Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 369: Major Mastery of the Immortal Spirit, Sword Heart Clarity

Lü Yang regretted his words the moment they left his mouth.

It wasn’t that he regretted turning on the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, but rather how he’d said it.

After all, as a Perfected Person of the Sword Pavilion, how could he resort to such blatant robbery? And slaughtering an entire sect... how barbaric! That was the Stain Sect’s way of talking.

If he were speaking as a member of the Sword Pavilion, he should have said: ’Today, I will take the Indestructible Gilded Golden Silkworm and the Xin Metal. In doing so, I will owe you a karmic debt. Therefore, I will send you all into the cycle of reincarnation today. In your next lives, I will guide you to join the Sword Pavilion, thus repaying this karmic link.’

—Now *that* would have been more fitting!

But he’d slipped up and spoken his mind, and his originally righteous words were suddenly tinged with a bandit’s air, making it easy for others to see something was off.

’Sigh, my love for the Stain Sect still runs too deep...’

The sentimental thought vanished from Lü Yang’s mind in a flash. The next second, he made his move. As for the life or death of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect, he couldn’t care less.

From the very beginning, there had been no escape for them anyway.

On a public level, the Divine Martial Sect of the Northern Border had already been annihilated by the Stain Sect. If the Sword Pavilion let the Ten Thousand Poison Sect survive, they would likely face the predicament of having enemies in both the north and the south.

On a personal level, it was all about the Moon Worshiping Pool.

’A sacred place of feng shui, born of Heaven and Earth, one that can even nurture Xin Metal... If I place my Immortal Spirit Body within it, I can surely speed up its gestation!’

He might even have a chance to catch the last bus of this sixty-year great era!

Compared to that, the Indestructible Gilded Golden Silkworm was of secondary importance. It would be great if he could get it, but Lü Yang wouldn’t feel it was a great loss if he couldn’t.

"CLANG! CLANG!"

A sharp sword cry echoed through the inner and outer worlds. Under the blessing of Empowerment, Lü Yang’s aura instantly broke through its limits, reaching the level of a Great Trueman.

Minghe Changshi Sword of Righteousness!

Without any hesitation, Lü Yang unleashed his Sword Foundation, which scattered into a thousand splendid colors. He cast his Sinking Intent Ability, and Long Yue was immediately drawn into it.

In response, Long Yue merely frowned slightly. She vaguely sensed that something was wrong, but she was from a small sect, after all, and her foundation was far inferior to Lü Yang’s. So even though she sensed the anomaly, she failed to realize she was already under the influence of an Ability, merely thinking it was some kind of technique to shake the Soul.

"...Activate the array! We’ll fight to the bitter end!"

Long Yue’s beautiful eyes were firm, all traces of her previous girlish demeanor gone. Only now did she finally reveal the bearing of the Master of Ten Thousand Poisons, a leader revered by all her followers.

Since Lü Yang was determined to be ruthless.

Then she would dare to risk her life to fight him!

The next second, on the Holy Mountain where the Ten Thousand Poison Sect resided, the previously closed array reactivated. Streaks of splendid light shot into the sky, severing the inner world from the outer.

Five Saints Pay Homage to the Moon Mystic Array!

As the array activated, Heaven and Earth were instantly transformed. Day turned to night, a bright moon hung in the sky, and cascading torrents of Moonlight poured down like a waterfall!

Lü Yang stood tall amidst the roiling Profound Light, not a hint of panic on his face. He gazed around. ’It’s gone... I always felt something was off before. Now it seems someone was indeed watching me in secret! Who? The Ye Family from the Sword Pavilion? Or that Southern King from the Dao Court?’

"Celestial Spider Prison, White Snake Lord, Reversed Horse Poison!"

At that moment, Long Yue was seen muttering an incantation and forming Magic Formulas with her hands. She successively summoned a white snake, a spider, and a scorpion.

The cultivation of the Ten Thousand Poison Sect venerates the Gu.

Among them are five supreme Gu Insects that reign over all others, known as the Five Saints. As the Master of Ten Thousand Poisons, Long Yue naturally cultivated these Five Saints Gu Insects.

"Celestial Spider Prison!"

The next second, a vast white net spread out, a web of countless fine threads. It didn’t attack Lü Yang, but instead locked down the space all around him.

In an instant, Lü Yang felt a weight settle upon him, as if he were a butterfly caught in a spider’s web. His thoughts and movements became sluggish. He raised an eyebrow, and a powerful wave of Sword Qi erupted from him. However, Long Yue was unhurried. She continuously manifested more webbing, layer after layer of entangling softness, binding Lü Yang in place.

Seeing this, a look of delight flashed in Long Yue’s eyes.

The Ten Thousand Poison Sect had resided in the Southern Border for many years, neighbors to the Sword Pavilion. Naturally, they had long considered the Sword Cultivators of the Sword Pavilion their hypothetical enemies and had devised many countermeasures.

’Sword Cultivators are formidable, it’s true, but they are not without their weaknesses.’

’Their greatest weakness is, in fact, their greatest strength... their Flying Swords! They rely on the power of their Flying Swords and neglect their own Dharma Bodies. Normally, with their incredibly fast Sword Escape and unparalleled attack power, it doesn’t matter. But once those two things are restricted, they’re immediately at a loss...’

To put it bluntly, they were glass cannons: high attack, low defense.

Long Yue used a Sealing Technique against Lü Yang precisely to restrict his speed and power, thereby forcing him into a contest of Dharma Body and Mana!

’I have the Sun-Devouring Toad, which can swallow all external energies and injuries, and I have the array to absorb some of the damage for me.’

’How could he possibly outlast me?’

Full of confidence, Long Yue sent her thoughts out. Her two remaining Ability Gu Insects, the White Snake Lord and the Reversed Horse Poison, descended upon Lü Yang.

"BOOM!"

A terrifying sonic boom reverberated through the Ten Thousand Poison Sect’s Holy Mountain, even overpowering Lü Yang’s Sword Qi Thunder Sound and completely engulfing his figure.

Between Heaven and Earth, countless Illusionary Colors intertwined.

Each streak of Illusionary Color was the manifestation of an Ability. They looked Ordinary, but in truth, each contained immense power—enough to shatter an island if unleashed Overseas.

A moment later, a figure was finally revealed in the center of the Illusionary Colors.

Seeing this, a smile bloomed in Long Yue’s beautiful eyes. But before the smile could widen, it froze on her face as the figure grew clearer.

Because Lü Yang was completely unharmed.

Roiling black qi gathered around his body, forming a towering, ethereal image with three heads, six arms, and wreathed in soaring Profound Fire. It had absorbed the full force of Long Yue’s Abilities for him.

Heavenly Qian Totalizing All Manifestations Dharma Body!

This Dharma Body had a majestic and solemn appearance. One of its hands tightly gripped the Reversed Horse Poison, remaining unmoved even as the scorpion’s tail pierced its flesh.

Another hand was raised high, its thick arm entwined by the body of the White Snake Lord. Its muscles bulged as its five fingers also gripped the White Snake Lord’s vital point, yet it allowed the snake to bare its fangs and tear at its flesh. With every passing second, the Dharma Body’s injuries grew more severe.

What shocked Long Yue, however, was something else.

Even though the Dharma Body’s injuries were worsening, its aura showed no sign of weakening. On the contrary, it grew more and more intense, climbing steadily until it reached some kind of limit!

’What is this thing!?’

Even in the Stain Sect, Foundation-Stage Cultivators who had mastered a Second-Grade Cultivation Skill were extremely rare. Being far away in the Southern Border, it was naturally impossible for Long Yue to recognize Lü Yang’s Dharma Body.

If it were Wu Taian, the Southern King, it might be a different story.

However, under the cover of the Five Saints Pay Homage to the Moon Mystic Array, the Southern King’s sight was blocked, making it difficult for him to continue observing the area undetected.

Of course, this was also within Lü Yang’s calculations.

Otherwise, why would he have started a fight with Long Yue inside the Ten Thousand Poison Sect? Only under such hidden circumstances could he unleash his full arsenal!

The next second, Lü Yang opened his eyes.

The profundity of the Dharma Body was that the more grievous its injuries, the stronger its Divine Power became. He turned his palm over, and an Enchanted Sword shimmering with colorful light appeared in his hand.

"ZING—!"

The cry of the sword rang out once more. Lü Yang held the Tribulation Wave, and wherever his gaze landed, it felt as though time itself had stopped. In all of Heaven and Earth, only he remained.

Even the great roar of the Sword Qi Thunder Sound faded into silence.

Countless thoughts and myriad distractions returned to the void. Lü Yang’s body and mind seemed to enter a wondrous, indescribable state.

And around him, numerous Abilities manifested on their own.

Master of Weapons, Wan Jin Gong, Su Xuan Frost... and one more Ability, derived from the profundity of Empowerment, that showed no light or shadow.

There was only the melodious toll of a bell.

Heaven-Sounding Bell!

The four Innate Divine Techniques now coiled around the Magical Sword in Lü Yang’s hand, merging and integrating with one another until they all dissolved into the blade.

’Guarding Stillness and Attaining the Ultimate Void... Sword Heart Clarity. So this is Sword Heart Clarity?’

A realization dawned in Lü Yang’s heart.

The Sea-Slaying Sword from his Previous Life surfaced in his mind.

He drew his sword.

’Xuanwei.’

The blade left its sheath, and in that instant, it stole all the light from Heaven and Earth, forcing Long Yue’s gaze to fix upon it, unable to look away.

Lü Yang’s own body had been gathering power for this strike for a long time. He had used his Dharma Body to push his Abilities to their peak, and on top of that, he had the Sword Pavilion’s Sword Heart Clarity technique, the status of a Great Trueman, and a full set of Divine Magical Treasures befitting a Major Sect. How could someone like Long Yue, who came from one of the Small Sects, possibly withstand it?

"SWISH!"

A beautiful head flew into the air.

Her graceful body was shattered by the aftershock of the Sword Light. Only her Soul escaped, but it was intercepted by a Banner before it could fall into the Netherworld.

’A Banner Spirit at the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment...’

Mine!