Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 408: Chapter 408: Summon: Willing to Die for Senior

BOOM!

The Gang Cloud scattered. The majestic dragon’s body was more than halfway refined, leaving only a mountain-sized dragon head to plummet from the sky and crash into the sea.

Half the flesh on the dragon head had been burned to ash by the Fire Fiend, revealing scorched, blackened bone. To be reduced to such a state showed that the Divine Marrow within this supposedly indestructible dragon’s body had long been devoured, stripping it of its divine power and the transcendence befitting a True Dragon.

And above the dragon’s head.

A handsome young man in a fluttering Daoist Robe stood with his hands clasped behind his back. The halo of his Abilities shone behind him like a brilliant moon high in the sky, making him appear all the more dignified, solemn, and unfathomable.

’Celestial Python is dead...’

For a moment, countless Foundation-Stage Cultivators who had witnessed the scene held their breath. Even those at Foundation Establishment Perfection were now frowning.

’What a sinister Ability.’

’In that final moment, Celestial Python’s Qi clearly fluctuated... This person is also proficient in karma. He used a Karma Technique to sever Celestial Python’s life force in the end.’

’Could he really be a Perfected Person from our Stain Sect?’

In the North, amidst the endless Cloud Sea, Great Undertaking’s brow was tightly furrowed. He replayed Celestial Python’s death in his mind, and suspicion began to creep into his heart.

Meanwhile, Summon, below, had yet to recover from the shock.

Celestial Python was dead! A True Dragon Bloodline, the Dragon Monarch’s second son, the undisputed number one Cultivator beneath the Overseas True Monarchs, had just died here for no apparent reason!

It was true that as an Overseas Demon Cultivator, Celestial Python’s strength was not quite on par with the Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators from the mainland, but he was only slightly inferior. The gap wasn’t large. And that was to say nothing of his status! The True Dragon Race had placed great hopes on him, intending to support his ascension. Who would dare provoke him on a normal day?

But now, he was dead!

One had to remember, the Dragon Monarch wasn’t dead, just in seclusion for now... If he returned and learned what had happened, do you think the Dragon Monarch wouldn’t go berserk?

Just thinking about it made Summon feel dizzy.

’No, I have to get out of here! Fast!’

This is no place to linger! ’Even though we’re both Outer Heaven Cultivators, I have nothing to do with that person in the sky. I can’t let anyone get the wrong idea!’

At this thought, Summon immediately prepared to slip away unnoticed.

He figured that since the man in the sky was at Foundation Establishment Perfection, he must be aloof and proud. If he left quietly, he probably wouldn’t attract the man’s attention.

Who would have thought that in the very next second...

”Fellow Daoist, why the rush to leave?”

The call froze Summon’s newly summoned Flying Light in place. The next second, he turned around, a subservient and eager smile on his face.

”This Lower Cultivator, Summon, greets Senior!”

Lü Yang saw this and quickly reached out to help Summon up, then smiled and patted his shoulder. ”Fellow Daoist, there’s no need for such courtesy. I feel like we’re old friends already!”

As soon as the words were spoken, Summon lamented in his heart: ’I’m screwed!’

Under the watchful eyes of so many, the other party, who was an Outer Heaven Cultivator just like him, had just implicated him. It was like having mud splattered on your pants—even if it wasn’t shit, everyone would say it was.

Thinking of this, Summon could only cup his hands in resignation. ”How may I be of service to you, Senior?”

Lü Yang grinned at his words. ”I see that the Qi trace on you, Fellow Daoist, is completely different from that demon’s just now. In fact, it’s similar to mine. Could it be that you are also from Beyond the Heavens?”

Summon gave a sheepish laugh. ”Senior’s Dharma Eye is as sharp as a torch.”

”Not bad, not bad.”

Lü Yang squinted, sizing Summon up for a moment before smiling. ”This world isn’t too friendly to outsiders like us. You must be careful, Fellow Daoist.”

”Thank you for your concern, Senior.”

Hearing this, Summon glanced at Lü Yang. He seemed to recall his own more glorious past and sighed inwardly, saying in a low voice, ”The True Dragon you killed, Senior... has an incredibly powerful background. He has an elder, a Perfected Lord of this world... Do you know what a Perfected Lord is, Senior? They are Great Cultivators who command a Fruit...”

”Oh? Is that so?”

Lü Yang played along, showing a curious expression. ”A Fruit... could they be figures like a Supreme Venerable? I didn’t expect this world to have such a Great Power.”

”That’s why, Senior, you shouldn’t linger here.”

Summon shook his head and briefly explained the reasons behind the seclusion of the world’s Perfected Lords. ”If you leave now, Senior,” he said, ”you still have a sliver of a chance to survive.”

”I see.”

Lü Yang’s expression grew heavy, but he quickly regained his confidence. ”Be that as it may, if you and I join forces, we might just have a fighting chance even if the whole world becomes our enemy!”

Summon blinked blankly at his words.

’Wait, I don’t even know you. What does the whole world being your enemy have to do with me?’

But in the next second, it dawned on Summon: ’Damn it, is this guy trying to drag me down with him? Do people from Beyond the Heavens specialize in screwing over their own kind?’

’What a bastard!’

At this thought, Summon’s expression changed slightly, and he instinctively tried to pull away from Lü Yang. But Lü Yang grabbed his hand before he could.

”Fellow Daoist, looking at your current state, it’s clear you’re not doing too well in this broken place... And now, with so many people having seen us talking, I could certainly just leave. But what do you think will happen when that Dragon Monarch returns? If he can’t find me, do you think he won’t take his anger out on you?”

”This...”

His words made Summon freeze. He had to face reality... That’s right. He didn’t need to be dragged into the water; he was already drowning.

’He’s right.’

’Celestial Python left the Dragon Palace because of me. The Dragon Monarch will surely vent his fury on me afterward... From the moment Celestial Python died, my path to survival was cut off!’

At this thought, Summon’s expression grew even uglier.

The next second, he looked back at Lü Yang and said in a low, serious voice, ”Senior, what exactly are you planning? Or... do you also have a Perfected Lord backing you?”

”Not at all.” Lü Yang shook his head.

Summon gritted his teeth. ”Without a Perfected Lord’s backing... once the Dragon Monarch returns, how will you stand against him, Senior?”

”Simple. I’ll just become a Perfected Lord myself, won’t I?”

Lü Yang smiled slightly. ”Fellow Daoist Summon, I feel as if we’re old friends. If you help me, you might just get a heaven-defying chance at your own Attainment in the future.”

’He’s just making empty promises.’

Summon knew in his heart that Lü Yang was just selling him a pipe dream. The helpless, frustrating part was... Lü Yang was the only one even offering him one.

What other choice did he have?

Summon was no fool. He had been hesitating, terrified, but having been pushed this far, he regained his former decisiveness.

The next second, Summon spoke in a low, serious voice, ”In response to Senior, I know a secret passage that leads directly to the Dragon Palace. With Celestial Python’s unexpected death, the Dragon Palace is in chaos. Many Demon Cultivators are likely eyeing its treasury. If we sneak in amidst the confusion, we can definitely take the opportunity to plunder it!”

’It’s death either way, so I might as well go all in! If I rob the Dragon Palace, at least I’ll get something out of it. Since things are this desperate, I might as well take it all the way!’

Lü Yang roared with laughter upon hearing this. ”I knew I wasn’t wrong about you, Fellow Daoist!”

Then he took out the Myriad-Soul Banner.

”Come, Fellow Daoist. As long as you enter my [Investiture of the Gods] here, you’ll be one of us. I guarantee you’ll instantly have the Cultivation of Foundation Establishment Perfection!”

Summon looked at the Myriad-Soul Banner with some hesitation.

”Senior, the color of your [Investiture of the Gods]... doesn’t look quite right, does it?”

’It’s still emitting black smoke.’

Lü Yang didn’t answer. Instead, he directly summoned Progenitor Tingyou and, right in front of Summon, used the Incense and Candle Divine Dao to raise his Cultivation to Foundation Establishment Perfection.

Summon: ”...”

”I am willing to die for you, Senior!”