Chapter 1191: Tempering the Swords

"Such powerful lightning laws, at least sixth-grade... no, fifth-grade immortal artifact! Could it be that some senior of the Great Luo realm is tempering an immortal artifact in the Five Lights Lightning Domain?" The ugly man in black armor and the woman in red were greatly astonished at the sight.

Those lightning serpents also seemed to be intimidated by the overwhelming might of the seventy-two sword lights, ceasing their struggles and gazing into the depths of the lightning domain.

"Senior, save us!" The ugly man in black armor and the woman in red exchanged a glance, then strained to send out cries for help in that direction.

The lightning serpents, startled awake by the cries for help from the two, immediately roared again and struggled fiercely.

Crackle!

The silver light strands缠绕 them snapped completely, and the lightning serpents broke free, lunging at the ugly man in black armor and the woman in red.

Seeing this, the two wore grim expressions and closed their eyes, resigned to death.

But at that moment, from where the seventy-two sword lights were, a golden light shot into the sky, spreading out with a "puff" sound, transforming into a huge golden disc.

The seventy-two sword lights immediately shot out, flickering as they merged into the huge disc.

With a thunderous roar, the golden disc vanished without a trace, turning into a thousand-mile-wide golden thundercloud, with countless golden lightning bolts darting within.

"Woo woo woo..."

Sounds like ghosts and gods wailing came from the golden thundercloud, and the nearby void also transmitted spine-chilling howls. Cracks in the sky appeared, from which dazzling golden arcs shot out, terrifying to behold!

An overwhelming devouring force erupted from the golden thundercloud, spreading in all directions, causing the void to tremble wherever it passed.

Everything within tens of thousands of miles immediately flew toward the golden thundercloud. The ugly man in black armor, the woman in red, and the lightning serpents, caught by this force, had no resistance and were all sucked into the golden cloud.

The ugly man in black armor and the woman in red saw stars, feeling their surroundings change drastically, and then they found themselves in a golden space.

This golden space was chaotic all around, as if in an era before heaven and earth were separated, and it was boundless, with no end in sight.

Above the golden space, enormous golden lightning bolts coiled, dazzling and bright, darting and moving swiftly, vaguely forming one thunder array after another, with powerful lightning deities appearing and disappearing within.

A terrifying pressure that could annihilate everything, mixed with rolling lightning law fluctuations, emanated from midair, pressing down.

The silver light strands around the ugly man in black armor and the woman in red had shattered and scattered when they were sucked into the thundercloud, restoring their freedom.

But under the pressure from the lightning in midair, it felt as if a ten-thousand-zhang mountain was pressing on them, leaving them unable to move an inch.

The lightning serpents, now near the two, were also instantly immobilized.

However, these lightning beasts had low intelligence; once oppressed, they immediately tried to counterattack, opening their mouths to spew thick purple lightning bolts at the golden lightning in midair, but they melted into it like clay oxen entering the sea, with no effect.

The golden lightning in midair flickered slightly, and a dozen arm-thick golden lightning bolts struck down, several times faster than the purple lightning, flashing onto the heads of the lightning serpents.

With a bang, the heads of over a dozen powerful lightning serpents exploded like eggs.

Golden arcs spread over the headless bodies of the serpents, causing them to burst apart inch by inch, turning into clumps of fine lightning that were absorbed into the golden thundercloud.

The ugly man in black armor and the woman in red were dumbfounded at the sight, only recovering after a long while.

"This is the Capital Heaven Divine Thunder among the Thirty-Six Heavenly Thunders! It is said to be the most destructive lightning power among them, capable of destroying everything! Which senior cultivating lightning laws is displaying such peerless divine ability?" The ugly man in black armor looked around and said in horror.

The ugly man in black armor also cultivated lightning laws and came from a major sect, so he had keen insight, but the divine ability of this lightning space was unheard of.

Judging by the atmosphere and might of this lightning space, even several of his sect's signature great lightning divine abilities fell short.

Hearing this, the woman in red also showed shock and looked around.

At that moment, a low rumble came from above.

A majestic golden heavenly gate emerged within the golden lightning, engraved with golden lightning runes, giving a sense of vast antiquity.

Rumble!

A suffocatingly terrifying pressure pressed down from the golden heavenly gate, more than ten times stronger than the pressure from the golden lightning in midair.

With a "puff," the ugly man in black armor and the woman in red spat out blood, their faces turning pale, and their bones creaked as if they were about to be crushed into mud by this terrible pressure.

Bitterness filled their hearts; they had thought they had found a savior, but now it seemed they had encountered an even greater demon.

At that moment, a figure in a green robe appeared in midair, formed a hand seal, and waved.

The golden heavenly gate flashed with golden light and quickly faded, and the nearby golden space flickered and vanished, leaving the three in the Five Lights Lightning Domain.

The pressure on the ugly man in black armor and the woman in red instantly disappeared, and their expressions relaxed as they gasped for breath.

The green-robed man raised his hand and waved again; the golden thundercloud in midair flickered twice and quickly dissipated, turning into seventy-two golden flying swords and an octagonal jade plate, which circled around him.

The green-robed man looked at the flying swords and jade plate around him, smiled slightly, and flicked his sleeve.

A stream of emerald light flew from his sleeve, enveloping all the flying swords and jade plate, and put them away. Then his figure flickered and appeared before the two in black armor and red.

"Are you two cultivators from the Great Golden Source Immortal Domain?" the green-robed man asked.

"Yes, this junior is Zhao Sanlei, a disciple of the Divine Thunder Sect. This Fairy Miao is a loose cultivator Golden Immortal. Thank you for saving our lives, senior. May I ask your esteemed name?" The ugly man in black armor, sensing the unfathomable aura of Han Li, spoke with respect and cupped his hands.

The woman in red also bowed to Han Li with extreme reverence.

"My surname is Shi. There is no need for you to know my name. Do you two also have a map of the Great Golden Source Immortal Domain?" The green-robed man's eyes flickered as he spoke.

This green-robed man was none other than Han Li.

Starting from the Eight Desolate Mountain, after obtaining some clues along the way, he had spent nearly twenty years to reach this Five Lights Lightning Domain.

Over these twenty years, Han Li had been comprehending the Heavenly Passage Sword Formation within the Flower Branch Space, deepening his understanding and becoming more proficient in setting it up, no longer as flustered as when he first comprehended it.

The Heavenly Passage Sword Formation was immensely powerful, but his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords paled in comparison, not quite matching.

Thus, he was naturally overjoyed at this Five Lights Lightning Domain and immediately entered its depths, using the lightning power there to temper his flying swords.

Using several lightning secret techniques from the "True Scripture of the Five Thunder Methods" and the power of the Profound Heaven Gourd, he reforged the seventy-two Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords.

After reforging, the lightning laws within the Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords greatly increased, reaching the level of fifth-grade immortal artifacts. Their nature also changed, evolving into the Capital Heaven Divine Thunder among the Thirty-Six Heavenly Thunders, an unexpected surprise.

"Yes, I do." Zhao Sanlei quickly took out a map jade slip and handed it to Han Li.

Han Li took it, swept his divine sense through it, and nodded to himself.

The map in this jade slip was quite detailed, clearly marking locations such as the Nine Yuan Temple and the Hundred Creations Mountain, sufficient for his use.

"Senior, are you heading to the Great Golden Source Immortal Domain? I have lived there for years and am very familiar with the area; I can guide you," Zhao Sanlei said with a hint of hope in his eyes.

"There's no need for guidance; this map jade slip is enough. The Five Lights Lightning Domain is quite dangerous. Your cultivation is not strong; you should leave quickly," Han Li said indifferently.

Hearing this, Zhao Sanlei showed a trace of disappointment.

His offer to guide was a pretext; his real intention was to invite Han Li to the Divine Thunder Sect.

The Divine Thunder Sect specialized in lightning laws. If he could invite this senior to the sect, it would be a considerable merit. Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned; before he could speak, he was refused.

"Senior's advice is correct. I was rash. We'll take our leave now. If you need any help, senior, feel free to come to the Divine Thunder Sect to find me," Zhao Sanlei bowed to Han Li, then quickly left with the woman in red, flying out of the Five Lights Lightning Domain.

But at that moment, the scenery before their eyes rapidly changed, and their eyes became dazed as they stood still.

Han Li withdrew his hand, stepped before the two, and touched their glabella with both hands, his fingers shimmering with crystalline light.

After a moment, his expression relaxed slightly.

Han Li had just used a secret technique to probe their memories and sensed no thoughts that they had recognized him and intended to report to the Heavenly Court.

Although he had changed his appearance, his Azure Bamboo Cloudswarm Swords had been exposed. Anyone who had seen his wanted poster might connect the swords to his identity. Now that he was nearing the Great Golden Source Immortal Domain, he could not afford the slightest carelessness.

Han Li then let crystalline light emerge from his fingers again, seeping into their glabellas, while muttering incantations.

Half an hour later, Zhao Sanlei and the other flew out of the Five Lights Lightning Domain.

"Fellow Daoist Zhao, where are we going now? Back to Gold Swallow City?" the woman in red asked.

"Exactly. That Sun Chongshan actually set us up like this. Fortunately, the sudden thunderstorm scared away those lightning beasts, or we would have perished. This matter cannot be let go!" Zhao Sanlei snorted coldly.

"Indeed, we must demand an explanation!" The woman in red also looked angry and nodded.

The two then turned into a purple and a red streak of light, flying toward the Great Golden Source Immortal Domain.

Only after the two had gone far did Han Li fly out of the lightning domain and glance in their direction.

He had just cast a spell to modify their memories, erasing the part about encountering him and replacing it with a thunderstorm in the domain that scared away the dozen lightning serpents, allowing them to barely survive.

Although killing them directly would have been more convenient, he was not a bloodthirsty person and was unwilling to slaughter casually over this matter, preferring to spend extra effort.

Moreover, after reaching the Great Luo realm, he would face the tribulation of severing the Three Corpses. Acting recklessly might bring momentary satisfaction, but it would ultimately affect his state of mind.