As Jing Yuan continuously approached the central area, the surrounding thunderstorms became increasingly violent, with lightning snakes dancing and striking the Thunder Spirit Liquid.
The entire Startling Thunder Pool was divided into three areas. The outermost Thunder Spirit Liquid was blue, and its thunder power was the most gentle.
The Thunder Spirit Liquid in the middle section of the thunder pool was purple, and further inward was the golden thunder pool, which was the most turbulent area for thunderstorms.
At this moment, Jing Yuan was still some distance from the purple thunder pool, but there was no one else around him.
Even Jing Yuan himself felt the pressure.
Golden lightning began to flash on Jing Yuan's body. The continuously increasing golden lightning intertwined, forming a golden armor that attached to Jing Yuan's body, helping him resist the surrounding falling thunder.
With the appearance of the Thunder Armor, the pressure Jing Yuan had felt immediately dissipated, and he continued to move towards the core area.
The Thunder Spirit Qi in the Startling Thunder Pool, after passing through the Thunder Armor, seemed to have been refined, becoming docile and spontaneously nourishing Jing Yuan's body.
He could clearly feel a warm current entering his body, flowing to all his limbs and bones.
It wasn't until he reached the junction of the blue and purple thunder pools that Jing Yuan finally felt pressure again.
This time, Jing Yuan did not continue forward but chose to stop.
Although he was now only one step away from the purple thunder pool, Jing Yuan knew that this one step represented a qualitative change.
After sensing the spiritual energy fluctuations of the thunderstorms on both sides, he realized this was the best position for him to stop and cultivate.
Thunder Spirit Qi is a rather violent type of spiritual energy; to absorb it, one must first refine it to weaken its violent properties.
Otherwise, the violently raging Thunder Spirit Qi entering the meridians would not only fail to help him improve his cultivation but would also cause damage to his meridians.
Although this was not the limit of his endurance to the thunderstorms, it was the limit of his ability to suppress and refine the Thunder Spirit Qi.
Continuing further would truly just be taking a beating from the lightning.
Jing Yuan sat cross-legged, with his five hearts facing the sky. With the presence of the Golden Thunder Armor, there was no need to deliberately refine the Thunder Spirit Qi; the Golden Thunder Armor would complete all of this for him.
He only needed to circulate the now docile Thunder Spirit Qi through his body to improve his cultivation.
This set of Golden Thunder Armor was not a spiritual tool but came from the Divine General within his body.
After awakening his professions, Jing Yuan had carefully studied his two professions.
Whether it was Jing Yuan or Fei Xiao, although there was no Aeon of The Hunt here, the templates formed by the professions indeed contained the Divine General and Feihuang.
However, perhaps due to the laws of this world, the Divine General and Feihuang had become a type of innate divine ability.
Just like dragons riding clouds and mist, or phoenixes achieving nirvana and rebirth.
It was somewhat similar to novels Jing Yuan had read before, where the protagonist travels to another great world, and their internal power must be modified by the laws of that world before it can be unleashed.
The Divine General and Feihuang were now like this, transforming from a divine gift of Might Spirit into an innate divine ability.
Jing Yuan called it the world's correction.
Moreover, the spiritual energy required to use Might Spirit was not a small amount.
Jing Yuan once estimated that if he were to forcibly summon the Divine General now, he would be instantly drained dry.
Not only that, the physical strength of his two bodies could not bear the burden of summoning the Divine General or Feihuang.
Roughly estimating, he would need to reach General Rank cultivation, which is the fifth realm, to unleash the Divine General and Feihuang.
The strength of the summoned Might Spirit would be tied to his cultivation; the stronger his cultivation, the more powerful the Divine General and Feihuang would appear.
However, although he couldn't fully summon the Might Spirit now, he could skirt around it.
For example, the Golden Thunder Armor on Jing Yuan's body at this moment was a replica battle armor constructed using the Divine General's power.
It could enhance Jing Yuan's combat power and defense, with extremely powerful effects that everyone who used it praised.
Speaking of which, Jing Yuan initially thought about whether he could take off the Divine General's armor and put it on himself, but then he was blasted out by the violent thunder power and lay in bed for several days.
Being hit by his own divine ability made Jing Hanshuang mock him for several days.
As Thunder Spirit Qi flowed in, Jing Yuan's cultivation continued to slowly increase.
Truly worthy of being a great sect's cultivation sanctuary.
Feeling the changes in his cultivation, Jing Yuan felt completely refreshed, as if receiving a full-body massage.
For those who haven't awakened their professions, they might wonder, 'Isn't it boring to sit in meditation for such a long time?'
However, the reality is that truly feeling one's cultivation improve and experiencing the changes in the body brings a sense of refreshment far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.
It's like, do people getting foot massages feel bored? Of course not!
Cultivation is the same, especially when breaking through major realms. The thrill of a leap in life's essence is unmatched by anything else in the world.
It's a double tremor from both body and soul.
As time passed, Jing Yuan's aura grew stronger, and the golden battle armor on his body became increasingly solid.
Moreover, Jing Yuan's spiritual energy within his body had also reached a new peak; he was about to begin opening his third meridian.
The Gallbladder Meridian of Foot Shaoyang.
Opening the Gallbladder Meridian of Foot Shaoyang can enhance a person's courage and decisiveness, which is why martial artists are often said to cultivate a bit of 'fierce spirit' in their hearts, allowing them to advance bravely and diligently on the path of cultivation.
At the same time, opening this meridian also keeps the Cultivator's spiritual platform clear and calm, reducing the influence of external factors on their judgment.
Jing Yuan mobilized the spiritual energy within his body, starting from the Tongziliao acupoint at the outer canthus of the eye, passing through the temporal region, ear, neck, shoulder, chest and hypochondrium, and the lateral side of the lower limb, all the way to the Foot Qiaoyin acupoint at the end of the fourth toe's lateral side.
With the third meridian opened, Jing Yuan's realm advanced another step.
At the same time, this also meant that Jing Yuan's realm had reached the limit of the early Captain Rank.
Once the fourth meridian is opened, he can enter the mid-Captain Rank.
After experiencing the new changes brought by the breakthrough within his body, Jing Yuan once again immersed himself in cultivation.
With his current accumulation, opening another meridian was absolutely no problem.
Opening three meridians was their main goal for entering this time; once achieved, they could await the Guiding Light to leave the ruins.
Meanwhile, on the other side, at Raging Wind Cliff.
Because Jing Yuan had to send Lu Li to the Forest of Life first, Gu Xiao arrived at Raging Wind Cliff earlier.
Accordingly, the female body would break through the third meridian earlier than the male body.
The Spleen Meridian of Foot Taiyin.