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Chapter 26: Lei Jun's Act of Kindness
Chapter 26: Lei Jun's Act of Kindness
Lei Jun and Shangguan Hong leaped out of the Central Immortal Pool simultaneously, both looking up towards the sky.
Above them, the clouds churned and billowed, more violently than before.
Shangguan Hong turned to look around. "I don't see Senior Brother Li Ming. Should we go up and take a look?"
Lei Jun nodded.
He had only witnessed Chen Yi turning back from the cloud sea at the very top, and he didn't know where the latter had gone after leaving the clouds.
Perhaps Chen Yi had ultimately fallen for Li Ming's psychological trap and headed to the Upper Immortal Pool.
But it wasn't that simple.
Lei Jun also speculated that Chen Yi might have some tricks up his sleeve, allowing him to sense the treasures or opportunities near him.
It was because of this possibility that Li Ming had doubted and headed to the Lower Immortal Pool.
Lei Jun recalled his own fortune from the divination lot. Aside from the sixth-grade opportunity, the Misty Cloud Crystal, in the cloud sea at the very top, there was indeed an opportunity in both the Upper and Lower Immortal Pools.
Combined with Li Ming's little deception, it was possible that Chen Yi had gone to the Upper Immortal Pool.
This, in turn, seemed to validate Lei Jun's earlier suspicion that there was something mysterious about Chen Yi.
However, aside from the minor opportunities, both the Upper and Lower Immortal Pools also held major disasters…
At the crossroads of fate, Lei Jun usually adhered to the principle of respecting individual destinies and letting go of his desire to help others when encountering people who made different choices than him.
Senior Brother Li Ming was a special case, and Lei Jun made an exception by taking the initiative to help him, offering him an eighth-grade opportunity.
Whether Li Ming received it or not would depend on his own luck.
Lei Jun remained calm.
Now, whether it was up or down, he could just watch with peace of mind.
The clouds surrounding the Upper Immortal Pool above them were churning violently.
After a while, a flash of apricot-yellow cloth suddenly appeared in the sky.
A young Taoist priest fell from mid-air.
Lei Jun and Shangguan Hong hurried to catch him.
"Chen Junior?" Shangguan Hong exclaimed in surprise.
The young man before them was indeed Chen Yi, but his apricot-yellow Taoist robe was now tattered, and his exposed skin was bright red, as if he had been cooked. His entire body was scorching hot.
Chen Yi no longer screamed in pain, his face contorted as he clenched his teeth and endured the agony, though his teeth chattered as he drew in cold breaths from time to time.
Lei Jun and Shangguan Hong helped him to sit down on the shore of a small lake in the Central Immortal Pool.
Chen Yi glanced at their faces and nodded slightly in gratitude before closing his eyes and meditating, focusing on adjusting the spiritual energy and magic power within his body.
Seeing his tense expression and tightly clenched jaw, Shangguan Hong took out some healing pills but didn't force them on Chen Yi.
After a while, people started gathering nearby due to the commotion.
"What happened?"
Fang Jian, one of the four personal disciples of the Celestial Master, arrived and frowned upon seeing the situation.
Li Ying and Guo Yan also rushed over.
After some time of concentrated meditation, the redness on Chen Yi's body gradually faded, and he no longer seemed like a steaming pot, with heat radiating from his body.
He opened his eyes, scanned the group, and then breathed a long sigh of relief. He took out a pill and swallowed it, his whole body drenched in sweat, as if he had just been pulled out of water.
Fang Jian looked up at the sky and then asked, "Chen Junior, did you go to the Upper Immortal Pool?"
Chen Yi remained silent for a moment before nodding.
"It's understandable that young people are curious. But since Senior Brother Li already warned you about the dangers of the Upper Immortal Pool, why did you still go there?" Fang Jian sighed.
Chen Yi remained silent.
Fang Jian's expression suddenly changed as he looked around.
"My second brother… I mean, Senior Brother Li. Chen Junior, haven't you seen him at all?" Li Ying asked in surprise.
Everyone exchanged glances, each admitting that they hadn't seen Li Ming for a while.
Fang Jian furrowed his brows. "Although the Cloud Sea Immortal Pools are ever-changing, Senior Brother Li is at the Triple Heaven Law Altar realm, and he might also have the protection of the spiritual talisman bestowed by Master Purple Yang…"
Before he could finish his sentence, his body suddenly swayed.
It wasn't just Fang Jian; everyone by the Central Immortal Pool lost their balance.
The entire small cave heaven seemed to be shaking.
The source of the disturbance wasn't the Upper Immortal Pool, where a storm had just occurred, but somewhere below.
Below them, in the direction of the Lower Immortal Pool, it seemed like an even greater change was taking place.
Lei Jun followed the others downward.
From a distance, they could see that the boundless cloud mist that had previously enveloped the Lower Immortal Pool had now completely dispersed.
The lakes that formed the Lower Immortal Pool were all churning, with the lake water surging against the heavens and even converging in mid-air, forming a gigantic suspended vortex that spun endlessly.
"Thermal Seafloor Surge!?" Fang Jian's expression turned grim.
The disturbance in the Lower Immortal Pool began to affect the entire small cave heaven.
At that moment, the small cave heaven was suddenly forcibly breached from the outside.
Three Daoists clad in deep red robes rushed in and were equally startled by the sight before them.
Fortunately, they remained calm amidst the surprise and immediately joined forces, unleashing giant spirit talismans the size of city gates to suppress the surging waters of the Lower Immortal Pool.
The turmoil within the small cave heaven gradually subsided.
Everyone heaved a sigh of relief and then stepped forward to pay their respects.
"Master!"
"Big Brother!"
"Sister Jingzhen!"
"Third Senior Sister."
Hearing the voices of the people beside him calling out in succession, Lei Jun couldn't help but feel a sense of emotion.
The three who had entered the small cave heaven to quell the disturbance and offer aid were all wearing the deep red robes of conferred Daoists.
The one addressed as "Master" by Guo Yan was a middle-aged female crown, none other than her mentor, Elder Hu.
The one called "Big Brother" by Li Ying was a young Daoist who appeared to be in his thirties. He was Li Xuan, the eldest son of Elder Ziyan, and the eldest brother of Li Ming and Li Ying.
The remaining one was a female crown who appeared to be in her twenties or thirties, with a noble and pure demeanor.
Shangguan Hong addressed her as "Sister Jingzhen," while Fang Jian called her "Third Senior Sister."
This Zhang Jingzhen, like Fang Jian, was a direct disciple of the Grand Master.
"The Cloud Sea Immortal Pools are ever-changing, but how could they suddenly create such a commotion?" Elder Hu frowned deeply.
Zhang Jingzhen's gaze swept across Lei Jun, Fang Jian, and the others, and she asked, "Where's Li Ming?"
Li Ying's face turned pale. "After the incident, he should be searching for us. But now that we've gathered here, he might be looking elsewhere..."
Everyone's eyes scanned the surroundings.
Due to the previous upheaval, most of the white mist in the small cave heaven had dissipated, making their vision much clearer.
However, no matter where they looked, Li Ming was nowhere to be seen.
Their gazes hesitated, but they unanimously focused on the Lower Immortal Pool.
The eldest of the Li siblings, Li Xuan, had a somber expression as he descended towards the Lower Immortal Pool.
Elder Hu remained silent and followed him, while Zhang Jingzhen stayed behind to watch over the group of transmitted disciples to prevent any further mishaps.
As Li Xuan and Elder Hu approached, the calm surface of the Lower Immortal Pool parted to make way for them.
Soon after, Elder Hu emerged from the water.
Accompanying her was another person.
To be precise, a corpse.
If Chen Yi had resembled a shrimp about to be boiled alive before, then Li Ming now looked not just boiled but also shelled.
Li Ying's body wobbled in mid-air, almost falling down.
Her eldest brother, Li Xuan, emerged from another direction, his eyes wide with shock at the sight of his younger brother.
The young Daoist came to Elder Hu and Li Ming's side, took a deep breath, and said in a low voice, "The Cloud Sea Immortal Pools suddenly underwent a transformation. Li Ming went down to protect his fellow disciples and tried to calm the disturbance in the Lower Immortal Pool, but unfortunately..."
Lei Jun glanced at Li Ming's body.
He noticed that it was covered in fiery red crystal sand.
Elder Hu also frowned and retrieved two spirit talismans from Li Ming's body.
Lei Jun recognized these talismans.
They were the same as the one he had used to store the Misty Cloud Crystal—the Spirit Storage Talismans.
Li Ming's two Spirit Storage Talismans were coated in red, indicating that they had been used to store the treasure of the Lower Immortal Pool—the hot crystal sand.
So this was the opportunity within the Lower Immortal Pool... Lei Jun thought to himself, remaining calm.
Suddenly, the scene fell silent.
Everyone looked at each other, their faces filled with unspoken questions and discussions.
Li Ying looked at her second brother, then raised her head to glance at her eldest brother.
Li Xuan's words were cut short, as if he had been slapped in the middle of his sentence.
Elder Hu's expression was unreadable as she asked, "Did he go down to rescue others, or to seek treasure?"
(End of Chapter)
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