Reaching the pinnacle from Doupo

Chapter 343: Cloud Riders, the Ceremony Begins

As soon as Zi Yan's ambiguous and straightforward words came out, the blushes on Qing Lin, Xin Lan and Dan Chen's faces became even more intense.

They either lowered their heads and bit their lower lips, or twisted their fingers in confusion, their shyness was evident in their words. Especially Dan Chen, although she covered her eyes with her hands, the curious and shy eyes that leaked through her fingers were still fixed on the two of them.

"Okay, okay, I get it!" Lin Yuan rubbed his forehead and said helplessly, "Don't do this in front of Xiao Danchen in the future. She is still young, don't teach her bad things..."

"Hehe!" Zi Yan smiled playfully and gave Qing Lin a smug look, as if to say "Have you learned it?"

Seeing this, Lin Yuan stretched out his hand and flicked her forehead fiercely a few times: "You naughty girl, don't meddle in the affairs between Qing'er and me."

Qinglin, how could this be Zi Yan's style?

At this moment, a gentle and pleasant voice suddenly sounded in front of the door: "Seeing you are so happy, I don't want to disturb you, but the First Thunder Ceremony will begin soon, it's time for us to leave!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw the Little Medical Fairy, who had walked out of the room at some point, now holding her snow-white hair with her slender hands and looking at them with a beautiful smile.

At this moment, she is like a crabapple tree nourished by the spring rain, exuding an intoxicating charm.

As she walked over with lotus steps, it was like a fresh spring breeze that blew away the complicated emotions in the courtyard. Her gentle and bright smile was like the winter sun that could melt all the frost and warm the hearts of everyone in the courtyard.

"Sister Xiao Yixian, you're here!" Qinglin's eyes lit up, and he hurried forward and took her arm.

"Well, sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time." The little medical fairy stroked her head and said gently.

"Hehe~" Feeling the warmth of Xiao Yixian's palm, Qinglin smiled with satisfaction and gently nudged her head in her palm... She has always been quite attached to Xiao Yixian, the perfect woman who is like an elder sister in her heart.

Danchen and Xinlan, the two girls also looked at the Little Medical Fairy with admiration - although they had not been together for a long time, the latter completely conquered them.

"I just received a message from Master Xuan. Let's get going!"

Lin Yuan smiled gently, pulled Zi Yan and walked towards Xuan Kongzi. Xiao Yixian also followed with Qing Lin and the other two girls.

Soon, everyone gathered in Xuan Kongzi's courtyard.

Xuan Kongzi looked at Lin Yuan, Cao Ying and the others and chuckled, "Seeing that you are all ready, well, let's go to the venue!"

As he spoke, he nodded slightly to the Thunder Clan guide beside him, who bowed respectfully and blew a loud whistle. A thunder eagle that was more than ten feet tall flew out from the forest and stopped in front of everyone.

The Thunder Clan guide moved and appeared on the spacious back of the Thunder Eagle. Seeing this, Lin Yuan and others also quickly rushed over.

Afterwards, the Thunder Clan guide patted the Thunder Eagle, and the latter let out a low cry, then flapped its wings violently, turning into a stream of light and quickly flew towards the palaces in the distance.

More than ten minutes later.

Under the guidance of the Thunder Clan guide, the Thunder Eagle slowly landed in the center of the temple complex.

"The seats for distinguished guests are in the center. Please come this way!"

After landing, the Thunder Clan guide called out to Lin Yuan and the others, then led them to a huge square surrounded by an ancient atmosphere.

Around the square, many warriors wearing silver armor stood upright, and each of them exuded an aura above that of a Dou Huang.

“Silver armor with cloud patterns, are they the Thunder Clan’s Cloud Cavalry?” After taking a quick look at the group of warriors, Lin Yuan nodded secretly in his heart: “As expected of the elite troops of the Seven-Star Fighting Saint Commander, their basic combat power is quite good, not much worse than the Black Annihilation Army.”

Yesterday when he led everyone to visit the market at the foot of the mountain, he heard a lot of news related to the Thunder Clan.

Among them, the Cloud Cavalry Army is one of the hottest topics.

The Cloud Cavalry, the elite force of the Thunder Clan, has a positioning quite similar to that of the Black Annihilation Army of the Ancient Clan. It is not only a gathering place for elite warriors, but also a place for the younger generation to train.

It is led by the Cloud Cavalry Marshal, who is a seven-star fighting saint, and has six generals and twelve colonels under him.

However, unlike the fully staffed Black Annihilation Army of the ancient clan, the Cloud Cavalry Army has extremely strict rules on the appointment of high-level personnel at each generational change. If the requirements are not met, the position would rather be left vacant than be filled by unqualified personnel.

In a sense, how the organization of six generals and twelve schools is filled can reflect whether the younger generation of Thunder Clan is strong.

In the past, during the heyday of the Thunder Clan, the Cloud Cavalry Army had six generals and twelve schools, all fully staffed; now, the Cloud Cavalry Army has only four generals and eight schools, and although it no longer has the glory of its former heyday, it can still be considered quite powerful and has not lost the reputation of its ancestors.

The next generation of Cloud Cavalry generals seems to be led by Lei Dong.

In the square, after Lin Yuan and others passed through the defense line of the Yunqi Army, they glanced around and found that many figures had already taken their seats in the square.

They did not stop at the periphery, but, led by the Dou Zong-level Thunder Clan guide in front of them, went directly to the seats in the center of the square.

"Old Xuan, boy Lin Yuan, here! Here!"

Just as I reached the center, a rather smug laugh came from a very forward position.

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw Mang Tianchi with his beard raised, looking at this side with a smile and waving to Lin Yuan and others. Next to him, a burly middle-aged man also nodded to everyone in a friendly manner.

"This old ghost Mang has always been so flamboyant. Let's go..."

Shaking his head, Xuan Kongzi cursed in a low voice with a laugh, then waved in response, and immediately led Lin Yuan and others over and sat down in the seat next to Mang Tianchi.

After sitting down, Mang Tianchi patted Lin Yuan on the shoulder and gestured to the middle-aged man next to him.

"Lin, let me introduce you. This is Cao Lie, another student of Canaan. He is from the same generation as Su Qian, so he can be considered your senior. He currently works at the Thunder Tribe's Manufacturing Department, so he should be able to help you with the purchase of the Shuttle."

Hearing this, Lin Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly, smiled and greeted: "It turns out to be you, Cao Lieqian uh... Senior, nice to meet you!"

Cao Lie, once the most outstanding graduate of Canaan College, was a person who achieved Dou Zong level breakthrough before graduation.

“Nice to meet you, Junior Brother Lin Yuan.” Cao Lie nodded slightly and looked at Lin Yuan with appreciation: “Our Canaan Academy actually produced a real dragon like you. Su Qian did a great job. I’m afraid he must be very happy now…”

"It was just a little chance and luck. Thank you for the compliment, Senior Cao!" Lin Yuan smiled slightly and said modestly.

After the two greeted each other, they started talking about the Shuttle Boat.

While Lin Yuan was having a detailed conversation with this Eight-Star Dou Zun senior, people gradually arrived and the seats were gradually filled.

He turned his head and swept his eyes across the central area. Most of the people he saw were strong men from the Thunder Clan and their descendants. He also saw some familiar faces, who were people from other ancient clans who came to watch the ceremony.

What surprised Lin Yuan a little was that there was no ancient monster among the people from the ancient clan who came today.

However, he did not pay too much attention to it, but instead looked at the Zhongzhou sectarian forces present.

In addition to the eight ancient clans, there are still a few people from various sects in Zhongzhou in this area, including Danta and Fenyan Valley, a total of eleven forces. Among these eleven forces, nine are forces that Lin Yuan does not know. According to Xuan Kongzi, although these nine forces are not well-known, they are all extremely powerful hidden sects, and there are real Dou Sheng masters in the sects.

Mang Tianchi on the side also nodded and confirmed Xuan Kongzi's statement. Any force that can enter this area must have at least one Dou Sheng strongman.

"Is this all there is to a Dousheng-level sect?" Lin Yuan secretly shook his head in his heart.

In today's Douqi Continent, the ancient clans are extremely powerful, and almost every one of them has the strength to sweep across the continent.

As for the fact that there were nine hidden Fighting Saint sects, he was not surprised, and even felt that it was below his expectations.

After all, in the original trajectory, before the battle with the Soul Palace at the Fallen Peak, Yao Lao was able to invite passers-by Douluo to join the Tianfu Alliance, and the number of neutral Douluo would only be greater.

There were only nine, far less than he expected, and it also made him firm in one thing - there was no need to deliberately build up a force before reaching the top.

Shaking his head slightly, Lin Yuan looked towards the altar in the center of the square, where many props were placed.

As far as he knew, the Thunder Clan's first thunder ceremony - a ceremony similar to a coming-of-age ceremony, was quite complicated, and only after going through the ceremony could one be considered a true adult and truly become the core of the clan.

Even a marriage can only take place after the Chu Lei Ceremony is completed.

"Boom-"

Just as Lin Yuan was looking at it, a deep and long bell-like sound like thunder suddenly rang out above the square, accompanied by a powerful pressure, surging in all directions, echoing and spreading in the Tianlei Mountains.

At this moment, it was as if time was paused and the noise in the square suddenly disappeared.

"The time has come, the First Thunder Ceremony begins!"

The bell stopped ringing for a moment, and a thunderous sound suddenly came from the void of space. As the vast pressure spread, everyone couldn't help but gasp.

At this moment, even Lin Yuan felt a little nervous.

The pressure contained in this voice was even stronger than that of his cheap teacher who was a Seven-Star Fighting Saint. There were only two people in the Thunder Clan who had such strength - the Thunder Clan Chief and the Marshal of the Cloud Cavalry Army.

Obviously, although the bigwigs don't show up easily at a ceremony that is held only once every twenty years, it doesn't mean they don't lower their eyes.

After a moment, the mighty sound slowly subsided, and the vast pressure slowly dissipated.

Then, a loud thunder suddenly exploded, and a lightning bolt fell from the sky and landed directly on the altar in the center of the square.

After the lightning dissipated, three white-haired old men dressed in ancient sacrificial robes suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

Under the gaze of the crowd, Lei Xuan, who was in the middle of the three people, took a step forward and bowed to the surrounding skies. Then, he took out a sacrificial text from the altar at the back and began to read it solemnly...sacrificing to the heaven and earth, and to the great ancestors...

No matter which world, the ceremonies held by old men are always long and boring, and ThunderClan... is no exception!
"The tattoo ceremony begins! Thunder!"

Only when everyone was drowsy did the three elders on the altar complete their preliminary preparations and read out the first name according to the list.

At the northwest corner of the square, where the younger generation of the Thunder Clan gathered, a young man in his thirties quickly stood up after hearing his name. He moved his body, rushed into the venue with high spirits, and saluted respectfully to the three elders.

There are millions of people in the Thunder Clan, and there are countless young people between the ages of 20 and 40, but those who can come here are still rare.

As one of the best among the younger generation, Lei Ming does have some qualifications to be proud of himself.

In the field, the elder on Lei Xuan's left waved his sleeves, and a star disk appeared in front of him. Lei Ming stepped forward quickly, touched the star disk with his palm, and closed his eyes.

The next moment, the star disk suddenly burst out with a strong light, and six stars slowly emerged.

Seeing these six stars, the Thunder Clan elder nodded, and then shouted loudly: "Lei Ming, the sixth lieutenant of the Cloud Cavalry Army, three-star Dou Zun strength, sixth-grade bloodline, granted the earth-grade clan emblem!"

Hearing the elder's shout, some envious voices were heard in the square.

Hearing this, Lei Ming's eyes lit up with joy. He knelt on one knee and raised his head.

The elder on Lei Xuan's left flipped his hand, and an ancient brush appeared in his palm. A wisp of dark lightning element energy emanated from the tip of the brush.

The Thunder Clan elder held a brush in his hand and danced with his arms, leaving behind shadows. After a few blinks of an eye, a mysterious rune appeared on Lei Ming's forehead. As the black light flowed, a special energy fluctuation spread.

"Master Xuan, what is the clan emblem?" Looking at the mysterious pattern, Xiao Yan was a little concerned and looked at Xuan Kongzi in confusion.

"As for clan emblems, you can think of them as special secrets of the eight ancient clans."

Xuan Kongzi smiled slightly and explained in a low voice: "Using the clan pattern can stimulate their Doudi bloodline, making their strength soar in a short period of time! Moreover, unlike ordinary secret methods, there will be no side effects after using the clan pattern secret method..."

“A secret method with no side effects!” Xiao Yan’s eyes lit up, and a hint of envy flashed through his heart - the Three Mysterious Transformations of Skyfire was extremely powerful, but the side effects were quite significant.

On the other side, Lin Yuan stared at the brush for a moment, and asked uncertainly: "Is that energy the energy of the Black Demon Thunder?"

Before, when he was in the Void Thunder Pool, he felt the black magic thunder in the center of the thunder pool.

The energy emitted by the brush in the hands of the elder who drew the clan crest was very similar to the black magic lightning, but it was much milder...

"You kid, you can even recognize this?"

Mang Tianchi looked at Lin Yuan in surprise, and then immediately became proud: "As expected of you, you are my favorite student. That's right, the main material of the Earth Mark Pen is the energy of the black magic thunder that accompanies the ninth-grade treasure pill."

"Ground Pattern Pen?" Hearing the unfamiliar term, Lin Yuan frowned slightly, not hiding his confusion.

"Bloodline grade, clan pattern secrets, what are they, I won't say more."

Glancing at Lin Yuan and the others, Mang Tianchi stroked his beard and chuckled, "Since you are interested, I will tell you something about the unique situation of the Thunder Clan!"

"The bloodline of the Thunder Clan is divided into ten grades, and the secret techniques are divided into four levels - human grade, earth grade, heaven grade and emperor grade. No matter below the fourth grade, the fourth and fifth grades are granted the human grade clan emblem, the sixth and seventh grades are granted the earth grade clan emblem, the eighth and ninth grades are granted the heaven grade clan emblem, and the tenth grade is granted the emperor grade clan emblem."

"The four different clan emblems granted to humans, earth, sky, and emperors also require different clan emblem pens - human emblem pen, earth emblem pen, sky emblem pen, and emperor emblem pen."

"The Thunder Clan's emblem brush uses Danlei as its main material! Different clan emblem pens use different main materials..."

"The Human Mark Pen uses the energy of the eighth-grade Dan Lei as its main material; the Earth Mark Pen uses the energy of the Black Demon Lei as its main material; the Sky Mark Pen uses the energy of the Nine Mysterious Golden Lei as its main material; and the Emperor Mark Pen, hehe..."

At this point, Mang Tianchi paused, with an unconcealable pride in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)