Chapter 155: Indeed a Family

Lu Yang had figured out the causes and consequences.

However, from his perspective, the conflict regarding their children between the Heaven-Mending Peak Master and Madam Ruoxiang wasn’t without a compromise solution.

For example, Madam Ruoxiang could totally not wait for her lifespan to end, commit suicide to reincarnate directly, and then use the secret method to awaken her reincarnated body through her children’s hands. Then the Heaven-Mending Peak Master could go use the children to cross the tribulation, realizing the maximized utilization of “talent”… However, to do this, a certain trust must exist between them.

From this, it could be seen that there probably wasn’t such trust to entrust oneself to the other between Madam Ruoxiang and the Heaven-Mending Peak Master.

But this was also normal.

The Saint Sect, after all. How could there be mutual trust? Mostly, cooperation was achieved by holding each other’s leverage or having common interests.

“…Fellow Daoist’s intention in coming, I have understood.”

Thinking of this, Lu Yang finally spoke: “But why should I help you? Senior Heaven-Mending has profound cultivation, not something you and I can deal with.”

Hearing this, Madam Ruoxiang asked a seemingly irrelevant question:

“Does Yuan Tu know why the Saint Sect has the Four Inner Peaks?”

Lu Yang shook his head. He had long been puzzled about this point. In the Saint Sect, as long as one was a Foundation Establishment Perfected One, they were qualified to establish a Dao field independently in the Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea.

However, generally speaking, even for Dao fields established by Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones, with their death, the Dao fields would also be reclaimed by the Saint Sect… Only the Four Inner Peaks were different. They were always fixed above the cloud sea. Even if there was no Foundation Establishment Perfected One presiding over them in the current generation, the establishment of the Four Inner Peaks wouldn’t be cancelled.

“Tracing back to the reason, it is the ancestors’ protection.”

Madam Ruoxiang explained: “The first generation Peak Masters of the Four Inner Peaks were trusted aides who fought together with the First Generation Patriarch back then, establishing distinguished merits.”

“Therefore, the First Generation Patriarch once promised the four Peak Masters that as long as the Sacred Fire Cliff is still there, the Four Peaks will not fall.”

This promise was of course valid.

Because the First Generation Patriarch of the Primordial Saint Sect was the Nascent Soul Dao Lord of the Saint Sect. The person was still alive and well now. With the Patriarch above, who dared make him break his promise?

“However, under the ancestors’ protection, descendants are often disappointing.”

Speaking of this, Madam Ruoxiang revealed a look of helplessness: “After countless years passed, the Four Inner Peaks actually all declined, having to bring in outsiders.”

This was also reasonable.

After all, the bitterness of this lifetime was all eaten by the ancestors who started the undertaking back then. One only needed to enjoy; who would be willing to continue working hard?

Over time, it naturally declined.

However, how could the Four Inner Peaks lack Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones to preside over them? Therefore, to solve the predicament caused by the decline, bringing in external help was a matter-of-course decision.

“Chen Taihe is such a person.”

Madam Ruoxiang said hatefully, “Back then, he displayed talent at Heaven-Mending Peak and was recruited by my family as a son-in-law. Under my family’s support, he became a Foundation Establishment Perfected One.”

“However, since then, he was no longer of one heart with my family. He began to suppress my family overtly and covertly. Several clan members with higher aptitude than me were abandoned by him. Instead, he supported me, who has poorer aptitude, just so I would stop at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment and always be unable to pose a threat to him.”

Speaking of this, Madam Ruoxiang was on the verge of tears, looking pitiful and lovely.

However, Lu Yang didn’t believe a single word.

Moreover, she spent half a day playing the victim; what was the main point?

Where were my benefits?

Seeing Lu Yang smiling on the surface but impatience already revealing between his brows, Madam Ruoxiang also stopped her sobbing tone very timely, turning to take out her bargaining chip:

“Chen Taihe is external help; Fellow Daoist can be too.”

“I am willing to make a Great Oath of Karma. Kill Chen Taihe, and Fellow Daoist will be the next Heaven-Mending Peak Master.”

“This is not only a title, but also status, identity, and even more resources. For Chen Taihe to have his current cultivation, this identity is crucial.”

“Correct, as long as you can kill Chen Taihe.”

Madam Ruoxiang lowered her starry eyes slightly, actively taking a step towards Lu Yang, whispering softly: “Everything of Heaven-Mending Peak is yours… including this concubine.”

“Oh?”

Lu Yang looked down from above, watching Madam Ruoxiang who walked up close. His line of sight fell on that skin surpassing frost and snow, sliding down the neck into the bottomless abyss.

In the next second, Lu Yang shook his head: “Madam, please conduct yourself with dignity; this humble one is not fond of feminine charms.”

Lu Yang watched Madam Ruoxiang leave quietly, gladly agreeing to join forces with her. Not for anything else, mainly wanting to get rid of the Heaven-Mending Peak Master to wipe away past humiliation.

For this, Madam Ruoxiang also gave her plan.

“That old thing wants to use Xin’an and Shuqian to substitute for the tribulation. However, on Shuqian’s side, this concubine has a way to make him unable to use her to substitute for the tribulation when crossing the tribulation.”

The plan coincided with Lu Yang’s, even complementing each other.

However, Lu Yang didn’t tell her about Chen Xin’an, only indicating that he would take action on Chen Xin’an’s side, then sent her out of Mount Nether Capital.

However, a few days later, Mount Nether Capital welcomed a second visitor.

The newcomer wore a straw rain cape, taking it off only after entering the mountain, revealing a damask skirt outfit. Smiling sweetly, she said: “Qian’er greets Senior Yuan Tu.”

The daughter of the Heaven-Mending Peak Master, Chen Shuqian!

Lu Yang looked closely and instantly narrowed his eyes slightly. Then he smiled: “Congratulations to Fellow Daoist for building the Immortal Foundation. Longevity is in sight; now you are also one of our generation.”

So far, Lu Yang had actually only seen Chen Shuqian once, in that life where he transformed Yu Suzhen into a superhuman. He once met Chen Shuqian through Yu Suzhen’s body. In his impression, she was an obedient girl who listened to her father very much… However, looking again now, it was completely different.

“Senior flatters me.”

Chen Shuqian bit her red lip lightly and continued, “Although Foundation Establishment, I barely passed through danger, far incomparable to Senior Yuan Tu’s achievements back then.”

“Hmm…”

Lu Yang calculated with his fingers, then had a strange look on his face: “…Fellow Daoist seems to have come to see me hiding it from Senior Heaven-Mending this time; this isn’t very good, right?”

“What’s not good?”

Hearing this, Chen Shuqian curled her red lips: “He is wholeheartedly holding the line for my brother; where does he have time to care about me? Senior relax, he won’t discover it.”

This scene seems a bit deja vu?

Lu Yang paused, then continued, “Since that is the case, for what matter did Fellow Daoist come here?”

In the next second, just as Lu Yang thought.

Hearing this, Chen Shuqian looked stern and said coldly, “To be honest, this junior wishes to kill father and slaughter mother, seeking true freedom. I beg Senior to help me.”

Lu Yang: “…”

You guys are indeed a f*ing family!

As soon as Chen Shuqian said this, Lu Yang immediately understood that the Heaven-Mending Peak Master and Madam Ruoxiang’s schemes probably failed to deceive their clever daughter.

This is the Saint Sect…

Lu Yang sighed with emotion in his heart, but didn’t reveal a trace on his face. After all, someone actively delivered themselves to his door; he naturally didn’t mind eating from both ends: “What benefits do I get?”

Hearing this, Chen Shuqian said immediately: “The Dao Foundation this junior cultivates is named [Phoenix Harmony Dao Foundation]. It is a Rank 6 technique created by father to match the Nine Transformations Dragon Art. Building the foundation with this, and then cultivating with a Perfected One who has built the [Imperial Dragon Sovereign Dao Foundation], can catalyze a spiritual fire.”

“This fire is named [Green Phoenix Noon Fire]…”

“Noon is when the six Yangs are exhausted and one Yin is born again. Fire prosperity arrives at noon, giving birth to Yi Wood, developing all things, endless life… This is a healing fire.”

“Injuries on the physical body and true body can almost all be repaired with it.”

“Father’s original intention was to let me use this spiritual fire to withstand more [Heavenly Thunder] for him.”

Speaking of this, deep hatred flashed in Chen Shuqian’s phoenix eyes, and she said coldly: “I am willing to use this fire as remuneration, asking Senior to save my life!”

“Hoh…”

Looking at the resolute Chen Shuqian, Lu Yang fell into contemplation, because he discovered that Chen Shuqian didn’t seem to have communicated with Madam Ruoxiang before coming.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t beg him to save her life.

After all, Madam Ruoxiang didn’t intend to take her life originally, and even wholeheartedly wanted to protect her. So strictly speaking, he actually didn’t need to do anything.

This… seems like I can get it for free!

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