Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 675 The Good Fortune of Being Fished by Explosion
Jiangbei, a secluded mountain forest.

The north wind howled, and the snow fell thick and fast, frost covering the earth and sky. It landed on a thatched hut in the mountains, and a man stood with his hands behind his back amidst the heavy snow.

"What heavy snow!"

The man was dressed in a crane-feather cloak, a smile playing on his lips, and a feather fan waving lightly. He exuded an air of elegance and debonairness, and at first glance, he seemed to be just a nobleman traveling in the snow.

However, when he stood in the snow, even the magnificent snowscape lost its luster. Everything seemed to surround him, as if he had gathered all the blessings, wealth, and even luck in the world, making him God's favorite. This made people feel jealous and resentful.

It is none other than Master Hongyun!

At this moment, Hongyun is making the most difficult decision of his life: whether to go to the bottom of that lake in Jiangnan to retrieve the fragments of his former paradise.

'That fragment is definitely problematic.'

'What a coincidence.'

'But if I don't retrieve that fragment, when will I ever be able to recover to the peak of Foundation Establishment and ascend to the Golden Throne? I'm afraid I won't even be able to recover to the mid-Foundation Establishment stage.'

The thought that even someone like the Lord of Butian Peak could bare his teeth at him made Hongyun feel aggrieved. He was in a fit of impotent rage for a while before he calmed down. He then began to make hand seals and chant incantations, calculating cause and effect and divining his future fortunes in order to make the most correct judgment.

Unfortunately, several divinations in a row yielded no results.

This made Hongyun sigh again, regretting his decision to forcefully accept the heretical fruit position despite the blessings he received from heaven and earth.

Back then, it wouldn't have been this difficult.
Back then, no matter what I wanted to do, as long as I did a quick calculation, with the blessing of the heavens and earth, the divination would immediately tell me whether the result would be good or bad.

But now it has become like this.

No matter how he calculated, Heaven and Earth gave no response. Even his own fortune required him to fish for the chosen ones and devour them in order to maintain it.

'Should we... run away?'

Hongyun rubbed his temples in distress, unable to help but think of his arrangements in the heavens. But that was his last resort. Had things come to that point yet?

More importantly, he was somewhat afraid.

After all, going to the outer heavens would free him from the influence of the underworld, and in that case, his greatest trump card for survival, suicide and reincarnation through the underworld, would be useless.

What if the mysterious person who killed him back then is lurking in the heavens waiting for him? He had just headed out to the heavens to escape when the other party reached out a giant hand, grabbed him, and instantly refined him. That would truly leave him with no way to go to heaven or earth, and no one would come to save him even if he screamed his lungs out.

After much deliberation, Hongyun finally made a decision.

"Let's go to Jiangnan instead."

"But before that, I need to have Hongju use up his luck to use the [Shared Fate and Fortune Book] to ensure that I can get the Cave Heaven Fragment."

Thinking of this, Hongyun immediately made a hand seal and sent out a communication.

A moment later, a flurry of snowflakes appeared, but a beam of light pierced the sky and then parted, revealing Hongju, who had arrived after receiving the communication.

However, at this moment, the protector appointed by Hongyun and the Foundation Establishment Perfection Grand Master who coexisted with the metal element had an extremely gloomy expression, with his brows furrowed in a deep frown, as if he had something on his mind. Even when he came to Hongyun's side, he did not relax his expression, but instead became even more solemn and serious.

"what happened?"

Hongyun was somewhat surprised by this and asked curiously, "Could there be some changes within the sect? Could it be that junior Chongguang is already preparing to request the throne?"

"Your Excellency, that is not the case."

Upon hearing this, Hongju shook his head and sighed, "He is a junior of our sect, whose Daoist name is Yuan Tu. I am currently preparing to secretly eliminate him."

“You told me about this, and I agreed.”

Hongyun raised an eyebrow slightly: "Could there be some unexpected change?"

“There shouldn’t be any,” Hongju said gravely, lowering his voice. “But for some reason, I’ve been feeling a bit uneasy lately.” Upon hearing this, Hongyun also became serious. After all, Hongju was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage and connected to his metal element. His spiritual perception was not much different from that of a Golden Core True Monarch. Since Hongju was feeling uneasy, there was probably a real problem, which he couldn’t ignore.

However, despite this, Hongyun still couldn't understand:
"It makes no sense that a junior in the early Foundation Establishment stage can make your heart pound. Could it be that he has a Golden Core True Monarch behind him?"

This is troublesome.

After pondering for a long time, Hongyun looked at Hongju and said, "Take out the [Book of Shared Fate and Fortune], and I will temporarily borrow the power of [Covering Lamp Fire] to check it out."

Hongyun is undoubtedly cautious.

If I hadn't been careful, I wouldn't have lived this long.

Therefore, even if there is only a "possibility" of the existence of a new True Lord, he must take it seriously and be willing to pay a huge price to find out the truth.

Upon hearing this, Hongju breathed a sigh of relief.

"As ordered!"

Hongju was quite at ease with Hongyun, after all, although his master wasn't very good at making money, he was very good at surviving.

Thinking of this, he quickly took out the "Book of Fate and Fortune".

Looking at this treasure of fruition, Hongyun couldn't help but sigh. Back then, he had given up the favor of the heavens and risked devouring the fruition of an outsider, all for this very reason.

However, just as he was preparing to refine it into a true treasure, he unexpectedly perished.

As a result, this precious artifact has become what it is, neither high nor low quality; otherwise, it wouldn't have been so difficult for me to regain my golden status all these years.

At this thought, Hongyun was overwhelmed with emotions and couldn't help but recall his peak period. Back then, the name "True Lord Tianyun Mingguang" was renowned far and wide. He was truly a rising star of the Holy Sect. But as times have changed, he has now become a laughingstock known throughout the world.
For a moment, Hongyun was somewhat stunned.

He even forgot to take the "Tale of Fate and Fortune" that Hongju handed him, and without saying a word, he just stood there blankly like a clay or wooden sculpture.

Fortunately, a kind person next to him reached out and took the precious artifact from him, then slowly opened it and began to examine it carefully.

".Um?"

Seeing this, Hongyun was suddenly stunned.

Is there something wrong?

He turned his head and looked at the man beside him. His dark pupils immediately reflected a handsome face with a dashing appearance and smiling eyes.

Then, he looked at Hongju on the other side and saw that Hongju was looking at him solemnly, with no strange look in his eyes, as if there were three people here from the beginning and this handsome man should be standing next to him. So he quickly dispelled his suspicions.

'Hmm, nothing's wrong, it's just my imagination.'

Thinking of this, Hongyun chuckled and looked at the man beside him, saying, "It's fortunate that Fellow Daoist Lü is here, otherwise I wouldn't know what to do."

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes cleared.
"It's a pity that I'm unable to ascend to the throne now. The Righteous Path is missing me, so Fellow Daoist Lü has to shoulder the burden alone. Ah, these years have truly been tough for you, Fellow Daoist."

"Not at all, it's just my duty."

Lu Yang smiled, the Righteous Path Flag fluttering behind him. The billowing black energy formed by the [Education] technique almost filled the heavens and earth, and was continuously absorbed by Hongyun and Hongju.

However, neither of them was aware of this.

Seeing this, Lü Yang's smile became even more genuine.

After all, he remembers all the old scores from the past!
'Back in my third life, this guy suddenly appeared and blew up my fish. Today, it's finally my turn to get my revenge!'

(End of this chapter)