Comprehending the Law of Thunder, an Intermediate Core Seventh-Level Law
For the next month, Chen Du stayed quietly in the bamboo courtyard, never leaving the house.
The bamboo forest on Qingfeng Mountain was serene and secluded, with clouds and mist swirling around the eaves. He kept all the outside world's troubles and the trivial matters of the mountain gate out of his mind.
He sat upright on the stone couch, his soul sinking into his sea of consciousness, spending his days diligently refining his profound understanding of the Tribulation Source Law originating from an ancient great power, spanning six billion years.
This time in seclusion, he changed his usual cultivation method of rapidly absorbing and forcibly elevating his domain.
He did not rush to pour his massive insights into his original body and attempt to break through to a higher realm.
He used [Divine Revelation Reading] as the supreme eye of the Dao, dissecting the Dao traces accumulated over six billion years, meticulously studying and tracing their origins one by one.
Deep within countless complex, vast, and crisscrossing networks of tribulations, he unexpectedly discovered a hidden cause and effect that had been overlooked by his predecessors and buried for millennia.
That unknown ancient ancestor cultivated the path of tribulation for six billion years, and in his lifetime, he assisted countless calamities in the heavens and the destruction of the universe.
Every calamity that brings about destruction is accompanied by thunder that shatters the sky, divine might that descends upon the world, mountains and rivers that tremble, and all things that collapse and crumble.
Throughout the endless cycle of calamities, Tribulation Birth and death are inherently rooted in the same cause and effect of heaven and earth.
Calamity is the cause of world destruction, and thunder is the result of punishment; calamity arises from the great calamity of the Heavenly Dao, and thunder manifests at the time of heavenly retribution.
It is precisely because of this eternal resonance of calamities that a faint, almost annihilated ancient lightning pattern has quietly settled and remained deep within the Tribulation Source Law from our ancestors.
This pattern does not belong to the source of the calamity itself, but it is an indispensable part of the cause and effect of the calamity.
It is the Thunder Origin that naturally arose alongside the Dao of Heavenly Dao when the world was in turmoil.
Having found the root cause, Chen Du no longer hesitated.
He focused his mind and used his extraordinary comprehension to peel away the traces of the Dao, carefully extracting that wisp of ancient lightning pattern from the thick veins of the source of calamity.
The moment Lei Wen broke free from the tribulation, he suddenly came to life.
Pale purple light danced and swirled within the sea of consciousness, violent, pure, and extremely sharp.
The path of calamity is one of stillness, desolation, and profound weight; it represents the ultimate Return to the Ruins of all things to nothingness.
Thunder, with its sharp, fierce, and decisive nature, is the supreme blade of Heavenly Dao's execution.
Calamity is the fundamental cause and effect of destruction, while lightning is the concrete manifestation of destruction.
One still, one moving; one calm, one sharp; one cause, one effect—they complement each other perfectly.
Using the Ninefold Tribulation Source Domain as a reference foundation and drawing upon six billion years of tribulation insights as a kindling fire, Chen Du repeatedly deduced and refined the origin pattern of this lightning in his sea of consciousness.
Countless clashes of Dao Resonance, countless verifications of cause and effect, and countless reconstructions of the underlying structure.
The faint ancient lightning pattern gradually became clearer, more regular, more substantial, and more complete, from being blurry, fragmented, and dim.
He personally completed the original single chain of cause and effect in the robbery.
When calamity strikes, lightning will surely follow; when lightning arrives, the calamity's power will surely be unleashed.
After countless days and nights of deduction, a completely new fundamental law took shape and became firmly established deep within his consciousness.
This is the purest and ultimate Thunder Origin, commanding all thunder, wielding heavenly punishment, conforming to the karmic path, and bearing cause and effect.
Once Chen Du had made up his mind, he named it "Divine Firmament Thunder Source," a mid-level core seventh-grade law, which he comprehended from that moment on.
When this law is cultivated to its ultimate level, it can draw upon the divine thunder of the Nine Heavens, summon all thunderbolts to pay homage, and gather the source of heavenly punishment. With a single thought, thunder strikes and a thousand mountains shatter. Wherever the thunder passes, all illusory laws collapse, and all calamities are superimposed. Calamity and thunder coexist, and nothing can stop it.
Having successfully completed his seclusion, Chen Du slowly opened his eyes.
He slowly exhaled a breath of stagnant air that had been settling for a month, dispelling the silence that had settled over him.
He lowered his eyes to look at his palm, where a faint, translucent purple lightning pattern flowed quietly, its intricate and mysterious lines carrying the natural aura of Heavenly Dao punishment.
Tiny sparks of electricity occasionally flickered from his fingertips, crackling softly. His sharp edge concealed a gentle restraint, revealing no trace of madness.
He clearly sensed the earth-shattering, subtle changes within his sea of consciousness.
The originally self-contained system of myriad methods of calamity was now completely closed due to cause and effect.
The source of calamity is the most important, the root, and the cause, holding the reins of the final annihilation of all things;
The Divine Firmament Thunder Source is the blade, the punishment, and the result, bearing the divine might of heavenly tribulation and execution.
The ten intermediate core tribulation techniques and the sixty-five auxiliary techniques are now all resonating with the Divine Firmament Thunder Source.
Whenever a calamity unfolds, there will be hidden thunderous energy; whenever a calamity is initiated, it can be amplified by thunder.
The tribulation aids the thunder's might, the thunder solidifies the tribulation's power, cause and effect are intertwined, and the Dao and Dharma are mutually generated. His entire system of tribulation Dao has transformed from a simple annihilation into the supreme Dao of tribulation thunder punishment and causal judgment.
Chen Du slowly stood up, stretched his shoulders, neck and limbs, and the Dao Resonance around his body flowed quietly and became a unified whole.
The sound of the bell from Qingfeng Temple at the foot of the mountain penetrates through layers of forest, its melody long and lingering, remaining serene and profound.
Unknown to anyone, during his month of secluded cultivation in the Bamboo Garden, he completed the cause and effect of the Eternal Tribulation and created a new core law.
His trump cards, his foundation, and his power across the heavens have become even more substantial, completely perfect and flawless.
With the [Divine Firmament Thunder Source], a mid-level core seventh-grade law, fully formed, Chen Du's Dao heart became completely clear.
The origin of thunder, which he had deduced from the source of six billion years of calamity, was like breaking through a barrier of the Heavenly Dao, completely liberating his comprehension. Following the symbiotic relationship between calamity and thunder, he continued to delve deeper into the great Dao of the universe.
As the layers of the Great Dao were peeled away, the order of the origin of heaven and earth was revealed one by one. The originally obscure and difficult-to-understand rules of the universe were now clear and transparent in his eyes.
Continuing to delve deeper into the origins and foundations of the Divine Firmament Thunder Source, a second, entirely new law was born, breaking through the current limitations.
This law transcends the constraints of calamities, does not rely on the symbiotic relationship with the calamity path, and governs the most fundamental order of thunder in the world. It controls the birth, death, gathering, scattering, rising and falling, and judgment of all thunder. It is the purest and most supreme authority of the Heavenly Dao of Thunder, independent of the calamity path.
Chen Du's mind stirred slightly, realizing that he had comprehended the Law of Thunder, which was also a mid-level core seventh-level law.
The Divine Firmament Thunder Source is a calamity and divine punishment that is symbiotic with tribulation lightning and bound by cause and effect.
The Law of Thunder is the Thunder Origin that is free and eternal in all heavens. The two are of the same origin but different flow, complementing each other. One is bound to cause and effect, while the other travels alone in heaven and earth, completely making up for all the shortcomings of his thunder system.
The instant the two laws of thunder and lightning reached perfection, the Dao Resonance resonated violently, causing the tribulation meridians in the entire sea of consciousness to surge wildly.
Calamity is the beginning of all destruction, lightning is the blade of all punishment, and cause and effect are the rope that binds all things.
Following the myriad causal paths interwoven with tribulations and lightning, he touched upon the ultimate mystery of the Great Dao.
Countless causes and effects intertwine and entangle; all origins, all bonds, all paths, and all existence ultimately return to annihilation. A terrifying Dao pattern, transcending all laws and holding sway over the final outcome of all things, condenses and takes shape deep within his sea of consciousness.
The third brand-new core law has suddenly appeared— the Law of Karmic Destruction, which is also a mid-level core law at level seven.
This law governs the tracing of cause and effect and ultimate annihilation. It can go against the flow of cause and effect in all existence, trace back to the source, cut off the root, and annihilate the origin. No matter the Daoist magic, divine power, spiritual foundation, or destiny entanglement, as long as there is a causal relationship, it can be erased with one click and completely reduced to zero.
The three principles were successively enlightened and perfected, resonating and merging into one in the sea of consciousness.
The Divine Firmament Thunder Source, the Law of Thunder, the Law of Karmic Destruction, plus the Tribulation Source Law Fate Tribulation, are four core Daos that are interconnected and interlocked, weaving together a supreme Dao network covering tribulation, thunder, cause, effect, birth, and death.
At that very moment, an incomparably profound and vast enlightenment instantly swept over Chen Du's entire divine soul.
He clearly sensed that he had broken free from the shackles of the superficial laws of cultivation, penetrated the illusory appearances of all things, and reached the ultimate order of this universe with his fingertips.
The myriad great principles of the world, all the laws of the heavens, and the birth and death of all things—their origins, trajectories, and ultimate fates—were all revealed before him without reservation.
This profound sense of understanding of the origins of the universe is unprecedented and deeply moving.
After a long while, Chen Du slowly opened his eyes and exhaled a long, stale breath.
Purple currents surged and lightning patterns rose and fell in his palms. An invisible Daoist Dao Resonance of cause and effect and annihilation quietly surrounded him. It was calm and indifferent, yet it contained the ultimate power to overturn the heavens and end all laws.
He slowly got up and stretched his muscles.
The distant sound of the bell from Qingfeng Temple at the foot of the mountain drifted over, and the tranquility remained unchanged.
Unbeknownst to anyone, during his short month of seclusion at the Bamboo Academy, he comprehended three core laws, broke through the surface of the Heavenly Dao, and glimpsed the essence of the universe. His foundation and trump cards had already reached a completely new level.