Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 512 - 256. Elder Lei and the Celestial Master’s Sword (Combined Chapter)_5

Chapter 512: 256. Elder Lei and the Celestial Master’s Sword (Combined Chapter)_5

Up on the mountain, Ye Han, dressed in her palace robes, staggered in place and collapsed to the ground in a most ungraceful way.

Her body had just fallen when someone dashed up to her.

It was Lei Jun.

Lei Jun hadn’t wasted a single moment, rushing straight up the mountain, immediately seeking out the only person here who matched the "wind and waves" mentioned in the moderately good lot—Ye Han.

With the Starlight Talisman swirling around, Lei Jun seemed to transform into a giant formed of starlight, and slapped his palm directly toward his opponent.

Ye Han was still desperately trying to warm and nurture her spiritual soul, unable to dodge.

Luckily, light flowed and shimmered around her, and from the wide sleeves of her ornate robe, a star chart appeared.

As the star chart flashed, it blocked Lei Jun’s strike for Ye Han, who hadn’t had time to respond.

In this moment, stars collided violently, each rising and falling.

"Flying Star Sleeve." Lei Jun took a glance and saw the truth at once.

He beckoned, and the Celestial Master’s Sword instantly returned to Lei Jun’s grip.

Then, Lei Jun, sword in hand, pressed the attack—slashing again at Ye Han.

Thanks to the initial shock, although Ye Han’s spiritual soul suffered a grievous wound and she was currently weak, she bought a moment to catch her breath with the Flying Star Sleeve and dodged quickly.

At that moment, with the Celestial Master’s Sword in Lei Jun’s hand, the purple Nine Heavens Divine Thunder swept the area without end, attacking Ye Han and swallowing up all the younger Ye Clan disciples aiding her in a flash of thunder light.

Ye Han didn’t have time for sorrow. Since the Wuyou Tribulation had already been destroyed, staying any longer would be pointless.

Even though seeing Lei Jun made her think of the day her daughter Ye Lingxi was lost, Ye Han had no intention of continuing this battle against Lei Jun right now.

She wanted to escape, but Lei Jun pursued her with the Celestial Master’s Sword.

High above, under the influence of the purple Nine Heavens Divine Thunder, dark clouds gathered, and bolts of lightning crashed down in succession, all aimed for Ye Han below.

Apart from drawing her sword, Ye Han also summoned a chessboard that floated into the air beside her.

On the chessboard, black and white pieces interlocked, helping Ye Han to block the oncoming bolts of divine thunder, both above and behind her.

The artifact was called the Pagoda Record.

Ye Han’s most commonly used magic artifact had been destroyed by Wei Ancheng in that battle in the Southern Wilderness four years ago, but this new Pagoda Record was her latest forging.

At first glance, it seemed like a simple chess game, with both sides rapidly placing their pieces.

But soon, Literary Splendor Talent coalesced. In no time, a phantom pagoda towered into view, sheltering Ye Han.

The Nine Heavens Divine Thunder drawn by the Celestial Master’s Sword struck down, first blocked by the Pagoda Record, then by the Flying Star Sleeve.

Under Ye Han’s control, both treasures were used for protection, alternating in perfect order, forming an endless chain, as if inexhaustible.

What Ye Han had unleashed was none other than the great Jinzhou Ye Clan divine skill, the Everlasting Calamity.

*The Everlasting Calamity was eternal and unending—if her aim was simply to hold firm, few could ever break it by force.*

Ye Han’s cultivation realm was even higher.

But for the moment, she could only stick to this defensive stance.

The Wuyou Tribulation sacrifice had been shattered, and the backlash had already wounded Ye Han.

Lei Jun, by contrast, was in peak condition, and the Celestial Master’s Sword outclassed both the Pagoda Record and the Flying Star Sleeve.

As her fortunes waned and Lei Jun’s waxed, no matter what Ye Han thought of Lei Jun, she had to admit she was now at the disadvantage.

Still, Ye Han was no pushover.

She continued to use the Everlasting Calamity to maneuver with Lei Jun, holding off his attacks while keeping a sharp eye on him.

If the chance arose, she would seize it and retreat at once.

*And if no opportunity came...?*

Ye Han’s gaze grew deep and inscrutable.

Her apparent weakness concealed the mystery of another lifebound spell.

It was called Embed Hand.

*There lay the meaning of luring the enemy deeper, and of setting traps in secret.*

At the critical moment, the Everlasting Calamity would shift, breaking the endless loop, abandoning stalemate for victory.

*All the possibilities swirled in her mind and heart.*

*But...*

Just as Ye Han pondered, a sudden burst of light erupted before her.

In addition to wielding the Celestial Master’s Sword, Lei Jun now had a brilliant glow shining above his head, an intertwining of purple, gold, and blue.

A spectral three-tiered Dharma Altar manifested above him.

Atop the highest tier of the altar, an imposing White Jade Great Seal appeared, solemn, profound, and unfathomable.

It was unmistakably another of the Celestial Master’s Three Treasures: the Celestial Master Seal.

As the Celestial Master Seal appeared, it dropped from midair, instantly swelling, a ghost made real.

The Great Seal descended, crushing Ye Han’s Pagoda Record beneath it.

When Ye Han saw this White Jade Great Seal, she nearly coughed up blood, "...Celestial Master Seal?!"

She’d discussed the Celestial Master Seal with her father, Ye Moquan, and though its reappearance wasn’t entirely unforeseen—

But in Lei Jun’s hands alone?!

While the Celestial Master Seal pinned down the Pagoda Record, the purple, gold, and blue brilliance fell together, forming a spectral altar that enveloped Lei Jun and Ye Han both.

Lei Jun swung the Celestial Master’s Sword again, its dragon chant and the thunder roar crashing together, and Nine Heavens Divine Thunder blazed forth, coalescing into a purple beam that slashed through.

The star chart shining on Ye Han’s garment was sliced clean through, its radiance vanishing.

But right then, Ye Han made her move.

Instead of retreating, she pressed forward—every strand of Vast and Righteous Sword Qi gathered into a single stroke, launching a desperate counterattack at Lei Jun!

The timing and angle were perfect; she struck just as Lei Jun’s old strength faded and new strength had yet to rise.

Though she was wounded, Ye Han had prepared for this moment, and this sword strike was her peak.

It was called the Celestial Pivot!

A full-strength blow, a decisive strike, aimed at that vital moment of the enemy’s weakness.

...It landed!

*But... what was this?*

Ye Han stared in dismay as nine-colored flowing lights of the Mixed Cavern Nine Lights enveloped Lei Jun, energy churning furiously.

Lei Jun had indeed been struck—his body shook, but Mixed Cavern Nine Lights and Destiny Star God protected him completely. It hurt, but he was not harmed.

Ye Han’s all-out attack was wasted; she left herself wide open, and Lei Jun countered, piercing her clean through with the Celestial Master’s Sword.

Without the Flying Star Sleeve’s protection, Ye Han was run through by the Celestial Master’s Sword.

Wounded again and again, Ye Han finally couldn’t hold out any longer. Even as she fell, her eyes stayed locked tight on Lei Jun,

"Celestial Master Robe too... No, that’s not..."

It wasn’t the true Celestial Master Robe—just a temporary borrowing of its power.

After the Celestial Master Robe had gone missing, the Celestial Master Mansion sought the treasure tirelessly. They hadn’t recovered it, but obviously made progress... Wait!

Ye Han’s eyes flew open as she glared at Lei Jun, "Did you have this before the Great Southern Mountain trip, or after?!"

Ye Lingxi perished at Great Southern Mountain, while Ye Han herself barely escaped with her life.

Wei Ancheng was the direct enemy.

*When it came to Lei Jun, Ye Han’s anger was more about shifting her blame and resentment.*

*All these years, she’d thought that back then it was just coincidence—that Lei Jun happened to find clues to the Celestial Master Robe without running afoul of Wei Ancheng, while she and her daughter, seeking Lei Jun, were unlucky and ran right into Wei Ancheng.*

*But if the Celestial Master Mansion and Lei Jun had clues to the Robe even before then, then maybe all of it had been his plan!*

*Did he know beforehand that she and Ye Lingxi had set an ambush at Lonely City Ridge on the main peak of the mountain’s west side?*

*Did he deliberately lure them to Chaoyang Peak on the mountain’s east side?*

*Did he already know Wei Ancheng would be waiting at Chaoyang Peak?!*

"...You scheming bastard Taoist!" In an instant, Ye Han understood so much, but even more questions flooded in—thinking of her daughter Ye Lingxi’s untimely death, her anger was all-consuming.

"Your biggest flaw is that you all love playing tricks on others..." Lei Jun calmly raised his hand,

Then pressed his palm downward, and the Celestial Master Seal came crashing down, landing squarely on Ye Han’s forehead, blasting open the head of the Eighth Heavenly Layer’s distinguished female Great Scholar,

"But you just don’t see the whole picture."