Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 411 - 232. Connecting Heaven Keystone, Yin Yang Five Thunders Five Elements Talisman Array

Chapter 411: 232. Connecting Heaven Keystone, Yin Yang Five Thunders Five Elements Talisman Array

This lot took Lei Jun by surprise.

His attention landed first on the eight words, "the safety of loved ones, dictated by a single thought."

Lei Jun pondered the meaning, *wondering if this time, fate wasn’t only tied to his own fortune and misfortune, but also directly affected his fellow disciple Chu Kun’s safety.*

Going by the lot, Lei Jun, no matter his choice, currently faced no danger himself.

One moderately unlucky lot wasn’t because the lurking disaster was so immense, but because, with absolutely no gain and no benefit, there’d be unnecessary harm—a pointless loss—thus that lot’s fate was set as moderately unlucky.

But for Chu Kun, safety and danger might hinge on just a single decision from Lei.

It was just that Lei Jun hadn’t expected, giving his fellow a stronger high-grade or top-grade spirit talisman could actually bring misfortune.

Giving a noticeably weaker mid-grade high spirit talisman, on the other hand, pointed to a moderately good lot.

Giving higher or top-grade talismans might even be worse than giving none at all.

*...Kid, what kind of trouble are you about to stir up?*

Lei Jun truly felt a bit curious this time.

*He had no real interest prying into Chu Kun’s secrets, but maybe just this once, he’d have to ’shortchange’ his own junior brother.*

"Someone giving you trouble, so you’re looking to even the score?" Lei Jun’s thoughts flashed rapidly, but his face stayed calm as ever, seeming to ask offhand.

Chu Kun shook his head, "Our sect is focusing on rest and recovery these days, why would I go out looking for new grudges?

"Actually, this time I’m just going out, planning to find a suitable spot, test the earth veins, broaden my knowledge—sometimes maybe carve a path through the mountains."

He had spent enough time with Lei Jun that they’d grown familiar, *knowing Lei Jun wasn’t one to dig into other people’s secrets or covet their gains,* so there wasn’t as much need for guarded words.

Even though Chu Kun didn’t intend to divulge the secret of the portal, he basically laid out his reason for borrowing a high-grade spirit talisman—*which also made it easier for Lei Jun to decide what to give him.*

On the other side of the portal, Chu Kun was planning to explore a spiritual mountain sometime soon.

It didn’t actually pose much danger, but the spiritual rocks beneath the mountain were sealed; Chu Kun had studied them for a while, confirmed the location, and now needed to blast them open.

"Probing the earth veins, huh? Expanding your horizons is good, but still, be careful out there."

Lei Jun admonished him a few times then hesitated, "We’ve got talismans for that, but a lot’s going on lately—if you stir up the earth veins and trigger weird changes, you might attract a lot of attention..."

He continued along Chu Kun’s train of thought, "If you draw people in and they see our sect’s talismans at work, it could lead to unnecessary misunderstandings. Hm, wait, I’ve got it..."

Lei Jun spoke and then reached out, sketching in midair with his finger.

Light flickered; the Global Spiritual Qi around them rushed in, quickly condensing into a spirit talisman.

Chu Kun looked on with a touch of curiosity at Lei Jun’s technique.

With Lei Jun’s current cultivation, he could easily create talismans at will.

However, that meant they were usually basic spirit talismans or mid-grade and below high talismans.

If he needed a top-grade or the very best high spirit talismans, Lei Jun would have to set up a ritual altar to do it.

Given Lei Jun’s character and cultivation, he wouldn’t be stingy about it, so Chu Kun felt no dissatisfaction—*just a bit of curiosity.*

Once the radiant talisman had fully formed, Lei Jun took out the talisman paper, and the spirit talisman was officially imprinted.

It turned out to be his own life-bound Dark Five-Thunder Orthodox Talisman, branching into a Gui Water Yin Thunder Talisman.

Lei Jun kept working, crafting another, also derived from the Dark Five-Thunder Orthodox Talisman—this one a Ding Fire Yin Thunder Talisman.

Then came one both offensive and defensive—useful for protection—Ji Earth Yin Thunder Talisman.

He handed the three mid-grade high spirit talismans over to Chu Kun, "Take these three with you, and while you’re at it, help me test them out—keep records, get some experience, you can return them later."

Chu Kun was delighted, "These are your own original talismans, right, Senior Brother?"

Lei Jun, "Yeah, that’s right, there’s still room to improve and enhance them further, so I need to keep experimenting, keep practicing."

"Right, these are your own originals—hardly anyone in the outside world knows about them, and even back home they’re rare. Even if some traces are left, outsiders probably won’t connect them to our sect’s lineage," Chu Kun said, understanding.

But he hadn’t planned on using them in the outside world anyway, so there was no risk there.

According to Lei Jun’s guess from the lot, the key to fortune and danger probably hinged on the talisman power level.

So when drawing these three, he had even deliberately controlled their potency.

First, because they were derived from his Lifebound Third Skill, their power naturally outstripped most other talismans.

Second, he had fused the Yin Yang Two Evil and Two Ganges, meaning his spells were even stronger than average.

When Lei Jun crafted them himself, even a mid-grade talisman had more punch than what most people would think of as ’mid-grade.’

So just now he had purposefully held back, specifically suppressing their power to keep it within safer bounds.

Chu Kun’s stated use made it easier, saving Lei Jun from making up an excuse.

He offered some advice, "Earth veins usually lie dormant, but once triggered, the results can shake the heavens—unpredictable. So stay cautious.

If you go straight to using top-grade or peak high-grade talismans, you might end up crushing the earth veins and mountain rock. That’s a risk even to yourself, so I made these three all mid-grade.

Don’t worry about them not being strong enough—start by using the Ding Fire Yin Thunder to break through a little, then soak the whole thing with Gui Water Yin Thunder.

It might not be as explosive, but if you take a little more time, the end result probably won’t be much worse. This trip is perfect for experimenting for me."

Chu Kun didn’t actually care too much about his own safety—he had other protective treasures—but seeing Lei Jun’s well-intentioned concern, he didn’t refuse, "Rest easy, Senior Brother, I’ll make careful observations and take notes. No matter what, thanks a ton for this first!"