Chapter 1178 - 395: The Divide Between Immortal and Mortal (10,000-Word - ) (Part 4)

Chapter 1178: Chapter 395: The Divide Between Immortal and Mortal (10,000-Word Chapter) (Part 4)

The visitors are all notable figures in the Great Tang today.

Among them, Nie Fang, who is relatively new, has successfully broken through to the Seventh Heavenly Layer state this year, achieving the Upper Three Heavens cultivation level.

As Lei Jun knows, Nie Fang is currently working on a breakthrough to the Seventh Heavenly Layer, crafting a new Engineer Puppet for himself.

His main Engineer Art Puppet, Reverse Flow, was severely damaged during a duel of magic in the Middle Three Heavens.

Nie Fang himself remains understated, gathering the remnants of Reverse Flow, and seeking further insights and experiments by collecting various refining materials.

Mystery Observatory is also rapidly gaining fame both inside and outside the Great Tang, with its scale continuously expanding and currently having many disciples.

Although it can’t yet compare with the three major Sacred Lands of the Taoist Sect like the Celestial Master Mansion, Pure Yang Palace, and Mount Shu Sect, the recent rise of Mystery Observatory is noticeable, drawing increasing attention from all sides.

Besides Nie Fang, Sun Mingjing and his disciple Yu Cheng personally visited as well.

As the leading figure in the Great Tang’s medicine path today, every action of Sun Mingjing naturally attracts attention from countless people.

However, in recent years, there has been a lot of collaboration between Hui Tian Hall and Dragon Tiger Mountain, as well as Mount Shu.

The Medicine King has long been wandering outside, with no fixed residence.

He spends more stable time on Mount Shu and Dragon Tiger Mountain than even at Hui Tian Hall in the Imperial Capital.

Therefore, although Sun Mingjing personally visited, the Celestial Master Mansion at Dragon Tiger Mountain welcomed him ceremoniously, but the outside world wasn’t particularly surprised.

What surprised many was that another Holy Land master from the Southern Wilderness’s Witchcraft Sect personally climbed the mountain to visit the contemporary Celestial Master.

Hu Hengyuan, the master of the Holy Land Yintuo Mountain of the Worm Art Vein, personally traveled north this time to visit the Celestial Master Lei Jun at Dragon Tiger Mountain.

While the outside world was surprised, on second thought, it seemed to fall within reason.

The Celestial Master Mansion at Dragon Tiger Mountain is undoubtedly the southern pole of heaven in the Great Tang.

In the south of the Great Tang, including the Southern Wilderness beyond the Great Tang’s territory, any major event has to involve the Celestial Master Mansion at Dragon Tiger Mountain first.

Previously, there had been a precedent of the new Holy Master Wen Xi of the Divine Dance Lineage from the Holy Land Gebo Mountain personally visiting the Celestial Master.

However, Wen Xi was relatively inexperienced, and Gebo Mountain was also the most stable and peaceful among the five major Sacred Lands of the Witchcraft Sect in the Southern Wilderness.

But now, with the personal visit of Hu Hengyuan, the Holy Land master of the Worm Art Vein, it draws even more attention.

Indeed, the Southern Wilderness is vastly different from before...

Hu Hengyuan himself, however, remained composed.

For this visit, matters related to Dragon Tiger Mountain and Yintuo Mountain had already been communicated well in advance.

Within Yintuo Mountain, there is actually considerable debate.

But at this moment, nothing can be seen from Hu Hengyuan’s face.

Lei Jun also appeared calm and was conversing with Sun Mingjing: "The Spirit Pills and elixirs recently produced by Hui Tian Hall have saved countless lives, and your deeds, Sun, are of immense merit."

Sun Mingjing shook his head: "I dare not take credit. It’s all due to the contributions of the Celestial Master, the fellow Taoists from the Mount Shu Sect, and the Mystery Observatory."

Nie Fang quickly responded, saying he dared not take credit.

Lei Jun continued: "Although the Netherworld evil cultivators have yet to emerge, we should make preparations in advance. The fellow Taoists from the Mount Shu Sect will still focus their main efforts on crafting various Pure Yang magical treasures and magic artifacts."

Generally speaking, this is mainly a joint effort by the Celestial Master Mansion, Mount Shu Sect, and Mystery Observatory, with assistance from Pure Yang Palace.

In the coming period, the primary efforts will be made independently by Mount Shu Sect.

The Mystery Observatory will start cooperating more with Hui Tian Hall and even the Witchcraft Sect in the Southern Wilderness.

Hu Hengyuan, the master of Yintuo Mountain, along with Elder Tian Cheng, has come together for this collaboration.

The theme focuses on the Earth Sea, one of the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

Previously, the civil war within Jiuli in the Earth Sea had somewhat unexpected results.

The inner Jiuli unexpectedly reconciled early and then united to incite the Seven Abysses of Heaven in the Earth Sea, pushing all the Great Tang cultivators out of the Earth Sea, resulting in its closure to this day.

It’s not that Li Yuanheng of the Tanli tribe couldn’t betray them,

but the Great Tang itself harbors mistrust towards the Jiuli people.

The timing, however, was off.

Such abnormalities make it hard not to suspect some unknown changes have taken place within Jiuli that the Great Tang is unaware of.

Thus, Lei Jun and others are already on alert.

Tang Xiaotang is considering how to reopen the Earth Sea portal while Lei Jun is not idle either.

He is considering ways to eliminate the detrimental effects of the black fog and malicious atmosphere in the Earth Sea on mortal world cultivators.

In the past, arrays used inside and outside the Earth Sea allowed Lei Jun to successfully suppress the black fog of the Earth Sea for a short period.

But overall, it is a temporary solution rather than a permanent cure, requiring direct intervention from Lei Jun himself.

From a manpower perspective, the cost-effectiveness is somewhat low.

The method Lei Jun is considering involves pre-crafting a large amount of magic artifacts and pills, distributing them widely with talismans, so that even without top experts, they can dispel the black fog of the Earth Sea, erasing the geographical advantage of the Jiuli tribe in the Earth Sea.

Therefore, martial doctors, Taoist Sect, and Witchcraft Sect experts are now gathered together for collective research.

The Mystery Observatory will adjust its large-scale production direction towards this effort next.

Of course, before this, constant exploration and experimentation are needed.

Fortunately, Lei Jun possesses exceptional understanding, with solutions to many obstacles already in his mind.

Although both are part of the Witchcraft Sect legacy, the Jiuli people of the Earth Sea are also a threat to the Southern Wilderness people within the Great Tang’s mortal world.

Therefore, Hu Hengyuan and Tian Cheng do not oppose this.

But for Yintuo Mountain, this is not the main attraction at the moment.

The Medicine King is present.

Lei Jun himself is a Great Vehicle High Immortal of the Ninth Heavenly Layer, with cultivation and talent far surpassing ordinary levels.

The collaboration with Witchcraft Sect people involves unraveling many mystical aspects of divine abilities while continuously studying and breaking the Earth Sea’s black fog.

Among other developments, the combination of Lei Jun and Sun Mingjing is very likely to discover various solutions against the poisonous arts of the Southern Wilderness.