Chapter 90
Chapter 90
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 90
Chapter Title: Refining a Guardian Deity
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Primal Saint Sect, Heaven Mending Peak.
The moment Xiao Shiye drew the colored Merit Fish and began to refine it, Yu Suzhen made her move. Stealing Heavenly Secrets activated, and Xiao Shiye was instantly drained to death.
And the vast cultivation and destiny from the colored Merit Fish, capable of allowing a mortal to reach the peak of the Qi Refining Realm overnight, were naturally and easily absorbed by Yu Suzhen.
In an instant, Yu Suzhen's cultivation soared!
It all happened so fast that even Yu Suzhen herself couldn't react. But that didn't stop her ecstasy. Could this be her destined opportunity?
"Am I about to ascend to the heavens in a single step?"
The very next second after this thought formed in her mind, a familiar sensation suddenly spread from her dantian, quickly engulfing her entire body.
This is Stealing Heavenly Secrets!?
In that moment, Yu Suzhen's beautiful face changed drastically. In disbelief, she felt her own aura, which should have been breaking through to the peak of Qi Refining, begin to recede at an even faster rate.
She knew this feeling all too well. During this time, she had surpassed countless disciples and created innumerable cultivation partners. But only at this moment did she realize she was also a cultivation partner for someone else! But when? Who could have done this to her without her ever knowing?
Soon, a sense of weakness washed over her.
Her joy turned to sorrow. Terror replaced ecstasy. The feeling of being slowly drained to death twisted Yu Suzhen's pretty face, and she couldn't help but cry out:
"Wait, wait a moment."
Before she could finish, the suction force suddenly doubled.
The next second, Yu Suzhen's aura plummeted. All her true qi, cultivation, destiny, and even her soul were drained away, flowing out beyond the Primal Saint Sect.
Almost simultaneously, two rifts suddenly appeared in Yu Suzhen's cave residence.
Following that, two figures, one after the other, strolled out from the rifts, their gazes immediately falling upon Yu Suzhen's corpse.
"A step too late." Daoist Hongyun's expression was calm, but his bone-chillingly cold eyes revealed the true extent of his fury. The next moment, he turned his head, his gaze fixed on the Heaven Mending Peak Master. "Chen Taihe, do you wish to fight me?"
Throughout the entire sect, everyone knew of his condition.
Whoever dared to snatch the bait he used to fish for destiny was, in effect, shortening his lifespan and would surely face his most ferocious retaliation.
For this reason, not even Perfected Being Chongguang, who had the greatest conflict with him, dared to make a move.
After all, his status was too high.
Even though he was no longer in his prime, he was not someone an ordinary Foundation Establishment cultivator could compare to.
However, Daoist Hongyun never imagined that the Heaven Mending Peak Master, with whom he'd only had a few minor disputes, would actually conceal the threads of causality and do something so drastic!
"Daoist Hongyun, please calm yourself."
Compared to the enraged Hongyun, the Heaven Mending Peak Master appeared rather composed. "The one who acted was the same junior who previously took the karmic threads of the Coiling Dragon's inheritance."
"If we follow this trail of aura, we might still be able to retrieve that colored Merit Fish. Although it will surely have diminished quite a bit, it's still better than nothing. Of course, if you insist on fighting me, fellow Daoist, I don't mind witnessing the prowess of a former True Lord."
The Heaven Mending Peak Master had no intention of making a mortal enemy of Daoist Hongyun either.
After all, he only wanted to do Perfected Being Chongguang a favor, so merely reducing Daoist Hongyun's gains was enough; there was no need to leave him with nothing at all.
This way, he wouldn't be regarded as a thorn in Daoist Hongyun's eye, a thorn in his flesh.
At worst, their relationship would deteriorate, but it wasn't good to begin with. Plus, with the great enemy Chongguang in the picture, it wasn't a major issue.
Everything was within his calculations.
The Heaven Mending Peak Master smiled indifferently, then pinched his fingers to perform a divination. He quickly found Lu Yang's direction, took a step forward, and crossed the void in pursuit.
Seeing this, Daoist Hongyun gritted his teeth slightly but could only follow close behind.
Meanwhile, within the Witch Ghost Secret Realm.
As a stream of light traveled through the void and arrived, Lu Yang's eyes snapped open. A look of joy appeared, but at the same time, he cast a grave glance in the direction of the Primal Saint Sect.
"Old bastard... just as I thought, you were plotting against me!"
Lu Yang let out a breath, but he wasn't flustered. He had expected the Heaven Mending Peak Master and Daoist Hongyun to pursue him; in fact, it was exactly what he wanted!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang looked down at the Innate Primordial Primal Qi Divine Talisman in his arms.
The next second, he removed this supreme treasure that could conceal causality, willingly leaving its protection, and sent it into the Witch Ghost Secret Realm instead!
"At this point, there's no meaning in hiding my own causality anymore. It's the causality of the Witch Ghost Secret Realm that needs to be concealed. Once the Heaven Mending Peak Master arrives and fails to divine that this is the Witch Ghost Secret Realm, if he tries to open it rashly, the Golden Core sword qi inside the realm can give him a nasty surprise."
A ruthless glint flashed in Lu Yang's eyes at this thought.
"Although the Primal Saint Sect's foundation is far beyond what the Witch Ghost Dao can compare to, and the Heaven Mending Peak Master is the lord of a peak, he might have a life-saving item at the Golden Core level."
"But even so, he can't possibly emerge unscathed from a strike of Golden Core sword qi."
"When that time comes, if I can successfully refine a Foundation Establishment-level guardian deity, I can kick him while he's down and avenge the humiliation of being crushed by his single finger in my previous life!"
Thinking of this, Lu Yang dared not delay.
"I must begin refining the guardian deity immediately!"
Stealing Heavenly Secrets activated. The stream of light in his hand dispersed, revealing Yu Suzhen's dazed soul, along with the vast cultivation and destiny from the colored Merit Fish.
The next moment, Lu Yang unfurled the Myriad Souls Banner. A dark light shimmered on it, and thousands of witch ghosts roared in unison, among them the eight red-clothed ghosts required to cultivate the 【Lord of the Profound Underworld's Soul-Seizing Throne】. As the banner waved, the 【Hall of Yama】 that the Listening Nether Patriarch had once displayed reappeared.
"Grand Avatar General Assembly Divine Art!"
Lu Yang formed a hand seal, his movements unceasing. His vast spiritual sense transformed into a giant hand that enveloped Yu Suzhen's soul, seizing it and refining it in an instant.
"Ah—!"
Yu Suzhen's wail rang out, but it quickly faded. Her soul then transformed into a ball of spiritual light, which re-condensed into a new soul.
The brand-new soul was identical to Yu Suzhen, but it had been completely reforged by Lu Yang, inside and out. At this moment, it stared at Lu Yang with vacant eyes.
Soon, the soul gradually solidified.
Her originally bare, delicate body was finally covered by a thin gauze. A snow-white dress bloomed like a lotus, and a pair of small, exquisite bare feet hovered in mid-air.
Normally, at this point, the guardian deity would be considered successfully refined.
However, Lu Yang was still uneasy. After all, he planned for her to feign the power of a Foundation Establishment cultivator. But what if she became too strong and escaped his control?
He had to guard against such a possibility.
After all, he didn't want to one day find himself exclaiming, "What a formidable Yu Suzhen! This world is truly full of heroes!" That would be quite the joke.
Therefore, he didn't stop. Instead, he waved the Myriad Souls Banner and drew the guardian deity back into it. At the same time, he inscribed numerous self-destruct restrictions onto Yu Suzhen's soul—a triple insurance policy. The moment she had a single thought of betrayal, she would be doomed beyond recovery, ensuring Lu Yang would not suffer a backlash.
After another moment passed like this.
As Lu Yang formed a seal, Yu Suzhen's vacant eyes suddenly lit up, like adding the finishing touch to a dragon painting. Her stagnant thoughts began to turn once more.
The next second, she looked toward Lu Yang.
Her plump, graceful body slowly knelt, her fair forehead pressing tightly against the ground. Her crisp, pleasant voice was filled with subservience. "This servant greets Master."
Seeing this, Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction. "You are no longer the soul you once were. From now on, your name will be Su Nü."
As a guardian deity, and with the Myriad Souls Banner and the self-destruct restrictions in place, Su Nü's life and death now rested on his whim. He didn't need to worry about her stabbing him in the back.
"...Return to your position."
With a thought from Lu Yang, Su Nü, who had been refined into a guardian deity, immediately floated up and settled into the 【Hall of Yama】, seating herself upon the main throne.
Immediately after, Lu Yang threw the destiny from the colored Merit Fish into the 【Hall of Yama】.
The destiny burned like fire, as if tempering refined iron, gradually forging the crudely assembled 【Hall of Yama】 into a single, integrated whole.
But just at that moment—
"BOOM!"
A loud bang echoed. Lu Yang abruptly raised his head, his gaze piercing through the Witch Ghost Secret Realm to see a void rift suddenly appear in the sky above Skull Mountain.
The Heaven Mending Peak Master and Daoist Hongyun strolled out.
The great enemies had arrived!
(End of this chapter)