Guidance from Lei Xu Marquis

Lie Shan walked out of the villa and immediately spotted the little guy standing at the entrance, afraid to step inside, so he spoke up, "Come in."

He did not go to greet him, but simply stood at the door, waiting quietly.

Li Yilin did not dare to hesitate; he hurried forward and came to a stop when he was five meters away.

There was no helping it; he hadn't felt much when looking at photos, but with the person standing right in front of him, he realized that Lei Xu Marquis was actually six or seven meters tall. Clad in a suit of black battle armor, he stood there quietly, looking just like a small mountain.

The two Kinkaku on his head pointed straight toward the sky, adding a touch of ferocity to his already imposing aura.

Although even an Immortal possesses an ordinary body within the Virtual Universe, the Immortal will contained within—that powerful will capable of communicating with the Origin Law of the universe—was enough to make one submit involuntarily.

Is this what an Immortal powerhouse is like?

Li Yilin's heart surged with emotion; he bowed respectfully and said, "Junior Li Yilin pays his respects to Senior Lei Xu Marquis."

"Mm." Lei Xu Marquis nodded slowly, his massive voice sounding like muffled thunder, leaving one's head spinning.

"Let's go."

In the Virtual Universe, the authority of an Immortal is quite high, though not like a Venerable who possesses a plane space entirely their own.

However, occupying one temporarily was absolutely no problem.

Li Yilin only felt a blur before his eyes, and he appeared on a vast grassland.

The green grass stretched endlessly, and overhead, several massive purple stars orbited according to a unique pattern.

Is this the Killing Space?

Li Yilin's face revealed curiosity.

"Based on your own strength and such, set up an opponent identical to yourself and have a fight. I need to understand your comprehension of the laws, your movement techniques, combat skills, and the laws... all these situations," Lie Shan said.

Guiding cultivation is not a casual matter; at the very least, one must first understand the student, otherwise, teaching them what they already know would be quite embarrassing.

"Yes."

Li Yilin nodded and immediately designated an opponent based on his own strength.

Lie Shan stood in the distance, watching Li Yilin begin a fierce battle against his designated opponent. He watched him use the Body Amplitude Secret Technique Thunder Dragon Art, and employ the combat secret techniques Thunder Dragon Step, Thunder Dragon Fall, and even Thunder Prison. Although the expression on his face did not change, he felt increasingly surprised inside.

It was not because of Li Yilin's comprehension of the laws, nor his combat skills, but because of the secret techniques he possessed.

With his keen eye, he could naturally see that the secret techniques the kid used, whether they were amplitude-based or combat-based, seemed to originate from the same source.

Although his depth of comprehension regarding the Time Law and Lightning Law was roughly the same, the profundity of the secret technique had actually caused him to unknowingly touch upon a trace of the essence of the law's origin?

No wonder that Thunder Dragon Claw could not be condensed; he had touched the essence but had not learned how to utilize it, much like having a mountain of treasure but being unable to convert it into actual strength.

A secret technique—what is a secret technique? It is the method of utilizing the Origin Law.

One can rely on the depth of law comprehension to force progress early on, but as the difficulty of practicing secret techniques increases, it is no longer possible to rely on muddling through.

Others practice secret techniques to comprehend the Origin Law, but this kid is something else—he comprehends the Origin Law first, then forces it into the secret techniques.

His application of the laws is crudely unbelievable.

He had no idea how he had managed to cultivate to this level.

After watching for only a short while, Lie Shan called a halt to Li Yilin.

There was no need to keep watching; this kid had absolutely no foundation. Continuing to watch would not only be a waste of time but also an eyesore.

Li Yilin stopped and looked at Lie Shan with anticipation.

His eyes were so bright that the expectation within them seemed ready to drown a person. The reprimand that had been on the tip of Lie Shan's tongue swirled around and transformed into understanding.

"Your comprehension of the laws is not bad," he said.

"Your combat awareness and techniques are also passable," he added.

As a warrior who had earned the title of "Giant Axe Warrior," one could question anything, but never his combat-related content.

But apart from those two things, there was nothing else to praise.

Facing Li Yilin's gaze, which was brighter than a star, Lie Shan pondered and recalled for a long time, only to find that he couldn't think of anything else to praise.

"What you want to solve is why the second layer of the Thunder Dragon Art cannot be maintained, right?" Lie Shan decided not to make things difficult for himself and got straight to work.

Li Yilin's eyes burned with intensity as he looked at him with even greater anticipation. He nodded vigorously, then seemed to feel that this was not respectful enough toward Senior Lei Xu Marquis, so he spoke, "Yes, Senior. I can feel that the completion of the second layer of the Thunder Dragon Art is only a hair's breadth away, but I haven't been able to find the reason for that missing piece.

"Does Senior have a solution?"

Lie Shan pondered for a moment, feeling it was quite tricky.

Is there a solution?

There certainly is.

But all of this revolves around the technique of applying the laws.

To be honest, Li Yilin's technique for applying the laws was truly too poor. He wanted to offer guidance, but the kid had problems everywhere; he was like a leaking sieve—plugging any one hole wouldn't be right.

If he really kept guiding him like this, he wouldn't be able to finish explaining it in a year.

Sure enough, money is hard to earn, and life is tough!

He cursed himself inwardly before speaking, "Although the Thunder Dragon Art only displays the Lightning Law, every stage actually requires a significant level of insight into and application of the Time Law..." He calmed his mind, deciding to first address the root of the problem this kid wanted to solve most.

"...The scales on the Thunder Dragon Claw are like the Lightning Law you have comprehended; the more you understand the Lightning Law, the harder the scales become. The thread connecting each scale and the claw tip is the Time Law. The toughness of this thread determines the stability with which each scale and claw tip is held in place. Neither can be missing." Having said this, Lie Shan paused and looked at Li Yilin.

"You have reached this step now. The scales are hard enough, the claw tips are sharp enough, and the connecting thread is tough enough..." Lie Shan spoke very slowly, almost breaking down the problems he saw and feeding them to Li Yilin piece by piece.

The more Li Yilin listened, the more he realized that many areas he thought were perfect still had plenty of room for improvement in the eyes of his senior.

There were even places where he had gone down the wrong path without realizing it, and he had even been smug about his own progress.

Too many, too many!

Too many problems.

Li Yilin's eyes grew redder, and a mental storm whipped up hurricanes in his mind, yet he forcibly suppressed them.

Half a month later.

"Alright, that's about all the problems." After finishing, Lie Shan let out a long sigh of relief.

Finally finished explaining!

"Thank you, Senior." Li Yilin bowed deeply, his face full of gratitude.

Compared to himself half a month ago, although his strength level had not changed, his aura was now more refined and lacked that sense of superficiality.

At a glance, if not for his unchanged appearance, one would think he was a completely different person.

Li Yilin was certain that he could now completely crush the version of himself from half a month ago.

The gains were too great.

He had almost completely reorganized his insights into the Lightning Law and the Time Law.

Lie Shan looked at Li Yilin with an expression of admiration.

Although this kid had many problems, he had one advantage: he was smart.

For many issues, he only needed to point them out, and Li Yilin would quickly react and correct them in time. As for some more hidden problems, even if he couldn't discover them immediately, he could quickly understand and digest them after his explanation.

If not for this, half a month would not have been enough to sort everything out.

In a good mood, he decided to offer a few more pointers, "A person's strength, besides the key factor of the depth of their law comprehension, also depends on combat techniques and the application of those laws."

"I have a combat secret manual I want to recommend to you. This manual is nothing special; it cannot compare to the precious techniques you currently use, and it will barely increase your strength, but it has one benefit: it can complete the foundation of your law application," he said.

Li Yilin's eyes lit up instantly.