Chapter 24: Self-destruction!
Liu Xin was once just an ordinary Disciple of the Primordial Sect, living the life of a workhorse, performing tasks, Cultivating, and paying off loans.
It wasn't until an Opportunity changed his fate completely.
It started with a bounty mission issued by a True Disciple, who wanted to explore a predecessor's Immortal Cave and happened to be short of cannon fodder to scout ahead.
Liu Xin, unaware of the full story, was attracted by the mission's reward and joined the exploration team. By the time he realized he was just cannon fodder, it was too late. He was forced by the True Disciple to enter the Immortal Cave, but he discovered that all the Restrictions in the Immortal Cave were ineffective against him.
He obtained the Opportunity unimpeded.
It was a golden casket, containing the Innate Dao Book and the Innate One Qi Myriad Spirit Banner, along with a written message left by the Immortal Cave's owner.
In the message, the Immortal Cave's owner referred to himself as the 'Innate Rogue Cultivator'.
The Dao Book and Magic Treasure in the casket were left for a fated person, whom he calculated to be a True Disciple of the Primordial Sect, with the character "Xin" in his name.
However, he was unconvinced.
The Innate Rogue Cultivator furiously denounced the Primordial Sect's shamelessness in the message, claiming a fated connection where there was none and forcibly binding his Legacy Karma to the Primordial Sect's True Disciple.
Thus, he deliberately muddled the Karma and gave the Legacy to Liu Xin.
In addition, the message also stated that Liu Xin would face a great life-and-death calamity after obtaining the Magic Treasure, so he left means to resolve it within the Immortal Cave.
In the original Karma, the fake 'Xin' was not the true 'Xin', which is why Liu Xin would act as cannon fodder for others, delivering treasures. However, under the Innate Rogue Cultivator's deliberate arrangement, Liu Xin instead gained the Opportunity, similar to Cuckoo's Occupying the Nest and counter-killing that True Disciple.
It was a thrilling night.
By sunrise, only Liu Xin walked out of the Innate Rogue Cultivator's Immortal Cave, completely transformed, while that Primordial Sect True Disciple disappeared.
However, Liu Xin did not completely kill the opponent.
Instead, with the help of the Innate Rogue Cultivator's remaining preparations, he refined that Primordial Sect True Disciple alive, making him the strongest Banner Spirit in his possession.
As the banner unfurled, a figure in a black robe, fluttering in the wind, emerged. He didn't look at Lu Yang immediately but instead scanned his surroundings with a nostalgic expression.
"The weak prey on the strong, Disciples betraying each other... the Primordial Sect is indeed the familiar Primordial Sect."
"Senior Brother, how have you been?" Liu Xin cupped his hands.
"Incompetent fellow, have you encountered a difficult enemy again?" The black-robed figure sneered disdainfully, "Giving you the Innate Dao Book was truly a waste."
"I'm not as good as Senior Brother."
Liu Xin wasn't angry and remained respectful, "This person is a Sword Cultivator and has Cultivated the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light. Junior Brother is indeed not his opponent."
"Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light?" The black-robed figure was startled upon hearing this, his expression becoming a bit more serious, then he shook his head, "To be able to master that Divine Ability, he is indeed a capable individual, but unfortunately, he has put his effort in the wrong direction, doing useless work. According to our agreement, this is already the third time I've taken action."
"Senior Brother is wise."
Liu Xin nodded, "After this matter, I will let Senior Brother enter Reincarnation. With Senior Brother's Karma and foundation, I believe he will certainly re-enter the Dao after Reincarnation."
"Good."
Only then did the black-robed figure turn and look at Lu Yang.
Seeing this, Lu Yang and Xiao Shiye showed no reaction, but Fairy Qingchen's eyes widened, staring intently at the black-robed figure.
She was no longer a newly initiated Disciple.
At first, she only found the black-robed figure somewhat familiar, but when his Qi truly erupted, she suddenly realized and recognized him.
"It's Chen Xin'an, Senior Brother Chen!?"
One of the Inner Gate Four Peaks, the son of the Mending Heaven Peak Lord! The missing True Disciple!
When Chen Xin'an disappeared, the Mending Heaven Peak Lord was furious. He personally tried to deduce the Karma but found nothing, causing a great stir.
He never expected him to be in Senior Brother Liu's hands?
For a moment, Fairy Qingchen's expression changed slightly, as if she realized something, then she subconsciously retreated a few steps, about to distance herself from Liu Xin.
Pfft!
The blade went in and out. Fairy Qingchen's beautiful face was blank, her eyes dull as she stared at the hand plunged into her lower abdomen, then her head tilted, and she lost all signs of life.
She died again.
"What a pity. Since you saw it, I cannot let you live."
With Fairy Qingchen's death, the surrounding Formation immediately shook. However, as Liu Xin activated the Myriad Spirits Banner, Fairy Qingchen's body instantly fell into the banner.
In a short while, a perfectly intact Fairy Qingchen emerged from the banner, having become a Banner Spirit.
Although becoming a Banner Spirit brought many more Restrictions than when she was alive, she could still control the Formation and quickly stabilized the shaking Formation.
At the same time, the black-robed True Disciple Chen Xin'an also arrived before Lu Yang.
"Hmm?"
Looking at Chen Xin'an, Lu Yang's eyes immediately narrowed. The opponent's Cultivation was not high, only at Qi Refining seventh-layer like him, but the feeling he gave off was different.
Chen Xin'an also glanced at Lu Yang, shaking his head, "The Yin Yang Great Bliss Art is a Dual Cultivation Technique, emphasizing controlling three thousand women, but your True Qi is impure and clearly not obtained through Dual Cultivation. The originally fifth-grade Yin Yang Dragon and Tiger Qi, when it falls upon you, will at most be sixth-grade."
This assessment made alarm bells ring in Lu Yang's heart.
"May I ask who Your Excellency is?"
"My name is Chen Xin'an. I am currently not in control of myself, but if you can escape and bring my message back to Mending Heaven Peak, my father will richly reward you then."
Before his words finished, Chen Xin'an made his move!
He raised his hand and pressed down, his Qi instantly merging with Heaven and Earth. Majestic True Qi roared forth, actually causing the surrounding Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi to respond!
At this moment, Lu Yang's pupils contracted.
Not because of the strength Chen Xin'an displayed, but because as Chen Xin'an acted, he clearly felt the incompleteness and flaws in his own True Qi.
In an instant, Lu Yang understood.
"My Dragon and Tiger Intercourse Yin Yang Great Bliss Art is not the limit; Mending Heaven Peak has an even more advanced Cultivation Technique! This person should be a True Disciple of Mending Heaven Peak!"
Lu Yang's guess was correct.
As the son of the Mending Heaven Peak Lord, the Cultivation Technique Chen Xin'an Cultivated was called the Mending Heaven True Scripture, an upgraded version of the Dragon and Tiger Intercourse Yin Yang Great Bliss Art.
Ordinary Dual Cultivation is Dual Cultivation with a person, emphasizing the harmony of Yin and Yang.
However, the Dual Cultivation of the Mending Heaven True Scripture is Dual Cultivation with Heaven and Earth, emphasizing intercourse with the universe, and the Mending Heaven True Qi refined through this is even ranked third-grade.
Therefore, when Chen Xin'an struck with a palm, even without using any Divine Ability, the profound foundation of his third-grade True Qi was enough to make it difficult for Lu Yang to resist.
Seeing this, Liu Xin immediately revealed a confident smile.
After all, no one knew Chen Xin'an's strength better than him. In his opinion, even if Lu Yang was ten times more powerful, he could not be Chen Xin'an's opponent.
"He will win!"
Liu Xin made a decisive judgment but didn't notice that Xiao Shiye in the distance was now grimly observing him, seemingly pondering something.
With Xiao Shiye's intelligence, he could naturally see that the situation was unfavorable for him.
"Originally, I didn't want to use it, but you are forcing me..."
Xiao Shiye knew very well that his strength was the weakest, relying entirely on his Magic Treasures to maintain his presence, but now it seemed that relying solely on Magic Treasures was no longer enough.
With this thought, Xiao Shiye immediately took a deep breath, then opened his Storage Pouch. Instantly, a massive Spiritual Qi treasure light burst forth from the pouch's opening, attracting Liu Xin's attention. Even Chen Xin'an and Lu Yang, who were still fiercely fighting, stopped their movements and cast their gazes over.
Next, a small pagoda flew out from Xiao Shiye's Storage Pouch.
The small pagoda appeared to be cast from gold, divided into nine layers, with a spiritual light manifesting at its top, resembling a human figure, full of agility in its brows.
"This is... a Spirit Treasure!?"
The moment they saw this, Lu Yang, who had little experience, had not yet spoken, but Liu Xin and Chen Xin'an both exclaimed in shock, their faces revealing horror.
When a Cultivator performs Artifact Refining, if the artifact produces treasure light, it is a Magic Treasure; if it produces spiritual wisdom, it is a Spirit Treasure!
Magic Treasures are divided into low, medium, and high grades, with infinite uses. However, no matter how powerful a Magic Treasure is, it needs a master to control it to unleash its power.
But Spirit Treasures are different.
Spirit Treasures have their own consciousness and can exert power even without a master. More importantly, Spirit Treasures can Cultivate on their own and continuously grow stronger!
The next second, Xiao Shiye made a hand seal, and the Spirit Treasure small pagoda immediately began to expand.
"Bastard!"
Chen Xin'an was the first to curse loudly, completely losing his composure from before, because he realized that Xiao Shiye actually wanted to make that Spirit Treasure self-destruct!
On the other side, Liu Xin almost spat blood.
Such a treasure, which seizes the creation of Heaven and Earth, is generally only possessed by a Foundation Establishment True Person. It's one thing for you, Xiao Shiye, to have it, but you actually take it out to self-destruct?
It's simply a waste of natural resources!
What's even more outrageous is that the Spirit Treasure small pagoda showed no intention of resisting at all; instead, it actively cooperated, and its speed was so fast that he had no time to stop it.
"Boom!"