Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

In the Great Song’s mortal realm, the Taoist Sect’s Talisman Scriptures has currently declined.

Hence, in the past, neither the foreign martial artists nor the heirs of Three Springs Palace had much knowledge of the techniques of the Celestial Master Mansion and the Talisman Scriptures; few rumors stemmed from ancient legends.

However, recently, they’ve started to gain more understanding of the Celestial Master Mansion lineage at Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Especially the young contemporary Celestial Master.

Initially, when the Sunset Tribe entered the Great Tang realm, they suffered a great loss due to Celestial Master Lei Jun.

Various rumors intensely circulated.

Later, after the battle at Yunzhou erupted, while the Western army of the Solitary Eagle Khanate was battling the Great Tang cultivators at the east of the Grand River, this legendary Celestial Master Lei finally appeared and swept the scene, clearly showing everyone why he could fight against many and slain Mi Han, the second top fighter of the Sunset Tribe who was at the Eighth Heavenly Layer Perfection.

Fortunately, Lei Jun then disappeared.

Many within the Solitary Eagle Khanate speculated he turned westwards to deal with the Sumi Vajra Division.

However, that time most speculated he went to join forces with his senior sister Tang Xiaotang to deal with the Vajra Sect Leader.

Unexpectedly, he was more decisive and directly targeted the Diamond Temple Gate and the Mount Sumeru Portal.

Unfortunately, the Void Gateway of the Solitary Eagle Khanate homeland at the north of Boyan Mountain was similarly threatened by the Great Tang cultivators.

The group from Three Springs Palace and some foreign martial artists had no choice but to head westward.

In their dire situation, they instead burst out with a fiercer courage, led by Morning Sun Dry and others, they charged the Vajra Temple ruins.

Yet Lei Jun showcased even more formidable divine skills than during the east shore battle at the Grand River.

At this moment, above the Vajra Temple ruins, two Yin Yang Tai Chi Diagrams, one purple-green and one black-red, on Lei Jun’s head exploded with intense light, sweeping in all directions, fittingly echoing the old saying:

One man guards the pass, while ten thousand cannot penetrate.

The fierce courage of the Solitary Eagle Khanate’s counterattack quickly crumbled under the twin Dragon-Tiger Strikes of Lei Jun.

In comparison to the foes who were more conquered by the formidable mana of Lei Jun, the Great Tang cultivators were more moved.

The High Merit Elder from Pure Yang Palace, Yue Xiling, halted from afar, and after his initial shock, he exhaled deeply.

He was much more familiar with the stories of the Celestial Master Mansion at Dragon Tiger Mountain than Jiang Cheng from Three Springs Palace, who shared the Taoist Alchemy Cauldron Sect inheritance.

Yue Xiling confirmed that before today, within the Celestial Master Mansion at Dragon Tiger Mountain, or the earlier Talisman Scriptures of the Taoist Sect, no one could cultivate five Great Dharma Images simultaneously at the Eighth Heavenly Layer.

The most accomplished, like Tang Xiaotang and Lei Jun himself before, had cultivated four Great Dharma Images simultaneously.

At present, manifesting the Doumu Star God Dharma Image, with Yang Thunder Dragon, Yin Thunder Dragon, Yang Fire Tiger, and Yin Fire Tiger guarding the four directions, Lei Jun was the first since the founding of the Celestial Master Mansion.

A moment...

Yang Thunder, Yin Thunder.

Heavenly Fire, Earthly Fire.

Thus viewed, all paired in opposition... yet this doesn’t explain the existence of the Destiny Star God.

In Yue Xiling’s heart, some understanding emerged, but followed by more enigmas.

Under the sky where Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire and Yang Fire and Yin Thunder intersected and exploded, the tall figure of the contemporary Celestial Master seemed still shrouded in mist in everyone’s eyes.

But apparently, the more mysterious, the taller...

The mysterious and towering Celestial Master Lei couldn’t afford to greet the other Great Tang cultivators at present.

In the distant, a figure was swiftly approaching the Vajra Temple ruins.

The other’s face was gaunt, with flowing long beard, clad in a dark green Taoist robe, where clear yet blackish bloodstains were visible.

Though wounded, his appearance still exuded an air of immortality.

The contemporary Sect Leader of Three Springs Palace, Zhao You’an.

Their Three Springs Palace had long accompanied the Solitary Eagle Khanate army on expeditions; though their mountain gate was still within the Great Song human realm, more than half of the sect’s elite forces had come to the Great Tang human realm this time.

If losses were too heavy, the vitality accumulated over the years by Three Springs Palace would be entirely lost.

Therefore, to cover his fellow disciples, Zhao You’an bore his wounds and riskily stayed at the rear, taking on certain rear guard duties.

As Xiao Xueting carried the Mountain and River Sword northward, Zhao You’an, despite being wounded, could still persist through the retreat westward.

But unexpectedly, the vanguard met great disaster.

Zhao You’an initially thought that although the Diamond Temple Gate was breached by the Great Tang, the Great Tang forces shouldn’t be in ease.

Previously, from afar watching the illusory three-layer altar shaking seemed to confirm everyone’s speculation.

Never imagined the situation would suddenly veer sharply downwards.

Zhao You’an thrust out both palms, resembling True Dragon claws, one palm swept away the Great Princess Zhang Ying of the Great Tang, another palm targeted the Supreme Elder Xu Duan from the contemporary Mount Shu Sect.

Then Zhao You’an turned and soared into the sky, nimble and fierce like a startled dragon, flying towards the distant Vajra Temple ruins.

His movement technique speed didn’t match that of a Martial Saint in the same realm, but the Taoist Magic Martial energy from Three Springs Palace True Inheritance dashed fiercely towards the Vajra Temple ruins’ air.

Looking at the Vajra Temple ruins, Zhao You’an felt a bit complicated.

Long before in the Great Song realm, they from Three Springs Palace were quite wary of the Sumeru Lotus Division.

However, previously the Sumeru Lotus Division barely engaged in activities in the Solitary Eagle Khanate.

Thus, Three Springs Palace maintained a stance of mutual non-interference with them.

But as the Sumeru Vajra Division emerged remarkably, the situation suddenly shifted.

Regarding these Sumeru monks, Zhao You’an and all of Three Springs Palace remained quite wary.

Only, currently the Boyan Mountain at the north, as the direct portal for the Solitary Eagle Khanate invading the Great Tang mortal realm, would certainly be the focus of the Great Tang’s pursuit and blockade next.

Presently, Zhao You’an only had the choice to lead his disciples westward and use Sumeru as a passage to return to the Great Song human realm.

Under normal circumstances, this would be extremely risky.

Fortunately, the current Sumeru Vajra Division was preoccupied with its own problems, unlikely to cause further trouble.

Yet, all these plans relied on Zhao You’an and Three Springs Palace first breaking through the imminent obstacle.