Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

Having heard Wang Guiyuan's words, Lei Jun thought to himself, As expected.

Earlier, Tang Xiaotang had stood up for him and caused trouble for a group of Worm Masters during her travels in the Southern Wilderness.

Now, fortune had turned, and it was time for their retaliation.

Although there were frequent internal conflicts within the Southern Witch Sect, there was still some order; not everyone was fighting alone in a battle royale.

The Worm Masters killed by Tang Xiaotang surely had acquainted elders, who perhaps just didn't have the opportunity to seek revenge then.

Now that they were free, and with Celestial Master Mansion on a losing streak, they naturally wouldn't go easy.

However, given Tang Xiaotang's style, her reaction to this would only be, "Bring it on!"

This young prodigy, without a second word, gallantly accepted the challenge, repelling the opponent's sneak attacks and ambushes. She didn't even mind if the enemy had set up a trap; she just pushed forward, swiftly driving them down the mountain and continuing to pursue them.

"Speaking of which, this matter, in fact, traces back to me," Lei Jun said candidly.

Wang Guiyuan waved his hand. "Junior Brother, you needn't take it too much to heart. Although Our Sect has had fewer conflicts with the Southern Witch Sect in recent years, they were considered a mortal enemy in the past. Not to mention others, from our late Sect Leader Master and Master Song down to us junior disciples, most of us have had confrontations with cultivators from the Southern Witch Sect. The situation appears special this time only because our Sect Leader Master has passed away. But in fact, everyone is on guard against the Southern Wilderness. Otherwise, why would Eldest Senior Brother and Master Song keep vigil at the sect's entrance?"

Lei Jun nodded. On this point, Wang Guiyuan was not merely consoling him.

When he had first transmigrated, at the foot of Qingshan, Xu Yuanzhen hadn't been the only one present; there were others too. Among them were Worm Masters from the Southern Wilderness, as well as Talisman-Instructed Disciples from Celestial Master Mansion who were pursuing and eliminating those Worm Masters. The nature of their relationship was evident.

Tang Xiaotang took responsibility for her own actions and was fully capable of dealing with the consequences. Thus, the turmoil brought by the Worm Masters was quickly resolved.

However, after Tang Xiaotang left the mountain again, the Yellow Sky Sect launched its second major offensive. This time, they had truly gathered their strength to confront Celestial Master Mansion once more, not just making empty threats.

Sect Leader Taoist Taiping was unable to break through the defense of Celestial Master Mansion Elder Li Hongyu. However, the Yellow Sky Sect launched a second fierce attack, led by another heavyweight: Yu Qingling, the former Sect Leader of the Yellow Sky Sect.

It was rumored that due to his advanced age, he had handed over the heavy responsibility of leading the Yellow Sky Sect to Taoist Taiping and had since been in seclusion. In terms of seniority, he was of the same generation as the second Celestial Master Li, the third Celestial Master Li, and Celestial Master Mansion's current Supreme Elder Li Song. As one of the veterans who had personally experienced Celestial Master Mansion's second major internal upheaval and subsequently defected, Yu Qingling was one of the few remaining founding Elders of the Yellow Sky Sect. From the Yellow Sky Sect's perspective, he was its second Sect Leader.

Because he hadn't appeared for a long time, rumors circulated that he had passed away. But this time, with the gravity of the situation, Yu Qingling finally emerged from seclusion, reappearing in the Mortal World.

Fortunately, Celestial Master Mansion was prepared. So, in the ensuing battle, it was old soldiers against old soldiers.

On Dragon Tiger Mountain's side, Li Song, the former Elder with the highest seniority, was an old acquaintance of Yu Qingling. Having fought many battles as fellow disciples in the past, they now confronted each other once again.

With Li Song keeping Yu Qingling at bay, the Young Celestial Master Li Zhengxuan, wielding the Celestial Master's Sword, continued to steadfastly guard the Ancestral Courtyard of the Sect, ensuring the sect's gates were not left undefended.

Lei Jun and the other disciples remaining on the mountain joined the senior Elders in descending to contain the Yellow Sky Sect's second offensive around Dragon Tiger Mountain's periphery, giving the enemy no opportunity to exploit.

With other fellow sect members around, Lei Jun hardly used his high-grade Spirit Talismans. The situation wasn't dangerous, allowing him to slack off a bit. Of course, he hadn't come specifically to slack off. On the contrary, Lei Jun was earnestly addressing the current battlefield situation.

His main goal was to further refine his Corporeal Life Mastery.

The authentic Taoist Sect fist and staff techniques from Celestial Master Mansion were executed one by one, their astonishing power surpassing his fellow disciples. This was not only because of the Divine Strike Talisman within his Life-Bound Talisman Art but also because, after this period of internal and external conditioning, the Bear King's Mysterious Gall Force had gradually integrated with his physical qi and blood.

After completely digesting the power of the Bear King's Mysterious Gall, Lei Jun's sheer physical strength and vigor reached a level comparable to that of a Body-Refining Martial Artist of the same realm.

Initially, he had to rely on the boost from a high-grade life-bound Divine Strike Talisman just to compete physically with Martial Artists of similar cultivation. And that was when his opponent wasn't even using a life-bound martial technique.

Take Dong Yang for example. Previously, if the secondary explosion of his Fire Python Spits the Pearl technique had been successful, its instantaneous burst of power would have once again overwhelmed Lei Jun. However, the opponent was unaware of the secrets of the Dark River Energy and was caught off guard first, rendering his powerful life-bound martial technique, Fire Python Spits the Pearl, unable to be unleashed in time. In a life-and-death confrontation, victory and defeat often hang by a thread. As a result, Dong Yang was instead killed by Lei Jun's punch.

But now, the situation was different. Lei Jun's cultivation had not only advanced from the first layer of the Altar to the second, but his physical strength and vitality had also been further enhanced by the Bear King's Mysterious Gall. If he were to encounter Dong Yang now, Lei Jun could contend with him using sheer physical strength, without relying on Spirit Talismans. If Dong Yang unleashed his Fire Python Spits the Pearl, Lei Jun wouldn't need to weaken him with Dark River Energy. By activating his life-bound Divine Strike Talisman, he could directly confront a Body-Refining Martial Artist of the Third Heavenly Layer.

However, the Dong Family's heritage inevitably paled in comparison to that of the Celestial Master Mansion, the sacred land of the Taoist Talisman Sect. If he faced a Martial Artist from a more sophisticated Martial Tao lineage, the outcome of the battle might have been different.

Avoid arrogance and impetuosity, continue to strive… Lei Jun remained calm.

He possessed the life-bound Wind Riding Talisman, the Water-Averting Golden Pupil, and the Breathing Soil Banner. On the current battlefield, where the intensity wasn't high, Lei Jun handled himself with ease. Besides focusing on his own cultivation, he observed his surroundings attentively, still having the spare capacity to watch others.

But during one such observation, he noticed something unusual…

In the woods, several young Taoists, wearing similar attire and practicing similar Taoist Laws and Talisman Skills, were engaged in a life-and-death struggle, with five attackers surrounding one person. The one being attacked was at a disadvantage but remained calm. On the contrary, his attention was focused more on observing his surroundings than on his own perilous situation.

After confirming no one else was nearby, the young Taoist's eyes suddenly flashed with a bloody light. In the next moment, while using a Golden Barrier Talisman to fend off his opponents' attacks, the young Taoist waved his hand, unleashing a jet of Blood Qi. The Blood Qi manifested like a sword, swift and fierce.

The Yellow Sky Sect disciples, though cautious, had not anticipated that their opponent's counterattack wouldn't be a Celestial Master Mansion Spell! Caught off guard, two of them were injured on the spot. One was lightly wounded, the other gravely. But their wounds were peculiar. Not only did the bleeding not stop, but blood also sprayed out uncontrollably, causing them to momentarily lose their combat capability.

"The Blood River Lineage from the Southern Witch Sect?" the Yellow Sky Sect disciples exclaimed, alarmed and uncertain.

With the number of enemies reduced, the blood-red Sword Qi of the Celestial Master Mansion disciple grew stronger with every drop of blood spilled. As his power waxed and theirs waned, he quickly turned the tide of battle. The blood-red Sword Qi was just one of his surprise tactics. In terms of Taoist Talisman Sect Spells, his personal strength was, in fact, superior to his opponents'.

The two injured Yellow Sky Sect disciples finally managed to use an Evil-Repelling Talisman to suppress the vicious Mana in their wounds and stop the bleeding. By then, however, the other three disciples had been further injured by Celestial Master Mansion's True Inheritance disciple.

The opponent was decisive and ruthless. After more fighting, he gave the Yellow Sky Sect disciples no chance to escape and successfully slew all five enemies.

The young True Inheritance disciple of Celestial Master Mansion looked around once more. Seeing no one else, he heaved a sigh of relief. After collecting the Yellow Sky Sect disciples' Passport Talismans as proof, he used a Blazing Flame Talisman to incinerate their bodies.

Having done all this, the young Taoist quietly departed.

However, the earth and stones in the mountains suddenly churned and parted, revealing another person who had been concealed there.

Lei Jun put away his Breathing Soil Banner, watching the direction the other had taken. It was Chen Yi; they were quite familiar with each other.

But the Spells practiced by Chen Yi still took Lei Jun by surprise. Normally, one's cultivation method should be consistent, with Taoist Laws and related Spells complementing each other. But Chen Yi's blood-red Sword Qi was clearly not from the Taoist Talisman Sect lineage, nor was it a True Inheritance of Celestial Master Mansion.

Interesting… Lei Jun stroked his chin.