Chapter 207
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Chapter 207: Drawing Lightning into the Body
South Shao County governs four subordinate counties, with a registered population of around five to six hundred thousand.
If you include hidden households and mountain hunters, the number is even greater.
However, in such a mid-level county, the Imperial Guard at the Exorcism Hall has only a mere 127 members, lacking the strength to project power into the counties below.
The reasons for this are quite complex.
Although the Imperial Guard operates directly under the royal family, the late emperor favored culture over military might, making their situation uncomfortable.
Meanwhile, the Deer Party, which controlled the cabinet, regarded the Imperial Guard as an eyesore, doing everything they could to suppress it.
Most importantly, Da Qian’s annual revenue continued to decline, leading to a consistent reduction in funding for the Imperial Guard and various Exorcism Halls, coupled with high casualties during missions, resulting in the current situation.
Zuo Yongjun, who oversees the Exorcism Hall of South Shao, is a straightforward person and strongly rejects any unlawful practices. It is already commendable that he has maintained this situation.
But this is precisely what Wang Chen admires most about him.
In a fierce wind, only the resilient grass remains standing; in turbulent times, loyal ministers are revealed.
Such a person is trustworthy and worthy of being given important responsibilities!
After arranging the most critical matters, Wang Chen delegated all other tasks to Xiao Wan.
He then entered closed-door cultivation to comprehend the "Five Suns Thunder."
The "Five Suns Thunder" is derived from the "Supreme Clear Way of Heavenly Thunder," and it is a foundational method that belongs to the orthodox teachings of the Daoist school. This secret technique is profound and powerful, enabling cultivation from the Qi Training stage to the Purple Palace level.
To obtain this lightning technique, Wang Chen spent a full thousand contribution points.
Furthermore, the difficulty of practicing the "Five Suns Thunder" is very high. He pondered it while traveling to Da Qian on the Four Seas Trading Association’s vessel, but his progress was quite slow.
This spell aligns perfectly with the Thunderbolt sword technique; once successfully cultivated, it can greatly enhance the swordsmanship’s power.
So, Wang Chen was determined to master it, no matter what.
He increased the operational intensity of the formations at the Star Observation Pavilion to the highest level, putting forth all his effort to practice the "Five Suns Thunder."
Three days later, Wang Chen exited the hidden chamber.
After coming out, he summoned Xiao Wan and gave her a few instructions, then quietly left the Celestial Guardians’ residences.
As soon as Wang Chen stepped out the door, he immediately sensed several probing gazes upon him!
Without a doubt, someone had been secretly monitoring every move of the Celestial Guardians’ residences.
This was actually quite normal.
Earlier, when Wang Chen sent thirty heads to the governor’s residence, he had delivered a heavy slap to Ruan Zhaoming.
How could the other party simply let it go?
Moreover, those watching the Celestial Guardians’ residences were certainly not limited to just the governor’s residence.
After all, the Celestial Guardians’ residences now had a new master, and Wang Chen’s current identity was incredibly sensitive.
Even if he had no intention of involving himself in worldly matters, others would undoubtedly remain on guard and vigilant.
Wang Chen was well-prepared for this.
He wore a simple outfit and discreetly donned the Thousand Transformations when he left.
He changed to an unremarkable face.
No one would recognize him.
With the aid of the Breath Concealment Technique, Wang Chen seamlessly blended into the bustling crowd and vanished from sight.
After leaving South Shao County, he headed southwest.
Upon reaching a deserted area, Wang Chen activated the Shadowless Divine Movement, darting forward like an arrow released from a bow.
He soon entered the vast, undulating mountain ranges.
His destination this time was Lightning Strike Peak, located a hundred miles from South Shao County.
The most critical step in mastering the Five Suns Thunder is to draw lightning into the body.
This requires the practitioner to guide a wisp of lightning within their body to temper their meridians and magical power, thereby enhancing their affinity for lightning.
Drawing lightning into the body is perilous and cannot be achieved by mere meditation in a quiet room.
It requires finding a place with abundant lightning to personally experience the might of heaven and earth, thereby grasping the essence of this technique!
Previously, Wang Chen had researched and learned that this mountain was named for its frequent lightning strikes.
It was exactly the cultivation site he needed.
In fact, if Lightning Strike Peak did not exist, Wang Chen had originally planned to construct a large kite and fly it during thunderstorms to complete the process of drawing lightning into his body.
Now, that was unnecessary, and if Lightning Strike Peak was as described, it would be ideal for him to practice the Five Suns Thunder here in the future.
Half an hour later, Wang Chen arrived at his destination.
Lightning Strike Peak was easy to locate; it stood like a colossal pillar reaching towards the heavens, towering and solitary among the mountains.
At its peak, clouds swirled, and faint sounds of thunder emanated from the clouds.
Wang Chen felt a surge of joy and immediately hastened his pace towards the summit.
For an ordinary person, scaling such a steep mountain would be an extremely dangerous endeavor.
But for Wang Chen, it was hardly different from walking on flat ground.
If not for conserving his magical power, he could have summoned the Willow Leaf Flying Boat and flown directly to the top.
Even so, Wang Chen reached the summit in just the time it takes to drink a cup of tea.
“Hmm?”
Wang Chen was momentarily stunned.
The top of Sunset Peak was remarkably flat, as if sliced by a sword, and it was quite spacious.
There were no trees, only a few resilient weeds growing in the crevices of the rocks.
The stones here were mostly charred black, with some showing signs of melting.
What surprised Wang Chen was not the unusual scenery.
After all, this was merely the Mortal Realm, and no matter how extraordinary, it paled in comparison to the world of cultivation.
What truly astonished Wang Chen was that he detected a faint trace of spiritual energy in the surrounding space!
The Mortal Realm is known as a land devoid of spiritual energy, and normally, there should be no trace of it.
Previously, when Wang Chen traveled from Qianjing to South Shao, the entire journey of thousands of miles was the same.
Yet here, there was actually spiritual energy?
Although the spiritual energy on the ground was extremely sparse and offered little benefit to cultivation, its mere presence was unusual, hinting at some hidden mystery.
However, Wang Chen had no thoughts of uncovering the secrets here at the moment.
He surveyed his surroundings and found a large rock, digging a small pit beside it to sit down.
Drawing lightning into the body is not about confronting the lightning head-on—that would be courting death.
As long as he could sense the thunderous power dissipating in the surrounding space and guide it into his meridians and dantian, repeating this process until he completed the tempering, he would have mastered the basics of the Five Suns Thunder.
Wang Chen dug the pit so that once seated, his height would not exceed that of the surrounding rocks.
Otherwise, he might become a target for lightning strikes.
Rumbling sounds~
Just as he was getting ready, a deep rumble suddenly echoed from above, growing louder with each sound.
Crack!
In the next moment, a bolt of lightning struck just a dozen steps away from Wang Chen.
Lightning Strike Peak lived up to its name, with the frequency of strikes far exceeding his expectations.
Instead of being alarmed, Wang Chen felt a surge of joy.
He focused his mind and began to absorb the thunderous energy permeating the surrounding space.
