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Chapter 465: The Three Great Caverns (Part 1)
Chapter 465: The Three Great Caverns (Part 1)
Golden Khan Ang Qinfu's body stood tall, but his head shattered, and his lifeless corpse remained upright.
As his life reached its end, the already battered body began to exude an even more powerful and scorching aura of blood and energy.
Previously restrained within his flesh and blood, the unrestrained surge of masculine energy now burst forth like a raging inferno, sweeping through the surroundings.
The once-cold and lifeless Yellow Springs trembled under this onslaught, as if the chilling cold had vanished, replaced by a scorching heat.
As Ang Qinfu's broken body bled, golden light, like mist, accompanied the leaking blood and energy, creating a scene unlike any ordinary martial cultivator.
Among the Golden Khanate warriors who had entered with him, including Ang Ge Asir and the Blood Dragon, both Nine Heavens experts, their bodies now lay within the Yellow Springs, their scattered hot blood energy incomparable to that of Immortal Warrior Ang Qinfu.
As Ang Qinfu's blood continued to flow, his broken body began to turn gray and wither.
Lei Jun exhaled, and the Thunder Emperor's true form, which he had manifested, started to disintegrate.
As Lei Jun's true self emerged, his body swayed slightly before stabilizing.
His injuries, previously suppressed, began to resurface, and the Solitary Form Water and Nine-Colored Radiance, which had been sealed within, stirred, unable to contain the wounds any longer.
Lei Jun remained calm, merely shaking his head.
Although he had replaced the Nine Heavens Jade Hub Treasure Scroll with the Nine Heavens Immortal Capital Treasure Scroll, under his current injuries, manifesting the Thunder Emperor's true form again was a strain, causing his wounds to worsen.
Fortunately, Lei Jun had sent Golden Khan Ang Qinfu away first.
Lei Jun sheathed the Heaven-Striking Whip he had temporarily wielded.
He first stabilized the Yellow Springs, taking advantage of the talisman array's activation to sever the connection between the Yellow Springs and the Ancient Song World, sealing the gateway from within.
However, due to the array's consumption and the impact of Ang Qinfu's assault, the Yellow Springs realm remained unstable.
Lei Jun channeled his power, forming the Black and White Taiji Diagram, and implanted it into his chest and abdomen, while simultaneously patrolling the Yellow Springs, calming the River of Forgetfulness and stabilizing the void.
The scorching sensation in the Yellow Springs gradually subsided, returning to its former cold and silent state, as if the world had turned gray.
Lei Jun finally stopped, calming his mind and breathing, and reopened his Great Vehicle Dao Scene, using the Solitary Form Water and Nine-Colored Radiance to further stabilize and heal his injuries.
Treating physical wounds was not difficult, but he needed to purge the invading Immortal Warrior's sword intent first.
For now, he could only suppress it temporarily, eradicating it gradually later.
Currently, Lei Jun had to return to the Two Jin World.
After making arrangements in the Yellow Springs, he departed swiftly.
In contrast, the Golden Khanate experts and the Great Void demons, who had gathered at the gateway, were filled with uncertainty as they witnessed the closure of the Yellow Springs gateway.
According to reason, the Li Shu Mountain lineage, including Ji Yao, should have resisted Golden Khan Ang Qinfu's entry into the Yellow Springs, causing the Yellow Springs to surge and push people out, just as it had with Ang Ge Asir and the Mount Sumeru Lotus Division's Dantang Ascendant.
However, the current situation seemed like a trap, which was highly unusual.
Initially, the Golden Khanate had full confidence in their Khan, believing that he could overcome any trickery and conquer the Yellow Springs, reopening the passage to the Ancient Song World.
But as time passed without any news from Ang Qinfu or those who had entered with him, the confidence of those outside the Yellow Springs began to waver.
"What's the situation now?" asked the Lotus Division Head, Hasan, and the Nine Heavens Master, Dantang Ascendant, from the Mount Sumeru Lotus Division.
Upon seeing them, the Golden Khanate experts exchanged glances, remaining silent and offering no response.
They had already heard about the situations in Kongsang and Mount Sumeru.
Ang Qinfu's forced entry into the Yellow Springs was partly due to the efforts of the Wise Wisdom Venerable and the Mount Sumeru Buddhist Sect.
"The Golden Khan entered the Yellow Springs, and we haven't heard from him since. It's been a long time," reported the Sea-Covering Serpent King, who had come from the Great Void.
"We tried to reopen the Yellow Springs gateway but failed. There were fluctuations in the void, but they've subsided now," added the Lotus Division monk.
Upon hearing this, both Hasan and Dantang Ascendant's hearts sank.
Ang Qinfu's son, Alslang, who had specifically come to Bashu, asked Dantang Ascendant, "Are there any other peculiarities in the Yellow Springs?"
Dantang Ascendant sighed, "I've concealed nothing of what I've seen and heard."
Alslang angrily demanded, "Then what's happening now?"
His voice trailed off halfway, as if he had realized something, and his face darkened:
"Changes have already occurred in the Yellow Springs without our knowledge."
Sea-Covering Serpent King: "There were no abnormalities earlier, and the situation matched what you described about the Li Shu Mountain's Artificer lineage and the Five Decline Great Dao Bell."
Lotus Division Head Hasan: "The number of people capable of ambushing the Khan is limited!
In Kongsang, we only saw Zhang Wantong and Tang Xiaotang, while Xu Yuanzhen and Lei Jun should be in the Two Jin World. It's hard to say if White Lotus Supreme Monarch Jingjiu is there as well.
It's unlikely for the Li Shu Mountain lineage and the Great Tang Cultivation World to collude in the Yellow Springs. The only possibility is that the Great Tang Cultivation World has already invaded the Yellow Springs.
Now that I think about it, the reopening of the Yellow Springs gateway was too coincidental!"
Alslang growled, "Let's reopen the Yellow Springs gateway first, then we'll discuss the rest!"
...
Lei Jun returned to the Two Jin World and encountered Tang Xiaotang, who had rushed over from Datong.
The two siblings exchanged glances, their faces revealing a weakness they couldn't hide.
However, Tang Xiaotang's first words were, "Is this real, or are you pretending again?"
Lei Jun: "I have to attend to Jade Purity Miro Heaven and the Sappho World, so I had to rush here. It's real this time.
If I could have some time to recuperate first, I might be able to pretend."
Tang Xiaotang: "How exactly?"
Lei Jun: "I can't use my full strength, or the injury will relapse. However, it won't affect my ability to use the Mystic Bridge, and my self-preservation is not a problem.
The Taichu Eight Scenery Treasure Cape and the Nine Heavens Immortal Capital Treasure Scroll are damaged and need to be repaired and refined again.
The Yellow Springs is temporarily stable, but all the previous arrangements are gone, and it's not suitable to use it for a major task at the moment.
Of course, even if everything was as it was before, using the Yellow Springs against Venerable Puguang would not be as effective as using it against Ang Qin Fu."
Tang Xiaotang puffed out her cheeks: "Well, regardless, you still took out Ang Qin Fu."
Lei Jun: "Emperor Tang and my little senior sister laid the groundwork well. Whether it was Kunpeng, who could transform into a giant Peng, or Ang Qin Fu, who was an immortal warrior, both were skilled in spatial manipulation. Without a suitable place to restrict them, they could move freely. As for the Wise Wisdom Venerable, there's even less to say."
Tang Xiaotang: "Yes, that old monk manifesting the Unmoving King of Wisdom form. It's fine if he doesn't remove the flower petal crown from his head, but if he did, he would be much stronger than Ang Qin Fu."
Lei Jun: "Is your injury stable, little senior sister?"
Tang Xiaotang waved her hand: "The Three Treasures of the Celestial Master are fine. My injury is due to the damage to the Primordial Dharma Realm from within, which affected me.
But it's not a big problem. I can still take action as needed. After today, I'll slowly recover."
Lei Jun: "As long as you can use the Mystic Bridge, that's good."
The two of them headed south, arriving at the location of the Southern Jin Xixitian.
Xu Yuanzhen was staying there, standing with her hands behind her back.
In front of her, a huge talisman scroll was flashing with brilliance in the void, like a door panel.
The void portal connecting the Two Jin World to Sappho had disappeared.
Xu Yuanzhen's talisman scroll was located where the Sappho portal had originally been.
After the Sappho world was temporarily isolated from the human world by the Enduring World's Tolerance Soil, the void portal was sealed, but Xu Yuanzhen left some gaps.
Xu Yuanzhen turned to look at Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang, a slight curve forming at the corner of her mouth.
Tang Xiaotang crossed her arms, looking at her opponent with irritation.
Lei Jun's expression remained unchanged: "Emperor Tang is currently in Sumeru, and the portal connecting Sumeru to the Ancient Song World is open. The portals connecting Sumeru to the Great Ming World, the Present Han World, and this Two Jin World have also reopened.
If there are no major surprises, Emperor Tang is expected to stay in Sumeru for a while."
The Kunpeng Demon Sage has already returned to the Returning Void.
The Wise Wisdom Venerable occupies Kongsang, and in addition to the Ancient Song World, Kongsang may also be connected to the Present Han World.
Although the Wise Wisdom Venerable is in an unstable state, having occupied Kongsang first, he may need a long time to recuperate, but the current situation is still unclear, so Emperor Tang Zhang Wantong still needs to pay attention to the other side.
Xu Yuanzhen: "If you two are ready, let's begin."
Tang Xiaotang: "Of course, we're ready anytime!"
As she spoke, she flicked her sleeve.
The Celestial Master's Seal and Sword flashed with brilliance and thunderous sounds, flying out together.
A nine-colored radiance flowed around her body, manifesting a wide Taoist robe.
However, Tang Xiaotang specifically removed the Taoist robe from her body and sent it forward with the Celestial Master's Seal, leaving behind the Celestial Master's Sword that flashed with purple thunder.
Lei Jun and Xu Yuanzhen had no objections to this.
The Celestial Master's robe, empowered by the Nine Breaths and Lights of the Mixed Cavern, floated to Xu Yuanzhen and merged with her body.
Lei Jun stared at the huge talisman scroll in the void, nodding slightly: "It's the Enduring World, not the Extinction Pure Land."
He put away the Celestial Master's Seal, which flashed with purple, gold, and blue lights.
At the same time, Lei Jun took out three talisman papers, keeping one for himself and giving the other two to Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang.
Next, a virtual bridge appeared under the feet of the three of them, connecting the unknown and the unseen, like a bridge between heaven and earth, past and present.
This was the unique Mystic Bridge of the Five-Layer Perfection Talisman of the Nine Heavens, used by high-ranking immortals of the Great Vehicle.
Lei Jun and the other two sat cross-legged on their respective Mystic Bridges.
The Celestial Master's Seal manifested a three-layered altar flashing with purple, gold, and blue lights, covering Lei Jun.
Tang Xiaotang placed the Celestial Master's Sword horizontally on her knees, with purple thunder continuously swirling and forming a massive purple thundercloud above her head.
Xu Yuanzhen also sat cross-legged on her Mystic Bridge, and as the Nine Breaths and Lights of the Mixed Cavern empowered her Celestial Master's robe, the Dragon and Tiger Talisman appeared above her head.
Next, Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang simultaneously offered the talismans in their hands.
Xu Yuanzhen's talisman flashed with dazzling brilliance, manifesting a vast and magnificent light and shadow on her Mystic Bridge, like a vast world.
In response, the Dragon and Tiger Mountain's mountain gate in the Present Han World, where the Great Purity Enlightenment Heaven was located, began to shake.
Many talismans that Lei Jun had left in the Great Purity Enlightenment Heaven earlier began to flash with brilliance.
As the brilliance flowed, the talismans formed an array, circulating the Great Purity Enlightenment Heaven's luminous spiritual energy and connecting with Lei Jun and the other two in the Two Jin World.
The talisman that Tang Xiaotang offered on her Mystic Bridge wove a purple light and shadow illusion, with images of the Green Touring Immortal Mountain appearing within.
Similar to the Great Purity Enlightenment Heaven, the Upper Purity Thunder Mansion Cavern, located above Dragon and Tiger Mountain in the Great Tang World, also began to shake.
Within the cavern, under the sweeping purple thunder, there were also many talismans that Lei Jun had left earlier, flashing with brilliance and forming an array centered on the peak of the Green Touring Immortal Mountain.
As the formation operated, the spirituality of the Upper Purity Thunder Mansion Cavern also began to concentrate.
Lei Jun sat upright on his Mystic Bridge, and at first, there were no significant changes like those on Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang's bridges.
But as time passed, a hidden environment began to appear.
The Mystic Bridges of Lei Jun, Xu Yuanzhen, and Tang Xiaotang began to gradually merge into one.
Upon closer inspection, the intricate patterns on the three bridges were distinct, with noticeable differences in their sizes.
But now, as the three bridges merged, they displayed a harmonious phenomenon.
Uniting the powers of the Three Great Heavens, they relied on the Three Treasures of the Heavenly Masters, seemingly constructing an entirely new immortal bridge at this moment.
In front of Lei Jun, a phantom illusion began to emerge, presenting the image of the Jade Purity Miro Heaven's immortal aura swirling in chaos, with its core shrouded in a blurry haze.
Although Lei Jun had never personally entered and witnessed it, he recognized it from the ancient records of his sect, as the Jade Purity Miro Heaven.
At this moment, the heaven seemed to indicate the path, guiding Lei Jun and the other two towards the Mystic Bridge, leading them into the Sappho realm.
Xu Yuanzhen's enormous talisman scroll, suspended in mid-air, began to fade and extinguish, distorting the surrounding void. In the blink of an eye, it formed a gateway resembling a deep abyss.
The immortal bridge, created by the unification of the three Mystic Bridges, extended into this bizarre void gateway.
This gateway did not directly lead to the Sappho realm but seemed to delve deep underground.
However, under the combined influence of the Three Treasures of the Heavenly Masters and the Three Great Heavens, the immortal bridge pushed through the layers of darkness, constantly extending forward.
At this moment, in the Thunder Sound Temple within the Sappho realm.
Venerable Puguang was summoning the Great Master Bao Neng of the Southern Jin Xiaoxitian Temple and the Great Master Du Ming of the Wudai Shiguo Xiaoxitian Temple, along with other high-level disciples of the Sappho Buddhist sect.
He did not conceal anything and informed Master Bao Neng and the others about the death of Chonghui Zen Master and the loss of the Unmoving Venerable Lotus Platform.
Upon hearing this, the monks all felt a sense of oppression.
"The cause of the past is the fruit of today, such is fate." Venerable Puguang himself remained calm.
Master Bao Neng and Master Du Ming both pressed their palms together, saying, "The Buddha's compassion."
In the past, at the Penglai ruins, Venerable Puguang had incarnated as Yan Ke Ji, participating in deciphering the mysteries of the ancient Talisman Scroll sect and the heavenly palace. This also contributed to the formation of the human realm.
At that time, the Sappho Buddhist sect and the Dragon Tiger Mountain Celestial Master Mansion had already developed a tense relationship.
However, the key reason for the current situation was the ownership of the Jade Purity Miro Heaven.
This heaven was originally a significant site for the Talisman Scroll sect of the Daoist tradition. If it were returned to the Dragon Tiger Mountain Celestial Master Mansion, it would not only foster a good relationship but also prevent the current situation.
Although Venerable Puguang, who had already attained the golden body of the Buddhist path, was present, the Dragon Tiger Mountain Celestial Master Mansion and the entire cultivation world of the Great Tang Dynasty still posed a formidable threat to the Sappho realm.
This was especially true given the existing rivalry between the Spirit Mountain and Mount Summi in the Sappho realm.
However, when it came to returning the Jade Purity Miro Heaven... Venerable Puguang simply couldn't do it.
It wasn't a matter of unwillingness but of inability.
The Jade Purity Miro Heaven had already become one with the Sappho realm.
During the great calamity at the end of the Han Dynasty, the Sappho realm had suffered significant damage, causing it to crack.
Through a combination of fate and his vast powers, Venerable Puguang used the Jade Purity Miro Heaven to fill the cracks and reunify the Sappho realm.
During this process, he had also focused on an important aspect of his cultivation, which was to repair the Sappho realm.
The Jade Purity Miro Heaven and the Sappho realm were both irreplaceable.
As for returning the Jade Purity Miro Heaven in the future...
If his cultivation could achieve a breakthrough, there would be no need to return the Jade Purity Miro Heaven in the future.
Regarding an exchange, even if he didn't have something to offer, the Dragon Tiger Mountain Celestial Master Mansion would have to willingly give up the Jade Purity Miro Heaven.
(End of Chapter)
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