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Chapter 81: A Double Blessing After a Failed Attempt (Part 3)
Chapter 81: A Double Blessing After a Failed Attempt (Part 3)
Lei Jun gazed at the bone armor surrounded by purple lightning and took a deep breath.
It truly is related to the Heavenly Master's Seal...
Given the time and place were not appropriate, Lei Jun decided to refrain from further experimentation. Instead, he used the Soil Flag to wrap up the mysterious bone armor from the Southern Wasteland, concealing it away.
With a flick of his thoughts, the Soil Flag emitted a murky yellow glow.
The imprints on the flag and the bone armor temporarily faded, and the purple lightning vanished.
Lei Jun carefully stored away the spirit flag and turned to look at the glacier that had frozen Li Zhenchang.
After a moment's thought, he took out a medium-grade Fiery Charm and a medium-grade Demon-Repelling Charm to dissolve the layer of ice caused by the Cold Poison Gu.
The ice gradually melted, and the Cold Poison Gu was eradicated by Lei Jun.
Li Zhenchang finally saw the light of day again.
Lei Jun noticed that Li Zhenchang held a Calm Spirit Charm in one hand and a Golden Lock Charm in the other. Although he was trembling, his life was no longer in danger.
The old Gu master already had injuries, and although his cultivation level was higher, he had chosen to deal with the two direct disciples of the Heavenly Master's Mansion one by one.
He had severely injured Chu Andong.
As for Li Zhenchang, he had been primarily controlled and trapped by the Gu master.
Of course, Chu Andong was no longer a threat, and the old Gu master could easily turn his full attention to finishing off Li Zhenchang next.
That was why he had been taking his time to recover his breath earlier.
However, the old Gu master had also failed to detect that there was someone even more troublesome than Chu Andong and Li Zhenchang combined—Lei Jun.
"Lei... Lei Junior Brother?" Li Zhenchang looked at Lei Jun in surprise while remaining vigilant and cautious of their surroundings.
Lei Jun spoke up, "I heard the sounds of battle from afar and rushed over to see a Gu master from the Southern Wasteland about to harm Chu Senior Brother.
I quickly stepped in to stop him, and fortunately, the Gu master was already heavily injured and at the end of his rope. I barely managed to defeat him.
Chu Senior Brother's life is out of danger, but his injuries are severe. Are you alright, Li Senior Brother?"
Li Zhenchang heaved a sigh of relief, "I'm fine. Let's check on Chu Junior Brother first."
The two of them joined forces to treat Chu Andong's injuries.
Although Chu Andong was severely wounded, his condition gradually stabilized, and there was no longer any threat to his life. Finally, he regained consciousness.
Hearing Lei Jun and Li Zhenchang's recount, Chu Andong's voice was weak, "Lei Junior Brother, thank you for saving my life..."
Lei Jun shook his head, "The two of you fought valiantly against the Gu master, and he was already injured. I was just fortunate to arrive at the right time. If I had encountered him first, I would have surely fallen victim to his poison."
Li Zhenchang smiled bitterly, "Regardless, we owe you a great debt today. No words can express our gratitude, and I, Li, will definitely repay this favor in the future."
As the three of them were talking, a cyan-colored thundercloud drifted over from the distant mountains.
The cloud descended, and a figure clad in a deep red Daoist robe stepped out—a bestowment-ring Daoist named Li Kong.
Upon seeing him, Lei Jun and the others felt even more relieved, "Li Kong Senior Brother."
The newcomer, Li Kong, appeared to be in his thirties. He was one of the outstanding young talents of the Heavenly Master's Mansion, known alongside Zhang Jingzhen and Li Xuan.
He was also a member of the Li family, and not a distant relative like Li Zhenchang, but a direct descendant.
Li Kong was the grandson of the Grand Elder, Li Song.
Li Kong's parents' generation didn't produce any exceptional talents, and they were relatively mediocre. Moreover, they had passed away early due to the internal strife within the mansion.
However, with the arrival of the grandchildren's generation, an outstanding talent like Li Kong had finally emerged. His reputation and strength among his peers were only surpassed by a few, such as Xu Yuanzhen and Li Zhengxuan.
Interestingly, this wasn't the first time Lei Jun had encountered him.
When he had first transmigrated to this world and met Xu Yuanzhen at Qing Shan's place, he had also met another direct disciple of the Heavenly Master's Mansion—Li Kong.
...He was the Heavenly Master's Mansion Daoist mentioned in the worst fortune, pursuing a Gu master downstream of the river.
Back then, if it hadn't been for the purifying mountain breeze that dispelled the poison from Lei Jun's body, he might have been mistaken for a newly poisoned Gu master and eliminated by Li Kong.
But now, after hearing that Lei Jun had defeated the old Gu master and rescued Li Zhenchang and Chu Andong, who shared the same lineage as him, Li Kong couldn't help but view this Lei Junior Brother with great favor.
Lei Jun recounted how he had killed the old Gu master and then cleaned up the remaining Gu poison. Li Kong nodded in approval, "You handled it very appropriately!"
He examined Chu Andong's wounds once more and then scouted the surrounding area. After ensuring that there were no other Gu masters nearby, he led Lei Jun and the others back to the mountain.
As they reached the foot of the mountain and were about to ascend, they suddenly saw another group hurrying back.
Lei Jun and the others looked closely and noticed that the opposing group also had a severely injured companion.
He was clad in a deep red Daoist robe.
It was none other than Li Xuan, the eldest son of Elder Ziyang.
Li Xuan's face was pale as paper, his eyes tightly shut, and he looked extremely weak, his injuries even more severe than Chu Andong's.
The Young Celestial Master, Li Zhengxuan, personally came down the mountain to greet them.
After receiving treatment from him, Li Xuan's condition improved further, and he finally regained consciousness.
"Big Senior Brother, I... I failed your entrustment." Li Xuan spoke weakly.
Li Zhengxuan shook his head, "As long as you're alright, we'll discuss the rest later."
Li Xuan said, "I wasn't able to bring back the Celestial Master's Seal... However, the Celestial Master's Seal also didn't fall into the hands of others."
He had headed north to the Xinjiang region and searched along the river.
In the end, he didn't find the Celestial Master's Seal, but at the Xinjiang Ferry, he ran into Huang Tian, the Grand Elder of the Yu Qingling Daoist sect.
If it weren't for his grand-uncle, Li Song, arriving in time, Li Xuan would have lost his life on the spot.
Even so, he still ended up half-dead.
If it weren't for his father, Li Ziyang, arriving at Xinjiang in time, Li Song might have still lost his life due to the fallout from the intense clash between him and Yu Qingling.
"Before my grand-uncle went to Xinjiang, he went to Upper Clear Creek." Li Xuan managed a few words before gasping for breath, "But neither Upper Clear Creek nor Xinjiang had any traces of the Celestial Master's Seal..."
Upon hearing this, the Young Celestial Master, Li Zhengxuan, could only smile bitterly.
The emergence of the Celestial Master's Seal had captured the attention of various parties.
This included both Li Song and Yu Qingling.
Both sides even had the intention of finding the treasure first, leaving the other in the dust.
As a result, one went to Upper Clear Creek, and the other to Xinjiang, but neither found anything.
After all their hard work and rushing about, everyone ended up empty-handed.
Li Xuan's luck was even worse, as he had suffered a severe injury out of the blue.
The Celestial Master's Seal had appeared and then vanished once more.
Could it be that the time for this treasure to re-emerge has not yet come...? Li Zhengxuan sighed in dismay.
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Although the mountain was a bit short-staffed, Li Kong still arranged for Lei Jun, who had fought fiercely against the Gu masters, to return to the mountain and rest. He instructed him to thoroughly cleanse his body and mind to prevent any residual Gu poison from affecting him.
Chu Andong and Li Zhenchang needed to rest and recuperate as well.
After bidding farewell to Li Kong and the others, Lei Jun returned to his residence and quietly adjusted his breath, regulating his spirit.
Only when his essence, qi, and spirit had adjusted to their peak state did he take out the Soil Flag once more.
First, he unfolded the flag, allowing the yellow light to shield him from the outside world.
Then, Lei Jun took out the piece of bone armor with the imprint of the Celestial Master's Seal and studied it carefully.
Many years ago, Li Cangting's wife had come from the South Wild Witch Clan.
As a result, the South Wild Witch Clan had intervened in the Third Internal Strife of the Celestial Master's Mansion.
In the end, Li Cangting and his wife, along with the Celestial Master two generations ago, had all perished, and both the South Wild Witch Clan and the Celestial Master's Mansion had suffered heavy losses. The Celestial Master's Seal had also gone missing.
However, before all of that, it seemed that the Celestial Master's Seal had left some traces in the South Wildlands.
It was just that these traces had gone unnoticed until now, and the South Wild Witch Clan's internal strife had been bloody. Many of those who knew the truth back then had perished.
As time passed, many of the truths were gradually sealed away, even from the knowledge of the South Wild Witch Clan themselves.
Otherwise, this piece of bone armor wouldn't have ended up in the hands of that old Gu master, and he wouldn't have carried it around so casually... Lei Jun thought to himself.
Once again, he matched the two imprints of the Celestial Master's Seal.
Purple lightning arcs appeared, and the two imprints began to resonate with each other.
As the lightning grew, a mirror began to take shape above Lei Jun's head.
As he gazed into the purple mirror's surface, he felt his soul becoming unstable.
It was as if his soul wanted to break free of its shell and float upwards, drawn into the mirror.
(End of Chapter)
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