Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 323: Chapter 323: Resurrect! My World-Shocking Wisdom

Outside the Mass Grave, in a secluded mountain forest.

A brilliant white light flashed, and over ten figures emerged one after another. They were entirely inconspicuous; at a glance, they seemed no different from mortals.

It was the group from the Profound Spirit Realm!

Their leader was a Celestial Immortal from the Profound Spirit Realm, the head of the Three Immortal Officials. His Daoist name was Minghua, and he was also a trusted confidant of the Profound Spirit Realm’s Supreme Venerable.

Following behind him were three Earth Immortals and seven Human Immortals.

The Profound Spirit Realm was, after all, planning a hit-and-run, so they had only dispatched a third of their upper echelons. The rest remained behind to guard their home realm.

”How far are we from the Mass Grave?”

Before Minghua Celestial Immortal could finish his sentence, a Human Immortal stepped forward, cupped his hands, and said, ”Master, the position set by the inter-realm anchor is a thousand li away.”

This Human Immortal’s name was Cheng Xian.

Though he was only a Human Immortal, he was in fact Minghua Celestial Immortal’s direct disciple, and Minghua Celestial Immortal’s own Daoist Skill lineage could be traced back to the Supreme Venerable of the Profound Spirit Realm.

If Minghua Celestial Immortal was the Crown Prince, then Cheng Xian was the imperial grandson.

Therefore, when he stepped forward to answer, the other three Earth Immortals had no objections. On the contrary, they each lowered their gaze and remained silent.

Seeing this, Minghua Celestial Immortal nodded inwardly, pleased with the three Earth Immortals’ deference. He then continued, ”Cheng Xian did well. The Mass Grave that the Fallen Realm has become is too large a target. If we teleported there directly and the enemy was already prepared, we would be in danger.”

”The Celestial Official is wise.”

The Earth Immortals finally voiced their agreement.

Having put his subordinates in their place, Minghua Celestial Immortal changed the subject. ”Alright, we have only two targets this time: the Shen Metal and the traitor, Yu Shao!”

The former is for Qi Collection, to supplement the Profound Spirit Realm.

The latter is to eliminate any future trouble. After all, the Profound Spirit Realm’s plan is a hit-and-run, so naturally, they must prevent anyone from turning collaborator and leading the enemy to them.

”Both have been marked with a Taiqing Sensing Talisman.”

”If we combine our power to track them, they won’t be able to escape!”

Under Minghua Celestial Immortal’s lead, the group immediately began performing finger techniques to sense the positions of their two targets. Soon, however, they all froze in surprise.

Minghua Celestial Immortal raised an eyebrow. ”The two targets... are together?”

In his senses, the Shen Metal and the traitor Yu Shao were located in the exact same direction, in an area less than three thousand li away from them!

’A trap?’

The thought immediately sprang into Minghua Celestial Immortal’s mind, but he quickly regained his composure. ’Even if it is a trap, so what?’

’According to the intelligence from Qi He, that so-called Stain Sect dominates the North, and its Interim Sect leader is at Foundation Establishment Perfection. That’s about what I expected. Besides, there aren’t even many Great Truemen, who are equivalent to Earth Immortals. With my strength, I can handle this completely. At worst, I can always escape.’

’Besides, I didn’t come alone this time.’

’I didn’t get any information about Yu Shao from Qi He, which means he didn’t join the Stain Sect. In that case, he must have joined the Sword Pavilion.’

’But with his strength, how many people could he possibly rally?’

’No matter how you look at it, with one Celestial Immortal, three Earth Immortals, and seven Human Immortals... as long as the Supreme Venerable doesn’t personally intervene, the advantage in this battle is mine!’

.......

「In the South, aboard a boat.」

After being accepted by the Demon-Vanquishing Perfected, Lü Yang was given permission to find a private room on the boat for closed-door cultivation, preparing to properly digest all his recent gains.

First, he sealed the private room with an Array.

He had to ensure no one could probe with their Divine Sense, or if they did, the Array would alert him immediately. Only then did he take out a Storage Bag.

Inside, apart from the Shen Metal, were most of the assets from Master Qi He and the Secret Gallery Street he had established. Now that he had passed on, his inheritance was naturally transferred to Lü Yang. Not standing on ceremony, Lü Yang dumped everything out and then summoned a towering, ethereal form.

The Heavenly Qian Totalizing All Manifestations Dharma Body!

Profound Fire surged from the Dharma Body, which acted like a massive Pill Furnace. It began to voraciously devour the numerous Spiritual Objects Lü Yang had taken out, melting them all down without distinction.

Gradually, a feeling of being completely full washed over him.

’I’ve reached the limit...’

Lü Yang understood. His Dharma Body had reached the limit of its current stage of cultivation. To advance further, he would have to perform Qi Collection again.

’According to the description in the Qian Heaven One Yuan Supreme Heavenly Divine Technique, the cultivation of the Heavenly Qian Totalizing All Manifestations Dharma Body can be divided into five steps. The first step is what I’ve just done: successfully condensing the Dharma Body. The next three steps involve refining the Dharma Body—keeping the essence and discarding the dross.’

’Second step: discard the ”Dharma Body.”’

’This frees it from being bound to a physical form, allowing it to merge with my true self, to coalesce and scatter at will.’

’Third step: discard ”All Phenomena.”’

’This frees it from being bound to imagery, allowing for endless transformations and the ability to manifest all things.’

’Fourth step: discard ”Totalizing.”’

’This frees it from being bound to crude control. Instead, everything follows its natural course, merging with Heaven and Earth. With a single thought, Heaven and Earth will respond naturally.’

’Fifth step: discard ”Qian.”’

’Leaving only ”Heaven” signifies that you have truly connected with the Fruit of the Ten Thousand Martial Realm, and from then on, you can pull that realm completely into the main world!’

Five rounds of Qi Collection, each one harder than the last.

The final step, in particular, would trigger a frenzied backlash from the Ten Thousand Martial Realm, something almost no Great Trueman at Foundation Establishment Perfection could survive.

The difficulty of cultivating a Second-Grade Cultivation Skill was plain to see.

’For me, though, it’s just a matter of restarting five times... As for how to enter the Ten Thousand Martial Realm again... I don’t necessarily have to rely on the Stain Sect.’

’After all, I have the corresponding Qian Heaven One Yuan Supreme Heavenly Divine Technique. If I handed it to the Sword Pavilion, the Sword Pavilion True Monarch could probably deduce the location of the Ten Thousand Martial Realm by following the clues. There’s an eighty percent chance he’d find it. The only problem is that doing so would undoubtedly harm the interests of the Stain Sect...’

’Wait. In this life, I’m with the Sword Pavilion, aren’t I?’

’Then there’s no problem!’

Lü Yang was completely satisfied. He glanced at the Shen Metal, put it away, and then took out the Myriad-Soul Banner.

On the banner, besides Chen Xin’an, who had just awakened after devouring Gou Yue, there was another Banner Spirit: the burly man from before, Kui Gang.

’It’s time.’

Lü Yang took a deep breath, then shattered the Banner Spirit Kui Gang. The dissipating True Spirit and Primal Qi were all used to nourish the still-slumbering Progenitor Tingyou.

’Arise! My world-shocking wisdom!’

Although the Progenitor’s original foundation was at Foundation Establishment Perfection, he had not been restored to that level during the fifth life, so the nourishment from a single Foundation Establishment Banner Spirit was more than enough.

Soon, a figure materialized within the banner.

”...Hmm?”

Progenitor Tingyou appeared as an image of light. A trace of confusion flickered in his eyes, but then he seemed to understand something. He looked at Lü Yang and couldn’t help but sigh.

”Is the deduction complete?”

”The Progenitor sees clearly.”

Lü Yang nodded. After the Myriad-Soul Banner had been baptized by the Centome, the Banner Spirits subjectively remembered everything that had happened, but their perception of it had been altered.

From Progenitor Tingyou’s current perspective, everything he had experienced with Lü Yang before was merely a deduced future, not reality. This moment was the true reality. As for any inconsistencies, he naturally overlooked them; the Centome had perfectly fixed all the bugs.

”I’ve troubled you, Progenitor.”

Lü Yang remained deferential, giving a respectful bow to provide plenty of emotional validation. He then took out all the various Dharma Gates he had obtained in this life.

The Void Internal Observation of Heaven and Earth True Understanding.

The Upper Bright Golden Cup Jade Light.

The Tai Xu Sacrificial Rite Secret Technique.

The first was a wondrous technique for creating a Blessed Land Cave Heaven, the second was a Secret Technique for sensing the Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire, and the third was a Dharma Gate for connecting to the No Heaven.

All of them were Dharma Gates of extremely high quality and immense value, yet they were also the ones Lü Yang suspected had hidden problems—problems he couldn’t find no matter how he examined them.

”....”

Looking at the three Secret Techniques in his hands, Progenitor Tingyou shot Lü Yang a helpless glance, finally shaking his head. ”Fine. Let me study them for a while first.”

Lü Yang’s face immediately lit up with excitement. ”Thank you, Progenitor!”

’Excellent! My world-shocking wisdom is about to be put to use!’