Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

After searching through the place where Huang Xuanpu once secluded himself, Xu Yuanzhen made further gains. After this period of sacrificial refinement and contemplation, he gradually gained some grasp.

Therefore, after the official court ceremony for Tang Xiaotang’s appointment as State Master, Xu Yuanzhen took his leave and went directly overseas in search of Penglai.

Tang Xiaotang was also somewhat interested in Penglai.

Aside from curiosity about the legendary Nine Heavens, another reason was the Western White Emperor from the Ming Realm.

Back then, after a fierce battle at sea where the opponent fled, Tang Xiaotang felt quite regretful afterward.

Were it not for the successful battle in Bashu and Nanzhao that killed Taoist Kang An, and the ridicule of Vajra Sect Leader Garuda, she might have been even more concerned about the escaped Western White Emperor.

Now that it might be possible to find Penglai related to Huang Xuanpu and the Western White Emperor, Tang Xiaotang naturally was interested.

However, as she was newly appointed as State Master, she had responsibilities to shoulder. It wouldn’t be appropriate to leave immediately without reliability, and she also had high expectations for her days ahead as State Master.

Xu Yuanzhen would not wait specifically for her.

State Master Tang could only helplessly watch.

In the Imperial Capital Luoyang City, Lei Jun himself was still observing the ceremony. After ending the conversation with Senior Sister Xu Yuanzhen through the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman, he nodded slightly.

Ordinarily, it didn’t matter, but at this moment, with Luoyang as the center, as the Empress significantly mobilized the National Fate Dragon Vein Earth Qi, colored ribbons soared into the sky, enveloping and covering the entire capital, creating considerable interference in the connection between people here and the Global Spiritual Qi.

Lei Jun’s communication via the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman was not as convenient as before.

Fortunately, he and Xu Yuanzhen were both very perceptive individuals, and after jointly making slight adjustments, the conversation proceeded without any hindrance.

For Lei Jun, there was no sense of annoyance; instead, he was quite pleased to have such a testing environment.

After all, similar environments were rarely seen.

After ending the conversation with Xu Yuanzhen, Lei Jun watched Tang Xiaotang clad in a Purple Gold Dao Robe from afar, then received the imperial bestowed gold seal from a nearby ceremonial female official.

From this moment, in addition to the Celestial Master Seal, the Celestial Master Mansion of Dragon Tiger Mountain had a new National Master Seal.

Beside Lei Jun, the heirs from the Celestial Master Mansion, like Lin Shan, watched the ceremony before them, all filled with excitement.

With the National Master Seal bestowed by the Tang Emperor, connecting with the National Fate, Tang Xiaotang would subsequently receive the benefits of the National Fate, even subtly influencing the entire Celestial Master Mansion.

Under this vibrant connection, the Dragon Tiger Mountain Ancestral Court would occupy a more important position on the map of the Great Tang Territory. With the circulation of Dragon Vein Spiritual Qi in the Earth, Dragon Tiger Mountain might become the most important hub south of the Great River, or at least one of the key nodes, comparable to ancient capitals like Jianye.

Recalling the scenes before and after the Battle of Li Wai, those inheriting the Talisman Sect who had experienced that era displayed complex expressions.

Lin Shan had once personally watched Tang Xiaotang enter the sect.

Strictly speaking, she wasn’t even formally admitted to the sect; she only entered the Tao Boy Court at the foot of the mountain, and she had never undergone the Transcension Ritual.

Then, she became the Celestial Master, and now she has become the State Master of the Great Tang.

In a trance, it hasn’t even been a Jiazi yet.

Recalling that year, due to the influence of Mentor Shangguan Ning, Lin Shan always maintained close connections with the Tang Imperial Family.

But previously, he never imagined that one day, Tang Xiaotang would become the State Master of Great Tang.

The transformation of Tang Xiaotang is immense, as is that of the Celestial Master Mansion of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Lin Shan, compared to other heirs of the Celestial Master Mansion, had another profound feeling.

Because, after achieving the Seventh Heavenly Layer Tongtian Realm and cultivating the Divine Faculty Talismans of his sect, he chose the Thunder Law Heavenly Scripture Talismans.

Ninth Heaven Thunder Ancestor Dharma.

Yang Thunder Dragon!

Once upon a time, this was a great divine skill that only elders of the Li Clan could cultivate.

In that era, including his master Shangguan Ning, Yao Yuan, Yuan Mobai, Xu Yuanzhen, and even Tang Xiaotang, none had received the Thunder Law Heavenly Scripture Talismans when at the Seventh Heavenly Layer.

Although among them, some might indeed have found cultivating the Fire Dharma Earth Script Talisman and Life Skill Human Script Talismans more suitable for their natural talent, there is a significant difference between choosing the divine skill that best suits oneself and being able to choose only a particular divine skill.

Fortunately, all of this has now become history.

Nowadays, the heirs of the Celestial Master Mansion, at the moment of closing themselves off in meditation to break through the Seventh Heavenly Layer Realm, can prepare by choosing the Divine Faculty Talismans they wish to pursue.

Lin Shan, with a heart for the Thunder Law Heavenly Scripture Talismans, obtained the Yang Thunder Dragon.

Similarly, Chu Kun, with a heart for Life Skill Human Script Talismans, could also obtain it.

Furthermore, following the meticulous efforts of the successive Celestial Masters, Tang and Lei, new inheritances of Divine Faculty Talismans might soon appear in the Celestial Master Mansion.

At this thought, Lin Shan shifted his gaze from Tang Xiaotang in the distance to Lei Jun observing the ceremony ahead to his side.

Besides some emotions, Lin Shan was currently at peace.

Compared to his early years of enthusiastically socializing at the Tang Imperial Court’s center, now he prefers to stay in his ancestral courtyard’s mountain gate.

Worldly affairs change, and Lin Shan is equally affected.

Now, upon returning to the Imperial Capital Luoyang to establish Dragon Tiger Temple, to support State Master Tang, expand the influence of the Celestial Master Mansion within the core of the Great Tang, Lin Shan dedicates himself with little thought for his own future.

He comes because he is well-suited for the role and can fulfill his master’s expectations and help the new State Master Tang Xiaotang.

If someone else from the mansion were assigned, Lin Shan wouldn’t mind or compete.

It was just that Zhang Jingzhen and Shangguan Ning had no intention, so Lin Shan, being the most familiar high merit elder in the Imperial Capital Luoyang, took on this role voluntarily.

With the world ever-changing, who can say what the future holds for the Great Tang and the Celestial Master Mansion of Dragon Tiger Mountain?

But for now, Lin Shan calmly makes his choices and decisions, heading to the capital to assist Tang Xiaotang.