Chapter 826: Chapter 325: Elder Lei’s Fishing Trip Never Comes Up Empty (Double-Length Chapter)
After leaving the mountain, Lei Jun traveled eastward and arrived in the mountains between Zhegan.
According to the findings previously investigated by Xu Yuanzhen, the people from the Mortal Tao Country might have teleported via the Taiyi Primordial Tower and are likely over the sea now.
Master Lei, this fishing trip, is hoping for willing participants. But given a choice, he would rather catch people from the Mortal Tao Country than those from the Mount Shu Sect.
Thus, he chose to go in the direction away from Mount Shu.
Upon arriving in the mountain area between Zhegan, Lei Jun scouted the surroundings, chose a suitable spot, and entered the earth veins.
With a wave of his hand, a violet light that resembled both starlight and sword light illuminated the dark underground.
At the center of the purple light, a long sword sparkled with icy radiance.
It was the treasured Ziwei Sword, inherited from Mount Shu.
Lei Jun waved his hand, dispersing his mana from the Ziwei Sword.
Then, he threw this treasured sword into the roaring Spiritual Energy river within the earth veins.
Entering the Spiritual Energy river, the violet sword light flashed and disappeared instantly.
Lei Jun, clad in the Taiqing Eight Scenic Treasures Raincoat, followed along.
With the help of the Dark Side of the Celestial Book and the Eight Scenic Treasures Raincoat, he subtly influenced the Ziwei Sword in the Spiritual Energy river to flow within a relatively large yet finite area, ensuring it did not leave the region.
Lei Jun imposed no other restrictions or hindrances, allowing the Ziwei Sword to quietly emit its sword intent.
His own Great Celestial Mirror hovered above the ground, suspended in the sky, revolving to monitor the surroundings.
Through previous insights gained from studying the Ziwei Sword, Lei Jun could now discern clues related to the Ziwei Sword, thereby understanding the general movements of others who targeted it.
Before they arrived, Lei Jun was patient, watching the Ziwei Sword in the earth veins while cultivating himself.
The Primordial Magnet Force in the vast underground area became increasingly familiar to him, and he quietly mastered and refined it.
Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang did not approach this area immediately, to avoid drawing too much attention and alerting the enemy prematurely.
Their target was Huang Xuanpu himself.
Before the counterpart appeared, they would not act recklessly, leaving everything to Lei Jun’s arrangements.
After waiting patiently for a while, Lei Jun suddenly felt a slight stir in his heart.
Above the ground, far in the sky, the light from the Great Celestial Mirror flashed and silently shifted direction.
In the underground world, Lei Jun’s pupils began to glow and circulate with the brilliance of the Heaven-piercing Earth-penetrating Taliscript.
Like ripples spreading on a calm water surface.
This time, the direction was very clear.
This appearance seemed to have detached from the Taiyi Primordial Tower, thereby revealing its location... Lei Jun pondered secretly.
From the direction of the detachment, the Taiyi Primordial Tower was indeed further east overseas.
However, the distance was too far, only allowing for a rough direction, likely the area in the northeastern sea.
But the precise angle and distance were yet unclear.
Lei Jun remained calm, patiently waiting.
Then, he sensed that the other party wasn’t coming directly to the current location of the Ziwei Sword in the Zhegan Mountains but was hinting at going south.
Did I overestimate him?
Is he heading towards the Earth Sea where the Ziwei Sword was initially located, thus moving toward the Void Gateway to the Mortal World and Earth Sea in the Southern Wilderness?
Lei Jun was musing when suddenly his pupils flashed with the Heaven-piercing Earth-penetrating Taliscript again.
This time, he sensed it was from the west.
People from the Mount Shu Sect?
Did they too perceive the presence of the Ziwei Sword?
Not particularly surprising, on one hand, the Blue Abyss Sword is at the Summit of Mount Shu, and on the other hand, not only Chen Donglou but other Mount Shu descendants have been searching for the Ziwei Sword for years.
Previously when the Ziwei Sword drifted to the Earth Sea, neither Fu Dongsen nor Zhang Taigang and others could get any leads.
Now that the Ziwei Sword has returned to the Great Tang Realm, without Lei Jun’s barriers, whether it’s Fu Dongsen from the Mortal Tao Country or Zhang Taigang, Xu Duan, and others who’ve stayed at the Summit of Mount Shu, their years of hard work have begin to yield results.
Lei Jun was pondering this when suddenly he sensed a slight movement again.
This time, he felt that there was commotion from the north as well, with someone else searching for the Ziwei Sword.
Well, the fishing hole has been set effectively, attracting so many fish here.
The question remains, how many among them are part of the plan, and how many are unexpected surprises?
Lei Jun coldly observed.
The first to make a move came from the eastern sea, suspected to be the people from the Mortal Tao Country, who didn’t come to the Zhegan Mountains immediately but went to the Southern Wilderness instead.
Right after, Lei Jun discovered they seemed to have done something.
Despite Lei Jun’s familiarity with the current state of the Ziwei Sword, he vaguely sensed some illusions:
As if this Mount Shu’s long-lost flying sword now showed signs of reappearing somewhere in the Southern Wilderness.
The degree of realistic forgery was such that even Lei Jun, for a brief moment, could doubt: Is the Ziwei Sword he has actually a fake?
The real Ziwei Sword is still in the Southern Wilderness.
Hmm, quite a trick, seems Lei Jun didn’t overestimate you, rather underestimated you before... Lei Jun calmly remarked.
It’s likely Fu Dongsen from the Mortal Tao Country.
This former sect leader of Mount Shu, after years of stewardship, has indeed accumulated experience in various aspects.
Lei Jun believed that even if Fu Dongsen had not yet pinpointed the Ziwei Sword’s location, he should have a general direction.
But to prevent competition, he initially went to the Southern Wilderness to create deception, misleading others.
Then, he followed his own senses, taking the time to search for the exact location of the Ziwei Sword.
To be fair, he acted quite convincingly.
In the dark earth veins, Lei Jun silently applauded.
The only lingering doubt was whether Huang Xuanpu would join him on this venture.
