My Senior Brother Is Too Steady
Chapter 30: Teacher and Disciple
“*Senior Brother, what do you have here? Is this also a tool that can speed up the installation of array formations?”
Lan Ling’e swore to Her Majesty that it was the only thing she asked before she was summoned and imprisoned by her elder brother in a wooden cage. He has been a lab rat for ‘technical products’ it.
The wooden cage was about as tall as a human. It was made of 36 connected lightning rods. The interior is also coated with a fine layer of colorful iron nets.
The lightning rods were cut into pieces and tied together. It made the wooden cage look a little shabby.
There was a long, rainbow-colored needle at the end of the wooden cage and a hexagram made of Seven Metal Gods that gathered lightning at the bottom. However, that hexagram was not an array formation, and did not contain any restrictions. It was just a plain and simple hexagram-shaped pattern.
When cultivators underwent Transcendence Tribulations, they could not rely on array formations to block attacks. Lightning rays during the Heavenly Tribulation could ignore all array formations.
There were many miraculous uses of the postnatal Dharma treasures refined by cultivators. They mainly rely on the prohibitions written on the inside and outside of the Dharma treasures.
After many years of research, Li Changshou was confident of one thing—the principle behind the restrictions was similar to array formations. Both rely on certain symbols and patterns to attract spiritual energy. The only difference is the complexity and size of the symbols and patterns.
Restrictions are written on Dharma treasures. Dharma treasures are similar to the foundation of array formations. Cultivators can activate restrictions and generate immense power by injecting eternal power into Dharma treasures.
In array formation, the base acts as a node. By utilizing the power of Heaven and Earth, spiritual energy would flow within the foundation of the array formation.
Although the principles behind the restrictions and array formations were similar, they served an entirely different purpose.
Advanced postnatal Dharma treasures can usually condense complete boundaries into the size of a fingernail.
On the other hand, the strength of the array formation was directly proportional to its size. The array formation had to integrate with heaven and earth to utilize their strength.
Therefore, even though Li Changshou was skilled in setting up array formations, he was not proficient in refining Dharma artifacts.
There's nothing he can do about it. He had only been cultivating for 112 years, and he had tried his best to reduce his sleep time over the years. Nevertheless, cultivation and other skills such as alchemy, poison refining, and array formations all required a lot of time to achieve mastery.
He would die to be able to spend the 24 hours he had each day as if he had 48 hours instead. Nonetheless, the duration of his cultivation was ultimately too short. He had to compromise some of his favorites. There was no way he could achieve mastery in all his passions.
Back to the matter of blocking the Heavenly Tribulation …
Heavenly Tribulations can ignore array formations and most defense-type Dharma treasures. Only a few rare Dharma treasures could reduce the impact of the Heavenly Tribulation. It did not include the innate Dharma treasure and the supreme Dharma treasure because it was too rare to find.
However, Li Changshou had an advantage that no one else had nine years of study.
The wooden cage he created was inspired by Faraday1's cage in his High School physics textbook. It can be used to block lightning and is often used in amazing high voltage magic tricks.
Li Changshou had almost forgotten about the principle behind the cage, but he could still remember the structure.
Li Changshou instructed Lan Ling’e, “Do not touch the net around you.”
Lan Ling’e shivered inside the cage. He stepped on the wooden board and looked at his elder brother pitifully. “Senior sister, what exactly are you doing?”
“Do not move,” Li Changshou replied calmly. He took out a few talismans from his sleeve and threw them about 100 feet above the wooden cage casually while pointing at the talisman with his left hand.
A few cracks rang out, and light immediately fell from the clear sky.
Several lightning strikes directly struck the lightning rod above the wooden cage. The iron net surrounding the wooden cage was illuminated by a small electric current instantly. The Seven Metal Gods that accumulated lightning at the bottom of the wooden cage directly scattered the electric current and integrated it into the ground.
Lan Ling’e hugged her head and curled up in fear. He looked up slowly and looked around in surprise. Compliments came out of his mouth.
“What is this treasure? It could actually block lightning successfully! ”
Li Changshou replied nonchalantly, “This is Faraday's cage. Stay there longer. I'll try to increase the voltage. ”
“Senior Brother! Why don't we stop here? Aiya!”
Before Lan Ling’e could finish her sentence, Li Changshou had picked up a stack of yellow paper talismans from her sleeves. He activated it using the power of his Dharma and threw it on top of the wooden cage.
This talisman produced a bolt of lightning and filled the sky with lightning.
The explosion!
The lightning bolts smashed into the wooden cage below!
In a split second, the sky was engulfed by lightning. The birds on Little Qiong Peak flocked over the forest, and the spiritual beasts were filled with unease.
Experiments show that the effect of Faraday's cage is remarkable. The only worry he had was whether the Heavenly Tribulation would destroy the cage.
He only hoped that the cage could block the first heavenly lightning strike during the Heavenly Tribulation for its master.
“Come out. Thank you for your hard work.” Li Changshou called out before starting to think of a way to strengthen the wooden cage.
Lan Ling’e could not resist the urge to complain. “Senior sister, you can put the fish in the cage! Wouldn't it achieve the same result?”
“I want you to participate in this. We both helped Master during the Tribulation Transcendence,” Li Changshou replied with a smile.
Lan Ling’e pursed her lips and styled her beautiful hair behind her ears. “Senior sister, will we continue to experiment?” he asked gently. “My cultivation level may not be high, but I can definitely help with these things.”
“You can't stay there for your next experiment. We'll do as you say. Let's grab a bucket and experiment with fish.”
Li Changshou took out a long, colorful thread. He kept burying his head in chores. “We are now testing the intensity of the lightning strike. There is no way you can handle the impact if they land on you. ”
Lan Ling’e responded in agreement, turned around, and rushed to the side of the lake. He carefully avoided his master, who was meditating on the soundproof field, and jumped into the lake.
After a while, lightning appeared again above Little Qiong Peak.
It lasted about three days. Those who saw lightning thought that someone was practicing the lightning Dharma mantra on the mountain peak. No one noticed the strange incident.
It continued until Qi Yuan woke up from his meditation. Satisfied with the results of his meditation, he turned around to find that the lush grass and beautiful scenery beside the lake had been completely destroyed. A parallel black vertical line appeared on his forehead that was full of wrinkles. A large hole had formed at the edge of the lake. The two students were crouching at the bottom of the hole and working on a large bird cage.
Qi Yuan sighed in despair and reprimanded them. “What are you two doing instead of cultivating ?!”
“Mastered! You are awake!” Lan Ling’e exclaimed in excitement. “Senior Brother has made a treasure that can help you with the Heavenly Tribulation! We have tested it hundreds of times with lightning strikes. The fish is alive!”
Li Changshou added, “Please wait a moment, Master. This object will be finished soon.”
“Oh?” Qi Yuan's expression changed instantly. He was curious about the new innovations his older student was working on.
However, as he stepped forward, his expression changed again. He stood still and looked at the sky in the east.
“Hai.” Qi Yuan stood with his hands behind his back. He replied gently, “He Heavenly Tribulations are here.”
Those words made the smiles of Li Changshou and Lan Ling’e disappear instantly.
They jumped out of the hole in a hurry and looked in the direction their master was looking at. A sea of dark clouds appeared in the east and moved towards the Immortal Du Sect at high speed.
“Ling’e, fast!” Li Changshou immediately shouted. “Ling’e, fast! Bring the cage to the Tribulation Transcendence place that Master had chosen in the mountains behind! Make sure the six poles of Seven Metal Gods are buried in the ground!”
“OK!”
Lan Ling’e carried the Faraday Cage with her thin arms and rushed towards the mountains behind the clouds. She has no time to worry about ‘citra peri’nya.
At that moment, Li Changshou was even more worried than her master. He took out a brocade box from his sleeve and rushed towards Qi Yuan.
“Master, this is a precious pill that I have refined specifically for you. That ... it can help you block one heavenly lightning strike. After the first lightning strike, you can consume this immediately if you think that you cannot handle the next attack.
Qi Yuan looked at Li Changshou with a smile and said in a soft voice, “Save this precious pill for yourself. You can use it during your Tribulation Transcendence. Don't waste it on me.”
“Mastered!”
Li Changshou knelt in front of Qi Yuan and squeezed the brocade box into Qi Yuan's hands. She said anxiously, “Teacher, you have raised and taught me for many years. You are the one who guided me on the path to pursue Dao, and you have never been rude to me or asked anything from me. This is the only thing I can do for you, Master. If you don't receive this pill, I'll destroy it immediately!”
Qi Yuan smiled bitterly and said, “Why do you have to do this? How could I not know about my condition?”
“Oh, right! I have 11 more pills!” Li Changshou immediately changed his strategy. “I swear to the magical Dao that I definitely have 11 more similar pills! And, each cultivator could only take one pill! ”
Qi Yuan hesitated a little. “Bulkah?”
“Of course!”
“Alright then.” Qi Yuan grabbed the brocade box with his hand and said, “Come. Let's head to the back mountains. Don't let the Heavenly Tribulation destroy our accommodation.”
The gray clouds soon reached the Immortal Du Sect.
Li Changshou leaped onto the white clouds hurriedly and pulled his master into the back mountains.
“Teacher, you can save your Dharma power now. Is correct. Master, do you have enough medicinal pills? You can use all kinds of medicinal pills during the Tribulation Transcendence. Have you prepared enough pills to treat your wounds and restore your energy? Why did the Heavenly Tribulation come without any warning ?! ”
“I have prepared them. I have prepared them.” Qi Yuan smiled as he looked at Li Changshou, who was standing in front of him. He remembered Li Changshou's quiet little boy who went missing when he brought him to the mountains at first.
In an instant, years had passed.
Although the little boy then became a little wild, he ended up growing up.
Qi Yuan spent the last resources that Little Qiong Peak had on him. His only hope was that Li Changshou could successfully become an immortal.
“Changshou, if I don't manage to survive the Heavenly Tribulation, Little Qiong Peak will be in your hands. If the sect wants to reclaim our Little Qiong Peak, don't block them. Listen to the sect's arrangements. I have begged some of the sect members I know for help. They will take you and Ling’e to their peak to cultivate.”
“Master, you will definitely survive the Heavenly Tribulation!”
Li Changshou confirmed, “Confidence! Don't depression. This is the obstacle that the Heavenly Dao wants you to overcome. Everything will be fine once you deal with it. If sentient beings did not fight for the chance to survive, what was the point of their existence?! There is always a slim chance of survival in any desperate situation. Only when you fight for your survival will you survive this situation! ”
Qi Yuan sighed. He smiled bitterly and said, My dear “Murid, don't you know these principles? Why are you still living so carefully every day?”
Li Changshou replied in earnest, “I never forget these principles that you have taught me. The only reason for my caution was to avoid landing myself in that desperate situation. ”
In a short time, they reached the back mountains of Little Qiong Peak. Lan Ling’e waved from the empty space in the forest. Li Changshou pulled his master and jumped down. He pushed his master into a newly built wooden cage with no room to argue.
After which, he lowered his head and began to check the condition of the birdcage. He took out some porcelain bottles, threw them into his master's hands, and closed the door of the wooden cage. Then, he pulled Lan Ling’e and began to retreat quickly.
Gray clouds had already appeared above the Immortal Du Sect and were protecting the light from outside. The Eternal Du Sect was engulfed in darkness.
Li Changshou shouted as she mightily, “Master! Do your best to fight it! The precious pill should be used after the first heavenly lightning strike!”
Qi Yuan nodded solemnly. He lifted his head and saw a cloud of distress. Waves of Dharma power swarmed him. The sleeves and stitches of his Dao robes moved without the presence of wind.
Lan Ling’e shouted, “Master, you can do this!”
“I will fight for myself this time!”
Qi Yuan looked at the sky. Eyes sparkling.
The fight against destiny!
Suddenly, a dragon cry sounded above the clouds. A 10,000-foot-tall blue dragon shrouded in glittering red scales emerged from the gray clouds. His claws struck the mountain protective array formation.
The lights in the mountain protective array formation flickered as the mountains trembled. Loud explosions sounded from the ground on all sides!
At the same time, a deep voice sounded from the sky!
“People in charge of the Eternal Du Sect, come out and reply me!”
Waitaminute!
Blue dragon? Calling people?
These gray clouds were located outside of the mountain's protective array formation. It did not have the ability to ignore all array formations …
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Although it had suppressive power, upon closer inspection, it was not a heavenly suppressing power.
“Eh? Isn't that Cloud Tribulation Master?”
Li Changshou tilted his head. He could not help but cupped his forehead. Qi Yuan, who was standing inside Faraday's cage, also moved the corner of his lips.
This old Daoist priest turned around calmly and crouched down slowly.
‘Oh My Grand Pure One, this time I really embarrassed myself*!’