Zhang Caixin had only been thinking that openly using spells among their own people might seem like grandstanding, but Azure Firmament Master had been thinking of displaying divine power before the public.
The facts proved that the old Daoist's idea was quite good. The guests who had come to witness the ceremony could not help cheering loudly at the sight.
Elder Yu was already extremely old, often drowsy and half-asleep, but at that moment, he became alert. He called to his guard, "Go ask Qingzhu what she learned. See whether she can show me."
Yu Qingzhu received the message, but she still refused. She told her grandfather, "Cultivation isn't something meant for people to watch. If you want to see it, I'll demonstrate it for you privately later."
Elder Yu had the temperament of an old child and occasionally liked to show off, but his granddaughter had a point, so he did not insist. "Then later it is. Oh, and let her uncles know about it as well."
Seeing that the atmosphere seemed a little awkward, Zhang Dongyuan of Allure Sect stepped forward. He cupped his hands in all directions and spoke loudly. "My Allure Sect has nothing particularly impressive to offer. I shall present a small Thunder Art for my fellow Daoists to critique."
He began forming hand seals, murmuring an incantation under his breath. Seven or eight seconds later, he drew a Tai Chi diagram with both hands, then pointed forward with his left hand and shouted, "Strike!"
A bolt of lightning appeared out of thin air and struck the empty ground ahead dead on. Then... it was gone!
His Thunder Art was not even as powerful as Luo Hua's Mortal Transcendence Stage Thunderclap Talisman, but producing lightning barehanded was still quite remarkable.
Dong Zenghong, standing some distance