Chapter 104: First News of the Dao Seizing War

“Gather!”

Inside the Cave Abode, as the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak uttered Dao sounds and wildly urged his spiritual power, “Chen Xin’an’s” soul, which was originally on the verge of scattering, finally regained stability.

“I am… still alive. Father?”

Looking at Chen Xin’an, who was gradually regaining consciousness, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak wore a gentle expression and smiled faintly. “I knew my son wasn’t such a mediocre person.”

Evidently, while helping Chen Xin’an regather his soul, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak had already calculated the karma once. Since Liu Xin had lost the protection of the Divine Talisman, the events of the past naturally couldn’t be hidden. However, because the Banner Spirit Chen Xin’an had assumed the original body’s karma and carried the Divine Talisman with him, he could perfectly conceal the heavenly secrets.

After this whole process, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak actually didn’t notice anything amiss.

In his calculations, the sequence of events was that Chen Xin’an had been plotted against by the Primordial Daoist, reduced to a Banner Spirit controlled by Liu Xin, but had relied on his wisdom to turn the tables and kill him.

“In any case, it is good that you are alright.”

The Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak sighed with emotion. Although the Banner Spirit Chen Xin’an put on a moved expression on the surface, not a single ripple rose in his heart.

I am sorry, Father.

I already belong to the Master…

Holding Chen Xin’an’s soul in his hands, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak returned to the summit of Heaven-Mending Peak in a single step. Immediately afterward, he molded clay into a human figure and carefully placed the soul inside.

“Rest assured, this is only temporary. You were plotted against by that Primordial Daoist, which led to this accident. With your father here, you only need to recuperate for ten or so years to recover your peak cultivation. Father can also reshape a fleshly body for you. Given time, you will still have the opportunity to charge at the Foundation Establishment realm.”

The Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak spoke patiently.

Clearly, he mistook Chen Xin’an’s silence for dejection after a setback, which was why he took the initiative to comfort him. At first glance, his affection for his child overflowed in his words.

Chen Xin’an responded casually, but in his heart, he was thinking about Lu Yang’s mission.

“Father, in my current state, can I really still charge at Foundation Establishment?” Chen Xin’an raised his head, revealing a perfectly timed look of dejection on his face.

“Of course you can!”

The Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak smiled faintly upon hearing this. “I have a Foundation Establishment Treasure in my hand called Creation Jade Mud. I plan to use it to reshape your fleshly body.”

“In this way, you will innately have a ten percent hope when charging at Foundation Establishment.”

“Next, as long as you cultivate the Severing Thoughts to See Self Silkworm Secret, coupled with the Rank 3 Heaven-Mending True Qi of the Heaven-Mending True Scripture, you will have a thirty percent hope of succeeding in Foundation Establishment.”

Just some ordinary methods, huh.

Chen Xin’an, having been repeatedly processed by Lu Yang, was already completely loyal to him. At this moment, he was only thinking about whether he could help his Master pry into information about precious resources within the Saint Sect.

“Thirty percent… isn’t that a bit too low?”

Chen Xin’an sighed. “Father, I don’t want to gamble on just a thirty percent hope. If possible, I want to have better odds before charging at Foundation Establishment.”

“Oh?”

The Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak was stunned for a moment, then revealed a look of gratification. He nodded and said, “Good. Since you have this mindset, how could Father blame you? It’s not that there aren’t other plans to increase the winning rate. I remember a Perfected Lord came out of seclusion a few days ago to issue an order: the War between the Righteous and Demonic paths is to begin again.”

“War between the Righteous and Demonic paths?”

Chen Xin’an was stunned. Inside his body, Lu Yang’s Divine Sense also monitored this conversation and was equally curious. The War between the Righteous and Demonic paths is related to breaking through to Foundation Establishment?

Seeing Chen Xin’an’s puzzled face, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak immediately laughed:

“It is normal that you don’t know about this matter. After all, you grew up in the Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea, and as my offspring, you wouldn’t come into contact with such things.”

“Why do you think we fight with Jiangnan until our heads are broken and blood flows?”

Chen Xin’an subconsciously replied, “Because the Righteous and Demonic paths cannot coexist…”

“That is nonsense!”

The Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak shook his head. “Jiangnan and Jiangbei both follow the ‘Refining Form and Ascension Dao’; it’s just that their styles are different. ‘Righteous’ and ‘Demonic’ are merely titles.”

“Would you fight to the death for a mere title?”

At this point, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak pointed above his head. “The so-called War between the Righteous and Demonic paths is essentially the various Perfected Lords wrestling for power, fighting for the Dao lineage of the various schools!”

“If my Saint Sect wins and advances one step into Jiangnan, the Dao Fruits of the various Perfected Lords can spread into Jiangnan, and their cultivation will grow stronger by a fraction. If the Sword Pavilion wins and kills their way into Jiangbei, the Dao Fruits of the various Perfected Lords will weaken accordingly. Rather than calling it a War between the Righteous and Demonic paths, it is better to call it a Dao Seizing War!”

“For this reason, most of the Saint Sect’s Perfected Ones are stationed in various places in Jiangnan.”

“This includes disciples in the Qi Refining Realm. The Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea is merely a place to cultivate new disciples; the battlefield of the Dao Seizing War is the true place for raising Gu!”

“Most of my Saint Sect’s Perfected Ones also walked out from there.”

“Because the impact on Dao Fruits brought by victory or defeat in the Dao Seizing War is not only useful for Perfected Lords, but also of great use to us lower cultivators who seek shelter under the Perfected Lords.”

“Among them are opportunities to help increase the chances of Foundation Establishment.”

“For example, that junior Yin Shan suppressed the crowd of cultivators during the Dao Seizing War over a decade ago and helped a Perfected Lord seize the Ten-Thousand-Man Pit in Jiangnan. Only then did he break through.”

However, at the end, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak shook his head again. “Having said that, the battlefield is still too dangerous; it is almost a certain death. With your father here, there is actually no need for you to go there specifically to take risks. At worst, Father will think of another way to beg for a Foundation Establishment Pill from the Perfected Lords for you…”

Speaking up to here, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak patted Chen Xin’an on the shoulder again.

“In short, what you need to do now is rest well and recover as soon as possible. Father is waiting for the day you reach Foundation Establishment in the future and inherit Father’s mantle.”

As his voice fell, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak smiled faintly.

The smile was kind and affectionate, just like an old farmer waiting with full expectation for a seed to sprout, bloom… and finally bear fruit.

Heaven-Mending Peak, inside a Cave Abode.

Lu Yang reviewed the intelligence he had just eavesdropped on through Chen Xin’an, a look of contemplation on his face. “Righteous and Demonic Dao Seizing War… Struggle for Dao Lineage… Opportunity for Foundation Establishment…”

This news actually resolved a doubt he had buried for a long time.

He had always felt that there were too few disciples in the Saint Sect.

Take Heaven-Mending Peak for example.

Most were disciples in the Initial and Middle Stages of Qi Refining. Disciples in the Late Stage of Qi Refining were already as rare as phoenix feathers and unicorn horns, and those at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining were even more elusive, like a divine dragon showing its head but not its tail.

This was obviously unreasonable.

After all, the breakthrough probability for Foundation Establishment was so low; it was necessary to stack up a massive number of Qi Refining Perfection cultivators to possibly cultivate enough Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones.

So theoretically speaking, Late Stage and Great Perfection Qi Refining cultivators shouldn’t be walking everywhere, but at least they shouldn’t be rare.

However, in reality, this was not the case.

Now it seemed that it wasn’t that the Saint Sect didn’t have this many disciples, but rather that these disciples were not in the Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea—they were on the front lines of the War between the Righteous and Demonic paths!

“So the Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea is actually the rear area.”

“The Great Perfection of Qi Refining cultivators who remain here are basically people like Luo Wuya and Chen Xin’an who have Perfected Ones as backers and don’t need to risk their lives on the battlefield.”

The more Lu Yang thought about it, the brighter his gaze became.

“In the War between the Righteous and Demonic paths, Perfected Lords will inevitably personally supervise the battle. It is impossible to allow things like Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones bullying the small and dealing with Qi Refining cultivators!”

“In other words, Arhat Fu Long wouldn’t dare to come…”

“If I can break through on the Righteous and Demonic battlefield, it would likely be the safest way!”

After all, compared to Arhat Fu Long, those Qi Refining cultivators on the Righteous and Demonic battlefield were simply not worth mentioning. I can’t beat a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but can’t I beat you guys?

“Better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix!”

Looking back at the past, what kind of monsters and freaks had he been facing?

Patriarch Nether Whisper, a reincarnated Foundation Establishment cultivator; the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak, a semi-crippled Middle Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator; Arhat Fu Long, a Middle Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator in his prime state… Each one was more outrageous than the last!

“I got arrogant; I got arrogant, ah!”

Thinking of this, Lu Yang learned from the pain and reflected deeply:

“Actually, from the very beginning, I wasn’t someone good at fighting. Downward compatibility with a higher cultivation base and challenging lower levels is what I am best at…”

Lu Yang’s gaze was firm as he decided to follow his true heart.

I want to go back to the novice village to show off!

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