Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 620 - 281. The Celestial Master’s Robe is Here? (Chapter Combined into One)_2

Unlike the Bloodthirsty Shark-like behavior of the Blood River Sect, members of the Mortal Tao Country acted relatively low-key, rarely making themselves known. Especially Fu Dongsen, the former Sect Leader of Mount Shu, who had been shrouded in mystery since the great battle at Mount Shu. His sudden appearance now was indeed out of the ordinary and must have been for some purpose. Although Fu Dongsen’s unexpected involvement in the Youning Lake incident led to a clash with the Jiuli Grand Shaman, he did not linger on the conflict and swiftly retreated. The Mortal Tao Country was not currently initiating any actions and was still in the accumulation phase. They already had the Tang Imperial Court and the three Sacred Lands of the Taoist Sect as enemies, so they would not intentionally provoke the Jiuli People and make more adversaries.

The current Southern Wilderness is truly bustling... Lei Jun mused.

Jiuli.

White Lotus Sect.

Blood River Sect.

Mortal Tao Country.

A veritable gathering of luminaries, a conference of traitors. With traitors everywhere, I wonder if Grand General Shangguan and Prince Zhang are at their wits’ end.

After all, the people from Western Region Buddhism and Yuan Mobai were entrusted to stay for the time being to help meet the challenge. Meanwhile, Shangguan Yunbo and Prince Xiang Zhang Luo reported the situation to Chang’an immediately. Due to the incident at Youning Lake, it wasn’t convenient for Shangguan Yunbo to continue his close pursuit of the Future Maitreya, so he was forced to return and meet up with Zhang Luo and others. The other sects of the Witchcraft Sect in the Southern Wilderness were also shaken.

Lei Jun continued to operate solo, coordinating with Yuan Mobai so that one of them was overt while the other remained covert. He arrived at the outskirts of Youning Lake but did not get too close. His target was the place where Fu Dongsen appeared earlier. Compared to the lands of Jiuli, Lei Jun was temporarily more curious about the matters of the Mortal Tao Country. Fu Dongsen’s brief encounter with the Great Witch was hurried, and under such circumstances, he was bound to leave behind some traces.

After collecting them, Lei Jun retreated to a relatively safe and secluded place, then entered the True One Altar Cave Heaven. He arrived inside the True One Altar and without any movement, just by directing his thoughts, a large number of Heaven-piercing Earth-penetrating Taliscripts appeared, flashing with Spirit Light. The numerous Talismans converged and flickered in midair, resembling a Star Chart. Lei Jun sat cross-legged, pondering carefully. After some time, he waved his hand, and the numerous Talisman Scriptures did not disperse but flew out in all directions instead, leaving the Altar and also the Cave Heaven.

Lei Jun was not in a hurry and waited patiently. After an unknown amount of time, a flash of Talisman brilliance shone in his pupils. He himself left the Cave Heaven, searching along with the scattered Talisman Scriptures.

Suddenly, Lei Jun’s actions slowed down. In the distance, the Talisman Scriptures simply fell apart, turning into pure Global Spiritual Qi. Above Lei Jun’s head, the Mysterious Void Mirror rotated, its dim light shrouding him and making Lei Jun’s form, which was enhanced by the Heavenly Travel Talisman Shadow Transformation, even more concealed.

Shortly after, another misty and bright mirror light appeared, seeming insubstantial, shining from afar. The light of the mirror itself appeared illusory, but it possessed remarkable powers of insight and observation. Upon seeing this, Lei Jun’s gaze flickered slightly, and his first thought was of the Bright Flower Mirror, a treasure that originally belonged to the Mount Shu Sect. The reason it was described as originally belonging to them was that this treasure was the Lifebound Magical Treasure refined by Gao Yuyang, a former Elder of Mount Shu Sect. And Gao Yuyang had left Shu Mountain Cloud Peak with Fu Dongsen, Hong Jie, and others earlier and was now one of the High Merit Elders of the Mortal Tao Country. His seniority was equal to that of Xu Duan and Wei Qiyue, and even above that of Fu Dongsen, Zheng Dongying, and others. However, in terms of Cultivation Realm, like Zheng Dongying, He Dongxing, and Ji Dongquan, they were all at the Seventh Heavenly Layer of the Daoist Artifact Refining Sect. He was not a Sword Cultivator; his Lifebound Magical Treasure was this Bright Flower Mirror. Though not as sharp as Flying Swords in battles, it had its own unique uses. Combined with Gao Yuyang’s powerful Spiritual Soul, cultivated to the Seventh Heavenly Layer of the Daoist Artifact Refining Sect, his control over the Bright Flower Mirror granted him exceptionally keen powers of perception. As a result, even Lei Jun’s movements had to become cautious, and he had to use a variety of concealment methods to elude detection.

Gao Yuyang did not discover Lei Jun, and Lei Jun also didn’t take immediate action. When he got a little closer, Lei Jun noticed that in addition to Gao Yuyang himself, there were several other young Taoists traveling with him. Since Gao Yuyang himself couldn’t detect Lei Jun, it went without saying that these Middle Three Heavens Cultivators couldn’t either.

However, watching them, some ideas began to form in Lei Jun’s mind. According to what Master Yuan Mobai told me, on the Western Region Buddhism side, several Upper Three Heavens red-robed masters are also currently dispersed, each leading their disciples on missions. However, even though Western Region Buddhism is nominally cooperating with the Tang Imperial Court right now, they won’t actively seek conflict with the Mortal Tao Country unless absolutely necessary. They already have the White Lotus Sect and the Blood River Sect as adversaries. Master Longjia and his contingent, having no desire to make more enemies, would likely go easy on Gao Yuyang’s group—perhaps even turn a blind eye—if they encountered them with no other witnesses present. Conversely, those from the Mortal Tao Country are even less likely to provoke a conflict with Western Region Buddhism. Gao Yuyang, with his strong reconnaissance abilities, would probably even make a point to avoid members of Western Region Buddhism. In truth, their fundamental principles make them staunch adversaries, but a confrontation isn’t imminent—at least, not yet. Unless... there’s something that could attract both sides simultaneously. The Avici Treasure, particularly because of Master Sangjie’s connection to it, has everyone in Western Region Buddhism on high alert. One wrong move, and they could mobilize in full force, which would, in turn, severely limit my options for Space Shifting. Besides, that wouldn’t attract the likes of Gao Yuyang and the Mortal Tao Country. So, is there anything that both sides might care about?

After some thought, Lei Jun contacted Master Yuan Mobai to get a rough understanding of the situation with Western Region Buddhism. Then, he quietly made his move.

A verdant green river appeared in front of Lei Jun. In the Southern Wilderness Lands, mountains and rivers were interconnected, much like the previous Zhao River and Zhu An River, which were abundant. The Yu River before him was also one of them.