Ordinary people can also be extraordinary

In the secret realm, Zhang Chen is now constantly accumulating qi and blood to flush his whole body. Zhang Chen's meridians have been opened up, and qi and blood are constantly circulating in his body. Every time it circulates, the power of qi and blood is continuously compressed and becomes more refined.

The autonomous circulation of Qi and blood is the basis for entering the innate state. Zhang Chen had already achieved it three years ago. Now, as the Qi and blood continue to nourish the whole body, Zhang Chen's physique is also constantly strengthening, and finally everything has reached the limit.

"Now that you are baptized by the power of thunder and lightning, you can cleanse the candle qi in your body and further purify the power of qi and blood, thus entering the innate state."

The spirit of the weapon looked at Zhang Chen's current condition and nodded with satisfaction.

"Where can we go to receive the baptism of the power of thunder and lightning?"

Zhang Chen stood up and began to think.

"In ancient times, there was a place called Thunder Valley, where thunder and lightning forces poured down all year round. I wonder if it still exists now?"

The spirit of the weapon remembered something and said to Zhang Chen.

"over there?"

Zhang Chen asked hurriedly.

"The world has changed so much. The place may not be called that anymore. I remember it was near the present Chu State. If it is still there, I think we can get something by asking around there."

The spirit of the weapon thought for a moment and then looked at Zhang Chen and said.

"Then go to Chu State and ask."

Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen immediately prepared himself. After such a long period of cultivation here, the spiritual energy had become much thinner. Zhang Chen collected the Heavenly Essence in a jade bottle, then left the secret realm and flew towards the State of Chu first.

After half a month of flying, Zhang Chen finally entered the territory of Chu State. He took out the map and found a market for cultivating immortals, so he immediately went there to inquire for information.

Soon Zhang Chen got the news that the Thunder Valley was still there, and it was even bigger than before. It had spread from inside the valley to outside the valley, and its area was no less than one-tenth of the Chu State. It was now called the Thunder Punishment Valley.

After finding out the location, Zhang Chen immediately started heading there. After flying for a day, he arrived near the Valley of Thunder Punishment. Before he got close, he heard a rumbling sound. Countless thunder and lightning forces intertwined in the air, like dancing silver snakes.

There are many monks nearby, each wearing a cloak specially used to protect against the power of thunder and lightning. They come to the Valley of Thunder Punishment to search for treasure. There are thunder and lightning in this place all year round, and many natural treasures grow in the valley, such as Thunder Source Fruit, Thunder Spirit Flower, Thunder Soul Wood, and Thunder Ganoderma. They are of great use to monks, especially the Thunder Soul Wood, which is one of the materials for refining soul magic weapons and is extremely precious.

"Brother, do you want to team up with us?"

Zhang Chen was looking around the Thunder Valley when two cultivators came over. Their cultivation base was around the middle stage of foundation building. They felt that Zhang Chen's cultivation base was similar to theirs, so they invited him.

Zhang Chen turned his head and shook his head when he thought of his purpose.

"Brother, it seems that this is your first time here. This Thunder Punishment Valley is extremely dangerous. It is safer for you to form a team like yours, and you can also take care of each other. We have been here for a long time and have a lot of experience. Moreover, when we get the spiritual medicine, it will be distributed according to our contributions. It is absolutely fair. We are still short of one person. How about you reconsider it?"

The man asked again.

When Zhang Chen heard him say this, he thought about it and decided that since he was already here, he might as well let them get to know the environment inside first. It would also be fine to find a good place to practice later, so he agreed.

Seeing that Zhang Chen agreed so easily, the two of them looked at each other imperceptibly, revealed a hint of triumphant smile, and then called Zhang Chen and immediately headed towards Thunder Valley.

Zhang Chen didn't think there was anything wrong with it. He took the cloak that could block lightning and thunder that they handed over, said thank you, put it on, and set off with them.

While walking, they saw a cultivator with white hair and beard, who was also heading towards Thunder Valley. Zhang Chen looked at him with his spiritual sense and found that this person's cultivation was only at the ninth level of Qi Condensation, but he was at least over eighty years old, and his whole body exuded deathly aura. It seemed that he didn't have much time left.

When he saw three people passing by, he was startled at first, and fear appeared in his eyes. It was not the kind of fear that a low-level cultivator would have when facing a high-level cultivator, but rather the expression of a mortal encountering a ferocious beast in the wild, which made Zhang Chen very strange.

The other two just looked at him with disdain, ignored him, and hurried past. But when Zhang Chen passed by, he saw the monk shaking his head at Zhang Chen with a strange expression, as if trying to stop Zhang Chen.

Before Zhang Chen could ask, he heard the man in front of him turned around and glared at the monk. The monk lowered his head quickly as if struck by lightning.

"Fellow Daoist, let's go. Now is a good time to enter the Thunder Punishment Valley. Don't miss it."

The man in front turned around and smiled at Zhang Chen, then increased his speed a lot.

Soon they arrived at the edge of the Thunder Valley. Under the guidance of the two of them, Zhang Chen had a smooth journey. Turning left and right, he had already entered the Thunder Valley for ten miles. Zhang Chen quietly stretched out his hand to feel the power of thunder and lightning, and his hand felt numb, and he had a firm grasp on it.

After a while, the two people in front saw that there were no more cultivators around, so they quietly sandwiched Zhang Chen in the middle.

"You two, are you impatient to take action now?"

Zhang Chen looked at the man in front of him with a half-smile and said calmly.

"Daoyou, what are you talking about?"

The man in front looked innocent, but full of questions.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Zhang Chen felt a strong wind coming from behind him, and the speed was no less fast than the attack launched by the peak foundation building stage.

The man in front stopped pretending and showed a cruel smile on his face. He knew that with Zhang Chen's cultivation level at the middle stage of foundation building, he would definitely not be able to withstand this attack.

But his smile soon came to an abrupt end, because something like a black armor suddenly appeared around Zhang Chen. The talisman attack launched by the man behind him hit the armor with a loud bang and shattered it directly, but Zhang Chen was not hurt at all.

Then Zhang Chen stomped his feet heavily, and his figure appeared three meters away from the man in front like lightning. He threw a punch to break the air, and there was a bang. The man's face immediately turned red, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He was seriously injured, and his eyes were horrified. He still wanted to struggle and escape, but Zhang Chen threw another punch, and the man was seriously injured and fainted on the ground, with no room for resistance at all.

Then Zhang Chen turned around and looked at the other man with a smile. This happened so fast that the man had not yet reacted before he saw that his companion was seriously injured and unconscious. He knew that he would never be his opponent, so he immediately let his spiritual energy fluctuate, his figure flashed, and he began to run away at a high speed.

Zhang Chen snorted coldly and his figure began to flash. Unlike the man who moved left and right, Zhang Chen went straight through the lightning and was close to the man in an instant. The man was frightened and immediately threw out a golden talisman. Countless golden arrows shot out and came towards Zhang Chen like rain.

Zhang Chen looked on with disdain. He clenched his fist and punched out with the first move of the Wave Fist, the Initial Wave. The Wave Fist formed by Qi and blood directly covered the rain of arrows, and then crushed them like a mantis trying to stop a chariot, submerging the man in panic and fear.

After a moment, Zhang Chen dragged his body back to the monk he had met before. After searching their bodies, he found a jade slip which recorded all their information about Thunder Valley. Zhang Chen smiled with satisfaction when he saw this.