Chapter 209: This Is No Ordinary Rogue Cultivator!

“I am not! I did not.”

At this moment, the Treasure-Laden Youth felt incredibly aggrieved. He hurriedly looked at Old Man Dragon Angler beside him: “Fellow Daoist Dragon Angler, you know me. You can testify for me!”

“This…”

Old Man Dragon Angler opened his mouth upon hearing this, then whispered, “Fellow Daoist Five Elements, I feel that no matter what, the Treasure-Laden Youth would not betray you at this time.”

As soon as these words came out, Perfected One Five Elements, who was originally overcome with rage, instantly reacted. Leaving aside the fact that the Treasure-Laden Youth had been robbed by a Saint Sect Perfected One in the past—a blood feud that couldn’t be faked—making it nine out of ten chances that he wouldn’t betray them, even if he really had betrayed them, it couldn’t be said out loud at this moment to shake the morale of the troops.

“…I misspoke.”

Perfected One Five Elements exhaled a long breath and quickly regained his composure. “This must be the cunning of the Saint Sect, deliberately setting a trap to make us fall into it.”

“It was my momentary miscalculation that put everyone in danger.”

“But rest assured, everyone. My mistake, I will naturally make up for it. Later, when we break out, I will bring up the rear. I will definitely bring you all back safe and sound!”

With a few words, Perfected One Five Elements quickly stabilized the crowd.

Then, Perfected One Five Elements swept his gaze around and immediately grasped the key point: “The Demonic Sect Perfected One we are surrounding right now should be the one in charge of the Demonic Sect this time.”

“He used himself as a setup to lure us into taking the bait.”

“But in doing so, he has also fallen into our encirclement.”

“The only plan for now is to attack him first. With the force of Mount Tai crushing an egg, we must force the other Demonic Sect Perfected Ones to save him. Only then can we create a good opportunity to break out!”

In this regard, Perfected One Five Elements’ vision was quite sharp.

In fact, it was just as he thought. Although Lu Yang was using himself as bait this time, Perfected One Yin Shan would absolutely not sacrifice him in exchange for victory.

If Lu Yang really encountered a life-and-death crisis, he would inevitably give up the encirclement to save Lu Yang first.

There was only one point Perfected One Five Elements had misjudged.

—Lu Yang’s strength.

Rumble!

In an instant, the spiritual power of more than ten Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones collided. Even though they were high in the dome of the sky, the aftershocks still caused the earth’s crust below to crack, like an Earth Dragon Turning Over.

Almost all Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones felt their vision go black. Their outwardly projected Divine Sense was completely crushed to powder by the force of the collision. Even time seemed to stagnate; sounds could not be heard, and things could not be seen. It wasn’t until a long time later that they gradually recovered, fixing their eyes on the scene in the field one by one.

However, surprisingly, both sides were unscathed.

On Perfected One Five Elements’ side, a large umbrella was propped up in mid-air. Five-colored light swirled on the umbrella’s surface, and the Five Elements rotated, firmly protecting everyone under the umbrella.

“What a Superior Spirit Treasure!”

Seeing this scene, even with Perfected One Yin Shan’s discernment, a trace of surprise appeared. “Although it is a small sect, it is not completely without merit.”

However, on the other side, Perfected One Five Elements was secretly complaining in his heart.

“Almost didn’t hold up…”

His [Primordial Chaos Five Elements Umbrella] was a supreme treasure passed down through generations of the Five Elements Sect. Not only was it a Superior Spirit Treasure, but it also possessed fully two Divine Wonders.

Standing under the umbrella, it was said to overcome all Five Elements and be impervious to ten thousand techniques.

Yet with just one strike, cracks appeared on his precious umbrella. The five-element radiance, which originally cycled endlessly without ceasing, also developed significant flaws.

If it happened two or three more times, the treasure would surely shatter, and the people would die!

Thinking of this, Perfected One Five Elements looked toward Lu Yang’s direction with expectation. Since the other party took our full-force strike, presumably he must be heavily injured, right?

Then he saw a scene that made his eyes split with rage.

As the smoke and dust dispersed, Lu Yang stood in place with a calm expression, wearing a black cloak. He smiled and said, “Just this little strength? Did you not eat before coming out?”

“Impossible!”

Perfected One Five Elements’ pupils shrank abruptly on the spot. The others also widened their eyes, finding it almost unbelievable.

One must know that just now, apart from Perfected One Five Elements who was resisting the attacks of others, the remaining six had gone all out, daring not to hold back in the slightest.

Not to mention that among them were Old Man Dragon Angler and the Treasure-Laden Youth, two at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment. With such a lineup, how could anyone block their combined strike? Even if he was also at the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, his True Body should have been damaged at the very least. But looking at Lu Yang’s appearance, he seemed completely unharmed!

On the other side, Lu Yang dusted off the black cloak on his body.

[Mystic Cloak of Hundred Wards and Subdued Perils]!

Also a Spirit Treasure given to him by Ye Xingfeng before his death overseas. Its Divine Wonder, [Hundred Wards], could obstruct any attack one hundred times!

This was the benefit of blinding the heavenly secrets.

Because the advantages and disadvantages of this [Mystic Cloak of Hundred Wards and Subdued Perils] were very obvious. The advantage was that no matter how powerful the attack, he could block it one hundred times.

The disadvantage was that no matter how weak the attack, it could consume one of its blocks.

In other words, the best way to break this Spirit Treasure was not a full-force strike, but to unleash thousands of attacks in a short period.

However, now that the heavenly secrets were blinded, Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones could not calculate Karma. Naturally, no one could calculate the flaw of the [Mystic Cloak of Hundred Wards and Subdued Perils]. At most, they would guess there was a problem and need time to slowly probe to find the flaw. But how would Lu Yang give them this opportunity?

In the next second, Lu Yang spoke in a deep voice: “Rogue cultivator Old Man Dragon Angler, colluding with the Jiangdong Dao Court to murder a Saint Sect Perfected One.”

“This is no longer an ordinary rogue cultivator, but a lawless devil! Treating such a devil, my Saint Sect must strike with a heavy fist!”

As soon as these words came out, Old Man Dragon Angler almost spat out a mouthful of old blood.

Heaven forbid! A Saint Sect Perfected One calls me a devil!?

And what does this have to do with me? The one chasing and killing you was the Treasure-Laden Youth!

For a moment, everyone glanced imperceptibly at the Treasure-Laden Youth. Both are traitors, so why did the other party call out Old Man Dragon Angler and not your name?

The Treasure-Laden Youth’s face instantly flushed red. “This is the Demonic Sect’s alienation tactic!”

“I am not a traitor!”

Everyone quickly averted their gaze.

Yes, everyone understood the logic, but who knew if this was a scheme within a scheme? It concerned their lives; if it were true, wouldn’t they be pitted to death by him?

Thinking of this, even Old Man Dragon Angler, who had the best relationship with the Treasure-Laden Youth, silently put some distance between them, daring not to let him get close again.

Seeing this scene, Perfected One Five Elements couldn’t help but look at Lu Yang, sighing, “The Demonic Sect… lives up to its reputation!”

An open and aboveboard conspiracy! Even if people saw through it and understood it, they couldn’t be spared. Even he himself couldn’t suppress the suspicion in his heart at this moment.

As for the other side, the Treasure-Laden Youth was angry to the extreme.

In a trance, he seemed to recall the humiliation of being robbed halfway and stripped naked by a Primordial Saint Sect Perfected One when he was young. In an instant, he lost his reason.

“Bastard!”

With a roar of abuse, the Treasure-Laden Youth could no longer restrain himself. He instantly rushed out of the crowd, the [Myriad Treasures River] surging and washing towards Lu Yang’s direction.

Almost simultaneously, Perfected One Five Elements’ expression changed drastically. “Careful! Come back!”

Actually, just before he shouted, the Treasure-Laden Youth had already sobered up. He only felt a chill in his heart as his eyes met Lu Yang’s smiling gaze.

‘Divine Ability… he used a Divine Ability to hook me just now!?’

[Resolve Suspicion]!

For people standing on the edge of a cliff, sometimes just a gentle push is needed for them to fall naturally into the abyss, unable to extricate themselves ever again.

At this moment, everyone clearly sensed the killing intent permeating Heaven and Earth.

The Treasure-Laden Youth’s sense of it was particularly clear.

‘He wants to kill me!?’

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