Chapter 145: Fu Long Invites, Heaven-Mending Joins the Game

Saint Sect, Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea, Heaven-Mending Peak.

This place was the extreme height of the cloud sea, with clear and harmonious spiritual qi and lush vegetation. In the depths of the dense forest, a beautiful figure could be seen sitting cross-legged, circulating True Qi.

Seeing this, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master nodded with satisfaction.

“Qian’er’s cultivation has been diligent recently… Unfortunately, the Six Paths Phoenix Nirvana Art has stalled and made no progress. In the end, it still lacks the nourishment of that Nine Transformations Dragon Art…”

Thinking of this, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master sighed again. Unfortunately, Lu Yang was no longer a “material” like a Qi Refining cultivator. He couldn’t manipulate him at will. Without the nourishment of the Nine Transformations Dragon Art, if Chen Shuqian wanted to charge at Foundation Establishment, there was at most a thirty percent hope, which was still unsafe for him.

If possible, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master would prefer to reach a deal with Lu Yang.

This was also the reason why his previous attitude was very enthusiastic. After all, if he could let Lu Yang dual cultivate with his daughter, the benefit to him would be the greatest.

“Fortunately, I still have Xin’an.”

The Heaven-Mending Peak Master shifted his gaze, looking at another place on Heaven-Mending Peak. There, Chen Xin’an, who had already recovered his physical body, was cultivating with closed eyes.

“Grow up faster.”

The Heaven-Mending Peak Master murmured in a low voice. Looking at his pair of children, it was like an old farmer sizing up promising seedlings, his eyes full of longing and expectation.

A pair of children, double insurance.

As long as one reached Foundation Establishment, his plan would succeed. At that time, he would be a Grand Perfected One at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, worthy of being called a pillar in the Saint Sect!

However, just then.

The pondering Heaven-Mending Peak Master suddenly raised his eyebrows, recalling for no reason the past when he met Coiled Dragon, whose appearance surfaced in his memory.

In the next second, he smiled: “After so many years, Coiled Dragon, you would actually come to see me.”

As his voice fell, the appearance in his memory quickly became clear. Seeing this, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master immediately escaped into the Foundation Establishment Realm, watching a young man escape through the air and walk out.

“Amitabha.”

Arhat Fu Long put his palms together and smiled slightly: “You and I are old friends. Although we belong to two different places now, public and private are distinct, and the friendship still remains, right?”

“You certainly speak prettily.” The Heaven-Mending Peak Master sneered upon hearing this. “Talking about friendship with a Saint Sect Perfected One? I don’t even talk about friendship with Saint Sect Perfected Ones. Cut the crap; let’s be direct and talk about benefits first. What matter could make you beg me, and what benefits can you give me?”

Hearing this, Arhat Fu Long didn’t drag his feet either and said straightforwardly: “An excellent cauldron!”

“You and I know each other’s background well. I know your plan… A cauldron cultivating the Nine Transformations Dragon Art—presumably, you should have a great need for it, right?”

The Heaven-Mending Peak Master narrowed his eyes upon hearing this: “What do you want me to do?”

Arhat Fu Long’s tone was low: “You are a person of the Saint Sect. I want you to help me divert other Perfected Ones of the Saint Sect. I want that Lu Yang to die outside Skull Mountain!”

Inviting a Saint Sect Perfected One to deal with another Saint Sect Perfected One!

How was this conduct different from betraying the sect?

Not to mention that Lu Yang was currently a favorite before Perfected One Chong Guang, and his status was truly not low.

Facing such shocking words, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master seemed to have expected it long ago. With an unchanged expression, he shook his head and slowly spat out two syllables from his mouth:

“Not enough!”

As soon as these words came out, Arhat Fu Long’s eyes lit up instantly.

There really is room for negotiation!?

For a time, Arhat Fu Long was overjoyed. He originally just wanted to try, but unexpectedly there was really a chance. It forced him to sigh with emotion at the Saint Sect’s sect style.

Therefore, he didn’t hesitate: “How much do you want?”

Only then did the Heaven-Mending Peak Master smile slightly and say, “Besides the cauldron of the Nine Transformations Dragon Art, I also want the Golden Body Relic left behind after your reincarnation.”

As his voice fell, Arhat Fu Long instantly frowned.

After death, Arhats of the Pure Land would condense a Relic (Sarira), which was a unique Foundation Establishment rare treasure of the Pure Land. Taking it could increase the chance of Foundation Establishment by ten percent.

Arhat Fu Long had cultivated until now. He reached Foundation Establishment at over eighty years old, wasted a hundred years, and finally attained Nirvana in the Pure Land, transforming into an Arhat to barely break through to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment. To this day, he was already over two hundred years old, not far from the three-hundred-year heavenly lifespan of Foundation Establishment. Reincarnation and recultivation would actually happen within these thirty or forty years.

If not for this, he wouldn’t be in a hurry to eliminate Lu Yang.

After all, if not eliminated now, it would be rearing a tiger to cause trouble. By the time he returned from reincarnation and re-ascended to the Arhat position, Lu Yang might truly be able to sit on equal footing with him.

“Considering for your son?”

Arhat Fu Long glanced in the direction of Chen Xin’an, then said in a deep voice, “I agree to this matter. But in that case, you must take action personally!”

“…Acceptable.”

The Heaven-Mending Peak Master nodded calmly. “When you need me, just summon me with Divine Ability… But you, don’t be careless and let the person escape.”

“No need to worry about this point. No one understands the [Imperial Dragon Sovereign Dao Foundation] better than me!”

Speaking of this, Arhat Fu Long revealed a confident expression on his face: “I have already studied the Life-Bound Divine Ability condensed by this Dao Foundation for decades.”

“That Lu Yang’s Life-Bound Ability has just been condensed; how can he compare to me?”

“Moreover, this Divine Ability actually isn’t that powerful. It’s nothing more than being able to teleport freely, being a bit more flexible in combat. Besides that, it has no other profundities.”

Arhat Fu Long spoke with a casual tone. Being a Buddhist Cultivator, he didn’t rely mainly on his Life-Bound Divine Ability for combat, so he naturally didn’t care about exposing it. “As long as Lu Yang appears in front of me, I will naturally restrain him with Divine Ability. Even if he casts a spell to escape, I can also pull him back.”

“Just that?”

The Heaven-Mending Peak Master was also somewhat surprised upon hearing this. “[City Rampart Earth] had quite a reputation in the past. Being a Dao Foundation belonging to it, the Life-Bound Ability actually has only one profundity?”

“That is the fact.”

Arhat Fu Long sighed. “Anyway, I only obtained one profundity back then. It should be because the Dao Fruit is hidden from the world and suppressed by the Bodhisattvas.”

Hearing this, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master, however, gave birth to another thought.

Is there a possibility: It’s not that there’s a problem with the Dao Fruit, but that there’s a problem with you? After all, even with the same Dao Foundation, there are gaps between each other.

That Lu Yang is a Perfect Foundation Establishment…

Compared to him, what kind of goods was Arhat Fu Long? A mere rogue cultivator who hit the jackpot to reach Foundation Establishment. In essence, he was just a pawn for the Pure Land Bodhisattvas to borrow a chicken to lay eggs.

Thinking of this, the center of the Heaven-Mending Peak Master’s eyebrows jumped slightly, changing his mind.

If I really go to Skull Mountain, better not rush to act. Wait and see the situation first. If the situation isn’t right, I might as well turn traitor and stab Fu Long in the back…

Saint Sect Perfected Ones, after all, had always been relatively flexible.

With this thought, the expression on the Heaven-Mending Peak Master’s face became increasingly affectionate. After chatting happily with Arhat Fu Long for a while longer, he watched him leave.

Skull Mountain Market, inside a quiet room.

“Hmm? Who is plotting against me?”

Lu Yang, who was originally meditating, suddenly opened his eyes. The light of Bing Fire lit up at the center of his eyebrows, illuminating the Six Directions universally, making the karma on his body increasingly clearly visible.

Although both the Heaven-Mending Peak Master and Arhat Fu Long paid attention to obscuring karma, Lu Yang now possessed the [Investigating Heaven Sphere]. How could he be deceived by ordinary means? At this moment, just by shining the treasure light, he immediately discovered something wrong. With a slight calculation, the causes and consequences became clear in his heart!

This point was something the Heaven-Mending Peak Master and Arhat Fu Long could never have imagined.

Battles between Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones were not just frontal slaughter. Sometimes, the confrontation in karma was the key that truly decided victory or defeat.

Using karma well, killing without a knife.

Using karma cleverly, tribulations can also be escaped.

And the [Investigating Heaven Sphere], this supreme heavenly secret treasure that placed Lu Yang in an invincible position innately, was the true trump card that emboldened him to plot against Arhat Fu Long!

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