Zombie World: Starting as an apprentice of the Thunder King

An invisible aura emanated from him, causing the leaves in the courtyard to rustle.

Shi Shaojian was forced back two steps by this imposing aura, his face filled with horror.

"This...this is..."

"A Daoist master's realm!" Shi Jian's voice was calm, but there was a hint of pride in his eyes.

"Excellent, very excellent! You've managed to reach the Daoist Master realm in just three years, and your physical cultivation has reached the Copper Skin stage!"

"Although you have the help of demon beast meat and spiritual herbs, your own efforts are still indispensable!"

Lin Bei opened his eyes, his eyes flashing with a sharp light that shot out like two swords, striking the wall in front of him and leaving two shallow dents.

He leaped off the large millstone, landing on his feet and leaving two shallow footprints on the bluestone slabs.

Lin Bei looked down at his feet, then at the footprints on the ground, and grinned.

"Hahaha! Copper Skin Perfection! Daoist Master Initial Stage!"

He clenched his fist, feeling an inexhaustible energy throughout his body; every muscle and every bone was brimming with power.

ha!!!

Lin Bei punched the large stone mill.

boom!

He smashed the large stone mill with a single punch, sending fragments flying and dust billowing everywhere.

Shi Shaojian, covered in dust, coughed twice and said, "Are you crazy? That's Master's millstone!"

Lin Bei then realized what was happening and turned to look at Shi Jian with some embarrassment.

Shi Jian looked at him expressionlessly. "Pay me back, Shi Mo." After saying that, he turned and walked into the main room.

Lin Bei scratched his head and chuckled.

"Master, I was just too excited..."

"What's there to be excited about? The Copper Skin Perfection is only the first level. Above that are Iron Bones and Golden Body. Above the Daoist Master realm are Dharma Master and True Person. You are still far from becoming a strong person."

Shi Jian's voice came from the main room, sounding quite stern, but Lin Bei detected a hint of something else...

Lin Bei dusted himself off and followed Shi Jian into the main room.

"Master, now that the Copper Skin is perfected, can I start learning the Lightning Thunder Fist?"

Shi Jian sat in the chair, picked up his teacup, and glanced at him.

"What's the rush?"

"No rush, no rush, I'm just asking." Lin Bei rubbed his hands together and chuckled.

Shi Jian took a sip, then slowly walked out with his hands behind his back.

"Come with me."

Lin Bei was overjoyed and quickly followed.

Shi Shaojian wanted to join in, but was glared at by Shi Jian.

"What are you doing following me? Have you mastered the wooden stake technique?"

Shi Shaojian pursed his lips and reluctantly returned to the courtyard to continue practicing his wooden stake technique!

Shi Jian led Lin Bei to the bamboo forest on the back mountain.

Deep in the bamboo forest, there was a clearing with a bronze pillar in the center, as thick as a bowl and taller than a person.

The bronze pillar was covered with runes, densely packed, which gleamed with a metallic luster in the sunlight.

Shi Jian walked to the bronze pillar and stopped.

"Lightning Thunder Fist uses the power of thunder and lightning from heaven and earth as a guide, drawing lightning into the body to overcome evil with lightning." Shi Jian turned around and looked at Lin Bei. "Your copper skin is at its peak, so you can barely withstand a bolt of lightning."

Lin Bei looked at the bronze pillar and swallowed hard.

"Master, what is this pillar...?"

"Lightning Pillar!" Shi Jian patted the bronze pillar. "The first step in cultivating the Lightning Thunder Fist is to draw lightning into your body. Stand next to the Lightning Pillar, and I will cast a spell to draw down a bolt of lightning and strike you."

"Once the lightning enters your body, it will circulate within you. What you need to do is guide this lightning, refine it, and integrate it into your dantian."

"From now on, your magic power will be gradually assimilated into lightning-attribute magic power!"

Lin Bei's face paled slightly: "Master, this... could this kill someone?"

"Yes!" Shi Jian said expressionlessly. "That's why you can't practice before you've mastered the Copper Skin technique. Once you've mastered it, you can withstand a bolt of lightning. If you can withstand it, you've entered the realm of martial arts. If you can't..."

Shi Jian didn't continue, but Lin Bei understood what he meant.

If you can't withstand it, you'll die. Even if you don't die, your meridians will be shattered, and you'll become a cripple!

Lin Bei looked at the bronze pillar, then at Shi Jian, and gritted his teeth.

"Master, come on!"

A hint of admiration flashed in Shi Jian's eyes, but his face remained cold and hard.

"Stand next to the lightning rod."

Lin Bei walked over and stood next to the bronze pillar.

Shi Jian pulled a blue talisman from his sleeve and held it in his hand.

"It took several days to draw just one lightning-summoning talisman." Shi Jian looked at the blue talisman. "Even I don't have many left; every one I use is one less."

Lin Bei looked at the blue talisman and said in a deep voice, "Master, can we use a regular talisman?"

"Ordinary talismans can't summon lightning." Shi Jian tossed the blue talisman into the air and made hand seals.

"Heaven and earth are boundless, and the universe borrows their power. Thunder and lightning, heed my command!"

The blue talisman exploded in the air, transforming into a blinding blue light that shot straight into the sky.

The sky was originally clear and blue, but after the blue light shot up, the sky suddenly darkened.

Dark clouds surged in from all directions and gathered above Qingzhu Mountain.

Thunder rumbled and lightning flashed in the clouds.

Shi Jian changed his hand seals, guiding the thunder from the sky.

"Ray is coming!"

A bolt of lightning, as thick as a bowl, struck down from the clouds, its blue-white flashes blinding.

The lightning struck the lightning rod and flowed down the copper rod to the ground.

He paused for a moment, then looked at Shi Jian.

Shi Jian glared at him: "What are you standing there for? Touch it!"

Lin Bei then realized what was happening and reached out to touch the lightning rod.

The moment his finger touched the copper pillar, a tremendous electric current surged from his fingertip throughout his entire body.

"ah!!!"

Lin Bei shuddered and then let out a piercing scream.

The terrifying lightning energy exploded instantly within his body, cracks appeared on the surface around him, and a large amount of blood flowed out from the cracks. In just a few minutes, he became a blood-soaked figure.

"Concentrate your mind and spirit, circulate your cultivation technique, and refine the lightning!" Shi Jian shouted, his voice penetrating Lin Bei's mind.

Lin Bei's eyes were bloodshot, his face contorted in a ferocious grimace, and he clung tightly to the lightning-attracting pillar, refusing to let go.

The electric current surged through his body, leaving a trace of lightning power wherever it passed through a meridian, causing the meridian to shatter inch by inch!

The lightning carried an aura of destruction, but also a strange vitality.

While they destroy the meridians, they also reshape them.

The new meridians are repaired and are wider, tougher, and stronger than before.

Lin Bei was trembling all over in pain, with veins bulging on his forehead and blood vessels bursting in his arms!

The internal energy cultivation technique was running wildly!

Shi Jian stood to the side, looking at Lin Bei, a hint of nervousness flashing in his eyes.

Lin Bei has to get through this hurdle on his own!

The electric current traveled through my body for a full hour before gradually weakening.

Lin Bei felt like his body was being electrocuted, his whole body was smoking and smelling burnt.

But his meridians were completely reshaped in that one hour.

The magical power in his dantian was also tempered by the power of lightning, becoming purer and more solid than before.

Ten streams of magical power, each carrying a faint trace of lightning.

Lin Beisong released the lightning rod, collapsed to the ground, covered in blood, and looked extremely terrifying!

"Master...I...I held on..."

Shi Jian walked over and looked at him with satisfaction!

"Hold on? Not for a long time."

"One bolt of lightning is just the beginning. To truly master the Lightning Strike Fist, you must withstand at least nine bolts of lightning and completely integrate the power of lightning into your magic and physical body."

Lin Bei's face fell: "Nine Paths?"

"Nine!" Shi Jian held up nine fingers. "Each one is more powerful than the last. The ninth bolt of lightning is nine times stronger than the first."

Lin Bei looked at his shattered body and felt a wave of fear. He almost couldn't hold on and went down to meet the ancestor he had never met!

"Master, when will the second strike be made?"

Shi Jian's lips twitched slightly: "We'll talk about it after you've recovered."

He turned and left, leaving behind a single sentence.

"Go back and take a medicinal bath. We'll continue tomorrow."

Lin Bei sat on the ground, every part of his body aching.

He finally got the hang of the Lightning Thunder Fist.

Shi Shaojian was squatting in the courtyard practicing the wooden stake technique when he saw Lin Bei walk in covered in blood, and he was immediately shocked!

"Holy crap, junior brother, were you struck by lightning?"

"Stop talking nonsense." Lin Bei glared at him weakly. "Help me up."

Shi Shaojian rushed over and helped Lin Bei up.

"How's it going? Have you mastered the Lightning Thunder Fist?"

"Learn my ass, I'm just a beginner." Lin Bei grimaced in pain. "One bolt of lightning has already turned me into this state, and there are still eight more to go."

Shi Shaojian laughed gleefully: "Then your days are going to be tough."

Lin Bei rolled his eyes at him: "You think you're having an easy time? Master said that next we'll test your wooden stake technique. It's not much easier than my Lightning Thunder Fist."

Shi Shaojian's smile froze.

The two supported each other and limped into the courtyard.