Hidden Dragon Spirit Body, Reborn Through Bone and Marrow

The purple-robed female Taoist was Xu Yuanzhen, first disciple of the current Celestial Master Li.

She casually asked, "Have you met Little Martial Uncle yet?"

Lei Jun replied, "Not yet. After Elder Yuan emerged from seclusion, he went to inspect the Cave Heaven Separate Mansion newly opened by our sect.

But he already knows what you have in mind and arranged for Senior Brother Wang Guiyuan to help me regularly."

Xu Yuanzhen said, "Other than trying your luck and waiting for my master, there is no inheritance more suitable for you than Little Martial Uncle."

Lei Jun fell into thought.

Two yellow-robed Daoists hurried over from afar. They were Daoist Luo, who was in charge here, and another True Disciple of Celestial Master Mansion who had just arrived today. "Eldest Sister! You came too?"

Xu Yuanzhen said, "I was passing by on my way back to the mountain. Since I saw this, I stopped to lend a hand."

She took out a small jade bottle. "By chance, I obtained some Heaven Abyss Pure Dew."

Daoist Luo and his fellow disciple were surprised. "The Heaven Abyss Pure Dew that Elder Ziyang searched everywhere for without finding?"

Xu Yuanzhen said, "Sprinkle it down. It will ward off miasma and plague, soothe the mind, and settle the soul."

The other True Disciple of Celestial Master Mansion hesitated slightly.

"Senior Sister, this place does not actually need this much Heaven Abyss Pure Dew. Should we save some for Martial Uncle Ziyang...?"

Xu Yuanzhen said, "Third Martial Uncle? How many debts does he owe me already?"

The other man immediately smiled bitterly.

Daoist Luo accepted the jade bottle and said emotionally, "Senior Sister cares for all living beings. This is truly a blessing for the disaster victims."

Xu Yuanzhen said, "Since I happened upon them, I'll help if I can."

Daoist Luo nodded solemnly, then earnestly told Lei Jun beside him, "No matter what happens in the future, you and I must remember Eldest Sister's teachings today. We cultivators must do our utmost to aid those in danger and relieve those in hardship. Heaven cherishes life; how pitiful are the sufferings of the common people!"

"Yes, Heaven cherishes life; how pitiful are the sufferings of the common people..."

Xu Yuanzhen, however, said indifferently, "...As long as they don't die at my family's gate."

Lei Jun was speechless.

Daoist Luo and his fellow disciple said, "Eldest Sister..."

Xu Yuanzhen said, "Get to work."

"Yes, Eldest Sister." The two True Disciples of Celestial Master Mansion carefully carried the small jade bottle away.

Very soon, a layer of clear radiance covered the disaster relief camp on the river beach, peaceful and serene.

Xu Yuanzhen moved her fingers, and another identical small jade bottle appeared in her hand.

Lei Jun asked, "Is that Heaven Abyss Pure Dew too?"

Xu Yuanzhen said, "I originally planned to use it all here to eliminate the plague. Just now, I temporarily divided it into two portions."

She looked at Lei Jun. "You have Purple-Gold Spirit Mushroom and Dragon Horse Scale?"

Before her, Lei Jun answered frankly, "By a fortunate chance, I obtained Purple-Gold Spirit Mushroom Essence and a Dragon Horse Scale."

Xu Yuanzhen said, "It truly is an opportunity. Give it a try."

As she spoke, she flicked the small jade bottle lightly. A small amount of clear dew drifted out from its mouth, transforming into a cloud of green mist in midair that enveloped Lei Jun.

Lei Jun was neither startled nor afraid. He immediately sat cross-legged and silently regulated his breath, circulating his qi.

The moment he saw Xu Yuanzhen, Lei Jun had guessed that the Third Grade Opportunity mentioned in the Supreme Good Fortune Sign he had chosen might still fall upon this Eldest Sister.

Green mist enveloped his entire body, entering through the acupoints all over him and merging into his body.

As Lei Jun breathed and circulated his qi, threads of golden light gathered within his Four Limbs and Hundred Bones, eventually condensing into the phantom image of a Purple-Gold Spirit Mushroom.

Purple and green converged, and the mushroom's phantom immediately dispersed once more.

Threads of golden light and green mist continuously entwined.

At that moment, the Dragon Horse Scale in Lei Jun's bosom suddenly trembled.

Without Lei Jun needing to infuse it with True Qi, the treasure automatically produced streams of flowing light, which also merged into his body.

He felt every bodily acupoint throughout his body open at once as the three currents of spiritual power intertwined and breathed.

Lei Jun lost himself entirely, forgetting both self and surroundings. From the outside, green qi and purple light intertwined around him, and dragon roars rang out without cease.

Every visual and sound effect was cranked to the limit.

Yet on the river beach, whether the countless refugee commoners or the Daoists and Dao children of Celestial Master Mansion, all turned a blind eye to the commotion here, as if Lei Jun did not exist.

They could only vaguely see a figure standing by the river, clad in a black cloak with a purple Taoist robe beneath.

One glance was enough to chill their hearts to the bone, making them hastily avert their eyes.

After a long while, all the spiritual power finally merged together and condensed into one stream.

At that instant, a faint dragon shadow seemed to coil around Lei Jun before finally plunging completely back into his body.

The green mist and purple light dispersed.

Lei Jun opened his eyes, spiritual light overflowing from them.

Hidden Dragon Spirit Body.

An understanding naturally arose in his mind.

"Mm. My innate foundation has risen from Average Talent into a Spirit Body."

Xu Yuanzhen nodded. She spoke as quickly as ever, each word like dense rain striking a silver platter, yet her tone remained calm throughout.

"Dragon Horse Scale, Purple-Gold Spirit Mushroom, and Heaven Abyss Pure Dew, layered together, can create a Hidden Dragon Spirit Body..."

Lei Jun sprang to his feet and lowered his head to examine himself.

He had crossed over in his physical body.

According to the Dao Child Courtyard's assessment at Celestial Master Mansion, Lei Jun's comprehension was not bad, but his innate foundation was ordinary. At most, he could only be considered Average Talent.

Not only could he not compare to those prodigies and monstrous geniuses picked from ten thousand, he had even ranked in the lower tier, perhaps near the bottom, among the Dao children.

After all, Celestial Master Mansion was a holy land of the Taoist Sects, and its threshold for accepting disciples was not low.

Most of the time, Average Talent was not enough even to enter the gates of Dragon Tiger Mountain.

Back then, Lei Jun had only entered the sect thanks to Xu Yuanzhen.

Over the past few months, he had progressed more quickly because of the Purple-Gold Spirit Mushroom Essence.

Though the Instructor had praised what he saw, his estimate of Lei Jun's potential had remained conservative. The reason lay in Lei Jun's innate talent and foundation.

Now, everything was different.

According to the teachings passed down by Celestial Master Mansion, cultivators in the present age were accustomed to dividing cultivation aptitude into Five Grades. From low to high, they were Lower Grade, Middle-Lower, Middle, Middle-Upper, and Upper Grade.

But above Upper Grade were even rarer, more precious legendary cultivation physiques: Spirit Bodies, Saint Bodies, Immortal Bodies...

Right now, his innate foundation had effectively leapt three times from Average Talent, directly crossing over Middle-Upper and Upper Grade to become a Spirit Body... Lei Jun raised his head again.

He sat cross-legged where he stood, embraced the origin and guarded the one, silently operating his profound art.

The vast spiritual energy of the outside world poured into his body at an unprecedented speed.

Then, at a speed so fast it was almost negligible, it was refined into his own True Qi.

Previously, he had relied on the Purple-Gold Spirit Mushroom Essence to force miracles through sheer strength, charging through by virtue of overwhelming quantity.

Now, although the Purple-Gold Spirit Mushroom Essence was gone, the obstructions and barriers he would once have encountered in cultivation had vanished as well.

Cleansing the bones and washing the marrow was not enough to describe it.

This was true rebirth through bone and marrow.

Next year's Ordination Ceremony at the beginning of the year was no longer without hope.

Lei Jun took a deep breath, slowly withdrew his cultivation, rose from the ground, and thanked the purple-robed female Taoist before him.

Xu Yuanzhen said, "Just as you said before, it was your own opportunity that brought about this encounter."

Lei Jun nodded and turned to look toward Dragon Tiger Mountain.

If he had chosen to go to the Talisman Ink Workshop back then, he would have been swept into the great brawl sparked by Chen Yi.

When the conflict between disciples of the Li Surname and Other Surnames erupted in full force, the fire at the city gate would spread to the fish in the moat.

Even if he did not make a move, he might still have been confined along with everyone else.

Xu Yuanzhen could have fished Lei Jun out when she returned to the mountain on this trip.

But Heaven Abyss Pure Dew would have been out of the question.

Because Xu Yuanzhen would first stop at Azure Cloud Marsh while passing by, using the Heaven Abyss Pure Dew there for disaster relief and plague removal before returning to the mountain.

In such circumstances, she would pour out all of such a spiritual treasure in one go. She did not seem to care whether using more or less of it was wasteful.

If Lei Jun had chosen the Middle Middle Auspicious Sign of a fish gliding through shallow waters to avoid danger, he would have avoided imprisonment, but he would also have missed the Heaven Abyss Pure Dew.

Only along the path of the Supreme Good Fortune Sign—where Lei Jun came to Green Cloud Ripple River Beach, where Xu Yuanzhen saw him before using the Heaven Abyss Pure Dew and discovered that he possessed Purple-Gold Spirit Mushroom Essence and Dragon Horse Scale—would she divide the Heaven Abyss Pure Dew into two portions: one to continue disaster relief and plague removal, the other to help him undergo rebirth through bone and marrow.

Thus, the Third Grade Opportunity: great fortune.

The path of an eagle striking the vast sky had become a hidden dragon lurking in the abyss, soon to soar into the heavens.