Chapter 366: A False Alarm

"Of course I know him."

Facing Guangming's inquiry, Lu Yang hesitated not at all, frowning as he said, "That Immortal Spirit owes my Yushu Jiange a karmic debt; after his reincarnation, he should be a disciple of my Yushu Jiange."

"I was just planning to kill it to provide it with this opportunity."

Upon hearing these words, the originally amiable smile on Guangming's face instantly froze.

'The Sword Seed of the Yushu Jiange.'

Thinking of this, Guangming scrutinized Lu Yang carefully, while Lu Yang, relying on his experience of multiple contacts with 【Ang Xiao】, forced his expression to remain rigid.

He was joking; he wasn't panicked at all.

Because he realized that the Guangming before him was far less terrifying than he had imagined.

It must be remembered that Lu Yang had witnessed the World Venerable's direct descent.

That terrifying oppression, which made him despair even through the Hundred Lives Book, he still could not forget to this day.

Compared to that, Guangming was simply far too weak.

'The Buddha's Son... and the World Venerable seem to be not the same thing?'

Although equally strong and equally capable of crushing him, they could not stop him from committing suicide!

'Although the World Venerable's true body might also descend, just like that time overseas, the World Venerable's descent requires time; even if only for an instant, by the time he finishes descending, I will have already restarted!'

Previously unable to commit suicide was purely because the Immortal Spirit's body had fallen into the trap of heaven and earth, suffering too great an influence; now, having switched to a Sword Dao avatar, the sky was wide and the sea boundless.

As long as it was not a true Dao Master facing him directly, Lu Yang feared nothing!

So at this moment, he was fully confident, meeting Guangming's gaze without any guilt.

Suddenly, Guangming tilted his ear slightly, looking toward the 【Manifestation of the Shengyi Shengming Dharani Heaven】 behind him, his face also showing a look of listening; seeing this, Lu Yang raised an eyebrow, because within his spiritual sense perception, there was no spiritual exchange between the two, as if it were merely Guangming acting alone.

"This humble monk understands."

Immediately, Guangming suddenly nodded, then looked at Lu Yang, and surprisingly, smiling, took out the 【Heart-Restraining Band】 again.

"Does the benefactor wish to become this humble monk's disciple?"

"Master, please seek someone more accomplished!"

Hearing this, Lu Yang's heart trembled, yet his face wore a fearless expression; he sneered, "I am a true transmission of the Yushu Jiange, the head of the Righteous Path; how could I become your disciple?"

Hearing this, Guangming did not become angry; after all, he did not truly want Lu Yang to be his disciple. According to the revelation of the 【Manifestation of the Shengyi Shengming Dharani Heaven】, his disciple should have been that Immortal Spirit just now; the reason he wanted Lu Yang to be his disciple was merely a plan of substituting the plum for the peach.

'Now, my karmic connection with that Immortal Spirit is severed.'

'To reshape the karmic connection, one must only perform a change of true and false, using a false Immortal Spirit to slay the true Immortal Spirit, and then take over his fate; the Yushu Jiange True Person's strength has always been very strong.'

Slaying an Immortal Spirit should be no problem, right?

This was Guangming's thought, plus one unspeakable point: he intuitively felt something was not quite right; Lu Yang's appearance here was too coincidental.

Although he had discovered no problems, adhering to the principle of caution, eliminating him was never wrong.

"Benefactor, you are simply unwilling for now; soon you will be willing."

Having said this, Guangming immediately began chanting scriptures, and the 【Heart-Restraining Band】 in his hand once again radiated brilliant light, showing a trend of descending toward Lu Yang.

"Clang-clang!"

Facing this scene, Lu Yang felt no fear at all; he directly drew his sword from its sheath, and under the enhancement of 【Sword Heart Illumination】, a magnificent sword qi instantly shot up to the sky.

"Hmm? This is..."

Seeing this, Guangming's expression suddenly froze: "A Sword Cultivator?"

The 【Heart-Restraining Band】, which was about to wrap around Lu Yang, suddenly stopped its descending trend; yet Guangming frowned slightly, showing a look of some difficulty.

Within the Yushu Jiange, Sword Cultivators are the most special.

Because every Sword Cultivator is, theoretically, a talent used by the Yushu Jiange to fill the 【Sword Dao Fruit Seat】, and as talents, they obviously have owners.

This was one of the sources of Lu Yang's confidence.

'I have someone above my head!'

If his relationship with the Immortal Spirit were confirmed, there would be nothing to say; Guangming would definitely act without scruples and directly suppress Lu Yang. However, now, as a clean and clear Sword Cultivator, he was essentially a talent designated by the Yushu Jiange Dao Master, the kind who had offered incense to the Ancestors in the Reception Hall; under such circumstances, Guangming, or even the World Venerable behind him, would have to reconsider whether to continue acting against him.

Because that would basically be equivalent to fighting the Yushu Jiange Dao Master for a person.

"... Amitabha."

After a moment of silence, Guangming stopped casting spells, chanted a Buddhist title, and then withdrew the 【Heart-Restraining Band】; it was not out of cowardice, but mainly because it was unnecessary.

Seeing this scene, Lu Yang also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

At the same time, he made a rough estimate of Guangming's state; in his view, Guangming's strength was mostly at the level of Foundation Establishment Perfection.

And it relied mainly on the 【Manifestation of the Shengyi Shengming Dharani Heaven】 behind him.

Guangming's own cultivation and life seemed to be completely entrusted to this manifestation; the two were indistinguishable, which was the key to his current strength.

If not for this, even with the World Venerable's great power, personally logging in to cultivate, it would be impossible to make Guangming, a Qi Refining little monk who didn't even count as a person, suddenly ascend in just ten years; the fact that he could become the current Buddha's Son only proves that the Pure Land Buddhist cultivation is still damn too shameless...

Thinking of this, Lu Yang's heart suddenly rose again.

'... Something is not right.'

Lu Yang looked out and saw that Guangming wore a thoughtful expression, while the 【Manifestation of the Shengyi Shengming Dharani Heaven】 behind him showed no trend of retracting.

What does he intend to do?

The next second, Guangming shook his head, clasped his hands together, and his face still wore a smile of compassion, yet his eyes revealed a cold killing intent.

He had already made up his mind: better to kill wrongly than let anyone escape!

This was the World Venerable's style and also Guangming's character; although it was inconvenient to convert him, since there was suspicion, it was better to simply kill him!

Seeing this, Lu Yang could only hold his sword across his chest.

The next second, visible sharp sword qi rose on his body; his entire life force and merit converged onto his sword at this moment.

This was the other source of Lu Yang's confidence.

'【Desperate Life】!'

Sword Dao Avatar, the fourth profound mystery of the Innate Divine Ability!

This is the Sword of Mutual Return, liberating life and death solely for a single strike: kill me first, then kill the enemy; in essence, it is a method of sacrificing to the Sword Dao Fruit Position.

When a Sword Cultivator unleashes this sword, they sacrifice all their life cultivation to the Sword Dao Fruit Position, thereby exchanging it for a strike of peerless power; this is also why the Sword Cultivators of the Yushu Jiange always make people feel wary—with this strike, even if they cannot win, they can achieve a one-for-one exchange.

Highlighting one thing: stubbornness!

However, for Lu Yang, the key was not the power of this strike, but the effect of liberating life and death; it could be called a suicide move that is certain to kill!

Below the True Lord, no one can stop it.

And above the True Lord, regarding this strike's background, it is an offering to the Yushu Jiange Dao Master.

Who dares to stop it?

Moreover, the timing of Lu Yang using this strike was very good; since Guang Ming struck first to kill him, he fought desperately; no matter how one looks at it, it is entirely reasonable.

'Hundred Lives.'

Lu Yang's mind moved slightly, about to unleash this 【Fatal】 strike.

However, just at this moment.

"Zing—!"

In the world, a crisp sword cry suddenly rang out, accompanied by an urgent shout entering Lu Yang's ears: "Stop! Do not use it hastily!"

Hearing these words, Lu Yang's action paused; he recognized the voice of the newcomer.

The 【Fatal】 strike that was about to be unleashed also paused slightly, stopping in place.

However, since this strike had already been condensed, unless he actively dispersed it, no one could stop him from committing suicide, so he was not worried.

'Is there still a chance?'

The next second, a figure broke through the air, directly rushing between Guang Ming and Lu Yang; a broad back steadily protected him behind it.

And upon seeing the other party, Lu Yang was truly stunned.

"... Master?"

It was the True Person of Demolishing Evil!

(End of this chapter)