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Chapter 144: Senior Brother Zhao, This Will Be the Last Time
Chapter 144: Senior Brother Zhao, This Will Be the Last Time
"Enough noise."
Lv Yang hadn't even finished speaking before Guangming, who was wailing moments ago, abruptly silenced himself. Kneeling on the ground, he dared not raise his head, feeling as if plunged into icy depths.
Lv Yang, however, wore a warm smile as he personally extended a hand to help Guangming up:
"How have you been in Pure Land?"
"Truly grateful for the True Master's concern", Guangming sweated profusely, swallowing hard as he trembled. "Thanks to your mercy sparing my life, I've been treated well in Pure Land."
"Oh?" Lv Yang arched his brow. "Did you gain any special advantages?"
"Absolutely not!" Guangming shook his head violently. "I've only been promoted to senior disciple of Subduing Dragon Temple by my master's grace. Nothing more."
"I see", Lv Yang nodded approvingly. "Good, very good."
Finally turning serious, he said, "To be honest, I need a small favor. Guangming, would you assist me?"
Of course not!
Ice-cold dread gripped Guangming's heart, but his face erupted into exaggerated eagerness. "It's my eight-lifetimes fortune to serve the True Master!"
Lv Yang's smile deepened with satisfaction. "Don't worry, it's trivial. I have a fine disciple named Zhao Xuhe cultivating the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art, already at Refining Qi Perfection. He's preparing to breakthrough to Foundation Building."
"I'll personally handle the concealment."
As Lv Yang spoke casually, Guangming trembled inside while pounding his chest. "Rest assured, I'll guard this secret with my life!"
"Guard the secret?" Lv Yang chuckled. "Do I need you to stay silent? No - I want you to tell Subduing Dragon directly!"
"Eh?"
Guangming's mouth hung open in confusion.
Lv Yang continued unfazed, "This isn't betrayal. Rather, it's earning merit. No need to hesitate."
Despite the words, realization struck Guangming.
'Wait!'
'This must be a trap! Using a Nine Metamorphosis cultivator's Foundation Building breakthrough to bait my master? This demon wants to kill my master!'
Swallowing hard, Guangming thought, 'As current senior disciple, with Subduing Dragon alive, my cultivation hit a ceiling. But if he dies...'
Suddenly forcing his voice low and hoarse, Guangming rasped, "That's my master! The one who guided me into cultivation, whom I revere like a father!"
Lv Yang nodded understandingly, "Rest assured, I'll ensure this time he dies completely, beyond resurrection."
".Agreed!" Guangming instantly replied. Only after Lv Yang departed did he collapse to the ground, drenched in sweat. Trembling, he pulled out a special incense stick from his robes.
The incense ignited with a snap. As smoke curled, Guangming's expression steadied through the haze. Unknown how long passed until his eyes suddenly flared open.
But this time, he was different.
".Heh heh."
Though his appearance remained unchanged, his brows relaxed while his eyes sharpened with a startling transformation.
"Ultimately, these youths don't understand Pure Land's profound methods."
"Pure Land's Four Directions Buddhist cultivators are most resistant to subversion, having cultivated the 'Self' beyond betrayal."
He'd specifically prepared Guangming as bait!
"Zhao Xuhe wants to lure me out for an ambush? Then I'll reciprocate, making him lose more than gain!"
Subduing Dragon Arhat stroked Guangming's body coldly, "Though somewhat clever, his cowardice makes betrayal tempting. Fine - keep him alive temporarily to deceive Lv Yang, but eliminate him after."
The next moment, Subduing Dragon's consciousness withdrew.
After a while, Guangming blinked open confused eyes, immediately checking the extinguished incense beside him.
Instantly, his teeth chattered uncontrollably.
'He came!'
This special incense held hidden mysteries, its smoke resonating with his Spiritual Awareness to leave clear traces. These traces were fragile - any foreign consciousness interference would erase them.
Yet now, the traces were gone!
'Undoubtedly, Master came. I don't remember, can't know... He knows Lv Yang approached me!'
Guangming exhaled deeply, eventually calming.
'Knowing is better.'
'Now I remain useful to both Master and Lv Yang, granting me temporary safety.'
Back when Lv Yang approached him, Guangming's despair came from realizing he'd become a pawn between two True Masters.
Betray Lv Yang, Master would kill him.
Refuse, Lv Yang would kill him.
'Now I outwardly betray Master while secretly being his puppet. Yet my earlier words subtly warned Lv Yang.'
Saying "That's my master!" implied his master surely controlled him. If Lv Yang understood between the lines, he'd grasp Guangming's true stance.
This way, perhaps survival remained possible.
Meanwhile, Lv Yang already dismissed Guangming from mind. The man's thoughts mattered little - all he needed was passing Zhao Xuhe's information through him.
Soon, veiling his presence, he entered a meditation chamber at Skull Mountain Bazaar.
Pushing open the door, he found Zhao Xuhe deep in cultivation unaware of his arrival. Lv Yang extended a finger toward Zhao's forehead.
"Sorry, Senior Brother Zhao. This will be the last time."
A golden streak merged into Zhao Xuhe's body. Instantly, Zhao felt harmonized with Skull Mountain itself.
Satisfied, Lv Yang's finger shimmered.
[Resolve Suspicion]!
The Karmic Causality Net activated, implanting a single thought into Zhao Xuhe's Spirit Sea: Whoever obstructs his Foundation Building breakthrough would face his full wrath - even if mutual destruction followed.
[Resolve Suspicion] ensured Zhao Xuhe would unleash his most devastating technique when cornered - self-detonating the land's geopathic veins!
Suddenly, foreboding surged in Lv Yang. The cosmos itself warned him—Zhao Xuhe's destruction would drag Lv Yang into karmic retribution.
Lv Yang's fingertip flashed again.
[Differentiate Sameness]!
His Life-Bound Divine Ability severed Skull Mountain's geopathic connection. All karmic ties transferred to Zhao Xuhe.
"What Zhao Xuhe does is none of my concern."
Divine radiance washed over Lv Yang, erasing all traces of causality. Soon, the suffocating pressure of Heaven and Earth's gaze completely dissipated.
Satisfied, he withdrew his finger, gazing at Zhao Xuhe still in meditation.
Senior Brother Zhao, rest assured.
In your next life, I'll truly make amends.
(End of Chapter)
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