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Chapter 265: A Double Fortune! (Part 2)
Chapter 265: A Double Fortune! (Part 2)
Chu Yu glanced around and asked, "Where is Daoist Xu now?"
"Senior Martial Sister is outside, preventing anyone from escaping and also stopping any outsiders from interfering. Once everything is clear, she will make the final strike," Lei Jun replied.
"That's good. We'll start then," Chu Yu said.
Lei Jun added, "Senior Martial Sister mentioned that their sect altar is likely located in the surrounding sea area, but we must be cautious and not rule out the possibility of the Yellow Sky Sect setting up a fake altar to mislead us or even to ambush us."
Chu Yu nodded, "Your concern is valid, Daoist Lei. We must be extra careful."
She stared fixedly at Qing Shi Island, her eyes shimmering.
Lei Jun observed her, and he could feel that her gaze was like a tangible force, piercing through the sea before them and reaching the distant island.
Although Chu Yu's eyes didn't seem particularly bright, Lei Jun felt a stinging sensation in his own eyes when he met her gaze. It was as if her eyes were substantial, and he would need to activate his Heaven-Penetrating and Earth-Piercing Spell to withstand the impact.
At that moment, Shangguan Sheng, Elder Miaoyi, and the others turned their heads away, avoiding direct eye contact with Chu Yu.
The Great Scholar of the Godly Archer lineage, who had cultivated to the Eighth Heaven realm, had an incredibly sharp gaze that could see through everything.
Her penetrating gaze fell upon the distant Qing Shi Island.
Suddenly, the air above the island began to distort, as if something was about to emerge.
Lei Jun and the others, who were watching from a distance, immediately understood that they had indeed found the right place.
The seemingly uninhabited Qing Shi Island was actually shrouded in a concealment barrier created by the Yellow Sky Sect's array spells.
Ordinary people who approached the island would either be unable to find it or, if they did land on it, would perceive it as an uninhabited island, unaware of the hidden secrets beneath.
However, under the influence of Chu Yu's gaze, the concealment barrier began to falter and unravel on its own.
In Chu Yu's hands, a giant bow had appeared, and the bowstring vibrated as a luminous arrow took form.
"Get ready," she ordered without turning to face the island. Instead, she pointed the arrow straight ahead.
With Chu Yu's command, Shangguan Sheng wasted no time. He waved his hand, and the Tang God's Strategy Army soldiers immediately split into two wings, quickly surrounding Qing Shi Island.
Chu Yu's arrow reached the island even before the soldiers could complete the encirclement.
Before the arrow could physically enter the island's airspace, a violent, spinning force ripped through the air above Qing Shi Island, forming a giant cyclone.
The cyclone seemed intent on devouring the arrow.
However, the arrow technique of the Chu Clan from Suzhou drew its power from the concept of a tsunami and a falling meteor.
While the Chu Clan's archers might not excel in rapid consecutive shots or scatter shots like the Lin Clan archers from the middle reaches of the Great River, they were unparalleled when it came to concentrating all their power into a single arrow.
Chu Yu, a master of the Eighth Heaven realm and a descendant of the Godly Archer lineage, possessed both the 'Godly Arrow' and 'Frontier-Opening' abilities. This arrow she loosed was incredibly powerful.
The cyclone, which had intended to devour the arrow, was no match for its might. It shattered into pieces, unable to pose any threat to the arrow, and in the process, it also tore away the concealment barrier that had been hiding the true nature of Qing Shi Island.
From a distance, Lei Jun could see the scenery on the island change in an instant.
There weren't many people on Qing Shi Island.
Even if it was a fake sect altar, this area of the sea was still a forbidden area within the forbidden areas of the Yellow Sky Sect, and the fewer people who knew about it, the better for safety reasons.
However, one could see numerous tall altars among the trees on the island. At this moment, they all lit up together.
Although their might was not comparable to that of the sect altar, each altar had been carefully arranged by the Yellow Sky Sect cultivators.
At a glance, there were a total of thirty-six three-layered altars on the front and back of the island, shining with light and joining forces to resonate with the heavens.
Although it was still daytime, the sky above Qing Shi Island suddenly darkened, as if it had transitioned from daytime to nighttime.
And the starlight in the night sky was even brighter than before.
The few people on Qing Shi Island were all performing the Morning Truth and Worshiping the Big Dipper ritual at this time.
Thus, under the starlight, the thirty-six altars on the island, in accordance with the number of the Heavenly Canopy, formed an array, blocking anyone who tried to approach Qing Shi Island.
And in the very center of Qing Shi Island, below the volcano, there was a very unique three-layered altar, which was flashing with faint light at this moment. Although the light was not dazzling, it was guarded by the outer array.
Shangguan Sheng and the God's Strategy Army soldiers remained calm and began to land on the island.
Elder Miaoyi of Tianlong Temple led several Mid Third Heaven cultivators and Lei Jun forward, stepping onto Qing Shi Island.
Following them was a stream of light that finally stopped flying straight and flew diagonally into the sky.
This stream of light, like a comet with a long tail, landed on Qing Shi Island before the others.
In an instant, an altar on the island was blown to pieces by the light.
The arrow pierced through the altar and into the ground, creating a huge crater. As the dust flew, it exposed the dark green stone beneath, thus justifying the name Qing Shi Island (Green Stone Island).
The destruction of one three-layered altar not only caused a corner of the array to collapse, losing one-thirty-sixth of its spiritual power, but it also meant that the number of altars was no longer sufficient, causing the array to change from perfection to imperfection and begin to falter.
Fortunately, the Yellow Sky Sect had spare altars, which lit up at this moment, restoring the defensive formation.
But every arrow that Chu Yu shot was a hit.
Each arrow struck one of the altars on the island.
At the same time, they could also forcibly break through the defensive formation, tearing open a huge gap in the opponent's intact defensive line and destroying the altars of the Yellow Sky Sect.
One altar per arrow.
It was like taking roll call.
Chu Yu did not move forward but used her sharp observation skills and powerful arrows to provide long-range support for Shangguan Sheng, Lei Jun, and Elder Miaoyi, who were charging ahead, while also being vigilant for the sudden appearance of the Yellow Sky Sect's leader, Tai Ping Dao Ren.
Although new spare altars on the island lit up, their number was limited, and they couldn't withstand Chu Yu's precise targeting.
Shangguan Sheng, Lei Jun, and Elder Miaoyi soon landed on the island as well.
After landing, they began to destroy the altars that were performing the Morning Truth and Worshiping the Big Dipper ritual, reflecting the starlight.
In this way, the Yellow Sky Sect's spare altars were quickly depleted.
And as the number of altars once again fell short of the Heavenly Canopy number, the defensive formation on the island began to collapse.
For the sake of secrecy, the Yellow Sky Sect relied mainly on the various formations and arrays on the island rather than manpower for defense.
However, Lei Jun and the others broke through them one by one.
Lei Jun did not make any other moves at the moment, and numerous talismans, like stars, surrounded him, jointly constructing the Dou Mu Star God manifestation. His combat style was almost identical to that of the martial arts master, Shangguan Sheng.
He quickly closed in, engaging in close-quarters combat, with each punch and kick carrying the might of splitting mountains and rivers.
It was hard to say about the others, but Shangguan Sheng still had some energy left, and he could spare some attention to observe Lei Jun.
It was well-known that the Talisman Sect cultivators, who practiced life-preserving techniques and inherited the martial arts of the Daoist traditions, had excellent close-quarters combat abilities.
But what was even more famous was the peak performance of martial arts cultivators in this regard.
For example, the Dan Ding lineage of the Daoist traditions, the Chan Wu lineage of Buddhism, the Fu Lu lineage of the Daoist traditions, or even the Blood River of the Wu Clan and the Confucian School of Thought, all might have extremely strong close-quarters combat abilities.
However, in this aspect, they were still no match for the experts among experts, especially in terms of movement speed, where martial arts cultivators consistently excelled.
But as Shangguan Sheng watched Lei Jun's moves, he found that Lei Jun's speed and agility in his every action were no weaker than his own as a bona fide martial arts master.
Purely as a Celestial Mastery Mansion's life star god, one should at least not have such fast movement speed and agile movements... Shangguan Sheng thought to himself.
It seemed that the life star art he had practiced previously had improved in this area as well.
As Shangguan Sheng observed Lei Jun, Elder Miaoyi of Tianlong Temple was also paying attention to him.
However, he was not slow either, and with his palms joined together, he chanted the sutra:
>"Lion's Vigorous Prowess, Complete Ten Thousand Practices, Thus the Tathagata."
As the Buddha's light surged, it condensed into a blue-faced, fanged lion with a fierce appearance but also exuding Zen-like tranquility.
When the lion roared, the entire Qing Shi Island seemed to shake.
In the Daoist traditions, there was the concept of "heavenly phenomena and earthly formations."
In Buddhism, there was the concept of "dharma form."
Tianlong Temple's tradition involved making great vows, achieving grand spiritual power, manifesting dharma forms, and possessing vast divine powers.
The highest achievement was the Great Grandeur Heavenly Dragon of the Grand Grandeur Heavenly Dragon Sutra.
In addition, Tianlong Temple also had other dharma forms that could be cultivated.
The Qing Shi (Green Lion) was one of them.
At this moment, Elder Miaoyi manifested the Qing Shi dharma form, shaking the world, and together with Shangguan Sheng and Lei Jun, the three Mid Third Heaven cultivators worked together to forge ahead, invincible, and rushed to the center of Qing Shi Island, where the volcano was located.
With Lei Jun's prior warning, the group slowed down.
Unaware of Lei Jun's thoughts, Shangguan Sheng and Elder Miaoyi from Tianlong Temple didn't need Lei Jun's help in distinguishing the Daoist altars. They quickly determined that the altar beneath the volcano, though seemingly special, was not the true Daoist sect altar.
If that was the case, then...
"Boom!"
As expected, violent spiritual energy fluctuations erupted from within the volcano.
Something within seemed about to burst forth, awakening the slumbering, violent power.
Scorching flames were about to surge out.
However, a luminous arrow, ignoring the distance, suddenly appeared near the volcano.
The arrow seemed to have been released and was now falling, its tip pointing downward as it descended into the volcano.
The volcano's restlessness was momentarily subdued.
Lei Jun, Shangguan Sheng, and Elder Miaoyi quickly retreated.
The situation before them was now clear. Qing Shi Island was indeed just an illusion.
It would be best if their presence here remained undetected by the enemy.
If discovered, then this place would become a trap to reap lives, luring the enemy deeper before blowing everything up and sending both the island and the enemy flying into the sky.
In that case, the fake altar would be destroyed, and afterward, when outsiders came to investigate the scene, they would have difficulty distinguishing the real from the fake, thus allowing the true altar, whose location couldn't be easily moved, to remain hidden for a while longer.
Since the true and fake altars were not far from each other, then the real one should be on Jiu Fang Island... Lei Jun thought.
Chu Yu kept the volcano from erupting, also considering the possibility of further investigating the true location of the Yellow Sky Sect's altar later.
However, at this moment, violent waves could be heard from the sea to the east of Qing Shi Island.
A battle was taking place there, even more intense than what was happening on Qing Shi Island.
It was coming from the direction of Jiu Fang Island.
"Hmm, it seems Senior Xu has found the real location of the Yellow Sky Sect's altar..." Chu Yu said, her eyes narrowing slightly, "Hmm?"
She suddenly lowered her head.
Her gaze shifted downward, focusing on the area below Qing Shi Island, beneath the volcano.
Lei Jun, seeing this, had a flash of the Heavenly Insight and Earth-Penetrating light in the depths of his eyes.
"Zhou Peng?"
As Chu Yu called out, the arrow she had previously shot into the volcano to keep it from erupting suddenly became active again.
The volcano on Qing Shi Island erupted once more, causing the earth to shake and the mountains to crack.
Warned by Chu Yu's shout, Lei Jun and the others had already scattered outward.
The eruption on Qing Shi Island was so violent that not only did the mountain rocks shatter, but the entire island seemed to be falling apart, as if it would split into four pieces.
Although dust and smoke filled the air, as the island rocks split, a figure appeared.
The man, dressed in white under a black robe, was in the typical style of a Daoist from the Dan Ding lineage of the Daoist traditions, the holy land of Pure Yang Palace.
However, this man, a former elder of Pure Yang Palace, was no longer one of them, having rebelled against his sect.
This former elder of Pure Yang Palace, Zhou Peng, sat cross-legged amidst the molten lava, surrounded by scorching underground flames. Yet, he remained undisturbed, his invisible power expanding like pearls and pills, isolating all outside threats.
It was only when Chu Yu's second arrow came that he stood up to dodge.
The Dan Ding lineage of the Daoist traditions was renowned for their physical body refinement techniques, especially the indestructibility of their bodies. But Zhou Peng, who had recently broken through to the Eighth Heaven, had no intention of testing his ability to withstand Chu Yu's arrows.
Having been discovered, his mood was already terrible.
How did they find this place on Qing Shi Island?
From the sounds of it, even Jiu Fang Island had been found.
The Yellow Sky Sect's altar would likely be destroyed this time.
In fact, the real question Zhou Peng needed to consider now was how to escape, and also...
His train of thought was interrupted by the luminous arrow.
Chu Yu's arrows, in terms of frequency, speed, and power, were all increasing linearly.
Although she was surprised, she quickly made a decision to try and take down Zhou Peng first.
Not only was Chu Yu surprised, but Lei Jun was also astonished to see Zhou Peng on the Yellow Sky Sect's territory.
However, due to Zhou Peng's appearance and the volcano's eruption, the situation became chaotic. The island was cracking, and the spiritual energy of the heavens and the earth began to stir.
In the chaos, Lei Jun pursued a fleeing elder of the Yellow Sky Sect, a Third Heaven cultivator, heading south.
He took advantage of the confusion to kill the elder quietly, and no one else paid attention to him at that moment.
Lei Jun then quietly dove into the deep sea, disappearing without a trace.
The Heavenly Movement Talisman he had used earlier to travel across the sky now turned to the Yin Movement, combining with the Mysterious Mirror to hide his presence.
At the same time, the other side of the Mysterious Mirror, along with Lei Jun's Heavenly Insight and Earth-Penetrating art, scanned the deep sea south of Qing Shi Island.
Soon, Lei Jun found his destination.
The Cave Mansion of Chasing Waves.
There was also a restriction outside the cave mansion.
Lei Jun did not forcefully break it but instead silently reached out and wiped it away.
Under the influence of the dark side of the Heavenly Tome, the restriction on the cave mansion silently dissipated.
Without entering, Lei Jun first felt the dark side of the Heavenly Tome fluctuate and then return to calm.
Lei Jun realized that Kong Ming was also here... Without making a sound, he slipped into the cave mansion.
The Heavenly Insight and Earth-Penetrating art flashed in his eyes, and a line of spiritual light extended from his brows.
Lei Jun suddenly stopped in his tracks.
Apart from Kong Ming, there was someone else here.
It seemed to be an Upper Third Heaven cultivator, but not one of the high-achieving elders of the Yellow Sky Sect, Qi Shuo and Zhao Zongjie.
Instead, it seemed to be a Daoist cultivator from the Dan Ding lineage, just like Zhou Peng.
Hmm, the lair of the rebels from the Talisman Sect was hiding quite a few traitors from the Dan Ding lineage.
And judging from Zhou Peng's actions, they didn't seem to be here as guests but rather as if they owned the place... Lei Jun raised an eyebrow and continued walking forward.
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