Chapter 110: Plucking Stars with One Hand!

Looking at the respectful Qin Tianhe and Xu Xin before him, Lu Yang paused for a moment, then forcibly swallowed the word "Senior Brother" that had almost slipped out.

At this moment, clarifying his identity would only cause awkwardness.

As for being mistaken for a True Person, Lu Yang could think of the reason: simply that his current stature was too high, causing Qin Tianhe and Xu Xin to misjudge him.

After all, he now possessed three great divine arts, plus the Sage Thief, the Nine Transformations Dragon Art; his stature was so high that he was merely one step away from Foundation Establishment, and for someone standing at the foot of the mountain, whether one stood on the mid-slope or the summit made no difference; both were equally unreachable.

So being mistaken was quite normal.

Therefore, Lu Yang did not deny it, saying directly: "I was ordered to come here to request an audience with True Person Chongguang, but I do not know how to request an audience; please teach me, two Daoist friends."

Qin Tianhe and Xu Xin were instantly flattered, for within the Holy Sect, it was rare for a "True Person" to be so courteous; they dared not be negligent, and hurriedly said: "If a True Person comes by order, the Spirit of the Formation within the Holy Fire Cliff must have recorded it; after the True Person announces it, it will naturally lead the True Person."

"Thank you."

Lu Yang nodded, then rode a beam of escape light, flying straight toward the direction of the Holy Fire Cliff, and soon disappeared from the two men's sight.

"Which True Person is this?"

"Unclear."

Xu Xin and Qin Tianhe looked at each other, both somewhat puzzled, for Lu Yang was truly unfamiliar, and his manner was truly polite, making them unaccustomed.

"It seems our luck is good."

"If it were another True Person, they might not ask, but would directly search the soul."

"I wonder which battlefield this True Person descended from; the Jiangxi Pure Land, the Jiangdong Dao Court, the Jiangnan Sword Pavilion; all sides have been unsettled recently."

Lu Yang naturally did not hear the two men's sighs; at this moment he had already flown into the Holy Fire Cliff, and as Qin Tianhe had said, the moment he stepped into the Holy Fire Cliff, streams of light converged, finally forming a woman in colorful robes of peerless beauty, who gracefully landed before him.

Lu Yang hurriedly stopped, clasped his hands, and said: "Lu Yang greets this Senior Sister."

The woman paused upon hearing this, a strange light rose in her eyes, then vanished; she said faintly: "True Disciple Lu Yang, please follow me; do not wander around."

Having spoken, she turned and left on her own.

Lu Yang hurriedly followed closely behind, while thinking inwardly:

'This is the Spirit of the Formation on the Holy Fire Cliff. I have heard that this place is where the True Lords meditate in seclusion; the formation must be at least of the Third Grade.'

So high-level!

As a Seventh Grade Formation Master, Lu Yang could not help feeling a bit tempted, wanting to dissect the Spirit of the Formation before him and study its structure in depth.

But in the end, Lu Yang held back.

Soon, under the guidance of the Spirit of the Formation, Lu Yang arrived at a great hall on the outermost edge of the Holy Fire Cliff; above the hall, bright light shone, illuminating the four corners of the sky.

Lu Yang walked into the hall and immediately saw the figure of True Person Chongguang on the main seat; he saw him with hands clasped behind his back, before him on the palace wall spread a vast map, encompassing the four directions, reaching far overseas; on the map, every region was covered with dense annotations.

"Disciple Lu Yang greets Junior Uncle Chongguang."

Lu Yang said nothing more, first performed a Daoist bow, then stood in place, saying nothing, silently waiting for True Person Chongguang on the main seat to respond.

After a long while, True Person Chongguang finally came to his senses.

He turned around, opening a pair of dazzling, blazing white pupils; his gaze seemed like a mass of fierce fire falling down, burning Lu Yang inside and out.

Seeing this, Lu Yang stood tall and straight, not feeling the slightest guilt.

After a moment, True Person Chongguang withdrew his gaze, showing a hint of surprise: "These great divine arts of yours... were they all taught to you by Junior Brother Yinshan?"

"Indeed!"

At this moment, Lu Yang concealed nothing; the True Method of Corpse Dissolution, the Heavenly Silkworm Secret, and all the great divine arts of the Sage Thief were displayed openly.

Moreover, he could guarantee that the origins of all the divine arts were traceable; all were given to him by True Person Yinshan after he advanced to True Disciple on Skeleton Mountain; he had simply cultivated them all to completion on the way back to the Holy Sect, with nothing at all worthy of suspicion.

What? I cultivated too fast?

There is no way; with the stature of a Foundation Establishment Guardian God supporting you, cultivating great divine arts is like this; if you do not have it, it is hard for me to explain clearly to you.

Seeing Lu Yang so self-assured, True Person Chongguang's gaze gradually brightened; regarding Lu Yang's information, True Person Yinshan had already told him.

And just now he personally deduced the cause and effect once more, checked inside and out, and could basically confirm there was no problem; for the verification of a True Disciple, reaching his step was the limit; after all, he was only a Qi Refining disciple; even if he caused a huge commotion, it would not be possible to disturb a Jin Dan True Lord.

"You are very good."

Thinking of this, True Person Chongguang spoke with an odd tone: "With your cultivation, you could actually attempt Foundation Establishment now, and there would be at least an eighty percent chance of success."

However, soon he changed his tone: "But I hope you do not rush to Foundation Establishment."

"Now the war for seizing the Dao between Orthodoxy and Demons is about to resume; if you can join it and help the Holy Sect win this battle, it will greatly benefit you after you achieve Foundation Establishment."

True Person Chongguang's attitude could simply be described as gentle.

Lu Yang could tell that even if he refused, True Person Chongguang would most likely not blame him, but in that case, he would lose the opportunity to earn merit.

Without earning merit, how could he advance within the Holy Sect?

Therefore, Lu Yang did not hesitate and immediately said: "Disciple is willing to participate in the war for seizing the Dao."

"Good!" True Person Chongguang smiled lightly upon hearing this, and his gaze toward Lu Yang gained a few more degrees of warmth: "From today on, you are a True Disciple of my Holy Sect."

"Your generation is the Yuan generation."

"You inherited the Dao lineage of the Wraith Ghost Path; the killing karma on your body must be considerable; I will give you the character 'Tu'; henceforth your Dao name shall be Duanmu Duanmu Yuan Tu, how about that?"

Upon hearing True Person Chongguang's words, Lu Yang immediately understood that the other party was basically making it clear that he wanted to win him over; otherwise, he would not have personally given him a Dao name.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang hurriedly clasped his hands: "Duanmu Duanmu Yuan Tu greets Junior Uncle."

True Person Chongguang then laughed loudly and beckoned to Lu Yang: "Come over; when the war for seizing the Dao begins later, this place will be the best spot for observation."

"A spot for observation?"

"Indeed; the True Lords will soon establish the battlefield for the war for seizing the Dao."

Lu Yang felt puzzled in his heart, but showed not a trace on his face; he obediently walked to True Person Chongguang's side; not long after, a soft exclamation came to his ears:

"It has come!"

Almost simultaneously, Lu Yang looked up at the sky.

At this moment, the ceiling of the entire hall suddenly changed its appearance, as if turning into a round mirror, illuminating the illusory, revealing a vast scene.

It was an endless expanse of the firmament.

And at this moment, the entire Sacred Sect's Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea trembled slightly, the clouds churning, turbulent waves crashing into the void, as a divine form slowly rose from within the cloud sea.

Merely by this single motion, three dozen layers of storm clouds erupted above its head, while a series of wave-like halos rippled behind its skull, like mountain-ringed ripples and snow surging from lofty peaks; it stood with hands clasped behind its back, and the vast Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea of the Sacred Sect seemed to it no more than a chessboard.

Even its stature continued to grow.

Its eyes merged with the sun and moon in the heavens, sunlight and moonlight becoming its gaze as it calmly swept across the beings below.

Gradually, Lu Yang could no longer discern the full form of the divine form.

Everything about it overlapped with the square realm of Lu Yang's vision, its true appearance impossible to fully perceive, leaving only an unspeakable awe sweeping through his heart.

Rivers and mountains are its body, the vault of heaven its head!

Rivers and streams are its veins, the sun and moon its pupils!

The next instant, Lu Yang's vision shifted again, and he saw two other magnificent divine forms slowly rising from the distant horizon.

One smiled always, filled with compassion.

One wore official robes, with dragons and phoenixes paying homage.

The three divine forms each encompassed thousands upon ten thousands of li of land, interacting with one another, drawing a circle upon the vast earth, stabilizing the earth's veins within the circle.

"Jin Dan Zhenjun—this is what a Zhenjun truly is!?"

Lu Yang widened his eyes, nearly shedding twin trails of blood, barely managing to discern the movements of the three Jin Dan Zhenjun—They slowly raised their hands.

Three palms simultaneously aimed at a single star in the vault of heaven.

Then, they clasped their hands together.

The next instant, Lu Yang saw that brilliant star in the vault of heaven seized, dragged, and finally hurled crashing down toward the earth by the three Zhenjun!

A single hand, plucks a star!

(End of Chapter)