Chapter 218: "Junior Apprentice Brother, You're Still Too Kind"
Chapter 218: "Junior Apprentice Brother, You’re Still Too Kind"
The Shangxuan True Man moved quickly.
Though he was a mid-stage Foundation Building cultivator with two divine abilities and a top-tier spiritual sword, he couldn’t withstand the onslaught of so many opponents. No matter how powerful he was, he wasn’t a True Man monarch. Even at the peak of mid-stage Foundation Building, he remained mid-stage. Without the backing of one of the Four Great Powers, he stood little chance against a dozen Foundation Building experts. Swarmed and overwhelmed, he could only let out pitiful cries:
"Face me one-on-one if you dare!"
"Beasts! Beasts!"
His screams echoed as Yinshan True Man struck his back, Yu Chan pierced him through the chest, and Han Xiang shattered his divine consciousness. Early Foundation Building cultivators from the Jiangbei faction rained down treasures and divine abilities, leaving him battered beyond recognition.
Finally, a divine ability crashed down.
"Embrace Mountain!"
Helpless to resist, Shangxuan True Man slammed into the ground. His divine light shattered, his eyes closed, and he lapsed into unconsciousness.
As for Xuanjin Sword Master and Xuanyin Sword Sovereign—both early Foundation Building sword cultivators—there was no need for Lv Yang to intervene. Witnessing the "Holy Sect’s methods", the Jiangbei cultivators surged forward and subdued the two without incident.
"Excellent work."
Lv Yang’s expression remained calm as he sealed Shangxuan True Man, Xuanjin, and Xuanyin into the Embrace Mountain: "You’ve all done well today."
He then took out a stack of jade scrolls, infused each with a thread of divine consciousness, and distributed them to the Jiangbei cultivators: "Take these as rewards."
"What is this?"
A Foundation Building cultivator from a minor sect examined his scroll, his face lighting up: "The Ten Thousand Treasures River cultivation method from the Treasure-Dividing Precipice?"
"Keep it", Lv Yang replied flatly. "I’ll also share Supreme Sword Sect’s divine ability techniques once I extract them. Everyone who participated will receive a portion."
"You risked your lives, and I won’t forget it." With a wave of his hand, he tossed the three captives’ spiritual swords to the most active participants. The crowd’s eyes burned with envy.
All hesitation vanished.
Divine abilities! Cultivation techniques! Spirit treasures!
Most of them hailed from minor sects or were wandering cultivators. For them, this was unimaginable fortune.
What more needed to be said?
If the Jiangbei cultivators had hesitated earlier, they now burned with zeal. They had to prove their loyalty!
The Holy Sect’s generosity was unrepayable!
"About them…" Lv Yang glanced at the three captives, shaking his head. "They’ve come far to reach this point."
"The Holy Sect treats prisoners well."
"Once I’ve interrogated them, feed their Dao Foundations to my Avici Sword. Reforge their bodies as demonic corpses and send their souls to the Refinement Realm for reincarnation."
Yinshan True Man frowned, then sighed: "Junior apprentice brother, you’re still too kind."
Lv Yang shrugged helplessly: "Ah well, I can’t change who I am."
Their casual exchange chilled Han Xiang, while Yu Chan’s eye twitched. This was kindness? Did the Holy Sect even understand the word?
Unbeknownst to them, Lv Yang and Yinshan considered themselves magnanimous. "We’re letting their souls reincarnate", they thought. "What greater mercy could there be? They might even return to Foundation Building one day—giving us another harvest."
With that, Lv Yang dragged the three into a secret chamber, unfurled the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner, summoned Chen Xin’an, and activated the Celestial Mother Genesis Radiance.
The next day, he dismissed a weakened Chen Xin’an and executed the shattered remains of Shangxuan and his companions, then tallied his gains.
First, the Avici Sword.
One mid-stage Foundation Building peak and two early-stage cultivators had fueled it, producing an absurd surge of divine essence.
"According to the Soul Reaper, these sword cultivators’ Dao Foundations and techniques were all metal-elemental", Lv Yang mused. "The Avici Sword’s suppression of metal now reaches fifty percent. Any metal-based divine ability or technique will lose half its power against it!"
A true sword-killer—perfect for ambushing unsuspecting foes who overestimated their abilities.
Next, Shangxuan’s memories revealed the Supreme Sword Sect’s secret: The Supreme Formless Sword.
"Not a cultivation technique, but a sword-forging formula", Lv Yang realized. "Using it with a Celestial Vanguard Terrestrial Sha, one can forge the Formless Sword."
He stroked his chin. "So Shangxuan wasn’t cultivating to break through to late-stage Foundation Building—he was refining a sword. Now I understand how he dared attempt that breakthrough."
Late-stage Foundation Building was a deadly threshold. Even Heaven-Mending Peak’s masters had perished attempting it. How could Shangxuan hope to succeed?
According to his memories, Shangxuan had found a suitable Celestial Vanguard Terrestrial Sha but knew it couldn’t elevate him to True Manhood. Instead, he planned to forge the Formless Sword to boost his power for the coming war.
"Now it all benefits me", Lv Yang mused, retrieving a jade vial from Shangxuan’s pouch. Inside: the Chongguang Celestial Vanguard Terrestrial Sha.
The Chongguang Celestial Vanguard Terrestrial Sha was called Chongguang in the Celestial Pole.
"Coincidence?" Lv Yang doubted it. Had Chongguang True Man orchestrated this? Was Shangxuan’s path part of his plan?
Yet with Heavenly Mechanism and Karmic Causality sealed by Qingcheng Feixue, he could only speculate.
"Did I ruin Chongguang’s scheme?" he wondered. "Probably not. I’m just too outstanding."
He’d seize the opportunity to forge the Formless Sword himself, giving enemies time to react.
Glancing toward Guillotine Dragon Pass, he smirked. His mission wasn’t to destroy Qing Kingdom, but to pressure it. Let Supreme Sword Sect’s fall destabilize Qing Kingdom, creating chaos for Chongguang’s reincarnation to exploit.
What would they do next? How would Chongguang act?
(End of Chapter)
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