Chapter 325: How Could It Be So Coincidental?

"Indeed, a decisive one."

Lu Yang shook his head; compared to Wu Cang, who was of the scattered cultivator origin, True Person Qi He was clearly a True Person of a Holy Sect with pure roots and blackened heart, truly ruthless and dark-hearted.

His only misjudgment was Lu Yang's cultivation.

But this could not be blamed on him; after all, Lu Yang's cultivation was indeed at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment was achieved only by relying on the profundity of 【Li Jie Bo】.

This was also Lu Yang's advantage.

He had no need to hide at all; standing there, anyone would think he was at the early stage of Foundation Establishment, and would never imagine he possessed the combat power of the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment.

'Using this move to fish is truly invincible.'

While pondering, Lu Yang's movements were not slow in the slightest; a pink brilliance emitted from his fingertip, transforming into clusters of fragrant, strange scents that spread out.

【Qun Fang Sui】!

As this divine technique unfolded, it instantly submerged the entire shop; rolling clouds of fragrance rose up, making one's soul and spirit dizzy, unable to distinguish up from down or left from right.

True Person Qi He was also decisive, directly using a 【Zong Kong Xuan Guang Fu】; this item was his bottom-of-the-box talisman, ranked fifth grade, but alas, 【Qun Fang Sui】 could confuse perception, so the result was that he thought he was fleeing, but was actually spinning around inside the shop like a headless fly.

Only when the talisman was exhausted did he wake up in confusion.

"This is... a Taixu divine technique!?"

True Person Qi He showed surprise, while Lu Yang merely raised his eyebrows slightly; the so-called 【Taixu divine technique】 was actually the name given to the divine techniques bestowed by 【Wu You Tian】.

This name originated from the 【Taixu Ji Yi Miao Fa】 that communicated with 【Wu You Tian】.

However, although 【Wu You Tian】 had appeared in the world for some time, very few True Persons at the Foundation Establishment stage could break through the first tribulation to obtain a Taixu divine technique.

Lu Yang said nothing, simply pointing a finger: "Chi Yue Yi Shan Zheng Fa!"

This spell was extremely insidious; True Person Qi He, hearing the sound and seeing the movement without any defense, and then being pointed at by Lu Yang, immediately vomited mud.

"Do you truly intend to destroy us both!?"

True Person Qi He gritted his teeth while forming a hand seal; a divine technique brilliance also appeared on his body, instantly manifesting countless scenes of mountains, rivers, and peaks.

In an instant, Lu Yang discovered that the spell he had just cast on True Person Qi He was arbitrarily diverted away, unable to cause him any harm anymore.

"This is... Wu Tu?"

As someone who had once cultivated 【Cheng Tou Tu】, Lu Yang's attainment in the path of Wu Tu was needless to say; he immediately recognized True Person Qi He's divine technique on the spot.

'Wu Tu at Shen; Shen is Kun; nothing but a great name can describe it; its virtue is thickly bearing, turning heaven and rolling the sun, carrying seas and mounting mountains, thus able to generate all things.'

'It is called 【Zai Wan Wu】!'

Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly understood: "【Zai Wan Wu】 is Wu Tu at Shen; this person's second Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend likely also requires the Qi of Shen Metal..."

No wonder he wanted to kill me!

Holy Sect True Persons have always been selfish; killing each other among fellow disciples is normal enough, let alone when involving vital interests, where they would certainly not hold back.

But on the other hand—

'He must know where the Qi of Shen Metal is!'

With this thought, a trace of grim killing intent finally surfaced in Lu Yang's eyes; subsequently, his figure flashed, blocking Gou Yue who was trying to sneak away.

"Fellow Daoist, spare my life!"

Gou Yue hurriedly spoke: "As long as Fellow Daoist spares my life, I am willing to give myself to you."

"If I kill you, I can still make you give yourself to me!"

Before the words had fully fallen, Lu Yang had already slapped his palm onto her crown; the power of the Dharma Body, crushing with irresistible force, instantly smashed this beautiful body into fragments.

The next second, a banner appeared:

【Wan Ling Fan】!

The banner rolled up, refining it in an instant; Gou Yue had already transformed into a banner spirit. Lu Yang, expression cold, directly shattered this banner spirit again.

Immediately after, the primordial Qi it had transformed into entered the banner, absorbed by a nearly broken, dormant banner spirit, causing it to gradually awaken.

"What is this?"

The awakened banner spirit was a handsome young man, but for some reason, his face was sallow, with a bitter expression, making his originally handsome features appear slightly distorted.

The banner spirit Chen Xinan!

Seeing this, Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction; although he could also use Gou Yue to revive Patriarch Ting You, under the current circumstances, Chen Xinan was slightly more useful; after all, after capturing True Person Qi He later, he couldn't let Patriarch Ting You go up, although with his talent, it wouldn't be impossible...

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Almost simultaneously, True Person Qi He, not far away, also seemed to sense something was wrong; acting decisively, he actually directly detonated the shop where the two of them currently were!

In an instant, the explosive spiritual light instantly broke through the blockade of 【Qun Fang Sui】.

At this moment, True Person Qi He's heart was dripping blood.

Who knew how long he had operated this 【Mi Guan Jie】, how many resources he had invested; this seemingly ordinary shop was actually a superior spiritual treasure!

Although he said so, he dared not hesitate for a single moment.

Detonating a superior spiritual treasure is enough to force this person to retreat; taking this opportunity to withdraw, after this exposure, I fear I can only immediately go find my lord.

True Person Qi He pondered in his heart and was about to ride his escape light to withdraw.

However, the next second, he saw a scene that made his pupils shrink sharply:

He saw that after the shop exploded, the boiling spiritual light and flames seemed to be pushed aside by an invisible giant hand, revealing a tall figure covered in blood.

'He didn't dodge!?'

True Person Qi He could hardly believe it; he had never expected that facing the detonation of a superior spiritual treasure, Lu Yang would not evade but choose to withstand it head-on!

At the same time, Lu Yang below curled his lips, and as he was injured, the towering phantom behind him suddenly expanded several times in size at this moment.

【Qian Tian Zong She Wan Xiang Fa Shen】!

The profundity of this Dharma Body is that the more severely injured, the stronger the divine technique and magic power! He deliberately did not dodge, just to get injured and push his magic power to its peak!

The next second, True Person Qi He also reacted.

In an instant, the divine technique brilliance of 【Zai Wan Wu】 appeared, firmly protecting him; this divine technique could bear all divine techniques and spells on behalf of his physical body.

Then he saw the towering illusory form behind Lu Yang reach a palm out toward him from afar.

【Total Command】!

This profound technique can seize the soul and snatch thoughts, pulling a person's soul and spirit out into the void, yet when it struck True Person Qi He, it produced no effect.

However, seeing this, True Person Qi He's face showed no sign of joy.

'【Carry All Things】! It's full!?'

Divine arts have limits; what chilled his heart was that Lu Yang had used only one method and yet reached the carrying limit of 【Carry All Things】!

'But... this also fulfills me!'

True Person Qi He's thoughts raced; he immediately switched to another divine art. The Shanhe light and shadow vanished, replaced by swirling auspicious clouds manifesting boundless meaning-images.

【Dao Foundation of Boundless Longevity】!

He was clearly about to fight to the death now; borrowing Qi to manifest an image, while revealing his Dao Foundation, he also unleashed his innate divine art: a vast golden bridge.

【Bridge of Boundless Gold】!

One end of the bridge landed beneath True Person Qi He's feet, while the other plunged directly into the boundless void, lifting his body and sending him soaring upward like ascending to immortality in broad daylight.

This innate divine art was similar to Lu Yang's 【Define Closeness and Distance】, yet far weaker, making it difficult to cast under ordinary circumstances; however, with 【Carry All Things】 cooperating to first receive the opponent's force, then transform it for one's own use, activating 【Bridge of Boundless Gold】 could allow escape over tens of millions of li in a single thought!

"Hahaha!"

Now seeing himself step onto the golden bridge, and knowing from past experience that the path ahead was unobstructed, True Person Qi He finally laughed aloud: "Then I shall not trouble you, Daoist friend, to see me off!"

Yet the response he received was likewise a light chuckle.

"Sever!"

In an instant, a sword light illuminated all four directions, directly blocking all of True Person Qi He's spiritual sense perceptions, making him feel as though he had plummeted into a void of darkness in a single moment.

When he came to his senses, the scene before his eyes made his eyes nearly burst from their sockets.

He saw that the 【Bridge of Boundless Gold】, on which he had pinned such high hopes, had been ruthlessly severed in the middle; the divine art scattered, and with it, his Dao Foundation was also broken!

"Pfft!"

The next second, the backlash from the Dao Foundation's shattering caused True Person Qi He to vomit blood directly; cracks spread densely across his entire magical body, and he stumbled, falling from mid-air!

"【Mystic Light of the Heavenly Mother's Transformation】!"

Lu Yang had been prepared; a beam of Bai Guang fell upon True Person Qi He, making him appear bewitching, before he turned to look at the just-awakened Chen Xinan.

"Go!"

Chen Xinan: "..."

After a long while, Chen Xinan, his face bitter, handed over the intelligence obtained through soul-searching to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang took it and glanced, then immediately stood frozen in place.

The reality differed from his guess: True Person Qi He did not know where the Metal Qi of the Monkey was; rather, he had already obtained the Metal Qi of the Monkey!

In an instant, what rose in Lu Yang's heart was not joy, but bone-chilling cold:

'How could it be so coincidental!?'

(End of this chapter)