Chapter 76
Chapter 76
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 76
Chapter Title: Superman's Cultivation Chronicle
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"It's true what they say: the more beautiful the woman, the more deceitful she is."
Watching Liu Xin's miserable fate in this life—poisoned by Yu Suzhen and ultimately drained dry by her dual cultivation technique—Lu Yang felt a sense of satisfaction.
*Serves you right for harming me in my second life.*
Then, Lu Yang turned his attention to Yu Suzhen. Without revealing himself, he used an illusion to switch out the Innate Primal Qi Ten Thousand Spirits Banner.
As for the *Innate Dao Scripture*, Lu Yang left a copy for Yu Suzhen, but he removed the parts about the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner and added the art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets. The result was just as he expected. The moment Yu Suzhen saw this secret dual cultivation art, she was immediately captivated.
"Stealing Heavenly Secrets... as long as I dual cultivate with someone, I can seize their cultivation and fortune?"
Yu Suzhen's eyes burned with fervor as she flipped through the contents of the art. She felt as if this technique was tailor-made for her!
At this thought, the ambition in Yu Suzhen's heart swelled instantly.
If before she only had the ambition to cultivate and achieve long life without knowing how to achieve it, now she had found a way.
After all, for Yu Suzhen, sleeping her way to the top was much easier than cultivating.
With her level of talent, it had taken her a long time in the Harmonious Union Hall just to break through to the first layer of Qi Refining. Even if she cultivated for her entire life, she would likely never get past the third layer.
But if she could master this art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets, with her looks, all she had to do was cast a wide net, catch more fish, and specifically target cultivators with good talent. She could build a huge "fish pond" and gather the cultivation of many. Her progress would surely advance by a thousand miles in a single day! Even reaching Foundation Establishment might not be impossible!
The more Yu Suzhen thought about it, the more her heart burned with excitement.
Immediately after, she used corpse-dissolving water to dispose of the bodies of Liu Xin and the other young disciple, methodically cleaning up the scene.
Three months later, inside the cave residence.
"You bitch! You actually poisoned me?"
Looking at the man, who was covered in wounds and on the verge of collapse, Yu Suzhen had no interest in even answering. She just continued to press him.
For a moment, the man's shrill screams echoed throughout the cave residence.
Just like that, the man's body shriveled at a visible rate, while Yu Suzhen's complexion grew rosier.
*Boom!*
With a soft rumble, Yu Suzhen's aura suddenly surged. She had forcefully broken through the bottleneck of the third layer of Qi Refining, reaching the mid-stage.
At that moment, nourished by True Qi, Yu Suzhen almost appeared holy. Yet, her actions did not stop, adding a taint of depravity to that holiness, creating a powerful visual contrast.
Meanwhile, Lu Yang remained hidden nearby, witnessing the entire process.
In just three short months, he had watched Yu Suzhen climb into the beds of various disciples, advancing from the first layer of Qi Refining to the third, eventually surpassing them all.
Sleeping around could make one stronger!
Yu Suzhen was even careful about her reputation. She only engaged in clandestine affairs. On the surface, she maintained her persona of a cold and proud woman who wouldn't give any man the time of day.
The colder and prouder Yu Suzhen acted, the more men fell for it.
Thus, in just three months, Yu Suzhen had lured in numerous unlucky fools blinded by lust, then used the art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets to suck them all dry.
"From the looks of it, if my venereal disease death curse hadn't killed her in the first life, she would have killed Liu Xin. Even without the art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets, she would have obtained the *Innate Dao Scripture* and the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, and she might have soared all the same... A person's fortune and the changes of karma are truly mysterious."
"In any case, the bait has been cast."
Without a doubt, Yu Suzhen had potential.
She was ruthless enough, vicious enough, and utterly shameless. She was willing to do anything as long as it benefited her—a natural-born disciple of the Primal Saint Sect.
She just lacked an opportunity.
And now, Lu Yang had given her that opportunity, allowing her to grow quickly. More importantly, on this path, she would eventually cross paths with Xiao Shiye.
Lu Yang wanted to see if she could get into Xiao Shiye's bed. If she could really dual cultivate with Xiao Shiye, he would hit the jackpot, because in the future, Xiao Shiye was destined to catch that colorful merit fish from the Merit Pool!
If he could use Yu Suzhen to turn Xiao Shiye into a cauldron for Stealing Heavenly Secrets, then he could strike the moment Xiao Shiye caught, consumed, and refined the colorful merit fish. He would pull a switch, using Yu Suzhen as an intermediary to steal all the cultivation and fortune from the fish!
Daoist Grand Fortune was using Xiao Shiye as bait to fish for the merit fish.
While he was using Yu Suzhen as bait to steal the catch!
This plan was tantamount to snatching food from a tiger's mouth. One could only imagine that if it succeeded, it would absolutely enrage Perfected Being Grand Fortune, who would stop at nothing to investigate.
"So I need to hide far away."
Taking the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, Lu Yang observed Yu Suzhen for a few more days. After confirming there were no issues, he quietly left the Primal Saint Sect and sped towards the mortal world.
Staying in the Primal Saint Sect had a hundred disadvantages and not a single benefit.
After all, he was officially dead. Staying in the sect meant he could only hide in the shadows, passively waiting for his 'post-mortem metamorphosis' and for Yu Suzhen's cultivation to progress.
That would be too much of a waste of time.
"Yu Suzhen is the most important part of my plan for this life, but not the only part. After all, even if I master Stealing Heavenly Secrets and the Grand Yin Corpse Liberation and Form Shedding True Art, adding Sage's Theft and my third-grade True Qi only gives me a forty percent chance of breaking through to Foundation Establishment. I must find other ways."
"Besides, staying far away has its advantages."
"After all, if the matter with Yu Suzhen succeeds, an enraged Foundation Establishment Master will search the threads of karma. Hiding in the Primal Saint Sect would be no different from seeking death."
"But if I'm at the far ends of the earth, no matter how angry the Foundation Establishment Master is, it will take time for them to find me."
"That time gap will be enough for me to attempt my breakthrough to Foundation Establishment."
Lu Yang wouldn't pin his hopes on 'possibly not being discovered'. After all, in his previous life, the Old Ancestor of the Yun family had managed to divine his location with the Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument.
He would only consider the worst-case scenario.
As for Yu Suzhen, Lu Yang just needed to deduce the karmic threads from time to time and observe her to ensure her actions didn't stray from his control.
After leaving the Primal Saint Sect, Lu Yang felt as free as a bird in the vast sky or a fish in the boundless sea.
"My corpse is hidden within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner. This wondrous treasure contains a world of its own; only it can hold my metamorphosing body and allow me to carry it with me."
Besides that, there was another opportunity within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner that made his heart race.
Lu Yang formed a hand seal and unfurled the banner. In an instant, black smoke billowed out, and a handsome young man in a black robe stepped down from the banner.
The Primal Saint Sect's true disciple, Chen Xin'an.
In his last life, he hadn't kept this person around. He had wanted to test the heaven-deceiving effects of the 'Innate Primordial Primal Qi Divine Talisman', and his cultivation had been too low to control him. But things were different now. Having mastered Sage's Theft and now possessing a certain spiritual standing, Lu Yang was fully confident.
"Where is this?"
Having just emerged from the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, Chen Xin'an seemed disoriented. He subconsciously looked for Liu Xin, then frowned.
"...Liu Xin is dead?"
Chen Xin'an pondered for a moment before his brow relaxed. He turned to Lu Yang. "Which sect are you from? Did you kill Liu Xin?"
"That's right."
Lu Yang nodded, his expression calm.
Unlike in the last life, where Chen Xin'an had known he was a Primal Saint Sect disciple with just a glance, this time he showed no reaction.
Lu Yang knew why. In this life, he hadn't lit a Life Lamp in the Primal Saint Sect, having used an illusion to fool them. Furthermore, the main technique he cultivated was the *Nine Transformations of the Dragon Art*, not a secret art of the Primal Saint Sect. This was why Chen Xin'an had misjudged him.