People in the Qin Dynasty, entertained during the Warring States period

Meanwhile, Guo Kai, residing in the Prime Minister's residence, was lost in thought after witnessing the thunderbolt that struck the inner city of Handan.

He murmured to himself, "Three months later, Qin will attack Puyang. After destroying Wei, they will surely launch an attack on Zhao. At that moment, lightning will strike Handan..."

Guo Kai suddenly smiled deeply. Perhaps it wasn't a good thing for the State of Zhao, but for him, it might be a good thing.

At least when Qin attacked Zhao, it would give him a pretext to send Zhao Jia to Qin to serve as a hostage.

……

"Heaven and Earth are the origin of all things, the root of all energy. Through countless eons of cultivation, I will attain divine power."

Faced with the overwhelming power of the heavenly thunder, Cao Ze dared not be careless in the slightest and went all out, casting the Golden Light Spell to cover his entire body.

Thunderbolts struck the Faraday cage, and countless bolts of lightning flashed across the bronze cage like silver snakes. They then passed through the bronze bars of the Faraday cage and disappeared into the earth like mud flowing into rivers.

Cao Ze took a deep breath and unleashed Yin Wu Lei.

The lightning bolts that were sinking into the earth from the copper cage seemed to be attracted by something.

It slowly passed through the copper cage and crashed into Cao Ze with a loud bang.

Cao Ze suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood.

A flash of sword light swept across the courtyard, and Jingni instantly drew her Jingni Sword.

If she hadn't sensed that Cao Ze's aura wasn't disordered, she would have already torn the bronze cage apart and brought Cao Ze out.

"The Nine Heavens Mysterious Temple transforms into divine thunder, its majestic heavenly power drawn forth by the sword."

Cao Ze chanted the incantation in a low voice, slowly absorbing the power of the heavenly lightning that was striking him into his body.

He dared not delay, using Yin Five Thunder to quickly assimilate the power of Heavenly Thunder, constantly tempering his body.

The sixth meridian, which was about to be opened up—the Hand Taiyang Small Intestine Meridian—was suddenly opened.

As the main meridian distributed along the posterior lateral border of the upper limb, its collateral vessels and divergent meridians connect with it internally and externally, while the sinews are distributed on its exterior.

During the process of opening the channel, upper limb strength increases, and physical fitness is improved again.

However, the power of the heavenly lightning far exceeded Cao Ze's expectations, and even so, it did not consume much of his energy.

Left with no other choice, Cao Ze began to connect the seventh main meridian—the Foot Taiyang Bladder Meridian.

The Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang is mainly distributed along the first and second lateral lines of the waist and back and the posterior border of the lateral side of the lower limbs. Its collateral vessels and divergent meridians connect with it internally and externally, and its sinews are distributed on its exterior.

Under the power of Yin Five Thunder, which contained the power of heavenly thunder, Cao Ze only felt his bladder swell up.

The flow of Qi, which was originally under control, gradually began to slip out of control, and began to stray.

"Am I going to develop benign prostatic hyperplasia?"

Cao Ze found joy even in hardship.

As the twelve main meridians that form the Great Circulation within the body, it is easy to lose one's Qi during the circulation of Qi.

Unlike the eight extraordinary meridians that form the microcosmic orbit within the body, which are the easiest meridians to open up and the least likely to cause qi to become disordered during qi circulation.

Even if one's Qi goes astray, it can be quickly adjusted and corrected without affecting subsequent cultivation.

"We have no choice but to give it a shot."

Cao Ze gave a low shout.

I plan to take this opportunity to directly unblock the Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang.

Let the Qi that has gradually gone astray be corrected when it passes through the meridians.

Chapter 165 Gai Nie, Follow Me to Handan

"Boom!"

The overcast sky was once again filled with thunder.

Cao Ze was multitasking, and he whispered, "Jing Ni, knock away the Zhanlu Sword."

The Faraday cage had just been subjected to a wave of lightning, and it was somewhat deformed.

If two or three more waves come, it might be completely destroyed.

Ultimately, the copper wire was handmade, so its purity was not high and it had many flaws.

It is difficult to produce copper wires that are industrially standardized, with each one having a purity of over 99.5%.

"Shh!"

Just as Cao Ze's voice was about to fade, a sharp sword light, not much weaker than lightning, struck the Zhanlu Sword atop the bronze cage.

Jing Ni looked at Cao Ze in the copper cage with worry in her eyes.

At this moment, Cao Ze's aura was sometimes strong and sometimes weak.

She wanted to speak, but she was afraid that Cao Ze would go into a state of demonic possession and explode.

Cao Ze's face was sometimes flushed, sometimes as red as a pig's liver, as he tried his best to control the Yin Five Thunders containing the power of heavenly thunder within his body.

If he had no other choice, he really wouldn't want to rely on external forces to open up the Bladder Meridian of Foot Taiyang.

The old master once said that the speed of cultivation is a matter of personal talent, but no matter how fast or slow one is, one must be down-to-earth in every step, otherwise it will be difficult to overcome major obstacles.

"open!"

Cao Ze gave a low shout.

Now that things have come to this, he has no intention of considering whether it is worthwhile to use external forces to open up his meridians.

At least for him now, every bit of improvement in his strength gives him a greater chance of survival.

The winter rain was getting heavier and heavier.

Cao Ze was soaked through.

However, at this moment, his eyes were gleaming with a sharp light.

The original Yin Five Thunder Power seems to have carried a bit of extremely Yang and strong power.

Cao Ze stood there stunned for a few moments, then suddenly stood up and laughed heartily.

"I'm about to succeed, Daoist Master!"

He never expected that, by a twist of fate, his Yin Thunder power would be tainted by Yang Thunder power.

Thinking about it carefully, that makes sense.

Although winter thunder is considered to be extremely yin thunder, as heavenly thunder, it cannot have only one nature.

Just as thunder is born from the yin and yang energies, thunder is yang and lightning is yin.

It is said that all things carry yin and embrace yang, and achieve harmony through the interaction of these energies.

Yin cannot produce life, and yang cannot grow; yang arises from yin, which can be described as the fundamental law of nature.

Cultivation that imitates the heavens and the earth is naturally no exception.

Cao Ze wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, which had been scorched by lightning, and slowly moved out of the bronze cage.

Now is not the time to celebrate at halftime.

When the power of Yin Thunder is mixed with Yang Thunder, it is both a good thing and a bad thing.

If not handled properly, it can cause internal energy conflicts within the body.

At best, one's cultivation will stagnate; at worst, one will bleed from all seven orifices and die.

Jing Ni helped Cao Ze up and asked with concern, "Are you alright?"

Cao Ze patted Jing Ni's little hand and said, "We'll talk about it later. Help me back to my room and protect me."

"it is good."

Li Wu held Xiao Yan'er, staring intently at Cao Ze, who was in a terrible state after being struck by lightning.

He actually... dared to invoke heavenly lightning.

Li Wu felt that this world was so unreal.

Cao Ze returned to the house, sat cross-legged, with his palms facing upwards, assuming the most standard Taoist cultivation posture.

Because the Yin and Yang and the five Qi in the body each have their own strengths and weaknesses, they are difficult to rise simultaneously.

Therefore, when practicing the Five Thunder Orthodox Method, one must regard one direction as the most important.

The cultivation of Yin Five Thunders involves using kidney water to guide liver wood qi, allowing yin qi to emerge first, and then refining it after the yang qi has replenished itself.

The cultivation of Yang Five Thunder involves using the heart fire to lead the metal lung qi to generate first, allowing the yang qi to generate first, and then refining it after the yin qi has replenished itself.

According to the Five Elements of the Luoshu, "East is three, South is two, North is one, and West is four. These are the origins of the great numbers, and the center is five. Thunder and lightning circulate in the center of heaven and earth, hence the name Five Thunders."

In internal energy cultivation, the Five Thunders correspond to the five internal organs.

When the Qi of the five internal organs gathers and converges into one, one can reach the Great Dao and master the wondrous uses of the Five Thunders.

This is called "Gathering Five Thunders," which also refers to the state of "Five Qi Returning to the Origin" achieved through the cultivation of internal energy in thunder magic.

Only by reaching such a level can one be said to have mastered the Five Thunder Orthodox Method.

Therefore, neither cultivating Yin Five Thunder nor Yang Five Thunder is a perfect state.

It needs to be patched up to become a leak-free entity.

Only in this way can it be perfect and complete.

The simplest way to fix a leak is to fill in whatever is missing.

When yin is excessive and yang is deficient, yang should be supplemented; when yang is excessive and yin is deficient, yin should be supplemented. That's all there is to it.

But it's easier said than done.

Generally speaking, when one reaches the point of wanting to generate both yang and yin, it is essentially because one has cultivated the Yang Five Thunders and Yin Five Thunders to perfection.

In terms of martial arts realm classification, this would be equivalent to reaching the half-step Grandmaster level.

As long as one achieves harmony between Yin and Yang, and their mutual complementation and support, one can embark on the path to becoming a master.

But it is possible to create an anomaly from the pure Yin Five Thunder and Yang Five Thunder.

The body is the first to object, instinctively rejecting it.