I proved immortality with thunder magic.

Chapter 99 An Unexpected Reunion

Sanxing Mountain.

A light rain was falling from the sky, and the mountains were shrouded in mist. The croaking of frogs echoed from the pool below.

Springtime is a season of renewal for all things, and also a mating season for many animals.

The croaking of frogs echoing in the pool at that moment was the Thunder-patterned Frog Yuanbao gleefully visiting its mother.

Since Zhou Tai moved to Sanxing Mountain, it has become the happiest frog.

It has a huge pool where it can swim freely, and is accompanied by four carefully selected beautiful female frogs. Every few days, it can also enjoy a high-quality spirit beast food. Its food, drink and play are all top-notch.

Living such a comfortable life made it feel somewhat unworthy, so every spring, it enthusiastically began its breeding program.

Since its master asked it to have more frog offspring, it should naturally fulfill its task well and repay its master's kindness.

In contrast to the cheerful Thunder-patterned Frog Yuanbao, its owner Zhou Tai is currently in a rather unpleasant mood.

Upon careful calculation, it turned out that more than half a year had passed since Zhou Tai successfully completed his Foundation Establishment and emerged from seclusion.

However, his cultivation after reaching the Foundation Establishment stage was extremely unsuccessful.

The chain lightning strike talisman project has yet to yield any substantial results, and it seems unlikely to succeed within the next year or two.

That's fine, after all, he chose the most difficult way to draw this talisman, so he was already mentally prepared for a long time without results.

However, what troubled Zhou Tai was that his cultivation of other supernatural powers and secret techniques was also very unsuccessful.

First, there's the top-tier divine power technique, "Crimson Sky Divine Thunder Method." After half a year of practice, I haven't made any progress and see no hope of even getting started.

Then there's the secret escape technique "Soundless Thunder Escape," which I also couldn't grasp, not even learning the basics.

Even the "Innate Thunderous Aura" supernatural power that comes with the "Innate Thunderous Yuan Technique" is very difficult to cultivate, and it seems that it cannot be mastered in a short period of time.

The only thing that gave him some comfort was that his practice of the "Divine Firmament Thunder Control Technique" was showing some visible results.

With the help of the Swift Thunder Arrow, a second-tier lightning-attribute magic weapon, Zhou Tai has made considerable progress in controlling lightning power by combining its contained lightning power with secret cultivation techniques.

Now Zhou Tai simply devotes most of his time to cultivating the "Divine Firmament Thunder Control Technique" and drawing talismans, while also learning some second-order thunder attribute spells.

One cannot put all one's eggs in one basket; since he cannot learn those supernatural powers for the time being, he cannot force himself to learn them.

Learning some spells that can enhance one's strength for the time being isn't a bad thing.

Beside the pool, Zhou Tai sat cross-legged in a pavilion, with the Swift Thunder Arrow resting on his knees.

He formed hand seals with both hands, raised his hand, and a silver-white bolt of lightning, as thick as a chopstick, leaped out from the bamboo arrow, coiling around his body like a silver snake.

Zhou Tai was completely focused on controlling the silvery-white lightning bolt, making it transform into various animal shapes such as thunder snakes and thunder sparrows, moving up and down around his body.

After about ten breaths, feeling increasingly strained, he could only unleash a ball of silvery-white lightning, which landed on the other side of the pool, far from the Thunderfrog.

Boom!

The lightning ball hit the water and immediately exploded like a bomb, with lightning flashing and water vapor rising on the surface in an instant, creating quite a lively scene.

Yuanbao, a thunder-patterned frog, and several female frogs, who had just finished mating and were resting, were startled by the commotion and jumped onto the lake shore as if by reflex.

Seeing this, Zhou Tai immediately laughed and said, "Don't worry, it's just a small dose, it won't kill you frogs!"

Quack quack quack!

The Thunder-Patterned Frog Yuanbao protested loudly, feeling somewhat aggrieved, but it sensed that its owner was deliberately trying to cause trouble.

In response to the frogs' protests, Zhou Tai flatly denied it, saying, "Don't talk nonsense. What good would it do me to harm you? I'm clearly giving you extra food!"

Without waiting for the Thunder Frog Yuanbao to make any more noises, he grabbed the bamboo arrow, got up, and left the pool.

Today's secret practice has come to an end. Next, it's time to draw talismans.

Back in the basement where he drew talismans, Zhou Tai spread out the talisman paper and began drawing the Thunder Spear Talisman.

Building his new cave dwelling had already emptied most of his savings. Whether it was buying second-tier lightning-attribute magic artifacts, future cultivation-aiding pills, or even food for the frog swarm, the expenses would be considerable.

So now he has to draw at least three lightning spear talismans and five lightning strike talismans every day.

Only after he has finished drawing all the lightning talismans used to make money will he begin to study and research the method of drawing chain lightning talismans.

More than a month later, all four female frogs that had successfully conceived laid their eggs.

The four nests together contain no fewer than several thousand frog eggs.

However, many frog eggs are dead or weak and cannot hatch into tadpoles.

Therefore, Zhou Tai estimated that if the frog population could reach sixty or seventy after a year, that would be considered very good.

But that doesn't matter, because once these young frogs grow up, the next mass spawning will multiply the frog population many times over.

Moreover, those four female frogs can conceive and lay eggs again after resting for two or three years.

Zhou Tai has extensive experience in raising frogs and knows how to cultivate them starting from tadpoles.

However, raising frogs will definitely take up some of his time, and for him, every minute can be converted into spirit stones.

Therefore, he did not intend to feed the frogs himself, but planned to hire a few servants to help.

However, considering what he had done in the past, Zhou Tai felt that it was more reliable to train the frog-feeding servant disciples from a young age, as loyalty was far more important than ability.

So he took some time to personally visit the Yuying Hall, intending to ask for two younger male disciples to serve as his servants.

The sharp-clawed owl, Lai Fu, slowly landed outside the Yu Ying Hall. Zhou Tai jumped off the owl's back, told it to stay quietly to the side, and then walked towards the Yu Ying Hall.

As soon as he reached the palace gate, he saw an old woman with white hair walking out of the palace.

At first, he didn't pay much attention because the old woman's cultivation level was only at the Qi Refining stage.

But then, as if remembering something, he suddenly called out, "Is that Senior Sister Wang Fengying from Young Eagle Peak?"

The old woman was preoccupied with her own thoughts and hadn't even noticed the arrival of this Foundation Establishment cultivator until she heard his words.

Upon realizing that Zhou Tai's aura clearly did not belong to the Qi Refining level, the old woman quickly bowed to him and said, "I am Wang Fengying from Young Eagle Peak. May I ask how you should address me, Martial Uncle?"

As she spoke, she also stole a glance at Zhou Tai.

She was certain that among the Foundation Establishment cultivators she knew, there was no one this young.

But why does this person know her? And why does he call her "senior sister"?

Just as she was wondering, she saw Zhou Tai nod with a look of realization and say, "No wonder you don't recognize me, Senior Sister Wang. After all, you've never seen me like this before."

As he spoke, he felt a pang of sadness and suddenly lost the desire to reminisce.

He quickly waved his hand and said, "Enough, what's past is past. Senior Sister Wang, please do as you please!"

Then, regardless of what Wang Fengying thought, he walked past her and strode into the Yuying Hall.

Watching Zhou Tai's figure disappear behind the palace gate, Wang Fengying was filled with doubts, and her curiosity was completely piqued.

After thinking for a moment, she immediately strode away and waited at the foot of the mountain.

After waiting for several quarters of an hour, and seeing Zhou Tai ride away on his Sharp Claw Wind Owl, she went to the Yuying Hall again.

Once she was granted entry into the hall, upon seeing Hall Master Chen of the Yuying Hall, she immediately asked respectfully, "Uncle-Master Chen, I would like to inquire about the background of Uncle-Master Zhou who came to visit earlier. He seemed to know me, but I don't remember him!"

Young Eagle Peak is a subordinate institution of the Hall of Nurturing Talents. When Hall Master Chen heard his old subordinate's question, he didn't ask why she was inquiring about this, and directly replied, "That's Junior Brother Zhou Tai. If I remember correctly, when he first entered the sect, he was indeed assigned to your Young Eagle Peak. It's normal that he knows you!"

After saying that, he glanced at her again and said, "It's normal that you don't remember him. After all, he was thirty-seven years old when he entered the sect, and after successfully establishing his foundation, he reverted to his youthful appearance, looking like he was in his twenties. It would be strange if you recognized him!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Fengying was immediately shocked and stunned.

When she first heard the name "Zhou Tai," it sounded familiar, and she wondered who it was.

When Palace Master Chen mentioned that Zhou Tai had entered the sect at the age of thirty-seven, memories from over twenty years ago flooded back, instantly making her realize who Zhou Tai was.

"It was him! But how is this possible?! How is this possible?!"

She muttered to herself, her body swaying as if she were about to fall.

Even though she was over a hundred years old and considered herself to have transcended life and death, she was still shocked by this unbelievable news.

I was stunned and completely flustered.

Seeing her behavior, Palace Master Chen frowned and immediately shouted in a deep voice, "Wang Fengying, what nonsense are you spouting?"

This wake-up call had an immediate and effective effect.

Wang Fengying shuddered and immediately straightened up, regaining her composure.

She pinched her lower back hard, and bowed shakily to Palace Master Chen, saying, "Uncle Chen, please forgive me. I was distracted and spoke carelessly. Please forgive me!"

Palace Master Chen didn't blame her for her rudeness earlier, but looked at her and suggested, "You are indeed not young anymore. I think you should retire and go back to your Wang family to live out your remaining years!"

Although it was just a suggestion, the fact that he said it as a superior shows that he really wanted to replace him.

Wang Fengying knew this too, but at this moment she actually felt that it might be a good idea. She nodded as if by some strange twist of fate and said, "I will seriously consider Uncle Chen's suggestion. Then I won't disturb you any longer!"

Seeing this, Palace Master Chen was somewhat surprised that she had suddenly listened to his advice, but he simply nodded slightly and said, "Yes, go back and get some rest."

"This junior takes his leave."

After bowing, Wang Fengying left the Yuying Hall with a heavy heart.