Chapter 344: Talent and Effort, Shen Metal Obtained!
It was quite absurd when you thought about it.
From beginning to end, all Lu Yang wanted was a streak of [Shen Metal]. Yet purely because of this, he had been dragged into the schemes of who knows how many Perfected Lords.
It was the same in my previous life when I sought [Yin Wood].
He had inexplicably fallen for [Sky-Shrouding]’s [Knowledge-Perception Barrier] and been schemed against alongside Suo Huan like a fool. Just recalling it now brought tears of bitterness.
At this point, he couldn’t even be bothered to curse.
Fortunately, all the suffering had finally paid off. With the great battle between the Perfected Lords imminent, no one had time to mind him. If he didn’t slip away now, when would he?
With a thought, Lu Yang immediately called Master Xiu Xin over. He then took out the [Shen Metal], planning to have her deliver it to the Hidden Sword Villa later. Then, his main body would act, killing to seize the treasure. Using the [Tribulation Wave] to kill without cause or effect would be enough to prevent anyone from deducing the sequence of events.
Of course, this isn’t guaranteed to be safe.
But [Sky-Shrouding] and Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue both have bigger things to do right now. Even if they notice something amiss, they won’t have time to come find me.
This period of time was enough for him to disappear again.
As for the clone, he could just reincarnate directly.
Although it was undeniable that this plan still carried significant risk, it was already the safest method Lu Yang could think of. Aside from this, he had no other choice.
He couldn’t just give up on the [Shen Metal], could he?
If the Perfected Lords can still find me after all this, then I’ll admit they’re impressive. I’ll give up this life; at worst, I’ll restart and let [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] wash everything clean…
However, just then.
“Wait… don’t be hasty.”
A voice came from the [Myriad Spirits Banner]. Lu Yang’s movements halted abruptly. He hurriedly opened the banner and looked at [Patriarch Nether Whisper], who had just awoken from meditation.
“Patriarch!”
Lu Yang looked pleasantly surprised. “You finished refining the medicinal power so quickly?”
“It was just average.”
[Patriarch Nether Whisper] stroked his chin. “How should I put it… I feel the medicinal power didn’t improve me as much as I imagined, but there was still some effect.”
Speaking of this, he glanced at the [Shen Metal] in Lu Yang’s hand and said in a deep voice, “I deduced it for you earlier. If you take this [Shen Metal] out, there are too many variables, and it’s easy to be tracked. Even if no one is paying attention to you now, afterwards they might still be able to follow the clues to find you.”
“This…”
At these words, Lu Yang’s face gradually darkened. Even [Patriarch Nether Whisper] said so; his confidence in his original plan instantly plummeted.
“…I understand.”
He wasn’t an insatiably greedy person. Before, he thought there was hope, so he wanted to gamble. But if there was truly no hope, he wouldn’t act recklessly.
If one does not cut when one should, one will suffer from the chaos.
“This junior will give up on the [Shen Metal] right now…”
Before Lu Yang could finish, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] interrupted him again. “Don’t be hasty… Although your method has problems, I can help you.”
Lu Yang’s eyes lit up instantly. “…Really!?”
“Mm, I was just deducing this for you.”
[Patriarch Nether Whisper] looked calm as he said, “First, using someone else’s hand to retrieve the [Shen Metal] has too big a flaw. There are too many karmic variables; it absolutely won’t work.”
“The only way is to use the clone to send it directly back to your main body.”
“This process cannot be detected by anyone. Then your clone commits suicide and reincarnates, going to the Netherworld and using the power of Samsara to erase all traces.”
“Hmm…”
Lu Yang wasn’t stupid. With [Patriarch Nether Whisper] speaking to this extent, he reacted: “Does Patriarch mean to use the Dharma Body for long-distance transmission?”
[Qian Heaven All-Governing Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body]!
This Dharma Body was both a Spirit Treasure and a divine ability. When used as a divine ability, it could switch back and forth between the main body and the clone.
However, Lu Yang soon frowned. “That being said, if I let the [Qian Heaven All-Governing Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body] smelt the Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Fiend, there will be no way to take it out again. In that case, even if I bring it back, I can’t use it to extract a divine ability or break through my realm.”
“That’s simple.”
At this point, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] finally smiled. “My suggestion is to hide the [Shen Metal] in the [Myriad Spirits Banner], then take it away together with the Dharma Body!”
Lu Yang instantly understood.
Hide the [Shen Metal] in the [Myriad Spirits Banner]. The [Myriad Spirits Banner] is one with the Dharma Body. When the Dharma Body leaves, the [Myriad Spirits Banner] follows, and naturally, the [Shen Metal] is taken away too!
Even better, the [Qian Heaven All-Governing Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body] had been washed by [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes]—it had no cause or effect. Putting such a layer over the [Shen Metal] was equivalent to isolating it from external karma. Absolutely no one would be able to deduce any clues. Once the clone was disposed of, there would be no witness!
The only problem was the [Myriad Spirits Banner].
“This treasure can only store Banner Spirits and dead objects. The stature of Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends is extremely high; generally speaking, they cannot be stored…” Lu Yang looked at [Patriarch Nether Whisper].
[Patriarch Nether Whisper] nodded confidently.
“…It’s feasible!”
At this moment, Lu Yang rejoiced immensely that he had chosen to feed the [Dao Union Immortal Pill] to [Patriarch Nether Whisper] earlier. Look, isn’t the return here now!
Action followed thought.
Lu Yang immediately began packing up the spoils of war. Apart from the [Heaven Eternal Ageless Root] which had to be kept to hand over for the mission, he split everything else seventy-thirty.
Seventy percent for him, thirty percent left for the Sword Pavilion.
Jiangnan, Hidden Sword Villa.
Whoosh!
Instantly, in front of Lu Yang’s main body, the [Qian Heaven All-Governing Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body] emerged. Without a word, he sent his divine sense into the [Myriad Spirits Banner].
In the next second, Lu Yang was nearly blinded by a dazzling array of brilliant lights. What entered his vision was the [Shen Metal] qi he had been longing for, the [Six Ding Divine Fire] used by the Mystic Spirit World Supreme for alchemy in the [Heavenly Capital Palace], and spiritual materials of all sizes from the entire [Southern Heavenly Gate].
They clattered and piled up, filling a small half of the [Myriad Spirits Banner].
For a moment, thousands of splendid colors and countless divine lights made Lu Yang gulp heavily several times before he recovered and suppressed the surging emotions in his heart.
Mine… It’s all mine!
Lu Yang was very clear about the significance of this matter.
With [Patriarch Nether Whisper]’s help and the [Myriad Spirits Banner] as a transport channel, from now on he never had to worry about being unable to transfer his clone’s harvest to the main body!
“That I can reach this point today relies entirely on my talent for hard work!”
Without any hesitation, Lu Yang directly took out the [Tribulation Wave], activating its divine wonder to hack wildly at the [Shen Metal], emphasizing severing karma.
Only after chopping the karma on it clean did Lu Yang use the [Insight] divine wonder to illuminate it.
There really are no other marks…
Lu Yang was somewhat surprised. Although [Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon] had cleaned it for him once, he had always suspected that [Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon] had secretly tampered with it after cleaning.
Now it seemed there was nothing?
Lu Yang still trusted the divine wonder of the [Tribulation Wave]. If even the [Tribulation Wave] couldn’t detect anything, then he would accept his fate. Thus, he hesitated no more.
Grabbing it, he refined it instantly!
“Phew…”
Instantly, Lu Yang felt his Immortal Spirit Body finally break through the bottleneck. Without needing the [Law Upholder] divine wonder, a second divine ability brilliance emerged!
Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, achieved!
Adding the [Law Upholder] divine wonder, that would be three divine abilities—Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Perfection! If, on this basis, he added the two Great Void Divine Abilities…
Divine Ability Perfection!?
Lu Yang was shocked by his own guess. However, as he proceeded with actual operation, the result left him helpless, though not unexpectedly so.
Foundation Establishment Perfection was different.
Dao Foundation Perfection, refining Golden Nature, creating a Blessed Land… With me piecing together divine abilities here and there like a hodgepodge stew, it’s simply impossible to falsely hold that state.
If I force it, the result will only be exploding and dying!
Just as Lu Yang was sighing with emotion, suddenly—
“Hm?”
Lu Yang’s brow furrowed. He saw his two Great Void Divine Abilities, [Essence of Myriad Fragrances] and [Sea of Sorrow], suddenly trembling for some reason!
“This is… a change in [Wú Yǒu Heaven]?”
“Who did it?”
Lu Yang looked up abruptly.
Although he had no evidence, an inexplicable intuition arose: “…[Chong Guang]?”
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