Chapter 1069 - 375: An Unexpected Harvest (Double-Length - )

Chapter 1069: Chapter 375: An Unexpected Harvest (Double-Length Chapter)

The Future Maitreya said, "No, Master, the Tang Dynasty’s mandate still exists."

Monk Jingsi: "If no one acts, its mandate will always exist. If countless people act, its mandate will naturally be severed."

The Future Maitreya: "The Tang Dynasty’s mandate is not exhausted. If you and Master Jingshan along with others rashly take risks, the result will only be harm to both others and yourselves. Perhaps it will further destabilize the dynasty’s mandate, but more likely it will cause widespread suffering, which is not what we monastics should do."

Monk Jingsi said calmly, "Excuses, yesterday’s cause leads to today’s result. Your current words and actions are not without reason. Do you think no one else is aware of what you have done?"

The Future Maitreya: "Why do you say this, Master?"

Monk Jingsi: "You have colluded with certain people outside our sect.

As monastics, we do not speak falsehoods. I truly do not know exactly who you are secretly in contact with, but I am certain it is the case.

Considering your current behavior, it is hard for me not to speculate on your relationship with the Tang Imperial Family."

Monk Huizhen, upon hearing this, also showed a look of surprise.

The Future Maitreya himself remained calm: "Master, you misunderstand me."

Monk Jingsi stared at him, only speaking again after a long silence, "Things have come to this, I am powerless to change it. Whatever you plan to do, we will observe in time."

The Future Maitreya nodded: "Please, Master, and Brother Huizhen, rest here."

Monk Jingsi, with a peaceful demeanor, sat back down with Monk Huizhen and began to recite sutras quietly amidst the group of monks.

The Future Maitreya paced out of the ancient temple, gazing into the distance with visible worry in his eyes.

.........

Within the Earth Sea, Lei Jun was both conducting the ritual and gazing at the distant, dim mountains and valleys.

Under the current circumstances, he was unable to use the Great Celestial Mirror, making it difficult for Lei Jun to observe the surrounding environment.

Fortunately, after entering the Earth Sea, using the Heaven’s Sight Earth’s Hearing Talisman and the Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman became more effective than before.

Due to the effects of the ritual, much of the black mist dispersed, significantly enhancing Lei Jun and the other mortal realm cultivators’ communication and perception compared to before.

Through people like Tian Cheng, Lei Jun further grasped various information within the Earth Sea.

At present, Tang Xiaotang was busy, only occasionally taking time to respond to Lei Jun’s inquiries.

This was because she was directly confronting the strongest of the current Jiuli in the Earth Sea, the clan leader of the Wenli Clan, Li Zhongding.

With the patriarch of the Tanli Clan, Li Yuanheng, heavily injured, Li Zhongding was indeed the strongest Great Witch among the Jiuli.

In past battles for supremacy in the Earth Sea, Li Zhongding was defeated and seriously wounded by Li Yuanheng.

Now, with the tables turned, it was Li Zhongding’s turn to hit back when Li Yuanheng was fiercely battling Luo Yuan, the Great Demon.

The situation between the two sides suddenly reversed.

Previously, Tang Xiaotang had never dealt with Li Zhongding.

At least, her primary target was not Li Zhongding, but the clan leader of the Poli Clan, Li Yan.

However, the Poli Clan was currently allied with the Wenli, Luli, and Fuli Clans.

To some extent, it’s as if Li Zhongding is fighting Tang Xiaotang on behalf of Li Yan.

Of course, he was not unprepared.

This was a Great Witch skilled in the Divine Dance Sacrificial Formation of the Jiuli, the strongest Witch sect Divine Dance practitioner within the Earth Sea, and, truth be told, such cultivation strength had not been seen among the Tang Dynasty’s mortals for many years.

He established the ritual to draw the Spiritual Energy of the mortal realm of the Tang Dynasty into the Earth Sea, to attack the stronghold of the Tanli Clan.

He opened his Ghost God Sacrificial Array, covering the four directions, and supporting Li Yan.

When Tang Xiaotang came to fight, it naturally led to a clash with Li Zhongding and his Ghost God Sacrificial Array.

The opponent had a higher cultivation realm and also occupied the geographic advantage with the Ghost God Sacrificial Array firmly established in the Earth Sea.

But Lei Jun had purposely left the Celestial Master’s Sword with Tang Xiaotang, without taking it back to the Celestial Master Mansion.

Thus, with the Celestial Master’s Sword and the National Master Seal in hand, Tang Xiaotang was not at a disadvantage in the Earth Sea, instead, she pressed the Jiuli Great Witch hard without giving him a chance to focus on anything else.

The Five Tribes Alliance Army was no longer able to continue attacking the ancestral land of the Tanli Clan.

For the Tang Dynasty’s cultivators, the current situation was somewhat... out of control.

The main focus of their incursion into the Earth Sea was to stop the flow of Spiritual Energy from the mortal realm of the Tang Dynasty and stabilize the earth veins.

Many had no intention of getting too involved in the internal struggles of the Jiuli.

In other circumstances, it might have been fine, but with the current crisis-ridden situation of the Tang Dynasty’s own turbulent times, getting too involved in the internal battles of the Earth Sea left many questioning.

Even if they were to help, it should be to assist the Tanli, Wuli, Guangli, and Fuli Clans from the sidelines against the other five tribes.

Not like now, where they ended up being the main force against the Five Tribes Alliance, allowing the Tanli and the other four clans to disengage.

However, compared to the limited interactions with the mortal realm, the Jiuli people, with a limited understanding of a certain National Master of the current Tang Dynasty, knew that the Tang Dynasty’s cultivators were well aware of what kind of person National Master Tang was.

From the moment she entered the Earth Sea, the matter was destined not to end peacefully.

Lei Jun was also mentally prepared for this.

However, he did not directly assist Tang Xiaotang at the moment.

On one hand, even weakened by the ritual, the environment within the Earth Sea remained complex and variable. On the other hand, Lei Jun was also monitoring the situation outside the mortal realm of the Tang Dynasty.

With Tang Xiaotang currently unharmed, Lei Jun was not in a hurry.

The ritual still needed someone to maintain it, so Lei Jun stayed put.

Beside him, a seemingly ordinary worm, resembling a butterfly, suddenly vibrated and spoke in a human voice:

"Celestial Master, I think I just saw Yuan Shanji."

Hearing Tian Cheng’s words, Lei Jun’s expression remained unchanged: "Did he make the same choice as Yang Yuqi and others did before?"

Tian Cheng: "Most likely."

Yuan Shanji was a former Elder of Gepo Mountain, who previously colluded with Yang Yuqi, Wei Ancheng and others, but was later expelled from the sect by the former Holy Master of Gepo Mountain, Sang Lu.