Chapter 91: Sword Qi Severing the Mending Heaven!

Outside the Wraith Ghost Secret Realm, above Skeleton Mountain.

The void split open; the Mending Heaven Peak Master and Daoist Hong Yun Daoist stepped out one after the other, their Foundation Establishment gazes sweeping down, instantly scanning the entire Skeleton Mountain.

In an instant, the previously cloudless sky became oppressed by dark clouds overhead; streaks of Lei Guang darted through the clouds like silver snakes dancing wildly, illuminating half the firmament. Even the mere unintentional sweep of a True Person's Foundation Establishment divine sense terrified the scattered cultivators and demon ghosts in the mountain, making their faces show fear.

"This is the place."

Although the divine sense probe yielded nothing, the Mending Heaven Peak Master could not help but smile; that his divine sense failed to find the target immediately was significant.

It meant the opponent's hiding place was of a high level!

"I didn't expect such an unexpected gain—a Secret Realm?" Thinking of the immense gains this time, the Mending Heaven Peak Master could not help but let out a soft hum.

The next second, he pinched his fingers to calculate, wanting to see what kind of Secret Realm it was, but the result only revealed it to be an ordinary, unknown small Secret Realm.

"Very well, we will know once we enter and look."

The Mending Heaven Peak Master was very confident; as the ruler of one of the Four Peaks of the Saint Sect, his cultivation had long reached the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, only one step away from the late stage.

Looking across the world, aside from those left behind by a True Lord, who could kill me?

Thinking this, the Mending Heaven Peak Master immediately formed a hand seal, casting the "Heaven-Searching Earth-Net Art," and quickly locked onto the entrance of the Wraith Ghost Secret Realm.

"Found it!"

The Mending Heaven Peak Master smiled grimly, then immediately took a step, walking toward the direction of the Secret Realm.

However, on the other side, Daoist Hong Yun Daoist, seeing this, was not only not anxious but even showed a strange expression: "This Secret Realm... seems a bit off!"

Having taken Daoist Hong Yun as his name, he naturally mastered the Dao of Fortune; just as he was about to follow the Mending Heaven Peak Master into the Secret Realm, he suddenly felt a sensation, his heart pounding with fear, so he decisively stopped his steps. After all, with his current cultivation, what thing could make him feel a sense of crisis?

"This is quite interesting..."

Thinking this, Daoist Hong Yun Daoist suddenly let out a cold smile, watching the Mending Heaven Peak Master enter the Secret Realm with interest, his eyes revealing a hint of schadenfreude.

The next second—

"Boom!!!"

Only the sound of a massive roar came from within the Secret Realm; then, a beam of spiritual light shot up to the sky, activating the eight-hundred-li mountain veins of Skeleton Mountain, manifesting its true form.

Due to the Mending Heaven Peak Master's forced intrusion, the Wraith Ghost Secret Realm could no longer remain hidden, completely exposed to the world; and simultaneously exposed before the eyes of the world was a sword qi located at the very top of the Secret Realm, hanging high in the sky like the Milky Way, vast as mountains and seas hanging upside down, an awe-inspiring, peerless sword qi!

Beneath the sword qi was the Mending Heaven Peak Master, fleeing for his life.

"Shameless junior! Cunning villain! I—"

The Mending Heaven Peak Master was seen cursing loudly while fleeing; his previous composure had completely vanished, leaving only the anger and impatience brought by a broken defense.

A Jin Dan sword qi!

The Mending Heaven Peak Master never expected that within the Secret Realm he had originally regarded as something in the palm of his hand, there was actually a sword qi left behind by a Jin Dan True Lord!

This was exactly like a shark mixed into a fish pond!

"Lu Yang... what kind of person are you!?"

Because he used a spirit talisman to conceal the karma of the Wraith Ghost Secret Realm, Lu Yang himself lost his protection; the result was naturally that the Mending Heaven Peak Master calculated him clearly and completely.

However, even after calculating clearly, the Mending Heaven Peak Master dared not believe it.

Because according to his divination, Lu Yang had stepped onto the path of cultivation for less than a year, yet not only reached the perfection of Qi Refining but also cultivated the Saint Sect's secret transmission, Saint Thief.

Not to mention, besides that, there were also the Great Yin Transformation Corpse-Release True Method, the Severing Thought to See My Celestial Silkworm Secret, and other great divine arts of the Saint Sect, all standard equipment for true disciples... but in reality? Lu Yang had just entered the sect! How could the Mending Heaven Peak Master believe this? It must be fake; he had been deceived by karma again!

He even suspected Lu Yang was the reincarnation of some True Person of the Saint Sect.

"No, such a sinister and vicious style is undoubtedly, without question, the reincarnation of a True Person of our Saint Sect..."

The Mending Heaven Peak Master's mind raced rapidly, but the sword qi above his head forced him to quickly discard these distracting thoughts, flying through the void to try and escape the sword qi's lock.

However, everything was futile.

The next second, the Mending Heaven Peak Master suddenly stopped his steps, his face grim, simply because fleeing further was useless; the sword qi had already locked onto his karma!

A clear voice descended from the sky: "The Demonic Dao must be punished!"

Before the words finished, the sword qi struck!

The Mending Heaven Peak Master was utterly unable to resist, but a jade token at his waist activated on its own, flying to his front to block directly in the path of the sword qi.

In an instant, even the movement of heaven and earth seemed to slow down at that moment; the sword qi reflected a handsome youth in a Daoist robe, while a middle-aged man with a sinister expression walked out from within the jade token; the two locked eyes, and formless immense power collided wildly at a higher realm.

"Crack."

After a loud explosion, the jade token shattered.

Correspondingly, the sword qi was also sheared off by ninety-nine percent, leaving only a thin wisp that passed through the jade token's obstruction and landed on the Mending Heaven Peak Master.

However, even so, the Mending Heaven Peak Master could not withstand it and exploded with a boom!

Amidst the scattered flesh and blood, the Mending Heaven Peak Master was left with only a powerful soul, his eyes filled with overwhelming rage, looking toward the direction of the Wraith Ghost Secret Realm.

Inside the Secret Realm, Lu Yang, seeing this, let out a helpless sigh.

"Sure enough, I didn't kill him..."

Just as he had envisioned beforehand, the Mending Heaven Peak Master indeed possessed a life-saving item of Jin Dan level, which indeed saved his life at the critical moment.

"Fortunately, my side has also succeeded."

Beneath the Jin Dan sword qi, the Mending Heaven Peak Master's physical body was pulverized, leaving only a soul, equivalent to suffering a severe injury; nearby, Daoist Hong Yun Daoist also watched from the sidelines.

And using this final bit of time gained by the Jin Dan sword qi, Lu Yang successfully completed the final step of the Yanma Hall; now the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner waved, the eight-hundred-li Skeleton Mountain immediately responded, and the magnificent Yanma Hall rose from the ground, while the Guardian Deity Su Nu was entirely bathed in the light of the dharma.

"Master..."

After Su Nu floated down gracefully to Lu Yang's side, she respectfully performed a bow, showing not the slightest thought of rebellion despite her own achievement.

Indeed, in her beautiful eyes looking at Lu Yang, there was even a hint of fear.

Since Su Nu, transformed into a Guardian Deity, was personally forged by Lu Yang using his divine sense, she was also affected, including her cognition of Lu Yang's character.

In her view, her own master could be described with four words.

Heart as fine as a needle!

One must absolutely not offend him!

Seeing Su Nu so respectful, Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction: "Come in."

As his words fell, Su Nu immediately whispered in agreement and obediently entered Lu Yang's dantian, offering him her entire self without reservation.

In the next second, Lu Yang's spiritual energy surged violently!

As his brows and eyes opened and closed, a divine technique light as brilliant as the sun in the sky shone forth, within which six talismanic inscriptions like dragon tablets and phoenix scrolls gleamed brilliantly.

【Xuan Ming, Lord of the Secluded Court】

Immediately, the earth veins of the Eight Hundred Mile Skeleton Mountain Range erupted in turmoil; invisible forces of enhancement descended, causing three more talismanic inscriptions to appear out of thin air before these six.

Their name is: Yan Mo Tian.

【Yan Mo Tian Xuan Ming, Lord of the Secluded Court】!

At this very moment, Lu Yang felt as if warm currents surged throughout his entire body; Su Nu was like a handful of sweet nectar pouring onto his dantian.

With such a Foundation Establishment Guardian Deity present, although he had not yet reached Foundation Establishment, he could already enjoy the enhancement and amplification of the Foundation Establishment realm upon his own foundation, so much so that in his perception, even the transformation progress of 【Corpse-Release Immortal】 had shortened from several decades to merely a few months!

To practice a great divine technique in reverse using the status of Foundation Establishment naturally led to rapid and tremendous progress!

And if Lu Yang's heart was now filled with the ease and joy of great success, then on the other side, the Master of the Heaven-Mending Peak was not in a good mood.

"How is this possible?"

He saw Lu Yang, whose spiritual energy was soaring, and could hardly believe his own eyes: "A Heavenly Official of the Jiangdong Value Position? No! It seems similar but is not!"

Before he could figure it out, he saw Lu Yang turn his gaze toward him.

In an instant, the Master of the Heaven-Mending Peak felt a chill run through his entire body; he now possessed only his soul, his cultivation had suffered great damage, and engaging in magical combat with a Foundation Establishment cultivator could lead to disaster!

"Run!"

The Master of the Heaven-Mending Peak's decision was nothing if not decisive; his soul immediately transformed into a streak of light and retreated backward, flinging out several scattered souls to confuse the view.

However, seeing this, Lu Yang merely formed a hand seal.

His palms were held together in emptiness, with his index fingers and little fingers bent inside the palms... In the next second, dark light surged behind Lu Yang, reflecting a gloomy world.

Within it, ten thousand witch ghosts held up a towering great hall, roaring incessantly.

There were also the Impermanence Spirits seeking lives, ghost officers hooking souls, judges meting out rewards and punishments, and wandering gods patrolling the heavens.

Eight true gods with green faces and fangs, their movements fierce yet their expressions solemn, each held golden shackles, silver chains, weeping staffs, and the Book of Life and Death, crowding before the towering great hall.

And atop the head of the hall, Lu Yang was seen laughing loudly: "Senior has come from afar, why rush to leave?"

In the next second, the 【Yan Mo Hall】 opened and closed.

"Why not enter my trap, so I may fully extend the hospitality of a host?"

As his words fell, the Master of the Heaven-Mending Peak did not even have time to dodge; he only felt darkness before his eyes, and when he looked back, he was already locked inside the 【Yan Mo Hall】!

(End of this chapter)