Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

"Lin Shixiong, is the construction of the Dragon Tiger Temple completed?" During the ceremony, Lei Jun took a moment to ask Lin Shan beside him.

Lin Shan nodded: "The palace’s interior and exterior are finished, only a few embellishments remain to be arranged, which will be done in the coming days."

The Dragon Tiger Temple was established by the Tang Imperial Court, with land allocation and funding, and assisted by Lin Shan and several Celestial Master Mansion Elders and disciples.

"The palace is well arranged, and the location is excellent, you can be at ease, Sect Leader."

Lin Shan did not know that his Sect Leader Junior Brother was actually pondering over how much time National Master Tang would spend living in this Dragon Tiger Temple in a year.

"However, the Imperial Court has been frugal in recent years. Though the palace is grand and the materials sophisticated, the interior is relatively simple."

Lin Shan continued: "I’ve instructed disciples to bring some items over from the Ancestral Courtyard of the Sect."

Lei Jun returned to his senses: "Frugal, is it?"

Lin Shan: "Indeed, with years of warfare and calamities, the Imperial Court treasury’s reserves are rapidly depleting."

For many years, he stayed in the Imperial Capital Luoyang, with many coming and going, and had a rough understanding of the Tang Imperial Court treasury.

Lei Jun nodded gently and thoughtfully.

Earlier, he also guessed that the Tang Imperial Court’s consumption was enormous.

But now he began to have some doubts about it.

"Sect Leader, are the Four Great Khanates real?" Lin Shan lowered his voice, asking in the volume only for the two of them.

If this news spreads, the consequences could be huge.

Currently, only a few High Merit Elders within the Celestial Master Mansion know about it.

Lei Jun remained expressionless upon hearing Lin Shan’s question: "It seems true for now, though Solitary Eagle Khanate has invaded twice, it’s actually a side force or tribe, not the true main force of the Solitary Eagle Khanate."

Lin Shan: "How can these foreign tribes become such a big force?"

Lei Jun: "Currently, it’s unknown, but personally, I speculate they occupied one of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths early on.

During the decline of spiritual energy in the mortal world, they leveraged the richer spiritual energy and resources of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, first establishing a foundation.

Then, when the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths returned, they used the population of the Great Song Realm to quickly advance and form a sweeping force.

Of course, there must have been other fortuitous encounters, plenty of advantages, and fewer obstacles to achieve today’s momentum, as they say, when the time comes, heaven and earth help."

Lin Shan thought to himself: "Like the Great Wilderness existence?"

Among the Golden Khanate and Solitary Eagle Khanate martial arts experts, that unique wild and tyrannical forceful intent easily reminded Lin Shan of the legendary Ten Lands’ Great Wilderness.

Lei Jun: "Currently still uncertain, there are many doubts, such as the Great Ming Realm, which also had the foreign tribe established Great Qian Dynasty, although we haven’t directly dealt with it, according to Nie from the Mystery Observatory describing ancient texts from the Great Ming side, it is highly likely to be the same tribe as the Golden Khanate and Solitary Eagle Khanate here in the Great Song Realm."

Lin Shan took a deep breath: "The Great Ming Realm’s Qian Dynasty has perished, let’s leave that aside for now, here in the Great Song Realm, the Solitary Eagle Khanate, and other foreign tribes appear to be entering a peak period."

Lei Jun nodded gently, not continuing to speak.

He was actually pondering another matter:

Is there any connection between the Sumi Vajra Realm, or other Western Region Buddhist Sect disciples in Sumi, and the Solitary Eagle Khanate?

Looking at these two, he couldn’t help but think of texts he had read before crossing over from Blue Star.

These are naturally two different worlds, but the familiar sense of déjà vu still caught Lei Jun’s attention.

However, currently there is no concrete evidence.

The prisoners interrogated by the Tang Imperial Court have no special impressions of Sumi.

It’s uncertain whether other Khanates had contact with Sumi unbeknownst to the Solitary Eagle Khanate, or if Sumi truly has no connection with the Great Song Realm?

If it were only the case, Lei Jun would consider whether he was overthinking it.

On the other hand, the reaction from the Vajra Division of Sumi was rather peculiar.

Geographically, they would easily confront the Solitary Eagle Khanate.

But in recent years, compared to their proactive approach when dealing with Huangquan Li Shushan heretical cultivators, the Vajra Division of Sumi seemed to be avoiding the Solitary Eagle Khanate.

When the Solitary Eagle Khanate first invaded, Jiasheng Upper Master led Zongcuo and other Western Region Buddhist Sect experts, staying entirely in the Southern Wilderness.

Master Renzhu hid his whereabouts, avoiding public awareness, yet ended up appearing inside the earth veins near Dragon Tiger Mountain.

During this second invasion of the Solitary Eagle Khanate, although Suoyang reported to the Vajra Division of Sumi, the reinforcements arrived late, missing another opportunity to confront the Solitary Eagle Khanate.

Yet it doesn’t seem like fear or dread, more like... avoiding embarrassment.

From this point, Lei Jun inclined towards believing that at least the high-level members of the Solitary Eagle Khanate, even if not directly interacting with the Western Region Buddhist Sect, likely had heard of them before.

If some remnants or returnees reveal related information to the Solitary Eagle Khanate’s high-level, it may pose a risk.

In the Great Song Realm, is it one of the Five Sections of the Mount Sumeru Vajra World outside of the Vajra Division?

Countless thoughts flashed through Lei Jun’s mind instantly, but soon everything returned to tranquility.

Though frugal for now, at such a lively moment, the Tang Imperial Court still made ample preparations to entertain all guests.

Later, the newly appointed National Master Tang Xiaotang officially moved into the Dragon Tiger Temple.

Lin Shan and other Celestial Master Mansion disciples did the same.

As a Celestial Master, Lei Jun stayed for a few days before returning to his own Dragon Tiger Mountain.

The position of National Master was awarded to the Celestial Master Mansion.

Empress Zhang Wantong was unreserved, formally enshrining Tang Xiaotang, and allowing her to enjoy the mountain-river fortune source.

The entire Long Hu Mountain Celestial Master’s Mansion benefited from it.