"Come at me !" Ling Xuan took a deep breath as Mystical Lightning instead of attacking him suddenly began forming a whirlpool above his head once again.
Mortal Technique - Qi Whirlpool Transformation !
The Mystical Lightning seamlessly re-entered Ling Xuan's body, initiating the circulation process once more.
"81 Circulations, 9 sets of 9. Only then will I complete The Lightning Visceral Circulation!" This was precisely why Ling Xuan requested the Mystical Lightning barrage to continue. Who would want to miss the chance to not only become an Apprentice Rank individual but to advance further and reach the pinnacle of a Peak Apprentice?
BOOM !
Unlike last time, the Lightning continuously struck down upon Ling Xuan in tandem with each other resulting in the floor beneath Ling Xuan to shatter apart yet fortunately the floor didn't completely break apart saving Ling Xuan from being turned into a pulp and allowing him to focus on his technique.
Ling Xuan felt his power surge with each passing second as the lightning, upon entering his body, circulated effortlessly, encountering no resistance whatsoever.
"Even the average practitioners of the sect shouldn't possess such efficiency. How is it that I can?" Ling Xuan marvelled, now able to think clearly. The Mystical Lightning seemed to consciously avoid causing him pain, instead imparting a cool, refining sensation throughout his body.
"This is the gift that the Brahman has given you, Carto." Urizen replied.
"The gift of the Brahman?"
"Think of it like this, the Brahman knows of your possession of the Library and thus it gave you this gift as a sort of divine acknowledgement of your potential."
"Divine acknowledgement ?"
"Something like it. Also I think you may want to know something about this tower."
"What is it." Carto mentally gestured for the answer.
"Where do you think Mystical Lightning originates from ?"
"Well the answer should be the sky but considering the need to ask such a question, it's from somewhere else right?"
"Indeed, as you were getting hit by Mystical Lightning, the library and by proxy I had recorded every single detail and guess what I found out. The Mystical Lightning's source is this very tower !" Although Carto knew that the answer would be shocking, he hadn't expected it to this degree.
"How is that possible ! I clearly saw the Lightning coming down from the Clouds !" Carto exclaimed in surprise.
"Just because it attacked you from the sky doesn't mean it originated there, don't you remember the cause of Lightning strikes in your original world?" Urizen posed the question.
"Ah the accumulation of positive and negative charges ! You mean that the Tower somehow performs this task ?" Carto realised.
"That is indeed correct. This tower somehow accumulates charges and transports them to the sky, causing Mystical Lightning to strike downward, containing a refined form of Qi."
"I see." Carto remarked with wonder.
"And the main thing is not that but the fact that when the beam travels upward it results in Lightning going from the ground to the sky which then bounces forward towards the ground.Yet the only way such thing can appear invisible to you is due to it's speed being at least 1,200 kilometres per hour !"
"What the !" Carto inadvertently exclaimed in surprise.
"What is this tower made of for it to have such an ability ?"Carto couldn't help but ask.
"Who else Carto, except them ?" Urizen eluded as Carto slowly understood what his helper meant.
"You mean Mythical Beasts !"
"That is the only possibility, tell me once again the probability of an individual breaking through to the Grandmaster Realm."
"Less than twenty percent if the individual is a prodigy with any form of special physique, less than five if they are in a sect and almost zero if they are a normal martial artist." Carto replied. The statistics were developed after several thorough calculations which involved taking account of several factors such as population, history, help from outside forces and more.
"So will it be considered shocking if the Great Sects who always have a Grandmaster Realm individual possess remains of Mythical Beasts of Old?"
"You are correct." Carto figuratively rubbed his chin as if in deep thought.
"So anything else you wanted to tell me ?" Carto asked.
"Nothing else, just gave you the information as I could see that the Mystical Lightning strikes would be occurring for a while."
"Oh, I see well then how much time is left before I reach Pinnacle Apprentice?"
"About a few more minutes but I'l just warp your perception again and no it won't harm you as the time stretched is incredibly little and you have already healed from your previous uses."
"Well if that is the case then please do." Carto prompted and in the next moment he found himself getting pulled by something.
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As Ling Xuan became self aware again he noticed that the Mystical Lightning had stopped and his entire body felt bloated with power.
"Looks like I've achieved Pinnacle Apprentice." Ling Xuan slowly felt the changes in his body.
"I can easily trample on Ling Xuan of the past with this level of power." Ling Xuan couldn't help but inwardly chuckle.
With so many power ups surely a nerf was around the corner, right?
"Well no matter, currently I got- huh." Ling Xuan suddenly froze as he noticed the two brotherly duo of Lei Tei and Lei Fei.
"Umm greetings Seniors ?" Ling Xuan didn't know what to say so he could only perform a bow to break them out of their reverie.
Fortunately it was successful and Lei Tie managed to realise that the Mystical Lightning's barrage had stopped.
"Ah so you've become a Pinnacle Apprentice right ?" The Sect Master asked as if to double check if he was in a dream or not.
"Yes and can you escort me out of the tower ?" Ling Xuan asked while scratching his chin in embarrassment.
"Oh ok." Lei Tei spoke and slapped Lei Fei.
"Oi take little Xuan to his quarters right now !" ordered Lei Tei.
"Yes Sir !" Almost in an instant Ling Xuan was grabbed by Lei Fei.
"Oh don't tell me !" Ling Xuan face widened as in the next moment he was in the air.
"Ahhhhhhhh !"
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The door to the cabin closed with a silent thud as Ling Xuan finally was able to lay down on his bed.
"Ah, today was a ride." Ling Xuan sighed as he tried to sleep.
Today had indeed been quite an adventure with Ling Xuan having to cripple himself to not become roasted human, having an encounter with the literal God of the World and finally attained a level of power enough to easily curbstomp his past self.
"Thankfully I can rest for a while now." Ling Xuan breathed in relief as if he hadn't just accidently jinxed himself for the next moment someone would knock on the door.
KNOCK KNOCK
"Who is it now?" Ling Xuan exclaimed, suddenly getting up from his bed, irritated, and opening the door. Standing on the other side was a disciple of the Sect.
"What do you want?" Ling Xuan asked with a frown.
"Shang Zhang calls for you."