Chapter 157: What a Peerless Demon Lord!

Three months later, news spread from Senior Butian Peak.

The master of Senior Butian Peak intends to undergo the 【Heavenly Thunder】 Tribulation Crossing to contend for the position of Great True Person, and has invited all the True Persons of the Holy Sect to witness the ceremony.

As soon as the news broke, it immediately sparked discussion.

"Old Monster Chen plans to undergo the 【Heavenly Thunder】 Tribulation Crossing and assault the late stage of Foundation Establishment? He has been seeking the third Cheng Cheng Tian Gang and Earth Fiend for so long; has he finally made up his mind?"

"Undergoing the Tribulation Crossing openly means he is worried about being ambushed."

"Nonsense, wouldn't you be worried if it were you?"

"Rubbish, wouldn't you strike if it were you?"

In an instant, clear qi and brilliant light surged through the sea of clouds of the Holy Sect; the late stage of Foundation Establishment, known as "Great True Person," is considered the first tier of combat power below the True Lord.

Therefore, even within the Holy Sect, someone assaulting the late stage of Foundation Establishment is considered a major event; although it is not enough to disturb the True Lords, it is only natural to attract True Persons of Foundation Establishment to witness the ceremony, allowing them to witness the power of the 【Heavenly Thunder】 and accumulate experience for their own breakthroughs in the future.

Of course, safety is even more important.

For the master of Senior Butian Peak, although he could break through in secret, if someone calculated the time and location of his breakthrough, no one would be able to come to his rescue.

So rather than sneaking around, it is better to act openly.

The style of the Holy Sect is that if you are not discovered, it is as if you never did it; you can ambush and launch surprise attacks, but you must absolutely not be discovered, or else you will be severely punished without mercy.

Putting everything on the table is actually safer.

At the very peak of Senior Butian Peak, the clouds parted and the mist dispersed, revealing the figure of the master of Senior Butian Peak; he stood with his hands behind his back, and a beam of brilliant light shone forth from his crown.

The brilliant light was formed from the Dao path of the master of Senior Butian Peak, Chen Taihe; he had cultivated the 【Yin Yang Tu Lu Dao Foundation】, also known as the 【Yin Yang Great Dao Diagram】, and now strange phenomena filled the brilliant light: there was a fierce tiger sitting on a mountain and squatting on a ridge, its body entirely white, and there was a fish with a human face, its sound like that of mandarin ducks, each reflecting the other.

In an instant, many True Persons present felt their hearts grow heavy.

Especially Lu Yang, who at this moment also manifested golden auspicious clouds, sat atop Mount Luofeng Mountain, gazing far toward the direction of Senior Butian Peak, with a few traces of astonishment rising in his heart.

"So strong."

Because he had fought the master of Senior Butian Peak in his previous life and almost killed him, Lu Yang, although knowing the opponent was formidable, had never truly experienced it.

Only now did he understand how much damage that Jin Dan sword qi from his previous life had inflicted on the master of Senior Butian Peak; it was absolutely not as simple as just destroying his physical body, and it was likely that even his Dao Foundation had been slashed into pieces, to the extent that at that time he could not even activate his innate divine ability.

And the current master of Senior Butian Peak is in his full prime!

Whoosh—whoosh—!

The sea of clouds churned, the moon set and the sun rose, blowing the master of Senior Butian Peak's clothes so they snapped loudly, and causing his entire qi mechanism to gradually climb to an unsurpassable realm.

The next second, he took out a porcelain bottle.

Removing the cap, a stream of moonlight flowed out like liquid Xu Xu; this one was one of the Heavenly Gangs, with a very special name: 【Chongguang】.

【Chongguang】 is, in the sky, the sun and moon, the essence of Great Yin; on the earth, it is metal and iron, the origin of the Eight Stones.

Thinking of this, the master of Senior Butian Peak could not help but glance toward the direction of the Holy Fire Cliff, vaguely sensing a calm gaze falling upon him.

'Chongguang... Heh! Chongguang!'

Gathering his thoughts, the master of Senior Butian Peak thought no more, directly swallowed this 【Chongguang】 qi, and in an instant the stars shifted and the constellations turned, entering the Foundation Establishment realm!

And the group of True Persons of the Holy Sect, including Lu Yang, followed closely behind.

At the same time, Chen Xinan and Chen Shuqian were already waiting in the Foundation Establishment realm, their eyes vacant, as if their divine consciousness had long been suppressed.

"This beast actually uses human pills, and even his own children as pills?"

A young True Person looked from afar, then revealed an expression of surprise: "These are his descendants; even a tiger does not eat its cubs; this is too much."

"You are ignorant of the world."

On the other side, an elderly-looking True Person disdainfully shook his head: "This is nothing; our Holy Sect is vast and rich in resources, with countless tricks!"

"You lot are just too young and have seen too little; I am different because I have seen grand occasions; even when he was raising that pair of children, I had my suspicions; not to mention anything else, last time Duanmu Yuan Tu underwent Foundation Establishment, how grand was the spectacle? Why have these two remained so obscure?"

Speaking thus, the elderly True Person pointed at Chen Xinan and Chen Shuqian.

"It is because everyone above knows that these two were raised by Old Monster Chen at the cost of his entire fortune, exhausting nearly all of his centuries of accumulation."

"This..."

Hearing this, the young True Person felt a chill of fear, but could only helplessly shake his head: "It seems even True Persons are hard to find release; they too cannot escape being used as consumables."

"That is not necessarily so."

Seeing this, the elderly True Person shook his head: "Actually, Old Monster Chen's move is very risky; after all, they are two True Persons; how could they have no power to resist?"

"Do you know why he sealed the divine consciousness of that pair of children?"

"It is because he worries that if they were conscious, they would, in their fury, abandon their physical bodies and karmic ties, letting their souls escape, rendering his technique of substituting the Tribulation Crossing useless."

The elderly True Person counted on his fingers, reciting as if listing family treasures: "I have lived three lives in the Holy Sect, over eight hundred years, and have seen many grand occasions; I also recognize Old Monster Chen's secret technique; is it not the 【Bloodline Succession Life-Substitution Art】? It relies on the karmic ties within the physical bloodline to make someone substitute the Tribulation Crossing."

"But if the person substituting the Tribulation Crossing does not want the physical body anymore, how can they substitute?"

"So, if that pair of children have willpower and opportunities, and can break free from Old Monster Chen's suppression and restore their consciousness, there is still a sliver of hope for life."

Within the Foundation Establishment realm, the master of Senior Butian Peak had already manifested his Dao Foundation and summoned the Heavenly Thunder to fall; the first bolt shook his soul and spirit, causing his qi mechanism to wither by more than half.

At this point, it is impossible to stop.

Therefore, Lu Yang also set his heart at ease, leisurely left Mount Luofeng Mountain, without any concealment, and walked openly toward the direction of Senior Butian Peak.

"Duanmu Yuan Tu, stop."

The voice of the True Person of Yinshan quietly arrived, warning sternly: "No matter what you plan to do to Chen Taihe, do not do it under the gaze of the multitude."

"Senior Brother, rest assured."

Lu Yang shook his head: "I am not a rash person; this journey is not to take advantage of a weakness and forcibly enter Senior Butian Peak, but because someone from Senior Butian Peak invited me."

Upon hearing this, the True Person of Yinshan was stunned, and only after a while did a voice come through:

"... Invited me?"

The next second, a soft and seductive voice was heard coming from within Senior Butian Peak: "True Person of Yinshan, do not be overly suspicious; this time it was I who invited Duanmu Yuan Tu in."

As the words fell, the gates of Senior Butian Peak swung wide open.

Lady Ruoxiang appeared in a crimson long dress, her face bearing a gorgeous smile; she then actively reached out, wrapped her arm around Lu Yang's neck, and pulled him toward herself.

"...???"

Within the Foundation Establishment realm, the Master of the Heaven-Mending Peak, witnessing this scene, spat blood on the spot, then glared with wide, furious eyes, looking at Lu Yang and Lady Ruoxiang with a face full of disbelief.

For a moment, silence fell over the entire Holy Sect.

Almost every True Person who witnessed this scene involuntarily widened their eyes; the younger True Persons instinctively looked toward the elderly True Person beside them.

"Senior, have you seen a scene like this before?"

The elderly True Person fell silent instantly.

Taking advantage of the Heaven-Mending Peak Master's tribulation of the 【Heavenly Thunder】 calamity, a moment of life and death, he entered the Heaven-Mending Peak in front of the entire sect, obviously having an affair with the Peak Master's Lady.

He had truly never seen a scene like this!

When did they get together? How did they get together? This pair of dog lovers actually chose this very moment when the Heaven-Mending Peak Master was breaking through!

Intentional?

This is killing the heart by killing the person!

At this moment, the gaze of many Holy Sect True Persons toward Lu Yang had completely changed; their eyes were filled with shock, fear, admiration, and other emotions.

Seeing through the illusion of reality, utterly unbound by morality and ethics—what an unparalleled demonic villain!

We are just a little bad; you are the true living beast!

(End of this chapter)