After receiving the guidance, Lei Hong thanked the messenger and hurriedly descended the mountain. Just as he arrived outside the city, he encountered Lei Gong, Dian Mu, and others returning with Lei Ming.
"Greetings, Chieftain."
The crowd stepped forward to greet them.
"You've all returned just in time! Quickly follow me to a place." Lei Hong was overjoyed and immediately gathered the able-bodied men.
"Clan leader, has there been any news about Lei Chi?" Lei Ming asked with a look of surprise.
“Excellent, you can come with me to retrieve the treasure.”
"There's no time to lose, let's set off immediately," Lei Gong said urgently.
Then, without even entering the city, the group changed direction and followed Lei Hong westward.
Although the journey of tens of thousands of miles seems very long, the Thunder Clan members are born with the ability to ride the clouds and mist, and have cultivated the Way of Thunder for many years, so their speed of escape is naturally not bad.
They traveled without stopping and finally arrived at the place indicated by the great god Leize.
Then I saw a majestic mountain, with a faint golden light flowing around it.
When the group arrived at the foot of the mountain, they immediately discovered the person who had been suppressed by Hu Le.
At this moment, his body was trapped under the mountain, with only his head visible and able to move freely.
He saw the crowd arrive, and a look of fear flashed across his face. He then lowered his head, almost burying his face in the ground.
"Lei Tu! It's you! How did you end up trapped under the mountain?"
Lei Hong recognized the person immediately and exclaimed in surprise.
Lei Tu kept his head down, not daring to raise it.
"Ah! I know, it was you! You stole the clan's most precious treasure!"
Lei Gong was the first to react.
"What?"
"It was him?"
"this……"
Elder Lei Ming strode up to Lei Tu and questioned him, "Lei Tu! Is what Lei Gong said true? Could it be that you really stole the clan's treasure?"
Since they'd already tracked him down here, Lei Tu knew that arguing was useless, and in despair, he roared, "So what if I did it?"
"It really was you! Damn it! Why did you do this?!" Lei Ming wished he could kick the boy's head off.
"hehe……"
Lei Tu scoffed, too lazy to explain.
He knew that regardless of whether he explained or not, he was probably doomed this time, so why waste his breath?
After all, stealing the clan's most precious treasure is an unforgivable crime...
"Alright, where is the Thunder Pool? Hand it over." Clan Chief Lei Hong sighed, no longer in a hurry to ask why, only wanting to get the Thunder Pool back.
Lei Tu shook his head and chuckled, saying, "My clan leader, are you getting senile? In my current state, I can't even use a trace of magic power or divine sense. How can I bring you the treasure?"
Upon hearing this, Lei Hong reached out and pushed the mountain, intending to knock it down and release the people.
Unexpectedly, the mountain was incredibly heavy; even after he exerted all his strength, the mountain remained completely still.
He turned to Lei Gong and instructed him, "Lei Gong, try to blast this mountain open."
"yes."
Lei Gong leaped to the top of the mountain, took out a Thunder Hammer, and with a gentle shake, summoned countless bolts of lightning that struck the mountain.
Rumble!
As lightning struck, a burst of golden light suddenly shone on the mountain, easily dissipating the thunder and lightning that filled the sky.
"Huh? It seems this mountain is indeed protected by some kind of restriction!"
Seeing this, everyone understood perfectly.
Lei Gong tried several more times, but still could not break through the barrier.
Upon seeing this, Lei Hong immediately gave the order for everyone to attack together.
In an instant, everyone used their supernatural powers to summon countless bolts of lightning that continuously bombarded the mountain, but they were all easily neutralized by the golden light.
Seeing that even with everyone's combined efforts, they could not break the restriction, they abandoned the idea of forcibly breaking it and went to the top of the mountain. Finally, they found the source of the restriction on a mountain wall.
The cliff face is about a hundred feet high and smooth as a mirror. A golden talisman is pasted on the top of the cliff, and a Daoist proverb hangs on the talisman, which is the character "禁" (forbidden).
"Someone, go up and remove the talisman."
Lei Hong gave the order.
Then a member of the Thunder Clan stepped forward, leaped onto the cliff face, and reached out to grab the talisman.
Just as his fingertips were about to touch the talisman, a golden light shot out from it, blasting him away.
"this……"
Next, several more people tried, but all of them failed.
Fortunately, although the talisman was powerful, it only sent the person flying and was not fatal.
Everyone tried countless methods, but they were still unable to remove the small talisman.
"Chieftain! What should we do now?"
Seeing that everyone was stumped by a talisman, Lei Gong couldn't help but look at the clan leader, Lei Hong.
Lei Hong's face was ashen. After a moment of contemplation, he sighed, "Alas! Things have come to this point, and I have no choice but to go back and ask the great god for help again."
Everyone nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
Lei Hong gave a few instructions to everyone, telling them to keep an eye on Lei Tu below the mountain. He stomped his feet on the ground, and his body instantly transformed into a bolt of lightning that shot into the sky, piercing through the thunderclouds and disappearing into the distance.
Not long after, he finally returned to Yunlei Mountain, arrived at the Immortal Palace, and met the Great God Lei Ze again.
Then he explained his purpose, wanting to ask the expert for further guidance.
Upon hearing this, the Great God Lei Ze's mind raced, and he understood the cause and effect. He sneered, "The restrictions on the mountain were set up by the Heavenly Court's Dongxuan Emperor. Even I, the Emperor, must be treated with respect and dare not be negligent in the slightest. How dare you act rudely towards the restrictions he set up?"
"It was only because the Emperor was merciful that he didn't leave any particularly cruel restrictions; otherwise, you wouldn't have had the chance to come back and see me this time."
"It was actually set up by the Dongxuan Emperor, what should we do?" Lei Hong asked anxiously.
Could it be that he is to go to the Heavenly Court to meet with the Supreme God of the Cavernous Mystery and request an imperial decree?
But he was merely the patriarch of a small clan in Lei Ze; how could he be qualified to go to the Heavenly Court, let alone meet the Dongxuan Emperor?
"Alright, you don't need to worry about this. I have a way to solve your problem..." As he spoke, he began to give Lei Hong some advice.
...
Not long after Lei Gong and Dian Mu stayed where they were, they soon saw Lei Hong rushing back in his escape light.
Everyone rushed to greet them.
"Chieftain, have you found a solution from the Great God?" Lei Gong asked.
Lei Hong nodded slightly and led everyone back to the cliff face, where they set up an incense table and candles below.
Then he led everyone to kneel before the incense table, facing the direction of the Heavenly Court, and began to burn incense and kowtow.
Lei Hong prayed silently for a while, when suddenly a gentle breeze blew across the cliff face.
The talismans that everyone had tried so hard to remove suddenly fluttered off in the breeze.
"Look! The talismans are falling down on their own!"
Someone saw the talisman fall and immediately jumped up, pointing excitedly at the cliff face.
Everyone looked up and saw the talisman float in the air like a feather for a while before breaking apart and turning into specks of golden light that disappeared into the air.
"Your Majesty has mercy!"
Seeing this, Lei Hong bowed again towards the direction of the Heavenly Court, chanting words of mercy...
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