Inside the cave residence, as Lu Yang's voice fell, the Heaven Mending Peak Master seemed to truly take seriously this audacious junior before him, and suddenly let out a light laugh: "You're quite good, are you interested in becoming my son-in-law?" Hearing this, Lu Yang raised an eyebrow: "I remember, Senior already has a son-in-law."
"Xuhe's Coiling Dragon inheritance was taken by you, and I want the successor of the Coiling Dragon to be my son-in-law. As for who the successor is, I don't care."
The Heaven Mending Peak Master didn't seem to mind at all, and said with a smile: "Your proposal is very interesting, but it has also exposed your true situation. It seems you don't have a Foundation Establishment Daoist Master backing you. How about it?
As long as you become my son-in-law, you and I will be family from now on. At that time, it won't be impossible for me to lend you a hand." Before his voice had finished falling, the Heaven Mending Peak Master waved his large hand.
In an instant, the world spun around. Lu Yang found that his surroundings had suddenly changed. Above him was a bright moon and a starry sky.
He had actually arrived at the summit of Heaven Mending Peak!
"Qian'er, come out."
As the Heaven Mending Peak Master's voice fell, Lu Yang saw a flash of brilliant light. From within the light walked out a graceful woman, her beauty was stunning, with a cinnabar dot between her brows.
"Father, another one?"
The woman was originally a little languid, but she was stunned when she saw Yu Suzhen: "Father, although I don't mind, a woman is still a bit..."
"You, I told you to work hard on your cultivation usually. If you had already cultivated that Great Divine Ability of mine, how could you not see the trick behind this woman?"
The Heaven Mending Peak Master glanced at the woman helplessly, then with a turn of his spiritual sense, he directly projected the cause and effect of the matter into the woman's Sea of Consciousness. Following that, he then looked at Lu Yang again: "This is my daughter, Chen Shuqian. She cultivates the 'Six Daos Nirvana Phoenix Art'.
You cultivate the 'Nine Transformations Dragon Transformation Art'. You and she are Dao companions made in heaven."
"When the two of you form a bond, six and nine will become one, the effect will be equivalent to a Foundation Establishment wondrous object."
Hearing this, Lu Yang did not answer immediately, but fell into deep thought. To be fair, the conditions proposed by the Heaven Mending Peak Master were very tempting to him. At first glance, if he agreed, it could be considered a great opportunity for both of them.
However, this was the Saint Sect. An opportunity from the Saint Sect, how could there not be a problem? But in the end, he still nodded readily: "It is mutually beneficial if we cooperate.
This junior can agree to this matter, but I must wait until this junior is attempting to break through to Foundation Establishment."
"That is only natural."
The Heaven Mending Peak Master laughed heartily: "After all, the higher your cultivation level, the better the effect of cultivating with my daughter will be. I can also help you with Hongyun's matter once. Rest assured, with me concealing the heavenly secrets for you, I guarantee that the bait he casts this time will catch nothing!"
"... Then many thanks, Senior."
Lu Yang cupped his hands: "Happy cooperation?" The Heaven Mending Peak Master grinned: "Happy cooperation." As his voice fell, Lu Yang simply withdrew his consciousness.
And as he departed, the Heaven Mending Peak Master waved his hand, sending Yu Suzhen back to her cave residence. As for everything that had just happened, she naturally knew nothing about it. The related memories were all casually erased by the Heaven Mending Peak Master.
Only then, did the Heaven Mending Peak Master's daughter, Chen Shuqian, open her eyes, and say softly: "Father, this person is wildly ambitious, are we really going to cooperate with him?" At this moment, the Heaven Mending Peak Master also retracted his smile, and laughed coldly: "Wildly ambitious? It's good that he's wildly ambitious!
Which disciple of the Saint Sect isn't wildly ambitious? As for cooperating... I was just saying it casually.
First, stabilize him, lest he become a frightened bird, and flee to a place where I can't see him." Hearing this, Chen Shuqian asked curiously: "Does that mean, Father doesn't plan to help him?"
"No, I plan to help him."
The Heaven Mending Peak Master shook his head: "Hongyun's current state is not good, otherwise he wouldn't need to fish for fortune in the Saint Sect every so often."
"If it weren't for this, that fellow Chongguang wouldn't dare to covet the 'Overturning Lantern Flame'."
"Under these circumstances, if I make a move and scheme against Hongyun once, causing his fishing attempt this time to fail, and his fortune to suffer a loss, it'll be a perfect opportunity to sell Chongguang a favor."
"Why wouldn't I do it?"
"Moreover, if this person really plans to use the Stealing Heaven's Secrets secret art to swap the sky and sun, I can use the aura connection to find his true body's location."
"This person was able to hinder me on the great net of karma for a moment before, so he must also possess a certain status. His 'material' is dozens of times better than Zhao Xuhe's. Once I find his true body and capture him, you can then use the Heaven-Mending True Scripture to drain him dry. It will increase your chances of reaching Foundation Establishment by at least thirty percent!"
In his words, it seemed he already regarded Lu Yang as fish on the chopping block. Chen Shuqian, however, still seemed a little worried: "But my brother is still in his hands..."
"Rest assured."
The Heaven Mending Peak Master said lightly: "As long as Xin'an appears in my line of sight, nothing bad will happen. Even if his soul is scattered, I can reassemble it!"
"That old bastard definitely has ill intentions!"
Outside the Witch Ghost Secret Realm, Lu Yang opened his eyes, his gaze cold: "He's definitely plotting against me, wanting to find my true body to serve as material for his daughter."
"As for Chen Xin'an, he's not a reliable insurance either."
"After all, he is a Peak Master of the Saint Sect, an absolute top figure even among Foundation Establishment Daoist Masters. How could such a person truly care about familial bonds?"
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but scratch his head. This is too difficult. Compared to him, how on earth do other people break through to Foundation Establishment?
It can't be that they just casually accumulate a Great Divine Ability, a Foundation Establishment spiritual object, and a secret art for Foundation Establishment, and then gamble their lives on a thirty percent chance, right?
"Unfortunately... at this point, I can only gamble."
Lu Yang's gaze shifted, looking at the Witch Ghost Secret Realm before him. Although he was well-hidden now, it was conceivable that, he couldn't hide forever.
"Moreover, the Stealing Heaven's Secrets secret art was created by the Heaven Mending Peak Master himself. Once I activate the Stealing Heaven's Secrets secret art to drain Yu Suzhen, it's highly likely he'll follow the trail and find me. At that time, my only chance will be to rely on the Witch Ghost Secret Realm. Maybe I can even use the Golden Core sword qi to give him a nasty surprise."
With the Golden Core sword qi present, the Witch Ghost Secret Realm was Lu Yang's natural safe harbor. As long as he hid inside, even if he was discovered then, the Heaven Mending Peak Master and Daoist Hongyun might not dare to enter.
At that time, he could slowly cultivate within the secret realm, gather the [Mysterious Underworld Palace Lord Seizing the Nether Position], master the "Secret of the Heavenly Silkworm by Severing Thoughts to See the Self", and become a Corpse-Shedding Immortal. At the very least, he could attempt to break through to Foundation Establishment with a sixty percent chance of success!
As for the problem of the Witch Ghost Secret Realm being easy to enter but impossible to leave, it naturally didn't matter to him. As long as he could achieve Foundation Establishment, at worst he could just kill himself and start over.
If he had to point out a problem, it would be that the Golden Core sword qi was an unstable time bomb. After all, based on the experience of his previous life, this strand of Golden Core sword qi would eventually slaughter everyone in the Witch Ghost Secret Realm. Lu Yang did not know the reason behind this.
"The answer to this question, probably lies with the Listening Nether Cult."
Lu Yang recalled the divine statue of the Listening Nether Cult's Patriarch he had seen before, and pondered in his heart: "That Listening Nether Patriarch is most likely a Foundation Establishment survivor from the Witch Ghost Sect who is barely hanging on."
"Could it be that he did something, which provoked the Golden Core sword qi to slaughter the secret realm?"
The more Lu Yang thought about it, the graver his expression became: "From the looks of it, if I want to develop safely in the secret realm, I have to solve the problem of the Listening Nether Cult first. Otherwise, sooner or later, I'll be killed by the Golden Core sword qi."
Thinking of this, Lu Yang finally made a decision. Enter the secret realm with his true body! Time to take a gamble!
(End of this chapter)