Chapter 386
Chapter 386
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 386
Chapter Title: Reestablishing the Witch-Ghost Dao!
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Seven Luminaries Heaven.
Lu Yang's consciousness returned to [Lihen Tian]. His dharma body naturally synchronized and manifested as well, with the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner gripped in his hand. Then, with a vigorous shake,
whoosh!
Vast earth veins surged out from within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner—clearly the leylines of the eight-hundred-li Skull Mountain. Almost simultaneously, Lu Yang sensed something in his mind.
High above in the firmament, it was as if a gaze had appeared out of nowhere, fixating dead on the leylines he had just smuggled over from the Broken Realm. This gaze was far less lively than those in the Myriad Martial Realm, and unlike the heavens of the Broken Realm that schemed and plotted against him, it brimmed with a naive innocence.
'Still too young... but that's perfect!'
The younger, the easier to fool!
Lu Yang deliberately separated out a strand of earth vein qi, which was instantly devoured by Seven Luminaries Heaven. Moments later, he felt a majestic force sweep over him.
Boom!
In the next instant, Lu Yang saw banner spirits emerging one after another from within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner. Each one erupted with surging incense fire!
The incense fire all pointed straight toward Lu Yang. In a flash, the entire [Lihen Tian] transformed into a sacred realm of incense fire. Countless strands of it intertwined, condensed, and finally formed a radiant talisman overflowing with sandalwood scent, quietly floating at the center of [Lihen Tian].
"Incense Fire Bestowment Talisman!"
Lu Yang's face lit up with delight upon seeing it. Seven Luminaries Heaven was truly an honest world—just a single strand of earth vein qi from him, and it gave feedback in return.
From this day forward, he had residency in Seven Luminaries Heaven!
Lu Yang's divine sense fell upon the incense fire divine talisman. Its inscription was blank, clearly waiting for him to fill it in before it would truly form a divine office and title.
"This thing..."
A grin spread across Lu Yang's face. He picked up a brush and wrote with bold, sweeping strokes in the center of the divine talisman, without a moment's hesitation:
[Lord of the Yama Heaven's Profound Darkness, Seizer of the Nether Mansion]!
With the divine office set, the talisman was complete.
In that instant, Lu Yang felt the incense fire divine talisman grow ever closer to him. Yet with a thought, he summoned the Tingyou Ancestor.
"What matter requires my assistance again... Hmm?"
The moment Tingyou Ancestor appeared, his eyes immediately locked onto Lu Yang and the incense fire divine talisman behind him inscribed with [Lord of the Yama Heaven's Profound Darkness, Seizer of the Nether Mansion].
This name was all too familiar to him—it was the title he had chosen when he first created the [Yama Hall] method, back when his ambitions soared to the heavens. The final character "Lord" was meant to feign a golden position, rivaling a true Golden Core Lord...
But it had instead brought calamity upon him.
In a flash, countless thoughts flooded Tingyou Ancestor's mind. Memories of the past Witch-Ghost Dao flickered through, ultimately settling on Lu Yang.
"Ancestor."
Lu Yang smiled, his tone fervent.
"Since we've now arrived in a brand-new heavenly realm, why not reestablish the Witch-Ghost Dao?"
"Reestablish the Witch-Ghost Dao..."
Tingyou Ancestor murmured softly.
"Exactly!"
With a grand wave of his hand, Lu Yang declared passionately,
"My disciple believes that Seven Luminaries Heaven's incense fire divine path is precisely the opportunity for our Witch-Ghost Dao to rise!"
"In the past, our Witch-Ghost Dao couldn't gather nine peak Foundation Establishment cultivators. Thus, even though Ancestor devised the method to feign a golden position, we had no chance to implement it before being wiped out by a single sword. Has Ancestor never wondered? What if we gathered nine peak Foundation Establishment cultivators to feign a Golden Core and vie for supremacy against that true lord..."
Lu Yang's words turned Tingyou Ancestor's eyes red.
Had he never thought of it? Of course he had!
Ever since the Witch-Ghost Dao was exterminated a thousand years ago, in every moment of his lingering survival, he had thought of it! But that was all—mere thoughts. He had never believed it possible.
But now... perhaps there really was hope?
Immediately after, Lu Yang pushed the freshly formed incense fire divine talisman toward him.
"Ancestor, I entrust this to you. From now on, you shall hold it!"
"To me... This isn't appropriate, is it?"
Tingyou Ancestor furrowed his brows.
In his view, though Lu Yang had now refined [Lihen Tian] into his new true body, it possessed only a position without cultivation, relying entirely on the banner spirits for protection.
Thus, Lu Yang should need the incense fire divine talisman even more.
But facing Tingyou Ancestor's refusal, Lu Yang waved it off without hesitation.
"Absolutely, Ancestor. I'm far more at ease with you holding it."
"After all, with Ancestor's abilities, you'll surely make better use of its value than I could!"
His words rang with righteous sincerity.
But deep down...
'Who am I kidding? How could I take something with such unclear origins? What if it's a trap? Way too risky!'
Lu Yang was no selfless saint, of course.
It was just that after being repeatedly screwed over in the Broken Realm, he instinctively distrusted the incense fire divine talisman and planned to have a reliable proxy test the waters first.
'Anyway, the banner spirits' things are mine, and mine remain mine.'
'With Ancestor's insight, he'll surely uncover the talisman's secrets.'
'If there's no issue, great—we all win, and I can claim it later. If there is... well, the unlucky one won't be me.'
Plus, it let him say the right things, providing Tingyou Ancestor some emotional payoff.
Why not?
Bai Village.
Having decided to reestablish the Witch-Ghost Dao via the incense fire divine path, the Land God of Bai Village's identity proved highly useful. Lu Yang planned to make full use of it.
"A pity—not all banner spirits can provide me with incense fire."
There were two kinds of banner spirits in the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner.
Most were the dead refined into spirits, while others, like Tingyou Ancestor and Chen Xin'an, were living souls drawn in.
Only the latter could provide Lu Yang with incense fire. His guess was that since they retained some chance of revival in a sense, Seven Luminaries Heaven viewed them as "living beings," whereas the other banner spirits were truly dead and thus couldn't produce incense fire.
"No rush. Take it slow."
Possessing Chen Xin'an's body, Lu Yang dragged the Land God of Bai Village into the village's land shrine. With a surge of mana, he plunged into some indistinct earthly realm.
"A bit like Foundation Establishment?"
Lu Yang curiously surveyed his surroundings. This place was entirely formed from incense fire qi, yet subtly linked to the real-world land shrine.
Here, the Bai Village Land God's condition had improved, reverting to feigned Foundation Establishment. But with Lu Yang present, he would never awaken in this lifetime—after all, for developing the Witch-Ghost Dao, a Land God with an existing villager base was ideal, saving him much effort.
"But this place is still too small."
Lu Yang glanced around, soon forming a plan:
'Though I won't use that incense fire divine talisman myself, having [Lihen Tian] replace this land shrine and serve as a new incense fire sacred realm is feasible!'
He even harbored a grander ambition.
In time, could [Lihen Tian] expand across all of Seven Luminaries Heaven, becoming the sole incense fire sacred realm to encompass countless city gods?
After all, why run a sole proprietorship when you could run the platform?
'If that's achievable, then the embryonic fruit of Seven Luminaries Heaven's incense fire divine path source—ruler over the world's city gods—will inevitably be mine!'
No sooner thought than done. Lu Yang began the process of drawing it in.
[Lihen Tian], originally high in the heavens, descended silently, supplanting the land shrine. Then he pondered how to harvest the villagers' incense fire.
But just as Lu Yang indulged in visions of a bright future—
Boom!
Suddenly, the entire [land shrine] shook violently. Startled, he jolted alert, several thoughts flashing through his mind:
'I've been exposed!'
'Is the land shrine bait to lure me?'
'Is someone trying to screw me over again!?'
(End of chapter)