Chapter 440: 439. The Great Tang Celestial Master Slays the Han Celestial Master (Part 2)

Chapter 440: 439. The Great Tang Celestial Master Slays the Han Celestial Master (Part 2)

To the current Han Dragon and Tiger Mountain, he was naturally a very senior ancestor. The current acting leaders of the sect, Ji Daocheng, Fu Yuzhou, and Ma Zongxiang, were all descendants separated by many generations.

But since he had entered the Han Dragon and Tiger Mountain, there must be a lineage to trace back to.

His Daoist title was the Radiant Light True Man.

Back then, during the end of the Han dynasty, the human world had not yet split.

Among the revered ancestors of the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Heavenly Master's Mansion on the Tang side, there was also a spirit tablet of the Radiant Light True Man.

It was only because of the chaos of the great calamity and the passage of time that Lei Jun and the others did not know how the Radiant Light True Man had passed away.

But now, he and Xu Yuanzhen knew the truth.

Zhou Tian, who used to be affiliated with the Celestial Palace, had killed the injured Radiant Light True Man and some other Dragon and Tiger Mountain cultivators during the great calamity.

With the help of some treasures related to the ancient Fulu School's legacy left behind in the Celestial Palace and through the use of rituals, he refined the remaining Fulu techniques of the Radiant Light True Man and others. Finally, he forcefully transformed his Confucian cultivation into the Daoist Fulu School's legacy.

In the records of the internal lineage, he naturally became the "disciple" of the Radiant Light True Man, inheriting his mantle.

After all, the Radiant Light True Man could no longer object to this claim.

Zhou Tian successfully obtained the fundamental cultivation classics, the Authentic and Supreme Daoist Scripture of the Orthodox Law, and a large number of Fu talismans from the Dragon and Tiger Mountain Heavenly Master's Mansion lineage.

However, he failed to obtain the divine legacy of the Three Caverns and Three Heavens Fulu techniques. Thus, he had no choice but to later organize and create the Three Caverns, Twelve Upper True Treasures of the Han Dragon and Tiger Mountain lineage on his own.

Henceforth, after the great calamity, he continued the legacy and innovated, becoming the ancestor of the revival of the Han Dragon and Tiger Mountain lineage.

With thorough preparations, the current Zhou Tian dealt with various parties from the outside world as a bona fide Daoist Fulu School ancestor.

It was only when Xu Yuanzhen, who cultivated the same Fulu School techniques and possessed extraordinary cultivation, insight, and discernment, studied him for a long time that she finally noticed something amiss.

"Not necessarily. It seems that others may have also sensed something amiss?"

Lei Jun looked at Ji Daocheng: "What about you?"

Ji Daocheng remained calm: "I didn't notice it before, and I only found out today. However...it doesn't matter. Whether what you said is true or false, it won't affect what happens next."

Lei Jun: "Is it because Zhou Tian bestowed talismans upon you?"

Ji Daocheng remained silent. However, within the Dragon and Tiger Sect altar, a vast light storm unfolded around him, as if revealing another world, with green and gold intertwining and purple starlight shining in the center.

This was Ji Daocheng's Great Vehicle Dao Realm.

However, before his Great Vehicle Dao Realm could fully unfold, a black starry universe also appeared, centered on Lei Jun.

The two Great Vehicle Dao Realms, like two worlds, unfolded against each other, their edges constantly pressing against each other.

Ji Daocheng took a deep breath.

His previous bad premonition had come true.

At this moment, Lei Jun's Xuanhuang Universe clearly had the upper hand, constantly expanding and gradually overwhelming the other world.

Losing contact with the Kunlun Zhou Tian ancestor had some impact on Ji Daocheng, who cultivated the ancient Fulu School's legacy.

However, the fact that his Great Vehicle Dao Realm, which had reached the fifth layer of the ninth heaven with perfect Five Qi Aspiring to the Mysterious, was being overwhelmed by the Great Vehicle Dao Realm of a cultivator who had not yet reached the fifth Qi, still made Ji Daocheng's heart sink.

He calmed his mind and maintained his composure, but as he saw the black starry sky covering him, he took a step forward.

As Ji Daocheng took a step, it was as if he had stepped onto an illusory bridge.

The bridge connected heaven and earth, ghosts and gods, the past and the present, and seemed to reach everywhere.

This was the mystical ability of a Great Vehicle High Immortal who had perfected the Five Qi Aspiring to the Mysterious in the Daoist Fulu School.

The Bridge of Comprehending the Mysterious.

The bridge hung between the inside and outside of the black universe.

As Ji Daocheng stepped onto the bridge, he crossed into Lei Jun's Great Vehicle Dao Realm with a single step.

Lei Jun's Great Vehicle Dao Realm expanded, and it seemed to pause slightly.

But at this moment, Lei Jun also took a step forward.

With this step, a large amount of faint golden starlight seemed to flow around his body.

Ji Daocheng, who was closely watching his opponent, vaguely felt that it resembled the law of the Dou Mu Star God recorded in ancient books.

However, as far as he knew, when a cultivator manifested the law of the Dou Mu Star God, the form should be quite huge, like a giant god descending.

But at this moment, although Lei Jun transformed into the law of the Dou Mu Star God, his height seemed to have not changed much...

Before Ji Daocheng could finish his thought, he was astonished to find that with this step, Lei Jun had caught up to him!

In addition to the Dou Mu Star God, which was different from what Ji Daocheng knew, Lei Jun's body was also entwined with a black and a purple thunder dragon.

Ji Daocheng's Bridge of Comprehending the Mysterious was incredibly profound, and with a single step, it was as if he had crossed a thousand miles.

Lei Jun followed with a single step, appearing in front of Ji Daocheng, but when he reached out, he could not grab his opponent directly.

However, with this step, he was standing on the illusory bridge with Ji Daocheng.

Ji Daocheng was almost stunned.

He had heard that Lei Jun was proficient in body-refining life techniques and was extremely fast.

...But this was too exaggerated, right?

To match the speed of his Bridge of Comprehending the Mysterious, which had reached the fifth layer of the ninth heaven, with his physical movement?!

This was a genuine physical crossing of the void, equivalent to a short-distance instantaneous movement, faster than most Martial Saints, and even comparable to a Martial Immortal!

What speed would he have when he also had his own Bridge of Comprehending the Mysterious?!

No...

By then, it probably couldn't be described in terms of speed anymore.

Under the enhancement of the Yin-Yang Double Thunder Dragons, combined with the Life Star God, the Spirit Official Talisman, the Heavenly Movement Talisman, the Circling Stars and Lining Up Beidou, and other methods, Lei Jun's speed reached its extreme. With one step, he stepped onto Ji Daocheng's Bridge of Comprehending the Mysterious, and with another step, he continued to approach Ji Daocheng while reaching out.

Despite his shock, Ji Daocheng mustered all his skills.

The eleven orbs floating beside him automatically moved forward to help repel Lei Jun's attack.

A red and a green bolt of lightning were the fastest.

The Immortal Capital Divine Thunder and the Jade Pivot Immortal Thunder were the two great thunder techniques mastered by the Great Han Longhu Mountain sect.

They originated from the Nine Heavens Immortal Capital Treasure Scroll and the Nine Heavens Jade Pivot Treasure Scroll, respectively.

Like the purple lightning of the Nine Heavens Thunder, these two great thunder techniques were also Yang thunderbolts.

The Immortal Capital Divine Thunder was a vermillion thunderbolt, also known as the Red Thunder.

The Jade Pivot Immortal Thunder, on the other hand, was a cyan thunderbolt.

The former manifested the Immortal Capital Mountain's law, with rolling vermillion thunderbolts condensing into a majestic red mountain that hung in the air. It seemed to be quietly waiting, yet it contained infinite power.

The latter manifested the Heavenly Thunder Pillar's law, with each cyan thunderbolt seemingly transforming from nothingness into reality, becoming a colossal thunder pillar that connected the heavens and the earth, standing tall between them.

Although Ji Daocheng had lost contact with his Kunlun ancestor, hindering the smooth flow of his spiritual energy, he still had the treasure scrolls bestowed upon him. At this moment, he could draw upon the spiritual energy of the four directions, and their might was formidable.

Furthermore, he currently possessed eleven treasure scrolls! To a certain extent, they could be considered eleven powerful magical artifacts.

Ji Daocheng had heard that the Heavenly Master's Sword and the Heavenly Master's Robe were both with Tang Xiatang in Guanzhong. Ironically, Lei Jun, the current Heavenly Master of the Tang's Longhu Mountain, only had the Heavenly Master's Seal with him.

Ji Daocheng knew that his opponent possessed formidable spiritual power, and his only chance lay in utilizing his treasure scrolls.

Facing the red mountain and the cyan pillar, Lei Jun remained calm and composed.

The pitch-black Yin Thunder Dragon pressed down on the vermillion Immortal Capital Mountain.

Meanwhile, the silver Pure Yin Thunder Dragon climbed up the cyan Heavenly Thunder Pillar.

Just as Ji Daocheng's other treasure scrolls were about to take effect, the vast and boundless Xuanhuang universe, resembling the starry night sky, unfolded once again with Lei Jun at its center.

Even with the Bridge to the Void, Ji Daocheng could not evade it, and in the end, he was enveloped and devoured by Lei Jun's Great Vehicle Dao Scene.

He steadied his mind.

The Nine Abyss Candlelight Treasure Scroll flickered with a faint blue light, emitting wispy and elusive rays that seemed to exist between reality and nothingness. It was like an azure flame burning within a candle, illuminating the darkness.

Its name was the Candlelight Heart Flame, extremely Yin in nature, and it was used to invade an opponent's soul. It was a rare Yin flame in the history of the Daoist Talisman Sect, giving birth to the Candlelight Lamp phenomenon.

However, before the candlelight could even target Lei Jun's soul, it suddenly exploded on its own!

As if struck by an invisible thunderbolt emanating from the wick, the already feeble candlelight burst apart, scattering in all directions.

Ji Daocheng was taken aback by this turn of events.

While the Candlelight Lamp phenomenon was adept at invading an opponent's soul, it was indeed weak in maintaining its own defense. However, to destroy it required not a conventional attack but a similarly ethereal technique that targeted the soul.

Could it be that the Heavenly Master's Manor of the Tang's Longhu Mountain also possessed soul-attacking techniques?

Almost simultaneously, in the distant dark void, stars twinkled, and stellar flames flickered.

Vermillion stellar flames condensed, transforming into a colossal Yang fire tiger that seemed like a burning star. It pounced towards Ji Daocheng.

Although the Plaguespread Treasure Scroll was not currently in his possession, Ji Daocheng had another treasure scroll—the Main Pustule Treasure Scroll.

With the flickering of a faint green light, it condensed into a phenomenon known as the Calamity Pen.

With a slight tap of the pen, green light flowed, and in the quietness, a strange power emerged, secretly eroding Lei Jun's Great Vehicle Dao Scene.

However, the direct and Yang nature of the stellar flames instantly incinerated those strange green lights.

Among the Three Caverns and Twelve Upper True Treasure Scrolls, the Wish-Fulfilling Mystical Platform Treasure Scroll was not particularly strong in offense, but it excelled in defense and accumulation.

Golden light condensed into a phenomenon resembling a golden wish-fulfilling jewel, both guarding Ji Daocheng and continuously providing him with spiritual energy.

However, the golden wish-fulfilling jewel suddenly trembled in mid-air. Although it did not lose control, it started vibrating incessantly, making it difficult to exert its intended power.

Ji Daocheng keenly sensed that this was related to the countless Yuan Magnet Star Trails flashing with radiant light throughout Lei Jun's Xuanhuang universe.

Although the Wish-Fulfilling Mystical Platform Treasure Scroll was not made of metal, the Yuan Magnet power here was too dense, specifically targeting and causing tremendous interference with the treasure scroll. It particularly hindered the golden wish-fulfilling jewel phenomenon from supplying spiritual energy to Ji Daocheng.

Accompanied by the flashing light of numerous Yuan Magnet Star Trails, a sword light appeared beside Lei Jun.

Ji Daocheng, the Great Han Heavenly Master, considered himself well-versed and experienced, but when he saw the six flying swords that appeared beside Lei Jun, his eyes widened in astonishment.

He had not laid eyes on the Qingming Sword, one of the opening treasures of the Shu Mountain Sect, but he had heard of it.

However, why was it in Lei Jun's possession?

Ji Daocheng quickly associated the two Lord Scholar Swords, one broad and one narrow, with the Han Sea Sword and the Vast Solitary Sword.

In the past, when Han was connected to Datong, he had already heard about the town's two prominent families, the Xiao and Lin clans, and their respective heirloom treasures.

With the Tang's Longhu Mountain Heavenly Master's Manor having conquered the Five Desires of Datong, it was not entirely unexpected for the Han Sea Sword and the Vast Solitary Sword to fall into Lei Jun's hands.

However, Ji Daocheng could not fathom how Lei Jun, a Daoist high immortal, could wield two Confucian gentleman swords.

As for the Taiyi Breaking Sword, the Hanging Heaven Whip, and the North Pole Sword, Ji Daocheng was completely unfamiliar with them.

But with his cultivation and insight, he could tell that these three Daoist artifacts were by no means inferior to the Qingming, Han Sea, and Vast Solitary Swords.

... So, without the Heavenly Master's Sword, Lei Jun still had six killing treasures with him.

With eleven treasure scrolls by his side, Ji Daocheng, who had initially felt confident, suddenly felt a sense of absurdity.

Was the person before him truly a Daoist Talisman Sect cultivator and not an artifact refining cultivator?

Before coming to the Han world, Lei Jun had specifically gone to Penglai, borrowing the Hanging Heaven Whip from the Great Ming Shu Mountain Sect and the Qingming Sword from the Tang Shu Mountain Sect.

"In terms of quantity, I have slightly less than you."

Lei Jun calmly looked at Ji Daocheng's astonished expression and said, "Fortunately, your treasure scrolls and phenomena are not as agile as you are."

As he spoke, countless Yuan Magnet Star Trails revolved, and a vast amount of Yuan Magnet power surged.

The six killing treasures, crafted from heavenly materials and earthly treasures, and refined with countless wondrous metals, emitted a unison "hum" before vanishing into thin air.

In the blink of an eye, they reappeared near Qi Dao Cheng.

Among the treasures of the Three Caverns and the Twelve Upper True, the trio of asterism treasures from the Asterism Department shone with stellar brilliance.

The Central Palace Treasure of Dou Mu manifested the Northern Pole Asterism.

The Four Saints Treasure of Dou Mu manifested the Four Saints Asterism.

The Seven Luminaries Treasure of Dou Mu manifested the Seven Luminaries Asterism.

These three grand asterisms could be projected to form the Starry Sea Chart, just as Ma Zongxiang had utilized the Four Saints Treasure of Dou Mu in the past. They could also be imbued into cultivators, enhancing their physical bodies with power akin to that of Stellar Gods.

However, before these three star charts could even be superimposed onto Qi Dao Cheng, they were all shattered!

The Northern Pole Sword shattered the Northern Pole Chart.

The Great Void Sword shattered the Four Saints Chart.

The Azure Void Sword shattered the Seven Luminaries Chart.

Simultaneously, the Hanging Heaven Whip smashed the Grand Prime Seal formed by the Zhou Tian Taishang Treasure.

Empowered by the Primordial Magnetic Force, the Boundless Sea Sword flew across the pitch-black universe. Its scorching aura intensified as it sliced through the Northern Dipper Treasure of the Han Dragon-Tiger Mountain's Water Ministry, shattering the North Sea Inkstone Formation.

In contrast, the icy Broad Heaven Sword targeted the Fire Ministry's Nine Abyss Flowing Gold Treasure.

In opposition to the Nine Abyss Candlelight Treasure and the Nine Abyss Heartfire, the Nine Abyss Flowing Gold Treasure cultivated the Flowing Golden Earthfire, which erupted like golden lava.

Although it belonged to the same category of Yin Fire as the Nine Abyss Truefire and Candlelight Heartfire, its rampaging momentum was vast, exuding a sense of vigor. Together with the softness of the Candlelight Heartfire, they represented the two major fire arts of Han Dragon-Tiger Mountain, one gentle and the other fierce.

The manifestation of the Nine Abyss Flowing Gold Treasure was known as the Golden Flame River.

However, the raging Golden Flame River was cleaved in two by Lei Jun's Broad Heaven Sword!

After shattering the six grand formations with his six swords, Lei Jun did not directly attack the six great treasures of Han Dragon-Tiger Mountain that were backing them.

As the sword formations shifted and the Primordial Magnetic Star Tracks rotated in the sky, the boundless Primordial Magnetic Force suppressed the six great treasures.

Instead of feeling relieved, Qi Dao Cheng's heart sank with a foreboding sense of doom.

Without being able to unfold his Great Vehicle Dao Scene, he couldn't showcase the wonders of the Mysterious Dark Dust, the Three Lights Mist, the Five-Colored Clouds, the Seven Parts White Brilliance, and the Nine-Colored Flowing Brilliance.

Qi Dao Cheng's last hope rested on the eleven treasures that had entered Lei Jun's Primordial Yellow Universe alongside him.

But now, he could only rely on himself.

He let out a low roar.

In the dark void, three more divine treasures appeared, shimmering with radiance.

They were not the treasures bestowed by the Primordial Heaven's Elder but Qi Dao Cheng's innate divine treasures.

Lei Jun noticed that Qi Dao Cheng's choices bore some resemblance to his eldest senior sister, Xu Yuanzhen, in a certain aspect.

Qi Dao Cheng's innate divine treasures consisted of one treasure from the Thunder Ministry, one from the Fire Ministry, and one from the Asterism Ministry.

The Nine Heavens Jade Pivot Treasure.

The Nine Abyss Flowing Gold Treasure.

The Central Palace Treasure of Dou Mu.

Corresponding respectively to azure thunder, golden fire, and the purple radiance of the microcosmic star.

They matched the characteristics of the Great Vehicle Dao Scene that he had been unable to display earlier.

Ignoring the inconvenience of drawing spiritual energy and the rapid consumption of his spiritual power, Qi Dao Cheng simultaneously condensed his three innate divine powers, imbuing them respectively into the three great treasures bestowed by the Primordial Heaven's Elder.

Thus, in the dark universe filled with stars, the Northern Pole Chart and the Golden Flame River reappeared. Meanwhile, the Thunder Pillar expanded abruptly.

But at that same instant, near the Broad Heaven Sword, the Solitary Yang Water refined from the Five-Colored Clouds appeared, assisting the icy Broad Heaven Sword in suppressing and continuing to destroy the Golden Flame River.

On the azure Thunder Pillar, in addition to the earlier silver Pure Yin Thunder Dragon, there was now also a golden Pure Yang Thunder Dragon.

One gold and one silver, two thunder dragons entwined around the azure Thunder Pillar, exuding not an intensely violent aura but a somewhat illusory and ethereal atmosphere.

It resembled Tang Xiaotang's Grand Primordial Unity yet was distinct.

This was one of the directions Lei Jun had contemplated and researched in recent years, drawing references from Tang Xiaotang's art and integrating it with his cultivation, spiritual power foundation, and innate understanding of nature.

It was still in its infancy and hadn't borne fruit, unlike the Pure Yin and Pure Yang Thunder Dragons that had merged to form the Yin-Yang Divine Luminescence, a successful achievement.

However, as the Pure Yang and Pure Yin Thunder Dragons coiled and squeezed, cracks began to appear on the azure Thunder Pillar.

As for the Northern Pole Chart, it stood no chance.

Lei Jun himself manifested the Dou Mu Stellar God Formation, tearing that star chart to shreds!

The Yang Fire Tiger continued to suppress the Main Dipper Green Light Treasure, while the Yin Thunder Dragon kept the Nine Heavens Immortal City Treasure in check.

Lei Jun himself, surrounded by the purple Yang Thunder Dragon and the green Yin Fire Tiger, charged directly toward Qi Dao Cheng.

Both sides clashed in close combat.

Even though Qi Dao Cheng manifested the Northern Pole Chart once again and imbued it into himself, manifesting the Central Palace Emperor, he was still no match for Lei Jun in terms of physical might.

He wanted to recreate the Bridge of Insight, but with Lei Jun sticking so close to him, he couldn't create any distance.

This left Qi Dao Cheng with an absurd sense of helplessness like never before.

On the same path of cultivation, those of higher realms naturally held a significant advantage in suppressing those of lower realms.

But in this battle, it was completely reversed!

The Central Palace Emperor landed a punch on the chest of the Dou Mu Spirit Official, but his opponent didn't even flinch.

On the contrary, Qi Dao Cheng was shaken violently by Lei Jun's punch as he had transformed into the Dou Mu Spirit Official.

Qi Dao Cheng stared fixedly at Lei Jun before him.

Even with the assistance of eleven treasures, he was utterly overwhelmed and suppressed by this opponent, leaving him no room to fight back.

In his current situation, he even suspected that Lei Jun was still holding back.

The three grand formations that had charged towards him were none other than Han Dragon-Tiger Mountain's ancient legacy of the Three Caverns and Three Heavens Scriptures!

The purple Yang Thunder Dragon and the green Yin Fire Tiger roared in unison, weaving into a massive purple-green Tai Chi diagram.

Dragon and tiger converged.

Yin and yang harmonized.

This was the most orthodox and quintessential supreme divine ability of Han Dragon-Tiger Mountain—the Dragon-Tiger Unity!

As the purple-green Tai Chi diagram rotated, brilliant light erupted, enveloping Qi Dao Cheng.

From this day forth, the title of Han Celestial Master would no longer exist.

Only that of the Tang Celestial Master remained.

(End of Chapter)

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