Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 368: I’m the One Who Calls the Shots

The Southern Border, in the great hall of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect.

Lü Yang’s expression was calm. He looked up at Long Yue and chuckled. "Now that we’re done with the trivialities, it’s time we discussed official business."

Long Yue froze. ’Official business?’

A second later, she realized what Lü Yang meant by "official business." It was nothing more than the so-called abduction of commoners from the South. Was something like that even worth discussing?

Wasn’t a slap on the wrist enough?

But her thoughts quickly turned. She believed she understood Lü Yang’s angle—this must be a special task assigned by Demon-Vanquishing Perfected.

And as the disciple of Demon-Vanquishing Perfected, Lü Yang had to give his master some kind of report. He couldn’t just show up empty-handed and leave the same way. Otherwise, how could he save face? Would Demon-Vanquishing Perfected even believe him? If she sent Lü Yang away only for Demon-Vanquishing Perfected himself to show up, that would be real trouble.

At this thought, a smile immediately appeared on Long Yue’s face.

"I understand."

Then, Long Yue made a few quick calculations with her fingers before beckoning with her hand, pulling several disciples at the Final-phase of Qi Refining out of thin air and throwing them forcefully to the ground.

"These are the ones."

"They secretly violated the tenets of our sect and went to the South to treat human lives as worthless grass. Their crimes are truly heinous. Today, I will expel them all from the sect."

"Daoist, you may take them for questioning as you see fit."

Long Yue wasn’t lying. These individuals were indeed responsible for abducting commoners in the South. One of them was even a disciple she had personally trained.

But in the end, their Cultivation was only at the Qi Refining level.

As everyone knows, Qi Refining disciples don’t count as real people.

Therefore, Long Yue had no qualms about handing them over. Her mind was entirely focused on the Indestructible Gilded Golden Silkworm in her hands.

She couldn’t wait to send Lü Yang away so she could begin her breakthrough.

However, to Long Yue’s surprise, Lü Yang didn’t even glance at the Qi Refining Disciples on the floor. His eyes remained fixed on her as he said faintly:

"Not enough!"

As his voice fell, Long Yue’s eyes narrowed.

In her eyes, Lü Yang clearly felt that a few Qi Refining disciples weren’t enough... But while she didn’t care about them, she could never hand over a Foundation-Stage Cultivator for this.

Thinking of this, her expression suddenly became soft and weak.

"Please, Daoist, don’t make things difficult for me."

Before her words had even faded, a slight blush appeared on her flawless face.

"I am but a lone woman, and it is not easy to manage the great Ten Thousand Poison Sect... If you could show some mercy, Daoist, I would let you take whatever you wish from me..."

"I possess the Kanli Miao Dao Jade Body. If you were to cultivate with me, Daoist, the benefits would be substantial..."

Long Yue’s offer was incredibly generous, practically throwing herself at him. Besides protecting her own Foundation-Stage Cultivator, she probably also intended to form a good relationship with Lü Yang.

However, Lü Yang was completely unmoved.

’Take what I wish? Foolish! If I kill you, I can still take whatever I wish! And as for some special body... is the Heaven-Mending Skill some inconvenient method that it would need such a thing?’

At the same time, Lü Yang’s main body awoke from its brief seclusion. The Xin Metal had been refined, transforming into a halo of Divine Power Radiance that circled around him.

’The time has come!’

The next second, Lü Yang grinned, then pulled a token from his robes and, right in front of Long Yue, smashed it onto the ground.

"This is..."

Long Yue paused, instinctively glancing at the token. Her expression changed dramatically, for the markings on it were unmistakable.

Stain Sect, Master of Heaven Mending Peak!

This was the Heaven Repairing Decree that represented the identity of Chen Taihe, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak. After Lü Yang had killed him, the item had naturally fallen into his hands.

’...Something’s not right!’

In an instant, Long Yue’s coquettish demeanor vanished, replaced by an icy coldness. She stared fixedly at Lü Yang. "Who are you, really?"

"I am a Master of the Sword Pavilion, with the Daoist name Minghe."

Lü Yang said coldly, "This is a token from the Demon Sect’s Heaven Mending Peak. For it to appear here in the Ten Thousand Poison Sect proves that your sect has long been colluding with the Demon Sect."

"The Ten Thousand Poison Sect colludes with the Demon Sect and abducts the people of my Jiangnan Dao. The evidence is irrefutable, and your crimes are unpardonable."

"You must be executed!"

Long Yue was dumbfounded.

She never imagined that Lü Yang, a Master of the Sword Pavilion and a leader of the Righteous Path, would so openly and brazenly fabricate charges against her!

’A Sword Species...!’

Is there no justice? Is there no law?

It was true that the Ten Thousand Poison Sect had ties to the Stain Sect, and it was true they had abducted commoners from the South, but he had no proof! How could he just slander them like this?

But she quickly caught on.

"What people of the South? It’s obvious you’re just after my Ten Thousand Poison Sect’s Indestructible Gilded Golden Silkworm!"

"So you know?" Lü Yang raised an eyebrow.

"If you know, then hand it over already!"

Long Yue: "..."

’What a bastard!’

"You’re really going to do this?"

Long Yue gnashed her teeth, her expression turning glacial. "The Sword Pavilion is the Leader of the Righteous Path. Framing, scheming, and plundering by force—is this also the way of the Righteous Dao?"

"The way of the Righteous Dao?"

Lü Yang’s expression was serene as he slowly rose to his feet. "My Sword Pavilion leads the Righteous Dao and sets the rules for the world. What constitutes the way of the Righteous Dao is not for you to decide. The one who decides..."

"Is me!"

Before his voice had even faded, Lü Yang drew his sword.

Heaven-Slaying!

In that instant, a dazzling Sword Qi howled forth with his strike, carrying a rolling Thunder Sound. But when it landed, all that remained was a flash of pale green light.

Long Yue took a step back.

A fissure suddenly appeared on her originally flawless cheek, like a crack on a piece of exquisite porcelain, from which threads of blood-red light emerged.

As Lü Yang’s Innate Ability, this profound technique, Heaven-Slaying, was practically an artifact for crushing weaker opponents. No matter what Abilities they used, if their Cultivation was lower than Lü Yang’s, it was a one-hit kill. If not for the fact that Long Yue’s Realm was comparable to Lü Yang’s—her Cultivation perhaps even a notch higher—it wouldn’t have been just a sword-gash on her face.

Even so, she still felt a sharp sting on her beautiful face.

This was because Lü Yang’s Sword Qi hadn’t dissipated. Instead, like a cancer clinging to bone, it had transformed into thousands of sword-filaments, madly piercing into her Dharma Body through the wound.

But Long Yue was a Great Trueman, after all.

Facing the invasion of Lü Yang’s Sword Qi, she instantly purged all distracting thoughts, her expression calm. Her crimson lips parted slightly, and she exhaled a long breath of Muddy Qi.

"Haaa..."

With that single breath, a Gu Insect within her Dharma Body responded. It was shaped like a toad, had three legs, and a great mouth like an abyss.

The Sun-Devouring Toad!

CROAK!

The toad’s great mouth opened and closed, swallowing all the invading Sword Qi in the blink of an eye. The sword-gash on her face also sealed and healed.

However, Long Yue’s expression remained grave, showing no sign of relief. As the Gu Master, she could clearly feel that after being swallowed by the Sun-Devouring Toad, Lü Yang’s Sword Qi could not be digested. It was rampaging inside the Sun-Devouring Toad, forcing it to use its full power just to cope.

"Are you determined to fight the Ten Thousand Poison Sect to the death?"

Long Yue retreated another step, her beautiful face grim. "Even if you get the Indestructible Gilded Golden Silkworm, if word gets out in the future, will you even have a chance to use it?"

"You’re overthinking things, Daoist."

Lü Yang chuckled, sword in hand. "Word getting out in the future? Today, I will slaughter your entire Ten Thousand Poison Sect, leaving no one alive. What future is there to speak of?"