Chapter 206: Master Master Chongguang (Fourth Update Supplement!)

"Jiangxi and Jiangdong, you bully people too far!"

Amidst a myriad of brilliant colors, Chongming cursed furiously while holding a green jade token in his hand, frantically channeling magic power to raise a shimmering, radiant light.

This treasure was named "Life-Extending Jade"; holding it year-round could prolong life and resist harmful winds, and when used in combat, it could neutralize divine abilities aimed at killing; it was specially bestowed by Master Master Chongguang to protect his life, and now, sacrificed into the air, it actually withstood the siege of three Foundation Establishment experts.

Even so, Chongming's expression remained grim.

After all, he had been entangled in battle with his pursuers for nearly half an hour; although unharmed, he found it difficult to escape, and after prolonged fighting, his fate was uncertain.

On the other side, the three pursuing him were in no hurry.

"Fellow Daoist Chongming, why resist in vain?"

The three men each wore official robes, carried knives and battle-axes, and above their heads hovered a radiant light containing infinite talismans that outlined the honorific titles of their divine abilities.

【Thousand-Household Commander of the Dutian Office】!

All three were clearly cultivators of the Dao Court; the Dutian Office was directly under the Son of Heaven of the Dao Court, and a Thousand-Household Commander ranked Fifth Grade, equivalent in the outside world to a True Person at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment.

At this moment, with equal ranks and their divine abilities reinforcing each other to form a Three Powers Formation, they summoned boundless radiance, their vast magic power locking down the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, pressing down on Chongming like a towering mountain; 非 Chongming possessed several superior magic treasures, he would have been slain long ago.

Yet, the more Chongming resisted, the more excited his three pursuers became.

"Fellow Daoist Chongming, we do not wish to make things difficult for you; if you throw out all the treasures on your person, we might just spare your life."

"Nonsense!"

Hearing this, Chongming sneered immediately; sacrificing wealth to save his life? At such a time, giving up his treasures would truly mean losing his life, so he turned a deaf ear to these words.

"Hahaha, do you think anyone is coming to save you?"

Seeing this, the lead Thousand-Household Commander of the Dao Court laughed loudly: "I am not afraid to tell you, right now within the Holy Sect, there are probably some who secretly wish for your death!"

"Do you really take us for fools?"

"Nine out of ten descendants of Holy Sect True Persons have problems! As Master Chongguang's son, you likely have some backup plan left by Master Chongguang within you!"

"If we let you pass, you might actually allow True Person Master Chongguang to recover; therefore, our sole target in entering this blessed land this time is you! As for the Holy Sect... if Master Chongguang dies and his position becomes vacant, those waiting to take his place may not want to see you bring him back!"

"For instance, that certain someone? Duanmu Yuan Tu? Hahaha!"

"You!"

Chongming had disregarded the earlier words of surrender, but this analysis made him grit his teeth, for it indeed struck his hidden inner fear.

Would Father really do such a thing?

In his memory, his father, who was proud and ambitious, determined to become the first True Person since the Great Calamity, was absolutely not the type to possess his own children.

On that day, when the Peak Master of Senior Butian used his own children as materials but was outmaneuvered by Lu Yang and struck dead by heavenly thunder, True Person Master Chongguang had once scoffed in disdain; thus, Chongming found it hard to believe he would do the same now, yet undeniably, this did cast a shadow over his heart.

"There is an opening!"

Seeing Chongming's spirit waver, one of the Thousand-Household Commanders' eyes brightened slightly, and he produced a bronze gong, channeling magic power to strike it heavily.

"Clang—!"

Instantly, deafening sound waves exploded, crashing directly into Chongming's spirit, shaking his soul and dispersing eighty percent of his treasure light.

'It's over!'

In his dazed state, Chongming felt his heart turn ice-cold; he hurriedly bit down on a pill, preparing to withstand the enemy's imminent fierce attack, but when he regained his senses, he discovered that the three Dao Court Thousand-Household Commanders surrounding him had not advanced, but instead stood frozen with stiff expressions, halting their actions.

'What is happening?'

Chongming stood there dumbfounded, following the gaze of the three Dao Court Thousand-Household Commanders to look behind him, and in an instant, he was nearly frightened out of his wits.

Behind him, somehow, a person had appeared.

The newcomer wore a black cloak, a sword hung at his waist, a gentle smile graced his face, and in his hand, he held a massive head still lingering with the residual radiance of divine abilities.

"Hmm?"

Looking at the head in Lu Yang's hand, the remaining two Dao Court Thousand-Household Commanders only then realized that the commander who had just been speaking arrogantly had already become a corpse.

When? How was it done!

Several True Persons at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment naturally could not comprehend the mysteries of 【Star Concealment】; by now, Lu Yang's divine ability had firmly covered an area of a hundred li.

【Star Concealment】 could obscure karmic ties and hide forms; under its coverage, what they could or could not see was entirely within Lu Yang's control, so even though he had just beheaded a Dao Court Thousand-Household Commander before everyone's eyes, the remaining two knew nothing of it.

"... rue Person!"

Only then did Chongming react, almost weeping with joy, to the point that he subconsciously shouted out the honorific title he had used on the Dao-Seizing Battlefield in the past.

The next second, the brilliant light shattered.

The two Dao Court Thousand-Household Commanders did not hesitate for a moment; they turned and fled, for who nowadays did not know Lu Yang's prowess? He had slaughtered his way through the entire 【State of Qing】!

And if one were to compare official ranks within the Dao Court system, these Thousand-Household Commanders were not even comparable to the King of Qing; since Lu Yang dealt with the King of Qing with a single sword strike, killing them would be even less of a burden; let alone there being only two left, even if twenty remained, the fight would likely end with a single sword strike!

In an instant, two trails of escaping light scattered in different directions.

Then, Lu Yang cast 【Determine Kinship】, dragging them back; his invisible sword flashed twice, and two more heads, eyes wide in death, tumbled down.

"True Person..."

Looking at the three heads, then seeing Lu Yang turn around, resting his hand on the Abysmal Hell Sword and smiling at him, Chongming's expression gradually stiffened.

"Call me Senior Brother."

Lu Yang grinned and said softly: "What True Person this, True Person that? Uncle-Master Master Chongguang owes me a debt as heavy as a mountain, and you are his only son; calling me 'True Person' creates distance. Moreover, Uncle-Master Master Chongguang treated you quite well, didn't he? He actually left you so many treasures?"

As Lu Yang spoke, he began to size up Chongming.

He saw him wearing a dharma robe, with talisman seals and jade pendants at his waist, dharma beads around his neck, and treasure bracelets on his wrists; his entire aura of treasure light was comparable to a divine ability!

"Replying to True Person, you misunderstand..."

Chongming said cautiously: "These were things I discovered inside the blessed land; it seems they were my father's storage treasury within the blessed land, and thus they all benefited me."

Having said this, he hurriedly added: "If True Person takes a fancy to anything, I am willing to offer it up."

"Uncle-Master Master Chongguang's treasury?"

Hearing this, Lu Yang's eyebrows rose slightly, then he counted on his fingers and laughed: "I see now, Junior Brother, you are mistaken; those were items I left inside the blessed land and forgot to retrieve earlier."

"How can you, Junior Brother, take my treasures and offer them to me?"

"... h?"

Lu Yang's words, shameless to the extreme, immediately left Chongming stunned; once he reacted, his handsome face turned the color of a pig's liver.

However, before he could reply, Lu Yang had already cast 【Determine Kinship】 upon him; the next second, the treasure light and spiritual artifacts covering his entire body were stripped clean by Lu Yang, leaving only a set of inner lining for magic treasures; their grade was too low for Lu Yang to care for, so he特意 left them for him.

"Whoosh..."

At this moment, although he was already at the Foundation Establishment realm, transcendent above mundane matters, now with the wind blowing, Chongming unexpectedly felt a chill he hadn't experienced in a long time.

'Beast, a true beast!!!'

Lu Yang had actually stripped him naked!

Yet the next second, his body froze in place, because after stripping him, Lu Yang did not stop but continued to stare straight at him.

In his eyes, a hint of killing intent actually emerged!

'Regardless of whether this person is a backup plan left by True Person Master Chongguang, since he has crossed my path, I might as well eliminate him to avoid future troubles!'

"Clang clang—!"

The invisible sword unsheathed fiercely.

But at that very instant, a gentle breeze suddenly blew, accompanied by a deep sigh merging with the wind, quietly reaching Lu Yang's ear:

"Duanmu Yuan Tu... why must it be so?"

The voice came from all directions, as if the very heaven and earth were speaking to him.

Instantly, Lu Yang's eyes narrowed slightly, and without showing any emotion, he withdrew the invisible sword that had landed on Chongming's neck, mere inches from beheading him:

"Uncle-Master misunderstands; I was just joking with Junior Brother Chongming."

A familiar voice, a familiar tone.

It was unmistakably True Person Master Chongguang!

(End of Chapter)