After the Celestial Master Mansion's situation stabilized, although they continued to pursue and apprehend followers of the Yellow Sky Sect, the results were limited.

Based on past experience, the other side had once again gone underground, becoming even more cautious and low-profile in their activities, resting to recover their strength and accumulating power anew.

"Yuan Zhen has gone missing, and then there were successive reports of Second Senior Sister and Xiaotang entering seclusion. Recently, the Yellow Sky Sect has shown some slight movements again," Yuan Mobai said slowly.

Lei Jun understood. "They too sense the rising killing intent on Dragon Tiger Mountain."

Yuan Mobai said, "In recent years, the Yellow Sky Sect has acted very covertly. Our sect is also unaware of their internal changes. However, since they've begun to make quiet yet deliberate movements, it seems they intend to seize the opportunity to fish in muddled waters."

For the cultivation world, six years is still a short time.

Even though the Global Spiritual Qi is surging now and progress in cultivation is faster, six years is generally not enough for the Yellow Sky Sect, which suffered Severely Damaged Vitality, to immediately recover its former strength or undergo an earth-shaking transformation.

However, if something abnormal occurs, there is usually a reason behind it.

"Over a hundred years is enough to change many things."

Yuan Mobai looked at Lei Jun and sighed softly. "To the Li Clan, perhaps we are outsiders, just like the Yellow Sky Sect. But as things stand, the Celestial Master Mansion is the Celestial Master Mansion, and the Yellow Sky Sect is the Yellow Sky Sect. Some relationships are ultimately not so easy to repair and mend."

Lei Jun nodded slightly.

He was very clear about what Yuan Mobai meant. Yuan Mobai's words, 'the Celestial Master Mansion is the Celestial Master Mansion, and the Yellow Sky Sect is the Yellow Sky Sect,' weren't about factional prejudice. It was true that the Celestial Master Mansion was experiencing the revival of the Li Wai conflict. At first glance, it seemed that the current external lineage successors within the Celestial Master Mansion and the Yellow Sky Sect had similar demands. Facing a common enemy—the Li Clan—there appeared to be a basis for cooperation. But to put aside past grievances was not as simple as just sitting down for a talk.

It wasn't just the Li Clan and the Yellow Sky Sect that had been entangled for over a hundred years. Rather, over the years, the entire Celestial Master Mansion had fought and attempted to eradicate the Yellow Sky Sect multiple times. This was without even mentioning the number of people who fell and the amount of hatred left behind by the bloody internecine war at the time of the split. In the hundred-plus years since, both sides had shed much of each other's blood.

You kill my master.

I kill your disciple.

Or vice versa.

If, in the beginning, a few still held some sentiment for their old comrades, by now, it was mostly about the struggle for orthodoxy and purifying the Portal.

Over the years, the Longhu Mountain Celestial Master's Mansion had experienced ups and downs, and its two most antagonistic arch-enemies had been the Jiangzhou Lin Clan and the Yellow Sky Sect.

Lei Jun, however, had no friends or relatives who had fallen victim to the Yellow Sky Sect. But the followers of the Yellow Sky Sect who had died at his hands... were not just one or two. Perhaps, without the Li Clan in the future, there might be a bit more room for nuanced reconciliation. But that was destined to be a winding and lengthy process, full of unpredictability and unexpected crises.

To say nothing of other factors, the leaders of other top forces, even if they didn't directly confront the Celestial Master Mansion, would most likely continue to covertly support the Yellow Sky Sect. They would aim to cause trouble for the Celestial Master Mansion rather than sit by and watch the Daoist Talisman Sect merge completely unimpeded.

"As for these matters, you don't need to think too much about them for now. You've just returned to the mountain; rest up first," Yuan Mobai said with a smile. "Speaking of which, with your substantial accumulation of merits, you should be able to enter the Supreme Pure Thunder Mansion Cave Heaven once more. Have you considered it, or do you wish to continue accumulating?"

For cultivators below the Sixth Heavenly Layer in the Celestial Master Mansion, the opportunity to enter the Supreme Pure Thunder Mansion Cave Heaven was incredibly rare.

Someone like Lei Jun had only entered once, when he was first Talisman-bestowed.

After that, one would need to accumulate a considerable amount of merit before having another chance to go.

However, he had made significant contributions in the previous battles, which was why Yuan Mobai had brought it up.

His merits weren't simply from overseeing Xianliu Palace.

And they certainly weren't for assisting Tang Xiaotang as a protector, an act that, for the time being, had to remain undisclosed.

Lei Jun had earned his true merit by risking his life to attract a Seventh Layer of Heaven Realm Great Scholar from the Lin Clan to Xianliu Mountain to kill him.

As a result, Yuan Mobai had gained an opportunity, leading to one less expert from the Upper Three Heavens of the Jiangzhou Lin Clan.

No matter how confident Yuan Mobai had been at the time, everyone agreed that Lei Jun, by acting as bait, had undoubtedly risked his life.

Thus, in the aftermath, he naturally received his share of the reward.

The accumulated merits were enough for him to enter the Supreme Pure Thunder Mansion Cave Heaven once again.

"Perfect. I intend to visit the Supreme Pure Thunder Mansion Cave Heaven," Lei Jun replied.

Yuan Mobai nodded. "Prepare yourself, and you can set out at any time."

Lei Jun took his leave from his master and returned to his own courtyard residence.

He recuperated for some time, allowing his essence, qi, and spirit to gradually reach their peak.

He heard that during this period, Li Xuan had visited Yuan Mobai twice.

Lei Jun didn't inquire about the specifics of their discussions.

But for the time being, there were no further major disturbances on the mountain.

However, the oppressive atmosphere, akin to the saying 'the wind heralding a coming storm fills the tower,' could no longer be concealed, and even most of the young disciples had begun to sense it.

As usual, when the agreed-upon date arrived, Lei Jun went to the summit of the Dragon Tiger Mountain Main Peak.

The High Merit Elder in charge of opening the Supreme Pure Thunder Mansion Cave Heaven that day was Master Si, Yao Yuan.

Elder Yao, who had maintained a relatively low profile in recent years, calmly looked at the few disciples before him and said, "All of you, make your preparations."

Coincidentally, among those entering the Supreme Pure Thunder Mansion Cave Heaven this time, Zhang Jingzhen was also present.

Zhang Jingzhen, a cultivator of the Sixth Heavenly Layer Dao Seal Realm and a direct disciple of the former Celestial Master, had at least one guaranteed opportunity to enter the Supreme Pure Thunder Mansion Cave Heaven each year.

When Lei Jun had first entered the Cave Heaven, she had accompanied him. He hadn't expected to meet her again this time.

"This could be considered a form of destiny, Lei," Zhang Jingzhen said with a smile.

Lei Jun replied, "Yes. It seems I'll be troubling Zhang again this time."

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