Grinding Cultivation Toward Martial Saint

Luoshui Lake's lakebed.

Jiang Ning opened his eyes and immediately felt a layer of grime covering his body.

He shook his frame, and the layer of dirt on his skin instantly burst apart, blending into the water around him.

At that moment, through his perception, he saw his own form.

His body was like jade, smoother than before.

"I've really turned into a pretty boy!" Jiang Ning chuckled with a smile.

After absorbing that strand of Emperor's Liquid, he found his skin had become whiter and finer, like his body was made of jade.

"If this could be sold to women, it would certainly provoke a frenzy!"

He instantly thought of the commercial opportunity.

For the women of the world, any item that could whiten and beautify skin would lead to a frenetic obsession.

But then he shook his head, still smiling.

Emperor's Liquid, what kind of wondrous treasure was it?

For him, it brought a metamorphosis akin to being reborn, let alone for commoners.

However, he also knew that the reason for such an effect was because it was his first time absorbing real Emperor's Liquid.

The most significant effects of any treasure would always be during its first use.

Thereafter, the effect would weaken with each subsequent use, until eventually, it would become ineffective.

"Today's harvest of Source Energy Points will certainly be substantial!"

Looking at the pool of silver jelly in front of him, Jiang Ning's mouth curved into a pleased smile.

So far today, his greatest discovery was this place.

A pond of Silver Jelly, plus a strand of true Emperor's Liquid, he didn't know how many Source Energy Points it could bring him.

But he knew that it would certainly not be few, surely far surpassing yesterday's gains.

The next moment.

He opened his mouth and inhaled.

The Silver Jelly in the water formed a silver column rushing straight into Jiang Ning's mouth.

"My liege!" Old Turtle, seeing this scene, felt more pain at heart and couldn't help but open his mouth slightly.

But Jiang Ning, as if he heard nothing, continued to swallow the Emperor's Liquid that resembled Silver Jelly.

As the Silver Jelly entered his mouth, he felt waves of coolness throughout his body.

It was as if in the dead of winter, cold water poured down from his head.

After a short while.

Not a single drop of Silver Jelly was left, without any trace of surplus.

"What is it?" Jiang Ning looked at Old Turtle and spoke.

"Master!" Old Turtle suppressed waves of heartache, then continued, "Master, Thunder Flood Dragon has a Thunder Fruit Tree, and I wonder if my liege is interested."

"Thunder Fruit?" Jiang Ning's face showed surprise, and he asked, "There's a Thunder Fruit Tree here?"

The reason for his astonishment was that he had already read about Thunder Fruit in books.

Thunder Fruit, which contained power of thunder and lightning, had a potent effect on refining organs and enhancing power.

Enhancing power—that is, increasing Inner Breath.

Such effects, among all Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, were extremely precious and very rare.

Rare because Thunder Fruit only grew on Thunder Trees.

And Thunder Trees grew in very harsh environments.

Only special geographical features where thunder and lightning converged could possibly sprout a Thunder Tree.

The place he was currently in was not land, but rather underwater.

The presence of a Thunder Tree underwater simply shattered his knowledge.

Seeing Jiang Ning's skeptical gaze, Old Turtle nodded earnestly.

"My liege, trust me!"

"The Thunder Flood Dragon is an electric eel, and the reason it has achieved its current status and dubbed itself 'Thunder Flood Dragon' is precisely because of the chance discovery of the Thunder Fruit Tree."

"Now, the Thunder Fruit Tree grows within Thunder Flood Dragon's lair, in an extremely unique geographic site."

Hearing this, Jiang Ning couldn't help but think of Old Turtle's charred appearance from before.

"Old Turtle, was the thunder attack you received just now due to the Thunder Flood Dragon you're speaking of?"

"Yes, my liege!" Old Turtle nodded repeatedly, continuing, "I've recently had a breakthrough in strength and wanted to seize a Thunder Fruit from Thunder Flood Dragon. Unfortunately, I underestimated its Innate Divine Ability."

"The outburst of thunder, because it was underwater, made it even more formidable; I still couldn't overcome it."

Hearing these words, Jiang Ning instantly believed him by seventy percent.

Moreover, at this moment, using the Authority of the Favored, he felt the imprint in Old Turtle's mind.

With the imprint, he could sense Old Turtle's fear and submissive emotions toward him.

Feeling the emotions conveyed by the imprint, Jiang Ning's trust deepened by another twenty percent.

The next moment.

"Take me there!"

"Yes, my liege!" Old Turtle was somewhat excited, his heart filled with a sense of happiness at another's misfortune.

The classic saying: It's not the scarcity that troubles, but rather the uneven distribution.

Having fallen to its current state, the turtle had no desire to see the Thunder Flood Dragon fare any better.

...

The lakebed.

Within a landscape similar to Yardang.

All around were jagged rocks.

The water, being too deep, was pitch-black, with only the rocks around them emitting a faint purplish-blue glow from some mystical substance.

Beyond that, this area completely lacked traces of glowing fish or any signs of life.

Old Turtle carried Jiang Ning forward, weaving through towering rocks, the surrounding water parting on its own, the pair akin to a boat cutting through waves.

On the way, Jiang Ning learned that Old Turtle, after becoming a demon, had mastered the talent for water manipulation.

And Old Turtle described Thunder Flood Dragon as originally an electric eel, whose talent lay in the control of thunder and lightning.

Suddenly.

Zi la—

An electric arc erupted from a rock pillar, sweeping around.

Seeing this, Old Turtle moved quickly, carrying Jiang Ning around the area where the electric arc had burst.

"My liege, did you see it?" Old Turtle spoke.

"Hmm!" Jiang Ning nodded slightly.

From Old Turtle's previous words, he had heard about the special terrain here, where thunder and lightning would erupt intermittently, making it a deadly zone for life underwater.

Life was nearly extinct in this area, with only aberrations like Old Turtle, who had become a demon by chance, having the privilege to move around here.