Chapter 32
Chapter 32
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 32
Chapter Title: Target, Liu Xin!
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【You were crushed to death by a single finger from the Heaven Mending Peak Master.】
【Current pages remaining in the Book of a Hundred Lives: 95】
【Restarting a new life, you may choose one of the following gains from your previous life:
One: Treasures.
Two: Cultivation.
Three: Lifespan.
Four: Forfeit all gains and awaken a random talent based on your previous life's experiences.】
"Those whose names are called, come before me."
Liu Xin's voice came from the stage, but this time, Lu Yang remained lost in thought for a long while, his mind seemingly still stuck on that anger-fueled sword strike from his past life.
"An ant trying to shake a great tree... he wasn't wrong."
Lu Yang let out a long breath. Despite having witnessed the gap between himself and a Foundation Establishment cultivator, he was not discouraged. Instead, his fighting spirit burned even brighter.
With the Book of a Hundred Lives, what doesn't kill him will only make him stronger.
It was just a matter of starting over.
With this thought, Lu Yang looked again at the interface of the Book of a Hundred Lives. In his previous life, he had focused solely on cultivation, gaining nothing but a sixth-level Qi Refining Realm cultivation base.
However, he couldn't choose cultivation.
As long as the hidden danger of the *Nine Transformations of the Dragon Art* remained, he couldn't practice this technique, or it would be like carrying a time bomb.
"I choose talent."
【Calculating your experiences from the previous life...】
【After your death, the tale of you drawing your sword against a Foundation Establishment cultivator spread. Countless people mocked your overconfidence, unaware that you were not entirely without achievement.】
【Although you still failed to harm the Foundation Establishment cultivator in the slightest, at the very moment you were about to be crushed, you miraculously broke through a bottleneck in your swordsmanship, forcing the Heaven Mending Peak Master to add a bit more force to kill you. Afterward, he remarked that although you were but an ant, you had a trick or two up your sleeve.】
【You have awakened the purple talent: A Trick or Two.】
【A Trick or Two: No matter how terrifying the attack, as long as it is within the limits of your ability, you can handle it with ease for two exchanges.】
"What kind of talent is this?"
Lu Yang frowned. At first glance, it seemed like a divine skill of absolute defense, but the "within the limits of your ability" in the description somewhat diminished its value.
But he soon stopped dwelling on it. After all, he had only chosen a talent to avoid the hidden danger of practicing the *Nine Transformations of the Dragon Art* in his past life. A strong talent was a bonus, but a weak one didn't matter. More importantly, Lu Yang was concerned with finding a way to avoid the Heaven Mending Peak Master's divination.
"If it really comes down to it, I'll just have to give up the *Nine Transformations of the Dragon Art*..."
"Lu Yang."
"...Here!"
Liu Xin's voice from the stage brought Lu Yang back to his senses. He hurriedly walked up to the high platform, and just as in his previous lives, Liu Xin assigned him to the Harmonious Union Hall.
The next second, Lu Yang suddenly froze.
"Wait... I remember that Liu Xin had refined a formidable character into my Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, very likely a true disciple of the Saint Sect."
This wasn't right.
He himself was traced and found by the Heaven Mending Peak Master just for practicing a cultivation method. Yet Liu Xin had killed a true disciple!
How was he still alive?
At this thought, Lu Yang's eyes suddenly blazed with a brilliant light as he stared intently at Liu Xin on the stage.
"That's it. The only explanation is that he possesses another wondrous treasure, one that can obscure the threads of causality and prevent even a Foundation Establishment cultivator from divining any information about him!"
In an instant, Lu Yang's mind raced with possibilities.
He immediately changed his strategy, reverting to his actions from the first life. He directly "super-killed" Yu Suzhen in public, successfully attracting Liu Xin's attention.
He obtained half of the Innate Dao Scripture from Liu Xin.
He went into seclusion to cultivate.
Then, just as he expected, on a dark and windy night, a well-prepared Liu Xin came to the entrance of his cave abode, humming a little tune.
"Junior Brother Lu, are you in?"
Lu Yang did not reply.
Seeing this, Liu Xin was not surprised. Instead, a cold smile appeared on his face as he patiently opened his storage bag and took out array flags one by one, setting them up in the surroundings.
These were arrays for soundproofing and creating illusions, ensuring that no matter what happened inside, no one outside would notice a thing. Liu Xin had done similar things many times before, and no one had ever suspected him. Even if someone tried to use causality divination...
At this thought, Liu Xin touched the pocket in his robes and smiled confidently.
Even if someone used causality divination, it would be useless!
Soon, once the arrays were in place, Liu Xin dropped all pretense. He erupted with true qi and shattered the entrance of Lu Yang's cave abode with a single sword strike, then sauntered inside.
"Junior Brother Lu, stop hiding. Senior Brother needs a talent just like you... what!?"
Liu Xin's voice stopped abruptly.
Inside the cave abode, Lu Yang was sitting on a meditation cushion, looking at him with a faint smile, showing none of the signs of someone who had practiced a partial Innate Dao Scripture!
"...Something's wrong!"
In a flash, Liu Xin's pupils constricted, and a banner had already appeared in his hand.
But it was too late.
The next second, a red light flashed. Liu Xin felt more than half of his true qi and flesh being drained in an instant. He staggered and fell to the ground!
The Bloodbath of the Celestial River Sword Array Diagram!
Lu Yang had set up the array diagram at the entrance of his cave abode long ago. Liu Xin's forceful entry was no different from walking into a trap, so he was easily captured.
"Senior Brother, I've been waiting for you."
Looking at the fallen Liu Xin and recalling how he had been deceived and tormented in his first life, Lu Yang let out a cold laugh. *You've finally fallen into my hands!*
*If our roles were reversed, I would show you what true cruelty is!*
"Who are you!?"
Liu Xin lay paralyzed on the ground, unable to muster any strength, completely bewildered by the situation. Had he been set up? By a new disciple who had just joined the sect?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
"Are you a spy from an orthodox sect? Wait, don't kill me, I'm useful to you... I have a supreme Dao scripture that can help you reach the Foundation Establishment Realm!"
In this moment of crisis, Liu Xin couldn't care less and blurted out his biggest secret.
"I also have a magic treasure that contains the soul of a true disciple of the Saint Sect. He knows many secrets of the Saint... no, the Primal Saint Demon Sect."
"If you let me go, all of this will be yours..."
Before Liu Xin could finish, Lu Yang activated the Blood-Transforming Divine Light, sucking him dry until he was nothing but a sheet of human skin. "Fool. If I kill you, it's all mine anyway!"
"And so are you!"
Then, Lu Yang beckoned with his hand, pulling the Innate Primal Qi Ten Thousand Spirits Banner over. He shook the banner and swept it across Liu Xin's corpse.
Having read the Innate Dao Scripture in a previous life, he naturally knew how to activate this treasure.
As Liu Xin's corpse fell into the banner, it immediately vaporized into qi. After being refined within the banner for a long time, Lu Yang gave it a shake, and Liu Xin's form manifested once more.
However, the Liu Xin that reappeared was now a banner spirit of the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner. Lu Yang had deliberately preserved his memories. Thus, when Liu Xin regained consciousness, he looked at Lu Yang in disbelief. "Junior Brother Lu... impossible! How could you possibly know how to activate the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner?"
"What did you call me?"
Lu Yang sneered. "Do I need to teach you how a banner spirit should address its master? Or are you eager for your soul to be scattered?"
"Mercy, my lord! Liu Xin pays his respects to my lord!"
Liu Xin's knees instantly gave way, and he knelt on the ground. Despite retaining all his memories from when he was alive, he couldn't muster a shred of hatred for Lu Yang, the man who had personally killed him.
In every thought, there was only absolute loyalty.
This was the tyrannical power of the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner. At first glance, a banner spirit looked no different from a living person, but in reality, its will had been seized, making true autonomy impossible.