Seeking Fortune And Avoiding Calamity, Starting From The Heavenly Master's Mansion Chapter 321: Protecting the Junior Shijie (Part 1) - Novel Cool

Chapter 321: Protecting the Junior Shijie (Part 1)

Chapter 321: Protecting the Junior Shijie (Part 1)

Is it only the Heavenly Master Seal that matters, and the Heavenly Master's Robe is insignificant?

From the looks of it, it doesn't seem like they've encountered a formidable foe, but rather, it's akin to reaching a crucial juncture in their cultivation.

What Tang Xiaotang meant by bringing the Heavenly Master Seal might, more accurately, be referring to the True One Law Forum derived from the seal.

As she can't conveniently return to the mountain gate ancestral hall of the Wanfa Zongtan, and since I can't go to the mountain, the mountain must come to me. Thus, the Heavenly Master Seal and the True One Law Forum are used as substitutes.

"Alright," Lei Jun agreed.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Mobai's smile faded slightly, and he pondered, "Although the Sect Master's cultivation and strength are profound, taking such an action in the Southern Wasteland, even in the Earthly Sea, still carries some risk."

Lei Jun said, "It's hard to say about other matters, but Junior Shijie has always been extremely diligent in her cultivation. It seems that she has indeed reached a crucial juncture, and she should forge ahead courageously. Since it is so, I shall bring the Heavenly Master Seal to protect her, and leave the Heavenly Master's Robe temporarily on the mountain. If there is any need, please ask Master to transmit it to us through the Wanfa Zongtan."

Yuan Mobai said, "Alright, be careful in everything you do."

From his location in Dragon and Tiger Mountain, he gazed towards the south, and then turned to the west:

"After I emerged from seclusion, I received a message from Sun Lidao, my fellow Daoist in the Southern Wasteland. It has not been verified yet, but we should still be vigilant.

The Four-Eyed Python Emperor may still be alive. For now, it is unclear whether it is an exaggeration or boast by the Sumeru Vajra Department, or if there is some other secret between them and that great demon.

Jia Sheng and Ren Zhu, the two Vajra Department elders, have already left the Southern Wasteland and returned to the Western Regions, but we must still be on guard."

"Disciple will keep that in mind," Lei Jun replied.

After bidding farewell to Yuan Mobai, he donned the Taqing Bajing Treasure Cloak, his figure disappearing as if merging with the heavens and the earth. He quickly headed south towards the Southern Wasteland.

Although this trip might take him to the Jiuli Earthly Sea, perhaps his senior disciple Zhuo Bao Jie could also establish a connection there.

However, as his senior disciple had only reached the middle stage of the Three Heavens, there was no need to rush into such adventures.

It would be better for him to wait until his senior disciple's cultivation and strength improved before letting him venture out to test his luck and seek opportunities.

At present, intense battles were raging around several entrances to the Earthly Sea in the Southern Wasteland, which were shrouded in black mist.

When Lei Jun arrived, he saw from a distance that the black mist had subsided compared to before, but it was more concentrated.

Faint red lights flickered within the black mist, emanating from the Earthly Sea.

Humans and the people of Jiuli were engaged in constant disputes and killings over these entrances to the Earthly Sea.

Lei Jun frowned slightly after observing for a moment.

Due to the constant back-and-forth between the two sides, the entrances to the Earthly Sea resembled torn wounds with flesh and blood convulsing uncontrollably, causing violent fluctuations in the void.

In this situation, even with Lei Jun's stealth techniques and the aid of the Taqing Bajing Treasure Cloak, passing through the void entrance would still cause him to be exposed, revealing his presence to both sides, visible from both inside and outside the Earthly Sea.

Since that was the case, he might as well enter openly this time. With a calm and relaxed demeanor, Lei Jun thought, "Let my true colors be known."

From a distance, he removed the concealment of the Taqing Bajing Treasure Cloak and rode the purple lightning clouds, heading towards the entrance of the Earthly Sea where the black mist was concentrated.

Within and without the black mist, the people of Jiuli, who cultivated the Shamanic Divine Dance lineage of the Wu Clan, were performing a sacrificial dance to bolster themselves and their companions.

Unlike the Ghost God Sacrifice Array of Ghost-God Mountain, the holy site of the Shamanic Divine Dance lineage in the Southern Wasteland, which focused on the array itself, the Ghost God Sacrifice Array of the Jiuli people primarily enhanced their already robust physiques in various ways.

However, none of the Jiuli people present caused Lei Jun any concern.

As he descended from the flashing purple lightning clouds, stars began to gather around him, swirling and circulating.

The Jiuli people, sensing the approach of a powerful human expert, were already on high alert, and the towering God of Fate had already charged into the black mist.

Then, with a terrifying might that could move mountains and fill the sea, the Ghost God Sacrifice Array of the Jiuli people was destroyed in an instant.

A Great Tang Godly Strategy Army general, who had been leading the battle against the Jiuli people, exclaimed in delight, "Elder Lei is here, too?"

Lei Jun recognized him as Lu Fang, whom he had met in the Southern Wasteland before.

Lu Fang was from the Lu clan and was a veteran general in the Godly Strategy Army.

Seizing the opportunity, Lu Fang quickly ordered his troops to rally and charged into the disarrayed Jiuli people with his soldiers.

After the situation was brought under control, Lu Fang came to meet Lei Jun and greeted him respectfully.

Lei Jun returned the salute and asked, "General Lu, it's been a long time. Where are the Sect Master, General Shangguan, and the other Heavenly Masters now?"

Lu Fang replied, "General Shangguan, Ye General, the Heavenly Masters, as well as Feng Gui and Hu Hengyuan, the two Sect Masters of the Southern Wasteland Shamanic Clan, have all entered the Earthly Sea!"

Lei Jun nodded slightly, "No wonder we couldn't contact Sect Master Shijie."

Lu Fang asked, "Elder Lei, what brings you here today?"

Lei Jun explained, "There was an important matter that required Sect Master Shijie's decision, but we couldn't reach her, so I came to look for her. Now that we've met, I shall enter the Earthly Sea to lend a hand and also search for Sect Master Shijie."

Lu Fang was overjoyed, "Elder Lei's cultivation is profound. Having your help would be most excellent."

While ordering his troops to regroup, he quickly followed Lei Jun.

As Lei Jun walked through the black mist, he felt that the mist's concentration intensified the obstruction and affected his senses even more than when he was in the Zhuo Qing Mountains.

At the heart of the black mist, the Crimson Rift Valley twisted and contorted, the ground fractured beyond recognition. Only the illusory red light portal flickered and pulsated.

Lu Fang, walking alongside Lei Jun, briefed him on the situation:

"Based on the current information, we can temporarily confirm that the intruders from the Earthly Sea are from the Po Li and Pi Li clans of the Jiuli.

The clan chiefs, Li Yan and Li De, are both Nine-Layered Heaven realm Jiuli Grand Shamans. Li Yan cultivates the Blood River lineage of shamanism, while Li De cultivates the Poison Gu lineage.

Li Yan, the chief of the Po Li clan, previously fought a great battle with your sect's Tang Heavenly Master and seemed to have suffered some losses.

As he ventured further, Lei Jun learned that the esteemed Tang Celestial Master of his sect had gone missing.

Fortunately, the Wu Li clan held a longstanding grudge against the Jiuli, and a covert strike forced Lei Yan to shift his attention elsewhere.

However, the Po Li and Bi Li clans still possessed numerous powerful witches and warlocks, and under the leadership of Bi Li's clan head, Li De, they engaged the human cultivators in a brutal battle.

Due to the raging fury of the Earthly Sea, even after entering this side, there was currently no way to seal the void portals, and the Great General's intention was to first inflict as much casualties as possible on the people of Jiuli to weaken their force for invading the human realm.

There is also another matter..."

Lu Fang quickly elaborated, "Previously, someone spotted Wei Ancheng, the leader of the Blood River Sect, entering the Earthly Sea!"

Lei Jun asked, "Oh? Has he already quelled the turmoil within the Blood River Sect caused by Xing Feng?"

"We haven't heard anything yet," Lu Fang said cautiously. "It's also possible that because of Xing Feng and Lei Tianqing, Wei Ancheng has been unable to find a solution, so he's trying to break the stalemate from another angle."

The war between the human realm and the Earthly Sea was like a blessing in disguise for Wei Ancheng.

"But after Wei Ancheng entered the Earthly Sea, there has been no news of him, and we don't know his whereabouts at the moment. The Great General has ordered us to keep a close eye on him," Lu Fang added.

Lu Fang paused slightly before continuing, "The Great General previously contacted Prince Xiang and asked him to convey news of Wei Ancheng to the high monks of the Sumeru Vajra Department. We are still awaiting a response."

Lei Jun nodded, "I understand. Thank you, General Lu, for the information."

As expected, passing through the Earthly Sea entrance caused the void portals to become even more turbulent.

The flowing red lights made Lei Jun and Lu Fang's figures stand out.

As a result, shortly after entering the Earthly Sea and while still observing and familiarizing himself with the surroundings, Lei Jun saw several small black dots approaching from a distance, rapidly growing larger as they flew towards him.

Lei Jun stood firm, his body enveloped by the Dou Mu Star God's manifestation, with countless flashing talismans swirling around him like stars, deflecting the approaching giant shadows.

When the shadows stopped, he saw that they were giant spears.

Over the years, humans had gained a better understanding of the Jiuli, and Lei Jun had also heard a lot about them.

Although the people of Jiuli practiced the witchcraft tradition, they generally possessed robust and powerful physiques.

This not only gave them formidable close-combat abilities but also led some of them to develop a unique method of combining the intricacies of witchcraft with their physical strength for long-range attacks.

The specific manifestation of this was throwing.

The most skilled among them could match the Confucian Divine Archers in terms of the lethality of a single spear throw at close to medium range, although they couldn't match their speed and density of attacks.

Lei Jun's Star God art was both offensive and defensive, and the flowing talismans, like a starry river, instantly deflected the flying spears.

He remained calm and continued to observe the Earthly Sea before him.

After entering the Earthly Sea, the black mist near the entrance wasn't as thick as it had been in the human realm.

However, as there was no sunlight and natural light sources were scarce, the overall atmosphere was dim, making it seem like they were in an underground world.

The red light emanating from the void portals behind Lei Jun and his companions illuminated the surroundings, casting an eerie dark red hue over the landscape.

The spiritual energy here was dense.

However, it was mixed with an equal amount of demonic qi and evil aura.

Therefore, for human cultivators who relied on spiritual energy, the environment was hostile.

For cultivation traditions that valued the communion with nature, such as the Taoist talismans and Confucian chants, this place was especially unsuitable.

Lei Jun's ability to sense and communicate with the heavens and the earth far surpassed that of most cultivators.

With his experience in Zhuo Qing Mountain, he had been refining his skills over the years.

Hence, despite the challenging environment of the Earthly Sea, Lei Jun was still able to adapt, although not as effortlessly as he could in the human realm.

Nevertheless, his expression remained stern, his brows furrowed in concentration.

Lu Fang, standing beside him, let out a helpless smile, "This is how the environment is here. Before the counterattack, there were some discussions in the army, and it was the Great General's final decision to push forward with the counterattack into the Earthly Sea."

"We're here now, so we'll make do," Lei Jun replied.

As he spoke, he manipulated the Star God talismans, causing them to flow like a river and deflect another wave of densely packed spears and lances.

Then, as if gradually adapting to the environment of the Earthly Sea, Lei Jun, in the form of the Star God, charged forward, instantly overwhelming a group of Jiuli people in the distance like a tiger pouncing on a flock of sheep.

Lu Fang and the others quickly followed.

Amidst the harsh environment of the Earthly Sea, Lei Jun was also subtly adjusting his condition to better adapt to this new world.

His Two-Yin Immortal Body and clear and calm enlightenment allowed him to adapt to different environments much better than other cultivators.

The real disadvantage, however, was that it was currently inconvenient to bring the Great Zhou Heaven Earth Mirror into the Earthly Sea.

Not only did the environment here affect the mirror's observations, but it also hindered its movement in the high skies, making it more visible and prone to discovery.

Fortunately, even without the Great Zhou Heaven Earth Mirror, Lei Jun, after entering the Earthly Sea, was no longer impeded by the power of the spatial realm. Relying solely on his innate connection to the heavens and the earth, he had already begun to pinpoint the locations of Tang Xiaotang, Shen Quibing, and the others.

Thus, although Lei Jun appeared clueless, he was actually slowly moving closer to Tang Xiaotang's location.

On the other hand, what truly made Lei Jun more cautious was the ever-changing and treacherous environment of the Earthly Sea.

Although it wasn't as apocalyptic as the rumored Hell Realm, the surging waves of yin and the howling gales in the Earthly Sea, where spiritual energy and malevolent energy collided, were destructive enough to warrant caution even from cultivators of the Upper Three Heavens.

Because of their sudden and unpredictable nature, they often posed a greater threat than the Jiuli cultivators.

Even the Jiuli people, who had lived here for many years, couldn't predict or avoid all the disasters, and thus had to remain vigilant.

Additionally, Lei Jun made another discovery: the sword mark on his Purple Microcosmic Sword had begun to react after he entered the Earthly Sea.

The reaction was subtle but clear.

Unaware of Lei Jun's inner thoughts, those around him couldn't detect the clues he had gathered about the Purple Microcosmic Sword still being within the Earthly Sea.

Lei Jun himself didn't dwell on this matter for now, as his priority was to find his junior disciple, Tang Xiaotang.

Lei Jun, Lu Fang, and the others were currently near Mount Xiongbo, one of the Five Great Mountains of the Earthly Sea.

Previously, Shen Quibing had been surrounded west of Mount Xiongbo, and now Lei Jun was to the south of it, both areas being the longstanding habitation of the Jiuli's Polli Clan.

At this moment, the area south of Mount Xiongbo was engulfed in war.

Countless Great Tang cultivators were locked in battle with the people of Jiuli.

As Lei Jun dealt with the Jiuli cultivators approaching him, he surveyed his surroundings.

In general, the Earthly Sea was not a conducive environment for cultivators from the Great Tang realm, hindering their spiritual energy absorption and affecting their senses and field of vision.

However, the natives of Jiuli thrived in these conditions, like fish in water.

Shangguan Yunbo and the others had resolved to enter the enemy's home turf for two reasons. Firstly, Tang Xiaotang and Shen Quibing had already ventured into the Earthly Sea, causing a ruckus and stirring up chaos.

Secondly, although defending the Southern Wasteland in the human realm provided a home-field advantage, the Jiuli people could advance and retreat at will, attacking whenever they pleased.

Now, with the Great Tang cultivators invading the Earthly Sea, the Jiuli cultivators were forced into a defensive position, unable to maneuver as freely.

Even if the Jiuli cultivators managed to break through and retreat, the Great Tang cultivators could still seize or destroy the precious spiritual resources and blessed lands that the Jiuli had cultivated over the years.

The Earthly Sea, ranked among the Ten Realms, was fraught with endless dangers but also brimming with opportunities.

The Jiuli's ability to endure throughout the ages was a testament to their unique strengths.

However, the foundation of the Polli Clan was now under threat from the Great Tang cultivators.

While their core ancestral lands remained secure for the time being, the outer regions were embroiled in a back-and-forth struggle.

In the dim world, Lei Jun could sense a powerful battle unfolding high above Mount Xiongbo in the distance.

Undoubtedly, it was a clash between the top experts of the Great Tang—Shangguan Yunbo, Ye Morong, Feng Gui, and Hu Hengyuan—and the strongest of the Jiuli—the chiefs of the Polli and Billi Clans, Li De and Li Yan.

However, there was still no sign of Wei Ancheng.

"Do the Polli and Billi Clans encompass all the different traditions of the Shamanic Sect?" Lei Jun asked Lu Fang as he glanced towards Mount Xiongbo.

Lu Fang replied, "Within a clan, there may be strong and weak members, flourishing and declining branches, but indeed, all the different traditions of the Shamanic Sect are represented.

The people of Jiuli usually gather according to their clans, but the method of inheritance is through the master-disciple relationship.

Therefore, children may not necessarily practice the same path as their parents but instead choose a path that better suits their natural talents."

Lu Fang pointed at a dark green area that almost looked black in the dimness, "That should be the Curse-Chant lineage of the Shamanic Sect. As far as I know, there's an excellent curse-chant master in the Polli Clan—Li Yongzong, the son of Li Yan, the chief of the Polli Clan.

(End of Chapter)

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