Chapter 25: The Power of Foundation Establishment
The explosive treasure light, like a monstrous wave, instantly tore apart the Formation set up by Immortal Qingchen, then engulfed Lu Yang, Liu Xin, and Chen Xin'an.
Liu Xin screamed first. To deal with Lu Yang, he had successively summoned the Banner Spirit, and finally inviting Chen Xin'an had consumed most of his True Qi. At this moment, he was powerless to resist the impact of the explosion; his body was instantly ignited, then turned to ash, and the Myriad Spirits Banner in his hand fell powerlessly into the air.
"As expected of a Disciple of my Primordial Sect."
With Liu Xin's death, although Chen Xin'an still had the strength to support himself, he could no longer maintain his existence. He could only sigh deeply, then dissipate with the wind.
As for Lu Yang, he was directly swallowed by the treasure light and turned into nothingness.
After quite a while, the swirling treasure light gradually subsided, revealing Xiao Shiye's figure, his face filled with intense ecstasy.
"I won!"
Xiao Shiye laughed excitedly. Although self-detonating a Spirit Treasure was his trump card, using it had many limitations and it was very easy for people to dodge.
To kill an enemy with this move, first, the area needed to be restricted to ensure a hit.
Secondly, the explosion's power could not be concentrated; it was wide-ranging but too dispersed, so the enemy had to be weakened to a certain extent to ensure a decisive blow.
Finally, Spirit Treasures had their own consciousness and might not cooperate with self-detonation.
"Fortunately, Luck is still on my side!"
Xiao Shiye felt that ever since he joined the Primordial Sect, he had simply turned his Luck around. He got whatever he wanted, and everything he did seemed divinely assisted.
When speculating on substitute yin corpse, he was lucky enough to sell at the peak, earning hundreds of thousands of contribution points.
He casually went to the Mortal world and easily found a Magic Treasure left behind by a predecessor.
When being pursued, he just happened to encounter Lu Yang, who served as a human shield.
No matter what kind of crisis he encountered, the result was always that he emerged unscathed, and after a series of coincidences, he ultimately gained the most benefits without harm.
"What a Myriad Spirits Banner, from now on, it's mine."
Xiao Shiye was about to step forward to retrieve the treasure, but almost simultaneously, a figure wreathed in blood-light appeared beside him, also reaching out to grasp the banner.
Seeing this, Xiao Shiye was instantly stunned, then his whole body began to tremble.
"What, Senior Brother Xiao also wants this Magic Treasure?"
The blood shadow rippled, then Lu Yang's face slowly materialized. He turned to Xiao Shiye and grinned, scaring him so much that his body instantly shook violently.
Are you human or ghost?
Xiao Shiye's face was ashen. Looking at the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light swirling around Lu Yang, the images of the many figures he had previously drained into husks quickly flashed through his mind.
The next second, he quickly released his grip on the Myriad Spirits Banner and bowed respectfully.
"Congratulations, Senior Brother. This is the Myriad Spirits Banner that Junior Brother was safekeeping for you. Now it is returned to its rightful owner!"
"You are thoughtful."
Lu Yang smilingly accepted the Innate One Qi Myriad Spirit Banner, examined it for a moment, then infused it with True Qi and poured out two Storage Pouches from it.
These were Liu Xin's and Immortal Qingchen's Storage Pouches.
Opening the Storage Pouches, an Innate Dao Book was clearly visible, and besides that, there was also an Array Treasure Secret Explanation, which obviously belonged to Fairy Qingchen.
"They are all good things..."
Lu Yang sighed with emotion, firmly memorizing the contents of the two Dao Books, then looked at Xiao Shiye, who was retreating step by step, trying to create distance between them.
In fairness, Xiao Shiye's killing move was indeed unexpected.
A Spirit Treasure self-detonating, even a Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivator could potentially be blown to death. Theoretically, this was a sure kill, but Lu Yang was the exception among exceptions.
Because he Cultivated the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light.
As a blood shadow, he was now merely a human form without substance; his true spirit was entirely entrusted to the Sword Orb. As long as the Sword Orb was not destroyed, he would not die.
And facing Xiao Shiye's Spirit Treasure self-detonation, the Sword Orb, forged from Golden Essence and Jade Marrow, was much sturdier than a mere Physical Body. Although it was not completely unharmed, it ultimately did not turn to ash, so after the explosion passed, Lu Yang re-formed and gained the greatest advantage.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang found Xiao Shiye particularly pleasing to the eye.
He had indeed not misjudged him earlier; this Xiao Shiye was truly a talent! Without him, how could he have such abundant gains?
"Many thanks to Junior Brother Xiao for this."
"As a token of my gratitude, Senior Brother will now send you on your way."
Lu Yang chuckled, then waved his hand, and a blood-light fell upon Xiao Shiye. Before he could even speak, it drained him into a husk.
This person, keeping him was still too great a hidden danger.
With such high Luck, what if he rose to power later and came back for revenge? So it was better to finish him off completely, cutting the grass by the roots was more convenient.
"But he just died like that?" Lu Yang looked at Xiao Shiye's corpse, surprisingly stroking his chin: "With his destiny-like Luck, shouldn't a benefactor appear at this moment to stop me? I even prepared for it, but I didn't expect it to be so easy."
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's heart suddenly stirred, and he once again used the Qi Observing Art to look at Xiao Shiye.
A strange scene appeared.
Before, when he looked at Xiao Shiye, he saw a soaring treasure light, indicating immense Luck. But now, all the treasure light had vanished into thin air.
Seeing this, a thought inexplicably arose in Lu Yang's mind:
This person's Luck is exhausted.
"Eh?"
The next second, a sigh suddenly sounded.
Lu Yang looked up at the sky, his expression frozen at the moment before astonishment appeared, all his thoughts and ideas suspended in that instant.
At some unknown moment, a figure appeared before Xiao Shiye's corpse.
The person wore a crane cloak, a smile on his lips, and gently fanned a feather fan. His appearance was elegant and dashing, at first glance like a handsome scholar out for a spring outing.
However, with his appearance, the entire world seemed to lose its color. Only where he stood became the center of all things, concentrating all the blessings, wealth, and even Luck in the world. He was the darling of the Heavenly Dao, making people involuntarily feel jealousy and resentment.
"Is this all the gain?"
The newcomer waved his hand, and the Innate Dao Book and the Innate One Qi Myriad Spirit Banner, which Lu Yang had just put away, flew out of the Storage Pouch and into his hand.
Just then, a voice suddenly came: "Hongyun, you've come out of seclusion?"
The Daoist named Hongyun looked up at the sound, seeming to meet someone's gaze, and chuckled: "No choice, who told the person I chose to suddenly die."
The voice also sounded a bit surprised: "Dead? Your person can still die? What happened?"
"It's laughable to say, it's because of bad timing."
"I gave him so much Luck, my original intention was for him to fish for that colorful fish in the Merit Pool, but there were too many variables, causing his Luck to be exhausted prematurely."
"With his Luck exhausted, death naturally followed."
After speaking, Hongyun Daoist weighed the Innate Dao Book in his hand, shook his head, and casually put it away, then looked at Lu Yang, who was slowly backing away, trying to create distance from him.
Fairly speaking, Xiao Shiye's killing move was indeed unexpected.
A Spirit Treasure self-detonating, even a Qi Refining Great Perfection Cultivator could potentially be blown to death. Theoretically, this was a sure kill, but Lu Yang was the exception among exceptions.
Because he Cultivated the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light.
As a blood shadow, he was now merely a human form without substance; his true spirit was entirely entrusted to the Sword Orb. As long as the Sword Orb was not destroyed, he would not die.
And facing Xiao Shiye's Spirit Treasure self-detonation, the Sword Orb, forged from Golden Essence and Jade Marrow, was much sturdier than a mere Physical Body. Although it was not completely unharmed, it ultimately did not turn to ash, so after the explosion passed, Lu Yang re-formed and gained the greatest advantage.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang found Xiao Shiye particularly pleasing to the eye.
He had indeed not misjudged him earlier; this Xiao Shiye was truly a talent! Without him, how could he have such abundant gains?
"Many thanks to Junior Brother Xiao for this."
"As a token of my gratitude, Senior Brother will now send you on your way."
Lu Yang chuckled, then waved his hand, and a blood-light fell upon Xiao Shiye. Before he could even speak, it drained him into a husk.
This person, keeping him was still too great a hidden danger.
With such high Luck, what if he rose to power later and came back for revenge? So it was better to finish him off completely, cutting the grass by the roots was more convenient.
"But he just died like that?" Lu Yang looked at Xiao Shiye's corpse, surprisingly stroking his chin: "With his destiny-like Luck, shouldn't a benefactor appear at this moment to stop me? I even prepared for it, but I didn't expect it to be so easy."
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's heart suddenly stirred, and he once again used the Qi Observing Art to look at Xiao Shiye.
A strange scene appeared.
Before, when he looked at Xiao Shiye, he saw a soaring treasure light, indicating immense Luck. But now, all the treasure light had vanished into thin air.
Seeing this, a thought inexplicably arose in Lu Yang's mind:
This person's Luck is exhausted.
"Eh?"
The next second, a sigh suddenly sounded.
Lu Yang looked up at the sky, his expression frozen at the moment before astonishment appeared, all his thoughts and ideas suspended in that instant.
At some unknown moment, a figure appeared before Xiao Shiye's corpse.
The person wore a crane cloak, a smile on his lips, and gently fanned a feather fan. His appearance was elegant and dashing, at first glance like a handsome scholar out for a spring outing.
However, with his appearance, the entire world seemed to lose its color. Only where he stood became the center of all things, concentrating all the blessings, wealth, and even Luck in the world. He was the darling of the Heavenly Dao, making people involuntarily feel jealousy and resentment.
"Is this all the gain?"