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Chapter 277: A Single Sword Execution (Part 1)
Chapter 277: A Single Sword Execution (Part 1)
Lei Jun looked at the three divination lots, feeling surprised, but his expression remained unchanged as he said, "Zhongnan Mountain? Senior Sister is going to Pure Yang Palace?"
Xu Yuanzhen casually replied, "Hmm, just to take a look. I've cultivated some new techniques recently, so I thought I'd pay them a visit."
Lei Jun pondered, "Senior Sister, are you suspecting...?"
Xu Yuanzhen said, "It's too early to tell if there are still humans from the Middle Kingdom in Pure Yang Palace. This trip will be a good opportunity to find out."
It seemed that among the three divination lots, one indicated that he would be accompanying Senior Sister to Zhongnan Mountain's Pure Yang Palace... Lei Jun pondered.
The meaning of the neutral lot was not necessarily that this journey would be completely uneventful and nothing would happen.
Some events might occur, but because he was accompanying Xu Yuanzhen, any potential issues would be resolved.
The reason for the neutral lot was probably because while there was no danger or loss, there wouldn't be any special gains either.
The problem was with the upper lot.
The opportunity and gains should also lie in that direction.
A second-grade opportunity was quite rare... Lei Jun thought briefly before making up his mind.
"Senior Sister, I'll also go take a look at Zhongnan Mountain." Lei Jun said, "You go your way, and I'll go mine. We'll split up and keep in touch."
Xu Yuanzhen was indifferent to this suggestion, "Alright, suit yourself."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaotang was intrigued, "Oh? What's the good news?"
Lei Jun said, "I'm not sure yet. I'll take a look at the Huang Tian Dao's sect altar, and maybe I'll try my luck along the way."
Tang Xiaotang thought for a moment, "I see. You two really know how to pick your moments. I'm at a critical stage in my research on the Tian Huang True Fire Talisman and the Shenxiao Immortal Thunder Talisman."
She preferred action over stillness, but when it came to cultivation, she could remain calm and focused.
"I look forward to your achievements, Junior Sister Tang," Lei Jun said.
However, unlike Xu Yuanzhen, Lei Jun did not leave the mountain in a grandiose manner.
Not only did he conceal his departure, but he also left his Heaven-Seeing Earth-Hearing Talisman on the mountain and asked Senior Brother Wang Guyuan and Third Senior Brother Chu Kun to help maintain the illusion of his presence.
Even before leaving the mountain gate, Lei Jun had already used the Yin-Walking Variation of the Heavenly Walking Canon to conceal himself and further disguised his presence with the Mystical Subtle Mirror.
After leaving Longhu Mountain, Lei Jun traveled northwest, crossing the river to reach the Guanlong region.
As mentioned earlier, Xu Yuanzhen and he were taking separate routes and were not traveling together.
Compared to Lei Jun, Xu Yuanzhen's movements were more casual, and she took a leisurely pace, stopping frequently as she made her way to Guanlong.
Between the two of them, Lei Jun even arrived at the Guanlong region first.
Although he was curious, his goal was clear, and he did not approach the old capital of Datang, Chang'an, but instead headed directly for Zhongnan Mountain.
Lei Jun even bypassed the main peak of Zhongnan Mountain, where Pure Yang Palace was located, and continued north.
Beiguang Mountain was located in the northernmost part of the Zhongnan Mountain range and was relatively remote, and its terrain was not particularly outstanding in terms of spiritual beauty.
Lei Jun was relatively unfamiliar with this area, so he arrived early to familiarize himself with the local environment.
To avoid exposing his whereabouts, Lei Jun kept a low profile and focused more on reconnaissance while hiding his presence.
After a quick tour, he didn't discover anything unusual.
However, Lei Jun felt a slight strangeness in his heart, as if there was something peculiar about the direction of the spiritual qi veins in this mountain range.
It was only because he had known in advance that something might happen in the Beiguang Mountain area that he was able to discover this clue.
But without delving deeper into the earth veins, it would be difficult to make further discoveries in a short period.
Lei Jun gradually understood the situation and stopped digging further, choosing to wait patiently instead.
"When the clouds part in Zhongnan Mountain, the winds will rise in Beiguang Mountain..."
From this sentence, it seemed that some changes in Zhongnan Mountain would trigger a chain reaction in Beiguang Mountain.
It was likely that Senior Sister Xu Yuanzhen's actions in Pure Yang Palace would create some kind of disturbance.
Lei Jun looked to the south.
In that direction lay the main peak of Zhongnan Mountain, where the mountain gate of Pure Yang Palace was located.
Previously, during the demon chaos in Guanlong, the mountain gate of Pure Yang Palace had been breached, and the survivors had retreated to Chang'an City to hold their ground.
Later, after the demon chaos subsided and the great demon retreated, the disciples of Pure Yang Palace left Chang'an and returned to their mountain gate.
Even for a sacred site of the Daoist sect like Pure Yang Palace, it was difficult to retain its former spiritual beauty after being ravaged by the great demon.
Due to the slaughter and the demonic aura, the environment of the Pure Yang Palace mountain gate was extremely harsh.
This left the disciples of Pure Yang Palace in a difficult situation.
One advantage they had over Bodhi Temple was that although they had suffered heavy losses, they still had a significant number of powerful cultivators remaining.
Therefore, under the leadership of the elders of the sect, the disciples of Pure Yang Palace were able to gradually purify the ruined mountain gate, regulate the heavenly and earthly spiritual qi, and restore it to its former state.
Unless absolutely necessary, Pure Yang Palace naturally did not want to relocate their mountain gate like Bodhi Temple had to.
At present, even the sect leader, Elder Huang, had already returned to the mountain, and although Pure Yang Palace had not yet regained its former spiritual beauty, the demonic aura and evil influences had been largely eliminated.
Restoring the mountain to its original state was destined to be a long process, but the disciples of Pure Yang Palace never ceased their efforts in this regard.
Lei Jun waited for a moment, and suddenly, the Heaven-Penetrating Earth-Illuminating Canon appeared in his eyes, flashing with radiant light.
He sensed movement in his heart and perceived that quite a few people were approaching, including cultivators of high realms.
Lei Jun, who had already been concealing himself, immediately suppressed his spiritual aura further.
The light of the Mystical Subtle Mirror shifted, and its dim side shed a faint glow, further hiding both the mirror and Lei Jun himself.
Lei Jun waved the Soil-Silencing Flag, blending himself into the mountain range as if he were one with the landscape.
The group of people were not coming from the direction of Pure Yang Palace but were instead moving in the opposite direction, from north to south.
Based on their direction, they seemed to have come from beyond the great river to the north.
The group was roughly divided into two teams.
One team had a relatively large number of people and wore monk robes, but their style was very different from that of the Buddhist disciples of the Central Plains. They were from the Vajra sect of the Western Regions.
The other team had fewer people and wore the black and white robes of Pure Yang Palace.
The Pure Yang Palace group had two leaders, one male and one female, one appearing older and the other very young.
Lei Jun was no stranger to the two figures before him.
The older man, with his white hair and youthful face, exuded an ethereal aura befitting a Taoist immortal. He was Lu Jinduan, a veteran of Pure Yang Palace whom Lei Jun had met a few times before.
As for the younger female Taoist priest of Pure Yang Palace, Lei Jun had never met her in person, but he had seen her portraits many times.
Her name was Jiang Yu. She was the one born with a pure yin fairy body, yet she had entered the Pure Yang Sect. Undoubtedly, she was the most outstanding rising star of the younger generation in Pure Yang Palace after Yuxiling. At a young age, she had already successfully formed her Nascent Soul and attained the Upper Three Heavens realm.
Lei Jun's Two Extremes Immortal Body could simultaneously accommodate multiple mysteries, and his well-balanced cultivation allowed him to excel in various aspects.
However, when it came to the speed of progress in cultivation, it was slightly inferior to Tang Xiaotang and Jiang Yu, whose pure yin and pure yang constitutions took extreme paths.
Lei Jun couldn't help but wonder about Jiang Yu's level of comprehension...
Pure Yang Palace had once missed the opportunity to recruit Tang Xiaotang, and they had always regretted it.
Jiang Yu's entrance somewhat made up for their loss.
Just looking at Jiang Yu's rapid progress in cultivation, one could tell that although it seemed like a dark joke for someone with a pure yin fairy body to join the Pure Yang Sect, the Pure Yang Palace's unique teachings had not buried her talent.
On the other side, the Buddhist disciples from the Western Regions were also not unknown to Lei Jun. The three Upper Three Heavens cultivators leading them were all notable figures.
One of them, a monk with a Seventh-Heaven cultivation base, appeared aged, and it was none other than Long Jia Shangren from Vajra Temple in the Western Regions. He was the one who had obtained a clue about the Heavenly Master's Seal and tried his luck near Longhu Mountain.
Another Seventh-Heaven cultivator from the Western Regions was a monk who looked to be in his thirties but was actually younger. With a calm and steady demeanor, his eyes were deep and profound. His name was Suoyang, the current abbot of Vajra Temple.
When he was a teenager, he was recognized as the new abbot of Vajra Temple. The high-level practitioners of Vajra Temple had brought him back to the temple, but on their way, they were ambushed by the White Lotus Sect and the Great Empty Temple.
Many high-ranking monks of Vajra Temple were killed or injured, but the young Suoyang eventually returned to the temple safely.
He did not disappoint and successfully reached the Upper Three Heavens realm in an extremely short period.
His speed was comparable to that of Tang Xiaotang, which was truly astonishing.
Although Lei Jun knew that this was due to the unique secret art passed down by the abbots of Vajra Temple, and only one person in each generation could succeed, he still couldn't help but marvel at the wonders of the world.
However, the power of this kind of secret art mainly lay in rapid advancement, enabling one to quickly reach the Upper Three Heavens realm.
Based on past experience, after attaining the Seventh Heaven, the abbot of Vajra Temple's progress would no longer be as remarkable.
Suoyang's future achievements were yet to be seen.
However, his life experiences were even more unique compared to the previous abbots of Vajra Temple.
Originally, Vajra Temple was isolated in the Western Regions, and as the abbot, Suoyang had to shoulder the responsibility of supporting the sect.
But now, with the return of Mount Sumeru and the arrival of powerful practitioners from the Vajra Division, the Western Regions' Buddhist sect had suddenly become a force to be reckoned with.
Suoyang and Vajra Temple had become a part of the Mount Sumeru Vajra Division, a change akin to the difference between being the first chicken or the last cow. Only Suoyang knew his true feelings and thoughts about this turn of events.
Standing beside him was a young monk who looked no older than twenty. With a dignified bearing and a face like a crowned jade, he was exceptionally handsome.
Despite appearing to be the youngest, this monk was actually the most powerful cultivator among the Western Regions' Buddhists on this trip, having attained the Eighth Heaven in the Buddhist Hand Seal lineage.
He looked younger than Suoyang, but his true age was much older than he appeared.
Although Lei Jun was meeting him in person for the first time, he had heard more than enough about this man's reputation.
Sangjie Shangren.
Yes, he was the master from the Mount Sumeru Vajra Division who had received a beating from Tang Xiaotang.
From his appearance, he didn't seem like someone who would invite a beating.
But as the saying goes, you can know a person's face but not their heart.
Lei Jun quietly concealed his presence and did not deliberately use his gaze to observe the group.
Whether it was the Dan Ding Sect of Taoism or the Buddhist Hand Seal lineage, their cultivation methods emphasized both the spirit and the physical body, and they had their unique insights in terms of spiritual perception.
Especially the Western Regions' Buddhists.
If the Taoists of the Dan Ding Sect did not release their Yang Spirit or Nascent Soul from their bodies, the Buddhist Hand Seal lineage might even have an advantage in perception.
However, Lei Jun restrained his spiritual power and breath, merging with Beiguang Mountain, making it difficult for Sangjie Shangren and Lu Jinduan to detect him.
Without intentionally eavesdropping, Lei Jun still caught snippets of their conversation.
Apparently, Sangjie Shangren, Suoyang, and Long Jia Shangren had just returned from the northern border and were planning to visit Pure Yang Palace.
Upon receiving the news, Pure Yang Palace sent Lu Jinduan, Jiang Yu, and others to greet them and escort them to the sect.
In recent years, the Western Regions' Buddhists had been very active and proactive.
The three holy lands of Taoism were secretly vigilant.
However, as long as the Western Regions' Buddhists did not show obvious hostility, Pure Yang Palace would naturally not be impolite.
Especially given the current unfavorable situation of Pure Yang Palace.
Eighth Heaven cultivator, Zhuque Elder Lu Jinduan, came out to greet them personally, giving Sangjie Shangren enough face.
During the demon chaos in Guanlong, Pure Yang Palace had suffered heavy casualties.
After the chaos subsided, apart from the sect leader, Huang Laozhenren, there were only four Eighth Heaven cultivators left in the sect, which happened to fill the four elder positions.
The previous Qinglong Elder had perished in the demon chaos, and the new Qinglong Elder, Rong Guangchen, was actually an elder who was senior even to the sect leader, Huang Xuanpu. He had been in seclusion before but emerged to take charge after the sect suffered heavy losses during the demon chaos.
The Baihu Elder was still Guan Jing, one of the pillars of Pure Yang Palace, and it was under his leadership that the reconstruction of the mountain gate was carried out.
The previous Zhuque Elder, Wang Xuan, had gone missing, and Lu Jinduan was the new one.
(End of Chapter)
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