Chapter 83: A Pleasant Cooperation

Inside the cave dwelling, as Lu Yang's words fell, the Senior Butian Peak Master seemed to truly begin valuing the audacious junior before him, suddenly letting out a light chuckle:

"You are quite impressive; are you interested in becoming my son-in-law?"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang raised an eyebrow: "If I recall correctly, Senior, you already have a son-in-law."

"Zhao Xuhe's Coiled Dragon inheritance was seized by you, and I wish for the inheritor of the Coiled Dragon to become my son-in-law; as for who that inheritor is, I do not care."

The Senior Butian Peak Master, completely unconcerned, smiled and said: "Your proposal is quite interesting, but it also exposes your true situation; it seems you have no Foundation Establishment True Person backing you. How about this? If you become my son-in-law, we shall be one family from now on, and at that time, I might just give you a hand."

Before his voice had even faded, the Senior Butian Peak Master waved his large hand.

In an instant, the world spun and the earth turned; Lu Yang discovered his surroundings had abruptly changed, with a bright moon and starry sky overhead—he had actually arrived at the summit of Senior Butian Peak!

"Qian'er, come out."

As the Senior Butian Peak Master's words fell, Lu Yang saw a flash of brilliant light, from which emerged a graceful woman of breathtaking beauty, with a single dot of cinnabar between her eyebrows.

"Father, another one?"

The woman had originally been somewhat languid, but upon seeing Yu Suzhen, she immediately froze: "Father, although I don't mind, having a female is still a bit..."

"You ah, I tell you not to neglect your studies daily; if you had already cultivated that great divine technique of your father's, how could you fail to see the intricacies upon this girl?" The Senior Butian Peak Master looked at the woman helplessly, then shifted his spiritual sense, directly projecting the entire cause and effect of the matter into the woman's sea of consciousness.

Only then did he turn his gaze back to Lu Yang:

"This is my daughter, Chen Shuqian, who cultivates the 'Six Paths Nirvana Phoenix Art'; you cultivate the 'Nine Transformations Coiled Dragon Art'; the two of you are a match made in heaven."

"If the two cultivate together, six and nine unite as one, the effect is equivalent to a Foundation Establishment rare treasure!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang did not answer immediately but fell into deep thought.

Fairly speaking, the conditions proposed by the Senior Butian Peak Master were very tempting to him; at first glance, if he agreed, it would constitute a great opportunity for both parties.

However, this was the Holy Sect.

How could an opportunity within the Holy Sect be without problems?

Nevertheless, in the end, he nodded readily: "Cooperation benefits both; this matter, this junior can agree to, but it must wait until this junior attempts to break through to Foundation Establishment."

"That goes without saying." The Senior Butian Peak Master laughed loudly: "After all, the higher your cultivation base, the better the effect of dual cultivation with my daughter will be; regarding Daoist Hong Yun's affairs, I can also assist you once. Rest assured, with me shielding the heavenly secrets for you, I guarantee that the bait he casts this time will catch nothing!"

"... hen many thanks, Senior."

Lu Yang cupped his hands: "A pleasant cooperation?"

The Senior Butian Peak Master grinned: "A pleasant cooperation."

As his words fell, Lu Yang simply withdrew his consciousness, and only after his departure did the Senior Butian Peak Master wave his hand, sending Yu Suzhen back to her cave dwelling.

As for everything that had just occurred, she naturally knew nothing of it.

The relevant memories had been casually erased by the Senior Butian Peak Master.

It was not until this moment that the Senior Butian Peak Master's daughter, Chen Shuqian, opened her eyes and said softly: "Father, this person has the heart of a wolf; do you truly intend to cooperate with him?"

At this moment, the Senior Butian Peak Master also retracted his smile, letting out a cold laugh: "The heart of a wolf? Having the heart of a wolf is exactly right! Which disciple of the Holy Sect does not have the heart of a wolf? As for cooperation... I merely said it offhand; first, we must stabilize him, lest he become a startled bird and flee to somewhere I cannot see."

Hearing this, Chen Shuqian asked curiously: "Does this mean, Father, that you do not plan to help him?"

"No, I plan to help him."

The Senior Butian Peak Master shook his head: "Daoist Hong Yun's current state is not good; otherwise, he would not need to fish for fortune within the Holy Sect every so often."

"If not for this, that fellow Master Chongguang would not dare to covet the 'Covered Lamp Fire'."

"Under these circumstances, if I make a move to scheme against Daoist Hong Yun once, causing his fishing attempt to fail and his fortune to suffer a deficit, I can precisely sell a favor to Master Chongguang."

"Why not do it?"

"Moreover, if this person truly intends to use the Art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets to pull a switch, I can precisely use the connection of qi mechanisms to locate his true body."

"This person was previously able to block me for a short while on the great web of karma; he must certainly possess a status grade, and his quality is dozens of times better than Zhao Xuhe's. Once I find his true body and capture him, you can then use the 'Senior Butian True Scripture' to drain him dry, which will increase your chances of Foundation Establishment by at least thirty percent!"

In his speech, he seemed to already regard Lu Yang as fish on the chopping block.

Chen Shuqian, however, still seemed somewhat worried: "But my brother is still in his hands..."

"Rest assured." The Senior Butian Peak Master said indifferently: "As long as Chen Chen Xinan appears within my field of vision, nothing will happen to him; even if his soul flies and his spirit scatters, I can gather them back together!"

"That old thing definitely has no good intentions!"

Outside the Witch-Ghost Secret Realm, Lu Yang opened his eyes, his gaze cold and sharp: "He must be plotting against me, wanting to find my true body to serve as a cauldron for his daughter."

"As for Chen Chen Xinan, he is not safe either."

"After all, that is the master of a peak within the Holy Sect; even among Foundation Establishment True Persons, he is absolutely outstanding. Could such a person truly care about something like familial affection?"

Thinking of this, Lu Yang could not help but scratch his head.

This is far too difficult; compared to him, how do others manage to break through to Foundation Establishment?

It's impossible that they just casually accumulate one great divine technique, one Foundation Establishment spiritual object, and one Foundation Establishment secret art, then gamble their lives on a thirty percent hope to make a dash for it, right?

"Alas... at this point, I can only gamble."

Lu Yang shifted his gaze to the Witch-Ghost Secret Realm before him; although he was currently hiding very secretly, it was conceivable that he could not hide forever.

"Moreover, the Art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets was originally created by the Senior Butian Peak Master; once I activate the Art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets to drain Yu Suzhen dry, there is a high probability he will trace the vine to find the melon and come knocking. At that time, only by relying on the Witch-Ghost Secret Realm will there be a sliver of chance; perhaps I can even borrow the Golden Core sword energy to deal him a severe blow..."

With the Golden Core sword energy present, the Witch-Ghost Secret Realm was Lu Yang's natural safe haven.

As long as he hid inside, even if he was discovered later, the Senior Butian Peak Master and Daoist Hong Yun might not dare to enter.

At that time, he could simply cultivate slowly within the Secret Realm, gather the 【Profound Nether Lord's Position of Capturing the Nether】, complete the 'Secret Art of Severing Thoughts to See My Silkworm', and achieve Corpse Liberation Immortality.

At the very worst, he could still attempt to break through to Foundation Establishment with a sixty percent chance of success!

As for the issue of the Witch-Ghost Secret Realm allowing entry but not exit, it naturally mattered little to him; as long as he could achieve Foundation Establishment, he could simply commit suicide and start over.

If one must nitpick, it was that the Golden Core sword energy, this ticking time bomb, was somewhat unstable.

After all, based on his experience from his previous life, this strand of Golden Core sword energy would eventually slaughter everyone within the entire Witch-Ghost Secret Realm; Lu Yang did not know the reason behind this.

"The answer to this problem likely lies with the Listening Nether Sect."

Lu Yang recalled the divine statue of the Listening Nether Sect's Patriarch he had seen before, pondering in his heart: "That Listening Nether Patriarch is eighty percent likely a Foundation Establishment cultivator who barely survived from the Witch-Ghost Path."

"Could it be that he did something to provoke the Golden Core sword energy into slaughtering the Secret Realm?"

The more Lu Yang thought about it, the graver his expression became:

"It seems that if I wish to develop steadily within the Secret Realm, I must first resolve the issue of the Listening Nether Sect; otherwise, sooner or later, I will be killed by the Golden Core sword energy."

Thinking of this, Lu Yang finally made his decision.

Enter the Secret Realm with his true body!

Make a gamble!

(End of Chapter)