Inside the 1st level of the tower
Li Tengfei inched closer and closer to the center of the octagonal room. The floor and walls were adorned of different odd-looking runes and constantly emitted a weak white glow. In the center there was a pitch black altar which looked like it stood there for millenniums.
'How the h*ck am I gonna train here? Surely, my ancestor must have a screw loose somewhere.'Li Tengfei thought.
"Intruder! Intruder! Starting auto defense mode! Status of trespasser being confirmed....A petty Body Refinement Realm brat! Reconfirming results.....Results confirmed! Just a little brat who has lost his way!" a mechanical voice which sounded like a young Li Rongguang echoed in the tower.
"Ancestor Li! Hey! I am being branded as an intruder and your tower just insulted me!...Wait why are the runes shining brighter! Am I gonna die?! I knew it! I knew I should not have listened to all this bullshit! Now I am going to die virgin! How awful!" Li Tengfei shrieks could be heard throughout his sea of consciousness.
"Little Ta![1] Could you stop joking! Stop frightening the little brat or else I will personally demolish you, brick by brick! However you can play with him a bit. I am not an Ancient Emperor specialising in souls for nothing. I know everything you think about." Ancestor Li said menacingly.
"Now, come here. I will impart to you the modus operandi and access to the tower." after saying that, old cultivator Li flicked his fingers and a bright red ray of light buried his way into Li Tengfei's forehead.
The last thought of Li Tengfei was why did he have to listen to the words of the old geezer from the start. Well, Ancestor Li may be lonely and must have a screw loose in his head.
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"Have you finished the preparations?" In an inconspicuous corner of Xuanwu city, eight bulky figures kneeled respectfully before a black-cloaked man.
"Yes Sir! We are all ready!" replied eight voices in perfect unison.
"Very well. Let's see how that Old Ye will deal with this." a malicious sneer that could be seen even under the cloak formed on the man's face.
"Take this with you. I obtained it when I explored the Dragon Emperor's palace ruins back then when I was young. Even these old appraisal masters were oblivious of what it was! They only deducted it was an extremely powerful mass murder bomb. After years of research I could only leave my imprint on it and only activate it! Anyway, give that brat that box and let him return to his headquarters... and then, BOOM! HAHA! The end of the Soaring Dragon Sect is near!" the man in black laughed haughtily and passed a black cube engraved with ancient-looking runes to the nearest follower. Then, after some further planning, the place became empty once again.
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Inside the first level of the Lightning Inheritance Tower, Li Tengfei was staring at the weird sphere in the middle of the room. The sphere was icy white and surrounding it was white lightning, acting like some sort of protective armor.
Before the sphere, a little booklet was placed. Li Tengfei picked it up and started to read it :
' Welcome to the Lightning Inheritance Tower of the Ancient Emperor Li.
This tower consists of five distinct levels, each corresponding to a cultivation realm. They also represent the different ways of using lightning.
This is the first level of the Tower. In this level, you will learn to merge the element of ice with that of lightning. The result will be a powerful lightning bolt that has a great stunning and numbing effect.
To comprehend this technique, study the lightning orb as well as the various manuals on the shelf to the left.
Good luck, young cultivator.'
After reading this introduction, Li Tengfei walked to the shelf and began inspecting the manuals.
There were different ways of attacking to use the full power of lightning. These ways were recorded in the first book called 'Lightning Fists' which was basically a fist art that had the lightning element merged into it.
Similarly, there was a palm technique, a leg technique and a sword technique for offense. There was also a movement technique and a body strengthening technique. Each one of these techniques had nine levels, each more powerful than the other except for the movement technique which had only three levels.
With a simple glance, Li Tengfei was able to tell that they were incredibly valuable and far outclassed the techniques available in the soaring dragon sect.
Li Tengfei began studying the diverse techniques and in less than 18 hours, he had already comprehended all of their first level and even managed to comprehend a little bit of the lightning orb.
If Li Rongguang was here, he would have had a heart attack. What Li Tengfei comprehended in 18 hours took him over 10 years to gather...
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Meanwhile, Li Tengfei was diligently cultivating in his room at the Soaring Dragon Sect using the way method that Old Li had granted him.
"*Knock,Knock* Is Young Master Li here? I was tasked by the sect master to give you your authority token." a young voice sounded on the other side of the door.
"Come in." Li Tengfei replied. When the door opened, he saw a youth not older than him with distinct blue hairs and with a package in his hand. He wore tight fitting robes and he looked quite strict. However, he looked a bit shy before Li Tengfei.
"Thanks," Li Tengfei politely replied after the youth gave him his token.
"What priviledges does this token give me?"
"Well, for starters, this token enables you to use your contribution points to exchange for resources in the sect. Furthermore, it also shows your status in sect which is particularly useful in Xuanwu City.
In addition to this it brings you a few more advantages such as ..."
It seemed as if the youth, who Li Tengfei later on found out was named An Zihao, started to lose his shyness in front of Li Tengfei.
An Zihao also realised this fact and was amazed by it. He had always been a very shy guy despite being a genius on par with Lu Mengyu and who had many admirers. His shyness was also the reason why he had no real friends. As far as he recalled, he could only overcome his shyness when he was with the Sect Master, who was his Teacher.
After chatting a bit more with his newly found friend, An Zihao left, feeling extremely happy that he made himself a friend. It turns out his Master, who wanted him to socialise more, was right to send him to accomplish such a task despite his status in the clan.
It was like this that An Zihao, the future 'Wargod' of this continent met his future best friend.