OBS Chapter 392 Elder?
Chapter 392 Elder?
"That's right. There are so many conditions, and each one is indispensable. And each one is extremely difficult."
Yun Chen sighed, but suddenly realized something was wrong and couldn't help but ask, "But if that's the case, why did the Japanese go to such great lengths to plan this? Could it be that they can't think of what we can? Are the Japanese that stupid?"
Elder Lei was stunned when these words came out.
Indeed, if the core conditions could not be met, why were the Japanese monks so persistent in carrying out this seemingly impossible plan? Was there a conspiracy hidden behind this that they had yet to discern?
Elder Lei frowned again and pondered, "You're right... but don't worry. Now that I'm here, I'm going to investigate and check on the Sect Leader's whereabouts. You mentioned encountering traces of the Divine Thunder Palace's lightning power in the Misty Swamp and finding half a lightning token... I was going to check that out anyway."
As an elder of the Divine Thunder Palace, he naturally could not sit idly by when encountering such a thing.
Maybe the traces Yun Chen saw were left by a disciple of the Divine Thunder Palace. Maybe he had encountered some danger, and it would be unreasonable for him to ignore it.
Upon hearing this, Yun Chen nodded immediately, "That's right, those traces and the token couldn't be fake. They must be related to the Divine Thunder Palace. It's just that the situation was urgent at the time, so I wasn't able to investigate thoroughly."
Elder Lei's eyes gleamed, and he said decisively, "In that case, let's change our route and go to the Misty Swamp first."
"The Sect Leader is missing, and we must not let go of any clues. If those traces were truly left by a disciple from the palace, perhaps we can find clues to the Sect Leader's whereabouts. We must investigate the Japanese conspiracy, but finding our senior brother, the Sect Leader, is the most urgent task!"
He acted decisively and made decisions immediately.
Compared with the Japanese conspiracy that has not yet been fully clarified, confirming the safety of the leader Lei Miaoyun is obviously a higher priority.
"Okay!" Yun Chen had no objection.
Zhao Xiruo, Lin Wan'er and Mei Chuan naturally followed the arrangements.
Anyway, with Elder Lei, who is in the Nascent Soul stage, here, they don’t have to worry about their safety.
The group immediately adjusted their direction and, under the leadership of Elder Lei, rushed towards the foggy swamp area where Yun Chen had previously encountered the Shadow Snake Group and discovered traces of thunder.
On the way, Elder Lei's face was solemn. He said to Yun Chen, "Tell me again in detail what happened in the Misty Swamp. Don't leave out any details."
Yun Chen followed his instructions and described in as much detail as possible how he entered the swamp, how he was chased by the Shadow Snake Group, how he discovered the charred marks, and the style and aura of the half thunder pattern token.
Listening to Yun Chen's narration, Elder Lei's brows furrowed more and more, especially when he heard that the power of thunder was extremely pure and powerful, far beyond what ordinary Jindan disciples could exert, and that the shape of the half token seemed quite ancient, a trace of surprise and doubt flashed in his eyes.
"Pure and powerful...ancient token..." Elder Lei repeated in a low voice, as if searching for something in his memory: "Could it be...impossible..."
"Elder Lei, what have you thought of?" Yun Chen noticed the change in his expression and asked hurriedly.
Elder Lei shook his head and didn't answer immediately. He just said, "Let's go to the place and see for ourselves first. I hope I'm overthinking..."
His reaction made Yun Chen even more curious and uneasy.
It seems that the traces in the swamp may involve more than just an ordinary disciple.
Everyone stopped talking and hurried on their way.
The closer you get to the misty swamp area, the more humid the air becomes, and there's also a faint, uncomfortable chilliness mixed in, which is completely different from other areas of the Forest of Beasts.
Finally, after passing through a bush filled with light gray miasma, the scene ahead suddenly changed.
A boundless swamp shrouded in thick gray-black fog appeared before everyone's eyes.
Muddy puddles, rotting vegetation, and twisted dead trees formed a strange picture, and the air was filled with the mixed smell of earth and decay.
"This is it." Yun Chen pointed ahead and said, "I was near this area when I found traces of fighting and the half token."
Elder Lei looked solemn. He slowly closed his eyes, and his powerful spiritual sense spread towards the swamp in front of him like mercury pouring out, carefully sensing every energy fluctuation and residual breath around him.
A moment later, he suddenly opened his eyes, a trace of shock and disbelief flashed in his eyes, and he cried out in a low voice: "This breath..."
"what happened?"
Yun Chen's heart tightened and he asked quickly.
Zhao Xiruo, Lin Wan'er and others also looked at Elder Lei nervously.
Elder Lei did not answer immediately. His expression kept changing, as if he had encountered something extremely unbelievable.
He concentrated his mind once again, even at the expense of his essence, forcing out a drop of blood containing the power of thunder from his fingertips, and drew a mysterious rune in the air.
"Show!"
With a low shout from him, the blood-colored rune shone brightly and turned into a tiny arc of electricity, which drilled into the fog of the swamp in front like a spirit snake.
In an instant, something strange happened!
The originally dead gray-black fog began to roll like boiling water the moment it came into contact with the thunder rune!
In the mist, there was a faint flash of light golden lightning, and there was an indescribable aura that seemed to come from the ancient times, accompanied by the pure power of thunder, like a sleeping dragon being disturbed and suddenly waking up for a moment!
Although it was only a fleeting moment, the majestic, ancient and majestic aura made everyone present feel a palpitation, as if their souls were trembling.
"Dragon might! It truly is dragon might! And... it originates from the same supreme thunder technique as our Divine Thunder Palace, but is even more ancient and pure... the aura of the ancient thunder dragon!"
Elder Lei's voice was filled with unprecedented shock. He suddenly turned to look at Yun Chen, his eyes sharp as lightning: "Yun Chen! Besides feeling the power of thunder while you were here, did you notice anything else unusual? For example... a resonance with the dragon heritage within you?"
Yun Chen was stunned by the question. Thinking carefully about the situation at that time, he was nervous because he was being chased by the Shadow Snake Group and did not pay special attention.
But at this moment, he was awakened by Elder Lei, and he vaguely remembered that when he approached the charred mark, the dormant dragon soul in his body seemed to have a very weak throbbing, but the situation was critical at the time and he ignored it.
"It seems... there is an extremely weak sensation." Yun Chen said uncertainly.
"now it's right!"
Elder Lei clapped his hands heavily, his face a mixture of shock and excitement: "This trace... this aura, can only appear on one person."
He stared intently at the swirling mist that gradually subsided, his tone filled with the excitement of discovering a shocking secret: "The one who left these traces must be the Tenth Elder of the Divine Thunder Palace, Lei Long, who possessed the body of an ancient thunder dragon and left the Divine Thunder Palace a hundred years ago to train on his own."
"No, now it should be said that he is the Grand Elder..."