Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

Within the belly of the mountain, Zhong Yunfei's bones were nowhere to be found. The entire Qiantian Peak had collapsed, burying the nearby Disciples of the Yellow Sky Sect as well, leaving no survivors within a radius of several li.

Hearing the report from the Disciples below, Tu Guangyu, the Sect Leader of the Tianxu Sect, silently nodded. By this moment, his emotions had calmed. With a wave of his hand, the Disciple before him promptly withdrew.

Although they had repelled the attack of the Yellow Sky Sect Disciples, the Tianxu Sect had also suffered significant losses. Under Tu Guangyu's command, the Disciples gathered the bodies of their fallen brethren and hastily tended to the injured.

Lei Jun assisted for a few days. Once the people of the Tianxu Sect had stabilized and it became clear the Yellow Sky Sect had no intention of launching another attack, he bid farewell to Tu Guangyu and the other high-ranking members of the Tianxu Sect.

According to current news, apart from the Yellow Sky Sect, no other enemies had attacked the Celestial Master Mansion. Most people's attention was, in fact, focused on the Lin Clan of Jiangzhou. The Lin Clan ceasing their campaign did not mean the dust had settled. On the contrary, Jiangzhou was currently experiencing a period of brewing storms.

Meanwhile, although the fierce battle between Dragon Tiger Mountain and the Yellow Sky Sect continued in the surrounding areas, the situation had reached a stalemate. For the time being, it was not as perilous as before.

Lei Jun, therefore, bid farewell to Tu Guangyu and the others, deciding to return to his mountain.

Due to Zhong Yunfei's previous ambush, Xia Qing's physical and mental state was relatively weak, and she still required rest. Furthermore, the Tianxu Sect was short of manpower, so although she also wished to return to Dragon Tiger Mountain, she ultimately decided to stay on Mount Tianxu a while longer and not depart with Lei Jun.

Lei Jun left Mount Tianxu, determined his direction, and set off. He did not immediately head back to Dragon Tiger Mountain but went to another place first: the place where he had first landed when he traversed to this world.

Lei Jun's cultivation had now reached the second layer of the Altar realm. However, this world was vast and the journey long, so he still spent a considerable amount of time before finally reaching his destination.

Upon arrival, he almost didn't recognize it. Once, vast stretches of barren mountains lay here. Across the river, however, Qingshan had been lush and verdant. Now, looking out, Qingshan was gone, replaced entirely by desolation.

Lei Jun was not disappointed, though. This, in turn, proved that Qingshan, which once stood here, was indeed extraordinary.

The reason for my fortuitous encounter with Senior Sister Xu Yuanzhen was probably because she too was searching for the lost Celestial Master Seal at that time. However, for some reason, she came away empty-handed. It's possible that from that moment on, the Celestial Master Seal or its clues developed their own spiritual nature and subtly shifted elsewhere. And as the gentle breeze blew away into the distance, the magic here faded. Considering Xu Yuanzhen's cultivation strength, I now strongly suspect that the true body of the Celestial Master Seal itself had originally been here! Only, this treasure, with its own spiritual nature, quietly slipped away.

That gentle breeze which purified my body and mind back then must have been the sign of the Celestial Master Seal's departure... Lei Jun mocked himself. If it hadn't been for my unexpected interference, Xu Yuanzhen might have found the Celestial Master Seal. As for now...

Lei Jun's eyes narrowed quietly as he looked toward the mountains, his gaze turning sharp. He clearly saw that where Qingshan once stood, someone had already gotten there first and was busily at work. Those people wore deep red or apricot yellow Taoist Robes and were vigorously excavating the mountain peak, as if searching for something.

...Disciples of the Yellow Sky Sect? Lei Jun was surprised. Why is everything happening so coincidentally? Such a coincidence probably isn't by chance but is driven by some inevitable factor.

Lei Jun concealed his form, not approaching rashly but observing from the sidelines first.

Just as he was planning this, the distant mountain peak suddenly shook violently! Even Lei Jun was caught off guard when, from beneath the excavated mountain peak, a cyan flame suddenly shot into the sky, reaching the clouds!

ROAR!!

Accompanying the soaring cyan flames was a tiger's roar that resonated in all directions. The roar wasn't particularly ear-piercing, yet it shook one's Spiritual Soul to its core. Lei Jun, despite the considerable distance, felt his own Spiritual Soul trembling, nearly losing control, as if it could slip out at any moment. The Yellow Sky Sect Disciples in the mountains were even more terrified, their courage shattered.

It was as if a fierce tiger had broken loose, emerging from the depths of the earth. The surging cyan Earthly Fire coalesced into a terrifying Fire Tiger, which leapt out and perched atop the mountain.

"...Yin Fire Tiger?!" The Elder leading the Yellow Sky Sect team, his expression dazed, exclaimed involuntarily.

As the cyan Fire Tiger roared, it swept through all directions. Before the Yellow Sky Sect Disciples could even move a step, they were incinerated by the roaring cyan flames, leaving no bones behind!

Watching the Fire Tiger unleash its power, Lei Jun almost wanted to burst into laughter after regaining his senses.

Such was the handiwork of Xu Yuanzhen! That Senior Sister, although she left here empty-handed back then, couldn't bear for others to follow in her footsteps. Thus, she kindly left behind a "gift": the Yin Fire Tiger.

Its formal name was the Nine Abyss Flame Ancestral Dharma, one of the three greatest Divine Skills of the Celestial Master Mansion.

Taoist cultivators of the Talisman Sect in the Upper Three Heavens cultivate Divine Faculty Talismans. The renowned Three Caverns and Three Realms Scripture recorded the Three Great Magical Talismans, considered the strongest Divine Skills of the Taoist Talisman Sect, also known as the Three Realm True Scriptures Talisman: namely the Celestial Book Talisman Script, the Earthly Script Talisman, and the Human Script Talisman.

Cultivating to the Seventh Heavenly Layer within the Taoist Talisman Sect is known as the Heaven-connecting Realm. The Buddhist Family has Dharma Appearances, and the Taoist Sect has Dharmas. Dharmas are the embodiment of the Law of Heaven and Earth. Only powerful cultivators of the Heaven-connecting Realm within the Talisman Sect can achieve the great Divine Skill of the Law of Heaven and Earth.

To cultivate the Celestial Book Talisman Script, one contemplates the supreme Thunder Method of the Celestial Master Mansion and may attain the Dharma of the Yang Thunder Dragon, also known as the Ninth Heaven Thunder Ancestor Dharma.

To cultivate the Earthly Script Talisman, one contemplates the supreme Fire Method of the Celestial Master Mansion and may attain the Dharma of the Yin Fire Tiger, also known as the Nine Abyss Flame Ancestral Dharma.

To cultivate the Human Script Talisman, one contemplates the supreme Life Skill of the Celestial Master Mansion and may attain the Dharma of the Destiny Star God, also known as the Doumu Star God Dharma.

The Celestial Master Mansion has always valued Yin and Yang Harmony, where dragon and tiger meet. The strongest dragon and tiger are precisely the Heavenly Thunder and Earthly Fire: the Yang Thunder Dragon and the Yin Fire Tiger.

"Buried underground for almost seven years, and it still has such power? Truly awe-inspiring," Lei Jun remarked with amazement.

From afar, he watched the Yin Fire Tiger left by Xu Yuanzhen wreak havoc, almost completely annihilating the Yellow Sky Sect Disciples who had come searching.

Only when the cyan Earthly Fire finally began to dissipate did Lei Jun approach.

After inspecting the scene, gathering traces left by the Yellow Sky Sect Disciples, and comparing them to the impressions from the Celestial Master Seal he had obtained from Qiantian Peak, Lei Jun felt as though he had gained some insights. Many things, indeed, were not coincidental.

The Yellow Sky Sect originated from the same source as the Celestial Master Mansion. Although they had separated from the Celestial Master Mansion, and it was only after Li Cangting's fall that the Celestial Master Seal went missing, the Yellow Sky Sect had nevertheless been relentlessly searching for it over the years, continuously probing and attempting to find it.

The reason they had only recently come here wasn't because they hadn't wanted to earlier, but because they had been searching all along, only recently uncovering some clues.

The reason was that the Celestial Master Seal seemed to have become slightly more active recently than in previous years. Thus, the Yellow Sky Sect Disciples kept searching and finally made some progress.

In their efforts to find the Celestial Master Seal, even amid the tense situation of the ongoing war against the Celestial Master Mansion, they still managed to spare manpower to search here.

Unfortunately, the "bread" here had already been chewed by someone else... And the Celestial Master Seal was no longer in this place. But their line of thinking, I believe, is correct. The Celestial Master Seal has indeed become more active recently.

Connecting this to recent events, Lei Jun surmised it was because the Celestial Master Mansion was facing a great calamity. The masterless Celestial Master Seal still possessed spiritual nature and, affected by this, had stirred once more.

Moreover, by combining this with the insights from his own Celestial Master Seal mark and constantly pondering it, Lei Jun vaguely formed a bold conjecture: Influenced by the crisis facing the Celestial Master Mansion, the Celestial Master Seal appears to be returning to Dragon Tiger Mountain, unstably drawing closer to the Celestial Master Mansion...

"This is truly dark humor," Lei Jun could hardly contain himself.