Chapter 174
Chapter 174
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: [Number]
Chapter Title: Blood Sea Engulfs the Heavens
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“Beast! You beast!”
Within the grand array, Old Lin’s hands trembled with rage. He never imagined that he, an eight-hundred-year-old Dao Harmonizer, could be duped by some young punk!
Yet amid his fury, bewilderment filled his heart.
That was First-Grade Great Vehicle True Qi! By his knowledge, it was enough to drive any Foundation Establishment True Person mad with desire. Why wasn’t Lu Yang tempted? Didn’t he want it?
The truth, of course, was far from that.
Admittedly, Lu Yang was genuinely tempted by this so-called Great Vehicle First-Grade True Qi. After all, it concerned his future path in the Dao—whether he could go further.
Not to mention it came from an Innate True Person.
He already held an Innate True Person’s Myriad Spirits Banner in his hands, and he possessed the Innate Dao Scripture too. There was no doubt some karmic tie bound them, offering a real chance at seizing the opportunities within.
‘But even if it’s fated, even if it tempts me, does that mean I have to go for it?’
Lu Yang’s mind remained crystal clear. The lesson from the Dragon-Subduing Arhat was still fresh!
‘Focus on what matters. Don’t chase shadows or get too greedy. For Great Vehicle First-Grade True Qi, I can always scheme for it deliberately in a future lifetime.’
‘As for now?’
‘First, trap and slay these Immortal Alliance Dao Harmonizers. Then overthrow the Immortal Alliance’s rule, extract the Wu Earth Qi, and break through to mid-Foundation Establishment!’
Thus, from the start, Lu Yang had zero interest in Old Lin’s words or the secrets behind the Innate True Person. Every bit of his performance was mere stalling—to buy time, set up the array, trap them all inside, and finally slaughter them clean!
“Array, rise!”
Lu Yang pinched a incantation gesture to activate the formation. In an instant, countless array lights surged skyward, gathering the boundless sea spirit qi from ten thousand li around into a vast, churning ocean!
Beneath their feet, the seabed lay bare—sea dried, stones cracked!
The underwater scenery once shrouded by waves now emerged under the daylight, while towering waves rose around them, reaching to the heavens.
Look up—no more blue sky and white sun.
All that met the eye was a river-sea flowing through the skies, reflecting the heavenly light, drawing ever closer as it crashed down toward their heads!
In that moment, the entire sea surface seemed to wail. The evaporation of water qi was so intense that brilliant rainbows even arched across the firmament above.
“Heavens...” One Dao Harmonizer couldn’t help a low, mournful cry.
This was beyond mortal power.
This was the might of heaven and earth!
With the array’s power, Lu Yang stirred ten thousand li of ocean, billions of tons of seawater overturning and smashing down. Before it, so-called Dao Harmonizers were no different from ants!
The next second, the seawater crashed.
The crowd hurriedly summoned their treasure lights—not to resist, but channeling their mana to the utmost, linking to the [Imperial Mansion Golden Seal Tushita True Edict] back in the Immortal Alliance.
Mortal strength couldn’t oppose such natural fury. To stand against it, they needed to elevate their own stature!
In a flash, radiant treasure lights bloomed over the Dao Harmonizers, empowering them with Foundation Establishment stature. Clearly, they planned to withstand Lu Yang’s oceanic onslaught through sheer rank.
But seeing this, Lu Yang merely smiled.
He had spent decades meditating in the Primal Saint Sect, outlasting the Dragon-Subduing Arhat while delving into arrays and talismans. With the Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument’s aid, his progress had been lightning-fast.
Now, he was a Sixth-Grade Array Master!
And this array before them was one he had meticulously derived—a Sixth-Grade formation, equivalent to “Foundation Establishment” in the array arts. How could it fail against mere stature?
With that thought, Lu Yang produced the [Avici Sword].
“Go!”
A gesture, and the [Avici Sword] plunged into the array’s heart. Under its baleful sword light, the once-clear azure waters turned into a surging crimson sea!
[Blood Sea Covering the Heavens Sword Array Diagram]!
This formation was Lu Yang’s evolution of the [Blood Washing Heavenly River Sword Array Diagram] he had crafted during his Qi Refining days!
Wωω⊙⊙ c oEmpowered now by the [Avici Sword], the blue ocean fully transformed into a blood sea, gaining Foundation Establishment stature of its own. With one crushing press, it smashed the foremost Dao Harmonizer—bones shattering, tendons snapping—his aura rapidly fading amid crackling sounds.
Then the second, the third...
In the end, only Old Lin—the eldest, strongest, deepest-rooted—still struggled to hold on, though he was already spent.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The blood sea surged in endless cycles, waves upon waves assaulting. Old Lin fought desperately, but helplessness and frustration twisted his face.
Strictly speaking, Lu Yang’s True Qi quality was actually inferior to his.
The “True Dragon Baleful Qi” from the Nine Transformations Dragon Art was merely Third-Grade, while as a Dao Harmonizer, Old Lin’s True Qi could rank Second-Grade on the mainland.
But Lu Yang didn’t compete on quality!
Array-empowered, with ten thousand qing of seawater infused with heaven-earth spirit qi—even if inferior in quality, that despairing quantity easily crushed him flat!
“Pah!”
Finally, Old Lin could only wail as, like the other Dao Harmonizers, he froze in the boundless blood sea like amber.
Outside the [Blood Sea Covering the Heavens Sword Array Diagram], Lu Yang stood with hands behind his back, gazing skyward.
“Still no sign...”
Truth be told, he had expected that slaying so many Immortal Alliance Dao Harmonizers would draw the Fortuitous Luck Daoist out.
This array was prepared for him too.
Yet nothing happened.
“Of course. True Person Heavy Light is probably watching the Fortuitous Luck Daoist at all times. If he showed up rashly and got spotted, that’d be real trouble.”
With that realization, Lu Yang’s heart settled.
If the Fortuitous Luck Daoist couldn’t come, there was nothing to fear!
The next instant, he unhooked a small gourd from his waist, uncorked it, and a colorless, odorless wisp of ethereal smoke drifted out.
[Three-Nines Soul-Melting Gourd]!
This spirit treasure paired with the Avici Sword, containing a strand of [Soul-Melting Spirit-Scattering God-Seizing Smoke]—enough to derange even a Foundation Establishment True Person’s soul.
With a thought, Lu Yang sent the smoke into the array.
He didn’t outright kill the Dao Harmonizers but first suppressed their dharma bodies with the blood sea, then their souls with the [Soul-Melting Spirit-Scattering God-Seizing Smoke].
“After all, I’m no born killer.”
Moreover, their true spirits weren’t in their bodies but entrusted to the [Imperial Mansion Golden Seal Tushita True Edict]. Killing them might let some escape.
“Almost forgot—there’s one more.”
Lu Yang glanced over to see Guang Ming, who had been far off at the horizon moments ago, scrambling toward him on hands and knees. Without a word, he slid into a kneel mid-air:
“Sir’s divine might is unfathomable. This monk is in awe!”
“I know the Immortal Alliance headquarters like the back of my hand. If Sir wishes to go, this monk will lead the way! To be honest, I can’t stand these overseas natives either—”
Before Guang Ming finished, Lu Yang waved him off.
Truth be told, with Guang Ming, Lu Yang felt indifference at first sight, utility at second, and wariness at third.
Once was coincidence, twice happenstance.
Thrice? Intentional. Especially across the vast seas—him showing up right on cue screamed karmic pull. No need to think twice.
Yet the man was useful.
“...Fine. Follow me.”
Lu Yang set aside stray thoughts, swept Guang Ming up with a divine ability, stored the array and comatose Dao Harmonizers into the [Three-Nines Soul-Melting Gourd].
Then, riding a beam of escape light, he headed straight for the Immortal Alliance under Guang Ming’s guidance.
By now, the Immortal Alliance was in chaos.
After all, the life lamps of eleven Dao Harmonizers had all dimmed, nearly extinguished—an utter skyfall for the mid-to-high ranks.
Lu Yang descended wordlessly over the headquarters.
His divine ability blanketed the island, sealing the void, barring entry and exit.
He had rushed here to seize control at utmost speed. Let anyone slip away, and cleanup afterward would be messy.
“Next up—harvesting qi.”
To harvest Wu Earth Qi, he needed to shatter the old order, forge a new one, and topple the Immortal Alliance—this “mountain” crushing the Biyang Cultivation World.
For other cultivators, this step might stump them.
“Good thing I hail from the Primal Saint Sect.”
The Primal Saint Sect had a complete, proven system for swiftly dismantling a faction, neutralizing it, and fully taking over.