Chapter 308: It Must Be a True Person of the Sacred Sect

Cloud seas reaching the sky, inside the Sacred Fire Cliff.

Master Chongguang sat upright, watching the Qi-refining wandering cultivator controlled by Lu Yang via 【Puppet Strings】, and only then adopted a somewhat equal footing.

"Daoist friend desires a superior spiritual treasure?"

"The Daizhang Sect's discernment is clear."

Lu Yang nodded; having decisively abandoned the gains from the Ganhai Li family, the immortal fetus avatar in his plan to act for the world still had no place to settle.

Coincidentally, the Yu family ancestor and True Person Xiuxin were both penniless—one from a fallen clan, the other a common guest advisor—neither carrying a superior spiritual treasure; moreover, with Jiangnan becoming increasingly treacherous, after cautious consideration, Lu Yang felt he must seek a solution from the Sacred Sect, whom he knew inside out.

'Quite polite.'

Master Chongguang's expression shifted; Lu Yang's attitude was extremely solemn, even using the title Daizhang Sect, clearly positioning himself as a loyalist of the Sacred Sect.

However, Master Chongguang did not believe such things.

A loyalist of the Sacred Sect?

What a joke; those were not two words that could be combined. It was likely just a statement of attitude, wanting to gain benefits from him.

"I can agree to this matter for you, Daoist friend."

Master Chongguang's expression remained unchanged as he said calmly: "But how does Daoist friend guarantee you will not go back on your word, taking my benefits and then simply breaking your promise?"

Master Chongguang's style was always straightforward; since Lu Yang had displayed methods so profound that even True Lords found it hard to trace, he bluntly voiced his concerns; this "magnanimity" mixed with such sinister ruthlessness was actually something many True Persons of the Sacred Sect did not possess.

Therefore, Lu Yang equally spoke frankly: "Then I can tell the Daizhang Sect first."

Upon hearing this, Master Chongguang immediately narrowed his eyes, equally surprised: "It seems I was mistaken in acting petty; Daoist friend is not afraid of my breaking my word?"

"Naturally, I am not afraid."

Lu Yang shook his head and said: "After all, it is just a piece of news; if the Daizhang Sect breaks his word for this, I will have seen through the Daizhang Sect, which would be a good thing."

". Hahaha!"

As the words fell, Master Chongguang burst into laughter; for the first time, appreciation appeared in his gaze toward Lu Yang, feeling that this person was very much in tune with himself.

Who exactly is this person?

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

Pretending, or truly possessing vision?

Facing Master Chongguang's scrutiny, Lu Yang spoke calmly and directly: "The cave fragment the Daizhang Sect desires lies at the bottom of the sea in the Gantang Dao of Jiangnan."

As Lu Yang finished speaking, Master Chongguang's eyebrows immediately rose slightly; the hand hidden in his sleeve began calculating with his fingers. Although he did not directly calculate the result, he indeed felt a thread of cause and effect in the misty void; looking again at True Lord Qingcheng Feixue, he saw her nod almost imperceptibly.

'. It is true!'

The Jiangnan that Master Chongguang could not see clearly was nothing special to True Lord Qingcheng Feixue; if she had known nothing beforehand, perhaps she would not have noticed.

However, now that Lu Yang had pointed out the cause and effect.

If True Lord Qingcheng Feixue still failed to detect the existence of that cave fragment, she would be far too incompetent, and she was clearly not an incompetent person.

'Indeed, there are traces of a cave left behind.'

'It looks like it was accidentally preserved, but it is a bit too coincidental; I did not examine it closely, otherwise I might have been discovered by other True Lords.'

Jiangnan is after all the territory of the Yushu Jiange; as a True Lord of the Sacred Sect, making a small fuss in Jiangnan was fine, and under deliberate concealment she would not be discovered, but if she made a huge commotion, it would inevitably attract the attention of Yushu Jiange True Lords, so True Lord Qingcheng Feixue did not startle the snake.

Even so, it was enough for Master Chongguang to regard Lu Yang with new respect.

After exchanging information with True Lord Qingcheng Feixue, Master Chongguang looked at Lu Yang again and asked curiously: "How did Daoist friend discover that cave fragment?"

"I have forgotten." Lu Yang grinned: "Just as the Daizhang Sect also has some forgetfulness due to being a person of importance."

Where are my benefits!?

Upon hearing this, Master Chongguang immediately laughed, then waved his hand; a 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 spiritual treasures." Master Chongguang said in a deep voice: "I give this object to Daoist friend; shall we exchange it for one piece of news from Daoist friend?"

Lu Yang looked at the crimson magic sword Master Chongguang handed over and felt somewhat speechless.

It was indeed 【Abi Sword】!

'Accidental? Or intentional?'

'Is this bullying me into not knowing the problem with 【Abi Sword】? This thing is bait dropped 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 story of 【Abi Sword】, wanting to judge my seniority within the Sacred Sect, and then peel off my disguise?'

True Person Blood Demon was a standard veteran within the Sacred Sect; the situation was extremely special; with the help of True Person Daoist Hong Yun, he had survived for five thousand years in a fake death, even longer than the lifespan of some True Lords, so that now almost no one within the Sacred Sect knew of True Person Blood Demon.

'This is probably a huge watershed!'

'Knowing or not knowing means seniority and identity within the Sacred Sect.'

'If I indicate that I know of the existence of True Person Blood Demon, then he will likely immediately narrow the scope of suspicion and more easily find my true identity...'

But the premise is that I have an identity within the Sacred Sect.

'Pity, in this life I am a pure-blooded person of the Yushu Jiange; these attempts will ultimately be useless, and nothing can be found out!'

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

Although there was still the cause and effect left by True Person Blood Demon on it, he did not care.

After all, he now had the more suitable 【Li Jie Bo】, and had long since lost any love for the 【Abi Sword】, so he had no intention of keeping it at all.

'Once I bring it back, I will melt it directly to refine an immortal fetus avatar!'

The transaction ended perfectly, with both parties pleased.

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

Clearly, this was wanting to wait for a rabbit by a tree stump.

However, the naturally cautious Lu Yang gave her no chance; he did not go to meet his original body at all, but immediately began using the Abi Sword to refine an avatar on the spot.

From start to finish, the original body never appeared.

True Lord Qingcheng Feixue waited for a long time but found nothing; in the end, she could only pout, leaving a divine sense permanently stationed while her original body returned to the Sacred Sect.

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

"I'm not sure."

Inside the main hall, Master Chongguang unusually showed a trace of hesitation: "Judging by his reaction, he must have guessed my probe, yet he remains unafraid."

"This indicates his cultivation is certainly no weaker than True Person Blood Demon, and he has a way to deal with True Person Blood Demon's technique of transferring calamity, a means to resolve his karmic cause. Those capable of such things are at least a Great True Person, possibly one with a Foundation Establishment realm as complete as mine, or even, if we are bolder..."

... possibly a Jin Dan True Lord!

The voice cut off abruptly; Master Chongguang did not continue, yet everyone understood the implication, and even True Lord Qingcheng Feixue held a similar guess.

"However, these are secondary matters."

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

"A fragment of a Grotto-Heaven... such a precious piece of information, I suspect he will play both sides."

"Selling the information again to Daoist Hong Yun."

At the same time, in another region of Jiangbei.

"Hello? Hello?"

Similarly, by borrowing a Qi-Refining wandering cultivator controlled by 【Marionette】, Lu Yang manipulated karma and transmitted a voice in the shadows: "Is Daoist Friend Daoist Hong Yun present?"

(End of this chapter)