Chapter 148 Three Thousand Thunders
Suddenly, Han Yue felt a strange touch on her buttocks. After a moment of hesitation, she knew what had happened and cast a reproachful look towards Xiao Ling.
Xiao Ling scratched his head a little embarrassedly and said, "You can't blame me for this. It's mainly because you are too attractive, senior sister."
Hearing this, Han Yue's face turned even redder, as if water was about to drip out, and she didn't dare to meet Xiao Ling's somewhat burning gaze again.
After a short silence, Han Yue stammered, "If you really... feel uncomfortable, I can help you solve it..."
"What to solve?" Xiao Ling didn't react for a moment after hearing Han Yue's inexplicable words.
As soon as the words fell, Xiao Ling understood what Han Yue meant, and his heartbeat slowed down.
Looking at Han Yue's shy expression, Xiao Ling could no longer control himself. He picked her up by the waist and walked into the bedroom.
"Ouch, go slower, it hurts..."
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On a quiet hill within Canaan College, Xiao Ling was leisurely refining the elixir.
The hill is picturesque, with wild flowers blooming all around and the breeze bringing fragrance. The hillside is covered with green grass, like a soft green carpet.
The Black Magic Cauldron in front of Xiao Ling was placed steadily. He controlled the flame with both hands skillfully. His movements were smooth and natural. There was no sign of effort on his face. Instead, he had a relaxed and comfortable smile.
Little Medical Fairy sat on a branch of a large tree nearby, her bright eyes full of admiration and surprise.
Several elders of the academy were also watching not far away. Among them were Elder Xuanfeng with a serious expression, Elder Qingyun with a kind face, Elder Mo Yun with a deep gaze, and Elder Huo who had already broken through to the Dou Zong level.
Elder Xuanfeng and Elder Qingyun both have the cultivation base of three-star Douhuang, while Elder Moyun is a five-star Douhuang.
These elders generally did not stay in the inner courtyard for a long time, but went out to travel. They hurried back to Canaan College in order to ask Xiao Ling to help them refine pills.
Elder Xuanfeng stroked his beard, narrowed his eyes and said, "It's amazing that Xiao Ling can refine the sixth-grade elixir so easily. I didn't have such ability when I was his age."
Elder Qingyun smiled and nodded in response: "Indeed, Xiao Ling is extremely talented, his technique in alchemy is very skillful, and his control over the temperature and medicinal materials is extremely precise. He will become a great man in the future."
Elder Mo Yun stared at the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire in Xiao Ling's hand, and couldn't help but sighed: "Look at the Azure Lotus Earth Core Fire in his hand. This kid is so lucky that it's enviable. He got the exotic fire that alchemists dream of after just one trip. With the help of this exotic fire, his alchemy will naturally be even more powerful."
"But we can't ignore Xiao Ling's own talent and hard work in alchemy." Elder Qingyun added, "Although the strange fire is strong, it is difficult to exert its true power without a solid alchemy foundation and hard research."
Elder Xuanfeng agreed: "That's right, everyone has seen the effort Xiao Ling puts into refining pills. His achievements today are definitely not just based on luck."
Several young disciples from the Alchemy Department nearby, upon hearing the elders' discussion, could not help but whisper to each other.
"Elder Xiao Ling has always been a legendary figure in our academy. Not only is he powerful, but his alchemy skills are also superb." A disciple said with admiration on his face.
"Yes, I really hope that one day I can also refine high-level pills like him." Another disciple's eyes were full of longing.
At this time, the flames in the alchemy furnace became more and more vigorous, but Xiao Ling's expression became more and more calm. He quickly changed the spells with his hands, and injected the fighting spirit into the alchemy furnace one after another.
Elder Xuanfeng's eyes flashed with surprise: "Looking at this posture, the elixir is about to take shape, and the quality must be extraordinary."
Elder Qingyun smiled and said, "Xiao Ling can always bring us surprises when refining pills. So far, he has never failed. I believe this time will be no exception."
Just as everyone was looking forward to it, the alchemy furnace suddenly burst into a brilliant light, and a rich medicinal fragrance spread.
At the moment when the elixir burst into brilliant light, circles of energy ripples that seemed to be real, with the medicine cauldron as the center, continuously surged out in all directions. The endless trend was quite spectacular.
The seal in Xiao Ling's hand suddenly changed, and a low shout came out from his mouth. All of a sudden, the bright red flame inside the medicine cauldron suddenly increased, almost filling up the entire cauldron. Among the green and red colors, a bright white light spot became more and more dazzling.
The white light spot shrank and expanded, and as it expanded, the energy ripples spread even faster. Looking down from mid-air, where the energy ripples spread, rocks rolled, trees were broken in half, and even the grass was directly overturned.
The white light spot was shrinking and expanding faster and faster, as if something was brewing. After nearly half an hour, the light spot suddenly shrank to its smallest point!
As the light spot shrank so rapidly, the solemnity on Xiao Ling's face became more intense than ever before!
"Boom!" The suddenly shrinking light spot lasted for a few minutes, and finally, the surging white light enveloped the entire mountain.
A thunderous explosion sounded out of nowhere, and then, a white beam of light about two meters thick shot out from the medicine cauldron into the sky!
Under the gazes of everyone, Xiao Ling slowly sat up from the ground, glanced at the huge beam of light where the elixir seemed to be trying to escape, raised his eyebrows, and stretched out his hand.
Suddenly, the light column trembled rapidly, and after a moment, a ray of white light floated down from the light column and finally hovered above his palm.
The white light gradually faded, revealing its true form, which was a white pill the size of a longan.
The surface of the pill is extremely round, just like the sea surface, and the faint white lines remaining on it are like waves, extremely mysterious.
As the ray of white light separated from the light column, the huge light column seemed to have lost its energy support. It trembled slightly for a few times, and then gradually became illusory until it finally dissipated completely.
Xiao Ling breathed a sigh of relief, stretched out his hand, and a round and plump sixth-grade imperial pill emitting a charming luster quietly fell into his hand.
Xiao Ling smiled slightly, put the pill into the jade bottle, took out a new batch of herbs, and continued to refine the pill.
Just when everyone was immersed in the surprise of the elixir coming out of the oven, Xiao Yan hurried over.
Xiao Yan said to Elder Huo with excitement: "Master, I heard that my cousin was refining pills here, so I came here specially to observe and learn."
Elder Huo smiled and replied, "Your cousin Xiao Ling's alchemy skills are indeed superb. You must learn from him."
Xiao Yan nodded seriously and said, "Of course, my cousin has always been my role model. But Master, I always fail to control the temperature precisely when refining pills. Can you give me some pointers?"
Elder Huo patted Xiao Yan's shoulder and said, "You can't rush the art of alchemy. The control of the temperature requires constant practice and understanding. Observe your cousin's techniques and experience them carefully."
Xiao Yan seemed to be thinking about something, and turned his gaze to Xiao Ling again, his eyes full of firmness and determination.
...Xiao Ling finished refining the last batch of pills, gently wiped the sweat from his forehead, put away the alchemy furnace, and walked towards the office of Elder Su Qian.
When he arrived at the office door, Xiao Ling knocked gently, and after getting a response, he pushed the door open and walked in.
Xiao Ling handed the storage ring containing the elixir to Su Qian. Elder Su Qian took the ring with admiration in his eyes.
"Xiao Ling, your alchemy skills are really improving." Elder Su Qian said with a smile.
Xiao Ling smiled modestly and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Great Elder. This is what I should do."
After a brief silence, Xiao Ling took a deep breath and said, "Great Elder, in a few days, I want to leave the academy temporarily..."
Elder Su Qian was slightly startled and asked, "Going out? What are you doing? Didn't you just return to the academy not long ago?"
Xiao Ling nodded slightly and answered in a relaxed tone: "I heard that there are several opportunities in the Black Horn Region. I want to explore them. Maybe they will be helpful to my cultivation."
Elder Su Qian frowned, looking slightly worried: "The Black Horn Region is extremely dangerous, you must think carefully."
Xiao Ling nodded solemnly: "Don't worry, Great Elder. I know what I am doing. I have made full preparations and will act carefully."
Elder Su Qian pondered for a moment, then asked, "Which area are you going to? Do you need help from the academy?"
Xiao Ling thought for a moment, then replied, "Let's go to Fengcheng. With my strength, even the 'Medicine King' Han Feng can't do anything to me."
Xiao Ling had been coveting the Sea Heart Flame in Han Feng's hand, which was ranked 15th on the Strange Fire List, for a long time.
Moreover, since returning to the Black Horn Region, Yao Chen would mention Han Feng's affairs from time to time, and it was obvious that he could not wait to clean up the mess himself.
Elder Su Qian saw that Xiao Ling had made up his mind and finally nodded: "Okay then, you should be more careful and go early and come back early."
After Xiao Ling thanked the Great Elder, he left the office and went straight back to his room.
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The gloomy sky was covered with dark clouds, as if a huge black curtain was covering the entire Canaan College.
The thunder rumbled and was deafening. Lightning flashed through the clouds like silver snakes, instantly illuminating the dark sky as bright as day.
Immediately afterwards, raindrops as big as beans fell down with a crackling sound, splashing water on the ground.
In the Monster Mountain Range outside Canaan College, a figure was looming in the rain.
Xiao Ling's figure gradually became clearer, his steps were firm and his eyes were focused. The rain slid down his cheeks, but it could not hide the excitement in his eyes.
He looked at the scroll in his hand that exuded a mysterious aura. The scroll was roaring with wind and thunder, and flashing with light, as if it contained endless power.
Looking closely, there were four large, vigorous and powerful characters written above the scroll - Three Thousand Thunders.
Xiao Ling stared at the scroll in his hand and couldn't help complaining a few words: "To practice these Three Thousand Thunder Movements, one needs to absorb a trace of wind and thunder power, but it's too difficult to wait for a thunderstorm. Fortunately, I'm lucky enough to encounter it by chance."
Three Thousand Thunder Movements is a low-level earth-level body movement technique, and is the unique skill of the Wind and Thunder Pavilion, one of the four pavilions in Zhongzhou! To practice this body movement technique, one must first refine a trace of wind and thunder power. This step alone is enough to stump many people.
In order to facilitate the practice of their own people, Fenglei Pavilion produced a small number of Three Thousand Thunder Scrolls, and used special techniques to seal a trace of wind and thunder power in them, which saved a lot of trouble.
In addition, practicing Three Thousand Thunders has certain weather conditions. Practicing in normal weather will yield half the result with twice the effort, while practicing in a thunderstorm will yield twice the result with half the effort.
Because of this, when Xiao Ling discovered that a thunderstorm was coming, he hurried to the depths of the Demon Beast Mountain Range, just to absorb a trace of wind and thunder power, and then learn the Three Thousand Thunders.
Release the soul's perception and look around. The powerful perception is like invisible tentacles, extending in all directions.
The scenes wherever he touched appeared in his mind as clearly as a painting. The outline of every mountain and the flow of every wind and thunder force could not escape his detection.
After some exploration of his soul perception, Xiao Ling finally locked onto a mountain peak that was towering into the clouds. The power of wind and thunder there was surging, as if calling him.
Xiao Ling rushed towards the mountain without hesitation. Along the way, the wind and rain were as fierce as a knife, but they could not stop his determined steps. After a while, he reached his destination.
On the top of the mountain, Xiao Ling sat cross-legged with his eyes closed, adjusting his breath to the best state, like an old monk in meditation, silently waiting for the weather to reach the requirements for practicing Three Thousand Thunders.
The wind and rain around them became more and more violent, and the howling wind seemed to tear the whole world apart. But Xiao Ling's heart was as solid as a rock, and he remained unmoved.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Ling slowly opened his eyes, and a hint of determination flashed in his eyes.
Feeling the increasingly powerful force of wind and thunder around him, Xiao Ling knew in his heart that the best time to absorb the power of wind and thunder was about to come.
Xiao Ling followed the instructions on the Three Thousand Thunder Scroll and began to guide the power of wind and thunder into his body, trying to refine this power.
At this moment, a thick bolt of lightning came straight towards Xiao Ling in the sky.
Xiao Ling gritted his teeth and endured it, and couldn't help complaining in his heart: "I was never struck by lightning in my previous life, but I didn't expect that I would be struck by lightning in this life."
The lightning penetrated into his body through his limbs and bones. Xiao Ling's body was under tremendous pain and pressure, but he still kept his mind focused and tried his best to refine the power of wind and thunder.
Relying on the body's self-healing ability, although Xiao Ling would feel pain due to the power of wind and thunder, every time his body was injured, he would be healed by a cool feeling coming from his chest.
A low humming sounded in the body, and as the humming sounded, the fighting spirit surrounded by the silver energy suddenly fluctuated violently. Immediately, the fighting spirit twisted slightly, and wisps of blue-gold flames quietly diffused from it...
With the appearance of the cyan-gold flame, the wind and thunder power in Xiao Ling's body seemed to be frightened, and the bright light quickly shrank back.
Without much hesitation, Xiao Ling's mind moved, and the strange fire in his body rushed towards the power of wind and thunder, and then swallowed the latter.
(End of this chapter)