At this moment, Lu Yang only had one sentence to say in his heart.
Didn't you say you'd help me cover up the karma? As long as the commotion doesn't reach the level of a Great Perfected Lord, it won't attract the Primordial Saint's attention? Why did he suddenly look over?The World Honored One? Useless trash.
However, Lu Yang quickly realized that he seemed to have misunderstood the World Honored One, because the Primordial Saint's gaze remained on Perfected Lord Feixue from beginning to end.
The turbid clouds parted, and the sun and moon retreated. Only a single star adorned the canopy of heaven, dropping thousands of streams of starlight, quietly overlooking the earth like an eye.
It was precisely [Ravine Stream Water].
Under the gaze of this Dao Fruit, an endless, surging river was seen spanning across heaven and earth, reflecting the seamless blend of water and sky like a bright mirror.
And as this endless heavenly river flowed into the Immortal Alliance, all the affected Immortal Alliance cultivators only felt the scenery before their eyes change abruptly. All that entered their sight were towering waves and flocks of jade dragons.
The steaming water vapor made it impossible to distinguish north, south, east, or west. They could only be muddle-headed and choose to drift with the current.
Until three bright lights were lit up.
[Heaven of Nothingness] surfaced first. In addition, there were two Unorthodox Dao Fruits closely following behind it. The three of them jointly constructed an expanse of colorful light.
It was this expanse of colorful light that coiled out a safe zone within the endless heavenly river.
And from within the colorful light, Mu Changsheng's figure stepped out first, cupping his hands and bowing to the graceful figure outside the heavenly river: "Mu Changsheng pays respects to Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue."
Hearing this, the graceful figure chuckled lightly: "Fellow Daoist Mu is too polite."
Before her words fell, the heavenly river dissipated.
All the Immortal Alliance cultivators abruptly widened their eyes, as if waking up from a nightmare. When they regained their senses and looked again, everything they had just experienced seemed like a mere dream.
Following that, Perfected Lord Feixue was seen smiling: "I came this time only to see the Unorthodox Perfected Lord who withstood Jiayou a few days ago and shook the world. Fellow Daoist truly has good methods, attracting two Fellow Daoists governed by our Saint Sect over. It seems they have now switched allegiances to another faction?"
Perfected Lord Feixue's gaze shifted.
Hearing this, the two Unorthodox Perfected Lords behind Mu Changsheng hurriedly stepped forward, saying with trepidation: "Perfected Lord, please forgive us. We merely wanted to take a step further..."
"It's fine, I have no intention of blaming you all."
Perfected Lord Feixue waved her hand and said indifferently: "However, doing this means you have offended the Dao Court to death. In the future, I'm afraid it will be very difficult for you to move a single step overseas."
The Dao Court's weakness was also relative.
Facing the other three major factions, Dao Court cultivators might still be subservient. However, against a group of overseas rogue cultivators, the Dao Court could still strike a heavy blow.
This was also what Mu Changsheng had been having a headache over recently. But his reaction was fast. Since Perfected Lord Feixue took the initiative to bring it up, he immediately understood the other party's underlying meaning.
She wants to rope me in? If I have the Saint Sect backing me, the threat from the Dao Court naturally won't be a concern.
With this thought, he immediately said in a deep voice:
"Although I and these few Fellow Daoists are on an unorthodox path, we have the heart to advance. The Dao Court comes with ill intentions, and we are unwilling to sit and wait for death. We are willing to be guided by the Perfected Lord."
"Good, very good."
Hearing this, Perfected Lord Feixue's smile grew wider, and she continued: "Since that's the case, I happen to have a small matter that requires the help of you Fellow Daoists to keep an eye out for."
"Perfected Lord, please speak freely."
"Hongyun, you should all know him, right? He has a hand in this Overseas Immortal Alliance. With such a major upheaval happening, he might sneak over to investigate."
"I want you all to constantly keep an eye out. If you discover his traces, notify me immediately."
This was Perfected Lord Feixue's main purpose for coming to the Overseas Immortal Alliance. In the final analysis, it was still for [Overturned Lamp Flame], and incidentally to rope in an ally for the Saint Sect.
To this, Mu Changsheng naturally agreed wholeheartedly.
However, right at this moment, his heart suddenly stirred. Then, as if possessed by ghosts and gods, he took out a jade slip, condensed his divine sense, and handed it to Perfected Lord Feixue.
"This is...?" Perfected Lord Feixue swept it with her divine sense.
[Scripture of Spiritual Resonance and Response]
Mu Changsheng said seriously: "This method is now widely spread within the Immortal Alliance. It allows cultivators to sense my [Heaven of Nothingness] and refine a divine ability named [Divine Offering]."
"As long as the Perfected Lord chooses a cultivator within the Saint Sect to practice this method, if we discover that Hongyun's traces in the future, we can use this method to inform the Perfected Lord. This method is unrestricted and very difficult to cut off. This way, if the Dao Court attacks in the future, we can also let the Perfected Lord get the news at the first moment..."
What Mu Changsheng said was perfectly reasonable and logical.
After listening, Perfected Lord Feixue understood. He was worried that the Dao Court would obstruct communications, so he wanted to leave a trustworthy means of contact by her side.
Therefore, she naturally accepted it with a smile.
Thus, both host and guest were pleased.
To Mu Changsheng, Perfected Lord Feixue harbored no ill will. Being able to cling to the Saint Sect's thigh was naturally a good thing. The past grievances should just let it dissipate with the wind.
And to Perfected Lord Feixue, the main purpose of her coming overseas this time was actually not the Immortal Alliance, but to find those few Great Sages of the Monster Race overseas and leave a way out for herself to break through to the Late Stage of Golden Core. The Immortal Alliance was just a side quest, so being able to have the current harvest left her similarly fully satisfied.
Only Lu Yang was frightened half to death.
"Ha... ha..."
Just now, when he used the [Off-Stage Observer] to influence Mu Changsheng and made him give away the [Scripture of Spiritual Resonance and Response], he almost suffocated directly.
He was terrified that in the next second, the Primordial Saint would notice something wrong and slap down with a palm, wiping out the entire Immortal Alliance. If it truly came to that, he would have no choice but to decisively sever ties.
Fortunately, the World Honored One's words ultimately carried a bit of weight.
Or rather, besides the World Honored One, the Sword Lord and Cang Hao were also helping to conceal it. With three Dao Lords working together, the Primordial Saint wasn't allowed to notice anything amiss.
After all, the Primordial Saint wouldn't play any flashy tricks with you. As long as he discovered even a tiny bit of something wrong and grew even a tiny bit of suspicion, he would shoot the arrow first and draw the bullseye later. And since the Immortal Alliance hadn't evaporated from the human world yet, it meant that at least for now, the Primordial Saint hadn't noticed any anomalies.
Of course, this was also thanks to [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes].
Fortunately, the [Heavenly Palace] was washed by The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes and is free of cause and effect. Separated by a Paramita, there is no way the Primordial Saint could possibly discover the truth no matter what.
That was why Lu Yang dared to give away the [Scripture of Spiritual Resonance and Response].
The crux of [Divine Offering] lay in the [Heavenly Palace]. If the Primordial Saint knew of the [Heavenly Palace's] existence, then this divine ability naturally had huge problems.
But if it was only [Heaven of Nothingness], then it was different.
As for Mu Changsheng, in the Primordial Saint's eyes, he was a dead chess piece. The game was over the moment he imprisoned his soul and prevented the birth of the [Eternal Flowing Water] Dragon Lord.
So what if he attained an unorthodox path? It fundamentally couldn't affect his grand scheme.
He had to admit, ever since snatching food from the tiger's mouth in his previous life—snatching a Void Stone right from under the Primordial Saint's nose—Lu Yang's courage had grown quite a bit.
In his eyes, the Primordial Saint was no longer an existence that was difficult to fathom and so mysterious that it was terrifying.
In other words: As long as the method is appropriate, he can also be schemed against!
Lu Yang took a deep breath, pondering the thought that had suddenly arisen in his heart just now: If possible, he wanted to use the [Off-Stage Observer] to observe Feixue!
(End of chapter)