Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 385: Re-establishing the Wu Ghost Sect

Seven Luminaries Heaven.

Lü Yang’s consciousness returned to Li Hen Heaven, his Dharma Body materializing in sync. He held the Myriad-Soul Banner in his hand and gave it a powerful shake.

WHOOSH!

Immense Earth Qi surged from within the Myriad-Soul Banner—it was the Vast Skull Mountains Ley Line. At almost the same instant, Lü Yang felt a sensation in his heart.

From high in the heavens, it felt as if a gaze had materialized out of thin air to fall upon him, staring intently at the ley line he had just smuggled over from that broken place. This gaze was far less sharp than the one from the Ten Thousand Martial Realm, and unlike the world of that broken place, which would set traps and plot against him, this one was filled with a naive incomprehension.

’Still so young... but that’s perfect!’

The young are easy to deceive!

Lü Yang intentionally separated a strand of Earth Vein Qi and sent it out. Seven Luminaries Heaven devoured it in an instant. Then, Lü Yang felt a mighty power sweep over him.

RUMBLE!

The next second, Lü Yang discovered that within the Myriad-Soul Banner, Banner Spirits were emerging one after another. And at this moment, every single Banner Spirit was erupting with immense amounts of Incense!

The Incense all pointed toward Lü Yang, instantly transforming the entirety of Li Hen Heaven into an Incense Sacred Realm. Countless streams of Incense intertwined and condensed, finally forming a radiant, shimmering Talisman suffused with the scent of Sandalwood Incense. It floated silently in the very center of Li Hen Heaven.

"Incense Fire Initiation!"

Seeing this, Lü Yang’s face lit up with surprise. Seven Luminaries Heaven was truly an honest world; he had offered just a wisp of Earth Vein Qi, and it had already given him something in return.

From this day forward, he had residency in Seven Luminaries Heaven!

Lü Yang’s spiritual perception landed on the Incense Fire Divine Talisman. He saw that its Script was blank; clearly, he needed to fill it in to form a true Divine Title.

"This thing..."

At this thought, Lü Yang suddenly broke into a grin. He then took up a brush and, without hesitation, wrote a line of bold, flourishing script in the center of the Divine Talisman:

"Nether Lord of Yama’s Heaven!"

The Divine Title was set, and the Divine Talisman was complete.

In an instant, Lü Yang felt the Incense Fire Divine Talisman before him grow much closer to him. However, with a thought, he summoned Progenitor Tingyou.

"What do you need my help with this time... hm?"

The moment Progenitor Tingyou appeared, he immediately saw Lü Yang, and behind him, the Incense Fire Divine Talisman inscribed with the words "Nether Lord of Yama’s Heaven."

Nether Lord of Yama’s Heaven. He couldn’t be more familiar with that name. It was the honorary title he had established for his Yama Hall technique when he first created it. His ambitions were sky-high back then, and he had used the character for "Lord" as the final word, hoping to use it for the Fake Golden Position and rival a Golden Core Perfected Lord...

But in the end, it only brought disaster and death upon him.

In an instant, countless thoughts flooded Progenitor Tingyou’s mind. Memories of the Wu Ghost Sect’s past flashed through his heart, finally settling on Lü Yang.

"Progenitor."

Lü Yang wore a smile, his tone passionate. "Now that we’ve arrived in a brand new Outer Realm, why don’t we re-establish the Wu Ghost Sect?"

"Re-establish the Wu Ghost Sect..." Progenitor Tingyou murmured under his breath.

"That’s right!"

The next second, Lü Yang waved his hand grandly and declared with excitement, "This disciple believes that the Incense and Candle Divine Dao of Seven Luminaries Heaven is the perfect opportunity for our Wu Ghost Sect to rise again!"

"In the past, our Wu Ghost Sect couldn’t gather nine cultivators at Foundation Establishment Perfection. So, even though you created the Fake Golden Position Holding Technique, Progenitor, we were wiped out by a single sword strike before it could ever be implemented. Have you never thought about it? Gathering nine cultivators at Foundation Establishment Perfection, achieving the Fake Golden Core, and contending with that Perfected Lord..."

Lü Yang’s words made Progenitor Tingyou’s eyes turn red.

Had he never thought about it? Of course he had!

Every single day and night since the Wu Ghost Sect was annihilated a thousand years ago, as he barely clung to existence, he had thought about it! But that was all. He never thought it was actually possible.

But now... could there really be hope?

Then, Lü Yang pushed the newly formed Incense Fire Divine Talisman over. "Progenitor, I’m entrusting this to you. From now on, you shall be its master!"

"To me? That doesn’t seem right, does it?" Progenitor Tingyou’s brow furrowed.

In his view, although Lü Yang had refined Li Hen Heaven into a new body, he only possessed the Position, not the Cultivation. He was entirely reliant on the protection of the Banner Spirits.

Therefore, Lü Yang should need the Incense Fire Divine Talisman more.

But faced with Progenitor Tingyou’s refusal, Lü Yang waved his hand without hesitation. "It’s absolutely the right choice. I’ll feel more at ease with you in charge of this item, Progenitor."

"After all, with your abilities, Progenitor, you can certainly extract more value from it than I could!"

His words were filled with righteous conviction.

But privately...

’Are you kidding me? How could I possibly accept something with such an unknown background? What if it’s a trap? It’s too dangerous!’

...Lü Yang was, of course, not a selfless person.

He had simply gotten used to being screwed over in that broken place, which made him instinctively suspicious of the Incense Fire Divine Talisman. So, he planned to find a reliable person to test the waters for him first.

’Besides, what belongs to a Banner Spirit belongs to me, and what belongs to me is still mine.’

’With the Progenitor’s Enlightenment, he’ll definitely be able to figure out the secrets of this Incense Fire Divine Talisman.’

’If there are no problems, then it’s a happy outcome for everyone, and it won’t be too late for me to take it back and use it. If there is a problem, well, then I won’t be the unlucky one...’

And he could make it sound nice in the process, providing some emotional support for Progenitor Tingyou.

What was there not to like?

........

「White Village.」

Now that he had decided to re-establish the Wu Ghost Sect and walk the Incense and Candle Divine Dao, the identity of the White Village Land God would be very useful. Lü Yang planned to make good use of it.

"Unfortunately, not all Banner Spirits can provide me with Incense..."

There were two types of Banner Spirits in the Myriad-Soul Banner.

One type, which made up the majority, were those who had been refined into Banner Spirits after they died. The other type, like Progenitor Tingyou and Chen Xin’an, had entered the banner while still alive.

Only the latter could provide Lü Yang with Incense. His guess was that because they, in a sense, had a chance to be revived, Seven Luminaries Heaven regarded them as "living things." The other Banner Spirits were fundamentally dead, and the dead naturally couldn’t provide any Incense.

"Slowly, no need to rush..."

Lü Yang possessed Chen Xin’an, and carrying the White Village Land God, he arrived at the White Village Earth God Temple. With a surge of Mana, he slipped into a strange, inexplicable domain.

"This is a bit like the Foundation Establishment Realm?"

Lü Yang looked around curiously. This place was formed entirely from Incense Smoke, yet it was faintly connected to the physical Earth God Temple in the real world.

Here, the White Village Land God’s condition improved somewhat, and he once again returned to the state of Fake Foundation Establishment. But with Lü Yang around, he would never wake up again in this lifetime. After all, to develop the Wu Ghost Sect, the identity of an Earth God who already had a foundation among the villagers was perfect, saving him a great deal of effort.

"But this place is still too small."

Lü Yang glanced around, and an idea quickly came to him:

’Although I don’t plan to use that Incense Fire Divine Talisman, it’s still feasible to have Li Hen Heaven replace this Earth God Temple and serve as the new Incense Divine Realm!’

He even had a greater ambition in his heart.

Given time, could he expand Li Hen Heaven to encompass all of Seven Luminaries Heaven, becoming the one and only Incense Divine Realm, capable of accommodating tens of thousands of City Gods?

After all, being a sole proprietor could never be as satisfying as running the entire platform, right?

’If I can really pull this off, then... the City Gods of the world, and the Seven Luminaries Heaven Fruit Position Prototype at the very source of the Incense and Candle Divine Dao, will all be mine for the taking!’

Acting on the thought, Lü Yang immediately began to pull.

Li Hen Heaven, which had been high up in the sky, quietly descended and replaced the Earth God Temple. He then began plotting how to harvest the villagers’ Incense.

However, just as Lü Yang was dreaming of his wonderful future...

RUMBLE!

Suddenly, the entire Earth God Temple shook violently, jolting him to his senses. In that same instant, several thoughts flashed through his mind:

’I’ve been exposed!’

’Is the Earth God Temple bait to lure me in?’

’Is someone trying to harm me again!?’