262: Chapter 258: Thunder Skill?
262: Chapter 258: Thunder Skill?
Cultivating the Little Five Thunder Skill doesn’t necessarily require one to be drenched in the rain.
But when practicing this technique, at the very least, lightning and thunder within sight must be visible.
Staying inside a military tent, the surroundings are too well shielded.
One can hear the thunder roaring, but the lightning flickering in the sky is completely obscured from view.
In such a setting, it’s not that cultivating the Little Five Thunder Skill is entirely impossible, but the efficiency would be extremely poor.
If Chen Hai were in the city, finding a place that could shelter from the rain and still allow a view of the lightning and thunder in the sky wouldn’t be difficult.
Not to mention other locations, just the small pavilion in the courtyard of his West Mountain Villa would suffice.
However, at the moment, this was a wilderness.
To return to the city from here would take two to three hours by car.
There is only one Spring Thunder Day each year, we miss today, and Chen Hai would have to wait until next year to cultivate the Little Five Thunder Skill.
Under such circumstances, Chen Hai simply had no time to delay.
Thus, he sat cross-legged outside the tent amidst the wind and rain, leaving only a sliver of consciousness to stay alert to his surroundings, his entire being immersed in the cultivation of the Little Five Thunder Skill.
Stepping out of the tent and circling him anxiously several times, Ye Cheng had just appeared beside him, but Chen Hai had already noticed his arrival.
It’s just that he really didn’t have the time to pay attention to him.
Before he truly mastered the Little Five Thunder Skill and imprinted a complete Thunder Map in his heart, if he stopped cultivating now, then all his previous efforts would have been wasted!
On the first Spring Thunder Day of the year, no one could know how long the lightning and thunder in the sky would last.
If he had to start over and failed to reach the entrance level by the end of the Spring Thunder Day, it would be very regrettable, and he would have to wait until next year to continue cultivating the Little Five Thunder Skill.
Fortunately, after seeing Chen Hai in such a state, although Ye Cheng was anxiously pacing, he didn’t carelessly go and push on Chen Hai a few times!
Had his rash actions caused Chen Hai to squander his previous efforts, forcing him to postpone the Little Five Thunder Skill cultivation to next year,
Chen Hai would definitely be depressed to death, wishing he could curse out his ancestors.
No, wait, Ye Cheng is his uncle; cursing him out doesn’t seem quite right…
The people inside the tent had discussed for a long time but still couldn’t come up with any explanation.
Ye Cheng, who had just walked out of the tent, startled everyone inside with his shouts.
“Ye, what on earth is going on with your brother-in-law?”
“Thunder and lightning, heavy rain pouring from the sky.”
“He doesn’t stay in the tent but runs out and sits in the rain on the bare ground; what in the world is he doing?”
Fang, who had always treated Chen Hai with kindness, was now clearly somewhat dissatisfied with him.
After all, he was fully responsible for everything here.
If Chen Hai really caught a chill from the rain and ended up lying in the hospital for a few days,
If no one pursued the matter, that would be the end of it, but if someone were to make an issue out of it, then Fang would definitely be the one to take the blame.
This is the trouble with working for someone from a powerful family with a strong background!
If it were Taoist Hu or Old Mrs.
Wu, even a mishap resulting in death on the spot while facing the unknown entity would be a minor issue.
At worst, besides the compensation, Fang would simply award them a medal of honor.
Of course, if both Taoist Hu and Old Mrs.
Wu had no relatives or next of kin, their posthumous affairs would be even simpler to deal with.
“When I came out of the tent, he was already like this.”
“Sitting in the heavy rain, like a fool.”
“I called out to him several times, but he didn’t respond at all.”
Ye remained visibly anxious, but after hearing Fang’s words, he still turned and explained.
“Ye, I don’t even know what to say about you.”
“Sitting on the ground, Chen hasn’t moved, and you just circle around him uselessly?
Didn’t you think to help him up?”
“Zhou, Li, you two, go over and give a hand; bring Chen into the tent first!”
Fang snorted disapprovingly and rolled his eyes at Ye.
He turned to look at the subordinates who had followed him out of the tent and instructed them.
In his view, it ultimately wasn’t right for Chen Hai to sit there in the heavy rain like a fool.
Fang’s intention to have people help Chen Hai into the tent was a kindness.
“Fang, Zhou, don’t act rashly.”
“My brother-in-law is mysterious, and sometimes, his actions are different from ordinary people.”
“He sits cross-legged in the heavy rain; he might have his own reasons, perhaps practising something.”
“If we thoughtlessly help him up, who knows if our good intentions might end up causing harm…”
Ye swiftly stepped forward, blocking the colleagues approaching Chen Hai, and politely declined.
Hearing him speak like this, Zhou and Li looked at each other with a glance, both turning their gaze toward Fang.
As the highest military commander here, the two naturally deferred to Fang’s opinion.
“Alright, then let’s wait and see for a while longer!” Frowning and pondering for a moment, Fang nodded and said.
Although nominally, Ye Cheng was his subordinate.
But on many issues, Fang always showed him considerable face.
There’s no helping it, who else had such a heaven-reaching background?
At this juncture, Hu Laodao, who appeared to have been meditating with closed eyes inside the tent, wobbled out.
At first, upon seeing Chen Hai sitting cross-legged, he just looked puzzled, staring blankly several times.
But the next moment, his face was filled with horror, and his complexion changed dramatically.
Using Cow Tears, he rubbed his eyes and could then see scenes invisible to the average person.
In his vision, it was as if he saw strands of Thunder Light falling from the sky, descending continuously, merging slowly and bit by bit into Chen Hai’s body.
“Thunder Skill…” Having traveled Jianghu for many years, he, quite knowledgeable and experienced, immediately thought of this term.
During the heyday of Taoism, those who could master Thunder Skill would definitely be considered true ascetics.
In this era, what was called Thunder Skill had long since become legend.
Having mingled in Jianghu for so many years, he had seen quite a few who, like him, knew some minor Spells.
But someone who had mastered Thunder Skill, Hu Laodao had never truly seen before.
He even thought that Thunder Skill was something fabricated by predecessors and that it couldn’t possibly exist in reality!
After all, having struggled in Cultivation for more than fifty years, he had reached the Night Tour Realm.
In thunderstorms, if his Divine Soul underwent soul departure, just the sound of thunder alone could shatter his courage, making him tremble with extreme fear.
To Cultivate Thunder Skill, one must draw the Thunderbolt True Intent into the body?
Let alone actual Cultivation, just the thought of it made him shudder with fear.
Could such a Dharma Method really be successfully Cultivated?
Hu Laodao genuinely had his doubts.
And now, such a scene was clearly laid out before him.
“So it turns out, in this world, there really are people who can cultivate Thunder Skill…” After the extreme shock, Hu Laodao’s emotions surged, and he couldn’t help feeling tears welling up in his eyes.
The so-called “hearing the Tao in the morning, one could die content in the evening” seemed nothing but this.
He originally thought that in this End of Magical Era, reaching the Night Tour Realm would probably be his limit.
But now, he felt that progressing further to enter the Day Tour Realm might not be impossible.
After all, Chen Hai, who could draw the Thunderbolt True Intent into his body, must have surpassed the Day Tour Realm.
Looking again at Chen Hai’s age…
A bitter feeling unavoidably welled up in Hu Laodao’s heart.
“In Cultivation, the achievers lead the way!”
“This Senior Chen, though young, is truly a profound and sagely figure.”
“When his Cultivation session ends, I wonder if I could earnestly ask for his guidance…”
With myriad thoughts in his mind, Hu Laodao silently mused.
At this moment, looking again at Chen Hai, his gaze not only lacked any scorn but had rather gained a hint of reverence.
Elsewhere, Old Mrs.
Wu, the last to emerge from the tent, her cloudy eyes clearly brightened upon seeing Chen Hai.
She scurried back into the tent immediately.
In less than a breath’s time, she came out again from the tent, jogging with an umbrella in hand.
Taking a few steps toward Chen Hai, she opened the umbrella to shield him from the wind and rain, ensuring he was not further exposed to the elements.
“Hu Laodao, what are you standing there dazed for?”
“This Senior Chen is Cultivating Thunder Skill with the aid of the Spring Thunder Day, you should hurry over and act as his Protector!”
As lightning flashed and thunder roared, and the wind and rain intensified, the small umbrella in Old Mrs.
Wu’s hand seemed insufficient.
Even as she exposed herself completely to the storm, she still couldn’t prevent Chen Hai’s body from getting wet.
Seeing this situation, she cast her eyes around, finally resting them on Hu Laodao, who was still lost in thought.
Towards him, Old Mrs.
Wu gave a sharp rebuke.
Among those present, other than Hu Laodao, the rest belonged to the military.
To command military personnel to follow her orders?
She clearly didn’t have that clout, and the only one she could possibly direct was Hu Laodao.
Although her path in Cultivation wasn’t within the core doctrines of the Mysterious Sect.
Still, she was well aware of what it meant for a Cultivator to practice Thunder Skill!
For this reason, Old Mrs.
Wu now showed such zealous, almost flattering behavior.