Chapter 293: The Terror of the Golden Talent!
Three days later.
Lu Yang carefully savored the harvest from this session of cultivation.
“Not bad, it’s indeed useful!”
“Before, I tortured them directly for their cultivation methods. But now it’s different; killing them outright would be a waste of resources.”
It even benefited his [Seeking Golden Core].
“[Pomegranate Wood] is a variation of Wood. It is pure Gold yet belongs to Wood. It bears clustered seeds, glistening within the chamber… So my cultivation conforms to its fundamental imagery!”
Of course, this was just a coincidence.
Lu Yang chose [Pomegranate Wood] as his target for [Seeking Golden Core] in this life purely for the sake of his Dao path.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang turned around.
Perfected One Xiu Xin had already regained clarity.
As for Yun Miaozhen, she had been watching until just a moment ago.
“Alright, get up.”
Lu Yang reached out and pulled Perfected One Xiu Xin up. She offered no resistance.
Then, Lu Yang conjured a streak of spiritual fire to evaporate all traces of the scene, cleaning it up completely. Only then did he look at the master and disciple with satisfaction and nod.
“You must forget everything that happened between us today.”
“Also, stop plotting against Yun Miaoqing. From now on, you sisters must be of one heart.”
Yun Miaozhen and Perfected One Xiu Xin nodded one after another.
Watching this, a slight sense of accomplishment rose in Lu Yang’s heart. Regardless of the process, at least he had done a good deed this time.
I really am a good person!
Thinking this, Lu Yang looked at Perfected One Xiu Xin again. “Tell me about the recent movements of the Sword Pavilion. And is the Saint Sect making any big moves in Jiangbe?”
He needed to confirm the timeline.
Since Yun Miaoqing hadn’t fallen into the hands of the Saint Sect yet, Lu Yang could only judge that the time point of this restart shouldn’t be far from his first anchor point.
It might even be the same time, just a different location.
After all, judging by Yun Miaozhen’s actions, she was already setting up a trap for Yun Miaoqing to be abducted by Saint Sect disciples and turned into a human cultivation method reading machine…
Thinking of this, Lu Yang heard Perfected One Xiu Xin whisper:
“The Sword Pavilion is currently gathering manpower. The Third Elder, [Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon], is preparing to attack the Ten-Thousand-Man Pit and uproot this spectacle entirely.”
“…Oh?” Lu Yang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
The Jiangnan Ten-Thousand-Man Pit!
If I recall correctly, this Ten-Thousand-Man Pit was driven into Jiangnan by the Saint Sect after winning the Battle for the Dao, only to be seized by the Sword Sect later.
The fall of the Jiangnan Ten-Thousand-Man Pit directly triggered the Saint Sect’s “[Substitute Death Yin Puppet] bubble.” In the end, news spread that the [Perfected Lord Sect Master] personally intervened, reclaimed the Ten-Thousand-Man Pit, and reached a peace agreement with the Sword Pavilion. This resulted in all the Qi Refining disciples being ruthlessly harvested like leeks.
It didn’t seem like much at the time.
But looking back now, Lu Yang realized there was something fishy about it… The biggest problem was the so-called personal intervention of the [Perfected Lord Sect Master]!
A Saint Sect Perfected Lord invading Jiangnan just to recover a Ten-Thousand-Man Pit?
Impossible!
Although the Ten-Thousand-Man Pit is important, it is ultimately just a spectacle like the [Kingdom of Qing]. It is merely a chess piece used by Golden Core Perfected Lords for their layouts.
Would a chess player step onto the board personally for a single pawn?
That would be like the Emperor of the Dao Court personally leading a northern expedition to destroy the [Kingdom of Qing] back when Chong Guang destroyed it. It was simply impossible.
As for releasing news specifically to fleece the disciples? That was even more impossible. Saint Sect Contribution Points were prepared entirely for Qi Refining talents; they were useless to Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones. What was the point of harvesting leeks for Contribution Points? At most, it was just a convenient side effect.
Unless—
Something that even a Perfected Lord coveted appeared in that Ten-Thousand-Man Pit, but the Sword Pavilion discovered it first and snatched the initiative, seizing it?
Thinking of this, Lu Yang looked thoughtful.
Considering the final result where the Saint Sect and Sword Pavilion chose peace talks, neither side should have suffered a loss. The Sword Pavilion might have even gained a small advantage.
There’s a secret behind this!
Lu Yang’s eyes flickered, but he quickly calmed down. It was definitely impossible for him to go there personally. His goal for this life had long been set.
He wanted to develop silently and then stun everyone!
Turtle up. Use the Dharma Body to collect resources outside, then nurture the Immortal Spirit body. I’ll nurture it all the way to Foundation Establishment Perfection in one go before emerging, and then directly [Seek Golden Core]!
To do this, he needed many proxies.
The [Marionette] talent is perfect for this. I’ll let Perfected One Xiu Xin take a trip to the Jiangnan Ten-Thousand-Man Pit for me and see what secret lies there.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang looked at the two women again.
The next second, he clapped his hands with a pa. Then he vanished from the spot. Perfected One Xiu Xin and Yun Miaozhen suddenly shivered.
Hiss—!
The bodies of the two women swayed slightly. They subconsciously examined themselves but felt nothing wrong. When they looked at each other, their eyes were clear.
“…Miaozhen.”
After a moment of silence, Perfected One Xiu Xin suddenly shook her head. “Let’s delay Miaoqing’s matter for now. As your teacher, I have decided to accept the sect’s conscription.”
“I will be heading to the Jiangnan Ten-Thousand-Man Pit shortly.”
“We can handle Miaoqing’s matter after I return. How about that?”
Yun Miaozhen showed no strangeness in her expression. She nodded. “Miaozhen understands. Master’s orders come first. Miaoqing’s matter can wait.”
Perfected One Xiu Xin nodded slightly. “Good.”
From start to finish, neither of them detected anything wrong. Even their personalities hadn’t changed, yet they still made the decision Lu Yang wanted.
Hiding in the dark, Lu Yang nodded with satisfaction upon seeing this.
“Just to be safe, I’ll test them for a few more days.”
“Once I ensure there are no issues with [Marionette], I’ll have Perfected One Xiu Xin call all her close friends over. I’ll chum the waters, and then bring them under my control one by one.”
Although [Marionette] had a cultivation restriction—only allowing him to control cultivators with lower cultivation than himself—as long as he accumulated slowly, the upper limit this talent could display in the later stages would become increasingly terrifying!
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