Chapter 33: The Innate Primordial Qi Talisman
After a long while, Lu Yang held a yellowed talisman paper in his hand, examining it with interest.
After refining Liu Xin into a Banner Spirit, Lu Yang had him recount his life story in detail, including how he had ambushed and killed Chen Xin'an, and how he had avoided the deductions of Foundation Establishment True Persons.
"Innate Primordial One Qi Divine Talisman?"
"Precisely this talisman." Liu Xin prostrated himself, kowtowing respectfully, "This talisman was left by an Innate Daoist, and as long as one carries it, one can avoid Karma deductions."
Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction, then lightly shook the Myriad Spirits Banner. This time, a handsome young man in a black robe descended from the banner. Upon seeing Lu Yang, he first froze, then looked at Liu Xin, who had already become a Banner Spirit beside him, and his body immediately trembled.
"Hahaha! You also have this day!"
Chen Xin'an laughed uproariously, then looked at Liu Xin: "I originally thought you were already very incompetent, but I didn't expect your incompetence to exceed my imagination."
"You were counter-refined into a Banner Spirit?"
"How did you do it?"
"." Facing Chen Xin'an's mockery, Liu Xin merely lowered his head, showing no intention of answering. Only then did Chen Xin'an turn to look at Lu Yang.
"As expected of a Disciple of my Primordial Sect." Chen Xin'an started with a compliment, clapping his hands and smiling, "This Junior Brother, I don't ask you to let me go and reincarnate, and since you killed Liu Xin, it has resolved the great hatred in my heart. How about this, I'll give you a secret treasury as a reward?"
"I am also a Banner Spirit now, so you can naturally discern truth from falsehood."
"That secret treasury is located on an island deep within the sea of clouds, named Calabash Island. Your cultivation is still low now, so it's best to go after reaching Qi Refining Great Perfection."
"No need."
Lu Yang heard this without showing the slightest hint of being moved, and shook his head indifferently: "Senior Brother Chen, we are all Disciples of the Primordial Sect, why bother with pretenses?"
".Junior Brother has truly misunderstood me."
Chen Xin'an sighed faintly: "Although most of our Primordial Sect Disciples don't value fellow Disciple affection, we always repay kindness and are by no means heartless villains."
"Stop trying to glorify yourself." Lu Yang interrupted Chen Xin'an without hesitation, sneering, "Where are the good people among the Primordial Sect Disciples? Every single one who survives is a bad person! Senior Brother Chen, you don't need to waste your effort, I won't go to your secret treasury."
Lu Yang harbored deep apprehension towards this True Disciple Senior Brother.
If there really was a secret treasury, why hadn't Liu Xin, who held the Myriad Spirits Banner for so many years, gone to claim it? Most likely, he was afraid of Chen Xin'an turning the tables!
This person had a profound background and unfathomable methods, completely different from someone like Liu Xin. Even as a Banner Spirit, he could not be fully trusted.
Chen Xin'an's expression changed slightly: "Then why did you summon me out? What is your intention?"
"Just an experiment."
Lu Yang's tone was calm, but Chen Xin'an heard danger in it and quickly said, "Wait, wait. I also know where there's a Foundation Establishment Opportunity."
Boom!
The next second, Lu Yang did not hesitate, disregarding the so-called Foundation Establishment Opportunity, and directly dispersed Chen Xin'an's true spirit that had been refined into the Myriad Spirits Banner.
"No—!"
" Mending Heaven Peak Lord targeted me so much in the previous life, so in this life, I'll first beat his son to death to vent my anger. After a few more lives, when I reach Foundation Establishment, I'll go and kill him!"
Lu Yang's face was calm.
With the hundred lifetimes book, his Dao Heart was incredibly firm, truly indomitable. No matter how powerful the opponent, he was confident he would ultimately win.
As for the Foundation Establishment Opportunity, coincidentally, he also knew of one!
Chen Xin'an's Qi completely dissipated, his Soul Flying Away and Spirit Scattering. Afterwards, Lu Yang put away the Myriad Spirits Banner, tidied up the scene, and began to wait silently.
Before long, Mending Heaven Peak shook violently!
A familiar sense of oppression emerged, as if Mount Tai had fallen upon him. Lu Yang immediately feigned a look of fear; he knew very well what it was.
It was the gaze of a Foundation Establishment True Person.
Clearly, after he completely killed Chen Xin'an, he had alarmed Mending Heaven Peak Lord, who was now likely deducing the culprit through Karma.
Normally, he should have been discovered the next second.
Lu Yang waited in his Immortal Cave for half an hour, but until the oppressive feeling disappeared, Mending Heaven Peak Lord still did not appear before him.
"...It really works!"
He couldn't deduce it!
Lu Yang's face remained impassive, but he smiled inwardly. With this verification, he could finally Cultivate the Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art with peace of mind in this life.
For subsequent actions, Lu Yang replicated his operations from previous lives.
First, he manipulated the substitute yin corpse to earn contribution points, then he manipulated Yun Miaoqing to conceal his sword art and sword pill, and then he purchased a large number of Spirit Pills to enter seclusion for Cultivation.
Ten years later.
In the blink of an eye, generations of Disciples rose and fell, and the various commotions that had been stirred up returned to tranquility. The development trend of the Primordial Sect remained stable and favorable.
Only today, it seemed a bit different.
Heaven and earth resonated, and the Immortal Cave where Lu Yang was in seclusion became like a vortex. Vast Spiritual Qi surged from all directions like a bursting dam.
"This is. a Heaven and Earth Anomaly!?"
"A Senior Brother has condensed a Qi seed and broken through to the Qi Refining Late Stage!"
Even within the Primordial Sect, Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivators were considered Advanced, no longer easily treated as mere laborers, and possessed a certain degree of autonomy.
Therefore, within Mending Heaven Peak, when the Disciples who toiled for their daily livelihood saw the Heaven and Earth Anomaly manifested by Lu Yang's Breakthrough, although they were inevitably amazed, hidden beneath that was an even stronger sense of envy, jealousy, and even resentment of "why isn't it me?"
Meanwhile, inside the Immortal Cave, Lu Yang also opened his eyes.
In an instant, a white bolt of lightning seemed to flash through the dim quiet room, bright and compelling!
"The talk of a Bottleneck is well-deserved."
Lu Yang's Cultivation speed in this life was the same as in his previous life, reaching Qi Refining Sixth Layer, Middle Stage Peak, in just three years, but he spent seven years stuck at the Bottleneck.
This was also because he had broken through to the Qi Refining Late Stage once before and had experience.
Otherwise, this time would likely have been even longer, which explains why so many Cultivators get stuck at this step, making no progress throughout their entire lives.
Having just broken through, Lu Yang was not in a hurry to exit seclusion. Instead, he meditated for another three days until he had completely mastered the changes in his True Qi, physique, and spiritual sense before getting up.
He opened the hundred lifetimes book panel:
[Name: Lu Yang]
[Age: 28]
[Cultivation: Qi Refining Seventh Layer (Late Stage), Ninth-Grade Formation Master]
[Talents: Dual Cultivation Genius (White), Has Some Skill (Purple)]
[Cultivation Technique: Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art (Seventh Layer)]
[Divine Abilities: Divine Firmament Sword Control True Art (Minor Achievement), Array Treasure Secret Explanation (Perfection), Killing Curse (Perfection), Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light (Perfection), Qi Concealment Art (Perfection)]
[Treasures: Blood Sun Sword Pill (Superior Magic Treasure), Innate One Qi Myriad Spirit Banner (Superior Magic Treasure)]
[Hundred Lifetimes Book Pages: 95]
Both being in the Qi Refining Late Stage, Lu Yang in this life was much stronger than in the life before last. His True Qi was not on the same level; if they were to fight, it would be a ten-zero victory.
Especially after mastering the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light, combined with the Blood Wash Heavenly River Sword Formation Diagram, even if the opponent was also in the Qi Refining Late Stage, once enveloped by his Formation, they would face a dead end unless they were very familiar with his information and had prepared means to counter the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light beforehand.
"But it's still not foolproof."
The Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light had decent power, but it was just a Divine Ability that ordinary Disciples could find. Who knew what powerful Divine Abilities those True Disciples possessed?
"True Disciple. I wonder if I have a chance?"
Lu Yang showed anticipation. In this life, with the divine talisman obscuring Karma, his identity was completely clean, so he would generally be an easy target for recruitment.
After all, even for a Foundation Establishment True Person, a Qi Refining Late Stage Cultivator was a good subordinate.
Moreover, unlike in the life before last, he had not transformed into a blood shadow, and his Immortal Path had not been severed. By all accounts, he should have some investment value.
Therefore, Lu Yang had already decided.
If a Foundation Establishment Disciple were to extend an olive branch, even if it were Mending Heaven Peak Lord, he would not refuse. He would take the benefits first, and the grudges could be settled in the next life.
A man's knees are worth gold; today is the day to cash in!