Lingxu, Sword Coffin, Blind Swordsman

Li Guanqi, reaching the mountain peak, was utterly astonished by the scene before him.

It was the first time he had ever seen someone use formations and other methods to collect the Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Pool.

Before him lay a lightning pool that was more than ten zhang deep.

Countless bolts of lightning intertwined, resembling a sea of purple.

However, the surface of this sea surged with a rich, vibrant light of electricity.

The surrounding air was thick with active lightning-type spiritual energy, so dense that it almost formed a thin mist.

The roaring of the lightning sounded like the cries of thousands of birds and beasts.

Standing at the edge of the lightning pool, Li Guanqi couldn't help but swallow hard.

At this moment, the Sword Spirit's figure slowly appeared beside the pool, nodding slightly as she looked at the scene below.

"It seems this lightning pool has been accumulating for quite some time, just right."

Li Guanqi had no idea what the Sword Spirit meant by 'just right'.

He then took out all the essence blood of the demon beasts, spread his hands, and asked, "What do I do next?"

The Sword Spirit calmly replied, "Take off your clothes and jump in."

Li Guanqi was shocked and exclaimed, "What????"

"Take them off??? Jump in???"

"Sister... this is a Heavenly Tribulation Lightning Pool! Do you really think I can just jump in like that?"

The Sword Spirit scoffed, "It's just a hint of Heavenly Tribulation Lightning aura; the rest is naturally formed lightning, what's there to be afraid of?"

"Besides, without the help of the lightning pool, it will be very difficult for you to even begin the Blood Refinement stage of the first layer of the technique."

Hearing this, Li Guanqi gritted his teeth, the thought of the incredibly powerful technique being too tempting.

He looked at the Sword Spirit a little embarrassed and said, "Um... could you turn around?"

The Sword Spirit's gaze shifted slightly downward, and she chuckled, "It's not like I haven't seen it before, what are you pretending for?"

Li Guanqi's face flushed with embarrassment, but then he thought, 'Wait, I'm not the one losing out here!' Off with them!

Once he realized this, coupled with his own thick skin, he simply stripped himself clean in a few quick movements.

But in the end, the Sword Spirit averted her gaze, looking somewhat unnatural.

Seeing this, Li Guanqi burst into laughter, standing at the edge of the lightning pool with his hands on his hips.

"Oh my, it really is easy!"

"Sword Spirit, don't be shy! You've seen so much, what's wrong now... hey! I wasn't ready yet!!"

*Plop!!*

A powerful force struck him, directly kicking Li Guanqi into the lightning pool.

The Sword Spirit glanced at Li Guanqi, who had only his head above the surface, and said, "You need to drink all the essence blood of those demon beasts."

"Then, refine and purify the power within the demon beast essence blood, and make it your own!"

"Use this to begin the first layer of the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique."

Li Guanqi took a deep breath and nodded firmly, "Don't worry!"

Then, the Sword Spirit slowly disappeared, and feeling the surging power of lightning beside him, he was secretly shocked.

Gritting his teeth, he removed the Yuan Power barrier that covered his body!

*Boom!!!!*

In just a breath's time, Li Guanqi's entire skin turned pitch black.

His hair was completely burned off, and even his eyebrows were gone.

His entire body was smooth… basically, any place with hair was now hairless…

The pervasive power of lightning was all-encompassing, and Li Guanqi felt his entire body go numb, unable to control his limbs.

He swallowed the spiritual fruit he had bought, which was said to increase comprehension ability.

After swallowing it, he immediately felt a coolness in his mind, ensuring that he could still think while in the lightning pool.

Waves of intense pain constantly washed over his mind.

Li Guanqi bit off a large chunk of his lip, the sweet, metallic taste of blood filling his mouth, making him more awake.

He took out the jar containing the demon beast essence blood, but he was stunned.

Looking at the large jar, almost half a person tall, Li Guanqi couldn't help but swallow hard and call out, "Sword Spirit??? You don't expect me to drink all of this, do you?"

But no one answered for a long time.

And there were eight such large jars...

Purple lightning arcs constantly shot out from his body, and Li Guanqi endured the pain as he tilted his head back and poured the jar of essence blood down his throat!

*Glug glug glug!!*

Li Guanqi's stomach swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After a long time, Li Guanqi rolled his eyes and put down the jar, barely suppressing the nausea churning in his stomach.

Demon beast blood naturally had a fishy and foul smell, worse than swill.

After putting down the jar, Li Guanqi felt as if there was a raging fire inside his body.

Besides the demon core, the essence blood within a demon beast's body also contained a significant amount of power.

Moreover, these demon beasts that Chu Xingxian had found for him were all fourth-order demon beasts, comparable to Nascent Soul realm cultivators!

The surging power constantly bombarded Li Guanqi's Nascent Soul.

Li Guanqi trembled all over and began to circulate the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique.

As the power of the demon beast essence blood began to be refined by his Nascent Soul, he gradually grasped some clues.

His comprehension of the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique also increased.

Li Guanqi was overjoyed and began to actively absorb the surrounding lightning power to assist in refining the essence blood within his body.

He didn't know how much time had passed before all the essence blood in his body was refined.

Looking at the remaining half of the jars in front of him, Li Guanqi pinched his nose and poured them down anyway.

As soon as he swallowed it, he quickly covered his mouth, almost spitting it out.

The disgusting taste almost made him vomit, but he endured the nausea and began to refine it again.

After another two hours, a trace of earth-element power was faintly present in Li Guanqi's blood!

Then came the second jar!

The third jar, the fourth jar...

At this point, Li Guanqi had already started to roll his eyes...

A layer of hazy blood color surrounded him, and his muscles slowly twisted, his body growing larger.

He was also taller than before.

The scars on his body were gradually disappearing.

Gradually, Yuan Power surged around Li Guanqi, and the surrounding lightning frantically drilled into his body to be refined by him.

The whole process was extremely painful, like a long knife scraping bone, shaving off flesh.

Li Guanqi's eyes were bloodshot, his body trembling, letting the lightning penetrate his flesh.

His teeth were clenched tightly, his mouth full of sweet, metallic blood, but he knew that he had to persevere!

He had to persevere no matter what!!!

"Ah!!! Refine!!!"

He roared silently in his heart, constantly roaring, to make himself persevere.

Gradually.

The aura on his body became more stable, but this stability was constantly rising!

When the last jar of essence blood was poured down, suddenly!!

*Boom!!!*

An incomparably powerful pressure erupted from Li Guanqi's body, and his aura instantly climbed to the mid-stage of the Nascent Soul realm!!

At the same time, a golden dragon and a white elephant suddenly appeared around his body!

The two phantoms roared to the sky at the same time, and Li Guanqi's physical body soared wildly at this moment!!

At this time, half of the lightning power in the lightning pool had been absorbed by him!

As Li Guanqi's technique entered the beginner stage, his understanding of the technique progressed by leaps and bounds, and in the next three days.

Three more dragons and white elephants were added to the phantoms behind him!

Fourth layer of the Dragon Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique!!

*Buzz!!!*

When the last lightning bolt in the lightning pool disappeared, Li Guanqi slowly opened his eyes.

Two lightning bolts immediately shot out from his eyes, blasting a deep pit in front of him.

Li Guanqi slowly stood up, his height now half a head taller than before, his body also becoming extremely strong, his figure well-proportioned and upright!

The charred skin peeled off inch by inch like a shell, revealing fair skin.

Li Guanqi's eyes flickered with a bright light, he clenched his fists and punched out!

*Dong! Boom!!!!*

This punch directly shattered half of the mountain top!!

Feeling the surging power in his body, all the pain he had endured earlier was worth it!

He now felt that he could kill a Nascent Soul cultivator with just his physical strength!

And with ease...

A breeze blew past, and Li Guanqi suddenly felt a bit chilly, looked down, and quickly put on his clothes.