Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 600 - 276. Behead with a Sword (Two-in-One Chapter)_3
Especially when Pure Yang Palace itself was in a poor state.
The Vermilion Bird Elder of the Eighth Heavenly Layer, Lü Jinduan, personally came to meet Master Sangjie, which was a significant gesture of respect.
Originally, during the Guanlong Demon Chaos, Pure Yang Palace suffered heavy casualties.
After the chaos was quelled, aside from Sect Leader Elder Huang, only four cultivators of the Eighth Heavenly Layer remained in the palace, thus each filling a vacant spot among the four Elder positions.
The former Green Dragon Elder perished during the Guanlong Demon Chaos. The new Green Dragon Elder, Rong Guangchen, was actually an old member. He even held a higher status than Sect Leader Huang Xuanpu and had been cultivating in seclusion before the calamity. After the palace’s vitality was severely damaged, he re-emerged to take charge of the situation.
The White Tiger Elder remained Guan Jing, a strong pillar of Pure Yang Palace and the one who oversaw the rebuilding of the Ancestral Courtyard of the Sect.
The former Vermilion Bird Elder, Wang Xuan, disappeared, and the new one was Lü Jinduan.
The former Black Tortoise Elder, Gu Han, had been largely determined to be part of the Mortal Tao Country. He was also the main culprit in the destruction of Pure Yang Palace during the Guanlong Demon Chaos. His successor was Yue Xiling, who had made a breakthrough to the Eighth Heavenly Layer after the turmoil.
The remaining High Merit Elders of the Seventh Heavenly Layer were now under the guidance of Rong Guangchen, Guan Jing, and others, striving to stabilize the current situation of Pure Yang Palace.
Lü Jinduan, Jiang Yu, and others from Pure Yang Palace received the Buddhist monks from the Western Regions, passed Beiguang Mountain without pause, and continued their journey south to Pure Yang Palace.
However, just after they left, Lei Jun felt that the area around Beiguang Mountain was experiencing intense turbulence.
The Earth Vein Spiritual Qi fluctuated, causing the whole of Beiguang Mountain to seemingly shake.
What on earth is Eldest Senior Sister doing over at Pure Yang Palace? Lei Jun was curious.
Upon closer observation, he found that apart from some changes around Beiguang Mountain, other areas of Zhongnan Mountain seemed to be peaceful.
Lei Jun immediately began searching within Beiguang Mountain.
Soon, he found a valley inside the mountain with cracked rocks.
Inside the mountain’s belly, it seemed to contain another world.
Lei Jun entered through the cracks in the rocks, delving deeper.
Then, he discovered that within the mountain’s belly, there were vast amounts of swirling winds.
But these swirling winds didn’t leak out; instead, they circulated on their own, constantly rotating as if forming an independent mini-world.
However, this mini-world made entirely of swirling winds was not stable.
Rather than an independent world, Lei Jun felt that this place was more like a cage.
It had previously managed to evade Lei Jun’s own spiritual perception and the Mysterious Void Mirror’s probing precisely because of those strange swirling winds.
The swirling winds circled to form a wall, appearing like a current of air yet also like a solid—looking quite strange but containing a dense spiritual nature and profound mystery.
Lei Jun took a few more steps and unexpectedly discovered that the wall formed by the swirling winds was not perfectly round but shaped like an octagon.
The swirling winds formed eight walls, sealing off an independent mini-world.
Lei Jun approached the wall, and suddenly a thought flickered in his mind, and a name surfaced automatically:
[Eight Scenic Winds]
The spiritual nature of these swirling winds held mysteries. With Lei Jun’s current high level of comprehension, rare in the world, the idea instantly came to him upon encountering the swirling winds. These wonderful Spiritual Objects seemed to resonate with his current level of cultivation.
However, the timing was not right. It was not the moment to delve deep. So, Lei Jun focused his mind, remaining vigilant of his surroundings while considering how to cut through these tangible, vast swirling winds.
For tools, he had sharp implements at hand, and not just one.
With a flash of purple light, Lei Jun’s form merged with the Immortal Seed Purple Light of Chen Donglou from Mount Shu. As he transformed into the likeness of Chen Donglou, seven Flying Swords hovered around him.
To wield swords like a true master of a Daoist Artificing Sect was something Lei Jun, a practitioner from the Talisman Sect, couldn’t possibly do.
But he had his own methods.
Under the surge of Primordial Magnet Force, the Seven-Star Sword immediately began piercing into the swirling winds.
The strength of the swirling winds was significant, enough to grind various Magic Artifacts into dust. Luckily, a Magical Treasure of the Seven-Star Sword’s caliber could endure.
However, as the Seven-Star Sword "cut" through them, the Octagonal World formed by the Eight Scenic Winds began to lose its stability, and other spiritual natures and mana started leaking out. This place’s purpose was indeed that of a cage.
The mana that emerged formed streaks of firelight in mid-air, their colors between white and gold.
This firelight gave Lei Jun a sense of both familiarity and strangeness.
It felt familiar because it was Pure Yang True Fire. Lei Jun had seen it countless times with Tang Xiaotang.
It felt strange because the Pure Yang True Fire here was different from Tang Xiaotang’s. It stemmed from completely different cultivation practices.
This was the Pure Yang True Fire cultivated through the Taoist inheritance of Pure Yang Palace.
Since the Octagonal World created by the Eight Scenic Winds hadn’t fully collapsed, it still existed; therefore, the person trapped inside could not yet escape.
But through the firelight seeping through the wind walls, and by discerning its meaning, Lei Jun could vaguely hear someone speaking:
"Master Rong, there is no need for more words. As for your so-called Mortal Tao Country, I have no interest in it. Furthermore, simply based on Gu Han’s treason of colluding with the Demon Race to wreak havoc in our sect, I could never join forces with you. No matter how long you detain me, my stance remains the same. You also don’t need to continue wasting your efforts. Let’s just end this swiftly for everyone’s sake!"
The voice was unfamiliar to Lei Jun.
Yet he speculated: Wang Xuan?
Compared to the speaker’s identity, it was the reference to "Master Rong" in his words that was startling, clearly pointing to the most senior elder of Pure Yang Palace, Green Dragon Elder Rong Guangchen!
For a moment, Lei Jun almost felt the urge to facepalm.
