Chapter 38: Divine Martial Sect
At dusk, inside the Blood-Clad Tower.
The setting sun was like blood. As another cycle of cultivation concluded, Lu Yang slowly refined the spiritual energy of heaven and earth into his Dantian, then transformed it into True Qi flowing to his four limbs and hundreds of bones.
Qi flowed through the meridians, like a dragon returning to the sea.
“Soon. As long as I cultivate the final Flying Fish Transformation and then merge the nine transformations into one, I can completely refine the [Nine Transformations Dragon Art]’s Third Grade True Qi, the ‘True Dragon Evil Qi’.”
“By the time I cultivate the ‘True Dragon Evil Qi’, it will be about the time the Righteous-Demonic war begins. It connects perfectly, allowing me to compete for the Foundation Establishment opportunity in [Skull Mountain] in my strongest state… Only the Foundation Establishment opportunity is worth my risk and putting my life on the line. Everything else is false…”
Ending today’s cultivation, Lu Yang walked out of the quiet room.
Outside the quiet room, a woman with a proud figure and sharp eyebrows had been waiting for a long time. Upon seeing Lu Yang, she immediately stepped forward and handed over a jade slip.
“Brother Daoist, the movements of the corpse tide today have been delivered.”
Lu Yang took the jade slip and smiled slightly. “Many thanks, Fellow Daoist Yun.”
This woman was none other than Yun Miaoqing.
She was originally a disciple of the [Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion]. Although Lu Yang had already learned the [True Art of Divine Lightning Sword Control], he still bought her for the sake of their karmic ties from previous lives.
In all fairness, his intention was that since the two had a real connection in the past life, as long as it didn’t hinder him, he didn’t mind doing a good deed and helping Yun Miaoqing out. Following him was certainly better than being bought by other Saint Sect disciples, having her cultivation plundered as “human material,” and turning into dregs.
However, he didn’t expect this decision to give him an unexpected surprise.
Perhaps because in this life he didn’t dual cultivate with Yun Miaoqing but instead treated her with mutual respect, thinking only of bitter cultivation, Yun Miaoqing’s favorability toward him actually increased greatly.
“Brother Daoist, you are a good person. Why stay in the Primordial Demonic Sect?”
Yun Miaoqing walked to Lu Yang’s side and whispered, “Right now the corpse tide is erupting. Why doesn’t Senior Brother feign death and follow me to the Sword Pavilion to convert to the Orthodox Path…”
Speaking of this, Yun Miaoqing looked at Lu Yang, her beautiful eyes implying affection.
In her most desperate and powerless moment, it was the person before her eyes who saved her from the sea of bitterness. Not only did he not commit the slightest offense against her, but he also gave her a place to stay.
Though he came from the Demonic Sect, he was a modest gentleman.
Not to mention that over the past ten years, she had watched him grow step by step with her own eyes. High cultivation, strong talent, and most importantly, he was very handsome.
If he could join the Sword Pavilion, perhaps he could be with her…
Thinking and thinking, a blush suddenly appeared on Yun Miaoqing’s pretty face, unknown what she was imagining.
This posture reminded Lu Yang of how she looked in previous lives, shouting “Demon” at him with an unyielding face. For a moment, he just found it quite interesting.
Of course, he had no interest in romance between men and women.
What he truly valued was that Yun Miaoqing’s status in the [Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion] seemed not low. She actually claimed that as long as she recommended him, the Sword Pavilion would definitely accept him.
“Cultivating in the Saint Sect is like treading on thin ice. If possible, I would still like to go to a sect with better morals…”
Yun Miaoqing might just be the stepping stone for him to switch to the Orthodox Path in the future.
“How are Senior Sister Feixia and the others?”
“Those few demonic cultivators crushed the corpse tide at Absolute Yin Ridge a few days ago. A mysterious expert intervened but was repelled by them, and they chased after him.”
Yun Miaoqing handed over another jade slip.
Lu Yang took the jade slip and swept it with his spiritual sense. The various scenes of that day were immediately reflected in his mind.
“So that’s how it is… It seems the early eruption of the corpse tide really has a mastermind behind it. A disciple of the Divine Martial Sect? And the wondrous treasure they used to catalyze the corpse tide…”
Seeing this, Lu Yang was stunned at first, then abruptly stood up.
“[Mystic Yin Sacred Jade]!?”
The intelligence clearly showed that the mastermind behind the corpse tide eruption, the disciple of the Divine Martial Sect, held a thumb-sized [Mystic Yin Sacred Jade] in his hand.
“If I can obtain this precious jade, I can immediately cultivate the [Mystic Yin Form-Seizing Great Art]. Given time, even the [Grand Yin Corpse Liberation Transformation True Method] isn’t a dream. Considering the rarity of the precious jade, this is probably my only chance in this life. Once abandoned, I might miss it forever.”
“However… if not in this life, then in the next. If I miss it, I miss it!”
Lu Yang’s expression was gloomy as he sat back down. Despite unexpectedly discovering the [Mystic Yin Sacred Jade] he dreamed of, he didn’t feel the slightest joy.
He only felt bone-chilling cold, his heart filled with vigilance.
“Whatever I want just gets delivered to my door… How can there be such lucky things in the world? After all, I’m not a Son of Heaven’s Mandate like Xiao Shiye.”
Moreover, even Xiao Shiye’s luck was granted by someone else!
“Could it be that Daoist Hong Yun again?”
Thinking that all this might be a Foundation Establishment Perfected One manipulating karma and plotting in secret again, Lu Yang immediately made up his mind.
“I won’t go out!”
The current situation in [Skull Mountain] was treacherous. It was safest to stay in the market and preside over the formation. As long as the Foundation Establishment Perfected One didn’t take action, he was as steady as Mount Tai.
“Besides, even if I don’t go out, it doesn’t mean I have no chance to get the precious jade.”
Weren’t there still Fairy Feixia and the others?
After all, the intelligence said they were chasing after the target. As long as they could seize the precious jade and flee back to the market, wouldn’t his chance come then?
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn’t help but cheer for Fairy Feixia from the bottom of his heart…
Time flew.
Another day, inside the Blood-Clad Tower.
Lu Yang was meditating and refining Qi when he suddenly sensed something. Riding a streak of light, he came outside the tower, gazing into the distance towards the outskirts of the market.
Rumble!
In the distant sky, thunder-like explosions accompanied by expanding explosion clouds spread rapidly from the end of the horizon towards the market. It was clearly a high-speed chase battle. Running at the very front was Fairy Feixia’s distinctive rosy cloud flight light.
“One missing?”
Lu Yang raised his eyebrows. Including himself, there were four Late Stage Qi Refining cultivators in [Skull Mountain Market]—Fairy Feixia, Lu Yuanchun, and a nameless Senior Brother.
However, at this moment, Lu Yang only saw the figures of Fairy Feixia and Lu Yuanchun.
“Activate the formation.”
Lu Yang was unhurried. With one order, the Saint Sect disciples within the market immediately spread out. Formation flags flew, instantly propping up a magnificent formation.
[Hundred-Bones Restoration Grand Formation]!
This formation ranked at the Seventh Grade, a top-tier formation at the Qi Refining level. With Lu Yang presiding over it, it could put up a fight even against a cultivator at the Perfection of Qi Refining.
However, in the next second, a sudden change occurred!
Lu Yuanchun suddenly took out a token and formed hand seals to activate it. He actually directly opened the originally closed grand formation, exposing a breach.
“Now!”
Almost simultaneously, an extremely excited shout rang out from outside the market. Then several streaks of spiritual light flew out, transforming into formation flags distributed in four directions.
Immediately after, a miniature small formation appeared at the breach opened by Lu Yuanchun, fixing it in place so that Lu Yang couldn’t even close it!
“Divine Martial Sect…”
Lu Yang frowned slightly, immediately recognizing the attacking party. Clearly, the Divine Martial Sect had been ambushing outside the market for a long time, just waiting for such an opportunity.
Now that the formation was forcefully propped open with a breach, the Divine Martial Sect could use this to charge into the market!
And the main culprit causing all this— Lu Yuanchun—just glanced indifferently at the market, then flight with a white light to leave in the opposite direction!
He clearly understood what he had done, but he didn’t care. In fact, he did it deliberately, treating the market as an abandoned pawn so he could escape with his life. After all, for the Divine Martial Sect, compared to continuing to chase him, it was better to seize this great opportunity to destroy [Skull Mountain Market] in one fell swoop.
As for the Saint Sect fellow disciples inside the market?
Count them unlucky!
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