Chapter 74: The Seventh Life

[You failed to break through to Foundation Establishment. Your body died, and your Dao dissipated.]

[Current remaining pages of The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes: 94]

[Restarting a life. You may choose one item from the following gains of your previous life: 1. Treasures. 2. Cultivation Base. 3. Lifespan. 4. Forgo all gains and randomly awaken a talent based on the experiences of your previous life.]

“Those whose names are called, come before me.”

Liu Xin’s voice came from the platform, but Lu Yang was completely unaware. His mind still lingered on the interface of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes]. After a long while, he came back to his senses: “I choose Cultivation Base.”

The next second, his empty body was filled with majestic True Qi. The realm of the Tenth Layer of Qi Refining (Great Perfection), the Heavenly Demon Blood-Dissolving Divine Light, the Mystic Yin Seizing Form Great Art, the Taiwei Imperial Edict Scripture, and the many divine abilities of The Sage Steals all returned to their places, causing Lu Yang to let out a sigh of satisfaction.

“Taiwei Imperial Edict, Order of Heavenly Pardon…”

The next second, Lu Yang circulated the Taiwei Imperial Edict Scripture. At the same time, with the blessing of the stature from The Sage Steals, he placed a layer of illusory karma on his own karmic line.

In his previous life of a hundred years of bitter cultivation, he didn’t waste a moment.

With the help of the Dao-Illuminating Jade Slip, his attainments in Formation Arts and Talisman Arts had both reached Rank 7, basically the limit achievable by a Qi Refining cultivator.

Among them, Talisman Arts was his main focus.

And his greatest achievement was successfully recreating the “Primordial Chaos One-Qi Divine Talisman” used to obscure heavenly secrets in his previous life, retaining thirty percent of the original version’s effect.

“For temporary use, it is enough.”

“The original version was drawn by a Foundation Establishment Perfected One after all, blessed with Foundation Establishment stature. It’s unrealistic for me to perfectly recreate it. Having thirty percent is already not bad…”

Boom!

The next second, Lu Yang felt a fluctuation from the great web of karma. It was as if a vast Aura swept past, tracing back towards his direction along the karmic line of Perfected One Coiled Dragon’s inheritance. Lu Yang instantly recognized the owner of the Aura—it was shockingly the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak.

So fast!

In previous lives, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak only found him after a few years. Now, he came almost immediately. It was because his cultivation base was higher.

“However… today is different from the past!”

Lu Yang calmed his mind. Since he chose Cultivation Base and accepted the karma of Perfected One Coiled Dragon, being found by the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak was within his expectations.

However, this time, he had a huge difference from before.

He had ‘Stature’!

A Foundation Establishment Perfected One divining a mortal without stature would naturally be invariably successful. However, once the target had stature, the difficulty of divination would skyrocket immediately.

“Hmph! Junior seeks death!”

Through the great web of karma, Lu Yang heard the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak’s slightly angry voice echoing loudly. Clearly, he detected Lu Yang’s act of obscuring heavenly secrets. He even saw through Lu Yang’s background, determining that Lu Yang was not a Foundation Establishment Perfected One but a Qi Refining cultivator possessing stature.

The next second, Lu Yang felt the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak getting serious.

Majestic divine sense swept over, directly breaking through the layer of illusory karma he had set up, pursuing the source. It wouldn’t take a quarter of an hour to lock onto him.

“So strong, too strong…”

Lu Yang sighed in his heart, but he didn’t panic. The Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak needed a quarter of an hour to lock onto him, but what he needed to do wouldn’t even take a quarter of an hour.

The next second, Lu Yang moved.

He left the Primordial One Qi Avatar in place, while his true body concealed its form and escaped. Immediately after, he went directly to find Liu Xin and took his genuine Divine Talisman.

With Lu Yang’s current cultivation, dealing with Liu Xin, who was still at the Middle Stage of Qi Refining, was naturally as easy as capturing a turtle in a jar. Liu Xin didn’t notice anything wrong from start to finish. Moreover, to avoid startling the snake, after taking the Divine Talisman, Lu Yang even specially swapped in a “youth version” he made himself.

“Who is it!?”

Almost immediately after he took the genuine Divine Talisman, not long after, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak thoroughly broke through Lu Yang’s blockade and began to push horizontally across the great web of karma.

However, he gained nothing.

This experience of being almost played for a fool instantly enraged the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak. But no matter how he divined the heavenly secrets, he couldn’t find the instigator.

This strange change plunged the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak into silence. Only after a long time did he speak again: “Hong Yun, is it you?”

“Ah?”

Inside the Saint Sect, a handsome Daoist with jade-like bones and a spirited appearance opened his eyes, revealing a trace of helplessness on his face: “Old Monster Chen, don’t spit blood on people.”

“Hmph! It must be you!”

The Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak seemed convinced that Daoist Great Fortune (Hong Yun) was playing tricks. He immediately sneered: “When Coiled Dragon was alive, he entrusted his inheritance to me, agreeing that I would designate the successor. You dare to use a junior’s hand to secretly fish it away? Do you really think I fear your identity and dare not act?”

Daoist Great Fortune narrowed his eyes upon hearing this: “Coiled Dragon’s inheritance was fished away?”

“Stop feigning ignorance with me.” The voice of the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak continued: “This matter between you and me is not over. A reincarnated Perfected Lord… is ultimately not a Perfected Lord anymore!”

Soon, the fluctuation on the great web of karma dissipated.

Clearly, although the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak spoke fiercely, he still had scruples and dared not act directly. However, Daoist Great Fortune still felt somewhat vexed.

After all, the Peak Master of Heaven-Mending Peak was outstanding among the many Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Saint Sect; he wasn’t easily dismissed. He was cultivating properly in his Cave Abode, yet provoked a powerful opponent for no reason. Naturally, his mood wasn’t great. At the same time, immense curiosity arose.

“Who is plotting against me?”

Daoist Great Fortune pinched his fingers to calculate but got no result. He couldn’t help frowning: “If it’s not a plot… then it was an unintentional mistake that accidentally affected me?”

“Interesting!”

“Listening to Heaven-Mending’s words, a junior took away the Coiled Dragon inheritance in his hands, and he hasn’t calculated who it is yet? Which junior has such guts?”

The more Daoist Great Fortune thought about it, the more curious he became, feeling an itch in his heart: “Pity, this junior seems to have a secret treasure that obscures heavenly secrets; ordinary means cannot calculate him… But using the ‘Overturned Lamp Fire’ for a junior is a bit excessive, not worth the loss… Never mind, proper business is more important.”

Thinking of this, Daoist Great Fortune shifted his gaze.

Almost simultaneously, a disciple within the Saint Sect suddenly raised his head. His originally muddled thoughts became clear, and his temperament became dignified and imposing.

His name was Xiao Shiye.

“Truly terrifying…”

Inside the Joyous Union Hall, Lu Yang had already been abducted into the Cave Abode by Yu Suzhen, exactly the same development as in previous lives. Liu Xin was also waiting at the door.

Originally, the next step would be the segment where he kills Yu Suzhen in a counterattack.

But this time, Lu Yang changed his mind.

“In this life, I want to cultivate the Grand Yin Corpse Liberation Transformation True Method, which is destined to require ‘dying once.’ Since that is the case, I might as well just die here.”

This time, Lu Yang planned to let Yu Suzhen plunder his Primal Qi!

Besides that, he also planned to use Yu Suzhen’s hand to test an idea in his heart. The correctness of this idea would determine his goal for this life.

That was the art of Stealing Heaven’s Mystery!

This Foundation Establishment secret technique traded to him by Zhao Xuhe could plant one’s own Aura through cultivation with the opposite sex, making others work for one’s own benefit.

And Lu Yang’s idea was simple: Can this thing stack?

Because this secret technique is limited to the opposite sex, if he used it himself, he could only use it on women, such as Fairy Feixia, Fairy Qinghe, and others.

But whether Fairy Feixia or Fairy Qinghe, their talent and strength were very limited, completely unable to meet his needs.

The only one who met the requirements, Yun Miaozhen, was far away in the Sword Pavilion.

In comparison, men were different.

Liu Xin, Zhao Xuhe, Xiao Shiye—each was more heavyweight than the last. Almost all could be called Foundation Establishment seeds with profound fortune, and they were right beside him.

Thus, Lu Yang had a plan: If Stealing Heaven’s Mystery can stack, then I will use it on Yu Suzhen first, turning her into a puppet. Then let her learn Stealing Heaven’s Mystery and cultivate with Liu Xin, Zhao Xuhe, Xiao Shiye, and other favored sons of heaven. Wouldn’t that allow me to indirectly use the secret technique of Stealing Heaven’s Mystery on Xiao Shiye and the others?

Back then, Daoist Great Fortune nearly scared him to death. This life was perfect for revenge.

He created a Child of Destiny, Xiao Shiye, who surpassed countless disciples. Then I will create a Daughter of Destiny, Yu Suzhen, who surpasses Xiao Shiye!

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