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Chapter 322: Blood River Sect Master's Doubtful Life (Part 1)
Chapter 322: Blood River Sect Master's Doubtful Life (Part 1)
Although Lei Jun's eyes were closed as he rested and calmed his mind, the incredible effectiveness of his Heaven Communing and Earth Piercing technique was already operating at its peak.
Invisible talismans coalesced in the air, taking form before disappearing without a trace, only to reappear and spread outwards, enveloping the surroundings of the suspended island.
Without the Grand Heavenly Revolution Mirror and hampered by the harsh environment of the underground sea, the effectiveness of Lei Jun's Heaven Viewing and Earth Listening talismans was greatly reduced.
However, after this period of adjustment, he gradually began to familiarize himself with the conditions in the underground sea.
His understanding at the Qingjing level continued to manifest, and Lei Jun instinctively modified and adjusted his Heaven Viewing and Earth Listening talismans, causing the spiritual talismans to adapt to the current environment along with him, their master.
Suddenly, Lei Jun's heart stirred as if ripples had formed on the calm surface of a lake.
Although it was fleeting and made him feel as if it had been an illusion, he was certain that a powerful expert was approaching.
Moreover, they were highly skilled.
This situation validated an old saying—moments when one perceives something that seems like an illusion often indicate greater danger, implying that the opponent also possesses formidable stealth abilities, having restrained their presence to such an extent that they could quietly draw near, making it difficult to discern their approach.
However, nothing happened afterward.
Lei Jun also remained calm and collected, continuing to quietly meditate and adjust his yin and yang to adapt to the underground sea environment.
He did not doubt or waver in his previous judgment because of this.
Indeed, someone had arrived near the Hanging Abyss.
However, the other party seemed to be observing and waiting.
Perhaps, if it weren't for Lei Jun holding the Heavenly Master Sword and guarding the place, the other party would have already made their move.
In other words, the newcomer's target was not Lei Jun but Tang Xiaotang, who had transformed the place into a three-layered altar.
To be precise, it was Tang Xiaotang, who was about to break through to the Ninth Heaven Realm.
Compared to Lei Jun, who was at the Eighth Heaven, Tang Xiaotang, who had just crossed the heavenly tribulation and broken through to the Ninth Heaven but had not yet completely recovered and truly emerged, was a more valuable target.
To some extent, in that brief moment, Tang Xiaotang, with her ability to counterattack, was not only a more valuable target but also one that presented a greater opportunity for the opponent to succeed.
One could even say that as long as they could get past the guardian, there would be no easier target to kill among the Ninth Heaven cultivators under the heavens.
After all, very few people would attempt to break through to such a high realm in an environment like this.
Although the opportunity would only last for a short while.
With such a style of choosing the easier option, Lei Jun immediately knew who the newcomer was.
The only obstacle to their plan was Lei Jun himself.
However, Tang Xiaotang's current movements were obvious, and it was challenging to not attract the attention of other experts.
At this moment, Lei Jun faintly sensed that the intensity of the fierce battle in the distant Xiongbo Mountain seemed to have lessened slightly.
Quite a few people had their attention drawn by the commotion coming from the Hanging Abyss.
However, for people like Shangguan Yunbo, Li De, Feng Gui, Hu Hengyuan, and Li Yongzong, the threat posed by those in front of them was more immediate.
Having reached this point in the intense battle, it was difficult to back down, and neither side could simply call for a stop.
But the disturbance coming from the distant abyss made them pay attention.
Especially for the Jiu Li cultivators, who were more familiar with the underground sea, their hearts sank as they sensed the direction:
"Is it coming from the Cuoduan Abyss?"
"Could it be a sign of the rise of the Yin Tide?"
"...It's not just that, it feels like the Ultimate Yin Tide!"
"Apart from the Ultimate Yin Tide, there's another presence... an extremely dense and fiery Yang Qi!"
"Pure Yang Qi, is it from that woman earlier?"
"She's a Pure Yang Cultivated Body. If she encounters the Ultimate Yin Tide, could it be..."
A slight commotion stirred among the Jiu Li cultivators.
Earlier, Tang Xiaotang had caused quite a stir when she first entered the underground sea.
It was because of her and Shen Quibing's successive entrances into the underground sea that the current battle had been initiated.
However, Tang Xiaotang herself had then disappeared, becoming a concern for the high-level experts of the Po Li and Bi Li clans.
Lei Yan, the clan head of the Po Li clan, was not currently at Xiongbo Mountain for two reasons. Firstly, due to the invasion of the Wu Li clan, their sworn enemies, and secondly, because he was busy searching for Tang Xiaotang.
The sudden appearance of such a powerful and troublesome expert, who had disappeared earlier, caused even the clan head of the Bi Li clan, Li De, to frown.
The figures of the Jiu Li experts began to shift slightly, moving towards the direction of the Cuoduan Abyss, one of the Seven Hanging Abyss.
While the human cultivators knew little about the underground sea, they were quite familiar with Tang Xiaotang.
When Shangguan Yunbo, Ye Morong, Feng Gui, Hu Hengyuan, and the others sensed the interweaving of a large amount of extreme Yin Qi and Pure Yang Qi in the distance, although they did not see the specific situation, a similar thought suddenly popped into their minds:
"Could it be that the contemporary Heavenly Master, Tang Xiaotang, is about to break through to the Ninth Heaven Realm in this underground sea?"
As soon as this thought emerged, everyone's first instinct was to resist acknowledging this speculation.
How old was she?
How long had it been since she attained the Eighth Heaven Realm?
How dare she attempt to break through to the Ninth Heaven Realm at such a time and in such an environment?
Adding to that, there was Xu Yuanzhen, and the Heavenly Master's Mansion was about to have two Ninth Heaven Daoist Grand Transcendants at the same time?
How long had it been since the Heavenly Master's Mansion last had a similar situation?
In recent years, those who had broken through to the Ninth Heaven in the Great Tang cultivation world had all endured many years of bitter cultivation and countless opportunities. How could she possibly...
After turning over a bunch of thoughts resisting the idea, everyone eventually found themselves helplessly accepting that people were indeed different from one another.
Recalling how Tang Xiaotang had charged to the Seventh Heaven Realm at the age of eighteen and the Eighth Heaven Realm at the age of thirty, everyone could only sigh.
The day she broke through to the Ninth Heaven Realm was truly drawing near.
However, accepting reality was one thing, but whether one could bear the weight of reality was another matter.
For the human cultivators, the direct threat before them was still the Jiu Li experts opposite them.
However, as they shifted their positions, they gradually moved away from the south of Xiongbo Mountain.
Without prior agreement, both sides of the intense battle made a decision, and the battlefield drew closer to the Cuoduan Abyss.
The old general, Ye Morong, who had been providing long-range arrow support for the entire battlefield, quickly moved to the area between Xiongbo Mountain and Cuoduan Abyss, his gaze frequently turning towards the direction of the abyss.
Suddenly, Ye Mo caught a glimpse of a blood-red haze rising near the Cuoduan Abyss, like an ominous cloud blocking out the sky in the dim Underground Sea.
Within the Cuoduan Abyss, suspended above its waters on a small island, Lei Jun opened his eyes.
In the vast expanse, a blood-red presence approached from below the inverted Cuoduan Abyss.
A master of the Wu Men Blood River sect, but not Wei Ancheng... Lei Jun's gaze fixed on the blood-red figure.
At the center of the blood-red haze stood a middle-aged man, appearing to be in his forties or fifties. He was tall and robust, with intricate patterns on his skin, a stoic expression, and eyes like blood.
To many cultivators in the Great Tang, this figure was not unfamiliar.
He was Lei Yan, a Ninth Heaven Realm master of the Jiu Li, and the clan leader of the Po Li clan.
His gaze first fell on the pure black, three-layered altar that flickered with golden light, then shifted to the Heavenly Master Sword on Lei Jun's lap, and finally rested on Lei Jun himself.
He had encountered Tang Xiaotang more than once.
Some of his clansmen, masters of the Eighth Heaven, had been injured by Tang Xiaotang.
Tang Xiaotang, wielding the Heavenly Master Sword, had also directly clashed with Lei Yan.
He was all too familiar with Tang Xiaotang and the formidable power of her sword.
Lei Jun calmly met his gaze.
Lei Yan spoke, his tone odd, leaving Lei Jun unsure of his meaning.
However, Lei Jun didn't need to puzzle over it, as Lei Yan didn't expect a reply. After speaking, he rushed towards the island where Lei Jun and the altar stood, brandishing a strange, long-handled broadsword. Its blade glowed blood-red, whipping up a tidal wave of blood that surged upwards from below, aiming straight for the island within the inverted Cuoduan Abyss.
Lei Jun stood up from the island, the Heavenly Master Sword in his hand, and swung it lightly.
Countless purple thunderbolts, dazzlingly bright in the dim Underground Sea, shattered the surrounding darkness.
Amidst the roar of dragons and thunder, the purple lightning converged into a bright, dazzling sword glow, like a lightning bolt piercing the sky from the darkness.
The purple sword glow clashed violently with the blood-red blade glow.
Lei Yan's eyes turned colder, and he stopped glancing at the flickering golden light of the three-layered altar, focusing solely on Lei Jun.
Among the Daoist Talisman Sect of the Great Tang, aside from the woman with the Pure Yang Immortal Body, this young man before him was also an unparalleled genius.
Although he was able to block Lei Yan's blade with the Heavenly Master Sword in hand, it didn't mean that any Eighth Heaven master could challenge a Ninth Heaven master with the sword.
At the very least, this Eighth Heaven master would have to possess extraordinary talent and strength.
Lei Yan's gaze became more focused.
His attacks became more vicious.
With another swing of the broadsword, a tidal wave of blood soared towards the sky, forming an eerie blood rain that enveloped Lei Jun from all directions.
Lei Jun remained calm and composed, his clothes fluttering in the wind. With one hand behind his back and the other holding the Heavenly Master Sword, he casually swung the sword.
Instantly, countless Ninth Heaven Thunderbolts filled the air and transformed into gigantic purple thunder dragons, roaming the heavens and blocking the opponent's dense blood-red blade glow.
The battlefield of the two opposing forces near Mount Xiongbo noticeably shifted towards this area, indicating that many were keeping a close eye on the inverted Cuoduan Abyss.
Aside from Lei Yan, there were other masters lurking nearby, waiting to take advantage of the situation.
Lei Jun remained unhurried and unperturbed, dealing with each of Lei Yan's moves in turn. His primary goal was to protect the altar from any disturbances.
As Lei Yan continued to stare at Lei Jun, he shifted his grip on the broadsword, holding it with both hands.
The Jiu Li were known for their robust physiques and their practice of various Wu Men techniques, including incantations and curses, which differed from those of the Wu Men cultivators of the Great Tang. They focused on physical strength rather than spiritual power.
For Lei Yan, a master of the Blood River sect, his path was unequivocally one of bloody battles and slaughter.
In this aspect, the Jiu Li masters had an advantage over the Blood River cultivators of the Great Tang.
Lei Yan's initial move, the Blood War Life Extinction, which covered a wide area and was capable of massacring all living beings, failed to faze Lei Jun. He immediately switched to a more refined and powerful move, the Blood War Hell.
With both hands on the broadsword's hilt, he unleashed a strike without any flourish. In the dim Underground Sea, it seemed as if he had cleaved open a blood-red fissure, like a rupture in hell.
The dull yet extremely concentrated and fierce blood-red blade slashed towards Lei Jun.
Lei Jun stood his ground, his left hand, which had been behind his back, now formed a seal in front of his chest.
The Xuan Xiao Nine Thunder Talisman appeared without a sound, silently circulating.
A black thunder dragon emerged from within, letting out a silent yet earth-shattering roar.
The black Yin Thunder Dragon and the purple Yang Thunder Dragon intertwined once more.
Yin and Yang harmonized, and the twin dragons emerged from the sea.
Together, they radiated a dazzling brilliance, momentarily illuminating the surrounding darkness like daylight.
The fusion of the Ninth Heaven Thunder and the Xuan Xiao Immortal Thunder stimulated the Yin and Yang, resulting in a fierce strike that met Lei Yan's Blood War Hell head-on, preventing him from gaining any advantage.
The violent collision caused the bright light in the sky to dissipate, and the massive blood-red blade also disintegrated.
A shower of filthy blood fell from the mid-air collision, like a true blood rain.
But before the droplets could reach the ground below, they exploded from within, ignited by the thunder fire.
Lei Jun held the Heavenly Master Sword across his chest, his gaze locked on Lei Yan.
The blade of the Heavenly Master Sword seemed to be tainted with a faint trace of blood.
The blood, as if alive, clung to the sword's edge.
The purple Ninth Heaven Thunderbolts surged, shattering the blood.
But the blood kept flowing, like a stubborn disease, refusing to abate.
However, as the black Yin Thunder and the purple Yang Thunder collided, they produced a relentless and brilliant white light that swept across the Heavenly Master Sword, purifying it and dispelling the blood that had clung to its blade.
Lei Yan's eyes narrowed slightly at the sight.
The Blood River sect was known for its exploration of the mysteries of Wu blood, and their cultivated Blood River and Blood Sea were said to have the power to infect their opponents' weapons, flesh, and even their spiritual power and souls.
Although Lei Yan practiced a cultivation path of bloody battles, at his exalted state, his blood essence could naturally corrupt his opponent's magic artifacts and spiritual power.
(End of Chapter)
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