Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 144: Chapter 144: Fulong’s Invitation, Heaven Repairing Enters the Fray

Saint Sect, Sea of Clouds, Heaven Mending Peak.

This place was at the highest reaches of the Sea of Clouds. The Spiritual Qi was pure and gentle, and the vegetation lush and green. Deep within the dense woods, a graceful figure could be seen sitting cross-legged in meditation, circulating her True Qi.

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak nodded in satisfaction at the sight.

’Qian’Er has been training diligently lately... a shame her Sixfold Phoenix Nirvana has stalled. In the end, it still lacks the nourishment of the Ninefold Dragon Metamorphosis...’

Thinking of this, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak sighed again. Unfortunately, Lü Yang was no longer a mere Qi Refiner whom he could easily manipulate. Without the nourishment from the Ninefold Dragon Metamorphosis, Chen Shuqian’s chances of breaking through to Foundation Establishment were thirty percent at best. For him, that was not a safe bet.

If possible, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak would much rather strike a deal with Lü Yang.

This was why his attitude had been so cordial earlier. After all, if he could get Lü Yang to practice Dual Cultivation with his daughter, the benefits to him would be immense.

’Fortunately, I still have Xin’an.’

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak shifted his gaze to another part of Heaven Mending Peak. There, Chen Xin’an, his physical body now restored, was cultivating with his eyes closed.

”Grow up quickly,” the Master of Heaven Mending Peak murmured.

He looked at his two children like an old farmer gazing at promising young seedlings, his eyes filled with eager anticipation.

Two children, a double guarantee.

As long as one of them reached Foundation Establishment, his scheme would succeed. By then, he would be a Great Trueman at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, and he could be considered a pillar of the Saint Sect!

However, at that very moment, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak, lost in thought, suddenly raised an eyebrow. For no apparent reason, he recalled his past acquaintance with Panlong, whose face materialized in his memory.

A second later, he chuckled. ”After all these years, Panlong. To think you’d still come to see me.”

As he spoke, the image in his memory sharpened. The Master of Heaven Mending Peak immediately activated his Foundation Establishment Realm senses and watched as a young man emerged from the void.

”Amitabha.”

Arhat Fulong placed his palms together and smiled. ”You and I are old acquaintances. Although we now belong to different factions, we can separate business from personal matters. Our friendship still remains, does it not?”

”You make it sound so pleasant,” the Master of Heaven Mending Peak sneered. ”You, talk about friendship with a Saint Sect Zhenren? I don’t even talk about friendship with Saint Sect Zhenren! Cut the crap. Let’s be direct and talk benefits. What could possibly make you come begging to me, and what can you offer in return?”

Arhat Fulong didn’t mince words. ”A top-quality cauldron!”

”We know each other’s business. I know what you’re planning... a cauldron who cultivates the Ninefold Dragon Metamorphosis. I imagine you have a great need for that, don’t you?”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s eyes narrowed. ”What do you want me to do?”

Arhat Fulong’s tone was low. ”You’re a man of the Saint Sect. I need you to help me draw away the other Perfected Persons of the Saint Sect. I want that Lü Yang dead outside the Skull Mountains!”

Inviting one Saint Sect Zhenren to deal with another Saint Sect Zhenren!

Such an act was no different from betraying the sect.

Not to mention, Lü Yang was currently in Perfected Chong Guang’s good graces, and his status was far from low.

Despite these shocking words, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak seemed to have anticipated them. His expression unchanged, he shook his head and slowly uttered a single word:

”Insufficient!”

At this, Arhat Fulong’s eyes lit up.

’So there’s room to negotiate!?’

Arhat Fulong was overjoyed. He had only been testing the waters, but it turned out there was actually a chance. It made him marvel at the so-called principles of the Saint Sect.

Thus, he didn’t hesitate. ”What are your terms?”

Only then did the Master of Heaven Mending Peak offer a slight smile. ”In addition to the cauldron who cultivates the Ninefold Dragon Metamorphosis, I also want the Golden Body Relic you will leave behind after you reincarnate.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Arhat Fulong’s brow furrowed.

The Arhats of the Pure Land all condense a Relic upon death. It’s a Foundation Establishment Helper unique to the Pure Land that can increase the chance of successful Foundation Establishment by ten percent.

Arhat Fulong had cultivated the Dao his entire life. He reached Foundation Establishment at over eighty years old and then languished for a century. In the end, he underwent Nirvana in the Pure Land and became an Arhat, barely managing to break through to the Mid-phase of Foundation Establishment. Now, at over two hundred years old, he was not far from the three-hundred-year lifespan of a Foundation-Stage Cultivator. His reincarnation and rebirth were only thirty or forty years away.

If that weren’t the case, he wouldn’t be in such a hurry to eliminate Lü Yang.

After all, failing to eliminate him now was nurturing a tiger that would come back to bite him. By the time he reincarnated, returned, and re-ascended to the station of an Arhat, Lü Yang might very well be his equal.

”Is this for your son?”

Arhat Fulong glanced in Chen Xin’an’s direction, then said in a low voice, ”I agree to this. However, if that’s the case, you must act personally!”

”...Agreed.”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak gave a calm nod. ”When you need me, just summon me with your Abilities... As for you, don’t be careless and let him escape.”

”You don’t need to worry about that. No one understands the [Imperial Dragonrise Foundation] better than I do!”

At this, a confident expression appeared on Arhat Fulong’s face. ”I have studied the Innate Ability condensed from this Dao Foundation for decades.”

”That Lü Yang has only just condensed his Innate Ability. How could he possibly compare to me?”

”Besides, this Ability isn’t actually that powerful. It’s nothing more than being able to move freely, making one a bit more agile in Combat. Other than that, there is no other Profound Mysterious.”

Arhat Fulong spoke casually. He was a Monk, and his Combat style didn’t primarily rely on his Innate Ability, so he didn’t care if he revealed it. ”As long as Lü Yang appears before me, I will naturally restrain him with my Abilities. Even if he uses a technique to escape, I can just pull him right back.”

”That’s it?”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak was also a little surprised. ”The [Fruit of Rampart Earth] had quite a reputation back in the day. For a Dao Foundation derived from it, the Innate Ability has only a single Profound Mysterious?”

”That is the truth of the matter.”

Arhat Fulong sighed. ”In any case, I only ever obtained a single Profound Mysterious. It’s probably because the Fruit went into seclusion and was suppressed by the Bodhisattvas.”

Hearing this, however, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak had another thought.

’Is it possible that the problem isn’t with the Fruit, but with you? After all, even with the same Dao Foundation, there can be disparities between individuals.’

’That Lü Yang achieved a Perfect Foundation Establishment...’

’Compared to him, what is Arhat Fulong? Just a Loose Cultivator who got lucky with his Foundation Establishment. In essence, he’s nothing but a pawn for the Pure Land Bodhisattvas, a case of borrowing a hen to lay an egg.’

Thinking this, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s brow twitched. He had a change of heart.

’If I really go to the Skull Mountains, I shouldn’t be too quick to act. I’ll observe the situation first. If things don’t look right, I might as well turn on Fulong and Backstab him...’

Perfected Persons of the Saint Sect, after all, have always been rather flexible.

With this in mind, the expression on the Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s face grew even more cordial. He chatted cheerfully with Arhat Fulong for a while longer before finally watching him depart.

.......

「Skull Mountains Marketplace. Inside a Quiet Chamber.」

”Hm? Who is plotting against me?”

Lü Yang, who had been meditating, suddenly snapped his eyes open. The Light of Bing Fire flared between his brows, illuminating the six cardinal directions and making the karmic links on his body increasingly clear and visible.

Although the Master of Heaven Mending Peak and Arhat Fulong had both taken care to conceal their karmic links, how could Lü Yang, who possessed the [Prophetic Orrery], be deceived by such ordinary means? He simply illuminated his surroundings with its Mythical Light and immediately sensed that something was amiss. With a brief divination, the entire cause and effect became clear to him!

This was something the Master of Heaven Mending Peak and Arhat Fulong could never have anticipated.

Combat between Foundation-Stage Cultivators wasn’t just about direct confrontation. Sometimes, the clash of karmic links was the key factor that truly decided victory or defeat.

Use karmic links well, and you can kill without a blade.

Use karmic links wisely, and you can even escape Tribulation.

And the [Prophetic Orrery], a Divination Artifact that gave Lü Yang an inherently undefeatable position, was his true trump card for daring to plot against Arhat Fulong!