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Lu Chen expressed his thoughts to Sun Zizhao, cleverly avoiding a direct admission of wanting to keep Jun Bell for himself.
Deep down, he indeed wished to possess this storage artifact, but manipulating Jun Bell might require some effort to master.
As for handing it over to the higher-ups of the Five Element Sect, that was merely empty talk; Lu Chen would not let something that had already come into his possession slip away easily.
After the battlefield was cleared, everyone boarded a ship and left the island, returning to the mainland. On their way back, they were intercepted by an Eastern Navy patrol boat. The crime of crossing borders was significant, but in the end, it was settled by Governor of Wu Prefecture Liu Fang.
Upon returning to Yuyang City, Wang Qiao hosted a celebration banquet in the Side Hall of the Provincial Governor's Office. Lu Chen, Old Mu, Prince Fu, Governor Liu Fang, Sun Zizhao, and his military advisor all took their seats. Everyone drank heartily and chatted until late into the night.
Sun Zizhao's military advisor was named Chen Qilin. He was usually serious and spoke little, acting with great caution. It was clear he was a shrewd person. Only with someone like him advising Sun Zizhao did Lu Chen feel at ease.
Additionally, Chen Qilin was also Sun Zizhao's mentor, making their relationship even closer.
The next morning, Lu Chen took out the document from the Five Element Sect and asked Wang Qiao to help affix the Golden Seal. With that, the matter was settled.
Lu Chen and Old Mu drove their carriage out of Yuyang City, while Great Zhou Fortune King and Sun Zizhao accompanied them for nearly ten miles.
Along the way, Prince Fu suggested that Lu Chen should pay attention to Princess Zhulan of Yushan Kingdom if necessary. From his words, it seemed that Princess Zhulan had also joined the alliance led by Sun Zizhao, which surprised Lu Chen.
After bidding farewell to Prince Fu and Sun Zizhao, the carriage traveled along the smooth official road. For a long time afterward, Lu Chen could still see Prince Fu and Sun Zizhao standing on the gorge, their figures lingering in the distance as the ancient road stretched on with the cold western wind.
Sitting in the carriage with the Demon-Slaying Sword beside him, Lu Chen felt that he was now part of an organization. Once he honed his skills, he would surely slay enemies and achieve great deeds.
Lu Chen's mind kept recalling Prince Fu. He was truly an aristocrat with royal blood from Great Zhou but had been forced to ally with Sun Zizhao. Upon reflection, it didn't seem so surprising; Prince Fu had grown up in a secluded palace surrounded by high walls and rooftops. He lacked cunning and believed that by practicing Qigong and wielding the Emperor's bestowed Deep Dragon Sword, he could gain experience at the Five Element Sect and then achieve success in claiming power.
However, in reality, shortly after leaving the capital, his meager influence had been undermined and his trusted aides were all eliminated. If he hadn't allied with Prince Fu for refuge, he would likely have been hunted down by assassins sent from the palace sooner or later.
The Succession Struggle has always been the most ruthless, with parents and spouses betting their lives, comparable to the concept of "sacrifice" in Cultivation.
The wheels of the carriage creaked as they rolled over the road, accompanied by the rhythmic sound of hooves, creating a melodious tune.
After spending more than half a month, Lu Chen and Old Mu safely returned to Five Element Sect. Initially, Lu Chen thought that passing through Qi Kingdom might not be so smooth, as good news rarely travels far. Sooner or later, Qi Kingdom would receive news from the East Sea, especially since the additional checkpoints with the Golden Seal were not easy to manage.
In reality, there were no incidents along the way; it seemed that Qi Kingdom had not yet caught wind of anything. This was because there were no survivors left on the island; everyone had been exterminated. After enjoying a celebratory feast in Yuyang City, Lu Chen immediately set off back home.
There was no conflict regarding timing; unless something unexpected happened, it would take some time for Qi Kingdom to learn about the events on the island.
Upon returning to Five Element Sect, Lu Chen first went to the tavern to inform Lian Shuang to keep an eye out for news regarding Qi Kingdom. He then proceeded to the Merit Hall to return the Document, exchanging it for twelve Merit Points, which he recorded in his Merit System. Everything concluded perfectly.
With the five Merit Points earned from cleaning, Lu Chen now had a total of seventeen Merit Points, just three points short of meeting the standard for becoming a Competing True Inheritor Disciple.
He did not find any better tasks on the mission board; all were low in Merit Points and complicated in nature, making them inefficient to undertake.
Lu Chen decided to put this matter aside for now, as there was still nearly a year until he needed to qualify as a Competing True Inheritor Disciple, so there was no need for concern.
Back at the Empty Mountain Cave, Lu Chen began studying the Jun Bell. However, due to its dangerous nature, he needed to make considerable preparations beforehand.
Firstly, he did not know how to conceal the devouring power of the Jun Bell, which could consume yang objects, including human Flesh. Therefore, he cleared out a room in the cave and moved all items into another room, leaving it completely empty so he could proceed without worry.
He placed his own Flesh in another room under the protection of Old Mu, while he himself performed a ritual with his Yin Spirit Disembodiment, bringing forth the Jun Bell into the spacious room.
Now only his Yin Spirit, the Jun Bell, and the Ten-Thousand Poisons Golden Toad were present. The Ten-Thousand Poisons Golden Toad was making sacrifices by blocking the bell's mouth. On their way back to Five Element Sect, Lu Chen even dared not release it for fear that the Jun Bell might cause trouble. After all, there were plenty of poisonous insects inside the bell, so he need not worry about starving the Ten-Thousand Poisons Golden Toad.
With everything prepared, Lu Chen summoned the Ten-Thousand Poisons Golden Toad from the mouth of the Jun Bell. Instantly, a sense of danger emanating from within the bell filled the entire cave.
It was a strange feeling, profoundly mysterious, evoking a sense of trembling fear, as if one were near a dilapidated building on the verge of collapse, where the falling structure would crush those below.
Lu Chen inserted his Yin Spirit into Jun Bell, where the poisonous insects had been consumed one after another by the Ten-Thousand Poisons Golden Toad over these days. Such a precious item was merely used to contain poisonous insects; Chuan Ru Mage truly wasted it.
Additionally, the Four Symbols Thunder Scripture and the Nameless Manuscript lay quietly on the ground. Lu Chen performed a ritual to summon both books, preparing to examine them slowly.
During this process, he made an unexpected discovery: gravity.
The gravity inside Jun Bell was at least ten times heavier than in reality. The Yin Spirit felt nothing unusual, as it had long since transcended the laws of gravity and could fly freely. Only the Flesh could sense the gravity within, and Lu Chen only became aware of it when he performed the ritual with those two books.
When he summoned the books, they felt incredibly heavy, as if he were a real person lifting two iron-bound tomes with great difficulty.
Once the books were outside, everything returned to normal, regaining their original weight.
This was a surprising discovery. If Lu Chen's Yin Spirit could perform a ritual on its own Flesh, then it could directly summon the Flesh inside and practice Qigong within Jun Bell.
The effect would be akin to binding ten times one's weight in sandbags and lead weights to oneself—directly seeking strength while also taking advantage of curves. Once this skill was mastered, the power of Qigong would surely soar, and the refinement of Flesh would undoubtedly reach new heights, surpassing ordinary individuals.
Lu Chen smirked and began to read the first book, Four Symbols Thunder Scripture.
This was a pure Yin Method, unexpectedly obtained by King Jun during his travels. The creator was an ancient sage known as Thunder Emperor.
Thunder Emperor left behind three treasures in total; Four Symbols Thunder Scripture was one of them, along with a thunder bell and seventeen thunder beads, all seemingly in King Jun's possession.
Four Symbols Thunder Scripture is a top-tier Yin Method that can counter true lightning when cultivated to its highest realm.
"King Jun has possessed Four Symbols Thunder Scripture for so long; I wonder how far he has cultivated it?" Lu Chen murmured to himself, somewhat concerned about this matter since he would soon face King Jun in battle.
Looking at King Jun's disciple, Chuan Ru Mage, he had only cultivated a mere one-thousandth of the divine powers, able to manifest lightning, but its power was minimal, barely scratching the surface.
In a moment of desperation, he used the manifested Vajra Dharmakaya and Four Phases Thunder to counter the lightning, but ended up being struck down in one blow, without even a chance to retaliate.
Lu Chen was flipping through the Four Symbols Thunder Scripture, which explained that its principle was to forcibly manifest Yin Yuan Power into lightning Dharmakaya, including electric swords, electric knives, electric guns, electric shields, and even electric cats and dogs—anything imaginable could be manifested.
Moreover, the manifested lightning Dharmakaya was graded; black lightning was the lowest grade, followed by purple, blue, green, red, crimson, white, silver, and gold—the latter being the highest grade.
To cultivate a high-grade lightning Dharmakaya was greatly related to the Yin Spirit Realm and required a gradual approach. If one's Yin Spirit Realm was too low, even the highest-grade golden lightning would be uncontrollable and could lead to self-destruction.
Lu Chen set aside the Four Symbols Thunder Scripture and began examining another unnamed book. His first impression was that the ink in this book was not ancient but rather new, as if it had been written in recent years.
Upon closer inspection of its contents, Lu Chen was pleasantly surprised to find it recorded King Jun's insights on controlling Jun Bell. Thus, this book must have been personally written by King Jun. From the moment he first saw Jun Bell, Lu Chen knew this artifact was not simple; it differed from ordinary combat artifacts that only required a ritual and infusion of Yin Yuan to function.
Jun Bell could not only be used in battle but also served as a storage artifact. It contained a mysterious space within that could hold an entire mountain without altering its external appearance. Therefore, its control process was very complex; even King Jun had to comprehend it while taking notes to avoid forgetting new insights amidst old ones.
Lu Chen speculated that this complexity was why Chuan Ru Mage could only use Jun Bell to store poisonous insects after stealing it instead of directly using it for transporting military supplies. If he had truly mastered Jun Bell to the point of carrying various powerful artifacts with ease and summoning them as needed, Lu Chen would have perished countless times in battle against him. Unfortunately, he simply did not know how to control Jun Bell well enough.
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