Chapter 158: Lu Yang's Terror

At this moment, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master’s expression was blank.

Regarding Chen Shuqian’s waking up, he could still convince himself that it was Madam Ruoxiang’s handiwork after all. Although it exceeded his expectations, he could understand the method.

But Chen Xin’an was different!

There were no spells set by Madam Ruoxiang on Chen Xin’an’s body. Logically speaking, it should be impossible for him to unlock his spiritual consciousness suppression technique.

Already the Master’s person long ago.

Who is the Master?

“Could it be…”

The Heaven-Mending Peak Master turned his head abruptly, only to see Lu Yang holding Madam Ruoxiang with one hand and suppressing Chen Shuqian with the other, revealing a grim smile at him.

“No… impossible!”

In an instant, an absurd thought suddenly jumped out of the Heaven-Mending Peak Master’s mind: “The time I saved you back was even before he reached Foundation Establishment!”

“Nothing is impossible.”

Chen Xin’an shook his head: “From the beginning, I was the Master’s person. Without the Master’s order, how could I have kept putting on an act with you all along?”

At this moment, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master only felt bone-piercingly cold.

Not just because of Chen Xin’an, but even more because of that mastermind standing behind Chen Xin’an. The depth of his planning and the extent of his layout made him feel like falling into an ice cave.

“…What brilliant means!” The Heaven-Mending Peak Master sighed deeply.

Even he had to admire it. If what Chen Xin’an said was true, then this person had audaciously plotted against him even before reaching Foundation Establishment!

But thinking of this, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master was still puzzled no matter how much he thought.

Was it necessary? Do we have such a great enmity?

The Heaven-Mending Peak Master had no mind to think more, so he had to look at Chen Xin’an again: “Xin’an… you can’t treat me like this! Didn’t you understand father best in the past?”

“I must break through to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment! I still have many things that need to be done. Becoming a Grand Perfected One, gaining a voice in the Saint Sect, obtaining a Perfected Lord’s regard… I have prepared a lot! The millennium tribulation is approaching. As long as I plan properly, there is hope to take this opportunity to seek the Golden core!”

“Xin’an, I beg you…”

The Heaven-Mending Peak Master didn’t believe it. Unlike Chen Shuqian, Chen Xin’an was truly raised by him single-handedly. Could the feelings between father and son be inferior to a Lu Yang!?

However, harboring the last shred of hope, he heard only a cold response:

“Farewell, Father… and my cowardice.”

Rumble!

In the next second, Chen Xin’an, whose spiritual consciousness was suppressed, likewise sacrificed his body to self-destruct. Subsequently, a layer of karma dissipated at a speed visible to the naked eye.

In a flash, only the Heaven-Mending Peak Master remained alone on the spot inside the Foundation Establishment Realm. He just wanted to open his mouth to say something, but that long-accumulated rolling [Heavenly Thunder] crashed down, drowning his figure in an instant. Only a shrill roar, resentful to the extreme, drifted out faintly—

“Lu Yang—!!!”

Below, inside Heaven-Mending Peak, as a stream of white Qi fell, transforming into Chen Xin’an’s figure landing in front of Lu Yang, he bowed respectfully on the ground.

Everyone watched dumbfounded.

Even inside Sacred Fire Cliff, Perfected One Chong Guang, who once praised Lu Yang as a future pillar of the Saint Sect, didn’t expect Lu Yang could pull off such a thing.

“Good guy… Old Monster Chen is miserable!”

“Wife, daughter, son… all f***ing belong to Yuan Tu. Who wouldn’t die if it were them? How exactly did Yuan Tu do it? Is there a mind-control secret technique?”

“Impossible, how can mind-control secret techniques be effective on Perfected Ones?”

“It can’t be because he’s… good in bed, right?”

“Whatever it is, it must be one hell of a talent.”

For a time, Saint Sect Perfected Ones discussed animatedly. Looking again at the Heaven-Mending Peak Master still struggling under the [Heavenly Thunder], they unconsciously retreated a few steps.

In all fairness, no one harbored sympathy for the Heaven-Mending Peak Master.

On one hand, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master’s popularity wasn’t good enough. On the other hand, it was because his behavior vaguely touched some people’s bottom line.

Using Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones as “materials”!

In the Saint Sect, whether one reached Foundation Establishment or not was always a clear watershed. Once reaching Foundation Establishment, one broke away from the ranks of “materials” and gained the qualification to choose.

But if even Perfected Ones could be treated as materials, then this watershed would become blurred. Especially if the Heaven-Mending Peak Master broke through to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment relying on this method, would other Perfected Ones at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment follow suit and secretly trouble these Initial Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators?

Therefore, regarding the Heaven-Mending Peak Master’s outcome, they were happy to see it happen.

“Chen Taihe, you died well!”

Especially the double escape of Chen Shuqian and Chen Xin’an, backstabbing the Heaven-Mending Peak Master in return, further consolidated the transcendent status of Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones from the side.

This outcome was enough to suppress the restless hearts of many people.

Plus, this was the Saint Sect, and the sect style had always been like this. So for a time, many people looked at Lu Yang with even a bit more goodwill in their eyes.

On the other side, the old Perfected One who previously bragged about his extensive knowledge likewise looked as if his eyes were opened. Looking at Lu Yang, his gaze was simply like looking at a superman. Only when the young Perfected One beside him called repeatedly did he wake up abruptly, then exhale a deep breath of turbid air.

“In the future, absolutely don’t offend Yuan Tu!”

Coming back to his senses, the old Perfected One warned in a low voice, “This person has deep demonic nature and extremely high means. With an Initial Stage Foundation Establishment body, he successively caused the death of two Middle Stage cultivators…”

“It’s not that exaggerated, right?”

The young Perfected One seemed somewhat unconvinced: “One was worn to death, the other was harmed by conspiring with wife and daughter. None was won through a frontal duel.”

“If fighting head-on, he might not necessarily be formidable.”

Speaking of this, the young Perfected One smiled confidently: “I feel I should be able to fight him.”

“What do you know? This is exactly why it’s terrifying!”

The old Perfected One shook his head: “You only saw his schemes, but didn’t see the calculation ability one must possess to achieve these things.”

“If one cannot calculate heavenly secrets precisely and manipulate karma, one cannot achieve his level… Either he has a supreme heavenly secret treasure in his hand, or he is uniquely gifted, with Dao cultivation far exceeding his own realm. No matter which one it is, his combat strength absolutely cannot be poor!”

“Moreover, he doesn’t completely avoid fighting with people.”

“Decades ago, didn’t he fight the Divine Martial Sect Perfected One at Skull Mountain? I heard the process of that duel could be called crushing dry weeds and smashing rotten wood.”

“Although the Divine Martial Sect wasn’t big, it still had some foundation.”

“At least there was a Superior Spirit Treasure suppressing the sect. Huan Wu, who fought him, also condensed a Life-Bound Ability and could be considered a mid-stream figure in the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment.”

“But what was the result?”

The more the old Perfected One spoke, the more solemn the expression on his face became: “However, now whoever looks at this Yuan Tu, the first thing they think of is actually his means!”

A person with extremely strong strength, yet the first impression given wasn’t his strength?

This was the terrifying part!

Using one kind of high profile to cover another greater high profile. Strictly speaking, this was even a kind of concealing one’s true ability, only rarely did anyone realize this.

For a time, the old Perfected One dared not even state his conclusion publicly, fearing attracting Lu Yang’s attention… He was already over eight hundred years old this year. The third life was about to end, and the fourth life was still far off in the indefinite future. He didn’t want to inexplicably provoke such an insidious fellow sect member.

And among the Perfected Ones, there were not a few who shared his thoughts.

Meanwhile, Lu Yang watched the [Heavenly Thunder] inside the Foundation Establishment Realm gradually dissipate, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master turning into a handful of tribulation ash. There was still some regret in his heart.

“What a pity, excellent sword-sacrificing material.”

Including Arhat Fu Long too. Unfortunately, the [Avici Sword]’s [Divine Wonder] required stacking through combat. His winning without fighting wouldn’t be counted.

Otherwise, two Middle Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators could definitely push the power of the [Avici Sword] to a terrifying level!

Advance chapters at Nightjar Reads · nightjarreads.com