Chapter 74
Chapter 74
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 74
Chapter Title: The Sixth Life
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【You have failed to break through to Foundation Establishment. Your body has perished and your Dao has been annihilated.】
【Current remaining pages in the Book of a Hundred Lives: 94】
【Beginning a new life. You may choose one of the following rewards from your previous life:
One: Treasures.
Two: Cultivation.
Three: Lifespan.
Four: Forfeit all rewards and awaken a random talent based on your previous life's experiences.】
"Those whose names are called, step forward."
Liu Xin's voice came from the stage, but Lu Yang was completely oblivious, his mind still lingering on the interface of the Book of a Hundred Lives. Only after a long while did he come back to his senses.
"I choose cultivation."
The next second, his empty body was filled with a majestic surge of true Qi. His cultivation from his previous life at the peak of the tenth layer of Qi Refining, along with divine abilities like the Heavenly Demon Blood Transformation Divine Light, the Profound Yin Form-Seizing Grand Art, the Supreme Tenuosity Imperial Edict Treasure Register, and Sage's Theft all returned to him, making Lu Yang let out a satisfied sigh.
"Supreme Tenuosity Treasure Register, Edict of Heavenly Pardon."
In the next moment, Lu Yang activated the Supreme Tenuosity Imperial Edict Treasure Register, simultaneously augmenting it with the status of Sage's Theft, and cloaked his own karmic line with a layer of illusory karma.
He had not wasted a single moment in his hundred years of bitter cultivation in his past life.
With the help of the Dao-Enlightening Jade Slip, his attainments in both arrays and talismans had reached the seventh grade, which was essentially the limit for a Qi Refining cultivator.
Talisman arts, in particular, were his main focus.
And his greatest achievement was successfully recreating the "Innate Primordial Primal Qi Divine Talisman" used in his previous life to conceal heavenly secrets, retaining thirty percent of the original's effect.
"It's enough for temporary use."
"The original was, after all, drawn by a Foundation Establishment Perfected Being, enhanced by a Foundation Establishment status. It's unrealistic for me to replicate it perfectly. Achieving thirty percent is already quite good."
Boom!
The next instant, Lu Yang felt a shift in the great web of karma, as if a mighty surge of Qi swept through, tracing the karmic line of Perfected Being Panlong's legacy back towards him. Lu Yang instantly recognized the owner of this Qi—it was, shockingly, the Heaven Mending Peak Master!
What a quick reaction!
In his previous lives, it took the Heaven Mending Peak Master several years to find him, but now he had found him almost immediately. Was it because his own cultivation was higher?
"However... things are different now!"
Lu Yang calmed his mind. Since he had chosen cultivation and accepted the karma of Perfected Being Panlong, being sought out by the Heaven Mending Peak Master was within his expectations.
This time, however, there was a huge difference from before.
He had a 'status'!
A Foundation Establishment Perfected Being divining a mortal without status was naturally always successful. However, once the target possessed a status, the difficulty of divination would immediately skyrocket.
"Hmph! Junior, you court death!"
Through the great web of karma, Lu Yang heard the slightly angered voice of the Heaven Mending Peak Master echoing thunderously. He had clearly noticed Lu Yang's attempt to conceal the heavenly secrets and had even seen through his facade, determining that Lu Yang was not a Foundation Establishment Perfected Being, but a Qi Refining cultivator who possessed a status.
The next moment, Lu Yang felt the Heaven Mending Peak Master getting serious.
A vast divine sense swept over, directly breaking through the layer of illusory karma he had set up and tracing back to his origin. It wouldn't take more than fifteen minutes to lock onto him.
"So strong, too strong..."
Lu Yang marveled inwardly, but he wasn't flustered. The Heaven Mending Peak Master needed fifteen minutes to locate him, but what he needed to do wouldn't even take that long.
In the next instant, Lu Yang moved.
He left his Innate Primal Qi Avatar in place while his true self concealed his form and slipped away. He then went directly to Liu Xin and took his original divine talisman.
With Lu Yang's current cultivation, dealing with Liu Xin, who was still in the mid-stages of Qi Refining, was child's play. Liu Xin didn't notice a thing from beginning to end. Moreover, to avoid alerting him, after taking the divine talisman, Lu Yang even replaced it with a lite version he had made himself.
"Who is it!?"
Almost immediately after he took the original divine talisman, the Heaven Mending Peak Master completely broke through Lu Yang's blockade and began to forcefully scan the entire web of karma.
However, he found nothing. This experience of being played for a fool instantly enraged the Heaven Mending Peak Master, but no matter how much he tried to divine the heavenly secrets, he could not find the culprit.
This bizarre turn of events made the Heaven Mending Peak Master fall silent. A long time passed before he spoke again, "Grand Fortune, was it you?"
"Huh?"
Within the Primal Saint Sect, a handsome Daoist with a celestial bearing opened his eyes, a trace of helplessness on his face. "Old Freak Chen, don't you go making baseless accusations."
"Hmph! It must be you!"
The Heaven Mending Peak Master seemed convinced that Daoist Grand Fortune was behind this and immediately sneered, "Before Panlong died, he entrusted his legacy to me, agreeing that I would designate his successor. How dare you use a junior to secretly fish it away? Do you really think I fear your status and won't make a move?"
Daoist Grand Fortune's eyes narrowed slightly upon hearing this. "Panlong's legacy was fished away?"
"Stop playing dumb with me," the Heaven Mending Peak Master's voice continued. "This matter between us isn't over. A reincarnated True Lord... is no longer a True Lord, after all!"
Soon, the fluctuations on the great web of karma dissipated.
Evidently, although the Heaven Mending Peak Master's words were harsh, he still had his reservations and didn't dare to act rashly. Nevertheless, Daoist Grand Fortune still felt vexed.
After all, the Heaven Mending Peak Master was a top figure among the Foundation Establishment cultivators in the Primal Saint Sect and was not easily dealt with. He had been peacefully cultivating in his grotto-heaven, only to attract a powerful adversary for no reason. His mood, naturally, soured. At the same time, a great curiosity arose within him.
"Who is plotting against me?"
Daoist Grand Fortune performed a divination with his fingers but found no results, causing him to frown. "If it's not a plot... then it was an unintentional mistake, and I was accidentally caught in the crossfire?"
"Interesting!"
"From what the Heaven Mending Peak Master said, some junior made off with the Panlong legacy he was holding, and he couldn't even divine who it was? Which junior is so bold?"
The more Daoist Grand Fortune thought about it, the more curious he became, feeling an itch he couldn't scratch. "A pity, this junior seems to possess a secret treasure that conceals heavenly secrets, so ordinary methods can't find him... But to use the 'Covered Lamp Fire' for a mere junior is too much, the gain isn't worth the loss... Forget it, more important matters are at hand."
With that thought, Daoist Grand Fortune shifted his gaze.
Almost simultaneously, a disciple within the Primal Saint Sect suddenly looked up. His once muddled thoughts became clear, and his demeanor turned heroic and imposing.
His name was Xiao Shiye.
"Truly terrifying..."
Inside the Harmonious Union Hall, Lu Yang had already been lured into Yu Suzhen's grotto-heaven, just as it had unfolded in his previous lives. Liu Xin was already waiting at the door.
Originally, the next step would be the part where he was drained to death by Yu Suzhen.
This time, however, Lu Yang changed his mind.
"In this life, I will cultivate the 'Grand Yin Corpse Liberation and Form Shedding True Art,' which means I'm destined to 'die once.' Since that's the case, I might as well die right here."
This time, Lu Yang planned to be drained to death by Yu Suzhen!
Furthermore, he also intended to use Yu Suzhen to test an idea he had. The success or failure of this idea would determine his goal for this life.
That was the art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets!
This Foundation Establishment secret art, which he had obtained from Zhao Xuhe, allowed one to plant one's own Qi through dual cultivation with the opposite sex, making others pave the way for oneself.
And Lu Yang's idea was simple: could this thing be stacked?
Because this secret art was limited to the opposite sex, if he used it himself, he could only use it on women, such as Fairy Feixia, Fairy Qinghe, and others.
But whether it was Fairy Feixia or Fairy Qinghe, their talent and strength were very limited, completely unable to meet his needs.
The only one who met the requirements, Yun Miaozhen, was far away in the Sword Pavilion.
In contrast, the men were different.
Liu Xin, Zhao Xuhe, Xiao Shiye—each one was more of a heavyweight than the last. They could almost all be called Foundation Establishment seeds, blessed with profound fortune, and they were right beside him.
Thus, Lu Yang had a plan:
If Stealing Heavenly Secrets could be stacked, he would first use it on Yu Suzhen, turning her into his cultivation partner. Then, he would have her learn Stealing Heavenly Secrets and engage in dual cultivation with prodigies like Liu Xin, Zhao Xuhe, and Xiao Shiye. Wouldn't that allow him to indirectly use the art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets on people like Xiao Shiye?
Back then, Daoist Grand Fortune had nearly scared him to death. This life was the perfect time for revenge.
He had created Xiao Shiye, a Child of Destiny who surpassed countless disciples. Then he would create Yu Suzhen, a Woman of Destiny who would surpass Xiao Shiye!
(End of Chapter)