Immortal Nexus, Jiangnan.
The influence of the Perfected Lord chaotic battle not long ago on lower cultivators had already dissipated by now. After all, there were always survivors, and for those living, days must go on.
Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion.
Towering mountain peaks pierced straight into the clouds and sky, traversing the high heavens, as if a matchless divine blade rose from the ground, pointing its sword beyond the heavens. Countless flowing lights could be vaguely seen shuttling back and forth.
Soon, a figure broke through the void and landed quietly.
He wore a Daoist robe, his expression spirited. His whole body overflowed with sword qi. A fair sword mark on his glabella reflected the brilliance of perfected divine abilities.
It was precisely Perfected One Subduing-Spirits.
"Sword Pavilion... I've returned!"
Perfected One Subduing-Spirits strode forward with his head held high. But the moment he stepped into the Sword Pavilion, a figure appeared silently, blocking directly in front of him.
Vanquishing-Demon...
Seeing the other party's appearance, Perfected One Subduing-Spirits' originally high-spirited expression instantly became gloomy. But soon he adjusted his emotions.
"Greetings, Senior Brother." Perfected One Subduing-Spirits cupped his hands in salute.
On the other side, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon's original body of this life nodded slightly, smiling: "Dispense with ceremony. Regardless, it's good that you can return safely this time."
Perfected One Subduing-Spirits was stunned upon hearing this. Immediately after, as if thinking of something, he looked at the Sword Pavilion, sensed slightly, and then revealed a solemn look, saying in a deep voice: "Senior Brother Warding-Evil... his aura is gone. Did he go out to travel? Why is there an additional seal in the Piercing Earth Abyss?"
"That was set by the Perfected Lord."
Vanquishing-Demon's original body sighed: "Junior Brother Warding-Evil failed to seek golden core, died, and turned into a dao sin. The Perfected Lord suppressed him. That's why the Earth-Penetrating Abyss was sealed."
"Junior Brother, don't take offense. The Perfected Lord also pities his own disciple..."
"Oh? Is this true?"
Hearing this, Perfected One Subduing-Spirits frowned tightly instantly, totally disbelieving. Pitying his own disciple? When did our Sword Pavilion have such a bad habit?
According to the rules of my Sword Pavilion, after family disciples die, naturally there are Perfected Lords to guide them. The guiding principle depends entirely on the disciple's cultivation, talent, wealth during their lifetime... These all belong to the sect. Disciples leave with nothing, so that in the next life they can be guided again and become Sword Pavilion disciples once more.
Talent, cultivation, wealth... These can all be cashed in to become reincarnation gold.
On this basis, the more reincarnation gold paid, the better the reincarnation treatment. The best are reincarnated into the three great Golden Core Immortal Clans, slightly worse are the Foundation Establishment Great Clans.
The worst are those Qi Refining Small Clans.
Doing this is to maintain the vitality of large and small clans, letting all aristocratic disciples cultivate hard instead of resting on their laurels and eating away their resources.
Such a system has continued to this day and never complained about by disciples. Can be called benevolent governance.
And the key lies in urging disciples like urging cattle and sheep. how could there be any pity? If there was really pity, would Reincarnation Gold still be paid?
Hmm... It must be that Senior Brother Vanquishing-Demon's temperament is different from ordinary people, misunderstanding the perfected lord's benevolent act, thinking the perfected lord would destroy the reincarnation gold system maintained for countless years due to backward thoughts like pitying disciples... No wonder everyone in the sect feels Senior Brother Vanquishing-Demon is old fashioned...
Perfected One Subduing-Spirits shook his head with emotion, but didn't catch up with Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon anymore.
After all, he was an excellent Sword Seed of the Sword Pavilion, destined to seek golden core and ascend to the throne in the future. I can't waste time with someone like Senior Brother Vanquishing-Demon whose Dao path is hopeless.
What's more, I still shoulder a heavy responsibility.
Thinking of this, Perfected One Subduing-Spirits quickly straightened his expression, feeling solemn in his heart.
To create a peerless prodigy like me cultivating [Sword Edge Gold], the Perfected Lord invested all the reincarnation gold accumulated until now on me.
Invisible talent, karma, fate... These things were the foundation of reincarnation gold. And Perfected One Subduing-Spirits inherited these, born in the Sword Pavilion's largest Golden Core Immortal Clan, growing up soaking in spiritual liquid since childhood. With superb talent, obtaining infinite benefits, only then did he have today's cultivation.
So he also had great pressure.
After all, under these circumstances, if he failed and let Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao's investment go down the drain, what awaited him would inevitably be a desperate situation in reincarnation.
At the same time, inside Perfected One Subduing-Spirits' consciousness sea.
A statue was hidden deep in Perfected One Subduing-Spirits' divine sense, tiny as a mustard seed, yet containing a world within, shockingly hiding two divine senses inside.
"What do you say, Senior? Any sensation?"
Inside the [World-Retribution Incarnation], Lu Yang looked at Sky-Shrouding in front of him, whispering: "Do you think that Lord from the Saint Sect is still staring at the present world?"
Sky-Shrouding revealed a contemplative look upon hearing this.
A moment later, he shook his head solemnly: "He should be gone. That Lord is very busy; it impossible to waste energy staring at the present world for a long time."
"And even if we are really discovered, he probably won't take action personally."
"Oh? Why?"
"Because his cultivation is too high."
Sky-Shrouding sighed: "For a Dao Lord, the higher the cultivation, the more troublesome it is to interfere with the present world. Don't forget, other Dao Lords are keeping an eye on him."
"But this doesn't mean he has no way. As a Nascent Soul Dao Lord, and extremely likely the strongest Dao Lord, he has many methods. For example, he can let the World Honored One take action. After all, there aren't that many restrictions between Dao Lords. If he can't hit us, can't he hit the World-Honored One?"
"Forcing the World Honored One to act is much simpler."
"And since up to now, Buddha light hasn't appeared in the Pure Land yet, it shows we are temporarily safe... He probably indeed dispersed his gaze."
Sky-Shrouding reached a conclusion.
Lu Yang also breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this, then sized up the surroundings.
At this moment, both he and Sky-Shrouding had each injected a large amount of mighty power and wonders, attaching a divine sense to stay in this [World-Retribution Incarnation].
"This is really a good treasure..."
Lu Yang touched the shell of the [World-Retribution Incarnation] from the inside. Just this incarnation alone, the value was sky-high compared to his [Life Form Body].
"Don't touch it!"
On the other side, Sky-Shrouding raised his eyebrows instantly seeing this: "This is my spiritual treasure. If Fellow Daoist wants to possess, go possess that incarnation you refined yourself!"
"My incarnation has other great uses;it is inconvenient for the time being."
Lu Yang shook his head: "Didn't we sign a dharma contract and agree before? Everyone helps each other in the same boat. What's wrong with borrowing the spiritual treasure for me to use first?"
"Hmph... help each other in the same boat?"
Sky-Shrouding curled his lips upon hearing this, but didn't refute. Since allowing Lu Yang to settle in the [World-Retribution Incarnation], he naturally also had his schemes.
And this was also beneficial to him.
At least all of this person's divine abilities and mighty power need to be displayed through my [World-Retribution Incarnation]. it's equivalent to me taking the initiative in the cooperation.
Wait until I find the second level of the [Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness]... then immediately tear up the alliance, throw him out of the [World-Retribution Incarnation], and go solo!
Thinking of this, Sky-Shrouding couldn't help sneering in his heart.
And on the other side, Lu Yang sighed secretly in his heart:
Unfortunately... I can't directly possess the [Life Form Body], but instead have to give it freedom as much as possible. Otherwise I wouldn't need to be controlled by others like this now.
But no matter.
Sky-Shrouding probably can't imagine that what I sent into the [World-Retribution Incarnation] isn't merely a divine thought and partial mighty power, but a Dao Body!
A Dao Body created by [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes]!
Not only possessing early Golden Core cultivation, but also without cause and effect, extremely high concealment. carefully disguised by him, successfully deceiving Sky-Shrouding's eye!
Sky-Shrouding only has a divine thought; how could he beat my Dao Body? Wait until I find the second level of the [Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness]... then immediately tear up the alliance, forcibly occupy the [World-Retribution Incarnation] relying on the Dao Body's strength advantage, crush his divine thought, and then leave him behind to go solo!