I Studied Abroad in the Modern Times-Chapter 323Book 2: : Thunder Method Clash, New Lord of Jiushan
Vol 2 Chapter 323: Thunder Method Clash, New Lord of Jiushan
The Golden Core disciples fled from Struggle-for-Dao Island.
Senior Sister Zhang and two others only slightly distanced themselves, watching Zheng Fa on the training ground and the Heavenly Venerate in the sky.
The Nascent Soul Tribulation is a tribulation of the cultivator’s own body;external forces absolutely must not interfere, or the heavenly tribulation’s power will increase tenfold or even a hundredfold... Feeling the imposing aura of the Heavenly Venerate above, even Senior Sister Zhang cautiously stepped back—
One Heavenly Venerate alone was enough to shake one’s heart with dread;ten or a hundred of them... just thinking about it made her scalp crawl.
But while she was retreating, her eyes never once left Zheng Fa. The Tranquility Bamboo in her hand was gripped tightly, her heart filled with countless doubts:
Why was her junior brother’s Heavenly Thunder Tribulation so special?
Zheng Fa had no time to notice her gaze;he shared the same question in his heart.
The appearance of the Heavenly Venerate had taken him completely by surprise.
He slowly stood up, staring at the figure of the Heavenly Venerate. The other had no face, so naturally no eyes or nose, but Zheng Fa inexplicably felt—
The other was also looking at him.
The Heavenly Venerate seemed alive!
The scorching white lightning on the black stone tablet surged into the Heavenly Venerate’s body, making his aura even stronger, or rather more vibrant.
Zheng Fa dared not act rashly, his vigilance only increasing.
One of the reasons he had turned the Nascent Soul Tribulation into a classroom example was that he hadn’t taken it too seriously;after all, in terms of strength, although he couldn’t match a proper Dao Fruit, he was definitely stronger than an average Nascent Soul cultivator.
But now, this Heavenly Venerate seemed to be telling him—an extraordinary Nascent Soul cultivator had an extraordinary Nascent Soul Tribulation.
Uncle Huang’s homework didn’t cover this!
It really seemed Uncle Huang was too weak.
But the next moment, Zheng Fa dismissed that guess:
The Heavenly Venerate suddenly raised his arm, and Zheng Fa immediately became alert.
However, the other did not strike;instead, his five fingers formed claws, pointing towards the medicine garden, and a muffled thunderous roar issued from his chest: “Bell!”
The Sun and Moon Bell in the medicine garden, as if summoned, broke through the void and flew over.
This was the first time Zheng Fa felt the Sun and Moon Bell had seemingly broken free from his control!
Looking at the Sun and Moon Bell floating between him and the Heavenly Venerate, Zheng Fa suddenly understood:
The appearance of the Heavenly Venerate was perhaps not because of his own strength, but because of the Jiushan Realm!
...
The Sun and Moon Bell intervened unexpectedly, surprising Senior Sister Zhang, but she immediately sensed another change:
“The Jiushan Realm has changed! The Tranquility Bamboo... seems to be suppressed!”
She turned to Jiao Wuji and saw him holding the Ten-Thousand-Beast Banner, his expression grim.
“The Ten-Thousand-Beast Banner has also lost ninety percent of its power.”
They both looked up at the Sun and Moon Bell, which blocked the sky and obscured the sun. The sun, moon, and stars rotated on it, seemingly rejecting all things not belonging to the Jiushan Realm.
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The spiritual energy around them reverted to how it had been before the Tranquility Bamboo matured. Senior Sister Zhang could feel that, except for the Thunder Method, other spells had again lost their effectiveness within the Jiushan Realm.
“That Fusang Wood...”
Senior Sister Zhang’s tone grew low, her eyes burning with anxiety like fire.
Zheng Fa also sensed this. The Fusang Wood was originally exposed, but now it was oppressed by the Sun and Moon Bell, retreating into his body and seemingly losing its former power.
Yet at the same time, a new force entered his body... this force came from the Sun and Moon Bell!
The Jiushan Realm’s spiritual energy surged into Zheng Fa’s and the Heavenly Venerate’s bodies through what seemed like two conduits in the Sun and Moon Bell.
Within this spiritual energy was a message that made Zheng Fa understand why the Heavenly Venerate had appeared and why the Sun and Moon Bell had suddenly become active:
Because the Heavenly Venerate was originally a supreme ancient epoch deity who governed the Thunder Tribulation!
When Zheng Fa’s cultivation triggered the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation, it directly awakened the Heavenly Venerate’s consciousness left behind within the Sun and Moon Bell and the Thunder Tribulation.
At this moment, it was less like Zheng Fa was undergoing the Nascent Soul Tribulation, and more like the ancient Dao Fruit cultivator Heavenly Venerate was suddenly revived from the Sun and Moon Bell, vying for supremacy with this new lord of the Jiushan Realm!
The five sects often spoke of ancient immortals resurrecting, but Zheng Fa never expected the first ancient immortal he encountered would be such a familiar Heavenly Venerate.
The Sun and Moon Bell suppressed all magical treasures and spiritual plants that didn’t originally belong to the Jiushan Realm, yet fairly distributed the spiritual energy between Zheng Fa and the Heavenly Venerate...
As if selecting the true owner.
Zheng Fa leapt into the air, aligning with the Heavenly Venerate and the Sun and Moon Bell in a straight line.
The spiritual energy on both their bodies was evenly matched.
Only, Zheng Fa’s Golden Core above his head shone brightly like the rising sun, illuminating half the sky with golden light.
Behind the Heavenly Venerate stood the black stone tablet, dark and ancient.
The new and old lords of the Jiushan Realm, one bright and one dark, split the sky in two.
This scene attracted the attention of everyone in the Jiushan Realm.
On Letu Island, Xiao Qing stood in the school, staring blankly at the figure of the Heavenly Venerate, murmuring:
“Lord Thunder God...”
The bloodline-engraved memories made the mundane people of the Jiushan Realm instantly recognize the identity of the Heavenly Venerate!
This was the Lord Thunder God they worshipped and revered for generations.
Xiao Qing looked at Zheng Fa, but confusion mixed into her eyes.
This confusion quickly turned into worry. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖
Because the Heavenly Venerate made the first move!
His hand controlled the five fingers, and a golden lightning bolt shot from his palm, striking straight at Zheng Fa’s forehead.
“Heavenly Tribulation Thunder!”
Senior Sister Zhang, having studied the Heavenly Venerate’s Thunder Method researched by Zheng Fa, immediately recognized the origin of this thunder.
But this Heavenly Tribulation Thunder unleashed by the Heavenly Venerate was a thousand times more powerful than when others used it.
The lightning was blinding, and the sky roared with fury.
The thick golden lightning made the Nine Islands of the Heavenly Palace tremble uncontrollably.
The Ancestor of the Blood River, being a soul body, was most afraid of the most rigid and pure yang thunder method. At this moment, his figure flickered continuously, his face in pain, as if suffering great damage.
Senior Sister Zhang glanced at him and then turned her gaze toward Zheng Fa, who was facing the lightning.
If the Ancestor of the Blood River was already like this without being struck, what about the junior brother?
Zheng Fa was not so flustered. His Void-Piercing Spirit Eye rapidly tracked the trajectory of the spiritual power in the Heavenly Venerate’s palm.
Using the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder equations and a series of modern researches, Zheng Fa could even accurately estimate the electric potential strength triggered by this Heavenly Tribulation Thunder, and even the electromagnetic field fluctuations.
His fingers traced patterns in the air, and the spiritual power of the Sun and Moon Bell within his body operated following his gestures.
In his hand, a thick Heavenly Tribulation Thunder bolt was unleashed.
It actually competed head-to-head with this ancient Thunder Method supreme!
The two Heavenly Tribulation Thunders violently collided in midair!
Everyone’s hearts tightened. The Heavenly Venerate’s Heavenly Tribulation Thunder was already earth-shattering;with Zheng Fa adding fuel to the fire, how powerful would this thunder method be?
To everyone’s surprise, the two seemingly evenly matched Heavenly Tribulation Thunders collided and formed a dazzling wavy line, stable and motionless, silent and soundless.
“This...”
The Ancestor of the Blood River could no longer care about his injuries. He suddenly looked up at the sky, dumbfounded and unable to comprehend.
Not to mention him, the Heavenly Venerate was even more perplexed.
He had no face, but now his body remained motionless, facing Zheng Fa, seeming... a bit baffled.
At this moment, Zheng Fa actually spoke:
“I taught you all the Heavenly Tribulation Thunder equations;today, do you understand how to use them?”
“When electromagnetic waves with the same frequency and amplitude but opposite directions meet, what happens? Do you understand now?”
...
Uncle Huang, who was protecting the Golden Core disciples, had been somewhat nervous but now was at a loss whether to laugh or cry.
“You’re still lecturing?”
She looked back at Yuan Xiaoniao and the other Golden Core disciples and saw several who had clearly taken the Thunder Method class. They were now whispering, seemingly having some realization.
This was the Heavenly Venerate!
A Dao Fruit cultivator!
An ancient overlord!
At least show him some respect!
But Zheng Fa’s attitude was indeed relaxed—when the Sun and Moon Bell fairly leveled the spiritual power between the two sides...
Thunder Method Supreme?
That’s exactly who I’m fighting!
Under relatively fair conditions, Zheng Fa was confident that with the many modern experts he had drawn from to refine his Thunder Method, he would not lose to anyone.
Or rather, electromagnetism was naturally one of the most advantageous fields in the modern era!
The Heavenly Venerate seemed to understand Zheng Fa’s confidence;thunder roared around him like anger, and he appeared somewhat agitated.
The infuriated Heavenly Venerate displayed to everyone why he could command the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation!
Heavenly Tribulation Thunder.
Seasonal Thunder.
Even Cloud and Rain Thunder.
Various thunder methods were applied to perfection in his hands.
Heavenly Tribulation Thunder was the most rigid and pure yang, annihilating all life.
Seasonal Thunder had a different effect in his hands, disrupting the rhythms of the four seasons. Jiao Wuji, with his beast bloodline, felt this most keenly, his mind suddenly filled with distractions, almost losing control.
Cloud and Rain Thunder controlled the weather;raindrops and hailstones became hidden weapons in the Heavenly Venerate’s hands, aimed at Zheng Fa.
Not to mention other thunder methods popular in the Xuanyi Realm, which could be used at will, dazzling the eyes.
But Zheng Fa’s countermeasures were even more astonishing.
Sometimes he returned the opponent’s methods, other times he remained as stable and unshakable as a mountain during storms.
He continued explaining the key points of the various thunder methods as he fought.
Uncle Huang watched and felt angry for the Heavenly Venerate—aren’t you already treating yourself like a teaching tool? The Heavenly Venerate has just revived and came to cooperate with you?
But she could also see the Heavenly Venerate only wanted to fight, not cooperate.
Yet Zheng Fa’s thunder methods truly seemed divine, forcing the other to comply.
She had to admit, Zheng Fa’s actions eased her mind, but when she turned her head, she saw several figures running past her toward Struggle-for-Dao Island and was stunned:
“Where are you going?”
“We... we want to get closer to watch.”
Uncle Huang looked around and saw these were the Golden Core disciples who had been discussing earlier. They were obviously quite good at Thunder Method and probably thought they were too far away to clearly see, so they wanted to get closer to listen to Teacher Zheng’s lecture.
Uncle Huang scolded, “What are you thinking? Do you want to die?”
The disciples looked confused: “But... it doesn’t seem that dangerous...”
“...”
Uncle Huang sighed helplessly, reluctantly admitting that Zheng Fa had spoiled some disciples a bit too much... or rather, made them naive.
She scolded them back and then looked at the Heavenly Venerate again, a feeling rising in her:
The Heavenly Venerate, who just looked imposing, now seemed... quite harmless.
...
The Heavenly Venerate probably couldn’t stand being underestimated but was completely powerless against Zheng Fa.
After about a dozen clashes, he suddenly stopped moving and faced Zheng Fa.
A strange thunder sounded in his abdomen, forming a broken sentence: “You... thunder... method... very... strong...”
Zheng Fa frowned.
He certainly didn’t think the Heavenly Venerate had been defeated by him.
“But... this... is... not... enough...”
“Not enough for what?”
Zheng Fa asked involuntarily.
“Not... enough... for you... to... govern... this... realm...”
Zheng Fa’s doubts deepened.
The Heavenly Venerate then slapped the Sun and Moon Bell and said:
“I... am... this... realm...”
The thunder in his abdomen suddenly exploded into a fluent phrase:
“Divine Dao Heavenly Venerate!”
With his shout, a huge change suddenly occurred in the Jiushan Realm:
The classrooms built by the temples were turned upside down;the toppled divine statues rose out of thin air, their faceless forms were the Heavenly Venerate!
A black beam shot up from the heads of these statues, soaring into the sky and converging on the Heavenly Venerate.
Zheng Fa immediately felt that the spiritual energy, originally evenly split by the Sun and Moon Bell, began tilting toward the Heavenly Venerate!
Clearly, as a Divine Dao artifact, it was influenced by these divine statues.
Or rather, these statues were likely one of the Heavenly Venerate’s contingencies for resurrection!
Unexpectedly, that was not all.
In some people’s homes, black glimmers suddenly appeared.
The source of the light was small faceless wooden or clay figurines.
Zheng Fa sighed inwardly. He had always known he hadn’t completely toppled the divine statues in people’s hearts. Sure enough, some still secretly worshipped these statues.
Now they had become nourishment for the Heavenly Venerate.
As these black lights appeared, the Sun and Moon Bell seemed to favor the Heavenly Venerate even more, the spiritual energy it allocated between the two showing a world of difference.
Senior Sister Zhang’s face instantly went pale.
She clearly understood that if the Sun and Moon Bell did not use spiritual energy to maintain fairness between Zheng Fa and the Heavenly Venerate, Zheng Fa would never have been so relaxed before, and might even have been in life-threatening danger!
Not only Senior Sister Zhang, but everyone clearly saw the reversal of strength between Zheng Fa and the Heavenly Venerate.
Zheng Fa was even more clear in his heart, and his mind was quite tense.
But then, he felt an extremely warm aura spread from his feet throughout his body.
Looking down, he saw an unforgettable scene.
In the mundane world of the Jiushan Realm, many households had golden lights shining inside. From his perspective, this mortal world looked like it was filled with countless stars.
Looking at the sources of the golden light, Zheng Fa saw they were mostly divine statues or paintings.
But these were not faceless... but of him.
Most statues were rough, many facial features crooked.
Some paintings were even on clay tablets, resembling childlike scribbles.
Even though these statues were so crude and the paintings so ugly, many people still worshipped them, chanting prayers silently.
As Zheng Fa appeared to fall behind, more and more people took out their own divine statues.
These golden lights were like tiny fireflies, far dimmer than those in the temples.
But there were far more of them.
Zheng Fa never expected this.
He knew some families had his statues, but not so many.
These sparkling lights gathered on him, causing the spiritual energy in the Sun and Moon Bell to surge toward him, instantly balancing the gap between the two.
No!
Zheng Fa could feel that although those statues had been restored, because he had toppled them earlier and damaged their foundation, they were like water without a source.
The golden light on Zheng Fa was different;it came endlessly from the prayers of the mortal people, eventually surpassing the others.
As one side waned and the other waxed, the spiritual energy on the Heavenly Venerate not only ceased to be stronger than Zheng Fa’s but even struggled to maintain his existence. The lightning on him dimmed considerably.
Yet he seemed unaware, only lowering his faceless head, staring at the mortals below for a very long time.
After a long time, he looked up at Zheng Fa but remained motionless.
The spiritual energy on him slowly faded, and the Heavenly Venerate’s figure gradually disappeared. He did nothing but quietly wait, only nodding to Zheng Fa at the very end.
No words.
His fading figure merged into the previous black stone tablet, which suddenly turned into a point of light, rushing toward the Sun and Moon Bell, striking it hard. The bell vibrated and roared loudly.
The spiritual energy in the Jiushan Realm was also stirred by this collision, continuously surging like waves toward the Sun and Moon Bell.
The Sun and Moon Bell on the spiritual energy flashed with colorful lights.
Zheng Fa’s mind reconnected with the Sun and Moon Bell, and he could even sense that this Divine Dao treasure was gradually growing stronger...
Or rather, becoming complete.
Zheng Fa had always known the original Sun and Moon Bell was incomplete. Now, faced with this situation, he was even more certain:
With the disappearance of the Heavenly Venerate’s figure, the previously missing or hidden power of the Sun and Moon Bell was truly revealed.
“Dao Fruit treasure...”
Feeling the Sun and Moon Bell’s increasing power, Zheng Fa couldn’t help but feel joyful.
The Sun and Moon Bell had always been strong but roughly at the Nascent Soul level.
But now, it felt entirely different, as if it had absorbed the last remnants of the Heavenly Venerate and quietly become a Dao Fruit-level treasure.
In Zheng Fa’s perception, this bell was probably weaker than the Qingping Sword.
This was normal.
After all, the Heavenly Venerate and Tianhe Venerable’s strength should have some gap.
Moreover, the Qingping Sword had been refined and consecrated for generations by Xie Qingxue’s lineage.
The Sun and Moon Bell naturally did not have such favorable conditions.
Furthermore...
Jiao Wuji, holding the Ten-Thousand-Beast Banner, felt his beloved treasured weapon trembling, as if being suppressed by the newly reborn Sun and Moon Bell.
He suddenly felt disdain:
The Heavenly Venerate is alive, yet you’re suppressed by the Sun and Moon Bell;the Heavenly Venerate is dead, and you’re still suppressed by this thing...
“...”
He looked at the Sun and Moon Bell, a little envious—
Which cultivator doesn’t like powerful magical treasures?
Although the Ten-Thousand-Beast Banner was his old love, the Sun and Moon Bell was like his new sweetheart!
But his new sweetheart quickly finished evolving, carrying the legacy of its previous owner, and without pause, like a swallow returning to its nest, fell into Zheng Fa’s embrace.
The Sun and Moon Bell stood on top of Zheng Fa’s Golden Core, as if leaning toward the Nascent Soul within the Golden Core, standing shoulder to shoulder with the Creation Jade Slip, but for a moment it couldn’t find its way.
It anxiously circled the Golden Core three times, then suddenly as if startled, leapt away from this huge Golden Core.
What scared it was the mutation in Zheng Fa’s Golden Core.
The originally golden and brilliant Golden Core seemed covered with a layer of dim white light, misty and gray.
“Yin Fire Tribulation!”
Senior Sister Zhang shouted, and everyone suddenly remembered that Zheng Fa was still undergoing the Nascent Soul Tribulation!
The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches energies outside the Golden Core looked as if they were ignited, burning fiercely.
The flames were pale, seeming to carry a piercing coldness.
Because Zheng Fa’s Golden Core was unusually large, as large as a small sun, this Yin Fire Tribulation was also extraordinarily intense.
For the Nine Islands of the Heavenly Palace, which had no four seasons, it was unprecedented to welcome its first cold winter.
Seeing Senior Sister Zhang’s worried expression, the Ancestor of the Blood River smiled and comforted her:
“It’s okay to fight the Heavenly Venerate... the Yin Fire Tribulation should be...”
Senior Sister Zhang glanced at him, then looked at Zheng Fa, pursing her lips before saying: “Junior brother’s soul energy consumption is a bit high.”
The Ancestor of the Blood River was stunned and turned to look at Zheng Fa.
Sure enough, Zheng Fa’s gaze was slightly dim.
“Although the Sun and Moon Bell distributes spiritual energy to junior brother, his soul energy hasn’t recovered in time.”
The Ancestor of the Blood River silently nodded. He was originally from the Great Freedom Demonic Sect and specialized in soul energy magic, so he could tell that although the sect leader’s soul energy was not exhausted, it was greatly depleted.
And Zheng Fa’s Yin Fire Tribulation, due to the powerful Golden Core, made even him at Nascent Soul level feel awe!
