Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

The Tang Imperial Court began to extend its search further into the distant Northern Border wilderness.

In the end, they did not find the alien Martial Saint Bomo Ge but first encountered the Snow Country Bear King who had resurfaced.

Years ago, during the Guanlong demon chaos, the Snow Country Bear King was injured and retreated to the Northern Border only to be threatened by the Long Sky Gray Wolf, another Great Demon, forcing him into hiding to recuperate.

Now, times have changed.

With the death of Long Sky Gray Wolf, the Snow Country Bear King emerged again and began reclaiming lost territories in the Northern Border.

This Great Demon ran into Human Race cultivators searching for clues about Bomo Ge’s whereabouts in the north.

After their collision, there was no fight to the death; they each retreated.

The Snow Country Bear King then continued to trample over the former lair of the Long Sky Gray Wolf.

Unexpectedly, he encountered the alien Martial Saint Bomo Ge, whom the Tang Imperial Court members were diligently seeking.

Bomo Ge, at this moment, was utilizing the distinctive terrain of one of Long Sky Gray Wolf’s lairs to conduct a bizarre ritual.

The Snow Country Bear King had a violent nature but was not without intelligence.

From his interactions with Human Race cultivators, he understood that although martial Tao cultivators were formidable in actual combat spellcasting, rituals were not their strong suit.

Yet, the ritual that Bomo Ge was currently establishing gave the Snow Country Bear King a familiar sense of déjà vu.

Which he detested.

Now he remembered, the Western Regions Buddhist Sect... The Snow Country Bear King’s solitary eye gleamed with fierce light.

During the Guanlong demon chaos, he had fought against Jiasheng Upper Master from the Sumi Vajra Division who first appeared in the Mortal World.

He was ambushed by Xiao Xueting wielding the Mountain and River Sword, who attacked suddenly and wounded him, and he was further attacked by Jiasheng Upper Master, aggravating his injuries.

Seeing that ritual exuding Buddha light akin to Vajra, the Snow Country Bear King revealed his fierce demeanor, his gaze sweeping around, searching for possible Buddhist Sect members from the Western Regions.

The alien Martial Saint Bomo Ge regarded the Snow Country Bear King, scrutinized him for a while, then slowly nodded: "Good beast, raised with a solid physique."

The Snow Country Bear King could understand the general meaning when people from the Tang Imperial Dynasty spoke.

However, he could not comprehend a word of Bomo Ge’s speech.

This didn’t prevent the Great Demon from sensing the malign intent Bomo Ge evoked.

The gaze with which Bomo Ge regarded him was very peculiar, making the Snow Country Bear King feel extremely unfamiliar.

That sensation was not like an enemy looking at an enemy, nor a hunter looking at prey.

But more like... a herdsman on the grassland observing his flock of sheep or horses.

The Snow Country Bear King knew of Spirit Beasts cultivating Spiritual Energy, which might be kept by Human Race cultivators.

Yet, as one who cultivated the wicked aura of Demon Qi, he had never met a Human Race cultivator brave enough to regard him with such eyes.

The fierceness of this Great Demon was instantly incited.

However, the ritual beside Bomo Ge made him instinctively uneasy.

Attempting to destroy it might already be too late.

It’s best to retreat immediately.

... The discovery astonished the Snow Country Bear King.

However, Bomo Ge from the opposite side moved first.

In a mere flash, his figure was already close to the Snow Country Bear King.

The Northern Great Demon was utterly enraged and immediately engaged in a battle with Bomo Ge.

Only, with a brief delay, the ritual that had already gotten on track began to take effect.

The gathered Buddha light was akin to Vajra, indestructible while severing all troubles.

At this time, the Vajra Buddha light formed an entity akin to a Vajra sword, abruptly slicing open the void.

Under the distortion of the void, it incessantly expanded outward, finally forming an entity resembling a massive pagoda.

The pagoda flickered with light, and from within appeared a humanoid figure.

A high monk from the Buddhist Handprint Lineage, with a dignified appearance.

The Snow Country Bear King saw the opponent, and enemies meeting made him incredibly enraged.

The one who arrived turned out to be none other than Jiasheng Upper Master, the Ninth Heavenly Layer high monk from the Sumi Vajra Division.

As Jiasheng Upper Master walked out from the Void Gateway, his hands simultaneously forming the Wisdom Fist Seal, further disturbing the void.

Around his body, numerous Sutra Wheels, Dharma Flutes, and Dharma Conches were incinerated in the Buddha light.

On the contrary, all the magic artifacts Bomo Ge previously used to set up the ritual on the Tang Dynasty Human Realm side similarly shattered into dust.

The Buddha light instead became brighter, as though solidifying into form, steadfast and unyielding, connecting two worlds through the void, stabilizing the "Portal".

Leveraging the inner and outer forces, the Void Gateway was firmly established, linking the Tang Dynasty Human Realm with the other side.

Jiasheng Upper Master then directed his gaze towards the Snow Country Bear King tangled with Bomo Ge: "Unexpectedly, reunite here; worldly fate is truly unpredictable."

The Snow Country Bear King was furious, almost wanting to shake off Bomo Ge and charge straight at Jiasheng Upper Master.

But his solitary eye suddenly fixed on the Void Gateway, his gaze concentrating.

From within the Void Gateway came deafening screams and roars in succession.

An intense and fiery Blood Qi emerged from it, so dense that even the Snow Country Bear King as a Great Demon was alarmed.

From the Void Gateway, shadows rose and fell, causing the void to tremble.

Then, for a moment seemingly numerous beyond count, dense shadows either fast or slow, seemed to traverse the void, rushing into the Tang Dynasty Human Realm from the opposite side of the "Portal".

The fastest to manifest in this world were numerous enormous exotic beasts with incredibly quick speeds.

Although none were as massive as the Snow Country Bear King, their numbers were overwhelmingly vast.

Among them, there were exotic beasts over three, four zhang long or even longer, entirely azure, resembling dragons yet horses, their forms exceedingly fierce.

These were none other than the Green Dragon Wind Beasts now widely known among the Tang Dynasty’s cultivators from the Solitary Eagle Khanate.

Large numbers of Green Dragon Wind Beasts converged into a mighty torrent, rushing out from the Void Gateway, then dispersing to sweep across the four directions.

Also appearing with them were many other swiftly moving exotic beasts, ridden by the Cavalry Commanders from the Solitary Eagle Khanate, forming an ethnic Roving Cavalry traversing all directions.