Chapter 356: Ancestral Master Reborn, Clone Reaches Foundation Establishment!

Jiangbei, a remote mountain forest.

After intercepting the Skeleton Mountain, Lu Yang flew all the way here, then used 【Li Jie Bo】 to clear his karmic causes and effects, carving out a cave dwelling in the mountains.

Next came the refining of the Immortal Fetus.

The quality of 【Divine Martial Binding Crocodile Axe】 naturally could not compare to 【Abyss Sword】, but it was ultimately a superior Spiritual Treasure, more than enough to serve as an Immortal Fetus.

Moreover, he heard that Ancestral Master Ting You had made some slight improvements to this secret method.

It lowered the refining requirements and increased the refining efficiency; in terms of the result, the final formed Immortal Fetus and Lu Yang's clone actually had little difference.

Soon, another three years passed.

Inside the cave dwelling, under the burning of the Six Ding Divine Fire, the Immortal Fetus belonging to Ancestral Master Ting You had already taken shape; looking at its appearance, it was clearly a valiant and spirited young man.

"Please, Ancestral Master, enter the shell!"

Lu Yang formed a hand seal, summoned the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, and the light-shadow of Ancestral Master Ting You manifested within it; his expression was complex, clearly having not expected this day to come.

The next second, as rolling innate Qi spread out, the soul of Ancestral Master Ting You manifested and, with a flash, fell into the Immortal Fetus below; not long after, this Immortal Fetus opened its eyes, its vital energy changing, yet it was only at the peak of Qi Refining, obviously needing time to reach Foundation Establishment again.

Fortunately, he had raided the Divine Martial Gate's home, so he was not short of Foundation Establishment spiritual items.

'But this of mine is not actually robbery.'

'After all, the Divine Martial Gate is a righteous sect; now that it has suffered extermination, if its resources fell into the hands of the Mo Sect, wouldn't that be equivalent to aiding the enemy?'

'So taking all the treasures of the Divine Martial Gate was a helpless measure.'

'After all, only in this way would the Divine Martial Gate not lose its integrity in its later years; I believe the True Persons of the Divine Martial Gate, if they have spirits in heaven, would certainly approve of my actions.'

—It was getting more and more like the Yushu Jiange.

Lu Yang had always believed in learning until he died and loving whatever he did; now that he had become a disciple of the Yushu Jiange, naturally he had to wholeheartedly integrate into the Yushu Jiange.

Otherwise, what if someone saw through the flaw?

After Ancestral Master Ting You entered meditation, Lu Yang sealed the cave dwelling, then took a black pearl from his chest; inside was clearly a scene of sky-filling frost and snow.

And in the center of the frost and snow, the Dragon-Subduing Luo Han sat with his knees hugged to his chest, his whole body trembling.

"Senior! Senior!"

Before Lu Yang's words finished, the voice of the Dragon-Subduing Luo Han came out impatiently: "This small monk has thought it through! Please, Senior, quickly withdraw your divine arts!"

'Thought it through? Pity.'

Lu Yang's expression was indifferent; ignoring the Dragon-Subduing Luo Han's confirmation, he directly pinched with one hand, actually crushing the black pearl imprisoning the Dragon-Subduing Luo Han!

"Crack!"

In an instant, only to see colorful illusions vanish; the voice of the Dragon-Subduing Luo Han was instantly drowned in the severe frost, and in a single blink, his magical body and soul scattered.

'If possible, actually taking his path would be best; however, that so-called Buddha Son Guangming... sounds sinister! It is best not to get involved; the risk is too great. It is better to let Hong Ju go to 【Su Heng Palace】 for me; there is still hope to obtain 【Xin Jin】.'

Lu Yang was still very rational.

To date, among the four great powers, only the Pure Land made him most wary; so if one can avoid getting involved, it is best not to get involved; as long as one does not act, one will not make mistakes!

"Speaking of which, this harvest of the Divine Martial Gate's fortune is just right!"

Lu Yang calculated with his fingers, then immediately revealed a look of joy.

"【Fortune-Inspecting Draw】, draw for me!"

Abundant fortune surged forth, quickly turning into lines of text before Lu Yang's eyes:

【Event: Clone breaks through to Foundation Establishment.】

【Minor Auspicious: Foundation Establishment holds no difficulty for you; although there are slight twists and turns, you still break through smoothly.】

【Minor Inauspicious: Someone secretly plots against you, causing your breakthrough to fail, and you perish once again.】

【Final Auspicious: You were plotted against by someone with intent, but relying on perseverance and a bit of luck, you successfully endured it, and finally established your Dao Foundation.】

"... Someone with intent plotting?"

Looking at the fortune drawn this time, Lu Yang suddenly frowned: "Strange; in the Yushu Jiange, I have always been kind to others; how could someone plot against me?"

Fortunately, the fortune of the Divine Martial Gate was sufficient, allowing him to draw a 【Minor Auspicious】.

The next second, Lu Yang grabbed the 【Minor Auspicious】 fortune in his hand, then activated 【Puppet on Strings】, looking remotely toward the direction of the clone.

Jiangnan, Yu Shu Yushu Jiange, Extreme Heaven Cliff.

"Clang-clang!"

As a clear sword cry echoed through the clouds, many True Persons of the Yushu Jiange who were in seclusion were awakened, then looked toward the direction from which the sword cry came.

"That is... the newly promoted Sword Seed?"

"He actually reached Foundation Establishment?"

"A cultivator who burned incense at the Reception Hall so quickly; even if he is a Foundation Establishment reincarnation, to return to Foundation Establishment this fast... indicates his past life roots were very deep."

Such a commotion naturally also alarmed the Sin-Erasing True Person, causing a trace of joy to appear in his eyes; but then this joy turned into helplessness. The joy was naturally that Lu Yang could return to Foundation Establishment; the helplessness was that he had cultivated the 【Sword Lord Discusses Mystery and Holds Gold Secret Chapter】, so from now on, his path was hopeless.

'Unless... I can achieve 【True Person】.'

Thinking of this, the Sin-Erasing True Person's eyes suddenly revealed a look of struggle; he opened his storage bag and looked at the densely packed human heads inside.

They had not died.

However, the sword is an instrument of killing; to prove the Sword Dao, how could there be a principle of not killing?

"..."

The Sin-Erasing True Person lowered his eyelids, his gaze staring straight at the countless heads inside the storage bag that looked like living people; for a moment, he appeared quite eerie and strange.

At the same time, inside the cave dwelling.

Lu Yang sat cross-legged, his gaze falling on a piece of jade stone before him; his expression was slightly gloomy; this was the Foundation Establishment spiritual item provided by the Sin-Erasing True Person.

During Foundation Establishment, interacting with it could increase the chance of success by one-tenth.

However, in reality, this spiritual item not only did not help him achieve Foundation Establishment, but actually hindered him; without the fortune enhancement, there would really have been a possibility of failure!

'Who exactly wants to harm me?'

Lu Yang pondered in his heart while extending a single finger; he saw a sword qi coiling at his fingertip, which erupted with a thunderous boom in the snap of a finger.

The first realm of the Sword Dao: Sword Qi Thunder Sound!

"Sword qi at this level is nothing special; at most, it equals a powerful Foundation Establishment Dao technique, but if one advances further, it becomes different."

The second realm of the Sword Dao: Sword Heart Illuminated!

This realm corresponds to Foundation Establishment; therefore, once one cultivates Sword Heart Illuminated, compared to other Foundation Establishment True Persons, it is equivalent to possessing an extra supernatural power without a proper rank!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly reached out and slapped.

Beside him, a square sword case floated up from nothingness; it was about half his height, made of black gold throughout, and at first glance appeared ancient and steady.

However, the next second.

As Lu Yang poured his magic power into it, the sword case burst open with a boom, and immediately two brilliant sword lights surged out from within, instantly merging with him into one.

'Sword Supernatural Power!'

As he had expected, upon achieving Foundation Establishment, the two Grand Void supernatural powers previously originating from 【Non-Existent Heaven】 were completely transformed into Sword Supernatural Powers by the sword case.

'It is a pity that after Master Chongguang left, 【Non-Existent Heaven】 sealed itself off inside and out, making it impossible to enter and conquer trials there to obtain Grand Void supernatural powers anymore.'

Despite these words, this regret belongs only to Lu Yang.

After all, other people's Grand Void supernatural powers possess no rank.

Only he can use the nascent form of a karmic fruit within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner to bestow rank, thereby transforming them into Sword Supernatural Powers; otherwise, it would be like drawing water with a bamboo basket—a futile effort.

'Regardless, I have succeeded.'

With a thought from Lu Yang, two Sword Supernatural Powers appeared successively, plus the innate supernatural power corresponding to the transformed 【Eternal Observing the World Holding the Golden Sword Foundation】.

'Three Supernatural Powers! Perfect Foundation Establishment Mid-Term!'

'If I add 【Dharma Holder】, I am a proper Late-Term Foundation Establishment Great Sword Cultivator! Looking at it this way, the avatar now even surpasses the main body!'

(End of this chapter)