Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 491 - 252. Master Lei catches a big fish (Extra for "Da Meng Huang" alliance and "He Tian Tian" alliance)_2

Luo Hou and Ji Du flashed briefly, one with a faint golden glow and the other with a faint silver light, adding some varied hues to the monotonous black-and-white world in the sky. Both sides remained silent for a long time.

Inside Ji Du, Meng Shaojie snapped back to reality. He stared at the Luo Hou opposite, which shimmered with golden light. After a slight hesitation, he chose not to attempt contact and instead planned to leave.

"My friend?"

It was Kang Ming within Luo Hou who broke the silence, taking the initiative to speak. Under Lei Jun’s control, his voice, after some alteration, no longer sounded like its original self.

After hesitating for a good while, Meng Shaojie finally answered, "I await your instruction."

His voice, much like Kang Ming’s from the opposing Luo Hou, was now altered beyond recognition. It was as if this signaled that everyone’s identities were to be kept secret. This realization made both Kang Ming and Meng Shaojie breathe a sigh of relief.

Kang Ming was the first to start a conversation. Lei Jun obscured his own presence, treating himself merely as an unfeeling task dispenser, and listened calmly to the exchange between Kang Ming and Meng Shaojie. The situation was not unlike Lei Jun’s own when he first arrived at the starry universe of the neighboring Heavenly Book Main Chapter.

Due to the caution they harbored, the first conversation between Kang Ming and Meng Shaojie was shallow. However, despite their efforts to maintain secrecy, they still exchanged a considerable amount of intelligence. For the time being, no obvious downsides to this mysterious starry universe could be seen, but neither Kang Ming nor Meng Shaojie let their guard down.

Sometime later, they both "logged off."

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Near a small town on the East Sea Coast, within a concealed farmstead, Kang Ming pushed open the door and left the courtyard. He wore his hair in a Taoist bun and was dressed in everyday clothes, appearing as a Layman, indistinguishable from an ordinary person.

The sun was high in the sky. Kang Ming looked up, squinting slightly against the sunlight. It wasn’t because the sunlight was dazzling; rather, Kang Ming was reminded again of that peculiar, pitch-black sun. Luo Hou, huh... Kang Ming silently chewed on these words.

It could still possibly be a trap. If this isn’t a trap, but something real... does that mean a Taoist Inheritance of the Taoist Talisman Sect, from the Ancient Taoist Heritage before a change of era, still exists today? And that top-tier masters have reappeared in the Mortal World? Such methods, at the very least, undoubtedly belonged to Upper Three Heavens Cultivators. But he hadn’t heard of such a thing before. Could it be that they had been living outside of the Great Tang Realm, in the Foreign Lands, and had only recently returned? What had they come back for? Are they merely searching for ancient relics, or are they seeking like-minded individuals to reshape the current Taoist Inheritance of the Taoist Talisman Sect?

Kang Ming pondered many possibilities in an instant. But should he tell the others in the Yellow Sky Sect, inform the Sect Leader Master, or tell High Merit Elders Qi Shuo and Zhao Zongjie? At this moment, Kang Ming hesitated. Was this a trap or an opportunity? If it were a trap, there was no need to elaborate. But if it were an opportunity...

Kang Ming slightly lowered his head, no longer gazing up at the sky. The Yellow Sky Sect was currently under severe constraints in many aspects. They could only maintain themselves with the clandestine support of more than one power. But in comparison to the openly supported Celestial Master Mansion, the Yellow Sky Sect was always lacking in resources and conditions. Consequently, they had to make differentiated allocations.

Kang Ming’s talent was not poor, but within the Yellow Sky Sect, there were other young prodigies, and the competition was fierce. Chen Ziyang and Han Wuyou were both young talents of the Yellow Sky Sect who had entered the sect, cultivated, and become renowned before him. One of Kang Ming’s major disadvantages was that the elders of his direct lineage in the sect were no longer around; his own mentor had perished during the Heavenly Moat Tribulation between the Sixth Heavenly Layer and the Seventh Heavenly Layer. Meanwhile, Chen Ziyang was a direct disciple of the Sect Leader, Taoist Taiping, and Han Wuyou was a direct disciple of High Merit Elder Qi Shuo. Kang Ming had previously leaned closer to another High Merit Elder, Zhao Zongjie. However, Zhao Zongjie had taken in a new direct disciple in recent years who was advancing rapidly...

The Yellow Sky Ancestral Altar is about to open, but this time, only one person will be able to attend. Kang Ming took a deep breath. The Yellow Sky Ancestral Altar was unlike the Ancestral Altar of the Wanfa Sect at Dragon Tiger Mountain, which could uphold its sect’s fortunes for nearly ten thousand years. Instead, the Yellow Sky Ancestral Altar, much like a person, had a limited lifespan and was now entering its "old age." This was no secret to those both inside and outside the Yellow Sky Sect. Moreover, the Yellow Sky Ancestral Altar required extra caution to prevent sabotage by enemies. Due to various considerations, including conservation and secrecy, the Yellow Sky Sect would only select their most exemplary Sixth Heavenly Realm young disciple to go to the Ancestral Altar for secluded cultivation.

For everyone else, falling behind at this point could mean being slower at every subsequent step. Kang Ming felt considerable pressure in his heart. Due to their environment and experiences, every Yellow Sky Sect disciple walked a tightrope between the traps set by external foes and fortuitous opportunities. When luck presented itself, if one didn’t fight to seize it, their destiny could diverge dramatically. Kang Ming had walked his path this way. And now, another opportunity, which might well be a trap, lay before him.

What path should he choose? Kang Ming looked up once more, staring directly at the rising sun above.

「...」 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

On Dragon Tiger Mountain, Lei Jun’s consciousness had also withdrawn from the Dark Side of the Celestial Book. Looking at the inherently tranquil Dark Side of the Celestial Book, he shook his head slightly. It was somewhat regrettable that he was currently unable to fully pinpoint the whereabouts of the separated shadow. However, Riyao would likely also find it difficult to use half a volume of the Heavenly Book Main Chapter to confirm the locations of a few scattered pages of the Celestial Book.

As for other methods...

As Lei Jun’s eyes opened and closed, light seemed to converge into Talisman Scriptures deep within them, flickering continuously. Between his brows, a faint glimmer also seemed to emerge. On his earlobes, Talisman Scriptures surfaced, radiating a subtle light.

Meng Shaojie was of little concern. However, if a Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman personally crafted by Kang Ming were to fall into Lei Jun’s hands, Lei Jun could potentially lock onto Kang Ming’s position within a very large area at any time, and even eavesdrop on him.