Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

The Abbot Ningru and other high monks of Xuantian Temple, who practice the Precept-observing Lineage, can defend against both tangible and intangible attacks targeting the Spiritual Soul.

However, under the assault of Zhao You’an and his Three Springs Palace Taoist cultivators, the sea of Buddhist light wavers, bearing immense pressure.

At this moment, when Bomo Ge strikes again, even the formidable defense of the monks from Xuantian Temple cannot withstand the attacks from two Ninth Heavenly Layer experts simultaneously.

Despite the support of many Great Scholars of the Home, Country, World and their sacrifices, they are still hard-pressed to hold their ground.

Yet, at that moment, the Sect Leader of Three Springs Palace, Zhao You’an, suddenly ceased his attack on the Yin Mountain defense line.

With his Nascent Soul Yang God out of body, his perception was extremely keen.

But even so, by the time he sensed the danger, the opponent was already close at hand.

If it weren’t for his attainment of the Ninth Heavenly Layer Mahayana Realm, reacting in time would have been difficult.

Though his Nascent Soul Yang God was equally firm, he immediately returned to his physical body and narrowly blocked the opponent’s strike just in time.

The person who appeared before Zhao You’an was a young, elegant woman clad in armor.

She wielded a divine weapon no less formidable than the Blue Abyss Sword and the Zhenshi Blade.

The sword blade was broad and heavy, imposing and grand, seemingly like the boundless mountains and rivers... a cunning ghost!

Even though the divine sword exuded a kingly aura, its previous ambush was extremely sly.

Although Zhao You’an withstood this sword strike, it still left him with a lingering unease.

If it had been someone with less acute perception or weaker defense, even if at the Ninth Heavenly Layer cultivation realm, they might have suffered a serious setback from that sword strike.

Sect Leader Zhao You’an was startled, but his hands did not slow, and he immediately counterattacked with a palm strike.

However, the opponent, having missed with one sword, swiftly retreated.

It was as if a dragon had soared into the Nine Heavens, then swiftly shrank back into the depths of the earth.

The visitor was none other than Xiao Xueting, who had arrived with the Mountain and River Sword.

Having failed to succeed with one strike, she did not linger in battle and retreated immediately.

Not only did Zhao You’an’s counterattack miss, but even the Martial Saint Bomo Ge, who had rushed back quietly, grasped at air, his heart involuntarily tightened.

Xiao Xueting’s whereabouts were unpredictable, making the exotic martial artists feel uneasy, posing an even greater threat than Zhang Dongyuan and the Blue Abyss Sword.

The Yin Mountain defense line stabilized its formation, withstanding the impact from the foreign experts.

They launched occasional counterattacks, even forcing the enemy back.

While many Three Springs Palace cultivators accompanied Zhao You’an, their defenses were astonishing, yet unlike the monks of Xuantian Temple, they could not provide protection for others around them.

Nonetheless, with them present, the Solitary Eagle Khanate cultivators largely managed to stabilize their positions and retreat.

These foreign attackers, having their assault thwarted, remained fierce.

Both sides engaged in multiple back-and-forth struggles around the Yin Mountain range, with relentless fierce battles.

News was continuously transmitted to Lei Jun at Dragon Tiger Mountain.

He discussed the latest status with his master, Master Yuan Mobai, which seemed promising according to the battle reports:

"I can’t feel relaxed."

Master Yuan Mobai lightly nodded: "The opposition... is very arrogant."

After all, most of them are martial cultivators, especially with many swift exotic beast riders among them.

Together, they indeed seem as terrifying as a wild flood.

But to directly assault the Yin Mountain defense line of the Great Tang cultivators like this, they seem to underestimate them.

Even if they aim for a decisive battle with the Great Tang cultivators, solving a large part of Great Tang’s living forces in one go, if they scattered early and launched assaults before regrouping, the threat would still be greater than it is now.

"One can also see that their current mission is not like Bomo Ge and the Sunset Tribe’s previous hit-and-run, but they have the ambition to conquer this mortal world, so..."

Lei Jun: "...they have more powerful figures behind them, full of confidence."

Master Yuan Mobai: "The Solitary Eagle Khan might have already arrived."

He looked at Lei Jun: "Yuan Zhen and Xiaotang?"

Lei Jun: "Senior Sister is in Penglai and has found the Western White Emperor; besides this, she is also contending with the Southern Red Emperor.

Junior Sister has reached Guanlong, and the siege of Pure Yang Palace has resolved itself. She is now hunting down the monks of the Vajra Division, but hasn’t seen the Vajra Sect Leader Garuda and Jiasheng Upper Master."

Master Yuan Mobai: "Since there’s been movement, it won’t be gentle like the wind and rain. Most likely, these two Ninth Heavenly Layer Buddhist Masters have left Vajra Temple."

"Compared to this, the north is still more unsettling."

Lei Jun: "Thankfully, the current Empress seems to share our view. It’s rumored she’s ready to leave the capital and head north, personally leading her troops. At the same time, she’s ordered the current withdrawal and alertness of the Yin Mountain defense line, advising against advancing rashly."

Master Yuan Mobai: "Chongyun, are you preparing to set off? Be cautious on this journey."

Lei Jun: "Yes, Master."

With various items refined and Warming and Nurturing within Nine Abyss True Fire, he collected them all separately.

Then Lei Jun bid farewell to Master Yuan Mobai and Wang Guiyuan.

Celestial Master Lei set out once more.

Unlike before, this time he descended the mountain openly and headed north across the Grand River.

The dark thunderclouds, flashing with purple light, moved across the sky, accompanied by bursts of thunder.

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Yin Mountain range.

Prince Weiyang, Zhang Haoyu, cautiously extracted a heart-like crystal stone from an exotic beast.

The attendants beside him could not assist, requiring the Seventh Heavenly Layer Prince himself to act.

The Wind Thunder Heart was just what I needed for my cultivation. With this Wind Thunder Heart, my cultivation might advance even further... Zhang Haoyu’s expression was stern, yet his heart was fervent.

Beside the exotic feral bird-like beast’s corpse lay the corpse of a tribe’s martial artist, blood flowing extensively.

Zhang Haoyu felt heaven was favoring him.

Unexpectedly, the Wind Thunder Owl, which had long vanished from the Tang Dynasty mortal realm, would accompany the foreign roving cavalry to arrive in Tang from another land.

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