Chapter 297: Heavenly Gentle Soil
’Well then...’ Jiang Yue took a deep breath and covered his hand with a thick layer of illusion.
Although he wanted to communicate with the heavenly thunder stone and get it to agree to become his origin treasure, this was not the time.
For the time being, he could only place it in the ancient palace and then talk to it later.
"Forgive me for not seeking your permission first. Let’s talk later." Jiang Yue said and reached out for the heavenly thunder stone.
The reason he did this was because he knew it would take time to communicate with the heavenly thunderstone.
If he tried to do it now, he would probably fall into enemy hands.
At that time, let alone the heavenly thunder stone, he may not be able to keep his life.
"Don’t resent me, this is the only way." Jiang Yue continued when he felt a wave of resentment from the stone.
He knew it disliked him because he wasn’t a lightning origin.
However, Jiang Yue didn’t care about that.
When the time came, he was confident he could persuade it to concede.
"Go to my ancient palace first. We will talk about the rest when I leave the thunder pool."
Without waiting for a reply, Jiang Yue forcibly touched the heavenly thunder stone and it disappeared in place.
At the same time, his hand was charred black and he was hard-pressed not to scream.
’It showed a little mercy.’ He thought and a wry smile appeared on his face.
If the heavenly thunder stone did not show mercy, Jiang Yue was sure he would have been burned to a crisp.
’I underestimated it and almost lost my life. These core treasures are not easy to handle.’ He thought and let out a long sigh
However, he was in a good mood.
The heavenly thunder stone was an incomparable treasure and if he used it well, his attack power would be greatly enhanced in the future.
"It won’t be long before everyone notices there has been a change in the thunder pool. Before then, I need to collect the heavenly gentle soil."
As they explored the thunder forest, Jiang Yue and Yu Nianzhen felt they were missing something.
This feeling was particularly annoying since the missing thing was just beyond their grasp.
However, everything had its own time.
After they entered the thunder pool, the two suddenly grasped what they were missing.
This thing was the heavenly gentle soil.
Like Jiang Yue’s yin-yang flame and Yu Nianzhen’s mother of iron, the heavenly gentle soil was a primordial treasure.
It was one of nine treasure soils of the earth element.
If lightning was the most violent element, the heavenly gentle soil was the gentlest.
It could bear anything without changing its form and even lightning couldn’t destroy it.
When Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue walked around the thunder forest, they noticed that the lightning didn’t harm the ground.
However, this observation was only subconscious and it didn’t occur to them until they entered the thunder pool.
Later, they confirmed that the soil beneath their feet had traces of the heavenly gentle soil.
After investigation, they discovered that the farther away from the heavenly thunder stone, the lower the purity of the heavenly gentle soil.
In that case, the purest form of the heavenly gentle soil was under the heavenly thunder stone and Jiang Yue planned to get it.
With the soil, he and Yu Nianzhen had something to contrast the violence of lightning.
"I hope it’s enough." Jiang Yue said and dived.
A moment later, his feet touched the ground and he subconsciously groaned in comfort.
Unlike the violence of thunder, the heavenly gentle soil was like a mother.
It enveloped him and comforted him, making him feel warm and treasured.
"I suddenly have an idea of an attack for my self-created illusion art." He said and his heart beat with excitement.
One of the forms of Jiang Yue’s lullaby was comfort.
It created the illusion of a safe environment and the enemy was tricked into falling asleep.
If this kind of attack was used after incorporating the ability of the heavenly gentle soil, very few opponents would be able to extricate themselves.
"I have found a treasure this time around." He said and chuckled happily.
Without delay, Jiang Yue began to survey the ground around him.
After careful observation, he realised that the purest heavenly gentle soil only covered an area of about one metre.
However, this much was enough and he didn’t hesitate to start digging.
’After taking the purest soil, I will try to take the rest. Maybe we can purify it in the future.’ He thought as he dug.
While Jiang Yue was digging, Yu Nianzhen broke through to the fourth level of the sword body refining technique.
When Jiang Yue broke through, the characteristics of the flame body refining technique were suppressed since they were in the water.
However, Yu Nianzhen didn’t have that problem.
As soon as he broke through, sword qi covered his body and the area around him felt particularly sharp.
Even Xuan Ke who was at the same cultivation level couldn’t stand it and he retreated from Yu Nianzhen.
This phenomenon lasted for ten breaths before the sword qi sunk back into Yu Nianzhen’s body.
"Congratulations brother Yu." Xuan Ke said and couldn’t help but sigh.
From the day he tested his origin, Xuan Ke knew he was destined for greatness.
However, compared to Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue, he always felt a little lacking.
’It’s a lot of pressure being brothers with these two people.’ He thought but didn’t show it on his face.
Fortunately, his personality was unyielding.
Rather than buckling to the pressure, Xuan Ke chose to see it as a driving force.
Since his brothers were walking ahead, he was motivated to keep working hard.
"Thank you." Yu Nianzhen said and gave the person a rare smile.
’What a disaster!’ Xuan Ke thought and clutched his chest.
When Yu Nianzhen didn’t smile, he was handsome and not easy to approach.
However, when he did smile, it was the kind of feeling that brought disaster to a country.
’He is truly a sinner.’ He continued to lament but Yu Nianzhen had already taken back his small smile.
"Brother Xuan, how is your practice?"
"It’s okay." Xuan Ke said.
Although his body refining level was lower, he had a lightning origin.
His body had already adapted and he was ready to move to a different area.
"Shall we find brother Jiang?"
"Mmmh." Yu Nianzhen nodded and without another word, he held Xuan Ke’s arm.
A moment later, their surroundings blurred and they reappeared beside Jiang Yue.
"Azhen." Jiang Yue called happily and turned to look at his husband.
When Yu Nianzhen saw him, he was taken aback while Xuan Ke burst into laughter.
"Why are you laughing? What’s wrong?" Jiang Yue asked and looked at Xuan Ke in surprise.
"You..." Xuan Ke pointed but couldn’t continue.
He clutched his stomach and laughed loudly.
At the same time, a trace of mirth flashed in Yu Nianzhen’s eyes and his lips twitched in amusement.
"Azhen, what’s the matter?"
"Well..." Yu Nianzhen started but didn’t finish.
Instead, an image appeared in Jiang Yue’s mind and he almost collapsed from embarrassment.
Since he began digging, he didn’t care about anything and only focused on getting the heavenly gentle soil.
Unfortunately, his lack of care had turned him into a mud man.
His entire body including his silver hair was now caked in mud and he looked like a naughty village child.
"What do you know? This soil is good for the hair and skin." Jiang Yue said and sneered at Xuan Ke.
"Azhen, Xuan Ke is ignorant. Don’t follow his example." He continued and bent down to scoop some mud.
"Azhen, come here and I will help you cover with mud."
When Yu Nianzhen heard that, he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
He knew Jiang Yue was covering his embarrassment but Yu Nianzhen didn’t plan to demolish his stage.
’What’s a little mud?’ He thought and obediently drew closer to his husband.
Originally, he and Jiang Yue were the same.
Since Jiang Yue wanted a companion to be embarrassed together, Yu Nianzhen had no choice.
He could only stand still as his husband did a good job of covering him with mud from head to toe.
"Azhen, don’t worry. We only need to stay this way for a short time. When we clean ourselves, our bodies will have gained a lot." Jiang Yue assured and Yu Nianzhen nodded solemnly.
"I know." He agreed and Xuan Ke burst into louder laughter.
"You two." He hooted but his heart felt warm.
Compared to when they were in the Thousand Herbs Garden, the relationship between the two had gotten better.
Looking at them, Xuan Ke couldn’t help but admire their feelings.
’Love is like this.’ He thought and felt a little yearning.
