Chapter 32: Target: Liu Xin!

[You were crushed to death by the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak with one finger.]

[Current Residual Pages of The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes: 95]

[Restarting a life. You may choose one of the following rewards from your past life:]

[1. Treasure] [2. Cultivation Base] [3. Lifespan] [4. Forfeit all rewards and awaken a Talent based on your past life’s experiences.]

“Those whose names are called, step forward.”

Liu Xin’s voice came from the platform. This time, Lu Yang did not come back to his senses for a long time. His mind seemed to still linger on that sword strike unleashed in anger in his previous life.

“An ant trying to shake a tree… I guess that wasn’t wrong…”

Lu Yang exhaled deeply. Despite witnessing the gap between himself and a Foundation Establishment Perfected One with his own eyes, he was not discouraged. Instead, his fighting spirit burned even brighter.

Possessing the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes], what doesn’t defeat him will only make him stronger.

It’s nothing more than starting over from scratch.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang looked at the interface of the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] again. In his previous life, he focused solely on bitter cultivation and possessed nothing other than a cultivation base at the Sixth Layer of Qi Refining.

However, he couldn’t choose ‘Cultivation Base’.

After all, as long as the hidden danger of the [Nine Transformations Dragon Art] remained, he couldn’t cultivate that technique. Otherwise, it would be equivalent to carrying a ticking time bomb with him.

“I choose Talent.”

[Settling the experiences of your past life…]

[After your death, the story of you drawing your sword to slash at a Foundation Establishment cultivator spread. Countless people mocked you for overestimating your capabilities, yet they didn’t know you weren’t completely without achievement.]

[Although you still didn’t harm the Foundation Establishment Perfected One in the slightest, in the instant before you were crushed to death, you miraculously broke through a bottleneck in your swordsmanship. This forced the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak to add a bit more strength to crush you. Afterward, he lamented that although you were merely an ant, you still ‘had a few tricks up your sleeve’.]

[You have awakened the Purple Talent: A Few Tricks Up Your Sleeve.]

[A Few Tricks Up Your Sleeve (You Liang Xia Zi): No matter how terrifying the attack you encounter, as long as it is within the limit of your capabilities, you can deal with it freely for ‘a few moves’ (two strikes).]

“What kind of Talent is this?”

Lu Yang frowned. At first glance, it seemed like a godly skill for absolute defense, but the phrase “within the limit of your capabilities” in the description discounted it somewhat.

But soon he stopped struggling over it. After all, the reason he chose Talent was only to avoid the hidden danger of cultivating the [Nine Transformations Dragon Art] from his previous life. If the Talent was strong, that was naturally best but if it was weak, it didn’t matter. Compared to this, Lu Yang was more concerned about whether there was a way to avoid the deductions of the Heaven-Mending Peak Master.

“If it really doesn’t work, I can only give up on the [Nine Transformations Dragon Art]…”

“Lu Yang.”

“…Here!”

Liu Xin’s voice on the stage brought Lu Yang back to reality. He hurriedly walked up the high platform, and Liu Xin assigned him to the [Joyous Union Hall] just like in the previous few lives.

In the next second, Lu Yang was suddenly stunned.

“Wait… I remember that inside my [Myriad Spirits Banner], Liu Xin seemed to have refined a powerful character, extremely likely a True Disciple of the Saint Sect.”

This wasn’t right.

He was deduced by karma and tracked down by the Heaven-Mending Peak Master just for cultivating a technique. Liu Xin had killed a True Disciple!

How could he still be alive?

Thinking of this, Lu Yang’s eyes suddenly burst with a brilliant light, staring straight at Liu Xin on the stage.

“That’s it! The only explanation is that he possesses a wondrous treasure that can obscure karma, preventing Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones from deducing any information about him!”

In an instant, Lu Yang’s mind became fully active.

Immediately after, he changed his strategy, turning to replicate his actions from the first life. He counter-killed Yu Suzhen in public, successfully attracting Liu Xin’s attention.

Obtained half of the [Primordial Dao Scripture] from Liu Xin.

Secluded cultivation.

Then, as he expected, on a dark and windy night, a well-prepared Liu Xin hummed a tune as he arrived at the door of his Cave Abode.

“Junior Brother Lu, are you in?”

Lu Yang didn’t speak.

Seeing this, Liu Xin wasn’t surprised. Instead, he revealed a cold sneer, then patiently opened his storage bag and took out formation flags one by one, arranging them around the area.

These were all formations for soundproofing and creating illusions, ensuring that no matter what happened inside, the outside world wouldn’t detect a trace. Liu Xin had done similar things many times. To this day, no one had associated them with him. Even if someone used karma deduction…

Thinking of this, Liu Xin patted the pocket in his bosom and smiled confidently.

Even if someone used karma deduction, it would be useless!

Soon, once the formation setup was complete, Liu Xin no longer hid. He burst out with True Qi directly, split open Lu Yang’s Cave Abode with a sword strike, and strolled in.

“Junior Brother Lu, stop hiding. Senior Brother needs a talent like you… !?”

Liu Xin’s voice came to an abrupt halt.

Inside the Cave Abode, Lu Yang was sitting upright on a meditation cushion, looking at him with a faint smile, utterly lacking the appearance one should have after cultivating half of the [Primordial Dao Scripture]!

“…Something’s not right!”

Instantly, Liu Xin’s pupils contracted sharply, and a banner appeared in his hand.

However, it was too late.

In the next second, with a sudden flash of red light, Liu Xin felt more than half of the True Qi and flesh in his entire body being instantly drained. He staggered and actually fell to the ground!

[Heavenly River Massacre Sword Formation Diagram]!

Lu Yang had set up the Formation Diagram at the entrance of the Cave Abode long ago. So Liu Xin’s forceful intrusion was tantamount to walking right into a trap, naturally taken down easily by him.

“Senior Brother, I’ve been waiting for a long time.”

Looking at the fallen Liu Xin and recalling how he was tricked to death by him in the first life, Lu Yang immediately sneered. You’ve finally fallen into my hands!

If our roles were swapped, I’d let you know what cruelty means!

“Who exactly are you!?”

Liu Xin lay paralyzed on the ground, unable to muster any strength, completely confused about the current situation. Was he plotted against? And by a new disciple who just entered the sect?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

“Are you a spy from an Orthodox Sect? Wait, don’t kill me. I am useful to you… I have a superior Daoist scripture that can help you become a Foundation Establishment Perfected One!”

At the critical juncture, Liu Xin didn’t care about anything else and directly spilled his biggest secret.

“Besides that, I also have a Mystic Treasure hiding a Saint Sect True Disciple inside. He knows many secrets of the Saint Sect… no, the Primordial Demonic Sect.”

“As long as you let me go, these are all yours…”

Before Liu Xin could finish his sentence, Lu Yang directly circulated the [Blood-Dissolving Divine Light], completely sucking him into a sheet of human skin. “Confused fool. If I kill you, they are mine anyway!”

“Even you are mine!”

Immediately after, Lu Yang beckoned with his hand, grabbing the [Primordial One-Qi Myriad Spirits Banner]. Then he shook the banner and swept it over Liu Xin’s corpse.

He had read the [Primordial Dao Scripture] in the life before last, so he naturally knew how to activate this treasure.

Liu Xin’s corpse fell into the banner and immediately vaporized into Qi. After being processed in the banner for a long time, Lu Yang shook the banner face, and he manifested again.

However, the re-manifested Liu Xin had already become a Banner Spirit on the [Myriad Spirits Banner]. Lu Yang had specifically preserved his memories. Therefore, when Liu Xin revived, he immediately looked at Lu Yang in disbelief: “Junior Brother Lu… Impossible! How could you know how to activate the [Myriad Spirits Banner]?”

“What did you call me?”

Lu Yang sneered. “Do I need to teach you what attitude a Banner Spirit should have toward the Banner Master? Or do you want your soul to scatter?”

“Master, spare my life! Liu Xin greets Master!”

Liu Xin’s legs instantly went soft, and he knelt on the ground. Despite retaining all memories from his life, he couldn’t generate a shred of hatred towards Lu Yang, who had killed him with his own hands.

In every thought, there was only absolute loyalty.

This was the tyrannical aspect of the [Myriad Spirits Banner]. At first glance, Banner Spirits seemed no different from living people, but in reality, their will had long been seized making it difficult for them to be truly free.

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