Chapter 364: A Prime Opportunity, Great Fortune! (Part 1)

Chapter 364: A Prime Opportunity, Great Fortune! (Part 1)



In the mortal realm of the Great Kingdom, the Mystic Division of the Wizard's Guild had been declining.

Thus, whether it was the foreign warriors or the heirs of the Three Springs Castle, their understanding of the means of the Master's Mansion and the Mystic Division of the Wizard's Guild was limited, with only a few rumors originating from ancient times.

However, lately, they had gradually gained more knowledge about the Dragon's Peak Master's lineage.

Especially that young contemporary Master.

First, the Sunset Brigade entered the mortal realm of Dragon's Land and suffered a significant setback due to Master Lei Jun.

Various rumors were rampant.

Then, during the Battle of Cloud City, when the western army of the Lone Eagle Empire was engaged in a fierce battle with the Dragon's Land warriors on the east bank of the Great River, the legendary Master Lei finally appeared, sweeping the field and demonstrating why he could take on many opponents alone and defeat the second most powerful expert of the Sunset Brigade, Mi Han, who had reached the eighth level of the Celestial Realm.

Fortunately, Lei Jun disappeared after that.

Some within the Lone Eagle Empire speculated that he had changed course and headed west to deal with the Sumeru Vortex Department.

However, at that time, most people guessed that he was rushing to join forces with his senior martial sister, Tang Xiaotang, to confront the master of the Vortex Department.

Instead, he was even more decisive, setting his sights directly on the mountain gate of the Vortex Temple and the Sumeru entrance.

Unfortunately, the empty gate on Mount Northstar, which was withdrawing the Lone Eagle Empire's forces back to their homeland, was also under threat from the Dragon's Land warriors.

With no other choice, the people of Three Springs Castle and some of the foreign warriors headed west.

In their desperate situation, they displayed even stronger and more courageous momentum, leading the charge towards the Vortex Temple ruins under the leadership of Xu Ri and others.

However, Lei Jun demonstrated even more powerful divine abilities than when he was on the east bank of the Great River.

At this moment, above the Vortex Temple ruins, Lei Jun's head was adorned with a purple-green and a black-red Yin-Yang diagram, each emitting a strong light that swept across the four directions, truly embodying an old saying:

"One man guards the pass, a thousand men cannot break through."

The Lone Eagle Empire's desperate counterattack crumbled quickly under the illumination of Lei Jun's dual dragon-tiger strike.

Compared to their enemies, who were more subdued by Lei Jun's powerful abilities, the Dragon's Land warriors were even more moved at this moment.

Yue Xiling, a high-achieving elder of the Pure Light Palace, stopped far away, and after the initial shock, he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He was much more familiar with the various anecdotes of the Dragon's Peak Master's Mansion than Jiang Cheng and the others from the Three Springs Castle, who also belonged to the Mystic Division of the Wizard's Guild.

Yue Xiling affirmed that before this day, the Dragon's Peak Master's Mansion, or the Mystic Division of the Wizard's Guild, had never had anyone who could cultivate all five great elemental images at the Celestial Realm.

The most accomplished, like Tang Xiaotang and Lei Jun himself, had cultivated four great elemental images simultaneously.

The current Lei Jun, who had manifested the Dou Mu Xing Shen image and was guarded by the Yang Lei, Yin Lei, Yang Flame, and Yin Flame in the four directions, was the first since the founding of the Master's Mansion.

Wait a moment...

Yang Lei, Yin Lei.

Heavenly Flame, Earthly Flame.

Thus, they all seemed to be in pairs... But this didn't explain the presence of the Life Star God.

Yue Xiling's heart was filled with enlightenment, but even more doubts arose.

Above the Vortex Temple ruins, under the sky where heavenly thunder, earthly fire, and yang flame intertwined with yin lightning, the tall figure of the contemporary Master seemed shrouded in mist to everyone's eyes.

However, the more mysterious he seemed, the more majestic he appeared...

The mysterious and majestic Master Lei had no time to spare for the other Dragon's Land warriors at the moment.

Far away, a figure was swiftly approaching the Vortex Temple ruins.

With a clear and emaciated face, long flowing beard, and a dark green wizard's robe stained with blackened but still visible bloodstains, he exuded an aura of immortal wind and bone.

Despite his injuries, his appearance remained ethereal and noble.

He was Zhao You'an, the current head of the Three Springs Castle.

The head of the Three Springs Palace also fixed his gaze on Lei Jun, but he had no intention of prolonging their confrontation.

Dense clouds swirled around him, and in a flash, Zhao You'an's figure vanished into the mist, elusive as a dragon glimpsed and then lost.

This was a high-level mystical martial art recorded in the classic Meng Chun Cang Long Jing of the Three Springs Palace, known as the Cloud Dragon's Elusive Trace.

The name "Three Springs" referred to the three seasons of early, mid, and late spring.

They corresponded to the Three Springs Palace's three classic manuals of the Dou Zhan School: the Meng Chun Cang Long Jing, Zhong Chun Teng Long Jing, and Ji Chun Zhan Long Jing.

In the first month of early spring, the harsh cold had not yet completely dissipated, and all things were hidden, awaiting the advent of new life.

The Green Dragon hides its head, ready to leap from the abyss.

Zhao You'an, with a single move, attempted to bypass Lei Jun and rush directly towards the shaky trinity altar above the Sumeru Gate.

At present, the Three Springs Palace and the Lone Eagle Khanate cultivators were caught between Lei Jun and the Great Tang cultivators, facing enemies on both fronts.

If they could successfully open the passage to Sumeru and have the Vajra Department cultivators charge out, then the situation of being surrounded would be reversed. Even if they couldn't defeat Lei Jun and the others, it would still be better than Zhao You'an fighting alone.

Lei Jun's eyes shone with the silently flowing Heavenly Insight and Earthly Pervasion spell.

As his spiritual power was greatly consumed, the black-red Tai Chi diagram above his head temporarily disappeared.

However, the purple-green Tai Chi diagram still burst forth with a strong light, accurately locating Zhao You'an within the clouds.

Upon seeing this, Zhao You'an's heart trembled slightly, but he didn't stop, continuing his rush towards the trinity altar.

The clouds around him suddenly became more dense, like heavy clouds about to burst, extremely thick and bitterly cold.

The Three Springs Palace, which had become independent from the Pure Yang Palace, did not possess the Pure Yang True Fire technique. However, through the generations of masters' efforts, they successfully created the Yin Flow Frozen Cloud technique unique to the Three Springs Palace.

The Frozen Cloud was both offensive and defensive. At this moment, it was concentrated, and the heavy and icy aura helped Zhao You'an resist Lei Jun's Dragon-Tiger Strike.

The Yin Flow Frozen Cloud churned under the onslaught of the brilliant light.

Zhao You'an raised one hand, causing the Frozen Cloud to compress further and gather entirely on his palm, using it to block the intense light emitted by the purple-green Tai Chi diagram.

As the light scattered, Zhao You'an's figure paused in mid-air for a moment before continuing forward.

From afar, the pursuing Shushan Elder Xu Duan and Great Tang Princess Zhang Ying, who had clashed with Zhao You'an earlier, knew that he had cultivated the Solid Qi Spirit.

This was one of the five Qi aspects of the Morning Yuan, a mysterious ability of the Dan Ding School's Nine Heavens Great Sage. By refining the bright spirit Qi and making it one's own, the physical body and divine soul could resist the forces of wind and thunder, significantly reducing the threat of external damage.

With the dual protection of the Solid Qi Spirit and the Yin Flow Frozen Cloud, Zhao You'an frowned as he bore the brunt of Lei Jun's Dragon-Tiger Strike, feeling his old wounds flare up uncontrollably.

Fortunately, he was now very close to the illusory trinity altar.

However, at this moment, the distance that seemed within reach became unbridgeable.

Just behind Zhao You'an, a pitch-black, massive sphere appeared, beyond the imagination of ordinary people.

Countless talismans on the sphere's surface rotated and intertwined like orbits.

From within, a powerful suction force emerged, immobilizing the Nine Heavens Great Sage Zhao You'an in mid-air and drawing him in.

Zhao You'an recognized it as the Upper Realm Universe, a supreme technique of a fully realized cultivator of the Eightfold Heaven realm in the Talisman School.

While the Upper Realm Universe could actively capture opponents, it was generally not easy to capture a Nine Heavens master of the Daoist School like Zhao You'an.

He reactivated his Yin Flow Frozen Cloud, freezing and solidifying the surrounding void to resist Lei Jun's Upper Realm Universe.

However, within the dark sphere, countless celestial bodies seemed to revolve together, resembling a genuine universe. It emitted a suction force far beyond Zhao You'an's expectations.

This made Zhao You'an doubt if the records he had read about the Upper Realm Universe of the Talisman School in ancient books and scriptures were incorrect, or if he had misread it. Perhaps the supreme technique displayed by this high-level Daoist was not the Upper Realm Universe of an Eightfold Heaven cultivator but the Great Dao Realm of a Nine Heavens cultivator of the Talisman School?

Zhao You'an had no choice but to give up on the trinity altar that was within reach and instead focus all his efforts on resisting Lei Jun's Upper Realm Universe's capture.

Suddenly, his body trembled.

The sword wounds on his body could no longer be suppressed, and blood flowed once more.

Zhao You'an's figure flickered and disappeared into the Upper Realm Universe, which resembled a real universe.

Xu Duan and Zhang Ying drew closer.

However, the massive black sphere before them had returned to silence.

Inside the black sphere, Zhao You'an's face was solemn as he gazed at the distant, deep darkness of space and the nearby sea of yellow primordial magnetism.

Lei Jun, as the master of this Primordial Universe, stood tall within it, his hands clasped behind his back.

In the palm of one hand, he held a pure white jade given to him by his junior sect brother, Chu Kun.

Enormous spiritual power continuously nourished Lei Jun's physical body and divine soul, along with his Two Extremes Immortal Body, aiding in his swift recovery of spiritual power.

Earlier, to prevent the grand formation from being exposed prematurely, he had manifested all five elemental images simultaneously and unleashed the Double Dragon Strike, achieving a near-clearing effect in a short period.

Naturally, the cost was a significant consumption of spiritual power.

In fact, the depth and vigor of his spiritual power surpassed that of most cultivators of the same realm.

With the Two Extremes Immortal Body, even his spiritual power recovery speed was exceptional among his peers.

It was precisely because of his immense consumption that he could achieve such awe-inspiring might.

This was related to his experiences before coming to this world.

Breaking through the ordinary limits and achieving extraordinary output was a direction Lei Jun had always pursued in his combat and practice.

The massive consumption and the corresponding risks were inevitable.

After simultaneously performing the Double Dragon-Tiger Strike and activating the Upper Realm Universe, his spiritual power was greatly depleted.

Thus, even with Lei Jun's foundation, he still needed to use another spirit jade given by Chu Kun.

Zhao You'an, having been drawn into the Primordial Universe, was displeased but maintained his calm.

After stabilizing his injuries once more, he flashed towards Lei Jun, initiating an attack.

With the situation having reached this point, Zhao You'an could only focus on dealing with this Taoist master from the Talisman School.

The Dragon Abyss Palm of the Mengchun lineage, the Soaring Dragon Palm of the Zhongchun lineage, and the Battle Dragon Palm of the Jichun lineage, all the subtleties and wonders of these techniques were showcased flawlessly by Zhao You'an in this moment.

As his spiritual power quickly recovered, Lei Jun faced the Nine Heavens Great Sage of the Taoist Dan Ding School without backing down.

Along with the manifestation of the Dou Mu Spirit God, various divine abilities such as the Lingguan Talisman, the Tianxing Talisman, and the Huanxing Lie Dou were also activated.

In the dark void, both parties exchanged blows in a fast-paced battle, with Lei Jun's Dou Mu Lingguan manifestation exchanging countless moves with Zhao You'an in an instant.

Zhao You'an was astonished and alarmed.

He knew that Lei Jun had once relied on his formidable physical prowess to kill a powerful alien martial artist who had reached the eighth level of perfection.

However, the weight of Lei Jun's punches and kicks still exceeded Zhao You'an's expectations.

Zhao You'an's eyes swept the area, and he soon discovered that within this Primordial Universe, strands of starlight and celestial fire were constantly empowering Lei Jun.

In the distance, at the edge of the stars, tongues of fire flickered, and heat radiated.

In front of Lei Jun, the starlight surrounding his Dou Mu Lingguan manifestation grew brighter and hotter, as if the stars themselves were burning.

Affected by his injuries, Zhao You'an's movements were slightly slower, and Lei Jun seized the opportunity to close in.

Lei Jun's timely block deflected the punch that was aimed at him.

But at that moment, the Taqing Bajing Treasure Cloak unfolded, and the strands of the cloak, like angry dragons, coiled around Zhao You'an's body.

Although Zhao You'an possessed a robust and sturdy physique, he could only focus on protecting his old wounds.

Entangled by the strands of the cloak, his movements were temporarily restricted.

Zhao You'an remained calm and composed, freezing the strands of the cloak with his Yin Flow Frozen Cloud technique, causing them to droop, while continuing to counter Lei Jun's attacks.

However, at that moment, a sense of extreme danger suddenly arose in his heart.

Without time to think, the Yuan Dan unique to the Nine Heavens Great Sage of the Dan Ding School decisively activated.

"Boom!"

Accompanied by a loud noise, Zhao You'an's Yuan Dan trembled slightly in mid-air.

The Yuan Dan remained intact.

But Zhao You'an's expression changed slightly.

He turned his head and saw a long sword that had flown towards his Yuan Dan, colliding with it violently. The sword was now spinning and flying backwards.

However, Zhao You'an could not locate the Taoist master from the Refinement Sect who was controlling the flying sword.

As far as he could see, apart from the sword that had just attacked him, there were several other flying swords arranged in the formation of the Big Dipper, their blades trembling slightly as they all pointed towards him.

"Is it you?!" Zhao You'an turned to Lei Jun in surprise.

Lei Jun said, "The fact that you were injured by General Xiao's Mountain River Sword indicates that you have not cultivated the Forgetful Spirit of the Metal and Stone attribute among the Five Qi of the Dan Ding School, am I right?"

As he spoke, the seven flying swords whistled in rapid succession, forming a continuous chain of attacks, targeting Zhao You'an's Yuan Dan.

Even if the opponent was injured, they were still at the Nine Heavens realm, and their evasive maneuvers, though not as agile as a Martial Saint, were still extremely swift. In this situation, directly attacking with the Yuan Magnetism Flying Sword would have minimal effect.

However, at this moment, with Zhao You'an's movements temporarily restrained, it was an entirely different story.

Thus, the seven flying swords attacked relentlessly, bombarding Zhao You'an's Yuan Dan.

The Yuan Dan of a Nine Heavens Great Sage was indeed much more robust and durable compared to the Infant Transformation Grand Elixir of an Eighth Heaven cultivator.

This was the first time Lei Jun had encountered a target that his Seven Star Sword technique could not penetrate, even with consecutive strikes.

But he was unconcerned.

Within the Primordial Universe, the power of the Yuan Magnetism was pervasive.

The flying sword that had been knocked away paused in mid-air before changing direction and aiming its blade at Zhao You'an once again.

The flying sword trembled slightly in place, and in the next moment, a buzzing sound rang out as the sword disappeared from view.

When it reappeared, it struck Zhao You'an's Yuan Dan once more.

This process repeated endlessly.

Even the formidable Zhao You'an's Yuan Dan began to show cracks! Zhao You'an's divine soul and physical body trembled violently, and his old sword wounds started to expand rapidly.

In the blink of an eye, the severity of his injuries seemed as if his body would be torn in half.

Blood began to flow from Zhao You'an's orifices.

He suddenly clasped his hands together in front of him, performing a secret hand seal.

Subsequently, just as Zhao You'an's Yuan Dan was about to shatter, it was tinged with a layer of blood.

It seemed as if a dragon was appearing within it.

"Boom!"

The Yuan Dan shattered, and a blood-red dragon burst forth.

Although the blood dragon was also pierced by the flying sword that followed closely behind, it continued to rush towards the distant depths of the universe.

Zhao You'an's physical body had disappeared from the spot.

The extremely resilient physical body of the Dan Ding School's Nine Heavens Great Sage had vanished at this moment.

The dragon fought in the wild, its blood a mix of darkness and light.

Zhao You'an had abandoned his physical body and unleashed the ultimate technique recorded in the Jichun Battle Dragon Classic, the Dragon Fights in the Wild, making a decisive move.

The blood dragon soared into the sky, its momentum relentless and its might unparalleled.

It seemed as if the endless universe had an endpoint, as the blood dragon that Zhao You'an had transformed into forcibly tore through it! Zhao You'an's Nascent Soul escaped and attempted to break through the Primordial Universe of Lei Jun's divine consciousness.

He had broken through.

However, in front of him, there was still pitch darkness.

Rather than being surprised, Zhao You'an felt more... lost.

Was there another Taoist master from the Talisman School outside Lei Jun's Primordial Universe, who had also unfolded their divine consciousness or Great Sage realm, waiting for him?

However, in the distance, a bright yellow radiance spread out like an ocean. It seemed to be the Yuan Magnetism Sea within Lei Jun's Primordial Universe.

But Zhao You'an was certain that he had just broken through in the opposite direction of the Yuan Magnetism Sea.

Now, the Yuan Magnetism Sea had appeared before him.

Based on his previous readings of Taoist classics, Zhao You'an had always believed that the Primordial Universes of Talisman School cultivators would vary depending on their individual Taoist insights and understandings.

Could it be that he was mistaken?

Was there another Talisman School cultivator who had cultivated a Primordial Universe identical to Lei Jun's?

"Boom!"

The familiar sound of a sword rang out once more.

The flying sword, burning with Lei Fire, struck Zhao You'an's Nascent Soul.

The nascent soul of a powerful sage from the Alchemical School was incredibly resilient.

Before his spirit was broken, Zhao You'an's Transmutation Elixir withstood a sword strike without shattering.

However, this sword strike left him stunned.

He saw that Lei Jun himself had appeared within the Primordial Universe that Zhao You'an had just entered.

Lei Jun raised his hand, and the Jade Chariot struck Zhao You'an's nascent soul.

"Pa!" With a sound like shattering porcelain, fine cracks appeared on Zhao You'an's Transmutation Elixir.

At the same time, the remaining six flying swords shot towards him.

This time, Zhao You'an's nascent soul could not withstand the onslaught of the flying swords and was consecutively pierced.

Zhao You'an stood there, dazed, his eyes wide open, staring at Lei Jun.

Lei Jun suddenly felt his divine soul as if it had been struck by a powerful force.

However, he remained unharmed, as if he had merely felt a gentle breeze.

Zhao You'an was even more astonished.

What was going on with this mysterious cultivator?

His abilities and powers were not only bizarre and formidable, but even his divine soul was exceptionally resilient.

The combination of the Forgetful Smoke and the Cold Flame was indeed effective... Lei Jun remained calm.

His Cosmic Universe slowly retracted, revealing everything once again.

At the same time, within the gradually dissipating bright yellow energy sea, a black Thunder Dragon appeared.

In the fading darkness of the starry sky, the stars transformed into a crimson Fire Tiger.

With the roars of the dragon and tiger, the black-red diagram reappeared.

The powerful light of the dragon and tiger strike illuminated Zhao You'an's shattered nascent soul, completely annihilating his divine soul.

In the real world outside, everyone saw a strong light piercing through the dissipating Primordial Universe, as if a master's nascent soul was dispersing.

Had the Celestial Master Lei killed Zhao You'an?

On the outskirts, Princess Zhang Ying of Shanyang, Elder Xu Duan of Shu Mountain, Prince Zhang Junhai of Changshan, Yue Xiling, and others were all astonished.

Considering Zhao You'an's injuries and Lei Jun's previous achievements, this outcome was not entirely unexpected for Zhang Ying and Xu Duan.

However, the short duration of the battle exceeded their estimates.

The Celestial Master Seal had transformed into a three-layered pagoda, currently suppressing the void gateway.

The Celestial Master Sword was rumored to be with Tang Xiaotang.

Was the Celestial Master's Robe with Lei Jun?

Regardless of whether the Celestial Master's Robe was present or not, Lei Jun's achievements would be forever remembered... Zhang Junhai thought.

Everyone had been saying that Lei Jun should be regarded as a powerful cultivator.

However, most people believed that this meant he could contend with a powerful master, not that he could decisively defeat and even kill his opponent.

But considering his previous achievements in breaking through the Temple of the Golden Vajra and today's battle, people's perceptions of him would probably change again.

(End of Chapter)

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