Chapter 662: 291. Target, Dragon Tiger Mountain Altar of Wanfa Sect! (Chapter Combined)

"Is Senior Sister referring to the area near Mingzhou and the outer bay of Yuhang in the East Sea?"

Lei Jun sent his eldest disciple away to continue pondering over the Spirit Talisman, then went to see Xu Yuanzhen.

On the verge of leaving the mountain, Xu Yuanzhen replied, "Indeed, that place sounds rather interesting."

Upon hearing this, Lei Jun’s eyebrows lightly raised.

In the past few days, Dragon Tiger Mountain had received a communication from the Tang Imperial Court, reconfirming the appearance of a Void Gateway near the outer bay of Mingzhou.

On the other side of the portal lay a world of considerable scale—a Cave Heavens, very likely one of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths, which showed signs of human activity.

Given the situation, out of caution, the Tang Imperial Court, Tianlong Temple, the Chu Clan, and other Cultivators from these factions acted with restraint, avoiding direct contact with the people on the other side.

But various signs suggested that the world beyond the Void Gateway contained an extremely rich vein of Wenhua Qi.

The Cultivators of the Confucian Sect must undoubtedly be in a dominant position there.

What drew attention, however, was that the Artistic Conception engendered by its Wenhua Qi was significantly different from that of the Confucian Sect classics inherent to the Great Tang.

It was, instead, similar to the remnants of Wenhua Qi found in the Foreign Lands reached through the Void Gateways of Great Black Mountain and Changjie Island.

Stirred by this, Xu Yuanzhen greeted the others on the mountain and prepared to leave once more to see for herself.

Before departing, she said to Lei Jun, who had come to see her off, "The items I refined have mostly taken shape but are still quite rough. Whoever has time, please continue Warming and Nurturing them for me."

Lei Jun agreed.

Beneath Xu Yuanzhen’s feet, dark clouds then appeared, lifting her form upward. After leaving Dragon Tiger Mountain, she set off eastward.

Lei Jun watched her depart, then headed to Xu Yuanzhen’s secluded abode within the mountain.

The Cave Mansion had nothing else inside but a Cauldron Furnace of simple style, flashing with green light.

Approaching, Lei Jun observed that the Cauldron Furnace was not being used for Alchemy, but within the green flames, two artifacts floated: a horsetail whisk and an Ancient Mirror.

The Nine Abyss True Fire was beneficial for both Alchemy and Artifact Refining.

The Nine Abyss True Fire Xu Yuanzhen had left behind seemed to burn eternally, as if it would never extinguish.

However, with Lei Jun’s assistance in the continued Warming and Nurturing of the Spiritual Objects within the Cauldron Furnace, the fire’s subtleties could be adjusted, benefiting the Spiritual Objects even more.

Lei Jun was also currently cultivating the Nine Abyss True Fire, which was beneficial for Artifact Refining, so taking over Xu Yuanzhen’s work was no challenge for him.

Thus, he proceeded to combine his own Nine Abyss True Fire with that in the Cauldron Furnace, continuously Warming and Nurturing the Spiritual Objects.

In the process, he also trained and nurtured his newly cultivated Nine Abyss True Fire, refining it towards greater depth.

His own Celestial Chen True Fire and Tang Xiaotang’s Pure Yang True Fire were both newly developed.

Although powerful, there was much to explore and refine within their minute intricacies.

The Sect’s legacy Nine Abyss True Fire, polished and perfected by generations, might not be much more directly powerful, but is incredibly stable.

Those with the foundation and potential to cultivate the Nine Abyss True Fire had at least a minimum power level, while exceptionally talented individuals could achieve even greater might.

Lei Jun’s own recently-created Celestial Chen True Fire, though effective in his own use, might be hard for others to learn and manifest with the same power he could wield.

Even Tang Xiaotang had now begun to master the Pure Yang Talisman, allowing her Taoist Laws to be passed down to others.

Yet this new path was still rough, and to turn it into an even path, Tang Xiaotang and her successors would have to keep refining it.

The Nine Abyss True Fire didn’t have this problem.

After Lei Jun speedily cultivated this technique with the help of the Earth Core Flame Heart, the fire always seemed to reveal new nuances, and through daily practice, he continually discovered finer subtleties.

As he delighted in this process, Lei Jun pondered the fire’s mysteries, not only advancing his Cultivation of the Nine Abyss True Fire but also aiding in the continuous perfection and refinement of his Celestial Chen True Fire. On the other hand, These two Spiritual Objects?

Lei Jun was Warming and Nurturing these treasures for Xu Yuanzhen with the Nine Abyss True Fire, so he gradually gained a deeper understanding of both artifacts.

Strictly speaking, although both of these treasures had definitive forms—one like a horsetail whisk and one like an Ancient Mirror—they differed from items such as the Breathing Soil Banner and the Mysterious Void Mirror, which were Magical Treasures or Magic Artifacts. These two objects were more akin to the likes of the Ru Siwen that I created during the battle at Jiangzhou—designed for one-time use, and they both had a certain degree of specificity in their purpose.

Lei Jun mused, Senior Sister is quite determined, but it’s not impossible either.

He reined in his wandering thoughts and focused on Warming and Nurturing the Spiritual Objects in the Cauldron Furnace, while also contemplating the Fire Dharma Earth Script Talisman and the Nine Abyss True Fire.

With the remaining time, he helped Yuan Mobai, Shangguan Ning, and Zhang Jingzhen manage the daily affairs of the Celestial Master Mansion.

Overall, the workload was not heavy.

After over a decade of development, a younger generation within the Mansion was slowly coming into its own.

In terms of Cultivation Strength, aside from exceptions like Tang Xiaotang and Lei Jun, the span of a decade was not enough for a generation of Cultivators to turn heaven and earth.

But as time and experiences accumulated, more individuals capable of taking on responsibilities emerged within the Celestial Master Mansion, which was also an aspect of their rest and recuperation.

The Disciples who entered the Mansion in the same Transcension Ritual cohort as Lei Jun were mostly around fifty years old by now.

The standout individuals among them had received the Talisman-bestowed status, their Cultivation mostly reaching the Fourfold Heaven Realm and stepping into the Middle Three Heavens tier.

Even if they couldn’t stand as Elders on their own, Talisman-bestowed Taoists such as Shangguan Hong and Guo Yan were now managing affairs competently. They could be considered pillars of the Sect, sharing in the worries of their superiors.

Even Zhang Yuan was showing a degree of stability in his actions.

As for the slightly older group, including Fang Jian and Luo Haoran, they had all reached the Cultivation of the Fifth Heaven Layer in recent years.