Chapter 101: Layout

Yang Heaven Venerable's greatest excitement was that the current situation was merely a beginning. At this rate of development, the Profound Yang Sect would not only restore its former glory of dominating Canglan Yu, but even hope to surpass the past, step out of Canglan Yu, truly enter the vision of East Divine Province, and contend with those ancient great sects of deep foundation. The only thing lacking now was a Dao Realm expert. However, with Niepan Jie Ling present, Yang Heaven Venerable secretly pondered that when he later attempted to break into the Dao Realm, he might be able to borrow its power. Thinking of this, flickers of bright light flashed in the depths of his eyes.

At that moment, Yang Hao took out an ice-blue spirit armor from his Qiankun Ring. Although the spirit armor bore cracks, it still gleamed with a radiant divine light, clearly an extraordinary item, containing terrifying energy and exuding an ancient aura.

This item is my previous spoils of war; for me, it's not of much use. Although Junior Martial Uncle's strength is still insufficient to subdue this treasure, it is certainly more useful than ordinary Profound-stage spirit armor and can help Junior Martial Uncle withstand fatal damage. Once Junior Martial Uncle breaks through in the future, refining it then would not be too late. Of course… given Junior Martial Uncle's talent, he might even be able to refine it now, haha. Yang Hao finished speaking, feeling that the latter half of his words sounded like polite pleasantries. After all, spirit armor of this level has basically spawned some sentience and consciousness; at minimum one needs the strength of a Heaven Origin Realm cultivator to qualify to subdue it, for it is a Heaven-stage supreme treasure, and insufficient strength cannot make it recognize its master. Know that Lin Nan's strength is not weak either—he initially possessed Earth-stage talent, was extremely renowned in Canglan Yu, and later became the Sect Leader of the Floating Light Sect. Although he had once been defeated by Yang Hao, during his travels in other realms he had also experienced moments of invincibility. Even so, Lin Nan never managed to subdue this item, let alone comprehend the Black Tortoise Will within it, showing how difficult it is to subdue. But for now we certainly cannot steal Junior Martial Uncle's thunder, after all Junior Martial Uncle is a powerful patron; we must cling to him.

Heaven-stage spirit armor! Qi Tai and Li Haoran were both stunned. Even a Venerable Realm expert might not necessarily obtain such heaven-stage spirit armor, and defensive treasures have always been more precious than offensive ones. Since Yang Hao had just broken through to the Venerable Realm and would naturally need such a treasure, the two were utterly shocked—this move was truly enormous.

Seeing this, Lin Wu Ren slightly narrowed his eyes, thinking to himself that he needed to take action, otherwise he would be surpassed by the Sect Master. He was already pondering what benefit he could give Junior Martial Uncle to draw closer. If worse came to worst… he could have his niece marry Junior Martial Uncle? His niece was the number one goddess of the Profound Yang Sect, famed far and wide across Canglan Yu, with countless prodigies eager to get close to her. If they truly became in-laws, the Lin family's resurgence would pose no problem, especially regarding tribulation crossing—there would be nothing to worry about.

Thank you, Sect Master! Qin Yu felt a stir of excitement; originally he had planned to obtain an Earth-stage spirit armor, for in the Ancient Ruins he needed to challenge higher stages against top-tier evildoers. But now… it seemed unnecessary. The might of a heaven-stage spirit armor is extremely astonishing.

As his words fell, a prompt rang in his mind.

【You received an Ordinary Suggestion, accept the Heaven Water Mystic Armor, gain a boost to refined item quality, 100% success.】

Qin Yu's eyes lit up. A refined spirit armor is worlds apart from an unrefined one. For example, a piece of spirit armor that originally could resist thirty percent of damage, once refined and in tune with one's mind, can be wielded with ease, basically achieving a seventy percent damage reduction effect.

Qin Yu was excited beyond measure, secretly exclaiming: Holy shit! Sect Master, you're practically divine assistance! Now Qin Yu wishes he could directly elevate the Sect Master to Saint Stage, so that he too could soar to great heights alongside him.

At this moment, Yang Hao's gaze turned solemn as he directly said, "Um… Martial Ancestor, things seem to have taken a turn for the worse over at the Ancient Ruins, possibly even worse than we imagined. The Five Great Dao Traditions have at least seven or eight Venerables gathered, but… based on the previously leaked aura, there is at least a Dao-stage treasure inside, and possibly even the inheritance of some Dao Realm experts. If we want to vie for it, we need to dispatch at least two or three Venerables to ensure Junior Martial Uncle's safety." Yang Hao's battle intent surged like a rising tide; at this moment he very much wanted to make a move to prove his sword was not old.

Yang Heaven Ancestor calmly said, "These days they've been preparing over there, plotting to kill me. When I went earlier, I sensed an aura almost like ten Venerable Realm experts. Most importantly, they have secretly set up over ten killing formations in the void, even including a Heaven-stage killing formation. I therefore returned to the sect first, after all Dongfang Yuan has assumed the identity of one undergoing the forbidden tribulation lightning, so he naturally must bear the corresponding karma. Although our strength is strong, it's still insufficient; if we confront them head-on, casualties are inevitable." Yang Heaven Ancestor felt torn at this moment, for these disciples were like his descendants, and he did not wish to see anyone harmed. Every Venerable now is crucial to the Profound Yang Sect, and after so many years together, the bonds run deep—these are all his grand-disciples. In the past, his own disciple fell while undergoing the Venerable tribulation.

The Ancient Ruins must be contested! At that moment, Lin Wu Ren spoke up, his tone extremely grave. "Based on the currently leaked aura, that is a Dao Realm–level opportunity. But… you must know, Junior Martial Uncle is a peerless monstrous genius blessed by the Azure Dragon and favored by Heaven's Mandate! According to ancient records, such a Heaven's Mandate Chosen One can absolutely produce different effects, and may even trigger the appearance of a Saint-realm–level treasure!" Fiery light flickered in the depths of his eyes. In just a day's time, he had gone from doubting Qi Tai to being completely convinced. After all, if he can control the heaven and earth thunder punishment, what else could this be but Heaven's Mandate?

【You received a suggestion, go to the Ancient Ruins, will be like the Heaven's Mandate in the ancient texts, a miraculous effect will occur, there will be a chance to obtain Saint-stage treasures.】 A prompt appeared again in his mind.

Upon hearing that, Qin Yu blinked his eyes repeatedly and immediately turned his gaze toward Qi Tai and Li Haoran.

Two Elders… how about we all go to the Ancient Ruins together!? What about the Ten Venerables? You just directly break through to the Venerable Realm! By then, we'll trap and kill them all!