Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 358: Do You Want to Truly Live?

RUMBLE!

Accompanied by a tremendous, earth-shaking roar, the massive Wu Ghost Secret Realm materialized in the belly of the Skull Mountains, unleashing a boundless torrent of Yin Evil Qi.

What happened next was more or less as Lü Yang had predicted.

Perfected Yin Shan made his move, acquiring the Celestial Corpse Fiend from the Wu Ghost Sect and luring out the Perfected Persons of the Divine Martial Sect in the process. Finally, the Stain Sect’s Perfected Persons moved in for the kill.

"You beasts! You absolute beasts!"

The furious roar of the Divine Martial Sect’s Leader echoed between Heaven and Earth. However, this Great Trueman of the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment was currently enveloped in a curtain of night.

An even greater Mana obscured everything.

Magnificent, Illusionary Colors blotted out the sun, moon, and stars. All fell silent in its wake, and all Karma Links were concealed. It was an Innate Divine Technique Lü Yang was quite familiar with.

’Star Concealment!’

In his Previous Life, Lü Yang had studied this Ability, but he had always used it as a tool for assassination. Now, it seemed his Cultivation back then had been far too shallow. Using this Ability for assassination was a gross underutilization; it was clearly a magnificent technique meant to blot out the sky!

In an instant, the world was plunged into darkness.

’Foundation Establishment Perfection!’

Lü Yang’s gaze flickered. He had learned from Great Undertaking that after all the True Monarchs went into seclusion, the Stain Sect had one other person at Foundation Establishment Perfection besides himself to manage its affairs.

His name was Xiang Ye.

He hadn’t shown himself before because his superior, the True Monarch of Contained Light and Floating Heaven, had always been suppressed by World Purger Fei Xue, so he had chosen to keep a low profile.

But now, all the True Monarchs were in seclusion.

Master Chong Guang had become a True Monarch and undergone Ascension Beyond the Heavens. The Great Trueman under True Monarch Zeng Cai Qiluo, Jun Tong, was only at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment. Thus, this person naturally emerged.

’He’s using them as training dummies...’

Lü Yang watched from a distance, opening his Dharma Eye, and quickly saw how the situation was developing.

The Great Trueman at Foundation Establishment Perfection, Xiang Ye, wasn’t using his full strength. He had merely used one Ability to lock down the area, then let the other Perfected Persons swarm their target.

No wonder the Divine Martial Sect’s Leader was so utterly frustrated.

As a Great Trueman, even with his weaker lineage, he wouldn’t have been overwhelmed by a group of Mid-phase Foundation Establishment cultivators. It was purely because someone at Foundation Establishment Perfection was pinning him down.

How the hell was he supposed to fight this?

’He’s beyond saving. Absolutely dead.’

Lü Yang withdrew his gaze. The Divine Martial Sect’s destruction was a foregone conclusion. This time was completely different from his Previous Life; the Stain Sect was most likely going for the throat.

’In my Previous Life, the True Monarchs were present, making the Stain Sect as stable as a mountain. Plus, with Master Chong Guang around, they deliberately created opportunities for me to earn merit, so they were willing to let a few Early Stage Foundation Establishment cultivators escape. But now, the True Monarchs are in seclusion, and a Great Trueman from the Divine Martial Sect poses a certain degree of pressure on the Stain Sect.’

How can you let another sleep soundly beside your own bed?

This time, it was likely that not a single person from the Divine Martial Sect would escape.

Of course, Lü Yang had no intention of participating in such a grand battle. He immediately concealed his Qi trace, snuck into the Skull Mountains, and summoned Su Nu.

"Yama Hall!"

Connecting to the Lay Line, he scanned the world around him. Soon, Lü Yang detected a slight anomaly within the Vast Skull Mountains Ley Line and instantly flickered out of sight.

At almost the same moment, inside the Skull Mountains.

"Who’s there!?"

The instant Lü Yang arrived, a figure within the Lay Line opened its eyes. The fluctuations of its Qi trace revealed it to be in a state of Fake Foundation Establishment.

The next second, it tried to sever the connection.

However, the gap in their Cultivation was simply too vast. For Lü Yang, at Mid-stage Foundation Establishment Perfection, dealing with someone in a Fake Foundation Establishment state was like crushing an egg with a mountain; there was no chance of failure.

But the figure’s reaction was undeniably fast. Seeing that Lü Yang had arrived and was about to seize it, a ruthless look flashed across its face. Its Seal Technique shifted, and the Vast Skull Mountains Ley Line below it immediately went berserk, on the verge of exploding to take Lü Yang down with it...

"Halt!"

Behind Lü Yang, the Myriad-Soul Banner unfurled. The figure of Progenitor Tingyou emerged and, performing the exact same finger technique, settled the rampaging Lay Line.

Seeing this, the figure was instantly stunned.

"How is this possible... You..."

Lü Yang gave it no chance to speak. He struck out with his palm, blasting the figure into dust, then sent the remains into the Myriad-Soul Banner for immediate Refining.

After all, to him, this was just a stranger.

The real ’Progenitor Tingyou’ was the one in the Myriad-Soul Banner who had been reborn with him, the one who had shielded him from a powerful enemy in his Previous Life and fallen into a deep slumber from grievous injuries.

Inside the Myriad-Soul Banner, Progenitor Tingyou took a deep breath, swallowing and absorbing all of the Primal Qi the other figure had become. His eyes, already gleaming with Spirit Light, grew even brighter and wiser. Dense, intricate runes, as if expounding the supreme principles of the Great Dao, all converged within them.

A long time later, he let out a deep breath.

"So I had a Split Soul that ended up stranded in the Wu Ghost Secret Realm. Thanks to you, I’ve now recovered it. I feel my condition has improved."

Lü Yang wasn’t surprised by this.

After all, the Centome had corrected all the "bugs." Progenitor Tingyou would automatically ignore anything that didn’t make sense or simply concoct an explanation in his own mind.

’This is an opportunity.’

Lü Yang looked at the Progenitor Tingyou before him. Now bolstered by the part of himself native to this lifetime, his condition was clearly much better, no longer as weak as he was at the start.

How weak had he been initially?

He was a mighty Great Trueman of Foundation Establishment Perfection, yet he had lost a fight against Lü Yang, who was only at the Final-phase of Qi Refining. It would be no exaggeration to say his soul had been on the verge of dissipating completely.

During his Previous Life Overseas, when Lü Yang used Yama Hall, he only dared to assume a Fake Foundation Establishment of the Mid-phase, not the Position of a Great Trueman. This wasn’t just because he hadn’t gathered enough Mid-phase Foundation Establishment cultivators at the time, but more importantly, because Progenitor Tingyou’s own Soul could no longer support the Position of a Great Trueman.

This time, however, was different.

’In his current state, the Progenitor should have the foundation to assume the Position of a Great Trueman. After all, strictly speaking, his fifth life has only just begun.’

This was the time to strive and build!

After a moment of thought, Lü Yang suddenly took out a Daoist Scripture.

It was a manifestation of his Spiritual perception, containing the Dharma Gate for refining a clone: the *Immortal Embryo World Residence Secret Record*. This Clone Secret Technique was incredibly profound and extensive.

A clone created with this method could even become a completely new person.

By the same token, it had another wondrous application.

’If I use this technique to refine an Immortal Embryo and then have the Progenitor possess it... strictly speaking, it should be possible to bring the Progenitor back to life!’

Progenitor Tingyou met the conditions for Resurrection.

Because, like Chen Xin’an, he had not entered the banner after death, but had done so voluntarily while still alive, thus retaining a sliver of a chance to return to the world of the living.

The question was whether Lü Yang, as the Banner Master, was willing to allow it.

’In my previous life, I would have absolutely refused.’

After all, Progenitor Tingyou’s talent was simply too high. Once resurrected, he could very well slip from Lü Yang’s control. The risk was too great and too unpredictable for him.

In comparison, Lü Yang was much more at ease with the Progenitor Tingyou of this life. After all, the Progenitor of his Previous Life had already shown his stance through his actions... Of course, more importantly, the Progenitor Tingyou of *this* life had been "washed" by the Centome. Betrayal was impossible.

Lü Yang didn’t deny his own dark thoughts. Without such a mindset, he would have died a hundred times over by now.

But now that he had made a decision, he wouldn’t be stingy.

’It would be too much of a waste for the Progenitor’s talent to be used only for my benefit. If it’s converted into combat power, it will help me accumulate more bargaining chips for Seeking Gold in the future!’

At this thought, Lü Yang instantly cast aside all hesitation.

"Progenitor."

Lü Yang turned to face Progenitor Tingyou and handed him the *Immortal Embryo World Residence Secret Record*. "Do you want to truly live?"