Chapter 364: A Prime Opportunity, Great Fortune! (Part 2)

Chapter 364: A Prime Opportunity, Great Fortune! (Part 2)

.. Zhang Ying snapped back to her senses.

Elder Xu Duan of Shu Mountain exhaled a long breath.

The enemies who had broken through the Yin Mountain defense line—Ha Ri Ge'er of the Lone Eagle Khanate, the two alien warriors Da Dun Ba Ri and Bo Mu Ge, the Bear and Eagle demons, Master Jia Sheng of the Vajra Department—along with Zhao You'an of the Three Springs Palace, had all been vanquished.

With this, they could finally console the spirits of Zhang Dongyuan and the other fallen cultivators...

As these thoughts crossed his mind, a series of thunderous explosions reverberated in the distant horizon.

Xu Duan and the others turned to see a patch of green and a patch of gold entangled in combat, approaching the Temple of the Golden Vajra.

The master of the Vajra Department, Gala Tao, had finally returned.

The master of the Vajra Department, seeing the white-covered temple gate, could not help but sigh.

This time, they had encountered a great calamity.

Both the Vajra Department and the Lone Eagle Khanate had underestimated the Great Tang Empire.

The Lone Eagle Khanate had almost paid the price of losing their elites.

Then, what about the Vajra Department?

Fortunately, among the misfortunes, Tang Huang Zhang Wantong was also severely injured and had retired to Chang'an, never to return.

Gala Tao and Tang Xiaotang had fought in the Guanlong region, near Chang'an, and even then, the Empress did not make a move.

Otherwise, Gala Tao would not have been confident in his safe return to the Western Regions.

Then, just in time, a vast and formidable Daoist formation reappeared, engulfing the Vajra Master, the Subordinate Monk, and the two great Vajra masters of the Sumeru sect once more.

The gateway to Sumeru was once again shrouded and blocked.

Even the most mentally resilient individuals could not withstand being tossed around like this.

Some still wanted to fight desperately, while others only wanted to leave this place, giving up all hope of escaping the Great Tang through Sumeru.

Even if they couldn't escape the Great Tang, fleeing far west to the snowy plateau would still be better than charging towards the Vajra Temple ruins and courting death.

"Where is the Xiao Clan Lord from Longxi at this moment?" Zhang Junhai asked Zhang Ying.

Zhang Ying replied, "He found a group of demon monks on the outskirts earlier, led by the eighth-level Heavenly Realm monk, Dong Da. Later, he also encountered another demon monk, Xi Re, and chased them from afar. He has received news that he is on his way here."

Zhang Ying, Zhang Junhai, Yue Xiling, and the others were wary of the Vajra Master and the Subordinate Monk, but seeing that Lei Jun was well-prepared, they temporarily put their minds at ease.

They commanded the Great Tang cultivators to pursue and wipe out the remnants of their enemies who were fleeing in all directions, to prevent them from causing further chaos in densely populated areas.

At this moment, within the grand formation, the Vajra Master and the Subordinate Monk both wore solemn expressions.

They seemed to be in another world, separated from the outside world of the Great Tang.

This formation not only isolated them from the outside world but also blocked the gateway to Sumeru once more.

The world within the formation seemed to be a world of monochrome.

The Vajra Master and the Subordinate Monk could barely maintain their own colors.

However, the Buddha light around them was constantly dissipating and leaking into the surrounding monochrome world.

The Vajra Master's gaze shifted towards the distance.

There, in the pale void, two black lotus seats hovered in the air, facing each other.

The black lotus seats were like two black suns, devoid of warmth, instead resembling abyssal black holes that devoured everything around them.

Especially the Buddha light flowing around the Vajra Master and the Subordinate Monk, it was being devoured by the black lotus seats, disappearing without a trace.

"The White Lotus Sect's heretical methods? No, it's not that violent. Could it be the Zen Sect's methods from the Middle Earth changing?" The Subordinate Monk spoke with surprise.

He was a ninth-level Heavenly Realm monk, only one step away from achieving the Five Phase Embodiment and the perfect Vajra body.

In recent years, his physical body had weakened due to old age, making it difficult to maintain his peak condition, but his insight remained sharp.

Although he was unfamiliar with this grand formation, he vaguely felt that it was indeed a Daoist technique.

But what about those two black lotus seats?

Heretical Buddhist methods!

The Five Departments of the Sumeru Sect each revered different Buddhas, but the core was always the Buddha Hand Seal lineage, which revered the Great Sun Buddha the most.

At this moment, the black lotus seats were practicing a dark and corrosive method, which was a great disrespect to the Great Sun Buddha, but also a highly effective countermeasure.

"It's a Daoist formation... But those two demonic lotuses are the key to the formation!" The Vajra Master, Gala Tao, spoke up.

His gaze was fixed on the space between the two black lotus seats.

There, Lei Jun stood calmly, his right hand resting behind his back, while his left hand was outstretched in front of him.

In his palm, there seemed to be flowing water.

A long river flowed from afar, eventually converging into Lei Jun's hand.

It was as if the Milky Way was pouring down from the heavens, falling straight into the depths of the Yellow Springs.

The illusory river eventually condensed into a bead-like form, brimming with spiritual essence.

【Milky Way Bead】

The name of this treasure naturally surfaced in Lei Jun's mind.

As he comprehended its mysteries, he felt as if his entire being, including his thoughts, was resonating with joy.

This should be the prime opportunity mentioned in the divination, an opportunity to cultivate natural-level wisdom.

To be precise, it was an expandable opportunity that could enhance one's innate understanding.

With the Vajra Master bringing back the other half of the Milky Way Bead, which had undergone changes, and returning to the formation site, the two halves of the treasure finally reunited within the Nine Consciousness Confounding Spacetime, revealing its true form.

"What formation is this?" The Vajra Master asked.

"It's the Grand Duality Right and Wrong Dharma Immortal Formation," Lei Jun replied.

Upon hearing this name, the Vajra Master's mind immediately flashed back to unpleasant memories.

Meanwhile, Tang Xiaotang couldn't help but laugh.

Indeed, as the Vajra Master sensed, this formation was partly inspired by Lei Jun's observations of the Grand Yin and Yang Nine Palaces Immortal Formation in the past.

Combining his own Daoist techniques, his senior martial brother Wang Guiyuan's Nine Grade Erosion Lotus Seats, the Grand Yin and Yang Nine Palaces Immortal Formation, and the unique insights of the Celestial Master's Mansion, along with a plethora of formation flags, treasures, and artifacts, they had collectively crafted this Grand Duality Right and Wrong Dharma Immortal Formation.

The process of creation and refinement involved Tang Xiaotang, Wang Guiyuan, and Lei Jun, each contributing their fair share of effort.

Compared to Lei Jun, who had only observed from a distance, Tang Xiaotang had actually entered the Grand Yin and Yang Nine Palaces Immortal Formation herself, gaining a deeper understanding of its intricacies.

The collaboration of these three individuals with exceptional insights, along with their exchange of ideas and sparks of inspiration, had resulted in this remarkable achievement.

In Lei Jun's view, the formation was still in its infancy, far from completion.

And at this moment, the confrontation with the Vajra Master and the Subordinate Monk was an excellent opportunity to refine and enhance it.

However, the Vajra Master was feeling completely differently.

During the battles in the Ba-Sichuan and Nanzhao regions, the situation had turned against them after the Vajra sect entered the Grand Yin and Yang Nine Palaces Immortal Formation, ultimately leading to the death of Master Ren Zhu and the injury of the Vajra Master himself.

Now, it seemed like history was repeating itself.

But the outcome would be different this time... The Vajra Master manifested his Vajra body, his eyes calm as still water, his emotions completely suppressed.

Holding the Vajra Department's treasure, the Five Cobalt Mallet, the Great Sun Buddha's anger intertwined, forming an invisible and colorless yet exceptionally terrifying blade on the mallet.

With a single slash of the Great Sun Buddha's Divine Blade, even the monochrome world seemed to come to life with color.

However, the Grand Duality Right and Wrong Dharma Immortal Formation began to fluctuate violently.

As the Yin-Yang diagram rotated, it dissipated the power of the Great Sun Buddha's Divine Blade.

At the same time, dark flames gathered from all four directions of the grand formation, surrounding the Great Sun Buddha and the Subordinate Monk.

Compared to the last time in the Great Youming Right and Wrong Nine Palaces Immortal Formation, where he fought with his bare hands, the Great Sun Buddha now had the Five Cobalt Mallet in hand.

However, this Grand Duality Right and Wrong Dharma Immortal Formation created by Dragon Tiger Mountain's Celestial Master's Mansion was exceptionally targeted and restrictive towards practitioners of the Buddhist Hand Seal lineage like them.

With their powers neutralizing each other, the Great Sun Buddha was still unable to forcibly break through the formation.

He exchanged a glance with the Subordinate Monk, and both nodded.

The Great Sun Buddha expanded his body, emanating the anger of the Great Sun Buddha to block the soundless burning dark fire.

Then, they rushed towards the two Nine Grade Erosion Lotus Seats.

If they couldn't break through the formation directly, then they could only start from the formation's eye, the two black lotuses.

Lei Jun put away the Falling Jade, while the other hand that had exhausted its spiritual power turned the Spirit Jade into ashes.

He stood between the two black lotuses, as if standing at the junction of the monochrome diagram, presiding over the formation.

Tang Xiaotang, on the other hand, was ruthless. Holding the Celestial Master Sword, she slashed towards the Great Sun Buddha with a burst of purple light.

The Great Sun Buddha wielded the Five Cobalt Mallet, blocking the sword light while also restraining Tang Xiaotang for his subordinate.

The Subordinate Monk, with the help of the Great Wheel Seal and the Wisdom Fist Seal, quickly rushed towards one of the Nine Grade Erosion Lotus Seats.

But in addition to the dark flames, this formation also had white lightning bolts.

The Subordinate Monk was a Buddhist Hand Seal lineage cultivator at the Four-Layered Nine Heavens, having achieved the Diamond Heart. However, due to his old age, he could only demonstrate the abilities of the Three-Layered Nine Heavens Bodhi Heart.

A round and bright moon wheel appeared around his body, its size fluctuating at will, instantly filling the four directions, resembling a small sacred land.

Within the range of the Round Bright Moon Wheel, one's nature was pure, and the threat of enemy attacks would be significantly reduced.

...That was how it was supposed to be.

But when the dark fire and white lightning fell, the Round Bright Moon Wheel shrank and contracted.

The white lightning cracked the Round Bright Moon Wheel.

Then, the dark fire scorched him, causing the Subordinate Monk's body to seem like it would burn.

Tang Xiaotang's sword swept through the four directions, attacking the Great Sun Buddha while also keeping the Subordinate Monk in check.

In the monochrome world, purple and golden lightning crisscrossed the sky, striking the Subordinate Monk.

The Subordinate Monk's body suddenly burst with brilliant light, as if blood was splattering.

He was shocked and retreated.

The Great Sun Buddha, who had achieved the Five Aspects of the Perfect Diamond Body, didn't feel much, but for the other Buddhist Hand Seal lineage monks, the threat of this formation was immense.

The Great Sun Buddha, Galata, timely assisted, helping the Subordinate Monk block the white lightning and dark fire.

"Thank you, Senior Monk." As he spoke, he exchanged positions with his subordinate, taking his place to confront Lei Jun and the two Nine Grade Erosion Lotus Seats.

The Subordinate Monk also knew that it was a critical moment, so he didn't say anything unnecessary. Instead, he first formed the Inner Lion Seal to suppress his injuries.

Then, he turned to face Tang Xiaotang, who was pursuing the Great Sun Buddha.

As he gathered his light into a virtual mallet, a faint anger of the Great Sun Buddha appeared around his body.

This elder of the Sumeru Department, with his advanced age and high qualifications, began to risk his life at this moment.

A Four-Layered Nine Heavens Buddhist Hand Seal lineage cultivator could also produce the anger of the Great Sun Buddha.

Numerous black bodhi seeds hovered in the air, forming a pitch-black bodhi tree.

The bodhi tree's trunk coiled around the Vajra Department Master's body.

His originally azure-colored Vajra body suddenly lost its hue, transforming into a golden Buddha radiance.

This sudden change caused the Vajra Department Master to momentarily lose his Nine Heavens Perfect Vajra body.

Unprepared, his body was engulfed by his own furious Ming Wang flames, burning away his Buddha radiance.

The Vajra Department Master grunted, but he did not relent, allowing his furious Ming Wang flames to rage even more intensely.

Lei Jun stood calmly, his body shrouded by misty rain, while the Eight Trigrams Treasure Robe unleashed its power.

The robe's grasses, like angry dragons, coiled around him.

However, at this moment, they seemed to wither and present a withered appearance under the assault of the furious Ming Wang flames.

Seizing the opportunity, the Vajra Department Master forcibly retracted his Five Cobalt Vajra Mallets.

But just then, a gleam of light flashed from Lei Jun's brow, as if a slender ray of light was about to burst forth!

In the blink of an eye, this seemingly insignificant yet immensely powerful ray of light shot forth from Lei Jun's brow!

Yin-Yang Divine Aurora!

At such close range, even with the Vajra Department Master's abilities, he had no time to dodge or block this swift and concentrated attack.

His Vajra body, which had just been broken by the black bodhi seeds, was now penetrated by Lei Jun's Yin-Yang Divine Aurora!

Another one!

Yet another completely new and unprecedented divine ability from the Heavenly Masters Mansion or even the entire Talisman Faction!

The Vajra Department Master's body staggered backward, a slight wound now emitting Lei Fire.

The wound rapidly expanded, as if his body was about to be torn apart.

On the other side, Shuso's condition was even worse. His Perfect Round Bright Moon Wheel had been shattered once more by Tang Xiaotang.

This shattering basically signified that Shuso had been knocked down to a Nine Heavens Layer One cultivator, devoid of the Perfect Round Bright Moon Wheel, retaining only his Dharma body.

"Senior Martial Brother!"

Despite their severe injuries, the Vajra Department Master and Shuso did not falter.

Taking advantage of the grand formation's shift, the two Nine Grade Erosion Lotus Seats merged for an instant, providing them with an opportunity to reopen the Sumeru Gate.

A golden gateway emerged amidst the black sea, leading to a serene and peaceful Buddha realm.

This serene and peaceful Buddha realm was suddenly stained with a vast expanse of blackness.

At this moment, near the gateway to the mortal realm, numerous disciples of the Sumeru Sect's Vajra Department gathered, led by a remarkably youthful monk with a handsome and gentle countenance.

His name was Luo Chi, a personal disciple of the Vajra Department Master, and one of the most promising young talents of the Sumeru Sect's Vajra Department.

His original intention was to receive and escort the Vajra Department Master and Shuso.

Who could have expected that they would be greeted by a surging black sea?

The Pure Land was suddenly tainted by this eerie blackness.

An ethereal and captivating aura permeated from within, prompting Luo Chi and the other disciples to instinctively protect their bodies with Buddha radiance.

The less experienced disciples were not as affected.

It wasn't that they were less impacted, but rather, their spirits were dispirited, their vital energy, Qi, and even their souls were all diminished, as if they had fallen into an intangible abyss, their souls unable to escape.

Witnessing the Vajra Department Master and Shuso being engulfed by the black sea, Luo Chi's expression shifted.

He promptly instructed, "Quickly notify Duope Upper Monk... Also, inform the Master of the Treasure Department!"

Before he finished speaking, Luo Chi and the other disciples noticed the black sea transforming once more, this time from absolute blackness to absolute whiteness.

It was as if the yin and yang had inverted.

And within this white expanse, the two most conspicuous objects were the two black lotus seats, now burning fiercely.

Lei Jun calmly observed the grand formation diagram reaching its limit.

The materials and time spent crafting the formation diagram were inadequate, falling short of the Grand Yin-Yang Nine Palaces Immortal Formation, which had been refined over the years by generations of talented masters.

The Grand Duality Right and Wrong Dharma Immortal Formation diagram had been hastily crafted and lacked the opportunity for further refinement and improvement.

However, this experience would be beneficial for future enhancements and perfection.

And at this moment, facing off against the Vajra Department Master and Shuso was an excellent opportunity to temper and strengthen the formation.

However, the Vajra Department Master's perception was entirely different.

During the battles in Ba-Sichuan and Nanzhao, after the Vajra Department entered the Grand Yin-Yang Nine Palaces Immortal Formation, the situation turned against them, ultimately leading to the death of Master Ren Zhu and the injury of the Vajra Department Master himself.

Now, it seemed like history was repeating itself.

But the outcome would be different this time... The Vajra Department Master manifested his Vajra body, his eyes calm as still waters, his emotions completely suppressed.

The Vajra Department Master was equally shaken all over, and not only was his Vajra Body broken, even his perfected Vajra Heart could not be maintained, as the Full Moon Wheel appeared and was suppressed to only a limited range around him, unable to expand.

Tang Xiaotang did not relax in the slightest, and the Celestial Master Sword swept across with another slash.

The Vajra Department Master could no longer spare a thought for Shuso at this moment, and could only use the Five Cobalt Vajra Mallets to protect himself, blocking the Celestial Master Sword.

"Lei Jun!"

Tang Xiaotang shouted as she fought with increasing intensity.

There was no need for many words, as Lei Jun had already condensed a Xuanxiao Five Thunder Talisman.

As the talisman rotated, a large amount of black Yin Thunder silently spread out, transforming into a sea of thunder.

Within the sea of thunder, a massive Yin Thunder Dragon flew out, letting out a silent roar.

At the same time, Tang Xiaotang also condensed a Tianhuang Pure Yang Talisman, deriving a large amount of golden Pure Yang True Fire.

In the sea of fire, a mountain-like majestic Pure Yang Fire Tiger stood tall.

The Yin Thunder Dragon roared and the Pure Yang Fire Tiger roared back, both flying up into the sky and transforming into a gold-black Tai Chi diagram.

With their combined efforts, the spiritual power within the gold-black Tai Chi diagram was exceptionally grand.

As Yin and Yang intertwined, a massive pillar of brilliant light swept across the four directions.

Severely injured, Shuso could only focus on holding off the light pillar.

The Vajra Department Master used the Five Cobalt Vajra Mallets to block, but Tang Xiaotang's Celestial Master Sword swept across once more.

The Vajra Department Master could only use the Five Cobalt Vajra Mallets to defend, while Tang Xiaotang's sword light swept across to keep Shuso in check.

"Thunder Tiger!"

Tang Xiaotang shouted, her sword light and the Thunder Tiger's light intertwining, forming a purple-gold Tai Chi diagram.

The purple and gold lightning crisscrossed the sky, striking Shuso.

Compared to Shuso, who was more subdued by Tang Xiaotang's powerful abilities, the Vajra Department Master was 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 Tiger Mountain's Celestial 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 Tiger Mountain's Celestial 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 Lei Jun 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, a 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.

(End of Chapter)

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