Chapter 208
Chapter 208
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Translator: Ace
Chapter:
Chapter Title: Why Aren't You Running?
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"You're actually not running?"
Looking at Lu Yang standing there with his hands behind his back, Many Treasures Child dispersed his escaping light, his face ashen. He subconsciously swept his divine sense around.
"No... there's no ambush."
Many Treasures Child looked puzzled.
To be fair, seeing that Lu Yang had no intention of fleeing, he thought he'd been lured into a trap and ambushed. But it turned out not to be the case.
On the other side, Lu Yang also furrowed his brows.
"How come it's just you?"
Wasn't there a Dragon-Fishing Old Man too?
Didn't they come together? Not accomplices?
Or perhaps...
In the next instant, Lu Yang's brows relaxed. If the other party truly had ties to the Dao Court, they had likely headed south to [Qing Kingdom] for reinforcements.
So, there were still bigger fish?
With that thought, Lu Yang's expression grew even more composed.
"You're just a wild scattered cultivator after all, utterly devoid of morals—trading one moment, then turning around to rob and kill."
These words instantly struck at Many Treasures Child's inner demon, his face twisting in fury.
"A Demon Sect Perfected Being like you dares lecture me on morals here? Trading on the surface while ambushing from behind, pocketing all sorts of rare treasures without paying a single coin—that's exactly what you Demon Sect Perfected Beings do!"
"You can even recognize me?"
Lu Yang deliberately frowned, then his expression turned stern.
"You've got some nerve. Knowing I'm from the Primal Saint Sect, you still dare chase me down to kill?"
"I'm here to kill Demon Sect scum!"
Many Treasures Child bellowed suddenly at those words. A round mirror materialized behind his head, its light shining down and illuminating a streak of messenger spirit light.
"Hahaha!"
In the next second, Many Treasures Child waved his hand, intercepting the messenger spirit light. A quick scan with his divine sense made him burst into laughter.
"So it's all a bluff!"
The message was clearly a distress signal. In Many Treasures Child's eyes, this Demon Sect Perfected Being was just feigning calm to buy time and call for aid secretly. Little did he know, Many Treasures Child's superior methods had blocked his rescue message!
With that realization, Many Treasures Child's suspicions vanished.
"You're not leaving here today!"
As his words fell, dazzling treasure light erupted behind Many Treasures Child. The lights converged into waves, surging like tides, instantly transforming into a long river.
[Ten Thousand Treasures River]!
This river was entirely formed from treasure light, with countless artifacts floating and sinking within—swords, spears, halberds, towers, bells, tripods, seemingly endless.
The river then swept downward. Lu Yang immediately felt an overwhelming force crashing down, momentarily losing control of his footing. He staggered and fell into the river, where the artifacts within pounced at him one after another, bombarding his body.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
The barrage of treasures struck Lu Yang, sparking brilliant flares of fire, yet he remained unmoved, like a reef beneath the waves.
"What a [Ten Thousand Treasures River]..."
Lu Yang's gaze was peculiar as he inspected the hundreds of treasures in the river. These weren't random picks; each was meticulously crafted.
A single treasure wasn't remarkable.
But combined, they complemented each other, activated by secret arts, even drawing on heavenly gang and earthly fiend energies to display profound wonders!
Unfortunately, this little workshop was too conservative.
"[Ten Thousand Treasures River]—to live up to the name, it should have ten thousand treasures to truly be a river. A mere five hundred? That's just a stream."
Of course, there was no helping it.
Many Treasures Child was merely the head of a minor Northern River sect. Having five hundred treasures was already impressive; ten thousand was beyond him.
But the Primal Saint Sect was different!
The Primal Saint Sect had a dedicated artifact-refining division, brimming with talent, forging day and night nonstop. Satisfying the needs of a true Ten Thousand Treasures River was effortless!
"And with only a few hundred, the flaws are too glaring."
Lu Yang shook his head, then pulled out the Centipede Bee Pouch, opening its mouth. In an instant, a dense swarm of pitch-black Qi-Devouring Insects poured out.
Lu Yang had always remembered Ancestor Tingyou's tales of the Qi-Devouring Insects and never neglected their cultivation. Now released all at once, billions of them swarmed like starving tigers, heedless of casualties, charging forward relentlessly to gnaw at the treasure light of the [Ten Thousand Treasures River].
Seeing this, Many Treasures Child's face changed dramatically.
"What kind of demonic bugs are these?"
Though his [Ten Thousand Treasures River] could refine hundreds of treasures into a superior spirit treasure, its essence remained a composite of those artifacts.
Thus, flaws persisted between them.
The Qi-Devouring Insects exploited every gap, burrowing in to devour the treasure light. A single insect caused negligible damage...
But there were just too many!
Realizing this, Many Treasures Child hurriedly formed seals. The [Ten Thousand Treasures River] shuddered violently, countless artifacts clashing, their resonant chime instantly invoking a profound wonder.
[Treasure Chime Sound]!
As the wonder activated, ceaseless chime tones echoed through heaven and earth, born from the collisions of the hundreds of treasures in the river, carrying a strange resonant force. Wherever it passed, the Qi-Devouring Insects lost control of their bodies, exploding from within outward.
"Interesting..."
Lu Yang's face showed curiosity. His divine sense told him the foe had employed not just treasure wonders but also an innate divine ability.
Yet the specifics were deliberately concealed by Many Treasures Child.
'Pity—this concerns Perfected Chongguang's golden core pursuit, with True Lord Qingcheng Clear Snow personally veiling the secrets of heaven. Even Foundation Establishment Perfected Beings can't divine the karma.'
Lu Yang pondered inwardly, but his hands didn't slow. With a flick of his sleeve, a purplish-gold official seal hovered in the air—the [Purple Tenuity Imperial Descent Supreme Gold Seal], a treasure bestowed by Fellow Daoist Tongshou during his overseas stay, exceptionally effective at suppressing metallic objects.
"Suppress!"
Lu Yang pointed with a seal, and the [Purple Tenuity Imperial Descent Supreme Gold Seal] smashed down like a mountain, pressing atop the raging [Ten Thousand Treasures River].
In the next breath, the river froze stiff.
All treasures were fundamentally metallic; the [Purple Tenuity Imperial Descent Supreme Gold Seal] countered them utterly. One strike, and their wonders shattered!
At this sight, Many Treasures Child narrowed his eyes.
"Demon Sect..."
Greed and hatred flickered in his gaze, but soon joy emerged. He looked skyward and laughed maniacally.
"Hahaha! Your end is here!"
As his voice fell, several escaping lights streaked through the sky!
When the lights dispersed, Dragon-Fishing Old Man, Perfected Being of Five Elements, and others stepped forth—six Foundation Establishment Perfected Beings in total, including two at mid-stage!
Adding Many Treasures Child made three mid-stage!
In a flash, vast auras locked the void, pinning Lu Yang firmly in place, ensuring no escape—not even for Foundation Establishment.
"Friend Daoist Many Treasures, you've earned great merit this time."
Perfected Being of Five Elements laughed heartily. Many Treasures Child looked relaxed, and even the most cautious Dragon-Fishing Old Man sighed in relief.
After all, it looked settled no matter how you sliced it.
Seven Foundation Establishment Perfected Beings—three mid-stage, four early-stage—nearly half of [Qing Kingdom]'s Foundation Establishment forces, ganging up on one Primal Saint Sect Perfected Being.
Even if Primal Saint Sect Perfected Beings were notoriously strong in battle.
The odds were seven to one—advantage ours!
Yet just as everyone felt victory assured, Lu Yang suddenly smiled.
"Not bad. Friend Daoist Many Treasures, you truly have earned great merit!"
Many Treasures Child froze at the words.
"What?"
Before he finished, an even vaster aura erupted outside the encirclement of the seven Foundation Establishment Perfected Beings, turning the tables to surround them instead!
"Ah!"
In the next instant, among the four early-stage Perfected Beings, Zhaoxia Clan Ancestor Xia Weiming let out a shrill scream. His chest was brutally pierced by a massive hand!
Xia Weiming's reaction was lightning-fast. His dharma body disintegrated into streams of light, swiftly reforming beside Perfected Being of Five Elements. Even so, terror etched his face—the strike hadn't just breached his dharma body but shattered his Dao foundation!
It had crippled ninety percent of his combat power; he'd nearly died!
"...Pretty good at running."
Amid the crowd, Perfected Being Yin Shan looked grim, his tone emotionless as he shook his hand.
"Whatever. Crippling one is enough."
Meanwhile, Lu Yang laughed loudly.
"Senior Brother, why'd you take so long?"
Only then did Perfected Being Yin Shan curl his lips into a smile.
"Wasted a bit of time gathering people. But we really hooked some big fish this time."
As he spoke, figures emerged around the [Qing Kingdom] group's seven Foundation Establishment Perfected Beings, auras flaring— the Foundation Establishment cultivators who had just left the trade meet. Aside from mid-stage Han Xiang, there was also a valiant armored woman gripping a sharp weapon.
From the start, Lu Yang and Perfected Being Yin Shan had sensed something amiss.
Or rather, they'd suspected it. But acting in true Primal Saint Sect style, they shot the arrow first, then targeted the bullseye—preparing for the worst.
Thus, while Lu Yang played the bait, Perfected Being Yin Shan had secretly rallied the Northern River cultivators, lying in wait for the fish to bite!
"A bunch of Eastern River rats, daring to play mind games with the Primal Saint Sect?"
"Overreaching fools!"
At this sight, Perfected Being of Five Elements paled drastically. Recalling Lu Yang's earlier words, he whipped around, glaring venomously at Many Treasures Child.
"You betrayed us!?"