Immortality and cultivation begin with full comprehension.

Chapter 777 The Ten Great Skills, Rebuilding the Cultivation Method (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
"Yes! Disciple, obey!"

Lin Xuan and Yan Yang solemnly replied, their eyes filled with a sense of responsibility.

After giving his instructions, Li Yunjing entered the cave dwelling that had already been prepared deep underground in "Windbreak Fortress".

The cave gate slowly closed, and layers of protective barriers shone brightly, completely isolating it from the outside world.

Inside the cave, Li Yunjing sat cross-legged in the "Spirit Gathering Array" but did not immediately begin to circulate his energy.

"First, practice all the techniques once."

He took a deep breath, formed hand seals, and his nascent soul slowly opened its eyes. The spiritual energy around him began to circulate rapidly along the mysterious path of the Divine Firmament Path, like a river flowing backward.

Lightning crackled and thunder rumbled within the cave, and a powerful spiritual pressure spread out.

After Li Yunjing went into seclusion, the war situation on the eastern front did not stagnate because of his departure.

Xiao Anran was mature and prudent, strictly implementing the established strategy of "consolidating the foundation, launching a surprise attack, and winning hearts and minds".

Lin Xuan and Yan Yang joined the "Thunder Squad," a team of several Golden Core experts, to carry out high-risk missions.

On one occasion, they received intelligence that a team of "advisors" from "Mingxin Temple" was secretly escorting a batch of "Diamond Shield" treasures, which could greatly enhance the defensive power of formations, to the Zhao Kingdom's camp in "Panshi Mountain Range".

The team decided to intercept them halfway.

On the night of the operation, it rained heavily.

Large raindrops pelted down, splashing countless droplets on the muddy ground. Moisture filled the mountain forest, and the night and rain combined to reduce visibility to extremely low levels.

The severe weather provided perfect cover, but also presented a huge challenge.

The seven-member "Thunder Squad" had already been lying in wait at the designated location.

A canyon that is the only way to reach the "Rock Mountain Range".

Of these seven people, apart from Lin Xuan and Yan Yang, all of them are Golden Core cultivators, and the mission they are carrying out is the most dangerous one.

This shows how strict Li Yunjing is with his disciples!

Fortunately, Lin Xuan and Yan Yang's identities were not a secret, and the team members knew about their backgrounds and took good care of them, not treating them as a burden.

Even in the world of cultivation, connections matter.

Li Yunjing is Lin Xuan and Yan Yang's backer, so no one dares to offend him.

There will be no one publicly humiliating Lin Xuan or Yan Yang.

Lin Xuan and Yan Yang lay hidden behind a thicket of bushes. The rain soaked their clothes, but it did nothing to cool their tense nerves and boiling fighting spirit.

The squad leader, a cold-faced sword cultivator at the seventh level of the Golden Core realm, once again confirmed the action plan through divine sense transmission.

Use lightning talismans to create chaos, prioritize destroying cargo, strike and retreat immediately, never lingering in battle.

"coming."

In the distance, faint ripples of spiritual light pierced through the rain curtain, and a group of about ten people appeared at the entrance of the canyon.

They moved cautiously, with two people leading the way, four guarding a heavy box that emitted a faint golden light, and two people on each side and behind them on guard.

Among the group, three monks wearing kasaya robes and with faint Buddhist light flowing above their heads stood out. They were monks from Mingxin Temple, and their auras were clearly at the sixth or seventh level of the Golden Core stage!

The Zhao state warriors who were guarding them were all experts in the Golden Elixir realm.

This team's mission is extremely important!
Why not have a Nascent Soul cultivator transport such a precious treasure?
The front lines are all within the spiritual sense range of Nascent Soul Realm experts. Both sides are searching for experts of this level with all their might, and once they are discovered, multiple Realm experts will inevitably come to surround and kill them.

More than a year of fighting has made Nascent Soul Realm cultivators afraid to act alone.

The deployment of such a Golden Core realm cultivator team is already considered an extremely luxurious lineup on the battlefield at present.

As the enemy drew near, the squad leader suddenly pressed his hand down!
"Boom!"

Several carefully prepared "Yi Wood Divine Thunder Talismans" were instantly detonated, and thick blue lightning bolts shot out from the mud like giant pythons, accurately striking the middle and rear of the group!
The screams were instantly drowned out by the thunder and rain.

The surprise attack was highly effective; two Zhao Kingdom Golden Core warriors were instantly vaporized by the lightning, and the team's formation was thrown into chaos.

"Enemy attack! Form ranks!"

A monk from Mingxin Temple roared, his body radiating a brilliant Buddhist light, and a Vajra phantom appeared, blocking the rampaging lightning serpent.

"Do it!"

The captain shouted and transformed into a sword beam, rushing straight at the three monks from Mingxin Temple, attempting to entangle his strongest opponent.

"kill!"

The remaining team members used various methods to attack the chaotic guards.

Lin Xuan and Yan Yang have a clear goal!

That magical artifact box that was being desperately protected by two Golden Core warriors!
"Go away!"

Yan Yang roared, drew his twin blades, and his figure was like a ghost in the rainy night, bringing with it streaks of cold light. In an instant, he was entangled in a fierce battle with a death warrior. His blades were incredibly fast, forcing his opponent to retreat repeatedly.

Lin Xuan faced another assassin. He roared and drew his lightning-patterned longsword from its sheath. He used the electrical conductivity of the rainwater in the air to create a dazzling silver-white lightning bolt on the blade. He unleashed a powerful "Thunderous Radiance Slash"!

The assassin was also fierce and brave. He did not dodge or evade, but instead raised a black shield to block the attack. At the same time, he slashed at Lin Xuan's ribs with his backhand, which was a fight where both sides would be injured!
"boom!"

Lightning crackled, the shield trembled violently, the assassin groaned, blood trickling from the corner of his mouth, but his blade thrust remained undiminished!
Lin Xuan remained calm in the face of danger, twisting his waist to the side and changing his lightning sword from a slash to a parry.

"when……"

The sound of metal clashing was deafening!
Lin Xuan felt a tremendous force coming from him, his tiger's mouth split open, his blood and qi surged, and the difference in cultivation level became apparent.

Although he was at the half-step Golden Core realm, he was still a whole realm weaker than his opponent. In terms of strength, even if his opponent was injured, he still couldn't fight him head-on!
On the other side, the captain fought three monks from Mingxin Temple alone. Although his swordsmanship was superb, he was instantly at a disadvantage. Buddhist supernatural powers countered lightning magic, and the golden palm prints were endless, forcing him to barely hold on.

The other team members were also locked in a fierce battle with the guards, holding the advantage, but struggling to quickly eliminate the enemy and help the captain, Lin Xuan, Yan Yang, and the others.

We must succeed as soon as possible!

A resolute glint flashed in Lin Xuan's eyes. Ignoring the trembling spiritual energy within his body, he frantically activated the "Divine Firmament Path" mental technique, causing the lightning on his sword to intensify once more!

"Nine Transformations of Thunder! Swift!"

His figure suddenly accelerated, transforming into a zigzagging bolt of lightning, bypassing the assassins and heading straight for the magic artifact box!
"Don't think about it!"

The assassin roared, burning his life essence and increasing his speed dramatically, as he slashed at Lin Xuan's back!

"Brother Lin, be careful!"

Yan Yang exclaimed in surprise, wanting to return to help, but was held back by the opponent.

His cultivation level was too weak; he could barely move around and was only able to protect himself, unable to help Lin Xuan at all.

Lin Xuan's pupils constricted as he sensed the deadly blade behind him!

He made his choice on the brink of life and death!

No dodging, no evasion!

"Pfft!"

The blade pierced his flesh, and blood instantly stained his back!
But with the force of this strike, Lin Xuan's speed increased even more, and at the same time, he suddenly flung out several "Sunflower Water Divine Thunder Talismans" with his left hand!
"Boom!"

The explosion temporarily delayed the pursuers.

"puff……"

Lin Xuan also spat out a mouthful of blood, his face turning pale instantly, but he had already rushed to the magic artifact box!
"Break it for me!"

He gathered all his spiritual power, and the lightning-patterned longsword emitted an unprecedented hum, condensing into an extremely compressed lightning sword beam, which fiercely pierced the seal of the box!

At this moment, a sudden change occurred!
The golden light on the box suddenly surged, and a powerful counterforce erupted, actually shattering Lin Xuan's sword light!

At the same time, a majestic Buddha figure emerged from the box.

It turned out to be a protective barrier set up by the eminent monks of Mingxin Temple!
"How dare an ant covet Buddhist treasures?"

The Buddha-like figure uttered Buddhist chants and struck Lin Xuan with a palm!
This palm strike is far more powerful than the Golden Core level; it has already reached the Nascent Soul level!
Despair instantly gripped Lin Xuan!
The captain is entangled, and no one can save him!
"Do not!!!"

A strong will to survive and a sense of injustice, a dedication to the mission, and anger at one's own weakness all erupted at this moment!
The spiritual power within him, which had already reached its bottleneck, was now like a volcano that had been suppressed to its limit, frantically crashing against the invisible barrier under this extreme pressure!

The longsword, bestowed upon him by Li Yunjing, seemed to sense its master's will, emitting a high-pitched sword cry. A trace of pure lightning energy within it was activated, nourishing the user.
"Click..."

It felt like something inside my body had shattered!
It's not the meridians, but the shackles of one's realm!
A surge of spiritual energy, several times more powerful and refined than before, erupted wildly from the golden core in the dantian, instantly flowing throughout the body!

The wound on his back stopped bleeding and healed rapidly under the flow of spiritual light, and his aura rose steadily, instantly breaking through the shackles and stepping into a completely new realm!

Golden Core Realm!
Boom!

As if sensing something, an unusually thick bolt of lightning ripped through the rainy night, briefly illuminating the canyon!

Lightning burst forth from Lin Xuan's eyes!

He felt his perception of the thunder spirit energy in the world become incredibly clear, and his power surged forth!
The giant palm of the Buddha's shadow was already upon them!
"break!"

Having just reached the first level of the Golden Core realm, Lin Xuan let out a long roar that shook the valley. Instead of retreating, he advanced, and the lightning-patterned longsword in his hand burst forth with unprecedentedly brilliant light, drawing upon the thunder spirit energy of heaven and earth, transforming it into a spiral of lightning as thick as a bucket, fiercely meeting the giant palm of the Buddha's shadow!

It was no longer a spell, but a rudimentary form of supernatural power containing a trace of the might of heaven and earth!
"boom!!!"

The deafening roar drowned out all the thunder!
Golden light and lightning intertwined and annihilated each other in a frenzy!
The terrifying shockwave instantly evaporated and dissipated the surrounding rainwater!
The Buddha image trembled violently, finally emitting a reluctant hum before vanishing without a trace.

Lin Xuan was also sent flying backward, spitting out blood again. The lightning-patterned longsword in his hand dimmed and developed fine cracks, but he ultimately managed to block this attack from a Nascent Soul level cultivator!
The entire room fell silent instantly!
Everyone was stunned by this sudden breakthrough and the scene of him directly confronting the Nascent Soul restriction!

"Senior Brother Lin!"

Yan Yang was overjoyed.

"Good boy!"

The captain's spirits lifted, and his swordplay suddenly became fierce.

"A breakthrough in the heat of battle?" The three monks from Mingxin Temple exclaimed in surprise, "This boy must not be allowed to live!"

But at this moment, although Lin Xuan was seriously injured, his aura was extremely high.

He mustered his true energy and unleashed another fierce bolt of lightning at the magic artifact box that had lost its protective barrier!
"Crack!"

The box shattered, revealing dozens of gleaming golden "Diamond Shield" treasures inside. The spiritual light of these treasures immediately became disordered and dimmed by the raging thunderous energy.

Without hesitation, Lin Xuan immediately threw out a "Five Elements Divine Thunder Talisman" bestowed upon him by his teacher!
"Boom!"

The fourth-tier talisman exploded, and in an instant, the dozens of "Diamond Shields" were blasted to pieces and turned into fragments.

These "invincible shields" are definitely unusable.

mission completed!

"withdraw!"

The captain acted decisively, forcing his opponent back with a single sword strike and signaling a retreat.

The members of the Thunder Squad broke free from their opponents and sped towards the planned retreat route.

With Yan Yang's support, Lin Xuan transformed into lightning and fled, his speed far exceeding that of his arrival!
The assassin who had seriously injured him wanted to give chase, but Lin Xuan turned around and gave him a cold glance. The thunderous power in Lin Xuan's eyes, which had not yet been fully subdued, made him tremble and slow his movements by a fraction. He could only watch helplessly as they disappeared into the rainy night.

Inside the canyon, only a mess remained, along with several corpses and the destroyed treasures.

The monks of Mingxin Temple had ashen faces as they stared in the direction where Lin Xuan and the others had disappeared, their eyes blazing with murderous intent.

The rain continued to fall, washing away the bloodstains, but it couldn't dispel the dense spiritual energy fluctuations left behind by this brutal ambush...

The legendary birth of a newly promoted Golden Core cultivator.

Lin Xuan's cultivation speed was so fast that it surpassed many true disciples and was on par with Li Yunjing back then!
Just as Lin Xuan was making a name for himself, time seemed to stand still in Li Yunjing's secluded underground cave.

Only the spiritual energy flowing around him and the Daoist energy churning in his sea of ​​consciousness proved that time had not been wasted.

After circulating the Divine Firmament Dao for nine great cycles, completely stabilizing his Nascent Soul first level realm and adjusting his state to its peak, Li Yunjing's mind did not indulge in the joy of increased power. Instead, he examined and deduced the ten unparalleled martial arts techniques he had mastered one by one.

The Nine Heavens Responding Thunder Scripture is the fundamental law of the "Divine Firmament Dao Sect" and the core of Li Yunjing's teachings.

In his previous cultivation, he focused on attracting, controlling, and transforming lightning, pursuing the destruction of thunder.

Having broken through his limitations and gained more experience, Li Yunjing had new insights.

Thunder is not only about extreme yang and strength; it is born from the clash of yin and yang, and inherently contains the principle of birth and death.

If one can further comprehend the attributes of thunder such as "yin thunder," "filthy thunder," and "annihilation thunder," and combine them with the power of earthly demons, yin spirits, and even the inner demons of cultivators, its changes and power will be limitless.

He tried to simulate the essence of the fusion of thunder and lightning within his body. As his nascent soul made hand seals, the lightning leaping from his fingertips was sometimes bright and righteous, and sometimes dark and eerie, deepening his understanding of the nature of thunder.

The circulation of the nine great cycles is even more important than the previous nine years of cultivation!
Of course, it's unrealistic to expect to succeed in cultivation in a short time, even with Li Yunjing's exceptional talent!
After comprehending the "Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin Thunder Scripture", he focused his energy on cultivating the "Heavenly Poison Scripture".

This scripture is extremely vicious. Li Yunjing used it to refine poison pills and perform poison techniques, as an auxiliary and covert method.

At this moment, he had a new idea based on his own spiritual power characteristics.

Thunder is extremely fast and fierce, while poison is extremely yin and slow. The two seem to be extremely opposite, but if the power of thunder spirit can be used to wrap and activate the poison, can the poison be made to erupt faster and penetrate more strongly?
Could it even be possible to refine "Thunder Poison"?
A terrifying force that combines the destructive power of thunder with the continuous corrosive effects of toxins?
As the calculations were being performed, a barely perceptible spark of purplish-black electricity flashed at his fingertips, emanating a chilling aura of destruction.

Li Yunjing intended to integrate the "Heavenly Poison Scripture" into thunder magic!

While studying the fusion of the two Great Daos, the "Starfall Secret Manual" also circulated around Li Yunjing.

Drawing upon the power of the stars, it is heavy, vast, and desolate.

His "Thunder God Body" not only possesses the destructive impact of thunder, but also carries the heavy suppressive power of falling stars.

With the power of countless stars surrounding him, enemies struck by Li Yunjing would have their nascent souls or divine souls temporarily "frozen" or even crushed!

He visualized his nascent soul in his dantian, as if sitting under the starry sky, drawing upon the power of the stars to temper the nascent soul's body, making it more solid and substantial.

Li Yunjing's nascent soul has already gained the ability to escape from his physical body and can travel in the outside world for three to five days.

This is something that ordinary Nascent Soul Realm First Heaven True Persons cannot do at all; they don't even dare to leave their Nascent Soul Realm for long during the day.

Even if one manages to escape, one still needs a special magical artifact to protect the nascent soul.

From the very beginning, Li Yunjing's nascent soul was far stronger than that of others!
Comparable to the level of others at the sixth level of the Nascent Soul realm!
A month later, after practicing all the previous techniques and gaining more insights, he shifted his focus to the "Mysterious Yin True Explanation".

This is a purely Yin-attribute cultivation technique, which is fundamentally incompatible with the Yang-attribute Thunder Technique.

But Li Yunjing already knew the wonders of the balance between Yin and Yang.

Nourishing himself with the power of extreme Yin, he quickly recovered from his depletion and even condensed a trace of "Taiyin Power". Once this power appeared, Li Yunjing's ability to attract "Moonlight Power" greatly increased.

Yin and Yang are balanced and harmonized.

The Four Symbols True Scriptures—the White Tiger True Scripture, the Azure Dragon True Scripture, the Vermilion Bird True Scripture, and the Black Tortoise True Scripture—were simply practiced.

Li Yunjing regarded it more as a formation than a cultivation technique.

Yin and Yang, Four Symbols, Five Elements, Seven Stars—these are all the great principles of formations that Li Yunjing has mastered.

As for other concepts such as the One Element, the Three Powers, the Six Harmonies, the Eight Trigrams, and the Nine Palaces, Li Yunjing also touched upon them, but not with the same depth of understanding as these.

In the four aspects of Yin and Yang, Four Symbols, Five Elements, and Seven Stars, among Nascent Soul cultivators, if Li Yunjing claims to be second, probably no one would dare to claim to be first!

This is his confidence!
Li Yunjing's understanding of formations has been a long process; he only has a rough outline in his mind. The specific arrangement of the formation will require him to set aside time for it later.

As for the "Dragon Emperor Scripture," Li Yunjing also practiced it.

His previous use of the "Dragon Emperor Scripture" to conceal his identity proved quite effective.

This scripture is extremely powerful, containing the might of a dragon and the aura of an emperor.

After practicing this skill, Li Yunjing's aura and even his divine sense were greatly enhanced.

During the battle, the dragon's might was overwhelming, intimidating the opponent's mind and even making them hesitate when facing the thunder!
Furthermore, since it can condense the body of a true dragon, it is an unparalleled body-refining method in the cultivation world. Li Yunjing was also willing to spend some cultivation techniques to study this "Dragon Emperor Scripture".

The "Nine Netherworlds True Scripture" deals with the soul and the netherworld, and is extremely mysterious and unpredictable.

Li Yunjing was extremely cautious.

Since his trip to the underworld, this cultivation technique has enabled him to achieve minor success in the "Great Path of Death," making it a supreme skill that leads directly to the Great Path.

Li Yunjing simply didn't have the energy to cultivate; otherwise, this one cultivation manual alone would have been enough for him to roam freely in the world of immortal cultivation.

The ten unique skills are all-encompassing, with different attributes, and even conflict with each other.

In the past, Li Yunjing mostly practiced separately and applied his skills separately.

However, during this seclusion, he used the "Nine Heavens Responding to the Origin Thunder Scripture" as the absolute core, his own nascent soul as the furnace, and his divine sense, which far surpassed that of his peers, as the control, and began to try to gradually integrate the "principles" and "intentions" of these unique skills into his own Thunder Dao.

This is not a simple superposition of spells, but a fusion and sublimation at the level of the Great Dao.

The process is extremely dangerous; the slightest mistake could lead to a conflict of spiritual energy or demonic possession.

It is only because Li Yunjing possesses a powerful divine sense, a steadfast Dao heart, and exquisite control over power that he has been able to explore and advance step by step on this uncharted path.

The nascent soul within his body was no longer simply a condensation of lightning.

Instead, it presents a chaotic color, sometimes flashing with the brilliance of the four elements, and sometimes flowing with the two energies of yin and yang.

A faint, almost imperceptible glint of starlight, the might of a dragon, and even extremely subtle hints of poison and the spirit of the underworld are hidden within.

This caused the nascent soul to exude an ancient, powerful, all-encompassing, and extremely dangerous aura.

Li Yunjing's cultivation level did not immediately surge, remaining stable at the first level of the Nascent Soul realm. However, his understanding of the essence of power and his approach to using supernatural abilities had undergone earth-shattering changes.

Once he emerges from seclusion, the lightning magic he unleashes will surely surpass everyone's imagination, being both unpredictable and incredibly powerful!

Time flies, and years pass quickly.

Three years passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Li Yunjing slowly opened his eyes. In the depths of his eyes, it seemed as if countless phenomena were arising and ceasing, eventually returning to a profound calm.

"All laws return to thunder, and thunder gives rise to all laws..."

Whispers echoed in the silent cave, and the brilliant divine light in Li Yunjing's eyes, which had been divinizing all laws, gradually faded, turning into a deep, still pool.

He did not get up immediately, but instead used his divine sense to scan the "Ten Thousand Mile Communication Talisman" on his body.

After three years of seclusion, all the outside information has accumulated here.

The amount of information was considerable, but most of it consisted of daily military reports on frontline standoffs, small-scale conflicts, resource point exploitation, and the reorganization of surrendered soldiers. These reports were sent regularly by Xiao Anran and were well-organized, demonstrating that he managed the affairs on the eastern front in an orderly manner.

Interspersed among these were several urgent intelligence reports regarding the "Great Yan Dynasty" and "Mingxin Temple" sending additional "volunteer troops" and the unusual movements of the Zhao Kingdom's royal family.

But these were news reports from months or even a year ago, and the situation did not seem to have deteriorated to the point where he needed to be alerted immediately.

There were also jade talismans from Lin Xuan and Yan Yang.

Lin Xuan's breakthrough to the Golden Core stage was the most intense, after which it gradually stabilized. He reported on the execution of several important missions, his words revealing composure and confidence, clearly indicating that he had thoroughly solidified his Golden Core realm and honed his skills on the battlefield.

Yan Yang's jade talisman was a bit more unconventional, but it also mentioned that his cultivation had improved significantly, reaching the sixth level of Foundation Establishment, and he was not far from the Golden Core stage. He also mentioned several times that he had worked well with Lin Xuan and achieved great success.

"These two disciples are quite good."

Li Yunjing nodded slightly, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

His disciple was growing rapidly, and there were no major changes at the front lines, which bought him valuable time for seclusion.

Finally, a communication from the Western Frontier Red Sun True Lord caught his attention.

"Junior Nephew Li, how is your seclusion going?"

As divine sense probed in, the slightly agitated voice of True Monarch Chiyang rang out: "The reinforcements sent by the 'Great Yan Dynasty' and 'Mingxin Temple' are becoming increasingly blatant. It is said that the leaders are the bald monk 'Kuji' from Mingxin Temple and the 'Yanwu Marquis' from the Great Yan Dynasty, both experts at the ninth level of the Nascent Soul Realm!"

(End of this chapter)