Chu Zhengdao and the cultivators of the Creation Dao were stunned too.
Earlier, Chu Zhengdao's failed attempt to seize someone through the air had looked like a minor trick to the onlookers. But now he had unleashed thunder and still failed to accomplish anything. That felt different.
Hu Qiu and Guan Yu, however, showed little surprise.
"So you do have some tricks!"
After his initial surprise, Chu Zhengdao laughed. He looked at Chen Cuo and nodded. "No wonder those two remembered your name. You really do have some ability. Good. It would be dull if everyone here were small fry. Since we've met today, why don't you let me give you a few pointers? Then you can get a taste of the true cultivators' legacy from Primordial Antiquity!"
There was even a hint of approval in his voice. He waved a hand, and the two serving maids retreated a dozen yards with the thunder banner.
"I came to see your Dao." Chen Cuo's tone was calm, but curiosity shone in his eyes. "After the Ancestral Dragon severed Heaven and Earth for the second time, innate spiritual energy dwindled, and the Qi Refinement Way nearly died out. It could only be sustained with rare treasures. What is your Qi Refining Legalism like? Do you rely on absorbing treasures of the Five Elements?"
Chu Zhengdao threw back his head and laughed.
"Such ambition! Very well. Let me open your eyes!"
He formed a Hand Seal. Specks of lightning appeared all over his body, but unlike the ferocious flashes from before, they had an added liveliness. Dark clouds instantly massed overhead. Within them, five solemn figures could faintly be seen, hazy shapes formed of thunder!
As Chu Zhengdao eased back, however, the five figures gradually grew still.
Yet that stillness made the world