Chapter 190: Entering the Trap

Three days later, at the edge of the Turbulent Flow Sea.

“Damn it, scared me to death!”

Ying Tongshou stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the corpses of several so-called “Nascent Soul cultivators” from the Emerald Sun Cultivation World that his subordinates had just slain. He kicked them angrily several times.

At first, he had actually thought there were powerful beings overseas.

It turned out they were just bluffing!

Thinking of this, he glanced at the horizon not far away, where a full twelve beams of magnificent light shot straight into the sky, looking rather imposing.

It was clearly the twelve Great Cultivators of the Immortal Alliance.

A considerable conflict had erupted between the two sides initially. If Ying Tongshou hadn’t appeared and displayed his cultivation at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, he might not have been able to suppress them.

Ying Tongshou pondered inwardly. ‘Twelve proxy Foundation Establishment cultivators sound impressive, but in reality, they’re just average. Essentially, they rely on the rank of their artifacts, similar to the [Official Position] I hold. As long as their artifacts are taken away, they revert to their original forms. Their combat power isn’t even considered outstanding within the same realm.’

“The key is still that rare treasure…”

He had fought Elder Lin earlier. The fact that the other party activated the [Imperial Palace Golden Seal Script Tushita True Edict] to withstand his Divine Ability naturally did not escape his eyes.

“That is a fine treasure!”

“If I can obtain it and present it to the Imperial Court, perhaps I can add another rank to my official position, becoming a Rank 3 General. From then on, I would be able to enter the palace to discuss state affairs…”

At this thought, Ying Tongshou’s heart burned with desire.

However, he quickly calmed down and turned to observe his surroundings… Suddenly, his brow furrowed slightly, finding the scene before him somewhat shocking.

One stretch of sea, four directions.

His side occupied the East, while the South was occupied by Ye Xingfeng alone. The West held the group of Dao Integration cultivators from the Emerald Sun Cultivation World… ‘Aren’t there a few too many people?’

“There’s even a Buddhist Cultivator…”

Ying Tongshou shifted his gaze and saw a bald head emerging from the crowd in a corner.

“Amitabha.”

In the crowd, Guang Ming wiped cold sweat from his forehead while silently chanting the Buddha’s name. He had the intention to flee, yet a single thought kept him firmly rooted to the spot.

‘I’ve only been overseas for a few years, and such a huge Secret Realm appears here. This shows that this place is fated with me. No matter what, I have to go in and take a look. Judging by this setup, it was likely left by a Great Perfected One at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment. There must be plenty of treasures. Even if I can’t eat the meat, I should at least be able to drink some soup…’

Thoughts like these continuously spawned.

For a moment, Guang Ming’s eyes were filled with greed. However, behind that greed, a final thread of clarity and bone-chilling fear remained hidden.

‘No! This isn’t me!’

‘With such a huge commotion, I should be running away… No, I am a Bodhisattva. Why would I need to flee… No, no, how could I be a Bodhisattva?’

At this moment, the joy Guang Ming had felt upon being promoted to the Temple Master of [Fu Long Temple] vanished completely.

Because he had understood the reason.

According to the Deep Bliss Pure Land Buddhist method, the World Honored One controls the Bodhisattvas, and the Bodhisattvas can control the Arhats. At this moment, his “true self” was transforming into [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon]!

This was not manipulating Karma, but direct control.

Whatever [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon] wanted Guang Ming to do, Guang Ming would do. After all, this was “his own” idea, so what could be wrong with it?

The fact that Guang Ming could even sense something was wrong was only because his self-awareness was extremely strong.

In his view, such “adventurous” behavior shouldn’t be his style. No matter how much he thought it was “me,” there was always a sense of dissonance.

Alas, it was ultimately the will of the Bodhisattva.

Thus, as time passed, Guang Ming’s expression gradually returned to calm. The previous struggle vanished completely, leaving only greed and foolishness.

Just then, the Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones present suddenly raised their heads.

Above the dome of the sky, a streak of black light suddenly appeared out of thin air. Like a spark of fire, it expanded in the wind in an instant, falling into the sky like splashed ink on paper.

In a split second, spiritual energy rioted!

As a gloomy, pitch-black radiance spread out from within the Foundation Establishment boundary, a deafening, thunderous sound instantly reverberated through Heaven and Earth.

Rumble!

The spiritual tide exploded, and the Five Elements intertwined, immediately forming various kinds of spiritual mist. Then, a towering mountain shadow slowly emerged into reality.

As the mountain shadow appeared, a massive suppression force instantly fell from the sky. Except for Ye Xingfeng, whose surrounding Sword Qi activated autonomously and remained unaffected, Ying Tongshou, Guang Ming, and even the group of Dao Integration Great Cultivators from the Immortal Alliance all felt their bodies suddenly sink, as if they were stuck deep in a quagmire.

“What a formidable Secret Realm!”

Ying Tongshou revealed a look of shock. “Just the suppression force inherent to the Secret Realm feels almost comparable to an Innate Divine Ability…”

Before long, the radiance dispersed.

The towering mountain peak smashed straight into the Turbulent Flow Sea, causing tidal waves to surge in all directions, completely revealing itself to everyone. For a time, no one dared to act rashly.

“This is [Blood Demon Island]?”

Ye Xingfeng stood in mid-air, pinching his fingers to perform a divination. He discovered that the karma indeed fell within this towering mountain peak before his eyes, but he still felt something was amiss.

The Sword Heart he had painstakingly refined was even issuing warnings on its own.

This mountain… seems a bit familiar?

Ye Xingfeng frowned tightly. In the past, he might have thought carefully and investigated seriously. However, now he quickly abandoned the idea of investigating.

“Thinking about it carefully, it’s normal for the Sword Heart to issue a warning. After all, this is a Secret Realm set up by a Great Perfected One at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment. It would be abnormal if there were no danger… And regardless, at the very least, that descendant of the Shaman Ghost Dao is definitely hiding inside. The urgent task is to find him first and kill him to eliminate future trouble forever!”

Thinking of this, Ye Xingfeng hesitated no longer.

Clang, clang—!

Accompanied by a sword cry that resounded through the sky, Ye Xingfeng merged with his sword light, his figure instantly vanishing from his spot, clearly charging into the black mountain peak.

With someone taking the lead, the others naturally had no more reservations.

Ying Tongshou followed closely behind, and the group of Dao Integration Great Cultivators from the Immortal Alliance hurriedly caught up. Only Guang Ming fell behind, but he still walked into the mountain peak amidst his internal struggle.

This entire scene was observed by Lu Yang.

“They’ve finally entered the trap!” Lu Yang exhaled deeply, a sinister smile revealing itself on his face.

He had already won half the battle!

Because now, he could use the manuscript to contact Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue and have the Perfected Lord launch a massive attack, killing everyone in one breath!

But soon, Lu Yang calmed his emotions and regained his composure.

His eyes narrowed slightly, gazing with the sharp look of an eagle or a wolf, revealing a thick intent of revenge. “No rush, that Dao Sin hasn’t appeared yet…”

Lu Yang had not forgotten his main objective.

Although clearing his own karma was important, it was even more crucial to use the Perfected Lord’s hand to uncover the secret of the Rank 1 True Qi in the Emerald Sun Cultivation World.

Therefore, that Dao Sin of Perfected One Primordial was the key.

“As long as I confirm the cultivation method and hidden dangers of Rank 1 True Qi, I can return to the first anchor point in my next restart and switch to a different Dao Foundation to cultivate.”

Besides that, Daoist Hong Yun hadn’t appeared either.

“That old schemer… in my past life, he never showed himself from beginning to end. I don’t know where he is. I wonder if I can fish him out this time and kill him in one fell swoop…”

Moreover, with so many people here now, they definitely had plenty of good things on them. If he let perfected lord Feixia strike directly, given the Saint Sect’s style, they certainly wouldn’t leave anything for him. So, if he didn’t do his best to scavenge first, how could he justify the trap he had set?

Once the Perfected Lord struck, everything would belong to the Perfected Lord.

But before the Perfected Lord struck, however much he could get his hands on would be his! He had been coveting the cultivation techniques of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion for a long time.

“Wealth and honor are sought in danger. With the Perfected Lord as my backup, what is there to fear?”

Just do it!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately locked onto a direction within [Embrace and Guard Mountain], then activated [Determine Intimacy and Distance] and flew away in a streak of escaping light.

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