Chapter 520: Endless Void


    "An invitation from the Gu n?"


    Sitting in a grand and majestic study room within the Heavenly Court''s headquarters in Holy Pill City, Xiao Ming held a ck jade card in his hand, decorated with intricate and enigmatic patterns, giving it an aura of mystery.


    "Yes, indeed. The envoy is from the Gu n, and the item in your hand is the invitation. Only by possessing it will you be able to enter the Gu Realm. However, I''m not sure why the Gu n would invite you to visit them. Normally, the Gu n only invites influential forces from the Central ins to theiring-of-age ceremony once every twenty years. In recent times, there hasn''t been any significant interaction between our Heavenly Court and the Gu n."


    Sitting across from him, Xuan Kong Zi pondered the recent events of the Heavenly Court with a puzzled expression on his face.


    Xiao Ming raised an eyebrow as he examined the ck jade card with only a few characters written on it. His thoughts, however, were as clear as a mirror.


    The Gu n probably had some suspicions about the Hun n.


    As it had been mentioned before, only the Hun and the Gu n had the strength to silently wipe out the Spirit n.


    The Gu n knew better than anyone whether they had done it or not.


    So it was natural for them to suspect, if not be certain, that the Hun n was behind the Spirit n''s annihtion.


    But currently, the Gu n hadn''t publicly stated that it was the work of the Hun n. One reason for this might be that the Gu n itself was under suspicion, but another reason might be that they were still blinded by their reputation as the so-called most powerful Ancient n.


    Unbeknownst to them, the Hun n could easily take on two Gu ns...


    ''However, it seems that the Gu n is not unprepared. At least they''ve contacted me.''


    As he pondered this, Xuan Kong Zi decided not to dwell on why the Gu n had invited Xiao Ming and instead asked, "Are you nning to go to the Gu Realm?"


    "That... let''s talk about thatter," Xiao Ming replied with a shake of his head. He did have the desire to visit the Heavenly Tomb to meet his ancestor, Xiao Xuan, and possibly retrieve and learn some of the Xiao n''s Tian Dou Techniques.


    However, there might be some old-fashioned elders within the Gu n who would arrogantly rely on their n''s power, and the presence of traitors within the n could furtherplicate matters and make the situation unpleasant.


    Therefore, before visiting the Gu n, it seemed more prudent for him to strengthen himself. After all, the invitation from the Gu n didn''t mention a specific time, did it?


    However, improving his strength...


    After a moment of thought, Xiao Ming turned to Xuan Kong Zi and asked, "Have the medicinal herbs I need been collected?"


    "In the past six months, I''ve searched all over the Central ins and managed to collect materials for ten sets of Xuan Pills and three sets of Golden Pills. As for more, I''ll need more time to find them."


    "A total of thirteen sets of ingredients? That should be enough. Have someone deliver themter."


    For Xiao Ming, aside from Heavenly Treasures, the quickest way to increase his strength was to use medicinal pills.


    Ninth-Tier Treasure Pills didn''t do much to improve Xiao Ming''s strength. It was only the Ninth-Tier Xuan Pills and the Ninth-Tier Golden Pills above that could improve it.


    However, these high-tier pills tended to cause resistance when taken inrge quantities. Therefore, with these thirteen sets of ingredients, he had more than enough for his needs.


    It was somewhat surprising that the Heavenly Court had managed to collect so many high-grade medicinal herbs in such a short time. Perhaps it was because alchemists above the level of Treasure Pill Grandmaster were too rare in the Central ins.


    "Alright, I''ll deliver it to you personally in a while."


    In reality, ording to the strict rules of the Heavenly Court, it was forbidden to gather medicinal herbs using the influence of the Heavenly Court. However, Xuan Kong Zi didn''t seem to mind at all.


    Xiao Ming''s contributions to the Heavenly Court were obvious to all. If his achievements were converted into contribution points in the Contribution Hall of the Heavenly Court, there would be countless zeros after the number. Getting a few medicinal herbs was just a small matter.


    The leader of the Heavenly Court wasn''t even qualified for that?


    Besides, Xiao Ming couldn''t possibly use all the pills he had refined himself. The surplus would be ced in the Contribution Hall for the benefit of the Heavenly Court. Therefore, the entire Heavenly Court felt that Xiao Ming, their "Big Boss", was really good to them.


    On the second day after receiving the medicinal herbs, Xiao Ming didn''t immediately start refining pills, but instead left Holy Pill City with Zi Yan.


    ...


    The pitch-ck empty space was filled with rampant spatial turbulence and terrifying storms. The dangers here were so great that not even ordinary Dou Saints would dare to enter.


    Only magical beasts like the Ancient Void Dragon, with their innate spatial abilities, could traverse this ce with the ease of a fish in water.


    Suddenly, a brilliant light pierced the chaotic spatial turbulence, causing the violent spatial storms to shift in response. Its power was beyond words.


    In the middle of that light, a man and a woman flew side by side. They were Xiao Ming and Zi Yan.


    <em>Rumble!</em>


    Suddenly, a thunderous roar echoed faintly and reached Xiao Ming''s ears. A slight grin appeared at the corner of his mouth; he knew they had reached their destination, the Void Lightning Pool.


    In an instant, the overwhelming lightning filled Xiao Ming and Zi Yan''s vision. Thick and powerful silver-white bolts of lightning converged to form a sea of lightning.


    One or two of these terrifying lightning bolts were manageable, but as their number increased, even Dou Venerable experts would be reluctant toe into contact with them.


    For Xiao Ming and Zi Yan, however, they were barely an itch.


    Without a moment''s hesitation, Xiao Ming led Zi Yan straight into the sea of lightning. The terrifying power of the Emperor Realm Soul formed a domain around them, causing even the thunderbolts to bow before them.


    Amidst the constant thunderous explosions, wherever Xiao Ming passed, even these soulless, rampant thunderbolts gave way, clearing a path for them.


    With each step, Xiao Ming covered hundreds of meters. The deeper they ventured, the more the color of the lightning intensified, changing from pure white to fiery white and finally to an ominous ck. It was a deep, blinding ck that sent shivers down one''s spine.


    <em>ck Demon Lightning!</em>


    Two years had passed, and Xiao Ming once again reached the depths of the Void Lightning Pool. The area was filled with ck Demon Lightning, each one powerful enough to make a Half-Saint take it seriously. If dozens of ck Demon Lightning were unleashed at once, even a Dou Saint would be in dire straits.


    Xiao Ming''s eyebrows raised slightly, and with a mere thought, the ck Demon Lightning blocking their path dispersed, leaving an open path.


    After devouring numerous lightning-based Heavenly Treasures and arge amount of ck Demon Lightning, he possessed extraordinary control over lightning. Even within the Lei n, there were very few people who could im to be more skilled in the maniption of lightning than he was.


    Now that his strength had reached the intermediate six-star Dou Saint stage, it was child''s y for him tomand these ck Demon Lightnings.


    In reality, Xiao Ming rarely used the lightning attribute powers. This was because since he had reached the Dou Saint realm, he had rarely encountered situations that required him to go all out, and even his trump card, his ''Spirit'', which had yed a significant role in previous confrontations, was now used sparingly.


    There''s no other reason - among opponents of the same or even of a higher stage, Xiao Ming was simply too overpowering. He could easily defeat them barehanded. Moreover, he had a wide range of methods to deal with his opponents, making the use of his special abilities unnecessary.


    Had Xiao Ming not been an alchemist, he might have used his Heavenly me even less. It was only in situations like this that his proficiency in using the lightning attribute came into y.