Chapter 83
Chapter 83
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 83
Chapter Title: A Pleasant Cooperation
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Inside the cave residence, as Lu Yang's voice fell, the Heaven Mending Peak Master seemed to finally take this audacious junior seriously. He suddenly let out a soft chuckle.
"You're quite something. Interested in becoming my son-in-law?"
Lu Yang raised an eyebrow at his words. "As I recall, Senior already has a son-in-law."
"The Coiling Dragon Inheritance was taken from Xuhe by you. I want the inheritor of the Coiling Dragon to be my son-in-law. I don't care who that inheritor is."
The Heaven Mending Peak Master was unconcerned, smiling as he said, "Your proposal is very interesting, but it also reveals your true situation. It seems you have no Foundation Establishment Perfected Being backing you. How about it? Become my son-in-law, and we'll be family from now on. When the time comes, I won't be against lending you a hand."
Before his words had even faded, the Heaven Mending Peak Master waved his large hand.
In an instant, the world spun. Lu Yang found his surroundings had abruptly changed. Above him was a bright moon and a starry sky; he had been transported to the summit of Heaven Mending Peak!
"Qian'er, come out."
As the Heaven Mending Peak Master spoke, Lu Yang saw a flash of brilliant light. From within the light emerged a graceful woman of stunning beauty, with a single vermilion dot on her brow.
"Dad, another one?"
The woman had appeared somewhat languid, but she was stunned the moment she saw Yu Suzhen. "Dad, I don't mind, but... a woman is a bit..."
"You... I told you to practice diligently. If you had already mastered my great divine ability, how could you fail to see the truth of this woman?" The Heaven Mending Peak Master glanced at the woman helplessly, then with a turn of his divine sense, he projected the entire story into her sea of consciousness.
Only then did he turn back to Lu Yang.
"This is my daughter, Chen Shuqian. She cultivates the 'Six Paths Nirvana Phoenix Art'. You cultivate the 'Nine Transformations of the Dragon Art'. The two of you are a match made in heaven."
"If you two dual cultivate, the six and nine will merge into one. The effect will be equivalent to a Foundation Establishment Wonder Treasure!"
Hearing this, Lu Yang did not answer immediately but fell into deep thought.
Honestly, the conditions proposed by the Heaven Mending Peak Master were very tempting. At first glance, if he agreed, it could be considered a great opportunity for them both.
However, this was the Primal Saint Sect.
How could an opportunity in the Primal Saint Sect not have a catch?
In the end, however, he nodded with pleasure. "It's mutually beneficial. This junior can agree to this matter, but we'll have to wait until I'm ready to attempt Foundation Establishment."
"But of course." The Heaven Mending Peak Master laughed heartily. "After all, the higher your cultivation, the better the effects of dual cultivation with my daughter will be. I can also help you once with the matter of Hong Yun. Don't worry, with me concealing the heavenly secrets for you, I guarantee his bait won't catch anything this time!"
"...Then many thanks, Senior."
Lu Yang cupped his hands. "A pleasant cooperation?"
The Heaven Mending Peak Master grinned. "A pleasant cooperation."
With that, Lu Yang simply withdrew his consciousness. After he left, the Heaven Mending Peak Master waved his hand, sending Yu Suzhen back to her cave residence.
She, of course, remained oblivious to everything that had just happened.
The relevant memories had been casually erased by the Heaven Mending Peak Master.
Only then did the Heaven Mending Peak Master's daughter, Chen Shuqian, open her eyes and say softly, "Dad, this man is viciously ambitious. Are we really going to cooperate with him?"
At this, the Heaven Mending Peak Master's smile vanished, replaced by a cold sneer. "Viciously ambitious? That's exactly right! Which disciple of the Primal Saint Sect isn't viciously ambitious? As for cooperation... I was just saying that. First, we'll placate him, lest he become a spooked bird and flee to somewhere I can't see."
Chen Shuqian heard this and asked curiously, "So, Dad, you don't plan to help him?"
"No, I do plan to help him."
The Heaven Mending Peak Master shook his head. "Hong Yun isn't in a good state right now, otherwise he wouldn't need to fish for fortune in the Primal Saint Sect every so often."
"If not for that, that fellow Chongguang wouldn't dare to covet the 'Covered Lamp Fire'."
"Under these circumstances, if I scheme against Hong Yun once and make his fishing trip fail, causing his fortune to wane, I can sell Chongguang a favor." "Why wouldn't I?"
"What's more, if this person really plans to use the art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets to pull a switch, I can use the connection in our Qi to find his true body."
"This person was able to obstruct me on the great net of karma for a short while before, so he must possess some inherent status. His quality is dozens of times better than Zhao Xuhe's. Once I find his true body and capture him, you can use the Heaven Mending True Scripture to drain him dry. It will increase your chances of reaching Foundation Establishment by at least thirty percent!"
His words made it seem as if Lu Yang were already a fish on the chopping block.
Chen Shuqian still seemed a bit worried. "But my brother is still in his hands..."
"Don't worry." The Heaven Mending Peak Master said flatly, "As long as Xin'an is within my sight, nothing will happen to him. Even if his soul is scattered, I can reassemble it!"
"That old bastard definitely has ill intentions!"
Outside the Sorcerer Ghost Mystic Realm, Lu Yang opened his eyes, his gaze cold. "He must be plotting against me, wanting to find my true body to serve as a cultivation partner for his daughter."
"And Chen Xin'an isn't a reliable safety net either."
"After all, that's a Peak Master of the Primal Saint Sect, an absolute top-tier expert even among Foundation Establishment Perfected Beings. Would such a person truly care about familial affection?"
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but scratch his head.
This was too difficult. Compared to him, how did others manage to break through to Foundation Establishment?
Surely they didn't just accumulate a single great divine ability, a Foundation Establishment spiritual item, and a Foundation Establishment secret technique, then bet their lives on a thirty percent chance?
"Unfortunately... at this point, I can only gamble."
Lu Yang's gaze shifted to the Sorcerer Ghost Mystic Realm before him. Although he was well hidden now, it was clear he couldn't hide forever.
"Moreover, the art of Stealing Heavenly Secrets was created by the Heaven Mending Peak Master himself. The moment I activate it to drain Yu Suzhen, he'll likely be able to follow the trail straight to me. My only chance then will be to rely on the Sorcerer Ghost Mystic Realm. I might even be able to use the Golden Core Sword Qi to land a heavy blow on him..."
With the Golden Core Sword Qi, the Sorcerer Ghost Mystic Realm was Lu Yang's natural safe harbor.
As long as he hid inside, even if he was discovered, the Heaven Mending Peak Master and Daoist Hong Yun might not dare to enter.
At that point, he could cultivate slowly within the mystic realm, gather the 'Seat of the Profound Nether Lord Regent', master the 'Heavenly Silkworm Secret: Severing Thoughts to See the Self', and become a Corpse Liberation Immortal.
At the very least, he could attempt Foundation Establishment with a sixty percent chance of success!
As for the problem of the Sorcerer Ghost Mystic Realm being a one-way trip, that was naturally of no concern to him. As long as he could achieve Foundation Establishment, he could just kill himself and start over.
If there was one issue, it was the unstable time bomb that was the Golden Core Sword Qi.
After all, based on his previous life's experience, that strand of Golden Core Sword Qi would eventually slaughter everything in the entire Sorcerer Ghost Mystic Realm. Lu Yang didn't know the reason behind it.
"The answer to that question probably lies with the Nether Listen Sect."
Lu Yang recalled the statue of the Nether Listen Sect's Founder he had seen before and mused, "That Founder was most likely a Foundation Establishment cultivator from the Way of the Sorcerer Ghost who managed to survive."
"Could it be that he did something to provoke the Golden Core Sword Qi into slaughtering everyone in the mystic realm?"
The more Lu Yang thought about it, the more solemn his expression became.
"From this perspective, if I want to develop safely in the mystic realm, I must first solve the problem of the Nether Listen Sect. Otherwise, I'll be killed by the Golden Core Sword Qi sooner or later."
With this thought, Lu Yang finally made his decision.
His true body would enter the mystic realm!
Time to risk it all