Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 754 Survival
Withered vines, old trees, and crows at dusk.

The mountains and fields were covered in white snow, and the dilapidated thatched huts stood out starkly against the snow, like a stain on a blank sheet of paper.

The next second, a gentle breeze blew by.

“Crack.”

With a soft thud, the door of the thatched hut was blown by the cold wind, vaguely revealing the interior, which was a quiet and deep darkness.

If someone were standing outside and looking into the house, they would be surprised to find that they could see almost nothing; all they could see was darkness. Only a cultivator with high cultivation and high level of practice could vaguely make out what appeared to be an ancient bronze lamp placed in the darkness.

"Boom!"

The next second, as if it had come to life, the door of the thatched hut closed with a bang, ignoring the cold wind, and remained firmly shut without making a sound.

"call"

Heavy breathing echoed in the dimly lit room, then a pair of eyes opened, revealing a broad smile, even a hint of smugness.

'Is this cold wind looking for me?'

Lü Yang did not speak. At times like these, it is best not to talk to yourself. Just think it in your heart; speaking will only leave a trace in the world.

'He's getting anxious, haha, he's getting anxious.'

For this thatched hut imbued with mystery, everything that happens to it must have a corresponding image in reality.

For example, the gust of cold wind that almost blew the door open just now was a kind of symbolic premonition. Essentially, it meant that someone was using great power to search the heavens and the earth, investigating cause and effect, trying to find something hidden inside the house, while the tightly closed door symbolized the outcome of this matter.

Nothing was gained.

This is normal, after all, this thatched hut can be said to be the culmination of Lü Yang's work, and it also makes efficient use of Hong Yun's legacy.

'This place was originally a secluded spot I created myself when I was at the peak of my fortune.'

'Compared to me, Hongyun's control over the [Covering Lamp Fire] is quite good; this hidden place also utilizes the profound mysteries of the [Covering Lamp Fire]'s power level.'

'Based on this, I made optimizations.'

'Using the formation here, I'll concentrate the mysteries of the [Covering Lamp Fire] I seized onto this thatched hut, and then add restrictions to achieve even greater power.'

[Drive Away the Night!]
The deep darkness within the thatched hut is the embodiment of this mystery, bringing the imagery of "concealing secrets" to its extreme. The price is that Lü Yang cannot leave the thatched hut; if he leaves, all the arrangements will instantly disintegrate. The advantage is that as long as he stays, this is the safest place.

In short, this is a ritual.

'Hongyun. Don't let his appearance fool you; when he was still the [Heavenly Fortune Bright Light True Lord], he was quite formidable in the [Covering Lamp Fire] realm.'

'Poor Hongyun, he was so badly screwed over by [Angxiao].'

'But it's alright. Now I've used his setup to fool Angxiao and turned the tables on him, which can be considered revenge for Hongyun.'

Darkness surged, and a figure slowly emerged.

Without a physical body or a sea of ​​consciousness, only the purest awareness and cultivation outlined it, transforming it into a human form, and thus it sat steadily in the center of the room.

The Dao Body Condensed from the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes!

This is the body that [Angxiao] forgot about. He had sent it out early on and secretly put it into [Baoshi Fawai Shen].

'Hongyun's arrangements alone wouldn't be enough to deceive everyone and make Angxiao overlook it, but adding the Hundred Lifetimes Book changes everything. The Dao Body is a product of the Hundred Lifetimes Book, equally without cause or effect, making it twice as effective at concealing it!'

This was Lü Yang's backup plan, and his only one.

He escaped using the "Extraterritorial Body," then secretly hid and heavily guarded himself, all to leave himself a chance to survive if necessary.

'I didn't expect it to actually come in handy.' Lü Yang sighed inwardly. He really hadn't discovered Angxiao's arrangement and was truly blinded by his own limited knowledge. However, he had a good habit.

He knew he wasn't actually that smart, and that he often relied on information asymmetry to gain an advantage. He also knew that if it came down to real scheming, he definitely couldn't outsmart those truly powerful people. So he ignored everything else and made arrangements based on the worst-case scenario, giving himself a safety net.

The worst outcome is death.

Then I'll find a way to keep myself alive. As long as I'm alive, I can always make a comeback. I'll just write it down in my little notebook and settle the score in the next life.

As it turned out, this was the right thing to do.

Although he hadn't anticipated Angxiao's betrayal, he ultimately became the beneficiary of this scheme by relying on his pre-planned backup plan.

As for the death of the Dharma body, it is actually not a big deal.

As long as consciousness does not perish, the physical body and the sea of ​​consciousness are essentially external things. In this life, only the Dao body is his true essence!

'Of course, it's true that I'm in a terrible state right now, just an empty body, back to my original state. But it's not a big problem. As long as I go to the [Sea of ​​Bitterness] and absorb the power of the Dharma Body, I should be able to recover. At worst, I can do another live broadcast to the whole world.'

Of course, not now.

After all, Angxiao is now so eager to tear him apart that it's best to lay low for a while and take stock of the gains from this adventure.

'The book of supreme attainment. Hehehe.'

Lu Yang grinned. He could clearly sense that all five books were now imprinted in his consciousness, but he couldn't read them for the time being.

"This is because my Dao Heart is perfected, allowing me to bear the weight of five Supreme Fruit Rank books. For other cultivators whose Dao Hearts are not perfected, one or two books would probably be their limit. Even for the 'Rigid Form Preaching True Lord,' I estimate he could only manage to imprint one book at most using his sea of ​​consciousness."

Of course, even one book is profitable.

Besides, True Lord Feixue and True Lord Hanguang Futian did not actually lose out, because they had already benefited from the causal coordinates of the [Master of Nourishing Life].

If we had to name a loser in this battle, it would be Angxiao and the Old Dragon King. Angxiao lost out because he tried to steal a chicken but ended up losing the rice instead.

The reason why the Old Dragon King was also a loser was because—

He offended me!

The thought of the old Dragon King's betrayal filled Lü Yang with hatred, erasing any previous goodwill he might have felt and making a heavy note of it in his notebook.

'This debt will never be settled in less than ten lifetimes!'

'Just you wait!'

This is only because the old dragon king's cultivation level is too high to engage in sexual intercourse; otherwise, Lü Yang would have allowed Chen Xin'an and the father and son of the Butian Peak Master in the righteous sect to have some fun.

After cursing inwardly for a while, Lü Yang finally composed himself, thinking to himself: 'Although the five books on supreme fruition are imprinted in my consciousness, I can only open and read them by entering the [Master of Nourishing Life]. It's inconvenient to look at them now. I'll wait until I've weathered this storm and recovered to my peak condition before going.'

'The most urgent task.'

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately made a hand seal, and the Righteous Path Flag appeared. As the flag fluttered, a tattered figure emerged, carried by billowing black energy.

Just how damaged is it?
To put it bluntly, it was no longer human-shaped; at most, only half a skeleton remained, and even that half skeleton was covered with fine cracks.

If it weren't for the intervention of Ancestor Tingyou and True Man Dangmo, who forcibly maintained this last half of the skeleton and stabilized Suohuan's last bit of life, Suohuan would probably have completely perished, the cave would have collapsed, and only a golden soul would remain. That would have been something even immortals couldn't save.

Upon seeing this, Lü Yang's face immediately showed a look of heartache.

"I request your presence, fellow Daoist!"

With the righteous banner as cover, Lü Yang wasn't afraid of leaving a trace in the world and being discovered, so he simply said, "Don't worry, I'll find a way to save you right away!"

(End of this chapter)