Lu Yang quietly walked out of the Immortal Alliance headquarters.
Everything was ready. The rest depended on Mu Changsheng himself. However, according to Lu Yang's estimation, Mu Changsheng would ultimately follow his plan.
After all, he definitely wants to live too.
The Saint Sect Ancestor imprisoned his soul, which should have been a dead end. But I gave him a Dao Heart cultivation method, considered winning a glimmer of life for him.
However, his crisis still hasn't dissipated, because [Sky-Shrouding] covets his Dao Sin body. But the Dao Sin body combined with the Myriad Spirits Banner to refine the [Wu You Heaven] is already his last foundation. He cannot give it up... So in the end, he and [Sky-Shrouding] will inevitably collide!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction.
The trap is set, just waiting for [Sky-Shrouding] to take the bait.
Just then, his heart suddenly moved. Then he pinched his fingers to calculate, and immediately smiled: "Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives. He came quite fast."
Overseas, Emerald Sun Cultivation World.
"Yes! I did it!"
Above the sea of clouds, Yuan Tu, whose appearance was exactly the same as Lu Yang's, laughed towards the sky. A majestic mountain shadow above his head gradually merged with him.
The next second, this mountain shadow thoroughly dissolved into Yuan Tu's body. Yuan Tu exhaled a deep breath of turbid Qi, then slowly spread open his right palm. In the center of his palm, a black light emerged and outlined a shape, actually transforming into a small mountain that he solemnly supported in the air.
[Embrace and Guard Mountain]!
As this divine ability condensed, Yuan Tu's aura and stature also began to climb violently, brazenly breaking through the checkpoint and reaching the level of mid-Foundation Establishment.
However, right at this moment, a burst of laughter suddenly came:
"What a fine [Wu Earth]!"
As the voice fell, the void cracked open, and a jade stone shimmering with flowing colors rolled out. When uncovered, it instantly reflected a sky full of golden rosy light.
Where the rosy light passed, Yuan Tu, who was just smug about breaking into the mid-Foundation Establishment stage, was instantly shocked. Then with a flip of his hand, he took out a small gourd. Similarly uncovering the gourd cap, it was as if a Taotie giant beast opened its bloody mouth, swallowing all that sky-filling golden rosy light inside.
Immediately after, a figure broke through the air and arrived.
That person wore green clothes, smiling. He shook the jade pot in his hand—it was shockingly [Sky-Shrouding] wearing the appearance of Perfected One Xiaohai!
Seeing this, Yuan Tu frowned deeply:
"Who goes there?"
Hearing this, the corner of [Sky-Shrouding]'s mouth curled slightly: "This humble one is Xiaohai, specially coming to find Fellow Daoist... I should have come to see Fellow Daoist a few days earlier, but was delayed by some small matters."
After speaking, he tipped the jade pot in his hand.
Inside the pot, water ripples surged and brilliance shone. Surprisingly, a damaged sword pellet fell out from it. Judging by its quality, it was also a superior Spirit Treasure before being damaged.
"This is..." Yuan Tu was somewhat curious.
[Sky-Shrouding] said disdainfully: "Just a sword pellet from the Sword Pavilion. It seems to be a Perfected One from a Sword Pavilion aristocratic family, specially came to kill you, and was finished off by me in passing."
"Uh... many thanks, Senior?"
Yuan Tu tilted his head, but still cupped his hands to thank him. This attitude instead made [Sky-Shrouding] raise his eyebrows, his gaze full of scrutiny.
[Sky-Shrouding] was also curious about this Saint Sect junior.
Why did Hong Yun, or rather the mysterious person behind Hong Yun, choose him?
What makes him different?
Thinking of this, [Sky-Shrouding]'s expression became increasingly playful. He saw through Yuan Tu's quality at a glance—a heaven's chosen of the Saint Sect's younger generation.
He must have some opportunity on him.
How about snatching it?
Although a Foundation Establishment Perfected One's opportunity was definitely useless to him, he didn't mind snatching it in passing. Other people's sadness was his happiness, after all.
The next second, [Sky-Shrouding] smiled.
"Strike!"
As soon as his voice fell, the jade pot in his hand floated up again. The pot lid was uncovered, and like a bursting dam, monstrous green waves surged out from it in an instant!
Crash!
The light of the green waves rippled, washing the clear sky. With surging momentum, it swept towards Yuan Tu's location, brushing him into it in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Yuan Tu felt as if he had fallen into a torrent with nine twists and eighteen bends. Even with monstrous spiritual power, he was pulled so hard he couldn't display even thirty percent of it. He could only drift with the waves, letting the mighty water waves cover and press upon his body, making it difficult for him to move. Seeing that he was about to be suppressed right there.
[Sea-Faring Bright Light Pot]!
This secret treasure was casually refined by [Sky-Shrouding] using Hong Yun's Grotto-Heaven fragment. Contaminated with some divine wonders, it counted as a superior Spirit Treasure with two profundities.
As the name suggests, they are [Sea-Faring] and [Bright Light].
[Sea-Faring], needless to say, was the light of green waves Yuan Tu encountered right now. It was a divine wonder condensed from refining the entire Gantang Channel.
Within the green waves, currents swirled and circled. All changes followed the master's will. Ordinary people falling into it would be like sinking deep into the ocean floor, hard to break free again.
Almost simultaneously, a heavenly light shone down.
Light from the pot's mouth, as if accumulating power for a long time, only suppressed at the bottom of the pot, now erupted. It instantly caused golden light to dance before Yuan Tu's eyes.
[Bright Light]!
This Spirit Treasure divine wonder was created using fragments of the [Eternal Brilliance Precious-Light Grotto-Heaven]. Within the heavenly light was shockingly a thin and sharp blade edge.
The heavenly light was merely the gleam of this blade edge. It shone down first, fixing Yuan Tu's essence, qi, and spirit. Then the blade edge chimed. The entire process flowed like moving clouds and flowing water—[Sea-Faring] bound the body, [Bright Light] fixed the spirit, and finally a blade slashed down like a guillotine on an execution platform, giving Yuan Tu not a single moment to react!
Nowhere to dodge, he could only meet it head-on!
At this moment, a trace of despair even appeared in Yuan Tu's eyes... But the next second, this despair was replaced by composure and calm.
In the flash of lightning, he regained his calm. His palm and fingers moved slightly, and the just-refined [Embrace and Guard Mountain] instantly turned from void to solid, blocking in front of him.
Clang!
The next second, the blade light fell, sinking straight into the peak of [Embrace and Guard Mountain]. It actually cut a fissure directly, then deftly passed through the gap.
It still pressing straight for "Yuan Tu's" neck!
However, "Yuan Tu's" reaction was also extremely fast. The hand seals changed rapidly, and the just solidified [Embrace and Guard Mountain] instantly turned void, condensing into a black light.
Boom!
The black light brushed down, instantly removing seventy percent of the blade edge's divine wonder. Finally, at the instant it was about to cut open his neck, "Yuan Tu" slowly extended a finger.
Flicked lightly.
Ding—!
A crisp explosive sound resounded in all directions. The blade edge rolled back, and the shattered blade light bloomed like a lotus flower. Only then was all the offensive momentum barely withstood.
[Distinguish Same and Different]!
The profound life-bound divine ability corresponding to the [City Rampart Earth] Dao Foundation. Able to distinguish same and different, guarding the body and protecting the dharma. It was precisely with this that "Yuan Tu" blocked the fatal slash.
From [Sky-Shrouding]'s attack without warning, to Yuan Tu's initial powerlessness to fight back, and then to the sudden explosion of power when his life was endangered—it seemed long, but was actually just an instant. It also made [Sky-Shrouding], who was already suspicious, brighten his gaze, his expression becoming inexplicable.
The next second, he spoke:
"Which Fellow Daoist is this?"
Under his gaze, "Yuan Tu"—or rather Sisui who temporarily controlled Yuan Tu's body—remained silent, clearly having no intention of answering.
Seeing this, [Sky-Shrouding] had already begun calculating in secret.
However, to his surprise, with his Dao comprehension and the stature of a Great Perfected Lord, calculating karma at this moment actually yielded not a single clue about the person before him.
As expected, there's a secret!
Curious in his heart, [Sky-Shrouding] laughed aloud: "Cultivators of our generation, how can we hide our heads and show our tails? Fellow Daoist's cultivation is extraordinary; perhaps we even met back in the day."
Hearing this, Sisui sneered: "Saying one shouldn't hide heads and show tails, then why doesn't Fellow Daoist announce your name first?"
Hearing this, [Sky-Shrouding] didn't hesitate:
"Can I be the same?"