Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 351 - 207. Alchemy Cauldron Sect and Talisman Sect_2
The middle-aged scholar was startled, "His Highness the Crown Prince actually..."
The youth in brocade glanced at him, and the middle-aged scholar immediately bowed his head, "I understand, my lord."
"Treat Mr. Ye from Jinzhou well," the youth in brocade added.
The middle-aged scholar hurried to comply, but after a brief hesitation, he spoke again, "Second Young Master, Mr. Ye has great interest in the Celestial Master Seal and Celestial Master Robe of the Taoist Talisman Sect Celestial Master Mansion."
The youth in brocade said, "The Celestial Master Seal and Celestial Master Robe are both supreme treasures of the Taoist Sect, yet they went missing. If we could obtain them, naturally, it would be beneficial. However, the Jinzhou Ye Clan seems overly eager; I fear their motives go beyond the magic artifacts themselves, perhaps concerning the Celestial Master Mansion."
The middle-aged scholar said, "I heard that the eldest young master, by some stroke of luck, has found clues related to the Celestial Master Robe, but the details remain unclear..."
The youth in brocade said, "My brother surely has his own plans. However, if I were him, I too would not easily hand over the clue to the Jinzhou Ye Clan. If we can truly find the Celestial Master Robe, then we can deal with the Celestial Master Mansion ourselves."
The middle-aged scholar said, "You are quite right, Second Young Master..."
Lei Jun did not reveal himself; with the Wind-Thunder Talisman and the Teng Snake Bone empowering him, along with the Breathing Soil Banner concealing him, he seemed as one with the entire mountain rock.
Master Lei’s gaze circled once more around the youth in brocade.
*Listening to every word and watching his actions, this man appeared to be a direct blood descendant of the Crown Prince Sheng Kang from the previous dynasty.*
*Moreover, this faction, tied with the Blood River Sect or perhaps specifically with Wei Ancheng, truly possessed their own unspeakable secrets.*
*Though the road to great achievement was still far ahead, the strong branches and weak trunk already gave rise to mutual suspicion—the theater of intrigue never ceased...*
*The Jinzhou Ye Clan’s reach really was sharp; clearly, they had connected with the Sui Dynasty’s descendants long ago.* 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖
*No wonder they understood the connection between Wei Ancheng and the Sui Dynasty’s descendants.*
*As for the relationship between the main Sheng Kang line of the Sui Dynasty and the side line of Wei Ancheng, the Jinzhou Ye Clan obviously allied themselves with the former.*
*The Sui Dynasty’s descendants now aimed to reopen the Mountain River Dragon Vein in the Southern Wilderness—a daunting endeavor, likely supported from the shadows by the Jinzhou Ye Clan.*
*After what happened to Ye Han and Ye Lingxi, all the more so.*
*Thinking back to when Wei Ancheng emerged and started that bloody massacre, Lei Jun suddenly doubted—could Wei Ancheng have seized that moment to further his own agenda?*
*Of course, between the Sui Dynasty’s descendants and the Jinzhou Ye Clan, both harbored their own plans.*
*Concerning the Celestial Master Robe.*
*This was also something Lei Jun found especially intriguing.*
*A sudden surge of pressure stirred in his heart.*
In Star Dragon Abyss, Spiritual Energy began to surge violently.
The youth in brocade and the middle-aged scholar grew exuberant, "Mr. Jiang has arrived!"
As the Literary Splendor Talent flowed, a white-robed scholar appeared inside Star Dragon Abyss. He first approached the youth in brocade, "Second Young Master."
Lei Jun glanced at the Breathing Soil Banner fluttering with no wind, his brows furrowing slightly.
The newcomer was a Confucian practitioner who had already reached the Seventh Heavenly Layer. If separated by some distance and his focus did not shift this way, that would be fine. But with the parties this close, the newcomer might well pierce the camouflage of the Breathing Soil Banner and Teng Snake Bone.
Yet Lei Jun’s brow smoothed out quickly.
He grasped the Breathing Soil Banner, and his thoughts shifted; man and artifact vanished from where they stood, as if he had never appeared in Star Dragon Abyss at all.
The next moment, Lei Jun had arrived inside the True One Altar Cave Heaven.
Just as the best lot foretold, this journey to Star Dragon Abyss bore no danger.
Or rather, though there were minor twists, none could threaten Lei Jun, who had already successfully awakened the Celestial Master Seal.
The white-robed scholar reached the abyss bottom but did not immediately address the tumult caused by Shen Qubing, instead coming to the youth in brocade first, "Second Young Master, please depart; leave this to me."
The youth in brocade said, "Thank you for your trouble, Mr. Jiang!"
Jiang Tiankuo had, since his ancestor, been loyal to the imperial Sui family. His grandfather once served as an official of the Eastern Palace in the Sui Dynasty, leaving the capital alongside Crown Prince Sheng Kang, and thereafter, as Sui loyalists, the Jiang family served the imperial Sui house for generations, right up to this day.
Clad in white scholar’s robes, Jiang Tiankuo first escorted the youth in brocade and the sacrificial instrument that disturbed the earth veins away, only then turned his attention to Shen Qubing.
This Confucian swordsman of the Seventh Heavenly Layer struck out; surging sword qi instantly flooded Star Dragon Abyss, seemingly omnipresent, encircling Shen Qubing on all sides, sealing off every route of escape.
Shen Qubing not only failed to show any fear, but instead looked even more invigorated and steady-eyed.
His entire body suddenly erupted with a brilliant light, displaying a power far more formidable than before—unyielding and fierce.
The dim gorge, at this moment, seemed illuminated by that dazzling white ray; a radiance so resplendent, so overbearing, that great masses of rock weathered and shattered.
Shen Qubing’s speed astonishingly soared another level; he evaded Jiang Tiankuo’s sword qi, his figure flashing with white brilliance as he struggled to escape the range covered by his opponent’s sword qi.
Jiang Tiankuo arched his brows, and his sword qi sharply converged, then burst out like a heavenly downpour of blades.
The white light clashed with the oncoming sword rain; though the brilliance exploded violently, Shen Qubing still burst free from the sword rain’s range.
Not until that instant did the thunderous roar break out, shaking the land in all directions.
"Supreme Thunder Immortal Body?! You possess an Immortal Body?" Jiang Tiankuo’s expression now showed utter astonishment, "No wonder one so young can reach such heights of cultivation!"
Before Shen Qubing could reply, Jiang Tiankuo’s face darkened at once; the initial amazement and admiration faded, replaced instantly by an icy, murderous resolve.
This youth, a member of the anti-Tang Divine Strategy Army, had already become an obstacle to the Sui Dynasty’s restoration.
