Chapter 1069: Chapter 304: A Night Well Spent (Extra for Alliance Hierarch Big Red Orange Peel!)

Defeating Lei Zhanqian, although an easy process, no one overlooked the power of the "Thunder Realm" technique.

Lei Zhanqian may have been defeated, but he still had an unlimited future.

Jiang Wang happened to have mastered the Fire Source Totem from the same origin as Lei Zhanqian, and possessed fire-based Divine Skills. Under such favorable conditions, he naturally had the thought to deduce a "Fire Realm" technique based on "Thunder Realm."

It’s not to say that Jiang Wang was so immensely talented that he could learn his opponent’s secret technique from a single exchange.

The most important reason was that Lei Zhanqian was not fully capable of controlling this killing method. During the battle, the unsealed weaknesses were clearly visible, thus revealing the underlying structure of the method.

With the Voice Broadcast Immortal Style, Jiang Wang received all the intelligence that sound could provide. He truly began to understand this killing technique to a certain degree.

This was the premise for deducing "Fire Realm," while the Fire Source Totem and Samadhi True Fire were the foundation for doing so.

In theory, it all seemed like an opportunity that came when the conditions were right, a natural course of events, but in practice, it was not so easy.

The "Thunder Realm" technique had its ingenious concept provided by Jiang Wuqi, its structure filled out by Lei Zhanqian, and its details enriched by several powerful elders of the Lei Family.

Lei Zhanqian himself had cultivated the Nine Heavens Thunder Technique for many years, and as a distinguished figure capable of securing the position of the Lei Family heir and with the arrogance of "monopolizing the universe," he naturally wasn’t lacking.

Although he was repeatedly defeated by Jiang Wang, it could not erase his excellence.

Although the Lei Family was not as prominent as the Zhong Xuan Family or the Li Family, they still had several powerful elders. Moreover, the Lei Family was famous for its Thunder Technique, which was their specialty.

The combination of these three factors led to the creation of the "Thunder Realm" technique.

Because of its formidable and terrifying nature, Lei Zhanqian was impatient to use it against Jiang Wang, even though he hadn’t completely mastered it.

For Jiang Wang to think he could easily replicate it was simply a fool’s dream.

Fortunately, he had developed a new application for the Dream Order, harnessing its dream-building capability to bring the scene of his battle with Lei Zhanqian into the dream realm to observe repeatedly.

Reviewing battles had always been his habit after fighting in the Taixu Illusion Realm, and with the Dream Order, the efficiency of summarizing experiences had increased.

He stayed in his room pondering over it for half a day, repeatedly deducing until he finally had a bit of an idea.

He took a long breath.

Without that flash of inspiration and the indispensable deep accumulation, constructing a good technique was indeed very difficult.

The beginning is always the hardest part, but having some direction makes things easier.

It was only then that Jiang Wang pulled his mind back from constructing the technique, and then he heard sounds outside his door—breathing and heartbeat.

With a casual gesture, the door swung open.

Standing at the door were two maids with lovely features.

As soon as the door opened, the maid on the left holding a basket immediately said, "Please wait a moment, young master. The water is ready; you may bathe shortly."

Jiang Wang was momentarily stunned.

The maid on the right had already entered the room, lowering her head to place the tripod Yunyun Incense Burner she carried, from which wisps of smoke rose, carrying an aroma that refreshed the mind and spirit.

Two house servants brought in a large bathing tub, while another two poured four buckets of hot water into the tub before silently exiting the room.

It was then that the maid at the left walked in, gently closing the door behind her, and sprinkled the petals from the basket evenly across the water. She tested the water with her delicate fingers and, looking up at Jiang Wang with a smile, said, "The water temperature is just right, young master. Please change and bathe."

It was only then that Jiang Wang remembered that in three days, he was going to the hot spring palace for a Heavenly Bath. Before that, he needed to burn incense for three days.

Needless to say, this must have been arranged by Zhongxuan Sheng. Judging by their demeanor, they had been waiting outside the whole time, not wanting to disturb Jiang Wang’s cultivation.

Jiang Wang raised his hand to stop the maid who had just placed the incense burner and was about to help him undress, speaking gently, "You’ve worked hard; I’ll take it from here."

The two maids glanced at each other, a hint of regret not entirely concealed, but they didn’t insist. They bowed to Jiang Wang and left the room.

For a Transcendent Cultivator to purify was not a difficult task; however, the hot spring palace was a special place. Only after three days of incense burning and bathing, one was allowed to go there, as per the rules.

Jiang Wang looked at the bathtub floating with flower petals, feeling somewhat uncomfortable—only those young masters who were accustomed to applying powders and pastes to their faces would enjoy floral baths!

Nevertheless, the bathing had to be done.

After disrobing, he sat in the bathtub and then felt an ease spreading from his limbs to his body.

This water had been mixed with many herbs, but it didn’t smell unpleasant at all; instead, it had a refreshing fragrance.

That gentle and harmless power, with the water as a medium, was having a subtle exchange with his body.

While in a slightly intoxicated state, Jiang Wang began to ponder the "Fire Realm" again.

Being awarded a spot to participate in the Yellow River Gathering, the bounties granted by Emperor Qi were indeed substantial.

Among these rewards, the palace secret techniques could be chosen at any time, but as Han Ling had said, it was best to think clearly about what one needed before heading to the clan mansions to make a selection.

It might be better to first master the "Fire Realm," see its effects, and then decide what type of palace secret technique to choose.

There was no hurry to choose the Magic Artifacts from the Son of Heaven’s Inner Treasury; they weren’t needed at the Yellow River Gathering, and choosing them now would only distract him unnecessarily.

After the ceremony to honor the grandmaster, Jiang Wang had to face a reality—the gap between him and Zhongxuan Zun of Tianfu was not small.

The Yellow River Gathering was a stage for competing states; who’s to say there wouldn’t be another Tianfu?

Therefore, his confidence to overwhelm the world wasn’t sufficient.

Fortunately, he was still far from reaching the limit of his Inner Mansion Realm. And now it was only the end of May, with more than a month left before the Yellow River Gathering commenced.

He had such a period of time to significantly improve himself.

Time always flew by during cultivation.

When Jiang Wang returned to his senses from the world of Techniques, daylight had already broken.

Daylight filtered through the window paper, silently flowing over the water’s surface.

The streamlined muscles of Jiang Wang’s body, submerged in the water, were faintly visible.

Thanks to the Fire Dao Technique he had carelessly set up before his engrossment in ancient Techniques, the water hadn’t turned cold; it was just that the medicinal power in the water had already dissipated.

Jiang Wang stood up, changed into dry and fresh clothes, and called for a house servant to remove the bathtub.

Just as he was about to continue his cultivation, Zhongxuan Sheng, having heard the news, had already forced his way into the room.

Upon seeing Jiang Wang, he expressed regret and sighed, "I specifically waited until morning to come find you, and to think that you actually sent two charming beauties out of your room, utterly wasting such a beautiful night! You’re really clueless about romance."

He looked at Jiang Wang with disdain, "Do you not understand what a celebration is?"

Jiang Wang glanced sincerely at Fourteen, who was silently following behind Zhongxuan Sheng, and said, "Then naturally, I don’t understand as well as you do."

The lewd smile disappeared from Zhongxuan Sheng’s face.

He turned serious, "Enough small talk, I came to you early in the morning because I wanted to discuss Cui Zhu’s matter with you."

Jiang Wang’s eyebrows lifted, "That fast? Does Beiyaduwei already have a conclusion?"