Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 83: Chapter 83: A Pleasant Cooperation

Inside the Cave Mansion, as Lü Yang finished speaking, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak seemed to finally take this audacious junior seriously. He suddenly let out a soft chuckle.

”You’re quite impressive. Interested in becoming my son-in-law?”

Lü Yang raised an eyebrow. ”As I recall, you already have a son-in-law, Senior.”

”Zhao Xuhe’s Panlong inheritance was taken by you. I want the successor to Panlong to be my son-in-law. As for who that successor is, I don’t care.”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak was completely unconcerned, smiling. ”Your proposal is very interesting, but it also reveals your true situation. It seems you don’t have a Foundation-Stage Cultivator backing you. So, what do you say? As long as you become my son-in-law, you and I will be family. And when the time comes, it wouldn’t be impossible for me to lend you a hand.”

Before his voice had even faded, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak waved his hand.

In an instant, the world spun. Lü Yang found his surroundings had abruptly changed. Above him was a starry sky with a bright moon—he was now on the summit of Heaven Mending Peak!

”Qian’Er, come out.”

As the Peak Master spoke, Lü Yang saw a flash of Splendid Light. A graceful woman emerged from it, breathtakingly beautiful, with a vermilion dot between her eyebrows.

”Dad, another one?”

The woman had seemed a bit languid at first, but she froze when she saw Yu Suzhen. ”Dad, it’s not that I mind, but... a woman is a bit...”

”You... I told you to apply yourself to your training. If you had already mastered my Legendary Technique, how could you fail to see the truth of this woman’s situation?” The Master of Heaven Mending Peak glanced at his daughter helplessly, then, with a turn of his Divine Sense, he projected the full story directly into her Spiritual Space.

Only then did he turn back to Lü Yang.

”This is my daughter, Chen Shuqian. She cultivates the Sixfold Phoenix Nirvana. You cultivate the Ninefold Dragon Metamorphosis. You two are a match made in heaven, perfect Dao Companions.”

”If you two become partners and cultivate in a 69 position, the benefit would be equivalent to a Foundation Establishment Helper!”

Lü Yang didn’t answer immediately, falling into deep thought instead.

To be honest, the offer from the Master of Heaven Mending Peak was very tempting. At first glance, if he agreed, it could be considered a great opportunity for both of them.

However, this was the Stain Sect.

’How could an opportunity from the Stain Sect not have a catch?’

In the end, however, he nodded readily. ”It would be mutually beneficial. I can agree to this, but it will have to wait until I am ready to attempt Foundation Establishment.”

”But of course.” The Master of Heaven Mending Peak laughed heartily. ”After all, the higher your Cultivation, the better the results will be when you cultivate with my daughter. I can also help you once with the matter of Fortune. Don’t worry, with me concealing the karma for you, I guarantee the bait he casts this time will catch nothing!”

”...Then I must thank you, Senior.”

Lü Yang cupped his hands. ”A pleasure doing business with you?”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak grinned. ”A pleasure.”

With that, Lü Yang simply withdrew his consciousness. After he was gone, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak waved a hand, sending Yu Suzhen back to her Cave Mansion.

As for everything that had just happened, she, of course, knew nothing.

The related memories had all been casually erased by the Master of Heaven Mending Peak.

Only then did the Peak Master’s daughter, Chen Shuqian, open her eyes and say softly, ”Father, that man has a treacherous heart. Are we really going to cooperate with him?”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s smile vanished, replaced by a cold sneer. ”A treacherous heart? That’s exactly right! What Holy Sect Disciple doesn’t have a treacherous heart? As for cooperating... I was just saying that. First, we’ll keep him steady, so he doesn’t become a spooked bird and flee somewhere I can’t see.”

Hearing this, Chen Shuqian asked curiously, ”So, you don’t plan on helping him, Father?”

”No, I do plan on helping him.”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak shook his head. ”Fortune’s current state is not good. Otherwise, he wouldn’t need to come fishing for Fortune in the Stain Sect every so often.”

”If that weren’t the case, that fellow Chongguang wouldn’t dare to covet the Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire.”

”Under these circumstances, if I make a move and sabotage Fortune, causing his fishing attempt to fail and his Qi to suffer a loss, I can do Chongguang a favor.”

”Why wouldn’t I?”

”Besides, if this kid really intends to use the Bond of Devouring Fate to pull off a grand deception, I can use the Qi trace to find his true body.”

”This person was able to hinder me on the Great Net of Karma Links for a moment, so he must possess a Position of his own. His Material is dozens of times better than Zhao Xuhe’s. Once I find his true body and capture him, you can use the Heaven-Mending Skill to drain him dry. It will increase your chances of reaching Foundation Establishment by at least thirty percent!”

His words made it clear he already saw Lü Yang as a fish on the chopping block.

Chen Shuqian, however, still seemed a little worried. ”But my brother is still in his hands...”

”Don’t worry,” the Master of Heaven Mending Peak said nonchalantly. ”As long as Xin’an appears within my sight, nothing will happen to him. Even if his soul were scattered to the winds, I could piece it back together!”

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’That old bastard is definitely up to no good!’

Outside the Wu Ghost Secret Realm, Lü Yang opened his eyes, his gaze cold. ’He’s definitely plotting against me, trying to find my real body to use as a resource for his daughter.’

’As for Chen Xin’an... he’s not a reliable bargaining chip either.’

’After all, he’s a Peak Master of the Stain Sect, an absolute top-tier existence even among Foundation-Stage Cultivators. Would someone like that really care about family ties?’

Thinking of this, Lü Yang couldn’t help but scratch his head.

’This is too damn hard. Compared to me, how does anyone else ever break through to Foundation Establishment?’

’They can’t possibly just scrape together one Legendary Technique, one Foundation Establishment Helper, and one Foundation Establishment Secret Technique, then bet their lives on a mere thirty-percent chance, can they?’

’A pity... but at this point, all I can do is gamble.’

Lü Yang’s gaze shifted to the Wu Ghost Secret Realm before him. Although he was well hidden for now, he knew he couldn’t stay hidden forever.

’Besides, the Bond of Devouring Fate was created by the Master of Heaven Mending Peak in the first place. Once I activate it to drain Yu Suzhen, he’ll likely be able to follow the trail right to my doorstep. When that happens, my only chance will be to rely on the Wu Ghost Secret Realm. Maybe I can even use the Golden Core Sword Qi to give him a nasty surprise...’

With the Golden Core Sword Qi, the Wu Ghost Secret Realm was Lü Yang’s natural safe harbor.

As long as he hid inside, even if he were discovered, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak and the Perfected Fortune would not necessarily dare to enter.

Then, he could take his time cultivating within the Secret Realm, gather the Nether Lord’s Position, master the Soul Splitting Technique, and refine himself into a Corpse Shed Immortal.

At the very least, he could attempt Foundation Establishment with a sixty-percent chance of success!

As for the problem of the Wu Ghost Secret Realm being a one-way trip, that didn’t matter to him. As long as he could achieve Foundation Establishment, he could just kill himself and start over.

The only real issue was the instability of the Golden Core Sword Qi, a ticking time bomb.

After all, based on his experience from his past life, this strand of Golden Core Sword Qi would eventually slaughter everyone in the Wu Ghost Secret Realm. Lü Yang didn’t know the reason behind it.

’The answer to that question probably lies with the Tingyou Sect.’

Lü Yang recalled the Ancestral Master Divine Statue of the Tingyou Sect he had seen before and mused, ’That Ancestor Master Tingyou was most likely a Foundation-Stage Cultivator from the Wu Ghost Sect who managed to survive.’

’Could it be that he did something to provoke the Golden Core Sword Qi into slaughtering everyone in the Secret Realm?’

The more Lü Yang thought about it, the graver his expression became.

’It seems that if I want to develop safely in the Secret Realm, I’ll have to deal with the Tingyou Sect first. Otherwise, I’ll get myself killed by that Golden Core Sword Qi sooner or later.’

At this thought, Lü Yang finally made his decision.

He would enter the Secret Realm with his true body!

Time to take the gamble!