Chapter 432: Lass, Do You Have Any Thoughts of Killing Your Master?

Chapter 432: Lass, Do You Have Any Thoughts of Killing Your Master?

The intense battle in Luo Yuan raged on, showing no signs of abating.

However, the true focus lay elsewhere.

You Luo Sankun, You Mingxun, Gu Long Huang, and the newly arrived Mu Weizi had their sights set on two other great demons in Luo Yuan—Yin Yue Ming Huang and Da Yuan Ming Gui.

They didn't plan to attack both targets simultaneously; instead, they intended to pick them off one by one.

Chen Yi easily discerned that this was because the three demons and Mu Weizi didn't fully trust each other, preventing them from forming a tight-knit alliance.

With mutual wariness among the four experts, their combined strength, even when working together, was limited, hence their cautious approach against Yin Yue Ming Huang and Da Yuan Ming Gui.

Chen Yi didn't pay much mind to this.

He, too, was wary of these great demons and Mu Weizi.

But that didn't stop him from pursuing his goals.

"What are your thoughts, O Emperor of Scales? Who does Mu Weizi plan to seek assistance from in Luo Yuan?" Chen Yi asked Gu Long Huang in private.

Gu Long Huang's voice was cold and steady, "He hails from the Taoist Fulu Sect, an ancient Fulu lineage connected to the Celestial Palace. It's apparent that his target is most likely the Dragon-Tiger Mountain lineage in the human realm of Great Tang, which has undergone a transformation in its path of Taoism."

Chen Yi nodded silently.

Gu Long Huang continued, "Compared to the denizens of the Earthly Sea, the human realm boasts a larger population and more living souls. It's an ideal target for him, and everyone gets what they want. After all, isn't the chapter and table of the Celestial Palace that you've always desired also located in that human realm?"

"Indeed," Chen Yi replied. "I have some scores to settle there."

Despite their words, both Chen Yi and Gu Long Huang knew that the human realm of Great Tang was teeming with experts, especially the Dragon-Tiger Mountain Celestial Master Mansion lineage, which boasted countless powerful cultivators.

Regardless of his thoughts, Chen Yi acknowledged that it was a colossal force he couldn't possibly confront alone at the moment.

Even with Gu Long Huang's assistance, it wouldn't be enough.

Mu Weizi was likely aware of this as well.

Even if he had his sights set on the human realm of Great Tang and the Dragon-Tiger Mountain Celestial Master Mansion lineage, he wouldn't act rashly.

However, since he might have the backing of a true Taoist immortal, he surely had plans, and he would strike when the time was right.

You Luo Sankun, Gu Long Huang, You Mingxun, and Chen Yi were all awaiting a similar opportunity.

They would bide their time and make their move when the enemy showed signs of action.

As long as Mu Weizi remained inactive, they wouldn't make the first strike.

…………………

In the human realm of Great Tang, within the Dragon-Tiger Mountain Celestial Master Mansion...

Lei Jun was cultivating quietly in the mountains.

Nie Fang had already left and returned to Xuanji Temple.

He had benefited greatly from Lei Jun's teachings about the Yan Shi technique.

Lei Jun, too, had gained insights from Nie Fang's lineage.

Lei Jun possessed a natural talent for understanding the myriad truths and methods of the world, almost as if he were a prodigy in all fields.

Although he didn't truly cultivate the Yan Shi technique due to his unwavering body, his exchanges with Nie Fang had enlightened him about the essence of this Taoist lineage, providing valuable inspiration.

Combining the Tianhe Crystalsand, Heng River Flowing Sand, and the Thousand-Faceted Jade, and refining them in the burning Jiuyuan True Fire, Lei Jun once again created something akin to the Starry River Celestial Net.

However, this creation wasn't complete yet.

Lei Jun added the Shenxiao Flowing Gold and Tianhua Meteorite Iron from his previous collection, further refining these materials.

As time passed, a relatively large object resembling an ancient mirror began to take shape in the burning Jiuyuan True Fire.

The Taoist principles exuded by this ancient mirror differed from those of the Yuqing Zhou Tian Fa Mirror and the previous Da Zhou Tian Fa Mirror.

Its observation and probing capabilities were far inferior.

However, it possessed some mysterious properties.

As Lei Jun continued to ponder and refine it, purple and black lightning began to coil around his body.

Amid the crackling of the lightning, two fa tablets took form.

Lei Fa Tian Shu Fa Tablet and Xuanshao Wulei Fa Tablet.

These two fa tablets fused, causing the yin-yang dual lightning to continuously alternate.

With Lei Jun's hand seals, the purple and black intertwined fa tablets slowly sank into the surface of the ancient mirror.

The mirror's surface began to vibrate violently, and purple and black electric snakes danced across it.

The electric currents caused the mirror to shake as if it would shatter.

However, with the Tianhua Meteorite Iron as its base and the Shenxiao Flowing Gold as its carrier, along with Lei Jun's exquisite manipulation, the two divine fa tablets were successfully sealed within the mirror.

At this stage, Lei Jun heaved a sigh of relief, knowing that he had succeeded in the most challenging part, and the subsequent steps would be easier.

He held a hand seal in front of his chest with one hand while pointing at the burning green Jiuyuan True Fire with the other.

The flames in the fire sea soared, quickly condensing into a green fa tablet—the Huo Fa Di Shu Fa Tablet.

At the same time, a large amount of crimson golden flames gathered beside Lei Jun, as if the true Tianchen Dahan had descended upon the mortal realm.

At the center of the great sun appeared a mysterious crimson golden fa tablet—the Chen Yang Zhongtian Fa Tablet.

The yin-yang dual fires intertwined and merged, causing the two fa tablets to overlap.

Next, they sank together into the surface of the ancient mirror.

Purple and black electric snakes reappeared on the mirror's surface, but this time, the yin-yang dual lightning was balanced and stable, forming a fa realm that helped the mirror accommodate and stabilize the intertwined fa tablets of the yin-yang dual fires.

The light from the mirror flashed, and a brilliant radiance emanated from within, emitting an endless stream of light and heat.

Lei Jun nodded slightly, satisfied.

At this point, both the Yin-Yang Shenxiao Aurora and the Yin-Yang Wuji Starburst had been refined into this ancient mirror.

Unlike the Yuqing Zhoutian Faming, this artifact could be called the Yin-Yang Celestial Punishment Treasure Mirror.

While the mirror appeared stable, it was, strictly speaking, a disposable treasure rather than a permanent one like the Yuqing Zhoutian Faming.

"The Yin-Yang Dual Lightning and the Yin-Yang Dual Fire are still separate at the moment." Lei Jun gazed at the newly refined ancient mirror. "There's still room for improvement; I'll take my time to figure it out."

Lei Jun did not disperse the Jiuyuan True Fire but instead slowly condensed the silver-white lightning within the verdant sea of flames.

The silver lightning, soft and stable, combined with the verdant true fire, continued to refine the Yin-Yang Celestial Punishment Treasure Mirror.

A faint silver color began to coat the edges of the ancient mirror.

Lei Jun looked up at the sky.

In the distant, tranquil starry sky, multiple stars lit up simultaneously.

As the radiance flowed, a vast network of silvery light connected the countless stars.

Under Lei Jun's control, the Yin-Yang Celestial Punishment Treasure Mirror rose into the sky and then descended into the magnificent starry river he had created.

The edges of the mirror flashed with silver light, extending outward and connecting with the Starry River Net.

The vast starry river now had one more star.

Within Longhushan, Lei Jun's eyes shone with the revolving Tian Tong Di Che Fa Lu as he silently observed and adjusted the mirror.

During this process, under his control, the Yin-Yang Celestial Punishment Treasure Mirror detached itself from the Starry River Net, descended from the heavens, and returned to Longhushan.

Lei Jun made a new round of adjustments and improvements to the mirror before sending it back up into the sky.

After repeating this process several times, the Yin-Yang Celestial Punishment Treasure Mirror completely merged with the Starry River Net and never fell again.

"It's a pity that the materials are limited, and I only have one for now."

Lei Jun gazed into the sky, hoping for more suitable raw materials to appear.

Subsequently, Lei Jun turned his attention back to his San Dong San Tian Tai Shang Long Hu Xian Formation.

The new formation diagram still lacked the materials needed for its completion.

With the Three Treasures of the Celestial Master, Lei Jun could have used the Wanfa Zongtan to complete it when he was in the ancestral court of the Tang Longhushan.

All three conditions were indispensable.

As such, he couldn't help but feel a little passive.

Lei Jun decided to change his line of thought and seek other alternatives.

He had thought of this before and had already laid some groundwork.

Now, he further refined his idea.

He headed towards the Wanfa Zongtan.

Under the curtain of light formed by countless revolving Dao Yun Fu Lu, Lei Jun solemnly set up a incense table, just like his second disciple, Han Xiaofi, when she had first started learning how to create talismans.

The surrounding Dao Yun Fu Lu radiance condensed into a substantial-seeming talisman brush, which landed in Lei Jun's hand.

Lei Jun circled the incense table and finally stood still, writing the talisman edict solemnly.

He wrote only one edict per day.

Twelve days later, he had twelve talisman edicts, their radiance restrained and seemingly ordinary.

However, Lei Jun took them seriously. After leaving the Wanfa Zongtan with the twelve talisman edicts, he personally went to the forbidden land of the ancestral tomb in the back mountain to pay homage to the ancestors of Longhushan.

Only then did everything come to a close.

Lei Jun brought the twelve talisman edicts back to the Celestial Master's Hall and quietly nurtured them with his spiritual power.

Time passed quietly as people came and went in the world.

Due to the threat posed by Golden Khan Ang Qinfu and Sumeru, all communication between the current Han realm and the Tang realm had been completely cut off.

This had objectively affected and hindered travel between Han and Tang.

Thanks to the time gained by Dihai, Longhushan had issued a warning in advance.

As a result, Tang cultivators in the Han realm at that time had returned successively.

Similarly, Han cultivators who were traveling or visiting the Tang realm also hurried back to the current Han realm to avoid being stranded away from home indefinitely if the void were to close.

However, there were a few exceptions who remained in the Tang realm, including the most outstanding member of the younger generation of the Langya Wang Clan, Wang Qilang, or Wang Bujiu.

The Wang Clan was facing a major turning point due to Dongyang Man Wang Xu.

They had already made up their minds to change their family's past strategies because of him.

Wang Bujiu had come to the Tang realm specifically for this reason—to investigate and explore.

He himself was a representative of the Langya Wang Clan's shift in their longstanding family doctrine.

With the support of his sixth uncle, Wang Xu, even if Wang Bujiu stayed in the Tang realm and didn't return, the Langya Wang Clan, which had already turned towards a new path, would not revert to their old ways. Hence, Wang Bujiu was determined to remain in the Tang realm.

A few members of the Wang Clan accompanied him.

Clan leader Wang Yan secretly intended to take this opportunity to establish a branch of the clan in the Tang realm.

Even if there were earth-shattering changes in the future Great Han Dynasty, there would still be a branch of the Wang Clan's bloodline remaining.

Wang Bujiu was well aware of this, and he did not object.

What was important was the clan's course of action going forward.

It was difficult to turn a large ship around; a turn required preparation in many aspects.

The Tang imperial family did not object to this, either, and at most, they would pay more attention to the clan in the initial stages.

When Wang Bujiu arrived in the Tang Dynasty, he spent most of his time and energy visiting some of the Tang people.

He focused mainly on the contemporary clan head of the Liangwai Xiao Clan, Xiao Hang; the high-achieving elder of Shushan Sect, Ye Dongming; and the important minister of the Tang court, Chu Yu, all of whom were from the former Five Surnames and Seven Noble Houses of the Tang Dynasty.

Fang Yue, who returned to the Great Tang with Wang Bujiu and the others, was already well-acquainted with Wang Bujiu back in the current Han dynasty. Similarly, someone like Chu Kun, a high-achieving elder of the Great Tang's Dragon and Tiger Mountain, was also included in this circle.

The Daoist Talisman Sect does not prohibit marriage, but Chu Kun has remained single, without any offspring.

However, the few branches of the Chu family from the Great Tang's Suzhou who moved with him initially, have already taken root and flourished.

Chu Kun calmly received Wang Bujiu and they engaged in deep conversation for a long time.

After seeing his guest off the mountain, Chu Kun, in a rare move, sent a private message to Chu Yu in the imperial capital of Luoyang, sharing his thoughts and seeking his opinion.

On the other hand, the senior master sister, Xu Yuanzhen, returned to the Dragon and Tiger Mountain's Celestial Master Mansion in the Great Tang.

"I just love playing these little tricks."

This was Xu Yuanzhen's first remark upon seeing Cheng Rongrong, Tang Xiaotang's personal disciple.

Although Cheng Rongrong was young, she remained calm and composed, respectfully greeting Xu Yuanzhen, "Disciple greets Master Aunt."

Tang Xiaotang, on the other hand, raised an eyebrow, "Master Sister, why don't you tell me what you think of my disciple?"

As Han Xiaofi, who was standing next to Lei Jun, greeted Xu Yuanzhen, her mind was filled with question marks, as she couldn't understand why the current highest-achieving master aunt of Dragon and Tiger Mountain would say such a thing.

Zhuo Baojie, standing beside them, lowered her head to look at the floor.

Although Han Xiaofi was intelligent, she still lacked understanding about Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang.

Zhuo Baojie, having been in the sect for a longer time, vaguely guessed the reason: "Not completely the same, but that disciple of Master Tang, in some ways, has similarities with Master Xu..."

This was not referring to physical resemblance but rather to their personalities and lifestyles.

Of course, their differences were even more pronounced.

But those slight similarities made it hard to believe that Master Tang hadn't done it on purpose...

"A disciple should act like a disciple, and a master should act like a master," Xu Yuanzhen said casually.

Tang Xiaotang laughed, "That's just how we are as master and disciple."

Xu Yuanzhen turned to look at Cheng Rongrong again, "If you ever have thoughts of killing your master, come find me."

Cheng Rongrong's expression didn't change, and she seriously replied, "Master Aunt is joking, disciple has no such thoughts."

Tang Xiaotang hugged her disciple close, and with her other hand, she playfully pulled on her fluffy tail, looking at Xu Yuanzhen with a proud smile, "Our master-disciple bond is deep, how could we be swayed by your instigation? Shame on you, Master Sister, for stooping so low!"

Cheng Rongrong stood in her master's embrace without dodging, but she quietly pulled her tail back from her master's grasp.

Lei Jun waved his hand.

Zhuo Baojie understood and led the two junior master sisters to take their leave first.

After a while, Lei Jun said, "Senior Master Sister, I've seen the things you left at the old site of the Great Han's Dragon and Tiger Mountain, and I've added some things to prepare for later."

Xu Yuanzhen replied, "It's fine."

After she sat down, she said, "I plan to use the Wanfa Zongtan to refine some things on this trip, but I'm currently lacking some materials. I can still forge artifacts without it, but to ensure perfection, it would be best to find a heavenly treasure called 'World-Ending Dust' to fill the gap."

Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaotang's expression also turned curious, "That thing has the aura of the end times, right? It's not something you'd normally find in the mortal realm. Did you not find any in the Land of Ruins?"

Xu Yuanzhen shook her head slightly and then said, "It's true that you wouldn't normally find it in the mortal realm, but the great calamity at the end of the Han dynasty made it possible. However, I didn't find any during this trip, so I'll just put it off for now and focus on forging artifacts first. If I really can't find it, then so be it."

Lei Jun said, "I'll also keep an eye out for it from now on."

Xu Yuanzhen asked, "How is the Han dynasty doing?"

Lei Jun replied, "The Lin Clan of Jiangzhou in the Han dynasty has been making some moves recently. I'm waiting for news, and there might be results later."

The source of this information was Huang Tiandao.

Initially, the news was just that the Lin Clan of Jiangzhou in the Han dynasty had been more active lately.

Although they had left Dragon and Tiger Mountain and even departed from the Great Tang's mortal realm, Kong Ming and Huang Tiandao still kept a closer eye on the Lin Clan of Jiangzhou.

After Lei Jun heard about it, he also took the opportunity to gather some information.

This was another channel of information he had prepared regarding the current Han dynasty, apart from Huang Tiandao.

The two realms were separated by the void, and travel between them was currently impossible.

However, Lei Jun had other means.

He had first studied the Confucian method of 'seeing the person through the letters' for communication, which originated from the Lin Clan of Jiangzhou in the Great Tang.

Later, he also researched other Confucian families, such as the Ye Clans of Jinzhou and Qingzhou, and even the renowned families of the Great Tang.

Among them, he was most familiar with the Lin Clan of Jiangzhou.

Although the two branches of the Lin Clan had been separated for thousands of years, there were now significant differences between the Lin Clan of Jiangzhou in the Great Han and the Lin Clan of Jiangzhou in the Great Tang.

However, the classic texts that were the foundation of their family's legacy came from the same source.

Lei Jun, with his exceptional comprehension, was able to uncover the changes after a period of deduction, and it was no longer a secret to him.

The Lin Clan of Jiangzhou during the Two Jin dynasties was also within Lei Jun's plan.

However, although he could observe through the Jade Clarity Round Heaven Magic Mirror from the viewing platform of Penglai Pavilion, he had not personally visited the Two Jin dynasties' mortal realm before.

The difficulty in obtaining information lay more in the spatial distance between the two realms.

Therefore, Lei Jun temporarily set aside the Lin Clan of Jiangzhou in the Two Jin dynasties and focused solely on the Lin Clan of Jiangzhou in the Great Han.

However, the results he obtained later gave him a pleasant surprise: "The Two Jin dynasties... Lin Clan... Ye Clan... Jade Clarity Mi Luo Cave Heaven..."

Lei Jun was slightly astonished.

The Han dynasty's Lin Clan in Jiangzhou had indeed been stirring up some trouble lately, successfully establishing a connection with the Lin Clan of the Two Jin Dynasties in Jiangzhou.

This also involved the Ye Clan of Qingzhou and the Ye Clan of Jinzhou.

With the joint efforts of both parties, they had even secretly opened a spatial gateway from the current Han world to the world of the Two Jin Dynasties.

The gateway was located near Jiangzhou.

Successive groups of the Han dynasty's Lin Clan disciples from Jiangzhou had crossed over to the world of the Two Jin Dynasties and sent back messages.

The Han dynasty's Lin Clan in Jiangzhou had thus obtained some information, such as the fact that their arch-nemesis, the Celestial Master's Mansion lineage of Dragon and Tiger Mountain, had become a thing of the past in the world of the Two Jin Dynasties.

Lei Jun's previous attempt to view the world of the Two Jin Dynasties through the Jade Clarity Surround Heaven Magic Mirror had yielded only images without sound, leaving much information missing, especially given the decline of the Daoist Talisman Sect in that world.

However, this time, through the communication between the Lin Clans of the two worlds, Lei Jun received unexpected gains.

Jade Clarity Secret Roaming Cave Heaven.

In ancient times, it was one of the three great cave heavens of Dragon and Tiger Mountain, along with the Upper Clarity Thunder Palace Cave Heaven and the Grand Clarity Salvation Cave Heaven.

"It's in the world of the Two Jin Dynasties?" Yuan Mobai was equally astonished upon hearing the news.

Lei Jun said, "Currently, it was only mentioned in passing during the discussion between the two branches of the Lin Clan in Jiangzhou about the lineage in the world of the Two Jin Dynasties. The specifics are still unclear."

For the Dragon and Tiger Mountain lineage of the Great Tang Dynasty, both the Jade Clarity Secret Roaming Cave Heaven and the Grand Clarity Salvation Cave Heaven were already historical terms, long forgotten in the annals of history.

In the case of the Grand Clarity Salvation Cave Heaven, one could argue that it was lost due to the chaos in the mortal world.

As for the Jade Clarity Secret Roaming Cave Heaven, it was probably more accurate to say that it was misplaced.

Each of the three great cave heavens had its unique characteristics. The Upper Clarity Thunder Palace Cave Heaven constantly produced a large number of Nine Heavenly Divine Thunders, giving birth to many heavenly treasures. At the same time, the divine thunders could be drawn out of the cave heaven to empower the ancestral court of Dragon and Tiger Mountain, becoming one of the sources of strength and advantage for the mountain's grand formation.

The Grand Clarity Salvation Cave Heaven was the most spacious, theoretically capable of accommodating the most people at once, and could even hide the entire mountain gate ancestral court, similar to what the Dragon and Tiger Mountain lineage of the Great Han Dynasty was currently doing.

As for the Jade Clarity Secret Roaming Cave Heaven, the least amount of descriptive information remained about it, but one of its most notable features, according to ancient texts, was that this cave heaven could move and change its location by following the flow of earth veins, unlike the Upper Clarity Thunder Palace Cave Heaven and the Grand Clarity Salvation Cave Heaven, which remained fixed above Dragon and Tiger Mountain.

To some extent, the Jade Clarity Secret Roaming Cave Heaven had gone silent earlier than the Grand Clarity Salvation Cave Heaven, and the reason lay in this characteristic.

As for what happened back then, it had now become a mystery.

However, for Lei Jun and his disciples of Dragon and Tiger Mountain, the news about the Jade Clarity Secret Roaming Cave Heaven was more intriguing than the union of the Lin Clans of the two worlds.

"Since there are no other pressing matters, I intend to pay a visit to that world of the Two Jin Dynasties," Lei Jun said.

Yuan Mobai said, "There are no major issues in the mansion. Just be careful on your journey, Master."

With Lin Shan, Liu Xiao, Zhuo Baojie, Ke Sicheng, Qin Cawei, Xu Rui, and others successively attaining the Seventh Heaven realm, the group of high-achieving elders in Dragon and Tiger Mountain had grown stronger. In particular, Chu Kun and Zhang Jingzhen's successive advancements to the Eighth Heaven realm had ensured that the Celestial Master's Mansion now had sufficient talented individuals to stand on their own.

Lei Jun and Yuan Mobai felt more at ease, able to entrust more mansion affairs to Chu Kun, Zhang Jingzhen, Zhuo Baojie, Ke Sicheng, and others.

In recent years, Lei Jun and Yuan Mobai had gradually begun to follow the example of Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang, focusing more on their personal cultivation and teaching their disciples.

With Lei, the Celestial Master, temporarily away, there were no major issues to worry about.

However, nominally, he had not left the mountain.

In private, Lei Jun concealed his presence and departed from Dragon and Tiger Mountain, heading towards the northern border of the Great Tang Dynasty.

He arrived at a relatively secluded and uninhabited place.

Then, with the help of the Dongyang Jade Pendant, he quietly opened a spatial gateway directly from the Great Tang world to the current Han world, in a similar location to the one used by Huang Tian, Dao Kangming, and the others when they left the Great Tang Dynasty years ago.

With the gateway opened, Lei Jun used his spiritual power to temporarily conceal it, ensuring its secrecy.

For Lei Jun, who had refined the Grand Clarity Eight Scenic Treasures, and having witnessed Zhang Hui's methods at the Universe Cave Heaven, this task was naturally not difficult.

Upon reaching the other side in the current Han world, Lei Jun performed the same action.

Additionally, out of caution, Lei Jun altered his appearance during his journey, taking on the form of Dongyang Mountain's Wang Xu. With the help of the Hao Ran Mysterious Jade, his Daoist spiritual power seemed like the Confucian Hao Ran Qi.

As he set foot in the current Han world once again, Lei Jun observed the direction of the heaven and earth's spiritual qi veins.

He did not go to the Lin Clan in Jiangzhou first but instead headed to Xinzhou.

The main peak of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain of the Great Han Dynasty was still nowhere to be seen, leaving only the surrounding green mountains.

Lei Jun added the twelve talisman edicts he had recently created to the foundation he had laid before.

The talisman edicts flashed with brilliance and then disappeared without a trace.

Lei Jun nodded slightly and then crossed the Poyang Great Swamp, heading north of the river.

He passed by the ancestral land of the Lin Clan in Jiangzhou and arrived near the secretly opened spatial gateway.

Lei Jun's Sky-walking Incantation had reached the realm of perfection, and he could travel openly in the world without being detected unless he wished to be found.

Even passing through the spatial gateway did not cause any disturbance in the realm.

The disciples of the Lin Clan from both sides, guarding the gateway, were none the wiser.

Without a sound, Lei Jun stepped into the new world.

The world of the Two Jin Dynasties.

He looked around in all directions.

As expected, the tide of heaven and earth's spiritual energy had not yet begun in this world.

(End of Chapter)

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