Lan Jue's eyes flashed with a cold light. "If there's nothing else, I'm going back to my training.
Come find me tomorrow, Driver. "
The Driver nodded.
The round robin tournament was about to begin, and Lan Jue was surprised to find that his training with Zhou Qianlin had become much smoother.
The pressure made him more focused, and his perception of energy became more refined.
The second round of cultivation had deepened his understanding of thunder and lightning. Some details that he had not thought of or felt before were gradually becoming clear to him.
It was like a novelist writing a novel. When you write it, you get a feeling, but when you revise it, you get a different feeling.
During the Former Yuan Era, there was an ancient Chinese writer surnamed Tang who once said that every time an article was revised, it would undergo a sublimation.
In order to write a good essay, one must first settle down and revise.
Right now, Lan Jue's cultivation was a process of modification.
It was a painful process, because everything had to be redone. But the results were clear.
After a night of cultivation, Lan Jue could feel her Discipline improving. Zhou Qianlin felt the same.
Ever since she'd broken through to ninth level, her progress had slowed.
But with Lan Jue at her side, her progress was faster than most ninth level Talents.
She'd reached the peak of ninth level first rank in the last few days.
Her understanding of her lightning Discipline had deepened as well.
Her own special ability was also subtly changing.
According to the Pharmacist's analysis, if he and Qianlin continued to cultivate like this, it was likely that their Discipline would mutate again. But if that happened …
But if it did, it would be a positive development.
Early the next morning, the Driver showed up.
Lan Jue and Zhou Qianlin had just finished breakfast.
"You're early." Lan Jue looked at the Driver helplessly.
The Driver sighed. "I had to be early!
What the Accountant said yesterday made me lose all confidence.
The opponent's strength makes me feel a little pressured. "
Lan Jue: "That's not like you.
If you always have this mentality.
Perhaps they would really win.
Your style has always been to press forward courageously. "
The Driver shook his head. "Maybe it's because of some problems I've had with my cultivation. It's affecting my confidence."
"Hmm?" Lan Jue looked at him in confusion.
The Driver's voice was low. "I've reached a bottleneck in my cultivation. You should know that bottlenecks for Adepts come in all shapes and sizes.
This was by far the biggest bottleneck.
I'm stuck at the peak of rank nine, rank seven. If I can take this step, I can at least reach rank nine, rank nine.
He might even break through to become a Sovereign in the future.
However, the bottleneck this time was too sudden.
It's also too forceful. "
Lan Jue: "What exactly is going on? I'll think of a way for you too."
Both of their abilities were of the thunder and lightning attribute. Although the difference was Yin Thunder and Yang Thunder, there was definitely something to learn from.
The Driver looked at him. "Now that I think about it, this bottleneck has something to do with you.
For us Adepts, small bottlenecks arise when it comes to our bodies and energy control.
Given our years of experience and cultivation, we should be able to find a way to overcome these bottlenecks.
But I did.
It's a bottleneck in my mind.
Ever since that battle with your mecha, you used a special method to fuse my special abilities into your attacks. I've had a vague feeling that I've understood something, but I can't quite put my finger on it, and this feeling has been extremely painful for me.
I've always told myself not to think about it.
But I can't help it.
I can't concentrate when I'm cultivating, and I can't get a closer look at what I should be breaking through to. "
Lan Jue's eyes flashed.
He suddenly smiled. "I understand."
"What do you understand?" The Driver asked.
Lan Jue replied. "You shouldn't blame me. You should be thanking me.
I've been in a similar situation before.
Simply put, it's like you've caught a glimpse of a protogenia that suits you.
That's why it's affecting your mind.
You should know that the earlier you understand protogenia, the better it will be for your future breakthroughs.
If you wait until you're ninth level ninth rank, your chances of becoming a Paragon won't be more than twenty percent. But if you start now, your chances are much higher. "
The Driver's eyes lit up. "Protogenia?
What I'm sensing is protogenia? "
Lan Jue nodded. "We are both Adepts of lightning, yin and yang. It's the will of the heavens.
It's possible you've learned something from it.
It's just that you need to comprehend it more deeply.
You're right about one thing – your bottleneck has something to do with me.
If you want to break through to seventh level, you need to deepen your understanding. Only when you've found your own path to protogenia can you continue to ascend. It'll be a smooth road for you when you break through to Paragon. "
The Driver nodded, a strange expression on his face. "So you're saying I should be nicer to you.
When are you going to start cultivating and understanding?
But now that your cultivation has dropped so much, will it affect you? "
Lan Jue smirked. "I'm afraid you're the one who'll have to worry about my cultivation."
"Me?" The Driver asked, confused.
Lan Jue chuckled. "After all that whiskey you gave me, I'll show you what I can do. Qian Lin, come."
Zhou Qianlin was nearby. When she heard him call her name, her face flushed. Of course she knew what he was up to.
Lan Jue wrapped his arms around her waist, lowered her head, and kissed him on the lips.
"Hey, you're so lovey-dovey …" The Driver looked helpless, but it quickly turned to shock.
There was a flash of white light. He watched as Zhou Qianlin dissolved into a beam of light and melted into Lan Jue.
Lan Jue lifted his right hand. A faint violet light enveloped the room, shielding it from the outside world. Then he released his aura without reservation.
The Driver was shocked to feel his own power surge. In the blink of an eye it had surpassed his own.
"This …"
Merging with Zhou Qianlin was Lan Jue's biggest secret. He hadn't hidden it from the Driver because they were friends and Adepts, but also because he trusted the Clairvoyant's judgment.
Both he and the Driver had been chosen by the Clairvoyant.
How could the Clairvoyant be wrong?
In front of the Driver, he had nothing to hide.
"Still worried about my cultivation?" Lan Jue asked. She was now ninth level ninth rank. She looked at the Driver with a smile.
The Driver looked at her strangely. "Does your cultivation decrease have something to do with her?"
Lan Jue nodded. "We've had some strange transformations.
I won't go into the specifics, it's complicated.
To put it simply, when we're together, my cultivation will recover and even increase. When we're apart, my cultivation will decrease. "
The Driver's eyes grew serious. "You shouldn't have told me."
Lan Jue smirked. "We're both chosen by the strongest in the universe. If I don't trust you then who am I supposed to trust?
One person's power is limited. You're my comrade, and if I don't let you know who I really am, how can you trust me when we're fighting together? "
The Driver's eyes flashed. He pursed his lips. "Fine!"
That was all he said, but the way he looked at Lan Jue changed.
There was no need to say too much when it came to the feelings between men.
Lan Jue asked. "Shall we test it out now?"
The Driver nodded.
The two of them walked to the center of the living room and sat cross-legged across from each other.
Then they closed their eyes.
Without any physical contact, they slowly released their abilities, releasing the lightning ability outside their bodies, quietly flickering.
Both were blue, but closer inspection revealed that Lan Jue's Discipline was sky blue with a tinge of purple. The Driver's was dark blue with a tinge of black.
The color was slightly different, but the explosive aura of the lightning ability was exactly the same.
The two energies hovered in the air, and under their control they began to come into contact.
"Crack!"
An ear-piercing sound of ripping cloth rang out, and a large string of sparks suddenly appeared in the air. The change in the electricity caused both of their bodies to tremble slightly.
The Driver's eyes flew open, his brows furrowed. "One mountain can't hold two tigers!"
Lan Jue smiled. "Unless it's a male and a female."
The Driver's face went rigid. "Who are you calling a female?"
Lan Jue chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm talking about your Discipline, not you.
Just keep up the output and leave the rest to me. Feel it out for yourself. "
"Alright."
The Driver was stuck in a bottleneck, so he couldn't argue with Lan Jue about gender. He nodded and closed his eyes again.
Lan Jue's hands moved in a circle in front of him, and a strange energy began to swirl around him.
Black and white light flickered as the Driver's Discipline was absorbed.
Lan Jue's sky-blue electricity melded with the white light, while the black light drew in the Driver's Discipline.
Both of their abilities began to merge in the black and white halo.
Although the Driver's eyes were closed, his perception of the energies of the world was heightened to its highest level.
He could see that Lan Jue's power was like a vortex, sucking in both his and Lan Jue's own.
That black and white energy cleverly separated the yin and yang energies. What separated them seemed to be a special existence. It felt very thin, but it was like a natural moat, preventing the two types of lightning from taking another step.
(To be continued.)