I proved immortality with thunder magic.

Chapter 91 is nothing more than a few trials and tribulations.

Yuanfu Peak, a small courtyard in the valley.

After returning to his cave from Hulei Peak, Zhou Tai quickly went into his cultivation room and began practicing a new cultivation technique.

There was another reason he chose "Innate Thunder Yuan Technique" that he dared not tell Song Yanting.

That is, after cultivating this technique to the Core Formation stage, one can condense a special spiritual object called "Innate Thunder Essence" by consuming one's cultivation essence.

"Innate Thunder Essence" is the purest and most refined essence of thunder spirit. Feeding it to any kind of thunder-attribute divine power can greatly improve the cultivation progress of that divine power.

Zhou Tai felt that if he were fortunate enough to successfully form his core in the future, he might be able to use this item to quickly cultivate the "Crimson Sky Divine Thunder Technique" to the third level.

Top-tier supernatural abilities are inherently difficult to cultivate, and the higher one progresses, the more important comprehension and resources become.

Since the "Innate Thunder Essence Technique" can produce such an important resource on its own, it would be a real waste not to cultivate it.

Because of his foundation in the Lesser Thunder Yuan Gong, Zhou Tai's transition to the Innate Thunder Yuan Gong went very smoothly. In just three days, he had completely replaced his original technique.

From now on, he can finally refine the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and cultivate normally.

After completing the transformation of his cultivation technique, Zhou Tai did not forget that Hu Qianqian was still waiting for him to save her.

He immediately sent a message to Hu Qianqian, revealing his successful apprenticeship and his plans.

Not long after the message was sent, Hu Qianqian replied.

"Qianqian will follow Uncle Zhou's arrangements in everything."

A simple reply, yet it reveals unwavering trust.

Zhou Tai nodded in satisfaction and immediately went out to Zeng Qiming's cave.

After he came out of Zeng Qiming's cave, he had a recruitment letter signed by the Palace Master of the Talisman Hall in his hand.

Then he took the recruitment letter and flew directly to Zhiyun Valley where Hu Qianqian was.

It has been many years since Zhou Tai and Hu Qianqian reunited in the sect, but this is the first time he has visited the other's cave dwelling.

When he found the place using the map inside the mountain gate, he discovered that it was indeed a place of beautiful scenery.

The valley and the surrounding mountains were covered with mulberry and hemp trees, and colorful butterflies fluttered in the valley. Young and beautiful female disciples were picking mulberry leaves and tending to hemp on the mountains and at the foot of the valley, creating a unique and beautiful scene.

Zhou Tai flew over the valley, immediately attracting the attention of many female disciples.

His extremely youthful appearance and undisguised Foundation Establishment cultivation level easily aroused curiosity about how he did it.

As he hovered in the air, he soon saw some female disciples who seemed to be very hot. They suddenly reached out and loosened their collars, revealing the beautiful cleavage that had been covered by their clothes.

"Ha, women!"

Zhou Tai let out a cold laugh, knowing all too well what those female disciples were thinking.

However, after his cold laugh, he suddenly fell silent.

As he looked at the female disciples who were striking seductive poses, trying to attract his attention and hoping to exchange their bodies for an opportunity to cross social classes, he suddenly recalled some not-so-pleasant memories.

It seems that he was not much different from these female disciples back then!

"It's just a little bit of hardship!"

He let out a soft sigh and immediately descended towards the ground.

The past is too painful to recall; let bygones be bygones!

Zhou Tai landed right next to Hu Qianqian. After not seeing her for a long time, the female cultivator looked noticeably more haggard, indicating that she had indeed been under immense pressure these past few years.

At this moment, Hu Qianqian was stunned when she saw Zhou Tai, who looked much younger than herself after being rejuvenated.

She wasn't entirely unaware of Zhou Tai, after all, his magical aura hadn't changed, and he had given her a heads-up beforehand.

She never expected that Zhou Tai, after successfully establishing his foundation, would revert to such a youthful state!

Seeing Hu Qianqian standing there speechless, and noticing the other female disciples gathering around, Zhou Tai had no choice but to speak up, "Junior Sister Hu, what's wrong? Don't you really recognize me?"

Hearing his slightly teasing words, Hu Qianqian immediately snapped out of her daze and quickly curtsied to him, saying, "Qianqian greets Uncle Zhou, congratulations on your successful Foundation Establishment and transcendence into the Dao!"

Zhou Tai did not order Hu Qianqian to correct her habit of calling him "Shishu" (a term of respect for a senior martial arts master).

With his successful foundation building, the two of them were indeed in different positions, especially since he should have been the other's elder.

However, he did not change his mind about how he addressed himself and maintained the original form of address.

He nodded slightly and said, "I received Junior Sister Hu's congratulations. Now let's get down to business. Please take me to see Senior Sister Tang of Weaving Cloud Valley. I'll discuss your arrangements with her!"

Hearing him mention this, and thinking that she would soon be able to leave this place that was making her feel suffocated, Hu Qianqian immediately perked up and respectfully replied, "Yes, Qianqian obeys."

Then he led the way.

The female disciples who were approaching to try and get closer to Hu Qianqian and Zhou Tai looked at each other with envy when they saw that Hu Qianqian and Zhou Tai seemed to know each other very well.

After watching the two walk away, someone quickly scoffed with envy, "Hmph, I really don't understand what's so good about that vixen. How come one or two talented young Foundation Establishment cultivators after another are completely bewitched by her!"

These words immediately resonated with the other female cultivators, who chimed in, "Exactly! She has no breasts, a small bottom, and her cultivation isn't high. She's not even the youngest among the sisters in the valley. What exactly do these two Foundation Establishment cultivators see in her?"

"Could it be that she secretly practiced some kind of bewitching technique? I've heard that some female cultivators in the cultivation world specialize in cultivating seductive arts to charm men, using their beauty to bewitch them and make them obediently offer up their wealth!"

An older female cultivator suddenly seemed to have discovered the truth and excitedly expressed her guess.

Compared to other guesses about breasts or buttocks, her guess undoubtedly sounds more plausible.

Soon enough, a female cultivator gritted her teeth and cursed, "That must be it! That vixen made a lot of spirit stones selling thunder talismans everywhere. She must have secretly bought the bewitching technique from somewhere. No wonder she's rarely weaving silk these past few years; she's been secretly practicing the bewitching technique while the sisters are working hard!"

These words immediately seemed to define Hu Qianqian's situation, quickly provoking condemnation and insults from many female cultivators.

"How despicable! Of all the things to learn, why must you learn the art of seduction? How can you last by using your looks to charm others? There's no better way than weaving silk!"

"You vixen, I knew she was no good!"

"She's so cunning! I even felt sorry for her before, but I was so blind!"

As the saying goes, three women make a drama.

The number of female disciples in Weaving Cloud Valley is large, and the rivalry and jealousy among them is something that ordinary male disciples could never imagine.

Hu Qianqian had been relentlessly pursued by Cao Yang, which had already made many female disciples of Zhiyun Valley envious and jealous.

So when she politely declined Cao Yang's advances, Cao Yang only offered her a small favor, which caused the female disciples of Zhiyun Valley to ostracize her.

Now that an even younger Zhou Tai has arrived, it would be strange if the female disciples' jealousy didn't explode.

That is to say, Hu Qianqian has already gone far away from Zhou Tai. Otherwise, if she had heard those female disciples' insults, she might have really killed Yu Yu in a fit of anger!

After Zhou Tai followed Hu Qianqian deeper into the Cloud Weaving Valley for a while, they arrived at the cave of the Foundation Establishment cultivator in charge of the area.

Weaving Cloud Valley is merely a decent source of raw materials in Spirit Beast Mountain, naturally incomparable to important organizations like the Talisman Hall, and is only managed by a Foundation Establishment cultivator.

The Foundation Establishment cultivator currently stationed in Zhiyun Valley is named Tang Caiying, and she is also at the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.

Upon learning that Zhou Tai had come to visit, she immediately went out to greet him personally.

However, when she saw Zhou Tai's unusually youthful appearance, she was clearly stunned.

Actually, she didn't look very old; at most, she was a middle-aged woman with a plump figure and dignified appearance.

Among the Foundation Establishment cultivators who are mostly middle-aged or elderly, her figure and appearance are not old at all, and she has a unique charm that is incomparable to young female cultivators like Hu Qianqian who have not yet experienced the ways of the world.

Seeing that she was stunned, Zhou Tai had no choice but to bow and say, "Junior brother Zhou Tai greets Senior Sister Tang. I have come uninvited today and have taken the liberty of visiting you. Please forgive me, Senior Sister Tang."

The voices finally pulled Tang Caiying back to reality. Realizing she had been daydreaming, she smiled somewhat awkwardly and said, "Junior Brother Zhou, you're too kind. It's an honor for me, a young and promising talent from the sect, to visit us. How could I possibly take offense?"

After saying that, she couldn't help but look at Zhou Tai and ask, "Senior sister, if I may be so bold as to ask, junior brother Zhou, how old are you this year?"

Asking this question to strangers upon first meeting is indeed a bit presumptuous.

If they were in each other's shoes, Zhou Tai believed that if he dared to ask that question, Tang Caiying would probably grit her teeth in frustration.

However, he had come today to ask the other party to release the person, and he understood why the other party asked this question, so he smiled slightly and said, "To be honest, Senior Sister Tang, I am sixty-four years old this year, and I just successfully established my foundation a month ago."

"Junior Brother Zhou only reached the Foundation Establishment stage at the age of sixty-four?"

Tang Caiying exclaimed in disbelief.

Realizing her words were somewhat impolite, she quickly waved her hand apologetically, saying, "Junior Brother Zhou, please don't misunderstand. I didn't mean to belittle you, it's just, it's just—"

"Is it just because my appearance and age are too different, junior brother?"

Zhou Tai chuckled and finished speaking for her.

Although Tang Caiying was a little embarrassed, she still nodded and said, "That's right, Junior Brother Zhou, it's truly enviable how young you look!"

When she mentioned the word "envy," a genuine look of envy appeared on her face.

Which woman doesn't love beauty?

Even female cultivators in the Foundation Establishment stage hope to remain young and beautiful until the moment of their death.

But such things are hard to envy.

Zhou Tai was able to rejuvenate to this extent because he took two kinds of spiritual pills, the Blood-Nourishing and Marrow-Strengthening Pill and the Blood-Ginseng Essence-Replenishing Pill, during his Qi Refining stage. After taking the spiritual pills, he quickly succeeded in establishing his foundation, attracting the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to flow into his body, and experiencing a reversal of his innate destiny.

Tang Caiying was already a Foundation Establishment cultivator, and her vital energy and blood had not aged or been lost. Even if she took the same two kinds of spiritual pills, at most her vital energy and blood would increase slightly, making her appearance and skin look better, but it would be difficult for them to have the effect of reversing aging.

This is why many Foundation Establishment cultivators, despite not being very old, still look like middle-aged or elderly people.

"It's a pity that I only got this opportunity because of luck, otherwise I would really like to make a trade with Senior Sister Tang!"

Zhou Tai said with a regretful tone, making a self-deprecating remark that made Tang Caiying burst out laughing.

And you know what? When this middle-aged woman laughed, it did indeed have a stunning quality, like a peony in full bloom.

Zhou Tai's eyes flashed with admiration as he praised, "Today, seeing Senior Sister Tang's smiling face, I finally understand what it means to smile like a flower. Although Zhiyun Valley is full of beautiful flowers, very few can compare to Senior Sister Tang!"

To receive praise from a young man without any desire, especially one who was a Foundation Establishment cultivator at the same level as her, even a female cultivator like Tang Caiying, who had lived for over a hundred years, couldn't help but feel a little proud.

She was indeed a stunning beauty in her youth, and she was proud of it for many years. However, as she grew older and her cultivation increased, she rarely heard such praise without any desire in her eyes anymore, and she gradually began to lose confidence in her beauty, after all, she was no longer young.

Overjoyed, she found the young junior brother in front of her increasingly pleasing to the eye, and even his not-so-handsome appearance seemed to possess a unique masculine beauty.

He couldn't help but laugh, "Junior Brother Zhou, is your mouth always this sweet? Do you praise every female cultivator like that?"

As he spoke, he glanced discreetly at Hu Qianqian, who was looking down beside him.

If any female cultivator in Zhiyun Valley is close to her in beauty, it is probably only this woman.

But why is it this woman who brought Zhou Tai here today?

Thinking of this, Tang Caiying felt a chill and immediately suppressed her earlier smugness.

After all, she was a veteran Foundation Establishment cultivator who had been in the Foundation Establishment stage for many years. She had experienced and witnessed too many scheming and intrigue events. A moment of triumph would not affect her judgment and perception of danger and trouble.

When Zhou Tai saw Tang Caiying's smile suddenly disappear, he realized that she had become wary.

However, he maintained his smile and said, "Senior Sister Tang is probably praising me, but I don't just flatter any female cultivator I meet. Junior Sister Hu should know that; she's quite pretty, and I've never praised her for that!"

However, he took the opportunity to directly point out Hu Qianqian, indicating that he had an extraordinary relationship with her.

Upon seeing this, Tang Caiying immediately turned her gaze to Hu Qianqian and asked, "Junior Nephew Hu, have you known Junior Brother Zhou for a long time? Did you invite him over today?"

Hu Qianqian trembled and didn't dare to answer, but instead secretly glanced at Zhou Tai.

Zhou Tai naturally wouldn't let her face the pressure alone at this point.

He immediately coughed twice and said, "Ahem, so that Senior Sister Tang may know, Junior Brother Hu and I are actually from the same hometown, and her father was a good friend of mine when we were in the mortal world. We were also disciples who entered the sect at the same time!"

After this explanation, Tang Caiying's expression changed drastically once again.

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