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Chapter 202: The Revival of the Celestial Master's Seal
Chapter 202: The Revival of the Celestial Master's Seal
After blowing the ancient elder of the Ge Po Mountain lineage to bits, Lei Jun confirmed that there were no other adversaries nearby. He then proceeded to clean up the scene and quickly departed from the now-devastated Niu Hun Mountain.
Lei Jun had no intention of contacting the Shushan master and disciple. He had no desire for casual acquaintances and felt that maintaining secrecy about his whereabouts better suited his current needs.
Lei Jun immediately distanced himself from the Yu Jiang area.
At the same time, he attempted to contact his master, Yuan Mo Bai, but still received no response.
Lei Jun furrowed his brows slightly, pondering how to proceed with his search.
According to his divination, there would be some trouble at Niu Hun Mountain around sunrise.
Considering that it was a lower-middle sign rather than a lower sign, if the trouble were caused by humans, it would most likely be a rival at the Seventh Heaven stage.
After Lei Jun's one-time consumption of the Concealing Spirit Veil, a Seventh Heaven opponent posed a threat again, but it wasn't a completely hopeless situation.
Yuan Mo Bai could likely handle such a situation, so Lei Jun wondered if there was another reason for his master's silence. After some thought, he temporarily set aside his worries about his master.
To achieve more, he needed to acquire more means and capabilities.
Lei Jun utilized the Soil Banner to hide his traces, blending seamlessly into the mountains and rivers of the southern wilderness with the dull yellow spiritual light that transformed into rocks and soil. This also served to conceal his exposed spiritual energy.
Then, Lei Jun took out the ethereal, dreamlike stream of light.
"This Reverse Flow Essence seems to have a certain degree of effect in dispelling the effects of witchcraft..." Lei Jun quickly gained a new understanding.
Chen Yi's "Aura-Concealing Stone" had a similar function, temporarily masking the aura of his Blood River lineage cultivation and even concealing most of his background.
Apparently, Chen Yi himself did not identify as a disciple of Blood River. For the time being, he was a solo cultivator, forging his own path and seeking his own treasures and opportunities.
He had his eyes on the treasure of Niu Hun Peak, the Heavenly Sinister Bone, and he intended to obtain it through Yu Peak.
However, he hadn't expected to encounter a mountain king while trying to seduce someone.
The ancient elder of Ge Po Mountain was eager to have someone take the fall for her, so she gave up the position of Yu Peak Lord to Chen Yi and supported him.
It turned out that the ancient elder and the lord of Niu Hun Peak, Liu Xun, were already followers of Blood River.
But they hadn't anticipated Chen Yi's resourcefulness and possession of the Demon-Sealing Stone, which allowed him to escape.
The fifth-grade opportunity mentioned in the middle sign referred to Liu Xun's Heavenly Sinister Bone.
Only when Chen Yi was ambushed by Liu Xun and the ancient elder, and had no choice but to use the Devil-Sealing Stone to escape, did the combination of the Devil-Sealing Stone and the Heavenly Sinister Bone create the Reverse Flow Essence.
The emphasis on the time around midnight in the upper sign probably pertained to this distinction.
While the Reverse Flow Essence could indeed dispel and neutralize some witchcraft, it would be a stretch to call it a third-grade opportunity that could expand one's destiny.
The key lay in the phrase "a supreme treasure revived."
It was about the Celestial Master's Seal!
Lei Jun calmed his mind and adjusted his breath for a period, bringing his physical and mental state to its peak.
Then, he guided the Reverse Flow Essence into his body and refined it with his own spiritual power.
In this moment, the illusory stream of light seemed to become entirely ethereal, and under Lei Jun's control, it flowed into the depths of his soul.
It came into contact with the Celestial Master's Seal.
The massive jade seal trembled slightly.
At that moment, the white jade seal emanated purple, gold, and blue light.
However, as the light flickered, the surface of the seal seemed to be veiled in shadow.
When this shadow came into contact with the light of the Reverse Flow Essence, it finally changed, revealing a clearer and more detailed appearance.
It resembled ancient and solemn text.
It was as if someone was performing a sacrifice, passing down an ancient civilization.
It exuded a wild and primitive aura.
While it didn't seem evil, it shook one's soul and spirit.
It wasn't a single inheritance of a witch sect, but rather a complete integration of the Dao and the witch path.
Lei Jun stabilized his mind and controlled the Reverse Flow Essence to maintain contact with the seal.
Suddenly, the ancient and profound text began to show signs of erosion.
Under the influence of the Reverse Flow Essence, the text seemed to be missing a corner.
The Celestial Master's Seal trembled once more.
On the white jade seal, countless profound auras seemed to awaken from their slumber.
However, the amount of Reverse Flow Essence was extremely limited, and it was soon exhausted.
The now-incomplete ancient text stopped its process of decomposition and dissipation.
Without the cleansing of the Reverse Flow Essence, this ancient text showed signs of reverting to its shadow-like state.
Fortunately, the Celestial Master's Seal, which had been dormant until now, finally awakened, and the purple, gold, and blue lights flashed together, freezing the changes in the ancient witch text.
Both sides seemed to be in a temporary stalemate.
However, having read the divination earlier, Lei Jun was certain that this upper sign should be able to completely revive the Celestial Master's Seal, rather than continuing this back-and-forth struggle.
After obtaining the Reverse Flow Essence, Lei Jun carefully inspected some of the spiritual objects he currently possessed.
At the moment, his thoughts were everywhere, and he began to manipulate the shadow that resonated with the Celestial Master's Manual.
As the Celestial Master's Seal and the ancient witch text entangled, the shadow attached itself to the ancient characters.
The ancient characters also showed signs of transforming into shadows, but at this moment, they suddenly stopped.
Just then, the white jade seal emitted purple, gold, and blue lights, causing the ancient characters to gradually dissolve once more.
Seeing this, Lei Jun finally breathed a sigh of relief.
As he watched the ancient witch text gradually disappear, his heart stirred, and he immediately tried to retain a portion of the profound insights contained within, to be pondered over in the future.
Although the Celestial Master's Seal was dormant rather than sealed, the fact that it could exert an effect within it meant that this ancient witch text was indeed extraordinary.
Being able to cause the Celestial Master's Seal to fall dormant was likely the result of the combined efforts of this ancient witch text and the original owner of the treasure, Li Cangting.
After Lei Jun used the shadow from the Celestial Master's Manual and the power of the Celestial Master's Seal to exorcise the ancient witch text, the shadow still remained but became thinner. He reabsorbed it into the True One Law Platform Cave Heaven and combined it with the Celestial Master's Manual - Three, allowing it to recuperate.
As for Lei Jun himself, he sat quietly, facing the radiant and spiritually vibrant Celestial Master's Seal.
As the seal resonated with his soul, Lei Jun felt it most acutely. His soul first felt extremely heavy, as if bearing the weight of a world.
But after just a moment, the heaviness and sense of expansion disappeared, leaving only a sense of lightness and agility.
Lei Jun's thoughts stirred, and his consciousness once again entered the True One Law Platform Cave Heaven.
Within the cave heaven, the Celestial Master's Manual and other objects remained stable as before, while the three layers of the True One Law Platform shone brightly.
The entire cave heaven seemed illuminated by the platform, and amidst the revolving stars, the mysteries of creation were revealed.
Lei Jun crossed the flying bridge and entered through the earth door, arriving inside the True One Law Platform.
He passed through the first layer and proceeded directly to the second layer.
The second layer, which had been closed to him in the past, was now fully open.
Unlike the first layer, which was filled with green-lit earth fire, the second layer of the platform was filled with countless stars, their light dazzling as if it were daytime.
On the surrounding walls, even more profound talismanic inscriptions were revealed, captivating Lei Jun.
One could see the condensed Daoist essences of the Three Primal Generals, the Great Generals of Passing Tribulation and Spiritual Treasures, and other revered gods, forming the fundamental source of the Daoist Talisman Sect's doctrines.
Lei Jun's thoughts stirred, and he focused his gaze, noticing that at the center of the second layer, amidst the stars, there seemed to be an extremely profound talisman that resembled both the most dazzling star in the night sky and a vague human form.
The movements of the human form seemed to change with every moment, just as the stars in the universe moved according to their own laws and principles.
"Human Book Life Merit Law Talisman," Lei Jun nodded slightly, knowing that this was one of the secret divine abilities of the Celestial Master's Mansion, cultivated by both Xu Yuanzhen and Yuan Mobai.
The profound Daoist essences could not be recorded in writing, and aside from oral transmission between master and disciple, they were only preserved within the Celestial Master's Seal and the Celestial Master's Robes.
Among the three supreme divine abilities of the Celestial Master's Mansion, Lei Jun was actually quite interested in the Life Merit Star God of the Human Book Life Merit Law Talisman.
However, for now, he calmed his mind.
He looked up towards the heavens.
Above the stars, there seemed to be something even more profound.
It was the entrance to the third layer of the True One Law Platform.
The door had already been opened.
Lei Jun calmed his mind and bowed to the surrounding revered statues before ascending to the third layer of the True One Law Platform.
Compared to the lower two layers, the third layer seemed spacious and empty, resembling a vast azure sky.
In Lei Jun's ears, the sound of the grand dao and rolling thunder seemed to resonate together.
He quietly contemplated, and the teachings of the Celestial Master's Mansion that he had learned gradually condensed, manifesting as a Daoist seal.
Lei Jun's Daoist seal appeared, resonating with the third layer of the True One Law Platform.
The thunder and profound sounds subsided, conforming to the concept of the great sound arising from silence.
At the same time, in the surrounding void, numerous Daoist talismans emerged, shining with brilliant light and condensing into statues of revered beings.
These were the Three Officials, various Heavenly Honors, True Lords, and other beings venerated in the third layers of the True One Law Platform and the Myriad Laws Grand Platform.
And in the center of the void, a purple thundercloud seemed to loom.
Within the thundercloud, there seemed to be an extremely profound talisman hidden.
The Thunder Law Celestial Master Talisman.
If one did not consider the descendants of the Li family, this divine ability had been lost in the Celestial Master's Mansion for almost two hundred years.
Now, it had finally reappeared.
As Lei Jun gazed at the thundercloud, instead of feeling excited or elated, he felt a sense of calmness and stability.
He composed himself and bowed once more to the thundercloud and the revered statues in the void before exiting the True One Law Platform.
Lei Jun withdrew his consciousness from the True One Law Platform Cave Heaven.
Lei Jun silently circulated his profound art, and his spiritual power flowed, causing his Dao Seal to appear above his head.
The Dao Seal transformed, taking on the appearance of the Celestial Master's Seal before returning to its original state.
The spiritual power and mystery contained within had improved significantly compared to before.
Lei Jun nodded, then shook his head.
There was just one minor issue left.
The Celestial Master's Seal was still intertwined with his soul, and he couldn't separate it to truly bring it back into the world.
This was likely because although the Celestial Master's Seal had revived, he, as a Middle Three Heavens cultivator, had not yet been able to refine it.
It was like a small horse pulling a big cart, a difficult task indeed.
"So, now that I have this treasure, how much can I utilize it?" Lei Jun began to ponder.
Summoning the giant seal to smash his enemies was out of the question for now.
Then, what about going to the mountain instead of waiting for it to come to him?
With this thought, Lei Jun's mind stirred, and he communicated with the Celestial Master's Seal.
His figure suddenly disappeared from where he stood.
It was as if he had vanished from this world entirely.
He reappeared in the True One Law Platform Cave Heaven.
Not as a spiritual consciousness or a thought, but as Lei Jun himself, body and soul.
"Wait a moment..." Lei Jun looked around: "The Celestial Master's Seal should be within my soul, so where is it now?"
He calmed his mind and looked within himself.
Then, he understood.
The Celestial Master's Seal still shone with purple, gold, and blue light, resting securely within the depths of Lei Jun's soul.
And at this moment, the True One Law Platform Cave Heaven, which he inhabited, was a derivative of the Celestial Master's Seal.
In this instant, the illusory and the real, the void and time itself, seemed to blur together.
Lei Jun exhaled slowly, and with a stir of his consciousness, he left the True One Law Platform Cave Heaven and returned to the world he had come from.
He looked around; he was back in his original location, still concealed by the Soil Banner.
Lei Jun put away the Soil Banner and changed his direction, performing a few more experiments.
After a series of attempts, he had a general idea.
He could open a "door" to the True One Law Platform Cave Heaven from anywhere, but he would return to the location of the original "door."
There was no limit to the duration of a single visit, and if he wished, he could stay in the True One Law Platform Cave Heaven forever.
However, each time he opened a "door," it would consume a large amount of spiritual power.
For now, Lei Jun was alone, and there were some things he couldn't experiment with.
For example, could he bring others with him?
What level of cultivation would an enemy need to see through this ability?
He would have to research these questions gradually in the future.
This included discovering the other functions of the Celestial Master's Seal.
When he had been ambushed by Ye Chi Feng, who had used the Serpent Bone, the half-slumbering Celestial Master's Seal had helped him.
Perhaps there would be more discoveries in the future.
For now, he needed to find his master... Lei Jun thought.
As the time of sunrise approached, Lei Jun backtracked, drawing closer to Niu Hun Mountain, and stopped at a distance to patiently wait and observe.
In the past, after making his choices, he usually didn't dwell on what the other signs represented. However, today, he wanted to see if there were any related clues.
The morning sun rose, bathing Niu Hun Mountain in its light, but the mountain remained bleak and dreary.
Soon, even the sunlight was taken away.
A vast expanse of blood-red approached from the horizon and swiftly neared Niu Hun Mountain.
The aura emanating from it felt somewhat familiar to Lei Jun.
It resembled the aura of the Blood River Sect Elder who had traveled north with Elder Tian Linlong of Yin Shan Dong, while Tang Xiaotang was in seclusion.
His disciples, Bo Hong and Shui Ying, had died at Lei Jun's hands.
Before the blood-red sea could even reach Niu Hun Mountain, a violent fluctuation emerged from within, as if someone was raging furiously.
In the midst of the blood sea stood a middle-aged man, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.
It was Elder Tu Dong of the Blood River Sect, and he was indeed very displeased.
Because Liu Xun and Gu Ying, those two damned men who should have died, were now truly dead.
As long as they were alive, there would be lingering issues between Niu Hun Dong and Yu Dong, and between Lun Hui Yuan and Ge Po Mountain. Later on, they could slowly stir up trouble.
Even if they couldn't make the two major sacred sites turn on each other, they could still drive a wedge between them.
As long as there was a wedge, there would be opportunities to exploit it.
But now, with Liu Xun and Gu Ying dead, along with everyone else from the two dong, it was just another instance of the Blood River Sect being exterminated.
This wasn't something Tu Dong hadn't done before, and if not for the desire to drive a wedge between Lun Hui Yuan and Ge Po Mountain, why would he go through so much trouble? He could have just done it himself!
This was true for the grand scheme of the Blood River Sect, and even more so for Tu Dong himself.
He had painstakingly found a piece of Heavenly Sinister Bone and given it to Liu Xun, hoping that with the Deep Abyss Descent and the Blood Sea working together, the resulting achievement could help him cultivate the Blood River Sect's divine ability, the Blood World.
Now, all of that had gone down the drain!
(End of Chapter)
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