Chapter 160: Actually I Am a Good Person

Although the Lord of the Heaven-Mending Peak had perished due to a failed breakthrough, the gossip surrounding his wife and children in the Holy Sect had persisted for months.

Let alone the True Persons, even ordinary disciples were secretly discussing the rumors.

Especially after seeing that Lu Yang visited the Heaven-Mending Peak every few days, and either Lady Ruoxiang or Chen Shuqian personally opened the door to welcome him.

Regarding this, most True Persons of the Holy Sect would curse with a "dog couple."

In the Cloud Sea Reaching Heaven, within the Heaven-Mending Peak.

"The appointment from the Holy Fire Cliff has been issued." Lu Yang placed an imperial edict on the table and sighed, "I was not appointed as the Lord of the Heaven-Mending Peak."

The status of the Four Inner Peaks in the Holy Sect was still extremely transcendent; even with Lady Ruoxiang personally vouching for him, the Holy Sect could not allow a True Person like Lu Yang, who had not cultivated the Heaven-Mending True Scripture, to serve as the Peak Lord. Thus, Lady Ruoxiang became the Peak Lord, while Lu Yang received the position of Guest Elder.

In other words, Lady Ruoxiang's previous promise had not been fulfilled.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang's anger immediately flared up, until a sensation like an electric shock swept through his entire body, extinguishing the fire within him.

"Huff"

He lowered his eyelids, meeting a pair of beautiful eyes like autumn water.

Even in the current situation, her dignified temperament had not changed in the slightest; her slightly disordered cloud-like hair bun only highlighted her charm even more.

"I'm sorry."

Lady Ruoxiang obediently apologized.

One day later.

Lu Yang straightened his robes, ending his discussion of the Dao with Lady Ruoxiang.

Although he did not favor women, the techniques of the Heaven-Mending Peak could directly transmit knowledge and realization through dual cultivation; for the sake of efficiency, there was no other way.

Immediately, Lady Ruoxiang was seen fully stretching her jade-like graceful figure while taking out a black-and-white law token and handing it to Lu Yang.

"This object is named the Heaven-Mending Law Token, considered the token of the Peak Lords of past generations." Lady Ruoxiang leaned close to Lu Yang and said softly, "Daoist friend, holding this object and with my guarantee, is sufficient to exercise the authority of the Peak Lord. Thus, I have not broken my word, and Daoist friend has just punished me."

Hearing this, Lu Yang looked at Lady Ruoxiang with a half-smile.

To say a thousand things or a hundred, it was merely exercising authority on behalf of another, not truly holding the Heaven-Mending Peak. If Lady Ruoxiang regretted it one day, she could take back the token at any time.

This woman wanted to control him, afraid he would truly usurp her position?

However, this was normal; where in the Holy Sect was there true affection? Without a hold over someone else's hand, gaining trust was simply impossible.

Therefore, Lu Yang did not care about this, allowing his own hold to fall into Lady Ruoxiang's hands.

As long as the benefits were his, that was enough.

Just then, a graceful figure suddenly appeared outside the door; although not as dignified and noble as Lady Ruoxiang, it carried the unique vitality of youth.

"Senior Duanmu Yuan Tu!"

As soon as Chen Shuqian entered the room, her face still bearing a smile, but upon seeing Lady Ruoxiang beside Lu Yang, the smile quickly faded.

"... It's you."

Although Lu Yang was present, the mother and daughter finally spoke their minds openly, and Chen Shuqian had already understood that Lady Ruoxiang did not intend to take her life.

Despite this, Lady Ruoxiang had after all treated her as a tool.

So the two still disliked each other.

Looking at Lady Ruoxiang now, Chen Shuqian felt a surge of malice in her heart: Wasn't she just relying on a bit of beauty to attach herself to Senior Duanmu Yuan Tu?

We have a long time ahead of us!

Now you are the Lord of the Heaven-Mending Peak, but who will be so in the future is uncertain!

Several days later, Lu Yang left the Heaven-Mending Peak.

As for most things within the Heaven-Mending Peak, he was actually not interested; after all, he lacked neither spiritual treasures nor pills, nor techniques and divine abilities.

The only thing he truly valued was one.

"The Peak Lords of the Four Inner Peaks of past generations could all hold the law token to go to the Holy Fire Cliff and borrow a Daoist book written by a True Lord concerning the method of ascending the throne and seeking the Gold."

This was the true benefit!

For any Foundation Establishment True Person, who had not thought of seeking the Gold? Who had not thought of ascending to that supreme fruit position, thereby becoming a supreme great power wielding heaven and earth?

It must be known that this method of seeking the Gold existed only in places like the Initial Holy Sect; if it were in the outside world, those lineages stopping at Foundation Establishment, sects, and immortal clans, they were truly without a path to advance, seeking the Gold and ascending the throne like the blind touching an elephant, forcing generation after generation of cultivators to try with their own lives.

While pondering, Lu Yang flew all the way toward the Holy Fire Cliff.

Along the way, he keenly noticed the gazes of many True Persons, some curious, some admiring, and some wary, showing how high his popularity had become.

Regarding this, Lu Yang could only sigh helplessly.

'The world misunderstands me far too deeply!'

It was clearly the Lord of the Heaven-Mending Peak himself who acted against reason and lost the hearts of the people, which caused Lady Ruoxiang, Chen Shuqian, and Chen Xinan to choose to defect to me.

I merely accepted their plea for help and gave a little assistance.

Strictly speaking, I helped them escape the claws of the Lord of the Heaven-Mending Peak; saving a life is said to be better than building a seven-story pagoda, so it should even be considered a good deed!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang himself felt a bit moved.

Although on the surface I appear to be an absolute demon acting recklessly and usurping another's position, I feel that I am actually a good person!

In the Cloud Sea Reaching Heaven, at the Holy Fire Cliff.

Master Chongguang sat on a cushion, looking at Lu Yang, who sat upright, handsome and elegant, with an air of hypocritical righteousness, with a strange expression.

"... You did well in this matter."

Master Chongguang spoke word by word: "With Lady Ruoxiang personally vouching for you, the matter of Chen Taihe is considered a family affair of the Heaven-Mending Peak."

Lu Yang respectfully cupped his hands: "Thank you, Junior Uncle, for your magnanimity."

"No need to be modest; it is your outstanding ability."

Speaking of this, Master Chongguang looked at Lu Yang, thought for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "However, you must remember that strength is the foundation of the Holy Sect."

"Do not neglect cultivation by abandoning the root for the branch and calculating too much."

"This disciple understands; I came here for this very purpose."

Lu Yang nodded in agreement, then took out the decree Lady Ruoxiang had entrusted to him and handed it to True Person Chongguang: "Lady Ruoxiang, aware that her cultivation is insufficient, has specially entrusted this object to my keeping and permitted me to temporarily exercise the authority of the Peak Master with it. I wish to use this to view the True Lord's Dao scriptures, and I must trouble you, Junior Uncle."

"A trivial matter."

True Person Chongguang nodded with a smile. Although strictly speaking, Lu Yang was not the Peak Master of Butie Peak, and the so-called temporary exercise of the Peak Master's authority was technically irregular.

Yet, who in the entire Holy Sect did not know the relationship between Lu Yang and Lady Ruoxiang?

The two were so close they wore the same pair of trousers.

Thus, True Person Chongguang was too lazy to pursue such a small matter. He immediately accepted the Butie decree Lu Yang handed him, then extended a finger and conjured a beam of Jin Guang.

Lu Yang reached out his palm. The Jin Guang fell upon his hand and instantly solidified into a book. Four large characters, resembling dragon seals and phoenix scripts, on the cover caught his eye:

"Gazing at the Jin Dan Essence"

(End of this chapter)