Thunder Circles in the Sky

In front of the gate of Villa Number Nine.

"Little Hao, didn't you say you missed your brother?"

"Now that you see your brother, why aren't you calling out to him!"

Qin Wanqing softly said to the little boy beside her.

Shi Yi looked at the little boy, this was his younger brother, Shi Hao, six years his junior.

He was also the key to this family not being broken, and the fuse that led him to leave this home.

"Brother!"

Shi Hao, hiding behind Qin Wanqing, called out timidly.

"Mm!"

Shi Yi nodded.

He could feel that Shi Hao was a little scared, or rather, scared of his eyes.

Children forget easily, but that's for happy things. For things that scare them, they remember them forever.

His eyes had left a shadow in the other's mind, which was why the boy was afraid of him and found it hard to get close to him.

Seeing this, Qin Wanqing sighed inwardly but didn't say much, leading Shi Yi into the house.

Shi Yi walked around the house. Although the furnishings inside had not changed much, he felt a sense of unfamiliarity.

His mother chatted with him gently, but he felt a distance between himself and this home.

Before long, the male head of the household, Shi Xuan, returned.

He wore an exquisite suit and glasses. Although he was a middle-aged man in his forties, his features were still sharp, and his physique was well-maintained.

Standing with Qin Wanqing, they made a handsome couple.

"Little Yi is back!"

Shi Xuan smiled when he saw Shi Yi.

On the way, he picked up Shi Hao, who had run over.

"Little Hao, have you been naughty again!"

Shi Xuan tickled Shi Hao's face with his chin stubble.

It was evident that Shi Xuan doted on his son, Shi Hao.

Their family life was truly warm and harmonious.

After finishing dinner at home, Shi Yi left!

He didn't let Shi Xuan see him off, he just took a taxi and left!

Watching Shi Yi leave as if he were a guest after dinner, Qin Wanqing's heart was filled with complex emotions.

From May to October each year in the Great Zhou Dynasty, the rainfall was relatively heavy.

During the rainy season, heavy rain would pour down, and most of the upstream rainwater would converge into the Yonghuai River.

This was also the signal for the Yonghuai River's flood season.

At that time, the Dan River would also rise, and it might even develop into a flood.

Those who reacted quickly would move away from the Dan River during the heavy rain season to avoid the floods.

"It's raining heavily!"

As soon as Shi Yi returned to the Central Great World, he saw the pouring rain.

This situation was beyond Shi Yi's expectations; he hadn't anticipated it would be raining so heavily.

Fortunately, there was a cave not far away.

The place he chose to leave from was not only because it was at a high elevation and secluded, but also because of the nearby cave.

Shi Yi quickened his pace and soon arrived inside the cave.

The cave was not large, it could accommodate more than ten people standing. It was fine for him to shelter from the rain alone.

"With such heavy rain, it seems the flood season for the Dan River is coming."

"I wonder if it will develop into a flood."

Shi Yi was a little worried.

He was still near the Dan River at the moment. Although his location was at a high place and wouldn't be submerged, the road back would definitely be flooded, and his return journey would be affected.

Of course, he could also teleport directly to the large tree outside Anyuan Town, but that would deviate from his plan.

"I'll wait for the rain to stop first!"

"Even if I go to the big tree, it should be raining heavily there too. It's better to stay here than to hide from the rain."

It was common knowledge from textbooks that rainy days were not suitable for hiding under large trees.

Shi Yi had already completed his nine years of compulsory education, so he naturally understood these things.

"The matters on Earth have temporarily concluded. My focus will now shift to martial arts training."

"At the same time, I need to catch up on learning the local script and I mustn't forget to inquire about the methods to become an Immortal."

Shi Yi had never given up on his plan to cultivate the Path of Immortality.

While the Martial Path was not bad, who could refuse the dream of flying with a sword?

Back then, he had used a drone for reconnaissance and accidentally captured a scene of someone controlling flying needles. It had left a deep impression on him.

However, he had just arrived in the Central Great World at the time and didn't understand this world. For safety, he hadn't used the drone for reconnaissance again.

After all, the drone he brought that time made quite a bit of noise; it could be heard from far away, making it easy to be discovered.

Later, Shi Yi had used a drone to film again, but he hadn't found any traces.

The bodies of the people killed by the flying needles in the footage had all disappeared.

"When the time is right, I'll reveal my advancement to the Blood Essence Realm. Then I'll be able to access more things!"

When Shi Yi chatted with Zhao Cheng, he had also asked many questions. Zhao Cheng answered some of them, while for others, he advised Shi Yi to avoid them for the time being.

In their conversations, the Blood Essence Realm was mentioned as a threshold.

"Rumble!"

Amidst the dark, swirling clouds, lightning flashed, followed by deafening thunder.

This commotion was even greater in the wilderness, as if it were happening right beside one's ear, shattering the spirit.

Shi Yi's contemplation was interrupted. He instinctively looked up at the sky, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.

Because he suddenly noticed that in the sky, layers of extremely special lightning had converged to form a massive thunderous circle, with distinct layers.

Each thunderclap seemed to emanate from these layered circles, differing from his understanding of lightning as 'a discharge phenomenon caused by charged clouds or between clouds and the ground.'

In his eyes, the lightning was radiating from those massive thunderous circles.

At the same time, he could see that as the lightning tore through the sky, streams of special blue energy appeared, then dispersed into the heavens and earth.

"Could cultivating the Path of Immortality be related to this blue energy?"

This thought surfaced in Shi Yi's mind.

The red Blood Essence he saw with his Double Pupils was related to martial arts cultivation and Blood Essence.

As for this blue energy, he hadn't seen it before. It was only now, with the lightning and thunder, that he could perceive it.

This world was very different from Earth. Some things here couldn't be explained by Earth's science at all.

"The more I understand this world, the more mysterious it feels."

Shi Yi's gaze was intense.

The more it was like this, the more interested he became.

The lightning and thunder continued for over an hour before finally ceasing, and the massive thunderous circles also disappeared. However, the rain only intensified, showing no signs of stopping.

Shi Yi had initially thought that with heavy rain, it would end soon.

Light rain drizzles continuously; heavy rain is sudden and passes quickly.

"It looks like it might rain all day today. My return to Anyuan Town might have to be postponed!"

Shi Yi frowned slightly. This deviated from his original plan!

His return date would be delayed!

In the face of nature, no matter how good his plan was, all he could do was wait.

Unless he could change the heavens and earth with a single hand, dispelling the dark clouds and replacing them with clear skies.

"I'll cultivate here for a while. If the rain hasn't stopped by then, I'll return to Earth!"

Shi Yi pondered for a moment and chose to cultivate in the cave.

The three moves he practiced didn't create much of a disturbance and didn't require a large space.

Returning to Earth rendered his cultivation ineffective, so he could only cultivate here.

As for cultivating at home in Anyuan Town, he hadn't even considered that option.