In the following days, besides cultivation, Zhu Bufan was crafting armor and weapons for the warriors of the Thunder Tribe. Because they had helped during the Electric Flash Tribe's attack, Zhu Bufan and his companions also gained the friendship of the people of the Thunder Tribe, and the way the Thunder Clan looked at Zhu Bufan and his group was no longer filled with hostility as it was at the beginning.

As for the Sealing Thunder Clean Jade they brought back, they were evenly distributed among Zhu Bufan, Huo Ling, Wang Hui, the Grand Steward, and Yue Lan, with each getting one piece. As for the three pieces belonging to Emperor Yan, no one dared to claim them. Seeing Emperor Yan hugging the three pieces of Sealing Thunder Clean Jade with a smile as lovely as flowers, Yue Lan's eyes were once again occupied by little stars.

After obtaining it, Zhu Bufan, sparing no effort, used metal to craft a necklace for everyone, turning the Sealing Thunder Clean Jade into pendants. For a time, Zhu Bufan and his group were delighted. Huo Ling was especially overjoyed, as the seven pieces of Sealing Thunder Crystal jewelry and a necklace of Sealing Thunder Clean Jade were enough for her to unleash ten Water Breaking Seven Sealing Dragons.

During these few days, Zhu Bufan successfully created rune armor, inspired by the curse-headed centipede. Therefore, Zhu Bufan used the shell as the base, added Golden Sand, and asked Emperor Yan for rune patterns that could reflect or resist the enemy's Primordial Qi during the final shaping stage.

Emperor Yan's extensive knowledge did not disappoint Zhu Bufan. He quickly told Zhu Bufan several special rune combinations. With Emperor Yan's provided rune patterns and Zhu Bufan's careful refining, pieces of rune armor capable of deflecting the enemy's Primordial Qi kept being produced, and the warriors of the Thunder Tribe were overjoyed. Of course, only Lei Gang was happy and in pain because the expense of the Sealing Thunder Crystals really hurt!

In this way, after five days, Zhu Bufan had basically finished modifying the armor for the guards of the Thunder Clan. Since the Thunder Tribe's armor was so scarce to begin with, when he finished refining the last piece of armor, Zhu Bufan suddenly felt a tremor of Primordial Qi within his body.

"This feeling... am I about to break through to the Body Tempering Eighth Layer Heaven?" Sensing the change in the Qi Vortex, Zhu Bufan quickly sat down in meditation. Indeed, after continuous artifact refining over the last few days, Zhu Bufan was on the verge of a breakthrough. The burgeoning Qi Vortex was the best proof.

Feeling the chaotic surge of Primordial Qi inside his body, Zhu Bufan devoted all his heart and soul to controlling its flow. At that moment, he found his body crazily drawing Primordial Qi from his Sealing Thunder Clean Jade pendant, the rapid extraction causing the inner Qi Vortex to swell uncontrollably, making it difficult to manage.

"Damn it!"

The intense pain of nearly exploding made Zhu Bufan break out in a cold sweat, but he quickly calmed down. He knew that a breakthrough inherently required the absorption of a large amount of nature's spiritual energy and refining it into Primordial Qi. The Spiritual Energy drawn from the Sealing Thunder Clean Jade was exceptionally pure, almost immediately transforming into Primordial Qi upon entering his body, hence the situation.

Having calmed down, Zhu Bufan began to full-heartedly guide the flow of Primordial Qi, surging into his body at an unimaginable speed, realizing why Lei Gang said that with Sealing Thunder Clean Jade, cultivators' breakthrough speed would greatly increase. With such a direct stream of Spiritual Energy that didn't require refining before transforming into Primordial Qi, of course, it would be astoundingly fast. However, the problem was that, in this underprepared state, Zhu Bufan almost got blown apart!

"Damn! I almost became the first cultivator to die from absorbing Primordial Qi too quickly during a breakthrough!" After regaining control over the runaway Primordial Qi, Zhu Bufan breathed a sigh of relief and fear. In the following time, he began to wholeheartedly guide and condense his own Primordial Qi. Having gotten used to the speed supplemented by the Sealing Thunder Clean Jade, Zhu Bufan's breakthrough could only be described as efficient!

For three whole days, Zhu Bufan sat motionless in meditation like a statue. When Emperor Yan explained, everyone knew that Zhu Bufan was breaking through to the Body Tempering Eighth Layer Heaven realm, so no one disturbed him.

"What kind of monsters are these? Only a few years old and already reaching the Body Tempering Eighth Layer Heaven realm?" Yue Lan, who was also at the Body Tempering Eighth Layer Heaven realm, felt somewhat resentful upon hearing that Zhu Bufan was about to make the breakthrough. But then seeing Huo Ling's figure, Yue Lan calmed down. Compared to a monster like Huo Ling, Zhu Bufan's progress seemed quite normal.

'Boom'

A gust of Qi wind emanated from Zhu Bufan as its center, swirling outward in all directions, blowing around inside the room so much it could be described as 'Flying Sand and Rolling Stone.' Slowly opening his eyes, Zhu Bufan felt powerful strength throughout his body.

"Finally reached the Eighth Layer Heaven, I didn't expect it to be so smooth." Feeling the incredibly solid Primordial Qi within his body, Zhu Bufan showed a slight smile, stood up, pushed the door open, and left the stone hut he had been in meditation and cultivation for three straight days.

He found the Thunder Clan's guards and handed over the last batch of Armor, after which Zhu Bufan began to idle around. Wang Hui was busy with Alchemy, and there was no point in chatting with Huo Ling and Yue Lan; one was cold as ice, and the other didn't get along with him. Even if he wanted to find someone to chat with, he had no idea where they were and couldn't find them. As for the Grand Steward... there wasn't much in common to talk about either.

Seeing Zhu Bufan looking bored and uncertain where to go, the guard hesitated before saying to Zhu Bufan, "Mr. Nie, the Clan Leader and an Elder will be heading to Thunder Lake soon. If you're feeling bored, Mr. Nie, maybe you could ask the Clan Leader to take you along."

"Oh?" On hearing the Thunder Clan guard's words, Zhu Bufan was intrigued. Everyone was now definitely stuck on the second layer of the tower and couldn't leave before the main gate opened. Constant cultivation was also rather dull. After hearing the guard's words, Zhu Bufan indeed fancied a tour of this 'scenic spot' where the Sealing Thunder Clean Jade was produced.

With a thought, Zhu Bufan suddenly became suspicious. Why would a guard from the Thunder Clan openly suggest that Zhu Bufan ask the tribal Clan Leader to bring him along to Thunder Lake? Something seemed off. Under Zhu Bufan's intense gaze, the guard managed to maintain his composure, but the flicker in his eyes didn't escape Zhu Bufan's notice.

"Stop looking. It was the Clan Leader who told me to ask you this. If you're interested, you can find him. That's all there is to it." Finally, the Thunder Clan guard, unnerved by Zhu Bufan's penetrating stare, shrugged his shoulders and said.

"Damn it! It's really that old blockhead's idea. But I wonder if there's a plot behind it this time. Forget it, let's go have a look." As Zhu Bufan was thinking this, Emperor Yan darted out from Emperor Yan's Piercing Army, grabbed Zhu Bufan's hand, and said with a laugh, "I want to go have fun too!"

Soon, the pair, one tall and one short, entered the Clan Leader's stone hut. As for Emperor Yan, all the guards now knew that the Clan Leader was very fond of this little girl, so no one stopped her. When Zhu Bufan entered, Lei Gang revealed a slight smile and said, "What brings you here today, little brother?"

"Just handed over the last batch of Armor and thought I'd join you on a trip to Thunder Lake. What else could it be?" Zhu Bufan rolled his eyes at Lei Gang and responded. After spending a few days together, Zhu Bufan had come to realize that the Chief of the Thunder Tribe was quite an amiable big guy.

"Eh..." Hearing Zhu Bufan's words, Lei Gang was momentarily caught off guard, but soon shook his head and said, "These damned kids, so easily… So, what do you say? Interested in taking a look at Thunder Lake? Usually, Thunderbirds can descend to Thunder Lake once they're equipped with a mouthpiece, and today, I wanted you to see that."

"Sounds good, cultivation all day can indeed get a bit dull. Just had a breakthrough, so it's a good time to walk around. Oh, Clan Leader Lei, why did you think to take me to see Thunder Lake this time?"

"Isn't it just to let you see with your own eyes how difficult it is to obtain Sealing Thunder Crystal, to save me the headache of your haggling every time like a stubborn 'virtuous widow Luo'!" Lei Gang glared at Zhu Bufan and said with irritation. Of course, Zhu Bufan chose to directly ignore Lei Gang's anger.

Since Zhu Bufan agreed, Lei Gang had the guards notify the tribespeople who tamed Thunderbirds to come over. The preparations were quickly finished, and not long after leaving the Clan Leader's stone hut, they ran into Huo Ling, who was also out for a walk. After understanding the situation, Huo Ling naturally took Emperor Yan's hand and joined them. So, a group of thirty Thunder Clan guards, Lei Gang, Zhu Bufan, Huo Ling, Emperor Yan, and thirty Thunderbirds set off majestically from the tribe, heading towards Thunder Lake.

The large group left the tribe and moved rapidly towards Thunder Lake. About ten minutes into their journey, Zhu Bufan and Huo Ling could clearly feel that the surrounding thunder and lightning spiritual energy was becoming denser. The further they advanced, the stronger this sensation became. Some sand and stones even floated slightly above the ground, affected by this thunder and lightning spiritual energy, creating an eerie scene. Lei Gang and the other Thunder Tribe warriors were clearly surprised by this, and seeing Lei Gang's astonished expression, Zhu Bufan immediately realized that something might be wrong and quickly asked, "Clan Leader Lei, what's going on?"

"The fluctuations of this thunder and lightning Qi seem much stronger than before; it was never this intense. Could something have happened at Thunder Lake?" Lei Gang replied to Zhu Bufan's question, his face turning ugly by the end.

"Hurry up! Forward to Thunder Lake! Quick!" Thinking that something might have happened at Thunder Lake, Lei Gang tensed up. Zhu Bufan, Huo Ling, and Emperor Yan also ran quickly with the Thunder people toward Thunder Lake. As for the frustration in Zhu Bufan's heart, let's just say, if Thunder Lake really had a problem, it was indeed a case of 'one wave subsides, another arises.'

The group sped up and in less than ten minutes, they arrived just outside the area belonging to Thunder Lake. At first glance, Lei Gang and the people from the Thunder Tribe were stunned and said, "How is this possible..."

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