Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 231: Chapter 231: Evil Thoughts Arise, Tingyou Emerges from Seclusion

Nothing untoward happened this time, and Lü Yang walked straight out.

’Are you kidding me? You expect me to handle a matter of this magnitude for such a meager reward? Do you really think I’m some kind of patsy? I want real, tangible benefits!’

Besides, Lü Yang suspected there was a scheme at play.

’Master Miaoyin’s words couldn’t be fully trusted. According to her, her only wish was to rescue Chong Guang. But deep, spousal love in the Saint Sect? Who was she trying to fool!’

His suspicions grew even stronger after seeing Chongming.

Although Chongming had also reached Foundation Establishment, he was only in the Early Stage. Everyone else who had come was at least at the Mid-phase. At the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, he was no different from dead weight.

’Bringing dead weight along—and Chong Guang’s son, no less. The public explanation might sound nice, but Lü Yang would never believe there wasn’t something fishy going on. This was all a setup, one that even involved Perfected Chong Guang, a cultivator at Foundation Establishment Perfection. Lü Yang had no desire to be screwed over by them again.’

Besides, this time, he was the one with the upper hand.

Thinking of his future, he naturally had to maximize his gains. That was why he had requested a First-Grade True Skill. However, Master Miaoyin was powerless to provide one.

According to her, she had never even seen a First-Grade True Skill from the Saint Sect.

’If she’s never seen one, how could she possibly get one for me?’

But in the past, Perfected Chong Guang had been the Saint Sect’s Interim Sect Leader. While All True Monarchs were in seclusion, he had managed everything. His power was so immense he could practically blot out the sky with his hand.

And as his Dao Companion, Master Miaoyin’s former status in the Saint Sect was naturally nothing to scoff at. Even the slightest thing she might have skimmed off the top would be enough to tempt Lü Yang. Thus, after some negotiation, she produced a reward that satisfied him: a secret Second-Grade Cultivation Skill from the Saint Sect.

”Its name is the *Qian Heaven One Yuan Supreme Heavenly Divine Technique*!”

Lü Yang examined the contents of the cultivation technique in his Spiritual Space. ’Unfortunately, it’s only a fragment. She said she’ll give me the rest after I rescue Perfected Chong Guang.’

Even so, the fragment was enough for him to glimpse the whole.

’Judging from this fragment alone, the Second Grade True Qi cultivated through this technique is indeed comparable to that of a Unity Cultivator from the Azure Sun Cultivation Realm.’

This indirectly proved the feasibility of Mahayana First Grade True Qi.

What made Lü Yang curious, however, was that this Second-Grade Cultivation Skill had an extra step before establishing the Dao Foundation, one he had never seen in other techniques.

It was called ”Collecting External Qi to Refine Spirit.”

’What is external qi?’

Just as Lü Yang was about to read on, he found the text cut off.

Lü Yang’s brow furrowed, and he cursed under his breath. Master Miaoyin had definitely done this on purpose, cutting the text off at a critical point to make him desperate for the rest.

’That bitch!’

At this, a malicious thought surfaced in Lü Yang’s mind.

Master Miaoyin’s request was clearly suspicious, and while Lü Yang didn’t want to be part of her scheme, he desperately wanted the Second-Grade Cultivation Skill. It was quite a dilemma.

’Maybe after I enter the Blessed Land, I can find a chance to ambush and kill her. Then I can use a Soul Control Technique to get the rest of the cultivation manual. As a bonus, I could even learn that Seven Emotions Heart Refining Spell she mentioned. Two birds with one stone! It would be much easier than going through all the trouble of helping Perfected Chong Guang return...’

’A debt of gratitude to Perfected Chong Guang? Screw that!’ ℯℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮

’We’re both Saint Sect Zhenren. I haven’t even settled the score with you for using me as a scapegoat to divert your heavenly tribulation. I’ll just start by collecting some interest from your wife!’

At this thought, Lü Yang’s eyes narrowed.

’However, the Perfected Lord will surely be watching the struggle inside the Blessed Land. It’s not that I can’t kill Master Miaoyin, but I have to complete the Perfected Lord’s mission first: find out why Chong Guang failed.’

’Looks like I’ll have to meet with Perfected Chong Guang, who might not even be dead yet. That should be simple enough. After he failed at Seeking Gold, he lost all value in the Perfected Lord’s eyes. Without the Perfected Lord’s protection and as nothing more than a remnant soul, I’ll have a dozen ways to deal with him!’

BOOM!

Just then, a tremendous roar echoed as the brilliance filling the world brightened to an extreme, as if the sun itself had fallen to this very spot.

”The Dongyang Blessed Land is appearing!”

”From the moment the Blessed Land manifests in our world until it collapses and returns to the heavens and earth will take about two to four hours. This is our chance to plunder it!”

In that instant, the ground at the old site of the Qing Country began to shake violently. Myriad brilliant lights intertwined, forming ethereal jade pavilions and palaces, and the faces of all the Foundation-Stage Cultivators lit up with fervent greed.

The next second, streaks of Flying Light shot toward the sky.

Seeing this, Lü Yang remained unhurried, leisurely picking a spot in the middle of the pack to enter.

This way, if the people in front ran into any trouble, he could immediately escape. But he also wouldn’t be so far behind that he’d be left with scraps while everyone else feasted.

...

Rolling mountains stretched as far as the eye could see, a nascent sun hanging in the sky.

Lü Yang strolled out from a patch of celestial light and surveyed his surroundings, a wistful look on his face. ’This truly is a grand banquet...’

With Perfected Chong Guang’s fall, all cultivators came to feast on his remains.

Even his own Saint Sect was no exception. ’Waste not, want not,’ after all. When his Seeking Gold failed, all their investments in him were washed away. Naturally, they had to find a way to recoup their losses.

Lü Yang raised a hand. Out of caution, he refrained from a Breathing exercise to refine the Spiritual Qi. This was the Dongyang Blessed Land left behind by Perfected Chong Guang; the so-called Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was, in essence, Perfected Chong Guang’s own Mana. He couldn’t risk absorbing it, especially since he suspected Perfected Chong Guang wasn’t completely dead yet.

’This Spiritual Qi is tainted... ’

The feeling was similar to the Little Realm Heaven he had entered during the Battle for the Dao, only the Dongyang Blessed Land was of a much higher quality.

’The most valuable things in any Blessed Land are undoubtedly the Innate Divine Techniques of its former master...’

And in this Dongyang Blessed Land, those would be Perfected Chong Guang’s Immortal Tree, Shade Dragon Water, Fear of Cutting, and Steel Flame Furnace!

When a Blessed Land falls from its higher plane, its Innate Divine Techniques solidify.

If left alone, they will dissipate back into the world as the Blessed Land collapses. But if they are extracted before that happens, they become Upper Grade Spirit Embryos.

Integrating one into your own Spiritual Treasure can add at least one or two Divine Effects. Forging a completely new Spiritual Treasure with one would result in a top-quality item among Superior Sentient Artifacts. They can even be used in Alchemy to aid one’s Cultivation. In short, their uses are endless.

’My Abi Sword is still lacking something...’

He had long since used up the Spiritual perception of Venerable Weimotuo that he’d managed to fish out. Unfortunately, it was only a strand of spiritual perception and wasn’t enough to trigger a qualitative transformation in the Abi Sword.

It was like the threshold a Foundation-Stage Cultivator had to cross to become a Great Trueman by mastering three Innate Divine Techniques.

For a Superior Sentient Artifact, three Divine Effects was a similar threshold.

Crossing it meant a complete transformation.

Therefore, if he could obtain a Spirit Embryo formed from one of Perfected Chong Guang’s Innate Divine Techniques and merge it with his Abi Sword, his combat power would skyrocket.

’And then, perhaps I’ll be strong enough to ambush and kill Master Miaoyin...’

After all, the Second-Grade Cultivation Skill she held, the *Qian Heaven One Yuan Supreme Heavenly Divine Technique*, was crucial to the future of his Dao path. Lü Yang was determined to have it!

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately began making calculations with his fingers.

The Prophetic Orrery whirred to life, and the Light of Bing Fire illuminated his surroundings, quickly locking onto one of the Innate Divine Techniques within the Blessed Land. He looked toward it and saw a vast, deep marsh.

’Is that... Shade Dragon Water?’

It belonged to the Chen Earth of the Earthly Branches, the most yin and gentle soil in the world. This Innate Divine Technique was born from its interaction with the Gui Water of the Heavenly Stems.

Though it was a type of earth qi, it manifested in the form of water.

This was similar to the Celestial Corpse Fiend Lü Yang had once obtained, which also belonged to Chen Earth but was formed from a convergence with the Earth of Ji from the Heavenly Stems.

’...Huh?’

As he thought of this, Lü Yang suddenly felt a sense of dissonance.

’Something seems... off.’

Just then, the Myriad-Soul Banner suddenly trembled. Lü Yang swept it with his Divine Sense, and his face lit up with joy. Progenitor Tingyou, who had been silent for days, had finally come out of seclusion!

’Could it be? Has he made a breakthrough in comprehending First Grade True Qi?’

Perfect timing. He had plenty of questions of his own and needed to put his world-shocking intellect to good use!