I use my future dreams to prove immortality.

Chapter 45 Listening to Thunder

Zhou Qiuyuan arrived at his sect's residence as usual, but he neither saw Lu Chengping nor Yun Nu, who had come to deliver the message.

Luo Tong tacitly agreed to Lu Chengping entrusting Zhou Qiuyuan with his cultivation time, which Zhou Qiuyuan could cultivate for five hours a day.

Around 3 PM, Lu Chengping, who had been missing for many days, finally arrived late.

He wore a white robe, with a sheathed longsword and a jade pendant hanging at his waist. His eyebrows were raised, and he had a smug look he hadn't shown before.

Zhou Qiuyuan glanced at Lu Chengping, who had arrived late, his gaze lingering on the sheathed longsword.

I've never seen Lu Chengping carry a weapon before. Ordinary spiritual tools are useless against him. Could this be... a lightning spiritual tool?

Lu Chengping guessed Zhou Qiuyuan's thoughts, and as if showing off, he drew his sword and laughed, "Junior Brother Zhou should have guessed what this is. This is indeed a Thunder Spirit Tool."

The sword is three feet long, with a narrow hilt and a blade as thin as a cicada's wing. The most attractive feature is the purple rhomboid jade inlaid at the junction of the hilt and the spine.

Purple energy emanated from Lu Chengping's breath, and the purple rhombus-shaped jade lit up first, with purple lightning illuminating the patterns on it in turn. The pulsating lightning spiritual power caused a stinging sensation upon looking at it.

This is a genuine Thunder Spirit Tool!

"Congratulations, Senior Brother Lu, on achieving your wish!" Zhou Qiuyuan cupped his hands in congratulations, unable to hide the envy on his face.

Hurried footsteps came from the backyard. Luo Tong, hearing the commotion outside, rushed over. His attention also fell on the Thunder Listening Sword, and he asked with slight surprise, "Junior Brother Lu, where did you buy this Thunder Spirit Tool?"

"Could it be that Huixianzhai has the goods?"

Zhou Qiuyuan stared intently at Lu Chengping, waiting for his reply.

Lu Chengping's smile vanished as he listened to the thunderous spiritual power on the Thunder Sword dissipate. He sheathed the sword and snorted coldly, "As long as Wang Sichen is alive, how can he possibly buy thunderous spiritual tools from Huixianzhai?"

"This is a treasure obtained from the people of Tianqiao City."

Tianqiao City?

Zhou Qiuyuan and Luo told Xiaotian that the mortals of Qiaocheng would be migrating here, but to this day, they have not been seen.

Have the mortals of Tianqiao City just entered the city?

Lu Chengping did not hide anything and replied, "I received news from Tianqiao City a few days ago. In order to prevent the Wang family from interfering and causing the plan to purchase the Thunder Spirit Tool to fail, I have been waiting at the inevitable road in advance these past few days."

"After many days of waiting, my wish has finally come true, and I have bought this Thunder Listening Sword ahead of schedule."

"The mortals of Tianqiao City are migrating and are expected to arrive in Black Swamp City tomorrow."

No wonder I haven't seen Lu Chengping much these past few days. He ran hundreds of miles outside the city and bought the Thunder Spirit Tool before the mortals of Tianqiao City could enter.

It must be said that he is indeed quite clever.

Lu Chengping looked at Zhou Qiuyuan, then changed the subject, asking, "Junior Brother Zhou, what do you think of this Thunder-Listening Sword?"

Zhou Qiuyuan smiled and echoed, "This is a fine lightning spirit tool, a treasure that we body cultivators dream of."

The Thunder Blade is the highest-grade Thunder Spirit Tool, possessing a maximum of four hundred Thunder Spirit Roots.

The Thunder Listening Sword was just a substandard Thunder Spirit Tool, no wonder Lu Chengping was willing to exchange it for a Thunder Nourishing Pill and even gave him an extra fifty taels of gold.

Zhou Qiuyuan handed the Thunder Blade to Luo Tong, who then used the Thunder Listening Sword to cultivate, drawing in seventy-eight thunder spirits from heaven and earth with each breath.

In the past, when using the Thunder Blade to accumulate a thousand thunder spirits in the Yang Thunder Lung and condense them into Yang Thunder Qi, it only took two and a half breaths to complete the process.

But now, it takes thirteen breaths to condense a wisp of Yang Thunder Qi.

During body tempering, each wisp of Yang Thunder Qi will be exhausted after tempering the body for a maximum of 180 breaths. It is necessary to breathe in and out Yang Thunder Qi again to accumulate a wisp of Yang Thunder Qi.

Increasing the number of breaths from two and a half to thirteen will significantly reduce the efficiency of cultivation.

Moreover, when fighting others, it takes even longer to recover lightning spiritual power through breathing exercises. In life-or-death battles, even half a breath can determine life or death.

The Thunder Spirit Power was injected into the Thunder Listening Sword, causing lightning to flash and the power of the howling thunder sound to be far greater than that of the Thunderclap Blade.

No wonder high-grade spiritual tools are expensive. Zhou Qiuyuan had been using the superior-grade thunder spiritual tool, the Thunder Blade, and hadn't felt much difference until he switched to the Thunder Listening Sword, which brought a huge difference.

The price of a substandard Thunder Spirit Tool was fifty taels of gold, and it was always in short supply, even at a premium. Lu Chengping paid an extra fifty taels of gold, but still spent a hundred taels of gold to obtain the Thunder Nourishing Pill.

What a brilliant plan!

Once the deal is finalized, Lu Chengping will certainly not give himself a chance to back out.

Zhou Qiuyuan shook his head and smiled, not taking the matter to heart.

After all, everything can start over.

Looking at the Thunder Listening Sword, Zhou Qiuyuan had another brilliant idea.

Every time he enters the dream world of the future, he takes out the Thunder Nourishing Pill and exchanges it with Lu Chengping for the Thunder Listening Sword. In this way, he can more than double the time he has to cultivate the secret technique after returning home.

Furthermore, with the Thunder Spirit Tool, the Dream Realm's combat power will be greatly enhanced, allowing them to go even further and explore the outer city.

Lu Chengping is truly my lucky star!

Zhou Qiuyuan glanced at the dim sky, and remembering that his body tempering was not yet complete, he suppressed the urge to go to the outer city.

The outer city is relatively safe during the day, but at night it becomes the domain of demons and evil spirits. Even if you want to venture out of the city, you must at least have completed the initial stage of the outer cultivation.

Zhou Qiuyuan returned home carrying the Thunder Listening Sword. Zhou Chengwu noticed the sword at his son's waist and learned that it was a precious Thunder Spirit Tool. He was so excited that tears streamed down his face.

He understood why the Zhou family was unwilling to give Zhou Qiuyuan, a member of their clan, a job.

Ultimately, it comes down to a lack of Thunder Spirit Tools.

Even the Zhou family, a powerful clan, struggled to acquire a Thunder Spirit Tool. Zhou Qiuyuan's only option was to sign a contract of servitude with the Wang family.

Things are different now. Life at home is getting better and better. Who would want to give up being a good person and become someone else's servant?

Zhou Chengwu was secretly worried about his son's future and hoped that Tianqiao City could bring a turning point.

Unexpectedly, my son got his hands on the Thunder Spirit Tool so quickly.

"The treasures I obtained by exchanging the pills awarded by my master with those of my senior brother."

Zhou Qiuyuan downplayed the importance of cultivating Lei Dan.

After dinner, Zhou Qiuyuan devoted all his time and energy to cultivating the secret technique, paying no attention to the effects of excessive cultivation on his body.

All he wants is progress!