Chapter 4: It is a mission, and also a destiny!
Lin Beichen naturally wouldn't know what these media reporters were thinking, nor did he want to know. His mind was currently filled with thoughts about what he should do with his talent later.
He squeezed through the crowded people as if his spirit was wandering outside his body, dragging his heavy steps towards home one step at a time.
"Rustle rustle rustle—"
Halfway there, a fine drizzle began to fall from the sky.
The silken raindrops fell on Lin Beichen, but he seemed not to notice, completely lost in thought. He had no impression of how he got home or how he entered his room.
By the time he came back to his senses, the dark clouds outside the window had gathered together, forming a vast expanse that covered the sky and blocked out the sun. The rain had also intensified, falling with a rushing sound.
"But..."
"What else can this Heaven-Defying talent for comprehension be used for?"
It wasn't that Lin Beichen's mind was blank and he couldn't think of anything; rather, he felt that having been reborn and possessing such a talent, merely using it for conventional things like comprehension and learning was truly exceedingly boring.
Lin Beichen looked out the window, the melancholy in his heart amplified infinitely by the rainy weather.
Outside the window, Kuang Feng howled, and raindrops splattered against the glass with a pitter-patter.
The heavy dark clouds in the sky were all blown up, rolling and stacking together, like giant waves one after another, as if they were going to sweep away all the buildings where the distance met the sky!
Dense, tiny electric arcs moved within the dark cloud layers, constantly leaping and flashing.
Suddenly!
A bright and thick Dian Shan, as if it had been building up power for a long time, twisted and extended from sky to earth, splitting the world in two. It flashed across, illuminating half the sky.
"Crack—!!"
The deafening sound of tearing silk-like Thunderbolt followed closely, resounding between heaven and earth!
The rapidly falling raindrops in the air seemed to tremble!
"Hmm???"
Lin Beichen raised an eyebrow, his confused eyes suddenly gaining focus. His gaze passed through the window covered in mottled raindrops, staring unblinkingly at the dark cloud layers, his eyes bright and full of radiance.
The rain fell heavier and heavier, as if someone above the dark clouds was pouring water down with buckets.
The tiny electric arcs within the cloud layers leaped and flashed faster and faster, and also brighter and brighter.
"Crack—!"
"Crack—!!"
"......"
Dian Shan flashed continuously in the dim sky as if it were free.
The more Lin Beichen watched, the more engrossed he became. The Dian Shan in the sky was reflected in his dark pupils, and the fine bright lines increased, almost occupying his entire pupils!
Just then, another Dian Shan flashed across the sky.
Instantly!
The bright lines blurred and spread!
His pupils seemed to glow, bright and dazzling!
At this moment, Lin Beichen felt everything around him constantly fading, and the world quieted down. At the same time, he found that his thoughts seemed to instantly detach from his body, riding the wind and stepping into the void, seeing all of Jiu Tian at a glance!
Thinking back, those strands of leaping electric arcs were distributed in all directions within the cloud layers. They were like headless flies, shuttling freely, weaving and colliding with each other at one node after another, bursting forth with streaks of ready-to-strike Dian Shan.
In other words, these streaks of Dian Shan were all conceived from these electric arcs.
Streaks of Dian Shan struck down from the cloud layers, like a thunder prison!
Wherever the Dian Shan passed, electric arcs flashed around, the air was scorched, and raindrops passing through, in the instant they were suspended, vibrated and evaporated, leaving no trace!
When the electric arcs contained in each streak of Dian Shan were completely released, that was when it dissipated.
It seems extending to the ground is the mission of every streak of Dian Shan, and it also seems dissipating is the destiny of every streak of Dian Shan.
Perhaps, in the end, mission cannot overcome destiny.
Few streaks of Dian Shan reached the ground.
But...
Any streak of Dian Shan that touched the ground would always burst forth with astonishing energy, as if it was encouraging the Dian Shan that had not yet completed its mission, challenging destiny.
Mission does not dissipate and is not extinguished, destiny does not rest and does not cease.
However,
Who bestowed the mission, and who determined the destiny?
And why are there occasional signs of breaking free from destiny?
In the unseen world...
It seems only heaven knows!
Lin Beichen felt himself entering an indescribable state. His thoughts were clear, his ideas were wild and boundless.
Just as he wanted to grasp any one of the flashes of inspiration that suddenly appeared.
Another Dian Shan flashed by!
This streak of Dian Shan seemed to have been building up power since before the rain started. Its momentum was overbearing, sweeping across the entire sky, instantly overshadowing the brilliance of other Dian Shan.
Standing out alone!
"Crackle—!!!"
The huge thunderclap made Lin Beichen instantly snap back to his senses. The Dian Shan in the sky seemed to be infinitely magnified, exploding right before his eyes.
In an instant, the electric arcs of that Dian Shan seemed to all surge into his mind. His brain nerves crackled inside his head, conducting rapidly, connecting into a single piece, weaving a network of thoughts!
He comprehended!
He seemed to... finally know what he was going to do next!
"In this world, there was originally no method of cultivation, no supernatural power."
"But I have come..."
"Then it should appear!"
"This is a mission, and also a destiny!"
Create a cultivation method, comprehend supernatural power!
Once this thought sprouted, it grew uncontrollably and wildly!
The dark window reflected the clear outline of Lin Beichen's handsome appearance. On that face, the corner of his mouth slightly curved upwards, revealing an expectant smile.
"Let's start researching supernatural power from this Dian Shan!"
When reading novels in his previous life, Lin Beichen greatly envied the protagonists who could control Thunderbolt and ride the wind. Now that this was possible, he wanted to try!
After all...
A Heaven-Defying talent for comprehension.
At the very least, being able to comprehend a cultivation method is worthy of the words 'Heaven-Defying', right?
......
Lin Beichen watched the constantly flashing Thunderbolt outside the window with bright eyes, but half a day passed, and the feeling he had before could never reappear.
"Is my posture for comprehending wrong?"
Lin Beichen thought of the scenes of enlightenment he had seen before, which all involved sitting cross-legged with a certain posture. So, without a word, he immediately sat down cross-legged in the posture from his memory, and then with a focused expression, continued to look out the window.
One second...
Two seconds...
Three seconds...
......
After a moment, Lin Beichen's mouth twitched a few times, and he scratched his head awkwardly: "Is it not a posture problem? Why don't I feel any sense of comprehension?"
He was a little skeptical whether his Heaven-Defying talent for comprehension could truly comprehend this supernatural power.
"Ah, is it possible that this limited space is hindering the full potential of my comprehension?"
Lin Beichen suddenly thought of something. He looked around his small room and felt that his guess was reasonable: "Since I want to study Dian Shan, I naturally need to be closer to nature and personally experience its mysteries. How can I do that by staying cooped up in this small room?"
Thinking of this, he stood up, excitedly opened the door, and rushed out of the house.