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Chapter 101: The Upper Clarity Thunder Palace, Longed for by Many
Chapter 101: The Upper Clarity Thunder Palace, Longed for by Many
"A spiritual creature nourished by the Nine Saints' Clear Frost?"
Lei Jun's eyes lit up at Yuan Mobai's words, and he paused to contemplate, feeling that his master's words rang true.
He recalled something, "Just like the Wu Ji Bowl and the Ji Ji Stone from before, is this spiritual creature nourished by the Nine Saints' Clear Frost also something specific and not just any random creature?"
When he had the opportunity to enhance his intellect with the Fire Marrow Sun Fish, both Xu Yuanzhen and Yuan Mobai had told him that in addition to the Water Marrow Moon Fish, he would need at least one more spirit item that could harmonize yin and yang.
While spirit items capable of harmonizing yin and yang were rare and precious, there were more than just one or two types.
Especially in Longhu Mountain's Celestial Masters' Mansion, the sacred site of the Daoist Talisman Sect, where the focus was always on the balance of yin and yang, the convergence of dragon and tiger.
However, in reality, there weren't many spirit items suitable for Lei Jun that could harmonize yin and yang.
It was only by chance that he eventually obtained the Wu Ji Bowl.
It seemed that so-called opportunities were unique and couldn't be forced.
Just like how the Celestial Master's Seal couldn't directly enhance a cultivator's innate talent.
Until the special case of the Nine Saints' Clear Frost.
"Indeed, it should be a specific type of spiritual creature that, after being nourished and cultivated by the Nine Saints' Clear Frost, can work in conjunction with the True One Law Altar of the Celestial Master's Seal."
Yuan Mobai nodded, "And it's not just these two items, we'll need at least one more."
The Daoist tradition has always emphasized the harmony of the three realms: heaven, earth, and humanity.
Now that Lei Jun had entered the Daoist path, a subtle connection seemed to guide him, and if he wanted to transform his body and mind, he would need to combine three opportunities.
At the very least, it seemed to be a situation where more was better.
"Disciple will keep an eye out for the third opportunity."
Lei Jun said, "If we can confirm the first two, finding the third one should be relatively clearer and simpler, right?"
"At the very least, our chances will be greater," Yuan Mobai agreed.
The first one, the Celestial Master's Seal and the True One Law Altar, was already clear.
But the second one...
"Disciple doesn't mind paying extra attention and looking for it." Lei Jun frowned slightly, "But the Nine Saints' Clear Frost is limited, we can't afford to try every possible option."
Yuan Mobai smiled, "You worry too much, the Celestial Master's Seal will guide you."
Lei Jun understood, "That's truly reassuring."
Master and disciple chatted a while longer before Lei Jun took his leave.
Just before he departed, he asked softly, "Master, the Wu Ji Bowl that disciple obtained from the Grand Dan Room, was it... Master Uncle's doing?"
Although a new Celestial Master had not yet ascended, since the previous generation Celestial Master, Li Qingfeng, had passed away, it was no longer appropriate to address him as such or as the sect leader.
"I believe it was indeed Senior Brother Li Qingfeng's doing," Yuan Mobai nodded slightly.
It wasn't that Li Qingfeng had specifically refined a Wu Ji Bowl for Lei Jun.
Rather, Li Qingfeng had been secretly refining a pill for himself, and during the process, a pill bowl he handled gained sentience, thus becoming the Wu Ji Bowl.
Later, by chance, Lei Jun obtained the bowl just before it lost its sentience.
But why had the esteemed Celestial Master Li Qingfeng secretly refined a pill back then?
"Initially, disciple thought that Master Uncle was deliberately showing weakness to lure the enemy out," Lei Jun said, "But from how things developed later, Master Uncle's condition didn't seem to be that good either. It was a risky move."
"The details of that matter are probably only known to Senior Brother Li Qingfeng himself," Yuan Mobai said as he stood up and began to pace slowly within the hall, with Lei Jun following behind him.
"The information I currently have suggests that Senior Brother Li Qingfeng's situation back then was indeed not ideal.
The Reincarnation Descent is one of the most mysterious and powerful evil arts of the Nanhuang Curse-Chant lineage, or more specifically, the Head Drop lineage.
Although it has a certain primitive and barbaric aura, its power is indeed extraordinary. With Senior Brother Li Qingfeng's ability, he could only suppress it over the years, unable to completely eradicate it."
Yuan Mobai paused in his steps, "And what's worse is that Senior Brother Li Qingfeng didn't just suffer from the Reincarnation Descent.
During that battle, he was also afflicted by the Witchcraft lineage's Age Gu."
Lei Jun fell into thought, "Although our sect's classics do not describe the Age Gu in detail, some texts mention..."
The Age Gu, alongside the Reincarnation Descent, were the top secret arts of the Nanhuang Witchcraft lineage.
This was an insidious and vicious gu art that could burn a person's lifespan.
When used on oneself, it could temporarily enhance other aspects by burning one's lifespan, resulting in a stronger combat capability for a short period. It was a last-ditch, desperate move that was best not used unless absolutely necessary.
When used on an enemy, both the user and the enemy would burn their lifespans together.
"Master Uncle's lifespan isn't as long as a normal third-level Tianqi cultivator, is it?" Lei Jun looked at Yuan Mobai.
Yuan Mobai nodded slightly.
Lei Jun immediately understood his master's meaning.
Normally, with Li Qingfeng's cultivation, although he couldn't completely eradicate the Reincarnation Descent, he could suppress it to minimize its negative impact.
However, due to the reduction in his lifespan from the Age Gu, Li Qingfeng's lifespan had shortened.
This meant that due to old age, his physical body and cultivation strength might decline!
Beyond a certain limit, he might not even be able to suppress the Reincarnation Descent anymore.
"This matter is quite confidential," Yuan Mobai sighed softly, "I only found out about it before and after Senior Brother Li Qingfeng's final battle."
No wonder the previous Celestial Master had taken such a risky move... Lei Jun thought to himself.
Yuan Mobai continued, "The internal strife within the Nanhuang Witchcraft lineage is bloody and intense, and their relationship with the outside world often changes.
Within the sacred grounds of the Zhuozhu lineage, the Reincarnation Abyss was a formidable foe, and those who had once held a grudge against the Talisman Sect had mostly perished. Now, the current master of the Reincarnation Abyss sought to suppress the other members of the Witchcraft Sect and had instead reached out to their sect... "
Lei Jun smiled at Yuan Mobai's words.
In an ever-changing environment where loyalties shifted like the wind, such occurrences were not unusual.
"During that battle, our sect also captured some sacred objects of the Nanhuang Witchcraft Sect. The master of the Reincarnation Abyss set his sights on one of them. In exchange, he helped Elder Brother Qingfeng remove the Reincarnation Descent and even devised a method to transfer it to someone else."
Yuan Mobai narrated calmly, "Jiangzhou's Lin Qun, the master of the Lin Clan, was unaware of this, and thus suffered a loss. Although the Reincarnation Descent has been resolved, there are still some lingering issues, and the lifespan burned by the Age Gu is difficult to recover. Elder Brother Qingfeng's choices afterward were inevitably more radical."
Lei Jun's evaluation of this was:
This former Celestial Master did not place much faith in the wisdom of future generations.
He wanted to resolve all matters during his tenure.
Whether such an outlook was good or bad was a matter of perspective.
However, there was no doubt that the mutual demise of Celestial Master Li Qingfeng of the Great Jiang River and Lin Qun, the master of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, had far-reaching consequences.
The ripples of those events had not yet completely subsided even now.
After chatting with his master for a while longer, Lei Jun bid him farewell and returned to his residence.
The past was the past, and it served only as a reference for the present.
For Lei Jun, some matters were not yet his concern.
He just needed to focus on his cultivation diligently.
Although he intended to find a suitable spiritual creature nourished by the Nine Saints' Clear Frost, Lei Jun believed in letting things happen naturally and did not force it.
While it was true that sharpening one's tools would make cutting wood easier, and achieving the Sacred Physique earlier would undoubtedly accelerate his cultivation, Lei Jun did not plan to spend a significant amount of time and energy solely on this endeavor.
He continued to cultivate at his own pace and in his own way.
Lei Jun first solidified his foundation.
With his cultivation base advancing from the Triple Heaven Realm to the Quadruple Heaven Realm, his body underwent tremendous changes, and he had to reacclimate himself.
He wanted to master his body completely, leaving no room for error within his current capacity limits.
He started with physical training, honing his fists and feet.
Overall, the greatest advancements from the Law Altar Realm to the Primordial Symbol Realm were in the spiritual and soul aspects, while the improvements in bodily vitality techniques were relatively minor.
However, Lei Jun's fists and feet now packed a tremendous punch.
The spiritual nature of the Bear King's Gallbladder was further enhanced.
If he could cultivate to the Quintuple Heaven Dao Palace Realm in the future, he anticipated another significant boost in his bodily vitality techniques.
After practicing his punches for a while, Lei Jun stopped and took a moment to calm his mind and regulate his breath.
Then, he raised his hand.
Above his head, a Primordial Symbol measuring nine chi high and four chi wide appeared, shimmering with spiritual light.
This time, without the need for a special ceremony or even brush, ink, and paper, Lei Jun casually waved his hand and created a basic spirit symbol!
And it was of superior quality.
"To create an extremely superior basic spirit symbol, I'd still need a spirit brush, ink, and paper, and so on," Lei Jun nodded slightly, understanding the requirements.
Previously, during the conferment of the Talisman, Yuan Mobai had already imparted to him the third volume of the Orthodox Unity of the True One Great Dao Scripture and the scripture for higher-level spirit symbols.
To create higher-level spirit symbols, Lei Jun's current cultivation base still required him to set up an altar and perform specialized rituals.
However, Lei Jun was in no rush.
He first took out two other items.
The Soil of Cessation Banner.
The Upper Clarity Golden Bamboo.
Compared to when he was in the Lower Three Heavens, now that Lei Jun had become a cultivator of the Middle Three Heavens, he could finally utilize these two treasures to a greater extent.
The Soil of Cessation Banner had only served as protection before.
Now, not only was its protective ability stronger, but Lei Jun had also learned to manipulate the spirit banner to develop a certain degree of offensive capability.
As for the Upper Clarity Golden Bamboo, this treasure now responded to Lei Jun's mental commands, emitting dazzling golden light with just a thought.
As the light shimmered, it even extended forward to form a illusory segment, making the originally foot-and-a-half-long short stick appear to be over three chi in length.
Although the extended portion was illusory, Lei Jun could feel its power as he waved it about. It was a concentration of the Upper Clarity Golden Bamboo's spiritual essence, and its might was astonishing.
...It just made the shape look a bit odd now.
Hmm, correcting this artistic style wouldn't be bad. I am a majestic and upright man... Lei Jun nodded slightly.
On the other hand, another spiritual object, the Dragon Horse's Scale, seemed a bit redundant for Lei Jun at his current stage.
With his current cultivation base and strength, while the Dragon Horse's Scale's defense wasn't exactly superfluous, it also wasn't as crucial as before.
"I'll keep it for now and see if it has any other use in the future."
Although he said this, Lei Jun didn't completely neglect the object.
He experimented by combining the Dragon Horse's Scale with the Golden-Patterned Garment given to him by Fang Yue, making it seem like the garment now had an additional protective mirror over the heart.
Lei Jun had less experience in artifact refinement, so the process felt a bit awkward.
However, he enjoyed it.
It was precisely because he could explore these new things that he remained deeply interested in the path of cultivation.
However, a few days later, Lei Jun received a notification that he would have to temporarily pause his various endeavors.
"Zhongyun, get ready."
Master Yuan Mobai spoke, "The Upper Clarity Thunder Palace is about to open. You, along with the other disciples who received the Talisman, will enter it for training."
The Upper Clarity Thunder Palace was one of the most important secret realm palaces in Longhu Mountain, often floating above the main peak, hidden within the thunderclouds, like a celestial paradise.
Not only the disciples of the Celestial Master's Mansion, but countless cultivators across the world yearned to enter it.
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