The forr was magnificent and upright, like the great sun streaking across the sky—fierce, masculine, and impossible to obstruct. The latter was subtly feminine, its presence concealed like the mysterious moon cycling through its phases, its gentle and ever-changing nature hard to fathom.
While retaining the characteristics he had previously developed, Lei Jun went a step further. He integrated what he had learned, elaborating on the variations of Yin and Yang and bringing many Talismans into a coherent system. He also planned to continue refining and progressing in the future.
At Lei Jun’s current level of cultivation, his teleportation was often no longer a simple matter of galloping and exerting force. He began incorporating the mysteries of the Escape Skill, and even the principles governing changes in ti and space.
From the Wind-Thunder Talisman to the Heavenly Travel Talisman, this was precisely the underlying principle.
And the evolution of the Dark Five-Thunder Orthodox Talisman exactly matched Lei Jun’s prior expectations.
A complex Talisman, its patterns seeming at once simple and intricate, pitch black in color, quietly floated in mid-air before Lei Jun.
Lei Jun calmly observed the Talisman he had created, then reached out, lightly tapping the Talisman with the tip of his finger.
The pure black Talisman unfolded in an instant.
Streaks of black lightning, like thick ink dispersed in mid-air, spread rapidly in all directions.
Black thunderbolts.
Xuanxiao, Mysterious Thunder.
The thunderbolts were eerily silent, yet they radiated an aura of utter destruction.
This was unlike the earlier Gui Water Yin Thunder, which possessed a gentle, viscous, yin nature.
The thunder and lightning before Lei Jun now, although dim, danced wildly like serpents with flickering light. Apart from their peculiar color, they looked similar to the purple Nine Heavens Divine Thunder.
As Lei Jun withdrew his fingertip, he ford a spell gesture before his chest.
The expanse of black thunderbolts before him transford in response.
Still, no sound of thunder was heard; all changes occurred in utter silence.
The black Mysterious Thunder, at this mont, turned into a black Thunder Dragon!
The entire body of the Thunder Dragon was pitch black, but around its contour flowed a dim halo.
It appeared gentle, yet it contained a majestic force that could captivate one’s soul.
This was the Xuánxiāo Five Thunder Talisman that Lei Jun had obtained as the elevated form of his life-bound Dark Five-Thunder Orthodox Talisman.
And also, the Yin Thunder Dragon.
However, the Yin Thunder Dragon that Lei Jun had currently cultivated couldn’t yet be called a Divine Power; it still required further refinent.
After contemplating the black thunderbolts for a mont, Lei Jun smiled and waved his hand.
The black Thunder Dragon instantly dissipated. The quiet room beca empty, and the dancing sparks of electricity also vanished.
The next mont, Lei Jun sat still. Beneath him, starlight began to erge spontaneously, gathering and coalescing until it finally ford an ethereal, three-layered Starlight Altar.
Lei Jun sat cross-legged on the altar, making no additional movents.
Yet the essence of the Celestial Master Mansion’s true inheritance, the Star-stepping Spell, was already manifesting.
Lei Jun did not physically perform the Star-stepping Spell; however, the starlight shone increasingly brighter.
In ti, a sky full of stars appeared spontaneously, revolving around Lei Jun and the Starlight Altar beneath him.
The Star-stepping Spell had evolved into the Circle Stars Array Fight.
This was indeed the mainstream choice among most of the Upper Three Heavens Cultivators on Dragon Tiger Mountain who had cultivated the Star-stepping Spell and elevated this skill.
While individual understandings varied, creating slight intricacies, their outward appearances were generally similar.
In this aspect, Lei Jun’s adaptation of the technique was consistent with the mainstream.
He did not always seek to stand out or be deliberately innovative.
Although this did not deter him from experinting during his regular cultivation, the results most suited to him were always the best.
He was in agreent with the mainstream on the Star-stepping Spell; for other skills, however, he might indulge his creativity.
For example, consider his life-bound Second Law, the Dual Polarity Yuan Magnetism Spell. This spell, which Lei Jun had constantly innovated and improved, transford into the Dual Polarity Heavenly Primordial Talisman when his cultivation reached the Seventh Layer of Heaven Realm.
Lei Jun had already dispersed the starlight, but another kind of radiance appeared around him.
It resembled lightning but was not true lightning; it resembled starlight but was not true starlight.
Its scale was not particularly astonishing, yet the power it contained was palpably imnse.
Threads of twisted Primordial Magnet Force were now converging... upon two profound Talismans. Though identical in outward appearance, each Talisman exuded its own distinct, mystical aura as they hovered separately in mid-air to Lei Jun’s left and right. As the Primordial Magnet Force intertwined, the two achieved an exquisite compromise and balance.
The Spiritual Officer Taliscript.
The Heavenly Travel Talisman.
The Xuánxiāo Five Thunder Talisman.
The Circle Stars Array Fight.
The Dual Polarity Heavenly Primordial Talisman.
The Heaven-piercing Earth-penetrating Taliscript.
Together with the Life Skill Human Script Talismans, these constituted Elder Lei’s seven current life-bound foundational arts, comprising three techniques, three thods, and one divine skill.
"Mmm, that’s enough for today," Lei Jun nodded with a smile, then left the quiet room.
「Ti silently passed.」
It was January thirteenth.
The following night would kick off the prelude to the Transmission Ceremony.
"Baobao, co here," Lei Jun called with a wave of his hand.
A sowhat round, rather short figure had already been waiting.
Upon hearing Lei Jun’s call, the little fellow articulated clearly in human speech, "Master, perhaps it would be better if you just called this disciple Gungun."
This rotund little individual was outfitted in a specially tailored gray Taoist Robe and looked just like the other Tao Boys on Dragon Tiger Mountain—though his appearance was, in one respect, utterly unique.
For he was not human.
Black and white fur peeked out from his sleeves and collar; he was, in fact, a chubby little panda with distinctive dark circles around his eyes.
Yet this little guy’s facial expressions were incredibly human-like, and at that mont, his face clearly read "speechless."
Besides Gungun, there was one other person in the room: Chu Kun, Lei Jun’s fellow disciple. He was laughing heartily. "Calling you ’Baobao’ isn’t wrong either," he chuckled.
The little bear—no, scratch that—the Tao Boy with black and white fur looked even more speechless.
Master, did you bestow this disciple such a na just for this mont?
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