Chapter 81, It's Raining

The sound of thunder gradually faded, but following it, bean-sized raindrops began to fall from the sky, pelting the houses, bricks, and trees.

Splash!

Soon, the sound of falling rain resonated throughout most of Chang'an City.

Jiang Chen sat cross-legged in the courtyard. Although the rain was pouring down, every drop that hit him seemed unable to touch him at all, sliding right off his robes.

He slowly opened his eyes, looking up at the torrential rain in the sky with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

His lightning Spell just now, because it was not facing demons or evil, focused on the Earth-God Thunder and Earth Thunder.

Jiang Chen had thought the power would be great, but he had not expected it to be this powerful, directly summoning a heavy downpour.

Changing the weather and altering celestial phenomena is something many high-cultivation Daoists can do, but in the area of Chang'an, because of the existence of Emperor Xuanzong of Tang, no one dared to alter them without permission.

Jiang Chen had also thought of this, but there was no other way; the situation at the time was urgent, and this power exceeded his upper limit. If he did not vent it, it would have harmed him.

However, he did not have anything to worry about. Not to mention that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang did not know who had caused this rain, even if he did know, what could he do?

The cultivation of the Dao is about a clear state of mind and the Dao following nature; if one is timid and fearful in everything, how can one Cultivate the Dao?

Moreover, his gains from this cultivation were enormous. Not only had he raised his cultivation by several levels, but he had also increased nearly all his Divine Abilities and Spells by one Rank in one go.

Especially the Golden Light Incantation and Mastery of Five Thunders, which had been raised to the fourth Rank.

Such Divine Abilities are inherently difficult to improve; the Rank of an average practitioner's Divine Abilities usually lags one to two Realms behind their own cultivation.

In other words, even for a Daoist at the Sky Bridge Realm, the level of their practice of the Mastery of Five Thunders would likely only be at this level.

Including Mount Longhu, its current Sect Head Zhang Ciyu, whose Five Thunders Orthodox Method is superb, is the best among all lightning Spells in the world.

However, the grade of the Five Thunders Orthodox Method may not be higher than the Mastery of Five Thunders. In terms of pure lightning Spells, Jiang Chen is likely not much inferior to Zhang Ciyu now.

"I wonder how it would turn out if I were to face Senior Brother Xue now?"

When he left Mount Mao, Xue Xichang was still a practitioner at the Peak of the Life Wheel, but being able to be taken as a Disciple by the Sect Head, his talent naturally had its exceptional points.

Jiang Chen estimated that his Three Souls Restraint Technique was likely also at the fourth Rank. In addition, the strength of Senior Brother Xue's Divine Soul was likely not much weaker than Senior Brother Ye Fashan's.

This is because the areas they are good at are different; Senior Brother Xue is naturally most skilled in Spells related to the Divine Soul.

Jiang Chen's thoughts returned, and he heard faint sounds of joy coming from some households.

This heavy rain should have fallen a long time ago, but it had been delayed.

Jiang Chen did not believe that Emperor Xuanzong of Tang did not know the situation of the world right now. With his status as the Supreme ruler, wanting to have someone pray for rain should not have been a difficult task.

But why he did not do so, I am afraid only Heaven knows, Earth knows, and he himself knows.

A single rain directly washed away the heat and irritability that had accumulated in Chang'an City for over a month.

This rain came quickly and went quickly. After falling for less than a quarter of an hour, the original torrential rain turned into a continuous drizzle.

After another moment, the rain stopped completely.

The full moon on the horizon poked its head out again, moonlight sprinkling over the earth, dotted with starlight.

It was in the west, and he did not know if it was an illusion, but when his Divine Ability Breakthrough occurred just now and his spiritual perception was amplified, he felt a faint, flickering Demonic Qi flash and vanish in the west of Chang'an City.

However, this Demonic Qi was very pure and did not seem to be from an evil person. It was just that the appearance of such blatant Demonic Qi within Chang'an City was an unusual matter in itself.

However, Jiang Chen did not pay too much attention to it. Although he slays demons and eliminates devils, he is not like Fahai, who fell into Qi Deviation and treated slaying demons and eliminating devils as an obsession.

Only for demons that bring disaster to the common people and harm lives will he take action to suppress them.

For those demons that just blindly Cultivate to become spirits and have never harmed lives, and have no intention to harm people, he naturally will not exterminate them.

Although demons are a different species, there are many people in this world who are far more terrifying than demons.

Jiang Chen stood up and stretched.

The branches of the old locust tree in the courtyard made a rustling sound, but strangely, no rainwater dripped from the branches; it was unknown if it was blown by the wind or otherwise.

Jiang Chen smiled and reached out to pat the trunk of the old tree.

"With this rain, you have become the biggest beneficiary."

The branches of the old locust tree swayed left and right again, and this time, there was no sound of wind whistling past.

Jiang Chen just smiled. The Earth-God Thunder he triggered cleansed the filth of the world. The old tree had lived here its whole life, not even having become a spirit, just sheltering people from the wind and rain. In terms of merit, it only had Karma and no filth, so the Earth-God Thunder naturally would not affect it.

And the Earth Thunder, which summoned the rain, revitalized the vitality of all things, and the old tree, being right next to Jiang Chen, became the greatest beneficiary.

For tree species like the locust tree, which are naturally long-lived, their vitality is inherently much more robust than that of an average person. Having received such an Opportunity, the old locust tree's vitality at this moment was not inferior to that of many Cultivators in the Qi Induction Stage.

At this moment, although it had not yet Awakened mature intelligence, it already had a preliminary understanding of the outside environment, like a six-month-old baby, with its own preferences.

For example, it was naturally close to Jiang Chen, and at this moment, it was shaking its branches and leaves to express its emotions.

"Alright, do not waste your strength. Just continue to stay here and shelter others from the wind and rain. If one day you are able to transform into a demon, do not forget your original intention."

The old locust tree could not understand, but it could subconsciously remember what Jiang Chen said.

Then it shook its branches and leaves again to "play" with Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen reached out and beckoned; a wisp of golden light appeared in his palm, then slowly landed on the trunk of the old locust tree, merging into one with it.

The Golden Light Incantation can be used for both offense and defense, and also for cultivation.

Just now, Jiang Chen had infused a wisp of Orthodox Daoist True Qi refined from the Golden Light Incantation into its body, hoping that in the future, it would not change its heart.

The old locust tree had no consciousness of its own, but it felt that this thing seemed to be good for it, and it felt very comfortable. It was also given by the person it trusted and was closest to, so it made no resistance.

Of course, even if it wanted to resist, it could not.

This wisp of Orthodox Daoist True Qi would help the old locust tree accelerate its growth. In a few hundred years at most, or a few decades at least, it would likely be able to truly open its intelligence.

After finishing all this, Jiang Chen suddenly had an epiphany in his heart.

He had just wanted to do this, without any purpose or utilitarian heart, and then he did it without any thought or hesitation. Is this also the Dao following nature?

If a person has thought and hesitation, then they carry a heart of purpose and utilitarianism, and they are no longer pure, thus losing the Concept of the Dao following nature.

After thinking this through, Jiang Chen only felt his body suddenly become light, and his True Qi was more rounded and smooth. The floating feeling brought about by the previous Breakthrough had also completely vanished.

Jiang Chen returned to his room. Today's cultivation was complete, and it was not suitable to Cultivate further. When the moon is full, it begins to wane; relaxation and tension are the right way.

He lay down on the bed, and soon, he fell into sleep.

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(Brothers, the Mid-Autumn Feast is coming soon, time to go head-to-head with Emperor Xuanzong of Tang!)