Myriad Thunder Department

In the college cafeteria at dusk.

Sun Chuci and Tuanzi did not go straight back to their dormitory, but came here to eat.

Tomato and egg stir-fry, potato and chicken stir-fry, stir-fried romaine lettuce, and vinegared bean sprouts—this is tonight's standard cafeteria meal, free and no points required.

From a nutritional point of view alone, free food is actually quite good.

The two were eating with their heads down, while at the next table someone was peeling crayfish, dismantling crab legs, and gnawing on lamb chops—all of which they had earned with points.

Among the students, there are always some who spend money recklessly, using the points they earn to enjoy themselves in the cafeteria and bars.

When everyone passed by Sun Chuci and Tuanzi, they couldn't help but glance at their disheveled appearance.

The characteristics of this Agricultural Academy are just too obvious.

Someone nearby muttered quietly, "Are these the students from the Agricultural Academy? They're so pitiful..."

"Hehe, he asked for it."

As Tuanzi ate, she raised an eyebrow. Sun Chuci glanced at her and said, "Ignore them."

Tuanzi sighed and said, "I just don't understand why you insisted on enrolling in the Agricultural Academy. The rest of our team doesn't understand either."

Sun Chuci pondered for a moment, but did not refute.

Their team has always consisted of seven people, and they've worked together in the Inner World to get to where they are now. Everyone listens to him...

However, others had different opinions on enrolling in the Agricultural Academy, with everyone feeling that it was pointless.

After all, the academy is fun and new for everyone, and the colorful life here makes even the hard work of scoring points enjoyable.

The courses at the Technology Academy can make you a scientist or a hacker, while the Supernatural Academy has dedicated mentors to guide your training—both are better than the Agricultural Academy.

Having finally become Time Walker, how could I possibly go and farm?

Therefore, only Sun Chuci enrolled in the Agricultural Academy, and Tuanzi enrolled because she couldn't bear to see him go alone.

Sun Chuci thought for a moment and said, "Why don't you transfer to another college? I asked around, and the procedures are very easy to handle. You can apply on the college's app."

Tuanzi pouted. "Leave you all alone? I won't do something like that."

As she spoke, Tuanzi secretly glanced at Sun Chuci before continuing to shovel food into her mouth.

At this moment, the other five members of their team arrived, along with a new friend they had just met.

They were shocked when they saw Sun Chuci and Tuanzi's appearance. "You two really got yourselves into this state."

"Yes," Sun Chuci nodded, "How are you all?"

One of them laughed and said, "Not bad. There are quite a few interesting people at the Supernatural Academy. There are even more than a hundred Awakened aren't Time Walker. There's a student in the academy with a particularly powerful ability: he can pull others into his mirror world and make them lose their way."

Sun Chuci laughed and said, "Great! How about we have a little meeting tonight? I'll share my thoughts on the Agricultural Academy, and I also hope you can join us."

The five members of the team looked at each other in bewilderment. "Ah, Chu Ci, we also snagged a spot in tonight's lecture, which was supposed to be about classic battle videos of extraordinary beings from Inner World, supposedly a recording of a fight between Kamishiro Yunluo and Xu Linsen. We still have to attend class... Oh right, and attending class gives you 10 points."

Sun Chuci was silent for a few seconds, then smiled and said, "Then you guys should hurry up and go to class."

The five people hesitated for a moment, but ultimately left.

Sun Chuci looked across at Tuanzi, Tuanzi was crying her eyes out. He smiled and asked, "What's wrong?"

Tuanzi wiped her tears with the back of her dirty hands, making her face messy. "It's nothing, it's just that everyone has had a tough journey, and now this is happening all of a sudden."

Sun Chuci took a bite of rice and said, "What are you thinking? We're not going our separate ways. We're just not in the same college anymore."

You have many friends in your life. Sometimes you drift apart, and sometimes you meet again. This is all normal.

In the dormitory.

Xiao Yu had just finished showering, cried and said, "No, I want to transfer to another hospital! I'd rather die than go to the Agricultural Academy!"

Ma Jingjing comforted her, "Just hang in there a little longer. You won't be this tired every day. There will definitely be easier times later. Besides, we're all Time Walker now, so it's only right that we endure some hardship."

Xiao Yu said hysterically, "I can bear the hardship, but you can't learn anything at this Agricultural Academy. All you do all day is dig holes, dig holes, dig holes."

Yi Wenbo analyzed, "We've all been through Forbidden Zone No. 10. I don't need to say more about who that dean is, right? And who else could make Zard act like a little follower? Judging from his attitude towards that dean, the dean is undoubtedly Qing Chen."

Xiao Yu thought to herself, "Then I don't want to go either. Why don't you guys go? You can tell me any good news you have."

This saying implies that you suffer the hardships while I enjoy the blessings.

Ma Jingjing pondered, "This seems like a good idea. After all, we're a group, and we don't all need to be in the same college. We can share good news with any college that has it."

To be honest, Ma Jingjing knew very well that the Agricultural Academy only had a small number of students. Once you left, you were gone. How could you possibly continue to enjoy the college's benefits after you left?

But there was nothing he could do; he didn't want to comfort others every day, since every adult has their own choices.

The sound of rushing water could be heard.

Steam rose from the washroom in the dormitory, indicating that someone was taking a shower inside.

"Kongyin, are you really not considering transferring to another college?" The chubby girl in the same dormitory asked through the glass door, "Look how dirty your clothes are. This Agricultural Academy isn't for attending classes; they're clearly treating you like laborers."

No one spoke in the restroom.

The girl continued, "You had it so easy filming outside, I don't know why you came to the academy, and now you're farming. Do you know what people are saying? They say you're a princess who's fallen on hard times, it makes me angry. I know you came to the academy to cultivate your skills and protect yourself, but going to the Agricultural Academy doesn't align with your goals. What can you learn there?"

At that moment, Kamishiro Kono walked out of the bathroom wrapped in a bath towel.

She sat on the bed, lost in thought, occasionally glancing at the vast sea outside the floor-to-ceiling window.

"What kind of princess am I? I'm just an ordinary Time Walker like you all," said Kamishiro Kono.

The chubby girl sat on the bed eating potato chips. "It's different. Before you became Time Walker, you were an art goddess in Japan, the leading lady of a national treasure-level director, just like the 'Zhang Yimou girls' in China."

Kamishiro Kono looked at the blisters on her hands, then smiled gently and said, "That's all in the past. Let's not talk about it now. I need to rest. I'm really tired today."

"Kongyin, I'm curious, why do you want to join the Agricultural Academy?" the girl asked.

Kamishiro Kono laughed, "I just think there might be someone there. Although we haven't found them yet, they might appear someday, which is quite interesting. Besides, the Agricultural Academy has so few people, yet they're still ranked in the top fifty. Having this many points is pretty good."

A morning at the Agricultural Academy.

Zard eagerly brought over a chair for Qing Chen lay down on it with a smile, "Two people are missing, so there are only six left."

At this moment, only six people remained on the field: Nangong Yuanyu, Sun Chuci, Tuanzi, Ma Jingjing, Yi Wenbo, and Kamishiro Kono. Xiao Yu and Li Mengyun had been transferred to another hospital.

Qing Chen didn't care.

Nangong Yuanyu asked calmly, "Dean, the pit is dug, what are we doing today?"

"Bury it."

All six students looked surprised, with a hint of incomprehension and anger in their expressions.

Qing Chen said, "It's still not too late to transfer to another hospital."

As he spoke, he closed his eyes to rest, visualizing the Thunder Technique in his mind.

He discovered that even simply visualizing those Immortal Seal Script characters could continuously nourish and slowly strengthen the lightning within his body.

I wonder what changes will occur after the full text is analyzed.

Nangong Yuanyu remained silent for a moment, then turned around to get a shovel and filled the pit back with soil.

The others also quietly sprang into action.

Qing Chen lay down from morning till evening, as if he were sunbathing on the beach.

After the six men filled the pit back in, he had Zard pick a Chicken Blood Sprout leaf for each of them. "Crush it and rub it on your hands to heal wounds. Apply it so your hands don't get sore and you can't work tomorrow."

As he spoke, he walked into the shadow of the War Fortress building.

Zheng Yuandong leaned against the wall and laughed, "You're not that old, but you're really ruthless. I saw that Tuanzi and Kamishiro Kono both had red eyes when they filled in the hole."

Qing Chen didn't respond to that question, but instead asked, "Have the Daoist priests been invited?"

"They've all been invited; they all recognize the Immortal Seal Script."

Ten minutes later, Qing Chen sat in the Kunlun Command Center, looking at the five gray-haired Daoist priests in front of him, and said politely, "I invited you all here to ask for your help in translating some text."

Old Daoist priest. "Is food provided?"

Qing Chen was taken aback for a moment. "Manage it."

"That's fine then."

Qing Chen was both amused and exasperated. Daoists were more carefree than Buddhists; they didn't ask for payment, just food.

"Does anyone have any other requests?" Qing Chen asked.

"No," one of them said, his eyelids drooping and his eyebrows falling to his chin. "It's already quite an achievement to be able to see what our ancestors left behind. Logically speaking, we should be thanking you."

Qing Chen shook his head. "I won't show you the whole text. I will break the 281 characters into five parts and have you translate them cross-referenced to verify their accuracy."

The old Daoist priest smiled and said, "It's alright. Once you've finished translating, just tell us the name of the article."

Qing Chen glanced at Zheng Yuandong, then split the Thunder Technique into five parts, each containing 201 characters, and interleaved them to prevent anyone from pretending to understand.

He can only believe it if three people simultaneously translate a single word correctly.

After all, there aren't many Daoist priests in this world who understand the Immortal Seal Script.

Less than half an hour later, the five old Daoist priests each handed out a piece of paper.

Qing Chen pieced together the question first, then asked in confusion, "Is the question 'The Myriad Thunder Department'?"

An old Daoist priest's eyes gleamed. "The Myriad Thunder Department? Does the Myriad Thunder Department truly exist in this world? The Thunder Myriad Thunder Department?"

Qing Chen ignored him and instead, in his memories, pieced together the words that the old Daoist priests had broken down and translated, one by one, to form the inheritance of the Myriad Thunder Department.

These 281 characters, excluding the title "Myriad Thunder Department", contain 277 other characters.

It is divided into four sections.

The first section is about the Supreme Way.

The second section is about fate.

The third section is about the Three Disasters and nine misfortunes.

The fourth section governs life and death.

Another four-section Breathing Technique?

Why is it that all orthodox cultivation traditions use the four-section Breathing Technique? The Zhunti Method is one, as is the Myriad Thunder Department.

While the texts of spiritual traditions are essential, the true method to unravel them lies in Breathing Technique.

The first phrase is inhalation, the second phrase is exhalation, and so on, forming Breathing Technique that initiates the transmission of spiritual practice.

Qing Chen kept adjusting his breathing, memorizing the frequency of his breaths using the rhythm of the words.

When he completed the first section of the Breathing Technique, "The Supreme Way," golden light shone through his tightly closed eyes, as if golden light was about to flow out from the slits of his eyes.

Ni Ergou watched from the side, even suspecting that if Qing Chen were to shed a single tear at this moment, it would be like a thunderbolt.

When Qing Chen completed the second section of the Breathing Technique, "Qi Shu," his breath was accompanied by patches of golden clouds.

Judging solely from the power of the Breathing Technique, the Myriad Thunder Department is far more magnificent than the Zhunti Method.

When Qing Chen completed the third Breathing Technique, "Three Disasters and Nine Calamities," his aura remained at its peak, with faint lightning flashing behind him.

When Qing Chen completed the fourth Breathing Technique, "Control of Life and Death," Flame Markings suddenly bloomed on both sides of his cheeks, and circular bolts of lightning floated behind his head.

The old Daoist priests were astonished upon seeing this. "Heavens... Heavenly Venerable?!"

As they spoke, the old Daoist priests were about to kneel down, but Ni Ergou quickly stopped them, saying, "No, no, you mustn't."

The old Daoist priest, with strength he seemed to possess from nowhere, shoved aside Ni Ergou, who was at the B-Class. The old man roared, "Don't be disrespectful before the Heavenly Venerable! You all kneel down now, lest you offend the Heavenly Venerable!"

Ni Ergou: "..."

Lu Yuan: "..."

Zheng Yuandong: "..."

Qing Chen opened his eyes and looked at Zheng Yuandong: "It's Breathing Technique; it can be practiced."

At this moment, the lightning essence within his body surged ceaselessly, previously like a stagnant pool, but now like a flowing river.

Qing Chen said, "Don't give the fourth Breathing Technique to people casually. You have to proceed step by step. If you use the fourth Breathing Technique rashly, you may enter a state of Heart's Inquiry, which you can think of as a mental demon. If you are not careful, people can die."

At this moment, Qing Chen, referring to the Zhunti Method and the Myriad Thunder Department, finally confirmed one point: the cultivation traditions in this world, though different, all lead to the same goal. To bridge the gap between B-Class and A-level, one must Heart's Inquiry.

But strangely, why don't Awakened need to Heart's Inquiry?

Qing Chen was deep in thought.

No, no, that's not right.

Those moments of profound grief that awaken people are themselves another form of Heart's Inquiry.

The good news is that although the true energy cultivated by the Myriad Thunder Department cannot help him improve his physique, it can help him increase the amount of lightning essence in his body.

Perhaps the key to enabling Awakened to break through to A-rank lies in this Myriad Thunder Department.

However, Qing Chen still doesn't know when the quantitative change of this thunder syrup will lead to a qualitative change.

Ni Ergou and Lu Yuan looked at each other in bewilderment. Had they really gotten their hands on a cultivation inheritance?

Or is it a legitimate spiritual practice with four Breathing Techniques and no side effects?

Zheng Yuandong breathed a long sigh of relief.

On the college forum.

Someone posted. "It's said that students from the Agricultural Academy dug holes all day yesterday, but then covered them up again today. Haha, it's true, someone close to them told me."

One person commented. "This is too tragic..."

"It's really terrible. When I saw them leave school today, they were so exhausted that they didn't even have time to run laps."

At this time, someone posted a message: "Brothers and sisters, I would like to ask you for a favor. I work at Yunlian Company in City No. 10. Is there anyone in the company who can speak for me? I am currently competing with another person for a supervisor position. Whoever can help me get promoted, I am willing to trade 40 points. This is something I have painstakingly saved up over the past two days."

Now that everyone carries the Secret Keeping Technique, it seems like there's no big deal about revealing their identities. So some people are thinking about whether they can help each other out and ask the big shots for help.

This seemingly ordinary post has caused a huge stir, simply because no one has ever tried trading points between students before!

Someone asked in the comments section of the post, "How do I trade points?"

The original poster replied, "It's very simple. On the last page of the app, there's a points trading platform for students to post tasks to each other."

"Huh, it seems there really is one!"

"Holy crap, they can trade points? Wait, I'm willing to pay 10,000 RMB for 100 points. Anyone want to sell? I can go get some drinks now, hahaha!"

One person commented, "Holy crap, how come I run into pay-to-win players everywhere?"

However, after glancing at the trading interface, everyone discovered that each transaction required posting a normal task, which had to be reviewed by Kunlun before someone could accept the task, complete it within a specified time, and receive the points offered by their classmate after Kunlun's review.

You can't post a task like "Help me fart in the Inner World" to launder money; it won't pass the review.

All of this is done through manual review, and paying players immediately realized that this would at least increase the difficulty and cost of directly trading points.

Just then, a new official announcement was pinned to the top of the forum app:

The academy will launch a points redemption system. Currently, there is only one item available for redemption: the first section of the Breathing Technique, the orthodox cultivation tradition of "The Myriad Thunder Department," which costs 200 points.

This is a very low barrier to entry. Students who know how to run score programs can get it in about seven or eight days. Even those who are a bit lazy can get it in about twenty days.

This means that anyone in the entire academy, regardless of whether it's the Foundation Academy, the Supernatural Academy, or the Technology Academy, can cultivate.

This is a universally beneficial act, which will enhance the overall strength of the academy.

However, the Supernatural Academy has people who specialize in teaching combat skills, cultivation techniques, assassination and infiltration techniques, intelligence gathering, and other skills.

After that, no one mentioned selling points anymore.

Why sell points? Even if you do sell points, you have to redeem them first for this awesome-sounding game, "Myriad Thunder Department"!

Ma Jingjing stared at her phone with sparkling eyes; they had finally gotten what they wanted.

Moreover, the Agricultural Academy gives out 30 points every day, which is more than the points earned by others.

A chapter of 5,000 words.

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