Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 532 - 260. Refining Techniques like Stars, Divine Skills Ascend to the Skies (Combined Chapter)_5

Chapter 532: 260. Refining Techniques like Stars, Divine Skills Ascend to the Skies (Combined Chapter)_5

Lei Jun said, "Within the Diamond Temple Gate, there is a portal to Mount Sumeru. Or rather, when Vajra Temple’s founding ancestor established the temple, it was precisely around this portal that he laid the foundation of Vajra Temple’s legacy."

Earlier, not only Mount Sumeru but all Nine Heavens and Ten Earths had severed connections with the Mortal World.

Now, as the Global Spiritual Qi surged and continued to change, the previously sealed Void Gateways had loosened once again, finally creating an opportunity to reopen.

Well, to put it another way, Vajra Temple had found its way back home and was no longer an orphan.

But for other forces within Great Tang, this might mean something entirely different.

Let’s not mention for now how the Tang Imperial Court might react; the esteemed Great Tang prominent clans, whose standing was built upon Confucian Studies, would be the first to exercise caution.

Deciding how to respond specifically would require more interaction and understanding.

The Empress had personally gone to Guanzhong to face both the demon chaos and the sudden appearance of Mount Sumeru’s Vajra Division. This temporarily left the Central Plains unattended, presenting an opportunity for the aristocratic families to act.

But with the situation unclear, Ye Yan and Chu Xiuyuan, both Great Scholars of the Ninth Heavenly Layer, would not act rashly either.

Moreover, both the Youzhou Forest Clan and the Jinzhou Ye Clan had suffered heavy damage and needed time to lick their wounds.

For Celestial Master Mansion, it was also difficult to say whether this situation was good or bad.

In the current Great Tang, if Confucianism ceased to be as dominant as before, the relationship between the Buddhist and Taoist factions would become very delicate...

Speaking of good news, however, the relationship between Vajra Temple and the other three major Sacred Lands of the Buddhist Sect was also quite delicate.

"Great Void Temple testing the waters with Vajra Temple was their way of probing Vajra Temple’s true strength," Yuan Mobai narrated smoothly.

But Great Void Temple suffered misfortune this time around.

First, Abbot Yuanmie met with frustration at Vajra Temple and nearly lost his life there.

Barely escaping with his life with the help of his master, Jixiang Fawang, he hadn’t even settled down to recover from his injuries when the Great Tang Shenji Army launched a surprise attack! Shangguan Yunbo was there, carrying the Expelling Invaders Halberd. Xiao Xueting was also present, wielding the Mountain and River Sword. In addition, other experts from the army accompanied them.

After the ensuing battle, only Yuanmie narrowly escaped death under the protection of his master, Jixiang Fawang; all others perished.

Having lain dormant at sea for many years and finally recovering some vitality, Great Void Temple saw most of its core leadership decimated in this battle. Only Abbot Yuanmie and a few others who weren’t present escaped the disaster.

Including Jixiang Fawang, two experts of the Eighth Heavenly Layer and three of the Seventh Heavenly Layer—a total of five Upper Three Heavens Dharma Kings from Great Void Temple—fell.

Since Xiao Xueting returned from the Southern Wilderness, she had been out of sight, and her presence in the Imperial Court had diminished.

Yet upon reemerging, she assassinated Great Void Temple’s previous abbot, Jixiang Fawang.

The only regret was that Yuanmie escaped.

Shangguan Yunbo was currently leading the pursuit to encircle and suppress the remaining fugitives.

Xiao Xueting, with the Mountain and River Sword, had vanished without a trace.

No one knew whether she had turned to support Guanzhong or had gone somewhere else.

An Eightfold Heaven Realm Weapon Strike Martial Tao expert, carrying a top-tier Divine Weapon.

Her absence was even more disquieting.

"General Xiao should be under fifty by now, right?" Lei Jun mused, nodding continuously. "She’s slower than my junior martial sister, but not slower than the future Maitreya or Yuanmie."

Yuan Mobai smiled slightly. "Now it’s your young people’s world."

Lei Jun said, "Master, you are also very young."

Among his peers, Yuan Mobai was indeed young. He wasn’t just of low seniority within Celestial Master Mansion; he also held high status.

In the entire Great Tang Cultivation World, there were only a few people younger than him, such as Chu Yu and Yue Xiling, who were exceptions among exceptions.

"It’s a good thing for the student to surpass the master," Yuan Mobai said, shaking his head with a smile. "Unfortunately, Hua Jie might not catch up with you."

Lei Jun replied, "Everyone has their own fate, and the future is unpredictable. Maybe that kid will also surpass his master in the future. Apart from still being a bit gluttonous, he has actually gotten rid of his lazy habits."

Yuan Mobai nodded with a smile.

After the master and disciple chatted for a while longer, Lei Jun took his leave.

It was now his turn to train his own disciple, Zhuo Baojie—or rather, Zhuo Huajie.

As Lei Jun had said, although young Gungun was still quite gluttonous, he was currently diligent in his efforts.

Combined with his original foundation, his cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds.

Aside from teaching his disciple, Lei Jun continued to ponder his own Supernatural Ability Methods.

「Beneath the moonlit starry sky.」

Elder Lei sat cross-legged.

Below him was the Three-tiered Dharma Altar he had formed by condensing his own Mana, solid in appearance.

Above the Dharma Altar, the Circle Stars Array Fight unfurled, its constellations shimmering in concert with the true starry sky above.

The Yu Chen Real Water was continuously refined by Lei Jun. The water vein, originally like a jade belt, lost its former shape and became like a thread of flowing light.

Lei Jun appeared calm, then flicked his finger again.

He had once refined the Spiritual Nature of the Mother-Child Condensing Essence Beads. This Spiritual Nature now seamlessly integrated with his own Mana. He then began to refine the Great Celestial Sky Jade with this combined power.

The Great Celestial Sky Jade began to flicker with brilliance.

Deep within Lei Jun’s pupils, the Heaven-piercing Earth-penetrating Taliscript manifested.

The Precious Jade and the Taliscript flashed at the same frequency, eventually synchronizing completely.

With another flick of Lei Jun’s finger, the flowing light of Yu Chen Real Water was all poured into the Great Celestial Sky Jade.

The Precious Jade vibrated incessantly, nearly shattering.

The Circle Stars Array Fight surrounding the Dharma Altar jointly reinforced it.

Eventually, the Great Celestial Sky Jade gradually returned to calmness.

Its Spiritual Nature was enriched, continuing along the same vein yet with subtle changes.

Next, this Treasure Bead, under Lei Jun’s gaze, slowly ascended towards the sky.

Rising, rising, continuously rising.

Invisible to the common human eye.

Even the perception and eyesight of most cultivators could no longer track its existence.