Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 210: Chapter 210: I Want to Personally Interrogate the Prisoners

The cyan heavens were bright, the sky cloudless for miles.

Or rather, there should have been clouds, but they had all been swept away by that last sword strike, revealing the vast, magnificent spectacle of the heavens above.

Yet, at this moment, no one cared.

Rather than the brilliant sun, everyone’s gaze was fixed on the Sword Light of the [Abi Sword] in Lü Yang’s hand, and they felt a chill that pierced them to the bone.

As Lü Yang’s gaze swept around, everyone instinctively held their breath. Time itself seemed to freeze. Even Duo Bao Child, who just moments before had been filled with resentment and a burning desire to kill him, now wore an expression of nothing but silent panic.

Lü Yang did not speak.

Everyone was silent.

SPLASH! SPLASH!

The clear sound of rain broke the silence. Every drop had been formed from the Dragon-Fishing Elder’s shattered Dharma Body, a heavy downpour that merged completely into the Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi.

With a single glance, one could see the Spirit Tide surging.

It was as if heaven and earth themselves were cheering, flocking around the youth in the profound cloak who stood holding his sword. Before him, all the other Perfected Persons paled into insignificance.

SWOOSH!

A streak of light flashed across the sky, blazing with multicolored hues. It was the figure of the Five Elements Zhenren... yet he vanished from the battlefield without a single backward glance.

Only then did the others understand why the Five Elements Zhenren had dared to bring up the rear. It was because he had a Talisman specifically for escaping. Yet now, facing Lü Yang’s gaze, he was so shocked and enraged that he didn’t even dare to fight him, simply activating the Talisman to get away!

’How are we supposed to fight this?!’

The Five Elements Zhenren knew his own limits. ’If I had been in the Dragon-Fishing Elder’s place, the best I could have hoped for would have been to escape with just my Soul!’

’Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Perfection, a full set of Superior Sentient Artifacts, an Innate Divine Technique that can suppress others’ Abilities, and an Innate Ability that can manipulate one’s thoughts... The Demon Sects are truly shameless! How could they let a monster like this out in the world? Is this some True Monarch’s Direct Lineage, sent here to the Qing Country to pad his resume?’

’That bastard!’

The Five Elements Zhenren cursed furiously in his heart as he fled, his earlier talk of bringing up the rear long since thrown to the back of his mind.

’I’m a Jiangbei Demon Cultivator, under the Stain Sect.’

’And as everyone knows, we don’t keep our promises!’

The Five Elements Zhenren’s flight was like flipping a switch. In the blink of an eye, Duo Bao Child and the others, who had been clustered together just a moment before, scattered in all directions!

Everyone was running for their lives!

However, Perfected Yin Shan had long been waiting on the perimeter. Huanxiang, by his side, and another martial-looking woman at the Mid-phase of Foundation Establishment also moved to intercept them.

The other Jiangbei Zhenren at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment charged in for the kill, ecstatic. After all, to them, this was a heaven-sent opportunity for merit!

Meanwhile, Lü Yang let out a long breath, finally getting a moment to recover.

He hadn’t refrained from attacking just to look cool; the truth was, the all-out strike to kill the Dragon-Fishing Elder had consumed too much of his Mana, and he hadn’t recovered yet.

So he had no choice but to remain silent and feign mastery.

Honestly, he had been prepared to use the [Black Mantle of Hundredfold Wards] to endure their siege. He never expected them to be so thoroughly intimidated.

”Rats of the East...”

Lü Yang shook his head. The [Abi Sword] in his hand let out an ecstatic hum as boundless Sword Light surged within, revealing a Divine Effect:

[Man Slaughterer]!

The Dragon-Fishing Elder’s death had benefited this Divine Effect to an unimaginable degree. As the Sword Master, Lü Yang could clearly feel that because the Dragon-Fishing Elder’s Dao Foundation was of the Water Element, the [Abi Sword] that had slain him would henceforth have a strong suppressing effect against all things of the Water Element!

”Perfect timing to test it out...”

Lü Yang’s gaze shifted, immediately locking onto a fleeing streak of Flying Light. Judging by its appearance, its Dao Foundation was also of the Water Element—a perfect target for him to counter!

At this thought, Lü Yang immediately raised the [Abi Sword].

’Besides offensive uses like piercing and slashing, a sword can also serve as a medium for casting techniques. Using the [Abi Sword] to perform a Daoist Skill should provide some amplification...’

The next second, a Splendid Light bloomed on the sword.

”[Imperial Mountain Shifting Technique]!”

Lü Yang uttered a Daoist shout, his voice rolling like thunder, audible to almost everyone. The next second, all of their Flying Lights suddenly faltered and sank!

It was as if a great mountain was pressing down on them!

A special property of the [Imperial Mountain Shifting Technique]: whoever hears the incantation will immediately feel the weight of a mountain, making their Dharma Body difficult to move!

Among them, Fairy Yun He of the Panyun Sect was in the most wretched state. For some unknown reason, she felt that the Daoist Skill was especially heavy when it fell upon her!

Her [Celestial Harmony Cloud-Water Dao Foundation] was the epitome of yin and softness, best at redirecting force and dispelling calamities. But now, against Lü Yang’s Daoist Skill, it was like the softest silk meeting tempered steel; there was nothing she could do... At this thought, she couldn’t resist sweeping her Divine Sense in Lü Yang’s direction.

And then she saw Lü Yang slowly performing a Finger Technique.

The next second, Fairy Yun He’s beautiful eyes froze, terror dawning within them. Her red lips parted, wide enough to fit an egg.

Another special property of the [Imperial Mountain Shifting Technique]: whoever sees the Finger Technique being performed will have their mind crushed as if by a great mountain, their thoughts ceasing to turn!

Finally, Lü Yang pointed his sword.

Fairy Yun He’s body was instantly covered in a layer of earthen gray. Mud gushed from her seven orifices, and in a flash, she was transformed into a lifelike clay statue.

RUMBLE!

The clay statue fell, taking root where it landed. Countless rocks and earth gathered around it, and in an instant, it transformed into a small hill, connected and bound to the Lay Line below.

All that remained in the world was a single, muffled grunt from Fairy Yun He.

Seeing this, the other Perfected Persons fled even faster. None dared to linger, terrified that they would be the next one pointed at and sealed by Lü Yang.

Lü Yang, holding the [Abi Sword] in a reverse grip, landed lightly atop the small hill that Fairy Yun He had become.

「Less than half an hour later.」

The great chase finally came to an end. Perfected Yin Shan was the first to return, carrying a disheveled, middle-aged man whose Qi trace was faint.

The ancestor of the Zhaoxia Clan, Xia Weiming.

He had been the first one wounded by Perfected Yin Shan’s surprise attack and had a mark placed upon him, leaving him with no path of escape. Perfected Yin Shan had captured him alive.

In addition, another Immortal Race ancestor, the Foundation-Stage Cultivator of the Yuan Chen Clan, Chen Anze, had also failed to escape.

”What about the others?”

”This is everyone; three got away,” Perfected Yin Shan said with a smile. ”Especially that Duobao. I let him go on purpose, and didn’t have anyone pursue him.”

Lü Yang nodded. ”That one’s a fool. It was right to let him go.”

’An idiot on the other side is as good as an ally on ours. You can’t just kill them off. What if the enemy replaces him with someone smarter?’

”And the other two?”

”The Five Elements Zhenren and a Sword Cultivator. The Five Elements Zhenren was just too fast. The Sword Cultivator is probably from the Upper Profound Sword Sect and has backing from the Celestial Sword Pavilion. He also had a life-saving treasure, making him difficult to pursue.” At this, Perfected Yin Shan chuckled. ”But regardless, this was a great victory!”

”Should we press our advantage and pursue them?”

”No rush.”

Lü Yang shook his head. ”This time, they came out to fight us, so we had the home-field advantage. If we pursue, we’ll be fighting on their turf.”

”Bring all the prisoners here. I will interrogate them myself!”

”Interrogate?” Perfected Yin Shan was taken aback.

”Don’t worry. I have my ways.”

Lü Yang waved a hand dismissively, then brought Fairy Yun He and the two Immortal Race ancestors back to Gai Bamboo Mountain. He found a large hall and began his preparations.

He took out the Myriad-Soul Banner and summoned Chen Xin’an.

He pointed to the two Immortal Race ancestors on the floor, performed a Daoist Hand Seal to cast down a [Celestial Mother’s Birth Profound Light], and then said to Chen Xin’an,

”These two are all yours.”

Chen Xin’an: ”...”