Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 313: Chapter 313: Sword Pavilion’s Immortal Decree, Another Fated Opportunity?

Lü Yang had long coveted the Tongming Yiyun Talisman Book, a Treasure of Fruit Position. After all, it was the most domineering Artifact he had ever seen.

Using Qi as the brush and Merit as the ink, any words written on the Talisman Book would directly mobilize the Power of Heaven and Earth to make them a reality.

This was already a method worthy of a Perfected Lord, far beyond what an ordinary Treasure of Fruit Position could compare to. It was clear how much effort the Perfected Fortune had spent Refining it back then.

”What is your name, Daoist?”

”Yuan Tu.”

The moment Lü Yang finished speaking, Great Undertaking reached out and tapped the Tongming Yiyun Talisman Book. A short line of text appeared almost instantly.

[With Dao Practice Perfection, Yuan Tu can find the Metal Qi.]

The next second, Lü Yang noticed that the Merit and Fortune on Great Undertaking plummeted, while a faint, mystical premonition surfaced in his own heart.

’...It worked!’

Lü Yang was overjoyed. Thanks to the Tongming Yiyun Talisman Book, he had directly fulfilled the Merit and Fortune requirement for finding his second strand of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches.

More accurately, Great Undertaking had paid the price for him. And in this life, as an Innate Immortal Spirit, he didn’t have cultivation bottlenecks like a normal Cultivator. As long as he found the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches and integrated them into his Immortal Spirit Body, he could break through naturally!

”My thanks, Daoist.”

Seeing this, Lü Yang smiled with satisfaction. He kept his end of the bargain. With a thought, he inscribed the Upper Bright Golden Cup Jade Light with his Divine Sense and handed it to Great Undertaking.

”Don’t mention it. It was nothing.”

Great Undertaking accepted the Secret Technique. A smile appeared on his face after a brief glance, and his expression toward Lü Yang became a bit more amiable. ’This is an honest one.’

’He actually didn’t turn on me!’

At this thought, his gaze toward Lü Yang gradually turned strange. A Divine Power Radiance began to shimmer around him, and his Divine Sense locked directly onto Lü Yang.

He was thinking of turning on him.

”Daoist... have you told anyone else about this Dharma Gate?”

”I have not.”

Lü Yang said faintly. A Divine Power Radiance also emanated from him—two gold and one pink—and a fragrant, bewitching aroma that could disorient one’s Divine Soul began to drift through the air.

Essence of All Flowers!

Seeing this, Great Undertaking’s expression changed slightly, as if he was once again recalling the scene of being utterly humiliated by over a hundred Celestial Maidens in No Heaven.

This Ability from No Heaven was a Mind Confusion Technique. When used to its Extreme, it could beguile not just Living Creatures, but even inanimate objects. As it was unleashed now, it seeped in from everywhere, causing Great Undertaking to suddenly have a thought: ’This Daoist before me isn’t so bad; I don’t want to hurt him...’

”...Break!”

The next second, Great Undertaking activated his own Abilities. With a thunderous shout, he dispelled Lü Yang’s influence. After all, he was a Great Trueman at Foundation Establishment Perfection.

”An Ability granted by No Heaven?” Great Undertaking’s eyes narrowed, his gaze chilling.

A hint of killing intent was already present in his words, but Lü Yang’s expression remained calm. ”What, is the Daoist interested in keeping this avatar of mine here as a guest?”

’An avatar?’

Great Undertaking was stunned for a moment, then frowned. He said tentatively, ”Your avatar is so profound I didn’t even notice... May I ask what wondrous technique this is?”

Lü Yang replied calmly, ”The Immortal Embryo World Residence Secret Record.”

”Tsk!”

All the Divine Power Radiance abruptly receded. Great Undertaking’s expression changed in a flash, breaking into a warm smile. ”You should have told me earlier that you possessed such a wondrous technique, Daoist.”

The fact that Lü Yang could name the Immortal Embryo World Residence Secret Record, a wondrous avatar technique, made Great Undertaking about eighty percent convinced. After all, if such a technique used a Superior Sentient Artifact as its embryo, the avatar could truly be indistinguishable from a normal person and roam the world in place of the main body. Even if it were killed, it would cause no harm to the caster’s true self.

Since that was the case, there was no need to make an enemy.

Might as well not cut the weeds if you weren’t going to pull the roots. Great Undertaking was also a Stain Sect Zhenren. He not only took the initiative to show goodwill but also took out a Spiritual Treasure and pressed it into Lü Yang’s hands.

”A small token of my apology. Please don’t refuse, Daoist!”

Lü Yang looked down and saw that it was a Middle Grade Sentient Artifact, shimmering with a splendid light. If a strand of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches were integrated into it, it even had the potential to become Upper Grade!

”Then it would be rude of me to refuse.”

”Take care, Daoist!”

Sent off by Great Undertaking, Lü Yang walked out of the mountain forest, then mounted a beam of Flying Light and sped away. He didn’t stop until he was over ten thousand li away, coming to a halt amidst the clouds.

”Hmph... trying to pull this kind of trick on me?”

He weighed the Spiritual Treasure from Great Undertaking in his hand for a moment, then gave a cold smile and tossed the precious Artifact straight down from the clouds!

After doing all this, he once again transformed into a streak of light and departed.

And not a moment after Lü Yang left, Great Undertaking’s figure quietly appeared, holding the very same Spiritual Treasure he had just given to Lü Yang.

’This person must be from my Stain Sect... he’s not easy to fool.’

Great Undertaking felt a bit helpless. He was confident that the other party couldn’t have seen through his trick. The reason Lü Yang had cast his Spiritual Treasure aside like a worn-out shoe was purely out of caution.

There was nothing to be done about that.

If he had actually discovered something, there would be room for improvement. But against pure caution, this kind of meticulous conduct was difficult to find a flaw in.

”...So be it.”

As his voice fell, his figure dissipated in the breeze.

.......

「South, Hidden Sword Manor.」

Lü Yang’s main body opened its eyes. He felt no heartache at having personally thrown away a Spiritual Treasure with the potential to become Upper Grade; in fact, he had already put it out of his mind.

Although he hadn’t actually discovered any problem with it, and he certainly didn’t know that Great Undertaking had secretly followed him afterward, that didn’t stop him from believing the Spiritual Treasure was a ticking time bomb. In fact, it wasn’t just the Spiritual Treasure—to him, the avatar was a ticking time bomb as well.

After all, what if someone tracked the avatar and found his main body?

Therefore, he had no intention of letting the avatar return. Instead, he found a place to seal it away, planning to reawaken it when it was needed again.

Just then, the door was suddenly pushed open.

The normally cold-faced Master Xiuxin had just stepped into the secret chamber when her expression melted like ice in a spring breeze. Her beautiful eyes glistened with moisture.

”Master... a letter has arrived from the Sword Pavilion.”

”Oh?”

Lü Yang raised an eyebrow at her words and looked at the Flying Spirit Letter Master Xiuxin handed him. Its contents were simple: a summons for all Foundation Establishment cultivators under the Sword Pavilion’s jurisdiction.

The signatory was named [Demon-Vanquishing Perfected].

Lü Yang quickly dredged up the name from the corners of his memory... In a past life, it was this very Master from the Sword Pavilion who had conquered the Mass Grave in the South!

In that case—

”Is the Sword Pavilion finally making a move on the Mass Grave?”

Just then, Lü Yang suddenly felt something. A strange sensation came from the direction of his previously sealed avatar, causing him to narrow his eyes.

’My destined opportunity, the Metal Qi...’

Comparing it with the area his avatar was sensing, Lü Yang made a quick calculation with his fingers, his expression growing ever stranger. ’...It’s in the direction of the Mass Grave? Is a strand of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches coalescing there?’

A destined opportunity?

No!

Lü Yang was instantly on high alert. With the Tribulation Wave in hand, he expertly swept his body with the Divine Effect of Dongming.

’Phew... good, I haven’t been deceived.’

Thinking this, what little desire Lü Yang had to go to the Mass Grave immediately faded. ’No rush. I’ll send a puppet to check the situation first.’