Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

Within Sumi, a pervasive black ocean turns to white.

Outside the ocean, Elder Luo Chi and other descendants of the Sumi Vajra Division are striving to find a way through the ocean that changed from black to white, but still cannot succeed.

Amidst the agitation of the phantom sea tide, the white ocean begins to shrink, and the tide starts to recede.

Yet, Elder Luo Chi’s keen intuition gives rise to a vague sense of foreboding.

Next, when the white ocean finally contracts, there appears in front of everyone only one man and one woman—the two Taoists.

The man and woman are both tall, one wearing a nine-colored cape and the other donning a purple-gold Taoist robe, standing within Sumi.

While the Ninth Heavenly Layer’s elder Cisong from the Sumi Vajra Division is currently nowhere to be seen.

Elder Luo Chi’s mentor, the Vajra Sect Leader, is only left with a ruined body, devoid of any life signs.

The tall Taoist, wearing the nine-colored cape and a Primordial Crown, raises a hand and forms a spell.

The shrinking white ocean ultimately coalesces, and black reappears, transforming into a black-white talisman that flies backward toward the Sumi entrance.

Meanwhile, the tall woman with the golden-patterned purple robe, her face set firm, her eyes flashing like golden thunder fire, sweeps her gaze across all directions.

Above her head, a purely golden Shenxiao Pure Yang Talisman shines brightly, unleashing golden lightning that surges around.

As the dragon chant echoes through the skies, a massive golden dragon’s head emerges.

The Pure Yang Thunder Dragon flies out, spiraling into the sky.

Immediately, streaks of golden lightning descend like rain.

Though the surrounding Sumi Vajra Division cultivators fight fiercely to resist, apart from Elder Luo Chi and a few others, most of the monks are struck down by the golden lightning, burnt to charcoal.

Lei Jun stands beside Junior Sister Tang Xiaotang, hands behind his back.

His left hand, holding a smooth white jade, draws spiritual power from it to replenish his depletion.

Meanwhile, he hands a peculiar red-blue crystal stone from his right hand to Tang Xiaotang beside him.

Tang Xiaotang, with one hand also behind her, accepts the red-blue crystal from Lei Jun and turns to glance at him.

Lei Jun: "The third junior’s savings."

Tang Xiaotang’s Pure Yang Immortal Physique boasts deeper mana than Lei Jun’s Dual Polarity Immortal Body, yet its mana recovery speed is relatively slower.

Her style in duels and various divine skills is expansive and demands extensive consumption.

However, Tang Xiaotang is already a Ninth Heavenly Layer Great Vehicle High Immortal, and presently does not feel lacking.

Since she has already ventured into Sumi, she certainly does not intend to leave so soon.

In these circumstances, Chu Kun’s sponsorship comes just in time.

Compared to Lei Jun, who is at the Eighth Heavenly Layer, the now Ninth Heavenly Layer Tang Xiaotang requires more precious heavenly materials and earthly treasures to quickly restore her mana and spiritual power.

In Chu Kun’s Miniature Bag, there is only one such red-blue crystal stone.

Lei Jun singled it out before arriving at Vajra Temple.

"Chu Kun is indeed a wealthy man." National Master Tang muses.

With the aid of the red-blue crystal, Tang Xiaotang circulates her spiritual power, which likewise strengthens the Pure Yang Thunder Dragon soaring in the skies.

The golden thunderstorm becomes even more torrential, causing casualties among the Sumi Vajra Division below.

Suddenly, a distant elephant trumpeting echoes.

A green shadow—akin to a towering mountain—appears in that direction.

Its footsteps fall silently.

The massive figure approaches in an instant.

Revealing itself as a gigantic green elephant.

Lei Jun initially presumes it is a Great Demon, yet upon closer inspection, confirms it is in fact a manifestation of the Buddhist Sect’s supreme treasure.

Its name is Aksobhya Buddha Elephant Seat.

One of the legendary Five Vajra Sect Buddha Seats, the seat of the Aksobhya Buddha.

Currently within the Sumi Vajra Realm, it is a supreme treasure alongside the Five-Cobalt Vajra Scepter.

Compared to the Five-Cobalt Vajra Scepter, the Aksobhya Buddha Elephant Seat embodies more of the essence of a mountain-stabilizing treasure and has never left Sumi before.

Elder Cisong previously rushed to aid the Great Tang Human Realm and debated whether to enlist the Aksobhya Buddha Elephant Seat for company.

Later, sensing that the force sealing the Sumi Portal was not immutable, he ultimately chose to storm the Sumi Portal himself, leaving the Elephant Seat to guard the Vajra Sect’s Buddhist land.

But now, unfortunately, the Aksobhya Buddha Elephant Seat has been compelled to leave the Buddhist land.

And Elder Cisong, along with the Vajra Sect Leader, will never again have the opportunity to command this treasure.

Elder Luo Chi promptly ascends the green elephant to the north, joining Elder Duo Pei from the Eighth Heavenly Layer Sumi Vajra Division.

Under their control, the blue glow surrounding the body of the Aksobhya Buddha Elephant Seat further expands, becoming truly like a majestic Mount Ling, shielding the Vajra Sect disciples.

Wherever the blue light touches, the Vajra True Intent manifests, seemingly indestructible and eternal.

The artistic conception of the Aksobhya Buddha Elephant Seat’s power is that of the impenetrable strength of the elephant, the unwavering sturdiness of the Vajra Division, with a body like Vajra, manifesting clear purity.

Observing this, Tang Xiaotang’s light-golden eyebrows shoot up, cold laughter ringing out.

Facing the mountain-like green elephant, she steps directly forward.

With that step, beneath her feet, an infinity of pure gold converges, forming a Divine Vessel Giant Ship hundreds of meters long.

Then, the dazzling divine vessel pushes fiercely forward, charging toward the green elephant.

The Pure Yang Boat clashes with the Aksobhya Buddha Elephant Seat!

Both sides sway slightly in the air.

As if moving earth and mountain, the mountain-like green elephant is forced to step back.

Likening it to a worldly upheaval.

Tang Xiaotang roars aloud, as the Pure Yang Boat regains momentum in midair.

Elder Luo Chi and Elder Duo Pei’s expressions remain grave.

Before them, Tang Xiaotang is no unfamiliar presence.

It was her representing the Celestial Master Mansion that competed with the Sumi Vajra Division for the influence and discourse of Buddhism and Taoism in the Great Tang Imperial Dynasty.