Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

Chapter 840: Chapter 328: The Road to Greater Heights (Double-Length Chapter)

Lei Jun first opened his Taiqing Eight Scenic Treasures Raincoat, enveloping and concealing the surroundings.

Then, he spread his left palm open, and shadows representing the power of the Dark Side of the Heavenly Book emerged.

Next, Lei Jun took a talisman obtained from Fu Dongsen.

This talisman was activated with his own mana.

The talisman shimmered with brilliance, but it couldn’t escape the area, as both the Taiqing Eight Scenic Treasures Raincoat and the Dark Side of the Heavenly Book’s sharpness had their influence.

The brilliance grew more intense, yet the surroundings did not brighten; instead, they dimmed, making the talisman under the brilliance even more dazzling, like a star in the night sky.

Lei Jun quietly observed, seemingly deep in thought.

In the days that followed, he focused on his own cultivation while pondering these talismans.

On Mount Shu’s side, affected by the Inner Shu Mountain and Huangquan, the ensuing disturbances spread across the land, escalating instead of fading over time, drawing multifaceted attention.

To some extent, the news of Fu Dongsen’s death was overshadowed by the turmoil brought by Huangquan and the Inner Mount Shu Sect.

Among the Celestial Master Mansion at Dragon Tiger Mountain, disciples privately discussed matters concerning Inner Mount Shu.

On the mountainside amidst the forest, a patch of azure light spread out, as if it were a mortal paradise within the mountains.

At the center of the azure light was a treasure tree, not particularly tall, but its branches and leaves swayed with spiritual vitality, circulating all around.

Surrounding this treasure tree, a number of disciples in apricot Daoist robes from the Celestial Master Mansion sat in a circle.

Everyone sat cross-legged, practicing breathing skills silently, adjusting their breath and calming their spirits.

This tree, named Cangming Treasure Tree, is a spirit plant passed down since ancient times within the Celestial Master Mansion. When it spreads its azure light, cultivators of the middle-low realm from the Talisman Sect can practice within and gain much assistance and benefit.

However, in previous years, the Cangming Treasure Tree was in a withered state, unable to provide further help to the young disciples in the mansion.

For the Cangming Treasure Tree to regrow new shoots, it required the aid of a spiritual object known as Cangqing Crystal.

Unfortunately, the Cangqing Crystal had similarly disappeared for many years in the Great Tang.

It wasn’t until a few years back, during the great battle between Great Tang cultivators and Heavenly Order Cultivators over the East Sea, that Cangqing Crystal was discovered on the Heavenly Order side.

Because of the participation of Lei Jun, Xu Yuanzhen, and other masters of the Celestial Master Mansion in the war, post-battle, the Tang Imperial Court rewarded them with bountiful Cangqing Crystals, specifically sent to Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Subsequently, with continuous nurturing and experimentation within the mansion, the Cangming Treasure Tree finally revived.

At this moment, the azure light spread once more, becoming an additional mini-blessed land within the mansion to aid the cultivation of young disciples.

To the young disciples who joined the sect in recent years, they felt the rich and profound environment and foundation of their sect, inspiring their aspirations.

To those who joined earlier or who entered the Tao Boy Court, sitting beneath the Cangming Treasure Tree at this moment, feeling the nourishment of its spiritual power, they couldn’t help but sigh as they thought of the tempest outside the mountain and the catastrophe encountered by the Mount Shu Sect.

The disciples of the Celestial Master Mansion did not gloat over the Mount Shu Sect’s misfortune; instead, they felt empathy and shared their sentiments, reflecting on their mansion’s rare low ebb over twenty years ago.

Fortunately, like the Cangming Treasure Tree that has flourished anew before their eyes, the Celestial Master Mansion has finally regained some primordium and confidence over the years. ƒreewebɳovel.com

Not only has the old Cangming Treasure Tree sprouted anew, but so have other aspects in the mountain.

Compared to others sitting around the tree, a young female crown in an apricot Daoist robe stood by the Cangming Treasure Tree.

Her presence and actions were already familiar to her peers.

After the revival of the Cangming Treasure Tree, Qin Caiwei often came from the Medicinal Garden to assist in nurturing the tree.

Over the years, as her cultivation realm has risen, she has been involved in nurturing higher-grade spirit flowers and treasure trees.

After finishing her work, Qin Caiwei did not stay to cultivate beneath the azure light; instead, she returned to the Medicinal Garden.

Back in the Medicinal Garden, she watered the Spirit Void Tree again.

"Just now, I heard the brothers discussing the events of the Mount Shu Sect."

Qin Caiwei expressed some concern: "The methods Inner Mount Shu uses to refine magical treasures and magic artifacts sound rather fierce and heretical. They’ve already taken a heretical path, shouldn’t we be concerned? After all, there... oh, all right."

The girl let out a wry smile: "Each generation does their own work, and each generation has its own blessings. It sounds simple, but how many people can truly let go?"

She lightly shook her head, stopped speaking, and refocused on the Spirit Void Tree before her.

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Later, Xu Yuanzhen finally returned to Dragon Tiger Mountain.

The first thing she did upon returning to the mountain was to find Lei Jun and jointly observe the talisman obtained from Fu Dongsen.

After pondering for a while, she agreed with Lei Jun’s viewpoint:

"We could try looking for the Taiyi Primordial Tower, but still have not truly caught Huang Xuanpu’s trail."

Although the talisman from Fu Dongsen was obtained from Huang Xuanpu, neither Lei Jun’s Heaven-piercing Earth-penetrating Taliscript skills nor Xu Yuanzhen’s abilities could currently use the talisman to trace back to Huang Xuanpu or the legendary Penglai.

Huang Xuanpu’s cultivation is profound, and he has always been meticulous about hiding and secrecy, ever willing to put in the effort.

"To attempt using the Taiyi Primordial Tower as bait, encircling to rescue and luring Huang Xuanpu in, also presents challenges."

Lei Jun: "Given his nature, he might simply abandon the Taiyi Primordial Tower rather than give us an easy opportunity to locate him, but perhaps we can think of another approach..." freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Xu Yuanzhen: "It’s not just on the Great Tang side, there’s also the Mortal Tao Country."

Lei Jun nodded: "Indeed, though currently only the name Western White Emperor is known, if it’s not merely a bluff, such a title clearly suggests there are similar figures beyond just one."