Comprehension from the Plaque!

Having put away his sword coffin, Li Guanqi looked every bit the dashing young master. It was just that this dashing young master happened to be blind. Along the way, his handsome face drew gasps and squeals of admiration from many young women. A subtle, lingering smile always rested on his lips. Those peach-blossom fox eyes had entranced countless maidens. Even though those pure white eyes were blank and lifeless, everyone felt as if he were looking right at them. His black hair was tied loosely back, and his white cultivator robe gave off a faint, milky-white glow. Coupled with the fact that he was now a Nascent Soul realm cultivator, his distinctive aura made him all the more striking. Simply strolling down the street, Li Guanqi drew crowds of onlookers at every turn. Looking up at the distant peaks that pierced the clouds, Li Guanqi smiled faintly. He took a step forward and vanished on the spot! This sight captivated the women watching from the pavilions even further. Even if they couldn't grasp the mysteries of teleportation, they could still tell this handsome man possessed immense strength. In a world where the strong reigned supreme, true power commanded the deepest reverence. Li Guanqi did not linger, soaring up into the sky. He didn't even employ a movement technique; a single casual stride through the air carried him several hundred zhang away. Meanwhile, the Wind Thunder Sect was on high alert today. Rumors were swirling across the entire sect that a guest of supreme importance was arriving. Every disciple looked nervous; word had it that the Sect Leader had personally decreed that they must receive this guest in person. This only heightened the tension throughout the sect. In a pavilion perched atop one of the Wind Thunder Sect's peaks, a young woman was seated before a vanity, applying her makeup. She had well-defined features, an oval face, and a delicate mole at the corner of her mouth, and was meticulously grooming herself. Just then, another young woman descended from the air outside the door. Seeing her still at her vanity, she teased, "Sister Yun, are you getting ready to entertain clients? Putting on such exquisite makeup... don't tell me you're hoping to seduce today's distinguished guest?" Yun Mengxi turned her head, sneering with a cold look in her eyes. "Tang Jing, if you have business, spit it out. If not, get lost. I'm not in the mood to bicker with you." Tang Jing wore no makeup at all, smiling with bright cheer. Though bare-faced, she possessed natural beauty. Her features were cool and refined, yet held none of that haughtiness that kept others at arm's length. Tang Jing scoffed softly. "I only came to remind you that people from the Wu family have arrived. The elders sent me to summon you." Yun Mengxi's eyes flickered slightly. "All right. I understand," she said softly. After Tang Jing left, Yun Mengxi set down the rouge in her hand. Her gaze drifted blankly for a moment, but soon, that vacant look hardened into resolve. Rising, she changed into an opulent purple dress and walked toward the main hall. By this time, Li Guanqi had arrived at the foot of the Wind Thunder Sect's mountain. He had initially planned to fly straight up, but after some thought, he abandoned the idea. After all, he was a guest here; flying through the air above someone else's territory would be improper. There were times when one had to know their place. When he came in sight of the Wind Thunder Sect's mountain gate, he couldn't help clicking his tongue. "Tsk. This mountain gate... grand as it is... "It still falls a bit short compared to the Heavenly Gate Twin Peaks of my Great Xia Sword Sect, to say nothing of our rolling rows of wondrous peaks." While he was murmuring to himself, a passing female disciple overheard his words and took immediate offense. Tang Jing had just been preparing to head down the mountain when she spotted an exceptionally handsome little blind young man looking up at their mountain gate. She had felt a touch of curiosity. Yet it was merely curiosity. Countless young men and women sought entry into the Wind Thunder Sect every year. Plenty of youths like Li Guanqi came to gaze upon the mountain gate with reverence, drawing inspiration to strive for entry into the sect. She hadn't taken it to heart at first, but who would have thought that as she flew past, she would hear such arrogant boastfulness spilling from his lips! "Hey! What did you just say?" Li Guanqi was caught off guard and felt rather embarrassed. He hadn't expected this girl to have such sharp ears—to have caught his words even as she was merely flying past. Li Guanqi shrugged and quickly smiled placatingly. "Fellow Daoist, you misunderstand. I was saying this mountain gate is immensely majestic and imposing. Look at those two characters, 'Wind Thunder'..." As he spoke, he raised a hand to point toward the plaque hanging above the mountain gate. Yet the moment his gaze fell upon the character for "Thunder," his sea of consciousness trembled faintly. Immediately afterward, his entire consciousness sank into a wondrous state of enlightenment. Everything around him began to fade away. Li Guanqi's body remained frozen in his previous pose, but he fell completely silent. Watching the youth suddenly freeze stiffly on the spot, Tang Jing was at a loss. She had no idea what was wrong with him—he had just been talking, and now he was standing motionless like a statue. Tang Jing waved a hand in front of his eyes. "Hey! Are you all right? "I didn't touch you, you know! That's not how you run a scam—you're way too amateur at this!" Even as she said so, she couldn't help worrying. If this guy dropped dead from fright, the sect would definitely punish her severely. After all, she couldn't sense the slightest fluctuation of primal energy from him; he had to be an ordinary mortal! At this thought, Tang Jing was on the verge of tears from anxiety. She muttered incessantly under her breath, "What do I do, what do I do... He can't die here, right? "No way, right?! I didn't do anything! He..." Suddenly! Li Guanqi felt the world around him spin, and the scene shifted in an instant! He seemed to see an elderly figure forming a sword with two fingers, carving the characters "Wind Thunder" onto the plaque!! When the old man inscribed the character for "Wind," howling gales instantly swept through heaven and earth, frigid tempests churning into arcs of azure astral qi that tore through the void!! Every stroke the old man made was excruciatingly slow, as though he were carving his very will into the word. Yet when Li Guanqi tried to perceive more, he realized he couldn't comprehend it at all. Boom!!! The instant the old man began carving the second character, Li Guanqi suddenly sensed boundless lightning-attribute spiritual power abruptly surge through the surrounding void! This spiritual power was intensely active. Then, an expanse of a thousand zhang of thunder pool manifested between heaven and earth! The thunder pool enveloped him within it as well, yet he could distinctly perceive every subtle shift within it. This thunder pool resembled a prison, passing judgment upon all evil and injustice in the world!! That violent power of thunder shocked Li Guanqi to his core. It was completely different from the lightning spiritual power he normally wielded. His own lightning... was still far too gentle. The thunder pool before him was true, tyrannical thunder—brutal power, an aura of utter destruction... At this moment, Li Guanqi suddenly gained a deeper comprehension of the fundamental nature of thunder's power. It was as though his own lightning had always lacked this wildly ferocious, terrifying lethality! If he could command thunder like the old man before him, his power would surely skyrocket by leaps and bounds!