Chapter 191: Into the Trap

Three days later, at the edge of the Turbulent Sea.

"Damn it, you scared the life out of me!"

Ying Tongshou stood above the bow, looking at the several so-called "Nascent Soul cultivators" of the Biyang Cultivation World who had been slain by his subordinates, and kicked the deck several times in anger.

He had initially thought there were great powers overseas as well!

But it turned out to be a sham!

Thinking of this, he glanced again at the horizon not far away, only to see twelve beams of brilliant light shooting straight into the sky, looking quite imposing.

They were clearly the twelve great cultivators of the Xian Alliance.

Both sides had initially erupted into a significant conflict; if Ying Tongshou had not appeared and revealed his mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, he likely would not have been able to suppress the other side.

Ying Tongshou pondered in his heart: twelve Foundation Establishment holders sound impressive, but in reality, they are just that; essentially, their status relies on their magical treasures, much like the 【Official Rank】 on his person; once the treasures are taken, they will revert to their original forms, and their combat power is not even outstanding within their own realm.

"The key is still that strange treasure."

He had previously fought with Lin Lao; the opponent had activated the 【Imperial Mansion Golden Seal of the Pure Truth】 to resist his divine abilities, which he naturally saw with his own eyes.

"That is a fine treasure!"

"If I can obtain it and present it to the imperial court, perhaps I can be granted another rank, becoming a Zheng San Pin General, and from then on, I will be able to enter the hall to deliberate on affairs."

Thinking of this, Ying Tongshou's heart grew even more fiery.

However, he soon calmed down and turned to observe the surroundings; suddenly, his brows furrowed slightly, feeling that the scene before his eyes was somewhat shocking.

A sea area, four directions.

His own side occupied the east, the south was independently held by Ye Xingfeng alone, and the west was occupied by a crowd of He Dao cultivators from the Biyang Cultivation World; are there not too many people?

"There are even Buddhist cultivators."

Ying Tongshou shifted his gaze and saw a bald head emerge from the crowd in the corner.

"Amitabha."

In the crowd, Guangming wiped cold sweat while silently chanting Buddha's name; he had the intention to flee, but a single thought made him stop dead in his tracks.

'I only arrived overseas a few years ago, and such a huge secret realm has appeared here, indicating that this place has a connection with me; thus, I must go in and take a look; judging by the momentum, it was most likely left by a great True Person of the late Foundation Establishment realm, with many treasures; even if I cannot eat the meat, I must at least drink some soup.'

Thoughts of this sort continued to arise.

For a moment, Guangming's eyes were filled with greed, yet behind that greed, there still hid a final thread of clarity and bone-chilling fear.

'Something is wrong! This is not me!'

'With such a grand display, I should be running away... No, I am a Bodhisattva; why would I need to run? No, no, how could I be a Bodhisattva?'

At this moment, the joy Guangming felt upon being appointed as the temple master of the 【Arhat Fu Long Temple】 vanished completely.

Because he had already understood the reason.

The Pure Land Buddhist method: the World Honored One controls the Bodhisattvas, and the Bodhisattvas can also control the Arhats; at this moment, his "true self" was transforming into the 【Vase Water-Moon Bodhisattva】!

This was not manipulating cause and effect, but a more direct control.

Whatever the 【Vase Water-Moon Bodhisattva】 wanted Guangming to do, Guangming would do; after all, these were originally "my" thoughts; what could be wrong with that?

Rather, the fact that Guangming could perceive something was wrong was already due to his extremely strong self-awareness.

In his view, such an "adventurous" act should not be his style; even if he believed it was "me" to the utmost, there was still a sense of dissonance.

Alas, ultimately, it was the will of the Bodhisattva.

Therefore, as time passed, Guangming's expression gradually returned to calm; the previous struggle vanished completely, leaving only greed and stupidity.

Just then, the Foundation Establishment True Persons present suddenly raised their heads.

They saw a beam of black light suddenly appear out of nowhere in the sky above, like a spark, yet in an instant it swelled violently with the wind, falling into the sky like ink splashed on paper.

In an instant, spiritual energy erupted violently!

As a dim, black radiance spread from within the Foundation Establishment realm, in a flash, a deafening roar resounded through heaven and earth.

"Boom!"

The spiritual tide exploded, the five elements intertwined, immediately forming various kinds of spiritual mist; then, a towering mountain shadow slowly emerged into the present world.

And as the mountain shadow emerged, a massive suppressing force suddenly fell from the sky; except for Ye Xingfeng, whose sword qi around him activated autonomously and remained unaffected, Ying Tongshou, Guangming, and even the crowd of He Dao great cultivators of the Xian Alliance all felt their bodies suddenly grow heavy, as if sinking deep into a swamp.

"What an impressive secret realm!"

Ying Tongshou's face showed shock: "Even just the suppressing force inherent to the secret realm feels almost comparable to an innate divine ability."

In a short while, the radiance dispersed.

The towering mountain peak crashed straight into the Turbulent Sea, triggering surging tides from all four directions, completely revealing itself before everyone's eyes; for a moment, no one dared to make a move.

"Is this the 【Blood Demon Island】?"

Ye Xingfeng stood in mid-air, calculating with his fingers, and found that the cause and effect indeed lay within this towering mountain peak before him, yet he still felt something was amiss.

The sword heart he had painstakingly cultivated even gave an autonomous warning.

This mountain seems somewhat familiar?

Ye Xingfeng frowned tightly; in the past, he might have thought carefully and investigated seriously, but now he quickly abandoned the idea of investigation.

"Thinking carefully, the sword heart giving a warning is normal; after all, this is a secret realm set up by a great True Person of the late Foundation Establishment realm; it would be abnormal if there were no danger; moreover, regardless, at least the successor of the Wraith Ghost must have hidden inside; the most urgent task is to find him first and kill him to eliminate the threat forever!"

Thinking of this, Ye Xingfeng hesitated no longer.

Clang-clang—!

Accompanied by a sword sound that resounded through the sky, Ye Xingfeng merged with the sword light, his figure instantly disappearing from the spot, clearly charging into the black mountain peak.

And with someone leading the way, others naturally no longer hesitated.

Ying Tongshou followed closely behind, the crowd of He Dao great cultivators of the Xian Alliance hurriedly followed, while only Guangming lagged behind, yet still walked into the mountain peak amidst his struggle.

This scene was all seen by Lu Yang.

"Finally, they have entered the trap!" Lu Yang exhaled deeply, a sinister smile appearing on his face.

Half the victory is already won!

Because now, he could already use written messages to contact Qingcheng Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue True Lord, and have the True Lord make a big move, killing everyone in one breath!

But very soon, Lü Yang calmed his emotions and steadied himself once more.

He saw his own pair of eyes narrow slightly, hawk-gazing and wolf-glancing, revealing a thick intent of revenge: "No rush, that Dao-sin hasn't appeared yet."

Lü Yang had not forgotten his main objective.

Although clearing his own karmic ties was important, what was even more important was borrowing the True Lord's hand to figure out the secret of first-grade true qi within the Biyang cultivation world.

Therefore, the Dao-sin of the Innate True Person was the key.

"Once I confirm the cultivation method and hidden dangers of first-grade true qi, next time I restart I can return to the first anchor point, switch to a different Dao foundation, and start cultivating anew."

Besides that, Daoist Hong Yun Daoist had also not appeared.

"That old sixth, in the previous life he never showed himself either, don't know where he was, don't know if this time I can lure him out and trap-kill him in one go."

Moreover, with so many people present now, there were surely plenty of good things on them, but if he directly had Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue True Lord make a move, given the Holy Sect's style, it would certainly leave nothing for him. So if he didn't first spare no effort to scour everything, how could he live up to the setup he had laid?

Once the True Lord made a move, everything would belong to the True Lord.

But before the True Lord made a move, however much he could get for himself would all be his! Especially the techniques of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, which he had been coveting for a long time.

"Wealth and honor are sought through risk; with the True Lord backing me up, what is there to fear?"

Said and done!

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately locked onto a position at Bao Shou Shan, then activated 【Distinguishing Kin from Stranger】, mounted a beam of escape light, and sped away.

(End of this chapter)