Cheng Xinzhan naturally felt no pain, but when he saw surprise appear on Daoist Jianxian's face,
he knew it should be about enough, so he said,
"Academy Master, that should be enough."
Daoist Jianxian nodded and said,
"You have great aptitude, and ingesting thunder has gone very smoothly. Let us stop here for today. Keep applying Coolness Balm after you return, and wait until the discomfort eases before striking your thunder aperture again. Do not rush too much. As for thunder techniques, there is still too little thunder in your body
"to cast them. Once you have accumulated more, I will teach you.
"Also, be ready at any time. We cannot miss the right weather. When the next thunderstorm comes, I will take you out of the sect."
Cheng Xinzhan acknowledged this and told Daoist Jianxian where his Carefree Cave was on Bright Governance Mountain. Then he asked another question. "Academy Master, just now, you refined the Thunder Pulp with magic power and sent it into my Nose Aperture. Could thought power be used instead?"
Daoist Jianxian was somewhat surprised to hear this, but still nodded and said,
"Essence, qi, and spirit are the three treasures of the Dao body. That means thought power, magic power, and essence blood can all be used to refine external things. Each has its own name: Spirit Refining, Magic Power Refining, and Blood Refining, respectively. Generally speaking, Spirit Refining and Blood Refining are even faster than Magic Power Refining.
"Flying swords and other Purple Tower treasures generally require Spirit Refining. If the matter is urgent, Blood Refining is used instead. The demonic sects are particularly fond of Blood Refining, which can strengthen a Dharma Treasure's killing intent.
"But thought power is sensitive. If you use it to refine something as violent as Thunder Pulp,