Chapter 269: The Man Behind the Yellow Celestial Dao

Chapter 269: The Man Behind the Yellow Celestial Dao

In the snowy peaks of Western Sichuan, the snow-capped mountains were vast, with snow that never melted all year round.

Compared to the icy and snowy north, it was not as vast as the northern wilderness, but it was more rugged and steep.

At this moment, all Lei Jun could see was the snow-covered mountain ranges, with no sign of human life or beasts.

However, following the guidance of the Tian Tong Di Che Fa Lu and the Xuan Xu Mirror, Lei Jun immediately noticed something amiss.

Hidden among the snow-capped peaks was an array of talismans, creating an illusion that blended seamlessly with the surrounding environment, while also concealing the spiritual energy fluctuations within.

In terms of concept and realm, it was similar to the talisman arrays used to hide traces on Qing Shi Island and Jiu Fang Island.

With Lei Jun's insight and vision, he first caught some subtle clues, knowing that something was amiss here. So, after searching carefully for a while, he finally discovered something.

If he had not been informed beforehand and was just passing by, it was possible that even with Lei Jun's perception and insight, he might have been deceived.

The evolution of magic and supernatural powers is closely related to the people of each generation and their experiences. Just talking about the art of concealment and hiding, the innovations and improvements of the Yellow Celestial Dao in recent years have, on average, surpassed those of the ancestral court of Longhu Mountain... Lei Jun couldn't help but feel a bit sentimental.

He did not continue approaching the snow-capped peaks.

Because he vaguely sensed that someone else was also keeping an eye on this place.

The situation of the other party was quite special, as if they had separated their spirit or Yuan Ying to come here.

A person from the Dan Ding faction of the Daoist School.

Instead of saying that their quiet stance was monitoring the snow-capped peaks and the new Yellow Celestial Dao sect, it would be more accurate to say that they were on guard, paying attention to whether any outsiders were approaching or even discovering the newly built Yellow Celestial sect.

However, Lei Jun had been keeping his movements secretive, whether it was now in Western Sichuan or previously in other places, often using multiple methods to conceal himself. So, his whereabouts had always been a mystery, and at the moment, he seemed to have blended in with the snow-capped mountains, becoming one with them.

Nevertheless, the upper-tier experts of the Dan Ding faction, when manifesting their Yuan Ying to roam externally, had extremely keen perception and insight.

It was fine for Lei Jun to keep a low profile and stay on the sidelines for now, but if he made any big moves, he might attract the other party's attention.

At this point in time, Lei Jun did not intend to destroy the Yellow Celestial Dao sect if he was discovered.

To be precise, he did not plan to demolish this new sect of the Yellow Celestial Dao for the time being.

Although it would allow the disciples of the Yellow Celestial Dao to regroup, Lei Jun, like his senior sister Xu Yuanzhen, was more curious about the rebellion and confluence of the three lineages of the Daoist School.

Of course, he wouldn't completely ignore this new Yellow Celestial sect either.

Lei Jun patiently waited for some more time.

The Dan Ding faction's Yuan Ying expert naturally wouldn't stay here forever.

Not because his Yuan Ying couldn't withstand the extreme cold, but if he wanted to, he could stay here for dozens or even hundreds of years without any problem.

However, he didn't have that much time to waste here.

With the newly established Yellow Celestial sect, the news of its creation had already spread. To prevent any mishaps, he was here to help guard the place for a while.

Once the situation stabilized, the new Yellow Celestial sect remained unharmed, and it smoothly took on its mission, then this Dan Ding faction's Yuan Ying expert naturally wouldn't need to stay any longer.

In the void above the snowy peak, a shadow that was between reality and illusion seemed to flicker, and then it disappeared without a trace, leaving the place.

In the continuous snowy mountains, the wind and snow blew, and it seemed like nothing had happened at all.

Soon after, on another snowy mountain, a faint line of spiritual light appeared and disappeared in an instant, like an illusion.

Lei Jun quietly watched the distant snow-capped peaks.

Although the other party's Yuan Ying was almost formless, when it shifted from stillness to motion, its form became slightly more solid for a moment.

Lei Jun precisely grasped this momentary change between movement and stillness, reality and illusion.

Thus, for that moment, the other party's image clearly appeared in Lei Jun's field of vision:

The Yuan Ying appeared as a child of about ten years old, but his expression was aged, his eyebrows furrowed, and he wore the standard Daoist robe of a Pure Yang Palace cultivator, black on the outside and white on the inside, exuding a sense of immortal elegance.

Lei Jun had not seen the other party's Yuan Ying in person before, but he felt a sense of familiarity, and after recalling for a moment, he associated the child-like Yuan Ying with a middle-aged Daoist.

Guo Ling, a former veteran of the Pure Yang Palace, had been seriously injured while fighting a great demon during the Western Regions demon disturbance. After that, he spent most of his time recuperating in the Palace.

Until the demon disturbance broke out again in Guan Long, and the Pure Yang Palace was attacked, it was rumored that Guo Ling had perished under the claws of a powerful demon of the North.

But now it seemed that this rumor was also false... Lei Jun's heart remained calm and undisturbed, and he was starting to become numb to these revelations.

Even if someone told him now that all the upper-tier experts of the Pure Yang Palace who were rumored to have died were actually still alive, he wouldn't be surprised at all.

Well, that possibility was still quite slim.

At least, Lei Jun suspected that some people might have truly perished, but the reason could be that they were seen as obstacles by people like Gu Han, Feng Yi, Guo Ling, and Wen Zhao Qian.

Lei Jun reined in his wandering thoughts, his gaze as calm as water, without a ripple of emotion, like the majestic snow-capped mountains themselves, as he quietly saw off Guo Ling's Yuan Ying.

Then, he quietly approached the snow-capped mountains where the new sect of the Yellow Celestial Dao was located.

And quietly ventured deeper.

Not only was this sect newly established, but it also lacked a high-achieving master to preside over it. With Lei Jun concealing his presence, it was difficult for them to detect his presence.

As he had considered before, he did not destroy this new sect of the Yellow Celestial Dao.

On the contrary, Elder Lei even secretly lent them a helping hand, providing them with some assistance within his capabilities.

After all, five hundred years ago, they were all part of the same family...

This was no joke, it was indeed help.

At least for now, it was undoubtedly help, and the future would be discussed later.

With the Heavenly Master's Seal and the True One Law Altar by his side, it was much more convenient for him to do such things without being noticed, unlike others.

Within this sect, Lei Jun also met Yu Shao, Zhao Zongjie's closed-door disciple.

He was young and a rising star of the new generation of the Yellow Celestial Dao. In terms of seniority, he was similar to Kang Ming, Chen Ziyang, and Han Wuyou, but in terms of age, he was obviously much younger.

Yu Shao's current cultivation was actually weaker than Kang Ming and the others, having only reached the Fifth Heaven realm.

However, this young man had extraordinary talent, and now that he presided over the new sect of the Yellow Celestial Dao, Lei Jun believed that he would quickly improve his cultivation and successfully condense his Dao Seal after cultivating the Five Directions Dao Palace.

But this brought up another question:

Yu Shao had not undergone spirit possession.

One major drawback of the Daoist Dan Ding faction's spirit possession technique was that it was relatively easy for those with higher cultivation realms to detect it.

Yu Shao's current cultivation was far inferior to Lei Jun's, so it was obvious to Lei Jun whether Yu Shao was still in his original body or not.

This piqued Lei Jun's interest somewhat.

Just by observing Guo Ling, who had been guarding the outside earlier, Lei Jun could tell that the establishment of the new sect of the Yellow Celestial Dao was closely related to them.

Such an important existence was handed over to Yu Shao instead of Zhao Zongjie's older disciples, and the reason was unlikely to be simply because Yu Shao had more potential in his cultivation than his senior brothers.

It was hard not to associate Yu Shao with Gu Han and Guo Ling.

Considering that Yu Shao had not undergone spirit possession, but had only joined the Yellow Celestial Dao recently, Lei Jun couldn't help but speculate that perhaps this young man had already been in contact with Gu Han and Guo Ling before joining the Yellow Celestial Dao.

Yu Shao's entrance into the Yellow Celestial Dao was possibly arranged by Gu Han and the others.

The exposure and destruction of the Yellow Celestial Dao sect in the East China Sea had caught Gu Han and the others off guard.

However, they had apparently made many other preparations.

Now, these backup plans were coming into play, ensuring that the Yellow Celestial Dao, or rather, ensuring that a lineage of the Daoist Talisman sect remained under their control.

At this moment, Lei Jun erased his presence and stood outside the newly built Yellow Celestial Dao sect, quietly observing the three-layered altar before him, deep in thought.

He had figured out some things, but at the same time, new questions arose.

Lei Jun didn't dwell on matters that he couldn't confirm for the time being.

He walked around the new Yellow Celestial Dao sect.

Leaving some things behind that might play an alternative role later, and taking some things away so that even if he left, this place would remain transparent to him.

After finishing his tasks, Lei Jun calmly left the snowy peaks of Western Sichuan.

The latest news from his sect, the Tian Shi Fu of Longhu Mountain, was that the Shu Mountain sect had officially received a notice from the imperial court.

Liu Dongzhuo, colluding with the rebels of the Yellow Celestial Dao, was accused of treason and was to be arrested on sight.

Zhang Dongyuan's investigation had also come to light.

The Shu Mountain sect naturally expressed great astonishment at these allegations and immediately announced that they would conduct a thorough investigation.

Zhang Dongyuan remained at the mountain gate of the Shu Mountain sect, investigating alongside the sect leader, Fu Dongsen.

Wei Qi Yue, the Grand Elder who had previously gone to the Ye Clan ancestral land in Jinzhou to watch the battle, accompanied some of the elite disciples of the Shu Mountain sect as they left the mountain to meet with Chu Yu, the representative of the Tang imperial family.

Xuyiling, the Xuanwu Elder of Pure Yang Palace, was already investigating the matter of Zhou Peng and the others with Chu Yu.

Therefore, Chu Yu contacted Longhu Mountain again, requesting that they also send a capable person to attend the meeting.

Huang Tiandao Qi Shuo.

Zhou Peng, Feng Yi.

Liu Dongzhuo.

Without further ado, just gathering these people was enough to bring together the three major lineages of the Daoist School.

Not to mention the intricate connections these people had with the three sacred sites of the Daoist School, the strength they had gathered was already formidable.

Although Taiping Daoist, Qi Shuo, Zhou Peng, and Feng Yi had been confirmed to have perished, various clues indicated that there were more shadows lurking beneath the surface.

Given this, the orthodox lineages of the three sacred sites of the Daoist School would naturally not take this matter lightly.

Without Elder Miaoyi of Tianlong Temple having to say anything, everyone easily thought of the White Lotus Sect of years past.

"Disciple Jingzhen has already left the mountain to meet with the other Daoists," Yuan Mobai said.

Lei Jun asked, "Did Zhang Shimei volunteer?"

Yuan Mo replied, "She doesn't know your whereabouts at the moment."

Tang Xiatang was still in seclusion, and Xu Yuanzhen was still overseas and had not returned.

The ancestral court of Longhu Mountain could not be left unattended, so Yuan Mobai needed to stay on the mountain.

Of course, if Lei Jun wished, he could return to the mountain and take his master's place.

Lei Jun enjoyed his leisure, but since he was already out, there was no need for such a move.

As he understood the situation in Qing Shi and Jiu Fang Island, and had just discovered the location of the new Yellow Celestial Dao sect in Western Sichuan, Yuan Mobai had originally intended for his disciple to meet with Chu Yu and the others again.

But since Zhang Jingzhen had volunteered, Yuan Mobai would not refuse.

Although Zhang Jingzhen's cultivation was inferior to Lei Jun's, as long as she didn't take the lead in everything, there should be no major problems.

Lei Jun remained out of sight. Without even mentioning the enemy being clear while they were in the dark, at least they were both in the dark, which made it more convenient for him to act.

"Disciple will be careful, Master rest assured," Lei Jun said.

Kang Ming had mentioned that Chen Yi was in contact with Zhou Peng and the others, but Lei Jun did not spread this information.

If Zhang Jingzhen didn't have a special information channel, she was probably unaware of this.

However, she had likely come out with the purpose of finding clues as well.

Of course, her identity was also suitable. She was a high-achieving elder of the Tian Shi Fu and a member of the Zhang and Tang clans, and she was always polite and proper in her interactions with others. She got along well with Chu Yu, Xuyiling, Wei Qi Yue, and the others.

She truly had no intention of taking the lead. After meeting with Chu Yu and the others, she listened more than she spoke, usually just chiming in from the sidelines and coordinating with the actions of the others. If there was a major problem, she would report back to Longhu Mountain.

Lei Jun did not attend the meeting and did not directly interact with Xuyiling, Wei Qi Yue, and the others.

Although he had the ability to trigger Zhang Jingzhen's Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman to eavesdrop, Lei Jun did not do so.

Unless he was certain that the other party had a problem, he would not spy on his fellow sect members.

As for the argument that he would only know if there was a problem by eavesdropping, Lei Jun did not consider such matters.

However, their relationship was not close enough for Zhang Jingzhen to understand the depth of Lei Jun's talismanic arts.

So, although it was a bit troublesome, Lei Jun didn't mind. If there was something important, it would still be relayed to him through Yuan Mobai of Longhu Mountain:

"The Pure Yang Palace is already investigating Gu Han and the others. As for Guo Ling, whom you mentioned this time, they have already dug him out themselves.

Lei Jun: "Master, what about the Shu Mountain Sect?"

Yuan Mobai: "During the internal strife in Shu Mountain, in addition to Liu Dongzhuo, several suspects were listed, but there is currently a lack of conclusive evidence."

He provided Lei Jun with a few names and then continued, "However, Elder Wei mentioned someone who may be related to the current situation. His name is Chen Donglou, and you may have heard of him as well."

Lei Jun: "Disciple has indeed heard of him."

However, it was limited to hearsay.

The Madman of Shu, Chen Donglou.

He was the youngest Elder of the current generation in the Shu Mountain Sect to break through to the Eighth Heaven Immortal Wander Realm of the Daoist Artifice Sect, and his name shook the world over a hundred years ago.

Back then, Chen Donglou and Fu Dongsen competed for the position of the Sect Leader of their generation.

At that time, Chen Donglou was more skilled.

However, his temperament was erratic and belligerent, and he managed to offend everyone he could offend within the sect, whether it was his peers or elders; he had absolutely no reputation to speak of.

To be blunt, even when compared to Tang Xiatang within the Tian Shi Fu, Chen Donglou had less influence in his own sect.

This statement is not necessarily praising Tang Xiatang.

Tang Xiatang's successful rise to power had a lot to do with the unique internal and external environment of the Tian Shi Fu at that time.

Chen Donglou, on the other hand, did not have such an opportunity within the Shu Mountain Sect.

Eventually, Fu Dongsen succeeded in becoming the Sect Leader.

Afterwards, Chen Donglou left in a fit of anger and no news of him was heard for many years.

Thus, over a hundred years later, his name was rarely mentioned in the Great Tang.

However, as soon as his name was brought up, even the younger generation of cultivators would quickly recall him.

After all, the Madman of Shu's belligerent reputation was not limited to the Bashu region.

It was just that because he had not appeared in a long time, people assumed that he had perished.

Perhaps he had fallen in some foreign cave heaven or world.

Before Chen Donglou left the Shu Mountain, he had mentioned searching for the lost Shu Mountain's treasure, the Purple Microcosmic Sword.

However, over the years, neither the man nor the sword had returned.

Then, over a decade ago, during the civil war in Shu Mountain, his name once again stirred emotions.

Chen Donglou had no support within the sect, and he left in anger.

The Shu Mountain Sect chose Fu Dongsen, who seemed far more reliable, as their Sect Leader.

But it was also under Fu Dongsen's leadership that the Shu Mountain Sect gradually changed its traditional stance and interacted more with the outside world.

At the same time, they accumulated more and more conflicts within the sect, eventually leading to the internal strife.

The people of Shu Mountain didn't particularly miss Chen Donglou.

Their thoughts were probably more along the lines that neither Chen Donglou nor Fu Dongsen were suitable for the role.

However, if Chen Donglou were still around, Fu Dongsen would not have been able to act so freely.

"According to Elder Wei, their thorough investigation turned up some clues regarding Chen Donglou's whereabouts."

Yuan Mobai: "We can't be sure that Chen Donglou is definitely related to Liu Dongzhuo, but this matter is worth looking into."

Lei Jun understood what his master meant.

Chen Donglou had some connections with the Tian Shi Fu as well, and their relationship was somewhat complicated.

It wasn't a personal grudge like the one between Ji Dongquan and Yuan Mobai, but Chen Donglou was acquainted with the former Sect Leader of the Huang Tian Dao, Taiping Daoist.

Furthermore, he sympathized with the Huang Tian Dao and was very hostile towards the Tian Shi Fu and the Li family.

The belligerent Chen Donglou had once assisted the Huang Tian Dao and fought against Li Cangting and Li Qingfeng, the pair of brothers, helping the Huang Tian Dao, who was at a disadvantage, to turn the tide.

However, after he failed to find the Purple Microcosmic Sword and disappeared, the matter was dropped, and the Huang Tian Dao lost a strong ally.

Of course, considering Chen Donglou's temperament, he didn't seem like the type to plot and scheme behind the scenes.

The fact that his name has resurfaced now may be due to some people within Shu Mountain trying to divert attention elsewhere.

But for Lei Jun and Yuan Mobai, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing.

The more moves the other side made, the more likely they were to expose themselves.

On the surface, it seemed like a Shu Mountain affair, but a hidden web had finally surfaced, and from certain angles, it was a good thing.

News from Zhang Jingzhen soon arrived.

She would be heading southwest with Chu Yu, Wei Qi Yue, and Yue Xiling.

The southwest direction was also filled with towering mountains and rarely traveled by people.

A small portion of the population leaned towards the South Wilderness Shaman Gate.

The earliest news about the Sheng Kang lineage came from this area, and Chu Yu had once traveled to the southwest to investigate.

Not long ago, this area was also a battlefield between the Snowy Plateau and the Great Demon of the South Wilderness.

Due to the changes in the terrain caused by the great battle, the movement of the spiritual energy of the heavens and the earth caused things that were previously hidden to be exposed, which made sense in theory, but Lei Jun remained skeptical.

He left the Sichuan-Tibet region and quietly approached the southwest, but he did not reveal himself, choosing to observe the developments from the shadows.

Zhang Jingzhen, on the other hand, traveled with the main group.

Upon arriving in the southwest, they split into two groups.

One group headed towards Xue Long Mountain.

The other group went towards the Nanzhao Stone Forest.

Lei Jun had been quietly listening, but at this moment, his brain lit up, and words appeared in his mind:

["When falsehoods are made to seem true, traces remain in the south, danger lurks in the north, and fortune and misfortune are within your control."]



Then, two fortune-telling sticks flew out from the light sphere and presented themselves to Lei Jun:

["Upper-middle fortune: Heading to the Nanzhao Stone Forest will present an opportunity for a third-grade opportunity, with no current risk, but there may be future entanglements that require careful handling. Auspicious."]



["Middle fortune: Heading north to Xue Long Mountain will present an opportunity for a fifth-grade opportunity, but the path is treacherous and dangerous, requiring caution. Neutral."]

(End of Chapter)

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