Chapter 709 - 559: The New Ability of the Cyan Lotus Treasure Banner
In the following days, Ji An made continued efforts, practicing the three Thunder Techniques to entry level.
"Ah!"
He exhaled deeply, letting his mind sink into the Dantian to connect with the Upper Stone Turtle, and in the Sea of Consciousness, an ink scroll unfolded.
The Spiritual Mechanism accumulated over these years finally had a purpose today.
[Master: Ji An]
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[Spiritual Mechanism: Kan Spirit 8935.2, Gen Spirit 93756.7, Zhen Spirit 38224.6, Xun Spirit 748.6, Kun Spirit 41292.4, Qian Spirit 73876.2, Dui Spirit 67485.7, Li Spirit 1485.3]
[Spell: Spirit Sealing Technique (Perfection 46%)
Spirit Roar (Perfection 3%)
Silk Thread Spell (Perfection 1%)
Yi Wood God Thunder (Perfection 65%)
Wu Earth God Thunder (Entry 1%)
Bing Fire Divine Thunder (Entry 1%)
Gui Water God Thunder (Entry 1%)
Melt Gold Divine Fire Technique (Perfection 53%)
Yi Wood Spirit Stealing Skill (Great Success 45%)
Solid Gold Technique (Entry 1%)]
Each time he saw this display, Ji An felt a subtle pride welling up in his heart, a testament to years of effort.
After indulging for a moment, he issued the first command:
"Refine Spiritual Mechanism, enhance Wu Earth God Thunder."
His Divine Sense was drawn into the Profound Mysterious Space of the Stone Turtle, and the shadow's eyes and brows bore a seventy to eighty percent resemblance to his own, with even more details manifesting on its body.
The shadow of Divine Sense no longer seemed as illusory as before, gaining more reality and vividness.
His feet stood at the very center of the turtle's back, which was also the center of the Eight Trigrams Map.
His left foot was near the Gen Position, and his right foot near the Kun Position.
The Gen Position was as bright as gold, while the Kun Position, though also emitting a yellow glow, was much softer.
The shadow of his Divine Sense formed the spell gestures, his hands altering the Dharma Seal, and a faint golden thundercloud flashed in the void.
Attack Techniques have different distinctions; techniques like Bursting Fireball, Cold Wind Technique, and Geng Metal Spirit-Slaying Sword are visible in their trajectory, which Ji An refers to as ballistic type techniques.
Thunder Techniques have no flight trajectory; the cultivator first anchors onto a point in space and then casts the spell, creating a thunderstorm centered on this point, classifying these as detonation type techniques.
Both types of techniques have their advantages and disadvantages; detonation type techniques are limited by spiritual strength, achieving extremely high accuracy within the coverage of Divine Sense, making them harder to evade.
However, beyond the coverage of Divine Sense, attack precision cannot be guaranteed.
Ballistic type techniques can extend over a long distance, striking any object in the path of the technique's flight trajectory, with the effective attack range being several times the extension distance of Divine Sense.
Gen Spirit and Kun Spirit continuously decreased, and the comprehension of the technique flowed in his heart like a stream.
Now Ji An could better appreciate the power of the Stone Turtle; it was akin to a space where time stood still.
No matter how long he stayed here, only a moment passed outside. If space laws evoke admiration, then time laws inspire awe.
Ji An maintained a state of complete focus, continuously casting spells, without any spiritual depletion here, ensuring every spell was cast in its optimal state.
He didn't know how long had passed; having no more Spiritual Mechanism to expend, his Divine Sense left this space.
Ji An concentrated on digesting the comprehension within, then checked the current state of his spells.
[Spell: Wu Earth God Thunder (Entry 1%→Perfection 72%)]
The corners of his mouth lifted; no one would reject such a rapid progress feeling.
Thunder Techniques require the collision of Yin and Yang Spiritual Mechanism to be effective. Thinking of Wu Earth God Thunder as a mere Wu Earth technique is a grave mistake.
Wu Earth God Thunder can detonate in the void and is even more powerful if detonated within the earth.
With too little Li Spirit, Ji An did not upgrade Bing Fire Divine Thunder, instead refining Spiritual Mechanism to enhance Melt Gold Divine Fire Technique.
This technique is a supporting technique that accelerates the nurturing of Primordial Life Fire, allowing for quicker tempering of magical treasures to enhance their potency.
[Spell: Melt Gold Divine Fire Technique (Perfection 53%→Perfection 54%)]
The Melt Gold Divine Fire Technique at Perfection Level already very efficiently nurtures Primordial Life Fire, and when it advances to Great Perfection Level, many Golden Core Cultivators will lose their age advantage before him.
Subsequently, Ji An refined Spiritual Mechanism to enhance Gui Water God Thunder.
[Spell: Gui Water God Thunder (Entry 1%→Great Success 43%)]
Geng Metal Divine Thunder, Bing Fire Divine Thunder, and Wu Earth God Thunder belong to the Yang Thunder methods, while Gui Water God Thunder and Yi Wood God Thunder belong to Yin Thunder methods.
Yang Thunder tends to eliminate openly and fairly, with the afflicted turned to ash, while Yin Thunder lacks visible visual effects but is more sinister.
Taking Gui Water God Thunder as an example, it can explode the 'water' within an enemy's body, causing internal injuries and cold damage; unable to withstand, it results in the collapse of the five viscera, bursting to death.
Yi Wood God Thunder, on the other hand, destroys the life force of living beings; if their 'health bar' falls below the Thunder Technique's attack, the creature will become a desiccated corpse that turns to dust in an instant.
This is a life-span-reducing technique, more effective against aging creatures.
Yet, with Yin Extremity Yang Birth, Yi Wood God Thunder may allow Spirit Wood on the brink of life cessation to spring back to life, enjoying a 'second life'.
After upgrading the Thunder Techniques, Ji An issued another command:
"Refine Spiritual Mechanism, enhance Solid Gold Technique."
Even though his Lifebound Magical Treasure has a defense attribute, his sense of insecurity persisted.
In his previous life playing games, there were distinctions between low-level and advanced maps, but this is a real world with no such divisions.
In the future, when entering the Five Elements Sect relics, he may face late-stage Golden Core Cultivators, and may even witness the grandeur of a Nascent Soul Daoist Monarch, making him question his own survival abilities.
His Divine Sense was drawn into the Profound Mysterious Space of the Stone Turtle, with each foot positioned in the Qian Position and Dui Position, respectively.
The Qian Position was a bright silvery color, while the Dui Position was a dull gold.
He formed the spell gestures, with Gold Element Spiritual Qi merging Yin and Yang, continuously forming defensive crystals that isolate the internal from the external.