Chapter 105
Chapter 105
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 105
Chapter Title: Third Visit to the Witch Ghost Realm
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Although he had decided to head to the newbie village and put on a show, Lu Yang still planned to make the best possible preparations beforehand. Before setting out, he needed to accomplish at least three small goals.
"First is true disciple status in the Primal Saint Sect. That's the simplest."
"As long as I replicate my actions from two lifetimes ago, follow the steps, reveal my Qi Refining Great Perfection cultivation, and also cultivate a major divine ability, I should qualify."
"Second is the Skull Mountain earth vein."
"Although I successfully inherited the [Yanmo Hall] after restarting with the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, I lost the boost from the Skull Mountain earth vein."
"I'll need to figure something out for that."
"Otherwise, without the Skull Mountain earth vein's enhancement, the [Yanmo Hall]'s power in Su Nü's current state would be less than half of its peak from my previous life."
"Finally... the Yun family ancestor."
"That heavenly secret treasure in his hands would be extremely useful to me. It might even help me divine karma ahead of time and eliminate variables to the greatest extent possible."
These three small goals: the first provided identity and status, the second ensured his own combat strength, the third prevented unexpected situations. Add in Zhao Xuhe as a shield, and with four layers of insurance, he refused to believe he couldn't deal with Fulong Arhat.
In fact, Lu Yang's ambitions went even further.
Fulong Arhat was Foundation Establishment mid-stage, after all. Even if he broke through, being constantly targeted by such a powerhouse would be a massive hidden danger.
If possible, he wouldn't mind luring Fulong Arhat over and then directly slaying him!
That would be true once-and-for-all resolution!
Lu Yang set this goal in his heart. The world was vast, full of dangers everywhere. Only by achieving the status of a Perfected Being could one qualify to survey the four seas and the cosmos.
With his goal set, the remaining matters were already familiar territory for Lu Yang. He simply replicated his actions from two lifetimes ago—no need for extras.
He hawked death-substituting yin puppets, netting tens of thousands of contribution points in profit, then publicly announced closed-door cultivation.
Lu Yang was very patient, in no rush at all.
In the blink of an eye, a decade passed.
Over these ten years, Lu Yang successively restored the major divine abilities from his previous life. His true qi reached perfection once more, bringing him back to the peak state where he could impact Foundation Establishment at any moment.
Ten years later, Lu Yang emerged from seclusion, successfully "breaking through" to late Qi Refining.
Soon enough, everything proceeded smoothly. Fairy Feixia came on behalf of the Three Rivers Association to recruit him. Lu Yang promptly agreed and conveniently mooched another major divine ability.
This time, the major divine ability Lu Yang chose was the *Twelve Capital Heavens Divine Baleful Secret Devil Calamity Light*.
As the name implied, this divine ability was utterly different from the corpse liberation true method or the Heavenly Silkworm Secret. Rather than boosting Foundation Establishment odds, its purpose leaned toward combat.
"To cultivate this divine ability, one must refine a treasure and send it soaring into the vault of heaven, penetrating the thirty-sixth layer of astral winds. Use the treasure to gather boundless baleful qi from beyond the skies, accumulating it day by day, month by month, until it condenses into a single beam of calamity light. When needed, draw it down from the heavens—the calamity light sweeps through, leaving man and beast alike utterly annihilated!"
"And the longer the accumulation, the greater the power!"
"However, even just sending a treasure up to the thirty-sixth layer of astral winds is nearly impossible for Qi Refining cultivators. The difficulty is absurd."
Of course, this was a minor issue for Lu Yang.
"Time to make Su Nü suffer a bit more."
Lu Yang summoned Su Nü and handed her the Blood Yang Sword Pellet, instructing her to fly to the thirty-sixth layer of astral winds and cultivate this divine ability on his behalf.
"With this divine ability, I'll have another trump card for fights going forward."
"Once everything's prepared, my odds of perfect Foundation Establishment could even reach ninety percent. I can use the righteous-demon great war to fill in that final ten percent."
Perfect Foundation Establishment!
Though Lu Yang hadn't initially aimed for this achievement in this life, if he wanted to leave no room for error, he probably had to take this path.
Perfect Foundation Establishment meant starting at the peak of early Foundation Establishment upon breakthrough!
Only then might he truly have some power to protect himself.
A month later, Lu Yang followed the routine and accepted Fairy Feixia's invitation. Together with her, Zhao Xuhe, and Lu Yuanchun, he headed to oversee the Skull Mountain market.
Compared to two lifetimes ago, however, this life had the variable of Zhao Xuhe.
In his second-to-last life, Zhao Xuhe had missed the Panlong opportunity and fallen into utter desolation. He could only bring his Stealing Heavenly Secrets technique to the Skull Mountain market for one last gamble.
But in this life, Zhao Xuhe was far more high-spirited. As the "Perfected Being Panlong" reincarnated, his cultivation progress was nothing short of miraculous. With Lu Yang's covert support, he reached Qi Refining Great Perfection within a decade, arriving at the threshold of impacting Foundation Establishment.
This suited Lu Yang's intentions perfectly.
After all, Perfected Being Yin Shan needed a Primal Saint Sect disciple to open the secret realm, and Lu Yang certainly wouldn't cooperate. Zhao Xuhe could take the fall instead.
Northern Wither, Skull Mountain.
"I'm back again."
Slipping away from the group unnoticed, Lu Yang soon arrived at the entrance to the Witch Ghost Secret Realm. He prepared to have the [Yanmo Hall] reattach to the Skull Mountain earth vein.
But the next second, he froze.
"The Skull Mountain earth vein already has an owner!?"
As he activated the [Yanmo Hall] to connect with the earth vein, he discovered a majestic hall already standing at its core!
It was unmistakably another Yanmo Hall!
"This is... Ancestor Tingyou!?" Lu Yang's brows furrowed. Memories from his previous lives flashed through his mind, and realization dawned on his face.
In his second-to-last life, news of the Witch Ghost Secret Realm had first spread from the Shenwu Sect, discovered by their disciples. He hadn't noticed anything amiss at the time.
But thinking back now—if he hadn't appeared, would a near-death Ancestor Tingyou really ignore a few Shenwu Sect disciples entering the secret realm? How could he stand by idly? Especially since the price of his possession secret art was to slaughter everyone inside the entire Witch Ghost Secret Realm.
And in that second-to-last life, the Witch Ghost Secret Realm had been empty!
In a flash of insight, Lu Yang reached a conclusion. "At this point in time, Ancestor Tingyou has likely already possessed a Shenwu Sect disciple and lived out his fifth life!"
Which meant, in his second-to-last life, Ancestor Tingyou had actually won.
Because at the end of that life, Perfected Being Yin Shan had resolved the Golden Core sword qi and reopened the Witch Ghost Secret Realm—only to take away a strand of [Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi].
The earth vein was still there!
Perfected Being Yin Shan had fished away the Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi for his own path, unaware that he himself had become Ancestor Tingyou's bait, used to draw out that Golden Core sword qi!
"...Impressive!"
If Ancestor Tingyou was truly still alive, all his schemes had succeeded! It was only in the previous life that Lu Yang's appearance had caused his downfall.
Having pieced it all together, even Lu Yang couldn't help but sigh in admiration.
Because without him as a variable, Ancestor Tingyou would be the miracle who escaped a Golden Core True Lord with merely Foundation Establishment cultivation—over a millennium!
At that moment, a strand of consciousness suddenly transmitted from the earth vein's core:
"Who are you!?"
The voice was filled with shock, doubt, even a touch of bewilderment. It was unmistakably Ancestor Tingyou. Lu Yang's eyes darted, and he reacted instantly.
Because he was connecting to the earth vein using the [Yanmo Hall]!
And the [Yanmo Hall] was Ancestor Tingyou's supreme divine ability, a secret not passed on. In his view, he alone should be able to wield it.
How could there be a second?
With this in mind, Lu Yang's expression shifted rapidly to ecstatic joy and shock. His tone even carried a sob: "Ancestor Tingyou, is that you, Ancestor Tingyou?"
"You're really still alive!"
"Heavens above, the heavens have not abandoned our Witch Ghost Dao!"
With that, Lu Yang bowed deeply without another word, performing a grand salute. "Disciple of the three hundred and seventy-sixth generation of the Witch Ghost Dao, Lu Yang, pays respects to the Ancestor!"
Ancestor Tingyou: "...?"
(End of chapter)