Chapter 188
Chapter 188
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: Unnumbered
Chapter Title: Forging the Blood Demon Secret Realm
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True to form, Lu Yang wasted no time—decisiveness had always been one of his strengths.
Thus, before Blood Demon Island could plummet out of the Foundation Establishment Realm, he immediately set to work on his preparations. He already had plans in mind for turning it into a secret realm.
Mountain-Embracing!
"This innate divine ability can take illusory form to seal and suppress other divine powers, or solidify into a genuine mountain peak. No one's ever laid eyes on it before—perfect to pass off as a secret realm!"
Moreover, once Mountain-Embracing solidified, it came with the innate power to suppress spiritual energy, causality, and fortune within a certain range. Wasn't that exactly what a secret realm needed? This way, he could lure everyone inside his divine ability, letting them walk straight into his trap one by one!
"But that's not enough on its own. The flaws would still be too obvious."
Though Mountain-Embracing could manifest as solid reality, it was still fundamentally an innate divine ability at its core, with causality pointing straight back to Lu Yang. It wouldn't hold up under close scrutiny.
Lu Yang fell into brief contemplation.
Seeing this, Ancestor Tingyou at his side finally couldn't hold back any longer.
"First off, the causality. You could try shifting it onto Blood Demon Island."
"You're right!"
Lu Yang's eyes lit up.
"Ancestor makes a good point. Every secret realm needs a backstory. One without any causality behind it would never fool a Foundation Establishment cultivator."
"That's the tricky part with the causality."
Ancestor Tingyou shook his head.
"What's so hard about it?"
Lu Yang grinned.
"This Blood Demon Island doesn't look that big. I can hollow out the center of my Mountain-Embracing, shove the whole thing inside, and be done!"
"My innate divine ability Separate the Same, Fuse the Different can cut things apart, so it can naturally merge them too! Mix the causality of my Mountain-Embracing and Blood Demon Island together until they're indistinguishable. No matter who calculates it or how deeply, they'll just see my Mountain-Embracing as the Blood Demon True Person's secret realm!"
Lu Yang wasn't just spouting nonsense.
If he could stuff Blood Demon Island into Mountain-Embracing, the plan would actually work—after all, the real Blood Demon True Person was inside Mountain-Embracing!
With that in mind, Lu Yang activated his divine ability without delay.
In short order, a towering mountain shadow appeared within the Foundation Establishment Realm, shifting from ethereal to solid as it enveloped Blood Demon Island like a perfect shell.
"The original Blood Demon Island was way too small."
"It didn't look anything like a secret realm left behind by a late Foundation Establishment grand cultivator. Now with my Mountain-Embracing added, it at least has some semblance of grandeur."
At this moment, under Lu Yang's meticulous design, Blood Demon Island had seamlessly become a mountain within a mountain at the heart of Mountain-Embrasing. The two fused together flawlessly, and Lu Yang had even slapped on a palace exterior to make it look more opulent.
Next, Lu Yang began hurling beams of treasure light onto its surface.
He went all out for maximum ostentation, ensuring everyone would think Blood Demon Island was the secret realm's core, with all the real treasures hidden inside.
"It'll also let the outsiders scout the way for me."
"Let them and the Blood Demon True Person tear each other apart!"
"That damn Blood Demon True Person dared to brazenly use this trick to divert the heavenly punishment. I bet he's left some backup plans behind, nine times out of ten."
Lu Yang had always been meticulous to a fault.
The Blood Demon True Person had schemed against him like this—if he didn't pay it back in kind, how could he still call himself a Primal Saint Sect cultivator? How would he show his face among the sect afterward?
Soon enough, the secret realm took initial shape.
To that end, Lu Yang also deployed his Blood Sea Covering the Heavens Grand Array and Soul-Scattering Spirit-Seizing Smoke, creating two perilous zones within the secret realm.
"For names, how about Crimson Blood Lake and Soul-Seizing Valley? One's a lake of raging blood waves, the other's a valley shrouded in disorienting mists that could befuddle even Foundation Establishment cultivators. Toss in a couple treasures, and it'll be irresistible bait for anyone looking to raid the secret realm."
"But don't make those treasures too good."
"After all, the real prizes are inside Blood Demon Island. The outer ones have to be just tantalizing enough to stoke greed without satisfying it."
"Only when they're hooked like fish will they slowly lose their reason."
"Add in the calamity qi clouding their minds, and I guarantee the intruders will beat each other's brains out over Blood Demon Island."
The more Lu Yang schemed, the more excited he got.
"Ancestor, any suggestions from you?"
He turned to Ancestor Tingyou with enthusiasm.
"What do you think needs improving?"
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Don't lump me in with you!
Ancestor Tingyou was speechless. Sure, he walked the demonic path, but he'd always acted upright and honorable in life. He wasn't some swindling, shameless crook!
"The secret realm design is decent, but it's all surface-level—too crude."
"Your Mountain-Embracing can turn solid, but it's still just a divine ability at heart."
Ancestor Tingyou shook his head.
"Its biggest flaw is that it can't withstand real damage. Once someone breaks it, the truth comes out immediately."
"You might trick people inside, but it won't fool anyone with real insight—at the very least, not that mid Foundation Establishment sword cultivator from Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion. With his temperament, he'd just draw his sword and hack away wildly. Your Mountain-Embracing definitely couldn't take it, and the lie would shatter in an instant."
"Ancestor has a point."
Lu Yang replied patiently.
"Is there a way to fix it?"
".It's not impossible."
Ancestor Tingyou nodded. He'd personally crafted the Witch Ghost Dao's secret realm back in the day—he was an expert in this. He'd already thought of a solution.
"Use Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi!"
Only then did Lu Yang remember: the Witch Ghost Dao's two strands of Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi—one had gone to Perfected Being Yin Shan, the other was still in his hands, unused.
Back then, he'd only had Zhao Xuhe blow up the earth veins without destroying the Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi.
After all, it was still a strand of earthly baleful qi. He'd figured it might have other uses down the line, and keeping it had indeed been a wise move!
Ancestor Tingyou continued,
"Our Witch Ghost Dao has a secret art that uses Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi to spawn a vein of earth qi. It's not as good as a true earth vein, but it's still tied to heaven and earth—destroying it would draw heavenly punishment too. Fuse it into Mountain-Embracing, and that'll make people hesitate to act."
No one wanted to tangle with heavenly punishment.
If wrecking Mountain-Embracing triggered it, even Ye Xingfeng would have to tread carefully, not daring to rampage with his strength.
That alone slashed the risk of exposure dramatically.
"And for the treasures inside Mountain-Embracing, no need for real ones. Just use the banner spirits from your Ten Thousand Spirits Banner as fillers."
"Your actual treasures carry causality that could give you away no matter how well you hide it—too much hassle."
"But these banner spirits of yours, for some reason, all lack causality. They look like ownerless items, which makes them far more convincing."
"As for their appearances, they're just humanoid on the surface—really just clumps of innate qi. Changing their forms is child's play if you want, especially since a good chunk are Witch Ghosts from my Witch Ghost Dao, and those were unique treasures of our path to begin with."
With that, Ancestor Tingyou really opened up.
With his late Foundation Establishment insight, Lu Yang quickly perfected Mountain-Embracing, turning it into a proper, convincing grand secret realm.
"That's the plan!"
Lu Yang pinched his fingers, fixing the causality.
"Three days from now, Blood Demon Island plummets into the present world, landing in the Star宿 Sea... lousy drop point."
Time for a change—to the Biyang Cultivation World!
After all, if he didn't, how could he drag in that Immortal Alliance bunch at the Merging Dao stage, plus Guang Ming, and even the Innate Daoist's karmic debts?
With that thought, brilliant light bloomed at Lu Yang's fingertips.
Deciding Suspicion!
This profound ability steered causality toward outcomes favorable to him. Useless in everyday situations, but perfect now for granting his wish.
Under the divine ability's influence, Blood Demon Island's descent trajectory shifted at once. If the Blood Demon True Person were still awake, it might not have worked—but he was dormant, and Lu Yang had broken through to mid Foundation Establishment. Bolstered by his elevated status, tweaking the landing spot was no issue.
At that, Lu Yang cracked his knuckles, raring to go.
"For an ordinary secret realm, these people might not bite."
"But with the heavenly murder machine driving things, as long as I stay put here, they'll come running!"
Not one would escape!