Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

The ominous premonition in the heart of the Snow Country Bear King came true.

Unfortunately, it was already too late for him to think of leaving now.

Not only was he entangled by the Martial Saint Bomo Ge of the Ninth Heavenly Layer, but those foreign riders were already surrounding him, whistling as they charged.

Although these riders varied in skill, none among them could rival Bomo Ge, yet their speed was swift, and their harassment was frequent.

With them present, it was difficult for the Snow Country Bear King to escape silently past Bomo Ge.

However, Jiasheng Upper Master, who once held some enmity with the Snow Country Bear King, did not join the siege against this great demon.

He stood aside at the void gateway, calmly watching people from the Solitary Eagle Khanate pour out from it unceasingly.

If it had been the previously unstable void gateway at the Greater and Little Guan Mountains and on the Guyun Plains, it might not have withstood so many cultivators traveling to and from the Great Tang Mortal Realm in such a short time.

The Sumi Vajra Division also utilized years of accumulated resources this time to open such a void gateway, consuming many spiritual objects that are now hard to find.

But the effect was undeniable.

Numerous foreign riders charged into the Great Tang Mortal Realm, followed closely by a large number of foreign martial artists.

Among them were some equipped in armor, as well as others barehanded.

Each was of robust build, their energy and blood vigorous, like rows of roaring furnaces speeding swiftly into the mortal world.

After these martial artists, a third group of people came through the void gateway, not as rapid in pace, their steps neither rushed nor slow, exuding spiritual energy and altering the scene significantly.

The third group mostly donned blue-black Taoist robes, wearing square headscarves, dressed typically as Taoists.

Their attire marked them as true inheritors of the Three Springs Palace of the Great Song Mortal Realm.

Among them, the leading Taoist appeared to be only about thirty to forty years old, with a handsome face and jade-like demeanor, a three-foot long beard, exuding an immortal aura, riding a crane.

Jiasheng Upper Master greeted, "True Person Zhao."

The master of the Three Springs Palace, Zhao You’an, halted, alighted from his crane, and returned the courtesy, "Master Jiasheng."

He and Jiasheng Upper Master both stopped at the entrance of the void gateway.

The disciples of the Three Springs Palace also quietly and orderly lined up behind their sect leader.

However, compared to the calm demeanor of the master Zhao You’an, the gaze of these Three Springs Palace cultivators toward Jiasheng Upper Master was rather complex.

Especially the relatively young disciples of the Three Springs Palace, continuously exchanged glances.

But when the gaze of the High Merit Elder of the Three Springs Palace from the Upper Three Heavens swept over, the disciples then retracted their looks, lowering their heads, eyes on the nose, nose on the heart.

Jiasheng Upper Master seemed oblivious, standing calmly beside the master of the Three Springs Palace, Zhao You’an.

Then, both of them watched as people emerged, walking out of the void gateway.

The newcomers were all monks inheriting the lineage of Buddhist Hand Seals, but they were obviously divided into two groups.

One group was small, only three to five people, who paid their respects to Jiasheng Upper Master before silently standing behind him. They were all disciples of the Sumi Vajra Division, previously accompanying Jiasheng Upper Master to the Great Song Mortal Realm, then now coming to the Great Tang Mortal Realm again with the people of the Solitary Eagle Khanate via the newly opened void gateway.

The other team of monks had about a dozen members.

They seemed to be disciples of the Buddhist Handprint Lineage like the Sumi Vajra Division’s inheritors.

However, the lining of the kasaya of the Vajra Division heirs was blue.

Meanwhile, the kasayas lining of these dozen monks was crimson.

Sumeru has five vajra sections, each with a different color, among which the Vajra Division is blue, and red corresponds to the Lotus Division.

The dozen monks of the Lotus Division stopped in front of Jiasheng Upper Master and Zhao You’an, and greeted first, "Master, True Person Zhao."

The leader was a beautiful woman, dressed in monk’s attire, covered in a light veil, walking barefoot on the Northern Border wilderness of the Great Tang.

Both Jiasheng Upper Master and the master of the Three Springs Palace, Zhao You’an, courteously returned the greeting, "Yang Jin, you are too kind."

The woman named Yang Jin was one of the eight bright concubines of the Sumi Lotus Division.

Sumeru connects with the Great Song Mortal Realm, and the one managing it there is the Lotus Division of the Five Vajra Sects of the Sumeru Vajra World.

Although the Five Vajra Sects of the Sumeru Vajra World share and exchange resources and gather in Sumeru, since discovering that similar existences reside in multiple parts of the mortal realm, over the years, it has become a customary agreement for one sect to focus on cultivating one part of the mortal realm, without interference, with exchanges only within Sumeru.

Therefore, the Lotus Division does not enter the Great Tang.

Conversely, the Vajra Division does not enter the Great Song.

This time, the Garuda and Jiasheng Upper Master’s breaking of the norm has stirred a bit of debate within Sumeru.

The current situation in the Great Song Mortal Realm is also delicate.

Among the four great khanates of the foreign tribes, the Solitary Eagle Khanate was not initially an area where the Lotus Division succeeded.

This time, however, it turned into an opportunity.

The two divisions quickly reached a tacit understanding.

The boundary remains divided by the two mortal realms.

Therefore, Yang Jinming, the bright concubine of the Eighth Heavenly Layer from the Lotus Division, serves as a middle liaison, without easily venturing into the Great Tang Mortal Realm.

After the return of Jiasheng Upper Master and the monks of the Vajra Division to the Great Tang Mortal Realm with the Solitary Eagle Khanate, there will be no disciples stationed in the Great Song Mortal Realm for a long term.

Those who might be concerned are the Three Springs Palace of the Taoist Sect.

On the side of the Great Song Mortal Realm, the Lotus Division took the opportunity to step into the Solitary Eagle Khanate.

On this side of the Great Tang Mortal Realm, the Vajra Division is waiting as well.

This time, the Sumeru Buddhist Sect has somewhat exposed its true capabilities.

While making the Three Springs Palace vigilant, it also inevitably caught the attention of the upper echelon powerhouses of the Solitary Eagle Khanate.

But the Solitary Eagle Khan was determined to march into the Great Tang Mortal Realm, and Zhao You’an and the Three Springs Palace showed no trace of abnormality, only assisting from the side.

The Buddhist and Taoist conflict will be resolved in future encounters.

Although the Solitary Eagle Khan was eager to dominate the lands, the Sumeru Buddhist Sect was much more powerful than anticipated. Zhao You’an believed that the top-tier powerhouses of the Solitary Eagle Khanate were aware of this.