Chapter 26: Worthy of Being The Primordial Sect
"...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 Taoist 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 Taoist 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.
"However, this person is quite interesting."
Hongyun Taoist calculated with his fingers, the smile on his lips growing wider: "This person is a great variable. The recent turmoil with the substitute yin corpse seems to be related to him."
"Hmm, his background is clear and correct, but why would a Mortal have a Qi Refining fourth-layer Cultivation at the beginning of his entry? Deliberately hiding it, it seems he's a Loose Cultivator who learned from a master, which is fine... Wait, no, he learned the Divine Firmament Sword Control True Art before entering the sect? Is he a spy from the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion?"
The more Hongyun Daoist calculated, the greater his interest became.
Except for the Hundred Lifetimes Book, all of Lu Yang's secrets were revealed by Hongyun Taoist's Karma calculations, like peeling a silkworm cocoon, until finally, he frowned:
"...Cultivated the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light?"
The next second, the interest in Hongyun Taoist's eyes rapidly dissipated, replaced by an expression of "bad Luck."
Having transformed into a blood shadow, his path to immortality was cut off. Such a Cultivator was naturally not worth his further effort, nor could he be the next "Son of Destiny."
"It's a pity about that colorful fish in the Merit Pool. I didn't catch it this time, so it seems I'll have to wait until next time."
Hongyun Daoist withdrew his gaze, then took a step, like a fisherman who had run out of bait and had to leave empty-handed, and soon disappeared without a trace.
Only Lu Yang remained standing in place.
Sweat poured down him.
Lu Yang stood on the Receiving Heaven Cloud Sea, and after a long while, he didn't wait for a palm technique to descend from the sky and crush him into dust, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.
"Was that a Foundation Establishment True Person just now?"
Lu Yang didn't even dare to speak to himself, only pondering in his heart, his face becoming extremely ugly, after all, the gap between the two was too great.
Not only his body, but even his thoughts were frozen, and he only reacted after Hongyun Daoist left. That feeling was like a mouse caught in the hand of a cat; it was no longer a difference in power, but a difference in level, instantly extinguishing all the arrogance in Lu Yang's heart.
"I am still too weak; I have no power."
Originally, after defeating Liu Xin and others by fighting against many with few, Lu Yang swept away the haze of his previous life and felt high-spirited. Now, however, he had once again leveled his mindset.
The immortal path is long, and one still needs to strive forward.
Lu Yang sighed with emotion, then recalled Xiao Shiye's matter, and fear reappeared in his eyes: "Luck, can it actually be bestowed by others?"
By now, he had also remembered.
Before Xiao Shiye went to the Merit Pool, he had said: "It just so happens that I've suddenly been quite lucky recently, so I want to take this Opportunity to try my Luck."
"Quite lucky recently."
At the time, Lu Yang only thought it was the humility of a Son of Destiny, but now it seemed that perhaps that was the truth; he really had only recently become lucky.
Because of that Hongyun Daoist!
Maybe Hongyun is not a name but a Title! After all, Hongyun means Good Luck. But they way the other Immortal called him Hongyun in that tone may mean it's both a Title AND a name.
"The colored fish in the Merit Pool should be the Colored Merit Fish, right? Hongyun Daoist wants to use Xiao Shiye's hand to fish it out of the Merit Pool?"
"If that's truly the case, then he succeeded in the previous life. However, thinking back, in the previous life, after Xiao Shiye fished out the Colored Merit Fish, he announced he was going into seclusion and was never heard from again..." Lu Yang thought about it, and it sent shivers down his spine. Fishing, fishing, once the fish is caught, the bait is naturally useless, right?
Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly looked up.
Primordial Sect, Receiving Heaven Cloud Sea.
Perhaps for those high-level Primordial Sect members who are rarely seen, these so-called Disciples are just a group of fish raised in a fish pond?
"As expected of the Primordial Sect..."
Lu Yang took a deep breath, somewhat understanding why no one had killed him.
Even if a fish jumps around a bit, and has some unspeakable secrets, so what? Perhaps they even think you are a talented person!
"In any case, at least the secret of the hundred lifetimes book was not exposed." Lu Yang rejoiced in his heart. Not only that, but the Karma related to the hundred lifetimes book also seemed to have escaped Hongyun Immortal Master's notice, so much so that he didn't suspect why Lu Yang possessed Qi Refining Fourth Layer Cultivation before even entering the sect.
"No time to lose, let's go back and eat first."
Fortunately, although the Innate Dao Book was taken away by Hongyun Daoist, Lu Yang had memorized all the Cultivation Technique content before that.
This was a good habit Lu Yang had developed because of the hundred lifetimes book.
As long as he encountered a good Cultivation Technique Divine Ability, he would immediately memorize it, so that he could use it in the next life and not have to spend contribution points to exchange for it again.
Moreover, Hongyun Daoist took the Innate Dao Book, but he did not take Immortal Qingchen's Array Treasure Secret Explanation.
"Indeed, the two are incomparable. Immortal Qingchen's things are clearly not worthy of that person's attention, but they are of great use to me."
In fact, Lu Yang didn't value the Innate Dao Book much, because he had already set his sights on Zhao Xuhe's Third-Grade True Cultivation Technique. The Innate Dao Book was dispensable. Instead, he was very interested in the Array Treasure Secret Explanation, a cultivation art involving array formation and artifact refining.
As for the Innate One Qi Myriad Spirit Banner...
"There will always be an Opportunity. Let's talk about it in the next life."
Returning to his Immortal Cave, Lu Yang first patiently Cultivated, while pondering the Array Treasure Secret Explanation and slowly repairing the damage to his sword pellet.
It wasn't until half a month later that he came out of seclusion again.
This time, he sought out Zhao Xuhe.
And when he arrived at Zhao Xuhe's Immortal Cave, he saw Zhao Xuhe explaining something to a young man in an enforcement hall uniform with a dignified appearance.
"Senior Brother, believe me, don't you understand my Zhao Xuhe's credit? It's been very good for over ten years. It's just 1000 contribution points, I will definitely return it... What? Interest!? You... Alright, no problem, Senior Brother, please give me a few more days, I will definitely repay the principal and interest..."
After the two entangled for a moment, the enforcement hall Disciple sneered and left.
Zhao Xuhe stood there with a gloomy expression, his aura fluctuating. Lu Yang saw that the timing was good and immediately appeared and walked over.
"Senior Brother Zhao, long time no see."
Zhao Xuhe looked up in response, and immediately noticed Lu Yang's undisguised aura, his pupils constricting: "Junior Brother Lü, you've Broken Through to the Late Stage of Qi Refining!?"
"Just lucky, just lucky."
Lu Yang smiled slightly and said: "My Aptitude is dull, I spent several months in seclusion and used a lot of contribution points to fortunately Breakthrough, making Senior Brother laugh at me."
Zhao Xuhe's expression became even stiffer, even slightly twisted, after hearing this. After all, he also speculated on substitute yin corpse, but he lost everything and even his mistress ran off with someone else, while Lu Yang made a fortune and even used the earned contribution points to Breakthrough to the Late Stage of Qi Refining.
What's even more infuriating is that he might not even be Lu Yang's opponent now!
"Although I obtained Dragon Coiling Immortal Master's Opportunity, due to insufficient Luck and Karma, I only got half of that Third-Grade True Cultivation Technique..."
For this, he even specifically asked his Master once.
His Master deduced the Karma and concluded that it was because he had speculated on substitute yin corpses, prematurely depleting the Karma accumulated over three lifetimes, which led to his failure.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xuhe's teeth were almost ground to dust.
Half a Third-Grade True Cultivation Technique, only a Qi Refining Realm's Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art, but lacking the Foundation Establishment Realm's Cultivation Technique, it was completely useless to him!
Not to mention he now owes external debts, and he doesn't even dare to disperse his Cultivation and switch to another Cultivation Technique, fearing that during the transition, debt collectors would come knocking, and seeing him powerless after dispersing his Cultivation, they would immediately transform into bandits, robbing him clean and then silencing him, which would truly be a suffering he couldn't express.
"Junior Brother, are you looking for me for something?"
"It's a long story." Lu Yang sighed: "To be honest, Senior Brother, I came to ask for your guidance, Junior Brother has recently encountered some trouble."
"Trouble?" Zhao Xuhe's eyes lit up.
Lu Yang sighed upon hearing this: "I was previously focused on Cultivation, and only after Breaking Through to the Late Stage of Qi Refining did I learn about the issue of True Qi grades. My heart aches with regret..."
Hearing Lu Yang say this, Zhao Xuhe suddenly felt much better.
"So it's about True Qi grades."
Zhao Xuhe hypocritically consoled him: "Most Disciples in the Primordial Sect don't realize this, so it's normal for Junior Brother not to know."
"Alas, things are unpredictable." Lu Yang shook his head helplessly: "So, the reason I came to Senior Brother this time is to ask if there's any way to improve True Qi grades. If there's a superior Cultivation Technique, even better. Senior Brother doesn't need to worry about the price; I can still afford one or two thousand contribution points."
"...Oh?"
Hearing Lu Yang say this, Zhao Xuhe's mind immediately became active. One or two thousand contribution points, he just happened to need such a sum of money urgently now.
In a flash, Zhao Xuhe's thoughts raced, then he suddenly said:
"Junior Brother Lu, if you put it that way... I actually have a Cultivation Technique that suits you. As long as you Cultivate it, you can definitely improve your True Qi grade."
"Really?" Lu Yang's face immediately showed anticipation upon hearing this: "What Cultivation Technique is it?"
Zhao Xuhe hesitated upon hearing this, feeling a strange sensation for some reason. However, on second thought, this Cultivation Technique was only half complete and was already useless.
Instead of keeping it, it would be better to put it to good use and use it to pay off his debts.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xuhe gritted his teeth and directly took out the Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art he had obtained from Dragon Coiling Island from his embrace and handed it to Lu Yang.