Chapter Eighty: Thunderclap Layer

  A thousand miles are not enough to walk, lightly lift and surpass the void, flying and leaping over the clouds, the high wind blows on me.

  The swan flapped its wings and flew, emerging and disappearing in the vast sky of floating snow, sometimes hidden, sometimes visible, swiftly passing by, with an indescribable joy and freedom.

  The pair of golden wings behind him stretched out, about four or five feet long, with a faint glow like a clear spring water flowing on the surface, reflecting the surrounding snowflakes that shone brightly, each one like a golden leaf, resplendent.

  Chu Ping was not flying high in the sky for the first time, but at this moment, he had an indescribable excitement!

  Perhaps with the help of its twin wings, it can finally soar in the sky for a long time, flying thousands of miles to explore the vast expanse! In the past, flying by manipulating the air required not only rubbing against the airflow and resisting gravity but also fighting against the wind. The consumption of true yuan was a staggering amount!

  But now, the sky seems as familiar to me as the earth, and I seem to have been born with a talent for flying! Everything is so natural, every move, like breathing, doesn't need to be controlled intentionally!

  Or perhaps, one is delighted because they have condensed their first magical tool that belongs to them! Although this magical tool is still only a somewhat weak instrument.

  Divine thought like a drill, transformed into a narrow and long light band, straight and suspended above Chu Ping's head, rushing to the sky. Splitting the airflow and heavenly wind, gazing into the distant blue sky!

  Although it is winter, in the extremely high sky, there are still collisions and explosions of yin and yang energies. The intense collision also gives birth to a vast layer of thunder, which is above the heavenly wind, like a thin layer of tissue paper, long and broad, stretching across the sky, not easily noticeable!

  Feeling the Thunder Layer, Chu Ping's twin wings shook and shot straight up, like a bomb bursting out of a cannon barrel, but even faster. In just a few breaths, he pierced through the biting wind and arrived at the thin Thunder Layer!

  As soon as Chu Ping entered, he sensed the rolling thunder dragons and electric snakes around him, densely packed like ants in an anthill, layer upon layer, endless.

  Rolling and rolling, all are thunder and lightning, dazzling and stunning.

  Although his eyes could not see, Chu Ping still felt dizzy through his spiritual consciousness.

  Stunning, dazzling!

  This layer of thunder seems to be a small space-time fracture independent of the vast world, just lying between heaven and earth! If not for Chu Ping's divine consciousness scanning, it would not have been discovered!

  The wonders of heaven and earth are many, but most are unknown!

  "In the book, it says that in ancient times, cultivators were as numerous as clouds, and the Taoist methods reached the heavens! The world was full of mysteries, with infinite natural powers, but it's not like the current world of the Grand Thousand. Could it be that the Qi Tian Zong Great Sage who transformed into heaven and earth to complete the universe, although allowing this universe to exist, left out countless mysterious divine lands?"

  Chu Ping had been relying on his spiritual sense to compensate for his loss of sight, but no matter how accustomed he became to it, it was still not as natural as the eyes he was born with. Using his spiritual sense to scan and probe was also a form of exhaustion. The longer he used it, the more fatigued he would become! It wasn't just physical fatigue, but mental fatigue as well!

  Exhaustion is followed by complete darkness!

  Although this brought many inconveniences to life, it made Chu Ping's temperament even more calm and quiet. The collection of ancient books was also increasing, and he knew a lot about many historical rumors and anecdotes!

  Between heaven and earth, there are layers of heavenly thunder and earthly fire, as well as layers of heavenly wind and swirling gas, which Chu Ping only recently found out about!

  Now feeling the rolling thunder power in the Thunder Layer, but there are some thoughts in mind!

  It is said in the book that in ancient times, the heavenly thunder was like a raging fire, and the lightning flashed about. Only those who had reached the ultimate power of the Great Vehicle could approach the flying ascension, and those who were not yet at this level could not enter!

  Even if many Taoist practitioners have to go through the heavenly thunder baptism, they only stir up the heavenly thunder and divide it into several paths to condense their physical body and yuan Shen. It's easy to dare not enter the thunder layer!

  Originally, Chu Ping thought that he would just take a look at the edge of the Thunder Layer and leave, but unexpectedly, this Thunder Layer didn't have the enormous power described in the ancient books.

  I have now stepped into a realm of thunder, although the pressure around me is immense, it's not insurmountable!

  Lightning and thunder rolled around, the deafening sound of thunder, dazzling lightning that blinded one's eyes, everything was showing the power of nature!

  Feeling the surging power around him, Chu Ping's excitement grew! Although his divine sense didn't dare to forget the depths of the Thunder Layer, just the outer edge of the peripheral layer had already benefited him greatly!

  Heaven and earth collide in yin and yang, giving birth to thunder!

  Lightning gives birth to all things, but can also destroy all things! It is the source of life and the end of death!

  Delicately sensing the surrounding thunder, Chu Ping had an epiphany in her heart, about life and death, yin and yang, obscurity and clarity, illusion and extinction, gradually having a few parts of a tangible feeling like a diagram.

  "Thunder and lightning are the collision of yin and yang, and this wish-fulfilling pearl has also absorbed a large amount of the power of the sun and moon's yin and yang. Can't it produce thunder and lightning?"

  At this thought, Chu Ping suddenly felt a little excited!

  "The Tianxia Sect's Heavenly Thunder is a mimicry of the collision between heaven and earth, yin and yang, to create thunder! With the help of external heavenly punishment, it becomes an internal heavenly punishment deity! Grasping yin and yang, creating life, and dominating life and death!"

  "Lei Fa was originally the most powerful Taoist technique! The Tian Gang Lei of Shen Xiao Sect is even more overbearing, with thunder and lightning in its eyes, thunder and lightning in its eyes..."

  Chu Ping muttered to himself, constantly exploring the principles of thunder and speculating about the divine art of the Shen Xiao Sect's Lei Fa!

  It's easy to understand the principle, but it's extremely difficult to develop supernatural powers from this, which is what people usually say "knowing is easy, doing is hard"!

  Chu Ping also studied and developed a method of Five Elements Thunder, which was similar to the Heavenly Master's Palm Thunder, but although it looked similar, its power was much weaker.

  At first, seeing Zhao Pu was just the initial stage of forming a dan, exerting the heavenly thunderbolt technique already had great power. Now that Chu Ping is in the heavenly thunder layer, he can't help but feel a little restless, wanting to explore the subtleties of the thunder technique!

  But the Shen Xiao Sect has stood upright in the Xiuzhen world for countless years, with its unique Tianxia Lei Fa dominating the world. Naturally, there are profound and subtle aspects to it. If it could be easily deduced by others, it would have been overturned long ago!

  Chu Ping thought for a long time and still couldn't imagine the profound meaning of "controlling yin and yang, creating life, dominating life and death" in the Tian Bao Lei Shu!

  Several times, he tried to collide the yin and yang energies inside the Ruyi Pearl, simulating the production of thunder, but it always ended up exploding with a loud rumble, shaking Chu Ping's entire body. Fortunately, it was just two weak groups of yuan energy colliding, otherwise it would have been like when he refined the Golden Wing, causing his primordial spirit to shake violently and spurt out fresh blood again!

  "Whatever! If a small Golden Core cultivator like me can think of the Heavenly Punishment Thunder Technique, then the Shenxiu Sect really doesn't need to exist!"

  Chu Ping sighed softly and felt somewhat disheartened in her heart.

  I initially simulated the Tianyin Heavenly Seal to deduce the Shengsi Seal Method, and observed the Liuhe Fantian Palm to create the Liuhe Shengsi Seal. At that time, I was somewhat complacent. I thought that with the "Random Heart Transformation Technique", I could create all kinds of Taoist skills. Now it seems, however, that this idea is a bit absurd!

  "Since I couldn't think of anything, it wouldn't be a wasted trip after all. Tian Lei layer is also a secret place!"

  The Thunder Layer is a small space independent of the outside world. If one doesn't comprehend the origin of power and hasn't gained a certain level of insight into heaven and earth, it's impossible to enter casually!

  At this point, Chu Ping suddenly had an idea of gathering lightning!

  The power of heaven and earth is infinite, unlike human strength which can be exhausted at times. Even the strongest cultivator cannot compare to heaven and earth! The thunder of heaven and earth is endless, if one has stored up a lot in advance to use against enemies for self-defense, it's like having talismans or bulletproof charms, also good.

  "What should be used for collection then?"

  The whole body was radiant and flowing, with a layer of hazy light swirling around the body. The golden wings behind him flowed out countless golden lights, merging with Chu Ping's own protective Xuan Guang to block out the myriad lightning fires.

  Thinking of absorption, Chu Ping naturally thought of black holes in the universe that swallow everything!

  Black holes are invisible and unpredictable, appearing and disappearing at unknown times, capable of swallowing everything, even light cannot escape, truly the most formidable existence!

  At first in Tianhai City, Chu Ping and Oda Koga from Japan fought, simulating a similar existence based on the principle of black holes. Now that I think about it, my heart is racing.

  A burst of energy suddenly erupted from the Yuanyi Pearl in his mind, and the swirling vortex danced under Chu Ping's divine consciousness, revealing every detail, illuminating all things, as if it were composed of countless simple light points. These light points seemed to be suspended in the universe like billions of stars, constantly arranging and combining to form galaxies that manifested as vortices!

  Chu Ping's mind stirred slightly, and the air around her burst into a frenzy. In an instant, a black whirlpool appeared within the Wishful Pearl, floating at its center. It was like a black hole, yet not quite one. An endless suction force suddenly emanated from the pearl!

  "This Ruyi Pearl can absorb the dual energies of yin and yang, so it can also absorb the energies of thunder, the five elements, and refined gold! The primordial energy of heaven and earth is ultimately one entity, but in essence, there's no difference!"

  As the wish-fulfilling pearl in his brow lightly rotated, the violent thunder power around Chu Ping suddenly surged forth. Strands of gigantic lightning, like endless long snakes, disappeared one after another into Chu Ping's brow!

  A massive lightning strike inside the Wishful Pearl, instantly stirring up countless sparks of electricity. The Wishful Pearl was like a mighty man who had reached his limit, recklessly burying his head to swallow the thunder and gulp down the lightning as if drinking water!

  In just a moment, Chu Ping felt the yuanqi in the Ruyi Pearl surging wildly, like thunder and lightning rolling and twisting like snakes, causing chaos. A massive pressure emanated from the pearl, carrying an air of control over life and death, as if the grand concept of transformation between life and destruction had been deeply etched into Chu Ping's mind!

  Alas, still seeking collection and recommendation!