Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 583 - 272. Return the property to its rightful owner, repay the debt with one’s life (Two Chapters combined)

Chapter 583: 272. Return the property to its rightful owner, repay the debt with one’s life (Two Chapters combined)

Lei Jun struck and shattered Wang Dongchu’s Immortal Soul. The remaining swords—Tianquan, Yuheng, and Yaoguang—which were still poised to counterattack, now quieted down.

Under the strikes of the Supreme Pure Jade Heavenly Immortal Bamboo, a dazzling display of purple and gold brilliance flashed, filled with divine might, as if it possessed the authority to disrupt and halt the flow of other Tao Containment and Spiritual Energy.

Thus, the Tianshu, Tianxuan, Tianji, and Kaiyang swords all paused in midair. After Wang Dongchu’s Immortal Soul took a hit, not only was his mana sluggish, but his very thoughts seemed to have been severed by Lei Jun’s blow.

Lei Jun struck again, instantly dispersing his Immortal Soul.

This elder of the Mount Shu Sect, at the Eightfold Heaven Realm, possessed a resilience of Immortal Soul and consciousness far exceeding that of ordinary people. Although his Immortal Soul was scattered, it still floated in midair for a time without dissipating completely.

Under normal circumstances, despite the grievous injury, Wang Dongchu could still have reassembled his Immortal Soul in an attempt to escape.

However, after being struck by Lei Jun’s Supreme Pure Jade Heavenly Immortal Bamboo, the fragments of his Immortal Soul scattered and drifted like colorful bubbles, fixed in midair, neither advancing nor retreating.

Given more time, once the Spiritual Power of the Supreme Pure Jade Heavenly Immortal Bamboo dissipated, he could still have attempted to reassemble his Immortal Soul.

Lei Jun, however, waved his hand again, and the surrounding Mysterious Thunder closed in, engulfing all the colorful "bubbles."

Under Lei Jun’s control, the Mysterious Thunder was as obedient as a limb and as calm as water. It did not harm those "bubbles" but simply confined them, preventing them from rejoining.

Lei Jun then turned to look at the Seven-Star Sword.

Wang Dongchu had initially begun refining this Magical Treasure. Now, having lost his control and connection to it, the seven Flying Swords in midair all trembled slightly, revealing some of their wild nature.

Their inherent foundations and styles were always closer to their original master and creator, Chen Donglou.

Now without Wang Dongchu, the Seven-Star Sword instantly reverted to its old ways.

Having captured Wang Dongchu, Lei Jun also put away his Supreme Pure Jade Heavenly Immortal Bamboo.

He silently observed the seven Flying Swords, then performed a Taoist Sect bow, saying, "Elder Chen, Lei Jun, an inheritor of Dragon Tiger Mountain, today borrows your Magical Sword and Immortal Seed. Should any offense arise in the future, please forgive me. The day I find your sect’s Ziwei Sword, I will return it to Mount Shu. Do not take offense for this impoliteness."

As this thought occurred to him, black Mysterious Thunder gathered, and the Xuánxiāo Five Thunder Talisman reappeared, unfolding in midair into a Five Elements Talisman Array.

Lei Jun formed a spell and pointed sharply into the void.

A second Five Thunders Five Elements Talisman Array also appeared.

The two arrays merged above and below, completely encompassing the Seven-Star Sword and temporarily taking it in.

The closing Array quickly shrank, then turned into a shadow that flew into Lei Jun’s palm.

Lei Jun then turned his attention to the Ziguang Immortal Seed, which hung motionless in midair like a phantom purple sword light.

He first reached out to gather it.

The elongated purple light immediately retracted, reverting to the appearance of a seed. It concentrated to a singular point and finally disappeared into Lei Jun’s palm.

Lei Jun flipped his other palm over. The aura and Artistic Conception of the Dark Side of the Celestial Book appeared without warning, sweeping around him and erasing all traces.

Meanwhile, as the Ziguang Immortal Seed was taken in again, the dense fog that had initially provided cover, as if finding a vent for its release, swiftly gathered toward this spot and entered beneath the Ancient Divine Tree.

Lei Jun’s figure floated away, quickly leaving the southern foot of Ancient Wood Mountain.

As the dense fog was absorbed beneath the Ancient Divine Tree, the giant ancient tree seemed to sway gently.

Above Ancient Wood Mountain, the sky gradually cleared.

The northern foothills of the mountain range, previously hidden as silently burning trees turned to smoke, were now laid bare for all to see, leaving the forest barren.

With the Ancient Divine Tree at the forefront, the forests at the southern foothills had become even more lush.

Every extreme must lead to its opposite. The ferocious energy that had previously entangled Chen Donglou’s Immortal Soul, after such back-and-forth refinement, transformed into a purifying air that cultivated life, nourishing the myriad trees of the southern foothills.

Before the fog had completely dispersed, just as most of it had vanished, a figure flickered several times within it.

By the time the figure appeared again, he had reached the foot of the Ancient Divine Tree.

It was Shangguan Yunbo, wielding the Expelling Invaders Halberd.

His piercing gaze swept the surroundings, but he found no trace of Wang Dongchu.

Instead, the figures of Shen Qubing, Lei Jun, and Shangguan Sheng began to appear among the mountains, scattered in different locations.

Shangguan Yunbo’s gaze moved past the three of them, and then he began to search for Wang Dongchu again.

As the commander of the Great Tang Divine Strategy Army, how could he not dig deep in his search? He nearly turned the entire Ancient Wood Mountain range upside down.

Lei Jun and the other two assisted from the side.

But in the end, the group found nothing.

"Did he ultimately escape by taking advantage of the earlier mist?" Shangguan Sheng said helplessly.

Shangguan Yunbo frowned. "Strange... Could there be other hidden tricks at play?"

He looked around, gave Lei Jun a slight nod, and then said, "Expand the search range. Look around again. If you find any trace of him, report to me immediately!"

Lei Jun and the others all agreed.

The group immediately scattered again, continuing the search.

Lei Jun’s face remained impassive. He pretended to search, but Wang Dongchu had already been suppressed by him within the True One Altar Cave Heaven.

Then, suddenly, news came from the north, interrupting their search.

「Mount Shu—a great battle has erupted!」

A war on a scale even greater than the previous internal struggle within Mount Shu had violently erupted.

With each successive piece of news, even Shangguan Yunbo, who would remain unflustered by mountains collapsing before him, listened with increasing shock.

He had to call Lei Jun and the others back.

"Elder Wei... is he one of the key officials of the Mortal Tao Country?"

The first thing Shangguan Yunbo spoke of left Shen Qubing surprised.