Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 182: Chapter 182: I Will Clean Up for You

”Martial Uncle! There are traitors in the Stain Sect!”

At Holy Fire Cliff, Lü Yang shouted the moment he walked through the door, his voice filled with the utmost grievance. Perfected Chong Guang was stunned when he first heard it, and it took him a long moment to recover.

”Cut the act!”

Perfected Chong Guang chided with a laugh, ”The one who died was Wu Cang, not you. And you’re the one acting aggrieved? Do you want me to tell you what a grave crime it is to murder a fellow sect member?”

Lü Yang sighed internally at the sight. Ever since he’d broken through to the Mid-phase of Foundation Establishment, Perfected Chong Guang’s attitude had completely changed. If in his Previous Life the man still carried the air of an elder ordering him about, he was now much more affectionate. The way he looked at Lü Yang now was as if he were staring at a prize.

’This is perfect, though.’

The more Perfected Chong Guang acted this way, the more important Lü Yang knew he was to him—and the easier it would be to make a huge demand.

At this thought, tears immediately streamed down Lü Yang’s face.

”Martial Uncle, you don’t understand. My life... has been so hard lately! Ever since I detonated the Lay Line, I’ve been entangled in Tribulation Qi. To think I was plotted against and didn’t even realize...”

”Plotted against?”

At these words, Perfected Chong Guang’s eyes narrowed. He immediately performed a divination with his fingers, after which his brow furrowed even deeper. ”The Great Net of Karma Links shows nothing unusual...”

Everything was perfectly clear.

Wu Cang, blinded by greed, had come demanding the True Monarch’s Handwriting, only to be killed by Lü Yang in return. There was no cover-up; it was all crystal clear, with no sign of anything out of the ordinary.

And yet... the absence of anything unusual was the most unusual thing of all!

Although Heaven and Earth’s Killing Intent left no trace, Perfected Chong Guang didn’t need traces. He only needed to ask: if Lü Yang had died, who would have benefited the most?

Perfected Chong Guang pondered for a moment, then summoned the Array Spirit. ”Have Master Hong Ju come see me. I have an important matter to discuss with him.”

The Array Spirit shook its head. ”Perfected Person, Master Hong Ju has already entered seclusion.”

At these words, Perfected Chong Guang’s eyes narrowed. Then, he burst into laughter. ”So there is a ghost! I’m eighty percent sure that old monster was the one plotting against you!”

Meanwhile, Lü Yang firmly committed the name ”Hong Ju” to memory. ’So this bastard, Hong Ju, is the one who plotted me to death in my Previous Life? Hong Ju... Hong Yun... The names are almost the same. They’re clearly two peas in a pod—neither is any good! Just you wait. I’ll remember this!’

Thinking of this, Lü Yang quickly moved closer and continued:

”Martial Uncle, this is a plot to silence me by death!”

”I had just received news that the Perfected Fortune left something behind Overseas and was about to report it to you, but then Wu Cang showed up.”

”If I hadn’t been lucky enough to break through to the Mid-phase, I’m afraid I would have fallen at Wu Cang’s hands.”

”This wasn’t about silencing me, it was clearly an attempt on your life, Martial Uncle!”

To Perfected Chong Guang, the Perfected Fortune was a sworn enemy, so any intelligence about him was crucial. Hearing this, his expression immediately turned serious.

”Tell me everything.”

”This matter involves a certain place Overseas...”

Seeing his chance, Lü Yang held nothing back, directly revealing the existence of the Azure Sun Cultivation Realm and the Immortal Alliance’s Emperor’s Golden Seal of Tushita.

At first, Perfected Chong Guang didn’t think much of it. However, upon hearing the name ”Emperor’s Golden Seal of Tushita,” his previously calm expression suddenly changed. His eyes narrowed, revealing a hint of killing intent. ”So that’s how it is... No wonder I could never find that Outer Pill from back then.”

”He actually hid it Overseas?”

For a moment, Perfected Chong Guang sat on his prayer mat, fingers constantly moving in divination as he fell deep in thought. Lü Yang remained silent, waiting quietly by his side.

After a long while, Perfected Chong Guang slowly looked up, his gaze toward Lü Yang filled with deep meaning.

”How did you learn of this?”

Lü Yang was already prepared. With a frank expression, he said, ”To be honest, I once received the inheritance of a Primal Daoist. Everything I’ve told you comes from his records before his death.”

”The Primal Daoist?”

Perfected Chong Guang was taken aback. He performed another brief divination before shaking his head. ”That man was a figure from five thousand years ago. He was not on good terms with our Stain Sect.”

This was the first time Lü Yang had heard any details about the Primal Daoist. He asked curiously, ”I only knew that he was a Loose Cultivator. Did he have some other background?”

”No, he was a Loose Cultivator, but he didn’t need any other background.” Perfected Chong Guang shook his head, a trace of admiration in his eyes. ”This man was an incarnation of the fortune born from the last millennial tribulation. His talent was exceptional. Though a Loose Cultivator, he was in no way inferior to the Direct Disciples of major sects.”

”During that great tribulation, he had a chance to ascend.”

”Unfortunately, his character was too rigid, and being born of tribulation fortune, he was disliked by All True Monarchs. They deliberately tricked him into using a Fourth-Grade Cultivation Technique to establish his Dao Foundation.”

”Because of that, his path to advancement was severed.”

”After that, he faded into obscurity, his whereabouts unknown. As the great tribulation neared its end, the True Monarchs deduced the Karma Links and only then learned that he had left behind an inheritance.”

”However, for some reason, All True Monarchs couldn’t divine the specific details. So, they simply bound the karmic links of that inheritance to the Stain Sect. This way, no matter what legacy he left behind, it would inevitably fall into the hands of a Stain Sect Disciple. It could be considered making the best use of everything and everyone.”

After speaking, Perfected Chong Guang gave Lü Yang a pointed look.

”For you, a disciple-by-proxy of Master Tingyou of the Wu Ghost Sect, to also obtain the inheritance of the Primal Daoist... your Fortune is so profound it already surpasses that of many Perfected Persons.”

”You praise me too much, Martial Uncle.”

Lü Yang bowed and took the initiative to change the subject. ”Martial Uncle, if I’m not mistaken, the Azure Sun Cultivation Realm is likely the Primal Daoist’s land of Seeking Gold.”

”He failed in Seeking Gold, leaving behind an endless disaster...”

”You’re talking about the Daoist Remnant, correct?”

Perfected Chong Guang nodded. ”No matter. A Daoist Remnant, plus the Emperor’s Golden Seal of Tushita, is more than enough reason for the Stain Sect to mobilize.”

Lü Yang was stunned. The Stain Sect would mobilize?

Seeing this, Perfected Chong Guang also revealed a strange expression. ”What, did you expect me to go Overseas with you?”

”You said it yourself. There’s likely a Daoist Remnant there, formed from a Cultivator who failed in Seeking Gold.”

”Why would I risk going?”

As his voice fell, Perfected Chong Guang paced out of the main hall, summoned the Array Spirit, and said calmly, ”Report this matter to World Purger Fei Xue.”

The Array Spirit acknowledged and departed.

Not long after, Lü Yang suddenly raised his head. He felt as if a gaze from the heavens had fallen upon him, dissecting him from head to toe.

’...A True Monarch!?’

The gaze lingered for a while before finally dissipating.

Immediately after, the Array Spirit of Holy Fire Cliff reappeared, walking forward while holding a sheet of talisman paper with both hands. The talisman paper looked thin and light, but it felt as if it weighed a thousand pounds.

Of course, it wasn’t the paper that was heavy, but the words written upon it.

Perfected Chong Guang’s expression turned solemn as he, too, raised both hands to receive the talisman paper. After a glance, he passed it to Lü Yang.

”Your luck is quite good.”

Lü Yang took the talisman paper and looked closely:

You bear a great karmic link to the Pure Land and are entangled in Heaven and Earth’s Killing Intent, both of which want you dead Overseas. While you would be safe remaining in the Cloud Sea, you would be no different from a skeleton in a tomb. Moreover, if these karmic links are not resolved, they will only worsen over time until they are impossible to reverse.

Take this, my personal writ, and make a trip Overseas.

I will clear the way for you.