Hearing the voice behind him, Ao Kun was nearly scared out of his wits. He quickly turned around and looked at Hu Le with a horrified expression.
Damn it!
When did this person arrive behind him?
He didn't notice anything amiss, which is terrifying when you think about it.
The next moment, he realized what was happening, and only one thought remained in his mind: escape!
He stomped his feet on the ground, as if he was about to transform into a streak of light and leave.
Hu Le, however, would never give him that chance; his bamboo cane had already been placed on Hu Le's shoulder.
He felt a weight on his shoulder as a powerful force of the Great Dao pressed down, instantly shattering the magical power he had just summoned.
His knees buckled and he knelt down.
"Immortal, spare my life..."
After kneeling down, Ao Kun immediately kowtowed repeatedly, begging for mercy.
Hu Le smiled indifferently, "Hmph! You beast! I have no grudge against you, yet you attacked me for no reason and tried to kill me. Tell me, how can I let you go!"
"Ah! Little Dragon knows his mistake. He shouldn't have offended the Immortal Master before. Please forgive him..."
As Ao Kun spoke, tears streamed down his face, and he put on a pitiful act, kowtowing repeatedly.
Hu Le shook his head, unwilling to waste any more words with him, and brought his bamboo cane down on Ao Kun's head.
This strike, seemingly slow but actually swift, contained immense power.
If Ao Kun were hit, he would probably die on the spot.
Seeing the bamboo staff coming down, Ao Kun hurriedly said, "Immortal Master, stop! I have a treasure to offer!"
To survive, he spoke extremely fast.
Before he could finish speaking, the bamboo cane that had been falling on his head stopped.
"Oh? Interesting. What kind of treasure is it?" Hu Le asked with a smile.
In his opinion, this little dragon's cultivation level was mediocre, so what precious treasures could it possibly possess? Nevertheless, it still aroused his curiosity.
Since this little dragon is already like a fish on a chopping board, and can take his life at any time, there's no need to rush. Before satisfying our curiosity, it's okay to give him a chance to live for the time being.
Of course, this is on the premise that the treasure the other party mentioned can catch his eye.
However, if this little dragon dares to try and fool him with some ordinary treasures, he will definitely let it experience the consequences of mocking him...
"Reporting to the Immortal Master, the treasure is not on Little Dragon. I will need to trouble you to come with me to retrieve it personally."
Having narrowly escaped death, Ao Kun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, got up from the ground, and gave Hu Le a fawning smile, almost forgetting to even haggle.
"Well, you lead the way," Hu Le instructed casually.
However, Ao Kun suddenly knelt down again and pleaded, "Immortal Master, I can offer you that treasure, but before that, I hope you can promise me that you will spare my life."
"Shut up!" Hu Le pointed his bamboo cane at Ao Kun: "Lead the way at once, or I'll kill you if you dare to utter another word."
Who is he, and why would he be threatened by a mere dragon...?
"Ah...yes!"
Ao Kun seemed to sense Hu Le's murderous intent and dared not argue any further, so he hurriedly agreed.
Ao Kun was enveloped in a wisp of black wind and rose from the ground, flying towards the depths of Thunder Swamp.
Hu Le summoned a lucky cloud and followed.
This time, Ao Kun did not return to his cave. Instead, he led Hu Le to fly tens of thousands of miles into the depths of Thunder Swamp, finally stopping in front of a mountain peak about ten thousand ren high.
Ao Kun, suspended in mid-air, pointed to the mountains ahead and said, "Immortal Master, the treasure is located here."
"oh."
Hu Le quickly released his divine sense to scan the mountains and soon discovered the anomaly in a valley.
Without waiting for Ao Kun to lead the way, he took a step forward, and his figure dispersed in the void like a bubble, disappearing from Ao Kun's sight.
Ao Kun was stunned for a moment upon seeing this, then quickly realized what was happening, feeling a mixture of sorrow and joy.
Fortunately, Hu Le seemed to be ready to let him go, and his life was spared.
Sadly, from then on, he would probably never have that treasure again...
Hu Le suddenly appeared in the sky above the valley. Thunderclouds filled the valley, and lightning bolts moved through it like dragons and snakes, presenting a scene of apocalypse.
Deep within the thunder and lightning, a blue lotus flower hangs silently, about the size of a round table, with seven petals, swaying gracefully under the impact of the thunder.
"What a stroke of luck!"
Holding the Kan-Gen-Kun Banner, surrounded by radiant light, Hu Le walked into the thunderclouds and appeared before the lotus flower.
He channeled his divine sense into the lotus flower and quickly ascertained the origins of this treasure.
It turns out that this lotus flower is called the Heavenly Thunder Lotus, a spiritual root of creation nurtured in the Thunder Marsh.
It contains the wonders of the innate Great Dao of Thunder.
"It came to me without any effort at all!"
Hu Le felt a surge of joy upon seeing Bao Lian.
His purpose in coming to Leize this time was to find a spiritual treasure that could house the seed of thunder.
Although the lotus in front of me is not a primordial spiritual treasure, it is still a good primordial spiritual object, very suitable for entrusting the Dao seed.
Unfortunately, this treasure has not yet fully matured.
One more thing: the original creation of this treasure is slightly insufficient, and it can only grow to the seventh grade.
It was far inferior to the five renowned innate twelve-grade lotus platforms, and was only about the same as the five-colored lotus in his hand.
However, he was only using it to entrust his Dao seed; as long as the attributes matched, there was no need to demand perfection...
Since the lotus was not yet fully formed, he did not pick it immediately. Instead, he used magic to dispel the surrounding lightning and sat down beside the lotus.
According to his calculations, this lotus flower will take another thousand years to mature.
A thousand years is nothing to a person of great supernatural power like Hu Le; it's probably just the time it takes to take a nap.
However, Hu Le still didn't want to wait another thousand years.
He has his own ways of manipulating fate.
After he sat down, a thought suddenly appeared in his palm: a long-necked jade bottle. Looking down, one could see a pool of spiritual liquid inside, with faint rumbling sounds of thunder.
This was the Creation Elixir he had just collected not long ago.
Next, he only needs to pour this substance onto the Heavenly Thunder Lotus and then use his Creation Divine Power to accelerate the ripening of the lotus.
He used magic to draw out a ball of clear spiritual liquid from the bottle and poured it onto the lotus flower using a secret technique.
The Heavenly Thunder Lotus instantly surged with spiritual energy, radiating boundless light. Its body swayed gently, gradually moving towards perfection...
Three years later, the sky above the valley suddenly brightened, the thunderclouds dispersed, and boundless auspicious energy condensed, transforming into clusters of auspicious light.
Floral blossoms flew out from the heavenly light and drifted down, while springs of spiritual energy suddenly gushed forth from the ground...
Hu Le stood up leisurely and reached out to pick the lotus flower.
"Huh? How strange! How could this treasure have matured at this time?"
Just as he was about to leave, carrying the lotus flower, a rough voice suddenly rang out from afar.
Hu Le immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw a deity with a human head and a dragon body flying towards them from outside the mountain...
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