Cultivation: I Have Studied Abroad in the Modern World
Chapter 293 - 179: Thunder Skill Originates from Jiushan

Chapter 293: Chapter 179: Thunder Skill Originates from Jiushan

"But Master, to be precise, it is that thunder and lightning are unrelated to Spiritual Power."

Zheng Fa thought for a bit and still corrected the Sect Leader’s statement.

He looked at the audience below, many of whom had confusion written on their faces.

His talk was too abstract and broad, many of the brothers and sisters who were just exposed to his thoughts found it hard to follow his train of thought.

"Brothers and sisters, do you have any questions?"

Zhou Qianyuan probably had heard Zheng Fa and Zhang discussing Tao before, and seemed to understand his character, showing no signs of stage fright—

"Brother Zheng, I sort of understand what you mean, but..." Zhou Qianyuan pursed his lips, "what use is it?"

Hearing this, other brothers and sisters nodded in agreement.

Clearly, as brilliant as Zheng Fa’s talk was, they valued benefits more—wondering if learning from Zheng Fa could allow them to cultivate faster, enhance the power of their spells, and live longer.

Young sister Zheng Shan puffed her cheeks, seemingly also perceiving the skepticism from her fellow brothers and sisters.

However, Zheng Fa was not surprised—He had long understood the mindset of cultivators from the Xuanwei Realm.

With a wave of his hand, a copy of "Introduction to Thunder Skills" appeared on each of the brothers and sisters’ desks.

"What is this?"

"This is the Thunder Skill you will learn, the Thunder Skill I have studied..." Zheng Fa said meaningfully.

"Brother Zheng’s Thunder Skill?"

A buzz rose from below, as they couldn’t help but start discussing.

Who doesn’t know that Brother Zheng’s prowess in Thunder Skill is extraordinary—just how extraordinary?

Xiao Yuying is powerful, right?

She is still a Yuan Magnetic Dao Body, a real Nascent Soul.

And this Brother Zheng had forcefully taken over the Heavenly Stele Realm!

Suddenly, a brother loudly said: "Brother Zheng, you said this is the Thunder Skill you’ve studied, does that mean... if we learn this, we can possess the same mastery in Thunder Skill as you?"

"No!" Zheng Fa laughed, "By learning this, you will be much better than me."

Zheng Fa was not being modest.

His understanding of electromagnetism was far from thorough.

If someone really understood this book, their mastery in Thunder Skill would likely be very profound.

Hearing this, people below looking at "Introduction to Thunder Skills" started breathing a bit heavier.

Honestly, Zheng Fa was the best answer to Zhou Qianyuan’s question!

Seeing them looking both expectant and somewhat skeptical, Zheng Fa said:

"Everyone, please turn to the first page."

People eagerly flipped the book open and began reading.

Their Divine Sense was beyond ordinary.

Zheng Fa, in order to make them understand, had written many points as simply as possible.

Yet even so, Zheng Fa could see the confusion on the faces of his disciples.

Even his own master was frowning at this time, looking at the first page of "Introduction to Thunder Skills".

On the first page, it was written:

"Lightning is the flow of charged particles, Thunder Skill is the method to influence this kind of flow."

The Sect Leader felt a bit of a headache.

Although his disciple’s words were brief, the implications were enormous!

What is Heavenly Thunder?

To mortals, it is the authority of Immortal Gods.

To cultivators, it is one of the most powerful offensive spells.

It could be said, among the numerous profound spells, Thunder Skill is exceptionally special.

It is mysterious, powerful, hard to control, yet compelling.

But what was Zheng Fa saying?

Two sentences, yet he intends to unveil the mysteries of Heavenly Thunder?

Not just the Sect Leader, other brothers and sisters also wore doubtful expressions.

"This sentence will be the outline of this book," Zheng Fa smiled and said, "You could say, once you finish this book and understand this sentence, it means you have thoroughly learned it."

Zheng Fa was helpless.

This sentence might seem simple, but it contained many fundamental concepts of physics.

However, these fundamentals... the brothers and sisters of Jiushan Sect didn’t have any knowledge of.

Especially the word "particles".

Explaining it was almost taking Zheng Fa’s life.

"Firstly, we need to understand, what does it mean to be charged, or what is electric charge."

He avoided the hardest part about particles and started from something simpler.

Zheng Fa waved his hand, and the slender amber and silk flew in front of him, violently rubbing against each other in midair.

After a while, Zheng Fa separated the two and pointed in the void.

Those present in the classroom felt as if the spiritual energy, like birds with wings, joyfully flew out of the room.

Temporarily, the classroom became a place devoid of spiritual energy.

Everyone looked somewhat puzzled.

As Zheng Fa’s control over the Sun and Moon Clock deepened, he was able to manipulate the spiritual energy within the Jiushan Realm momentarily on a small scale, which greatly facilitated his lectures.

Zheng Fa took the amber and walked down from the podium to stand beside his master, Master Yuan, who looked at him somewhat bewildered.

He gently brought the amber close to his master’s fingers.

Closer and closer.

Even to a distance less than one-tenth of a hair’s breadth.

Master Yuan’s fingers trembled slightly.

Beside him, Master Pang, using the Void Spirit Eye, even saw a tiny spark of electric fire.

"This... is what it means to be charged."

Zheng Fa said to the Sect Leader.

Some disciples who also possessed the Spirit Eye saw the electric spark and began explaining to those around them.

The group still did not understand what Zheng Fa wanted to achieve.

Was this any different from the previous experiment?

Zheng Fa did not speak, simply rubbed the amber against his master’s body, picked it up again, and brought it close to his master’s fingers.

This time, no matter how close Zheng Fa got,

No electric spark appeared at all.

Master Yuan looked at the amber, his expression gradually becoming one of realization.

"So, originally this amber was charged, so it could shock me."

"But after it contacted me, did the electric current flow into my body... and then there was no spark?"

Zheng Fa didn’t expect his master to be so sharp, catching on so quickly to what he meant.

"Yes," said Zheng Fa, "As for why it flows."

"In which direction it flows."

"That will be the content of the next Chapter."

Zheng Fa looked at the attending audience with a bit of a sigh in his heart.

It wasn’t that he didn’t want to elaborate.

It was just that these people really had a hard time understanding...

"Next class, I and Sister Zhang will teach mathematics together," Zheng Fa spoke, "If you truly wish to learn my Thunder Skills, studying mathematics is essential."

Even discussing electric potential, Coulomb’s Law, and measuring electrons.

This all required some prerequisite knowledge...

At least they needed to master mathematics.

...

As the disciples left, the Sect Leader flipped through "Introduction to Thunder Skills."

"Why have you left many blank spaces between Chapters?"

Zheng Fa smiled and said: "Master, look, this Chapter talks about static electric field theory, but this has no significant effect on Thunder Skills."

"So, I left these spaces, partly to gather some implements of this theory for practical use in Thunder Skills... and partly, I plan to let these disciples create some new Thunder Skills."

"Creating new spells?"

"Yes, I believe that the principles of optics alone wouldn’t deeply interest our fellow brothers and sisters; applying these principles is what will truly capture their interest." Zheng Fa added.

He was not talking about creating talismanic diagrams.

Rather, like Master Pang’s Consecutive Talisman Skill or the master’s talismanic formation skills, it involved integrating various Thunder Talismans.

"On the other hand, more Thunder Skills might bring benefits to the Sun and Moon Clock."

Sister Zhang smiled and said: "Xuanwei has a saying, ’the best sword techniques come from Tianhe.’"

"If what Zheng junior brother says truly comes to pass, it might soon be said that ’the best Thunder Skills come from Jiushan.’"

"Cultivation is not high, but aspirations are not small!" Unexpectedly, upon hearing this, the Sect Leader hummed at Zheng Fa, "How well have you practiced that third Secret Technique?"

"I have not yet entered the door."

"That Yin Yang Union Secret Technique, which can improve your chances and quality of Core Formation, you are now also in the latter stages of Foundation Establishment, you must not slack off."

The old man seemed still to bear a grudge against Zheng Fa for the previous inversion of Heavenly Gang.

He then spoke.

"Yes!"

Zheng Fa responded respectfully.

As Zheng Fa walked away, the Sect Leader flipped through the book in his hands, seemingly captivated.