"Old Chen must have done it on purpose!"
"How could he, a Military Agricultural Officer, not control his Spell?" Zhao Xing rubbed his somewhat sore shoulder, where a puddle of frost was melting into water.
"He must have been affected by my Spell, had a nightmare, and didn't want to admit it, or did he hear me call him Old Chen?"
Zhao Xing had just seen Chen Shijie's ferocious face, looking pained, not knowing what had happened, and in his haste, he had called out Old Chen.
Dreams are not common in this world, and he was worried that something might happen to Chen Shijie.
"One day, I'll surpass Old Chen. By then, Little Chen..." A smile appeared at the corner of Zhao Xing's mouth as he patted his shoulder and slowly walked away.
Daytime was not suitable for practicing the 【Yin Wind】 Spell, so Zhao Xing moved it to the evening.
Grasping the fluctuations of the earth veins and capturing the underground Yin Wind was very difficult.
But even if it hadn't reached the first turn, its power was still considerable.
Zhao Xing had to Cultivate this Spell, and he had to master it.
"The Yin Wind Spell can not only harm people, but it is also a necessary condition for cultivating certain 【Rare Treasures】."
"For example, the Soul-Returning Grass is extremely difficult to grow without Yin Wind; conversely, Yin Wind can accelerate its maturation."
As for the morning, he would 【Cultivate】 the young Heavenly Pear trees to make them 【grow vigorously】.
After leaving, he went to the Agricultural Supervision Office, where Zhao Xing Cultivated Lightning Induction in Xue Wenxiong's backyard.
The old Agricultural Officer was very strong in lightning Spells; in terms of precise control, Chen Shijie might not be stronger than Xue Wenxiong.
"Between Lightning Induction and striking lightning, there is only one step: controlling the direction in which the power of the lightning dissipates."
"In fact, the lightning striking Spell has already generated considerable lightning power, but it cannot break free from the constraints of the moving clouds. Even if it does break free, it cannot follow the caster's will."
"To induce lightning, you need to strengthen your control over the moving clouds, so that the power of the lightning pours out at a fixed angle," Xue Wenxiong patiently taught.
"So the key to Lightning Induction isn't striking lightning, but rather the moving clouds?" Zhao Xing looked at the clouds in Xue Wenxiong's palm and couldn't help but nod.
The old Agricultural Officer's teaching method was indeed unique; having immersed himself for decades, he had developed his own understanding of Spells.
Three feet of heavenly lightning, moving clouds in the palm—this skill was enough for a lifetime of learning.
To be able to shrink the moving clouds to this extent, with the power of the lightning increasing rather than decreasing, it was already somewhat like the 'Palm Lightning' Zhao Xing had seen in the Revival version!
This was the effect of diligently studying a Spell and constantly Breaking through its limits.
How many turns had the old Agricultural Officer's moving clouds and Lightning Induction Spells reached? Perhaps even the old Agricultural Officer himself couldn't say.
The Divine Speed Scarecrow was extremely fast and agile.
The scarecrows made of Origin Rice ran continuously in the courtyard, seemingly dodging something.
The clouds above covered the entire backyard, occasionally dropping a bolt of lightning.
"Boom!"
Lightning struck a scarecrow, and after a flash of light, the scarecrow caught fire and collapsed to the ground.
More than one lay burning on the ground, but many more were still scurrying about, hiding everywhere.
The scarecrows were not made by Zhao Xing, but by Xue Wenxiong.
Hitting them became much more difficult.
Their movement speed was too fast; by the time Zhao Xing aimed, the scarecrow had already moved to the next position.
"Unless I just bombard indiscriminately and increase the coverage area, my hit rate is too low, only 30%," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
But the old Agricultural Officer wouldn't let him do that, because the scarecrows were also confined within the thundercloud's range, specifically to train his proficiency.
Who couldn't just bombard indiscriminately? What would be the point of practicing then?
"If you can destroy 70% of the scarecrows before noon, your Lightning Induction method will have reached a new level," Xue Wenxiong said.
He had a general understanding of Zhao Xing's Aptitude and Comprehension Ability, so the scarecrows he released were all incredibly fast and nimble.
Zhao Xing was not discouraged; he slowly found his rhythm. His experience as a player in his previous life was very different from controlling Spells now, but as he gradually adapted, he regained some of his touch.
【You cast the Lightning Induction method. Spell proficiency +20】
【You cast the Lightning Induction method. Spell proficiency +30】
【You cast the Lightning Induction method. Spell proficiency +45】
"Boom!" "Boom!"
Zhao Xing, fully immersed, gradually improved his hit rate.
When the calendar showed noon, all the scarecrows in the backyard had turned to ashes.
"Whew~"
Zhao Xing glanced at his panel.
【Lightning Induction: Intermediate Spell】
【Proficiency: 1025 / 9999】
【Effect: Induce lightning into the ground, strike enemies】
"My lightning strike is at the seventh turn, and moving clouds are at the ninth turn. The prerequisite Spells are already so proficient, yet it only reached the first turn in one morning. Although the proficiency cap hasn't changed, the difficulty of improvement is vastly different from when it was at the initial stage," Zhao Xing thought to himself.
He felt it was a bit slow, but Xue Wenxiong was quite satisfied, giving Zhao Xing the afternoon off to arrange his own schedule.
The afternoon's itinerary was Chen Mansion.
At 12:45 PM, Shen Zhui waited punctually at the training ground of Chen Mansion.
"Brother Zhao, please."
"Brother Shen, please."
The two stood 20 meters apart, then began their chase and escape game again.
This was their third spar.
The start was no different from the previous two times.
Zhao Xing still cast moving clouds, lightning strikes, rain, and wind simultaneously.
Shen Zhui was already familiar with his routine and immediately began his pursuit after ten breaths.
However, after the rain started, Shen Zhui felt something unusual.
"Why is this rain so cold?"
Shen Zhui had only run a few steps in the rain when he felt something was wrong.
He looked up, and raindrops dripped from his palm-leaf hat onto his brow.
"Hiss~"
Shen Zhui couldn't help but shiver.
Cold, too cold.
It felt as if it wasn't summer rain, but winter rain.
Shen Zhui even felt like adding another layer of clothing.
"What kind of rain is this? It's completely different from the previous two times."
"I must use Origin Qi to resist the invasion of the cold, otherwise it will greatly affect my mobility." Although the effect of each raindrop was very slight, it was constantly accumulating.
Shen Zhui knew he had to act quickly.
On the other side, Zhao Xing, hiding and making scarecrows, was calculating.
"I can't use Yin Wind on Shen Zhui; after all, he's not Chen Shijie, who can easily resist it. That leaves only Ice Rain and the Lightning Induction Spell."
"First, reduce his mobility, then strike him with lightning."
Yin Wind harms the soul, and Ice Rain harms the body.
"The Ice Rain Spell also uses Yin-attributed power, but it's much easier than Yin Wind. Water itself belongs to Yin, so by simply guiding it with Origin Qi and eliminating the Yang-attributed power in the moving clouds, Ice Rain can form."
The old Agricultural Officer taught Lightning Induction, pointing out that the key to getting started was controlling the moving clouds. Zhao Xing also used this approach to cast the Ice Rain Spell, and sure enough, he easily got the hang of it.
"Plop~" Raindrops fell on his hand, and Zhao Xing experienced the degree of coldness.
Although he had just started and his proficiency was far from the first turn, as long as the time dragged on long enough, it would greatly consume Shen Zhui's Origin Qi and reduce his mobility.
Chase and escape game? For Zhao Xing, there was no escaping without attacking!
Before, he didn't have any attacking Spells, but now that he did, there was no way he would just wait to be caught!