East of the Kunlun Mountains, Chitai Market and Restaurant.

"Fellow Daoist Zhang has a very refined taste." Qiu Changtian said slowly.

Sitting across from the table was the successor to the Taoist tradition left by Taoist Chonghe, the old Taoist who had been rescued by Ling Yunpo and Senior Sister An in the depths of Tianmu Mountain.

"Ahem." The old Taoist drank the wine in the cup and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that there are still people willing to practice thunder magic in Kunlun Sect nowadays."

"The hidden dangers of practicing thunder magic are huge." Qiu Changtian said gently, "If I didn't have a clear mind of Taoism, I wouldn't dare to try it so easily."

"Senior Brother Qiu is absolutely right." The old Taoist nodded.

The two chatted about some knowledge about thunder magic.

What surprised Qiu Changtian was that although the old Taoist priest’s realm was low, his theoretical foundation of thunder magic was unexpectedly solid.

In other words, apart from the Divine Thunder Method, Chonghe Zhenren did not seem to have left behind any other Taoist traditions. For decades, this old Taoist priest had nothing else to do except studying Thunder Method, so it was natural that he had a solid foundation.

"I do have a question for you, Fellow Daoist Zhang." Qiu Changtian asked humbly, "Among the ten thunders, Yushu, Shenxiao, and Dadong are the lower three thunders; Xiandu, Beiji, and Taiyi are the middle three thunders; Zifu, Yuchen, and Taixiao are the upper three thunders; and finally Taiji, the supreme divine thunder."

"According to the general principles of thunder magic, these ten thunders can be divided into four levels: low, medium, high, and supreme. But in fact, in my opinion, the three low thunders and the medium and high thunders each have their own characteristics, and there is no difference in superiority or inferiority."

"Then why are the lower three thunders and the middle three thunders defined in this way?"

"Brother Qiu, your question is really thoughtful." The old Taoist said with a smile, "This three thunders, the middle three thunders... do not refer to the power of thunder magic, but its scarcity."

"Scarcity?" Qiu Changtian asked in surprise.

"That's right. Scarcity makes things valuable. The less there are, the more they are sought after. This has been the case since ancient times." The old Taoist stroked his beard and said, "Yushu, Shenxiao, and Dadong are called the three lower thunders because in ancient times, these three types of thunder methods were the most widely spread. Even some casual practitioners who did not have a tradition of thunder methods could learn a thing or two."

"As for why these three types of thunder techniques are used, we have to start with the three ancient disasters."

"Three disasters?" Qiu Changtian seemed to be thinking, "Does it mean 'the sky collapses and the earth splits, and demons wreak havoc'?"

"It is these three disasters." The old Taoist tapped the table. "The sky collapsed, and demons from outer space frequently invaded, traveling between the two worlds like passing through an open door. Later, it was Nuwa who refined the Heaven-Repairing Stone, which completely resolved this catastrophe."

"Before the Sky Repair, how did the human cultivators fight against the Heavenly Demons? They used the Great Cave Thunder that specifically targeted the Heavenly Demons."

"Similarly: when the ground in Jiuzhou cracked, ghosts appeared one after another under the Yellow Springs. Before Shennong cast the Shennong Cauldron and suppressed the ground veins in Jiuzhou, the human race relied on the Jade Pivot Thunder to kill the ghosts."

"After the repair of the sky and the suppression of the earth, there was a long-term fight between humans and demons. The Divine Thunder, which was extremely effective against demons, immediately stood out, and almost all major sects had collections of scriptures. It was not until Fuxi refined the Taiyin and Taiyang swords, which killed demons like a dead tree and drove all the demons to the Eastern Emperor Realm, that the Divine Thunder lost its place and gradually stopped being passed down."

"I see." Qiu Changtian suddenly realized, "Thunder magic is difficult and dangerous to practice, and the threshold is too high. Only when you encounter disasters and catastrophes can you carry it forward."

"Or someone like Senior Brother Qiu who is gifted and treats the threshold of practicing thunder magic as nothing can also practice it." The old Taoist priest complimented, "Now he has become a Taoist partner with the Phoenix Fairy, which is really enviable."

"Ahem." Qiu Changtian said a few humble words, feeling helpless.

He had previously escaped from marriage with Junior Sister Xu, and as a result, his favorability increased greatly, and he even got a kiss.

However, the bad thing is that this kiss was not the result of careful consideration by the junior sister, but she was just unable to control her emotions after finally escaping from the cage after being trapped for a long time.

The next day, Xu Yinglian suddenly cooled down from her excitement, and was followed by an endless feeling of shame. She wished she could travel back to yesterday, catch herself who took the initiative to kiss her senior brother, slap her eighteen times with both hands, and yell, "How can you be so unreserved?"

You may even go so far as to imagine that the brother would think, "The junior sister must be deeply infatuated with me, so she took the initiative to kiss me", "Oh, this junior sister is too innocent, she can easily get it done by just doing a little thing", "The junior sister is not only lagging behind in cultivation, but now she has lost to me in charm."

Lost to me too...

Also lost to...

Lost too...

Therefore, when Qiu Changtian went to the cave to find Junior Sister Xu the next day, he found that Junior Sister had gone out to practice early.

On the third day, I went to the entrance of my junior sister's cave to ask for music, but found that she had left again.

On the fourth day, I went to stake out the place in the early morning, and sure enough, I saw my junior sister leave the cave at the hour of Yin.

Xu Yinglian was seen flying his sword all the way to the extreme west. This place was a vast desolate area with no human habitation and was a good place for Kunlun monks to practice Taoism.

She landed in a valley and practiced the Great Light Fire for a while, melting all the surrounding rocks.

Then he rested for a while, and suddenly he didn't know what he thought of. He gritted his teeth and pulled out the Yujia sword, cutting randomly on the rock wall as if to vent his anger.

Qiu Changtian followed behind, watching with fear. Could it be that Junior Sister Xu was possessed by a mental demon again?

Thinking of this, he rushed over to stop her, but as soon as Xu Yinglian saw him, he immediately turned around and ran away.

Qiu Changtian chased her for dozens of miles until she shouted in shame and anger, "Don't follow me," and then he suddenly realized what was going on.

It's not the inner demon, but shyness...

"Senior Brother Qiu?" the old Taoist asked softly.

"Nothing." Qiu Changtian came back to his senses from his thoughts and said with a smile, "I just remembered something."

This junior sister refuses to see me because she is shy, and forcing her to do so will only backfire.

Let her calm down for a while.

"Oh, right." Qiu Changtian took out an awl from his bag and placed it on the table. "Does Brother Zhang recognize this?"

The old Taoist frowned and stared at the awl, but did not reach out to take it. Instead, he scanned it carefully several times with his eyes.

Suddenly, he noticed the immortal seal engraved on one side of the vertebral body and said uncertainly:

"Could it be the Thunder God Cone?"

"Thunder God Cone?" Qiu Changtian asked in surprise. The name seemed a bit ordinary.

As we all know, in this world of cultivation, the names of most of the orthodox Taoist magic weapons and Taoist techniques are basically about stacking BUFFs.

For example, "Nine Heavens Pure and Pure Entering the Realm Mantra", "Nine Heavens" means coming from the fairyland, "Pure and Pure" refers to the focus on refining turbidity into purity, and "Entering the Realm" means that this method can enable people to attain enlightenment... The more prefixes there are, the higher the level, which often represents a higher rank.

But there are exceptions. For example, some innate and acquired spiritual treasures that are said to have origins in the fairy world have extremely simple names, such as Kunlun Mirror, Qingping Sword, Fantian Seal, etc.

Could it be that this thunder cone is also a similar thing?

"Legend has it that in ancient times, there was an ancient sect called the 'Donghua Sect' that mastered the secret method of cultivating the 'Taishiao Thunder' among the three upper thunders." The old Taoist said cautiously, "Taishiao Mingming is said to have the power to destroy heaven and earth. It is impossible for human cultivators to master it unless they are gifted. In the early stages, they must use the Thunder God Cone to release it and slowly learn to adapt."

"So, this Thunder God Cone is probably a special instrument used to learn the Great Thunder... Later, the Donghua Sect declined in the last era of ancient times, and the Great Thunder and Thunder God Cone disappeared."

"If Senior Brother Qiu continues to search in the place where he found the Thunder God Cone, he might be able to find some traces of the Great Sky Thunder."

"I see. Thank you, fellow Daoist." Qiu Changtian put away the Thunder God Cone and thought to himself:

This Thunder God Cone was obtained from the secret realm of Queen Mother of the West in the Divine Fire Dao last time.

Could it be that Taixiao Lei is also among them?

It’s a pity that only Jindan cultivators can enter the secret realm for trials, so I can only keep an eye on it for now.