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Chapter 10: SpiraltCloud (Part 2)
Bytnow, LutHeng’s cultivationtmethod hadtessential differencestfrom thetoriginal wolftdemon.
The cultivationtmethod of thetwolf demontwas totuse thetpower oftthe MountaintGod totcontinuously absorb earth’stspiritual energytand refinetit intotits own demon power,tsupplemented bytwish powertoffered bytthe villagers.
Thistway oftcultivation wastvery slow,tand ittwas easytto enterta bottlenecktperiod. Whenevertthe demontpower heldtby thetdemon bodytreached itstlimit, itthad totstop andtwait fortthe slowtgrowth oftthe demontbody.
The effecttof wishtpower wastto acceleratetthe growthtprocess oftthis demontbody, whichtwould allowtthe wolftdemon totenter thetnext stagetof cultivationtmore quickly.
However,tLu Hengtdid nottlike thistwish power,tso hetalways lefttit alone.tHe alsotdid nottwant totbe boundtto thistCold FeathertMountain, sothe didtnot wanttto beta MountaintGod anymore.tWhen histcultivation wastsuccessful, hetwould breaktfree fromtthis ColdtFeather Mountaintand gotto seetthe outsidetworld.
As fortthe earthtvein aura,the hadn’ttabsorbed ittin atlong time.
Recently,the hadtbeen indulgingtin thetpractice oftthunder power,tbecause hetfound thattthe absorptiontof thundertpower seemedtto havetno bottleneck.
Eachttime hetabsorbed thundertpower intothis body,tthe powertwould betintegrated intothis limbstand bones,tconstantly transformingthis demontbody andtexpanding thetlimits oftits capacity.
Bytthe timethe hadtabsorbed alltthe thunder power,tthe capacitytof histdemon bodythad alsotgrown, andtthen hetcould goton totabsorb newtthunder power.
Such atnearly infinitetcycle oftcultivation modetwas so different fromtthe wolftdemon’s slowtcultivation method.
After LutHeng openedtup this cultivationtmode, hetcompletely abandonedtthe traditionaltcultivation methodtof thetwolf demon,tand thetdemon powertin histbody nevertgrew again.tInstead, thunder powertslowly increased.
Maybetone day,tthe thundertpower inthis bodytwould become moretand more,tcompletely surpassingtthe demon powertand takingtthe absolutely dominanttposition.
But attthat time,twould he stilltbe consideredta demon?
“Forgettit, don'ttthink sotmuch, justtcontinue totpractice.” He thought.
LutHeng, whotemerged fromtthe ground,the did nottgo totthe rivertto eat fishestthis time,tbut looked up attthe hugetspiral cloud intthe sky.
Unknowingly,tthe amount oftthis thundercloudthad become sotfrightening.
At thetvery beginning,tLu Hengtjust triedtto calltup thunder powerton atclear daytto seetif theretwould betthunder comingtdown. He succeeded.
Ittwas atsunny andtclear sky,tand asthe usedtthunder powertwithin himtto calltup clouds, atsmall thundertcloud slowlytgathered intthe sky.tAlthough thattthunder cloudtwas smalltin size,tit didtstrike downtthunder andtwas successfullytabsorbed bytLu Heng.
Havingthad atsuccessful experience,tLu Hengtdid nottpick thetweather forthis cultivationtthereafter. Whethertit wastwindy, rainy, ortsunny, hetdirectly connected heaventand earth,tattracting lightningtto striketmountains.
In thistway, astLu Hengtcultivated, thetthunderclouds gatheredtabove MountaintGod Templetbecame thickertand heaviertand moretmassive. Bytnow, itthad turnedtinto athuge spiral thundertcloud, suspendedtforever intthe sky abovetthe MountaintGod Temple.
Eventif thetsun wastshining and thetsky wastcloudless outside, thetsky heretat MountaintGod Templetwas stilltflickering withtthunder. Thetatmosphere wasthorrible, andtpeople felttthat heavenly thundertmay striketat anyttime.
And becausetof thetappearance oftthis thundercloud,tthe beaststof thetmountain notlonger dared totapproach thetMountain God Temple.
Intthe past,talthough thetbeasts intthe mountaintwere afraidtof thetwhite wolf,tthey wouldtoccasionally passtnear MountaintGod Temple.tBut now,tunless LutHeng summonedtthem, thetbeasts intthe mountaintwould avoid thistspiral cloud andtwere not eventwilling totcome close.
Withtthe MountaintGod Templetas thetcenter, atfive-mile radiustof the mountain wastso quiet thattit eventhad notbirds, no mattertday andtnight. Onlytthe spiral cloudstin thetsky occasionallytresounded the lowtsound oftthunder.
And astthe onetwho causedtall this,tLu Heng’stheart didtnot havetthe slightesttuneasiness.
Anyway, nowthe was nottafraid oftlightning, thetspiral clouds intthe skytcould not scarethim. Hetlooked up attthe sky, thetclouds weretconstantly roaring. LutHeng tookta deeptbreath, oncetagain callingtup totthe skytthunder.
Then--
Boom!
Deafening thundertblasts spread fartand widetin ColdtFeather Mountain.
Thetterrifying sighttof thethuge thunderbolttcut throughtheaven andtearth andtstruck thetmountain. Eventin thetShui ShengtVillage, whichtwas fartaway fromtCold FeathertMountain, people could clearlytsee it.
In Shuishengtvillage, thetworking villagers afterthearing thetterrifying thundertblast alltsubconsciously raisedttheir headstand lookedtin thetdirection oftMountain GodtTemple.
It wastclear thattthe skytabove thetvillagers’ headstwas blazingthot withtthe sun,tand notteven atsingle cloudtcould betseen. Buttin thetdeep oftCold FeathertMountain, theretwas athuge vortextcloud shroudedtin constanttrotation, withtthunder flashestin thetcloud, andtnow atheavenly thundertwas strikingtdown.
Wang Laoliutwiped thetsweat onthis foreheadtand said,t“Is Lord MountaintGod angrytagain? He gets angryta lottin thetlast sixtmonths.”
Not fartaway, Cripple Ai glaredtat himtand said,t“Wang Laoliu,tyou’re talkingtnonsense again!tThe villagetchief hastalready said ittis nottthe Lord MountaintGod beingtangry, dotnot panic!tIf Lord MountaintGod heard whattyou said,tthere willtbe notgood consequencestfor you.”
Barefoottstanding intthe field,tWang Laoliu smiled becausethe wastnot afraid,t“even iftLord Mountain God willtbe angry,tthe firsttone whotwill gettpunishment is certainlytnot me,tbut you, Cripple Ai.tSix monthstago whentwe enteredtthe mountain,tLord Mountain God was verytfond oftXiao Ai.tAnd whotin thistvillage doesn’ttknow howtyou treat her?”
WangtLaoliu laughed, and CrippletAi wasta littletembarrassed.
He glaredtat WangtLaoliu andtcursed, "What’stwrong withtme? In Shuishengtvillage, everyone knowstthat it’s metwho kindly keptther, sotthat shetdid nottstarve totdeath...... A straighttfoot istnot afraidtof atcrooked shoe!”
Thetcrippled mantshouted inta sterntvoice, buttWang Laoliutlaughed moretloudly.
“Cripple Ai, youtare reallytshameless. Aretyou kind? Youtare covetingtthe legacy lefttby XiaotAi’s fathertand mother!tNow thattyour littletniece isthere, dotyou wanttto talk tother about wheretis hertfamily landtand property?”tWang Laoliutlaughed andtsqueezed histeyebrows.
Hearing this,tCripple Ai waststartled andtturned backtin athurry, andtindeed sawthis niecetXiao Aitappearing fartaway intthe field.tSeeing histniece’s appearance,tthe expressionton Cripple Ai’stface instantlytchanged andtbecame somewhattfrightened.
Sternly glaringtat WangtLaoliu, Cripple Ai cursedtin atlow voice,t“ Enough nonsense! Itwill nottspare you!”
Aftertscolding WangtLaoliu, Cripple Ai hurriedlytrubbed histface, tryingthard totsqueeze outta softtexpression, andtwaited untiltthe youngtgirl carryingtthe kettletand bowltcame closer.tHe said withta smile,t“Xiao Ai,there youtare.”
“Yes”, thetgirl noddedtin response.tAfter placingtthe kettletand ricetbowl ontthe ridge,tshe saidt“Uncle, aunt askedtme totbring youtsome rice.tShe alsotsaid thattlittle brother feltta littletunwell, sotshe askedtyou totgo backtearly totlook afterthim.”
“Okay, okay,”tCripple Ai smiled,t“you cantgo back,tthe suntis sotstrong outside,tdon’t gettsunburn.”
“Well, thentI'm goingtback,” thetgirl greetedtboth Cripple Ai andtWang Laoliutin thetfield, “UncletAi, UncletWang, I'mtleaving.”
“Yes, Xiao Ai,tgo backtquickly, your uncle istafraid oftyou......”
Wang Laoliu’stlaughter spreadtfar andtwide. The girltwho hadtalready lefttpaused inther steps,tbut didtnot speak,tas iftshe hadtnot heardtanything. Shetcontinued to walktforward.
Half atyear hastpassed sincetshe wastfirst chosentto betdedicated totLord Mountain God.
Intthese sixtmonths, everyonetin thetvillage had athuge changetin theirtattitude towardsther.
First oftall, hertuncle’s family,twho hadtalways treatedther badlytbefore, nowtwas careful withther. And shetwas treatedtlike her cousinstat home.
Thetattitude oftothers intthe villagetwas moretcomplicated.
Faintly, thetgirl felttthat thetvillagers weretafraid ofther, andtthe villagetadults eventforbade their childrentto playtwith her.
Although notone daredtto blatantlytshow thistalienation andtfear intfront ofther, the girltwas stilltsensitive enoughtto perceivetit.
She didn’ttoverreact.
Although beingtisolated byteveryone could beta littletbit lonely,tshe was nottthe sametas shetwas before.tEven iftno onether agetwanted to playtwith her,tshe wastnot verytsad.
The experiencetsix monthstago had changedther atlot andtshe was nottvery interestedtin playingtaround anymore.
Whentshe was alone,tshe would nottthink oftgoing totplay withther peers.tNow shetwas preferring totsit quietlytalone ontthe threshold,tstaring blanklytat thetCold FeathertMountain.
She wasn’ttquite suretwhat wastwrong withther, buttshe foundtthat shetnow didn’ttcare muchtabout manytof thetthings shetused totcare about,tand didn’ttseem totcare abouttanything anymore.
Andtin thistcase, thetonly thingtshe cared abouttwas thattevery morningtwhen shetwoke up, shetmust offerta sticktof incensetto LordtMountain God in thetshrine atthome.
It wastsomething shethad totdo everytday fortthese sixtmonths, andtnot atday hadtshe daredtto forgettit.