Cultivation: Fortune by Lots

Chapter 921 - 343: New Heavenly Master, New Horizons

Zhang Taigang contacted him to come to Dragon Tiger Mountain, having resolved to fully support this matter.At the Celestial Master Mansion of Dragon Tiger Mountain, Lei Jun personally took the lead in promoting this matter. However, as the newly appointed Celestial Master, he had many other matters to attend to, so he would not involve himself much in the later implementation stages.

At that time, the person handling the matter would be his master, Yuan Mobai. However, the grand ceremony had just ended, and the guests had not yet dispersed, so Yuan Mobai was currently entertaining other guests.

Yuan Mobai, being the foremost alchemist of Dragon Tiger Mountain, naturally accepted this responsibility without hesitation.

"This is a benevolent deed that benefits the people, and we must fully support it."

Xiao Chunhui smiled, "I will immediately submit a report to His Majesty."

Prince Xun’an Zhang Mu nodded in agreement and seemed thoughtful.

In the evening, Shangguan Sheng listened to Xiao Chunhui and Zhang Mu discussing the matter, and after thinking for a moment, he spoke softly:

"It’s fine to implement it temporarily, but if maintained for a long time, the influence on the populace will be significant..."

Zhang Mu: "This new Celestial Master is not a rash person. The Taoist Sect and Huichun Hall will only handle alchemy and medicine-making; the disaster relief distribution will be managed by the court."

Shangguan Sheng: "Hmm, this way, the complexities and challenges are indeed great, but the Taoist Sect’s concerns about being overly powerful are much reduced."

Zhang Mu: "Dragon Tiger Mountain, Mount Shu, and even Hui Tian Hall are already of considerable scale. This time, it is more about contributing than profiting. If anyone stands to gain significantly, it would be the lineage of the Mystery Observatory."

What is meant by significant gain is not siphoning off funds, but a great opportunity for leapfrog development.

"The Mystery Observatory... it doesn’t really matter, at least for now."

Shangguan Sheng suddenly smiled, thinking of something: "If the Mystery Observatory truly forms a great climate, its sharpness might first point towards the false dynasty of Heavenly Principle?"

Nie Fang’s background has been somewhat known to the high echelons of the Tang Imperial Court.

"Although Celestial Master Lei hasn’t yet achieved the Mahayana True Realm of the Ninth Heavenly Layer, he indeed has the demeanor of a Taoist sect leader." Zhang Mu said slowly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chunhui smiled, "For now, we might as well regard him as if he’s already at the Mahayana True Realm; it might be more fitting."

Zhang Mu and Shangguan Sheng both nodded, "Makes sense."

Xiao Chunhui looked out the window at the silver-clad spirit trees on the mountain in winter.

If today’s discussions come to fruition, the court’s channels of disaster relief will further expand, affecting more than just Bashu and the land of Nanzhao.

All places under heaven might be impacted.

This could shake the foundations of local prestigious families and powerful clans.

Tradition holds that medicine and martial arts are inseparable.

Due to various reasons in their development and heritage, the connections between the Confucian Sect and martial arts doctors have always been very close.

Many renowned doctors are closely linked to major prestigious families of Confucian studies.

Medicine King Sun Mingjing himself hailed from humble origins, as did his proud disciple Yu Cheng.

But among his other disciples or Yu Cheng’s disciples, there were those born into prestigious families.

The myriad connections between these renowned medical figures and the local prestigious families gradually took root and intertwined, manifesting as part of the larger conglomerate that resembled a state within a state under the families’ governance.

Now, these are also likely to be shaken.

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When Yuan Mobai became available, he, along with Xiao Chunhui, Zhang Mu, Sun Mingjing, Yu Cheng, Nie Fang, and Ji Dongquan who rushed from Mount Shu, further negotiated the details.

After Lei Jun proposed the ideas and the general direction, he ceased further involvement.

Having officially taken over the portal of Dragon Tiger Mountain, he needed to personally handle major affairs of the mansion.

Lei Jun had no favor for seizing or abusing power, yet he wasn’t as hands-off as Tang Xiaotang was most of the time.

Especially with the recent transition of the sect leader position.

However, later in the evening, after dealing with matters within the mansion, Celestial Master Lei secretly left the mountain.

He didn’t travel far, arriving at a remote and secluded cave mansion amidst the surrounding mountains outside the main peak of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

There, several people had arrived earlier, waiting for Celestial Master Lei.

Most were dressed in the traditional attire of the Southern Wilderness, all being disciples of the Witchcraft Sect.

Elder Yang Haolong from the Sacred Land of Samsara Abyss of the Curse-Proclaiming Lineage of the Witchcraft Sect.

Elder Wen Xi from the Sacred Land of Gepo Mountain of the Divine Dance Sect of the Witchcraft Sect.

Elder Tian Cheng from the Sacred Land of Yintuo Mountain of the Worm Art Vein of the Witchcraft Sect.

With these three Great Witches from the Southern Wilderness was Chu Yu, representing the Tang Imperial Court at Dragon Tiger Mountain.

"It’s an honor to have you three Taoist friends travel such a distance; pardon my inadequate hospitality," Lei Jun said upon entering the cave mansion.

Tian Cheng, Yang Haolong, and Wen Xi all responded courteously and bowed to Lei Jun: "Jiutian Yingyuan, Jiuyuan Guizhen, Doumu Canxu, Xuanxiao Puhua, Three Caves Three Heavens Master Dragon Tiger Master."

Listening to their address, Chu Yu’s expression remained unchanged, his smile unaltered.

"We originally intended to visit the mountain for the ceremony, but feared we might disturb the serene insight of the celestial mountain. If we’ve been disrespectful, we hope the Celestial Master will forgive us. We offer this small gift to celebrate the grand ceremony, hoping it brings joy to the Celestial Master."

Tian Cheng and the others presented their gifts, and the direct disciple Zhuo Baojie who accompanied Lei Jun, stepped forward to receive them and then exited the cave mansion.

After everyone was seated, Lei Jun asked, "How are Sect Leader Feng and Sect Leader Hu?"

Yang Haolong from Samsara Abyss and Tian Cheng from Yintuo Mountain both replied, "The Holy Master is well. Before I left the mountain, the Holy Master asked me to convey greetings to the Celestial Master."

After experiencing the previous great disaster caused by the Jiuli people, Gepo Mountain had been quietly accumulating and restoring its vitality in recent years.

With the loss of Holy Master Sang Lu and the original successor Li Tianqing, as well as the destruction of Gepo Mountain’s ancestral land, the losses were more severe than words can describe, akin to losing half a life.

To this day, Gepo Mountain has yet to appoint a new Holy Master.

However, it’s no longer in the state of chaos as before.