Chapter 74: Sixth Life

【You failed to break through to the Foundation Establishment realm; your body perished and your Dao vanished.】

【Current remaining pages in the Hundred Lives Book: 94】

【To start a new life, you may choose one of the following gains from your past life:

One: Treasure.

Two: Cultivation.

Three: Lifespan.

Four: Forfeit all gains and randomly awaken a talent based on your past life's experiences.】

"The person whose name is called shall step before me."

Liu Xin's voice came from the platform, but Lu Yang remained completely unaware, his mind still fixed on the Hundred Lives Book interface; only after a long while did he come to his senses:

"I choose cultivation."

In the next second, his empty body was filled with surging True Qi; the realm of the tenth layer of Qi Refining with perfect completion from his past life, the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light, the Great Yin Form-Grasping Great Method, the Taiwei Imperial Decree Treasure Register, and the myriad supernatural arts of the Saint Thief all returned to their places, causing Lu Yang to let out a sigh of satisfaction.

"Taiwei Treasure Register, Imperial Decree of Heavenly Pardon."

In the next second, Lu Yang activated the Taiwei Imperial Decree Treasure Register while using the Saint Thief's status to bestow a layer of illusory causality upon his own causal line.

His hundred years of bitter cultivation in the past life had not been wasted for a single moment.

With the help of the Ming Dao Jade Slip, his attainment in array formations and talisman arts had reached the seventh grade, basically the limit a Qi Refining cultivator could achieve.

Among them, talisman arts were his main focus.

And his greatest achievement was successfully restoring the "Primordial Hunyuan One Qi Divine Talisman" used in his past life to conceal heavenly secrets, retaining thirty percent of the original effect.

"Using it for a moment is enough."

"The original was drawn by a Foundation Establishment True Person, with the status of a Foundation Establishment to support it; for me to perfectly restore it is unrealistic; having thirty percent is already good."

Boom!

In the next second, Lu Yang felt a change on the Great Causality Web, as if a mighty spiritual energy swept past, tracing along the causal line of the Panlong True Person's inheritance toward him; Lu Yang instantly recognized the master of this energy—it was none other than the Peak Lord of Senior Butian!

Such a fast reaction!

In previous lives, the Peak Lord of Senior Butian found him only after several years; now he came almost immediately. Was it because his cultivation was higher?

"However, today is different from the past!"

Lu Yang calmed his heart and quieted his spirit; since he chose cultivation and accepted the causality of the Panlong True Person, being sought out by the Peak Lord of Senior Butian was within his expectations.

However, this time, he had a huge difference from before.

He had 'status'!

A Foundation Establishment True Person divining a mortal without status would naturally be unstoppable; however, once the target possessed status, the difficulty of divination would immediately skyrocket.

"Hmph! A junior seeking death!"

Through the Great Causality Web, Lu Yang heard the Peak Lord of Senior Butian's slightly angry voice echoing loudly; he had clearly detected Lu Yang's attempt to conceal heavenly secrets, even seeing through Lu Yang's true background and judging that Lu Yang was not a Foundation Establishment True Person, but a Qi Refining cultivator possessing status.

In the next second, Lu Yang felt the Peak Lord of Senior Butian had become serious.

Surging divine sense swept over, directly breaking through the layer of illusory causality he had set up, pursuing the source directly; it would take less than a quarter of an hour to lock onto him.

"So strong, too strong..."

Lu Yang sighed in his heart but was not panicked; the Peak Lord of Senior Butian needed a quarter of an hour to lock onto him, but the thing he needed to do required less than a quarter of an hour.

In the next second, Lu Yang moved.

He left the Primordial One Qi Incarnation behind in place, while his true body concealed its form and fled; immediately, he went straight for Liu Xin and took his genuine Divine Talisman.

With Lu Yang's current cultivation, dealing with Liu Xin, who was still in the mid-stage of Qi Refining, was naturally a piece of cake; Liu Xin noticed not a single irregularity from start to finish. Moreover, to avoid alerting the snake, after Lu Yang took the talisman, he specifically replaced it with a youth version he had made himself.

"Who is it!?"

Almost immediately after he took the genuine talisman, not long after, the Peak Lord of Senior Butian completely broke through Lu Yang's blockade and began to sweep across the Great Causality Web.

However, he found nothing.

This experience of being almost played for a fool instantly enraged the Peak Lord of Senior Butian, but no matter how he divined heavenly secrets, he could not find the instigator.

This strange change made the Peak Lord of Senior Butian fall silent; only after a long while did he speak again: "Hong Yun, is it you?"

"Ah?"

Inside the Saint Sect, a handsome Taoist with elegant bearing opened his eyes, a hint of helplessness appearing on his face: "Old Monster Chen, do not slander me with blood in your mouth."

"Hmph! It is definitely you!"

The Peak Lord of Senior Butian seemed convinced that all this was Hong Yun Dao Ren's doing; he immediately sneered: "Panlong entrusted his inheritance to me before he died, agreeing that I would designate the successor; you dare use a junior's hand to secretly fish it away. Do you really think I would fear your identity and dare not act?"

Hearing this, Hong Yun Dao Ren narrowed his eyes slightly: "Panlong's inheritance was fished away?"

"Stop pretending here." The Peak Lord of Senior Butian's voice continued: "This matter between you and me is not over. The True Lord's reincarnation... is ultimately no longer a True Lord!"

Soon, the fluctuations on the Great Causality Web dissipated.

Clearly, although the Peak Lord of Senior Butian spoke fiercely, he still had reservations and dared not act directly; however, Hong Yun Dao Ren still felt somewhat troubled.

After all, the Peak Lord of Senior Butian was one of the outstanding Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Saint Sect and was not so easily dismissed; he had been in his cave dwelling cultivating well enough, yet he had inexplicably provoked a powerful opponent, so naturally his mood was far from good, while at the same time a great curiosity arose.

"Who is plotting against me?"

Hong Yun Dao Ren calculated with his fingers but got no result; he couldn't help but frown: "If it is not a plot... then it must be an unintentional mistake, an accident that affected me?"

"Interesting!"

"According to Senior Butian, a junior took away the Panlong inheritance from his hand, and he still hasn't calculated who it is? Which junior has such boldness?"

The more Hong Yun Dao Ren thought about it, the more curious he became, feeling an itch in his heart: "Unfortunately, this junior seems to possess a secret treasure that conceals heavenly secrets; ordinary methods cannot calculate him... but to use 'Cover the Lamp Fire' for a junior would be too much, not worth the loss... never mind, the main matter is more important."

Thinking of this, Hong Yun Dao Ren shifted his gaze.

Almost simultaneously, a disciple inside the Saint Sect suddenly raised his head; his originally dull thoughts became clear, and his temperament became dignified and imposing.

His name was Xiao Shuye.

"Truly terrifying..."

Inside the Harmony Joy Hall, Lu Yang had already been led by Yu Suzhen into her cave dwelling, exactly as in previous lives, with Liu Xin waiting at the entrance.

Originally, the next step would have been the segment where Yu Suzhen kills him.

But this time, Lu Yang changed his mind.

"In this life, I am cultivating the Great Yin Form-Shedding Corpse-Release True Method, which is destined to require me to 'die once.' Since that is the case, I might as well simply die right here."

This time, Lu Yang intended to be killed by Yu Suzhen!

Beyond that, he also planned to use Yu Suzhen's hands to test an idea in his heart; the rightness or wrongness of this idea would determine his goal for this life.

That was the Art of Stealing Heavenly Fate!

This Foundation Establishment secret technique, traded to him by Zhao Xuhe, allows one to plant their own qi resonance through dual cultivation with the opposite sex, causing another to serve as a garment-maker for oneself.

Lu Yang's idea was very simple: Can this thing be stacked?

Because this secret technique is limited to the opposite sex, if he used it himself, he could only use it on women, such as Fairy Feixia, Immortal Qinghe, and others.

However, whether it was Fairy Feixia or Immortal Qinghe, their talent and strength were very limited, completely unable to meet his needs.

The only one who met the requirements, Yun Miaozhen, was far away at the Sword Pavilion.

Compared to them, men were different.

Liu Xin, Zhao Xuhe, Xiao Shaye—each more heavyweight than the last, almost all could be called Foundation Establishment seeds with deep fortune, and they were right by his side.

Thus, Lu Yang had a plan:

If Stealing Heavenly Fate can be stacked, then I will first use it on Yu Suzhen, turning her into a cauldron, then have her learn Stealing Heavenly Fate and dual cultivate with the chosen ones of heaven like Liu Xin, Zhao Xuhe, and Xiao Shaye; wouldn't that allow me to indirectly use the Stealing Heavenly Fate secret technique on Xiao Shaye and others?

In the past, Daoist Daoist Hong Yun almost scared him to death; this life was the perfect time for revenge.

He created a chosen son of heaven, Xiao Shaye, who surpassed countless disciples; then he would create a chosen daughter of heaven, Yu Suzhen, who surpassed Xiao Shaye!

(End of this chapter)