Chapter 153: Amituo-nima's Tuofu

One day later.

Lu Yang pushed aside the unconscious Fairy Piao Miao and let out a soft sigh; to be honest, he had actually considered solutions other than dual cultivation.

For instance, using the Myriad Souls Banner to refine Fairy Piao Miao into a banner spirit.

However, the attempt failed; Fairy Piao Miao's true spirit was not within her physical shell at all, so the Myriad Souls Banner could not contain her, let alone refine her into a banner spirit.

Thus, he had no choice but to strip off his armor and take to the field personally.

After battling Fairy Piao Miao for three hundred rounds, beating her until she was delirious and wailing for mercy, Lu Yang finally extracted the intelligence he sought through dual cultivation.

"【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Tushita True Edict】."

This was the deepest secret hidden in Fairy Piao Miao's heart, and also the cornerstone of the Immortal Alliance, 至 the entire Biyang Cultivation World; the reason was simple:

The so-called spiritual roots were split forth from this very object!

Yet this strange treasure did not exist from the beginning; it was brought by an outsider, and the cause traced back to the founding of the Immortal Alliance several thousand years ago.

"My previous guess was indeed correct."

At the inception of the Immortal Alliance, local cultivators of the Biyang Cultivation World fought against extraplanar heavenly demons, suffering countless casualties.

The current Immortal Alliance had revised history, leading many to believe the extraplanar heavenly demons were a vast race and that it had been a grand war.

The truth, however, was not so.

The so-called extraplanar heavenly demons were, from start to finish, just one person; the clash between local cultivators and the extraplanar heavenly demon was not a war, but a massacre.

The visitor had nearly slaughtered the entire Biyang Cultivation World.

It was only when some cowardly cultivators chose to surrender that they were released by that extraplanar heavenly demon, who then ordered them to establish the Immortal Alliance.

Afterwards, that extraplanar heavenly demon thoroughly reformed the order of the Biyang Cultivation World, left behind the strange treasure 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Tushita True Edict】, and then departed gracefully; after that, spiritual roots appeared in the Biyang Cultivation World, transforming it into its current state where all living beings serve as material.

Undoubtedly, this was a True Person of the Holy Sect.

And when Lu Yang learned who had left this strange treasure back then, he sincerely exclaimed: "I almost forgot about someone like you."

Daoist Hong Yun!

Indeed, according to Fairy Piao Miao's memories, the cultivator who had slaughtered through the Biyang Cultivation World, reformed its order, and left behind the treasure was none other than Daoist Hong Yun!

In an instant, new grievances and old hatreds surged into his heart.

Lu Yang had not forgotten that during his fourth life, this very fellow had suddenly appeared and snatched the fruits of his bitter battle right from his hands!

"This place was actually arranged by him?"

Lu Yang pondered briefly, then shook his head: "No, long before he arrived, the Biyang Cultivation World and its cultivation system already existed."

"Rather than saying he arranged it, it would be more accurate to say he was a latercomer who seized the magpie's nest."

"This place was most likely originally the masterpiece of a Innate True Person."

"Only later did Daoist Hong Yun take over... and he probably did this secretly without the Holy Sect's knowledge, so True Person Master Chongguang likely knows nothing of it either."

After all, Daoist Hong Yun and True Person Master Chongguang were mortal enemies locked in an endless feud.

"Under his design, the entire Biyang Cultivation World became a massive talent cultivation base, and the talents produced would ultimately be used for one thing."

【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Tushita True Edict】!

Daoist Hong Yun left behind this strange treasure; this treasure split forth spiritual roots, restricting cultivation while simultaneously gripping the lifelines of everyone in the Biyang Cultivation World.

Even Great Cultivators of the Dao Union were no exception.

"The moment one breaks through to the Dao Union, their true spirit is immediately absorbed by this treasure, a brand is planted, and they become tools for refining magic treasures; the only benefits are a sufficiently long lifespan and the ability to borrow the treasure's status when necessary, pretending to be at Foundation Establishment merely to make the talents more useful."

In essence, they were still consumables.

Even the name 'Biyang Cultivation World' was given by Daoist Hong Yun, simply because the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Tushita True Edict】 he left behind was a True Treasure.

Only above Spirit Treasures does one find True Treasures!

"Using hundreds of millions of mortals and tens of millions of cultivators as material to refine a single True Treasure... Biyang Cultivation, Biyang Cultivation... damn it, they are literally cultivating a True Treasure!"

What a grand gesture!

What a ruthless method!

"Thousands of years ago, Daoist Hong Yun at that time should have already reincarnated; arranging this place was likely preparation for his return to his fruit position."

Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly raised his eyebrows:

"... h no!"

If the true spirits of Great Cultivators of the Dao Union were all lodged within the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Tushita True Edict】, could the Immortal Alliance use this to contact them and track them down?

Chaotic Flow Sea, Immortal Alliance Headquarters.

"Location found!"

Inside the magnificent hall, a talisman hung quietly in midair; eleven Great Cultivators of the Dao Union simultaneously circulated their true qi, injecting it continuously into the object.

Its material was neither metal nor jade; it appeared light but was actually quite heavy; tadpole-like talismanic scripts outlined shapes of cloud dragons and strange birds, and now that it was activated, it immediately revealed colorful flower rains, patches of golden mist, and the mutual aid of wind, clouds, water, and fire; numerous strange phenomena appeared close at hand yet seemed far away at the horizon.

"Should we pursue?"

One Great Cultivator of the Dao Union asked somewhat apprehensively: "This person easily captured Piao Miao; if we act, we may face danger; perhaps we should invite some outsiders to assist."

"Coincidentally, that friend of mine has not yet departed."

The speaking Great Cultivator was named Mu Huan, who usually loved traveling overseas and making friends; recently, he had just encountered an extraordinary individual.

"I invited that person to the Immortal Alliance a few days ago; according to him, he is a disciple of the Deep Joy Pure Land in the Jiangxi region of the interior; this Pure Land is remarkable; I have carefully verified it, and it is a power on the same level as the Holy Sect! With this person's help, we will have several more degrees of certainty."

"Is this person not afraid of the Holy Sect?"

"Of course not!" Mu Huan smiled upon hearing this: "According to him, some time ago he was still fighting fiercely with disciples of the Holy Sect, moving through them as if no one were there..."

"So powerful?"

Hearing this, several Great Cultivators of the Dao Union also felt some delight; after all, one more person meant one more chance of victory, so Mu Huan took out a message talisman and began casting a spell to make contact.

However, in this regard, he played a little trick.

That was, he did not explicitly state that Lu Yang was very likely a True Person of the Chusheng Sect... after all, the Holy Sect's fame was too great, and if the other party hesitated due to fear of repercussions, it would not be good.

Not long after, a beam of escape light fell from the sky.

"Amitabha."

When the escape light dispersed, it revealed a young monk wearing a resplendent kasaya, holding a nine-ring tin staff, appearing dignified and solemn with a face full of compassion.

Mu Huan immediately stepped forward to welcome him: "Great Master, we must trouble you again for this matter."

The young monk shook his head and smiled: "This poor monk ventured overseas precisely to save all sentient beings; as the saying goes, saving one life is better than building a seven-story pagoda."

"Now that Benefactor Piao Miao is in trouble, how could this poor monk stand by with folded arms?"

Upon these words, everyone immediately showed expressions of admiration, and Mu Huan cupped his fists at once: "Then I will activate the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Tushita True Edict】 immediately."

"With this treasure guiding us, ten thousand li will be covered in the blink of an eye."

Hearing this, the young monk immediately lowered his eyelids, effectively concealing the greed in his eyes.

"Rest assured, leave it to this poor monk."

The young monk waved his hand, acting as if he would handle everything with generous confidence, which immediately put Mu Huan and the other Great Cultivators of the Dao Union at ease.

The next second, the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Tushita True Edict】 inside the hall burst forth with brilliant light.

The young monk felt the scenery before his eyes shift abruptly; when he came to his senses, he realized he had landed on a sea surface along with the Dao Union cultivators of the Immortal Alliance.

A sweep of his spiritual sense immediately revealed the cave dwelling beneath the sea.

'Hahaha! It is my turn to show my power!'

The young monk had traveled far overseas for nearly a few decades because he felt the interior was too dangerous, so he came overseas to fish in a small pond.

Over these years, he had indeed lived like a fish in water; especially after his master died and the Bodhisattva personally appointed him, the eldest senior brother, to take the throne, he became even more complacent, feeling that overseas was much more comfortable than the interior, and he didn't have to worry about suddenly encountering some Holy Sect great demon lord named Lu...

Thinking of this, the young monk suddenly surged with heroic spirit:

"Hey! Bold demon! Quickly release Benefactor Piao Miao!"

A Buddhist chant rang out like thunder; the young monk, intending to show off, transformed his Buddhist light into a giant hand that directly parted the sea surface, revealing the cave dwelling within.

"Witness my Great Wei... Wei... Wei Wei..."

The next second, the young monk saw the familiar face of the black-robed Daoist standing before the cave dwelling's entrance, and his body instantly trembled, his soul nearly flying beyond the heavens.

"This is truly..."

Stepping out of the cave dwelling, Lu Yang also looked at the young monk in surprise, then smiled: "It is actually Fellow Daoist Guang Ming? It seems we share a great affinity."

Who shares an affinity with you!

Guang Ming wanted to cry but had no tears; gritting his teeth, he forced a smile while cursing wildly in his heart: Amituo-nima's Tuofu, what a short life! How did I run into this great demon lord again!

(End of Chapter)