"Lin Fan, you..."
Daoist Priest Four-Eyes spoke without thinking, then realized he had lost his composure.
He hurriedly concealed his shocked expression, as if afraid someone might notice.
Instead, he put on a suspicious look and sized up Lin Fan.
Lin Fan asked in confusion, "Martial Uncle, what's wrong?"
"Lin Fan, wasn't your Five Thunders Spell only at the entry level just now?"
Daoist Priest Four-Eyes looked at Lin Fan, then at the charred marks covering the zombie, and felt dizzy.
This Lightning Arts technique was definitely no simple matter. To burn a zombie black from head to toe, it would have to be the Minor Accomplishment Five Thunders Spell at the very least!
How could Lin Fan possibly have performed it?
"Don't rush."
Uncle Jiu raised his hand to interrupt Daoist Priest Four-Eyes, then stepped forward and walked over to the zombie.
He took a close look, and his expression changed drastically!
The wound on the corpse was actually tiny!
The blackened body was merely an outward appearance. It wasn't because the Lightning Arts had been poorly controlled.
Rather, the Lightning Arts had been too powerful for the Black Zombie to withstand, causing the force to spread throughout its body!
How was this possible?!
The Lightning Arts had been concentrated entirely at a single point, refined to the extreme!
It was completely different from the ordinary Lightning Arts, whose form and spirit were both scattered.
To reach this level, it had to be at least the Grand Perfection level!
Was this caused by the Lightning Arts Lin Fan had used?
How could that be?!
Uncle Jiu had studied and comprehended the Five Thunders Spell for decades. He couldn't claim to wield it with absolute mastery.
But he was still considered one of the best among his peers.
Yet now, looking at the traces left behind where the Lightning Arts had spread across the corpse...
It was probably no weaker than his own!
Not to mention Daoist Priest Four-Eyes beside him!
"Senior Disciple Brother, have you never seen the Minor Accomplishment Five Thunders Spell?" Daoist Priest Four-Eyes asked with a laugh, stepping forward to tease him. "You're making too much of a fuss."
"Open your eyes and look carefully. Is this Minor Accomplishment?"
Uncle Jiu had no mood for joking. He pointed at the zombie's chest and spoke in a low voice.
"Senior Disciple Brother, is that really necessary?"
Frightened by Uncle Jiu's expression, Daoist Priest Four-Eyes muttered as he squatted beside the zombie.
He abruptly fell silent. His pupils widened, and he stammered, "This... this..."
Daoist Priest Four-Eyes could hardly believe his own eyes!
This Five Thunders Spell was absolutely at the Major Accomplishment level!
It was even above mine!
Even if Lin Fan had truly attained sudden enlightenment and raised his entry-level Five Thunders Spell to Minor Accomplishment, that would still be understandable!
But to rise from the entry level to Major Accomplishment in the blink of an eye...
That was absolutely impossible!
Even with the Five Thunders Spell at the same Major Accomplishment level, Daoist Priest Four-Eyes had no confidence that he could deliver a strike this precise and vicious!
Could Lin Fan's Five Thunders Spell actually be above mine?
Then all these years I spent cultivating would have been for nothing!
"Martial Uncle, Master, Senior Disciple Brother is impressive, but it can't be that amazing, can it?"
Wen Cai scratched his head beside them, his face full of confusion.
Wasn't it just a Five Thunders Spell?
What was there to make such a fuss about?
Never mind me—even Senior Disciple Brother Qiu Sheng could occasionally manage to cast a Five Thunders Spell.
Yet he had never seen Master or Martial Uncle act surprised, let alone praise him!
I knew it. Master and Martial Uncle only dote on Senior Disciple Brother!
"What the hell do you know? This is the Five Thunders Spell at the Major Accomplishment level!"
Daoist Priest Four-Eyes turned around and scolded Wen Cai, then looked back at the zombie's chest.
He couldn't help taking a deep breath, feeling his head buzz.
"What?!"
Qiu Sheng was startled when he heard that, his eyes going wide.
He felt as if he had heard wrong.
"Senior Disciple Brother's Five Thunders Spell had only just reached the entry level, didn't it?"
Wen Cai was dumbfounded as well. He turned and stared fixedly at Lin Fan.
How was this possible?
Uncle Jiu shook his head helplessly and said, "Junior Brother, you should cultivate properly too. You can't even recognize the Five Thunders Spell at the Grand Perfection level?"
"G-Grand Perfection?!"
Daoist Priest Four-Eyes shuddered and looked at the corpse's wound again.
His head felt even heavier, as if he had been struck by lightning.
The Five Thunders Spell at the Grand Perfection level?
How could that be...
"Stop looking. It's Grand Perfection."
Uncle Jiu waved his hand, then looked toward Lin Fan and questioned him with a piercing gaze. "A-Xuan, was this really you?"
"In this deserted area around the charity cemetery, who else could it be?"
Asked helplessly, Lin Fan gave a wry smile and changed the subject. "Master, it's getting late. I'll go back to my room and practice."
"Lin Fan, you should explain what happened first..."
Daoist Priest Four-Eyes still wanted to ask more, but Uncle Jiu immediately raised a hand to stop him.
Uncle Jiu nodded and instructed him, "Rest well. Tomorrow morning, go to Ren Family Town. Master will take you for some Western tea."
"Yes!"
Lin Fan's heart jolted, but he answered obediently.
He then turned and left, though he grew wary inside.
Western tea!
Was it finally about to begin?
He had thought that his transmigration had thrown the entire storyline into chaos.
Now it was finally about to begin. Scene after scene from the movie flashed through Lin Fan's mind.
It was practically a script he would never forget after seeing it once.
Lin Fan suppressed his excitement and slowly walked into his room.
"Senior Disciple Brother, why didn't you ask him properly?"
Daoist Priest Four-Eyes felt as if ants were crawling all over his heart and gave a bitter smile.
"A great blessing. Don't probe too deeply."
Uncle Jiu waved his hand, a trace of pride showing on his face, then turned and left.
"Hey, you..."
Daoist Priest Four-Eyes froze, utterly dumbfounded!
After all that, you just wanted to show off to me?
"Martial Uncle, a great blessing. Don't probe too deeply!"
Wen Cai and Qiu Sheng wore teasing smiles as they imitated Uncle Jiu's tone.
Then they fled outside as fast as they could!
"You two little brats, just wait until I catch you!"
Daoist Priest Four-Eyes cursed and chased after them.
Late at night.
"Open the Merit Value System."
Lin Fan returned to his room. At that moment, he had no intention of resting.
He hurriedly called out to the system in his mind.
[System Prompt: The Merit Value System has been opened. Merit Points may be used to optimize Daoist Magic that has reached Grand Perfection.]
"Check the Daoist Magic that can be optimized."
[Detecting the host's Daoist Magic at the Grand Perfection level!] [The host's Five Thunders Spell (Grand Perfection) has been detected. Optimization requires 50 Merit Points.] [The host's Calming Heart Talisman (Grand Perfection) has been detected. Optimization requires 30 Merit Points.] [The host's Soul Suppression Talisman (Grand Perfection) has been detected. Optimization requires 30 Merit Points.]
Several voices rang out in Lin Fan's mind.
Lin Fan began calculating.
The Soul Suppression Talisman could intimidate demons, control zombies at the same level as him, and immobilize them.
When facing several opponents at once, it could indeed serve as a delaying and controlling technique.
The Calming Heart Talisman mainly purified negative statuses from the body and granted immunity to them.
Though it couldn't be maintained for long, it could still allow him to keep his mind clear and transparent for ten breaths.
"The Five Thunders Spell... Lightning Arts are the best in the world, so what's there to think about?"
Lin Fan laughed and shook his head.
Lightning Arts were the supreme form of Daoist Magic!
Sure enough, offensive Daoist Magic was the most satisfying!
"System, optimize the Five Thunders Spell."
Lin Fan made his choice without hesitation.
The moment he finished speaking!
A sight suddenly appeared in his mind—a simple, ancient book!
Accompanied by violent winds and waves of thunder, it swept across heaven and earth!
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