Chapter 351: Which Fellow Daoist from a Holy Sect Is This?

Jiangbei, the Skull Mountain Market.

Lu Yang still traveled in his Dharma body, yet remained cautious, concealing all his Qi entirely; at a glance, one would only think he was a downcast lone cultivator.

'Careful sailing ensures a ship lasts ten thousand years.'

'If I recall correctly, at this point in time, Skull Mountain is being watched by many True Persons from the Holy Sects, not just a single True Person from Yinshan!'

Because the Divine Martial Gate in the Northern Frontier has a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If not for a Great True Person stationed in the sect, the Divine Martial Gate could not have become the sole hegemon of the Northern Frontier, nor could it have coveted the Wraith Ghost Secret Realm within Skull Mountain.

Alas, the battle at Skull Mountain drew out the Wraith Ghost Secret Realm, but also drew out the various True Persons of the Divine Martial Gate; as a result, the sect master, the only Great True Person, was besieged and killed by the True Persons of the Holy Sects, leaving only a few early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators to flee in disgrace, thus entering a countdown to the sect's extinction.

'In other words, a Great True Person must be watching this place!'

Strictly speaking, Lu Yang's original body is actually not as strong as his clone; even with 【Dharma Upholding】, he is only at the mid-stage Foundation Establishment peak, not an opponent for a Great True Person.

So he had not the slightest arrogance.

"Senior Brother Zhao."

Upon entering the market, Lu Yang swept with his divine sense and indeed saw a familiar figure; it was none other than Zhao Xuhe, who owed him a huge amount of contribution points in previous lives.

'He really did cultivate the Nine Transformations Dragon Art.'

Lu Yang's gaze shifted slightly; Zhao Xuhe's cultivation at this moment was already at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining; barring unexpected events, he should break through to Foundation Establishment within these few years.

'So that means the Luo Han Fu Long Luo Han will be coming too?'

Lu Yang grinned.

The next second, he suddenly seemed to remember something, thrust his divine sense into the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, and found the Peak Master of Senior Butian, whom he had previously refined into a banner spirit.

"I ask you, you must already be preparing to break through to the late stage, right?"

"Replying to Master, yes."

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang's eyes immediately brightened; he whispered, "In that case, you should have secretly obtained a clue to one 【Xin Metal】 long ago, right!"

Previously, Lu Yang had always ignored this matter; after all, in the previous timeline, the Peak Master of Senior Butian waited a hundred years before attempting to break through to the late stage, but seeing Zhao Xuhe, he suddenly realized that the Peak Master of Senior Butian likely already possessed the capital to attempt the late stage!

The reason he didn't attempt it was probably simply fear of the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation!

Otherwise, where would he have had the leisure to cultivate Zhao Xuhe? First, one must find the Cheng Tian Gang and Di Sha; after all, without the Cheng Tian Gang and Di Sha, everything is empty talk.

Of course, this was merely Lu Yang's speculation.

So he still needed verification from the Peak Master of Senior Butian.

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Moments later, Lu Yang withdrew his divine sense from the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, his expression shifting between light and shadow.

The good news was that the Peak Master of Senior Butian indeed possessed a clue to one 【Xin Metal】; the bad news was that this 【Xin Metal】 was not in his possession.

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"Su Heng Palace?"

This is a wonder located in Jiangbei, similar to the Kingdom of Qing, yet it was not pushed into Jiangbei by the Dao Court, but rather pushed in by the Pure Land.

This is a wonder located in Jiangbei, similar to 【Qing Kingdom】, except it was not pushed into Jiangbei by the Dao Court, but by the Pure Land.

And according to the Peak Master of Senior Butian, the 【Xin Metal】 is inside this wonder.

Because it is related to the Pure Land, the Peak Master of Senior Butian befriended the Luo Han Fu Long Luo Han; judging by the results of the previous life, he indeed succeeded in obtaining it.

Thus, to obtain the 【Xin Metal】 within the Su Heng Palace, the Luo Han Fu Long Luo Han is especially crucial.

Lu Yang felt a bit of a headache; ever since he was nearly scared to death by the World Venerable overseas last time, his attitude toward the Pure Land's Buddhist cultivation could be summed up in one sentence.

Lu Yang felt a bit of a headache; since the last time he was nearly scared to death by the World Venerable overseas, his attitude toward the Pure Land's Buddhist cultivation could be summarized in one sentence.

'You can kill them, you can curse them, but absolutely do not play games with them!'

So even in this life, with 【Puppet Strings】, Lu Yang never thought of using a clone to join the Pure Land and investigate its secrets.

After all, no one knows what would happen if a clone joined the Pure Land and became a Buddhist cultivator; although 【Puppet Strings】 can deceive a Jin Dan, can it really deceive the Dao Lord? What if the World Venerable possessed him, discovered someone behind him, and then followed the clues to find him...

Although this was merely Lu Yang's worry, and it was possible that with peerless talent the World Venerable would detect no signs, this was ultimately a matter that required a gamble.

Although this was merely Lu Yang's worry, and it was possible that with peerless talent, the World Venerable would discover nothing, this was ultimately a matter of gambling.

And what Lu Yang hated most was gambling!

'As long as I don't gamble, I won't lose!'

'In the end, 【Puppet Strings】 is just a talent calculated using the Summon Gold Nature; betting that it can handle the World Venerable across two realms is too optimistic.'

Similarly, the Luo Han Fu Long Luo Han would be difficult to handle.

'How to get information about the 【Xin Metal】 from him?'

'Kill him and refine him into the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner? No, this is an Luo Han; even if the World Venerable detects something wrong and possesses him to look, it would still be game over!'

After all, if the World Venerable possesses someone, he will surely see the embryonic form of the Fruit within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner; at that time, wouldn't he just laugh his head off?

"Oh, so there's a Fruit to be harvested?"

Although Lu Yang had previously refined some Buddhist cultivators into the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, they were all at the Qi Refining stage, not even considered human, so it was normal that the World Venerable was not alerted.

However, Foundation Establishment is already a True Person.

Especially now that the True Lords are in seclusion, the World Venerable is extremely likely to focus his attention on Foundation Establishment cultivators!

As for having the Peak Master of Senior Butian and Chen Xinan act as a father-son team to extract souls and harvest essence, that method is even less reliable; what if the World Venerable is provoked halfway through?

Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but pat his head, cursing inwardly: "The World Venerable is still too shameless; a Nascent Soul Dao Lord is actually playing a fish pond game!"

Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but pat his head, cursing inwardly: 'The World Venerable is still too shameless; a Nascent Soul Dao Lord is actually playing a fish pond game!'

However, after thinking it over, he made a decision:

'No matter what, capture the person first!'

'At worst, suppress him first and then deal with him slowly; as long as I don't use methods that will alert the World Venerable, I don't believe that bald donkey has hard bones!'

With this thought, Lu Yang immediately began to act.

【61】 First, find Zhao Xuhe, give him the Foundation Establishment spiritual item prepared by the Peak Master of Senior Butian for his children, and then use 【Puppet Strings】 to control him to break through to Foundation Establishment.

"Boom—!"

In an instant, nearly half of the Skull Mountain market trembled from the impact.

Lu Yang had played this trick in his two previous lives; he knew the process inside out, and now with his higher cultivation, he executed it without a trace.

Soon, a melodious chanting of Buddhist sutras rose within Skull Mountain:

"Amitabha!"

The Buddha light suddenly parted, and the familiar figure of the Luo Han Fu Long Luo Han stepped out, wearing a compassionate smile: "Benefactor, you and this humble monk share a karmic bond."

Almost simultaneously, several gazes fell from thin air.

Just as Lu Yang expected, many True Persons from the Holy Sects had indeed gathered at Skull Mountain, waiting for a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Divine Martial Gate to take the bait, so they could sweep them all up in one go.

"Is that a bald monk from the Pure Land?"

"Why are they here?"

A True Person from the Holy Sect immediately performed divination, then wore an expression of realization: "It is the Nine Transformations Dragon Art. It was only allowed into the Cloud Sea with the approval of the Heaven-Mending Sect back then."

"Should we stop them?"

"Forget it, let them be. If we intervene and startle the Divine Martial Gate, letting the fish escape would not be worth the cost. After all, it is just a Qi Refining disciple."

However, just at that moment.

"Whoosh, whoosh"

Suddenly, a brilliant light flashed, directly sweeping over the Luo Han Fu Long Luo Han. The latter had no power to resist; he cried out once and was captured by it.

In an instant, all sounds ceased.

The True Persons from the Holy Sect present, all veterans of countless battles, reacted instantly: Someone was setting a trap, deliberately capturing that Luo Han Fu Long Luo Han!

Moreover, judging by the appearance, the cultivator who struck must have at least reached the mid-stage perfection of Foundation Establishment!

Using a mid-stage perfection cultivator to deal with a mid-stage Foundation Establishment, using a Qi Refining disciple as bait, and launching a secret ambush—this was clearly a premeditated plan, and likely not the first time it had been done.

Thinking of this, everyone suddenly felt enlightened and exchanged a knowing smile:

'Which fellow Daoist from the Holy Sect is this?'

(End of this chapter)