Divine Medallion of Seven Lifetimes-Chapter 211: Heaven Spirit-Sealing Command, Experiment Success
Amid the countless fragments of stone, Jun Wudi’s faint, fading manifestation plunged ever faster toward the depths. Yet those desolate eyes of his still gazed upward—just in time to meet the gaze of Jun Laoye diving down from the sky.
"Just a little more... just a little more!" Jun Laoye looked on as the manifested Jun Wudi plummeted. He tried his best, yet he could not figure out the final hand seal of the secret art. Just as despair was about to take hold, two streaks of light suddenly appeared at his sides.
They were the Heavenly Dao Spear and the Suitian Spear.
Ancestor Suitian's voice echoed from within the Suitian Spear. "You brat, you're lucky that I came back to check. Otherwise, you'd be trapped here forever."
"Ancestor, help me! I'm still short of the last hand seal."
Hearing Jun Laoye's words, Ancestor Suitian was momentarily confused. "What are you waiting for? Haven't you already obtained the will of the spear? You don't need to worry about whether the connection is established. Once you leave, I'll find a way to reconnect them. Now go! This dimension is collapsing!"
"No, Ancestor." Jun Laoye stared at the two spears at his sides, forming hand seals with anxious haste. "I want to take the manifested Second Uncle with me. A thousand years ago, no one in the Western Mountains gave him hope. I don't want it to end the same way now, with no one giving him hope here either."
"Little Jun, everything here is made of spirit qi. It has no consciousness. You don't need to worry about affecting your Second Uncle."
Jun Laoye continued forming hand seals, but due to the chaotic surroundings and his concern for Jun Wudi, he still failed to complete the last one. "Ancestor, I beg you just this once! I want to bring hope to Second Uncle."
Ancestor Suitian froze for a moment, then said, "Since you are so determined, I'll help you take him out. But I cannot say for sure whether he can truly exist in the mortal world afterward."
"Ancestor, hurry! The world has only this last mountain range left."
"Very well!"
With a cold shout, Ancestor Suitian forced the Heavenly Dao Spear to pierce toward the manifested Jun Wudi, while the Suitian Spear appeared beneath Jun Laoye, picking him up and carrying him swiftly toward Jun Wudi.
"Little Jun, the only way to bring him out is through the Heaven Spirit-Sealing Command. I used it once a thousand years ago. This time, you're the only one who can complete it. From the hand seals you just formed, I can tell it's the opening sequence of the Heaven Spirit-Sealing Command."
He rushed through his explanations, fearing that any delay could be disastrous.
"Since you have already awakened primordial lightning qi, you should be able to use the Heaven Spirit-Sealing Command. The reason you failed just now is partly because of the interference around you and partly because your final hand seal is incomplete.
"You can still release an art with incomplete seals, but it demands an enormous amount of spirit qi in exchange. With your current sea of qi, you cannot possibly support a full release."
As he spoke, the Suitian Spear's tip blazed with intense radiance. "Little Jun, watch closely. This is the complete Heaven Spirit-Sealing Command."
Jun Laoye fixed his gaze on the spear's rhythm, tracing the hand seals in perfect synchronization. Within three breaths, he had already reached the final seal.
"Little Jun, this is the proper way to form the last hand seal," Ancestor Suitian instructed.
The Suitian Spear trembled violently, carving a massive "Feng" character in front of Jun Laoye before thrusting forward.[1]
"Follow me so far?"
"Yes, Ancestor. I've got it. Leave it to me."
Jun Laoye pressed his palms together, steadying his heart, and followed the sequence he had just memorized.
He gradually increased his speed. Threads of lightning flickered between his fingers as he carved a tiny "Feng" rune, no more than an inch across. Despite being thousands of times smaller than Ancestor Suitian's, he completed it in a single attempt.
Jun Laoye opened his eyes, astonished. "Ancestor, I did it! I succeeded on the first try. It's small, though... like a spark next to the blazing sun compared to yours."
"Hahaha, succeeding on the first try is already remarkable. Your comprehension is impressive." Ancestor Suitian laughed. "Release it now. The dimension is at its limit. I'll return first to stabilize the formation. You must hurry back to the outside world."
"Yes, Ancestor," Jun Laoye said, pressing his right hand firmly onto the rune. The inch-wide seal shot forward, merging with the massive rune left by Ancestor Suitian, and together, they surged toward Jun Wudi.
The enormous rune surged instantly toward the manifested Jun Wudi, enveloping him completely.
"Heaven Spirit-Sealing Command!" Jun Laoye roared as divine light burst from his waist and abdomen. Countless bolts of earth-shattering lightning erupted from his divine ability mark, wildly entwining the manifested Jun Wudi.
"It worked!"
Seeing the manifested Jun Wudi bound by lightning, Jun Laoye cried out in excitement. Gripping the Suitian Spear, he charged swiftly toward him. "Second Uncle, this time I'll bring you hope. I'll erase all your regrets."
He clenched his right hand lightly. The radiant 'Feng' rune contracted, gathering at the manifestation's forehead. Perhaps it was the effect of the Heaven Spirit-Sealing Command, but when Jun Laoye looked at the manifested Jun Wudi, it seemed as if that forlorn expression had softened. He even thought the manifestation smiled kindly at him.
"Seems this dimension has truly reached its limit. For me to imagine the manifestation smiling... I must be losing my mind."
He slapped his forehead, quickly forming hand seals, and drew both the lightning and the manifestation back into the divine ability mark on his waist. What he failed to notice was that, just before being pulled inside, the manifestation had indeed smiled at him.
Nor did he notice that, as the manifestation was sealed, the broken spear behind him slowly started adjusting itself. Its tip slowly tilted upward while the butt sank downward, greedily absorbing Jun Laoye's primordial lightning qi and channeling it into the fracture, repairing its own will.
Glancing at the mountains, now reduced to the last five zhang, Jun Laoye shouted, "It's time to leave." Gripping the two spears, he flew toward the point where he had first entered the dimension.
At the final moment before the dimension collapsed, Jun Laoye successfully carried all three spears back to the teleportation formation at the starting point.
Deep within the shattered dimension, layer upon layer of barriers cracked apart, with violent arcs of lightning flashing madly. From its depths came a terrifying beast's roar. Surprised, Jun Laoye turned back, but before he could locate the source, Ancestor Suitian pulled him away.
Once Jun Laoye's Divine Psyche Incarnation returned to his body in the outside world, he sat upright and took a deep breath. Both the Suitian Spear and the Heavenly Dao Spear appeared simultaneously in his hands.
"Brother Jun is awake!" Nantian Wan'er exclaimed with excitement. "Now, Lu-gege is the only one left. When will he wake up?"
"Phew... you finally succeeded!" Nantian Yijian's eyes lit up with delight. He glanced around. "This really hasn't been easy."
Wind Dragon shrank down, concealing himself as he settled on Nantian Yijian's head. "Still, boy, I have to admit... that dreadful guqin playing of yours finally served a purpose."
"Lord Wind Dragon, didn't you just say my playing was beautiful?" Nantian Yijian asked, confused. "I was even planning to improvise a new piece for you later. Why have you suddenly changed your mind?"
"Heh... not bad, not bad. Your Wish Power has strengthened again," Wind Dragon said, ignoring the complaint as he examined Nantian Yijian's cultivation. "But you'd better take advantage of this moment to comprehend its effects. Once the crowd disperses, the surge will fade, and you'll revert to that little good-for-nothing you always were."
"Lord Wind Dragon, you still haven't answered me. What do you mean? Is Wish Power not permanent?"
Putting away the Thirty-Six Cosmic Sword Guqin, Nantian Yijian gazed down at the cultivators. "But I can already wield so much Wish Power, and it's incredibly powerful. How could it just disappear?"
"If I'm not mistaken, what you have now is only borrowed Wish Power. You haven't truly become one with these cultivators. Once they leave, they'll naturally take their Wish Power with them."
"This is the drawback I warned you about. Wish Power can grow boundlessly strong, but without the people's support, your cultivation realm will instantly collapse."
Wind Dragon swished his tail, cautioning Nantian Yijian. "So you'd best make use of this time to refine and accumulate their Wish Power into your own. That's what really matters."
"Alright then, Lord Wind Dragon. But this feeling... this clarity in my cultivation... will it remain after the Wish Power fades?"
"You mean that so-called 'Saint Mode'?"[2]
Wind Dragon chuckled at Nantian Yijian's serious nod. "You're dreaming. Once the Wish Power fades, you'll be back to being the same hot-blooded, talentless brat you always were."
"Oh no! Lord Wind Dragon, please protect me while I cultivate. While I still have this state, I must absorb as much as I can. Every bit I keep counts."
With a shout, Nantian Yijian dropped into a seated stance. A faint golden glow swirled around him as he frantically absorbed the Wish Power, fusing it with his own and transforming it into something he could wield at will.
Wind Dragon sighed, a faint smile on his lips. "Youngsters are always full of fire, and it’s that fire that awakens Wish Power. He’s so much like the Imperial Lord of Ritual back then, overflowing with passion. The question is, will he ever achieve what the Lord did?"
Shaking his head, he turned his attention to Jun Laoye.
By now, Jun Wudi had arrived at the valley around Scripture Hall.
"Second Uncle, I've succeeded." Rising to his feet, Jun Laoye planted the spear beside him and bowed. "Second Uncle, I've done it. I've brought out the will of the spear."
Jun Wudi laughed heartily. "Hahaha, Little Jun, you've truly grown up. You've even surpassed me."
He formed a series of hand seals as the divine ability mark on his waist resonated with the spear's will. But suddenly, his expression changed. "No... something's wrong. There's a problem with this spear's will."
1. "Feng" translates literally as "Seal" in English. ☜
2. Saint Mode is a joking term in Chinese, borrowed from gaming slang. It's like an "invincible mode" or "god mode," where one enters a heightened state of power, clarity, or composure that feels beyond normal limits. People say someone has switched on Saint Mode when they suddenly appear unstoppable, all-knowing, or immune to setbacks, as if they've activated a cheat state. ☜
