Chapter 201: Malicious Thoughts Arise, Tingyou Emerges from Seclusion!

This time, nothing happened; Lu Yang walked straight out.

"Are you kidding? You think a single day's work is enough reward for something this huge? Do you really take me for a fool? I want tangible benefits!"

Moreover, Lu Yang suspected there was some scheme involved.

True Person Miaoyin's words could not be fully trusted; after all, according to her story, she only wished to save Master Chongguang, yet here in the Holy Sect, she talks to me of deep conjugal love?

Who is she trying to fool!

Especially after seeing Chongming, Lu Yang's suspicions grew even stronger.

Although Chongming had also reached Foundation Establishment, he was only at the Early Stage, while everyone else arriving this time started at the Mid Stage at least; an Early Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator was no different from a burden.

Bringing a burden like this, who happens to be Master Chongguang's son, might sound noble on the surface, but if you told Lu Yang there were no issues involved, he wouldn't believe it; this was all a trap, and it involved Master Chongguang, a cultivator at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, so Lu Yang had no intention of being tricked by them again.

Furthermore, this time he was the one holding the initiative.

Considering his next life, he naturally sought to maximize his gains, which was why he had demanded a First Grade True Art, yet True Person Miaoyin was powerless to provide it.

According to her account, she had never even seen a First Grade True Art of the Holy Sect.

If she had never seen it, how could she obtain it?

However, True Person Master Chongguang had once served as the acting sect leader of the Holy Sect; while all the True Persons were in seclusion, he managed all affairs, wielding power so vast it was as if he could cover the sky with a single hand.

As his Dao companion, True Person Miaoyin's status in the Holy Sect in those days was naturally significant; even if she merely dropped a small crumb, it would be enough to make Lu Yang's heart race. Thus, after several rounds of negotiation, she finally produced a reward that satisfied Lu Yang: a secret Second Grade True Art transmitted within the Holy Sect.

"Its name is—'Qian Heaven Unity Art Governing All Heavenly Divine Methods'!"

Lu Yang examined the contents of the art within his spiritual sea: "Pity it's only a fragment; she said she would give me the remaining part after I rescue True Person Master Chongguang."

Even so, a fragment was enough to glimpse the whole through a tube.

"Judging solely from this fragment, the Second Grade true qi cultivated through this art is indeed comparable to that of a Dao-Integration cultivator in the Biyang Cultivation World."

This indirectly proved the feasibility of Mahayana First Grade true qi.

However, what intrigued Lu Yang was that this Second Grade True Art included an extra step before establishing a Dao Foundation compared to other arts he had seen.

Its name was 【Absorb External Qi to Refine the Spirit】.

"What is external qi?"

Just as Lu Yang wanted to continue reading, he discovered there was nothing below.

Lu Yang frowned tightly, cursing inwardly; this was definitely intentional on True Person Miaoyin's part, cutting it off right here to make him unable to bear leaving the rest unread.

What a beast!

Thinking this, Lu Yang immediately harbored malicious thoughts.

True Person Miaoyin's request was clearly problematic; Lu Yang did not want to be schemed against, yet he desperately wanted the Second Grade True Art, creating a very difficult dilemma.

'Perhaps after entering the Blessed Land, I can find an opportunity to set an ambush, kill this woman outright, then use Dual Cultivation methods to seize the remaining contents of the art, and while I'm at it, cultivate the 【Seven Emotions Heart-Refining Curse】 she mentioned earlier; killing two birds with one stone! This is far easier than painstakingly helping True Person Master Chongguang return.'

As for the debt of gratitude to True Person Master Chongguang? Forget it!

We are both True Persons of the Holy Sect; you treated me as a scapegoat to transfer the Heavenly Punishment, and I haven't even settled that score with you yet, so let me collect some interest from your wife first!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but narrow his eyes.

'However, during the struggle in the Blessed Land, the True Person will surely be watching; although killing True Person Miaoyin is feasible, I must first devise a way to complete the task assigned by the True Person.'

Investigate the reason for Master Chongguang's failure!

Looking at it this way, I will likely have to meet True Person Master Chongguang, who may not yet be dead; that is simple enough. After his failed attempt to seek gold this time, the True Person views him as having lost all value, and without the True Person's protection, left with only a remnant soul, I have nine ways to control him!

"Boom!"

At that moment, a tremendous roar echoed, and the brilliance between heaven and earth brightened to an extreme limit, as if a real sun had fallen upon this place.

"The 【Dongyang Blessed Land】 is emerging!"

"From the Blessed Land's descent into the mortal world until its collapse and reversion into the heavens and earth will take roughly one or two hours; let us take this opportunity to scour it thoroughly!"

In an instant, the former site of the old Qing Kingdom shook with earthquakes and mountain tremors, as myriad colorful lights wove together to form jade towers and heavenly palaces, causing all the True Persons to reveal fiery expressions.

The next second, beams of escape light shot straight into the sky.

Seeing this, Lu Yang was in no hurry; he leisurely chose a middle position to enter.

This way, if those ahead encountered mishaps or danger, he could escape immediately, yet he wouldn't fall to the very back, forced to watch others eat the meat while he only got the soup.

Range upon range of mountains covered the wilds, and the rising sun hung in the sky.

Lu Yang stepped out from a patch of heavenly light, looked around, and a touch of sighing appeared on his face: "Truly a grand feast."

With Master Chongguang dead, all cultivators would feed upon him.

Even the Holy Sect itself was no exception; making full use of resources, since your attempt to seek gold failed and all previous investments went down the drain, naturally you must find a way to recoup your losses.

Lu Yang raised his hand; out of caution, he chose not to breathe in and refine the spiritual energy. This place was the 【Dongyang Blessed Land】 left behind by Master Chongguang; the so-called spiritual energy of heaven and earth was essentially Master Chongguang's magic power in nature, so one could not rashly integrate it into one's body, especially when Master Chongguang might not be completely dead.

"This spiritual energy is poisonous."

This feeling was somewhat like entering the small realm heaven during the Battle for the Dao back then, except the 【Dongyang Blessed Land】 was of much higher quality than that.

"To speak of the most valuable things in a Blessed Land, nothing surpasses the innate divine abilities of its former master..."

And in this 【Dongyang Blessed Land】, without question, they were True Person Master Chongguang's 【Ageless Chun】, 【Yin Dragon Water】, 【Fearful Felling】, and 【Rigid Flame Furnace】!

Innate divine abilities would solidify after the Blessed Land fell.

If left unattended, they would merge back into heaven and earth as the Blessed Land collapsed, but if extracted before that happened, they would become superior spiritual embryos.

If integrated into one's own magic treasure, they could add at least one or two layers of mystique; if used to forge an entirely new magic treasure from scratch, the result would inevitably be a fine piece among superior magic treasures; they could even be used for pill refining to assist in boosting cultivation base—in short, their uses were endless.

"It just so happens my Avici Sword lacks a bit of refinement..."

The divine consciousness of Venerable Vimalakirti he had obtained earlier through fishing had long been used up; pity it was merely divine consciousness, insufficient to cause a qualitative transformation in the Avici Sword.

Just as three innate divine abilities marked the threshold for a Great True Person,

for a superior magic treasure, three layers of mystique were similarly a threshold.

Cross it, and one undergoes a complete transformation!

Therefore, if he could obtain a spiritual embryo formed from one of True Person Master Chongguang's innate divine abilities and integrate it into the Avici Sword, his combat power would inevitably leap forward.

'By then, perhaps I can devise a way to ambush and kill True Person Miaoyin...'

After all, that Second Grade True Art in her hands, the 'Qian Heaven Unity Art Governing All Heavenly Divine Methods,' concerned the direction of his future Dao path; Lu Yang was determined to obtain it!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately began calculating with his fingers.

The Sky-Exploring Instrument rotated, and the light of Bing Fire illuminated the six directions, quickly locking onto an innate divine ability within the Blessed Land; looking out, he saw a vast deep water marsh.

"Is that... 【Yin Dragon Water】?"

Belonging to the Earthly Sha 【Zhixu】, the most yin and soft earth under heaven, it generated this innate divine ability through interaction with the Heavenly Gang 【Gui Water】.

Although it was earth qi, it manifested in the aspect of water.

Similar to it was the 【Heavenly Corpse Sha】 Lu Yang had once obtained, which also belonged to 【Zhixu】 but was formed through convergence with the Heavenly Gang 【Ji Earth】.

"... m?"

Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly felt a slight sense of disharmony.

Something seemed not quite right.

Just then, the Myriad Souls Banner suddenly trembled; Lu Yang swept it with his spiritual sense and immediately revealed a look of joy—it was Ancestor Tingyou, who had been silent for many days, finally emerging from seclusion!

Could it be that he had achieved results in comprehending First Grade true qi?

Just as well, for by now he had many doubts of his own and needed to employ his world-shocking wisdom!

(End of Chapter)