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Chapter 102: It Had to Be You, Senior Brother Zhao
Chapter 102: It Had to Be You, Senior Brother Zhao
The plan was flawless, but reality proved merciless.
"I chose not to inherit my past life's cultivation base, so the Supreme Divine Abilities Corpse Liberation True Method and Heavenly Silkworm Secret didn't carry over either. Rebuilding my cultivation will take time."
Fortunately, with Guardian Deity Su Nu's protection, he no longer needed to endure the trials of his previous life. By directly enhancing his Foundation Building status with spiritual techniques, he could restore his Divine Consciousness and regain the Corpse Liberation Immortal status within months, returning to his former peak strength.
With this in mind, Lv Yang decided there was no rush to execute his plan.
After all, this meant secretly undermining affairs under the nose of a Foundation Building expert. Better to wait until he'd recovered fully—just in case.
Stepping out of the cultivation cave, he met Liu Xin.
From Liu Xin, he received half of the Primordial Dao Treatise.
After watching the other leave, Lv Yang concealed himself with an eye-barrier technique. With a calculating flick of his fingers, he teleported to a secluded cave on Heaven-Mending Peak.
Inside, furious roars echoed:
"My chance! My destiny! Stolen by someone else! Reason? How can you expect me to stay reasonable? With what should I even be reasonable?!"
Zhao Xuhe's voice.
Predictably, with his arrival, the Coiling Dragon Cultivator's inheritance had vanished again. Zhao Xuhe had plunged into another life crisis, raging and cursing.
Moments later, the cave entrance opened. Zhao Xuhe's former lover, the Qinghe Fairy, stormed out with a frosty expression. Without turning back, she declared, "Zhao Xuhe, we're through", before striding away. Lv Yang calculated her trajectory—she was heading straight to Liu Xin's cave.
Crashing sounds erupted from within the cave again.
Lv Yang opened his divine eye, spotting Zhao Xuhe venting his fury inside. Smirking, he called out, "Senior Brother Zhao, it truly had to be you!"
This lifetime, his greatest threat was undoubtedly the Subduing Dragon Arhat.
Lv Yang had no intention of abandoning his cultivation to start anew. After all, third-tier true techniques were already rare. Besides the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art, the rest were sect-specific methods.
But the Holy Sect's techniques felt even more unstable.
At least he understood the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art's risks, while the Holy Sect's third-tier techniques remained as hazy as moonlight through mist.
Better to focus on solving the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art's issues.
"Though this technique has dangers, those risks likely only affect Refining Qi cultivators. Otherwise, why would Fulong ambush me during my Foundation Building breakthrough?"
"Wouldn't his gains be greater if he waited until I reached Foundation Building?"
"But he didn't. The only explanation is that once I successfully breakthrough, I'd escape his control—that's why he intervened early!"
In other words, if he could breakthrough Foundation Building despite the interference, he'd break free!
Still, Lv Yang understood his limitations. The Subduing Dragon Arhat had already forged a Heavenly Vajra, and his mid-stage Foundation Building prowess far exceeded Lv Yang's current ability to confront directly—especially while he himself remained unascended from the Refining Qi stage.
No brute force. Only strategy.
"While I'll still strive for a Holy Sect True Transmission to protect myself, I can't pin all hopes on them."
After all, it was the Holy Sect.
A cunning rabbit had three burrows—how much more so for a human?
Lv Yang needed multiple contingency plans to counter the Subduing Dragon Arhat if he came knocking.
Zhao Xuhe was one such backup plan.
In an instant, Lv Yang activated his Divine Consciousness, forcefully flooding Zhao Xuhe's mind.
As the drunken haze dissipated, Zhao Xuhe's eyes flew open. Between wakefulness and dreams, fragmented memories surged forth.
"Where am I?"
Zhao Xuhe glanced around, dazed, before the memories crystallized.
".These are my past-life memories!"
In those memories, he saw a youth bearing an eightfold resemblance to himself—soaring through skies, laughing defiantly at heaven, radiating unyielding confidence.
"Of course! My past self was the Coiling Dragon Cultivator!"
Zhao Xuhe's realization deepened.
"No wonder I felt such affinity with the Coiling Dragon Cultivator's techniques—they were mine to begin with. And the Threefold Karmic Merit? Naturally accumulated as a True Man in my past life."
"As for my lack of complete memories and diminished reincarnation talents? Expected. The fruits of a True Man last five lifetimes, and this is my fifth incarnation. My time is nearly up—hence my decline."
Zhao Xuhe doubted nothing.
The memories were logical, seamless, even explaining perceived flaws with simple reasoning.
More importantly, one element was undeniably real.
"The Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art!"
Focusing, Zhao Xuhe recalled the technique's details—each word and annotation materialized perfectly in his mind!
"There's no doubt—these are my past-life insights!"
Even the Ten-Thousand Chariot Dragon Ascension Sutra appeared, sending Zhao Xuhe into near ecstasy, practically dancing in the cave.
Yet soon, his expression darkened.
"This lifetime, someone's scheming against me!"
His sharp mind quickly identified the culprit:
"Heaven-Mending Peak Master!"
If he'd once held reverence for his former master, now only resentment remained.
"The old man's a True Man himself—how dare he take me, a reincarnated True Man, as a disciple? He's robbing me blind! When my inheritance vanished, I asked him about it, and he claimed our karmic connection ended? Pure nonsense!"
"Probably pocketing my inheritance for himself!"
Zhao Xuhe fumed, eventually calming: ".The old man's too powerful. Can't let him know I've regained my memories."
"Bide my time. Wait for the right moment."
His gaze hardened, embodying the legendary Coiling Dragon Cultivator of his memories: "This life, I will reclaim Foundation Building!"
"Even if heaven itself opposes me, I'll defy fate!"
Watching Zhao Xuhe swear vengeance inside the cave, Lv Yang smiled in satisfaction.
Those "past-life memories" were entirely fabricated by Lv Yang. With Su Nu's enhancement, he could now subtly manipulate others' minds.
Strictly speaking, Zhao Xuhe had become Lv Yang's bait.
The real target? The Subduing Dragon Arhat.
"This time, I'll help Zhao Xuhe breakthrough Foundation Building first, drawing the Subduing Dragon Arhat's attention. Then I'll breakthrough myself."
This would buy him the critical breakthrough window.
In short—Zhao Xuhe would be the shield.
"Senior Brother Zhao, go forth without worry. If you can take this calamity for me, I'll even forgive the interest on those contribution points you owe me from two lifetimes ago."
(End of Chapter)
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