Fantasy: Empress Wife, Cute Kids Cause Havoc in Jiuzhou

"Again?"

"So, these two rascals have done this before?"

"Given the strength of these two rascals, they must be the top Heavenly Pride in their state. Does this mean they have at least four State Level Secret Realm maps in their possession now?"

Thinking this, the glance of every Heavenly Pride towards Chu Xin and Chu Chen carried a hint of greed.

State Level Secret Realm maps are only possessed by the top Heavenly Pride of each state, naturally containing the most opportunities.

If they could obtain them, they might find treasures not inferior to Stone Milk, perhaps even far surpassing it.

However, thinking about the tragic fates of the two young Sword Saints, all the Heavenly Pride felt a shiver involuntarily.

These rascals are too strong, better not to provoke them.

With this in mind, the Heavenly Pride each broke the air and left, even those who originally wanted to fight for the Stone Milk had their desires dissipate without a trace.

"Big brother, quickly see if there's a Central State portal."

Chu Chen flashed before Long Shaoyu, handing over two State Level Secret Realm maps, and asked with a face full of hope.

"Alright!"

Long Shaoyu took the two maps, carefully examining them together with the previous four.

Chu Xin, holding a two-headed piglet, appeared out of thin air and asked after glancing, "Big Brother, did you find it?"

"There's no Central State portal on these maps," Long Shaoyu shook his head.

"Still not there, huh."

Chu Xin and Chu Chen immediately felt utterly disappointed.

Long Shaoyu lifted his head, glanced at them, and smiled, "Don't rush, as long as we gather nine State Level Secret Realm maps, we will definitely find the Central State portal. The newly pieced-together map might not have the Central State portal, but it does have a place bigger than Divine Saber Valley and Divine Sword Pavilion, perhaps we can find the remaining three maps there."

"Where? Let's hurry there, we can't let them get away."

Chu Xin urged impatiently.

"Yes, yes, gather the maps quickly, so we can go to Central State... to play!"

Chu Chen almost slipped, but corrected himself just in time.

"Follow me!"

Long Shaoyu nodded and led the group as they broke through the air.

Two days later, the group appeared in front of a large mountain enveloped in lightning.

The lightning was purple, white, black, blue, and red.

At this moment, the mountain was already surrounded by countless Heavenly Pride.

"Big Brother, what place is this? Why is there so much lightning?"

Chu Chen asked curiously, his round eyes wide open.

"So beautiful."

Chu Xin also blinked her big eyes, staring blankly at the mountain filled with five types of lightning.

They had never seen such a unique place before.

"Five Thunder Mountain; at the peak is a Five Thunder Tree, which has only five branches, each filled with one color of lightning. At the same time, each of these branches points in a direction filled with the same color of lightning, dividing the whole mountain into five areas,"

Long Shaoyu explained. All this he knew from elders at home and ancient texts, but he had never seen it before.

Chu Xin stared at the Five Thunder Mountain for a moment, her face full of anticipation as she asked, "Will it bear fruit, and are they tasty?"

Long Shaoyu nodded and said, "The Five Thunder Tree bears Five Thunder Fruits, one on each branch. After refining and absorbing them, one can forge a corresponding Thunder Spirit Body and comprehend the corresponding Thunder and Lightning Laws. It is a treasure that all Thunder Cultivators dream of."

"Five Thunder Fruits?"

Chu Chen's eyes sparkled, "Sister, we haven't tried those yet." Your next journey awaits at empire

"Yeah! They sound really delicious."

Saliva involuntarily flowed from the corner of Chu Xin's mouth; she quickly stuck out her little tongue to roll it back in and urged impatiently, "Big brother, let's hurry up, or someone else will snatch the fruits."

The square-faced youth and the bow-wielding youth could not help but roll their eyes; these two kids never drop their foodie nature no matter where they go.

Somewhat speechless, Long Shaoyu rubbed his forehead and explained, "The Five Thunder Fruits are not yet ripe. We must wait until the thunder and lightning atop this Five Thunder Mountain have contracted to the summit and are fully absorbed by the Five Thunder Fruits. According to ancient records, the Five Thunder Fruits cannot be eaten directly; they must be refined using a Secret Technique to absorb their energy. If eaten directly, the terrifying thunder and lightning contained within will obliterate the consumer."

Five Thunder Fruits were actually of no use to him, as he was a dual cultivator of the Fire Element and Sword, making the treasures of the Thunder Element less appealing to him.

However, he was well aware that these two kids did not care about matching attributes; they just cared about whether it tasted good or not.

The energy contained in the Five Thunder Fruit was even stronger than that in the Divine Sword Fruit and the Divine Sword Milk. He was genuinely worried that these two might rashly eat a Five Thunder Fruit and get obliterated by the violent thunder, which would ruin his plans for competing for the greatest opportunity.

"Oh!"

Chu Xin and Chu Chen nodded, but their eyeballs were rolling around, clearly not taking Long Shaoyu's words to heart.

Long Shaoyu secretly shook his head and looked up at the many Heavenly Prides sitting around Five Thunder Mountain.

Most of these Heavenly Prides were in small groups, but only one person was sitting alone above the summit of Five Thunder Mountain.

The space above the summit was the closest to the Five Thunder Tree and hence, logically, it should be the most fiercely contested area. However, that person sitting alone up there was safe and sound, evidently much stronger than the other Heavenly Prides.

"The young Martial Saint, Lei Wanjun."

Long Shaoyu's gaze sharpened, his expression turning solemn.

Although he was among the top ten young Martial Saints, Liu Zhentian, Li Yunfei, Hua Wuqing, Duan Tianya, and he were only at the early stage, whereas Lei Wanjun had already reached the middle stage, making him far stronger than them.

If it came to a one-on-one fight, he was truly no match for Lei Wanjun.

Perhaps sensing Long Shaoyu's gaze, Lei Wanjun, sitting above Five Thunder Mountain, suddenly turned his head to look over.

His features were handsome, his skin was snow-white, and his eyes sparkled with dazzling lightning.

Long Shaoyu quickly turned his head away, looking towards Chu Xin and Chu Chen beside him, thinking to himself, "With these two kids teaming up, maybe they could defeat Lei Wanjun."

If they could not even defeat Lei Wanjun, then there was no point in competing for the greatest opportunity.

"Eh?"

Suddenly, Chu Xin exclaimed in surprise. She faintly saw some Heavenly Prides flickering on Five Thunder Mountain and, raising her head in confusion, asked, "Big brother, didn't you say we have to wait for all this thunder and lightning to be absorbed before the fruits will ripen? Why are those guys rushing up the mountain so early?"

Long Shaoyu explained, "Those people are not going to snatch the Five Thunder Fruits but to enter Five Thunder Mountain to hunt Thunder Beasts and absorb the Power of Thunder and Lightning for cultivation."

"Thunder Beasts?"

Chu Xin and Chu Chen's eyes immediately lit up.

Long Shaoyu nodded and said, "That's right, although the Power of Thunder and Lightning in Thunder Beasts isn't as potent as in the Five Thunder Fruits, it is still a rare treasure for Thunder Cultivators. Those people, knowing they lack the strength to compete for the Five Thunder Fruits, opt for the next best thing—hunting Thunder Beasts is much better than leaving empty-handed or losing their lives. However, the closer to the Five Thunder Tree, the stronger the Thunder Beasts are."

"I've never eaten a Thunder Beast before," drool flowed from the corner of Chu Xin's mouth again.

"I've never grilled a Thunder Beast before," Chu Chen's plump little hands fidgeted eagerly.

Long Shaoyu: "..."