainment of this cultivation technique is still suspended between heaven and earth, and the thunders I require are difficult to locate. Only when a thunder cultivator breaks through can one of the nine thunders be born during the establishment of the immortal foundation.
"Before the elder of my temple passed away, he spent a considerable time deducing the future and finally learned that one of these thunders would be born in Jiangnan within the next hundred years. He advised me to come here and also predicted a calamity that could help hone my mind..."
He then lowered his gaze, adding softly, "Fellow Daoist Yuanjiao always doubts me, but to be honest… My Liao River Temple is even worse off than your esteemed family. After the Abbot's passing… I've felt like a lost dog, with nowhere to turn."
Li Xijun nodded slightly, feeling a sense of alertness rise within him. "How long has it been since the elder of your esteemed temple passed away?" he asked.
"It has been... more than forty years," Kongheng replied.
Li Xijun calculated silently, realizing that this was around the time when Lingyanzi from the Purple Smoke Gate fled to his home, where his ancestor rescued him and their family acquired the Purple Thunder Secret Origin Technique.