Chapter 117: Captive

When it came to preserving his life, Guang Ming had some expertise.

As early as when Guang Hui and Lu Yang met, and Lu Yang didn’t dodge or evade but instead met the attack head-on, he acutely realized something was wrong.

Unfortunately, the “Fate-Linking Life Talisman” could only be used once in a short period.

Moreover, with Guang Hui, a fellow disciple who knew him inside out, present, it was impossible to give him the chance to use the “Fate-Linking Life Talisman” to flee from battle.

So when Guang Hui gathered all the Buddhist cultivators and manifested the “Dragon Elephant Vast Strength Vajra,” he chose not to participate. Instead, under the cover of the Buddha Light, he decisively burrowed into the ground and ran away, using Guang Hui and the others as shields just like before. Undeniably, the effect of doing so was very good.

He almost escaped with his life again.

However, this time, his act of fleeing was acutely captured by someone who had been observing the battle all along but couldn’t find a chance to intervene and showcase himself.

Qin Tianhe!

As a Direct Disciple of the Saint Sect, Qin Tianhe also cultivated Great Divine Abilities. Coupled with the rare treasure “Void-Piercing Sky-Escaping Black Shuttle,” his strength was actually not weak.

After all, previously being chased and intercepted by Guang Ming and more than ten other Buddhist cultivators, he could still barely carve out a path of survival. It was only because the comparison was with Lu Yang that he seemed very weak. Qin Tianhe understood this himself, so he was very proactive, wholeheartedly wanting to demonstrate his value in order to cling tightly to the “big thigh.”

Therefore, before Guang Ming could get very far, he was caught up and brought back by him.

And now that things had come to this, Guang Ming was helpless. To survive, he had no choice but to beg loudly for mercy: “Don’t kill me! I can also contribute to the Demon… to the Saint Sect!”

“You want to surrender?”

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow, revealing a bit of surprise. “Perfected Lords are supervising the battle, yet you dare to surrender?”

This Dao Seizing War was personally supervised by the Perfected Lords of the three parties. Although they wouldn’t interfere, how could anything happening be hidden from the Perfected Lords?

Under such circumstances, who dared to surrender?

In the Saint Sect, if you dared to surrender, if you survived afterwards, your physical body would be taken by the Perfected Lord to light a Sky Lantern. If you died, your soul would be taken to light a Soul Lamp.

Don’t even think about reincarnation!

“The Superior Cultivator doesn’t know… My Pure Land has its own rules here; it cannot be generalized.”

Guang Ming lowered his voice and said carefully, “For us, surrendering isn’t a big deal. As long as we can survive, we won’t be blamed.”

“Oh?”

Lu Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, then said with a faint smile, “Then if I ask you to go back undercover and deal with the remaining Buddhist cultivators of the Pure Land for me, would you still be willing?”

“Uh, this…”

Guang Ming’s expression froze upon hearing this. Then he opened his mouth and spoke even more quietly: “…It’s really hard to explain to the Pure Land. Do you think switching to the Dao Court would work?”

Lu Yang was instantly even more amazed and laughed loudly. “That works too!”

As soon as these words came out, Guang Ming instantly relaxed and hurriedly said, “Actually, this humble monk has long been unhappy with those people from the Dao Court and is willing to contribute to senior!”

Meanwhile, outside the battlefield World Realm.

The three Perfected Lords looked at each other in dismay. Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue, who had remained silent before, finally spoke at this moment, letting out a burst of laughter as pleasant as silver bells.

“The Pure Land Buddhist Sect, its reputation is well-deserved!”

“…Demon head, cease trying to sow discord!”

Feeling the covetous gaze of the Dao Court Perfected Lord beside him, the Pure Land Perfected Lord could only keep a straight face and secretly transmit his voice: “Fellow Daoist, do not overthink.”

“Feigning compliance, merely a stratagem of expediency!”

“Besides, that Guang Ming is just a pawn. The one truly in charge is still Guang Hai. He is Fu Long’s disciple and considers the big picture; he won’t act recklessly.”

“Hmph… Hard to say!”

Facing the Pure Land Perfected Lord’s explanation, the Dao Court Perfected Lord looked noncommittal. Clearly, he didn’t quite believe the Pure Land Perfected Lord’s rhetoric in his heart.

Because the Pure Land’s origins were not clean.

It was said that the Supreme World Honored One who founded the Pure Land was a shameless character back then, relying entirely on playing both sides to sit on the position of Dao Lord.

And that World Honored One’s style of conduct was no different from the current Saint Sect!

Even the name wasn’t “Deep Bliss Pure Land” but the “Pure Land Evil Sect”!

It was just that after creating the Deep Bliss Nirvana Dao, that World Honored One chose to whitewash himself, and he also prospered. To avoid taboo for the venerable, no one dared to say much.

Thinking of this, a shadow instantly cast over the Dao Court Perfected Lord’s heart, but at the same time, immense curiosity arose about Lu Yang, who had suddenly popped up.

What exactly is this person’s origin?

He had the intention to deduce it, but Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue was right in front of him. Doing so would only be blocked by her, making it meaningless, so he had to give up.

In the end, Lu Yang still spared Guang Ming’s life.

Because from him, as well as from the mouths of the group of Buddhist cultivators taken into the Myriad Spirits Banner, Lu Yang learned of a not-so-good situation: they were already surrounded.

The Eight Legions of the Pure Land and a Dao-Protecting Army of the Dao Court—adding up to over a thousand Qi Refining cultivators—had gathered in advance, forming an encirclement. They set up formations and defenses along the way, and the participating disciples of the Saint Sect had all fallen into this encirclement, their living space constantly being squeezed.

“Formation…”

As a Rank 7 Formation Master, Lu Yang was all too clear about the power of formations. He wasn’t afraid of many people, but many formations were a bit troublesome.

Especially since the Dao Court and the Pure Land clearly had no shortage of cultivators possessing stature.

Although it was impossible for them to be higher than him, as the saying goes, “many ants bite the elephant to death.” If there were massive formation enhancements, it would still be somewhat tricky for him.

Moreover, these two parties very likely hid even stronger trump cards.

So in the end, he accepted Guang Ming’s active surrender. After planting a restriction in his Sea of Consciousness for monitoring, he spared his life.

Of course, Lu Yang also thought about directly converting him into a Banner Spirit using the Myriad Spirits Banner. However, unless they were Banner Spirits like Chen Xin’an or Su Nü whose original bodies still existed in the current world and whose karma could be assumed, the aura of other ordinary Banner Spirits was mostly distinct from cultivators and hard to hide from the investigation of those with intent.

“…Still have to be cautious.”

At this moment, Lu Yang had restrained his arrogant thoughts. Even if it was crushing noobs in the novice village, he had to ensure absolute safety to avoid capsizing in the gutter.

“If it were inside Skull Mountain, with the Earth Vein enhancement, however many came would die. But detached from Skull Mountain, relying solely on Su Nü is still a bit too much. Although if I go all out and adding Patriarch Nether Whisper, victory is still assured, but casualties will inevitably occur…”

The problem lay right here.

Lu Yang wanted to kill ten thousand enemies but didn’t want to lose eight thousand of his own, especially after discovering that Patriarch Nether Whisper was a technical talent who was incredibly useful.

He would feel heartache if even one died.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang silently turned his head to look at Qin Tianhe beside him.

Although as the saying goes, war is always accompanied by sacrifice, since he didn’t want to sacrifice himself, he could only find a way to sacrifice others a bit.

“Tianhe, ah, how many people did the Saint Sect send this time?”

Looking at the smiling and amiable Lu Yang, Qin Tianhe not only didn’t feel the slightest warmth but instead shuddered violently, feeling cold all over.

Something’s wrong!

However, under Lu Yang’s gaze, Qin Tianhe had another thought— So what if something’s wrong? As long as it doesn’t hurt me, what does the life or death of others have to do with me?

“Including me, a total of seven Direct Disciples are participating in the war. Besides that, eleven disciples at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining who haven’t refined Great Divine Abilities came. There are also more than a hundred remaining who are in the Late Stage of Qi Refining, possessing one or two powerful Divine Abilities. It’s just unknown how many are left now.”

Qin Tianhe recounted in detail as if listing his family treasures.

“The Dao Seizing War has been going on for some time. I guess they should have gathered as well. Walking deeper into the encirclement, we can definitely find them.”

“So that’s how it is.”

Lu Yang nodded upon hearing this, his smile becoming even brighter.

Over a hundred Late Stage Qi Refining, eleven Great Perfection Qi Refining, seven Direct Disciples. This number was actually not inferior to the Dao Court and the Pure Land, perhaps even superior.

It could be seen that although the number of Saint Sect disciples wasn’t as great as the Dao Court and the Pure Land, the quality of disciples who could stand out in the Saint Sect was unquestionable.

These are all talents, ah.

After this, Lu Yang followed Qin Tianhe’s suggestion, letting him drive the “Void-Piercing Sky-Escaping Black Shuttle” to traverse everywhere. Not long after, a formation came into view.

Just as Qin Tianhe said.

Although Saint Sect disciples were bad, they were definitely not weak. Even facing the unexpected joint suppression of the Dao Court and the Pure Land, they still organized themselves.

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