The Proof of the Heavens Begins with The Legend of the Condor Heroes

Chapter 375: The Past of Shenxiao

Early the next morning, it was just dawn.

As the sun was about to rise, Jizhen sat cross-legged on a pavilion halfway up the mountain, facing southeast.

In my mind, I visualized Emperor Shenxiao, the green air, and the bright light, and concentrated my mind on the golden jade platform in the thirty-six heavens.

He kept chanting, "The Qinghua Emperor, the True King of the Divine Sky. The Sun Emperor of Fusang, the Moon Emperor of the Western Pole. The four truths and three energies, forming a bright blue light... Sanjiu obtains the energy, and pays respect to the Immortal King. Hurry and obey the command of the Jade Purity King of the Divine Sky!"

The mysterious spell seemed to have triggered profound changes. Jizhen only felt that his inner and outer world had completed a "communication between heaven and man" at this moment.

During this process, the five internal organs and five spirits in Jizhen's body were further tempered and nurtured, and a sense of enlightenment spontaneously arose.

"If you nourish it internally, it will become a golden elixir, and if you use it externally, it will become thunder. Is this what it means?" Jizhen raised his arm, clenched his five fingers, and a ball of lightning flashing with dark green color appeared on his thumb.

This is not over yet. Along with the appearance of Yi Wood Thunder, like a domino effect, bright red Bing Fire Thunder, dark yellow Ji Earth Thunder, bright white Geng Metal Thunder, and dark black Gui Water Thunder were generated one by one from the fingertips of the other four fingers.

In just one night, Ji Zhen completely comprehended the Divine Thunder Method and started practicing it. Such speed was unbelievable!
But if you think about it, it's normal. Theoretically speaking, Jizhen has already cultivated the Taoist "Human Yuan Pill" and achieved human immortality. When he practices other Taoist magical powers, it's like he's looking down from a high vantage point and has divine help.

Jizhen didn't find it strange at all that one could cultivate at such a fast speed.

"The Yimu lineage's thunder method is now complete. It's time to ask Taoist Tongyuan for advice on the Jiamu lineage's thunder method." Thinking of this, Jizhen stood up and walked back to Miaoling Temple.

At that time, Taoist Master Tongyuan was in the backyard, instructing his disciples in their practice.

"To begin spiritual practice, you must first be quiet. If you can't even do this step, what's the point of practicing?"

"The transformation of the Five Thunders must follow the principle of Yin giving rise to Yang, and the rise of the clear and the fall of the turbid. Don't be too deliberate. If you can't practice well, it means you haven't mastered the skill of nourishing Qi yet."

Taoist Master Tongyuan went around and scolded almost all of his disciples.

He was still too gentle towards his disciples. If it weren't for Jizhen and his company's people, all of their Shenxiao Sect would probably have been killed by the "Four Madmen" of Quanxing.

After this incident, his requirements for his disciples were obviously much higher.

"Jizhen, you are here. Did you encounter any problems during your cultivation?" Seeing Jizhen walking towards him, Taoist Tongyuan walked forward and asked with a smile.

Jizhen said: "Senior, it is like this, I have already mastered the Yimu lineage's thunder method, when it is convenient for you, please pass on the Jiamu lineage's thunder method to me as well."

"What?" Tong Yuan looked at Ji Zhen in surprise and said, "Boy, what were you talking about just now? It's only been one day, don't lie to me..."

Tong Yuan's voice stopped abruptly because he saw lightning and fire flashing with five colors of blue, red, yellow, white and black between Ji Zhen's five fingers.

"You! You! You! You actually... succeeded in it?" Taoist Master Tong Yuan was shocked beyond words.

I think even if Wang Wenqing, the founder of Shenxiao Sect, were to be resurrected, his abilities would be about the same.

Although Ji Zhen is a junior student, his talent in practicing thunder magic has already caught up with that of the founder Wang Wenqing. No wonder the Taoist master Chaoyang always praises Ji Zhen to everyone he meets, saying that Ji Zhen is a Taoist genius that only appears once in a hundred years. "I originally thought that the old man Chaoyang was just exaggerating, but after seeing him today, I realized that I am just a frog in the well."

Taoist Master Tong Yuan laughed at himself and said, "Your talent in practicing thunder magic is amazing. However, I can't teach you another lineage of thunder magic."

Seeing Jizhen's puzzled expression, Tongyuan Laodao waved his hand and said, "Come with me."

Jizhen followed Taoist Master Tongyuan all the way forward, and finally came to the ancestral temple of the Shenxiao Sect where the spirits of their ancestors were enshrined.

"The Shenxiao Sect has been passed down from founder Wang Wenqing to the present day for more than nine hundred years. It has faced the crisis of inheritance being cut off several times, but our ancestors have managed to overcome them one by one. The most recent crisis was more than sixty years ago." Taoist Master Tong Yuan said with great emotion.

After hearing this time period, Jizhen knew what Tongyuan Laodao was talking about.

"At that time, the little people occupied our land, invaded our rivers and mountains, burned, killed, looted, and did everything they could. Although my generation is outsiders, we also understand the righteousness of our country, but in the era of cannons and big ships, the role that personal bravery can play is really limited. Including my master, almost all the elites of the older generation of the sect died in that war that lasted for eight years."

The Taoist master Tong Yuan narrated a story in a calm tone, which was a moving hymn to the hero.

"My master was the only one in the sect at that time who was proficient in both types of thunder magic and truly cultivated the Divine Thunder Magic. After his death, the two types of thunder magic were inherited by me and my senior brother Tongxuan respectively. The master asked us to leave our hometown and rebuild the glory of the Divine Thunder when we have the chance in the future."

"But later, an accident happened. My senior brother Tongxuan was unfortunately captured in a battle. What I didn't expect was that he couldn't endure the torture of the day and surrendered."

Taoist Master Tong Yuan fell into deep recollection and continued, "I didn't understand why he surrendered at the time. After all, being a traitor was considered a shameful thing at the time. After the victory of the Anti-Japanese War, I also crossed his name out of the list of Shenxiao Sect disciples and regarded him as dead."

Jizhen keenly grasped the hidden meaning of Taoist Master Tongyuan's words and said, "You said that you didn't understand it at that time, what about now?"

“I think I understand a little bit.” Elder Tong Yuan looked at the tablets of the ancestors of the Shenxiao Sect and said, “He probably doesn’t want the unique skills of the Shenxiao Sect to be lost. But he seems to have forgotten that without the big family, there would be no small family!”

"What happened after that? Did your senior brother ever come back?" Jizhen asked.

Tong Yuan shook his head and said, "Since then, I have never seen him again. Maybe he is dead, or maybe he is still alive in some corner of the world. Who knows?"

After listening to the story told by Taoist Tongyuan, Jizhen knew that the thunder magic of another branch of the Shenxiao Sect was most likely completely lost.

“But I, an old Taoist priest, figured it out later. Our Shenxiao sect was not the only sect that suffered heavy losses in that war. Some small and medium-sized sects even had their inheritance completely cut off. In comparison, our Shenxiao sect was extremely lucky to be able to continue its inheritance.” Taoist priest Tongyuan said.

For the next period of time, Jizhen continued to learn the Yimu lineage's thunder magic from Taoist Master Tongyuan.

The Shenxiao Thunder Method also has the ability to strengthen the body and maintain health, such as the Guishui Thunder Method. Among the ten heavenly stems, Guishui represents spring rain, which moistens everything silently.

Therefore, the Shenxiao School also has a secret method of using thunder to train the five internal organs.

This involves the core inheritance of the Shenxiao Sect. If Jizhen had not made great efforts in the previous capture of Shen Chong, he would not have been able to learn it.

(End of this chapter)