The next day.
After breakfast.
Li Dixian and his group headed straight for Thunder Valley.
Seeing the spectacular thunderous scenery again, he couldn't help but feel a surge of excitement.
However.
To Li Dixian and the others' surprise, the valley entrance was bustling with people today.
"This…"
Yu Feng's eyes widened:
"Didn't Elder Yu Jinghan say…"
"Only about fifty people from the Blue Lightning Clan can withstand the Azure Sky Lightning?"
While they were wondering.
Yu Tianheng pushed through the crowd and walked helplessly to Li Dixian.
"The news that all seven members of the Royal Fight Team could endure the Azure Sky Lightning for a minute has spread throughout the clan."
"Today, with you, the most renowned one, coming for body tempering, the clan disciples naturally all want to watch the excitement."
As if to confirm his words.
Discussions broke out in the crowd.
"The betting is open! How long can Sword Wine last?"
"I bet three minutes!"
"I bet five minutes!"
"But even the Young Clan Master only lasted five minutes! Although Sword Wine is strong, he is not a lightning-type Spirit Master after all, and this is his first attempt at Azure Sky Lightning body tempering, so I'm afraid…"
The discussions hadn't ceased.
A sudden cold snort rang out.
Yu Tianxin, head tilted, arms crossed.
Walked to the entrance of Thunder Valley with an unyielding expression, his gaze provocatively sweeping over Li Dixian.
Yu Tianheng's face darkened, and he shouted:
"Yu Tianxin! What are you trying to do?!"
Yu Tianxin pouted.
"What, Young Clan Master?"
"Has Thunder Valley become your private property?"
"I can't even come here to cultivate?"
Yu Tianheng frowned tightly.
"When can you not cultivate? Get back!"
"I won't."
Yu Tianxin looked at Li Dixian with burning eyes, the sharpness of a young man fully displayed.
"Sword Wine's great name is like thunder in my ears!"
"Today, I want to compete with Sword Wine and see who can last longer in the Azure Sky Lightning!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Yu Tianheng's face turned grim.
Yu Feng and the others clenched their fists even tighter.
If not for being in the Blue Lightning Clan and him being Yu Tianheng's younger brother, they would have already taught this impolite young man a lesson.
Everyone understood.
Yu Tianxin was deliberately targeting Li Dixian.
If Li Dixian lost to him in body tempering, not only would he lose face.
The reputation he had accumulated over these days would also become a stepping stone for the other party to gain fame.
"Hmph!"
Dugu Yan and Ye Lingling didn't have so many scruples.
Seeing Yu Tianxin provoke him like this, their pretty faces instantly clouded with anger, ready to reprimand him.
"No need."
Li Dixian raised his hand, stopping the two women and also holding back Yu Tianheng, who was about to step forward.
His voice wasn't loud, but it clearly reached everyone's ears.
"If you want to compete, then let's compete."
The disciples of the Blue Lightning Clan immediately burst into an uproar.
Sword Wine actually accepted the challenge of the Clan Master's direct grandson so readily?
Yu Tianheng said anxiously:
"Dixian, don't mind him, he's deliberately provoking you, taking advantage of your first attempt."
"My younger brother's talent is not much weaker than mine, and he has been tempered in the Azure Sky Lightning for many years, able to last for five minutes."
Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, and the others looked at Li Dixian with worried expressions, wanting to speak but holding back.
Li Dixian merely smiled indifferently.
Under gazes that were either tense or expectant.
He walked towards the valley entrance.
"It's fine."
His voice was steady.
"It just so happens that I also want to experience the power of this Azure Sky Lightning."
Yu Tianxin scrutinized him, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, then he snorted:
"Just for this courage, you, Sword Wine, do have something."
Li Dixian said no more.
He bent down and, under everyone's watchful eyes, removed the insulating foot covers from his feet.
Sizzle—
In an instant.
The lightning snakes crawling on the ground spread upwards, clinging to his plain white robes.
Li Dixian felt the tingling sensation seeping into his body in threads.
"Acceptable."
As his voice fell.
He stepped into Thunder Valley.
Boom—!
Boom—!
The lightning within the valley was far beyond what could be compared to the outside.
Even without stepping into the core Azure Sky Thunder Swamp.
The violent power of lightning had already surged forth like an angry tide.
The slight tingling sensation from before.
Instantly turned into a strong, tearing pain.
Piercing into his limbs and bones at the same time.
Li Dixian allowed countless wildly dancing electric snakes to whip his body, his plain white long robe rustling in the lightning.
He did not stop.
Walking towards a pool of Azure Sky Thunder Swamp.
From the outside, his movements remained steady, as if he hadn't encountered much obstruction.
This scene.
Made the Blue Lightning Clan disciples outside the valley's eyelids twitch.
Even those who cultivated in Thunder Valley year-round.
Upon re-entering the valley.
Still needed a moment to adapt to the numbness and stinging pain.
But this Sword Wine seemed to be strolling leisurely?!
"How strong is his physical body… exactly?!"
Someone exclaimed in a low voice.
Dugu Yan, Ye Lingling, Yu Feng, and the others' tense heartstrings also relaxed slightly.
Although they knew Li Dixian's physical body was formidable, they were, after all, facing the mighty power of lightning, so worry was inevitable.
And at this moment.
Yu Luomian and Yu Jinghan arrived together.
The Blue Lightning Clan disciples bowed and made way.
The two waved their hands.
Yu Jinghan looked at Yu Tianheng and asked:
"One is your good friend, the other is your younger brother, and you understand both of them well."
"In your opinion, who will win?"
Yu Tianheng gazed at the white-robed figure in the valley, pondered for a moment, and said:
"Dixian's physical body is far stronger than Tianxin's."
"But Tianxin has been tempered by the Azure Sky Lightning for a long time and has the advantage of terrain and familiarity."
"Dixian should have a slight edge."
"Oh?"
Yu Luomian looked at the white-robed young man who was about to step into the Azure Sky Thunder Swamp, his palm quietly clenching in his sleeve, thinking to himself:
"Then let me see…"
"If Big Brother's judgment is truly accurate!"
Seeing Li Dixian draw gasps of surprise from everyone.
Yu Tianxin snorted coldly and almost rushed into the valley.
As soon as he stepped in.
The lightning made his legs go weak.
Normally, he would adapt for a moment before entering the thunder swamp.
But at this moment.
Seeing Li Dixian about to enter the core area.
He forced himself to take a breath and, almost simultaneously with Li Dixian, stepped into that Azure Sky Thunder Swamp.
"I will never lose to you!"
Yu Tianxin gritted his teeth, veins throbbing on his forehead.
Actually.
He had no affection for that Yu Xiaogang.
What he said yesterday.
Was purely an outburst of pent-up feelings.
His grandfather's constant talk of "how excellent Sword Wine is" made him feel indignant.
"Today, I want everyone to see clearly!"
"I, Yu Tianxin, am not weaker than anyone!"
Li Dixian paid no attention to the stubborn and proud Yu Tianxin.
The moment he stepped into the Azure Sky Thunder Swamp.
His body suddenly stiffened.
It was as if he had stepped from a shallow beach into the deep sea of raging waves.
The stinging pain from earlier in the valley now suddenly turned into a tearing agony.
The feeling was not of countless steel needles, but of innumerable scorching sharp blades, frantically piercing through every inch of his body.
Violent lightning rudely surged into his body, colliding wildly.
Threatening to shatter his muscles, bones, and flesh.
"Hoo…"
Li Dixian's breathing became disordered for the first time.
And within his body.
A fiery blue interwoven light suddenly lit up.
Although the Meltfrost Spirit Vein Body couldn't make him immune to lightning, it granted him a formidable physical body.
Li Dixian concentrated and calmed his mind.
Like a reef enduring the pounding of angry waves.
He gradually adapted to the terrifying tempering of the Azure Sky Lightning.
He clearly perceived… that every lightning strike was tempering his body.
At the same time.
In the middle of his forehead.
The Azure Lotus Sword imprint flickered on and off.
Body tempering was merely a side effect.
Li Dixian had not forgotten the true purpose of this trip… to comprehend the fourth form of the Green Lotus Sword Song—Thunder Sword Intent—amidst this violent lightning!