Five Stars

Thick, layered clouds covered the entire sky. Occasionally, bolts of lightning, as thick as ten feet, would break through the clouds like giant silver pythons, tearing the sky apart. The blinding light enveloped the entire mountain range in a majestic aura. In this extremely violent environment, even the magical beasts deep in the mountains dared not show themselves and all huddled in their caves. Faintly, low growls could be heard carried by the gale and spread throughout the entire mountain range.

Xiao Yan, on the other hand, sat cross-legged on the blue stone and began to try to use the Wind and Thunder Power the world, which was at its peak at the moment, to guide out the Wind and Thunder Power in the scroll and absorb and refine it!

As the scroll was torn open, a blinding silver light burst forth from it, instantly transforming into a thick pillar of silver lightning that pierced directly into the thick layer of dark clouds. The powerful beam of light could be clearly seen even from a hundred miles away.

The sudden outburst of the scroll startled Xiao Yan, but fortunately, the beam of light did not last long. With a hiss, it rapidly retracted from the dark clouds and finally shrank completely back into the scroll.

Seeing that the scroll had returned to normal, Xiao Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his gaze back to the scroll placed in front of him and was slightly taken aback. Perhaps because of the previous anomaly, the silver scroll was now enveloped in a layer of faint silver light, and strange images were faintly appearing on the surface of the light.

Xiao Yuan, standing to the side, was simultaneously activating the Demon Thunder Mirror to absorb and refine small Wind and Thunder Power from the vicinity into his body, while observing the strange, faintly visible images.

With Xiao Yuan's powerful memory, remembering these things wasn't too difficult. However, he couldn't discern any clues about cultivating the Xiao Yuan Three Thousand Lightning Movement from them.

As the silver light grew stronger, the faint images on it gradually became clearer. Upon closer inspection, they resembled human figures running in various forms. Although the human figures were in different postures, each of them was enveloped by a silver lightning bolt resembling a tiny electric python. With a slight movement of the light, the figures seemed to come alive, and the space rippled slightly. One after another, energy figures suddenly broke free from the light's restraints and rushed straight towards the distant sky.

These illusory figures moved at terrifying speeds, as if ignoring spatial distances. In just an instant, they rushed out of Xiao Yan's soul perception range.

Seeing this, Xiao Yuan remained calm and even began to observe with great interest.

Previously, he couldn't see any clues, but when these figures started moving, Xiao Yuan actually discerned some patterns! "Condense!"

However, Yao Lao quickly made his move. With a low shout, his powerful and astonishing soul force surged out, not only controlling all the energy figures in mid-air, but also crushing the raging wind.

As the gale subsided, the energy figures that were about to soar into the sky were frozen in place. For a moment, these energy figures remained suspended in mid-air, forming all sorts of strange postures.

"Go back!"

Yao Lao's deep shout rang out again, and the powerful soul force that had almost completely enveloped the mountain surged back. As the soul force receded, those energy figures were also pulled down as if by an extremely powerful force, and finally poured into Xiao Yan's head.

At the same time, a silver light enveloping soul power split out from it and flowed directly into Xiao Yuan's brow.

After completing this step, the Yao Lao's figure became noticeably more ethereal.

But before Xiao Yuan could even worry about Yao Lao, he was overwhelmed by the crisscrossing figures in his mind and became somewhat dizzy.

However, soon, the Wind and Thunder Douqi within his body seemed to be drawn in, acting as a vessel to carry the silver light within.

At the same time, the Demon Thunder Mirror also began to operate on its own, actually starting to draw in a large amount of Wind and Thunder Power from the sky.

Upon seeing this, Yao Lao's expression immediately hardened. Xiao Yuan probably couldn't withstand such a powerful Wind and Thunder Power! However, he had just expended a lot of his soul power to imprint a copy of the Three Thousand Lightning Movement onto Xiao Yuan. In addition, Xiao Yuan was in a soul form, which was inherently restrained by heavenly thunder. If he were to actually make a move, the Wind and Thunder Power would likely increase due to the provocation, and things would probably become even more troublesome!

Swoosh! At this moment, a black lightning mark appeared between Xiao Yuan's eyebrows, and an aura carrying destructive power also appeared on his body.

"Hmm? Black Demon Lightning?"

The Yao Lao was slightly taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he looked at the black Lightning Mark between Xiao Yuan's eyebrows with some astonishment and muttered to himself in surprise.

If it's Black Demon Lightning, then this amount of Wind and Thunder Power is nothing.

Relieved, Yao Lao turned to look at Xiao Yan, who was starting to lose focus because of his powerful soul force.

At this moment, he was a little overwhelmed and felt somewhat helpless.

Is this a happy problem? Both disciples are so talented, and both love to cause all sorts of trouble.

"Don't let your mind wander. The Wind and Thunder Power has already entered your body through those images. Quickly refine it!"

The Yao Lao gave a deep reminder, and then he divided his attention into three parts: one for Xiao Yuan and one for Xiao Yan, and one for the surrounding situation.

After Yao Lao's shout, Xiao Yan's cultivation got back on track.

On Xiao Yuan's side, it was a terrifying sight. Streaks of Silver Lightning descended from the sky, continuously striking Xiao Yuan's brow. At this moment, he was practically a human lightning rod.

As lightning flashed, Xiao Yuan's aura began to increase slightly.

Within the azure Wind and Thunder Power within his body, silver light spots spread out. If these silver light spots could be magnified, they would clearly be the energy figures seen earlier!

Clearly, the cultivation method of the Three Thousand Lightning Movement has been integrated with the Wind and Thunder Power. Now, all that is needed is to refine the Wind and Thunder Power to cultivate the Three Thousand Lightning Movement! At the same time, the Black Demon Lightning that has gathered at Xiao Yuan's brow to form Lightning Mark is also constantly absorbing the power of heavenly thunder to strengthen itself.

A portion of the energy was fed back to Xiao Yuan by the refined Black Demon Lightning. Under the operation of the Demon Thunder Mirror, it transformed into pure Lightning Attribute Dou Qi and entered the Azure Wood Qi Gathering Palaces.

At the summit of the mountain, dense silver lightning, like a cocoon, enveloped Xiao Yuan, who was sitting cross-legged. As time passed, the lightning in the sky decreased, and the lightning around Xiao Yuan became increasingly intense. Even Yao Lao had to put some distance between himself and Xiao Yuan.

But the torrential rain, hidden by the dark night sky, pounded down furiously, and for a moment, the entire mountain range was shrouded in a raging storm.

Although it was pouring rain outside, Xiao Yuan, who was enveloped in lightning, was completely dry. His clothes, which had been soaked by the rain, had long been dried by the surging Lightning Attribute Dou Qi. All the raindrops that followed were evaporated into a mist by the surrounding Silver Lightning when they reached him, and then rose up before being shattered by the next raindrops.

Time passed swiftly during cultivation. The dark clouds in the sky thinned out a bit, and the torrential rain, after raging all night, gradually showed signs of fatigue. Only after a long while would a shower of rain fall, no longer as powerful as before.

The rain stopped, and a golden ray of sunlight pierced through the dark clouds. The silver lightning on the mountaintop slowly dissipated, revealing Xiao Yuan in a white robe.

At this moment, although he was still sitting cross-legged, he was three inches off the ground, actually floating in mid-air! As he opened his eyes, cyan lightning burst out from his eyes, directly blasting a deep pit into the blue stone in front of him, and the aura of Five-Star Dou Ling spread out.

"I never expected to be able to break through two stars in a row."

The Azure Lightning in his eyes slowly dissipated, and Xiao Yuan's body fell from the levitation. Then he looked at his palm with some surprise.

I don't know if it's because this is the first time I've officially used the power of Black Demon Lightning through the Demon Thunder Mirror, but the effect this time is surprisingly good. Not only has the Black Demon Lightning to a level that can be used as a trump card, but it has also directly increased its level by two stars.

According to his estimation, if he were to use all his abilities right now, he would probably be able to fight against Dou Wang expert.

The Dou Wang is not far off!

Xiao Yuan felt a flash of excitement, then came back to his senses and looked at Yao Lao.

"Teacher, what you just did..."

Xiao Yuan glanced at the figure of the Yao Lao, which was indeed more illusory than before, and was about to say something when the Yao Lao raised his hand to interrupt him.

"It only took some effort. I'll recover after a period of rest. It's nothing serious. If I had a physical body back then, I could have easily used this little trick."

The Yao Lao waved his hand, indicating that Xiao Yuan didn't need to worry about it.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan nodded seriously. Some things are better kept in mind and put into practice than just said a few words.

"How about it? Let's see if my skills have gotten rusty."

The Yao Lao laughed.

"Good."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yuan closed his eyes slightly, and the silver light spots flowing in the Azure Douqi gathered in his mind, and vivid and strangely shaped humanoid images flashed into view.

Beneath their feet, a ray of silver light stretched and contracted, resembling an accelerator carrying these figures through the air.

"Transform your body into thunder, and control it with your mind!"

Just as Xiao Yuan was memorizing the last image, the images in front of him suddenly converged rapidly, solidifying into eight ancient, gleaming silver characters.

Is this what they mean by "Three Thousand Lightning Movement"?

With a slight understanding in his heart, Xiao Yuan couldn't help but activate the Wind and Thunder Douqi Qi within his body, which contained the Wind and Thunder Power. With a thought, the Wind and Thunder Douqi formed strands of lightning that enveloped the surface of his body. The lightning surged and then automatically began to flow downwards. In just a moment, it gathered into a ball of cyan light, enveloping his feet.

Looking down at the silver light enveloping his feet, Xiao Yuan leaned forward slightly, raising his right foot with a strange arc, ultimately forming the exact same pose as in the previous image.

He held the pose for a moment, then Xiao Yuan feet landed lightly. As his feet landed, his vision suddenly blurred, and upon closer inspection, he was astonished to find that he was now in mid-air outside the mountain peak. His light step had actually propelled him directly from the mountaintop into the sky.

Immediately afterwards, he took steps again, following the image in his memory. Amidst flashes of blue lightning, thunder rumbled, and his figure appeared in various parts of the sky at a pace that was completely unpredictable.

At this moment, as he treads through the air, he has not summoned the Purple Cloud Wings at all! Standing on the void is the mark of Dou Zong powerhouse, and with the help of the Three Thousand Lightning Movement, Xiao Yuan has barely reached this level.

After several attempts, Xiao Yuan returned to the mountaintop, then smiled joyfully at Yao Lao and said, "Teacher, I guess I succeeded!"

Upon hearing this, the Yao Lao shook his head and chuckled, "You can cultivate, but to say you've mastered it, I'm afraid not. Did you return to the mountain peak just now because you didn't want to? Was it because if you continued, you wouldn't be able to control your own location anymore?"

Xiao Yuan touched his nose somewhat awkwardly, realizing that he couldn't hide it from his discerning teacher after all.

Just as the teacher said, if I had continued, I probably would have had to stop using the Three Thousand Lightning Movement technique because I couldn't find a foothold and had to use the Purple Cloud Wings to fly back.

If you really want to use it in combat, you'll probably need to practice a lot.

These Three Thousand Lightning Movement are divided into three layers: Lightning Flash, Lightning Blink, and Three Thousand Lightning.

When one cultivates to the final level of the Three Thousand Lightning Realm, one can move through space silently, almost like teleportation. Even Dou Zong expert would not dare to underestimate such speed.

As for himself now, he probably can't even reach the level of Lightning Flash, let alone Three Thousand Lightning.

However, with my talent, I believe I will soon be able to master the knack of it.

Of course, the guidance of the Yao Lao was indispensable in this process.

"Three Thousand Lightning Movement, still as a rock, moving like a thunderbolt, seeking neither ostentation nor fanfare, but only surprise and to strike the enemy with its momentum. Because of your powerful soul, your control over the energy within your body is also exceptional. So your imposing manner just now was somewhat inappropriate. Pay attention to controlling the output of your Wind and Thunder Power, concentrating it on one point. The power that will be unleashed will make you the fastest person below the Dou Wang level. If you can reach this level, you will have truly stepped into the first level of Three Thousand Lightning Movement, the Lightning Flash Realm."

The Yao Lao stroked his beard and said calmly.

Xiao Yuan nodded upon hearing this, but felt somewhat helpless.

The main reason was that he was too excited just now and couldn't help himself. He used more and more Wind and Thunder Douqi each time, so it's no wonder that he lost control like that.