Chapter 357: Buddha Child Guang Ming!?

Above the vault of the sky, the sea of clouds surged.

It was clearly a place untouched by the four seasons, yet at this moment, a strange frost and snow drifted down. Everywhere the eye could see was dim and dusky, and even the sound of the wind stagnated.

Great Silence.

In the center of the sea of clouds, a youth in magnificent clothes sat cross-legged. His hands formed a seal, and in them, he held a bright, immaculate moon that reflected wisps of cold light.

This bright moon was precisely the center of the wind and frost in heaven and earth. Cold light swirled around him, shaped like phantom mist. Amidst the drifting, numerous images like laurel trees, jade plates, and ice toads were generated, yet they flashed and disappeared in an instant. Finally, they all returned, making the bright moon even brighter, illuminating a silent face.

[Solemn Mystic Frost]!

This Divine Ability was Lu Yang’s third Divine Ability after [Master of Armaments] and [Unyielding Metal]. It belonged to [Xin Metal] and was transformed from [Law Upholder].

At this moment, it was held in Lu Yang’s palm.

Without needing to do anything special, streaks of moonlight flowed out, resonating with heaven and earth, pressing steadily down on a young boy in monk robes below.

“Where did this Saint Sect Fellow Daoist come from…”

Arhat Fu Long raised his head and let out a piercing roar. He never expected that while fishing for a Qi Refining cultivator, he would end up being fished by someone else!

The opponent’s cultivation was clearly a notch above his.

And yet he still set traps and launched sneak attacks! Coupled with the location being Jiangbei, Arhat Fu Long knew without thinking that this must be the doing of a Saint Sect Perfected One!

What was more fatal was that this person’s Divine Ability countered him extremely well!

Xin Metal is frost; heaven and earth are solemn and killing; vegetation withers and decays… Fortunately, my [Blazing Fire Dragon] is Jia Wood; otherwise, I would probably be dead by now!

Thinking of this, Arhat Fu Long dared not slack off in the slightest. As his lips moved, raging fire spewed out continuously, transforming into dragons to resist the Mystic Frost screen descending from the sky. However, this bit of firelight was like a bonfire in the severe cold of winter. Although warm, there would always be a day when it extinguished.

“Fellow Daoist! Senior! Do we have any enmity?”

“If it’s the Saint Sect’s routine extortion, just say so directly. Why the need to fight?”

Arhat Fu Long screamed even more miserably. His pleas for mercy carried a sense of aggrievement. After all, he had always been kind to others and truly didn’t have a single enemy up to this day.

Where did this person pop out from?

However, Lu Yang ignored him completely. He just quietly observed him for a moment, then a few hints of a cold smile suddenly surfaced in his eyes.

In the past, his cultivation attainment was shallow, so he hadn’t seen the clues.

Looking again now, he realized that beneath Arhat Fu Long’s seemingly glamorous Arhat exterior, he was actually fierce in appearance but weak inside, possessing very little confidence at all.

The reason was simple.

“The first Innate Divine Ability you cultivated is actually [Jia Wood]!”

Arhat Fu Long cultivated the Nine Transformations Dragon Art, and his Dao Foundation pointed directly to [City Rampart Earth]. His first Innate Divine Ability should have been [Wu Earth] to match the imagery.

Why would it be [Jia Wood]?

Lu Yang’s thoughts turned, and he instantly understood the cause and effect. “A loose cultivator after all. Coveting immediate progress and swallowing dates whole without chewing, resulting in cutting off your own Dao path instead!”

If Lu Yang’s guess wasn’t wrong, Arhat Fu Long likely stumbled upon a [Jia Wood] accidentally when he was still a loose cultivator. So he swallowed it without a second word. He was considered lucky; [Jia Wood] and [Yin Wood] were similar in nature, and the Dao Foundation could accommodate it, so he didn’t directly explode and die.

However, although he luckily survived, his Dao path was cut off.

No wonder when I killed him in the previous life, the Pure Land had no reaction. Even though Arhat Fu Long was the Buddhist Cultivator, the Pure Land actually cared more about me…

Arhat Fu Long had been an abandoned pawn from the very beginning!

Otherwise, since the Pure Land wanted to attain [City Rampart Earth], how could they ignore Arhat Fu Long, leaving his cultivation at only Foundation Establishment Middle Stage?

After figuring everything out, Lu Yang smiled instantly:

“Fellow Daoist Fu Long, it seems no one will come to save you today. Maybe some people are even hoping for you to die so they can support someone else to take your position!”

As his voice fell, Mystic Frost filled heaven and earth, creating a scene of desolation. Everywhere it passed, the void was locked, spiritual qi was exhausted, and all dao arts withered. It was truly a scene of the Dharma Ending Age. Arhat Fu Long mustered his spiritual power several times to break through this layer of Mystic Frost, but only ended up bloodying his head against it.

“What exactly does Senior want!”

Since things had come to this, Arhat Fu Long no longer harbored any wishful thinking and said straightforwardly, “As long as this little monk can do it, I am willing to do it. I only ask Senior to spare my life!”

“Hehe…”

Hearing this, Lu Yang lowered his eyelids, and a voice drifted out faintly: “I heard there is a [Xin Metal] inside the Jiangbei Wonder [Moon Goddess’s Palace]. Is that so?”

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Arhat Fu Long didn’t hesitate at all and hurriedly said, “That is a Wonder established by [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon]. There is indeed a [Xin Metal] inside!”

After speaking, he sized up Lu Yang again, a doubt flashing through his mind. Because in his view, Lu Yang’s [Solemn Mystic Frost] was clearly already a [Xin Metal] Divine Ability. Since that was the case, why ask for [Xin Metal]? Could it be that he wanted to refine a Spirit Treasure compatible with the Divine Ability?

Lu Yang naturally revealed nothing, his expression calm as he said, “Can you retrieve it for me?”

“Yes, yes, yes!”

Arhat Fu Long dared not hesitate, simply because the surrounding Mystic Frost had thoroughly suppressed the raging fire around him, tearing at his Dharma Body like death by a thousand cuts.

However, he had other plans in his heart.

Let me get past this hurdle first. As long as I escape, at worst I’ll hide in the Pure Land. No matter how powerful this fierce person is, what can he do to me?

That being said, Lu Yang guessed his thoughts. “Fellow Daoist’s empty words are no guarantee. It’s hard for me to trust you.”

“This little monk can establish a contract!” Arhat Fu Long said hurriedly.

Lu Yang shook his head. “Who in the world doesn’t know that what you Pure Land people like most is bullying the small with the big, and what you fear least are these restrictive methods.”

“This is clearly Fellow Daoist bullying the small with the big right now…”

Arhat Fu Long’s mouth twitched. This person clearly had higher cultivation than him, yet set up an ambush and played sneak attacks, and actually had the face to talk about bullying the small with the big?

“Can that be the same!?”

Lu Yang shook his head decisively upon hearing this and said righteously, “Fellow Daoist and I are both at the Foundation Establishment Middle Stage. Strictly speaking, we are in the same realm.”

“I just have one more Divine Ability than Fellow Daoist. How can you say it’s bullying the small with the big?”

As these words came out, Arhat Fu Long’s expression instantly became strange.

This feeling… the flavor wasn’t right.

After a moment of silence, he looked tentatively at Lu Yang and whispered, “…Sword Pavilion?”

Lu Yang: “…”

“Cut the crap!”

Lu Yang stopped dragging things out and said bluntly, “It seems Fellow Daoist hasn’t thought it through yet. Since that’s the case, Fellow Daoist is useless to me. I’d better send you to reincarnation…”

“There’s a way! There’s a way!”

Arhat Fu Long hurriedly said, “This little monk has a disciple, intelligent and quick-witted. This little monk can let him go retrieve the [Xin Metal] and then hand it over to you, Senior!”

“…Disciple?” Lu Yang was stunned.

Arhat Fu Long thought he didn’t believe him and hurriedly explained, “This person’s dharma name is Guang Ming. Fellow Daoist must have heard of him; he is the newly descended Buddha Child of my Pure Land! I was his master before. He listens to me the most. With his stature, retrieving a [Xin Metal] is effortless…”

Listening to Arhat Fu Long’s description, Lu Yang’s brow gradually furrowed.

…Guang Ming.

Lu Yang certainly wouldn’t forget this name. In the previous life, this person had quite a deep karmic affinity with him. He was a Buddhist Cultivator with schemes, talent, and some luck.

But the problem was, Buddha Child?

Out of psychological trauma from the Pure Land, Lu Yang suddenly spawned countless conspiracy theories in his mind, even directly suspecting the World Honored One of the Pure Land.

However, in the next second, he composed his expression.

Boom!

Without any hesitation, Lu Yang directly retracted [Solemn Mystic Frost], completely suppressing Arhat Fu Long, then collected him into his sleeve and turned to look to his side.

There, a figure appeared out of thin air.

It was a middle-aged man with a face like it was carved by a knife and axe. His expression was solemn, and a pair of eyes bright and dim like lamp flames stared straight at Lu Yang.

Hong Ju.

Lu Yang showed no surprise upon seeing this. At this moment, he had already donned Hong Yun’s Golden Nature shell. He had sensed the anomaly when Hong Ju approached him.

In the next second, Lu Yang smiled faintly. “What, don’t recognize me anymore?”

Before his voice fell, he released the aura of Hong Yun’s Golden Nature. Sensing this aura, Hong Ju’s brows instantly relaxed, and he bowed down:

“Hong Ju greets my Lord!”

However, seeing this scene, Lu Yang’s smile gradually faded instead.

…Something’s wrong.

Although Hong Ju’s words and actions were very respectful, relying on the sensing of Hong Yun’s Golden Nature, Lu Yang keenly discovered a slight abnormality.

Doubts arising in the heart, thoughts unsettled… He is suspecting me?

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