Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 453 Counting the Trophies

The Buddha departed.

The Pure Land returned to its original state, and then an old monk with white hair and beard walked up to Lü Yang and respectfully bowed.
"Amitabha."

“Senior Hongyun, in this great calamity, countless people have died in our Pure Land. We will be closed to the outside world in a few days. Please do not linger in Jiangxi any longer.”

His calm tone, though still carrying the humility expected of a lower-level practitioner, revealed an undeniable confidence. Clearly, with everyone united in their efforts to recover, the Pure Land Buddhist practitioners had regained their confidence. In contrast, Lü Yang, even though he was still in a state of feigned power, felt a chill in his heart.

'This wretched place truly cannot afford even the slightest arrogance.'

Lu Yang was alert, but just then, he saw a sword light rushing from afar, ruthlessly disappearing into the Pure Land, and then a person walked out from it.

He was dressed in a white robe, with a long sword hanging at his waist.

Lu Yang looked over in response, and immediately raised his eyebrows. Although the other party had concealed his aura very well and did not reveal his supernatural powers, it was impossible for him to be fooled at this moment.

'【Sword's Edge Gold】.'

This person was also at the peak of Foundation Establishment, with five supernatural abilities hidden from view, one of which appeared slightly weak, indicating that it had only recently been formed.

Lu Yang quickly calculated and immediately understood the identity of the person who had come.

'The Demon-Subduing Immortal.'

The three generations of Daoist titles passed down in the Sword Pavilion are Demon Slayer, Evil Exorcist, and Demon Subduer. Among them, the Demon Subduer True Man has never appeared during this great chaos!

"I heard he was in the late Foundation Establishment stage before, but now he's reached the Perfection stage. It seems he's in seclusion breaking through. Among the three True Immortals, Demon-Slaying True Immortal is merely a consumable for proving the [Sword Dao Fruit], Evil-Repelling True Immortal's path is hopeless due to the [White Wax Gold], while this Demon-Subduing True Immortal is probably the true heir of the Sword Pavilion."

【Sword-Edge Gold】is proof enough!
After all, this position is the Supreme of Metal, yet the Demon Subduing True Man had zero presence from beginning to end, clearly indicating that he was very well protected by the Sword Pavilion.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang felt a slight alarm.

'Such a person could have remained in seclusion indefinitely, hiding until the very end. Now that he has emerged, it's likely he brings no good news.'

The result was exactly as Lü Yang had predicted.

"Lord Akira."

As soon as the Demon Subduer appeared, he cupped his hands to Lü Yang and said, "By order of the Immortal Lord of the Righteous Form and the Way, I have come to invite Lord Minghe to return to his clan."

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow slightly. This was the Daoist name of his sword avatar in the Sword Pavilion. Now, the Demon Subduing True Man called it out directly in front of him, which was obviously telling him that the identity of his sword avatar had been exposed. This was normal, since he had almost stopped pretending by the end.

Before he could answer, a streak of light flew over.

Lu Yang looked over in response, only to find that it was yet another unexpected person: Jun Tong, a Foundation Establishment True Person under the Holy Sect's [Zengcai Qiluo True Lord]!

And just like the Demon Subduer.

Jun Tong, who had previously been in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, had now actually reached the peak of Foundation Establishment. Upon appearing, he immediately bowed respectfully to Lü Yang and said:
"By the decree of the Pure and Flying Snow True Lord, we request that Lord Hongyun return to his sect."

Lu Yang was speechless upon hearing this.

Minghe is one thing, he is indeed his sword avatar, but Hongyun, in all honesty, is just someone making things up; he simply didn't deny it!

'This is forcing me to make a choice.'

Lu Yang looked to his left and right. On one side was the Demon Subduing True Man representing the Sword Pavilion, and on the other side was Jun Tong representing the Holy Sect. Each of them had the intentions of a True Man from their respective sects.

Lu Yang understood that neither the Holy Sect nor the Sword Pavilion valued him as much as the Sword Dao Position he held in his hands.

'The more they want it, the less I can give it to them!'

I'm going to fish for it!

Once the item is given away, its usefulness diminishes. Conversely, keeping it in hand makes others hesitant to act against it. Besides, I intend to take the [Sword Dao Rank] with me when I restart the game; how could I possibly give it away?

Upon realizing this, Lü Yang smiled and said, "I wish to rest overseas for a while. This matter is not urgent. Please come to see me again in a few days."

After saying that, Lü Yang didn't give Fuyao Zhenren and Jun Tong a chance to speak at all. He took a step and disappeared from everyone's sight. After all, he was still a dignified True Lord. He was only talking to two lower cultivators because of their family background. How could he be threatened by the two of them?

Overseas, the earth's fire and the sea's heart furnace.

Lu Yang used the "Earth on the Wall" technique to conceal his energy, and while the false state of holding the gold position was not yet over, he finally began to examine his spoils.

'Except for the Buddha, everything was actually within my expectations.'

Even though the World Honored One eventually intervened, it didn't really affect Lü Yang's gains; in fact, it even resolved a potentially huge hidden danger for him.

[Kendo Rank]!
'This thing was originally tied to the unity of the people in the Pure Land, and I'm not sure if that connection will be severed if it reopens.'

If it is severed, the [Kendo Rank] might degenerate.

If the connection isn't severed, Lü Yang worries that it might cause chaos in the Pure Land, and if the World-Honored One were to take notice, he would end up losing more than he gained.

But you don't need to worry about that now.

The World Honored One intervened and directly made the [Sword Dao Position] independent. Under these circumstances, taking it away with the [Hundred Lifetimes Book] will definitely not be a problem.

Besides that, there's the Seven Luminaries!

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately focused his mind on the Myriad Spirits Banner, and then took out a radiant pearl that seemed to contain boundless imagery.

[Continuous flow of water!]
The power of the Flowing Water that I extorted from Angxiao is enough to allow the nascent Qiyaotian to grow into a complete fruition!

The next second, Lü Yang summoned the Seven Luminaries and threw the pearl into it. The pearl shattered, and the boundless imagery within immediately flowed out like a flood bursting its banks, allowing the Seven Luminaries to devour it. In the process, the imagery grew ever more perfect and powerful!

'This is real profit!'

A flicker of excitement crossed Lü Yang's eyes, but he quickly regained his composure: 'Two complete attainments. It's such a difficult choice. Which one should I aim for?'

For him, both have their merits.

The Seven Luminaries Heaven is easy to obtain; in fact, if Lü Yang wanted to, he could try it immediately.

The attainment of the [Sword Dao Fruit] still requires time, because his [Sword Intent] has not yet reached the near-perfect level of the former Demon-Slaying True Man.

However, correspondingly, the potential of the [Sword Dao Rank] is definitely far superior to that of the [Seven Luminaries Heaven].

'Unfortunately, one can only attain one rank. Unless I can find a way to merge the Seven Luminaries Heaven and the Sword Dao Rank into one rank.'

Can you do it?

Lu Yang thought about it and realized there was hope!
'The method of gathering Qi... With my current cultivation level, which is ostensibly at the Gold Rank, combined with my extraordinary wisdom, I can deduce a second-grade cultivation technique!'

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately had an idea:
"Master, please help me!"

The next second, the figure of Ancestor Tingyou appeared and skillfully entered a state of enlightenment.

Immediately afterwards, Lü Yang also handed over control of the [Yanmo Palace] to Ancestor Tingyou, so that his extraordinary wisdom could be fully utilized.

As for him personally, he has more important things to do.

Besides the two complete fruition levels, he also had another extremely valuable trophy.

The True Man of Exorcism, Wu Tai'an, the Buddha's Dharma Image, Xiang Ye, and the Immortal Spirit Chapter. This time, by falsely holding the Golden Position, he gained a full five Foundation Building Elements!
After the 【Hundred Lifetimes Book】 is settled, there will be five golden talents!

(End of this chapter)