Chapter 298: The Terror of the Golden Talent!

Three days later.

Lu Yang carefully contemplated the gains from this cultivation session.

"Not bad, it truly works!"

"Before, I tortured them directly for the sake of the technique, but now it's different; killing them outright would be a waste of resources."

After all, a Foundation Establishment True Person can cultivate on their own; for instance, this time, although Xiuxin True Person fought him until her Dao Foundation became unstable, she would recover within a month or two at most, without damaging her foundation, allowing him to do it again later and achieve sustainable resource depletion.

This would even benefit his pursuit of Jin Dan!

"The 【Pomegranate Wood】 is a variation of Wood; pure Metal yet belonging to Wood, obtaining abundant seeds and glowing chambers, so my cultivation aligns with its fundamental imagery!"

Of course, this was merely a coincidence.

Lu Yang chose 【Pomegranate Wood】 as the goal for his Jin Dan pursuit in this life purely for the sake of his Dao path.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang turned his head back.

He saw that Xiuxin True Person had already regained her senses.

As for Yun Miaozhen, until just now, she had been watching.

"Enough, both of you, get up."

Lu Yang reached out and pulled Xiuxin True Person up; the latter offered no resistance, 顺势 leaning over and almost lying entirely on top of him.

Afterwards, Lu Yang conjured a wisp of spiritual fire to evaporate all traces at the scene, clearing them completely, before turning to look at this master and disciple pair and nodding in satisfaction.

"What happened between you two and me today must be completely forgotten."

"Also, do not repeat the matter of Yun Miaoqing; from now on, you sisters must be of one heart."

Yun Miaozhen and Xiuxin True Person both nodded in agreement.

Watching this scene, Lu Yang immediately felt a sense of accomplishment; regardless of the process, at least he had done a good deed this time, hadn't he?

'I am indeed a good person!'

Thinking of this, Lu Yang looked at Xiuxin True Person again: "Tell me about the recent movements of the Yushu Jiange, and does the Holy Sect have any major actions in Jiangbei?"

He needed to confirm the timing.

Currently, Yun Miaoqing had not yet fallen into the Holy Sect; Lu Yang could only judge that the restart point of this life was not far from his first anchor point.

'It could even be the same time, just in a different location.'

'After all, judging by Yun Miaozhen's actions, she has already set a trap to have Yun Miaoqing snatched by Holy Sect disciples, then turned into a human technique reader.'

As Lu Yang thought of this, he heard Xiuxin True Person say in a low voice:

"The Yushu Jiange is recently mobilizing personnel, prepared by the Third Elder 【Dangmo True Person】, ready to attack the Ten Thousand Graves Pit and uproot this wonder entirely."

"Oh?" Lu Yang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.

The Jiangnan Ten Thousand Graves Pit!

'If I recall correctly, this Ten Thousand Graves Pit was driven into Jiangnan by the Holy Sect after their victory in the War for the Dao, and was later recaptured by the Sword Sect through some means.'

And the fall of the Jiangnan Ten Thousand Graves Pit directly triggered the Holy Sect's "Substitute Death Yin Puppet Bubble"; as a result, the Holy Sect announced that the Zhang Sect True Lord personally intervened, recaptured the Ten Thousand Graves Pit, and reached a truce with the Yushu Jiange, causing all Qi Refining disciples to be ruthlessly harvested.

At the time, it seemed like nothing special.

However, looking at it now, Lu Yang discovered many suspicious details; the biggest issue was the so-called Zhang Sect True Lord personally intervening!

'The Holy Sect True Lord fought into Jiangnan to recover the Ten Thousand Graves Pit?'

'How is that possible!'

'Although the Ten Thousand Graves Pit is important, it is ultimately just a wonder like 【Qing State】, merely a pawn used by Jin Dan True Lords to play chess and set up formations.'

For the sake of a mere pawn, would the chess player personally enter the game?

This was like when Master Chongguang destroyed 【Qing State】 back then, with the Son of Heaven personally leading the northern expedition; it was simply an impossible event.

As for spreading news specifically to harvest the disciples' leeks? That was even more impossible; the Holy Sect's contribution points were prepared exclusively for Qi Refining talents and were completely useless to Foundation Establishment True Persons; what was the point of using contribution points to harvest leeks? At most, it would be a side effect, a casual move.

Unless—

'Something that even True Lords crave has emerged within that Ten Thousand Graves Pit, but the Yushu Jiange discovered it first, seized the initiative, and thus captured it?'

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately wore an expression of contemplation.

Considering the result where the Holy Sect and the Yushu Jiange chose to negotiate a truce, neither side should have suffered losses; in fact, the Yushu Jiange might have even gained a slight advantage.

'There is a secret behind this!'

Lu Yang's gaze shifted slightly, but he quickly calmed down; it was certainly impossible for him to go personally, as his goal for this life had long been set.

He would cultivate silently and then stun everyone!

'Hold back, use the Dharma Body to gather resources outside, then nurture the Immortal Spirit Body, nurturing it all the way to the perfection of Foundation Establishment before emerging, then directly pursue Jin Dan!'

For this, he needed many white gloves.

'The 【Puppet on Strings】 talent is perfect for this; let Xiuxin True Person go to the Jiangnan Ten Thousand Graves Pit on my behalf to see what secret lies there.'

Thinking of this, Lu Yang looked at the two women again.

The next second, he clapped his hands with a "pa" sound, then vanished from the spot, while Xiuxin True Person and Yun Miaozhen suddenly shivered.

"Hiss—!"

The two women's bodies swayed slightly; they instinctively checked themselves but felt nothing wrong, and their eyes were clear when they looked at each other.

"... Miaozhen."

After a moment of silence, Xiuxin True Person suddenly shook her head: "Let's delay the matter of Miaoqing a bit longer; I have decided to accept the sect's summons."

"I will be heading to the Jiangnan Ten Thousand Graves Pit soon."

"As for Miaoqing's matter, we can handle it separately after I return, how about that?"

Upon hearing this, Yun Miaozhen's expression showed no change; she nodded: "Miaozhen understands; everything must prioritize Master's command; Miaoqing's matter can be handled anytime."

Upon hearing this, Xiuxin True Person nodded slightly: "Good."

From start to finish, neither of them detected anything amiss; even their personalities remained unchanged, yet they still made the decision Lu Yang wanted.

Hiding in the shadows, Lu Yang saw this scene and nodded in satisfaction.

"To be safe, I'll test for a few more days."

"Once I ensure the 【Puppet】 is functioning properly, I'll have True Person Xiuxin summon all her friends, set a trap, and then I'll take control of them one by one."

Although the 【Puppet】 has a cultivation limit and can only control cultivators with lower cultivation than himself, as long as he accumulates slowly, the upper limit this talent can unleash becomes more terrifying the later it gets!

(End of this chapter)