A yizhuang, as a place for storing corpses, is often filled with heavy Yin energy.
Therefore, it is necessary to choose a place with ample Yang energy to suppress the Yin energy, otherwise, it is easy to breed malevolent spirits.
Shi Jian selected the location and then, during this period, practiced talismans and lightning techniques near Chen Family Town.
At night, the three of them, master and disciples, studied the drawing of talismans and practiced lightning techniques on a mountain outside the village.
With Shi Jian by their side, Mao Xiaofang and Awei had no need to worry about encountering malevolent spirits or zombies.
After all, the Yang energy is most abundant when practicing lightning techniques, and weak spirits and zombies dare not approach.
"Master, can you teach me some lightning techniques too?"
Awei ran up to Shi Jian, shamelessly wanting to learn lightning techniques.
"No, you haven't learned to walk yet, and you want to run?"
"Your senior brother must first learn to draw talismans before I teach him lightning techniques."
Shi Jian flatly refused Awei's request. Lightning techniques are not something anyone can practice.
Without Mao Xiaofang's foundation and talent, forcefully practicing lightning techniques would only lead to self-immolation. It would be fortunate if he wasn't struck into charcoal by lightning.
"Master, don't underestimate my talent!"
"Grandmaster said I have extraordinary talent, so learning lightning techniques should be a piece of cake."
Awei did not give up the idea of learning lightning techniques and confidently claimed to have extraordinary talent.
Seeing this, Shi Jian couldn't bear to expose the true meaning of the purple-robed old Daoist's words and crush the boy's young spirit.
"Hurry back and draw talismans. Don't disturb my cultivation here."
"If you don't finish drawing them tonight, you might not have a good time."
Seeing that Shi Jian refused to teach him lightning techniques, Awei had no choice but to pick up the cinnabar brush and yellow talismans and start drawing them diligently.
"Now I can quietly cultivate the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning."
After sending Awei away, Shi Jian circulated the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning to break through to the fifth level.
As he circulated the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and streaks of blue and white lightning flickered in and out of existence.
"I haven't even started cultivating, why is it already thundering?"
Shi Jian glanced at the blue and white lightning and continued to circulate the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning for his cultivation.
Anyway, lightning caused him very little damage, almost none.
He didn't have to worry about being struck by lightning while cultivating.
"Just cultivating the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning like this is not ideal."
"I recall that Mount Mao's records mention that the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning has eight systems."
"I can use this time to study the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning and see if I can comprehend the other seven lightning techniques."
Shi Jian made up his mind and began to search for the cultivation methods of the other seven systems of the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning.
According to the ancient texts of Mount Mao, the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning has eight systems, with each system having nine levels of attainment.
These eight systems are: Yi Mu Zheng Lei (乙木正雷), Bing Huo Yang Lei (丙火阳雷), Gui Shui Yin Lei (癸水阴雷), Geng Jin Jie Lei (庚金劫雷), Wu Tu Ming Lei (戊土冥雷), Zhu Xie Shen Lei (诛邪神雷), Lu Shen Mo Lei (戮神魔雷), and Sheng Mie Zi Lei (生灭紫雷).
The lightning technique used by Shi Jian and the purple-robed old Daoist is one of these systems, called Sheng Mie Zi Lei.
Apart from Sheng Mie Zi Lei, the other seven lightning techniques have been lost.
Practicing the other seven lightning technique systems is almost impossible, unless the heavens themselves bestow it.
Time flowed by quietly, and soon eight nights had passed.
"As expected, it's still not working!"
A sigh echoed. Shi Jian, who had been studying the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning for eight days, was about to give up the idea of practicing the other seven lightning techniques.
Currently, even the Sheng Mie Zi Lei alone was giving him a headache, and he remained stuck at the fourth level.
Just as he was about to give up, the blue and white lightning appeared in the sky again.
"Why has it been thundering so often lately, always choosing the time when I cultivate?"
Shi Jian looked at the lightning in the sky and was about to get up and leave.
Suddenly, a bolt of red lightning appeared in the sky, illuminating the entire mountain.
Immediately after, a bolt of red lightning struck Shi Jian, who was trying to leave.
"I..."
Shi Jian slowly closed his eyes and fell to the ground, completely unaware of what had just happened.
"Senior Brother, something's wrong, Master has been struck by lightning!"
Awei, seeing Shi Jian being struck by red lightning, quickly shouted to Mao Xiaofang in the distance.
"Master was struck by lightning?"
Mao Xiaofang, who was practicing the Flash Lightning Fist, immediately stopped cultivating upon hearing that Shi Jian had been struck by lightning and rushed over to check the situation.
"Junior Brother, don't worry. Master has been cultivating lightning techniques for many years, he will be fine."
Mao Xiaofang comforted Awei and carried the unconscious Shi Jian back to the inn in Chen Family Town.
"Senior Brother, is Master really alright?"
"He's fine. Master's pulse is stable, and his body is not in any serious condition. He just needs some rest."
Mao Xiaofang took Shi Jian's pulse and found that he was not seriously injured, feeling relieved.
Since he had learned some medical skills on Mount Mao, he could take pulses and treat minor illnesses.
"You scared me to death!"
Seeing that Shi Jian was fine, Awei picked up a tomato from the table and walked to his satchel, opening it.
"It's time to eat."
Upon hearing the words 'time to eat,' the little zombie inside the satchel quickly flew out.
"You're so enthusiastic when you hear 'time to eat,' I thought you were a hungry ghost reborn!"
Awei picked up the tomato in his hand and placed it in the little zombie's mouth.
Within seconds, the juice from the tomato was completely absorbed by the little zombie.
Still wanting more, the little zombie used magic to control the other tomatoes on the table to fly to its mouth.
"You eat slowly yourself. I'm going to check on Master."
Awei saw the little zombie using magic to control tomatoes to fly to its mouth and no longer fed it personally.
After absorbing the tomato juice, the little zombie looked at Shi Jian lying on the bed with fear.
To be precise, the little zombie was afraid of red lightning.
"Look at you, you don't even look like a zombie."
Awei, seeing the little zombie's fearful expression, hid it back into the satchel.
At this moment, the unconscious Shi Jian slowly opened his eyes.
"Master, you're awake!"
"What happened to me?"
"Master, a few days ago when you were cultivating, you were struck by a bolt of red lightning."
Shi Jian slowly got up from the bed, shaking his head.
He never expected that one day he would be struck by lightning.
"Master, be careful!"
"I am fine, just struck by lightning."
Waking up, Shi Jian condensed lightning techniques in his hands again and found a purplish-red lightning gathering in his palm.
"Purplish-red lightning? Could this be another lightning technique recorded in Mount Mao's ancient texts, Zhu Xie Shen Lei!"
Shi Jian was no stranger to purplish-red lightning. Back on Mount Mao, he had flipped through the ancient texts that recorded the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning.
There, he had seen information related to purplish-red lightning.