Chapter 394: The Aggrieved Immortal Spirit

Luckily I ran away early!

Looking at Mu Changsheng’s crestfallen face, Lu Yang felt incredibly fortunate about his decision. Sure enough, he was right— inside this sh*thole was impossible to develop.

And following Heaven and Earth really had no future.

For a moment, Lu Yang even felt somewhat grateful that Heaven and Earth had snatched away his Immortal Spirit body. Otherwise, wouldn’t he be targeted by all four Dao Lords in the future?

How could he even live like that?

But in the next second, Lu Yang suddenly thought of something else.

Since Perfected One Primordial’s soul was in the [Refining Arts Secret Realm], the Sword Pavilion Sect Master’s decision to have the Ancestor of the Yun Family reincarnate here had a hidden meaning that was quite intriguing.

Is the Sword Pavilion Dao Lord fighting with the Saint Sect Ancestor?

No, it should just be a simple snatching of talent… The Saint Sect uses Mu Changsheng’s soul for disciples to cultivate divine abilities, so what would the Sword Pavilion use him for?

Having studied in the Sword Pavilion before, Lu Yang quickly thought of the answer:

To fill the Sword Dao Fruit!

That’s it. If Mu Changsheng’s reincarnated soul cultivates the [Sword Lord’s Profound Discourse on Metal Mastery Secret Chapter] and uses it to achieve Foundation Establishment, then when Mu Changsheng’s consciousness returns…

He would probably go mad from anger all over again!

The Sword Pavilion aren’t human either…

However, Lu Yang quickly realized something was wrong— this life was different from before. The Sword Pavilion Sect Master was a Golden Core Perfected Lord, so he should have already gone into seclusion by now.

If so, who ordered the Ancestor of the Yun Family to reincarnate here?

It couldn’t be a Dao Lord, could it?

Thinking of this, Lu Yang felt a headache coming on. Although the [Marionette] could control outsiders like puppets, it couldn’t directly search their memories.

And there’s another suspicious point…

Lu Yang hadn’t forgotten that in a previous life in the overseas Emerald Sun Cultivation World, Perfected One Primordial’s dao sin had been lured out by Hong Ju using Heaven and Earth’s killing intent.

At the time, he didn’t think much of it.

But looking at it now, the problem was huge!

Perfected One Primordial was a die-hard loyalist of Heaven and Earth. The dao sin’s welcoming of [Eternal Flowing Water] must have had Heaven and Earth’s tacit approval. How could Heaven and Earth’s killing intent affect him?

This didn’t make sense!

Not only was the dao sin forced to appear prematurely, but in the end, it was killed by Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue, causing Perfected One Primordial’s scheme in that life to be aborted entirely.

Why did this happen?

In an instant, Lu Yang felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured over him. The slight smugness from destroying the White Lotus Sect and smurfing in the Seven Luminaries Heaven vanished instantly.

Was it because in that life… I extracted Wang Boyuan from the [Refining Arts Secret Realm]?

At that time, while cultivating Qi-Eating Insects in the [Refining Arts Secret Realm], he thought he might as well take some talent out for his own use, but he didn’t pay much attention to it afterward.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn’t help but wipe the cold sweat from his forehead.

Because I took Wang Boyuan out of the [Refining Arts Secret Realm], Heaven and Earth’s killing intent lured out the Perfected One Primordial Dao Sin. Was there a Dao Lord’s influence behind this?

It was ridiculously outrageous!

Heaven and Earth’s killing intent… Was the killing intent Hong Ju attracted using the [Shared Fate Changing Fortune Record Book] really from this Heaven and Earth? Or was it someone else?

For example, a Dao Lord!?

Heaven and Earth can bring down tribulations, and a Dao Lord can also bring down tribulations. What Heaven and Earth can do, a Dao Lord can actually do as well. Dao Lord, Dao Lord… Lord of the Heavenly Dao?

Lu Yang didn’t dare to think further. That level was still too confusing for him right now, like looking at flowers through a fog. Many guesses might not be correct and would only add to his troubles. With this in mind, he immediately restrained his thoughts and looked at Perfected One Primordial again.

In the next second, he heard the Ancestor of the Yun Family speak:

“So it is Perfected One Primordial in person.”

“I am Yun Qingchuan. I have come on the oral orders of Perfected One Warding-Evil to save you from this misery and help you escape this [Refining Arts Secret Realm].”

Perfected One Warding-Evil?

Lu Yang frowned slightly. He recognized this Daoist title.

There were three inherited titles in the Sword Pavilion— Vanquishing-Demon, Warding-Evil, and Subduing-Spirits— behind every title was at least one Great Perfected One.

Although nominally these three titles are public and depend entirely on individual ability—anyone capable can strive to obtain them—in reality, for… how many thousands of years? Anyway, since a long time ago, these three titles have only circulated within three specific factions of the Sword Pavilion.

Including Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon.

If not for the Ye family, he wouldn’t have obtained that title.

In the Sword Pavilion, no one was exempt from vulgarity. Even a genius as dazzling as Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon relied on his background as a direct descendant of a Golden Core lineage to get where he was today.

While Lu Yang was pondering, Perfected One Primordial spoke again:

“The Sword Pavilion… wants to save me?”

In the next second, he sneered coldly. “With what?”

“To avoid the restrictions and enter or exit the [Refining Arts Secret Realm] silently, the only way is through the Netherworld reincarnation cycle. There is no other way.”

“But my current soul is not even at Foundation Establishment. If a Qi Refining soul falls into the Netherworld, the only result is that its current consciousness will be forcibly wiped out.”

Then what was the point of restarting?

Thinking of this, he glanced sarcastically at the Ancestor of the Yun Family. “You say you want to save me, but I think you just want to guide me into my next life to become a Sword Pavilion disciple, right?”

Birds of a feather!

This was why he had broken down and cursed earlier. He couldn’t think of any way to escape unless someone inside the Saint Sect coordinated to let him out. Otherwise, it was a situation of ten deaths and no life!

But in the next second, he seemed to think of something, and his eyes lit up slightly.

“…Wait, no.”

After pondering for a moment, Perfected One Primordial suddenly laughed. “You don’t want to save me. You’re doing this for my backer… Heaven and Earth? No, it should be the Immortal Spirit!”

Suddenly, Perfected One Primordial became spirited again.

“That’s it! [Lord Heaven] must have made a move. Could it be that He successfully birthed an Immortal Spirit? And you want to find a way to locate that Immortal Spirit.”

“That’s why you came to find me!”

As a die-hard loyalist of Heaven and Earth, if there was a chance to save Perfected One Primordial, Heaven and Earth definitely wouldn’t stand by and watch. However, it was difficult for Heaven and Earth to intervene directly.

Therefore, an Immortal Spirit was the best tool.

And with Perfected Lords currently in seclusion, a Foundation Establishment Perfection Immortal Spirit had a good chance of rescuing Perfected One Primordial.

However, correspondingly, this meant that those with ulterior motives could use Perfected One Primordial as bait to fish out the Immortal Spirit nurtured by Heaven and Earth!

It’s all schemes…

On the other side, Lu Yang also clarified the Sword Pavilion’s train of thought and couldn’t help but sigh with emotion. Compared to this wretched place, the Seven Luminaries Heaven was innocent and pure.

However…

Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly rubbed his chin, revealing a playful smile. That damned Immortal Spirit might not necessarily be at Perfection right now.

Did they think there was no price to pay for snatching his Immortal Spirit body?

At this moment, in a place no one could investigate.

In a white pool flowing with moonlight, a stone figure sat cross-legged. Its facial expression was lifelike, revealing distinct anger.

Rumble!

In the next second, the entire pool shook violently. The stone man became even more furious, looking up at the sky, where he saw a bright trail above his head.

[Pomegranate Wood Fate]

This was the fate Lu Yang had annotated for his own Immortal Spirit body using the [Mystic Spirit Resonance Scripture] in the past. It could help him better sense the Pomegranate Wood Dao Fruit.

The downside was that it required [Abstain from Chastity].

simply put, one had to dual cultivation with someone every day… And now that the Immortal Spirit body had been snatched, this fate naturally fell upon the Immortal Spirit.

“This is making things too difficult for me…”

It was truly difficult!

Actually, going all out wouldn’t be a problem, but the issue was that the World Honored One was still looking for him everywhere!

Under these circumstances, how could he go out?

But if he didn’t break the precept, he would have to endure the backlash of fate… The result was that he had wasted ten years just to barely recover!

How many opportunities had he missed because of this delay?

“…Fuck!”

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