Longevity Chronicles-Chapter 312 - 228: Silent Divine Thunder, Jin Family Salon

Actually, at this juncture, both Tao Qian and Yuan Gong doubted that Duobao Daoist would secretly use the Returning Immortal Mirror to watch them embarrass themselves.

Unfortunately, they had no evidence.

After yelling out, they still had to face reality.

For example, Yuan Gong still had to deal with Tao Qian eagerly looking at him, the Great Book complex, and the Divine Powers indeed numerous. Yet, the spell mnemonics in the Great Book couldn't just be quickly scanned by Tao Qian using his Divine Thought; they had to be selected slowly, one by one.

If he had plenty of time, this wouldn't be a problem, days, months, or even years would suffice.

But Tao Qian was facing imminent disaster trouble, with something bound to happen within nine days; slow selection just wouldn't work.

Fortunately, Yuan Gong was by his side.

This senior elder finally reacted, his striking red eyebrows drooping as he muttered,

"Indeed, Duobao is still Duobao. I wondered why he was so generous to lend his newly accepted good disciple to me."

"It seems he was thinking of borrowing chickens to lay eggs, with your dark heart, you must have calculated more than just me."

"Who knows which Other unlucky guy has to teach his disciple for him?"

Yuan Gong muttered to himself, completely ignoring that Tao Qian was right in front of him, listening naively.

Hearing the last sentence, Tao Qian really wanted to respond to Yuan Gong with, "No senior, currently it's only you."

Afraid of getting hit, Tao Qian swallowed his words.

After Yuan Gong finished venting with his muttering, Tao Qian finally got the guidance he wished for.

After all, having taught Tao Qian the Immortal Slaying Sword Intent previously and having interacted with him over many days, Yuan Gong had some understanding of Tao Qian's details.

Thinking only for a moment, he then spoke:

"Kid, you already have Buddha Bird Relics and the Secret Demon Body, two powerful offensive means, enough to handle most disasters and tribulations."

"Plus, the Nine Toad Bead that both defends and attacks, and the Holy Embryo Bag that traps and confines people... Not to mention cultivators of the same rank, even those in the Transcend Mortality Realm, and even the Cavernous Mystery Realm cultivators, are usually not your opponents."

"You truly are a monster. Even for major powers like the Taishang Dao, Great Freedom Temple, Evil Sect, and the Si Family, finding a Foundation Establishment Realm cultivator who can rival you is difficult."

"Those of your generation are really out of luck."

Yuan Gong praised and boosted him like this, but Tao Qian maintained an innocent smile the entire time, not showing a trace of complacency.

Seeing this, Yuan Gong nodded slightly, then continued:

"Now, you only lack some common offensive techniques, which are very easy to solve." frёewebηovel.cѳm

"In your Spirit Treasure Great Volume, there should be two Thunder Skills suitable for you to learn. One is the 'Innate Taiyi Divine Thunder,' a powerful law whose activation sends down thousands of feet of golden thunder fire, especially effective against Evil Cultivators. This technique is easy to learn but hard to master for most Spirit Treasure Cultivators, but with your rare talent like the Innate Dao Seed, you should learn it easily."

"The second is the 'Silent Divine Thunder.' Not only is its power comparable to Taiyi Divine Thunder, but it's also extremely subtle; it activates without a trace or sound, only revealing a sky full of thunder light when it explodes completely. This method is too malicious and thus costly to learn, demanding high requirements for the cultivator's talent, aptitude, and even temperament. However, it shouldn't be difficult for you."

"You can choose between these two Thunder Skills."

"After mastering them, you can refine another technique called the 'Innate One Qi Great Seizing Hand.' Since you have the Innate Dao Seed, this technique should pose no difficulty for you."

"Besides these, you can also refine the 'Spirit Treasure Golden Light Body Protection Divine Spell,' an unmatched defensive technique that can ensure your dharma body remains intact."

"Ah, I, Yuan Gong, a decent old demon from the Secret Demon Sect, am now teaching a Spirit Treasure True Inheritor how to become stronger. What a sin, what a sin."

"By the way, your Secret Demon Transformation Technique and Summoning Demon Technique are both well refined. Don't slack off in the future, continue refining deeper."

"If you have leisure time, use the Summoning Demon Technique to call from the Outer Realm the Soul-destroying Demon, Inversion Demon, Formless Demon, Substitute Demon... Force these four demons to merge, and you can gain the 'Secret Demon Formless Inversion Secret Method.' Once you learn this technique, you can use it to reverse the Qi mechanism and disrupt your own Heavenly Fate needs."

"Of course, if anyone dares to calculate against you, it would be your shameless master, so even if you learn it, it won't be very useful."

"The Spirit Treasure Sky Displaying Skill really is the best in the Cultivation World for predicting, Fate, and Heavenly Mechanism matters. Otherwise, how do you think Duobao got his infamous reputation?"

After saying all this, Yuan Gong no longer paid attention to Tao Qian, his Divine Soul projection instantly returning to the statue.

Tao Qian, meanwhile, had no time to console this senior elder, and likely no need.

With Yuan Gong's sharpness, it was only a matter of accepting the reality that he had been calculated by Duobao and he would soon be lively and bouncing again.

A few breaths later, Tao Qian had digested what Yuan Gong had said and also began reviewing the Great Volume in his mind, one article after another.

After a while, following an impulsive premonition, he quickly made his choice.

"For the next period, I'll refine the 'Silent Divine Thunder.' This technique is malicious and highly suitable for combat, completing my routine offensive means. If I had known this technique before, I might not have needed to use the Demon Suppressing Sword Intent. Just using the defensive Nine Toad Bead and releasing this Divine Thunder could have tortured that Demon City Giant Merchant, Swallowing Gold Rat Demon Liu Hongsheng, to desire life and death."

"After that, I'll go to the Outer Realm and retrieve the Formless Inversion Secret Method, covering my identity first when going out, ensuring my safety."

"After that, I'll refine the Golden Light Body Protection Divine Spell and the Innate One Qi Great Seizing Hand."

Having made up his mind, Tao Qian did not avoid the Fairy Yunrong still lying in his arms.

Taking out the Holy Embryo Bag, he immediately began preparing to refine the technique.

Whether it was the Innate Taiyi Divine Thunder or the Silent Divine Thunder, as long as it involved Thunder Skills, most required essential spiritual materials like Thunder Pearls and Thunder Crystals.

And the greater the lack of talent, the greater the need for these materials.

Such items were naturally not rare in the Spirit Treasure Sect.

When Tao Qian left the sect, he also packed many.

His own Ascending Immortal Island, with the Flame and Ice Pot two Immortal Mountains, could produce various kinds of spiritual material treasures of water, fire, yin, and yang.

While Yunhua Immortal Mountain and the Spiritual Resonance Cave could collect thunder essence.

From this, one could see the gap between Great Sect disciples and Loose Cultivators. The treasure materials that Tao Qian could take out at will were things that those wilderness Loose Cultivators had to fight to the death to seize.

"Let's start!"

Tao Qian sighed before he decided to concentrate and meditate on his Divine Skills.

Before that, he didn't forget to extend his hands and fiercely pinch Yunrong again.

Then, throughout the night, the private room of Yunrong kept echoing with the sounds of subtle thunder.

Intermittently, sharp screams from the startled Kitten demon could be heard.

...

When the daylight broke the next day, there was a strange scene in the private room of Fairy Yunrong.

The Kitten Demon, who had constantly clung to Tao Qian, had at some point moved away from him. It hid under its own soft quilt on the bed, only revealing a pair of extremely lively and beautiful emerald devil eyes, looking at Tao Qian from afar.

Apart from fear, there was also intense surprise in its eyes.

Across from her, Tao Qian was sitting on his cushion, his hair in disarray, and his face marked with light scratches, excitedly observing the Immortal Pill in his palm that was swirling with thunderous light.

Within the pill contained countless thunderbolts, with lightning snakes tumbling around, yet it made not even the slightest sound.

"You... you have refined it already?"

"I heard from my grandma that Silent Divine Thunder is one of the most sly and harmful Thunder Skills of the Spirit Treasure Sect."

"Just a lightning or two is fine, but if you refine it deeply, once activated it could unleash thousands of Silent Divine Thunders, devastating whether in a group attack or a solo fight."

"However, as vicious as this Thunder Skill is, the price to pay is also extremely high; are you alright?"

Perhaps due to the overwhelming events of the previous night, even though she spoke words of concern, Yunrong did not want to come out of the quilt.

Despite being in the Transcend Mortality Realm, she still behaved according to her true nature as a Kitten when revealing herself.

Kittens are afraid of thunder.

This was also the reason for Tao Qian's tousled hair and scratches on his face.

"Sister Yunrong need not worry; this technique matches my talent very well, and there is hardly any price to pay."

"I rushed the refining last night and scared Sister, my bad, my bad."

While speaking, Tao Qian, with a thought, stored the Thunder Pearl away.

He then stood up and instinctively walked towards the bed.

He indeed wasn't lying; if it were any other disciple of the Spirit Treasure refining the "Silent Divine Thunder," the cost would indeed be steep.

But for Tao Qian to refine, it was much better.

His abnormal Soul exempted him from everything else, leaving only a trivial minor price: during thunderstorm days, the likelihood of getting struck by lightning would be slightly higher than other beings.

Indeed, after refining, the chance of Tao Qian being hit by lightning increased slightly.

But they were just normal thunders, which are deadly for the Mortal Human Race.

However, even if Tao Qian stood there, letting the wild thunderbolts bombard him, they could do nothing to harm him.

Thus, he had perfected an excellent Slaughter Divine Power, only taking just over half the night.

While he still needed more time to master it fully, his speed of acquiring it was likely far superior to other cultivators.

It's no wonder Yuan Gong said it couldn't hinder him.

With newly acquired Divine Power, Tao Qian was indeed in high spirits, perhaps also addicted to petting the cat.

After walking over, he scooped Yunrong—a bit stunned—from her quilt, intending to place her back into his embrace.

Interestingly, it was just at this moment.

From outside this secluded courtyard, suddenly came the excited voice of Jin Xiuju.

"Sister Yunrong, Sister Yunrong, are you awake?"

"Just now, someone from Prince Zhao's Mansion came by, saying today Sister An Ya wants to use our Jin Mansion living room to hold a banquet... oh no, rather, an event called a salon."

"In short, Sister An Ya will invite many enjoyable and interesting people over here; we'll all chat together and feast."

"Come along with Senior Jin Lin; it's going to be fun."

"Oh yes, my father also arrived; he has prepared many gifts and wants to invite Senior Jin Lin to become our Guest Elder."

Upon hearing Jin Xiuju's voice,

Yunrong, who had shown her true nature all night, subconsciously transformed back into her Human Clan appearance.

Completely forgetting that she was still being held by Tao Qian, the shameless Daoist addicted to petting beasts.

She also forgot about her past interaction mode with Jin Xiuju, which was as casual as sisters in the Mortal World, without any reservations.

She hadn't set any Forbidden Techniques in her quiet room, allowing Jin Xiuju to come and go freely.

Thus, the next moment, with a "creak," the door swung open.

Jin Xiuju, all dolled up, with her wide eyes full of disbelief, stared at the two almost hugging each other.

First, she was surprised and then her cheeks turned pink with shyness, her hands up to shield her eyes, yet immediately creating a big gap to keep staring intensely at the two.

"You... you two practiced Dual Cultivation?"

"How did this happen? Sister Yunrong, you are a cat, and Senior Jin Lin is a dragon; it's miraculous."

In this moment, the pampered and beautiful daughter of a wealthy merchant, filled with a desire to know.

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