Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 540 - 262. Wang Guiyuan Bestows a Talisman (One Chapter Combined)_3

Kang Ming found clues related to Chen Yi, the disciple who betrayed the Celestial Master Mansion. According to Kang Ming, Chen Yi seemed to possess a treasure-like object connected to the early inheritance of the Talisman Sect. However, Kang Ming had not been able to capture Chen Yi or determine his whereabouts. Various signs indicated that Chen Yi was currently not operating alone. Instead, he was in contact with renegades from his original Sect, the Pure Yang Palace, who were also traitors like him. The unconfirmed information Kang Ming possessed suggested that Chen Yi might have already met Zhou Peng, the leader of the Pure Yang Palace renegades.

There were previous suspicions that Chen Yi carried Spiritual Objects from the early Talisman Sect inheritance, and now there seems to be more corroborating evidence, Lei Jun couldn’t help but speculate. Back then, Chen Yi desperately tried to become a direct disciple of the Celestial Master, hoping to enter the Supreme Pure Thunder Mansion Cave Heaven earlier than through the normal Transcension Ritual and Talisman-bestowed process. It seems he indeed already had related opportunities at that time.

How things were even earlier is difficult to say now.

After thinking briefly, Lei Jun decided not to hurry back to Dragon Tiger Mountain. Instead, he sent a message to his junior brother, Chu Kun.

Chu Kun responded quickly, "Senior Brother?"

Lei Jun asked, "Junior Brother, do you still have any of the second batch of Immortal Spirit Primordial Seeds?"

"There are none left. After all, obtaining them is entirely luck-based; it’s not something you can just plant in the ground and harvest when ripe," Chu Kun replied with a wry smile.

He thought for a moment. "Does Senior Brother mean Spiritual Objects that can help cultivators of the Sixth Heavenly Realm with their cultivation?"

Lei Jun said, "Ideally, they should benefit cultivators of our Taoist Talisman Sect."

Chu Kun said candidly, "There is a type of Spirit Flower, the Jiwen Yuan Flower. I have some reserved stock. I can allocate some to Senior Brother first and slowly accumulate more later."

His current cultivation had not yet reached the Sixth Heavenly Layer. However, just as he had previously secured an Immortal Spirit Primordial Seed for himself early on, he also had reserves of other Spiritual Objects.

The Jiwen Yuan Flower was newly acquired this year. Its efficacy was slightly inferior to that of the Immortal Spirit Primordial Seed, but its advantage was that the Spirit Flower could bloom several more times. This just required some waiting time. Currently, there was one immediately usable flower. Since Chu Kun didn’t need it at the moment, he decided to allocate it to Lei Jun first.

"Do you need it urgently?" Chu Kun didn’t ask what Lei Jun needed it for, saying directly, "Senior Brother, please wait a moment."

After agreeing on a meeting place, he left the mountain with the Spirit Flower and delivered it to Lei Jun.

After they met, Chu Kun took out the Jiwen Yuan Flower. Lei Jun observed the Spirit Flower; it had nine petals, and each petal had Dao Patterns that shimmered with a faint glow, its Divine Charm flowing.

Lei Jun remarked, "Although I can’t guarantee it will be highly effective, at least the chances are greater now. I hope the investment yields returns."

Chu Kun became curious upon hearing this.

Lei Jun himself had already reached the Seventh Layer of Heaven Realm and obviously did not need it.

It was still too early for his grand-disciple, Zhuo Baojie, so there was no need to rush preparations for him.

Within the Celestial Master Mansion, however, there were indeed Sixth Layer Heaven Cultivators devoted to their arduous cultivation. For example, the Immortal Spirit Primordial Seed that Chu Kun had handed over to the Treasure Pavilion to accumulate merit for himself had been exchanged by Lin Shan using his accrued merits. In recent years, Ke Sicheng had also been cultivating diligently, making up for the time he had lost due to earlier injuries.

But Chu Kun had an intuition that his senior brother, Lei Jun, had other plans this time.

If it was for cultivators of the Taoist Talisman Sect outside their own Celestial Master Mansion...

"I concealed my identity and contacted a disciple from the Yellow Sky Sect. If all goes well, I may be able to use him to find the Yellow Sky Altar," Lei Jun explained, not leaving Chu Kun to guess and simply briefing him on the situation.

Chu Kun understood. "That’s indeed a good opportunity. However, the disciples of the Yellow Sky Sect have grown cautious over many years of experience. Senior Brother, don’t take this lightly. It would be a pity if the fish only nibbles at the bait but never gets hooked."

Lei Jun said, "Just getting them to take the bait will be enough."

The two bid farewell. Chu Kun returned to his mountain, while Lei Jun replied to Kang Ming, arranged a transaction location, and then headed out.

Unlike his earlier dealings with Xiao Chunhui, Lei Jun did not tamper with the Jiwen Yuan Flower this time. However, he didn’t rush to leave and instead waited quietly. He had no intention of harming Kang Ming himself, but he needed to track Kang Ming’s movements.

Kang Ming was cautious. He thoroughly tested the waters and even used a decoy to take the fall first. Due to his special background, he had matched wits with the authorities and evaded the Celestial Master Mansion’s pursuits countless times on his relatively short cultivation path.

But Lei Jun was not only superior in cultivation and strength. He also far surpassed Kang Ming in detecting the external environment and concealing his own presence, employing many methods beyond Kang Ming’s established understanding. So, after some effort, Lei Jun still managed to track the whereabouts of this Yellow Sky Sect disciple. More importantly, he had obtained a Thousand-Mile Sound Transmission Talisman drawn by Kang Ming himself.

After that, Lei Jun no longer needed to track him personally.

He returned directly to the Dragon Tiger Mountain Ancestral Court.

Kang Ming looked at the Jiwen Yuan Flower, feeling somewhat sentimental.

Within the Yellow Sky Sect, he was one of the few remarkable talents of the younger generation, having broken through to the Sixth Heavenly Realm at a young age. Especially considering the current environment of the Yellow Sky Sect, a cultivator’s age couldn’t truly be used as a measure. With a Sixth Heavenly Realm cultivation, one was already an absolute core force within the sect. Apart from a few Upper Three Heavens Cultivators, Kang Ming and his peers were next in line.

Kang Ming himself had long served as a branch altar master of the Yellow Sky Sect, capable of operating independently. His authority and access to sect resources were not low. However, due to the current circumstances of the Yellow Sky Sect, many items were exceedingly scarce, and ultimately, he did not have access to them. At least, Spiritual Objects like the Jiwen Yuan Flower were beyond his reach.

In this respect, he was still a step behind Chen Ziyang and Han Wuyou. Moreover, Chen Ziyang and Han Wuyou had even begun to relinquish their duties as altar masters to concentrate on their cultivation.

Kang Ming had no choice but to find his own way.