Chapter 267: It Truly Takes a Holy Sect True Person

Where the clouds meet the sky, within the Holy Fire Cliff.

Master Master Chongguang sat upright with formal dignity, watching Lu Yang manipulate a Qi Refining rogue cultivator using the 【String Puppet】 technique, and only now did he adopt an attitude befitting interaction between equals.

"Fellow Daoist wishes for a superior magic treasure?"

"Acting Sect Leader sees clearly."

Lu Yang nodded; having decisively abandoned the gains from the Ganhai Li family, the immortal embryo clone capable of acting on behalf of the world that he had planned for was still nowhere to be found.

Unfortunately, both the Cloud Family Patriarch and True Person Xiuxin were paupers—one from a ruined family, the other an ordinary guest elder—neither possessing a superior magic treasure, and with Jiangnan being fraught with danger at every step, after cautious consideration, Lu Yang felt he still needed to devise a solution from the Holy Sect, whose roots he knew thoroughly.

'Quite polite.'

Master Master Chongguang's eyes shifted; Lu Yang's attitude was extremely solemn, even addressing him as Acting Sect Leader, seemingly placing himself in the position of a loyal subject of the Holy Sect.

However, Master Master Chongguang did not believe such things.

A loyal subject of the Holy Sect?

What a joke; these were two words that could not be combined; most likely, it was merely a display of attitude, intending to gain benefits from him.

"I can agree to this matter for Fellow Daoist."

Master Master Chongguang's expression remained unchanged as he said calmly, "But how can Fellow Daoist guarantee that you will not go back on your word, taking my benefits and then breaking your promise to grow fat on them?"

Master Master Chongguang's style had always been straightforward; since Lu Yang had demonstrated methods that even a True Person would find difficult to trace to their source, he simply voiced his concerns; this blend of insidious ruthlessness mixed with "magnanimity" was actually something many Holy Sect True Persons did not possess.

Therefore, Lu Yang equally readily said, "Then I can tell the Acting Sect Leader first."

At these words, Master Master Chongguang immediately narrowed his eyes, somewhat surprised: "It seems I have wrongly played the villain; does Fellow Daoist not fear that I might break my promise?"

"Naturally, I do not fear."

Lu Yang shook his head and said, "After all, it is merely a piece of information; if the Acting Sect Leader breaks his promise over this, then I will have seen the Acting Sect Leader for who he is, which would also be a good thing."

"... ahaha!"

As his voice fell, Master Master Chongguang burst into loud laughter, and for the first time, appreciation appeared in his eyes as he looked at Lu Yang, feeling that this person was very much in tune with himself.

Who exactly is this person?

Despite this thought, he did not pretend to be magnanimous by saying he did not need it; instead, with a half-smile, he said, "Then please, Fellow Daoist, speak first."

Pretending, or truly possessing stature?

Facing Master Master Chongguang's scrutiny, Lu Yang's tone remained calm as he said directly, "The fragment of the grotto-heaven that the Acting Sect Leader desires lies beneath the sea in the Gantang Dao region of Jiangnan."

As Lu Yang finished speaking, Master Master Chongguang's eyebrows immediately rose slightly, and his hand hidden within his sleeve began calculating on his fingers; although he did not directly calculate the result, he indeed felt a sliver of karma in the void, and when he looked again at True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue, he saw her nod imperceptibly.

'... t is true!'

Jiangnan, which Master Master Chongguang could not see clearly, was nothing difficult for True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue; if she had known nothing beforehand, perhaps she would not have noticed.

However, now that Lu Yang had pointed out the karma.

If True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue still could not detect the existence of that grotto-heaven fragment, she would be too incompetent, and she was clearly not an incompetent person.

'There are indeed traces of a remaining grotto-heaven.'

'It seems to have been preserved by accident, but it is a bit too coincidental; I did not investigate in detail, otherwise, it would be easy for other True Persons to discover clues.'

After all, Jiangnan was the territory of the Jiange; as a Holy Sect True Person, causing small disturbances in Jiangnan was fine, and if she deliberately hid her actions, she would not be discovered, but if she made a major move, it would inevitably attract the attention of Jiange True Persons, so True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue did not startle the snake by beating the grass.

Even so, this was enough to make Master Master Chongguang look at Lu Yang with new respect.

After exchanging intelligence with True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue, Master Master Chongguang looked at Lu Yang again and asked curiously, "How did Fellow Daoist discover that grotto-heaven fragment?"

"This humble one has forgotten." Lu Yang grinned: "Just as the Acting Sect Leader also has many important matters to forget."

What about my benefits!?

Hearing this, Master Master Chongguang immediately laughed, then reached out his hand to summon; a beam of crimson sword light immediately fell into the great hall, and he personally handed it to Lu Yang.

"This is a rare masterpiece even among superior magic treasures," Master Master Chongguang said in a deep voice: "I give this item to Fellow Daoist; how about exchanging it for another piece of information from you?"

Looking at the crimson Dharma sword Master Master Chongguang handed over, Lu Yang felt somewhat speechless in his heart.

It was none other than the 【Avici Sword】!

'Accidental? Or intentional?'

'Is this bullying me into not knowing the story of the 【Avici Sword】? This item is bait left behind by True Person Blood Demon, specifically used to fish for scapegoats!'

However, the next second he reacted.

'No... this is testing whether I know the lore of the 【Avici Sword】, wanting to use this to judge my seniority in the Holy Sect, and then expose my disguise?'

True Person Blood Demon was a standard veteran in the Holy Sect, with an extremely special situation; with the help of Daoist Hong Yun, he had survived for a full five thousand years through feigned death, even longer than the lifespan of some True Persons, to the extent that nowadays, almost no one within the Holy Sect knew of True Person Blood Demon.

'This is likely a major watershed!'

'Knowing or not signifies one's seniority and identity within the Holy Sect.'

'If I indicate that I know of True Person Blood Demon's existence, then he might immediately narrow the scope of suspicion, making it easier to find my true identity...'

But the premise is that I have an identity in the Holy Sect.

'Pity; in this life, I am a thoroughly black-hearted member of the Jiange; these attempts will ultimately be futile and impossible to uncover anything!'

Thinking this, Lu Yang calmly accepted the 【Avici Sword】.

Although there was still karma left by True Person Blood Demon on it, he did not care.

After all, he now had the more handy 【Li Jie Bo】, and he had long lost any affection for the 【Avici Sword】, so he had no intention of keeping it at all.

'Once I take it back, I will melt it down directly to refine an immortal embryo clone!'

The transaction concluded perfectly, with both host and guest fully satisfied.

Afterwards, True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue even personally acted, sending Lu Yang back to Jiangnan, and then she squatted on the edge of Jiangnan to secretly observe.

Clearly, she intended to wait for a rabbit by a tree stump.

However, the naturally cautious Lu Yang did not give her a chance; he did not go to meet his main body at all, but instead immediately began using the Avici Sword to refine a clone right there on the spot.

From start to finish, the main body never showed its face.

True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue waited in ambush for a long time but gained nothing; finally, she could only purse her lips, leave a strand of spiritual sense permanently stationed there, and return her main body to the Holy Sect.

"Master Master Chongguang, can you guess who this person is?"

"Uncertain."

Inside the great hall, Master Master Chongguang rarely showed a hint of hesitation: "Judging by his reaction, he should have guessed my test, yet he remains fearless."

"This indicates that his cultivation base is definitely not weaker than True Person Blood Demon's, and he has methods to deal with True Person Blood Demon's substitute tribulation technique, possessing means to resolve his karma; one capable of this must be at least a Great True Person, possibly like me having reached the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment, or even if we dare to speculate further..."

He could be a Golden Core True Person!

His voice stopped abruptly; Master Master Chongguang did not continue, but the implication was clear to everyone, and even True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue had similar suspicions.

"However, these are secondary."

Speaking to this point, Master Master Chongguang rubbed his brow with some headache: "This mysterious Fellow Daoist... indeed resembles a Holy Sect True Person very much, which actually makes things somewhat difficult to handle."

"A grotto-heaven fragment... such a valuable piece of information; I suspect he will eat from both ends."

"Reselling the information to Hong Yun."

At the same time, in another region of Jiangbei.

"Hello? Hello?"

Similarly borrowing a Qi Refining rogue cultivator controlled by 【String Puppet】, Lu Yang manipulated karma and transmitted his voice softly: "Is Fellow Daoist Hong Yun present?"

(End of Chapter)