Chapter 7: Lei Dong Jiu Jie

  The night fell, Qin Long lay under a large stone, looking up at the sky, his body covered with snowflakes, his expression desolate, and two tear marks remained on his thin face! Qin Long began to reflect on life for the first time, he was no longer the carefree young master of the Qin family, but an ordinary person who struggled to survive.

  "Father..." Qin Long muttered to himself, his mind filled with memories of the past. The sudden change had left him feeling tired and drowsy. He walked into the cave opened up by Xu Lao and curled up his body, gradually falling asleep.

  Qin Long woke up on the second day, and outside the cave, the snow was still falling. Qin Long only felt his body stiff, and the biting cold made him shiver. His stomach growled with hunger, and the pangs of hunger and cold made him miss his father even more. Looking at the snow outside, Qin Long's expression was wooden.

  When a gust of cold wind swept in the snow and drilled into the cave, Qin Long trembled even more violently, his white lips chattering to a stop. He gazed outside, wanting to go out to find food, but this wind and snow were too great, and with his body he was fundamentally unable to withstand it. As if thinking of something, Qin Long took out the ring left behind by Xū Lǎo. He closed his eyes, quietly feeling the stored power in the ring.

  Not long after, Qin Long sensed that there were many things in the ring. He was moved in his heart and poured out all the things in the ring! The entire cave suddenly became golden and dazzling.

  Looking at the mountain of gold in front of him, Qin Long's face was filled with complexity. He muttered to himself: "Father, did you anticipate that there would be a day like today?" These gold coins were enough for an ordinary person to use for several lifetimes. The intention of Qin Changkong was very clear - if Qin Long spent his entire life as an ordinary person, then these gold coins would be enough to make him rich and prosperous all his life! However, apart from the gold, there were also a lot of dried meat, a purple beast skin, and a set of black armor. Qin Long grabbed a piece of dried meat and devoured it voraciously.

  After eating several dried meats in a row, Qin Long finally filled his stomach. Immediately afterwards, he picked up the purple beast skin, and when he saw the text on it, Qin Long's eyes lit up.

  "Nine Thunderbolts"

  "Thunder moves in a calamity - Thunder Summoning: Heart calm and dan tian, feel the power of heaven and earth, absorb the thunder of heaven and earth, thunder fuses into his body, nourishes his bones..." Qin Long read out the text on the beast skin word by word, his heart also gradually shocked, just as Master Void said, this was a complete spiritual cultivation secret. However, what Qin Long didn't understand was, why did his father have a spiritual cultivation secret but not pass it down to him?

  Calmly, Qin Long recalled that he suddenly thought of a sentence: "A lifetime without setting foot in spiritual cultivation, Xiao Long has already done it, why do they still want to come? Could it be that they will also go back on their word to Xiao Long?"

  "Why didn't Father pass on his spiritual secrets? Their goal was themselves, but why did they...?" Qin Long suddenly remembered the two men with purple hair, and vaguely guessed that all this had something to do with his mother. Unfortunately, Qin Long knew too little about his mother's origins, and even the fact that his mother had purple hair came from that woman's mouth.

  "One day I will uncover the truth! They gave to my father, I will repay a hundredfold!" Qin Long clenched his fists and said in a low voice. Thinking of his father's demonic appearance, Qin Long felt only piercing pain in his heart. Looking at the purple beast skin, Qin Long thought: "I have obtained the spiritual cultivation secret, I must be able to absorb the heavenly and earthly spiritual energy, become a Bone Master! One day I will find my father!"

  Suddenly, Qin Long's gaze was fixed on a certain part of the beast skin.

  "Thunder moves the four kalpas: Thunder moves the world, with its body as thunder, leading the thunder of heaven and earth..." Qin Long took a deep breath, he still clearly remembered that the rough man had once shouted "Thunder moves the world"!! This made Qin Long slightly surprised, was it a coincidence or...

  "Could it be that they are after this 'Lei Dong Jiu Jie' and are trying to kill me? No!! This 'Lei Dong Jiu Jie' should have been left for me by my mother, if so, then those two people must be my mother's clansmen. If that's the case, why do they want to kill me?" Qin Long thought quickly, vaguely guessing something.

  Qin Long did not continue to speculate, he knew that even if he really guessed it, it would be useless, and it was better to focus on his cultivation. After calming down, Qin Long took out the scroll from his body and checked it for a moment before putting it into his storage ring. At this time, without the spiritual beast's blood, he could not uncover the secrets of the scroll. He then closed his eyes and tried to feel the power of heaven and earth as stated on the beast skin. The old man's last words had undoubtedly become Qin Long's reassurance - his father was not dead, so everything still had hope! However, at this time, Qin Long did not fully understand the meaning of Qingxu Old Man's last sentence "He will not die".

  At the time Qin Long was attempting to cultivate, in a place thousands of miles away, two middle-aged men stood with their feet empty, a pair of purple eyes scanning the vast earth, as if searching for something, they were Lei Xing and Lei Chen!

  At this time, a purple shadow flashed in front of Lei Xing, and after exchanging with the purple shadow for a moment, Lei Xing said in a low voice: "Even Lei Hun can't find it, what exactly does that kid have on him?"

  Lei Chen furrowed his brow and said in a low voice, "If there's something that can evade Lei Hun's search, would Qin Changkong still need to send him away from Mingyue City? Unless...that strange old man took the abomination out of the imperial court and into the vast wilderness?"

  "With that kid's weak body, entering the vast and desolate mountains is no different from seeking death! Not to mention how that old man could do it in just a few days? Let's go! We'll talk about this later!" Lei Xing's eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice. Immediately, he and Lei Chen transformed into a bolt of lightning and disappeared into the sea of clouds.

  For several days in a row, Qin Long spent all his time on sensing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth except for eating.

  On this day, Qin Long opened his eyes and looked at his hands. A hint of surprise appeared on his gaunt face as a weak stream of air entered his pores, making him feel comfortable. His originally cold body also felt the warmth of the sunlight, which excited Qin Long. He closed his eyes again and continued to run "Lei Dong Jiu Jie".

  In the blink of an eye, Qin Long had been in these mountains for half a month. Although half a month was not long, it brought about earth-shaking changes to Qin Long. His body gradually grew stronger from absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth every day. At this point, he could no longer feel any chill, and he no longer looked as weak and frail as before!

  At this time, Qin Long stood outside the cave, looking up at the sky, his expression slightly condensed, and muttered to himself: "I can already absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, but why can't I feel the thunder of heaven and earth? Is it because I haven't activated my innate power bone yet?"

  Qin Long had a spiritual cultivation secret, but how to cultivate it still depended on his own exploration. He could only refer to what he had heard before and cultivate accordingly.

  "Generally speaking, ordinary people nourish their skin, tendons and bones with their own qi and blood. This is also known as refining the three yangs of the bone. To enter the four yangs of the bone, one must first reach a certain level of strength in all four limbs. Only then can one enter the five yangs of the bone, awakening the innate power of the bone. But I was born with insufficient qi and blood, so I can only rely on the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to nourish myself!" Qin Long finished speaking, his body moved, and his right hand condensed into a fist, striking the large stone in front of him with considerable force, causing the massive stone, about the height of a person, to shake several times, and the accumulated snow fell down with a "whooshing" sound.

  Qin Long looked at the large stone and then at his right fist, muttering to himself: "With my current strength and skin, I should have just entered the first stage of Bone Refining. However, this place has a rich spiritual energy, I believe it won't take long to enter the second stage of Bone Refining!" As he thought about this, Qin Long's gaze looked forward, his expression dazed, after a long time, he let out a light sigh and returned to the cave.

  Cultivation was dull, especially in this desolate place. Qin Long's days were filled with nothing but cultivation, and when the dried meat in his ring was all gone, he had no choice but to venture out and hunt for himself!

  The harsh winter had passed, the ice and snow had melted, and many wild beasts had come out to forage. Qin Long thought he would take this opportunity to go hunting and test his physical strength at the same time! At this moment, in the depths of the continuous mountains, Qin Long was hiding behind a huge boulder, holding a trimmed long stick in his hand, staring at a wild boar that was foraging in front of him. For the first time, Qin Long felt a little nervous about hunting, as he had never had to work hard for food before.

  "Getting closer!" Qin Long stared at the wild boar walking slowly towards him, his eyes flashing slightly, his whole body motionless, as if he had merged with the giant stone behind him.

  The wild boar foraging ahead seemed to sense the crisis, it raised its head and looked around, but didn't discover anything unusual. It continued to use its long snout to dig into the soil until the wild boar was within three zhang of Qin Long. The well-prepared Qin Long suddenly threw the long stick in his hand with great force towards the wild boar. In that instant, he also picked up a fist-sized stone and swiftly threw it at the wild boar as it frantically ran forward.

  The pointed stick swept across the boar's abdomen, leaving a crimson streak as it stabbed into the ground in front. As the boar frantically fled, a voice pierced through the air, and Qin Long's thrown stone struck the boar's back with great force, instantly rendering its back a bloody mess. Unbeknownst to whether the boar had already fainted from hunger or if the blow was too powerful, its body collapsed onto the ground, only to scramble back up in an instant.

  However, at the moment he struggled to get up, Qin Long punched his head, and the wild boar let out a miserable cry. It struggled even harder, its four limbs frantically crawling on the ground, but Qin Long's fists were like rain, and the wild boar had no power to resist. Finally, after struggling on the ground for a while, it gradually lost all movement.

  Qin Long looked at the bloody wild boar, let out a soft sigh, picked it up and walked towards the cave.

  Near dusk, in front of the mountain cave, Qin Long used the most primitive method to drill wood and start a fire, setting up a bonfire. The cleaned wild boar was hung above the flames, and the crackling sounds of the branches and the boar burning intertwined together. Qin Long sat beside the fire, gazing at the rising sparks, his eyes dazed, his mind filled with thoughts like the sea.

  "It's been a month, Father... are you okay? Xiaohu, how are you now?" Qin Long raised his head and gazed at the vast starry sky. For this past month, Qin Long had tried to shift his attention to cultivation, but every time he stopped, his thoughts would uncontrollably surge up in his mind.

  "No matter what, with our current strength, it's all in vain. We'd better focus on cultivating ourselves!!" Qin Long said firmly! Calming his emotions, Qin Long caught a whiff of the savory aroma of meat, which not only opened up his appetite but also made him think of taking down the wild boar to eat. Just as he was about to do so, his ears perked up and he suddenly turned his head towards a certain direction in front of him.

  Upon reaching the first yang of Lian Gu, Qin Long not only had stronger physical strength and quicker reflexes, but his hearing was also much more sensitive than before. At this moment, he suddenly detected a faint sound coming from ahead, but when he looked over, he didn't see anything. This caused Qin Long's eyebrows to furrow, and a hint of unusual color flashed in his eyes. He tore off a piece of pork leg and prepared to take a bite.

  "Hoo-hoo!" Just as Qin Long was about to bite down, several soft and tender low growls suddenly sounded, Qin Long was taken aback, looking at the strange little thing that appeared a zhang away, he couldn't help but laugh and cry.

  This little guy is only the size of a small dog, and its head doesn't look like a dog's head. Otherwise, Qin Long would have thought it was a stray dog from somewhere. However, what surprised Qin Long was that this little guy was as black as ink all over his body, and if not for the firelight shining on him, he seemed to have merged into the darkness of night.

  Qin Long was sizing up the little guy with interest, but found that although the little guy was constantly growling, his ink-like eyes were staring intently at the pork leg in Qin Long's hand. Seeing this scene, Qin Long couldn't help but laugh and cry. He tossed the pork leg to the little guy, but unexpectedly, the little dog, whether it was timid or overly cautious, suddenly jumped back as soon as Qin Long threw out the pork leg. Its entire black fur stood on end in an instant, like a porcupine, which was quite eerie.

  "Roooo!" The little guy let out a few low growls, but seeing that Qin Long hadn't moved, he lowered his head to look at the pig leg in front of him again, and then looked warily at Qin Long. After hesitating for a long time, the little guy bit down on the pig leg and quickly disappeared into the darkness of night.

  Looking at the little guy who disappeared in a flash, Qin Long smiled slightly and pulled down another pig leg. It was unknown whether it was after entering the Bone Refining Realm that his appetite increased or what, but Qin Long actually gnawed through half of the wild boar meat, leaving behind a pile of bones on the ground. After eating his fill, Qin Long returned to the mountain cave to cultivate once more.

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