Chapter 2999: Ancestral Landâs Thunder Sea Nine Heavens
The ancestral grounds of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tigers were very large, able to accommodate 100,000 people each time they opened.
Besides members of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger clan, tens of thousands of spots were available for outsiders each time.
The Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger clan didnât sell these spots, but distributed them to clan members to allocate.
In Lin Moyuâs view, this was a very clever approach.
Any outsider who entered the Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger ancestral grounds basically owed them a favor.
This helped solidify the royal status of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tigers.
Although beasts worshipped strength and only cared about fist power, there were actually some implicit rules inside, emphasizing relationships.
With Lei Haoâs status in the clan, he had five spots.
According to Lei Hao, some people had approached him wanting his spots.
Five spots meant five favors.
But Lei Hao claimed to have a bad temper, so his spots remained in his hands.
Lin Moyu knew that Lei Hao was inherently proud and looked down on those guys, so naturally wouldnât give them spots.
As for favors, Lei Hao didnât care at all.
If someone didnât talk about owing favors and instead humbled themselves to ask Lei Hao, he might give them a spot.
Now that Lin Moyu had come, Lei Hao was actually thinking of giving spots to Lin Moyu proactively.
As he said, Lei Hao had never submitted to anyone in his life, but he truly respected Lin Moyu.
So he felt giving spots to Lin Moyu was only right.
Lin Moyu had a thought, "Brother Lei has five spots?"
Lei Hao drank wine, "Correct."
"I have exactly five people here." Lin Moyu looked at Little Mist and the others. Including himself and Little Mistâs three friends, plus Little Ox, they made exactly five.
Lei Hao didnât even think about it, "Of course thereâs no problem, but this young lady hasnât reached the Celestial Venerable realm yet, so she canât enter the ancestral grounds."
Little Moon had just entered the Other Shore realm and was still far from Celestial Venerable, without qualifications to enter the ancestral grounds.
But this couldnât be helped. Little Moon was very sensible, "Then Little Moon wonât go in. When I reach Celestial Venerable in the future, Iâll ask Uncle Lei Hao to take me in."
Little Moonâs sensibility was very likable.
Lei Hao laughed heartily, "No problem. When you reach Celestial Venerable in the future, I guarantee you can go in."
Lin Moyu said, "Then Iâll trouble Brother Lei to tell us about the situation in your ancestral grounds."
As he spoke, he coughed lightly, "You all listen too."
Usually Lin Moyuâs attitude was gentle and he never spoke harshly, but once he became serious, Little Mist and the others immediately became very obedient.
Especially Little Ox, who had truly witnessed Lin Moyuâs ruthlessness. How terribly Lin Moyu had massacred the hundred races in the great world back then need not be mentioned.
In Little Oxâs heart, Lin Moyu was an unparalleled god of killing. How could he not obey?
Lei Hao explained the situation in the ancestral grounds, and everyone listened very attentively.
The ancestral grounds of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tigers were a world of purple lightning.
The lightning there was called Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, and also had another name - Purple Sky Divine Thunder.
The origin of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tigers was this purple divine thunder.
The divine thunder was divided into nine levels. With each higher level, the power of the thunder increased, the effects improved, but the requirements also became higher.
Bathing in divine thunder could refine the body and soul, and strengthen bloodlines. But if one couldnât withstand it, they would also be injured by the Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
So everyone had to choose a suitable level to bathe in the thunder.
The Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger ancestral grounds had opened many times, with countless beasts entering. Each time, some beasts were injured or died in the ancestral grounds.
These seriously injured or dead beast cultivators had basically gone to a level they couldnât withstand.
Generally speaking, Celestial Venerables could bathe in the divine thunder of the first two levels.
Dao Venerables of the first to third levels could bathe in the divine thunder of the third and fourth levels.
Dao Venerables of the fourth to sixth levels could bathe in the divine thunder of the fifth and sixth levels.
Only seventh-level elders could enter the true core of the ancestral grounds and bathe in the divine thunder of the seventh level.
Lei Hao drank wine, his tone disdainful, "Those people who donât know their own limits and die inside deserve it."
Lin Moyu asked, "Isnât there anyone who can bathe in divine thunder above their level?"
Lei Hao said, "Itâs not that there arenât any, but itâs very rare. Most of those people are geniuses. If Brother Lin goes in, I estimate you could bathe in thunder above your level."
"With Brother Linâs talent and qualifications, I estimate going to the fourth level wouldnât be a problem, maybe even the fifth level."
Lin Moyu continued to ask, "Iâm very curious. The Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger clan is a large clan with millions of members, and the ancestral grounds open once every hundred years, requiring only Celestial Venerable realm and above. Why canât your clan fill all the spots?"
Lei Hao said, "This question is simple. Brother Lin should know, medicine is three parts poison..."
"Bathing in divine thunder indeed has great benefits for oneself, but the divine thunder also leaves behind thunder poison. Before the thunder poison dissipates, one canât bathe in divine thunder a second time, otherwise the thunder poison will permanently solidify, which is harmful and not beneficial."
"Because everyoneâs physique, cultivation, and opportunities are different, the time for thunder poison to dissipate also varies. So we conduct tests a year before the ancestral grounds open."
"As long as thunder poison exists, one canât enter the ancestral grounds. Generally speaking, the dissipation time is around a thousand years."
The ancestral grounds open once every hundred years, and thunder poison takes about a thousand years to dissipate. This means Celestial Venerables in the Purple-Striped Lightning Tiger clan can enter on average once every ten openings.
Cultivation follows a pyramid structure. Among the millions of Purple-Striped Lightning Tigers, there arenât actually that many above Celestial Venerable realm.
On average, only one in ten Purple-Striped Lightning Tiger clan members can reach Celestial Venerable realm or above.
This is because they are a royal clan with extremely powerful bloodlines.
For other small or weak clans, the proportion would be even lower.
Calculating this way, there are only tens of thousands of clan members above Celestial Venerable realm in the Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger clan.
These tens of thousands queue up to enter the ancestral grounds each time, still having to wait for thunder poison to dissipate. Being able to enter with tens of thousands each time is already considered a lot.
Itâs precisely because of this that each time the ancestral grounds open, there are tens of thousands of spots left over.
So these spots become a means for the Lightning Purple-Striped Tigers to consolidate their position.
Through Lei Haoâs explanation, Lin Moyu and the others fully understood the situation in the ancestral grounds.
Bathing in divine thunder indeed had many benefits, but one had to be careful.
The dangers in the ancestral grounds, besides not knowing oneâs limits, also included fierce fights between enemies.
The Lightning Purple-Striped Tigers didnât have rules prohibiting fighting in the ancestral grounds. Although killings between enemies werenât common, they occasionally happened.
Other than this, the Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger ancestral grounds were relatively safe.
Suddenly, someone walked in from outside the courtyard.
Seeing the newcomer, Lei Haoâs eyes narrowed slightly. With a mouthful of alcohol breath, he said, "Lei Xuan, what are you doing here!"
Hearing the name, Lin Moyu knew the newcomer was also a direct descendant of the Lightning Purple-Striped Tiger clan, like Lei Hao.
He had peak Celestial Venerable cultivation, slightly above Lei Hao.
From Lei Haoâs tone, the relationship between the two wasnât good.
Lei Xuanâs gaze swept over Lin Moyu and the others without lingering, finally landing on Lei Hao, "Lei Hao, big brother wants to ask you for ancestral ground spots."