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Chapter 171: Why Am I Becoming More Like a Demon Lord Again?
Chapter 171: Why Am I Becoming More Like a Demon Lord Again?
Outside the Divine Thunder Sect, amidst the boundless Cloud Sea, a white-robed female cultivator with delicate beauty leaned against her sword, holding a celestial mirror in her hand.
"If my scrying with the celestial mirror is accurate, that person should still be here", she murmured.
As she pondered, the mirror's surface shimmered, finally revealing a shadowy figure. The cultivator's face lit up with joy, and she immediately sent a voice transmission to invite the person to meet.
But before her words finished echoing, the figure within the mirror suddenly looked up as if sensing her gaze. Their eyes met through the mirror, making her heart jump. The next moment, space split apart as Lv Yang, possessing Su Nu's body, stepped forward.
"Piaomiao pays respects to the Holy Sect's senior cultivator!" the white-robed woman bowed without hesitation. "It's an honor to have a senior from the Holy Sect return to the Chaotic Currents Sea after centuries—it brings great fortune to this desolate place."
"Centuries ago?" Lv Yang's heart stirred but kept his expression neutral. "You reacted quickly. I am the Heaven-Mending Peak Master of the Holy Sect, sent here for an inspection."
He withdrew the Heaven-Mending Mandate. Since he'd left the sect hastily before without time for Lady Ruoxiang to react, he'd taken this official document with him. Now it served perfectly as proof of identity.
"Ah, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master himself!" Piaomiao glanced at the mandate and immediately bowed lower, but Lv Yang's eyes narrowed with suspicion.
This reaction... wasn't right.
The Heaven-Mending Peak Master was an infamous old devil within the Holy Sect. If this sect truly affiliated with the Holy Sect, wouldn't they know that? Even if they didn't know recent happenings, they should notice he wasn't the same person. Yet Piaomiao accepted his identity without question.
A thought flashed through Lv Yang's mind: Is she deceiving me? Does she plan to harm me?
"Strike first!" he decided.
The next moment, Piaomiao gasped as a Yanmo Hall descended from the heavens, its doors swinging open to swallow her whole!
Her expression changed drastically. Where did I slip up?
In truth, she'd made few mistakes. Lv Yang merely harbored suspicion. For his doubts, he had a straightforward solution.
If they could be defeated, he'd fight first and ask questions later!
"Boom!"
Howling dark energies surged as the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner shook, summoning countless spectral soldiers and ghost generals charging toward Piaomiao.
Yet instead of panic, she quickly calmed. A long silk ribbon materialized in her hands. When she waved it, auspicious clouds and radiant lights enveloped her, blocking the incoming malevolent forces.
"Fellow cultivator misunderstands my intent", she called while defending. "We mean no harm—we only wish to meet with a senior from the Holy Sect. Please show mercy."
Her voice carried delicate vulnerability. Lv Yang observed her tearful eyes and helpless demeanor designed to stir compassion.
Unfortunately, Lv Yang remained immune to feminine wiles.
The next moment, his true body miles away formed a hand seal. Divine light blazed as he activated the Determine Kinship technique.
Whoosh!
White light flashed. Su Nu's form vanished, followed by her Yanmo Hall. Trapped inside, Piaomiao couldn't escape and was dragged away with Su Nu!
"Go!"
Lv Yang moved like lightning. As soon as he retracted Su Nu, he waved his hand, covering the Yanmo Hall with dozens of power talismans.
"Mercy—"
Piaomiao's plea choked off mid-sound as Lv Yang severed her connection. Then he vanished from the cultivation world.
At the center of the Chaotic Currents Sea's 108 islands, within the Immortal Alliance headquarters:
"Piaomiao's aura disappeared?"
"Even the celestial mirror scrying fails?"
"We could track her moments ago, but now she's gone! The attacker's speed was terrifying—they must've already left the Chaotic Currents Sea!"
Eleven shadowy figures stood in the grand hall, exchanging fearful glances.
"Piaomiao had Harmonized with the Dao and bore the Imperial Decree of Golden Inscription. According to records, she shouldn't be weaker than an ordinary Foundation Building True Man. How could she be captured instantly without resistance? Could the attacker have transcended Foundation Building?"
Voices trembled with fear:
"What now?"
"Three thousand years have passed. The fated day approaches. If we don't act soon, we'll all perish here!"
"And failing our master's command means—"
"Enough!" a Grand Harmony Cultivator hissed. "I've decided—we'll activate the Imperial Decree of Golden Inscription to locate Piaomiao."
"Really?"
"Try celestial mirror scrying first?" another hesitated. "Each use weakens us further, hastening our absorption by this artifact..."
"Still better than waiting to die!"
The speaker, a thousand-year-old cultivator exuding decay, held the highest authority. After heated discussion, the Harmonized with the Dao elders reluctantly agreed.
Beyond the Chaotic Currents Sea, Lv Yang hadn't fled far. Instead, he occupied an underwater cave at the border, establishing a cultivation chamber before retrieving the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner.
"Time for interrogation", he muttered, releasing the Yanmo Hall. Piaomiao collapsed weakly in his grip. Though still a Refining Qi cultivator, she'd temporarily accessed Foundation Building powers.
Her strength practically matched Su Nu's.
Strictly speaking, as long as she guarded her spiritual sea, Lv Yang couldn't soul-scry her despite his cultivation. Piaomiao understood this well, remaining calm.
"I won't speak", she declared.
"You will", Lv Yang replied serenely. Though soul-scrying failed, since inheriting the Heaven-Mending Peak Master's position, he'd acquired the complete Heaven-Mending Sutra.
If soul-scrying wouldn't work, he'd use essence extraction! Combining the Heaven-Mending Sutra with his Dual Cultivation Prodigy talent, he could draw every secret from her!
Sighing, he reflected bitterly, "I came overseas to improve my image and be a righteous cultivator. Why am I becoming more like a demon lord at every turn?"
"Ah, the Holy Sect has ruined me!"
Yet he knew there was no choice. Though his heart remained unshaken by feminine charms, for his cultivation and Dao pursuit, he'd grit his teeth and proceed.
(End of Chapter)
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