Cultivation: Fortune by Lots-Chapter 427 - 237. Celestial Master Tang’s mana has already become unbearable.
It was impossible for them to support the Great Void Temple’s ideology: to smash everything, cleanse everything, and embrace constant destruction and rebirth.
If the Great Void Temple were to one day truly dominate the world, the Prestigious Families would also become their targets for destruction.
But at present, that possibility was far too elusive.
For now, everyone was simply taking what they needed.
The Great Void Temple was a dangerous butchering knife.
It couldn’t even be said that the Prestigious Families firmly held the handle of that knife.
Since re-establishing themselves, the Great Void Temple’s activities had mainly targeted the Buddhist Sect’s Sacred Lands, such as Bodhi Temple, Vajra Temple, and Tianlong Temple.
They were likewise unfriendly to the Taoist Sect, but in their minds, the Taoist Sect ranked far behind the orthodox Buddhist Sect as enemies.
Their willingness to come to the Northern Border again now and cooperate with the North and South Lin Clans was an exception.
For such an exception to occur, the Prestigious Families naturally had to be willing to pay the price.
However, Lin Che was quite willing to pay this price.
The Youzhou Forest Clan, allied with the Jinzhou Ye Clan, were also willing to chip in.
"It looks like golden lightning..." Lin Likong gazed in the direction of Dragon Bone Ridge.
Because of the great distance, even with his cultivation at the Upper Three Heavens, he couldn’t make out the specific scene clearly.
But the intermittent flashes of golden lightning over Dragon Bone Ridge were exceptionally dazzling, even amidst the day’s snow and wind.
As far as everyone in the world knew, such golden lightning had no other association.
Pure Yang Immortal Thunder.
The new Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain, Tang Xiaotang!
She has really come herself... Lin Likong mused. Then, has Yuan Mobai, Dragon Tiger Mountain’s newly advanced Divine Court cultivator of the Taoist Talisman Sect, stayed behind to hold the fort?
Lin Che said, "Let’s send the news out first. It’s just a pity that we can’t necessarily count on the Yellow Sky Sect."
Lin Likong said, "We’ll send it over first."
"Good. Uncle Likong, I’ll leave this place in your and Sixteenth Brother’s care," Lin Che instructed. "Just keep watch for now. If there’s any abnormality, retreat first. Don’t be careless."
Lin Che glanced back at the snow-covered Great Black Mountain behind him. "There has been no activity here for more than two years, and the Spatial Domain has been stable. Still, it’s always better to be safe than sorry."
Lin Che bid farewell to Lin Likong from the Youzhou Forest Clan and the few Jiangzhou Lin Clan members who were staying. Then, he took his followers to catch up with Lin Yuwei and the others who had gone ahead.
Indeed, this place in the Great Black Mountain was the Portal of the void passage where he had first returned to the Mortal World.
To destroy and seal it, however, required activating the Ritual Instrument elsewhere. This would borrow the power of heaven and earth to divert the flow of Earth Vein Spiritual Qi.
Regrettably, there was now an issue over at Dragon Bone Ridge...
Lin Che’s face was solemn, but his tone was calm as he said, "Qing’er, take a few people and execute the alternative plan."
Among those following him was a woman named Lin Qing. She looked no more than twenty years old but had, in fact, been well-known for many years. She was Lin Che’s second daughter.
During Lin Che’s trip to the North, his eldest son, Lin Lang, had not accompanied him, instead staying at their ancestral home in Jiangzhou.
Among the young, talented cultivators of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, Lin Lang was recognized as the most gifted, second only to Lin Zhen.
In earlier years, Lin Zhen, son of the previous Clan Chief, Lin Qun, had stood out. He had reached the Seventh Layer of Heaven Realm and was the only member of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan’s younger generation to achieve the Upper Three Heavens, making him comparable to the clan elders.
Lin Zhen fell to Xu Yuanzhen in the battle at Poyang Lake. Afterward, the new Clan Chief, Lin Che, also disappeared. The Lin Clan suffered heavy casualties and was left without leadership.
However, Lin Lang had dedicated himself to cultivation over the years and was not shaken by his father’s disappearance.
The surge of Global Spiritual Qi aided cultivation, and Lin Lang ultimately soared. He successfully crossed the Heavenly Moat Tribulation between the Sixth and Seventh Heavenly Layers. He emerged as another brilliant cultivator of the Upper Three Heavens in the Jiangzhou Lin Clan’s new generation, following Lin Zhen.
His sister, Lin Qing, was just a step behind, currently still at the Sixth Heavenly Layer.
However, with the current surge of Global Spiritual Qi aiding cultivators, Lin Qing’s cultivation was also deepening. She was just one step away from the Upper Three Heavens.
Upon hearing her father Lin Che’s command, Lin Qing immediately replied softly, "Daughter obeys."
She and a few others quietly broke away from the main party, vanishing into the vast, snowy depths of the Northern Lands.
Although they were few in number and lacked a Seventh Heavenly Layer powerhouse, the work on the Ritual Instrument they were tasked to complete had already been meticulously arranged by Lin Che. They just needed to bring the Sacrificial Instruments to the designated location to begin preparations for the rite.
Given the current situation, maximum secrecy was better protection than strong guards.
This was especially true after the startling change at Dragon Bone Ridge.
Lin Che watched his daughter Lin Qing depart. He silently withdrew his gaze, then focused again on Dragon Bone Ridge.
There, the golden lightning was even more intense than before, illuminating the sky. Streaks of light flashed across the firmament, and the Wenhua and Vast Integrity Qi surged towards the heavens.
Lin Yuwei, who had gone in advance, had already clashed head-on with Celestial Master Tang Xiaotang from the Celestial Master Mansion.
「Deep in the ocean, amidst the vastness of the sea.」
A hidden island concealed the Ancestral Altar of the Yellow Sky Sect.
Two Taoists in purple robes, their attire nearly indistinguishable from that of the Dragon Tiger Mountain Ancestral Court, now sat face-to-face.
Qi Shuo and Zhao Zongjie, the remaining High Merit Elders of the Yellow Sky Sect, sat there.
Both men wore grave expressions.
They had gathered because of a crucial piece of news.
The new Celestial Master of Dragon Tiger Mountain—unrecognized by them but acknowledged by most—had left the mountain for the icy north.
Although they had spent most of these years licking their wounds in the shadows, the Yellow Sky Sect closely monitored every piece of news from the Dragon Tiger Mountain Ancestral Court, big or small.
"Yuan Mobai from Dragon Tiger Mountain has broken through to the Eighth Heavenly Layer of Divine Court," Zhao Zongjie announced, breaking the silence. "Combined with the Altar of Wanfa Sect, it’s not something we can contend with alone. Is there any movement from the Jiangzhou Lin Clan or other families?"
