At the exact moment Lu Yang struck out a palm, Perfected Lord Yingguang's sword qi erupted, and he was slapped to death along with it, the other two Perfected Lord captives also moved.
"Thud!"
The former Grand Preceptor didn't hesitate at all, immediately kneeling on both knees and shouting loudly: "Senior! I am from the Dao Court, I can take Senior to the [Myriad Refinements Blood Pool]!"
Hearing this, Lu Yang gave him a surprised look.
Look at this, the Immortal Nexus cultivators who died in the past few millennia are indeed different.
So perceptive.
Not only did he instantly grasp his own core value, but he also decisively switched sides without a shred of hesitation. Now this was the Immortal Nexus style he was familiar with.
Thinking of this, he glanced at Bodhisattva Immaculate again.
"Thud!"
Bodhisattva Immaculate also executed a fierce tiger descending the mountain maneuver, dropping to the ground on the spot and saying hurriedly: "I can negotiate too! Senior, I can also help you go to the [Myriad Refinements Blood Pool]!"
Fuck, that was too scary!
In that instant just now, both of them saw Perfected Lord Yingguang's eruption. It was absolutely the sword qi of a Great Perfected Lord, and they could even guess the person who left it behind.
"It's Great Perfected Lord Heavenly Furnance who Smelts The World!"
Bodhisattva Immaculate hurriedly said: "This Sword Pavilion Great Perfected Lord is close friends with Yingguang. They belonged to the same family while alive. That sword qi just now was definitely his."
"Besides him, and Lord Emperor Cang... I mean the immortal of that dog thief Emperor Cang, the Mount Beifeng Great Ghost Domains has two other Great Perfected Lords. They are Great Perfected Lord Xin Ye who cultivates the Dao of Dao Arts, and Great Perfected Lord You Hai who cultivates Spiritual Power. Both of them were able to break through precisely by relying on the [Myriad Refinements Blood Pool]..."
Hearing this, the former Grand Preceptor instantly gritted his teeth:
Damn bald donkey, these are all the things I was going to say! It's a pity his cultivation is higher and he speaks faster than me, otherwise how could I be half a beat slower than him...
With this thought, he also hurriedly spoke up.
Since the Great Perfected Lord level was already covered by Bodhisattva Immaculate, he talked about the Perfected Lord level. He told everything he knew without holding back, even wishing Lu Yang would ruthlessly check on him.
Instead, it was Perfected Lord Tai Hao who frowned.
She felt deeply satisfied seeing Yingguang—that shameless sword bastard—slapped to death by Lu Yang. But unfortunately, now that he was dead, the hidden troubles that followed were also considerable.
"Senior, how about we just forget it?"
Thinking of this, Perfected Lord Tai Hao couldn't help but look at Lu Yang, her face full of worry. "With that sword bastard Yingguang dead, we might have already alerted the enemy."
Lu Yang shook his head upon hearing this. "Not might have, we definitely have."
Despite saying so, his expression remained relaxed. The reason was simple—the number of Perfected Lords, and even Great Perfected Lords, in the Netherworld was actually not that many.
Because the more experts there were, the higher the augmentation to the Netherworld Great Dao would be, and the result would only make the Netherworld expand increasingly. And this was clearly not permitted by the Dao Lords. That was why the Dao Lords had to separately control the components of the Netherworld that guided true spirits, all to effectively control the number of experts within it.
Otherwise, the current Netherworld could even produce a Nascent Soul.
If another massive bunch of Perfected Lords and Great Perfected Lords were stuffed in, wouldn't the Netherworld ascend to the heavens? The Dao Lords naturally couldn't allow such a thing to happen.
Not only that, the quality probably isn't too high either.
Furthermore, there were tiers among Great Perfected Lords: Entering the Dao, Dao Integration, Immortal Bridge, and Heaven Treading. The weight of each tier in the Netherworld was different.
First of all, it's impossible for the Netherworld to have a Heaven Treading Great Perfected Lord.
"Even if there is, he's definitely dead."
Because [Sky-shrouding] is at this level. How could he possibly allow someone of the same level to exist in the Netherworld? To compete with him for the Netherworld's Dao attainment position?
Therefore, the strongest among these Great Perfected Lords in the Netherworld is probably only at the Immortal Bridge level.
"Even that Emperor Cang should be no exception."
Since that was the case, what was there to fear?
I might not be able to beat a Dao Lord, but you think I can't beat you?
Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly smiled. Then, with a thought, a projection of light split from his body, walked out of thin air, and then transformed into a streak of silver light.
[Floating Light Realm Sea Great Immortal Art]!
He was forced to detonate it last time when dealing with [Sky-shrouding], so he had no choice but to accumulate it again now. Lu Yang placed high hopes on this trump card.
In the future, if I want to break through the Netherworld barrier and head outside the Light Sea, I might have to rely on the self-detonation of this Immortal Art to blast open a smooth path.
However, the reason he deliberately executed this Immortal Art publicly in this place was for other purposes as well. Although he believed he feared no one in the Netherworld, there was no need to bring trouble upon himself. This bunch of Death Spirits had been messing around in the Netherworld for too long; it was just the right time to give them a bit of Immortal Nexus shock.
After executing the immortal art, Lu Yang then looked at Perfected Lord Tai Hao.
"With the Sword Pavilion's style, there are probably people already on their way here. This place is not suitable to stay for long. Bring the people, we will leave first."
"Yes!"
Perfected Lord Tai Hao didn't say another word upon hearing this. She immediately resealed Bodhisattva Immaculate and the former Grand Preceptor on the spot, then brought her sect's disciples along as well.
Following that, she disappeared from the spot together with Lu Yang.
...
Almost less than half an hour after Lu Yang had just left, three magnificent spiritual lights descended from the sky, landing in the area of the [Mingluo Sea of Trees].
However, what met their eyes was that the formerly vast sea of trees had long since disappeared. Only a giant crater remained, along with chaotic spiritual power auras howling. After the three spiritual lights landed, they rapidly quelled the chaos and manifested their true forms. Impressively, the stature of one of them was at the Great Perfected Lord level.
"...The one who died is Yingguang."
This Great Perfected Lord formed a hand seal, and instantly, a bright light rose from his niwan palace, leaping into the cloudy sky, and then shone down on the ground like the morning sun.
[Mirror of Sin Great Immortal Art]!
Wherever the light passed, phantoms were illuminated one by one. Impressively, they were the figures of Lu Yang, Perfected Lord Tai Hao, and even Bodhisattva Immaculate, the former Grand Preceptor, and the others.
However, the appearances of the latter three were clearly visible, only Lu Yang's appearance was illusory, his face indistinct. Clearly, a mighty power blocked the light's investigation.
Seeing this scene, Great Perfected Lord Xin Ye became increasingly serious, saying in a deep voice: "There's only one person. Yingguang is dead, but Immaculate and Shangxuan are both still alive."
Immediately after, he waved his hand again.
In the next second, within the bright mirror hanging high in the cloudy sky, colorful illusions flashed past once more. They were either the candlelight in a lamp or the smooth path of a great relay post.
"[Overtuned Lamp Flame] and [Great Relay Earth]."
Seeing this, Great Perfected Lord Xin Ye's expression grew even more solemn: "The person who attacked used these two Dao Fruit profound wonders. It should be a Dao Fruit Great Perfected Lord originating from the Immortal Nexus."
"He use Dao Fruit profound wonders?"
As soon as these words came out, another Perfected Lord accompanying him spoke faintly: "So, this person isn't a remnant of the Three Foundations, but one of our own?"
"Let's put aside [Overtuned Lamp Flame] for now."
"If I remember correctly, [Great Relay Earth] is a Dao Fruit exclusive to the Dao Court. To possess this profound wonder, there is a high probability that this person hails from the Dao Court, just like Shangxuan."
The atmosphere instantly became subtle.
At the same time, Great Perfected Lord Xin Ye also looked thoughtful: "Immaculate Precious Wheel and Shangxuan, these two are orthodox Grotto-Heaven method cultivators, and they died very late."
Grotto-Heaven method, which meant they definitely originated from the Immortal Nexus.
Died late, which meant they were deeply familiar with the Immortal Nexus style.
For this kind of person to backstab their teammates for profit was simply too normal. It wasn't like similar examples hadn't occurred before.
"Suppose that after Yingguang defeated Perfected Lord Tai Hao, he accidentally discovered a great fortuotious encounters in the [Mingluo Sea of Trees], and both Precious Wheel and Shangxuan wanted that fortune."
"So they colluded with a third person and launched a sudden sneak attack."
"Murdering for treasure, then fleeing to escape punishment."
"Is it possible?"
The crowd looked at each other and reached a conclusion with almost no thought:
Of course it's possible, and the probability is extremely high!
After all, as everyone knows, backstabbing was inherently an excellent tradition of the Immortal Nexus.
(End of Chapter)