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Fallen Immortal Continent.
Green Cliff Mountain.
Above a small Taoist temple in the mountains.
The sky was overcast.
All spiritual creatures had smelled the streaks of electricity in the air long ago, and escaped far, far away.
Only one silly rabbit was plunged head first into a vegetable garden in the backyard of the Taoist temple.
However, before it could pull out the white radish it had wanted so badly...
"Strike!"
After the sudden bolt of lightning.
A faint smell of meat wafted through the Taoist temple.
Across the vegetable garden was a small pavilion.
In the pavilion.
A handsome man dressed like a scholar was sitting upright.
However, there was no joy on his face at having successfully earned a meal of the rabbit.
On the contrary.
His eyes were completely dull.
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[Cultivation of the Eternal Elemental Lightning True Technique is activated! Spiritual Wilderness World, Year 930, 1st April. Your tribulation transcendence has begun...]
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[Estimated Time Remaining: 799 Years, 364 Days, 23 Hours 58 Minutes 30 Seconds]
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[Current Heavenly Tribulation: Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation]
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[Lightning Emperor Talisman is in effect...you are immune to 99.9999% of the Nine Heavens Lightning Tribulation's damage]
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Boom!
A blazing ball of lightning smashed into Wei Bujuan's head.
All it did was to generate some mildly drying hot wind.
It was as if someone had gently patted his head.
Wei Bujuan subconsciously touched the back of his head.
Thank goodness.
The buzz cut he had spent 30 silver coins on the day before had not been affected.
After three minutes.
His eyes finally turned from dull to calm.
He had transmigrated!
Moreover, to a standalone immortal hero game that he had recently been playing!
Wei Bujuan could remember it clearly.
Before the transmigration.
He had been following a guide found on a forum to painstakingly farm 60 fragments of Eternal Elemental Lightning True Technique on his main account, in order to form a set. Then, he spent the entire night going back and forth with the demoness of Heavenly Emperor Mountain. Only at dawn did he finally obtain that piece of legendary immortal equipment -
Lightning Emperor Talisman.
He had just transferred those two items to his new alternate account through Flying Sword Messenger, ready to experience the thrill of becoming an immortal after 800 years of afk.
When suddenly, everything turned black!
The next moment, he was in his current state...
Understanding the cause and effect behind it.
Was something Wei Bujuan did not have much interest in.
800 years in the game had simply been equivalent to a day's work for him.
But now...
Boom!
Perhaps it was due to Wei Bujuan's frosty attitude.
The tribulation clouds suddenly began to erupt.
Seven bathtub-sized balls of lightning pounded down in succession.
The lightning tribulation did not care for non-living things.
So the pavilion and vegetable garden were safe.
Wei Bujuan also had the Lightning Emperor Talisman's protection.
But pity the nest of ants, few earthworms and lone centipede at his feet.
They were instantly burned to ashes!
Wei Bujuan sighed softly.
Then, he ignored the tribulation clouds and continued to think.
"The good news is that with this technique, every time I get struck by lightning, I become stronger. I don't even need to cultivate. I just have to lie down, get struck by lightning and that's it..."
"The bad news is that I might only have these tribulation clouds as company for the next 800 years..."
There were no cell phones.
No WiFi.
No coke.
There was only the heavenly tribulation lady who blew hot and cold day after day?
Wei Bujuan could not help but shudder.
But he quickly straightened out his thoughts.
The immortal cultivation world was so dangerous.
His alternate account had only reached Qi Refinement Level 3.
If he went out to cultivate, he would have to spend time and effort searching for techniques, resources and cultivation partners to ask for support...
There was no way it would be as comfortable as passively facing the heavenly tribulations and automatically getting stronger.
It was just 800 years.
It would pass by in a flash!
By which time, he would have become an immortal.
He had all the time in the world to live a free and easy life!
"That's right. I've now transmigrated to the immortal cultivation world. It won't be right for me to be as lazy as before!"
"Since I now have the ability to change my destiny, why not put in the effort?"
"Other than getting struck by lightning, I should take the initiative to cultivate something!"
After making up his mind.
Wei Bujuan suddenly brightened.
He excitedly focused on his character panel.
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[Name: Wei Bujuan]
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[Life Span: 16/44 (Short-lived Species)]
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[Race: Human]
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[Innate: Dao Foundation 45 (+1)/ Comprehension 66/ Fortune 80]
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[Acquired: Energy 46/ Five Senses 71/ Appearance 78]
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[Cultivation: Qi Refinement Level 3]
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[Techniques: Eternal Elemental Lightning True Technique (Uniquely Bound)]
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[Spells/ Divine Powers/ Magic Equipment: None]
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[Achievements: First Trial of the Heavenly Tribulations (New)]
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[First Trial of the Heavenly Tribulations: When you first come into close contact with the heavenly tribulations, heavenly lightning will strike your body, and you will feel completely refreshed!]
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You have obtained the reward Dao Foundation +1]
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Awesome.
It was a top-grade character with near-perfect fortune and appearance!
Wei Bujuan had not noticed then.
That character had to be in the game.
Even if he did not cultivate Eternal Elemental Lightning True Technique.
He would probably get multiple requests from high-caliber fairies to be their cultivation partners, as soon as he stepped off the mountain.
The number of bootlickers offering him treasures, medicine, techniques and abodes would be even larger.
The drawbacks were a poor dao foundation, as well as being a short-lived species.
Even if he ignored those weaknesses and pushed through.
Nascent Soul was probably the furthest he could go, even if he piled on the resources all the way.
By then, the pitiful sight of hundreds of cultivation partners sending him off to reincarnation in tears would not be avoidable.
Come to think of it.
Getting struck by lightning suited him better after all!
The Eternal Elemental Lightning True Technique was fair to all.
As long as you could withstand the heavenly lightning.
You could still become one with the dao, even with the worst dao foundation!
Wei Bujuan composed himself.
He clicked open the uniquely bound technique.
Sure enough, there was a myriad of spells, divine powers and magic treasures below.
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[Lightning Palm: A ball of lightning enclosed in a hand, produces a deafening quake audible from miles away (cultivable)
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Five Dragon Technique: Five fingers transform into a dragon, striking flints with flashes of lighting (cultivable)
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Yang Qi Sword: With a breath of true yang qi, swords rain down from the sky (cultivable at Foundation Establishment stage)
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Lightning Palm.
"I choose you!"
It was the first time he was taking the initiative to cultivate a spell.
It felt new and fresh to Wei Bujuan.
Not long later.
He was completely immersed.
But what he did not know was...
The character he had transmigrated to become was not the owner of that Taoist temple.
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Outside the Taoist temple.
A plainly-dressed Taoist child with a neat bun asked innocently.
"Teacher, Teacher!"
"Why did you suddenly carry me and run out?!"
The hunchbacked old Taoist priest beside him replied while panting heavily.
"That's lightning right there!"
"Once you touch it, it'll be the end of you!"
"That little b*stard is too much. I noticed that he looked clean and neat, and was wearing clothes made from good quality material. So I thought he was a young master from a noble family, with a decent upbringing...that's the only reason why I agreed to his request to stay the night."
"Who would have expected him to be a cultivator? And to even draw tribulation clouds here without any warning!"
"If I hadn't run quickly, both of us would've ended up like that rabbit in the backyard!"
As if he had not been listening, the child sniffed the air.
His eyes widened instantly.
"Teacher, Teacher! I smell meat..."
The old Taoist priest could not help but laugh.
He stood outside the temple and looked around for a while.
Then, he held the little Taoist child's hand as they walked down the mountain.
"This heavenly tribulation will last for three to five days. Fortunately, it probably won't destroy our things. Those lightning clouds look upright and dignified. The one undergoing the tribulation is probably an orthodox cultivator..."
"Perhaps I misunderstood him. Perhaps he didn't do it on purpose. Maybe he just impulsively brought the tribulation clouds here because of his young age!"
The old Taoist priest pondered.
"Still, after that young man passes the tribulation, we should gently remind him. Ah Yuan, remember - whether it's cultivating or doing any other thing, you must never be rash..."
The child nodded.
Then he looked towards the Taoist temple, reluctant to leave.
"Let's go!"
"Let's go to Quiet Cloud Nunnery to stay a few nights!"
The old Taoist priest beamed as he patted the child's head.
"Teacher, Teacher!"
"Isn't it inappropriate for us Taoist priests to stay in a nunnery?"
The Taoist child said seriously.
"We cultivators are supposed to be detached from worldly matters. Who cares about that kind of gossip?"
"Besides, if you don't say anything, I don't say anything and the nuns don't say anything, who would know?"
The old Taoist priest gave him a side glance.
"Or will you go round spouting nonsense?"
The Taoist child immediately shook his head like a rattle-drum.
"I won't, I won't!"
The old Taoist priest snorted.
Then he picked up the child and left.
As the child was being carried by the old Taoist priest.
He struggled and shouted, like a little chick.
"Teacher, Teacher!"
"I have one last question..."
"What if the tribulation clouds don't disperse? What will happen to our Clear Wind Temple?"
The voices gradually grew softer.
In the blink of an eye, the teacher and disciple duo had disappeared from the mountain path.
Only the old Taoist priest's laughter could be heard drifting over with the mountain wind.
"Hahaha!"
"Who would undergo tribulations everyday..."
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