Chapter 252 251 Third-Level Opportunity, Ancient Treasure (Two Chapters in One)

Chapter 252 251. Third-grade opportunity, ancient relics (two chapters in one)

The tiger transformed by the pure Yang true fire around Tang Xiaotang's body reached into the top of the Biyou Immortal Mountain with its claws, but did not cause damage to the entire Biyou Immortal Mountain.

The golden flames seemed to change from the hardest and most Yang to the softest and most Yin at this moment, and penetrated into the rocks.

Although Tang Tianshi always fought with the enemy in a big way, it did not mean that her magical powers were not delicate.

Whether it was bold or delicate, it all depended on whether she cared.

At this moment, the claws of the giant tiger transformed by the golden flames penetrated into the rocks like flowing water.

Later, the huge fire tiger began to retract its claws, and the movement was relatively gentle, not as fast as when it entered.

But it was very neat, with a flashing shadow, retracting its claws from the rocks of Biyou Immortal Mountain.

The giant fire tiger spread its claws, and there was something quietly lying in the center of the claws, which looked like a round mirror.

There were a lot of ancient patterns on the frame around the mirror.

Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang looked familiar at first glance.

These ancient patterns were inherited from the Taoist talismans of Longhu Mountain.

But there were still some differences.

While it looked full of ancient charm, it formed a completely different structure.

Although everyone's inheritance came from the same source, they had different directions and developments.

Lei Jun recalled the many ancient books he had browsed in the Imperial Book Pavilion, and a new understanding came to his mind: "This magic weapon... is very old. Although it is also inherited from our sect, I am afraid it was originally..."

Tang Xiaotang glanced at the ancient mirror on the claws of his Yanghuo Tiger, and said with interest: "It is indeed old. The Taoist talismans are very different from what we have now. Could it be that the magic weapon was born before the first division of our Taoist talisman sect, as my junior uncle said?"

In recent years, the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion has suffered a series of internal strife, with countless casualties, which has seriously damaged the vitality of the Tianshi Mansion.

However, in the history before this, the inheritance of the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion once broke out in a violent civil strife, but it was quite a long time ago.

That fierce conflict and the civil war split originated from the Taoist talisman sect's change of era and return to the sect.

Because it is very far away from the present time, few people mention it now.

The Taoist scriptures and talismans before the Taoist law changed the era are now hard to find.

Fortunately, Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang have a good current cultivation and high comprehension.

So after they observed and pondered the ancient mirror, they immediately recalled the history of the past.

Now that this mirror really came from before the Taoist talisman school changed its era, this treasure has existed for thousands of years.

"The three treasures of the Heavenly Master have been lost in the last hundred years. When the three treasures were all there, no one took out the buried treasures from the Biyou Fairy Mountain."

Tang Xiaotang smiled and said, "Is it because the recent changes in the overall spiritual energy veins of Longhu Mountain affected the Shangqing Leifu Cave Heaven that caused the current situation?"

She became interested, dispersed the golden light and flames, and carefully pondered and studied this magic weapon.

Lei Jun also stepped forward to study the treasure mirror.

He recalled the handwriting that appeared in the time ball when he was lucky this time, "Time is long, inherited from ancient times to the present", which made him concerned.

After studying this ancient mirror again, a name came to Lei Jun's mind:

[Xuanxu Mirror]

Lei Jun thought about it after a moment of comprehension.

Tang Xiaotang, who was standing by, quickly lost interest: "I don't like the effect of this magic weapon."

Lei Jun: "Well~~~ Actually it's OK..."

"It's yours, do as you please." Tang Xiaotang waved her hand with some disdain.

Lei Jun waved his hand, and the magic weapon in the shape of an ancient mirror floated in front of him.

When the ancient mirror turned over, it was obvious that the mirror surface was actually double-sided.

One side of the mirror was dim.

The other side was bright.

The dim side can help the cultivator hide his body.

The bright side of the mirror has the opposite effect, which is used to investigate and explore things.

The mysterious person is both mysterious and mysterious.

In addition to the three treasures of the Heavenly Master, which symbolize the identity of the Heavenly Master, Tang Xiaotang rarely uses magic weapons and instruments.

The artistic conception and function of this mysterious mirror are not to her taste.

For Lei Jun, he likes this magic weapon very much.

Whether it is used to detect opponents or hide oneself, the quality is quite good.

After Lei Jun's cultivation level was raised to the upper three heavens, his original wind and thunder talisman "Night Wind" was sublimated to the "Yin Xing" change of the Tianxing Talisman.

The Teng Snake Bone that he used to use before was a bit useless now.

For the cultivators of the upper three heavens, unless they were very far away from each other, the effect of Teng Snake Bone in hiding the body would be very limited.

Lei Jun will not use Teng Snake Bone for the time being, leaving it for the future to slowly polish and refine this treasure again, in the hope of improving it.

At the moment, Lei Jun needs to find another suitable means to continue to improve his method of hiding his body. By then, even quite a number of cultivators in the eighth heaven will find it difficult to detect his actions.

This Xuanxu Mirror is just right.

"However, it's a little worn out." Lei Jun looked at the illusory treasure mirror: "It's still not enough after being buried in the cave of Shangqing Leifu for so long."

Tang Xiaotang said casually: "I guess I need to find some unique natural treasures to repair it."

Lei Jun nodded.

He began to try to nurture this treasure with his own magic power.

However, when the magic power came into contact, Lei Jun felt that some ancient Taoist essences in this mysterious mirror had a sign of self-change.

If it is properly handled, there will be no future troubles... Lei Jun suddenly remembered the words in the best fortune.

This is indeed a very good fortune, but according to the literal meaning, I still need to be careful, so that I can have a very auspicious life without current risks or future hidden dangers.

Lei Jun is not completely sure what the so-called future troubles refer to.

But he guessed that it might be related to the Taoist talisman school and the Taoist orthodoxy of the Tianshi Mansion in Longhu Mountain in the early years.

The past events buried in the dust of history may still have a tail.

Many questions and speculations flashed through Lei Jun's mind, but he was not slow at all.

The Tianshi Seal appeared, and the three colors of purple, gold and blue flashed, forming an illusory three-layer altar, which contained the Xuanxu Mirror.

The Xuanxu Mirror fell into the first layer of the altar, surrounded by the Nine Abyss True Fire.

Lei Jun himself turned to sit on the third layer of the altar, silently practicing the mysterious skills, breathing quietly and concentrating his mind.

The previously somewhat frivolous Taoist artistic conception of the Xuanxu Mirror suddenly became stable.

The Taoist tradition originated from ancient times. Although it is the same as the current Tianshi Mansion's orthodox tradition, there are many differences.

Lei Jun did not change the original Taoist concept of Xuanxu Mirror, but stabilized it and brought it under his own control.

The ancient Taoist talisman sect's Taoist tradition is preserved, which can be used as a reference in the future.

But it cuts off the possibility of someone else attracting this treasure from the outside world.

After completing all this, Lei Jun put away the Tianshi Seal.

After greeting Tang Xiaotang, who was still sitting cross-legged on the top of Biyou Xianshan Mountain, Lei Jun left Shangqing Lei Mansion Cave Heaven.

After coming out, he heard a good news first.

Zhang Jingzhen finally came out of retreat.

Moreover, she successfully cultivated the seventh level of the Taoist talisman sect and the realm of Tongtian.

Since then, Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion has added a high-level elder of the upper three levels.

"Sister Zhang, congratulations!" Lei Jun congratulated Zhang Jingzhen after seeing her.

Yuan Mobai and Shangguan Ning also smiled and nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Jingzhen returned the greeting to Lei Jun: "I also congratulate Junior Brother Lei on his success."

Just as Lin Shan, Shangguan Hong, and many others had guessed, Zhang Jingzhen felt as if she had been in another world when she came out of seclusion after several years of seclusion.

Eldest Sister Xu Yuanzhen returned to the human world and even broke through to the Ninth Heaven Realm.

The Jiangzhou Lin Clan, the old enemy of the Tianshi Mansion, was beaten to death and could no longer gain a foothold near Longhu Mountain.

Even the Youzhou Lin Clan suffered the same disaster.

Later, Xu Yuanzhen will fight Ye Moquan, the old patriarch of the Jinzhou Ye Clan.

All these things are so overwhelming that one can feel the turmoil in the entire Tang Dynasty.

But in general, although all of this is related to the Longhu Mountain Tianshi Mansion and Zhang Jingzhen herself, it is not a particularly strong shock to her.

What surprised her the most and made her upset was that Lei Jun broke through to the Seventh Heaven Realm before her.

Thinking back to the past, when Lei Jun first came to Longhu Mountain and entered the Taoist Child Academy at the foot of the mountain to be a Taoist child, she, as a disciple of the Heavenly Master, had already reached the Sixth Heaven Realm...

Now, after more than twenty years of hard training, she has successfully stepped into the Upper Three Heavens. Zhang Jingzhen is actually still quite far from being a hundred years old, and can be called one of the most favored daughters of the younger generation.

But compared to Lei Jun across from her, it is a completely different concept.

A Seventh Heaven cultivator under the age of fifty... Zhang Jingzhen, who has gradually calmed down and can face reality, couldn't help sighing when she saw Lei Jun in a purple robe.

I have met the senior sister Xu Yuanzhen and the new Heavenly Master Tang Xiaotang.

Zhang Jingzhen can actually easily readjust her mentality.

In addition to Xu Yuanzhen and Tang Xiaotang, Lei Jun's name can be added to the list.

But... why can't it be me?

Leaving the clan, choosing another path of cultivation, and striving to improve in all aspects, in the end, the result is still better than the inferior and worse than the superior...

"After the head of the sect comes out of the Shangqing Leifu Cave Heaven, he will personally add the talisman to nephew Jingzhen." Yuan Mobai smiled and said, "For now, everything will be simple. When the classics are held on July 15 this year, the formal ceremony will be held. What do you think, nephew Jingzhen?"

Zhang Jingzhen's mood has returned to calm, and his face is still as dignified and peaceful as usual: "Disciple has no objection, just follow the rituals of the palace."

Later, Tang Xiaotang's cultivation came to an end temporarily. After coming out of the Shangqing Leifu Cave Heaven, he gave Zhang Jingzhen the fourth talisman, and upgraded the "Shangqing Three Caves Sutra".

Zhang Jingzhen officially changed into a purple robe and became another high-level elder in Longhu Mountain.

Everyone in the palace, including the Taoist children in the Taoist Children's Court at the foot of the mountain, was excited.

Recalling the civil strife that occurred seven years ago on Mount Longhu, the Li family and the other family fought a decisive battle. After the battle, all four high-level elders of the Li family died. Although the descendants of the other family won, there were only four cultivators of the upper three heavens level, Tang Xiaotang, Yuan Mobai, Yao Yuan, and Shangguan Ning, on the mountain at that time.

Although the Heavenly Master Sword returned to the mountain, the Heavenly Master Robe was lost.

Looking at the entire history of the Heavenly Master Mansion on Mount Longhu, this can also be called an extremely weak period at the bottom of the valley.

The people in the mansion were unsettled, and the reputation outside the mountain declined, which was inevitable.

At that time, no one expected that the situation would completely change seven years later.

Xu Yuanzhen returned, and Lei Jun and Zhang Jingzhen successively cultivated to the seventh heaven realm.

The Heavenly Master Mansion finally recovered its vitality.

"Speaking of which, Senior Brother, you became a high-level elder before Senior Sister Zhang, and there were some other influences." Chu Kun smiled as he sat in Lei Jun's courtyard.

Lei Jun understood what the other party meant and smiled without saying anything.

Not only Zhang Jingzhen, but also Shangguan Ning can be counted. From the perspective of their origin, both of them are from the royal family.

In the past, there were more high-ranking elders on Longhu Mountain than now, but Shangguan Ning was the only representative of the Tang court imperial family.

Now that there are fewer Gao Gong elders, the court representatives include Shangguan Ning and Zhang Jingzhen.

For the current Tianshi Mansion, this ratio is actually quite exaggerated.

But few people in the house paid much attention.

On the one hand, Tianshi Mansion has become very close to the Tang Dynasty imperial family in recent years.

In terms of results, if the Shangguan clan is not considered, then it is not too much to say that Tianshi Mansion is the number one double-flower red stick under the Tang Emperor in recent years...

When the Tianshi Mansion was at its weakest after the Li Wai War, Emperor Tang personally visited the Longhu Mountain platform to shock the outside world.

A few years later, the Tianshi Mansion destroyed the Jiangzhou Lin Clan and also severely damaged the Youzhou Lin Clan. Two watermelon knives slashed all the way from the south of the Yangtze River to the north.

Compared with the earlier years when the Li family moved closer to the Tang court, it is more appropriate to say that now is the honeymoon period between the Tianshi Mansion and the Tang court.

On the other hand, regardless of the previous generation, only looking at the younger generation, Xu Yuanzhen, Tang Xiaotang, and Lei Jun have too strong a sense of presence.

Zhang Jing's really special background makes her less conspicuous.

"In the early years, there were internal disputes between Li and Li, and internal disputes between Li and Li, which overlapped. The situation in the mansion was complicated, and the clan colors of Uncle Shangguan and Senior Sister Zhang were even stronger."

Chu Kun felt a little emotional: "Now that the clouds are clear and the water is clear, everything is indifferent, but I still have to thank the senior sister and the head, as well as the master and senior brother for your presence."

"Everyone has his or her own thoughts. It's good as long as the general direction is consistent and we seek common ground while reserving differences." Lei Jun said.

While the two brothers were talking, thunderclouds roared and light flashed on the top of Longhu Mountain above.

Chu Kun looked up and said, "Shangqing Lei Mansion Cave Heaven?"

"Well..." Lei Jun, who is now a high-level elder, can clearly see the movements in the cave of Shangqing Lei Mansion: "Senior Sister Zhang has passed there."

Chu Kun: "Senior Sister Zhang has always practiced hard."

Lei Jun raised his eyebrows and looked at the turbulent purple lightning above, thoughtfully.

…………

Zhang Jingzhen, dressed in purple robe, re-entered the cave of Shangqing Lei Mansion.

She is currently the only one in the cave.

Zhang Jingzhen's eyes swept across this purple world, and she was filled with emotion for a while.

She went to Xianmingquan first.

Now that she has reached the seventh level of heaven, she no longer needs to rely on other water-avoiding spiritual objects. She can go deep under the Immortal Ming Spring with her own Nine Abyss Flame Ancestor Dharma Image.

But unfortunately, she couldn't find what she wanted.

"From this point of view, there is indeed only half of the chapter table in the cave of Shangqing Lei Mansion. Is the other half really in...Chen Yi?" Zhang Jingzhen had been mentally prepared before, and was not particularly disappointed at this moment. It was more of a verification. Made a guess in my mind.

But how did Chen Yi get half of the chapter list?

Will there be more secrets of the ancient Talisman Sect behind his half-sheet?

It seems that I have to try to find him again... Zhang Jing really calmed down and looked around again.

She did not leave in a hurry, but continued to search and confirm in the cave.

After reaching the seventh heaven realm, Zhang Jingzhen also went to Biyou Fairy Mountain.

She opened her palms, and a ray of light appeared in her palms.

The brilliance unfolded and turned into half a chapter sheet, with a large number of Tao Yun runes on it, constantly leaking out from it.

But after a long period of sacrifice, there was no more gain.

"No..." Zhang Jingzhen sighed softly.

…………

Lei Jun looked at the sky above the mountain, at the dense purple thunder at the Shangqing Lei Mansion Cave, but what he was thinking about was that the time was specifically mentioned in his signature.

Generally speaking, if there is a time requirement for similar shipments, it basically means that there will be no wait.

If he and Tang Xiaotang did not summon the Xuanxu Mirror from the Biyou Immortal Mountain in time, it might mean that there would be no chance in the future.

In view of the state of the Xuanxu Mirror and the Shangqing Lei Mansion Cave Heaven, Lei Jun believed that it did not mean that the Xuanxu Mirror would be damaged and destroyed after the time limit.

But the magic weapon may fall into the hands of others, or cause chaos.

Considering that it took Lei Jun several days to fetch the Nine Lights from Hundong from Tianshi's robe, he roughly counted the days and found that if it was late, he would be in time for Zhang Jingzhen to come out of seclusion.

After Zhang Jingzhen came out of seclusion, she went through some simple procedures and immediately went to Shangqing Leifu Cave...

Was she also heading towards the Xuanxu Mirror?

There's a small problem.

When Lei Jun and Tang Xiaotang combined with the Three Treasures of the Heavenly Master to nearly complete them, they attracted the Xuanxu Mirror to appear.

Although Zhang Jingzhen has reached the seventh-level realm, her Taoist power cannot surpass that of Lei Jun. How can she hunt for treasure?

"She may have mastered some kind of ancient relic, and there are some ways to attract similar treasures?" Lei Jun guessed in his mind.

He remembered that when he first entered the Shangqing Lei Mansion Cave, he had to choose one of the two winning numbers.

The other middle number points to Xianmingquan.

At that time, Zhang Jingzhen appeared there.

"Hmm...so I was the first to get on this trip?" Lei Jun smiled.

However, he had no intention of getting to the bottom of other people's secrets.

After Zhang Jingzhen came out of Shangqing Lei Mansion Cave, she behaved as usual, as if nothing had happened and never mentioned any relevant matters.

When Lei Jun saw this, he didn't say much.

He recruited his apprentice Zhuo Baojie to test his skills.

After the test, Lei Jun gave him a young bamboo from the fairy bamboo forest in Leifu Cave in Shangqing Dynasty.

This is the bamboo shoot tip specially selected by Lei Jun. It is also rare in the fairy bamboo forest, and Zhuo Baojie can only satisfy his craving occasionally.

Now that he got the tender bamboo, he who was still calm suddenly broke through and took it happily.

Those little eyes kept moving, looking back and forth at his master.

He seemed to be guessing whether Lei Jun had more on hand.

"Yes." Lei Jun said straightforwardly: "But it depends on your performance."

The little bear straightened up immediately, his two short legs folded together and stood at attention, his face was extremely serious: "Master, I dare not slack off at all!"

He continued to practice, and he was indeed more serious than before.

As a result, he had a meal of Shangqing Yuchen Immortal Bamboo Fried Pork from Elder Lei who was fishing for law enforcement: "So I was lazy at ordinary times."

In addition to teaching his disciples, Lei Jun continued to nurture his magic weapon and ponder Taoism in the following days.

Just counting the days, the summer solstice is approaching.

The date of the battle between the eldest sister Xu Yuanzhen and Ye Moquan of Jinzhou fell on this day.

And Xu Yuanzhen has not returned since he left the mountain last time, which makes people wonder.

On this day, Lei Jun's mind suddenly moved, as if he had realized something.

After giving a young bamboo to the eldest disciple, watching the other party leave happily, Lei Jun returned to the quiet room by himself.

He sat cross-legged, without summoning the Heavenly Master Seal, his mind wandered into the cave of Shangqing Leifu, immersed in the world of the Heavenly Book.

The strange universe belonging to the dark side of the Heavenly Book.

In the vast white "starry sky", dots of "starlight" flickered.

One of the huge dark stars expanded at this moment, and the color also changed slightly.

In the pale world of black and white, different colors gradually emerged.

Lei Jun had separated two dark stars before, one for Luohou and the other for Jidu.

At present, Luohou had no movement, but Jidu, like a dark moon, had moved first.

In the darkness, a little silver-white light flowed, like real cold moonlight.

There was not much moonlight, which flowed into a ring and flickered in the black dark light.

Although it was moonlight, it looked a bit like an annular solar eclipse.

The darkness in the center of the halo was deeper, but Lei Jun, as the ruler here, could vaguely perceive the presence of a figure in Jidu.

To be precise, it is not a real human figure, but a projection of a human soul.

Under Lei Jun's gaze, the figure gradually became clear.

In the universe derived from the main chapter of the Heavenly Book, did the sun look at us latecomers like this before?

Lei Jun saw this and a thought flashed through his mind.

Then he saw the figure in Ji Du clearly and was speechless for a moment.

This is really...

It was a young scholar, with a face full of uneasiness and confusion at the moment.

And Lei Jun knew this young scholar.

Meng Shaojie, whose name is Qingyan.

One of the companions of Zhang Hui, the prince of the Tang Dynasty, once went to Longhu Mountain with Zhang Hui.

At the same time, it also brought Lei Jun an opportunity, a spiritual object called the balance of movement and stillness.

This gentleman was born in the academy. When Lin Shan, a teacher of the academy, returned to the Tianshi Mansion and chatted with Lei Jun and other fellow students, he also mentioned Meng Shaojie.

Although Lin Shan taught Taoist classics and Meng Shaojie studied Confucianism, this young man, as the prince's companion, naturally attracted attention.

He was gentle, careful, and diligent in his practice and work.

However, according to the news Lin Shan brought back, Meng Shaojie's practice progress and talent were the same as before. He was outstanding among ordinary people and even among the students of the academy, but among the group of companions in the East Palace, he seemed to be a bit of a filler.

Fortunately, the prince Zhang Hui had a good personal relationship with him and seemed to get along well.

Unexpectedly, Ji Du actually fell into his hands... After the initial surprise, Lei Jun became a little interested.

He had done research before, and not just anyone could combine the shadows separated from the dark side of the heavenly book.

It can be seen that Meng Shaojie was quite uneasy at the moment because of such a sudden change.

He did not dare to act rashly, but just quietly observed the world in front of him.

Fortunately, although the starry sky in this universe was strange, it did not cause any problems, so Meng Shaojie was still able to keep his mind stable at the moment.

Lei Jun also did not take the initiative to talk to the other party.

While Meng Shaojie was observing his surroundings, Lei Jun was also observing him.

Taoist Master Lei had no intention of digging into other people's privacy. At the moment, he was more concerned with combining Meng Shaojie's example to further confirm the characteristics of the universe derived from the dark side of the Heavenly Book.

The characteristics of the soul.

Lei Jun gradually understood.

The universe derived from the dark side of the Heavenly Book was different from the Heavenly Book.

The situation there was that even if you got a page of the Heavenly Book, you needed some kind of treasure to trigger it before you could contact the universe of the Heavenly Book.

Or can it be called the threshold is actually inside the door?

On the dark side of the Heavenly Book, it seems that there is no need for a treasure, but the shadow will invisibly choose people first.

Only people with very special souls can become the owner of the Dark Star Hidden Yao.

Now Lei Jun also roughly understands the specialness of Meng Shaojie.

This young man's comprehension and root bone are actually quite excellent, especially in terms of root bone, which can even be called a rare talent in ancient and modern times in terms of scarcity.

His root bone qualification is reflected in the soul.

Such situations are quite rare.

Among the people Lei Jun had personally contacted before, only Chen Yi's clear and empty spirit body was like this, and his bones could reflect the soul and spirit.

However, the clear and empty spirit body is generally more inclined to the physical qualifications, and on this basis, it can feedback and affect the soul and spirit.

And Meng Shaojie's talents, at first glance, are all focused on the soul.

But even so, it still seems strange and extremely introverted, so that he can't show his true talent in cultivation.

Lei Jun was amazed, because Confucian cultivation emphasizes enlightenment, reading and nourishing qi, and transforming literary talent into noble spirit. Even the Shenshe lineage also pays attention to the cultivation of the soul, not to mention the study of classics and chanting.

In common sense, Meng Shaojie would not be buried.

But current signs show that this young scholar seems to have chosen the wrong career.

If the Confucian chanting tradition that attaches great importance to the cultivation of the soul is not suitable for him, then what is suitable?

Taoist weapon refining school?

Buddhist precepts?

Wumen Gushu, ghost Taoism?

Lei Jun is indeed a little curious at this moment.

However, Meng Shaojie is from the academy.

Logically speaking, his peculiarities should not be hidden from the academy's chief priest Xiao Chunhui.

After all, he is a great scholar of the upper three heavens with extraordinary talent, bizarre experience, and outstanding soul.

Even if Xiao Chunhui made a mistake, what about the queen Zhang Wantong?

Although Lei Jun was curious, he did not dig deep into the details of this young scholar, and would not refuse him to combine with the dark star Yinyao Jidu.

If the other party reported it to the court, Lei Jun did not mind at the moment.

Meng Shaojie himself was uneasy at the moment, and he did consider whether to seek help from the outside world.

Firstly, he was not a risk-taker by nature, and the experience brought by Dong Jing Zhi Heng earlier made him feel even more frightened.

Secondly, as the prince's companion, would this shadow be detrimental to His Royal Highness?

"Report to the local authorities, or report to the academy and the Eastern Palace after returning to the capital?"

Meng Shaojie had taken leave to visit his family during this period.

After thinking for a while, he decided to return to the capital in advance.

Although his family members were reluctant to let him go, they had no choice but to pack his luggage for him.

Because of Meng Shaojie, his family was also famous in the local area.

Listening to the earnest advice of his family members before leaving, Meng Shaojie smiled bitterly in his heart.

As time went by, the team of companions in the Eastern Palace continued to expand, from four to eight.

There was one more student in the academy like him.

And there were three more children of the powerful.

Strictly speaking, Shangguan Zhengqing and Zhang Ziye, Ye Song from Qingzhou, and even the children of the rich and powerful later, had no conflicts with Meng Shaojie.

Everyone seemed polite.

But he always felt like an alien among them.

This feeling was not entirely due to his origin, but also due to the difference in cultivation progress.

The new students in the academy were the best of the best in the academy, and their cultivation progress was faster than that of Meng Shaojie.

As time went by, the gap between him and these people not only did not narrow, but became larger and larger.

Regardless of whether His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in front of them or not, Ye Song, Shangguan Zhengqing and others had no intention of using or making things difficult for Meng Shaojie at will, nor did they secretly dig a hole for him.

But invisibly, Meng Shaojie seemed to always hear a voice in his ear:

You are different from us.

The young scholar sometimes thought that perhaps he himself was too unbalanced and too self-abased, so that he judged others by his own standards.

But the current environment did make him feel depressed.

If he had not had a close personal relationship with Crown Prince Zhang Hui, he would have been even more sad.

It's just that we are all young now, so everything is fine.

What about the future?

Meng Shaojie has no intention of being a flatterer who can only invite the emperor's favor.

What should I do... The young scholar was at a loss.

Thinking of the dark shadow and the pale and strange starry sky universe, Meng Shaojie suddenly hesitated.

Report, I must report, so as not to harm His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

But... will this be an opportunity?

If so, am I ready?

…………

Lei Jun did not touch Meng Shaohua, but just observed quietly.

Until he found that another dark star he had separated before, Yin Yao, also changed at this time.

Luohou.

Luohou, who was like the dark sun before, now reappeared in the pale universe, and a circle of faint golden light appeared around its outline.

It was like real sunlight.

Similar to the previous changes of Ketu.

A ring of real sunlight mixed with the ink-like "sunlight" of the dark sun made people feel like they were witnessing a real solar eclipse.

In the darkness at the center of the annular solar eclipse, there was also a figure, gradually emerging.

Lei Jun looked at the face of the figure in the darkness.

This person, at first glance, was relatively unfamiliar.

But after Lei Jun recalled for a moment, he found that he also had an impression of this face.

Strictly speaking, he had never met the other person in person.

What he had an impression of was the portrait in the painting.

I remember this person, his name was Kang Ming.

His identity was... a disciple of Huang Tiandao.

And he was an outstanding successor and rising star of Huang Tiandao in recent years.

Lei Jun was not sure about the specific time of his entry, but he became famous probably after the recent counterattack of Huang Tiandao on Longhu Mountain.

At that time, the head of Huang Tiandao, Taiping Dao, was seriously injured and hid, and the supreme elder Yu Qingling died. Huang Tiandao suffered a heavy blow and had to lie dormant again. Many strongholds were destroyed, and the disciples fled and hid everywhere.

Kang Ming was a young disciple of Huang Tiandao who emerged after that. He had good cultivation and talent. The court once surrounded and suppressed Huang Tiandao's strongholds, which gave him a chance to break out of the siege.

While becoming famous in one battle, he also revealed his face and became famous.

So when Lei Jun looked at his face at this moment, he knew his identity.

Did this person pick up a shadow of himself?

Lei Jun was not dissatisfied, but looked at the other party with interest.

According to the information he had previously obtained, Kang Ming had reached the sixth level of the Taoist Talisman School Heavenly Dao Seal Realm.

With such a high level of cultivation at such a young age, he should be one of the key training targets of Huang Tiandao.

In other words, he has the opportunity to go to the Huang Tiandao Sect to practice in seclusion and strive to reach the seventh level of the Heavenly Dao Realm.

The Huang Tiandao Sect has always been secretive, and even most of its own people don’t know where it is.

Only in this way can it last for more than a hundred years without being exposed and attacked by the Tang imperial family and the Tianshi Mansion.

"Now..." Lei Jun looked at Kang Ming quietly.

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