Chapter 92: Dharma Combat with a True Person!

As the 【Yanmodian】 hung high in the sky, gusts of yin wind instantly swept across the eight hundred li of Skeleton Mountain, filled with incessant wails of misery, as if the place had transformed into a ghostly realm of the living.

Standing amidst this chaos, Peak Master Senior Butian's expression had turned unspeakably grim.

"With just these tricks, you think you can kill me?"

He was nearly driven to laugh in anger; regardless of whether Lu Yang was a reincarnated True Person of the Holy Sect, attempting to kill him so easily was simply underestimating him far too much!

On the other side, Lu Yang remained calm and composed, while inside his dantian, the Dharma Protector Goddess Suzhen, who had transformed into his avatar, was drenched in sweat, withholding nothing as she fully imbued her status onto him, making his appearance appear increasingly solemn and sacred, as if he had become the center of the entire eight hundred li of Skeleton Mountain.

"Let us give it a try; I precisely wish to witness the divine abilities of a senior."

Hearing this, Peak Master Senior Butian looked deeply at Lu Yang, then nodded: "Very well, let me see exactly which former colleague you are, Daoist friend!"

Clearly, he had already confirmed Lu Yang's identity.

It must be a reincarnated True Person of the Holy Sect!

As for why he did not say it aloud, that was actually quite normal; every single True Person of the Holy Sect carried some troublesome great karma on their shoulders.

Such as enemies, enemies, and more enemies.

Now that they had finally managed to reincarnate, it was the perfect opportunity to shake off the karma of their past lives; who would voluntarily acknowledge their past identity and take on that past karma?

As his voice fell, Peak Master Senior Butian bent down, picked up a handful of yellow earth, circulated it with magic power for a moment, and then scattered it; the soil took root upon hitting the ground, instantly transforming into a large clump of earth, into which Peak Master Senior Butian's soul entered, immediately reshaping the clump into his own likeness.

"Although it is a body of earth and stone, it will barely suffice."

Peak Master Senior Butian murmured in a low voice, gravel constantly spilling from his opening and closing lips, but regardless, his soul finally had a temporary dwelling.

Boom!

Just as Peak Master Senior Butian was casting his spell, Lu Yang did not stand idly by; within the 【Yanmodian】, the sounds of killing rolled like thunder, and one witch-ghost after another manifested behind Lu Yang.

These witch-ghosts now held weapons in their hands, clad in armor and gripping sharp blades, revealing faces of blue skin and fangs with ferocious expressions, yet they stood in neat and uniform ranks; there were yin soldiers and ghost generals, their movements and advances perfectly ordered, and with a single thought from Lu Yang, they immediately charged toward Peak Master Senior Butian.

"Demons and monsters, do you dare approach my Dharma body?"

Seeing this scene, Peak Master Senior Butian sneered coldly, and immediately a ray of spiritual light rose slowly from the top of his head, dividing yin and yang, manifesting the black and white qi.

Looking closely, it was actually a scroll painting.

He cultivated the 【Bu Tian Zhen Jing】, and the Dao Foundation he ultimately constructed was named the "Yin-Yang Great Dao Chart"; the chart had two sides, one Jueyin and one Mingyang, using yin and yang to elucidate the myriad phenomena of the universe; no matter what divine ability or wondrous method you unleashed, once it entered the chart, it would be decomposed, refined, absorbed, and even turned for his own use.

At this moment, the scroll unfolded, revealing unmistakably the "Jueyin" side facing upward.

Since the 【Yanmodian】 was primarily based on sha-yin, and all manner of witch-ghosts belonged to the yin attribute, they were perfectly countered by "Jueyin"; no matter how many came, it would be futile.

The next second, the scroll flipped.

Jueyin turned into Mingyang, and vast heavenly light instantly illuminated all directions within the 【Yanmodian】; wherever it passed, all yin soldiers and ghost generals were ignited, turning into ash and dust in an instant.

However, at the same time, several streaks of black light, resembling thunder and lightning, struck into the Yin-Yang Chart, causing Peak Master Senior Butian to groan in pain as cracks suddenly appeared on his body of earth and stone.

Nine Heavens Talismanic Secret Demon Yin Thunder!

Patriarch Tingyou had once used this divine ability to suppress Lu Yang's soul; now Lu Yang was employing the same old trick to deal with Peak Master Senior Butian's soul!

"Indeed, you have some skill."

Peak Master Senior Butian's expression turned gloomy; although Lu Yang had undoubtedly suffered deeper injuries than him in this brief clash, he himself had inevitably sustained some minor wounds.

The confrontation between Foundation Establishment experts was vastly different from that of Qi Condensation.

When True Persons engaged in dharma combat, they borrowed qi to manifest phenomena, using their own magic power to reveal their respective Dao Foundations; as the Dao Foundations operated, countless divine abilities were being circulated every second.

Therefore, when both parties manifested their Dao Foundations and collided, it was equivalent to each deploying a great army; every soldier was a divine ability, and every collision was a clash between two armies; whoever was beaten until they dropped their armor and weapons, suffering troop losses until they could no longer manifest their Dao Foundation, would be the one defeated.

This kind of dharma combat tested calculation abilities to an extreme degree, which was essentially one's cultivation attainment.

To put it plainly, it was like deploying troops and arranging formations: where to concentrate heavy forces, where to create a false display of strength, where to send a lone army deep into enemy territory, and where to set up an ambush from ten sides.

With high cultivation attainment, one could anticipate the enemy's moves, arrange defenses calmly, and shift and transform at will.

With low cultivation attainment, one would be played with in the palm of another's hand.

Therefore, unless the gap was enormous, dharma combat between Foundation Establishment True Persons would be hard to decide in a short time, and even if one won, it was difficult to kill the opponent.

Lu Yang's cultivation attainment could undoubtedly not compare to that of Peak Master Senior Butian.

However, his condition was better.

Peak Master Senior Butian's physical body had now been destroyed, leaving only his soul, making his Dao Foundation unstable, whereas Lu Yang's 【Yanmodian】 had just been completed and was at its peak.

It was as if Lu Yang held an army of a hundred thousand, while Peak Master Senior Butian had only ten thousand elite troops; the disparity in numbers was so great that Lu Yang did not need to engage in any complex troop deployment, simply employing a tactic of exchanging pieces, trading injury for injury; given time, Peak Master Senior Butian would naturally lose.

Rumble!

Lu Yang gave Peak Master Senior Butian no chance to catch his breath; within the Yanmodian, the yin soldiers and ghost generals revived after death and once again swarmed toward Peak Master Senior Butian.

For a moment, the roar of thunder echoed above Skeleton Mountain.

Peak Master Senior Butian's expression grew increasingly ugly, the cracks on his temporarily formed body of earth and stone becoming ever clearer, as if it would completely crumble apart in the next second.

"Do you intend for us to both be injured?"

Peak Master Senior Butian stared at Lu Yang, feeling somewhat alarmed and suspicious, because compared to him, Lu Yang's condition seemed far too good, showing not the slightest sign of injury.

Yet in reality, that was indeed the case.

'Anyway, the one getting injured isn't me.'

Lu Yang glanced at his dantian, only to see that the Dharma Protector Goddess Suzhen was now covered in wounds, her entire body cracked, her condition clearly much worse than that of Peak Master Senior Butian.

'No major problem.'

Lu Yang remained calm and self-possessed, continuing to frantically exploit Suzhen's power; after all, she wasn't dead yet, and as long as she wasn't dead, she could be used to the point of death.

After all, dharma combat was far too dangerous, so it was better to let someone else bear the burden.

Finally, Peak Master Senior Butian could no longer hold on.

He had assumed that a young True Person like Lu Yang would cherish his life more and value his own Dao Foundation, but he never expected Lu Yang to be so fierce, practically seeking mutual destruction with him!

"This cannot drag on any longer!"

Thinking this, Peak Master Senior Butian immediately shifted his mind; the Yin-Yang Great Dao Chart instantly closed, with Jueyin and Mingyang meeting, finally generating a point of chaotic cave brilliant light.

At first, this point of brilliant light was no brighter than a tiny spark, but as Peak Master Senior Butian poured his magic power into it, it instantly became a prairie fire, emitting boundless light; wherever it passed, whether yin soldiers, ghost generals, or Secret Demon Yin Thunder, all turned to nothing, while streaks of colored mist pierced the sky, even penetrating through the 【Yanmodian】!

Boom!

In an instant, inside and outside the dome of heaven flowed with chaotic colors, black and white blending together indistinguishably, flickering as it completely cleared away the boiling yin sha.

Seeing this scene, Peak Master Senior Butian dared not be negligent and immediately leaped into the air.

What he had just unleashed was a great divine ability named "Yin-Yang Chaotic Cave Tai Xuan Divine Light"; in the past, he had relied on this great divine ability to break through to Foundation Establishment.

After reaching Foundation Establishment, with the加持 of Foundation Establishment status, his former great divine ability could generate many profound changes distinct from Qi Condensation; for example, his "Yin-Yang Chaotic Cave Tai Xuan Divine Light" could only absorb myriad phenomena during Qi Condensation, but now it could extinguish spiritual mechanisms in an instant, possessing the power to cleanse turbidity and wash away filth.

However, gain comes with loss; such a divine ability naturally consumed a tremendous amount.

If he were still in peak condition, it would not matter, but in his current state, once was fine, but more than three times would likely exhaust his strength.

Therefore, unleashing it now was purely to break the deadlock.

As long as he escaped the 【Yanmodian】, the sky would be high enough for birds to fly and the sea vast enough for fish to leap; at that point, Peak Master Senior Butian could advance or retreat, gaining room to maneuver.

However, the moment he flew out of the Yanmodian, his expression changed drastically.

He saw that outside the 【Yanmodian】, Lu Yang's figure had quietly appeared, yet this time the Dharma Protector Goddess Suzhen did not accompany him, remaining in her original spot instead.

"Two people!?"

Peak Master Senior Butian's pupils contracted sharply as he instantly realized: "An avatar outside the body! You are not yet at Foundation Establishment; you have merely managed to refine a Foundation Establishment realm avatar!"

Lu Yang paid no heed, silently extending a single finger.

Generally, he could only engage Peak Master Senior Butian in dharma combat when merged as one with Suzhen, but if limited to a single strike, he was not without a trump card.

This move had been taught to him by Patriarch Tingyou.

The next second, Lu Yang began to break through to Foundation Establishment, ascending and then falling!

Lu Yang's expression remained calm as his qi mechanism shifted, and then, carrying the magnificent force of a failed ascension and a fall from the Foundation Establishment realm, he pointed down at Peak Master Senior Butian—

"Heavenly Collapse!"

A shadow descended from the sky; Lu Yang's single finger caught Peak Master Senior Butian completely off guard, intercepting his fleeing motion mid-air!

Immediately after, the gates of the 【Yanmodian】 opened and closed once more.

Boom!

With a single loud crash, Peak Master Senior Butian's eyes nearly burst from their sockets yet he was helpless, actually knocked down by Lu Yang's single finger, falling back into the 【Yanmodian】 once again!

(End of Chapter)