UGB Chapter 43 Thunder Clothes
Chapter 43 Thunder Clothes
Time flies when you're cultivating; three days have passed in the blink of an eye.
Lu Chengping was absent for two days, giving Zhou Qiuyuan an extra six hours of cultivation time.
This also allowed the Yang Lei membrane, which would normally take nine days to refine, to be refined three days ahead of schedule thanks to the full supply of elixirs.
Zhou Qiuyuan's skin had taken on a slightly yellowish hue, resembling the bark of an old tree that had turned yellow from sun exposure. Purple lightning occasionally flashed across his skin, like a lightning snake swiftly and agilely moving beneath it.
The energy of Yang Lei dissipated, and everything returned to normal.
Zhou Qiuyuan touched his skin and felt as if he had an extra layer of thick, extremely tough cowhide.
I wonder how strong the Yang Lei skin membrane is after its initial refinement?
Zhou Qiuyuan sharpened a branch with his Thunder Blade and poked it at his arm. Even without the addition of thunder spirit power, the sharpened branch could not pierce the skin.
Ordinary iron objects will pose a much smaller threat to him.
After refining the Yang Lei skin membrane, Zhou Qiuyuan's second plan was to temper his bones. The Lei bones were the core of the Yang Lei Transformation and would be of paramount importance in his future cultivation.
The Face-Changing Technique requires the tempering of flesh and blood to be complete, and can only be used to change one's appearance when combined with spiritual tools; it is not useful in the short term.
The city was relatively peaceful during this period, but the migration of people from Tianqiao City into the city was the biggest variable, and the Thunder Bone Forging had the most significant effect on improving strength.
In his future dream, Zhou Qiuyuan found pills suitable for tempering flesh and bones. He had stockpiled four kinds of pills enough for more than ten days' use, which was enough to raise all his flesh and bones to the first level of external refinement.
Zhou Qiuyuan stood up, gazing at the empty sect residence. Lu Chengping had been appearing and disappearing mysteriously lately, leaving early after finishing his cultivation, and his senior brother Luo Tong was also nowhere to be found.
The weather has been bad these past few days, with the outside temperature getting lower and lower. Wei Jin has been resting in his room and has not personally supervised his disciple's cultivation.
Zhou Qiuyuan, carrying the Thunderclap Blade, carefully went to the backyard and knocked on the door of the side room. "Is Master in?"
"Come in!"
Zhou Qiuyuan saw Wei Jin lying on the bed, his face slightly pale.
Wei Jin noticed something unusual, grabbed Zhou Qiuyuan's hand and squeezed it, his face full of approval, "Very good!"
"You've cultivated the Yang Thunder Skin Membrane in just six days? In all my years of life, this is the first time I've ever seen such an astonishing speed of cultivation."
If the youngest apprentice has enough time to cultivate, his body tempering speed will be even faster.
Unfortunately, the Thunder Spirit Tool is scarce, and the three disciples take turns using it. Reducing any disciple's training time will only cause them to resent it.
Although Wei Jin loved his newly accepted apprentices, they were all his flesh and blood, and a master cannot be too biased.
The idea of fully supporting the young apprentice's cultivation had to be abandoned.
"During this period of time, I have combined your self-created Thunder Net Secret Technique with the Skin Membrane Secret Technique Thunder Gang Purple Robe, and improved this secret technique."
"Now that you have mastered the Yang Thunder Skin Membrane, you can practice this secret technique to protect yourself."
The Thunderous Purple Robe, an improved version of the Thunder Net Manipulation Technique?
"Master will demonstrate it to you once, so please remember it well." Wei Jin picked up the Thunder Blade, and strands of purple lightning flowed across his skin, as if he were wearing a purple robe woven from lightning.
The stitches of Lei Gang's purple robe were woven from a large amount of Lei Gang energy, protecting every part of his body without leaving any blind spots.
"The purple robes of Lei Gang are both offensive and defensive, but touching them will result in injury from the lightning."
"Your Yang Thunder Qi is insufficient to form a Thunderous Purple Robe that protects your entire body. Even if you only weave Thunderous Qi in a small area, adjusting the position of the Thunderous Qi in time according to the direction the enemy is attacking can still have a very strong effect."
"Even if your body cultivation level is still low, you can still compete with ordinary people at the external cultivation level."
Wei Jin took out a small booklet, still smelling of ink, clearly recently revised.
This is the culmination of Master's hard work and wisdom.
The new Thunderous Purple Robe technique primarily uses the Thunder Net control method, which is extremely easy for Zhou Qiuyuan to learn. As long as he remembers the key points, he can progress rapidly.
"Thank you, Master, for passing on your skills!"
"Master, it's getting late, I must take my leave now!"
Zhou Qiuyuan left his master's residence and saw pedestrians on the street with worried expressions, carrying empty rice bags in their hands.
When he passed by the rice shop, he found that it was closed and a large number of people had gathered in front of it to buy rice.
No one knows who spread the news that the mortals of Tianqiao City had been moved to Black Swamp City, and to this day, everyone in the city knows it.
A strong sense of crisis gripped everyone's hearts, and some people belatedly realized why grain prices had risen so quickly.
This group also joined the rush to buy rice and meat, causing prices in the city to soar, with grain prices rising to three times the normal level.
The buyer is never as shrewd as the seller; the rice shop closes early every day under the pretext of being sold out, and it's impossible to find a way to buy rice.
Zhou Qiuyuan hurried back to Willow Leaf Lane, only to find the courtyard gate wide open, with four burly men standing in the front yard, blocking his way.
"Who are you? This is my home!"
No sooner had Zhou Qiuyuan finished speaking than a dignified voice came from the backyard, "You must not be disrespectful to my grand-nephew."
The four guards quickly stepped aside, making way for them.
As Zhou Qiuyuan passed through the hanging flower gate, he saw Zhou Chengwu and Shen Wan entertaining an old man and a heroic young man. There was also a small black puppy about the size of a palm on the ground.
The old man was Zhou Jintai, the head of the Zhou family. Zhou Qiuyuan had met this man when he went to the Zhou family to sell mutated eggs on the third day of the future dream.
Zhou Qiuyuan had experienced this event in a future dream and knew the ins and outs of it, so he was not surprised.
Zhou Chengwu gave Zhou Qiuyuan a wink and stepped forward to introduce him: "Qiuyuan, this is the head of the Zhou family, and also your great-grandfather."
"This is Zhou Chengyi, the eldest son of the main branch of the family, and also your cousin."
Zhou Qiuyuan stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, "Greetings, Great-Grandfather, Greetings, Cousin."
The two parties are still within the fifth degree of kinship, which means they are relatively close relatives by blood.
Zhou Jintai looked Zhou Qiuyuan up and down and laughed, "Indeed, he is a handsome man. The Fifth Branch of the family has not fallen into decline."
Zhou Chengyi glanced at Zhou Qiuyuan, then looked away indifferently.
"Grandpa, you flatter me."
Zhou Chengwu said with a proud look on his face, "My son possesses a high-grade lightning spirit and has become a body refiner. He has just reached the body tempering realm recently."
"If the Zhou family needs any help, Qiu Yuan can lend a hand."
Zhou Chengwu remembered his son saying that the family needed a dog to guard the house, so he searched for one in the city and finally bought a black puppy for 1,500 coins.
As fate would have it, the puppy was stolen and sold by a servant of the Zhou family. Just as the Zhou family was about to retrieve the puppy, they unexpectedly learned that Zhou Chengwu was a relative of the Zhou family, which led to the arrival of Zhou Jintai and his grandson at the residence in Liuye Lane.
During this period, we have been buying large quantities of meat, oil, and salt. We can only raise pheasants for our own use and dare not sell them to others.
The son's body-refining process was extremely expensive, and the money in the golden pot wouldn't last long.
After talking with Zhou Jintai, Zhou Chengwu wanted to find a job for his son in the Zhou family.