Seeking Fortune And Avoiding Calamity, Starting From The Heavenly Master's Mansion Chapter 108: A New Senior Brother - Novel Cool

Chapter 108: A New Senior Brother

Chapter 108: A New Senior Brother

(Three updates of 10,000 characters, the end of this chapter)

As Xu Yuanzhen entered the room, the warm indoor temperature seemed to drop a few degrees.

Lei Jun had gradually become accustomed to his senior martial sister's unpredictable comings and goings, so he wasn't particularly surprised at the moment. Instead, he waved casually at Xu Yuanzhen, "What a rare guest!"

Xu Yuanzhen walked past him, casually brushing off his hand, "Cut it out."

Yuan Mobai smiled, "Senior martial niece Yuanzhen is back?"

Xu Yuanzhen sat down, "I plan to take a trip to the off-limits ancestral mausoleum in the back mountains. Since it coincides with the initiation ceremony, I'm not in a hurry. I'll leave the mountain after the ceremony."

Both Lei Jun and his master were aware that her trip to the ancestral mausoleum in the back mountains had nothing to do with paying respects to Li Zhengxuan.

It was more likely related to the loss of the Celestial Master's Sword.

Although not many were aware, the Celestial Master's Seal had already been located, and now that Xu Yuanzhen was out and about, her target had shifted to the Celestial Master's Sword.

"Senior martial niece, have you heard about Senior martial nephew Zhenxuan's matter?" Yuan Mobai asked.

Xu Yuanzhen replied, "I've heard a little, but I'm not particularly interested."

Yuan Mobai looked at her.

Xu Yuanzhen continued, "If Li Zhengxuan had gone, I might have been a little more interested."

The young man in the purple robe sitting in the main seat couldn't help but chuckle upon hearing this.

Listening to their conversation, Lei Jun thought to himself that his senior martial sister really knew how to stir up trouble.

However, there might come a day when that would happen...

As Xu Yuanzhen had said, the new Demon Suppression Guard established by Emperor Tang was still in its infancy.

There would be much maneuvering and testing between the eminent clans.

Hence, there was a distinction between the overt and covert operations.

Aside from an Upper Official, a general who oversaw the creation of the Demon Suppression Guard, there were no Upper Realm experts stationed there.

Only when invitations and negotiations resulted in the recruitment of multiple Upper Realm experts would the curtain truly rise on this grand play.

"In the near future, Emperor Tang will likely make a move in the north," Xu Yuanzhen mentioned casually.

Yuan Mobai nodded thoughtfully.

In the south, although the Lin Clan of Jiangzhou had fallen into a low valley and was leaderless, if the external pressure exceeded a certain limit, it might prompt them to rally and regroup internally.

Moreover, numerous top powers were also keeping a close eye on Jiangzhou.

It would be much easier for the Imperial Family of the Tang Dynasty to make a move in the north under these circumstances.

"Senior martial sister, you've traveled to many places. Have you ever come across any truly yin objects by chance?" Lei Jun asked Xu Yuanzhen for advice.

He briefly introduced the situation with the True Yang Miracle Flower.

"True Yin is hard to find, but I have made some gains," Xu Yuanzhen said. "However, whether it will be useful to you is another matter."

As she spoke, she took out an object.

Senior martial sister, your pocket is like a treasure trove. No matter what you pull out, I won't be surprised anymore... Lei Jun looked intently and saw that she was holding a spiritual herb.

The herb had a slender vine with not many leaves.

In the brightly lit room, the herb looked like a shadow, twisting and turning in Xu Yuanzhen's palm as if it had a life of its own, trying to coil around her hand.

"Shadow Hare?"

Yuan Mobai was slightly surprised, "I thought this herb had long gone extinct."

"I found it by chance in Qilu Valley, Yupan Mountain, north of the Great River. It was just recently, and I also felt it was unexpected to come across it," Xu Yuanzhen explained.

Lei Jun indeed felt a hint of true yin power from the herb, which was quite intriguing.

However, the True One Law Platform remained silent.

This wasn't the true yin spiritual object that could complement the True Yang Miracle Flower and the True One Law Platform.

"Then it won't be easy to find one in the short term," Xu Yuanzhen said.

She didn't have only this one gain, however.

In the southern bamboo sea of Shu, beneath Cuixin Peak, a true yin land was taking shape, but it needed more time and wasn't immediately ready. There was no need to rush.

Far beyond the northern frontier, forty thousand miles away, there was a cold and eerie lake. If one ventured deep into its depths, they would find true yin stones, but the environment was peculiar, as the stones only appeared in midsummer and were absent in winter.

...Your range of activities is indeed vast.

As Lei Jun listened to Xu Yuanzhen's accounts, his first reaction wasn't joy at having more than one potential destination, but rather amazement at how far and wide his senior martial sister had traveled.

Moreover, it seemed like she had no particular purpose in her travels, just wandering around and exploring.

Speaking of which, Lei Jun couldn't help but feel a bit envious of her freedom.

Once his cultivation and strength improved, he also wanted to explore the vast world and experience its diverse landscapes.

After briefly indulging in his thoughts, Lei Jun refocused his mind and began to study the other two locations mentioned by Xu Yuanzhen in detail.

Since the true yin land in the southern bamboo sea of Shu wasn't ready yet, it could indeed be set aside for now.

As for the distant northern frontier, not only was it extremely far away, but the seasonal timing was also unsuitable...

Yuan Mobai suddenly asked, "Senior martial niece Yuanzhen, did you happen to see any Heart-Burning Serpents near the Shadow Hare?"

"I didn't see any traces of the serpentine clan."

Xu Yuanzhen said, "Even that Shadow Hare only flashed for a moment before trying to hide again, but I managed to catch it."

She became a little more interested. "Oh? Could it be that the Shadow Hare and the Heart-Burning Serpent appear in pairs? That's something I didn't know before."

Yuan Mobai said, "Our sect's classics indeed don't record such a thing, and these two spirits have been extinct for many years, rarely mentioned, which is normal."

Xu Yuanzhen said, "I've heard more about the Shadow Hare, but only occasionally about the Heart-Burning Serpent. There are rumors that it contains true yang power, so it seems they are indeed a match."

She turned to look at Lei Jun. "Since the Shadow Hare and the Heart-Burning Serpent appear in pairs, it shows that the two are perfectly interdependent and opposing. No wonder the Shadow Hare doesn't match your True Yang Miracle Flower."

Upon hearing this, Lei Jun spread his hands helplessly.

"Don't be too quick to cross Mount Yu Peng's Qilu Valley off the list," Yuan Mobai said.

"Such a perfectly matched pair of yin and yang spirits are indeed rare. For you, Heavy Cloud, they have a special use," Yuan Mobai said.

Lei Jun fell into deep thought.

Xu Yuanzhen glanced at Yuan Mobai and then sized up Lei Jun before suddenly asking, "Have you started condensing your Qi?"

"Not yet," Lei Jun replied. "I originally planned to do it after the ceremony."

Xu Yuanzhen then turned to Yuan Mobai. "Use the Shadow Hare and the Heart-Burning Serpent to harmonize the Qing Xiao Divine Thunder Qi and the Earth-Heart Yin Fire Qi?"

She had guessed Yuan Mobai's thoughts.

Hearing her question, Lei Jun felt his current guess was confirmed.

"Should we give it a try?" Yuan Mobai asked.

Xu Yuanzhen's gaze drifted out the window, deep in thought.

"It doesn't matter if I haven't seen the Heart-Burning Serpent. Since the Shadow Hare and it are a perfect match, I can roughly estimate," she said.

After considering the situation with the Qing Xiao Divine Thunder Chi and the Earth-Heart Yin Fire Chi, Xu Yuanzhen turned back from the window and nodded. "It's feasible."

With her affirmation, Yuan Mobai looked at Lei Jun. "Earlier, Zhong Gui told you about the harm of cultivating both yin and yang energies at the same time, and what he said was true.

However, if you can use suitable yin and yang spirit objects to harmonize the two conflicting energies, it's possible to turn them from liabilities into assets, from harm to help.

"Of course, how to do it specifically is up to you, Heavy Cloud. It's also fine to only cultivate the White Tiger Divine Wind Qi or some other type of Qi."

At this moment, Lei Jun thought that the upper-middle lot was referring to this.

No wonder he had to wait until the new year.

Earlier, before Xu Yuanzhen returned to the mountain, even if he had asked her for help in finding true yin objects, she might have missed the Shadow Hare in Mount Yu Peng.

Because, according to her, it was only recently, just before the new year when she returned to the mountain, that she had happened to go there and seen the Shadow Hare, capturing it in its brief appearance.

If it had been earlier, she wouldn't have encountered the Shadow Hare yet.

Through Yuan Mobai's explanation, Lei Jun understood that in order to use the Shadow Hare and the Heart-Burning Serpent to harmonize the yin and yang Qi, he had to start preparing in advance, before condensing his Qi.

If he had already started cultivating either the Qing Xiao Divine Thunder Qi or the Earth-Heart Yin Fire Qi, it would be too late to find the pair of treasures afterward.

As the yin and yang energies were difficult to harmonize, he would have no choice but to continue cultivating them with difficulty.

The result would be that although his spells would be slightly more powerful than those of the same level, his cultivation would be extremely laborious and slow, making it not worth the effort overall.

Of course, he could also choose to only cultivate the Qing Xiao Divine Thunder chi and avoid yin-attributed chi.

"This was probably the meaning behind the phrase'subsequent development depends on the heart' in the lore about the Qing Xiao Divine Thunder Technique."

And the reason he had insisted on not starting his Nascent Soul cultivation until now was that he had been waiting for Xu Yuanzhen's Shadow Hare.

Now, he had the hope of harmonizing the yin and yang energies (qi) and neutralizing the killing intent (sha qi).

After that, cultivating both killing intent and life force would not only not hinder his progress but also accelerate it, saving him a lot of time in the Nascent Soul realm.

Moreover, he could still enjoy the original benefit of enhanced spell power.

Just like when he first entered the Qing Shi Mo Mine.

Gaining the benefits while avoiding the drawbacks.

Lei Jun liked this approach.

"Shadow Hare, Heart-Burning Serpent..." Xu Yuanzhen raised her hand to look at the spirit herb. "It's quite interesting. I've missed out on something good this trip."

She still handed the spirit herb to Lei Jun. "After the ceremony, I'll go to Mount Yu Peng to look for it."

Her tone carried a rare hint of interest.

At this moment, the tiny Heart-Burning Serpent seemed to attract her more than the Celestial Master's Sword.

However, she suddenly frowned. "Wait, I feel like the Earth-Heart Yin Fire's energy is a bit unstable. How many layers of spell formations have you used to suppress it?"

Yuan Mobai sighed. "That's the other problem I wanted to talk about. We recently discovered that the Earth-Heart Yin Fire's energy is about to dry up. I joined hands with Third Uncle Master and Second Senior Sister to stabilize the Earth's energy veins temporarily, but we can't make bricks without straw.

"If Heavy Cloud cultivates the Earth-Heart Yin Fire technique, it might be fine for the first one or two Nascent Souls, but from the third Nascent Soul onwards, it may become unsustainable."

Lei Jun's eyes widened as he realized the truth behind the unfavorable lot regarding the Earth-Heart Yin Flame.

Xu Yuanzhen asked, "Is it related to the previous battles on the mountain?"

Yuan Mobai nodded. "Yes, the earth veins have been affected, and the changes are significant. There are still a few fellow disciples in the mansion who are refining the Earth-Heart Yin Flame, and they will be given priority going forward."

Yuan Mobai rarely smiled bitterly. "If that's not enough, it will be a headache."

He turned to look at Lei Jun. "So, Heavy Cloud, do you want to travel with Senior Martial Niece Yuanzhen to You Peng Mountain's Qilu Valley? If you happen to find the Heart-Burning Serpent, don't hurry back to the mountain afterward. You can go directly to the Red Abyss Heaven or somewhere else to refine a strand of negative Yin energy, and then return to the mountain to refine the positive Qingxiaoshen Thunder energy."

The Phantom Rabbit and the Heart-Burning Serpent had to be used before the refinement of Sha in order to harmonize the two Sha.

Therefore, it was only valuable for Lei Jun, who had not yet started the official refinement of his Nascent Soul.

For the fellow disciples of the Tian Shi Fu who were already in the process of refining the Earth-Heart Yin Flame, it was too late to change their approach.

"I will follow Master's arrangement and travel with Senior Martial Sister Yuan first to You Peng Mountain. Then I will go to refine the negative Sha, and finally return to the mountain to refine the positive Sha," Lei Jun said, bowing to Xu Yuanzhen in the Daoist tradition.

Xu Yuanzhen didn't look at him but instead fixed her gaze on Yuan Mobai. "You know my habit, Little Shishu."

"Only Heavy Cloud, and it's not considered an exception," Yuan Mobai smiled.

Seeing Lei Jun's curiosity, he explained, "Senior Martial Niece Yuanzhen dislikes traveling in groups of more than two."

"Three is already terrible," Xu Yuanzhen said, turning to Lei Jun.

Yuan Mobai's smile didn't fade. "Fortunately, we don't have enough people this time."

Xu Yuanzhen looked at Lei Jun. "Some people, some things, one is worth two."

"Senior Martial Sister is too kind," Lei Jun smiled humbly.

"Indeed, one is worth two," Xu Yuanzhen said. "Li Zhengxuan has a thin face but a greedy heart. If he had your thick skin, many things would have been much easier for him."

After speaking, she got up and left, heading straight for the forbidden ancestral mausoleum in the back mountains.

Lei Jun turned to look at his master.

Yuan Mobai nodded. "She's praising you."

"I think so too," Lei Jun said.

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This year's new Transmission Ceremony was held as scheduled and concluded smoothly.

A new batch of disciples was officially initiated and became disciples of the Tian Shi Fu.

Chu Kun was finally accepted as a disciple under Yuan Mobai, as he had wished.

However, among the Chu clan members who came to witness the ceremony, Chu Yu was notably absent.

The Chu clan members present were mainly Chu Kun's parents.

Yuan Mobai had met them when he was searching for the Celestial Master's Seal in the past, and they had formed a good relationship.

Now, as old acquaintances reunited, everyone felt a sense of emotion.

During the official ceremony, Wang Guiyuan stood beside Yuan Mobai, while Lei Jun accompanied Chu Kun's parents on the viewing platform.

There were also other members of the Chu clan in the surrounding area.

The atmosphere between the two parties was relatively harmonious.

Some of the Chu clan's disciples tried to indirectly inquire about Lei Jun's betrothal...

Lei Jun pretended not to understand, and during the ceremony, the Chu clan's disciples didn't dare to say more.

Just like when Lei Jun was initiated as a disciple, the day after the ceremony, Chu Kun returned to the Daoist Youth Hall to pack up his belongings and move out.

As a new true disciple, the mansion on the mountain also arranged for his residence.

Compared to Lei Jun and Wang Guiyuan, whose residences were right next to their master, Yuan Mobai, Chu Kun's chosen estate was slightly more remote.

What caught Lei Jun's attention was the Taoist name that Yuan Mobai gave to his new junior disciple.

Usually, the Taoist names of new disciples of the Tian Shi Fu combined the character of their generation with one character from their given name.

For example, Wang Guiyuan and Wang Zhonggui, Lin Shan and Lin Zhongshan, Li Xuan and Li Zhongxuan, Fang Jian and Fang Zhongjian, Luo Haoran and Luo Zhonghao, Xia Qing and Xia Zhongqing, Chu Andong and Chu Zhong'an, and so on.

But after Yuan Mobai tested Lei Jun, he did something unusual again this year with Chu Kun.

The Taoist name he gave Chu Kun was Chu Zhongguang.

Chu Kun felt that something was amiss as he listened, but he didn't think too much about it for the time being and respectfully bowed to Yuan Mobai.

The next day, the master and his four disciples gathered in Yuan Mobai's mansion, where Yuan Mobai taught them again.

Chu Kun also greeted Wang Guiyuan and Lei Jun with the courtesy of fellow disciples who shared the same master.

Lei Jun felt a sense of emotion in his heart.

He now had a junior disciple who shared the same master, and he had truly become a senior disciple.

In the future, would he also have disciples and grandchildren?

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