Magnetosword Pellet was one of the applications of this technique.

Overall, the results of today's experiment turned out quite well.

The power was impressive, and the range proved satisfactory—only the energy consumption was too high… Lei Jun gave a slight, bitter smile.

*It looked like he still needed to refine it further.*

Most cultivators of the same realm would not be able to withstand such a massive expenditure.

Even Lei needed time to recover his mana after unleashing it, or else he could just stand on that mountain over there and pick off the enemies one by one from afar.

Fortunately, this one strike had dealt with that Lin Clan Divine Archer of the Middle Three Heavens level.

Lei Jun simultaneously circulated the Yin Yang Dual Qi of his Yin Yang Sacred Body and nourished himself with the spiritual power from the Breathing Soil Banner, using both methods to quickly replenish his mana.

During this process, he immediately rushed down the mountain and entered the nearby forest.

Although some younger Lin Clan disciples, like startled birds and beasts, scattered hastily and fled before he could chase them, he did not need to worry about too many tongues wagging.

With Taoist flying swords and Confucian Divine Archery in this world, once the news got out, it could even confuse other Lin Clan members, making them paranoid and suspect there was another powerful ally supporting the Celestial Master Mansion.

He just needed to deal with the Lin Clan Elder in front of him, who insisted on getting to the bottom of things.

After tidying up the corpse and the scene, Lei Jun returned to Xianliu Palace.

Yun Zhan and the others, seeing him return safely, all breathed a collective sigh of relief at last.

Lei Jun did not need to explain much; he simply ordered everyone to continue defending Xianliu Palace with utmost vigilance.

The Lin Clan's forces had once again run into a brick wall here.

The scattered survivors, babbling incoherently, only made it harder for their elders to judge the situation.

Although other factions joining the fight for Celestial Master Mansion or Xianliu Palace seemed unlikely, the Lin Clan grew even more cautious, wary of reinforcements from Mount Shu or elsewhere.

For now, Lei Jun could finally enjoy some peace at Xianliu Mountain and Xianliu Palace.

And the seven-day period hinted at by the best lot was just about to arrive.

"The Lin Clan isn't attacking Xianliu Mountain for now, but we must not grow complacent—we have to be even more vigilant,"

Lei Jun instructed solemnly, "All of you, my senior and junior brothers, hold fast to the Tao Palace. Do not give the enemy any opening. I will patrol the mountain in case they are plotting something else."

Yun Zhan and the others all agreed in unison.

"Lei, do you think the recent Huai Mountain uprising will affect the war between our sect and the Jiangzhou Lin Clan?" Yun Zhan suddenly recalled something and sought Lei Jun's advice,

These days, peace was nowhere to be found in the Great Tang.

Originally, the Five Clans and Seven Families were like kingdoms within kingdoms.

The Seven Great Sects—Three Taoist and Four Buddhist—most often aligned themselves with the Tang Imperial Court, but each also maintained a strong presence in their own territories.

After the Western Regions war and the death of the late emperor, the land was unstable, and the Great Tang's rule grew even shakier.

Aside from the major war between Xinzhou's Dragon Tiger Mountain and the Jiangzhou Lin Clan, other unrest was brewing beneath the surface in different corners of the Great Tang Dynasty.

Just in the past few days, Celestial Master Mansion on Dragon Tiger Mountain had received intelligence about an outbreak of White Lotus rebellion at Huai Mountain, north of the Grand River.

White Lotus Sect had once again risen up in arms.

The chaos among the common folk in the north was even fiercer than what was happening south of the river. In just a few days, war had flared up everywhere.

Of course, it was not only the Tang Imperial Family that was losing sleep over this.

The reason Yun Zhan and the other disciples brought it up was because Huai Mountain, now in turmoil due to White Lotus, held a particularly strategic location.

Traveling to Huai Mountain itself was difficult, but situated at the heart of the Great Tang, it commanded all directions.

To the northwest, it bordered the region where Bodhi Temple, one of the Buddhist Sect's Four Sacred Grounds, often preached and spread doctrine.

Naturally, the long-standing feud between Bodhi Temple and White Lotus Sect needed no explanation—they were old enemies.

West of Huai Mountain lay the territory of the Jingxiang Fang Clan.

To the south, separated by the Grand River, it faced Jiangzhou.

And, as luck would have it, all three of these top forces had their own internal troubles to deal with.

The Jingxiang Fang Clan had lost much in the battle of the Western Regions and had kept a low profile in recent years for recovery.

Bodhi Temple was preoccupied with recovering their patriarch's relic and Buddha Treasure.

The Jiangzhou Lin Clan, needless to say, had once again gone to war with their longtime nemesis, Celestial Master Mansion.

White Lotus Sect had picked Huai Mountain for their rebellion, pouncing on a rare window of opportunity.

The Lin Clan had no interest in dealing with it for now; they just held onto their Grand River defensive line.

The Fang Clan and Bodhi Temple each dispatched a small force to help the Tang Imperial Court suppress the unrest.

While the fighting raged on in Jiangzhou and Xinzhou in the South, things were heating up even more north of the River.

"The Lin Clan is definitely wary of the north, but they won't commit any significant forces,"

Lei Jun replied offhandedly to Yun Zhan's question, "Their primary target is still our sect. We can't let our guard down."

Yun Zhan and the rest reaffirmed their commitment.

After leaving Xianliu Palace, Lei Jun wandered the surrounding mountains, searching for the opportunity mentioned in the best lot.

*From past experience, the best lot never let him down.*

This time was no exception.

It brought no mischief his way—Lei Jun soon made a discovery.

As for the location…

"Looks like if I hadn't come to Xianliu Mountain, no one else would have had much chance of finding this opportunity," Lei Jun looked down,

He was now standing at the spot where his Master, Yuan Mobai, had dueled that Lin Clan Elder of the Seventh Layer of Heaven Realm.

If Lei Jun hadn't come to Xianliu Mountain, those two likely would not have ventured here either.

*With the place entirely unknown, this opportunity would have been nearly impossible for anyone else to find.*

Thanks to the destructive power of two Upper Three Heavens experts, the mountains around had not only cracked and collapsed, but even sunk, forming a deep valley below.

Lei Jun and his companions had already done a quick sweep previously.

But the massive transformation and damage to the landscape would take far more than a few days to repair.

Their primary duty for the time being was still to secure Xianliu Palace.

But today, as the seven-day mark arrived, Lei Jun could distinctly sense a surge of spiritual nature rising from the bottom of the deep valley.

After carefully observing the surroundings again, he slipped quietly into the valley.

Unlike before, when shifts in the earth veins had ripped open a chasm to create such an abyss,

The rift before him was not so deep.

Lei Jun completed his first scan around the perimeter.

Just as when he and the other disciples of Celestial Master Mansion had come to clean up days ago, nothing obvious lay on the surface, nothing stood out.

But Lei Jun could clearly sense something beneath the floor of the valley, as if something was surging upward, threatening to burst through the rock and earth to break out to the surface.

"Master's duel shattered the mountains here; the earth is thinner now…" Lei Jun thought to himself,

*It was like someone had opened a small hole on the surface of the earth here.*

Thus, some wondrous spiritual energy from underground now had a way to burst forth in this spot.

After several days of impact, the stone and soil here became more and more fragile, bringing the underground spiritual energy ever closer to the surface.

So the valley that had yielded nothing days ago finally now gave off mysterious spiritual nature from below.

This time, Lei Jun did not rush. He found a hidden, clean spot at the bottom of the valley and sat down cross-legged, calmly awaiting the appearance of the subterranean spiritual treasure.

Preferring to make good use of time, he cultivated and meditated while he waited.

Suddenly, the massive valley shook violently.

Lei Jun still remained seated and unmoving. Only his mysterious skill was withdrawn, letting him focus completely as he stared at the valley floor.

"Boom!"

Like a geyser, the rocks and soil at the bottom split open, erupting with a five-colored burst of radiant treasure light—dazzling and pure.

Lei Jun peered closely. Bathed in the five-colored radiance, there was no actual spiritual object rising from the crack below.

Instead, from the fissure shining with multicolored light, something ephemeral—like cloud or flowing aurora—was arising.

Even without moving any closer, Lei Jun felt his five internal organs and their five elemental energies and breaths stir and become more vibrant than ever.

Even though, for now, he had only formed one Central Three Pure Ones Palace, his Heart Fire, Lung Gold, Liver Wood, and Kidney Water all surged as if drawn outward, ready to erupt at any moment.

The Yin Yang Dual Qi surged through his body, weaving together with the five elements and their energies, producing a faint resonance.

He still did not immediately get up—he continued to use the spiritual power of the Breathing Soil Banner to capture the colorful current of qi welling up from the ground.

This time, however, it failed.

The earthen spiritual energy from the Breathing Soil Banner, upon touching the five-colored current, wasn't destroyed—but instead, it simply dissipated, merging imperceptibly into the interplay of the five elements.

Seeing this, Lei Jun did not attempt to use the Supreme Pure Golden Bamboo again.

After a brief thought, at last he summoned the mana within him and conjured forth flows of black and white qi.

The two currents, one black and one white, spiraled and intertwined with the stream of five-colored qi.

In a short while, the stream of five-colored qi gradually separated from the crack, rising out of the earth to hover before Lei Jun.

[Great Five Elements Creation Qi]

In a stroke of spiritual inspiration, the name suddenly arose in his mind.

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