Chapter 333
Chapter 333
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: N/A
Chapter Title: Unexpected Opportunity
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"[Calamity Wave]!"
Almost instantly, Lu Yang's main body, far away in the Concealed Sword Villa, pulled out the [Calamity Wave] and desperately brushed [Illumination] onto himself.
A good while later, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Good thing. At least my main body should be fine."
What the hell was that?
Why had the thought popped into his head out of nowhere that he might have forgotten something? Could it really be PTSD from the Insight Barrier, making him see it in everyone?
"These True Lords are too shameless. They all love bullying the weak."
Lu Yang took a deep breath and regained his composure.
At least he was still alive—that was the greatest proof his true identity hadn't been exposed. He couldn't let himself panic.
"In theory, manipulating the avatar with [Puppet Strings] and observing as an outsider should make me immune to the Insight Barrier. No, too optimistic. What kind of figure is [Soaring Empyrean]? He toyed even Suo Huan to death. [Puppet Strings] might not be foolproof."
But no matter what, his main body hadn't been caught yet.
"Respond to all changes unchangingly! As long as the main body is safe, at worst I'll just suffer a loss on the avatar. There's still wiggle room—no need to restart from scratch."
With that thought, Lu Yang activated [Puppet Strings] again to check on the avatar.
At the same time, Perfected Being Demon-Quelling produced several blank jade slips. He first engraved them with his divine sense before distributing them to everyone present.
"This is...?"
Lu Yang swept the jade slip with his divine sense and saw it contained a cultivation method called the *Universal Profound Spirit Response Scripture*. The content looked familiar.
But he quickly realized:
*This is a second-grade true merit!*
The second-grade true merit corresponding to the [Xuanling Realm]!
Then Perfected Being Demon-Quelling explained,
"This was jointly deduced by all the Lords. It's simple and straightforward—everyone should master it quickly."
His tone was calm, even somewhat indifferent.
"For this [Xuanling Realm], the Lords have reached an agreement: the Heavenly Court will be divided into four parts. Each side sends people to harvest qi, mutual interference allowed. In the end, the fruit position will be divided based on the amount of qi harvested..."
Whoever harvested the most qi would get the largest share of the fruit position fragments.
So complicated?
Lu Yang's mind stirred, but he didn't speak. Instead, he used [Puppet Strings] to make True Person Xiuxin ask,
"For something this big, why involve us?"
With all the True Lords teaming up, what could possibly stop them?
Most importantly, this meant handing benefits to Foundation Establishment True Persons. Given how the True Lords usually lorded over everyone, why would they let Foundation Establishment cultivators cut in?
Perfected Being Demon-Quelling's lips curved slightly.
"This was a necessary compromise."
"The [Xuanling Realm]'s supreme was sent to reincarnation by the Lords, but a fruit position is still a fruit position. Facing annihilation, how could it offer no resistance at all?"
"True Lords could certainly suppress it by force."
"But that way, the [Xuanling Realm]'s fruit position would resist desperately. Even in victory, all we'd get is a shattered fruit position."
"Not worth the cost."
"That's why we're sending you to harvest qi—erode the [Xuanling Realm]'s fruit position bit by bit until it has no strength left to fight, then divide it up."
If before it had been a gluttonous feast.
Now it was slow chewing and savoring.
That way, the benefits were maximized—one could eat until full. As for the scraps, the True Lords didn't mind tossing them to their Foundation Establishment subordinates.
"So you're going in too, senior?"
"I can't."
Perfected Being Demon-Quelling shook his head.
"Not just me—even late Foundation Establishment great True Persons have preliminarily communed with the fruit position and will draw the [Xuanling Realm]'s hostility."
"So this time, only mid-stage and early-stage Foundation Establishment can enter."
For real?
Lu Yang rubbed his chin. Did someone like him count as a great True Person? Probably not—strictly speaking, he was still early-stage Foundation Establishment!
The marvels of [Upholding the Dharma] went without saying—if unused, it was as good as nonexistent. Supreme Void divine abilities were the same; they didn't even take up divine ability slots. Who knew how the [Xuanling Realm] would judge them? If great True Persons drew hostility because they'd communed with fruit positions...
What about the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner?
In this life, the foundation of his impersonating a great True Person lay in the unfathomable power within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner—the suspected prototype of [Heaven of Non-existence]. It wasn't a fruit position.
Would the [Xuanling Realm] accept it?
*No—the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner was already cleansed by the [Book of a Hundred Lives]. No cause, no effect. The [Xuanling Realm] might not even detect it!*
*If it can't detect it...*
That meant even inside the Heavenly Court fragment manifested by the [Xuanling Realm], he could impersonate a great True Person without fear of backlash!
Lu Yang was overjoyed.
*Doesn't that mean I can punch above my weight?*
Even a single minute as a great True Person would let him crush mid-stage and early-stage Foundation Establishment—like taking candy from babies, a tiger storming a flock of sheep!
*And if it's really as Perfected Being Demon-Quelling says, True Lord-level powers shouldn't be able to enter the Heavenly Court fragment. Forcing it would trigger the [Xuanling Realm] fruit position's rampage—which I'd notice. Unless it's some ultra-special True Lord power that's expert at concealment...*
Looks promising?
At that thought, Lu Yang's mind raced. If his guess was right, this so-called Heavenly Court fragment was his golden opportunity!
*Slaughter wildly, loot everything!*
*Go all out—anyway, the avatar's dying.*
*Then destroy the corpse, have the Cloud Family Ancestor and True Person Xiuxin I control emerge and announce to the world that the Sword Pavilion won.*
As for the details—since the Cloud Family Ancestor and True Person Xiuxin were both under his [Puppet Strings], he could spin whatever tale he wanted: say he'd sacrificed his life to turn the tide, perishing with the enemy to defend the Sword Pavilion's honor. He could even leverage the merit to join the Sword Pavilion...
A flawless plan!
"Friend Yu Shao, we'll have to rely on you this time."
The words fell, and following Perfected Being Demon-Quelling's gaze, Lu Yang looked toward the Human Immortal Yu Shao—who'd been gravely wounded by Cheng Xian's strike earlier and whose face was still ashen.
For exploring the Heavenly Court fragment, what could be better than an insider guide?
But Yu Shao gave a wry smile.
"In the past, I was just a lowly Heavenly Court official—powerless and positionless. I might not help much."
"Better than nothing."
At that, Perfected Being Demon-Quelling said solemnly,
"But everything within your limits. Your safety comes first."
Meanwhile, Lu Yang narrowed his eyes.
*Originally just didn't want to waste it. Didn't expect a bonus harvest.*
With the thought, Lu Yang sank his divine sense into the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, toward one of the gestating banner spirits—it was none other than that Human Immortal Cheng Xian!
Compared to Yu Shao, Cheng Xian—as a direct disciple of the [Xuanling Realm]'s supreme—undoubtedly held far higher status. His knowledge of the Heavenly Court had to be much deeper!
At the realization, Lu Yang grew eager.
*As expected—compared to Perfected Being Demon-Quelling, Perfected Being Heavy Light, Angxiao, Feixue... whether late Foundation Establishment or True Lords, none suit me.*
High-end matches are too tough.
Time to bully some weaklings!