Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 127 The First Thunderstorm

However, when Yu Yunyi looked at Li Yunjing, a hint of confusion flashed in her eyes.

Where did Li Yunjing get so many spirit stones? He spent nearly 20000 spirit stones and obtained the status of a silver customer of "Jubaolou".

Such a fortune is something even Yu Yunyi would find difficult to come up with all at once.

Li Yunjing seems to be shrouded in mystery.

The more I learn, the more confused I become.

Yu Yunyi became increasingly interested in Li Yunjing, and she was very curious about what kind of surprises he could bring her.

Or, to put it another way, how far will Li Yunjing go in the future?

Seemingly noticing Yu Yunyi's confusion, Li Yunjing laughed and said, "I encountered a little bit of good fortune, but now I'm penniless again, and I've run out of resources!"

"Hopefully we can get first place in next month's outer sect competition, so we can recover our losses."

Li Yunjing offered a casual explanation without revealing the source of his wealth.

Men should have some secrets of their own.

"You... you don't even have many spirit stones yourself, yet you bought me such an expensive 'Purple Cloud Pearl'?"

Yu Yunyi rolled her eyes at Li Yunjing and sighed softly.

“Come with me, let’s go take a look at the garden.”

Yu Yunyi stood up and gestured for Li Yunjing to come with her.

The two of them, one after the other, pushed open the door and strolled in the back garden. Yu Yunyi thought for a moment and asked, "How confident are you in the outer sect competition?"

Li Yunjing stepped forward and stood side by side with Yu Yunyi.

Even in winter, Yu Yunyi's garden is still full of colorful flowers and fragrant aromas.

It's just like the unique fragrance on Yu Yunyi, which makes all other flowers pale in comparison.

Being with Yu Yunyi brought Li Yunjing immense peace and tranquility.

As he looked around the garden, he chuckled and said, "There shouldn't be any problems, right?"

Yu Yunyi sighed softly and said, "It might not be as optimistic as you think."

"Among the outer sect, there are some people with great strength. They have been suppressing their cultivation, waiting for this opportunity to soar to the sky and make a name for themselves."

Li Yunjing's heart stirred, and he smiled, "Oh? Then their strength is still only at the sixth level of Qi Refining. Since we are at the same level, I am confident that I can defeat them."

"It's not that simple! If it were, I wouldn't need to remind you!"

Yu Yunyi gave a coquettish laugh. Dressed in white, she stood gracefully, even more beautiful than the colorful flowers in the garden covered in a layer of white frost.

"Do they possess some kind of special magical artifact?"

Li Yunjing, dressed in a blue Taoist robe, looked elegant and composed. Standing next to Yu Yunyi, they resembled a pair of celestial beings.

"Of course! Some outer sect experts are able to borrow spiritual artifacts from true disciples!"

Yu Yunyi turned to look at Li Yunjing, her eyes sparkling, a smile playing on her beautiful face, as if she wanted to see how shocked Li Yunjing would be.

For some reason, every time Yu Yunyi saw Li Yunjing's calm and composed demeanor, she wondered if she could see this mysterious man panicking.
"It didn't surprise me."

To everyone's surprise, Li Yunjing remained unchanged. In response to Yu Yunyi's reminder, he merely nodded slightly and said, "I have read the rules of the outer sect competition. There should be no major issues."

Even if the opponent has a magical artifact, Li Yunjing doesn't think he can lose this competition.

"Hmph! What an arrogant and conceited fellow!"

Yu Yunyi was slightly disappointed that she did not see the result she wanted.

"However, I am still very grateful for your concern, Miss."

Li Yunjing seemed to have figured something out. He looked at Yu Yunyi and said softly.

"Boom!"

Li Yunjing had barely finished speaking when Yu Yunyi was about to say something.

Suddenly, in the clear blue sky, a bolt of lightning streaked across the heavens and landed somewhere in the mountains.

"It's thundering..."

Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi were both taken aback.

"Huhuhu..."

Sometime during the day, a cold wind swept up some fallen leaves, whistling through the garden.

Countless flowers, grasses, and trees swayed in the wind.

Suddenly, they heard thunder, and Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi looked up at the sky.

Suddenly, a dark cloud appeared in the sky, obscuring the sun and plunging the earth into darkness.

"Huh? What's going on? The first spring thunder of the year came so early?"

Yu Yunyi murmured with some curiosity.

The disciples of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" pay the most attention to changes during thunderstorms.

Such attention is probably not common among menial disciples and outer disciples.

However, the inner disciples, especially the true disciples, and the cultivators above the Foundation Establishment stage in the sect, attach great importance to this matter.

Yu Yunyi was very sensitive to this and immediately sensed that spring had arrived earlier this year than last year.

Like Yu Yunyi, Li Yunjing was also paying attention to this matter.

The wind rises, the clouds gather, and the sky darkens.

"It looks like it's going to rain."

Li Yunjing's voice carried a hint of joy.

This was also the heavy rain he had been hoping for.

"Let's go back inside, so we don't get wet."

With a swift movement, Yu Yunyi, along with Li Yunjing, appeared as two streaks of light, one white and one blue, and returned to the house in a flash.

"Let's go to the second-floor balcony to enjoy the rain!"

Yu Yunyi didn't stop walking; she led Li Yunjing directly to the second floor.

"Crack!"

The two opened the door to the balcony and went up onto the balcony to watch the thunderstorm.

"Crack crack!"

As soon as the two arrived under the eaves, raindrops began to fall from the sky.

The raindrops grew denser and larger, splashing up layers of water bubbles on the ground.

The mountains ahead became hazy, and layers of water obscured Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi's vision.

Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi remained silent, simply looking up at the clouds to observe the changing celestial phenomena.

"Boom!"

The dark clouds in the sky grew thicker and thicker, and soon, amidst the dense raindrops, another thunderclap roared.

This is the first rain of the year!

Yu Yunyi quickly sat cross-legged on the ground, silently using her spirit to comprehend the creation of heaven and earth.

Li Yunjing moved away from Yu Yunyi's position and went to the other side of the balcony.

He began to practice the "Five Thunder Orthodox Method," using his own cultivation and the method of storing thunder to collect the thunder power of heaven and earth!

"This is the true thunder of heaven and earth! It surpasses the thunder technique that Xu Xun unleashed that day by countless millions of times!"

Li Yunjing's thunder magic was constantly in operation. His "thunder spiritual root" was in harmony with heaven and earth, resonating with the thunder in the void, and attracting the power of natural thunder.

"Boom!"

Not long after, another bolt of lightning struck, and then bolts of lightning continued to fall in various places within the "Divine Firmament Mountain Range".

According to Li Yunjing's observation, the place where the most lightning struck was the Central Mountain Range!

And the eastern mountain range where he is located is the second most populous area!

As for the western and southern mountain ranges, only sporadic lightning strikes occurred.

If you were to stand tens of thousands of miles away from the Shenxiao Mountains right now, you would see the entire Shenxiao Mountains enveloped in a white expanse of lightning.

The power of heaven and earth, combined with the unparalleled thunder magic of the cultivators, caused the celestial phenomena to change!
Normally, after a few dozen bolts of lightning strike, the spring thunderstorm would be over.

Meanwhile, the masters of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" continued to act, using their unparalleled divine skills to summon wind and rain, gathering even larger and more dark clouds, plunging the entire "Shenxiao Dao Sect" into darkness.

Keep in mind, it's daytime right now!
Even the blazing sun must be completely hidden under the power of immortal magic.

Between heaven and earth, only the rumbling thunder could be heard, and the dark world was occasionally illuminated by silver snakes!

At that moment, Li Yunjing also received a bolt of lightning power.

"Boom!"

A dazzling bolt of lightning completely enveloped Li Yunjing's figure.

The world was a vast expanse of white, and with a flash of lightning, Li Yunjing's figure disappeared from sight.

The boundless power of lightning entered Li Yunjing's body and immediately began circulating around him. "Crackling and popping!"

The boundless power, the creation of heaven and earth, the mighty force of nature, made Li Yunjing feel numb all over his body.

Fortunately, he possessed a superior high-grade "thunder spirit root" and had cultivated the "Five Thunder Orthodox Method".

Li Yunjing's special physique and top-notch cultivation techniques enabled him to neutralize the power of heavenly lightning to the greatest extent possible, storing it in his upper, middle, and lower dantian.

The "Shenxiao Dao Sect" is the orthodox sect of Xuanmen, and its cultivation methods are extremely perfect.

Smaller sects typically cultivate the lower dantian, focusing on the cultivation of both body and mind, opening up the meridians and circulating energy throughout the body.

This is also the mainstream cultivation method in the world of immortal cultivation.

In the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," the cultivation of essence, qi, and spirit is practiced simultaneously in the upper, middle, and lower dantian.

Cultivating the middle dantian involves focusing on the Tanzhong acupoint in the chest, practicing Qi meditation, nourishing the body with Qi, and strengthening the five internal organs and various other organs.

When Li Yunjing first started cultivating, he began by cultivating his middle dantian and continued to cultivate his internal organs.

The upper dantian is located between the eyebrows, corresponding to the brain and the mysterious sea of ​​consciousness.

What we cultivate is our spirit and will, the very essence of our soul.

When one's essence, energy, and spirit all reach their peak, one can break through the Qi Refining Realm and advance to the Foundation Establishment Realm.

The orthodox cultivation methods of the Xuanmen sect do not require any "Foundation Building Pills" as an aid.

All of the above explains why the prodigies of the behemoth sects can break through their cultivation levels without the need for auxiliary elixirs.

At this moment, Li Yunjing attracted the first thunderbolt of the year.

The boundless lightning power filled Li Yunjing's upper, middle, and lower dantian, his body's meridians, and his sea of ​​consciousness to the brim.

Li Yunjing's face turned red, and he even felt suffocated. His body was swelling and about to explode at any moment!

The immense energy was almost too much for Li Yunjing to handle, so he quickly stopped activating the "Five Thunder Orthodox Method"!
This made Li Yunjing somewhat regretful. He shouldn't have guided and stored this thunderous power that had been mutated by the "Shenxiao Dao Sect"!

It's so powerful!

If we wait a while, find a light rainy day, and have a little lightning, it won't be so painful.

This is all caused by greed!
Just one bolt of lightning was enough to make Li Yunjing completely "overwhelmed" and on the verge of exploding!
He simply doesn't have the ability to absorb too much lightning power.

Li Yunjing is now constantly expelling excess lightning power from his body.

Meanwhile, Yu Yunyi also seemed to be using some unknown technique to guide and absorb the lightning power from the sky!
However, Yu Yunyi's technique was different from Li Yunjing's "Five Thunder Orthodox Method," suggesting it was a different kind of divine skill.

Having finally expelled a third of the lightning power, Li Yunjing breathed a sigh of relief.

Now, he truly felt the immense power of the heavens. A bolt of lightning almost burst him apart, and he could no longer absorb any more.

These thunderous powers are stored in the three dantian within his body. If he were to unleash them using the "Palm Thunder" method, Li Yunjing calculated that he could strike at least a hundred times!

Even when activated by the "Five Thunder Orthodox Method", it can unleash more than a dozen divine thunderbolts.

The human body stores the thunder of heaven and earth, but this will not last forever.

However, the Thunder Storage Technique within the "Five Thunder Orthodox Method" makes the dissipation of these natural thunder powers extremely slow.

It allows the body to retain the great power of heaven and earth for a longer period of time.

This is also a kind of clever trick, taking advantage of the power of heaven and earth and nature.

Of course, when one's cultivation reaches a certain level, a great supernatural being can naturally generate thunderous power within their body.

That's a whole different level.

The distance between them and Li Yunjing was immense, beyond their comprehension.

After expelling one-third of the lightning power, Li Yunjing felt much better. He then sat cross-legged on the ground, silently digesting what he had gained.

Within that sea of ​​consciousness, there was nothing but a vast expanse of lightning power.

Li Yunjing's dark sea of ​​consciousness was illuminated by the power of the thunder of heaven and earth, becoming completely bright.

Countless tiny bolts of lightning exploded within his sea of ​​consciousness, continuously expanding its scope and opening up those dark areas.

Li Yunjing's spiritual fire burned ever brighter, his brain was able to store more and more information, his reactions became faster and faster, and his wisdom became higher and higher.

In the depths of that sea of ​​consciousness, a light suddenly shone.

This light, like the light that pierced the heavens and the earth, illuminated everything in the sea of ​​consciousness.

For some reason, Li Yunjing felt a surge of joy, courage, wisdom, and perseverance.

I felt completely refreshed, as if I were reborn.

What Li Yunjing didn't know was that his "Lightning Spirit Root" had grown further and advanced to the top-grade "Lightning Spirit Root", becoming a first-class talent in the world!
The ancestral thunder root, the thunder of creation, hidden deep within the sea of ​​consciousness, was attracted by the power of thunder from the outside world.

With just one tremor, as if the heavens and earth were created, countless forces of creation were infused into Li Yunjing.

His body and spirit have been developed in two ways!
Li Yunjing's physique alone is now considered a rare and exceptional physique, unparalleled in ten thousand years!

The rain continued to fall all day, and the rumbling of thunder never stopped.

The "Shenxiao Dao Sect" was situated within a sea of ​​thunder, making the entire mountain gate even more sacred and majestic.

Every thunderstorm is a great day for the "Shenxiao Dao Sect" to collect lightning, a wonderful time of harvest.

The great man collected a lightning ball from the thunderstorm to supply his cultivation.

The "Shenxiao Dao Sect's" array, within its storage treasure, absorbs natural lightning from the void, accumulating a great deal of liquid-like lightning power.

Within the Supreme Thunder Pool inside the "Shenxiao Dao Sect," countless amounts of thunderous power are also nurtured.

This grand feast lasted from daytime until dusk and into the night, never ceasing, with heaven and earth bestowing upon it an unparalleled abundance.

Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi each sat on one side, silently contemplating the matter without moving.

The next morning, when the sky was bright and the clouds had parted, Li Yunjing and Yu Yunyi finally awoke from their reverie.

"Li Yunjing, you've also cultivated thunder magic?"

Seemingly sensing something was different about Li Yunjing, Yu Yunyi couldn't help but ask.

At this moment, after a night of cultivation, Yu Yunyi was in even better condition than before, her fair and rosy face radiant with energy.

Her bright eyes couldn't help but scrutinize Li Yunjing. Could this man have given her another big surprise?

"Yes! I borrowed a copy of the 'Five Thunder Orthodox Method' from the second floor of the Scripture Pavilion, and that's the technique I'm practicing."

Li Yunjing smiled and didn't hide anything. Finally, he asked, "Young Miss, you also cultivate lightning magic, right? I wonder what kind of lightning magic it is? Would you mind explaining it to me?"

"I never expected that you could cultivate the 'Five Thunder Orthodox Method' at the sixth level of Qi Refining! I envy your talent."

"You must be the person from the Divine Firmament Dao Sect who has the lowest cultivation level and has comprehended thunder magic, right?"

"I can't even imagine!"

Yu Yunyi shook her head slightly, her bright, star-like eyes scrutinizing Li Yunjing, still unable to believe it.

Has Li Yunjing really grown from an ordinary first-level cultivator to a peerless genius whom she has to take seriously?

The feeling of being overtaken was quite peculiar, and Yu Yunyi even felt a little anxious.

However, Yu Yunyi did not tell her the cultivation method, which made Li Yunjing slightly disappointed, even dejected...

"I cultivate the 'Purple Heaven Divine Thunder Technique,' which is the most superior thunder technique within the sect."

Seemingly noticing Li Yunjing's disappointment, Yu Yunyi chuckled before slowly explaining.

"hehe!"

Li Yunjing suddenly realized that the young lady was teasing him.

Why do I care so much about whether the young lady says it or not?
Could it be that he's really fallen for the young lady?

"If you like someone, then go for it! It's not like I can't pursue them!"

Having discerned his true feelings, Li Yunjing smiled slightly, showing no fear or unease whatsoever. In the past, he might have chosen to back down.

By now, he has thoroughly understood all aspects of Qi Refining cultivation within the "Shenxiao Dao Sect".

With Li Yunjing's talent and aptitude, Yu Yunyi could easily pursue him.
As for the difference in family background?
In Li Yunjing's view, this was a minor matter.

In the cultivation world, having strength allows one to acquire many things, especially wealth.

The Yu family is someone Li Yunjing looks up to now, but that may not be the case in the future.

He is full of confidence in his future.

Li Yunjing watched as the dark clouds dispersed, revealing a beautiful blue sky and white clouds. He inhaled the wonderful fragrance emanating from Yu Yunyi and felt extremely comfortable.

In the past, he felt somewhat inferior when facing Yunyi.

But things are different now. Li Yunjing has enough power and a bright future to be worthy of Yu Yunyi.

Even if the road ahead is winding and it is not easy to overcome all obstacles and win the heart of the beauty.

Li Yunjing was also confident that when he stood at the pinnacle of the "Shenxiao Dao Sect", he could fulfill his wish.

"What are you thinking about?"

"Why have you changed so much?"

Yu Yunyi was staring at Li Yunjing when she suddenly sensed that Li Yunjing's mental state was somewhat different.

(End of this chapter)