I proved immortality with thunder magic.

Spirit Beast Mountain, Thunder Crane Peak.

Leihe Peak is the name of the place where Zhou Tai is now, and it is also the cave dwelling and dojo of Uncle Yang Jinsheng, whom Lin Yan mentioned.

After being brought here by the young man in blue, he soon met his Uncle Yang Jinsheng.

This Uncle Yang looked to be no older than him. When they met, the other man was feeding fish by a pond.

After the young man in blue led him to the edge of the pool, he immediately bowed to the middle-aged man feeding the fish and said, "This junior greets Uncle Yang. The person you asked me to find has been brought."

"Very good, Yuntao, you can go ahead and get busy."

Yang Jinsheng nodded slightly and waved his hand, signaling Qi Yuntao to step down.

"Yes, disciple takes his leave."

Qi Yuntao responded, then left without giving Zhou Tai another glance.

After Qi Yuntao left, Yang Jinsheng turned his gaze to Zhou Tai and said in a calm tone, "You're the disciple with the Thunder Spirit Root who only entered the sect at the age of thirty-seven?"

Zhou Tai took a breath and immediately knelt down to pay his respects, saying, "Disciple Zhou Tai, a menial servant, greets Uncle Yang."

His words seemed to contradict Yang Jinsheng's question, but since he didn't deny it, it was undoubtedly an admission.

Therefore, after looking him over a few times, Yang Jinsheng shook his head and said, "Only the second level of Qi Refining stage cultivation is too low."

Zhou Tai didn't know what he meant by those words and didn't dare to respond easily.

Yang Jinsheng quickly sighed again, "Alas, although their cultivation is unusable, cultivators with lightning spiritual roots are indeed hard to find, and those who can be of use to me are even harder to find. I can only make do with what I have for now!"

After saying that, he asked Zhou Tai, "May I ask you, have you already learned any lightning-attribute spells?"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Tai immediately replied honestly, "Reporting to my senior uncle, I have not been a disciple for four years. Since I came into contact with cultivation, I have been focused on accumulating magical power. In terms of magic, I have only learned a few daily life-related spells and have not had time to learn any lightning-attribute spells."

Upon hearing this answer, Yang Jinsheng's interest completely vanished. He didn't want to ask any more questions and simply waved his hand, saying, "Since that's the case, you will focus on learning lightning-attribute magic for the next few months. If you can master one lightning-attribute spell within three months, I will bestow upon you a great fortune; otherwise, go back to herding cattle and horses!"

From then on, Zhou Tai lived in a courtyard at the foot of Leihe Peak and was not allowed to leave the courtyard unless summoned.

On his very first day of staying, the blue-clad youth Qi Yuntao brought him a cultivation book for a lightning-attribute spell called "Thunder Arc Finger".

According to the book, "Thunder Arc Finger" is a first-tier low-grade spell, which is suitable for a cultivator like Zhou Tai who is in the early stage of Qi Refining to learn and use.

Before practicing the "Thunder Arc Finger" spell, Zhou Tai had also learned life-related spells such as "Light Body Technique" and "Spirit Light Technique," and at the time he felt that spells were not difficult to learn.

But after he actually started practicing the "Thunder Arc Finger" spell, he realized that it wasn't that the spells weren't difficult to learn, but rather that the life-related spells were too simple.

It's like building a house. Those few life-related spells are just simple thatched huts built with wood and straw. Any cultivator could do that without difficulty.

But the "Thunder Arc Finger" combat spell is different. It is at least a brick house built with stones and tiles, not something that just anyone can build with a few glances.

Moreover, in the cultivation world, among all kinds of spells, lightning-attribute spells are the most difficult to learn. Low- and mid-level cultivators, unless they possess lightning spiritual roots like Zhou Tai, will basically have no chance of learning lightning-attribute spells.

In other words, even a Foundation Establishment cultivator like Yang Jinsheng, without a lightning spiritual root, would not be able to learn the "Lightning Arc Finger," a low-grade first-order spell.

Although Zhou Tai meets the requirements for practicing "Thunder Arc Finger," it is not easy for him to learn this spell.

Firstly, his cultivation level was too low; his magical power at the second level of the Qi Refining stage was barely enough to meet the basic requirements for learning this spell.

Secondly, lightning-attribute spells are characterized by their violent and untamable nature, requiring cultivators to have extremely high levels of self-control.

Thirdly, when he was learning this magic, there was no one to ask for guidance; he had to rely entirely on his own exploration and practice.

However, Zhou Tai was different from others; the greater the difficulty, the happier he became.

As a businessman, he knew very well how important scarcity was in the market.

Although he still doesn't know what Yang Jinsheng wants him to do, he is very clear about one thing: as long as he can learn the "Thunder Arc Finger", he can become a rare commodity with great scarcity.

In this way, putting everything else aside, at least his life safety can be greatly guaranteed, and he can stay on Leihe Peak to cultivate.

It must be mentioned here that Leihe Peak, as the cave dwelling and training ground of Yang Jinsheng, a Foundation Establishment cultivator, has a spiritual energy concentration far exceeding that of Chuying Peak and Jinhua Ranch.

Zhou Tai meditated and cultivated here, and his cultivation progress was significantly faster by 10-20% compared to when he was at Jinhua Ranch.

Therefore, even if it's just for this benefit, he must stay on Leihe Peak.

In the days that followed, Zhou Tai devoted himself to practicing the "Thunder Arc Finger" spell by meditating and cultivating every day, referring to the book.

During this period, a female servant disciple delivered his meals to him on time every day, and Qi Yuntao would occasionally come over to check on his progress in learning magic.

One morning, Lei Hefeng was suddenly hit by a thunderstorm. Outside the window, the rain was pouring down and lightning was flashing.

Awakened by the thunder, Zhou Tai, seeing the scene of lightning and thunder, suddenly had an inspiration. He immediately got up, went outside, sat cross-legged under the eaves, and began to practice his magic.

He made hand seals, and his internal energy flowed along specific acupoints, surging into the Shangyang acupoint on his index finger, before pointing his fingers forward.

Suddenly, a streak of blue-white lightning emerged from Zhou Tai's fingertips.

But before he could rejoice, the flash of lightning that had just appeared suddenly went out again.

"Still not working?"

Zhou Tai rubbed his slightly numb and sore fingers, his brows furrowing as he carefully savored the spellcasting process he had just performed.

The spell failed because he made some mistakes during the process. These mistakes may not be recorded in spellbooks, but they certainly exist.

Now he has no teacher to consult, so he can only think and figure it out on his own.

After thinking it over for a long time, just as Zhou Tai had roughly figured out where he had gone wrong, the thunderstorm outside had already stopped.

Seeing this, he got up without hesitation and walked into the courtyard of accumulated water, where he began to cast the spell a second time.

He continued to form hand seals, guiding his magical power along specific meridians and acupoints, converging towards the Shangyang acupoint on his right index finger.

The difference this time was that when he raised his finger at the last moment, the transmission of magic power suddenly decreased by one point.

Blue-white lightning appeared at his fingertips, then suddenly transformed into a blue-white arc of electricity that leaped out and landed on the eaves of a house in a flash.

boom!

Where the electric arc struck, sparks flew and a deafening roar erupted, instantly blasting a crater the size of a millstone into the roof.

It worked!

Looking at the crater still steaming, Zhou Tai excitedly clenched his left hand into his right, his face beaming with smiles.

After practicing diligently behind closed doors for forty-seven days, he finally succeeded in casting the "Thunder Arc Finger" spell.

With this first successful spellcasting, it's only a matter of time before he completely masters the spell, and it certainly won't take long.

Indeed, just nine days later, Zhou Tai had completely mastered the casting rhythm of "Thunder Arc Finger," and could cast it successfully eight or nine times out of ten.

At this point, he no longer kept a low profile and directly told the servant disciple who delivered the food that he wanted to see Qi Yuntao.

"You really succeeded in learning that spell?"

Upon hearing the news, Qi Yuntao arrived at Zhou Tai's residence, and his first words were to confirm the truth of the matter with him.

Zhou Tai smiled confidently and said, "That's right. Senior Brother Qi, please watch me cast the spell."

After saying that, he immediately made a hand seal and performed a spell, demonstrating it to the other party.

After witnessing the blue-white arc of electricity leap from Zhou Tai's fingertips and blast a shallow crater in the ground, Qi Yuntao had no more doubts.

He immediately clapped and cheered, "Excellent, excellent! Junior Brother Zhou, you are indeed capable. I will report this to Uncle Yang immediately!"

After saying that, he took out a communication talisman in front of Zhou Tai, activated it, and reported the situation to Yang Jinsheng.

After the message talisman turned into a streak of fire and flew away, Qi Yuntao said to Zhou Tai, "Once Uncle Yang finds out about this, he will most likely summon you, Junior Brother, immediately. Let's go up the mountain first, so as not to keep him waiting."

"Senior Brother Qi, you can make the decision."

Zhou Tai nodded and immediately went out with him to go up the mountain.

As Qi Yuntao had expected, not long after they left, Yang Jinsheng sent a message summoning Zhou Tai to come and pay his respects immediately.

So the two of them used their lightness and agility techniques to quicken their pace and soon arrived at the place where Yang Jinsheng had summoned them.

"You've arrived. Cast your spell so this old man can see it."

At the same pond, after Qi Yuntao brought Zhou Tai over, Yang Jinsheng didn't wait for the two to greet him before giving Zhou Tai instructions.

Seeing his eagerness, Qi Yuntao dared not say anything more, and Zhou Tai also hurriedly replied respectfully, "Yes, disciple obeys."

Then, he immediately made a hand seal and cast the "Thunder Arc Finger" spell.

After witnessing Zhou Tai cast the spell, Yang Jinsheng nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad. You learned a lightning-attribute spell in just two months. Your comprehension is quite good. From now on, you can stay on Thunder Crane Peak and raise frogs for me!"

Upon hearing the words "frog farming," Zhou Tai's face immediately showed a look of confusion.

Yang Jinsheng noticed his expression but didn't explain himself. Instead, he instructed Qi Yuntao, "Yuntao, you explain it to him."

"Yes, Your disciple obeys."

Qi Yuntao responded and immediately began to explain the details to Zhou Tai in a low voice.

It turns out that the frog raising Yang Jinsheng mentioned was actually asking Zhou Tai to help him raise a type of frog monster called "Thunder Pattern Frog".

The Thunder-Patterned Frog is a relatively rare type of lightning-attribute monster, nicknamed the "Thunder-Swallowing Frog," meaning it possesses the talent to devour and digest lightning power. To accelerate their growth, they must frequently devour lightning power.

However, the power of lightning in nature is too strong, and the timing of its appearance is very unpredictable, making it difficult for the Thunderfrog to reliably absorb the power of lightning.

Therefore, Yang Jinsheng wanted Zhou Tai, a cultivator with the lightning spiritual root, to act as a human generator, casting lightning-attribute spells every now and then to feed the lightning-patterned frogs.

After understanding all this, Zhou Tai was secretly delighted, knowing that his previous guess was correct.

Currently, it seems that only he can do this job, making him extremely rare!

He was pleased, but showed no sign of it on his face. He simply bowed deeply and said, "Disciple understands. Disciple will do his utmost to accomplish this task and live up to the expectations of Uncle-Master!"

Yang Jinsheng was very satisfied with his attitude and immediately nodded, saying, "Very good. As long as you focus on doing this well, you will naturally reap the rewards."

After saying that, he flipped his hand and a white jade bottle appeared in his hand, which he then casually tossed to Zhou Tai.

"Take this bottle of Ginseng Qi-Boosting Pills and use them to raise your cultivation to the third level of Qi Refining as soon as possible. Consider it my gift to you."