Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 374 - 217. Second-grade Opportunity, Dark Side of Celestial Book!
Within the True One Altar Cave Heaven, the page of the Celestial Book shimmered with light, vibrating and rolling as if it were a sheet of paper.
The shadowy figure, which had previously appeared like a shadow of the book’s page, now actively detached itself from the Celestial Book and vibrated around the page in midair.
Lei Jun, witnessing this, remained tranquil and collected, focusing on the Earth Vein Spiritual Qi rushing through the fissured valley before him like the Grand River.
The Spiritual Qi River roared on, showing no signs of peculiarity.
Lei Jun’s mind stirred, and he concentrated even more intently.
Under the enhancement of his Yin Yang Sacred Body, his mana converged, manifesting as Yin Yang Dual Qi. Both streams of energy extended, nearing the roaring underground Spiritual Qi River.
After a short while, a shadow seemed to flicker across Lei Jun’s mind, momentarily dazing him.
The sensation was similar to the first time he came into contact with the Celestial Book Dark Shadow.
But this strange mental sensation vanished as quickly as it had appeared, making Lei Jun nearly believe it to be an illusion.
At this moment, without giving it much thought and going along with the restlessness of the Celestial Book and the shadow within the True One Altar Cave Heaven, he almost subconsciously activated his Breathing Soil Banner.
The dim Spirit Light, like a fishing rod and line, was cast into the Spiritual Qi River.
The almost imperceptible but real entanglement let Lei Jun know that his prior sensation was not an illusion; indeed, there was some mysterious existence traveling through the "river" right before his eyes.
However, its Spiritual Nature was nearly completely concealed, which almost made Lei Jun overlook it.
Just as when he had captured that page of the Celestial Book, Lei Jun attempted to "fish" it out with the Breathing Soil Banner.
But this mysterious existence, seemingly with its Spiritual Nature fully hidden, was not as docile as the Celestial Book. A profound Spiritual Power flowed out secretly, swiftly disintegrating the yellowish Spirit Light created by the Breathing Soil Banner.
Even though the Spiritual Power of the Breathing Soil Banner was enduring and continuous, it was rapidly depleted at this moment, unable to sustain itself.
This situation was extremely rare since Lei Jun had acquired the Breathing Soil Banner.
However, aware that he was attempting to obtain a Second-Grade Opportunity this time, Lei Jun was prepared.
So, in addition to the Breathing Soil Banner, Lei Jun deployed a variety of tactics, his attention divided among multiple tasks, as he simultaneously activated the Celestial Book and his existing Celestial Book Dark Shadow to take effect.
Drawn by the Celestial Book, the mysterious existence in the Spiritual Qi River was now less resistant to Lei Jun.
And that Celestial Book Dark Shadow even began to merge with it.
This baited the "fish," which finally took the hook.
Although the dusky yellow radiance derived from the Breathing Soil Banner’s Spiritual Power continued to dissolve, its constant replenishment allowed it to be maintained, albeit temporarily.
Lei Jun’s own mana transformed into Yin Yang Dual Qi. This energy combined with the Yin Yang Artistic Conception within that page of the Celestial Book. Then, it linked to the mysterious existence in the Spiritual Qi River, finally pulling the entity out from the Spiritual Qi River.
The Breathing Soil Banner retracted, bringing the mysterious existence back before Lei Jun.
Lei Jun fixed his gaze on it to examine it closely; his vision was shrouded in a grey mist, without light or shadow, initially just a blur, as if a barrier separated it from the real world.
Although he had pulled it before him, it still felt somehow insubstantial and unreal to Lei Jun’s senses.
However, Lei Jun was convinced that it was akin to the Celestial Book Dark Shadow, yet the mysterious existence he captured today was even more mystical.
If he were to try to take it into the Breathing Soil Banner, as he had with the Sky-Eye Fiery Star, it could potentially harm the banner.
This mysterious illusion contained a profound Powerful Intent capable of muddling and disordering the normal things of the world, ultimately leading to their dissolution.
It was not the opposite of Creation’s transformations. Instead, it represented the negative effects that accompany and arise with them. These two aspects were companions in existence, like one entity with two faces, yet intimately connected.
Lei Jun did not take it into the Breathing Soil Banner, but continued to use his page of the Celestial Book for guidance.
Thus, the mysterious illusion merged with the previously acquired Celestial Book Dark Shadow and then descended into the True One Altar Cave Heaven.
When it combined with the page of the Celestial Book, it even overshadowed the book, causing the Celestial Book to momentarily fall silent.
Yet, it did not cause harm to the Celestial Book.
The mysterious existence finally began to stabilize, transforming from illusion to a somewhat concrete form.
It appeared to be a book as well, but ethereal, like a shadow.
It also resembled the initial Celestial Book Dark Shadow, but now amplified, thicker, and more massive.
At this moment, this shadow, now a complete book, took precedence, making the single page of the Celestial Book seem rather thin in comparison.
But the two fit together harmoniously, without conflict, and were instead extraordinarily compatible.
Lei Jun’s consciousness was focused on the Celestial Book within the True One Altar Cave Heaven, and in his mind, an understanding emerged: Dark Side of Celestial Book.
The current book of shadows must be the counterpart of the complete Heavenly Book Main Chapter; the two are intrinsic to each other, two sides of the same coin. Now the Heavenly Book Main Chapter is incomplete, and I only possess one of its pages, whereas the Dark Side of Celestial Book appears to be whole. This makes me feel, for a moment, a sense of imbalance, a mix of consternation and amusement.
Lei Jun took a deep breath, forcefully gathered his thoughts, and departed from the fissured deep valley where he stood.
He returned above Qianxin Mountain, casting his gaze towards the direction of Zhu’an Mountain, where he could see that the intense battle was still ongoing, reaching a fever pitch.
The unusual activity in the Earth Veins was likely not solely due to the clash of Sang Lu, Yuan Shanji, Li Tianqing, and Xiong Gang; there may have been someone else’s hand at play.
Lei Jun intuitively guessed. Perhaps Yang Tai really did come, and earlier than expected, just in time for today’s event.
However, with such a fierce battle occurring at Zhu’an Mountain, Lei Jun was not eager to intervene immediately, but rather waited for a more suitable opportunity to arise.
