Battle Through the Heavens: The Rock King Emperor's Leisurely Wanderings in the Mortal World

Chapter 31 Dual Cultivation?

"Yellow..." Xiao Yan's smiling face froze instantly, as if chilled by frost, his voice filled with disbelief: "Low-level Yellow Rank?!"

Zhong Li still had a faint smile on his face. He slowly closed his eyes, took a sip of tea, and then nodded slightly: "That's right, it's low-grade Yellow Rank."

Upon hearing this, Yao Chen frowned slightly and said, "Guest Elder, please don't joke about this. Wouldn't a low-level Yellow Rank cultivation technique ruin this child's future?"

Originally, Yao Chen intended to pass on the Burning Flame Technique to Xiao Yan, hoping that Xiao Yan could use this technique to absorb two different flames and combine them with his own Bone Spirit Cold Flame to help him refine his body and thus regain his physical form.

However, now that Zhongli already possesses the strange fire, he only needs one more strange fire to regain his physical body. Moreover, he has made some progress on the third strange fire. Thus, the problem of obtaining the strange fire can be considered to have been initially resolved.

Yao Chen silently calculated in his heart: "It seems that in order for Xiao Yan to absorb the strange fire more smoothly, I have to take out my low-level Earth Rank cultivation technique. If Xiao Yan cultivates this level of technique, he can also improve his strength in a short time without having to risk searching for more strange fires like he would when cultivating the Burning Flame Technique."

Then, Yao Chen resolutely said, "Guest Elder Zhongli, I happen to have a low-level Earth Rank cultivation technique here—the Fiery Wave Burning Earth Technique. I wonder what Mr. Zhongli thinks?"

Then, Yao Chen waved his hand gently, and as the ring in Xiao Yan's hand flashed, a crimson scroll suddenly appeared in Yao Chen's hand, surrounded by a dense wave of fiery red flames.

"Of course, but please let me first tell you about the book I'm passing on to Xiao Yan, 'Eternal Thunder Technique'."

Zhong Li slowly took the "Eternal Thunder Technique" from Xiao Yan's hand, which Xiao Yan was carefully examining, and then said, "The unique thing about my technique is that it can open up a second soul meridian in the cultivator's body and imprint a second path for the circulation of Dou Qi. This means that after Xiao Yan reaches the Dou Zhe realm by cultivating this technique, he can still cultivate another technique. It won't be too late to cultivate Mr. Yao Chen's Flaming Earth Burning Technique then."

"Dual cultivation techniques without exploding the body and dying." Yao Chen slowly stroked his beard, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes, and said, "This is truly unheard of. Please explain in detail, esteemed guest."

Holding the "Eternal Thunder Technique," Zhongli slowly turned around, his gaze fixed on the distance, his expression turning solemn once more. An invisible aura quietly emanated from him, silently spreading in a certain direction.

"This so-called 'Eternal Thunder Technique' is an extremely wondrous cultivation method. It continuously absorbs strange thunder to advance its level. This technique was created by an ancient sage, and I merely obtained it by chance in an ancient ruin."

As Zhongli spoke, he gently placed the cultivation manual on the celestial stars surrounding him. Then, he refilled both cups of tea, channeled his divine power, and steadily presented one of the cups to Xiao Yan.

"Strange lightning?" Xiao Yan was drawn in by this novel term. He subconsciously picked up his teacup and gulped down the tea. "Holy crap! Holy crap! It's scalding hot!!"

In contrast, Zhongli calmly blew on the tea in his hand and slowly said, "One must be calm and composed when doing things, and never be impatient."

After speaking, Zhongli drank the tea in one gulp. He knew that he was about to give Xiao Yan a long and complex lesson.

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"Wow, I see! So there's not only a Ranking of Strange Flames, but also a Ranking of Strange Thunders in this world!" Xiao Yan hurriedly picked up the teapot and refilled Zhong Li's teacup.

Yao Chen listened intently, his face beaming with interest, nodding occasionally. Suddenly, a thought struck him, and he slowly began to speak: "In the past, I was ignorant. Today, thanks to Mr. Zhongli's guidance, a memory has been stirred within me. I once heard my parents mention that a long, long time ago, Lei Ying, the patriarch of the Lei Clan, and Yan Jin, the patriarch of the Yan Clan, had a battle. In that battle, Lei Ying unleashed a grayish-white lightning that no one had ever seen before, severely injuring Yan Jin, who possessed the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Fire. Thinking about it this way, the Lei Clan patriarch must have used a kind of extraordinary lightning!"

"So the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Flame, ranked seventh on the Strange Flame Ranking, is actually in the hands of the Yan Clan?" Xiao Yan asked curiously.

"That's right. The Yan Clan is powerful and has a passion for collecting different kinds of flames. I heard that after the Yan Clan Chief was defeated by the Lei Clan Chief in that great battle, he returned to his clan and devoted himself to studying different kinds of flames. After all, the Sixth-Ranked Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame already belonged to the Yan Clan, and the top five different kinds of flames were extremely rare. Seeking a stronger flame was obviously not an option. So, after returning to his clan, Yan Jin began to study the art of fusing different kinds of flames. Unexpectedly, he actually managed to forcibly fuse two different kinds of flames with his own powerful strength, creating a new type of fused flame. It is said that its power is comparable to the Fourth-Ranked Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame."

"What? Forcibly fusing different kinds of flames? Which two different kinds of flames did he use to fuse them?"

"Nine Netherworld Golden Ancestral Fire and the volcanic stone flame ranked seventeenth."

"Oh? Then why doesn't he just fuse the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Flame with his own Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame? Even fusion with the Volcanic Stone Flame can contend with the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame. If he fuses with the Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame, wouldn't he be able to easily crush the Golden Emperor Burning Heaven Flame?"

Yao Chen then rewarded Xiao Yan with a flick on the forehead.

"Do you think fusing different flames is so easy? The Yan Clan Chief had already reached the mid-stage of the Eight-Star Dou Sheng realm a hundred years ago before daring to choose to fuse with the Volcanic Stone Flame, which was ranked much lower than the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Flame. If you were to choose the Eight Desolate Annihilation Flame, which is one level higher than the Nine Nether Golden Ancestral Flame, even with Yan Jin's powerful flame control, he probably wouldn't dare to try fusing these two incredibly powerful different flames so easily."

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Zhongli's thoughts were haunted by a question: "Are there really strange thunders among the Thunder Clan?" This thought lingered in his mind.

After studying Raiden Shin's notes in depth, he discovered that Raiden Shin's divine power resonated with the divine power of Raiden Shin within his own body, and the two echoed each other.

Even more surprisingly, he also inherited memories and abilities that Raiden Shin had never mentioned in his notebook. The most prominent of these was his ability to sense unusual lightning.

This ability allowed him to keenly perceive the existence of every stray lightning bolt on the Dou Qi Continent. However, according to Lei Dianzhen's memories, in her era, the disasters brought by stray lightning bolts were devastating. Therefore, in a fit of rage, she sealed twenty-three stray lightning bolts in their own independent spaces. This also explains why, for nearly a thousand years, only a very few members of the eight ancient clans still remember stray lightning bolts, a destructive natural treasure comparable to stray fire.

Zhong Li carefully sensed the strange lightning bolts sealed in their independent spaces. He discovered that, apart from the Burning Heaven Feather Lightning ranked twenty-second and the Eclipse Sun Strike Lightning ranked twelfth, which had already been devoured, the remaining strange lightning bolts were in a state of having developed sentience but being ownerless.

(End of this chapter)