Chapter 246: Grandpa Has Joined the Holy Sect!

Lu Yang did not rush to find Ye Guyue.

After all, Ye Guyue's strength was not weak; previously, he had wounded and driven her off mainly because Chongying had distracted her, allowing him to strike in the chaos.

Now that Chongying was gone and Ye Guyue knew the 【Star Concealing Radiance】's ability, she would surely be prepared—further success would be difficult, so instead of seeking her out, Lu Yang turned his attention to this fragment of blessed land, planning to wait like a farmer by a stump.

The outcome was exactly as he expected.

"This blessed land fragment is also gradually collapsing, but Master Chongguang has used great magic power to bind it together, making it far more stable than other fragments."

Its nature is the same as the previous blessed land.

As time passes, collapse begins at the periphery and progresses step by step toward the center, forcing everyone to move toward the central region.

"The exit is also in the center."

If that's the case, the task becomes simple.

Lu Yang directly summoned the 【Embrace Bao Shou Shan】, firmly suppressing it over the fragment's exit, then began arranging arrays around it.

Thus, Ye Guyue had only two ways to leave the fragment: either force her way out, which would inevitably trigger the fragment's backlash—losing more than gaining—or face Lu Yang in direct combat, kill him, and depart safely through the exit.

Lu Yang actually preferred she choose the first option.

Because if she forced her way out, she would surely be severely wounded afterward; then, when Lu Yang pursued her, he had a hundred percent chance of capturing her alive.

But Ye Guyue had anticipated this.

"Forcing an exit is unwise; the urgent task is to break the array!"

Ye Guyue's beautiful eyes hardened, staring directly at Lu Yang on the mountain, feeling her sword heart and sword intent both warning her, making her slender body tremble slightly.

For anyone else, she might already have sent her sword to strike—but facing Lu Yang, Ye Guyue remained calm; moreover, arrays harness the power of heaven and earth, enabling the weak to overcome the strong. Lu Yang's cultivation was already comparable to hers; rashly entering the array carried too great a risk.

With this thought, Ye Guyue immediately shifted her gaze: "Duobao Tongzi, you must trouble yourself to go."

At these words, Duobao Tongzi froze, then quickly shook his head: "With my humble cultivation, if I enter the array, I will surely die!"

"This is your destiny."

Ye Guyue nodded, as if stating the obvious: "To break this array for us is a great merit; when you reincarnate, I shall grant you a True Disciple position."

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Duobao Tongzi was furious—what use did he have for her True Disciple position? His Dao path was already set; he could never use the Yushu Jiange's methods to establish his Foundation!

To truly integrate into the Yushu Jiange and become its direct disciple, thereby establishing his Foundation, he would have to wait until after his fifth reincarnation, when his soul and true spirit had been completely cleansed by the power of reincarnation—but by then, he would no longer be himself! He would be a new consciousness; what meaning would that hold for him?

Thinking of this, Duobao Tongzi immediately spoke:

"I can enter the array—but return the 【Eternal Chun】 to me. With this spiritual material protecting me, I might have some chance of surviving within."

"Ridiculous!"

At these words, Yun Zhiqiu immediately objected: "Spiritual material is one matter; this is another. How can you conflate them?"

"You are now among the righteous; naturally, you must shoulder the duty of exterminating demons and defending the Dao!"

Duobao Tongzi immediately retorted: "Then why don't you go?"

Joking—how could I go?

Yun Zhiqiu knew full well: Lu Yang's name was thunderous to him, for his own ancestor had died at Lu Yang's hands!

Recalling those days: first his ancestor gave his life in a desperate struggle, only to be killed by Lu Yang; then his own prodigy, Yun Miaozhen, died on the Dao-stealing battlefield. The Yun family teetered on the brink—had he not stumbled upon heavenly fortune, gained a great opportunity, and accidentally broken through to Foundation Establishment, the Yun family would surely have vanished long ago.

Under these circumstances, how could he dare face Lu Yang?

"My cultivation is still low!"

Yun Zhiqiu said gravely: "If I enter the array, even if I die, I cannot test its true power—but you, going in, are different."

Hearing this, Duobao Tongzi fell completely silent.

He turned his head to look at Ye Guyue: "Friend, you truly want me to go in empty-handed to break the array?"

Ye Guyue paused to consider, then shook her head: "If I lend you the 【Eternal Chun】 and you die, won't the spiritual material be lost?"

"In that case, we'd fail to break the array—and instead empower the enemy."

With this thought, Ye Guyue made her decision: "Go in empty-handed. If you die, it matters not—I shall guide you back in due time."

". Fine."

Duobao Tongzi said no more, turned, and summoned a flight of light, flying straight into the Embrace Treasure Hand Mountain, finding the array gate and without hesitation charging inside.

Seeing this, Lu Yang smiled: "Isn't this Duobao Tongzi? Long time no see."

"Duanmu Yuan Tu…" Duobao Tongzi's expression was equally complex.

As his words ended, the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner appeared in his hand; he shook it hard, instantly stirring the surrounding spiritual light, and countless banner spirits surged forth, clustering around the array's core.

"【Blood Sea Spreading Heaven Great Array】!"

The next instant, the sky filled with crimson light, weaving into waves—layer upon layer of tidal waves, stretching endlessly across heaven and earth, forming a vast, roaring sea of blood!

Once this array unfolded, it had no strange transformations—only overwhelming quantity, using boundless blood waves to crush the magic power of those who entered. If driven by Lu Yang's own magic power, it might have limits—but he had used the array to siphon part of the blessed land fragment's power.

Thus, the array's magic power was supplied by the blessed land fragment.

The result: his own magic power remained untouched, while those entering had to fight him while enduring the raging sea of blood—how could they possibly be his match?

Not to mention he was still reinforcing the array with the 【Embrace Bao Shou Shan】.

Thus, each blood wave appeared merely thin, yet carried the weight of mountains and rivers, suppressing spiritual energy—without breaking through, escape was impossible.

Moreover, he had other methods.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang took down the 【Three Nine Soul-Consuming Gourd】 from his waist, held it in his palm, and infused it with magic power, then launched it into the center of the array.

The next instant, rolling smoke poured from the gourd.

【Soul-Consuming, Spirit-Dissolving, Mind-Seizing Smoke】!

With this smoke added, the blood waves gained additional power to shake the soul and spirit, making the situation even worse for those inside.

Seeing this, Duobao Tongzi had no further hesitation.

He immediately knelt on the ground, raised both hands, cut off his magic power, and cried out loudly: "Servant Duobao submits to the Holy Sect!"

"Please, my lord, have mercy and spare this humble one's life!"

Who is Duobao Tongzi? Once robbed by a True Person of the Holy Sect, he held a grudge for most of his life; he despised being robbed more than anything else in his existence.

Now robbed again by the Yushu Jiange, his heart was already filled with fury, barely able to contain it. Moreover, his merit and fate had previously been stripped clean by Master Chongguang, leaving him no time to rebuild or recover. If he died like this, he would not be able to be reborn as a human for three or five lifetimes.

What is there to fight for? This master is joining the Holy Sect!

Such a decisive surrender was even unexpected by Lu Yang, yet he was glad to see it, so he laughed heartily: "If a Daoist friend wishes to submit, there is no greater good than this."

Outside the formation, Ye Guyue, witnessing this scene, immediately darkened her beautiful face.

She could not understand at all why Duobao Tongzi would betray them; clearly, she had already promised him the karmic opportunity of the Yushu Jiange, a favor many would beg for but never obtain.

Thus, in the end, she could only let out a cold snort:

"After all, he is a Jiangbei demon, and his evil nature is hard to change!"

(End of this chapter)