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Chapter 174: Just Because We're Fated, Must I Go?
Chapter 174: Just Because We're Fated, Must I Go?
"Monster! Monster!"
Within the grand formation, Elder Lin trembled with rage, his hands shaking uncontrollably. Never in his eight hundred years had he imagined a young cultivator could outwit him—a venerable Dao-harmonizing expert!
Yet beyond his fury lay profound confusion.
That was Heavenly Supreme Qi—Heavenly Supreme Qi! From what he knew, it was enough to drive any Foundation-building expert wild with desire. Why wasn't Lv Yang tempted? Didn't he want it?
Of course, reality was different.
Undeniably, Lv Yang's heart had stirred at the mention of Heavenly Supreme Qi. After all, his future cultivation path depended on such opportunities.
"Especially since this treasure originated from an innate True Man. Possessing both the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner and Primordial Dao Treatise, he undeniably shared karmic bonds with this legacy—perhaps even the destiny to inherit its secrets."
'But just because fate calls, must I chase it blindly?'
Lv Yang's mind remained crystal clear. The Subduing Dragon Arhat's tragic lesson still burned in his memory.
"One must focus. Abandon superficial distractions and curb excessive greed. I can always plan for the Heavenly Supreme Qi in another lifetime."
'As for now...'
'First, slaughter these Grand Harmony Cultivators, overthrow the Immortal Alliance's rule, extract the Wu Earth essence, and breakthrough to Foundation Building Mid-Stage!'
Thus from the beginning, Lv Yang had feigned indifference to Elder Lin's bait. Everything—the false curiosity about the Primordial True Man's secrets—was merely a ploy to stall time, deploy his grand formation, and trap them all for annihilation.
"Formation, activate!"
With a seal, Lv Yang channeled energy. Instantly, countless radiant runes ignited, gathering infinite oceanic qi across thousands of miles into a vast, surging sea!
Beneath their feet, seas dried and stones crumbled.
The former seabed's scenery emerged, exposed under the heavens, while towering waves surged around them toward the sky.
Looking upward, daylight vanished.
All that remained was a celestial river flowing overhead, its vast waters descending toward them!
The entire ocean seemed to wail. Excess moisture vaporized into radiant rainbows across the sky.
"Heavens..." a Grand Harmony Cultivator gasped.
This was no human feat.
This was the wrath of heaven itself!
Through the formation's might, billions of tons of seawater crashed down. To these experts harmonizing with the Dao, such force rendered them no more than ants.
The moment struck. Seawater descended.
They hastily summoned treasure light—not to resist, but to channel maximum spiritual power toward the Golden Inscription Imperial Decree within the Immortal Alliance.
Mortal strength couldn't oppose such natural fury. Only elevating their status rank offered salvation.
Instantly, radiant lights flared across the Dao-harmonizing cultivators, amplifying their Foundation-building ranks. Clearly, they intended to endure Lv Yang's aquatic bombardment through status hierarchy alone.
Lv Yang merely smiled.
Decades refining arrays and talismans in the Holy Sect—not wasting time even as he outwaited Subduing Dragon Arhat's demise—had sharpened his skills rapidly with the Ultimate Heaven Instrument.
Now, he was a sixth-grade array master!
This formation, painstakingly calculated, equated to a "Foundation-building" array in craftsmanship. How could mere status ranks withstand it?
Mind set, he drew the Avici Sword.
"Go!"
Sealing his intent, the sword plunged into the formation's heart. Its blade tainted the previously azure waters crimson!
Blood Sea Heaven-Filling Sword Array!
Developed from his earlier Qi-refining Bloodwash Celestial River Array, this formation now reached new heights through refinement.
With Avici Sword's enhancement, the blue ocean became a blood sea, matching Foundation-building status ranks. The first Grand Harmony Cultivator collapsed instantly—bones shattered, aura rapidly dissipating amid crackling sounds.
The second followed. Then the third...
Eventually, only Elder Lin endured—oldest, strongest, deepest cultivated—but even he faltered, clearly nearing his limit.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Wave after crimson wave crashed. Elder Lin resisted desperately, yet his face twisted with indescribable helplessness.
Strictly speaking, Lv Yang's qi quality lagged behind.
Elder Lin's Second-grade True Qi surpassed the Third-grade "True Dragon Slaughter Qi" from Lv Yang's Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art.
Yet Lv Yang never competed on quality!
With array-enhanced oceanic force carrying heavenly willpower, even inferior qi overwhelmed through sheer, crushing quantity.
"Spit!"
Finally, Elder Lin howled, joining the others frozen like amber insects in the endless blood sea.
Outside the Blood Sea Heaven-Filling Sword Array, Lv Yang stood hands behind his back, gazing skyward.
"He still hasn't appeared..."
Truthfully, he'd expected Fortune Immortal's arrival after suppressing so many Alliance cultivators. This formation had been prepared especially for them.
Yet nothing occurred.
"Ah, Chongguang True Man must be monitoring Fortune Immortal constantly. If they recklessly appeared, discovery would truly spell disaster."
Realization calmed him.
If Fortune Immortal couldn't come, what was there to fear?
Instantly, he retrieved a small gourd from his waist. Removing its stopper, an invisible, odorless mist drifted out.
Three-Heaven Soul-Severing Gourd!
Paired with Avici Sword, this spirit treasure contained Soul-Shattering Karmic Smoke—capable of disrupting even Foundation-building cultivators' spiritual essences.
With a thought, the mist entered the formation.
Rather than killing outright, he first used the blood sea to suppress their physical forms, then the smoke to shackle their souls.
"After all, I'm no born killer."
Besides, their True Spirits resided within the Golden Inscription Imperial Decree. Killing them might let their essences escape.
"Almost forgot—one remains."
Lv Yang turned. The distant Guangming now scrambled forward, sliding midair into a kowtow.
"Esteemed master, your divine might knows no bounds! This humble monk admires you greatly!"
"I know the Immortal Alliance headquarters well. If master wishes to go, I'll gladly guide! Truthfully, I've never liked these overseas natives either..."
Guangming hadn't finished speaking when Lv Yang interrupted with a hand wave.
Truthfully, first meeting Guangming seemed coincidence. Second encounter, a tool. Third meeting, however, bred caution.
Once might be luck. Twice, accident.
Thrice meant deliberate karmic ties. Across vast overseas lands, finding him exactly—any fool knew fate's hand guided this.
Still, Guangming had uses.
"...Very well. Follow me."
Discarding doubts, Lv Yang enveloped Guangming with divine ability, then withdrew the entire formation and unconscious Dao-harmonizing cultivators into the Three-Heaven Soul-Severing Gourd.
Then, following Guangming's lead, he rode a streak of light toward the Immortal Alliance.
Chaos already reigned there.
The eleven Grand Harmony Cultivators' soul lamps had all dimmed, nearly extinguished. To the Alliance's upper echelons, it felt like heaven itself collapsing.
Without hesitation, Lv Yang descended atop the Alliance headquarters.
Divine ability sealed the entire island, locking spatial dimensions to prevent escape.
He rushed here to control the situation swiftly. Allowing escapees would complicate later containment.
"Next step—extract the Wu Earth essence."
Claiming Wu Earth required destroying old order, constructing new. Remove the Immortal Alliance—a mountain crushing the Emerald Sun Cultivation Realm.
Other cultivators might struggle with this step.
"Fortunately, I come from the Holy Sect."
For swiftly dismantling, neutralizing, then seizing control of organizations, the Holy Sect possessed a complete, proven methodology.
(End of Chapter)
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