Chapter 12: The Infinite Law of Lei (Part 1)

  Piaoyu Daozun still pointed his sword at the sky, and said lightly: "You only recognized this as the Divine Night Thunder now? Three-eyed Yao, you have done too much evil, today I will not spare you."

  The three-eyed monster knelt down on its own dark cloud in terror, begging bitterly: "Master, please spare my life, I'm willing to hand over all the magical treasures."

  The Floating Void Daoist remained unmoved, calmly saying: "Eliminating evil is doing good, accept your death." The heavens shook with thunder, and the divine might of the Heavenly Thunder was revealed. A dark red lightning bolt descended with a deafening roar, striking down at an incredible speed. The Three-Eyed Demon desperately raised its own Wicked Taiyin Banner to try and block it, but the power of this heavenly thunder was too overwhelming. In the midst of the thunderous explosion, both the banner and the demon's physical body were instantly reduced to nothingness, and even the dark cloud that had accompanied it was completely dispersed by the lightning bolt. A black light flashed out from where the Three-Eyed Demon had vanished, rapidly fleeing into the distance. The Floating Void Daoist coldly snorted, saying: "You think your divine spirit can escape? It's not that easy. Heavenly might, reveal yourself once more." Another thunderbolt shook down from above, its massive energy being completely irresistible to the Three-Eyed Demon's divine spirit. The black light was instantly engulfed by a dark red glow, and all signs of it vanished without a trace. The Floating Void Daoist coldly snorted again, saying: "Heavenly Thunder, evil has been eradicated, might returns to heaven, conceal." With several swift swings of his sword through the empty air, the red light in the sky instantly dissipated, and everything returned to normal, as if nothing had happened at all.

  Zhi Shui Dao Zun smiled and said: "Master sister, your Shen Xiao Tian Lei Yun is getting more and more skilled, I think even Master brother will have a hard time dealing with it!"

  Dao Zun lightly waved the long sword in his hand and said calmly, "If it weren't for this divine sword that's close to a sacred artifact, I wouldn't have been able to use this Dao method so easily. Hmm, Ninth Sister, what's wrong with the Sea Dragon?"

  Zhidao Daozun said, "I don't know what's going on with him either. Just now when San Yan Yao was summoning the Wan Xie Taixin flag, he was disturbed by the evil sound. I thought of lending him a helping hand, but he himself sat down on the blue cloud and his mind suddenly stabilized, no longer affected by any disturbances. This kid has many strange things about him, maybe it's also because of Liu Er's help."

  Dao Zun's face suddenly changed slightly, and he said, "There are fellow Taoists coming, they must have discovered the heavenly thunder I used. Let's hurry up, we can't let them know our true strength." After finishing speaking, the two women simultaneously urged their magical powers, accelerating the speed of the cyan cloud to its limit, and flashed away.

  Before long, two tall figures flew to the place where the Daoist had disappeared. The two were a man and a woman, both dressed in magnificent attire, with flying swords under their feet. The man had handsome eyebrows and eyes, a straight nose and a square mouth, looking about thirty years old, with a dignified appearance, exuding a faint aura of majesty. The woman leaned against the man's side, her skin white and lustrous, her pretty face revealing a hint of tenderness, her pale purple long dress setting off her slender yet curvaceous figure, extremely alluring.

  "It's obviously here, how can there be no one?" said the middle-aged man in puzzlement.

  The girl smiled slightly and said: "Big brother, maybe you saw it wrong, perhaps what just happened wasn't a thunderclap, but just a colorful cloud!"

  The middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Feng Mei, I can be sure that the red light just now was definitely a heavenly thunderbolt, and it's the highest level of Shenyue Heavenly Thunderbolt. There must be someone from our same path here to slay demons and monsters, and this person's cultivation is so high that even our sect master may not be able to compare with him! Such profound Taoist magic, I'm afraid only a few sect masters in Wuzhao Xian can achieve it."

  This man and woman were the ones that Zhi Shui Dao Zun mentioned, who were from the Wen Tian Liu and Yuan Yue Liu sects. They both had nearly five hundred years of cultivation experience and were high-ranking experts in their respective sects. The man's name was Leng Xin, and the woman's name was Xue Feng. They had been together as dao companions for many years and were at the Wu Shuang level of cultivation. Earlier, they had been lingering nearby when Leng Xin suddenly saw a red glow on the horizon in the distance, followed by the muffled yet majestic sound of thunder. He immediately brought his wife over. Although he was proud, he still showed great respect for those with higher and deeper cultivation than himself.

  Xue Feng smiled and said, "Is Shen Xiao Tian Lei really as formidable as you say? Can't we join forces to defeat him? Within the six sects, there are not many who can surpass us, except for the sect masters and elders. Let's go, the gathering of the seven sects is approaching, Master told me I must attend. I wonder what Wuhun Sect's Jueyun Sect Master is thinking, this time he insisted on inviting Lianyun Sect, that small western sect. Those inexperienced guys can't do much to help with demon-slaying and defending the Dao."

  Leng Xindao said, "Yes! However, the Patriarch of Wuyun Sect is the highest among our six sects. He must have his reasons for doing things. Fengmei, don't underestimate this Divine Dark Thunder. It's one of the most profound and mysterious techniques in our cultivation methods, with unpredictable power. In the past, 1,000 years ago, the five patriarchs of Wuzhao Sect joined forces to use this technique, annihilating nearly half of the demonic sect's experts, even putting the demonic sect's patriarch, Lian Tian, on the brink of death under the divine thunder's might. Unfortunately, we arrived a step too late; otherwise, we would have definitely paid our respects to the five predecessors and sought their guidance."

  Xue Feng smiled and said, "Although the Divine State is now full of hidden crises, with the demonic sects, the demon sects, and the evil sects stirring after a thousand years of silence, as long as our righteous paths unite, what can they do? Just us, the Yuan Yue Flow and your Wen Tian Flow, are enough to eliminate these three evil sects. Let's hurry up, if we're late, Master will scold us." Two rays of light, one yellow and one pink, lit up at the same time, and the two figures disappeared into the distance in an instant.

  Hailong took a deep breath, and the clear stream within him had completely disappeared. In just one hour, his magical powers had recovered to their original state. The powerful Taoist magic that Xuanxiao Daozun had used earlier had deeply shocked his heart, and he felt even more respect for this elegant and refined ancestor who was like a gentle mountain rain.

  Because Piaoyu Daozun had consumed a lot of spiritual power when using the Shenyin Tianlei earlier, the blue-green cloud was now controlled by Zhi Shui Daozun. Piaoyu Daozun looked at Hailong waking up from his meditation and smiled: "Hailong, you're surprising me more and more! You were actually able to resist the evil sound invasion of the Wanjie Taishin Fan with your own cultivation, your concentration is already very good."

  "Hai Long smiled wryly: 'It's just the sound that almost made me explode, if I really faced that evil attack, I'm afraid I would have been done for.'"

  "You don't have to be too discouraged, after all, you've only been cultivating for four years, and compared to that three-eyed demon's thousand-year cultivation, it's negligible. With your current realm, being able to protect yourself from the evil sound of the Wanxie Taishin Fan is something to be proud of. You should know that the Wanxie Taishin Fan is an extremely evil treasure. Although that three-eyed demon hasn't cultivated it to its limit, its power is still exceptionally strong. Do you know how this evil artifact was created? It's called Wanxie because at least 10,000 people's souls need to be absorbed to create it. Afterward, every time a soul is taken in, the Wanxie Taishin Fan's power increases by one part. If it absorbs several strong cultivators' primordial spirits, its destructive potential will be immeasurable. That's why I had no choice but to kill him with the Shenyue Tianlei, striking his soul and scattering it. What a sin! It's been over a thousand years since I last took a life, and I didn't expect to break that streak here."

  Zhi Shui Dao Zun was controlling the blue clouds on one side, while looking back and saying: "Master sister, you're also making a big deal out of nothing. That three-eyed demon is only at the thousand-year level of cultivation, but you used the Tian Xiao Heaven Thunderbolt, even if his soul scattered, he can still be proud! After all, the Tian Xiao Heaven Thunderbolt has power comparable to that of an initial Heavenly Tribulation!"

  Piao Yu Dao Zun sighed lightly: "Originally, I didn't plan to release such a powerful Taoist method, but that Wan Xie Ta Yin Fan has very strong evasive power. If it's not good, let the three-eyed demon escape, it won't be easy to find. We haven't even reached the Fan Xin Zong yet and we've encountered this kind of thousand-year-old evil thing. It seems that the Shenzhou continent is indeed not peaceful."

  Hai Long Dao: "Ancestor, what kind of Taoist technique is the divine mysterious heavenly thunder you used? What level of cultivation do I need to reach in order to use it?"

  "Shen Xiao Tian Lei is the supreme Taoist law of my cultivation realm, and it has very high requirements for the practitioner. At least, one needs to have a cultivation level above the Great Dao to exhibit its power. I was able to wield only 50% of its power by relying on the divine sword Xian Rui, which is close to being an immortal artifact. Shen Xiao Tian Lei is also known as Lei Ting Jie, where Lei represents Yang and Ting represents Yin, and their combination forms the Thunderbolt. The Thunderbolt relies on the Taiyang Palace for its might, and the Taishan Palace for its power. It relies on the North Dipper Nine Emperors (the seven stars of the Big Dipper plus the two auxiliary stars) as its axis. It governs the middle energy of Heaven and Earth, it governs the middle policy of Heaven and Earth, it comprehends fortune and misfortune, it assists in the governance of the axis, and it commands the Yin and Yang to follow the terrestrial order. The Thunderbolt is the heavenly mandate. Those who obtain its law can drive away thunder and command electricity, pray for rain or clear skies, subdue evil spirits and demons, ward off disasters and pests, refine and deliver the souls of the dead. It is one of the most powerful true laws in our Taoist cultivation realm. When your cultivation level reaches the stage of breaking out of the shell, you will form a Golden Elixir, and then you can begin to cultivate the Thunder Law. As it is said, among all laws, the Thunder Law has the greatest power. The Thunderbolt is the axis of Heaven and Earth, so its authority is the greatest, and everything in the three realms and nine lands belongs to the Thunderbolt. When your cultivation reaches a certain level, I will naturally transmit this Thunder Law to you. As long as you have some small achievements, you can also establish yourself in our Taoist cultivation realm. The Shen Xiao Tian Lei that I used earlier is the most powerful Thunder Law, if wielded by an immortal, it can bring down countless thunderbolts from Heaven and Earth, its power is simply unimaginable. However, what the immortal realm looks like, I don't know either, this is just speculation."

  Hailong's mind was completely immersed in the explanation of the mysterious Taoist master about the Thunder Method, and he muttered to himself: "To really cultivate this powerful Thunder Method, must one necessarily go through the Transformation Realm?"

  He nodded and said, "That's necessary. I've told you before that cultivating the Tao requires gradual progress, and it's absolutely impossible to rush through it. The cultivation of Lei Fa, especially the cultivation of internal elixir, is crucial. Without achieving the Golden Elixir, one cannot truly comprehend the mysteries of Lei Fa. To cultivate Lei Fa, one must use the Tao body method, that is, to cultivate the internal elixir and merge with the Tao as the foundation. When this is achieved, various spiritual transformations and mystical techniques will manifest externally. Once the internal elixir is formed, the prenatal primordial energy will be full and overflowing. This prenatal primordial energy is also known as the prenatal ancestral energy or the primordial energy of the universe. In our Tian Xin Jing, we talk about "one energy transforming into three purities". This one energy refers to the primordial energy of the universe, which is the Tao itself. It is said that heaven and earth obtain this one energy, and thus undergo countless transformations. As humans are the spirits of all things, obtaining this one energy allows us to communicate with heaven and earth, move ghosts and gods, and command the winds, clouds, thunder, and rain, achieving omnipotence. Do you understand?

  Although Hailong was extremely intelligent, he suddenly heard such profound teachings of the Tao and couldn't understand them. He could only helplessly shake his head and say: "I've remembered what Master said, I'll think about it slowly later. When my cultivation is successful and I form a Golden Elixir, I will definitely ask you to teach me this Thunder Method."

  "Ah, then you've come to the right person. Third Sister is the most skilled in thunder techniques among our nine second-generation disciples. Her Divine Thunderbolt technique is unmatched, and even Master Big Brother doesn't dare underestimate her. However, while thunder techniques are powerful, they also have some drawbacks. Since it requires using one's own Golden Elixir's mixed yuan energy to attract it, the consumption of spiritual energy is enormous. To truly unleash the power of thunder techniques, you'll need more than just a breakthrough in your cultivation. When can you achieve a state where your energy is full and abundant, and with just one move, the winds howl, the clouds gather, and all living things are born? That's when you'll have truly entered the gates of thunder techniques."

  Piaoyu Daozun nodded and said, "Sister is right, this thunder method cultivation is extremely difficult. Even for me, I can only be considered to have just entered the Human Dan realm."

  "Hai Long asked in surprise: 'Ancestor, what is the Human Dan Boundary?'"

  Dao Zun said: "The formation of the Golden Elixir is divided into five realms. It's really too difficult to upgrade a realm. When your cultivation breaks through and leaves the womb, you will enter the most basic Lingdan realm. After reaching the point where you are no longer bound by the Five Elements and the yuan life span, you will enter the Rendan realm. Reaching this realm can also be considered as having achieved a half-immortal body. Since I started cultivating the truth, I have only heard of one person breaking through the Rendan realm and reaching the Ditan cultivation, that is our Lianyun Sect's Lianyun Ancestor. Do you know what the Ditan realm represents? That is ascension to immortality."

  Hai Long took a deep breath of cool air and said, "Just the third realm of the Golden Elixir is enough to become immortal, what are the last two realms? What kind of cultivation will they have?"

  Daoist master sighed and said, "The last two realms can be said to be completely legendary. In the Daoist classics, it is said that by ascending from Earth Dan to Heaven Dan, one will become an immortal. From Heaven Dan transforming into Spirit Dan, one will become a Mahayana True Immortal. As for what kind of cultivation this Mahayana True Immortal is, it's not something that we cultivators can understand. Alright, today we've already told you enough. Just these things are enough for you to ponder for a long time. Take a rest, we should be close to the Mantra Heart Sect."

  As a token of gratitude for everyone's support, here is an extra chapter.