Chapter 229: To Cultivate Gang with the Nine Heaven Thunder Qi and the Appearance of the Purple Thunder (1/2)
Chapter 229: To Cultivate Gang with the Nine Heaven Thunder Qi and the Appearance of the Purple Thunder
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Swish!
With a shrill-sounding swish, a cyan stripe more than 10 feet long was fiercely shot out from Junior Leopard's room. In the blink of an eye, it flew thousands of feet away, carrying an immense power.
More than 1,000 feet away, a protruding rock was severed in half with a loud crack. Like cutting a piece of tofu with a knife, there was not even the slightest noise. After the huge rock was cut, the cyan stripe suddenly changed its trajectory and headed straight for the sky, rushing to the clouds almost instantaneously. It was so fast that not even Golden Rooster had the time to react.
”Good boy! I originally thought his Flying Sword would elevate to the Mysterious Level after using the Peach divine wood as its foundation. I can't believe it went up to the Earth Rank! Hehe, an Earth Rank Flying Sword is rare even in the heyday of sword practitioners!”
The momentum of the cyan stripe alarmed both Elder Qing and Golden Rooster who in a discussion inside the room. They came out together and saw the cyan sword light split the rock and went up the sky. Elder Qing sighed, his eyes flickering.
”An Earth Rank Flying Sword?” Golden Rooster paused for a moment, giving the disappearing cyan sword light an odd look. ”It's so fast!”
”Speed is just one aspect!” Elder Qing said. ”If I'm not mistaken, his Flying Sword is probably mixed with a very unique material. It's not only a Flying Sword, but also an External Elixir that has reached the top of Level Six. Now, after the baptism of the Peach divine wood, I'm guessing it has reached Level Seven!”
”I know he has an External Elixir, but I didn't expect he'd refine it into a Flying Sword.” Jin Yuquan shook his head with a wry smile. ”The skill that his External Elixir has been practicing is the Green Jade Qian Yuan Skill. He likely got it from Wang She!”
”The Green Jade Qian Yuan Skill is the greatest and most unbending skill. It owns powerful thunder property that coincides with the ray of Thunder Yuan in the Peach divine wood. This helped him!” Elder Qing said thoughtfully, his eyes squinting. ”Now his External Elixir has a Level Seven cultivation and he also owns Green Jade Qian Yuan Skill. How unbelievably lucky!”
Golden Rooster was stunned to hear the unusual tone of Elder Qing's words. ”Elder Qing, what do you mean?”
”Tell him to come down and you'll see!” Elder Qing replied.
”Yes!” Without asking another question, Golden Rooster turned into a golden light with a flash and went up the sky. However, when he rushed into the clouds, he realized Junior Leopard, who had just made a big noise, had flown away. There was no trace of him for thousands of miles around.
”Impossible! When did his sword light become so fast?”
The altitude of ten thousand feet unlike being on the ground. Golden Rooster, a Level Seven expert, could see almost everything within a thousand miles at this height.
It was shocking to see someone travel a thousand miles in such a short time whether flying on Gang Qi or Reining Sword. In fact, besides the Level Nine experts, it was something unheard of.
He saw a cyan light flash at the end of his sight before the words left his mouth. In the time it took for him to inhale a breath, the cyan light had come to him. ”Golden Rooster, why are you here?”
”W-Why are you so fast?” Seeing Junior Leopard standing on the cyan sword light with his face lit up, Golden Rooster was tongue-tied and in shock.
”I don't know either. The sword's quality has risen to a higher level after fusing with the Peach divine wood. It's incredibly fast now. I think it's because of the Thunder Yuan inside the wood.”
”Oh!” Golden Rooster nodded, understanding flooding his eyes.
So it was the Thunder Yuan!
The skill the sword had practiced was the Green Jade Qian Element. With the Thunder Yuan infused into it, it wasn't a surprise that it would be so fast.
What could be faster than a thunderbolt in the world? In the medieval period, the speed of the sword practitioner whose Flying Sword had a thunder property was also recognized as the fastest.
”Had enough fun? Elder Qing is looking for you. Seems like there's another good thing waiting for you!”
”The Immortal Palace is really my lucky place! Good things come in pairs since my arrival!” Junior Leopard smiled. ”Looks like I made a right decision in joining the Immortal Palace!”
He was excited to hear there was another good thing waiting for him. With a swishing sound and a flash of his sword light, he had landed before Elder Qing. Golden Rooster, who was still mid-air, gnashed his teeth.
”Dear Elder Qing, please accept my respect to you. Thank you!”
Junior Leopard bowed low at Elder Qing, sincerely thanking the old man for giving him so many benefits.
”Don't be too polite. You're a member of the Immortal Palace. You deserve all these. It's your luck that your Flying Sword rose from the Yellow Level to the Earth Rank, nothing to do with me!” Elder Qing knew why Junior Leopard was courteous to him, so he smiled and said, ”Luck is something without reason. Your luck is really good!”
”I'm afraid I'll run out of my luck!” Junior Leopard smiled bitterly.
”Without luck, you still have strength!” Elder Qing patted him on the shoulder. He glanced at the verdant sword pellet on Junior Leopard's finger that resembled a green jade. ”Your External Elixir has reached Level Seven. It's time for you to cultivate Gang!”
Gang?
Junior Leopard paused before he could react.
Yes, it had reached Level Seven. He could cultivate Gang now!
He was so excited that it slipped his mind. With Elder Qing's reminder, he remembered his External Elixir had reached a Level Seven cultivation and that meant he could cultivate Gang now. Besides, Wang She had previously mentioned about a place with Evil Qi great for cultivating the Jade Original Power Gang. When he returned this time, he had to go to the Tian Long Taoism to cultivate and master it.
”Is there something on your mind?”
Elder Qing asked after seeing Junior Leopard kept quiet.
”Oh, it's nothing. Thanks for reminding me. I was recalling how Chief Wang told me that I should go to him after my Green Jade Qian Yuan Skill has been cultivated to Level Seven. He knows a place where the Earth Vein Evil Qi can condense the Jade Original Power Gang.”
”The Earth Vein Evil Qi? If that's the case, then it's too regrettable!”
Elder Qing waved his hand after hearing what Junior Leopard said. ”The great and unrelenting Jade Original Power Gang is a powerful practice method that contains a fierce thunder property. In general, people who use this method need the Evil Qi of thunder property. However, such Evil Qi is extremely rare and can only be generated in certain unique places. Besides, even if it's generated, its property can also turn out to be underground somber thunder, which is malicious without great momentum. I know the place Wang She mentioned because I told him that. Like the Heavenly Peach Wood, that place has been struck frequently by lightning for tens of thousands of years so it generates the Evil Qi of somber thunder property. It's great for Wang She to cultivate his Gang, but if you use it, it'll be too much of a pity.”
”Why?” Junior Leopard asked in confusion.
”I mentioned the earth vein of somber thunder Evil Qi formed by Heavenly Thunder strike earlier. The somber thunder property contains the underground Yin Qi. It's heterogeneous, impure, and malicious without great momentum. There's nothing wrong with Wang She using it to cultivate Gang, but you're trying to cultivate Gang for your External Elixir which fused with the Heavenly Peach Wood. Therefore, you don't need to worry about the impact of Evil Qi on your body, nor do you need to look for the Earth Vein Evil Qi. You can guide the real Nine Heaven Thunder Qi on the ground. This way, your Gang Qi will be thousands of times stronger than Wang She's!”
”Guide the Nine Heaven Thunder Qi on the ground?” Junior Leopard shivered, and the frightening scene he saw by the river came to his mind. The stranger in the thunder seemed to be guiding the Nine Heaven Thunder Qi. Was he also cultivating Gang?
He left the idea behind as soon as he thought about it. As Elder Qing said, he could guide the Nine Heaven Thunder Qi because he was cultivating Gang for his External Elixir, not for his body. Even if a Level Nine expert cultivated Gang for his body, the Heavenly Thunder would strike him dead, never mind a Level Seven expert!
Finding Junior Leopard in silence, Elder Qing thought that he was thinking and said, ”The Heavenly Peach Wood can generate a ray of Thunder Yuan because it's born with the ability to absorb thunder Evil Qi. Therefore, with the Peach divine wood, you have an 80 percent chance of succeeding in guiding the Nine Heaven Thunder Qi. Once you succeed, do you know how many benefits will come your way?”
”Thanks for your advice!” Junior Leopard hastily thanked him.
”We're both members of the Immortal Palace. It's only right for me to help you!” Elder Qing smiled. ”Your cultivation has just reached Level Seven so you'll need some time to consolidate. How about staying for a few more days? When your cultivation steadies, you can guide the Nine Heaven Thunder Qi when a thunderstorm arrives. You can take this opportunity to learn about medieval characters and figure out the material you need for your Air-frozen Bead and its refinement process.”
”Oh, I would've forgotten if you didn't mention this!”
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10 days later, the sky was dark and overcast with leaden clouds, carrying the faint echo of thunder.
Fine raindrops fell from the sky, wetting the whole world.
Junior Leopard, still dressed in a black suit and wearing that weird Smiling-face Mask, looked up at the darkened clouds in the sky. He was feeling very nervous.
How could he not be nervous?
He was going to be struck by lightning!
Though it won't his body that will be hit by lightning, he had placed all his divine thoughts he could use into the Blue Sword. If he failed and the lighting shattered all his divine thoughts, he would really want to cry.
It was the Heavenly Thunder, not common Evil Qi! The real thing!
From the ancient times all the way to present day, what was most powerful and destructive?
It was neither a powerful technique nor a formidable celestial device, but the Heavenly Thunder!
It was recognized as the most destructive existence between heaven and earth!
”Junior Leopard, ready?” Elder Qing's voice came from beside him. His face had lost its usual calm and appeared somewhat grave, though it carried a faint hope as well. It made his voice seemed hoarser than usual.
Taking a deep breath, Junior Leopard suppressed the tension in his heart and replied, ”I'm ready!”
”Go! Remember you're only guiding the Nine Heaven Thunder Qi this time, not competing with the Heavenly Thunder. You must come back immediately the moment your External Elixir absorbs enough Nine Heaven Thunder Qi. Never get close to the Heavenly Thunder to avoid any complications! Your Flying Sword is infused with the Heavenly Peach Wood, but it also contains gold material. Metals attract lightning easily. You must be careful!”
”Yes!” Junior Leopard said, lowering his head.
Elder Qing was right. Metals were the material that attracted lightning easily. Otherwise, in his previous life, metals wouldn't be used to make lightning rods.
”Go ahead. The thunderbolts in the clouds have risen. Remember not to go anywhere near the Heavenly Thunder. Just absorb the Nine Heaven Thunder Qi within the thunderclouds!”
”Okay!” Junior Leopard raised his hand and his Blue Sword shot out like a snake, flying straight toward the sky. Placing all his divine thoughts on the sword, his nervousness grew.
In the blink of an eye, the sword had risen into the sky and went close to the leaden thunderclouds before slowing down.
”What violent momentum! The heaven and earth are so many times more powerful than an expert on earth!”
Before the Blue Sword reached the thunderclouds, Junior Leopard had already felt the destructive spirit between the heaven and earth. It was like a substance, making him afraid to go any further.