Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 240: Chapter 240: The Hope of Seizing [Fruit of Rampart Earth]

A soft rebuke—not a hysterical scream of rage, yet it was incredibly heavy, as if two great mountains had crashed down upon the hearts of all who heard it.

Immediately after—

”RUMBLE!”

The river of purple qi stretching from north to south suddenly split. One became two, two became three, and from three, all things were born, stretching out into a web of cracks.

The cracks then became tangible rifts, prying the entire river of purple qi open from thin air. Behind the sundered river, a pair of incomparably massive eyes appeared. They seemed to fill the entire sky, gazing down upon the world with a bone-chilling, emotionless stare.

”THUD!”

In an instant, countless mortals and even Qi Refiners lost all self-control. They prostrated themselves on the ground, kowtowing endlessly, completely unable to meet that gaze.

Only Foundation-Stage Cultivators could barely remain standing.

Even so, Lü Yang could still feel an overwhelming pressure descending upon his body and his Spiritual Space, an instinctual urge to fall to his knees.

’What the hell is this!?’

Lü Yang’s heart pounded. It wasn’t that he had never seen a Perfected Lord take action—he had seen it twice, in fact—but neither time had it been this shocking!

After all, a Perfected Lord still looked human. Even their Dharma Body, though colossal enough to touch the heavens, was ultimately still humanoid—just a little bigger. That was understandable. However, the pair of purple eyes that had just appeared in the firmament seemed to have completely transcended the category of ’human.’

The next second, the purple eyes slowly focused their gaze.

In an instant, that indescribably immense pressure crashed down upon Chong Guang. With just a single look, Chong Guang, who was in the middle of his ascension, was struck as if by a heavy blow.

”CRACK!”

The Dongyang Blessed Land, which had already been reduced to a fraction of its size with only its core remaining, erupted with countless cracks. It looked as if it was about to be crushed by that gaze!

They were on completely different levels.

But at that very moment, a vast snow began to fall from the sky, and a hand as gentle as warm jade suddenly descended upon the Dongyang Blessed Land.

”BOOM!”

The jade hand bloomed with Splendid Light. With infinite Mighty Power, it instantly pinched the shattered Dongyang Blessed Land back together, smoothing over all the cracks.

World Purger Fei Xue!

At that moment, the Saint Sect’s infamous madwoman was looking up at the purple eyes in the sky with an excited expression, completely unafraid. ”It really is a Late Stage!”

As her voice fell, a scarlet glint suddenly appeared in World Purger Fei Xue’s beautiful eyes.

She then looked at Chong Guang and said coldly:

”You continue.”

Perfected Chong Guang didn’t respond. Instead, he pushed the Blessed Land with all his might, reversing the Earth of Chen and slowly ascending toward the Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire.

”I’d like to see if it’s really Ang Xiao!”

As these words were spoken, Perfected Lords from the Dao Court, the Pure Land, the Sword Pavilion, and Overseas vanished from their locations. In their place, the stars in the firmament blazed to life!

Every star that lit up was a Fruit!

At this moment, everyone in the world felt it. The starlight that descended was like a series of chains, falling directly upon the purple eyes.

Under their pressure, the purple eyes that had spanned Heaven and Earth gradually shrank. The vast, river-like purple qi also converged into one, finally transforming into an illusory figure. Its face was indistinct, its gender indiscernible. A soft chuckle, sounding like it could belong to a man or a woman, old or young, was heard:

”Why bother?”

This soft chuckle was a stark contrast to the initial ”Courting death.” It was no longer cold and indifferent but possessed real human emotion.

The next second, Heaven and Earth dimmed.

All karmic links and Karma Links were obscured in that instant. Nothing could be seen. Even Foundation-Stage Cultivators couldn’t fathom the state of the battle in the heavens.

’Incredible, just incredible...’

Lü Yang lowered his head, two streams of bloody tears running from his eyes. This was the price for looking directly at the battlefield. But thanks to that, he had also seen things clearly.

’At least ten of them!’

’Besides World Purger Fei Xue, another mysterious Perfected Lord from the Saint Sect made a move. At the same time, Perfected Lords from the Pure Land, the Dao Court, the Sword Pavilion, and Overseas all manifested.’

More than he could count on his fingers!

’But... this is also my chance! With the Karma Links obscured, no one will be able to divine what happens. It’s the perfect opportunity for murder and robbery!’

In an instant, many thoughts raced through Lü Yang’s mind.

It was obvious that this mysterious Great Power who had reversed the Earth of Chen had immediately become a target for all the moment they appeared. No one was willing to let them go.

However, by the same token—

’Right now, the various powers must be stretched thin!’

Including the Pure Land!

At that moment, a bold idea suddenly formed in Lü Yang’s mind:

’In a few more lifetimes, if I can seize this golden opportunity while the Pure Land’s defenses are down... could I possibly get my hands on the Fruit of Rampart Earth?’

’Although the Pure Land still has a Master of Dao presiding over it, the Saint Sect has a Master of Dao as well. They cancel each other out. All I’d have to deal with is a group of the Pure Land’s Bodhisattvas. With the Pure Land’s defenses weakened now, if a daring Perfected Lord were willing to cooperate, it might just be possible to take the Fruit of Rampart Earth!’

’But I can’t rush this...’

’Seizing the Fruit of Rampart Earth would benefit the Saint Sect, so some Perfected Lord would surely be willing to help. But I must first prove I’m valuable enough. I need to be at Foundation Establishment Perfection, at least.’

’The best-case scenario would be for me to immediately start Seeking Gold the moment we steal it.’

’The Fruit of Rampart Earth has been trapped for a long time. As a hidden Fruit, and with me being the only one who practices its related Cultivation Technique, it’s almost impossible that it would reject me.’

The entire difficulty lay with the Pure Land.

But thinking about it another way, as long as he could handle the trouble from the Pure Land and snatch the Fruit of Rampart Earth, he was almost guaranteed to become a Perfected Lord—his chances were even better than Chong Guang’s!

’Taking a huge step back, I don’t even need to get it *out*. As long as I can get my hands on it, even if it’s still inside the Pure Land, worst comes to worst, I can just restart and bring the Fruit back with me!’

At this thought, Lü Yang felt his mind open up to new possibilities.

’Master Chong Guang, you’ve done a great thing!’

If Perfected Chong Guang hadn’t been Seeking Gold and dragged out this whole huge affair with the Earth of Chen’s attribute being changed, he would have had no choice but to give up on the Fruit of Rampart Earth in the future.

But now, things had taken a new turn!

When he reached Foundation Establishment Perfection in the future, this could be a viable path to Seeking Gold! Although it would be fraught with danger, the rewards for success would be equally immense!

Just then, Lü Yang suddenly felt the void tremble. He then realized he was back in the Blessed Land... no, a Blessed Land Fragment. On the other side, a streak of Sword Light was descending from the sky. Chong Guang had actually kept his promise and sent Ye Guyue over!

But soon, Lü Yang’s brow furrowed. ”It’s not just her...”

Besides Ye Guyue, several other Flying Lights had followed her down into the Blessed Land Fragment.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately collected his thoughts, then used Star Concealment to mask his Qi trace and stealthily crept closer.

”...Time to take care of business first!”

Ye Guyue had a Second-Grade Cultivation Skill on her. And if he wanted to put his astonishing intellect to good use, the more reference material he had, the better!