Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 591 - 274. Ninth Heaven Thunder Ancestor Dharma and Xuanxiao Thunder Ancestor Dharma (Chapter Combined) _2

This is an indispensable process. The various supreme skills passed down through the history of the Celestial Master Mansion all undergo such a process, constantly being refined and perfected, until they eventually become solid cornerstones of the sect’s heritage. This process does not necessarily have to be completed by Lei Jun himself. During the inheritance process, after generations of Celestial Master Mansion disciples continuously refine and contemplate them, the Thunder Talisman and the Dark Five-Thunder Orthodox Talisman will eventually, like the Thunderclap Talisman and the Five Thunder Righteous Talisman, become more stable and perfected Spirit Talismans, though not necessarily more powerful as a result of ceaseless honing.

However, Lei Jun himself enjoys researching and speculating on Taoist Laws and Divine Skills. Therefore, in addition to his own regular cultivation, he continuously adjusts the Spirit Talismans he has incorporated into the sect’s Talisman Scripture.

Besides this, he now had a new research topic. How to integrate and emulate the Divine Sword Skills of Mount Shu’s Refinement Sect practitioners while being a disciple of the Talisman Sect himself.

With Chen Donglou’s Magical Sword and the remnants of his Immortal Soul, Lei Jun had a foundation. However, to master this disguise smoothly and prevent those who knew Chen Donglou from spotting any flaws, he still needed constant contemplation and practice.

Last time, posing as Chen Donglou on Mount Shu’s Summit, Lei Jun gathered all of Chen Donglou’s personal belongings that he could find. In the days that followed, he used them to further speculate on Chen Donglou’s personal Divine Skills and Taoist Arts. With the aid of Chen Donglou’s remnant Immortal Soul, looking at those personal items presented Lei Jun with one scene after another. It was as if he were reliving a life intermittently, the images flashing before his eyes like a revolving lantern.

Time slipped away in the midst of this ceaseless cultivation. Lei Jun felt immense joy in it.

Outside Dragon Tiger Mountain, the world continued to surge with great changes.

Two years had passed since the shocking incident at Mount Shu’s Summit. In this period, Dragon Tiger Mountain and the other two great Taoist Sacred Lands had always been cooperating with the Tang Imperial Court to continuously eradicate members of the Mortal Tao Country. Meanwhile, the people of the Mortal Tao Country hid underground, trying to keep a low profile in hopes of dodging this phase of intense scrutiny.

Storms brewed in the Mortal World; as one wave settled, another rose, and one never knew when another startling change would divert the world’s attention elsewhere. The Mortal Tao Country successfully awaited this day.

The Southern Wilderness, which had been peaceful for a time, once again became tumultuous.

Initially, it was just the Sect Leader of the Blood River Sect, Wei Ancheng, re-emerging publicly and appearing in the Southern Wilderness, causing internal tensions among the Witchcraft Sects there. However, the early disturbances were confined within the Southern Wilderness. Wei Ancheng did not make as much of a stir this time as he did when he first attempted to unify the Witchcraft Sects. This was because there were already dissenting voices within the Blood River Sect itself.

When Wei Ancheng and the Blood River Sect were defeated and fled to the Southern Wilderness, a new-generation expert, Xing Feng, had begun to rise within the sect. From an early age, Xing Feng had shown traits unlike most Blood River experts. Indeed, he could be considered a conservative within the Blood River Lineage. When the Blood River Sect was defeated and hunted by other Witchcraft experts, Xing Feng had rescued many of his sect members. Over the years, as his strength grew, so did his popularity within the Blood River Sect. Xing Feng, though equally fierce and warlike, placed more weight on settling grudges rather than killing merely for the sake of it. He rarely provoked others without cause, a style of conduct that greatly distinguished him from Wei Ancheng.

Now that Wei Ancheng had returned, the first he found bothersome was indeed this junior.

Owing to their cultivation’s Taoist heritage, most Blood River Sect disciples craved rapid advancement and ignored risks. This, coupled with the influence of negative energies and Evil Aura inherent in their practices, made them bloodthirsty and combative by nature. Consequently, more of them leaned towards Wei Ancheng. However, there were still some in the Blood River Sect who rallied around Xing Feng, suggesting a split within the sect.

His inability to resolve these new internal conflicts undoubtedly affected not only the cohesion and overall strength of the Blood River Sect but also Wei Ancheng’s personal reputation. Thus, as if in a battle between the new and old kings of beasts, a clash was inevitable. Wei Ancheng and Xing Feng stood in direct opposition.

Wei Ancheng’s cultivation realm of the Ninth Heavenly Layer was ultimately higher, and he also had the support of more disciples. But he had more enemies who didn’t wish for him to have a comfortable life. His inability to take down Xing Feng quickly meant Wei Ancheng’s return started on a sour note, a dud from the outset.

Wei Ancheng, however, was neither alarmed nor angry. He just needed more bloodshed, more lives, more killing.

Yet what followed were greater upheavals in the Southern Wilderness, catching even Wei Ancheng off guard and, within a short time, drawing everyone’s attention that way. The influence was so significant that not only the Great Tang Dynasty but also the Western Region Buddhism and various Demon Races turned their focus to the Southern Wilderness at this moment.

There, the Jiuli secret realm reopened and then connected to the legendary Earth Sea, one of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths! The legendary Jiuli People re-emerged into the world. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

As for the Celestial Master Mansion, Yuan Mobai had left the mountain for a trip to the Southern Wilderness and was currently there. Through his master, Lei Jun could receive first-hand information.

"’They are indeed the Jiuli People. Their actions are currently rather restrained. The area inside and outside the Jiuli secret realm is shrouded in black fog, where no daylight can be seen, but it has not spread further,’ Yuan Mobai informed via voice transmission.

Lei Jun asked, "Is there any communication or contact established?"

Yuan Mobai replied, "The Sacred Land of the Cursed Prayer lineage, Samsara Abyss, and the Divine Dance lineage’s Sacred Land, Gepo Mountain, have both sent people to make contact. However, the specifics are not yet clear. Holy Master Feng Gui is personally overseeing the matter for Samsara Abyss, and my Daoist Brother Sun also has no recent news."

Lei Jun considered, "The Tang Imperial Court should have sent people there by now, shouldn’t they?"

Yuan Mobai said, "They have had their people in the Southern Wilderness all along. Previously, we even went to Ailao Mountain in Nanzhao one after the other."

Lei Jun murmured, "Oh?"