Chapter 809: Chapter 321: The Blood River Sect Leader Questions His Life (Double-Length Chapter)
Although Lei Jun was meditating with closed eyes, the divine effectiveness of the Heaven-piercing Earth-penetrating Taliscript within him was operating at its peak.
Invisible talismans formed in the air, then vanished without a trace, spreading outward around the Suspended Island.
Without the Great Celestial Mirror and affected by the harsh environment of the Earth Sea, Lei Jun’s Heaven’s Sight Earth’s Hearing Talisman’s effectiveness was greatly reduced.
However, over time he gradually began to familiarize himself with the conditions in the Earth Sea.
The Serene Insight continuously played its role, as Lei Jun subtly adjusted his Heaven’s Sight Earth’s Hearing Talisman in an invisible manner, allowing the Spirit Talisman to adapt to the environment along with him.
Suddenly, ripples seemed to spread in Lei Jun’s mind.
Although it vanished in an instant, Lei Jun felt as if it was an illusion.
But he was certain that a master was approaching nearby.
Moreover, their strength was formidable.
It reflected the old saying that such seemingly illusory perceptions often signal greater dangers, implying that the opponent’s stealth abilities were extraordinarily powerful, allowing them to approach silently and escape detection.
However, nothing happened afterward.
Lei Jun remained unfazed, continuing to quietly meditate, regulating Yin and Yang, and adapting to the Earth Sea’s environment.
He did not doubt or waver from his earlier judgment.
Indeed, someone had reached the vicinity of the Sky Abyss.
It seemed as if the person was observing, or perhaps waiting.
Perhaps if Lei Jun wasn’t here guarding with the Celestial Master’s Sword, the person might have already taken action.
In other words, the visitor’s target wasn’t Lei Jun, but rather Tang Xiaotang, who had transformed into a three-tiered Dharma Altar.
To be precise, it was Tang Xiaotang, who was about to break through to the Ninth Heavenly Layer.
Compared to Lei Jun in the Eightfold Heaven Realm, Tang Xiaotang, who had just crossed the Heavenly Moat Tribulation, breaking through to the Ninth Heavenly Layer but hadn’t fully consolidated her cultivation or exited seclusion yet, was a more valuable target.
In some respects, during that brief moment, Tang Xiaotang’s ability to counter was not as strong as her own at the Eighth Heaven, nor as strong as Lei Jun with the Celestial Master’s Sword in the Eightfold Heaven Realm.
In that single moment, Tang Xiaotang was not only a more valuable target, but also a target with a higher chance of success for the opponent.
It could even be said that, if not for the protector, there wouldn’t be an easier Ninth Heavenly Cultivator to kill under the heavens.
After all, few would challenge the threshold between great realms in such an environment.
Although the opportunity lasted only a brief moment.
With such a choosing style, who the newcomer was became clear to Lei Jun.
The only obstruction to make a move was Lei Jun himself.
But the tumult surrounding Tang Xiaotang at the moment was hard not to attract other masters.
Lei Jun could vaguely sense that the intensity of the battle seemed to have lessened slightly in the direction of Xiongbo Mountain.
Many people were drawn to the commotion of the Seven Abysses of Heaven.
However, to Shangguan Yunbo, Li De, Feng Gui, Hu Hengyuan, and others, the immediate threat from each other was more direct.
The battle had reached such an extent that calling a halt was impossible for both sides.
But the commotion from the Sky Abyss forced their attention.
Especially for the Jiuli cultivators, who were more familiar with the Earth Sea, a heaviness settled in their hearts:
"Is it the direction of Cuoduan Abyss?"
"Could it be a sign of a major surge in Yin Tide?"
"...It’s more than that, it’s like the Extreme World Yin Tide!"
"Apart from the Extreme World Yin Tide, there’s another aura... extremely rich and intense Yang Qi!"
"Pure Yang Qi, is it that woman from before?"
"She’s a Pure Yang Immortal Body, encountering the Extreme World Yin Tide, could it be..."
A slight commotion arose among the Jiuli cultivators.
Previously, when Tang Xiaotang first entered the Earth Sea, she caused quite a ruckus.
It was precisely due to her and Shen Qubing entering the Earth Sea consecutively that ignited the current chaos.
But afterward, Tang Xiaotang herself vanished, becoming a concern for the experts of the Poli and Bili clans.
Poli Clan’s patriarch Li Yan was currently not at Xiongbo Mountain, partly because of the ancestral feud with Wu Li, and partly because he was busy searching for Tang Xiaotang.
Such a formidable yet troublesome expert disappearing, reappearing, and immediately causing such a commotion had even Bili Clan’s patriarch Li De at Xiongbo Mountain furrowing his brows.
A group of Jiuli experts subtly shifted their bodies towards the direction of Cuoduan Abyss, one of the Seven Abysses of Heaven.
Mortal World cultivators knew less about the Earth Sea, but they were much more familiar with Tang Xiaotang.
When Shangguan Yunbo, Ye Morong, Feng Gui, Hu Hengyuan, and others noticed the intermingling of Extreme Yin Energy and Pure Yang Qi in the distance, although they couldn’t see the specifics, an identical thought unexpectedly flashed in everyone’s mind:
Was the current Celestial Master Tang Xiaotang attempting to break through to the Ninth Heavenly Layer in the Earth Sea?
As soon as the thought arose, everyone’s subconscious first reaction was to resist acknowledging such a conjecture.
How young was she?
How long had she been in the Eightfold Heaven Realm?
Dared she attempt to break through to the Ninth Heavenly Layer in such a time, in such an environment?
With Xu Yuanzhen, would the Celestial Master Mansion soon have two Ninefold Heaven Daoist Great Vehicle High Realms?
How long has it been since the Celestial Master Mansion experienced something similar?
In the Great Tang cultivation world, who among those recently breaking through to the Ninth Heavenly Layer hadn’t achieved it through years of diligent cultivation and countless opportunities, and yet she...
Despite turning over a bunch of resistant thoughts, in the end, they all helplessly realized that people truly differ from one another.
Recalling how Tang Xiaotang ascended to the Seventh Heaven at eighteen and the Eighth Heaven at thirty, everyone could only sigh.
The day she charges into the Ninth Heavenly Layer is truly approaching.
