"Swish, swish, swish-"
Just then, rain began to patter down.
Lin Ke looked up and saw that, as the dark clouds dispersed, fine threads of rain had already begun drifting through the sky.
But he had not summoned this rain. It was a naturally formed drizzle.
"Lightning Descends failed, and this rain wasn't my intent either. This really is..."
Lin Ke gave a bitter smile and reached out to catch a few raindrops. "It seems my understanding of 'Momentum' still lacks refinement. I'll have to spend more time contemplating it."
Then he closed his eyes again and resumed cultivating.
Comprehending these five great Heavenly Phenomena Powers was very different from using Spell Arts related to the Five Images as he usually did.
The latter were like ready-made weapons: he only needed to know how to use them. Even if he did not, their inherent might could still inflict considerable damage on an enemy.
But comprehending Heavenly Phenomena Power was different.
This process of comprehension was like having to understand the properties of the materials used to forge a weapon before wielding it.
He also had to determine the forging methods based on those properties, then hammer and fire it day and night until it fit his hand perfectly.
Then he had to expend his heart's blood nurturing the weapon with his spirit, making it part of his body.
Only then could this "weapon" be considered truly refined, something he could wield as freely as his own hands and feet.
If his understanding was not thorough enough, or if he overlooked any step, the weapon would end up as scrap.
That was precisely the problem Lin Ke now faced.
Heavenly Phenomena Power was powerful, but it was beyond his control.
Especially when he reached the Lightning Descends form, that obstructing force