My Beasts Grind Proficiency For Me-Chapter 177 - 82: The Method of Thunder Escape

In a daze, Yang Jing felt his body transform into a ray of golden light, drifting through a silent, primordial chaos.

’Taixiao is me, and I am Taixiao.’

A thought arose in his mind, and brilliant lightning flashed, shaking the heavens and earth in all directions.

The golden light within his Dantian suddenly condensed, forming an intricate and magnificent Secret Character Thunder Talisman.

Yang Jing, who had been in a deep slumber, suddenly opened his eyes. He found himself bathed in roiling lightning. With every breath, crackling arcs of electricity entered his nostrils and were slowly exhaled.

"So this is the Celestial Thunder Technique."

Yang Jing sighed with emotion. With a wave of his hand, the surrounding Celestial Thunder dispersed on its own, returning to the sky.

He could feel that he had formed a faint connection with Taixiao Heaven, high above the Nine Heavens.

The Five Elements True Thunder required one’s own Magical Power to activate, so it could be used freely anywhere. However, it was limited by the user’s Magical Power. Even with an Epic Level Talent for the Five Thunders, one could not arbitrarily increase the might of the Five Elements True Thunder.

But the Taixiao True Thunder was different. Not only could it be activated with the Secret Character Thunder Talisman, but the talisman could also be used to summon the True Thunder from Taixiao Heaven, borrowing its power.

Only now did the true value of his Talent for the Five Thunders finally reveal itself.

His Talent for the Five Thunders was like a lever, allowing him to channel a volume of Taixiao True Thunder far beyond that of any other Cultivator at his level.

Ordinary Cultivators had to be extremely cautious when summoning thunder, even needing to set up a Magic Altar and use the power of a Ritual to avoid a mishap that could lead to self-immolation.

Yet when Yang Jing performed his Thunder Summoning, it came at his mere thought. He could draw the Taixiao True Thunder down from the Nine Heavens and remain completely unharmed, even when bathed in the True Thunder.

Through the Secret Character Thunder Talisman in his Dantian, Yang Jing had even grasped a new Escape Technique.

Thunder Escape.

With a deafening clap of thunder, Yang Jing vanished from his spot, reappearing before his four disciples in the blink of an eye.

Thunder Escape accelerated with incredible speed, reaching its peak velocity instantly, making short-distance travel almost like teleportation. Aside from being loud and consuming a vast amount of Magical Power, it had almost no drawbacks.

"Master!"

Chi Yu was startled by Yang Jing’s sudden appearance. She had been napping on her stomach and had just been woken by the roaring Celestial Thunder; there was even a little drool mark at the corner of her mouth.

She hastily wiped it away with her chubby little hand.

"Master, you learned Thunder Escape!"

Yinjiao recognized the Escape Technique Yang Jing had used at a glance. Among the many Escape Techniques in the Nine Heavens World, Thunder Escape was said to have the fastest speed, and it was correspondingly difficult to master.

Although Yang Jing was overjoyed—now that he had grasped Thunder Escape, not even a Golden Core Cultivator could catch him at full speed—he maintained a nonchalant expression.

"It’s just a minor insight I gained while comprehending the Taixiao Thunder Technique. Nothing worth mentioning."

Chi Yu’s eyes lit up, and she threw herself into Yang Jing’s arms.

"Master, take me for a ride!"

Yang Jing looked at her chubby cheeks and big, watery eyes and reluctantly agreed, using Thunder Escape to take her along.

With a flash of lightning, the two of them reappeared over a hundred feet away.

The instantaneous change in position made Chi Yu dance with joy, her laughter like the ringing of silver bells.

"Master, again!"

Yang Jing grabbed her by the scruff of her neck and lifted her up.

"It’s time to cultivate. Tomorrow, I will test your and Ji Feng’s progress. Whoever falls behind won’t be allowed to eat for three days." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Chi Yu was shocked, unable to accept this reality. Her small body went limp as she started to play dead.

She had been so confident she could beat Ji Feng, only to realize she had been completely fooled by her master.

Back at the Profound Carp Association, Senior Brother Iron Head had refined and stockpiled a large quantity of Body Refining Elixirs. Ji Feng had never taken these elixirs, so she had no resistance to them.

But she had long since developed a resistance to those Spirit Medicines. Even though she could use Merit Points to exchange for new Elixirs and Spirit Fruits, her progress still couldn’t compare to Ji Feng’s.

Suppressing a laugh, Yang Jing placed the "dead" Chi Yu onto a chair.

He noticed a hint of envy in the eyes of his other three disciples but pretended not to see it. Thunder Escape consumed far more Magical Power than Cloud Escape. He had only used it twice, and already a fifth of his Magical Power was gone.

An ordinary Cultivator at Qi Cultivation Perfection would probably use up more than half of their Magical Power in a single use.

After the thunder, a torrential downpour began to fall from the sky. A vast sheet of white rain enveloped the entire land.

Yang Jing gave the Jade Scroll that recorded the Taixiao True Thunder technique to Yinjiao.

"Yinjiao, while you cultivate the Supreme Nine Transformations of the Dragon Scripture, you should also try to comprehend this Thunder Technique. If you encounter anything you don’t understand, come find me."

This was the moment he felt most confident.

Yinjiao nodded excitedly.

Even for a race like the Flood Dragons, which had an Innate affinity for Thunder Techniques, it was extremely rare for any of them to master Thunder Escape.

Yang Jing returned to his room and took out the Jade Scroll that recorded the Great Cave True Thunder.

The cultivation for Great Cave True Thunder was similar to that for Taixiao True Thunder. The only difference was that the Secret Character Thunder Talisman it formed was the Great Cave Thunder God, and it needed to connect its aura with the Great Cave Heaven within the Nine Heavens.

Although the Shenxiao Thunder Seal did not include the Great Cave True Thunder, this Thunder Technique shared a similar principle with the Taixiao True Thunder, so Yang Jing didn’t find it difficult to learn.

Taixiao Heaven was the first layer of the Nine Heavens, the closest to the mortal world.

Among the Nine Heavens True Thunders, the Taixiao True Thunder was the most ferocious and the fastest to summon. It just lacked a bit of versatility. The Great Cave Heaven, however, was on the Seventh Layer; its Thunder Technique was more varied, though slightly less powerful than the Taixiao True Thunder.

The rain had not yet stopped. An Armored Warrior standing guard outside strode into the courtyard and knelt on one knee.

"Lord Yang, Wang Xu, Xu Mingqi, Pei Jizhen, and Yang Jingxu have come to visit. They have been stopped at the gate by Ji Yuhou. Please decide whether or not to see them."

As a soldier of the Demon Suppression Army, the Armored Warrior was not under the command of Yang Jing, the Demon Patrol Envoy, and had no need to be so deferential.

Wang Xu, as the Capital City Commander, was Ji Yizong’s direct superior, yet Ji Yizong had blocked him at the gate and specially sent an Armored Warrior to ask for instructions.

After he killed Wu Siming, Yang Jing’s status had risen yet again.

"Let them in... No... I should go greet them myself."

Yang Jing stepped out of the house and saw that the soldier, in a show of respect, had not used any Magical Power to ward off the heavy rain. He was soaked to the bone.

"There’s no need for that."

With a flick of his sleeve, he drew wisps of rainwater from the soldier’s body, leaving him instantly dry.

Then, he walked to the main gate.

Wang Xu and the other three were already waiting outside. When they saw Yang Jing coming out to greet them, they looked ashamed.

"Junior Brother Yang."

The words caught in Wang Xu’s throat, but he didn’t know how to begin.

"Come in for some tea."

Yang Jing led the four of them into the house to sit down.

He noticed that all four of them looked much more weathered; clearly, they had not had an easy time recently. They must have suffered greatly while they were imprisoned.

"What about Fellow Daoist Lu?"

His question was met with silence from the four men. Pei Jizhen, who had been her Daoist partner, even had bloodshot eyes.

"She and I have separated," Pei Jizhen said. "She caused quite a few scandals during this time, so I didn’t bring her with me today."