First Thunder Arts, Youths Pay Their Respects

While Li Qingxian was in a daze, Jiang Youfei finished chanting the sutra, stood up, held the magic sword, and centered on Li Qingxian, she performed the Astral Dipper Steps and chanting incantations. Afterwards, she performed a series of rituals such as scattering flowers and sprinkling water.

Then, Li Qingxian's mind was shaken. He saw Jiang Youfei standing in front of him, her cherry lips slightly parted, singing a poem in a peculiar rhythm. The ethereal and otherworldly music made Li Qingxian's gaze slowly shift away.

"A white jade talisman descends upon the purple court, a magnificent banner is raised thrice to summon the spirits, they climb branches and chew on the empty blue pistils, their five bodies radiating golden light that shoots towards the sun and stars..."

Jiang Youfei's recitation of the "Step to Emptiness" seemed to possess a peculiar magical power. Li Qingxian felt his divine senses drifting and soaring high into the Heavenly Cloud, gazing at the endless void.

I don't know how much time passed,

Li Qingxian vaguely saw Jiang Youfei take out a piece of paper, write and recite as she did so, petitioning the gods in heaven for a divine report.

The celestial surface was completed, spontaneously combusted without wind, drifted into the void, and disappeared.

Jiang Youfei stood tall, like a mountain peak, and proclaimed in a clear voice, "Please, 'Supreme Divine Firmament Jade Pure True King Longevity Emperor, Heavenly Venerable of the Primordial Saint,' bestow your teachings."

A clear, cold voice tore through the void, and a great light shone before our eyes.

Li Qingxian held the wooden tablet in both hands, gazing towards the light.

Then, from the bright sky, little children dressed in yellow Daoist robes, riding on auspicious white clouds, descended with smiles on their faces.

At first glance, there are tens of thousands of them, arranged in a tower shape, gradually decreasing from bottom to top.

Standing at the top were four children, two boys and two girls. They were different from the other children; their yellow Daoist robes were brighter, and the cloud patterns on their bodies were different, in blue, red, white, and black.

One held a Carved Azure-Wood Token-Slip Bamboo Tube, another carried Three-Fire Wheel-Turning Lotus Lamp, one carried Eighteen-Section Treasure-Tower Black-Iron Whip, and the third held White-Jade Water-Ripple Ruyi Scepter.

A halo floats above its head, and its body is adorned with twelve colors.

He appeared to be a child, yet he was no ordinary child; he possessed an even greater majesty than the ordinary Heavenly General I had seen that day.

Jiang Youfei's soft yet slightly authoritative voice reached my ears.

"Now you will see the heavens shining brightly and celestial children descending to earth. Ordinary people only see a few children, but you have the Divine Firmament Thunder Seed, so you will probably see hundreds of children, just like me. Don't hesitate, look at the child at the very top and recite the Deity-Inviting Incantation. If it doesn't work the first time, recite it several more times."

Li Qingxian glanced at the tens of thousands of children filling the sky, pondering the subtle arrogance of "just like me" and the contrast between "hundreds of children".

After a while, Li Qingxian recited the long Deity-Inviting Incantation from the book.

"Before the separation of heaven and earth, when the clear and the turbid were first distinguished, the primordial chaos gave rise to form, and the Primordial Heavenly Emperor appeared..."

After the Deity-Inviting Incantation was finished, countless celestial children retreated with the clouds. Only the four celestial children at the very top, who were different from the others, floated down on white clouds. When they arrived nearby, they formed the Taiji Yin-Yang Seal with their hands and bowed to Li Qingxian.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist."

The moment the four stood up, they transformed into four colors of light—green, red, white, and black—and disappeared into Li Qingxian's brow.

Li Qingxian's body shone brightly, soaring into the sky, but was obscured by the magic array of the training ground.

Jiang Youfei continued, "Congratulations on your successful Investiture of Inner Gods. Now, through visualization, you can see the hazy appearance of the Inner Gods. Each Inner Gods one to three types of Thunder Arts, which require daily practice to gradually refine and strengthen."

Li Qingxian his mind on the Spirit Platform and saw that in the four directions of the Thunder Dragon Fire Seal, a young immortal child sat cross-legged and chanted incantations, reciting the Divine Firmament General Canon.

The Thunder Dragon Fire Seal split into four streams of magical power, which were then sent into the foreheads of the four celestial children.

After being refined by the celestial child, the magical power emerged from the top of his head, turning into wisps of white smoke that landed in the thunder sphere held by the thunder dragon.

It goes on and on, without interruption.

The faces of the four children seemed shrouded in a light mist, making them difficult to see clearly.

Li Qingxian felt his total magical power slowly increasing.

Li Qingxian carefully examined the four Inner Gods, then opened his eyes.

"Now we offer thanks."

After Jiang Youfei finished speaking, the final sacrificial ceremony was performed.

After the ritual is completed, all the sacrificial vessels and ritual implements are collected.

Li Qingxian stood up, Jiang Youfei asked, "Is it finished?"

"It's done."

"What kind of Thunder Arts does your Inner Gods possess?" Jiang Youfei asked.

"... Let me take another look."

Li Qingxian his mind on his Spirit Platform and used the Spirit-Communing Method in the Daoist book to contact the four child spirits, and immediately learned the truth.

The boy with the blue cloud pattern wields the Jia Wood True Thunder; the boy with the red cloud pattern wields the Bing Fire True Thunder; the boy with the white cloud pattern wields the Gui Water True Thunder Xin Metal True Thunder metal; and the boy with the black cloud pattern wields the true thunder of Gui water.

The four attendants differed only in their lightning attribute; they all wielded the same technique, known as the "Supreme Divine Firmament Jade Pivot Thunder Arts."

Li Qingxian opened his eyes, thought for a moment, and said, "The four boys' Thunder Arts are all called 'Supreme Divine Firmament Jade Pivot Five Thunder Slaying Thunder Arts,' so it should only be one of them, not the complete technique."

Jiang Youfei looked bewildered, blinking as if she hadn't understood or was simply too shocked.

"Write down your name," Jiang Youfei said.

"Alright." Li Qingxian extended his index finger, channeled his magic power, and wrote the words "High Divine Firmament Jade Pivot Five Thunder Slaying Thunder Arts" in mid-air. The words were composed of white mist and floated gently.

Jiang Youfei remained silent.

Li Qingxian asked, "You Fei, what's wrong?"

"Don't tell outsiders about your Thunder Arts. Also, what are the titles of these four attendants?" Jiang Youfei asked.

Li Qingxian recalled, "They were all called Jade Palace Attendant-Lecturer Youths, but unfortunately they weren't Thunder City Youths."

Jiang Youfei glanced at Li Qingxian, then remained silent.

After a while, Jiang Youfei pointed to the scarecrow in front of her and said, "Aim at the scarecrow and use Thunder Arts to attack."

"Good."

After Li Qingxian finished speaking, he raised his right arm and pointed his sword at the scarecrow.

At the same time, he pinched the Yin position with his left hand, his five fingers concealed under his nails, and made the Heavenly Thunder Finger Formula.

Chanting the incantation. "Five-Thunder True Thunder, Thunder and Fire Master. Wind Earl as Commander, Rain Master as Commander, Capture Dragons and Seize Lightning, Defeat Mercilessly. So be it!"

The instant he finished chanting the incantation, Li Qingxian unleashed a white lightning bolt as thick as his wrist and ten feet long from two of his fingers. It first crackled, then flashed white light as he released it from his hand, piercing through the scarecrow with a deafening boom. It flew straight out, smashing through the high walls of the training ground, shattering the magic array, and subsequently shattering the layers of high walls of other training grounds.

The lightning bolt traveled with tremendous force, exploding a hundred feet away.

Li Qingxian's magical power was exhausted, and his body swayed, about to fall to the ground.

Jiang Youfei took a quick step forward and reached out to support Li Qingxian's back.

Li Qingxian leaned against Jiang Youfei's arm, his face slightly pale.

Jiang Youfei touched Li Qingxian's brow with her left index finger, and Li Qingxian felt a cool sensation flow through his body.

"Have you ever become a god?"

Li Qingxian forced himself to stand up straight and shook his head, saying, "I don't understand."

Jiang Youfei said, "The Divine Firmament Thunder Seed is indeed extraordinary. When we return, I will teach you a Thunder Arts, which will allow you to control the consumption of Thunder Arts at will, preventing you from exhausting your magical power."

"Thank you You Fei," Li Qingxian said.

Jiang Youfei looked Li Qingxian up and down, sighed, and said, "After all, you are my junior brother. Tomorrow morning I will come to Chunfeng Residence and teach you the basics of Thunder Arts for a day, until you understand it thoroughly."

"Thank you, You Fei!" Li Qingxian smiled happily.

Just then, there was a loud knocking on the door, and someone was peeking out from the hole in the wall that had been punched.

The two stepped outside and faced the officials at the training ground. Jiang Youfei said, "I accidentally used Thunder Arts. After the compensation is calculated, send it to Chunfeng Residence, and I will pay for it myself."

"Yes, yes, yes..." Upon seeing that it was the legendary Enchanting City Fairy, the training ground official dared not say anything more.