Chapter 76: Snatching Food From the Tiger's Mouth Plan
“As expected, the more beautiful the woman, the better she is at deceiving people…”
Looking at the miserable state of Liu Xin, who had been poisoned by Yu Suzhen in this life and was finally drained dry by her demonic art, Lu Yang only felt joy in his heart: ‘That’s what you get for harming me in my second life…’
Immediately after, Lu Yang turned his attention to Yu Suzhen again. Without showing himself, he used a sleight of hand to swap out the Primordial One-Qi Myriad Spirits Banner.
As for the Primordial Dao Scripture, Lu Yang still left a copy for Yu Suzhen, but he deleted the content regarding the Myriad Spirits Banner and added the art of Stealing Heaven’s Mystery instead. As he expected, when Yu Suzhen saw this secret technique, she was almost immediately attracted.
“Stealing Heaven’s Mystery… as long as one dual cultivation with others, one can seize their cultivation base and Qi destiny…”
Yu Suzhen flipped through the contents of Stealing Heaven’s Mystery with burning eyes, feeling that this technique was simply tailor-made for her!
Thinking of this, the ambition in Yu Suzhen’s heart instantly skyrocketed.
If before she only had the aspiration to cultivate immortality and live forever but didn’t know how to realize it, now she had found the method.
After all, for Yu Suzhen, this was much easier than cultivation.
Given her aptitude, having stayed in the Joyous Union Hall for so long just to break through to the First Layer of Qi Refining, her destiny for this lifetime was likely capped at the Third Layer of Qi Refining.
However, if she could master this art of Stealing Heaven’s Mystery, with her beauty, as long as she cast a wide net and caught many fish—specifically targeting cultivators with good talent—building a huge fish pond and gathering cultivation from the masses, her progress would definitely be rapid. Even Foundation Establishment might not be impossible!
The more Yu Suzhen thought about it, the hotter her heart became.
Immediately after, she used Corpse-Dissolving Water to dispose of Liu Xin and the young disciple’s bodies one by one, gradually cleaning up the scene.
Three months later, inside the Cave Abode.
“Slut! You actually poisoned me…”
Looking at the man who was already riddled with injuries and on the verge of collapse, Yu Suzhen had no interest in answering.
For a time, the man’s shrill screams echoed within the Cave Abode.
Just like that, the man’s body shriveled at a speed visible to the naked eye, while Yu Suzhen’s complexion became increasingly ruddy.
Boom!
With a soft sound, Yu Suzhen’s Aura suddenly surged, brazenly breaking through the bottleneck of the Third Layer of Qi Refining and reaching the Middle Stage of Qi Refining.
At this moment, nourished by True Qi, Yu Suzhen even appeared somewhat holy.
And Lu Yang, invisible beside her, witnessed the entire process.
In just three short months, he watched Yu Suzhen ‘spar’ with various disciples, from the First Layer to the Third Layer of Qi Refining, finally plundering their cultivation bases one by one.
Cultivation makes you stronger!
Yu Suzhen even paid great attention to her reputation, only engaging in secret affairs. On the surface, she maintained her persona of being cold, aloof, and dismissive of any man.
The more cold and aloof Yu Suzhen acted, the more people fell for it.
Thus, in just three short months, Yu Suzhen lured in quite a few lust-blinded unlucky fools, then sucked them all dry using the art of Stealing Heaven’s Mystery.
“Looking at it this way, in the first life, if not for my illness killing her, she could have killed Liu Xin. Even without the art of Stealing Heaven’s Mystery, she could have obtained the Primordial Dao Scripture and the Myriad Spirits Banner. Perhaps she could have taken off just the same… A person’s Qi destiny and karmic changes are truly profound and mysterious.”
“Regardless, the bait has been cast.”
Undoubtedly, Yu Suzhen had potential.
Ruthless enough, vicious enough, and shameless enough. As long as it was beneficial to herself, she was willing to do anything. She was simply a born disciple of the Saint Sect.
She just lacked an opportunity.
And now, Lu Yang gave her this opportunity, allowing her to grow rapidly. More importantly, continuing like this, she would meet Xiao Shiye.
Lu Yang wanted to see if she had a chance to seduce Xiao Shiye.
If she could truly spar with Xiao Shiye, then he would make a huge profit. Because in the future, Xiao Shiye would fish up that Multi-Colored Merit Fish from the Merit Pool!
If he could use Yu Suzhen’s hand to transform Xiao Shiye into a puppet of Stealing Heaven’s Mystery, then when Xiao Shiye fished up the Multi-Colored Merit Fish and refined it by eating, Lu Yang could suddenly activate the technique. Substituting the plum for the peach, using Yu Suzhen as a transit station, he could steal all the cultivation base and Qi destiny of the Multi-Colored Merit Fish!
Daoist Great Fortune used Xiao Shiye as bait to fish for the Merit Fish.
He, on the other hand, used Yu Suzhen as bait to steal the donkey while it was tied to the post!
This plan could be called snatching food from the tiger’s mouth. One could imagine that if it truly succeeded, it would definitely enrage Perfected One Hong Yun, who would pursue the investigation at all costs.
“So I have to hide far away…”
Carrying the Myriad Spirits Banner, Lu Yang observed Yu Suzhen for a few more days. After confirming there were no issues, he quietly left the Saint Sect and sped toward the mortal world.
Staying in the Saint Sect had a hundred disadvantages and not a single benefit.
After all, on the surface, he was already dead. Staying in the Saint Sect meant he could only hide in the dark, silently waiting for the ‘Death and then Transformation’ and Yu Suzhen’s cultivation.
This was too much of a waste of time.
“Yu Suzhen is my most important plan in this life, but not the only one… After all, even if I master Stealing Heaven’s Mystery and the Grand Yin Corpse Liberation Transformation True Method, adding The Sage Steals and Grade 3 True Qi, I only have a forty percent chance of breaking through to Foundation Establishment. I must find ways from other places as well.”
“Besides, staying far away has its benefits.”
“After all, once Yu Suzhen’s matter succeeds, the Foundation Establishment Perfected One will be furious. Under the search of karma, hiding in the Saint Sect would be no different from seeking death.”
“But if I am far away on the horizon, no matter how angry the Foundation Establishment Perfected One is, it will take time to find me.”
“This time difference is enough for me to charge at Foundation Establishment.”
Lu Yang wouldn’t pin his hopes on ‘maybe not being discovered.’ After all, in his previous life, the Yun Family Ancestor divined him using a mere Investigating Heaven Instrument.
He would only consider the worst-case scenario.
As for Yu Suzhen, Lu Yang only needed to deduce karma from time to time and observe a bit to ensure her actions didn’t deviate from his control.
After leaving the Saint Sect, Lu Yang felt that the sky was high enough for birds to fly, and the ocean wide enough for fish to leap.
“My corpse is hidden inside the Myriad Spirits Banner. This wondrous treasure contains a universe within; only it can contain my transforming corpse, allowing me to carry it with me.”
Besides that, there was another opportunity inside the Myriad Spirits Banner that moved his heart.
Lu Yang pinched a hand seal and unfurled the banner. Instantly, black smoke billowed, and a handsome youth in black robes walked down from the banner.
Saint Sect True Disciple, Chen Xin’an.
In his previous life, to verify the effect of the ‘Primordial Chaos One-Qi Divine Talisman’ in obscuring heavenly secrets, and because his cultivation was too low to feel confident controlling him, he didn’t keep this person. Now it was different. Having mastered The Sage Steals and possessing stature, Lu Yang had ample confidence.
“Where is this?”
Having just come out of the Myriad Spirits Banner, Chen Xin’an didn’t seem to have recovered his senses yet. He subconsciously looked for Liu Xin’s figure, then frowned.
“…Liu Xin is dead?”
Chen Xin’an thought for a moment, then his brows relaxed. He turned to look at Lu Yang: “Disciple of which sect and school are you? Did you kill Liu Xin?”
“Correct.” Lu Yang nodded, remaining composed.
Unlike the previous life, where Chen Xin’an knew he was a Saint Sect disciple with just one look, this time he had no reaction.
Lu Yang knew clearly in his heart: it was because in this life, he didn’t light a Life Lamp in the Primordial Saint Sect but used a trick to muddle through. Coupled with the fact that his main cultivation method was now the Nine Transformations Dragon Art and not a secret technique of the Primordial Saint Sect, Chen Xin’an misjudged for a moment.
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