Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 413 - 232. Connecting Heaven Keystone, Yin Yang Five Thunders Five Elements Talisman Array_3
After that, Lei Jun began to exhibit a Nine-colored Radiance. This was indeed the Mixed Cavern Nine Lights emanating from the Celestial Master Robe. As the Mixed Cavern Nine Lights enveloped him, a talisman that appeared both complex and simple began to emerge in front of Lei Jun—the Dragon-Tiger Talisman.
Lei Jun, while studying the Dragon-Tiger Talisman, was also merging two Five Thunders Five Elements Talisman Arrays, allowing their positive and negative aspects to combine.
Both were spells he knew by heart. Although the Talisman Arrays and the Thunder Light currently flickered, there was no sign of any intense confrontation. At most, they simply had not yet unified.
However, as time passed, the Thunder Light from the two Talisman Arrays gradually stabilized and no longer flickered incessantly.
Instead, thunderous sounds echoed in succession from far and near, incessantly resounding.
Lei Jun sat cross-legged, calm and composed, with his eyes closed.
He seemed to be asleep.
Above him, the merging of the two great Talisman Arrays steadily progressed.
The Tao Seal suspended in mid-air shone brightly.
Time flew swiftly as he immersed himself in his cultivation.
At Lei Jun’s current Cultivation Realm, sleep like that of an ordinary person was no longer necessary. When cultivating, Breathing Skills and meditation naturally rejuvenated his body and mind.
In the days that followed, Lei Jun attended his duties in the Edict Hall during the day and focused on his personal cultivation in his spare time.
Lei Jun also heard some news from the outside world.
The turmoil in the Southern Wilderness had finally begun to subside slightly.
There were no further disturbances around Great Black Mountain in the Northern Border.
In Jiangzhou, the Lin Clan remained relatively quiet. Lin Che’s return had not immediately caused a major uproar.
Standing atop Dragon Tiger Mountain, Lei Jun gazed northwest, in the direction of Jiangzhou, and fell into deep thought.
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The atmosphere in the Lin Clan Ancestral Land in Jiangzhou was outwardly relaxed but inwardly tense.
The Clan Chief, Lin Che, had returned.
Lin Yuwei, who had previously drawn much attention, had ceased all activities.
Lin Che did not make life difficult for the collateral branches of the Lin Clan, represented by Lin Yuwei. On the contrary, he offered much reassurance. He even rewarded Lin Yuwei for killing Li Zhengxuan on the Grand River and gave him important responsibilities. Consequently, Lin Yuwei had been keeping a low profile and scarcely appearing in public during this time.
The Lin Clan did not descend into major internal chaos, but many people remained on edge.
Many people speculated whether Lin Che might reconsolidate the entire Lin Clan, both internally and externally, by establishing a common enemy.
However, Lin Che had been back in Jiangzhou for some time but had not taken any significant action.
This caused many people to start murmuring again, creating a subtle atmosphere in Jiangzhou.
Inside the main residence in the ancestral land, Lin Che, the current Clan Chief of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, stood before a writing desk, swiftly penning something.
The characters on the paper were extremely small and densely packed, yet they still conveyed a sense of orderly beauty.
After writing for a while, Lin Che stopped, set his brush aside, and looked up.
A young Confucian Scholar was just approaching the entrance.
Seeing Lin Che look at him, the young Confucian Scholar hurriedly greeted, "Father."
The visitor was Lin Che’s son, Lin Lang.
He reported softly, "Father, visitors from Qingzhou have arrived."
Lin Che asked, "Ye Hongzhen?"
Lin Lang replied, "Yes."
Lin Che nodded. "Take him to the rear hall."
After speaking, he coughed lightly.
Lin Lang showed concern. "Father, your health..."
"It’s much better than before," Lin Che replied, shaking his head.
Lin Lang sighed in relief upon hearing this.
He knew his father was not one to feign strength when he was weak.
When Lin Che had first returned, his condition had been much worse than it was now.
He seemed fine on the surface, but destructive forces were continuously encroaching within his body.
Now, after a period of recuperation, Lin Che had mostly refined and dispelled the rampant, destructive power within him.
It was just that the closer one got to complete recovery, the harder it was to eliminate the root cause.
"A disgrace to scholars, truly a disgrace," Lin Che muttered, coughing a few times. His breathing steadied, but his complexion remained poor.
Lin Lang did not comment and excused himself with a bow.
Since his return, Lin Che had acted as if nothing was wrong. He had only briefly mentioned his old internal injuries to Lin Lang.
The injuries originated from his prior entrapment in a chaotic Void, after which he had stumbled into a foreign realm.
Xu Yuanzhen of the Celestial Master Mansion had also fallen into that place.
Though Xu Yuanzhen had not directly caused Lin Che’s injuries, they were related to him.
It was precisely because of Xu Yuanzhen that Lin Che had been injured by the bizarre calamities existing in that foreign realm.
Afterward, Xu Yuanzhen remained in that foreign realm, while Lin Che had managed to return to this world with great difficulty.
This made Lin Che almost suspect that Xu Yuanzhen was certain that even if he returned to Jiangzhou, he would need to recuperate and would lack the strength to trouble the Celestial Master Mansion. Perhaps that was why Xu Yuanzhen continued to stay so carelessly in that foreign realm.
Lin Che shook his head slightly, casting aside all negative thoughts, and headed towards the rear hall of the main residence.
A short while later, Lin Lang arrived with a middle-aged scholar. After exchanging greetings, Lin Che and the visitor took their seats, with Lin Lang standing respectfully to one side.
"Brother Chengming, I apologize for the disturbance."
The middle-aged scholar hailed from Qingzhou and belonged to the Qingzhou Ye Clan. His surname was Ye, his given name Ming, and his style name Hongzhen. He was a high-ranking member of the Qingzhou Ye Clan and had previously spent a long time in Jiangzhou.
Ye Ming had only taken his leave after Lin Che’s return to Jiangzhou, and now he was visiting Jiangzhou once more.
"Brother Hongzhen, you’re too kind. Jiangzhou owes much gratitude to you and Qingzhou for maintaining peace," Lin Che said. "Receiving you in the rear hall is for the sake of secrecy; it is indeed impolite. I hope you don’t take offense, my worthy brother."
The two did not exchange many pleasantries before Ye Ming got straight to the point. "Brother Chengming, what are your thoughts on the current situation in the world?" 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚
Lin Che sighed. "This Lin has been gone for several years, and the world has changed drastically."
During the time he was trapped in the foreign dimension, many significant events had occurred.
The Li Wai Battle erupted at Dragon Tiger Mountain; Bodhi Temple was nearly annihilated; the Blood River Sect and remnants of the Former Sui imperial family sparked turmoil in the Southern Wilderness, and so on.
But what most captured Lin Che’s attention was the Empress opening the Scholarly Mansion, and the Xiao Clan from outside Long fully aligning with the Tang Imperial Court. This effectively reduced the Great Tang’s Five Surnames and Seven Noble Families to what was essentially four surnames and six noble families.
