Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 449 - 243. This trip shuts the door on the dog! (Two-in-one Chapter)

The Celestial Master’s Sword indeed went to Jiangzhou.

However, Lin Che, the Clan Chief of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, who was returning south with all his might, also made his way back to the Jiangzhou ancestral land.

Halfway there, he and Lin Yuwei split up and fled.

Tang Xiaotang and Chu Yu also split their forces. Tang Xiaotang traversed south and north of the Grand River, pursuing Lin Che all the way.

Yet, in the end, Lin Che still managed to escape back to the Jiangzhou ancestral land.

A sense of foreboding stirred in Lin Che’s heart as he traveled.

But after prolonged battles, his stamina waned, and with signs of old wounds resurfacing, he had no other choice but to return to the Jiangzhou ancestral land first.

Though referred to as the ancestral land of a clan, it featured continuous rows of houses and numerous converging manors that covered the wilderness. Deeper inside, walls stood on all four sides, resembling a cityscape. Nestled by mountains and water, it took advantage of both the Grand River and the strategic terrain of the Kuanglu Mountains. This allowed it to gather Global Spiritual Qi, creating a place where talent flourished and the land itself was auspicious.

From a distance, Literary Splendor Talent could be seen soaring into the sky like crimson clouds covering the firmament.

At the city’s core lay the Lin Family Ancestral Hall, where Literary Splendor Talent formed a pillar of light shooting straight into the sky, blazing day and night, dazzlingly brilliant.

Its prosperity was not inferior to the nearby Jiangzhou City; indeed, its splendor surpassed it.

However, the atmosphere in the Lin Clan Ancestral Land was rather tense at the moment.

When Lin Che returned to Jiangzhou, greeted by Lin Chou, Lin Lang, and others who had remained, he didn’t even pause to catch his breath before immediately ordering, "Bring forth the Dragon Serpent Pen and initiate the Mountain and River Sacrifice!"

All members of the Lin Clan felt a chill in their hearts.

However, ever since Lin Che, Lin Yuwei, and the others had departed, those in Jiangzhou had been vigilantly prepared. Thus, when Lin Che gave his command, the Lin Clan acted in unison without panic or disorder.

Centered on the Lin Family Ancestral Hall in Jiangzhou, a massive sacrifice began to unfold. Drums and music sounded, and Wenhua Qi surged to the heavens, seemingly connecting to the long river of time, bridging ancient and present, heralding the return of antiquity.

Sacrifice is one of the highest crystallizations of the Confucian Sect’s path of cultivation. Often, the words "one of" could even be omitted. For the Confucian Sect’s Taoist Inheritance within the Great Tang cultivation world, sacrifice is the supreme Supernatural Ability Method, encompassing the Taoist Inheritance of all three lineages.

Even a Great Scholar like Lin Che, at the Eightfold Heaven Realm, could not perform it at will. Only in the ancestral land, or with the aid of family-inherited Sacrificial Instruments like the Dragon Serpent Pen, could the sacrifice be swiftly formed. Others would require many people working together, using various Spiritual Objects, and a lengthy setup.

The Jiangzhou ancestral land was the Lin Clan’s foundation, tended for many years. Now, with the clan members united, the sacrifice was completed in an instant.

Under the influence of the Lin Clan’s sacrifice, the actual mountains and rivers across the land of Jiangzhou began to tremble. Here, the Grand River and famed mountains stood interdependent. Now, stirred by the sacrifice, vast and mighty Global Spiritual Qi converged upon Jiangzhou.

Lin Che performed the grand ceremony and entered the Lin Family Ancestral Hall.

Inside the Ancestral Hall, besides the spirit tablets of the Lin Clan’s past generations of ancestors, an ink-black and gold brush was enshrined on a jade pen rack.

Shortly after, Wenhua Qi within the Ancestral Hall soared to the heavens, vaguely coalescing in mid-air into the image of a Great Scholar. His features bore some resemblance to the Lin Family ancestor who had traveled far south from Youzhou years ago to establish the Jiangzhou Lin Clan’s foundation.

Lin Che’s expression was solemn as he held the ink-black and gold ink brush and emerged from the Ancestral Hall.

Outside the Ancestral Hall, Lin Chou, Lin Lang, and the others all bowed. "We respectfully summon the Dragon Serpent Pen!"

Before their words fell, thunder boomed in the sky above.

A golden Thunder Dragon appeared from the clouds, looking down upon the mountains and rivers of Jiangzhou. The surging thunder light instantly bathed half the sky in gold.

From the thunderclouds, a tall woman emerged. She was dressed in a Nine-Colored Cape that shone brilliantly, her beauty peerless. However, a menacing aura emanated from her eyes, and her eyebrows and hair had turned golden.

It was none other than the Current Celestial Master, Tang Xiaotang.

She gestured from high above.

Instantly, another sound resonated between heaven and earth—like the hum of a sword, the boom of thunder, or a Dragon Chant. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

The other half of the sky, not already golden, was now dyed purple. Nine Heavens Divine Thunder and Pure Yang Immortal Thunder roared in unison, filling the cloudy sky.

An ancient Magical Sword then appeared in Tang Xiaotang’s hand, its blade covered with numerous runes imbued with Tao Containment.

Within the thunderclouds in the sky, two Thunder Dragons—one gold, one purple—appeared simultaneously. Roaring, they immediately plunged together towards the Lin Clan Ancestral Land in Jiangzhou below.

At this moment, Lin Che’s face remained calm as he raised the ink-black and gold ink brush in his hands.

The ink brush flew into mid-air. Black and gold colors unfurled.

The nearby mountains and rivers of Jiangzhou further changed their appearance. The river water turned ink-black. The high mountains became pure gold. As black and gold intertwined, the mountains and rivers seemed to come alive, intercepting the descending Thunder Dragons in mid-air.

"Characters fall, mountains move; the pen travels, dragons and serpents course." Lin Che bowed to the Dragon Serpent Pen in mid-air, then raised his hand to grasp it.

As he wielded the brush, Wenhua Vast Integrity Qi gathered automatically. Although the longsword at his waist remained sheathed, its Sword Qi and Sword Intent—originally formed from the convergence of literary insight and talent—were now expressed differently. While its sharp edge was restrained, it felt even more profound and heavy.

Jiangzhou, at this moment, seemed to transform into an independent world. Amidst the flickering black and gold, it not only repelled the boundless thunder from outside, but its rivers even took the form of dragons and serpents, coiling upwards to counterattack Tang Xiaotang.

Tang Xiaotang remained undaunted. With sword in hand, the sea of clouds around her body seemed to transform entirely into a sea of thunder, pressing down with even greater ferocity.

Compared to when she first obtained the Celestial Master’s Sword during the battle against Li Wai at Dragon Tiger Mountain, Tang Xiaotang’s current integration with the Celestial Master’s Sword’s Mana was far more harmonious and complete.

But within the Jiangzhou ancestral land, the Lin Clan members now felt considerably calmer.

Tang Xiaotang alone could never break through. With an expert from our clan at the Eighth Heavenly Layer present, the Dragon Serpent Pen, and the ancestral land’s sacrifice, Jiangzhou is as solid as a rock. Indeed, with two Eighth Heavenly Layer experts like Lin Che and Lin Chou present, they could even switch from defense to offense.