Chapter 294

After a long while, Lu Yang finally calmed his surging emotions.

To be honest, hearing 【Ang Xiao】's voice filled with shock and rage at the end truly made him feel great; he felt all the frustration from before had been vented.

"It's not over yet!"

"You, 【Ang Xiao】? Just wait. Once I reach the late stage of the Jin Dan realm, I'll head straight to 【Netherworld】 first. I'll remember this grudge for the rest of my life!"

Lu Yang cursed for quite a while longer before calming down and taking a look around.

For Lu Yang, this was a very subtle experience: the sky was chaos, the earth was void-darkness, and only he stood alone in the very center of this heaven and earth.

The 【Hundred Lives Book】 slowly turned its pages.

This was the "standby state" before every restart of the 【Hundred Lives Book】, but previously it had flashed by in an instant, so there wasn't much sense of reality.

However, this time was clearly different; the "standby" time had been greatly extended, and in the palm of Lu Yang's hand, the faint golden nature drawn from Suo Huan was shimmering with a glimmer, slowly merging into the 【Hundred Lives Book】, finally transforming into lines of text that appeared on the panel before his eyes.

【Settling experiences for "Suo Huan".】

【As the child of fortune of the "Huan Xu Jie", you were entrusted with a mission in a time of crisis, resisting the invasion from an unknown world, and you vowed to complete your mission.】

【You fought bravely and displayed a hundred clever stratagems.】

【Your growth speed was very fast; you soon reached the peak of cultivation in the "Huan Xu Jie". Gathering the strength of the masses, you finally defeated the unknown invaders.】

【Filled with pride and satisfaction, you prepared to retire with your circle of beautiful confidantes.】

【Then the True Person descended upon the world.】

【The "Huan Xu Jie" was destroyed. You had no power to resist, and could not even remember how you escaped. You felt immense pain in your heart.】

【Finally, arriving beyond the seas of the unknown world, you pulled yourself together again, discovering the "Ling Xu Blessed Land" and the "Scripture of the Ten Thousand Spirits Returning to the Void Dao" that the "Huan Xu Jie" had entrusted to you before its destruction. Although you vaguely felt something was wrong with the latter, you quickly thought you were overthinking it.】

【You had a new goal.】

【You planned to revive the "Huan Xu Jie". This goal was very grand and very ethereal, but you were firm, willing to devote even a lifetime to it.】

【You still had "hope".】

【.】

Long lines of text appeared one by one, recording the details of Suo Huan's six hundred years beyond the seas, his mental journey, and his determination in seeking the Golden.

—And the despair at the very end.

Finally, accompanied by a brilliant golden radiance, a brand new talent appeared on the panel of the 【Hundred Lives Book】. Lu Yang immediately looked over:

【You have obtained the Golden Talent: Marionette】

【Marionette: By seizing another's fortune and accepting their karma, you can hide beneath their exterior, manipulating them like a puppet, with no one able to calculate your roots.】

"It's actually this kind of talent?"

Looking at the talent on the panel, Lu Yang was stunned. To be honest, he had thought it would be talents like 【Heavenly Calamity Lone Star】 or 【Suffering is a Blessing】.

"But it makes sense."

Looking over Suo Huan's life, in fact, the moment the 【Huan Xu Jie】 was captured by the Sida Sect and became a battlefield for stealing the Dao, this ending was already destined.

First, he was tricked by 【Ang Xiao】, then he was devoured jointly by the Holy Sect, the Dao Court, and the Pure Land.

Even the vision of ascending to seek the Golden and rebuilding the 【Huan Xu Jie】 was essentially an illusion given to him by 【Ang Xiao】; it was simply tragic to the extreme.

【Marionette】, truly living up to its name.

"Do not worry, Daoist Suo Huan. In this life, I will save you. However, considering my current strength is weak, delaying for a few lives is also possible."

Calmed down, Lu Yang thought seriously and felt that even if he restarted a life, snatching a person from under 【Ang Xiao】, a late-stage Jin Dan, might still be a little difficult. Coupled with the experience beyond the seas, it was more likely that he too would be turned into a fool by the obstruction of knowledge.

"Daoist Suo Huan, in this life, why don't you go first and trigger the traps for me, paying the price of seeking the Golden for me? When I become a True Person in the future, I will find a way to save you!"

Lu Yang quickly convinced himself.

Immediately, the Hundred Lives Book finally turned to the next page, and then the Golden Talent 【Heavenly Born Immortal Spirit】, which he had settled from Master Chongguang, took effect.

【Please select the birth location.】

Lu Yang looked closely and saw that five options had suddenly appeared on the interface of the 【Hundred Lives Book】: Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Jiangnan, Jiangbei, and Beyond the Seas.

He had already made a plan for this.

"In this life, I can no longer cultivate 【Wall-Top Earth】. That thing is too much of a trap, and it is also too conspicuous, too easily noticed by True Persons from all sides."

And apart from the 【Nine Transformations Dragon Art】 corresponding to 【Wall-Top Earth】, the only complete Zheng Zheng San Pin True Art in Lu Yang's possession was the 【Heaven-Repairing True Scripture】. This Zheng Zheng San Pin True Art corresponds to multiple fruit positions; the Peak Master of Heaven-Repairing used it to seek 【Pomegranate Wood】, and in his view, this was a way out.

"After all, the Peak Master of Heaven-Repairing is triggering traps for me ahead."

"With the Peak Master of Heaven-Repairing's connections, being one of the four Peak Masters, and having access to timely information, since he chose 【Pomegranate Wood】, he must have done research beforehand."

However, even so, the Holy Sect was still too dangerous.

"This broken place, the Holy Sect, has too many traps. Since I want to re-cultivate in this life, I cannot inherit cultivation levels; the risks of staying in the Holy Sect to cultivate are too great."

So it would be best to go to a place where the Holy Sect cannot reach.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang's gaze locked onto one location.

"Jiangnan, the Yuchu Yushu Jiange!"

"In this life, if I can obtain the roots of a Heavenly Born Immortal Spirit, joining the Yushu Jiange should be a sure thing, after all, the Yushu Jiange values roots the most."

Strictly speaking, the identity of an Immortal Spirit is very popular in the Sida Sect, after all, Immortal Spirits are favored by heaven and earth, born at the Foundation Establishment stage, and even cannot be killed, otherwise they would suffer heavenly retribution just like the Blood Demon True Person, so at most it is just a bit troublesome in the Holy Sect, with the risk of being treated as a talent.

And for Immortal Spirits, the Yushu Jiange is absolutely welcoming.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately clapped his hands and made a decision: "In this life, I will join the Yushu Jiange as an Immortal Spirit and seek to prove the position of 【Pomegranate Wood】!"

"Although I have been a demon lord for nine lives, I know I am a good person; I have long had my heart set on the righteous path!"

Quickly, text appeared again on the panel before Lu Yang's eyes:

【Facing a great True Person of the late-stage Jin Dan, you, with a Foundation Establishment body, accomplished what even True Persons could not do before dying, your angry curses at the moment of death were refreshing and unrestrained.】

【Current remaining pages of the Hundred Lives Book: 91】

【Restarting a life, you can choose one item from the following gains of your past life:

One: Treasure.

Two: Cultivation.

Three: Lifespan.

Four: Abandon all gains and randomly awaken one talent based on past-life experiences】

"I choose the treasure, 【Qian Tian Wan Xiang Zong She Fa Shen】!"

This was something Lu Yang discovered only after restarting: the Fa Shen is profound, functioning as both a supernatural ability and a spiritual treasure, yet it requires no Immortal Fetus or clone as a medium!

Thus, without a second thought, he directly exchanged for it.

The next second, the 【Qian Tian Zong She Wan Xiang Fa Shen】, with a green face, fangs, three heads, and six arms, materialized; two of its hands even held a precious sword and a banner.

【Li Jie Bo】!

【Wan Ling Fan】!

The 【Wan Xiang】 wonder of the Fa Shen can refine external objects; Lu Yang had long since refined these two greatest assets into it, and sure enough, they were brought along together!

"Not bad, not bad."

Seeing this, Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction; after all, since he intended to go to the Yushu Jiange, how could he manage without a fine magical sword?

Moreover, when it comes to sword techniques and subtle secrets, the Yu Shu Yushu Jiange are the true experts; daring to claim the number one spot in combat methods among the Four Sects is not without reason. This time, joining the Yushu Jiange, besides seeking gold, raising 【Li Jie Bo】 to the "True Treasure" level is also a goal; accomplishing either would be a massive profit.

"And there is also 【Dong Ming】!"

Regarding these True Lords, Lu Yang was convinced; one by one, they all had to be guarded against, so a spiritual treasure that could keep him clear-minded was crucial.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang took a deep breath.

"Begin, the Tenth Life!"

In this life, the goal is to seek gold!

The next instant, Lu Yang saw the 【Hundred Lives Book】 before him blaze with light, and the dim world under "Standby State" finally began to glow.

As if opening two eyes.

Soon, a brand new scene reflected in Lu Yang's eyes: a pair of stunningly beautiful sisters who looked alike, yet one expression was cold while the other was warm.

"Sister, this sword is so big!"

Lu Yang was instantly stunned.

Although many lives had passed, he recognized the pair of sisters before him at once: "Yushu Jiange's Yun Miaozhen and Yun Miaoqing?"

(End of this chapter)