Xiao Shiye felt his luck had been very strange recently.
It had been a few years since he joined the Saint Sect. In the beginning, his luck was quite good. Various opportunities came one after another, unstoppable.
It could simply be called having great fortune rivalling the heavens.
But one day, the great fortune was gone.
Then his situation began to take a sharp turn for the worse, as if to repay the previous good luck. various unlucky events emerged all at once.
The result was that not only did he spit out everything he had gained from good luck before, but he also lost quite a bit. To the point that he was still an ordinary Saint Sect disciple now, living a standard Saint Sect material life of repaying cave abode loans every day, planting spiritual plants for senior brothers in the sect, and raising spirit beasts.
Xiao Shiye had originally accepted his fate.
However, more than a month ago, he discovered that his situation had changed again—the great fortune that disappeared in the past seemed to have started returning to him.
The first opportunity was the [Garden of Eternal Joy].
Thanks to the [Garden of Eternal Joy], I not only broke through the bottleneck of the sixth layer of Qi Refining and successfully promoted to the late stage but also learned a technique with impressive power.
Xiao Shiye had also read many story.
Such a mysterious force hidden in the dark must have a huge background and power behind it. Being in it, his future was naturally promising.
Of course, there were risks too.
The story also said that the rules of such mysterious forces are very strict. The [Garden of Eternal Joy] is the same; I am not allowed to leak any intelligence related to it.
Once leaked, it meant immediate obliteration.
Xiao Shiye had no doubt about this. After all, he had seen with his own eyes a Saint Sect disciple who joined the [Garden of Eternal Joy] wanting to report this force to a senior brother.
Then he died.
Without any warning, the Senior Brother at the Great Perfection of Qi Refining actually couldn't stop it, only able to watch helplessly as the other party's figure shattered like a bubble.
Since then, Xiao Shiye was full of awe for the [Garden of Eternal Joy].
Then he encountered his second opportunity—
[Sky-Shrouding].
It was a sunny afternoon. Xiao Shiye went out to travel, but the other party suddenly crashed into him and forcibly possessed him—
You don't need to know my name. As long as you do as I say, I guarantee you Qi Refining Perfection, and great hope even for Foundation Establishment in the future!
Still the same saying, Xiao Shiye had read many story. Wasn't this the standard "cultivation grandpa"? His great fortune had indeed returned. Mysterious force, cultivation grandpa—the two most powerful opportunities in a story serving him alone. Could this blessing be small?
He had even planned it out.
Wait for me to become stronger with the help of the mysterious force first, help the cultivation grandpa recover, and then borrow the cultivation grandpa's hand to help me break away from the mysterious force...
Drive the tiger to swallow the wolf, killing two birds with one stone!
Thinking of this, Xiao Shiye instantly felt that he was the protagonist in the story. His previous experiences were just the foreshadowing of "don't bully the young for being poor"!
Lowering his head, Xiao Shiye quickly contacted the precious jade fragment in his bosom:
"Grandpa, during this time I completed quite a few sect missions according to your instructions. The contribution points are enough. What do you want to exchange for?"
After speaking, Xiao Shiye rubbed his hands excitedly.
Could it be that there was some rare treasure in the sect that no one had discovered all along, but Grandpa saw the clues and wanted him to pick up the leak?
"Go exchange for the usage rights of the [Refining Arts Secret Realm]."
Inside the Grotto-Heaven fragment, [Sky-Shrouding]'s tone was calm, his gaze looking deeply at Xiao Shiye before him. His smoke-shrouded eyes met the other party's gaze indifferently.
Inside the [Garden of Eternal Joy].
Through Xiao Shiye's eyes, Lu Yang frowned tightly, thinking about a question in his heart: Did [Sky-Shrouding] discover Xiao Shiye's strangeness?
Did he approach Xiao Shiye accidentally or intentionally?
One must know that Xiao Shiye's main body had long been sealed away. What remained outside was just a fake body created by the [Garden of Eternal Joy] using Dao Fruit power. Although the current [Sky-Shrouding] only had a wisp of divine sense left in the present world, could a fake body of this level deceive his perception?
...Unlikely!
Lu Yang was very confident in [Sky-Shrouding]. With the Dao comprehension and vision of this number one Perfected Lord in the world, how could he not discover the oddity on Xiao Shiye?
So that means... intentional?
Lu Yang's frown deepened. If it was intentional, what was the motive? Did he want to trick him again? But did he still have the ability now?
Under the blockade of [Wu You Heaven], [Sky-Shrouding]'s main body was completely disconnected from the present world. Relying only on a residual wisp of divine sense, he couldn't even activate much of [Knowledge-Perception Barrier]. How could he trick him? Moreover, there was still the [Garden of Eternal Joy] between him and [Sky-Shrouding]. There was nothing to fear anymore.
With this thought, Lu Yang began to ponder another question:
He want to go to the [Refining Arts Secret Realm], did he believe my words? That's actually quite good. Let's see if he dares to bring Perfected One Primordial Mu Changsheng out of the [Refining Arts Secret Realm]...
The next second, [Sky-Shrouding] spoke:
"You may not know, but the Saint Sect's [Refining Arts Secret Realm] is a great opportunity. Do you think it's just a simple small World Realm?"
Xiao Shiye tilted his head upon hearing this: "What is the [Refining Arts Secret Realm]?"
[Sky-Shrouding] didn't answer.
Lu Yang knew clearly in his heart that these words were meant for him. However, he had absolutely no interest in the opportunity of the [Refining Arts Secret Realm]. Now he just wanted to focus his energy on seeking the Golden Core.
The next second, Lu Yang cut off the connection with Xiao Shiye directly.
After all, one [Garden of Eternal Joy] as a barrier wasn't safe enough. Just in case, he randomly picked an unlucky guy from the Dao Court officials.
[Marionette] control.
Then he used him to contact Xiao Shiye. With an extra layer of [Marionette] protection, Lu Yang then continued observing [Sky-Shrouding]'s situation with peace of mind.
At the same time, [Sky-Shrouding] had already brought Xiao Shiye to the hall where the [Refining Arts Secret Realm] was located. Originally, using the [Refining Arts Secret Realm] required queuing, but [Sky-Shrouding] solved this trouble with [Knowledge-Perception Barrier]. With a flash of brilliant light, a new world appeared in Lu Yang's eyes.
The result was that the next second, familiar angry curses rolled through the sky:
"Son of a bitch Demonic Sect! Bastard! I, Mu Changsheng, and you are irreconcilable—!!!"
Above the [Refining Arts Secret Realm], the soul of Perfected One Primordial Mu Changsheng was cursing loudly. Seeing this, [Sky-Shrouding] instantly revealed a bit of horror.
Just like Lu Yang.
Almost at the instant of seeing Mu Changsheng, [Sky-Shrouding] had already deduced the causes and consequences, and admiration for the Saint Sect's Patriarch appeared on his face.
Incredible...
[Sky-Shrouding] murmured in a low voice, "No wonder... I knew something was wrong, it turns out it's such a secret..."
"Hmm?"
Just then, Mu Changsheng also noticed [Sky-Shrouding]'s existence. His gaze fell, and his majestic divine sense instantly knocked Xiao Shiye unconscious:
"You are... it's you!"
The next second, Mu Changsheng widened his eyes: "The mastermind who cut off [Eternal Flowing Water]—was it you? Was it you who collected my soul into this place?"
"So it is Fellow Daoist Primordial."
[Sky-Shrouding] raised his head and sighed with emotion. Then he glanced at Xiao Shiye and met eyes with Lu Yang observing this place through his perspective.
Immediately, [Sky-Shrouding] shook his head and sighed deeply:
"...Bastard."
Obviously, the moment he saw Mu Changsheng, [Sky-Shrouding] understood that Lu Yang was tricking him before. Was this someone he could lay a finger on?
[Eternal Flowing Water] was hopeless.
[Overturned Lamp Flame] was also about to be lost seeing the situation.
What to do?
With this thought, [Sky-Shrouding] lowered his eye and finally made up his mind: Originally I didn't want to do this, but things having come to this, I can't hesitate anymore.