Blue Card Starry Sky

Chapter 9 Injured
Not far away, a young woman in a purple suit, with a voluptuous figure and exquisite curves, looked like a fairy descended from heaven, captivating every man who saw her and inspiring endless fantasies. At that moment, she was admiring the fireworks, reveling in their splendor, occasionally smiling slightly—a smile that could truly enchant a city! The most beautiful woman in Penglai Ancient City, the eldest daughter of the Cao family—Cao Yuqing.

She was a recognized beauty in the ancient city of Penglai, and the object of pursuit for the young masters of various families. Her aloof and haughty demeanor made her seem unapproachable, and her stunning beauty was breathtaking.

"Yuqing, you're here too." A handsome young man stepped forward, trying to get closer to Miss Cao. Cao Yuqing didn't even glance at him and walked straight away.

"Yuqing, wait for me!" The young master was not giving up and chased after her, staying by her side all the way.

"Lin Junkai, the young master of the Lin family, is like a toad trying to eat swan meat—no way!" a young man said, shaking his head. Everyone was talking about it and didn't think highly of him.

Lan Tian and his companions followed the parade through the ancient city of Penglai. The scene was lively and bustling, with people all smiles. It was a peaceful and prosperous world where people lived in peace and contentment. This was something Lan Tian and his companions had never seen before and could not have imagined. The people here were so happy and prosperous.

Seeing how happy the people here were, Lan Tian realized that their lives were worlds apart from his own. Now they had no worries about food or clothing and lived a prosperous life. He felt that if he didn't work harder in his cultivation, he would truly be letting down his ancestors and the forefathers of the Lan family. In his heart, Lan Tian resolved to strive for excellence.

The procession walked through the streets and alleys, arriving at the seaside harbor. On the boundless seashore, people released lanterns of all shapes and colors. The lanterns danced in the wind, flowing slowly down the stream into the boundless sea, carrying people's wishes with them.

A long, bright lantern line converges to form a truly beautiful, winding, and colorful dragon of lights. From afar, it resembles countless stars gathering to form a shimmering golden dragon, a breathtaking sight.

The people returning to the city were incredibly excited. Fireworks lit up the city, filling the sky with vibrant colors, dazzling and breathtaking. People looked up at the sky, admiring the beautiful scenery. Clusters, tiny sparks, and blooms filled the sky. Lan Xin and Lan Ting were overjoyed; they had never seen such beautiful fireworks before and didn't want to leave!

Just then, a firework that hadn't fully burned fell into the wooden archway in front, causing a raging fire. It was about to burn down and collapse onto the street in an instant. People panicked and fled in all directions. The street was in chaos as people ran around in a frenzy. A little girl who had been separated from her parents was so frightened that she sat on the street and cried loudly.

"not good."

With a loud crash, the burning archway collapsed towards the little girl. In the blink of an eye, Lan Tian rushed over, picked up the little girl, and started to run back.

With a loud crash, the archway collapsed. A cloud of dust filled the sky, obscuring everything. The collapse happened so suddenly that no one had time to react.

Lan Tian and the little girl were trapped under the collapsed archway, their condition unknown. People rushed to help. The little girl was unharmed; Lan Tian had shielded her with his body, protecting her from harm. Lan Tian himself, however, was pinned under the collapsed archway, his hair hissing and burning, his clothes completely consumed by flames, revealing his swollen, red torso. Liu Weifeng, who hadn't realized the danger and hadn't called for help immediately, quickly kicked away the archway, freeing Lan Tian and the little girl. Seeing their unharmed daughter, the little girl's parents were overwhelmed with gratitude, repeatedly thanking him and kowtowing. Lan Tian simply smiled, then disappeared into the crowd with his siblings and Liu Weifeng, leaving the scene.

Back at the old house, Qin Lei felt a pang of regret. He knew that if he had been there, this wouldn't have happened; he would have intervened and prevented the young master from getting hurt. Fortunately, after examination, Lan Tian only suffered minor injuries and was otherwise unharmed. This made Qin Lei realize that Lan Tian had potential, which brought him some comfort. Liu Weifeng, on the other hand, received a reprimand.

Be careful in everything from now on. That night, Qin Lei and his group quietly returned to Blue Valley and began their brutal training.

……

In Lan Tian's training room, Qin Lei sat cross-legged in front of him, formally cultivating his mind and body. Lan Tian had awakened his lightning attribute in the Mensomm Mountains, but didn't know how to improve his cultivation. Now, Qin Lei was officially guiding him in the art of lightning.

The first tier is merely awakening; the second tier represents some mastery; the third tier allows for external attacks; the fourth tier signifies strategic planning; the fifth tier represents complete integration; and the sixth tier and above involve the fusion and unification of all attributes, resulting in a supreme and independent existence between heaven and earth. Skills below the sixth tier are all single-attribute skills; those with dual or higher attributes have not yet appeared and their existence remains unknown.

Qin Lei guided Lan Tian to circulate the spiritual energy of heaven and earth throughout his body, as if countless valves had been opened to rapidly absorb this energy. All kinds of energy were absorbed into his body and transformed into lightning attributes, stored within. Qin Lei instructed Lan Tian on how to deepen absorption, accelerate circulation, and enhance application, maximizing efficiency and unleashing the offensive and defensive combat power of the lightning attribute.

Lan Tian calmly circulated his meridians, allowing the absorbed energy to complete a small cycle and be stored in his dantian. He immediately felt refreshed and invigorated, entering a state of self-cultivation. He felt his dantian was a bottomless pit, with no end in sight to the energy. Lan Tian faintly sensed a dark energy fluctuating within his dantian, intertwined and swirling with the lightning energy, both vying for control of his body. This sensation startled Lan Tian, ​​leaving him somewhat frightened and at a loss.

Lan Tian quickly explained his physical sensations to Qin Lei. Upon hearing this, Qin Lei was stunned. How could this be? He immediately used his spiritual power to probe Lan Tian's body. As soon as his spiritual power entered Lan Tian's body, two forces suddenly collided, creating an unfathomable power.

With a "bang," Qin Lei received a blow and hurriedly retreated. Two forces, two attributes, especially a dark energy fluctuation he had never encountered before, possessing an evil, assimil-devouring power. "Isn't this the evil power of the demon realm?" Qin Lei exclaimed in shock. "This is no human being!"
"Blue Sky, never use this dark energy. Do not use it or show it to others until you know whether it is friendly to you. Remember this."

"Hmm," Lan Tian felt a strange sense of unease. He truly had no idea he had awakened two attributes. And these were unknown dark energies from the demon realm. This was a real headache.

Qin Lei realized at this moment that this apprentice was truly unique and an absolute oddball, and he didn't know whether he was a blessing or a curse.

(End of this chapter)