Chapter 171
Chapter 171
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 108
Chapter Title: Captive in the Cloud Sea
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Beyond the Shenxiao Sect, amid the vast cloud sea, a female cultivator in a flowing white dress, her features enchantingly beautiful, stood poised in mid-air. She clutched a golden treasure mirror in her hand.
"If the Heaven-Scrutinizing Mirror is accurate, that person should still be here."
The female cultivator was still pondering when the mirror's glow flickered. It finally captured a figure. Overjoyed at the sight, she hurriedly sent out a voice transmission, inviting him for a meeting.
But before her words could fully land, the figure in the mirror suddenly looked up, as if sensing something. Their eyes locked through the mirror. The female cultivator's heart jolted in shock.
The next moment, space cracked open. Lu Yang, possessing the body of Su Nv, stepped leisurely out of the void and appeared before her.
"Fairy Piaomiao greets the exalted cultivator of the Primal Saint Sect!"
Without any hesitation, the female cultivator bowed respectfully.
"Exalted one returns to the Chaotic Flow Sea after centuries apart, bringing splendor to this humble place."
'Centuries apart?'
Lu Yang's heart stirred at her words, though his expression remained impassive.
"Your reactions are swift enough. I am the Peak Master of Heaven Mending Peak in the Primal Saint Sect, here on orders to conduct an inspection."
With that, he produced the Heaven Mending Decree.
Before departing earlier, Lu Yang had acted with lightning speed, leaving no time for Lady Ruo Xiang to react. Thus, the decree that should have been left behind had been pocketed by him.
It could not have been more perfect for proving his identity now.
"So it is the Primal Saint Sect's Peak Master!"
Fairy Piaomiao glanced at Lu Yang's decree. Without another word, she bowed deeply.
Yet at the sight, a flicker of doubt appeared in Lu Yang's eyes.
This reaction was wrong.
The Heaven Mending Peak Master was a notorious old fiend in the Primal Saint Sect, infamous far and wide. If they truly were a subordinate sect of the Primal Saint Sect, how could they know nothing of him?
Even if unaware of recent internal events in the Primal Saint Sect, they should at least notice that he was not the same person as the Peak Master. Under such circumstances, they would ask at least one question—yet Fairy Piaomiao raised no doubts at all, accepting his identity outright.
In that instant, a thought flashed through Lu Yang's mind:
Is she deceiving me?
Does she intend to harm me?
"Strike first to gain the upper hand!"
The next second, Fairy Piaomiao looked up in horror. The [Hall of Yama Demon] descended from the heavens, its gates flung wide. It sealed her away inside!
In a flash, Fairy Piaomiao's expression drastically changed.
Where had she revealed a flaw?
In truth, she had shown no major flaws. Lu Yang merely harbored suspicions. But for anyone he suspected, his response was direct.
If he could overpower them, he would strike first and sort it out later!
Boom!
Roiling yin baleful qi surged forth. The Myriad Spirits Banner shook. Hordes of yin soldiers and ghost generals materialized, swarming toward Fairy Piaomiao with shouts of battle.
Yet at the sight, Fairy Piaomiao showed no panic. She quickly regained her composure. A long sash appeared in her hand. As she unfurled it, auspicious clouds rolled in, ribbons of propitious light streamed forth, enveloping her form at the center and blocking the endless baleful qi.
"You misunderstand, Dao friend."
Even as she defended herself, Fairy Piaomiao did not forget to speak again.
"We harbor no ill intent. We only wished to meet with the Primal Saint Sect's exalted cultivator. I beg Dao friend to show mercy."
Her words carried a tone full of fragility.
Lu Yang glanced over. Her eyes brimmed with tender emotion, soft and alluring, her expression one of grievance she dared not voice fully. It stirred an involuntary pity in the heart.
Unfortunately, Lu Yang had no interest in women.
The next second, Lu Yang's true body—thousands of miles away—pinched a hand seal. Divine ability light blazed forth. [Fixing Kinship and Distance] activated in a flash.
Whoosh—!
In an instant, white light erupted. Su Nv's figure vanished from the spot. The [Hall of Yama Demon] she had conjured naturally followed suit. Fairy Piaomiao, still trapped inside and unable to escape, was dragged along with it, disappearing together!
". Gone!"
Lu Yang's movements were incredibly swift. The moment he remotely recalled Su Nv, he swept his hand. Dozens, even a hundred sealing talismans descended, plastering the Hall of Yama Demon.
"Mercy..."
Fairy Piaomiao's cry had barely begun when Lu Yang snuffed it out in its infancy. With a flicker of his form, he vanished from the cultivation world.
Chaotic Flow Sea, at the center of its one hundred and eight islands.
Immortal Alliance headquarters, inside a grand hall.
"Fairy Piaomiao's aura has vanished?"
"The Heaven-Scrutinizing Mirror can't locate her?"
"It could just now, but not anymore. The opponent's escape speed was extraordinarily fast—vanished in a blink. They have likely already left the bounds of the Chaotic Flow Sea."
"This..."
Eleven figures with obscured auras descended into the hall. They exchanged glances, each seeing a trace of fear in the others' eyes.
"Fairy Piaomiao is in the Dao Harmony realm at that. Empowered by the [Imperial Mansion Golden Seal Tushita True Edict], by ancient records she should not be weaker than an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator. How was she captured in a single exchange, without even the strength to resist? Could the intruder be beyond early Foundation Establishment?"
The group discussed heatedly, their tones laced with dread.
"What do we do now?"
"It's been three thousand years—exactly three thousand. The fated day draws near. If we don't find a way to save ourselves, we'll all perish in this forsaken place!"
"And if we fail that lord's task, we..."
"Enough!"
At last, one Dao Harmony great cultivator could not hold back a low curse.
"My mind is set. Activate the [Imperial Mansion Golden Seal Tushita True Edict] and locate Piaomiao."
"Must we really?"
"Shall we try the Heaven-Scrutinizing Mirror again?"
One Dao Harmony cultivator hesitated.
"Each activation weakens us further. I'm afraid it will hasten the process of us being fully refined by this object..."
"Better that than waiting to die!"
The speaking Dao Harmony cultivator carried an air of decay, nearing a thousand years old, and held the highest prestige. After some back-and-forth, the group of Dao Harmony experts resolved to cooperate.
Outside the Chaotic Flow Sea.
Though Lu Yang had departed, he had not gone far. Lingering at the boundary, he found a seabed cavern, carved out a temporary cave abode, then finally brought out the Myriad Spirits Banner.
"Time for a proper interrogation..."
He unsealed the [Hall of Yama Demon] and seized the now limp and powerless Fairy Piaomiao. Though her essence remained at Qi Refining, she falsely held a Foundation Establishment position.
Her strength was roughly on par with Su Nv's, strictly speaking.
Yet even a false hold was enough. As long as she guarded her sea of consciousness tightly, Lu Yang could not perform a soul search with his current cultivation. It would end in failure.
Fairy Piaomiao clearly knew this, and so she remained quite composed.
"I won't say a thing."
"No, you will."
Lu Yang's expression was equally serene. Though soul search was off the table, after assuming the role of Heaven Mending Peak Master by proxy, he had obtained the complete Heaven Mending Scripture.
If soul search wouldn't work, then he would harvest through dual cultivation!
With the Heaven Mending Scripture, combined with his [Dual Cultivation Prodigy] talent, he could fully extract the intelligence he desired straight from Fairy Piaomiao's body!
At the thought, Lu Yang could not help but sigh.
He had come to the outer seas this time precisely to improve his image, to play the good guy. Yet somehow, as he went about it, things had veered further and further into demonic territory?
"Sigh, the Primal Saint Sect has led me astray!"
Yet there was no helping it.
Lu Yang prided himself on a dao heart of iron, never swayed by feminine charms. But for the sake of the Dao, for his own cultivation, he could only grit his teeth and press on.