Shennong Dao Master
Chapter 55: Thunder Attraction and Ice Rain

Chapter 55: Chapter 55: Thunder Attraction and Ice Rain

"Old Chen must have done it on purpose!"

"How could he, a Military Minister of Agriculture Officer, lose control of his spell?" Zhao Xing rubbed his somewhat sore shoulder, where a patch of frost was melting into a water stain.

"He must have been influenced by my spell and had a nightmare, but he didn’t want to admit it. Or did he hear me calling him Old Chen?"

Zhao Xing had seen Chen Shijie’s twisted face full of pain and didn’t know what had happened. In a moment of panic, he called out Old Chen.

Dreams weren’t ordinary things in this world. He was worried about Chen Shijie.

"Someday, I’ll surpass Old Chen. Then, Little Chen..." Zhao Xing’s lips curled into a smile as he patted his shoulder and left slowly.

........

Practicing the "Yin Wind" spell was not suitable during the day, so Zhao Xing moved it to the night.

Grasping the fluctuations of the earth veins and capturing the underground Yin Wind was very difficult.

But even without reaching the first turn, its power was considerable.

This spell was mandatory for Zhao Xing, and he had to master it.

"The Yin Wind technique, not only does harm, but also is an essential condition for cultivating certain ’rare treasures.’"

"For example, the Soul Resurrection Grass, is very difficult to grow without Yin Wind, but with it, it matures faster."

As for the morning, it was used to cultivate the Heavenly Pear saplings, making them thrive.

After leaving his house, Zhao Xing went to the Minister of Agriculture Supervision, where he practiced the Lightning Summoning Technique in Xue Wenzhong’s backyard.

Old Minister of Agriculture was very strong in the Thunder Skill. In terms of precise control, Chen Shijie might not surpass Xue Wenzhong.

"Lightning summoning is just one step away from making lightning. That step is controlling the direction in which the Thunder Power disperses."

"In fact, the thunder-casting spell already generates significant Thunder Power. It’s just that it cannot break free from the clouds’ constraints. Even if it could, it wouldn’t follow the caster’s will."

"To summon lightning, you need to enhance your control over the clouds, directing the Thunder Power to pour out at a fixed angle," Xue Wenzhong patiently explained.

"So, the key to summoning lightning isn’t the thunder strike, but the clouds?" Zhao Xing nodded as he looked at the cloud layer in Xue Wenzhong’s palm.

The teaching method of the Old Minister of Agriculture was indeed unique. With decades of immersion, he had his own understanding of spells.

The Three-foot Heavenly Thunder and cloud manipulation in the palm were enough for someone to study for a lifetime.

To shrink the cloud to this extent while increasing the power of Thunder Power was already similar to the ’Hand Palm Thunder’ spell Zhao Xing had seen in the Revived version!

These were the effects of delving into a spell and continually breaking the limits.

Old Minister of Agriculture’s cloud manipulation and lightning summoning, how many transitions had his spells gone through? Even the Old Minister of Agriculture himself might not know clearly.

......

The Divine Movement Grassmen were extremely fast and nimble.

The grassmen made from Primordial Rice kept running around the courtyard, as if avoiding something.

The cloud layer above covered the entire backyard, occasionally dropping a bolt of lightning.

"Boom!"

A bolt of lightning struck a grassman, and in an instant, a blaze ignited on its body, causing it to collapse to the ground.

More than one grassman was burning on the ground, but many more were jumping around and hiding.

The grassmen were not made by Zhao Xing, but by Xue Wenzhong.

Hitting them was a real challenge.

They moved too quickly, and by the time Zhao Xing aimed, the grassman had already moved to the next spot.

"Unless I scatter a burst of attacks to increase the coverage area, my hit rate is too low, only about 30 percent," Zhao Xing thought.

But the Old Minister of Agriculture didn’t allow him to do that, because the grassmen were restricted within the Thunder Cloud range to train his precision.

"Who wouldn’t scatter a burst of attacks? Then what’s the point of practice?"

"If you can destroy seventy percent of the grassmen before noon, your Lightning Summoning Technique will have leveled up," Xue Wenzhong said.

He had a good grasp of Zhao Xing’s aptitude and comprehension, so the grassmen he released were all extremely quick and agile.

Zhao Xing didn’t get discouraged. He slowly found his rhythm. Although the control techniques he used in his previous life as a player were vastly different from his current spellcasting, he was gradually regaining some of his skills.

[You cast the Lightning Summoning Technique, spell proficiency +20]

[You cast the Lightning Summoning Technique, spell proficiency +30]

[You cast the Lightning Summoning Technique, spell proficiency +45]

....

"Boom!" "Boom!"

Fully immersed, Zhao Xing’s hit rate gradually improved.

When the hour on the calendar showed noon, all the grassmen in the backyard had turned to ashes.

"Phew~"

Zhao Xing glanced at his panel.

[Lightning Summoning: Mid-level Spell]

[Proficiency: 1025/9999]

[Effect: Summon lightning to strike the ground and hit enemies]

"My thunder-casting is at the seventh transition, and cloud manipulation is at the ninth transition. My preliminary spells are so advanced, yet I’ve only advanced one transition in an entire morning. Though the proficiency cap hasn’t changed, the difficulty of progression is vastly different from the initial stage," Zhao Xing thought.

He felt it was a bit slow, but Xue Wenzhong was quite satisfied. In the afternoon, he directly gave Zhao Xing a half-day off to arrange on his own.

........

The afternoon’s plan was a visit to the Chen Mansion.

At 11:45 AM, Shen Zhui was punctually waiting at the Chen Mansion’s training ground.

"Brother Zhao, please."

"Brother Shen, please."

The two of them stood twenty meters apart and then began another game of chase.

This was their third sparring session.

The opening didn’t differ from the previous two times.

Zhao Xing still performed cloud manipulation, thunder-casting, rain-bringing, and wind-raising all at once.

Shen Zhui was already familiar with his routine and immediately launched a pursuit after ten breaths.

However, after it started raining, Shen Zhui felt something unusual.

"Why is this rain so cold?"

After running a few steps in the rain, Shen Zhui sensed that something was not right.

He looked up and saw water drops dripping from his Coiled Palm Hat onto his forehead.

"Hiss~"

Shen Zhui couldn’t help but shiver.

Cold, it was extremely cold.

It felt like this wasn’t summer rain, but winter rain.

Shen Zhui even felt like putting on another layer of clothing.

"What kind of rain is this? It’s completely different from the previous two times."

"I must use Primordial Energy to resist the cold’s invasion, or it will severely affect my agility." Although the impact of each raindrop was slight, it gradually accumulated.

Shen Zhui knew he needed to act quickly.

......

On the other side, Zhao Xing, who was hiding, was tying grassmen while calculating.

"Against Shen Zhui, I can’t use the Yin Wind. After all, he’s not Chen Shijie and can easily resist it. That leaves only Ice Rain and the Lightning Summoning Technique."

"First, reduce his agility, then strike him with lightning."

The Yin Wind harmed the soul, while Ice Rain harmed the body.

"The Ice Rain spell also utilized Yin Power, but it was much easier compared to Yin Wind. Water was inherently of Yin element, so by using Primordial Energy to guide it and eliminating the Yang Power within the clouds, Ice Rain could form."

Old Minister of Agriculture taught him that the key to the Lightning Summoning Technique was in the control of the clouds, so Zhao Xing applied this approach to cast the Ice Rain spell, and it indeed worked easily.

"Plop~" A raindrop fell on his hand, and Zhao Xing felt its degree of coldness.

Although he had just started and his proficiency was far from the first transition, as long as he dragged it out long enough, it would greatly deplete Shen Zhui’s Primordial Energy and reduce his mobility.

Chase game? With Zhao Xing, there was no escape without counterattack!

Before, it was because he lacked offensive spells. Now that he had them, there was no way he would just wait to be caught!