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Chapter 93: A Second-Rank Opportunity, the Celestial Master's Seal! (Dedicated to "Flying Zhu Yupapa
Chapter 93: A Second-Rank Opportunity, the Celestial Master's Seal! (Dedicated to "Flying Zhu Yupapa")
The sudden change caught Lei Jun off guard.
He didn't even reach out to catch the piece of white paper immediately, letting it fall to the ground.
Lei Jun looked around and carefully observed the True One Law Altar's cave abode once more.
There was no sign of movement or anyone else entering.
Chu Yu's attempt to enter the True One Law Altar's cave abode had been interrupted by someone else... Lei Jun realized.
Through his understanding of the True One Law Altar's cave abode, he sensed that there were no hidden traps or mechanisms in the piece of white paper, so he reached out with his spiritual soul to touch it.
At the moment of contact, Lei Jun seemed to sense the emotions and state of mind of the previous owner of the white paper.
There wasn't much anger or resentment, mostly just helplessness and resignation.
A few scenes flashed before Lei Jun's eyes.
He saw Chu Yu, dressed in hunting attire, trying to access the True One Law Altar's cave abode using the piece of white paper imprinted with the Celestial Master's seal.
However, she was struck by a purple lightning bolt from the sky.
Chu Yu was unharmed, and the white paper was intact, but their connection was severed.
This interruption occurred just as a new "pathway" to the cave abode had formed, and the gateway was about to open.
It was indeed only a matter of moments away from success.
If it had been a moment later, Chu Yu would have opened the gateway and entered the cave abode herself.
But now, the white paper had entered, the gateway was closed, and Chu Yu was left outside.
Through the white paper, Lei Jun could clearly see the mixture of frustration and amusement on Chu Yu's face at that moment.
So close, yet so far—there couldn't have been a more fitting situation to describe these four words.
The scenes disappeared like a revolving lantern.
Lei Jun's eyes regained focus, and he once again beheld the seemingly limited yet vast cave abode.
Unlike before, the True One Law Altar's cave abode was now filled with flickering lamps, alternating between brightness and darkness, while the Dao banners and flags fluttered in the wind.
Lei Jun stared at the piece of white paper, his mind filled with insights.
No one told him what to do, but through his experiences with the True One Law Altar's cave abode and his understanding of the three aspects of the Celestial Master's seal that he had already obtained, Lei Jun instinctively knew what to do.
His spiritual soul trembled.
The two aspects of the Celestial Master's seal that he had obtained from the mountain belly of Qiantian Peak in Tianxu Mountain and the bone armor in Nanhuang Yin Mountain appeared and floated within the cave abode.
The third aspect of the seal on the white paper also floated in front of Lei Jun.
With a thought from Lei Jun, the three aspects of the seal overlapped, merged, and combined into one.
The three aspects of the seal intertwined and merged into one, then shone brilliantly.
The originally dim cave abode, resembling the universe and starry sky, was illuminated by the light.
In that instant, Lei Jun suddenly felt his spiritual soul become unstable, and he could no longer remain in the True One Law Altar's cave abode.
His spiritual soul flew backward, exiting the cave abode through the "pathway" he had entered and returning to his physical body.
But this time, it wasn't just his spiritual soul that returned.
The exquisite True One Law Altar's cave abode seemed to twist and deform, curling up from a separate spatial domain into a scroll or a thread.
Then, it connected with Lei Jun's spiritual soul and was drawn back, infusing into his physical body through the top of his head.
Lei Jun's entire body trembled as his spiritual soul returned to its abode, and he opened his eyes.
It seemed as if something had appeared in front of him.
It was an ancient-looking jade seal with a simple design.
The seal wasn't thick or heavy; instead, it appeared thin and square-shaped, not overly large, and it was completely white, emitting purple, blue, and golden lights.
However, the jade seal was illusory, and in the blink of an eye, it disappeared from Lei Jun's sight, as if what he had seen was just an illusion.
Nevertheless, the jade seal then appeared in Lei Jun's mind, clear and distinct, revealing every detail.
[Celestial Master's Seal]
As this name appeared in his mind, Lei Jun took a deep breath.
He calmed his mind and restrained his urge to explore the jade seal further.
Lei Jun refocused his attention on the real world.
As far as he could see, nothing had changed from before.
The ancestral tomb in the back mountain, a forbidden area, remained serene and peaceful.
In the distance, Elder Xin was still performing the bead-walking steps, and the Taoist talismans and arrays were in place.
The other disciples were still sitting cross-legged and meditating, maintaining a considerable distance from each other.
The lamp in front of Lei Jun was as bright as before, and incense rose from the censer.
If there had been any changes, Lei Jun felt that the statues and spirit tablets of the ancestral masters enshrined in the Taoist temple had flashed for a moment.
But only Lei Jun noticed this.
No one else, neither Elder Xin nor Wang Guiyuan and the other disciples, seemed to be aware of it.
However, Lei Jun was certain that what he had seen wasn't an illusion.
He exhaled slowly and then paid his respects to the ancestral masters of the Taoist temple.
Regardless of how the situation unfolded from here on out.
Celestial Master's Seal.
It has returned to Longhushan today.
At this moment, Lei Jun could feel the jade seal buried deep within his spiritual soul trembling slightly.
It seemed as if there was still an external force trying to activate the seal.
But this time, without any action from Lei Jun, the surface of the jade seal shone with purple, blue, and golden lights on its own.
It was as if something had been ignited.
Once again, Lei Jun's vision was filled with bizarre images, like a revolving lantern.
He seemed to see both Senior Brother Li Zhengxuan and an elderly monk from the Esoteric Sect at the same time.
It was likely the Great Abbot Longjia of the Vajra Temple.
Li Zhengxuan also held a jade seal in his hand.
From the outside, it looked identical to the Celestial Master's seal in Lei Jun's spiritual soul.
However, that was a replica seal, not the true Celestial Master's Seal.
In Longjia Shangren's hand was a piece of bark that looked very inconspicuous.
But on that withered bark was clearly also an impression of the Celestial Master's Seal.
Although it was unknown where Longjia Shangren had obtained it, the imprint on this withered bark was no less spiritual than Li Zhengxuan's replica and the piece of paper that Chu Yu had possessed earlier.
However, a look of shock suddenly appeared on Longjia Shangren's aged face.
The piece of bark in his hand had suddenly caught fire of its own accord.
On the other hand, Li Zhengxuan did not feel the slightest bit of glee at the other's misfortune.
Because the replica jade seal in his possession had also shattered into pieces and turned to ash.
The sudden turn of events took everyone by surprise, and even with their cultivation and strength, neither Longjia Shangren nor Li Zhengxuan could stop the destruction of the spiritual objects in their possession, which bore the imprint of the Celestial Master's Seal.
The last image in Lei Jun's mind was of the two men, their faces contorted with a mix of sorrow, astonishment, anger, resentment, and bewilderment.
As the vision faded, Lei Jun shook himself back to his senses, a newfound realization dawning on him.
With the successful accumulation of three clues related to the Celestial Master's Seal, corresponding to heaven, earth, and man, he had finally surpassed a critical point, attracting the Celestial Master's Seal.
Even Li Zhengxuan, the Junior Celestial Master wielding the Celestial Master's Sword, had been unable to intercept it, and Lei Jun guessed that his current location within the ancestral tomb in the Longhushan Heavenly Masters Mansion might have something to do with it.
Although Lei Jun felt that the state of the Celestial Master's Seal was somewhat amiss, for the time being, the seal had escaped its ownerless state.
Thus, when someone else tried to make contact with another imprint of the Celestial Master's Seal, it triggered a further reaction from the seal.
However, this reaction cut off its connection with everyone else.
In the end, after a fierce competition among the top experts, it was a mere novice Taoist priest who had been idly waiting who profited.
"This time, I truly sat idle and waited for a rabbit, and the rabbit ran right into my arms..." Lei Jun felt joyful, but also a little absurd.
Just as the upper-middle sign indicated, by quietly guarding the ancestral tomb in the Heavenly Masters Mansion's back mountain and waiting for an opportunity in solitude, he had obtained a second-rank opportunity.
He had to thank the two previous imprints of the Celestial Master's Seal for laying such a good foundation.
Everything had come together naturally.
However, Lei Jun quickly suppressed his joy.
He silently focused his mind, immersing his thoughts within the depths of his soul.
After erasing the imprints it had left in the outside world, the jade seal returned to a quiet and tranquil state.
"The state of the Celestial Master's Seal is indeed a bit strange..." Lei Jun thought to himself.
Although he had never directly come into contact with this treasure before, he had heard about it for a long time and had a general understanding of it.
The three treasures of the Celestial Master's Seal, Sword, and Robe could all transform between physical and spiritual forms.
However, they should typically remain in their physical state when left undisturbed.
At present, the Celestial Master's Seal had not transformed into a substantial seal and landed in Lei Jun's hands. Instead, it seemed like a ethereal and formless spiritual object, buried within Lei Jun's soul.
To be precise, Lei Jun even felt that the Celestial Master's Seal had currently combined with his soul, and he couldn't separate it for the time being.
However, this exquisite treasure seemed to have fallen into a deep slumber or even a state of death.
Lei Jun couldn't summon or manipulate it, and trying to refine it was also out of the question for the time being.
Yet, a connection had been established between the two, and Lei Jun sensed that it was similar to when he had entered the True One Law Altar's cave abode earlier.
The treasure seal was in a state of dormancy and seclusion.
The reason for this might still be related to the shocking battle during the third internal strife of the Heavenly Masters Mansion back in the day.
At that time, Li Cangting and his wife, the third Li Celestial Master, and a large number of high-level cultivators from the Heavenly Masters Mansion and the South Huang Yin Demon Sect had perished.
It was believed that the Celestial Master's Seal had also been affected when it was lost.
Lei Jun focused his mind.
Suddenly, a brilliant light flashed before his eyes.
Once again, his consciousness successfully entered the True One Law Altar's cave abode!
At this moment, the cave abode was brightly lit.
The forty-nine lamps on the Taoist altar were all lit up, illuminating the four directions of the cave abode.
The four-zhang-and-nine-chi-tall treasure banner fluttered in the wind, and under the eight-sided treasure canopy at the top, one large and eight small Taoist banners waved gently.
The entire cave abode seemed to be filled with Taoist symbols and patterns, a truly breathtaking sight.
However, when Lei Jun tried to enter the True One Law Altar in the center of the Taoist altar, he still couldn't find a way in.
"As expected, there's something amiss with the current state of the Celestial Master's Seal..." Lei Jun nodded to himself.
But now that he had obtained the treasure, he didn't feel anxious. He withdrew his mind from the True One Law Altar's cave abode.
Outside, the ancestral tomb in the back mountain remained serene and tranquil.
Until, once again, purple thunderclouds gathered in the skies above the Heavenly Masters Mansion.
A Longhushan elder with the cultivation of Upper Heaven had returned to the mountain.
Only now did Elder Xin relax, putting away his own fighting techniques and talismans.
Lei Jun, Wang Guiyuan, and the other disciples approached Elder Xin and returned their magical tools. Elder Xin encouraged them, "Although it was a false alarm, you all did very well."
Overall, Elder Xin was in a good mood.
If Junior Celestial Master Li Zhengxuan and Elder Ziyang had successfully brought back the Celestial Master's Seal, it would have been even better.
But unfortunately, Elder Xin soon sensed that something was amiss.
"Zhengxuan is back?"
Elder Xin was puzzled, "Am I mistaken, or did the Celestial Master's Sword not return with him?"
At first, Lei Jun and the others didn't react.
The Celestial Master's Sword had not returned.
Hmm...
What?!
(End of Chapter)
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