Chapter 257: The Tenth Life: Entering the Sword Pavilion!
After a long while, Lu Yang finally calmed his surging emotions.
To be honest, hearing 【Ang Xiao】's voice filled with both shock and rage at the end truly satisfied him; he felt all his previous frustration had been vented.
"It's not over yet!"
"【Ang Xiao】, is it? Just you wait. Once I reach the Late Stage of Golden Core in the future, the first place I'll go is the 【Netherworld】. I'll remember this grudge for the rest of my life!"
Lu Yang cursed for quite a while longer before finally composing himself and looking around.
For Lu Yang, this was a very subtle experience: the sky was chaotic mist, the earth was void darkness, and only he stood in the center of this heaven and earth.
The 【Book of Hundred Lives】 slowly turned its pages.
This was the "standby state" before the 【Book of Hundred Lives】 restarted each time, but previously it had flashed by in an instant, so there wasn't much sense of reality to it.
However, this time was clearly different; the duration of the "standby" had been significantly extended, and in the palm of Lu Yang's hand, the sliver of Golden Nature from Suo Huan was shimmering with a faint light, gradually merging into the 【Book of Hundred Lives】, finally transforming into lines of text that appeared on the panel before his eyes.
【Settling the experiences of "Suo Huan".】
【As the Child of Fate of the 【Huan Xu Realm】, you accepted a critical mission in a time of danger, resisting an invasion from an unknown world; you swore to complete your mission.】
【You fought bravely and displayed countless clever strategies.】
【You grew very quickly, soon reaching the peak of cultivation in the 【Huan Xu Realm】; gathering the strength of the masses, you finally defeated the unknown invaders.】
【Filled with pride and satisfaction, you prepared to retire with a group of beautiful female companions.】
【Then a True Person descended upon the world.】
【The 【Huan Xu Realm】 was destroyed; you possessed no power to resist, and you couldn't even clearly remember how you escaped; your heart felt immense pain.】
【Finally, you arrived in the overseas regions of the unknown world, rallied your spirits, and discovered the "Spirit Void Blessed Land" and the
【You had a new goal.】
【You planned to revive the 【Huan Xu Realm】; this goal was ambitious and ethereal, but you were firm and willing to devote even a lifetime to it.】
【You still had "hope".】
【.】
Long lines of text gradually emerged, recording every detail of Suo Huan's six hundred years overseas, his journey of the heart, and his determination when seeking Gold.
—And finally, his despair.
Finally, accompanied by a brilliant golden splendor, a brand new talent appeared on the panel of the 【Book of Hundred Lives】, and Lu Yang immediately looked over:
【You have obtained the Golden Talent: Marionette】
【Marionette: By seizing another's fortune and bearing their karma, you can hide beneath their exterior, manipulating them like a puppet marionette, such that no one can calculate your true origins.】
"It's actually this kind of talent?"
Looking at the talent on the panel, Lu Yang was stunned; to be honest, he had expected talents like 【Heavenly Solitary Star】 or 【Suffering Losses is a Blessing】.
"But it makes sense."
Looking back on Suo Huan's life, ever since the 【Huan Xu Realm】 was captured by the Four Great Sects and turned into a battlefield for seizing Daos, this ending had essentially been sealed.
First tricked by 【Ang Xiao】, then jointly devoured by the Holy Sect, the Dao Court, and the Pure Land.
Even the vision of ascending to seek Gold and rebuilding the 【Huan Xu Realm】 was essentially an illusion given to him by 【Ang Xiao】; it was simply tragic to the extreme.
【Marionette】 lived up to its name.
"Do not worry, Daoist Suo Huan; in this life, I will deliver you... However, considering my current strength is relatively weak, it is also possible I may delay this for a few more lives."
After calming down, Lu Yang thought seriously and felt that even if he restarted a life, snatching someone from under the nose of 【Ang Xiao】, a Late Stage Golden Core expert, would still be somewhat difficult; coupled with his experiences overseas, the more likely outcome was that he too would be turned into a fool by the Barrier of Knowledge.
"Daoist Suo Huan, why don't you test the waters for me in this life, contribute to my quest for Gold, and once I become a True Person in the future, I'll figure out a way to deliver you!"
Lu Yang quickly convinced himself.
Immediately after, the Book of Hundred Lives finally turned to the next page, and subsequently, the Golden Talent 【Born Immortal Spirit】 that he had settled from Master Chongguang took effect.
【Please select the location of birth.】
Lu Yang focused his gaze and saw that five options had prominently appeared on the interface of the 【Book of Hundred Lives】: Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Jiangnan, Jiangbei, and Overseas.
He had already planned for this.
"In this life, I cannot cultivate 【City Wall Earth】 again; that thing is too much of a pitfall, and it's too conspicuous, making it far too easy to attract the attention of True Persons from all sides."
And aside from the
"After all, Peak Master of Heaven-Mending is testing the waters ahead of me."
"With Peak Master of Heaven-Mending's connections, being one of the four Peak Masters, he is well-informed; since he chose 【Pomegranate Wood】, he must have conducted research beforehand."
However, even so, the Holy Sect was still too dangerous.
"This broken place called the Holy Sect has too many pitfalls; since I am going to re-cultivate in this life, I cannot inherit my cultivation base, and the risks of staying in the Holy Sect to cultivate are too numerous."
Therefore, it would be best to go to a place the Holy Sect could not reach.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang locked his gaze onto one location.
"Jiangnan, the Yushu Sword Pavilion!"
"In this life, if I can obtain the origins of a Born Immortal Spirit, joining the Sword Pavilion should be a sure thing, after all, the Sword Pavilion values origins above all else."
Strictly speaking, the identity of an Immortal Spirit was highly sought after by the Four Great Sects; after all, Immortal Spirits were favored by heaven and earth, born at Foundation Establishment, and could not even be killed, or else one would suffer heavenly punishment just like True Person Blood Demon, so at most it would be a bit troublesome in the Holy Sect, with the risk of being treated as a resource.
But toward Immortal Spirits, the Sword Pavilion was absolutely welcoming.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately clapped his hands and made his decision: "In this life, I will join the Sword Pavilion as an Immortal Spirit and seek to prove the position of 【Pomegranate Wood】!"
"Although I've been a demonic head for nine lives, I know I am a good person; I've long had my heart set on the Righteous Path!"
Soon, text once again appeared on the panel before Lu Yang's eyes:
【Facing a Great True Person at the Late Stage of Golden Core, you, with a Foundation Establishment body, accomplished what even True Persons could not do before; your angry curses before death were thoroughly satisfying.】
【Current remaining pages of the Book of Hundred Lives: 91】
【Restarting a life, you may choose one of the following gains from your previous life:
One: Treasures.
Two: Cultivation Base.
Three: Lifespan.
Four: Forfeit all gains to randomly awaken a talent based on your previous life's experiences.】
"I choose Treasures, the 【Qian Heaven Myriad Images Total Grasping Dharma Body】!"
This was also something Lu Yang only discovered after restarting: the Dharma Body was profound and mysterious, serving as both a Divine Ability and a Magic Treasure, and surprisingly did not require an Immortal Embryo clone as a medium!
Therefore, without another word, he directly redeemed it.
The next second, the 【Qian Heaven Total Grasping Myriad Images Dharma Body】, with a green face, fanged mouth, three heads, and six arms, manifested; two of its hands were holding a precious sword and a banner flag.
【Li Jie Bo】!
【Myriad Souls Banner】!
The 【Myriad Images】 divine mystery of the Dharma Body could smelt external objects; Lu Yang had long ago refined these two greatest assets into it, and now sure enough, they had been brought along together!
"Not bad, not bad."
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang finally nodded in satisfaction; after all, since he planned to go to the Sword Pavilion, how could he manage without a fine Dharma sword?
Moreover, when it came to exquisite sword techniques and secret arts, the Yushu Sword Pavilion was the true expert; their combat methods dared to claim first place among the Four Sects, which was certainly not without reason; this time throwing himself into the Sword Pavilion, besides seeking Gold, elevating 【Li Jie Bo】 to the level of a "True Treasure" was also a goal, and achieving either would be a huge profit.
"And there's also 【Dong Ming】!"
Regarding these True Persons, Lu Yang was convinced; every single one of them had to be guarded against, so a magic treasure that could keep him clear-headed was crucial.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang took a deep breath.
"Let's begin, the Tenth Life!"
In this life, his ambition was to seek Gold!
The next instant, Lu Yang saw the 【Book of Hundred Lives】 before his eyes radiate brilliant light, and the void-dark heaven and earth in its "standby state" finally began to gradually reveal brightness.
It was like opening one's eyes.
Soon, a brand new scene was reflected in the depths of Lu Yang's eyes: a pair of sisters with breathtakingly beautiful and strikingly similar appearances, yet with expressions one cold and one warm.
"Sister, this sword is so big!"
Lu Yang immediately froze.
Although many lives had passed, he recognized the pair of sisters before him in the first instant: "Yun Yun Miaozhen and Yun Miaoqing of the Sword Pavilion?"
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