Chapter 295: The Secret of the Ten-Thousand-Man Pit

Ever since Lu Yang decided on the plan to join the Sword Pavilion, the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] had been a crucial target he was determined to control completely using [Marionette].

The reason was simple.

Don’t be fooled by the Yun Family’s current decline, or the fact that the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] was only at the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment. The Yun Family had quite a background. Tracing back their ancestry, they had once been prosperous.

The Yun Family had once produced a Sect Master of the Sword Pavilion, a Golden Core Perfected Lord. However, that Golden Core Perfected Lord fell during a millennial tribulation. His opponent was a Mid-Stage Golden Core Perfected Lord from the Saint Sect with profound cultivation. As a result, not only was his Grotto-Heaven destroyed, but even his soul couldn’t escape.

After that, the Yun Family went downhill.

By the time it reached the [Ancestor of the Yun Family]’s generation, they had completely degenerated into a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan. And now, even their position as a Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan was unstable.

But regardless, there was still a lingering sentiment of incense offering.

The direct lineage of a former Golden Core Perfected Lord—such an identity and background might be ignored in the Saint Sect, but in the Sword Pavilion, it was a huge plus.

At the very least, the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] was qualified to have an audience with the Sect Master!

The Sword Pavilion was different from the Saint Sect. The Perfected Lords of the Saint Sect were in perennial seclusion, generally leaving subordinate Great Perfected Ones to manage affairs, like Chong Guang acting as the Sect Master.

However, the Sword Pavilion was personally managed by a Perfected Lord.

For the [Ancestor of the Yun Family], an Initial Stage Foundation Establishment cultivator, to be able to have an audience with a Perfected Lord—Lu Yang wouldn’t believe there was no legacy left by the deceased Yun Family Perfected Lord behind this.

In previous lives, the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] could reincarnate into the [Refining Arts Secret Realm] carrying a heavenly secret supreme treasure like the [Investigating Heaven Sphere]. I knew something was wrong back then.

He didn’t notice it at first, but the more he thought about it later, the stranger it seemed. There were so many Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones wanting to reincarnate; why choose someone as weak as the [Ancestor of the Yun Family]? And giving him a wondrous treasure like the [Investigating Heaven Sphere]? Without him, the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] would have almost certainly succeeded. That was practically giving away merit for free.

This showed that while the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] might lack strength, he absolutely had connections.

And this was exactly what Lu Yang needed in this life.

Several days later, accompanied by a loud noise above the vault of heaven, a streak of escaping light arrived swiftly and finally landed steadily above the Hidden Sword Villa.

Soon, the escaping light parted.

The white-haired, aged [Ancestor of the Yun Family] stepped out. His Divine Sense locked onto Yun Miaozhen almost immediately. Only after seeing she was unharmed did he breathe a sigh of relief.

“Greetings, Ancestor.”

Yun Miaozhen stepped forward respectfully to bow, then took out a pill. “This is the [Longevity Increasing Pill] disciple found this time. Please accept it, Ancestor.”

Seeing this, the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] felt greatly comforted. “Miaozhen is thoughtful.”

As he spoke, he took the pill. Seeing Yun Miaozhen looking at him expectantly, he simply tilted his neck back and swallowed the pill.

Although the so-called [Longevity Increasing Pill] was actually useless to him, it was Yun Miaozhen’s filial piety after all, and he didn’t want to embarrass her. After taking the pill, he continued, “Where is the Demonic Path cultivator mentioned in your letter? Has Perfected One Xiu Xin captured him?”

“Already captured.”

Yun Miaozhen nodded. “Master fought a great battle with him. Disciple couldn’t intervene at all. Now that demon has been firmly suppressed by Master.”

“That is good.”

The [Ancestor of the Yun Family] breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this. Perfected One Xiu Xin’s cultivation was similar to his. If she could deal with it, it meant he should have no problem either.

“Then take me there quickly.”

“This way please, Ancestor.”

Yun Miaozhen led the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] to a quiet room. Pushing open the door, the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] strode in, only to freeze on the spot.

Inside the quiet room.

A young man in a dark robe stood intently before a desk. A sheet of yellow paper was spread on the desk, and he was using his finger as a brush to draw something.

Perfected One Xiu Xin stood silently by his side, spitting out a ball of raging fire from her mouth to melt various Geng Metal spiritual objects into a mass of dazzling golden spiritual ink. Lu Yang stirred it casually, then drew stroke by stroke onto the yellow paper on the desk, finally transforming it into a sharp talisman resembling a long sword.

Clang.

The moment the talisman was completed, the supposedly soft and thin talisman paper instantly emitted a sword hum resembling metal, releasing a streak of sword Qi that shocked even the [Ancestor of the Yun Family].

“Finally done!”

Lu Yang nodded with satisfaction. After restarting, he finally wasn’t as pressed for time as in his previous life. He could live a life of leisure with beauties grinding ink and adding fragrance to his sleeves.

Therefore, he picked up the talisman arts he had previously discarded due to lack of time.

This [Yuan Tu Treasure Talisman] was the result of his research over these days. It reproduced the sword Qi divine wonder of [Tribulation Wave] using talismans.

Aside from Lu Yang’s own attainments in talisman arts, this relied more on his Innate Divine Ability [Master of Armaments], which he possessed naturally in this life as a Geng Metal [Immortal Spirit]. This Innate Divine Ability could change and modify all things. It was actually quite helpful for alchemy, talisman crafting, and even artifact refining.

“Pity my world-shocking wisdom can’t be fully utilized for now.”

“This [Yuan Tu Treasure Talisman] took me quite a lot of time, yet the finished product only has ten percent of [Tribulation Wave]’s sword might. At most, it can deal with the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment.”

Of course, talismans never won by quality.

Quantity was king!

The banner spirits in the Myriad Spirits Banner suffered heavy losses in the last life. It’s a good time to go to [Skull Mountain] to recruit a wave of newcomers, and then restart the industrial production line of talismans…

Thinking of this, Lu Yang finally raised his head.

Only then did the [Ancestor of the Yun Family], who had been standing stiffly in place almost unable to move since entering the room, finally regain the power to act.

“How is this possible!”

The [Ancestor of the Yun Family]’s pupils constricted. Clutching his stomach, he felt that the [Longevity Increasing Pill] he had just swallowed had now become the poison restraining him!

Why!?

The [Ancestor of the Yun Family] turned to look at Yun Miaozhen, unable to believe that the family disciple he relied on most would one day choose to poison him!

However, Yun Miaozhen didn’t even glance at him. Instead, she carefully approached the desk, bowed her graceful body, and crawled under the desk, ready to receive her reward. This had nothing to do with anything else; it was purely for cultivation, for Lu Yang to help her break through her bottleneck quickly.

Demon… This person is absolutely a demon!!!

For a moment, the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] simply couldn’t believe his eyes. At the same time, he became even more certain: only a demon could do such a thing!

However, he couldn’t escape.

The [Qian Heaven All-Governing Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body] emerged behind Lu Yang. That aura, completely surpassing the Initial Stage of Foundation Establishment, made the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] curse angrily in his heart:

With such cultivation, you still set a trap to harm me and even poisoned me… Bastard!

The result was without suspense.

The [Ancestor of the Yun Family] was directly suppressed by Lu Yang, and then a [Marionette] landed on him. Soon, the resentment on his face turned into loyalty.

“Pity, Xin’an isn’t here.”

Lu Yang shook his head. [Chen Xin’an]’s true spirit was currently slumbering within the Myriad Spirits Banner. It estimated that he wouldn’t recover without ten or eight years.

Since he couldn’t search his soul, Lu Yang could only ask directly:

“How much do you know about the inside story of the Jiangnan Ten-Thousand-Man Pit?”

To Lu Yang’s surprise, upon hearing this, the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] was stunned at first, then actually nodded and said, “Replying to Master, subordinate knows everything.”

Knows everything!?

Lu Yang’s eyes lit up upon hearing this. It seemed he hadn’t chosen the wrong person. With the [Ancestor of the Yun Family]’s connections in the Sword Pavilion, he actually knew the inside story!

Immediately after, the [Ancestor of the Yun Family] said in a deep voice, “I am good friends with a disciple of [Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon]. He once mentioned to me that in the Jiangnan Ten-Thousand-Man Pit… traces of a great world realm possessing a Dao Fruit were discovered. If seized, it would be extremely useful to my Sword Pavilion!”

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