155: Cultivating two spiritual skills

Seeing Shangguan Xinglan sitting nearby and watching, Chu Yuan couldn't help but sigh softly in his heart.

The idea of putting it away, copying a version, and using the primal divine crystal to gain insight had fallen through.

Wait, that's not right!

Perhaps it could be done this way... He put away one book, sat cross-legged, and opened another to read it.

At this moment, Shangguan Xinglan timely explained, "The one you are reading is the Thunder Armor. It uses spirit energy to transform into thunder, or draws upon the power of thunder between heaven and earth to form a Thunder Armor on your body."

"The Thunder Armor can defend against enemy attacks, and during close combat, it can also inflict a certain degree of damage on the enemy. It is a Heaven-Rank Spirit Technique."

Hearing this, Chu Yuan nodded slightly, then smiled and said, "Then I'll look at the other one first. Compared to defense, speed suits me better."

With that, he put away the Thunder Armor and took out the copied Thunder Shadow Steps.

Shangguan Xinglan blinked almost imperceptibly and explained, "After the Thunder Shadow Steps achieves initiation in Cultivation, it can use the power of thunder to augment your speed, and it also possesses a certain attack capability."

"If Cultivated to Perfection, you can transform your body into thunder, reaching anywhere your eyes can see in an instant."

"However, the Thunder Shadow Steps is extremely difficult to Cultivate. Revered Master suggests you learn the Thunder Armor first."

Upon hearing this, Chu Yuan smiled and said, "Thank you, Revered Master, for the reminder. Your disciple will take a look first!"

Shangguan Xinglan glanced at him, offered no further advice, and casually said, "As you wish. If you have any questions, just ask Revered Master!"

Chu Yuan nodded and lowered his head to flip through the Thunder Shadow Steps.

With Divine-Grade Comprehension Ability coupled with the assistance of the primal divine crystal, Chu Yuan only needed to read it once to completely grasp the concept of the Thunder Shadow Steps.

He closed the book, sat cross-legged, and slightly closed his eyes, seemingly meditating and gaining insight.

And that was indeed the case.

At this moment.

In his mind, figures flashed like thunder and illusion, constantly flickering at profound and strange angles, dazzling the eyes.

As the process of gaining insight continued, the speed of those figures grew faster and faster.

At a certain point, those figures suddenly carried thunder with them, and their speed increased by a notch.

Chu Yuan suddenly opened his eyes, a hint of a smile flashing within them.

He felt he had already mastered the Thunder Shadow Steps and could execute it at any time.

Chu Yuan stood up, circulated the spirit energy within his body, and attempted to execute the Thunder Shadow Steps.

In an instant, a faint layer of thunder light appeared around his body, and he flickered like a phantom.

Although the speed was not yet extremely fast, the rudimentary form of the Thunder Shadow Steps was already visible.

"He's already achieved initiation?"

Shangguan Xinglan had been paying attention to him, and seeing this scene, a trace of surprise appeared in her eyes.

She truly hadn't expected Chu Yuan to achieve initiation so quickly; his Comprehension Ability was genuinely terrifying.

Perhaps even better than hers!

"Not bad. Cultivate the Thunder Shadow Steps to the Minor Achievement Realm as quickly as possible, and your speed will increase even more."

Shangguan Xinglan praised him.

Chu Yuan nodded, only to see many gazes fixed upon him.

Within those gazes were surprise, curiosity, and even admiration...

"Junior Nephew Chu is truly a genius blessed by the heavens, achieving initiation in a Heaven-Grade Spirit Skill in less than a quarter of an hour."

"That's right. Back when we Cultivated a Heaven-Grade Spirit Skill, who didn't take ten days or half a month? Junior Nephew Chu is truly formidable."

"..."

Several Spirit Venerables echoed this sentiment, their eyes holding various expressions.

Listening to them, a strange look flashed in Chu Yuan's eyes. These people were Revered Master's peers?

Peers are only Spirit Venerables, yet Revered Master has already achieved a Breakthrough to Spirit God. That's truly impressive!

Chu Yuan smiled and nodded at those few people, secretly chuckling to himself.

If they knew the true situation regarding his Cultivation of the Thunder Shadow Steps, wouldn't they go crazy?

After all, he had just executed the Thunder Shadow Steps using only the strength of a typical Spirit Crystal Realm practitioner.

If he executed it with full power, his speed could increase by more than double.

Furthermore, he had a feeling that if he executed it just two more times, he could achieve a Breakthrough to Minor Achievement at any moment.

If they knew these two points, perhaps admiration wouldn't be the only reaction, right?

"Alright!"

Shangguan Xinglan spoke, silencing the crowd, and said, "Disciple, go Cultivate inside Revered Master's inner heaven and earth."

But upon hearing this, before Chu Yuan could speak, Bai Zhi quickly said, "It's better to go into mine; he's more familiar with it!"

With that, she waved her hand and sent Chu Yuan inside.

Seeing this, Shangguan Xinglan raised her delicate eyebrows slightly but said nothing.

"Sister Bai, let me go in and watch over the little brother. I can guide his cultivation!"

Ye Qingyi blinked, came over, and tugged on Bai Zhi's sleeve as she spoke.

"No need!"

Bai Zhi chuckled, "If Chu Yuan has any doubts, I will answer them for him, or I'll send him out to ask Fellow Daoist Shangguan."

Ye Qingyi pouted, looking a little displeased, but she could do nothing about it.

Shangguan Xinglan glanced at the two of them. "Fellow Daoists, let us go inside the spirit boat and sit down!"

Bai Zhi and the other nodded, and the three of them walked into the spirit boat together.

Meanwhile, Chu Yuan, who was inside Bai Zhi's inner heaven and earth, smiled slightly.

This location was exactly what he wanted.

With a slight thought, he fully executed the Thunder Shadow Steps. The thunder roared, and his speed was as swift as a startled swan.

Compared to the execution on the spirit boat just now, his speed was more than several times faster.

Just as he expected, after only two repetitions, his speed suddenly doubled.

Thunder Shadow Steps, Minor Achievement!

Chu Yuan clenched his fist, a smile appearing on his face.

According to his understanding of the Thunder Shadow Steps, initiation, Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, and Perfection should provide one, two, three, and four times the speed increase, respectively.

As for the Transcendent Realm, that was a state of divine mastery, and he couldn't accurately estimate its effect.

Of course, this was true for his current level. If his strength reached Spirit Venerable or even Spirit God, a Heaven-Grade Spirit Skill would not provide such a high boost.

"For now, this will do!"

Chu Yuan muttered to himself, took out the copied Secret Manual of the Thunder Armor, and began to gain insight.

This scene caused Bai Zhi, who was constantly paying attention, to raise her eyebrows slightly, thinking:

This boy's talent is truly excellent!

The three chatted casually for a moment before closing their eyes and meditating.

Meanwhile, inside Bai Zhi's small inner heaven and earth.

Chu Yuan quickly mastered the essentials of the Thunder Armor, and with only one attempt, he condensed a layer of thunder gauze around his body.

This meant that Chu Yuan had already achieved initiation in the Thunder Armor Spirit Skill.

The manifestation of the Thunder Armor at initiation was a layer of pale blue thunder gauze.

The defensive power of the initiated Thunder Armor was limited, but for those whose combat strength was not significantly superior, breaking this defense easily would not be simple.

The manifestations of the Thunder Armor upon reaching Minor Achievement, Major Achievement, Perfection, and Transcendent were a deep blue thunder gauze, a blue-violet thunder gauze, a seemingly materialized blue Thunder Armor, and a blue-violet Thunder Armor, respectively.

Of course, according to the notes Shangguan Xinglan made when authoring this Spirit Skill, she had only reached Perfection in her own Cultivation previously.

The blue-violet Thunder Armor was her conjecture.

And according to the remarks in Shangguan Xinglan's annotations, if one could reach Perfection... even a person whose cultivation was one major Realm higher than one's own would not be able to break the Thunder Armor's defense with a normal attack.

Naturally, Chu Yuan was quite looking forward to this.