Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 356 Who is this fellow Daoist from the Holy Sect?

Jiangbei, Skull Hill Market.

Lu Yang still traveled in his Dharma body, but he remained cautious, concealing all his aura. At first glance, he would only appear to be a down-on-his-luck rogue cultivator.

Better safe than sorry.

'If I remember correctly, Skull Mountain was being watched by many Holy Sect True Persons at this time, not just one Yinshan True Person!'

Because the Northern Frontier Divine Martial Sect has a late-stage Foundation Establishment cultivator.

If it weren't for the presence of a Grand Master in the sect, the Divine Martial Sect would not have been able to become the sole overlord of the Northern Frontier, nor would it have been able to covet the Witch Ghost Secret Realm within Skull Mountain.

However, in the battle of Skull Mountain, True Man Yinshan fished out the Witch Ghost Secret Realm, and also fished out a group of True Man from the Divine Martial Sect. As a result, the sect leader of the Divine Martial Sect, the only Great True Man, was besieged and killed by the True Man of the Holy Sect. Only a few early Foundation Establishment stage cultivators escaped back in a sorry state, and from then on, the countdown to the sect's annihilation began.

In other words, there must be a powerful master watching this place.

Strictly speaking, Lü Yang's true body is not as strong as his clone. Even with his [Dharma Holding] skill, he is only at the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment and is no match for a Great True Person.

Therefore, he did not become arrogant in the slightest.

Senior Brother Zhao

Upon entering the market, Lü Yang scanned the area with his divine sense and indeed saw a familiar figure—Zhao Xuhe, who owed him a large sum of contribution points from his previous lives.

'He really did practice the Nine Transformations Dragon Technique.'

Lu Yang's eyes flickered slightly. Zhao Xuhe's cultivation level was already at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining. If nothing unexpected happened, he should be able to break through to Foundation Establishment in the next few years.

'So, the Arhat Fulong is coming too.'

Lü Yang grinned.

The next second, he suddenly seemed to remember something and channeled his divine sense into the Myriad Spirits Banner, finding the Heaven-Mending Peak Master whom he had previously refined into a banner spirit.

"I'm asking you, you should already be preparing to break through to the late stage, right?"

"Yes, Master."

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang's eyes lit up, and he whispered, "If that's the case, you should have secretly obtained a [Xin Metal] long ago, right?"

Lu Yang had overlooked this matter before, since in the previous timeline, the Peak Master of Butian Peak waited until a hundred years later before starting to break through to the late stage of Foundation Establishment. However, upon seeing Zhao Xuhe, he suddenly realized that the Peak Master of Butian Peak might have already possessed the potential to break through to the late stage!
The reason they don't charge is probably simply because they're afraid of the heavenly tribulation!

Otherwise, why would he have the leisure to train Zhao Xuhe? Finding the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends first is the right thing to do, because without them, everything is just empty talk.

Of course, this is just Lü Yang's guess.

Therefore, he still needs the verification of the Peak Master of Butian Peak.

"."

A moment later, Lü Yang withdrew his consciousness from the Myriad Spirits Banner, his expression shifting between light and dark.

The good news is that the Peak Master of Butian Peak did indeed have a clue about [Xin Metal], but the bad news is that this [Xin Metal] is not in his possession.

"Suheng Palace?"

Lu Yang's brows gradually furrowed.

This is a wonder located north of the river, just like the Qing Kingdom. However, it was not invaded by the Daoist court, but by the Pure Land.

According to the Master of Butian Peak, [Xin Jin] is located within this wonder.

Because of its connection to the Pure Land, the Master of Butian Peak became friends with the Arhat Fulong. Judging from the outcome of his previous life, he did indeed succeed.

Therefore, it is clear that the Arhat Fulong is particularly crucial in obtaining the [Xin Jin] within the Suheng Palace.

'But...it's a pure land.'

Lu Yang had a headache. Ever since he was almost scared to death by the Buddha overseas, his attitude towards Pure Land Buddhism could be summed up in one sentence.

'You can kill, you can curse, but you absolutely cannot play with flowers!'

Therefore, even with the [Puppet on a String] in this life, Lü Yang never considered using his clone to join the Pure Land and explore its secrets.

After all, no one knows what will happen after the clone joins the Pure Land and becomes a Buddhist cultivator. Although the [puppet] can deceive the Golden Core cultivator, can it really deceive the Dao Lord? What if the World Honored One possesses the body and discovers that there is someone behind him, and then follows the clues to find him?
Then I'll just send it.
Although this is just Lü Yang's concern, and it's possible that even with his unparalleled talent, the World Honored One might not be able to detect anything, it is ultimately a gamble.

What Lü Yang hates most is gambling! 'As long as I don't gamble, I won't lose!'

Ultimately, the [Puppet on a String] talent is merely a result of using the Golden Nature attribute; betting that it can overcome two levels to deal with the World Honored One is overly optimistic.

Similarly, the Arhat Fulong is also difficult to deal with.

How can we get information about [Xin Jin] out of him?

'Kill him who's been refined into the Myriad Spirits Banner? No way! This is an Arhat! Even if the World Honored One senses something's wrong and possesses him, he's still just a parasite!'

After all, if the World Honored One were to possess him, he would surely be able to see the rudimentary form of the fruition within the Myriad Spirits Banner, and wouldn't he be grinning from ear to ear then?
There are places to collect fruit from these, right?

Although Lü Yang had previously cultivated some Buddhist cultivators to enter the Myriad Spirits Banner, they were all at the Qi Refining Realm, not even considered human level, so it was normal that he did not alarm the World Honored One.

However, once you reach the Foundation Establishment stage, you are already a true human.

Especially now that the True Lord has gone into seclusion, the World Honored One is very likely to focus his attention on Foundation Establishment!

As for having the Peak Master of Butian Peak and Chen Xin'an, father and son, fight together, the method of soul searching is even more unreliable. What if they exceed the limit halfway and attract the attention of the World Honored One?
"Eh"

Thinking of this, Lü Yang couldn't help but slap his forehead, cursing inwardly: 'The World Honored One is still too shameless! A Nascent Soul Dao Master is still playing the fool!'

However, after much deliberation, he made a decision:
'Arrest them first, no matter what!'

'At worst, we can suppress them first and then deal with them slowly. As long as we don't use methods that would alarm the World Honored One, I refuse to believe that bald monk is truly unyielding!'

With this thought in mind, Lü Yang immediately took action.

First, find Zhao Xuhe and give him the Foundation Establishment spiritual item that the Peak Master of Butian Peak prepared for his children. Then, use the [Puppet] to control him to break through to Foundation Establishment.

"Boom!"

In an instant, half of Skull Mountain Market was shaken.

Lu Yang had used this trick in his previous two lives, so he was very familiar with the process. Now that his cultivation level was higher, he could do it even more seamlessly.

Soon, melodious chanting filled Skull Mountain:
"Amitabha!"

Suddenly, the Buddha's light parted, and the familiar figure of Arhat Fulong stepped out, a compassionate smile on his face: "Benefactor, you and this humble monk have a karmic connection."

Almost simultaneously, several gazes fell from nowhere.

As Lü Yang had predicted, Skull Mountain was indeed filled with many Holy Sect True Persons, waiting for the Foundation Establishment cultivators of the Divine Martial Sect to take the bait, so they could wipe them out in one fell swoop.

"Is he a bald monk from the Pure Land?"

"Why are you here?"

A Saintly Master immediately performed a divination and then revealed a look of sudden realization: "It is the Nine Transformations Dragon Technique. It was only released into the Cloud Sea with the approval of the Heaven-Mending Sect back then."

"Do you want to stop it?"

"Forget it, let him be. If we make a move and alert the Divine Martial Sect, it would be a loss if the fish got away. After all, he's just a Qi Refining disciple."

But at this moment.

"Whoa"

Suddenly, a beam of light flashed and struck the Arhat Fulong directly. The latter was powerless to resist and let out a cry before being captured.

For a moment, everything was silent.

The Holy Sect Masters present were all seasoned veterans, and they instantly realized that someone had set a trap to deliberately capture the Subduing Dragon Arhat!

Moreover, judging from this, the person who made the move must be at least at the peak of the mid-Foundation Establishment stage!

A mid-stage Perfected cultivator using a mid-stage Foundation Establishment disciple as bait and launching a sneak attack clearly indicates that this was premeditated and likely not the first time such an act had been committed.

Upon realizing this, everyone suddenly had a flash of inspiration and smiled knowingly:
'Who is this fellow Daoist from the Holy Sect?'

　Chapter 4 was written at 8 PM. I had a slight writer's block, sorry.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)