Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 353 - 208. The Opportunity for Supreme Pure Golden Bamboo to Transition from a Magic Artifact to a Magical Treasure
"Smart-mouthed kid..." Wang Jingfang was already feeling dizzy and overwhelmed, and these words only made his vision darken with rage.
As Lei Jun spoke, his actions did not cease. Empowered by the Heavenly General Talisman and the Wind-Thunder Talisman, his figure suddenly surged in size, and in one step, he seemed to rush to Wang Jingfang’s front.
Wang Jingfang’s body was enveloped in a huge golden semi-transparent sphere, bearing Lei Jun’s fierce strike, which was nearly comparable to that of a Martial Tao master.
Disciples of the Alchemy Cauldron Sect, within the three great Taoist Heritages, inherently possessed the most outstanding Protection techniques. This was especially true after reaching the Fifth Heavenly Realm, whereupon they could externalize their Golden Core. This ability was widely recognized as the strongest defense among Taoist Cultivators of the same realm and even considered one of the foremost Protection techniques in the world, rivaling the Precept Holders of the Buddhist Family.
At this moment, with Wang Jingfang at the Sixth Heavenly Realm and externalizing his Golden Core, his Protection power was significantly formidable.
Yet, Taoist Dan Ding Sect Disciples would not use this method lightly unless it was absolutely necessary.
This Golden Core was the Human Great Elixir they had painstakingly cultivated for half their lives. While it was indeed their strongest and most solid form of defense, it was also the very foundation and crystallization of their Cultivation. If it were damaged or broken, it would mean their foundation had been injured on the spot, resulting in consequences far more severe than ordinary injuries.
Wang Jingfang calmed himself. Although he had been wandering, he now recognized this rapidly rising junior from the Taoist Talisman Sect: "Lei Jun..."
His Golden Core suddenly retracted into his body. He no longer tried to stoutly resist Lei Jun’s attack. His posture seemed to lighten, becoming as ethereal and unpredictable as clouds and mist as he evaded Lei Jun’s strikes with his movement technique.
Though not as swift as Lei Jun’s fierce speed, Wang Jingfang’s movement technique during his teleportation was nimble and constantly changing, much like a dragon hidden in the fog—seen one moment, gone the next.
The Sacred Land of the Pure Yang Palace of the Taoist Sect taught an integration of Magic Martial arts, passed down through four lineages.
Wang Jingfang’s life-bound ultimate skill was precisely from the most orthodox Green Dragon Lineage: the Azure Dragon Soaring Sky and Azure Dragon Claw.
However, before he could make his move, dim yellow Yin Thunder filled the entire area around him.
The Yin Thunder was not violently intense but instead soft and dense, like earth sealing off all directions, limiting Wang Jingfang’s range of movement.
Within the Ji Earth Yin Thunder, black Gui Water Yin Thunder seeped out, pursuing and surrounding Wang Jingfang relentlessly, like maggots clinging to bone.
Wang Jingfang now deeply regretted undertaking this trip himself; it had been too presumptuous.
If he had traveled here in his Yang God form, escaping now would have been much easier.
...But if his Yang God had come, he wouldn’t have been able to perform Golden Core Externalization, and he would have found it very difficult to withstand Lei Jun’s initial stealthy blow.
"You cooperate with the remnants of the former dynasty, causing chaos in the Southern Wilderness. Once it spreads north, my sect will be the first to bear the brunt," Lei Jun said, continuing to maneuver the Gui Water Yin Thunder to surround Wang Jingfang. He then casually inquired, "But it’s premature to talk about that. I came looking for you today mainly to ask about news related to Zhou Peng."
Zhou Peng, like Wang Jingfang, was a traitor to the Pure Yang Palace.
The difference was that Zhou Peng was originally a Pure Yang Palace Elder of the Upper Three Heavens Level who had defected much earlier.
Speaking of which, each of the three great Sacred Lands of the Taoist Heritage had its own internal problems. Although the Pure Yang Palace hadn’t experienced large-scale internal strife like the Celestial Master Mansion or Mount Shu, it had produced more than one traitor over time, for various reasons.
Driven by the need to band together for mutual support and to evade the Pure Yang Palace’s purges, these traitors, although they didn’t establish their own Portals like the Yellow Sky Sect or the White Lotus Sect, had formed a loose coalition. The more highly cultivated Zhou Peng was their leader.
The reason Lei Jun was concerned about this renegade Elder from the Pure Yang Palace was that Zhou Peng had previously used the Yin Moon Soul Stone against Pure Yang Palace pursuers.
Years ago, a mysterious expert appeared near Dragon Tiger Mountain, killing Heavenly Master Mansion Disciples. This further exacerbated the conflict between the Li family and other clans, to the point that the Li family became a thing of the past. However, the identity of that mysterious person was never discovered.
The mysterious individual possessed the Yin Moon Soul Stone, so their target was most likely Tang Xiaotang.
Furthermore, another person who had successively attacked Li Qingfeng and Li Hongyu had also displayed the Yin Moon Soul Stone when vying for the Celestial Master Robe, specifically targeting Tang Xiaotang. That was why Lei Jun had never forgotten these matters.
"Looking for Uncle-Master Zhou? Keep searching," Wang Jingfang sneered. Facing the viscous, ink-like black thunder water, he didn’t retreat but advanced, actively confronting it.
The gloomy thunder water exploded upon Wang Jingfang’s body, turning a large portion of his white and black robes to char.
Nevertheless, azure-black halos appeared on the surface of his skin, resembling layers of dragon scales.
Generally, if Alchemy Cauldron Sect Disciples didn’t use the method of Yang God soul separation for long-distance travel, their primary combat approach involved Taoist Sect Ultimate Martial Arts.
The characteristics of Actual Combat Spellcasting among the disciples of the three Taoist Sect lineages, by comparison, corresponded well to fighting at long, medium, and close ranges. The External Alchemy School specialized in controlling Magic Artifacts from medium to long distances; the Talisman Sect focused on medium to close range; and the Alchemy Cauldron Sect sought close combat from the outset.
At this moment, while fending off Lei Jun’s Spirit Talisman Mana attacks, Wang Jingfang closed the distance. His form was elusive as he circled behind Lei Jun, his hands reaching out like claws, aiming for Lei Jun’s vulnerable eyes and ears.
But Lei Jun teleported with astonishing speed, evading Wang Jingfang’s Azure Dragon Claw with a swift dodge. In turn, he reached back with a claw of his own, gripping Wang Jingfang’s shoulder.
Lei Jun’s own physical body had been successively nourished by Spiritual Objects such as the Bear King’s Mysterious Gall and the Blood-Vigorating Heaven Brew, resulting in exceptional Corporeal Life Mastery. Further bolstered by the Five Ding Open Mountain Talisman and his life-bound Heavenly General Talisman, his physical strength was currently formidable enough to clash head-on with most Martial Artists of the same realm.
Wang Jingfang watched, aghast. This junior from the Taoist Talisman Sect before him was somehow more ferocious and powerful in every move, his attacks more swift and heavy, than he, a Taoist Dan Ding Sect Cultivator.
His Azure Dragon Claw struck Lei Jun’s flesh several times but was forcefully repelled. The recoil not only numbed Wang Jingfang’s fingers, but when Lei Jun, in turn, grabbed his arm and he struggled to break free, five bloody gashes were torn directly into his arm.
