SHOCKING VENOMOUS CONSORT: FRIVOLOUS MISS
10. Dramatic Heavenly Lightning

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One of the cultivation methods of the Ninth Heaven Lightning was to Borrow Strength! Not just any power, but the power of the Ninth Heaven.

After all, Thundercloud Battle Qi was Qi that surged through the clouds. It contained the crashing power of thunder.

As the cold mountain breeze roared, a distance of a thousand miles seemed to have compressed itself into a single field of view with a clear upper sky hanging above and clouds bubbling below.

Ling Chuxi's clothes fluttered around him as he continued to stare at the boundless horizon. The earth and the lower sky were just thin lines hurtling above the storm of clouds gathering in the mountains. Tens of thousands of rays of golden light pierced through the sky.

He felt the jagged surface of the majestic peak beneath his feet, whipping a cold wind on his face and the heat of the sunlight above him.

Although his body did not contain a single thread of Battle Qi, arrogance flowed through his veins. Ling Chuxi remained motionless despite the strong wind hitting her. Far below his frame, somehow even the majestic mountain seemed small.

A stinging hot sensation surged throughout his body as he activated the Lightning Cloud Cultivation Method. The sensation flowed through him, flowing along his meridians until clarity began to appear.

'How fast!' It took him an entire night to feel Battle Qi the first time he tried cultivating with the Lightning Cloud Cultivation Method. It surprised him that he could feel it so quickly in this attempt.

Little did he know, he had actually been standing at the top of the mountain for two shichen. He did not feel the passage of time because his mind had been so integrated with the rhythm of heaven and earth.

There lay a strange rhythm throughout the vastness of heaven and earth. All things developed in his pulse as if indestructible. Ling Chuxi's mind was fully intertwined in this symphony. His mind circulated around Battle Qi and his breathing remained stable. He's pacing himself.

As he became one with this primitive song, his slender body seemed to tower above the majestic mountain peak.

Breakthrough for breakthrough! Ling Chuxi darted past the Beginner, Intermediate, and Peak stages of Battle Qi Level 3 and 4! His consciousness was deep within the distant and beautiful subtle dimensional niches. He was unaware of the rapid speed at which Battle Qi was piling up on his body. It was as if a dam had burst within him, flooding him with an incredible level of energy until his cultivation had evolved to the highest level that could possibly be—Battle Qi Level 6 Peak.

The wind started roaring without warning. The clouds gathered into a gray army, painting over the blue sky. Thunder rumbled and lightning struck as if a storm was coming.

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"Transcendence!"

“Who has achieved this? Who can enter the transcendence state?!”

Miles away in Shi Qu City, crossing three different ancient courtyards each belonging to three different great families, the elders of each family exhaled in astonishment at once.

The transcendence state was a mysterious frame of mind beyond the reach of many cultivators throughout their lives. Only those who managed to achieve it could understand a more infinite understanding of heaven, earth, and all that the — realms possessed allowing them to advance towards the peak of cultivation.

Without reaching a state of transcendence, one would not be able to step onto the final threshold of cultivation no matter how much they practiced, how many opportunities they encountered and how innate their talents were. Even the three elders themselves were unable to reach this elusive state.

“Don't say someone will break through again? Which family does this guy have?” The three elders were preoccupied with the same thoughts at the same time. Fear flooded their hearts.

If they knew that the person in question was actually a cultivator of the lowest level, just an unheard of trash that no one would have thought would mean anything, either, will their jaws not fall?

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"Could this be ... heavenly lightning?" The elders were simultaneously desperate, only able to observe this incident and fear its implications from afar. Going beyond is a very evasive and sought after experience in cultivation, but it remains an abstract concept. It did not reflect how advanced one's level of ability was. However, it was struck by heavenly lightning.

"Who exactly is being anointed now?" The faces of the elders paled. They all know what this means. If the overlord struck by heavenly lightning was one of the three major family clans in Shi Qu City, the other two clans would lose their esteemed reputation here.

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Returning to the mountain, Ling Chuxi was violently awakened by thunder. Jeez, gosh. Battle Qi Level 6! He felt a change in him. His mouth gaped, unable to say a word. To reach such a level of cultivation in such a short amount of time. Isn't this almost too easy?

What can he say? Transcendence is beyond. He had an inherent understanding of why he could advance at such a fast pace and how rare this achievement was. It would be difficult for him to face such luck again in the future.

But even before he could rejoice, Ling Chuxi saw an anomaly on the appearance of the sky. Blood and euphoria drained from his face. “Hei, Gods. No need to play me, okay?”

"Isn't this .. heavenly lightning?"

Being struck by heavenly lightning was a legendary occurrence. It was an anointing that was only given to cultivators who had broken through to Battle Qi Level 9. In the field of martial arts cultivation, it is believed to be a marker of significant differences. One could only truly become a warrior at the peak who had once been struck by lightning from the nine heavens.

Lightning would purify the meridians and restructure the bones of the soldiers under attack, allowing freedom from all physical limitations and a deep awareness of the meaning of heaven and earth behind cultivation itself.

However, there were many cases where the ninth heaven lightning strike had reduced many qualified warriors to dust.

Right now, Ling Chuxi's ability had just reached Battle Qi Level 6. This raises a lot of concerns. How could he withstand the heavenly baptism meant for those with a much higher level of ability?

Without daring to take the time to even think, Ling Chuxi immediately jumped to her feet and rushed down the mountain. As she ran past where Little White was sitting waiting, she took the fox into her arms in one fell swoop and continued running down the hill. Dangerous moments require reckless escapism.

Thankfully, even though the dark and dense clouds emitted rumbling thunder and flashes of lightning, there was no lightning strike that struck Ling Chuxi. He breathed a sigh of relief while continuing to run. The elders of the three main clans of Shi Qu City who were observing the sky from their own courtyards were also comforted in the absence of a lightning strike. Maybe they just think too much. How could such a rare occurrence possibly happen so easily on such an ordinary day like this? The weirdness in the weather is all that.

By the time Ling Chuxi was in the middle of the mountain, the clouds had split apart and the sunlight once again shone on the ground resplendently. He collapsed to the ground, exhausted, as a wave of relief swept over him. Little White released herself from her embrace to give her room to recover.

'What is crazy weather if it's not heavenly lightning?' he wondered while massaging his aching leg and trying to catch his breath. As he turned his gaze to the sky to let out a harsh word, a flash of lightning suddenly rained down on him followed by thunder. His vision was dyed white and a burning electric shock surged tormenting his body.

Ling Chuxi collapsed from the pain. Whether it was heavenly lightning or not, it did not matter. The important thing was to avoid it, which he tried to do out loud. But alas, he was still struck by lightning!

Every inch of his body pulsed like a wound. Lying on his back, he could barely move from the excruciating pain. Ling Chuxi felt like crawling to his feet just to point at the sky and curse the Gods. 'You're not fucking rude! You're a fucking asshole! Damn you, you little con man! Is this a sadistic joke?! Do I need to tell you that being struck by lightning hurts so much?! Why don't you try it before giving it to someone else, huh?!'

As if feeling her sadness and anger, Little White gently climbed onto Ling Chuxi's chest and began licking her face with her tiny tongue to comfort her.

After much tension, Ling Chuxi managed to utter a series of obscure words to the little fox between gasping breaths. “This traitor god played me Little White, why do you think so? L'm... Ling Chuxi's. I. I can. everything. Turn the buds into flowers. Pork for roast pig. I... everything..” Darkness took control of his gaze as he lost the pain. Under the blue and cloudless sky, Ling Chuxi lay unconscious on Purple Maple Mountain.

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• shichen is an older form of time measurement. One Shichen is two hours.