Chapter 94: Reconciliation

"Apologies, Senior, I am not a disciple of the Holy Sect."

Facing Master Chongguang True Person's inquiry, Lu Yang shook his head and said, "I am merely a rogue cultivator with good fortune who obtained the inheritance of the Ancient Wraith and Ghost Dao."

"Oh?"

Upon hearing this, Master Chongguang True Person immediately frowned, and his originally kind expression gradually began to change.

However, the next second, Lu Yang shifted his tone:

"However, I would be very willing to join the Holy Sect. I can also leave a copy of the Wraith and Ghost Dao inheritance to the Holy Sect, considering it my gift upon meeting."

Upon hearing this, Master Chongguang True Person immediately relaxed his brow:

"Hahaha, why be so polite, Daoist Friend?"

It seems this True Person had many enemies in the Holy Sect in his past life, to the extent that even after reincarnation he wanted to cut ties with his past life and did not wish to bear the karma of his past life.

Thinking of this, Master Chongguang True Person immediately calmed down; after all, there were actually quite a few True Persons in the Holy Sect who cut ties with their past lives and pretended to be newbies, so it was not considered strange. He immediately laughed loudly and said, "If the Daoist Friend is willing to join our Sect, our Sect naturally welcomes you. I wonder what the Daoist Friend's intention is?"

"I am willing to guard the Northern Border."

Lu Yang said without hesitation, "I have just entered the Holy Sect and am willing to guard Skeleton Mountain, resisting the Divine Martial Gate to the north. After the matter is accomplished, I will return to the Holy Sect to report."

"Good!"

Master Chongguang True Person immediately nodded in satisfaction, and the look in his eyes towards Lu Yang became even more appreciative: "In that case, let us proceed according to the Daoist Friend's wishes."

To be honest, he actually did not care at all about Lu Yang's true identity.

Although he was convinced in his heart that Lu Yang was more than ninety percent a True Person of the Holy Sect, it actually did not matter even if he was not; the key lay in the value Lu Yang had demonstrated.

Whether he was useful to the Holy Sect.

As long as he was useful, many things were something everyone was willing to turn a blind eye to.

And Lu Yang voluntarily proposing to "guard the Northern Border" was undoubtedly demonstrating his own value; this attitude was the reason that satisfied Master Chongguang True Person.

'No doubt, he must be a reincarnated True Person of our Holy Sect.'

At the same time, seeing Master Chongguang True Person agree readily, Lu Yang also breathed a sigh of relief; after all, with his current cultivation, he truly did not dare to return to the Holy Sect.

Although Master Chongguang True Person and the Peak Master of Patching Heaven both believed he was a reincarnated True Person, Lu Yang was very clear that his so-called reincarnated identity could not withstand scrutiny; if he alarmed a Jin Dan True Lord within the Holy Sect, a single glance would expose him, and at that time he would have to start over.

So this result was good for everyone.

Just then, the void beside Master Chongguang True Person cracked open, and subsequently a man in black robes walked out from within, who was none other than the Yinshan True Person familiar to Lu Yang.

"Yinshan?" Master Chongguang True Person said in surprise, "Why have you come to this place?"

"Let my senior brother laugh at me."

The Yinshan True Person first glanced at Lu Yang, then clasped his hands and said, "This Daoist Friend, I am Yinshan, and I have come this time with an unreasonable request."

"This eight-hundred-li Skeleton Mountain was refined by the Wraith and Ghost Dao in days gone by; the earth veins are extremely special, connecting to the Wraith and Ghost Dao secret realm. Having received nourishment from thousands of wraiths and ghosts for a thousand years, it should have produced a 【Heavenly Corpse Fiend】. This thing is in the position of Earth Fiend, belongs to 【Zhi Xu】, and concerns my cultivation. I beg the Daoist Friend to part with it."

Upon hearing this, Master Chongguang True Person's expression immediately changed slightly.

Lu Yang was stunned for a moment, then immediately realized this was the thing the Yinshan True Person had schemed for in his past life, wanting to obtain it from the secret realm.

Does it concern the cultivation of a Foundation Establishment True Person?

Upon hearing this, Lu Yang sensed the earth veins of Skeleton Mountain and indeed saw a most yin and soft, turbid and immeasurable Yellow Spring Qi deep within the earth veins.

Is this the 【Heavenly Corpse Fiend】?

Regarding the cultivation of a Foundation Establishment True Person, the Wraith and Ghost Dao inheritance also had an overview, but because the inheritance was too vast, Lu Yang had not yet had time to examine it in detail.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang secretly recorded this thing in his mind while smiling and said, "This matter is simple; I can certainly take charge and give it to the Daoist Friend. However, this thing is located deep within the earth veins and cannot be moved lightly; it needs to be slowly extracted... roughly, about thirty years to refine one."

"No problem." The Yinshan True Person immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

A mere thirty years is nothing; in the snap of a finger, as long as he can use the 【Heavenly Corpse Fiend】 to break through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, this amount of time means nothing to him.

"Good!"

Seeing this, Master Chongguang True Person was also overjoyed and transmitted a voice privately, saying, "Thank you, Daoist Friend, for assisting Yinshan. After this matter, you need not worry about Patching Heaven."

The implication was that he would reconcile Lu Yang.

Although in Lu Yang's view, he did not need to worry about the threat of the Peak Master of Patching Heaven for the next thirty to fifty years; by the time the Peak Master of Patching Heaven recovered from his injuries, he would have already reached Foundation Establishment.

However, since Master Chongguang True Person gave this favor, he naturally could not refuse it, so he immediately clasped his hands in thanks.

For a moment, both host and guest were delighted.

Afterwards, the three chatted happily for a long time. Master Chongguang True Person then left with the Peak Master of Patching Heaven, while Lu Yang returned to his loyal Skeleton Mountain market town.

"A familiar place..."

Lu Yang transformed into a streak of flowing light and directly selected the Blood Robe Tower from his past life as his place of seclusion; his massive spiritual sense swept across the entire market town in an instant.

Sensing his spiritual sense, the entire market town immediately became extremely enthusiastic.

"Pay respects to the True Person!"

Countless people respectfully bowed one after another, their voices carrying both respect and fanaticism; Lu Yang even saw a woman of peerless beauty among them.

'She came too? So early?'

Lu Yang's expression was strange, for that woman standing out like a crane among chickens in the crowd was none other than the Fairy Feixia, who had a deep friendship with him in his past life.

Her expression was seen to be cold as ice, seemingly showing no courtesy to anyone.

However, Lu Yang knew that as long as one peeled away that cold exterior and walked into her heart, one could fully experience the warmth beneath her coldness.

"..."

Retracting his gaze, Lu Yang had no thought of rekindling old feelings; rather, in his past life it was simply a case of mutual benefit, and the result was that everyone parted on good terms.

In this life, he had more important matters to do.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately waved his hand to disperse the crowd, then selected a quiet room, shook the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, and called out the Guardian Deity Su Nu once again.

"This servant pays respects to Master."

"Kneel."

At Lu Yang's command, Su Nu immediately lowered her rounded figure, prostrating herself with five limbs to the ground; her tight outer robe outlined a graceful curve on her body.

However, Lu Yang paid no attention to the beautiful scenery of rolling peaks before him; instead, he focused entirely on studying the Dharma Body of Su Nu. After all, this Guardian Deity he had forged had been thrown into battle immediately upon creation, leaving him no time to appreciate its profound mysteries, which now required deep study.

"A Guardian Deity can bear karmic retribution on one's behalf."

With a thought, Lu Yang bundled up all the lingering thoughts left by Patriarch Ting You and the entire inheritance of the Wraith-Ghost Dao, then directly tossed them to Su Nu.

The next second, Lu Yang looked up at the sky.

Originally, by accepting the inheritance, he had formed karmic ties with the Wraith-Ghost Dao and even that Jin Dan True Lord far away in the heavens; however, now the karma had shifted.

It had fallen upon Su Nu.

"Come to think of it, the karma of the Wraith-Ghost Dao is not as terrifying as I imagined; otherwise, that True Lord of the Sword Pavilion would have already crushed me with a single palm."

Lu Yang pondered in his heart: "It makes sense. The Wraith-Ghost Dao is merely a Foundation Establishment lineage. What truly made that True Lord wary was only Patriarch Ting You himself. Now that Patriarch Ting You is dead, how could a small figure like me, with a Guardian Deity Su Nu whose path is severed, attract the True Lord's attention?"

At most, it would only draw the karmic targeting of that sword qi.

However, in this life, the sword qi has already scattered. Even if carrying the karma of the Wraith-Ghost Dao might attract the sword qi's targeting, that would be a matter for the next life.

Moreover, even so, he had a method to deal with it.

"Once the Book of a Hundred Lives is used to restart and select something, whether cultivation, talent, or even treasures, it cannot be traced back to any karma!"

Lu Yang had personally tested this point long ago. The cultivation gained through the Book of a Hundred Lives, no matter who tried to deduce it or how, would have all karma severed on the first day of the restart. Without cause and without effect, it could not be tracked; all karmic ties from past lives would be cleansed by the Book of a Hundred Lives after the restart.

Of course, this was limited to the parts selected by the Book of a Hundred Lives.

Cultivation, treasures, talent.

For instance, the Nine Transformations Dragon Art: although no one could calculate where his cultivation came from after selecting it, this technique itself would not be concealed.

The result was that he was almost locked onto by the Master of the Heaven-Mending Peak immediately after restarting.

"If I can break through to Foundation Establishment in this life, that will suffice. If not, in the next life, I will select a treasure!"

Thinking this, Lu Yang looked at the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner in his hand. He intended to send the Guardian Deity, and even the myriad wraiths of the Wraith-Ghost Dao, onto the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner.

Since it is named the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, the true spirits upon the banner should logically be part of the magical treasure as well.

In this way, perhaps he could both sever ties with the Wraith-Ghost Dao using the power of the Book of a Hundred Lives and claim benefits like the 【Yanma Hall】 for himself.

"Let's try first to see if it works."

"If it doesn't work, at worst, after restarting, I will hide in the Holy Sect and never come out. I don't believe that sword qi could even cut into the Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea of the Holy Sect!"

(End of this chapter)