Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 465 - 246. High Merit Elder, Lei Chongyun (Two in One Chapter)_4
Elder Chu said, "I’ve heard that since the new Abbot of Vajra Temple was consecrated, he has grown rapidly over these years."
Relations between the noble families and the Buddhist Sect were easing.
However, Great Void Temple and the orthodox Buddhist Sect were archenemies.
Fortunately, the Buddhist Sect was not monolithic internally.
Redirecting Great Void Temple’s attention from Tianlong Temple to Vajra Temple might also allow us to uncover any mysteries Vajra Temple was hiding.
"Perhaps we could also make contact with Fu Dongsen, the Sect Leader of Mount Shu," Chu Zhe said softly. "The Dan Ding and Talisman Scriptures sects both have Mahayana cultivators. Consequently, Mount Shu’s attitude might not be the same as before, especially with the rise of other sects and noble families like the Shangguan Clan..."
Elder Chu gently shook his head. "Leave it to the other families. We simply can’t worry about everything in this world on our own."
Chu Zhe replied, "Yes, Father."
Elder Chu continued, "Xu Yuanzhen’s own talent and strength are extraordinary, and her insight is equally exceptional."
After discussing official matters, Chu Xiuyuan smiled. "As far as I know, she’s only brought back two people to Dragon Tiger Mountain: Tang Xiaotang and Lei Jun."
Chu Zhe nodded. "Yes."
"I remember it took both Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang about twelve years to advance from the Seventh Heavenly Layer to the Eighth Heavenly Layer," Elder Chu mused with a smile. "I wonder how long it will take Lei Jun?"
Chu Zhe said, "His path is somewhat similar to Xu Yuanzhen’s. Compared to their less conspicuous talents in their youth, I believe they might have enhanced their Root Bone and Comprehension later on..."
Such incidents are extremely rare, but not without precedent in history.
However, for such occurrences to be so concentrated within the same sect around the same time is somewhat unbelievable.
"A prodigy not entering our Suzhou—what a pity," Elder Chu sighed deeply.
「Xinzhou, Dragon Tiger Mountain.」
Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang had returned from Jiangzhou.
Next, Shangguan Ning emerged from her seclusion to coordinate with the Imperial Court on the subsequent arrangements for Jiangzhou.
Although Shangguan Ning hadn’t previously objected to Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang’s decision, she also hadn’t anticipated the battle would conclude this way.
Later on, Xu Yuanzhen too returned to the Ancestral Courtyard of the Sect.
It had been seven or eight years since she had left the mountain.
Xu Yuanzhen herself did not mind at all, walking through the mountains, seemingly oblivious.
"Has that fellow appeared again?" she asked, more interested in the mysterious person who had come to Dragon Tiger Mountain once more.
Yuan Mobai nodded slightly.
Then he frowned lightly. "However, he seems somewhat different from before, so I can’t be entirely certain."
Both Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang, at her side, became interested. "Oh? How so?"
Yuan Mobai said, "This person didn’t actually enter our sect’s Mountain Defense Array, nor did I fight him directly, so I can’t be certain. I just have a vague feeling. However, according to Yao, this is undoubtedly the person who provided him with the Yin Moon Soul Stone."
Upon hearing this, Tang Xiaotang puffed up her cheeks.
It was self-evident who the Yin Moon Soul Stone was intended for.
After Yuan Mobai and Lei Jun roughly explained the cause and effect, Xu Yuanzhen asked indifferently, "So, where is Fourth Martial Uncle now?"
Yuan Mobai said, "Yao has confined himself and is waiting for the Sect Leader to return and decide his punishment."
Tang Xiaotang rested her chin on her hand. "How does that saying go? Elder Yao can be considered to have pulled back at the edge of a cliff, but this matter..."
Previously, to intensify the conflict between the Li and the Wai, Yao Yuan had secretly assassinated junior members of the Li Clan.
Though they were members of the Li Clan, they were also disciples of the Celestial Master Mansion at the time.
The Mansion has its own codes and precepts: disciples must respect their seniors, and seniors must cherish their disciples.
For a senior to secretly kill a junior was an exceptionally vile act, especially since the initial motive was to harbor ill intentions.
However, Yao Yuan came to his senses in time, reined himself in at the brink, and cooperated with Yuan Mobai and the others, hoping to uncover that mysterious person.
He himself was currently very calm, his attitude clear: he must be punished and would willingly accept any outcome.
Even though few people knew the inside story, a bad precedent could not be set.
Acknowledging one’s mistakes and correcting them is proper, but wrongdoing must also be punished; otherwise, it is tantamount to encouraging further error.
Minor mistakes can be rectified, the damage mended; but if a grievous error, difficult to undo, is committed, regret will come too late. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"If that’s the case, sentence Elder Yao to reflect upon his actions in the prohibited area of the Rear Mountain Ancestral Tomb," Tang Xiaotang decided.
She was still somewhat emotional.
However, neither Xu Yuanzhen nor Yuan Mobai objected.
After discussing it for a while, they also decided not to publicly disclose the detailed reason for Yao Yuan’s punishment.
"If there’s news of that person again, remember to notify me," Xu Yuanzhen said casually.
Tang Xiaotang said, "Sister, you should focus on preparing for your arranged battle with that old fox from Jinzhou. Leave the rest to me."
By the content of her words, it seemed like concern for the other party. But her tone sounded more like a child not wanting someone else to play with her toy.
"I am actually quite looking forward to seeing what new tricks that old fox can come up with," Xu Yuanzhen said calmly.
Tang Xiaotang stared at her for a long while before suddenly speaking, "Sister, after you fight that old fox from Jinzhou, how about we spar too?"
The suggestion might have sounded somewhat terrifying, but Lei Jun and his master nearby were not particularly surprised.
In her youth, Celestial Master Tang had three aspirations:
Becoming a direct disciple of the Celestial Master.
Becoming the strongest direct disciple of the Celestial Master.
Becoming the new Celestial Master.
Through an odd twist of fate, the first two aspirations were bypassed, as she jumped directly to the third, which she achieved.
She no longer dwelled on the first aspiration.
But she had never forgotten the second.
To put it plainly, her aim was Xu Yuanzhen, standing before her!
"I don’t mind, but you still have a lot of work to do," Xu Yuanzhen replied indifferently. "Even if I were to suppress my cultivation to the Eighth Heavenly Layer to fight you, I have walked paths that you haven’t. It still wouldn’t be the same."
