Chapter 1239 - 410: The Celestial Master Mansion’s New Grand Array (Double - )

Chapter 1239: Chapter 410: The Celestial Master Mansion’s New Grand Array (Double Chapter)

The efforts of the past two to three hundred years have all been in vain.

The sole hope lies with Ji Yao and Tian Lingfeng, two Mahayana masters of the Ninth Heavenly Layer, especially Ji Yao, who possesses a Scattered Immortal Body with the Perfection of the Five Qi Toward the Mysterious.

However, there remains a considerable distance to re-create the grandeur of the Taoist Five Paths of Reincarnation treasures.

"The mortal world of the Great Song will continue to be in turmoil for a while."

Ji Yao remarked, "Even if the Barbarian King of the Golden Khanate rises again, the primary opponents will be the other barbarian tribes of Gray Wolf and Bailu."

Tian Lingfeng nodded.

With the Heavenly Birds and Terrestrial Beasts Mirror completed, it is his turn to venture into the mortal world to seek fortuitous opportunities and enrich the Netherworld.

The Sect Leader Ji Yao, on the other hand, turned to oversee the sect’s headquarters.

While continuing his recuperation, he was also plotting to reforge his third lifebound magic treasure.

Initially, if the White Bone Divine Boat hadn’t been destroyed, with everything proceeding smoothly and the Five Paths of Reincarnation treasures complete, after sufficient accumulation, Ji Yao might have had the chance to attempt a breakthrough to an even higher realm.

The gap now is vast.

But the situation is more urgent than before.

Not only the Tang Imperial Dynasty but also the several khanates of foreign tribes are gathering experts.

Recently, there have been consecutive changes from Guixu and Sumi.

Although the Inner Mount Shu Sect has limited knowledge of the details, like the cicada that senses the autumn before the wind arrives, they too sense that as the mortal worlds see a surge of Heavenly and Earthly Spiritual Qi, increasingly intense, some existences long dormant due to past heavenly calamities seem to be showing signs of activity.

In the face of this era’s sweeping tides, the Inner Mount Shu Sect of the Netherworld must seize the opportunity to rise to the forefront.

In such circumstances, as the Sect Leader of Inner Mount Shu and the foremost master of the Netherworld, Ji Yao leads the charge.

However, this might require some sacrifices from Lu Changpeng.

With the successive fall of Taoist Kong An and Li Linsnow, Inner Mount Shu is in desperate need of new top-tier experts.

But the current conditions and resources are inadequate.

Fortunately, their luck isn’t all bad...

Tian Lingfeng turned his gaze toward Fengdu City.

There, a gigantic tree stood tall, its expansive crown spreading wide, its branches and leaves thriving with Spiritual Energy.

It seemed like a peach tree.

"Sect Leader Brother has found a divine tree branch, finally laying the foundation for the new Five Paths of Reincarnation treasure." Tian Lingfeng mused.

In the late Han era, a great calamity in the mortal world caused widespread upheaval.

The Nine Heavens and Ten Lands also suffered varying degrees of change.

There was once a divine tree in the Netherworld, its crown spanning over three thousand miles, repelling ghosts and gods, surrounded by the flowing Wangchuan.

But after that great calamity, the Yellow Springs Divine Wood was lost and can no longer be seen in the Netherworld itself.

Ji Yao, during his travels, serendipitously acquired a branch of the divine wood. Though not the entire tree, it remains a top-tier Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, which he quickly brought back to the Netherworld for replanting.

With such a Spiritual Object as the foundational core, Ji Yao and the Inner Mount Shu line have the opportunity to refine a top-tier magical treasure comparable to the Five Declines Great Path Bell, Banner of Ten Thousand Souls, and Heavenly Birds and Terrestrial Beasts Mirror.

"Currently, there’s only an opportunity, not yet a certainty."

Ji Yao remarked, "This branch of the Yellow Springs Divine Wood has been separated from the main trunk for quite some time. Although full of Spiritual Nature, to achieve a legacy treasure, apart from needing a lot of supplementary materials, some fortuitous opportunities are still lacking. Hastily acting now offers only a fifty-fifty chance of success."

Tian Lingfeng: "Brother seems to have a draft plan?"

Ji Yao looked at the Yellow Springs Divine Wood branch within Fengdu City, pondering without speaking immediately.

After a moment, he slowly said, "We need to coalesce the Heaven-Connecting Light, traversing heaven and earth, to have a greater assurance of success."

Tian Lingfeng, hearing this, remained silent as well.

As a Taoist Mahayana Master of the Ninth Heavenly Layer, even having spent years in the Netherworld with little interaction with the mortal world, he knew that to coalesce the Heaven-Connecting Light was typically a method of the Talisman Sect of Taoism.

To forge the Yellow Springs Divine Wood branch into a legacy treasure, the Heaven-Connecting Light needed to induce natural Spiritual Power from heaven and earth is not easily triggered under ordinary circumstances.

Mentioning this, the first thought that flashed in Tian Lingfeng’s mind was...

Mount Longhu of Tang’s Celestial Master Mansion, Altar of Wanfa Sect.

And it would be best if supported by the Celestial Master’s Three Treasures’ foremost Celestial Master Seal, combined with the Altar of Wanfa Sect to create the Heaven-Connecting Light.

With such support, accomplishing this significant task wouldn’t be difficult.

But the problem is, the Inner Mount Shu Sect of the Netherworld shares a deep-seated enmity with the Celestial Master Mansion of Mount Longhu in Tang.

Previously, one of the four Great Vehicle High Immortals, Taoist Kong An, was personally slain by the former Celestial Master, Tang Xiaotang.

Li Linsnow fell under the sword of that Chen Donglou of the Tang’s Mount Shu Sect, but it was also because of the presence of Tang Xiaotang that Inner Mount Shu was forced to sink their boat in Wangchuan, closing the Netherworld.

Even if Ji Yao and Tian Lingfeng considered immediate and future benefits, disregarding past losses and grudges, the Celestial Master Mansion of Mount Longhu did not seem inclined to assist them in refining the Yellow Springs Divine Wood branch.

If they were to resort to force...

"In the mortal world of Tang, the Witchcraft Sect members recently relayed a message back that the Celestial Master Mansion of Mount Longhu has produced a new Ninth Heavenly Layer high immortal named Yuan Mobai. Along with the previous Xu Yuanzhen, Tang Xiaotang, and Lei Jun, they...already have four Mahayana in one sect."

Tian Lingfeng softly said, "Even if some are not present on the mountain, their strength remains formidable."

If they were to attack the mountain, the Altar of Wanfa Sect on Dragon Tiger Mountain would be steadfast, making a direct assault on the mountain undoubtedly more challenging than launching a battle elsewhere.

"Even if we enter the Great Tang, our target remains the Summit, unless there arises an exceptionally favorable opportunity, we will not contemplate Dragon Tiger Mountain." Ji Yao said calmly.

Tian Lingfeng gently nodded.

The reason being, that Chen Donglou is not permanently stationed at Mount Shu’s Summit.

And apart from him, the Tang’s Mount Shu Sect has no other Ninth Heavenly Layer experts.