Chapter 42: Guided by Thunder, Breaking Through Multiple Realms

"Junior Brother, is this Thunder Technique truly what you just learned?"

Lu Xueqi looked around at the fellow disciples below who were still practicing, then asked Su Changqing: "The Thunder Technique is an offensive Daoist art; how can it also help others cultivate and break through realms?"

"Everything in the world is a double-edged sword. My Thunder Technique can erupt with power to harm others, but it can also channel the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into the heavenly thunder to help others practice and break through."

Having said this, Su Changqing pointed a finger at Lu Xueqi's forehead, and a streak of purple lightning shot directly into it. Lu Xueqi, who had been pale just a moment ago, felt the spiritual energy within her body gradually fill up under the effect of the Thunder Technique, and the sense of exhaustion on her body vanished accordingly.

"Junior Brother, you have truly achieved your grand ambition; though you are but a firefly, you can illuminate the world."

Lu Xueqi had by now set aside the thought of this battle, looking at Su Changqing with brilliant eyes.

"That is only natural; the Great Dao of heaven and earth can only be attained with a righteous heart."

Su Changqing also smiled and said to her.

At this very moment, the countless spiritual energy vortices formed between heaven and earth descended toward Su Changqing, and countless people opened their eyes, looking at this scene in astonishment.

The cultivation of the Foundation Establishment Stage 6 Peak was revealed before everyone's eyes without reservation.

"How can this be?! Su Changqing is actually not at Foundation Establishment Stage 1, but a genuine Foundation Establishment Stage 6 cultivator?"

"How long has he been studying the Dao? In less than a year, he has actually reached Foundation Establishment Stage 6; is he even human?"

"So he was a supreme prodigy from the very beginning, and he had been hiding his light from us all along!"

"Su Changqing's display of the Thunder Technique descending to the world is like a Heavenly Emperor, and with such talent, could he be some immortal god descended to earth?!"

Some were happy, some were envious, and some were incredibly jealous.

Those who were happy saw a supreme prodigy emerge; those who were envious and jealous wondered why this person was not them, but after Su Changqing's display of the Thunder Technique, everyone gradually let those negative feelings dissipate from their hearts.

"Break!"

Following Su Changqing's shout, all manner of purple lightning flashed and vibrated on his body.

His cultivation was redefined at this moment; he successfully stepped into the Foundation Establishment Seventh Stage, and it was still rising rapidly.

Foundation Establishment Seventh Stage, Foundation Establishment Seventh Stage Peak, Foundation Establishment Eighth Stage, Foundation Establishment Eighth Stage Peak, until it stopped and stabilized at the Foundation Establishment Eighth Stage Peak.

Countless Qingyun Sect disciples were numb, and even this group of Qingyun Sect branch heads were astonished.

Such cultivation was something they had never seen before; he could no longer be called a prodigy, but was entirely a monstrous existence that appeared once in ten thousand years.

In just a few seconds, by borrowing the descent of heavenly thunder, he broke through two major realms and several minor realms. One must know that for an ordinary cultivator, just one major realm is enough to trap them for a year or even several years, yet Su Changqing used only a few seconds to walk the path that takes others years.

"How fortunate! How fortunate! How fortunate that Su Changqing was brought back to our sect by the Qingyun Sect, and that Shuiyue took him under her wing; otherwise, our Qingyun Sect would have missed out on a peerless genius encountered once in ten thousand years."

Shang Zhengliang of Zhaoyang Peak stood up abruptly, looking at Su Changqing with brilliant eyes and muttering to himself.

"With such talent and such phenomena, it is hard to say he might not be comparable to our founding masters; our Qingyun Sect will produce another talent that will stun the ages!"

Tianyun Daoren of Luoxia Peak was also shaken, and he spoke to everyone with visible joy.

"Regret! I regret not having the discerning eye to recognize talent back then. Had I known Su Changqing would have such brilliance, I should have been the one to take him in." Ceng Shuchang of Fenghui Peak felt extreme regret. He had been extremely dismissive of both Su Changqing and Zhang Xiaofan back then, but he never expected that Su Changqing could create today's phenomenon, and even that Zhang Xiaofan had unknowingly advanced to the top four of the martial arts tournament, proving his strength.

If he had taken in either of them, it would have been worth taking in a hundred disciples.

Not to mention Ceng Shuchang, the other branch heads had the same thought; as the saying goes, yesterday you were honored to be my disciple, today I am honored that you are my disciple.

Among them, Shuiyue and Tian Buyi felt better.

One had taken Su Changqing as a disciple, and today, besides Su Changqing stealing the show, she, the master Shuiyue, was the second; the other had taken Zhang Xiaofan, breaking the curse that their Xiaozhu Peak had always struggled to achieve success.

Casting his gaze back to the high sky, Su Changqing had already opened his eyes from his cultivation, with strange light flickering in them.

Others did not know, but he was clear in his heart; being able to break through today was not only due to comprehending the Thunder Emperor's precious art, but also because his long-term accumulation of cultivation had already caused the spiritual energy in his body to be overloaded, which was why he used the Thunder Emperor's precious art to refine the spiritual energy in his body once more.

He also used this to bring down the auspicious thunder, creating this scene where over a thousand people cultivated together.

"Senior Sister, should this match continue?"

Su Changqing asked Lu Xueqi with a quiet smile.

Just now, he was only focused on comprehending and breaking through, and had not yet brought this martial arts competition to a close; the two of them had not yet determined a winner.

"Junior Brother, there is no need. My Divine Sword Controlling Thunder True Art has already been used, yet it failed to touch you in the slightest; the outcome has long been decided."

Lu Xueqi smiled gently.

The outcome had been clear in their hearts the moment Su Changqing emerged from the thunderclouds.

"Then this Junior Brother will not be modest."

After Su Changqing spoke with humble eloquence, he and Lu Xueqi descended to the arena together, and the elder responsible for the competition results also gave the answer to everyone at this moment.

Naturally, Su Changqing won this competition, and on the other side, the match between Zhang Xiaofan and Qi Hao also had a result, with Qi Hao winning; both of them advanced to the final contest.

The final battle concerning the champion of the Qingyun Sect's Seven Peaks Martial Arts Tournament was set for three days later.

At nightfall, several Qingyun Sect branch heads were invited by Daoxuan to gather at the main hall.

"Everyone, you have all witnessed today's battle with your own eyes, and no one is not deeply happy for Su Changqing's brilliant display, but I also have a matter of utmost importance to tell you."

Daoxuan Zhenren's expression was calm, showing no joy or sorrow, as he spoke slowly to everyone.

"Sect Leader Senior Brother, please tell us in detail."

The others also felt Daoxuan's solemnity, and each adopted a serious attitude, waiting to hear what the important matter mentioned by Daoxuan Zhenren was.

"Not long ago, you all knew about the Demonic Cult operating an array at Jiuyin Mountain, but these members of the Demonic Cult did not stop, but instead expanded their activities."

"I just received a letter from Yicai; he captured a member of the Demonic Cult and interrogated him to obtain shocking news. It turns out that the 'Wanfu Ancient Cave' was the headquarters of a Demonic Cult group called 'Lianxue Hall' several hundred years ago. At that time, Lianxue Hall was powerful and was known as one of the five major forces of the Demonic Cult. After being crushed by our righteous predecessors, it never recovered, and the 'Wanfu Ancient Cave' was abandoned."

"But now, they already show signs of rising again."

(End of chapter)