Chapter 353: Lord Daoist Hong Yun's Deep Planning and Far-Sightedness!

'Ah, he should suspect me.'

Lu Yang's thoughts turned, and he immediately understood Hong Ju's doubts; it was likely that Hong Ju had detected something unusual in the divine art he had just used to suppress the Luo Han Fu Long Luo Han.

'Daoist Hong Yun cultivates the 【Covered Fu Fu Fu Deng Huo】.'

'But I cultivate the 【Pomegranate Wood】.'

'And 【Covered Fu Fu Fu Deng Huo】 contains no 【Xin Metal】 divine art; our paths differ, which is practically ironclad proof, so his suspicion is quite natural.'

Though he said this, Lu Yang was not the slightest bit panicked.

After all, with the Jin Metal nature of Daoist Hong Yun in his hands, he held Hong Ju's very lifeblood; indeed, if he wished, he could cause Hong Ju to die a sudden death at any moment.

Otherwise, he would not dare to appear in his true form before a Foundation Establishment perfection cultivator.

Thinking this, a composed smile immediately appeared on Lu Yang's face; looking at Hong Ju, he said softly, 'What? If you have doubts, just speak them.'

'Hong Ju obeys my lord's orders; I have absolutely no doubts!'

In an instant, Lu Yang sensed Hong Ju's emotions shift; all doubts turned to panic, yet he forcibly maintained a calm and steady appearance on the surface.

However, Lu Yang did not intend to pass this off by deception; since he wanted Hong Ju to work for him, he had to make the man convinced and convinced from the heart; otherwise, even if others could not refuse, they would outwardly comply while secretly undermining him, creating many unnecessary troubles for himself; therefore, after pondering for a moment, Lu Yang spoke bluntly and decisively:

'No need for that.'

Recalling Daoist Hong Yun's past attitude toward Hong Ju, Lu Yang smiled and said, 'Hong Ju, you are a clever person; I have concealed this matter for a long time, and it is time I told you.'

'Just look at this body of mine.'

Having finished speaking, Lu Yang deliberately revealed a trace of his origins; Hong Ju glanced at him and immediately froze in place: 'Immortal Spirit... This person is actually of Immortal Spirit body!?'

Wait, that's not right!

With Hong Ju's vision, he could naturally see that the current Lu Yang had not yet emerged; in other words, this Immortal Spirit body had not yet reached the point where there was no further room for advancement!

On the other side, Lu Yang did not mind the exposure of his identity; now that the True Lords were in seclusion and Hong Ju was controlled by Daoist Hong Yun's Jin Metal nature, having a few origins known to others was harmless; as his thoughts raced, he smiled lightly and said, 'Do you really think I have done nothing for these five thousand years?'

At these words, Hong Ju was immediately greatly alarmed in his heart.

'Is it not so?'

After all, in his view, Daoist Hong Yun had been in a constant cycle these years: seeking 【Covered Fu Fu Fu Deng Huo】, dying a sudden death, seeking 【Covered Fu Fu Fu Deng Huo】, dying a sudden death, without any variation.

'Hmph, you think too simply of this Seat.'

Lu Yang gave a cold smile: 'Failing to seek 【Covered Fu Fu Fu Deng Huo】 for five thousand years; even a fool could guess there was a problem; how could this Seat have stubbornly persisted on this alone?'

Having finished speaking, Lu Yang's qi and mechanism suddenly expanded.

【Lord of Arms and Armor】, 【Stubborn Metal Lord】, 【Solemn Dark Frost】; three innate divine arts were blatantly revealed before Hong Ju's eyes, causing his pupils to instantly contract:

'These three divine arts... the mysterious cultivator from overseas in the past was actually my lord!?'

Lu Yang readily admitted it: 'If I had not laid out a plan overseas to draw forth the 【No-Heaven】, how could there be today's grand opportunity for all True Lords to enter seclusion?'

At these words, Hong Ju was stunned.

However, he thought carefully again and suddenly felt... there seemed to be no problem after all?

The reason 【No-Heaven】 could emerge was that Lu Yang indeed played a significant role; initially, it was he who proposed going to the overseas Biyang Cultivation World.

And whose territory was the Biyang Cultivation World?

It was Lord Daoist Hong Yun's!

In an instant, Hong Ju had a sudden realization: It connected! Now the logic connected! Could it be that 【No-Heaven】 was Lord Daoist Hong Yun's true arrangement back then?

Thinking this, Hong Ju felt as if enlightenment had poured into his mind; he had said Lord Daoist Hong Yun had spent so much effort in the Biyang Cultivation World; how could it possibly be just for a scrapped half-True Treasure? That would be far too petty; 【No-Heaven】 alone matched the grandeur of Lord Daoist Hong Yun when he was a Jin Dan True Lord!

'My lord... deep planning and far-sighted!' Hong Ju bowed again.

Then, thinking of Lord Daoist Hong Yun's actions of constantly assaulting 【Covered Fu Fu Fu Deng Huo】 over these five thousand years, he had previously thought it foolish, but now it all appeared to be a disguise!

Openly repairing the plank road, secretly crossing the Chen Cang pass.

Sleeping on brushwood and tasting gall, all for this very day!

On the surface, he deliberately pretended to be an unlucky wretch to confuse hidden enemies, while in reality, he had long ago set up a golden cicada shedding its shell and a countermove to turn the tide against the wind!

And now... he succeeded!

All True Lords are in seclusion; no one can stop my lord from seeking Jin anymore... Hmm? But if that is so, why does my lord no longer seek 【Covered Fu Fu Fu Deng Huo】?

The doubt had just arisen when Hong Ju provided the explanation himself.

After all, to re-prove 【Covered Fu Fu Fu Deng Huo】, one would inevitably offend 【Ang Xiao】 to death; the other party is a late-stage Jin Dan; why create such an enemy?

Take another path; the sky and sea are even broader!

As for how 'Lord Daoist Hong Yun' managed to change paths while in the form of a True Lord, involving True Lord methods, Hong Ju felt that even if it was absurd, it was not incomprehensible.

With this thought, Hong Ju's mood, which had been somewhat bewildered due to Lord Daoist Hong Yun's failed attempt to seek Jin again, immediately lifted; even his previous stereotypical impression of Lord Daoist Hong Yun diminished considerably; although there were some differences from the Lord Daoist Hong Yun of the past, wasn't that deliberate disguise before?

Now is the true face of Lord Daoist Hong Yun!

'My lord's heart is as deep and guarded as a fortress; your subordinate admires it!'

The next second, Hong Ju bowed down again; this time, his emotions were perfectly calm, and the previous doubts and panic had completely vanished.

Seeing this, Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction.

Afterwards, he discussed past matters with Hong Ju; with the Daoist Hong Yun memories squeezed out by the 【Hundred Lives Book】, he was perfectly adept at handling these.

Such actions naturally made Hong Ju even more certain of his own thoughts.

After all, a True Lord cannot be soul-searched; and one who can discuss the past so clearly must be Lord Daoist Hong Yun, and can only be Lord Daoist Hong Yun!

'Hong Ju, I have three matters to assign to you.'

Having taken the trouble to subdue Hong Ju, Lu Yang naturally intended to make full use of him; he immediately said, 'First, I want you to go to the Wan Wu Jie and fetch some Qi for me.'

After all, he is no longer a person of the Holy Sect now.

Moreover, since the avatar has already joined the Sword Pavilion, it cannot move freely; to go to the Wan Wu Jie again, only the main body could go; in that case, it would be far too dangerous.

But having Hong Ju do it on his behalf would be much simpler.

'Your subordinate accepts the order!'

Hongju did not disappoint Lu Yang, readily accepting the task; seeing this, Lu Yang did not delay, and revealed the remaining two matters at once:

"Second, do you know where Master Chongguang's 【Xin Jin】 is?"

Although the Luo Han Fu Long Luo Han has some leads on 【Xin Jin】, why risk it if he could obtain 【Xin Jin】 directly from Hongju?

Yet Hongju shook his head upon hearing this:

"My lord, the 【Xin Jin】 in Master Chongguang's possession was forged from his past-life immortal spirit; I have no leads on it—it was likely taken with him."

"Then forget it."

Lu Yang felt regret in his heart, but spoke with casual ease: "Lastly, I plan to go to 【Su Heng Palace】. Wait for my message, then go for me."

Why not use a free fighter?

With the True Lord still in seclusion, Hongju, at the peak of Foundation Establishment, is unquestionably the strongest—perfect for exploring 【Su Heng Palace】.

"As you command!"

Hongju bowed respectfully and withdrew; by the time he returned from gathering Qi in Wan Wu Jie, my 【Qian Tian Zong She Wan Xiang Fa Shen】 could advance further.

At that moment—

"Boom!"

From afar, in the direction of Skull Mountain, a tremendous crash erupted; Lu Yang immediately turned his head, his mind clearing: "The Wu Gui Dao secret realm has finally emerged!"

In other words, this lifetime's Tingyou Ancestor Master must have emerged too!

(End of Chapter)