What I saw staring back at me in the mirror was not my 10-11 year old body. I looked closer to being 15 or 16 years old. My body was taller and more muscular. I felt amazing. Whenever I got closer to an adult sized body I felt as though everything became easier. The strength I was able to display was far greater than what I could before the change.
"I see now my body is compensating and making preparations for the inevitable breakthrough." I spoke out loud.
I decided to check my Knowledge Sea for any improvements. Surely there were things I needed to check on after having used that many Saint Crystals, while being a True Element. What I saw was an incomparably more massive Knowledge Sea compared to before. Most of this was just knowledge that had been slowly made clear to me through the connection I have with the Thunder Temple. So much information about the Dao of Thunder.
I felt like I could unleash a flurry of attacks that no Saint Realm would be able to handle. Perhaps I was now seeing the real reason why the late master of this place had been ostracized by the world. She had simply been too powerful for anyone to even contend with. So instead of fighting against the many fearful Origin Kings around her. She decided to pull all of her wealth and knowledge together and protect it even in death. Only one suitable to the Dao of Thunder would ever be able to receive her grace. Even still she retained the sensibility to care for others.
With this being my inheritance I have now received something akin to a shortcut in my cultivation. However, this is one that doesn't seem to possess any negative side effects. This will be truly a wonderful thing in the future. I should focus again on cultivating my strength, I don't wish to remain in the True Element Realm any longer than needed. I must learn of the spot my father told me about. I can see the information but it was still shrouded behind a restriction that required me to go through the Heavenly Baptism and step into the Immortal Ascension Realm.
~~3 Months Later~~
The Thunder Temples room opened a direct line of sight to the vast sky. A truly massive baptism storm appeared and created chaos in the surrounding area. People all around could see it. It wasn't just cultivators in the ring of the Mountain Forest we were in. No! Saint Realms from deeper into the Mountain Forest saw this absolutely massive baptism in the distance.
"It seems someone is breaking through to Saint Realm over there. I wonder who it could be? There were plenty of possible contenders." someone pondered aloud.
"Most of the people there should be lower than the Transcendent Realm. I think the only 3rd Order Transcendent Realms were Brother Xiang and Sister Xun from our Sister Sect Purple Phoenix Palace." another person stated.
"If that's the case then we should do our best to not let others interfere with either of their baptisms. Hear my order all my Seven Stars Workshop Cultivators patrol the area and keep enemy cultivators from advancing. Defend our Sister Sects Disciples!" the first person stated, bursting his 3rd Order Saint King Aura.
It wasn't just these people either. Many cultivators had gathered on the periphery of the storm to see first who it might have been. As well as the potential to learn from the experience of such a baptism. Many set up on relatively nearby mountains. Among them was the remaining Taboo Brother, Lin.
He was grinding his teeth in anger. "Damn it, it has to be one of those two peak Transcendent Realms from a year ago. Back then they killed my brother and even forced me to flee! Now they are stronger. It seems I'll have to ask for help this time. No one in this region doesn't know my name or what I've done. I can only return to the Sect in defeat." Taboo Brother Lin said, clicking his tongue in anger. "You better pray we don't meet again in the future Purple Phoenix Palace's people. Because next it will mean your death." he continued saying as he flew away as fast as he could.
There were even people outside the Mountain Forest that saw this massive storm. Some were younger disciples but there was indeed a powerful Origin King or Dao Source Realm there protecting them. It was probably some kind of class from one of the sects.
~~A few moments later~~
My baptism grew and evolved naturally. However there were many Saint Kings that saw there was a major change just waiting to occur.
"All of you beneath the Saint Realm get behind this one if you don't wish to be injured!" The Seven Stars Workshop Saint Kings shouted.
There wasn't a soul who would dare refuse this. If a Saint King was worried about something, what hope would a Transcendent Realm have to resist. So there was yet another massive movement of people. Just in time too.
My Baptism reached a new level of power. This one swirled at great speed as if to keep as much of its strength as possible. Then…
*Crash* *Boom* *Pound* *Crackle* *Clap*
Bolts of powerful Thunder Qi began striking my body rapidly. Each one would have been enough to kill any normal Immortal Ascension Realm Cultivator. Yet I took each of them like a champ. My body being tempered and forged with every strike from the powerful storm. I could feel massive changes in my body and Knowledge Sea as well. This breakthrough would indeed bring me to a completely new level.
~~2 Weeks Later~~
The baptism had finally reached the last and final most powerful strike. The Storm Condensed and filled one last super massive Bolt of Lightning. My Lightning True body was bathed in immense power. I flew up into the sky and let out a roar. I was now an Immortal Ascension Realm Cultivator.