Chapter 356: Which Fellow Daoist of the Saint Sect Is This?

Jiangbei, [Skull Mountain] Market.

Lu Yang still traveled with his Dharma Body, but he remained cautious. His aura was completely restrained, making him look like a destitute loose cultivator at first glance.

Better to be safe than sorry.

If I recall correctly, the [Skull Mountain] at this point in time is being watched by many Perfected Ones of the Saint Sect, definitely not just Perfected One Yin Shan alone!

Because the [Divine Martial Sect] in the Northern Frontier had a Foundation Establishment Late Stage cultivator.

If not for a Great Perfected One overseeing the sect, the [Divine Martial Sect] couldn’t have become the sole hegemon of the Northern Frontier, nor could it covet the [Shaman-Ghost Secret Realm] inside [Skull Mountain].

However, in the battle of [Skull Mountain], Perfected One Yin Shan fished out the [Shaman-Ghost Secret Realm] and simultaneously lured out a group of [Divine Martial Sect] Perfected Ones. As a result, the Sect Master of the [Divine Martial Sect], the only Great Perfected One, was besieged to death by the Saint Sect Perfected Ones. Only a few Foundation Establishment Early Stage cultivators fled back in panic, marking the countdown to the sect’s annihilation.

In other words, there must be a Great Perfected One watching this place.

Strictly speaking, Lu Yang’s main body wasn’t even stronger than the clone yet. Even with [Law Upholder], he was only at Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Perfection, not a match for a Great Perfected One.

So he didn’t dare to be arrogant in the slightest.

“Senior Brother Zhao…”

Entering the market, Lu Yang swept with his divine sense and indeed saw a familiar figure. It was none other than Zhao Xuhe, who owed him a large sum of contribution points in his past few lives.

He really did cultivate the Nine Transformations Dragon Art after all…

Lu Yang’s gaze shifted slightly. Zhao Xuhe’s cultivation was already at Qi Refining Great Perfection. Barring any accidents, he should be attempting Foundation Establishment within these few years.

That means Arhat Fu Long is coming too.

Lu Yang grinned.

In the next second, as if suddenly thinking of something, he projected his divine sense into the [Myriad Spirits Banner] and found the Heaven-Mending Peak Master, whom he had previously refined into a Banner Spirit.

“I ask you, you should have been preparing to break through to the Late Stage already, right?”

“Replying to Master, yes.”

Hearing this, Lu Yang’s eyes lit up instantly, and he whispered, “Since that’s the case, you must have secretly obtained a clue to [Xin Metal] long ago, right!”

Lu Yang had consistently overlooked this matter before. After all, in the previous timelines, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master waited until a hundred years later to start attempting the Foundation Establishment Late Stage. However, seeing Zhao Xuhe, he suddenly realized that the Heaven-Mending Peak Master likely possessed the capital to attempt the Late Stage long ago!

The reason he didn’t attempt it was probably purely out of fear of the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation!

Otherwise, why would he have the leisure to cultivate Zhao Xuhe? Seeking Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends first was the correct principle. After all, without them, everything was empty talk.

Of course, this was just Lu Yang’s guess.

So he still needed verification from the Heaven-Mending Peak Master.

“…”

A moment later, Lu Yang withdrew his divine sense from the [Myriad Spirits Banner], his expression uncertain.

The good news was that the Heaven-Mending Peak Master indeed possessed a clue to [Xin Metal]. The bad news was that this [Xin Metal] wasn’t in his hands.

“…Moon Goddess’s Palace?”

Lu Yang’s brow gradually furrowed.

This was a Wonder located in Jiangbei. Like the [Kingdom of Qing], it wasn’t conquered by the Dao Court but by the Pure Land.

According to the Heaven-Mending Peak Master, the [Xin Metal] was inside this Wonder.

Because it was related to the Pure Land, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master befriended Arhat Fu Long. Judging from the results of the previous life, he indeed succeeded in obtaining it.

It was evident that to obtain the [Xin Metal] inside Moon Goddess’s Palace, Arhat Fu Long was particularly crucial.

But… the Pure Land.

Lu Yang had a headache. Ever since he was almost scared to death by the World Honored One overseas last time, his attitude toward the Buddhist Cultivators of the Pure Land could be summed up in one sentence.

Can kill, can curse, but absolutely cannot mess around with!

So even with the [Marionette] in this life, Lu Yang never thought of using a clone to join the Pure Land to explore its secrets.

After all, no one knew what would happen after a clone joined the Pure Land and became a Buddhist Cultivator. Although the [Marionette] could deceive Golden Core cultivators, could it really deceive a Dao Lord? What if the World Honored One possessed the body, discovered there was someone behind it, and followed the clues to find him…

Wouldn’t that be game over?

Although this was just Lu Yang’s worry, and it was possible his talent was invincible and the World Honored One wouldn’t discover any clues, it was ultimately a gamble.

And what Lu Yang hated most was gambling!

As long as I don’t gamble, I won’t lose!

In the end, the [Marionette] is just a talent calculated using Suo Huan’s Golden Nature. Betting that it can deal with the World Honored One across two major realms is still too optimistic…

By the same logic, Arhat Fu Long was also hard to deal with.

How could he get intelligence about [Xin Metal] from his mouth?

Kill him and refine him into the [Myriad Spirits Banner]? No, this is an Arhat. If the World Honored One senses something wrong and possesses him to check, it’s still game over!

After all, if the World Honored One possessed the body, he would definitely see the prototype of the [Dao Fruit] inside the [Myriad Spirits Banner]. Wouldn’t he laugh his head off then?

There’s even a [Dao Fruit] to collect here?

Although Lu Yang had refined some Buddhist Cultivators into the [Myriad Spirits Banner] before, they were all at the Qi Refining stage, barely even considered people, so it was normal not to alert the World Honored One.

But Foundation Establishment meant being a Perfected One.

Especially now that the Perfected Lords were in seclusion, it was highly likely that the World Honored One would focus his attention on Foundation Establishment cultivators!

As for letting the Heaven-Mending Peak Master and Chen Xin’an fight together as a father-son duo, the method of soul searching was even more unreliable. What if halfway through, they provoked the World Honored One?

“Sigh…”

Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn’t help but slap his forehead, cursing inwardly: It’s still the World Honored One who is too shameless. A Nascent Soul Dao Lord playing in the newbie village!

However, after thinking it over, he made a decision:

Whatever, catch the person first!

At worst, I’ll suppress him first and deal with him slowly later. As long as I don’t use methods that would alert the World Honored One, it should be fine. I don’t believe that bald donkey is truly a tough bone to crack!

With this thought, Lu Yang acted immediately.

First, he found Zhao Xuhe, gave him the Foundation Establishment spiritual items prepared by the Heaven-Mending Peak Master for his children, and then used the [Marionette] to control him to attempt Foundation Establishment.

Rumble!

Instantly, a small half of the [Skull Mountain] Market shook because of this.

Lu Yang had played this trick in the previous two lives and was extremely familiar with the process. Moreover, with his higher cultivation now, he did it seamlessly without a trace.

Soon, a melodious Zen chant rang out within [Skull Mountain]:

“Amitabha!”

The Buddha light parted suddenly, and Arhat Fu Long’s familiar figure walked out, wearing a compassionate smile. “Benefactor, you have a karmic affinity with this poor monk…”

Almost simultaneously, several gazes fell from the void.

Just as Lu Yang expected, [Skull Mountain] indeed gathered many Saint Sect Perfected Ones at this moment, waiting for the [Divine Martial Sect]’s Foundation Establishment cultivators to take the bait so they could catch them all in one go.

“It’s a bald donkey from the Pure Land?”

“Why is he here?”

A Saint Sect Perfected One divined immediately, then showed a look of realization. “It’s the Nine Transformations Dragon Art… Back then, it was released into the Cloud Sea only with Heaven-Mending’s approval.”

“Should we stop him?”

“Forget it, let him be. If we act and startle the [Divine Martial Sect], letting the fish escape would be a loss outweighing the gain. Either way, it’s just a Qi Refining disciple…”

However, just then.

Whoosh…

Suddenly, a magnificent light flashed, sweeping directly over Arhat Fu Long. The latter had no power to resist, let out a cry, and was captured.

In an instant, all sounds were silenced.

The Saint Sect Perfected Ones present were all battle-hardened veterans. They reacted instantly: Someone is setting a trap, deliberately capturing that Arhat Fu Long!

And judging by the looks of it, the cultivation of the person who acted was at least Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Perfection!

Middle Stage Perfection dealing with Foundation Establishment Middle Stage, using a Qi Refining disciple as bait, and launching a sneak attack from the dark—this was obviously premeditated and likely not the first time.

Thinking of this, everyone suddenly had a flash of insight and smiled knowingly—

Which fellow Daoist of the Saint Sect is this?

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