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Chapter 300: A Different World, Another History's What-If (Part 1)
Chapter 300: A Different World, Another History's What-If (Part 1)
Wang Feng watched as Lei Jun's arm thrust into his chest like a spear, and he couldn't help but be stunned.
The other party's physical prowess far exceeded his expectations. What was even more unexpected was that he could barely understand the existence of the purple lightning, but the mysterious lightning was utterly foreign to him.
The combination of the purple and black lightning, with the yin and yang in harmony, exploded with a strength far beyond estimation.
Wang Feng opened his mouth as if to say something.
But at this moment, Lei Jun's body began to swell again.
Earlier, his power of the three great dharma images had merged into one, concentrating on this single punch, like a meteor. Now, having burst the opponent's mountain and river destiny, his body no longer maintained the originally towering stature of the Dou Mu Star God image.
At this moment, as his power loosened and expanded, the starlight flickered, and the life star god's towering figure, like a heavenly god, reappeared, standing tall in the sky.
Along with this action, the arm that Lei Jun had thrust into Wang Feng's chest, without withdrawing, burst forth with a brilliant light once more. Thunder and stellar light intertwined, tearing Wang Feng's body apart from the inside out!
Thus, the life of this eightfold heaven Confucian master was utterly extinguished.
From afar, the other heavenly reason cultivators had been thinking that Wang, the head of the department, was personally presiding over the ritual, and they wondered how angry he would be for the interruption.
They thought that while the "heretic" would certainly not get away, they, as his subordinates, would surely be reprimanded and blamed by the head afterwards.
Who would have thought that in just the blink of an eye, the head would be gone?!
Not only the heavenly reason cultivators, but even the monks of Tianlong Temple, including Faming, were stunned by this turn of events.
The ritual Wang Feng had been presiding over was mainly for ritual purposes and had not yet been formally completed when it was broken by Lei Jun's strike.
But what shocked them even more was that Wang Feng himself, a dignified eightfold heaven Confucian master, would perish so quickly.
The Buddhist monks focused on spiritual cultivation, and Faming's resolve could be considered firm. However, facing the official prestige of an eightfold heaven Confucian master, he still felt his spirit shake, and he was restrained in every way.
Lei Jun and Wang Feng were of similar realms, so he was not constrained by the Confucian master's superior status. However, with the boost of destiny, Wang Feng's actual combat strength could not be measured by common sense.
Faming guessed that Wang Feng, who was originally only at the first level of the eightfold heaven, should be treated as a cultivator at the second level of the eightfold heaven in actual combat.
Just now, Wang Feng had indeed been careless and hadn't expected Lei Jun to burst out so violently and fiercely, catching him off guard. One mistake was all it took to lose everything, and he didn't even have a chance to escape.
But even so, to be able to kill Wang Feng in just a few exchanges, the strength of that Elder Lei of the Celestial Master's Mansion was truly too formidable.
Aside from not having the divine courtyard, in terms of the mighty power he had just displayed, he feared that Elder Lei had the power of the third level of the eightfold heaven... Faming secretly marveled.
Lei Jun, on the other hand, was deep in thought.
This Wang, the head of the department, was very old.
The reason he had strength beyond the normal average was due to the blessing of the country's destiny and the orthodoxy of the Daoist school.
However, this move of the Confucian cultivator was not invincible.
So Lei Jun didn't stand on ceremony.
Although there were monks from Tianlong Temple watching from the side, he didn't hold back and unleashed the power of the three great dharma images together, raising his offensive power to an extremely high level.
It was to catch Wang Feng off guard and also to test the "hardness" of a Confucian cultivator bolstered by destiny.
After successfully breaking through the opponent's exterior, what lay within was a body that matched Wang Feng's current old age—a frail and weary shell.
Moreover, the physical bodies of Confucian cultivators were not only inferior to Confucian archers but also to Confucian textual researchers. Among the various orthodoxies, Confucian cultivators, on average, were among the physically weakest.
The various Confucian divine arts often required time to accumulate strength.
Lei Jun's quick battle had stripped away the protection of destiny, and in his perception, Wang Feng was not as strong as Wei Qiuyue of the Human Dao Country.
But this was Lei Jun's personal perception.
To the onlookers, the scene was shocking, leaving them dumbfounded.
Only Lei Jun remained calm.
He looked down at the East China Sea below.
With Wang Feng's death, the ritual he had been presiding over was interrupted, but the gathered spiritual energy and power had not completely dissipated.
The bright moonlight that Lei Jun had shattered was but a reflection of the moon in the sea, and below, the source of the moonlight began to shine brightly.
Losing Wang Feng's control and being interrupted midway, the ritual was on the verge of collapse.
The guided spiritual energy, however, fluctuated wildly, affecting the surrounding seawater, causing it to surge.
Suddenly, huge waves raged in the Dqing Bay, as if a violent tsunami were about to strike near the coast.
Although Dqing Bay was sparsely populated due to its unfavorable conditions for docking ships, Lei Jun still decisively used his power to calm the raging seawater, preventing it from wreaking havoc.
The yin and yang thunder dragons swirling around his body flew down together, the twin dragons entering the sea.
The violent thunder, at this moment, was under Lei Jun's control, transforming from fierce and overbearing to gentle and tranquil.
Along with the always silent and serene Xuanxiao Immortal Thunder, even the notoriously aggressive Nine Heavens Godly Thunder became gentle and restrained.
The yin and yang twin thunders, at this moment, seemed to turn into a vast thunder sea, merging with the real Dqing Bay below.
Purple and black intertwined in the sea, forming a huge yin-yang taiji diagram.
The yin-yang taiji diagram turned quietly, calming the raging waves and turbulent seawater of Dqing Bay, dissipating a potential tsunami.
Such ease and flexibility, the transformation of the most rigid and violent thunder into the most gentle and still, caused Faming and the others to admire Lei Jun even more.
As for the remaining Confucian cultivators, after they snapped out of their daze, they scattered and fled.
"There are traitors in the court! They want to ruin Elder Song and the others' plan, inviting enemies and even causing the death of the head of the department! We need to return quickly and report this to Elder Song so that he can guard against hidden dangers in the court..." One group thought.
"The plan was generally successful, with Wang Feng's efforts ending in failure and his death at the hands of the enemy. However, our identities have been exposed. Elder Song and the others will surely find a way to counter-attack, so we need to return quickly and report the details to Elder Yuan so that he can make a decision..." Another group thought.
Regardless of their true intentions, the actions of both sides were the same at this moment.
Run!
The group of heavenly reason cultivators immediately scattered and fled in all directions.
Faming and the Tianlong Temple monks began their counterattack.
Lei Jun remained where he stood.
On one hand, he had to suppress the tidal waves below.
Vaguely, Lei Jun sensed that within the waters of the bay, where the core of the earlier ritual had been, some sort of spiritual creature was flickering with radiant light, possibly the same three-star opportunity mentioned in the earlier high-grade divination lot.
On the other hand, having exposed the presence of the second wave of Heavenly Reason cultivators who were secretly observing, Lei Jun decided to let these survivors return to their faction. Let the so-called Great Ming Dynasty's two parties deal with their own internal traitors.
Moreover...
Lei Jun didn't turn back.
But with the Heavenly Communicating and Earthly Penetrating Law circulating in his eyes, a scene quietly appeared in his vision, revealing the approach of a powerful person from behind.
The newcomer was extraordinary.
It was the current abbot of Tianlong Temple, Miaoxin Master.
The abbot of Tianlong Temple had also rushed over to this side.
Lei Jun understood.
If he hadn't come to Dqing Bay, then Abbot Miaoxin would have come to ruin Wang Feng's plans.
Whether Abbot Miaoxin could have taken down or killed Wang Feng was another matter.
But at the very least, Wang Feng's ritual would definitely have been interrupted.
"May the Buddha's mercy be upon you," Abbot Miaoxin said as he arrived, palms pressed together as he chanted the Buddha's name, first looking at Lei Jun.
Lei Jun dispersed the countless starlight-like spiritual talismans that formed the Dou Mu Star God's dharma image and bowed to Abbot Miaoxin in the Daoist style.
Without time for further conversation, both sides got to work, Lei Jun continuing to suppress the raging waves in Dqing Bay while Abbot Miaoxin led his disciples to pursue the fleeing Heavenly Reason cultivators.
In the end, they managed to catch a big fish.
When Lei Jun had heavily injured the official with the surname Su, he had held back a little and didn't kill him on the spot.
In his severely injured state, even if the official wanted to escape, it would be extremely difficult, and he was easily captured by Abbot Miaoxin.
On the other side, the waves in Dqing Bay gradually calmed, and Lei Jun suppressed the aftermath of the disrupted ritual.
The ritual's collapse caused the gathered spiritual energy to rebound chaotically, even triggering a tsunami.
The ritual instruments used to construct and maintain the ritual were mostly damaged as a result.
Only the most crucial one at the core remained intact.
Lei Jun quietly concealed it with his spiritual power without anyone, even Abbot Miaoxin, noticing. Then, he collected it.
The object was square and emitted a clear, cold, white light, the radiance forming a circle around it like a full moon.
The spiritual object emitting this "moonlight" was actually an inkstone.
The inkstone was pure white, like beautiful jade.
Within it, the moonlight flowed like ink, but it was white and cold.
[Moonlight Inkstone]
After collecting the inkstone, Lei Jun naturally thought of a name for it.
With his high cultivation, keen insight, and profound understanding, he didn't need to examine it closely. A quick scan was enough for him to grasp most of the inkstone's properties.
This treasure was somewhat influenced by Confucian Master Wang Feng's understanding of Confucian doctrines and principles.
However, overall, it retained a natural and spiritual foundation.
Its spirituality was suitable for Confucian cultivators as well as practitioners of other doctrines.
It was especially well-suited for Confucianism and Taoism.
However, if Lei Jun wanted to use this treasure freely, he would need to spend more time refining and assimilating it.
For now, he didn't need to rush and could explore it in detail when he had free time later.
Lei Jun carefully kept the Moonlight Inkstone.
Later, Abbot Miaoxin returned with Faming and the other Tianlong Temple disciples.
At this time, Lei Jun, along with his junior martial brother Chu Kun, formally greeted them.
"Fortunately, Elder Lei arrived to quell this disaster," Abbot Miaoxin said. He had already heard about the situation from Faming and his disciples.
While admiring Lei Jun's strength, he also solidified his opinion of the young man.
Regardless of Lei Jun's exact cultivation level within the Eighth Heaven, his formidable combat abilities had proven that he could play a pivotal role in a major sect, leading and commanding others.
Not only the elders of other sects but even the leaders of prominent sects would need to treat Lei Jun with respect.
Even though he was so young.
Or perhaps, precisely because of his youth and remarkable achievements, Abbot Miaoxin felt he needed to be even more cautious.
Through their conversation, Lei Jun learned about the recent situation in Yuhang.
At the Qiantang River in Yuhang, a battle on a larger scale than the one in Dqing Bay had erupted.
Both sides had Ninth Heaven Confucian masters participating.
The battle raged to the point of almost reversing the flow of the Qiantang River.
In the end, both sides suffered heavy losses.
However, with Chu Xiuyuan and Ye Yan joining forces, they managed to firmly defend Yuhang and push the invading Heavenly Reason cultivators back into the sea.
Lei Jun didn't know what the four-star opportunity there was, nor did he feel any regret or intend to find out more.
Having obtained the Moonlight Inkstone in Dqing Bay, he didn't have the time to be greedy and seek more.
On the other hand, Abbot Miaoxin's side had captured the Confucian Master with the surname Su, and through interrogation, they obtained some interesting information that piqued the interest of both Lei Jun and Abbot Miaoxin.
Although the Confucian Master Su displayed a resolute attitude, willing to die for his country, he was arrogant and loose-lipped.
With some conversation and probing, Lei Jun and Abbot Miaoxin gradually extracted information from him.
"In the world of the Great Ming Dynasty, although there are still Taoists who practice the Way of Talismanic Codes, the Celestial Masters' Mansion no longer exists..." Lei Jun exchanged a glance with Chu Kun.
The two martial brothers both wore thoughtful expressions.
They didn't return to Yuhang but instead waited for other cultivators to arrive.
Among them was a scholar who appeared to be in his forties, with a calm and steady demeanor and an air of elegance.
Lei Jun recognized him as Fang Yue, a Seventh Heaven Confucian master from the Jingxiang Fang Clan.
"Abbot Miaoxin, Elder Lei, Master Faming, and Daoist Chu," Fang Yue greeted Lei Jun and the others.
Lei Jun returned the greeting, "Elder Fang, it's been a while. I trust you've been well."
Chu Kun also bowed in the Daoist style.
There were many marriage alliances between the Jingxiang Fang Clan and the Suzhou Chu Clan.
According to their generational hierarchy and kinship, although they were around the same age, Chu Kun had to address Fang Yue as his maternal uncle.
However, for the time being, Chu Kun followed the etiquette of a Daoist disciple from Longhu Mountain.
Fang Yue did the same.
After the greetings, Fang Yue, who had originally come to Jianye to preside over the establishment of the third academy but had been drawn away due to the unexpected events in the East China Sea, said, "The Heavenly Reason faction intends to disturb the geomantic energy of the Great Tang, guiding the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into their world. Such acts of plunder cannot be allowed to continue, and it is only thanks to the efforts of the elders of the Celestial Masters' Mansion and Tianlong Temple that a major disaster was averted.
(End of Chapter)
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