Chapter 365: The One Who Decides Is Me

In the Southern Border, within the Great Hall of the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect.

Lu Yang's expression remained calm; he raised his gaze to look at Long Yue, chuckled lightly, and said, "Since the trivial matters have been discussed, it is time to properly discuss the real business."

Upon hearing this, Long Yue was instantly stunned: Real business?

The next second, he realized what "real business" Lu Yang meant; it was nothing more than the so-called kidnapping of Jiangnan commoners. Was such a matter even worth discussing?

Would not a single cup of punitive wine suffice?

However, very quickly, Long Yue changed his mind, feeling he understood Lu Yang's thoughts; he surmised this must be a mission specially issued by the Mo Sect's True Person.

And as a disciple of the Mo Sect's True Person, Lu Yang had to give the Mo Sect's True Person an account no matter what; he could not truly come empty-handed and leave empty-handed, otherwise how could he save face? Would the Mo Sect's True Person believe him? What if, after sending Lu Yang away, another Mo Sect's True Person arrived? That would be truly troublesome.

Thinking of this, a smile immediately appeared on Long Yue's face:

"This humble one understands."

Immediately, Long Yue calculated for a moment, then extended a hand and beckoned, grabbing several disciples at the peak of Qi Refinement through the air and throwing them forcefully onto the ground.

"These few will do."

"Secretly violating our sect's teachings and going to Jiangnan to treat human lives like grass is truly a heinous crime; today, this humble one will expel them all from the sect."

"Daoist Friend may take them away to punish them yourself."

Long Yue was not lying; these people were indeed responsible for going to Jiangnan to kidnap commoners, and one of them was even a disciple she had personally cultivated.

But ultimately, they were only of Qi Refinement cultivation.

It is well known that Qi Refinement does not count as human.

Therefore, handing them over caused Long Yue not the slightest psychological barrier; at this moment, her thoughts were entirely focused on the 【Indestructible Gilded Silkworm of Ten Thousand Calamities】 in her hand.

She wished to send Lu Yang away immediately and then proceed to breakthrough.

However, to Long Yue's surprise, Lu Yang did not even look at the few Qi Refinement disciples on the ground; he continued to stare straight at her and said faintly:

"Not enough!"

As the words fell, Long Yue also narrowed his eyes.

In her view, Lu Yang felt that a few Qi Refinement disciples were not enough weight; but Qi Refinement did not matter, and she could not possibly hand over a Foundation Establishment True Person for this.

Thinking of this, her expression suddenly became soft and weak.

"Please, Daoist Friend, do not make things difficult for this humble one."

Before the words finished, a slight blush also rose on that flawless face.

"This humble one is but a woman; managing such a vast sect as the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect is not easy. If Daoist Friend shows leniency, this humble one will give Daoist Friend whatever he desires..."

"This humble one possesses the 【Yin-Yang Sublime Dao Jade Body】; if Daoist Friend cultivates dual cultivation with this humble one, the benefits are considerable."

Long Yue's conditions were remarkably generous, almost handing herself over; besides protecting her own Foundation Establishment True Person, she probably also intended to befriend Lu Yang.

However, Lu Yang remained completely unmoved.

"'Give whatever you desire'? Foolish! If I kill you, I can still take whatever I desire! As for what constitution... Is the 【Supplement Heaven True Scripture】 not a method unsuitable for that?"

Corpses can still be used for essence extraction!

At the same time, Lu Yang's true body also awoke from a brief seclusion; 【Xin Metal】 had already been refined, transforming into a divine ability's radiance that circled around him.

"The time has arrived!"

The next second, Lu Yang grinned, then directly took a token from his robe and, right before Long Yue's eyes, forcefully smashed it onto the ground.

"This is..."

Seeing this, Long Yue was slightly stunned, instinctively looking at the token, then his expression suddenly changed, because the patterns and markings on the token were very obvious.

【Initial Saint Sect, Peak Lord of Supplement Heaven】!

This was indeed the Supplement Heaven Token representing the identity held by Chen Taihe, the Peak Lord of Supplement Heaven; after Chen Taihe was beheaded by him, this object naturally fell into his hands.

"'... No!'"

In an instant, Long Yue's previous girlish demeanor vanished completely, returning to coldness as he stared straight at Lu Yang: "Who exactly are you?"

"I am the True Person of the Yushu Jiange, Dao name Minghe."

Lu Yang said coldly: "This object is the token of the Mo Sect's Supplement Heaven Peak; its appearance in the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect indicates that the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect has long been secretly colluding with the Mo Sect."

"The Ten Thousand Poisons Sect colluding with the Mo Sect to kidnap the people of my Jiangnan Province; the evidence is conclusive, and the crime is unforgivable."

"They must be executed!"

Long Yue was left speechless.

She never expected that Lu Yang, as the True Person of the Yushu Jiange and the leader of the Righteous Path, would so brazenly and so openly fabricate charges against her!

"'Sword Seed!'"

Is there any rule of law? Is there any law?

Although our Ten Thousand Poisons Sect does indeed have a relationship with the Initial Saint Sect and did indeed kidnap Jiangnan commoners, you have no evidence; how can you slander us at will?

However, she quickly realized the situation.

"What Jiangnan commoners? You are clearly coveting our Ten Thousand Poisons Sect's 【Indestructible Gilded Silkworm of Ten Thousand Calamities】!"

"You know?" Lu Yang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this:

"If you know, hand it over quickly!"

Long Yue: "………"

You beast!

"Do you truly intend to act this way?"

Long Yue gritted his silver teeth, and his expression also became grim: "The Yushu Jiange, as the leader of the Righteous Path, framing others and seizing by force; is this also the conduct of the Righteous Path?"

"The conduct of the Righteous Path?"

Lu Yang's expression remained calm as he slowly rose: "My Yushu Jiange holds the leadership of the Righteous Path and sets the rules for the world; the conduct of the Righteous Path is not for you to decide; the one who decides..."

"... is me!"

Before the words had fully faded, Lu Yang drew his sword from its sheath.

【Heaven-Slaying】!

In an instant, dazzling sword qi roared forth with this strike, carrying rolling thunder, yet when it finally descended, only a streak of pale white light remained.

Long Yue stepped back one pace.

A crack suddenly appeared on her originally flawless cheek, like a fissure on exquisite porcelain, from which threads of blood light surged.

As Lu Yang's innate divine ability, 【Heaven-Slaying】 was a profound technique, essentially a tool for crushing the weak; no matter how your abilities shifted, if your cultivation did not surpass Lu Yang's, one sword strike meant death. Had Long Yue's realm not been equal to Lu Yang's, and her cultivation even a step higher, she would not merely have a sword mark on her face.

Even so, she still felt a sharp sting across her beautiful face.

This was because Lu Yang's sword qi had not dissipated; instead, like a festering sore on the bone, it transformed into thousands of sword threads, furiously stabbing into her dharma body through the wound.

Yet Long Yue was, after all, a Great True Person.

Facing the assault of Lu Yang's sword qi, she instantly cut off all distracting thoughts, her expression calm; immediately after, her vermilion lips parted slightly, and she exhaled a long, turbid breath.

"Ha."

With one inhalation and one exhalation, a gu worm within her dharma body stirred in response; its shape closely resembled a toad, born with three legs, its wide mouth like a deep abyss.

【Sun-Swallowing Toad】!

"Croak!"

The toad's wide mouth opened and closed; in the blink of an eye, it swallowed all the sword qi that had invaded Long Yue's body clean, and the sword mark on her face subsequently closed and restored itself.

Yet Long Yue's expression remained grave, with not the slightest relaxation; as the Gu Master, she could clearly feel that after Lu Yang's sword qi was swallowed by the 【Sun-Swallowing Toad】, it could not be digested, but instead wreaked havoc continuously within the 【Sun-Swallowing Toad】's body, forcing it to respond with all its might.

"Do you truly wish to bring the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect and yourself to mutual destruction?"

Long Yue retreated another step, her jade face grim: "Even if you obtained the 【Ten Calamities Indestructible Gilded Silkworm】, if news leaked in the future, would you have the chance to use it?"

"Daoist Friend is overthinking it."

Hearing this, Lu Yang held his sword and chuckled lightly: "News leaking in the future? Today I will exterminate your entire Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, leaving not a single soul alive; what 'future' is there left?"

(End of this chapter)