Cultivation System: Stronger with Age
Chapter 66 - 55 Peerless Talent, Surpassing the God of Thunder

Chapter 66: Chapter 55 Peerless Talent, Surpassing the God of Thunder

If it were fourteen, that would already be Seven-Seal Talent! If there were even more, wouldn’t my Yin Talisman Technique talent catch up to the five powerful ancestor masters recorded in the Yin Talisman Sect’s annals, or even approach the founding ancestor who alone could contend with the Profound Phoenix Celestial Sect?

Thinking of this, Lin Xuankong’s heart was filled with eager anticipation. He wished time would fly by, bringing tomorrow or the day after sooner, so he could quickly find out where his limits truly lay!

Of course, many days of Yin Talisman Technique cultivation had not only increased his Divine Thunder Roots.

[Yin Talisman Technique: Not Entry Level 11/20]

With the emergence of the twelfth Divine Thunder Root, the progress of the Yin Talisman Technique had also improved slightly.

Suppressing the immense joy in his heart, Lin Xuankong stood up and walked out with a calm expression.

Around him, the disciples who had stopped their cultivation immediately stood up and respectfully saluted him.

After Lin Xuankong had walked some distance from the Cultivation Room, he heard murmuring from within. Although these voices were faint due to the distance, his hearing, already at the third level, was incredibly sharp, allowing him to hear everything clearly.

One disciple’s voice was filled with envy, "Senior Brother Lou Yi, have you really cultivated the third Divine Thunder Root? It’s only been just over three years!"

"Senior Brother Lou Yi is so powerful! In another year or two, you will surely have Four Thunders Surrounding Body and directly advance to the first level of Transcendence!"

Lou Yi’s voice replied, "Among our martial brothers, there are seven or eight with Two-Seal Talent. My being a step ahead is just a fluke! As long as everyone trains diligently, I’m sure you can all elevate your cultivation soon!"

Someone sighed, "Ah, it’s not that easy. I’ve been in the sect for over two years and have only just cultivated my first Divine Thunder Root!"

All the disciples sighed in response.

At this moment, someone said quietly, "That Steward Lin has Four-Seal Talent. How many months do you think it will take him to cultivate his first Divine Thunder Root?"

Another sighed, "Our sect’s Yin Talisman Technique is so exquisite, and the jade patterns are so complicated to visualize. Without guidance, it’s too difficult for Steward Lin to cultivate a Divine Thunder Root!"

Xu Bei’s voice suddenly interjected, "You lot, when comparing cultivation speed, why don’t you dare compare yourselves with Steward Gu Beicheng? Why only pick on Steward Lin? He’s fifty-nine, practically with one foot in the grave. At his age, it would be normal if he couldn’t achieve Thunder Surrounding Body even in ten years. You are all in your prime youth; how can you compare yourselves to an old man on the verge of death? You should all spend less time gossiping and more time mastering the Heart Method, practicing your sword techniques, and nurturing your Divine Thunder Roots!"

When Xu Bei spoke, the disciples immediately quieted down. Xu Bei then walked to the doorway of the Cultivation Room. He gazed at the distant, receding figure of Lin Xuankong, then touched the Silver Tokens at his waist, a cold smile appearing on his face.

So what if he’s the Chief Silver Jade Steward? It’s still inferior to my Steward position. He only got that Jade Belt Silver Token through sheer luck! I, Xu Bei, entered the Yin Talisman Sect in my childhood and achieved these honors solely through my own struggle; this is true glory! As for cultivating the Divine Thunder Root within the body? The Demon Slaying Conference is less than two months away... he probably won’t have the chance to cultivate a Divine Thunder Root in his lifetime! In this Demon Slaying Conference, if I join hands with Zhao Yufei, how could we not reap some rewards? As for him, who knows which unlucky demon will end up eating his old, tough flesh! Still, we are fellow sect members. If he faces a crisis and this old codger kneels and begs me and Steward Zhao, we might let him kneel and watch how we slay demons!

「A few days passed in the blink of an eye.」

That morning, Lin Xuankong completed his Pine Skill cultivation early.

[Pine Crane Longevity Technique: Entering the Hall 27/300]

As Lin Xuankong had predicted, since advancing to the third level and his Pine Crane Longevity Technique reaching the Entering the Hall Realm, his diligent cultivation had maintained a steady progress of four points per day for the Pine Skill. If this progress continued, he had a good chance of reaching the Late Stage of the third level in just over forty days!

Of course, this wasn’t just due to his diligence; his wife had played a key role!

During these past few days, there was one day when he needed to wash his Marsh Python Skin Boots, so Lin Xuankong didn’t wear them during cultivation. He was shocked to find that his cultivation progress for that day was only three points. After realizing this, in the following days, he decisively wore the Marsh Python Skin Boots every time he cultivated.

Indeed, these Treasure Boots made a critical difference to his third-level cultivation! If making these boots didn’t just require the skin of a Tier Two Marsh Python Demon, who knows how much these Treasure Boots, capable of affecting cultivation speed, would sell for!

Lin Xuankong felt especially grateful. If not for his wife, this ’wife-teacher’ of his, he would have taken so many detours!

Filled with gratitude, Lin Xuankong decided he would definitely order eight extra dishes for dinner tonight... On second thought, just one extra. Best not to let his wife think he was being wasteful!

After finishing his Pine Skill cultivation, he went to the residence, arranged affairs, then headed straight to the main hall.

Entering the main hall, Lin Xuankong observed the bustling Yin Talisman Sect Members coming and going. He then sensed the Divine Thunder Roots within his Dantian, and his heart suddenly surged with excitement.

At that moment, there were a full twenty-four Divine Thunder Roots swirling and coiling within his Dantian. Twenty-two of them were already as thick as one-fifth of a pinky finger; only the Divine Thunder Root newly conceived yesterday was slightly more slender!

Twenty-four! That’s twenty-four! A full twenty-four Divine Thunder Roots! Throughout the entire Yin Talisman Sect, with its thousands of members, from the Sect Leader down to the disciples, no one possessed the talent to nurture twenty-four Divine Thunder Roots in their Dantian! Not just in the current Yin Talisman Sect, but even looking back a thousand years, among the countless Great Powers and prodigies during the sect’s most prosperous times, including the five Eight-Seal Ancestor Masters who once suppressed billions, none had ever nurtured twenty-four Divine Thunder Roots! And Ancestor Jiang, the founder of the Yin Talisman Sect, who was said to have single-handedly contended with numerous powerful figures of the Profound Phoenix Celestial Sect a thousand years ago using the Soul-Extinction Celestial Thunder Divine Technique—he allegedly possessed Nine-Seal Talent and nurtured eighteen Divine Thunder Roots, but even that was still far from twenty-four! This meant that as long as Lin Xuankong nurtured and strengthened the last two Divine Thunder Roots, upon entering the Divine Thunder Control Realm, his Yin Talisman Thunder Power would far surpass that of any Yin Talisman Sect member of the same tier, and be vastly stronger than even the founding ancestor’s Divine Thunder!

In Lin Xuankong’s memory, it seemed only the Thunder God in the Heaven-Interpreting Stone illusion had twenty-four Divine Thunder Roots, as thick as mountains, wrapped around him. In the illusion, those twenty-four Divine Thunder Roots, driven by the Thunder God, transformed into millions of lightning bolts, crushing innumerable world-devouring demons to dust!

Of course, I’m soberly aware that I’m worlds apart from that Thunder God, perhaps separated by the distance of three thousand Great Thousand Worlds. In the illusion, even a casual glance from the Thunder God nearly shattered my soul! But since both the Thunder God and I possess twenty-four Divine Thunder Roots, doesn’t this imply that if I continue to cultivate, I might one day also be able to unleash millions of lightning bolts to destroy worlds and slaughter colossal demons as easily as crushing ants? Most importantly, I possess a compatibility with the Yin Talisman Technique comparable to the Thunder God, complemented by my [Vigorous in Old Age] Life Plate. Perhaps even the Thunder God’s cultivation speed for the Yin Talisman Technique wouldn’t match mine... Am I getting a bit carried away?

After this stirring reverie, Lin Xuankong strode quickly towards the Cultivation Room. According to the information imprinted in his mind from the Transmission Jade Butterfly, his Divine Thunder Roots were now sufficient, and he could immediately begin cultivating the Divine Thunder Control Technique of the Yin Talisman Technique!

If I recall correctly, the limping Steward Han Lu has Five Thunders Surrounding Body. When he activated his Divine Thunder, it was already incredibly fierce, allowing him to completely dominate the same-tier Marsh Python Demon People leader in battle! Once I finish nurturing my Divine Thunder Roots today and master the Divine Thunder Control Technique, with twenty-four Divine Thunders surrounding my body, what kind of spectacle will that be? What incredible divine might will I possess!