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Chapter 243: I'm Defecting to the Holy Sect!
Chapter 243: I’m Defecting to the Holy Sect!
Lv Yang didn’t rush to find Ye Guyue (Solitary Moon).
After all, her strength wasn’t weak. Previously, he’d managed to injure and repel her only because of the Chong Ying (True Dragon)’s presence. He’d taken advantage of the chaos to strike when she least expected it.
Now that the Chong Ying (True Dragon) was gone, Ye Guyue (Solitary Moon) had already learned the secrets of his 【Star Veil】’s Divine Ability. She would surely be on guard. It would be far harder to strike again. Rather than pursue her, Lv Yang shifted his focus to the Fortune Ground fragment itself, deciding to play the waiting game.
As expected, the situation unfolded as he’d predicted.
“This Fortune Ground fragment is gradually collapsing as well, but the Chongguang True Man used immense cultivation power to stabilize it. Compared to other fragments, this one is far more resilient.”
Its nature was identical to the previous Fortune Grounds.
Over time, the decay always began at the edges, progressively collapsing inward until everyone was forced toward the center.
“The exit is at the center.”
With that settled, Lv Yang’s course of action was simple.
He summoned his 【Embrace Mountain】 and stationed it firmly at the Fortune Ground fragment’s exit. Then, he began setting up his Array Art around it.
This meant Ye Guyue (Solitary Moon) would only have two options to leave: either force her way out, which would trigger the fragment’s backlash and likely leave her gravely wounded, or confront Lv Yang directly, defeating him before exiting safely.
Lv Yang secretly preferred the former.
If she chose to break through the fragment’s boundaries, she’d suffer severe injuries. Then, he could easily hunt her down with a high chance of capturing her alive.
But Ye Guyue (Solitary Moon) had already calculated this.
“Forcing an escape is unwise. The priority now is to break the formation!”
Her sharp gaze locked onto Lv Yang atop the mountain, her sword intent flaring with warnings that made her shiver.
Against another opponent, she might have already slashed her sword forward. But facing Lv Yang, she remained cautious. Arrays borrowed celestial power to let the weak overcome the strong. Since Lv Yang’s cultivation was comparable to hers, recklessly charging in would be too risky.
In an instant, she pivoted. “Treasure-Child, I’ll need you to handle this.”
Her words stunned Treasure-Child. He hastily shook his head. “With my meager cultivation, entering the array would be suicide!”
“This is your destined karmic path.”
Ye Guyue nodded, her tone matter-of-fact. “Dying to break the array for us would be a great merit. After your reincarnation, I’ll grant you a True Transmission Disciple position.”
Treasure-Child fumed. What do I want with your Sword Pavilion’s True Transmission? My path is already set—I can’t use their cultivation techniques!
True integration into the Sword Pavilion, becoming a core disciple, would require him to discard his current soul through five reincarnations, letting the Wheel of Rebirth erase his true spirit. By then, he wouldn’t be himself anymore—just a new consciousness. What meaning would that hold for him?
He gritted his teeth.
“I’ll enter the array, but return my 【Undying Camphor】. With this spiritual material protecting me, I might survive.”
“Ridiculous!”
Yun Zhiqiu interjected. “Spiritual materials are one thing—this is another. How can you conflate the two? You’re a righteous cultivator now; you must shoulder the duty of upholding justice!”
Treasure-Child shot back, “Then why don’t you go?”
Are you kidding? I can’t go!
Yun Zhiqiu knew Lv Yang’s reputation all too well—his sect’s Grand Elder had been killed by him.
Years ago, his elder had sacrificed himself, only to be slain by Lv Yang. Then his sect’s prodigy, Yun Miaozhen, had died in the Dao-Stealing Battlefield. The Yun Family had nearly collapsed if not for his lucky breakthrough in cultivation.
How could he dare face Lv Yang now?
“My cultivation is too low,” Yun Zhiqiu said firmly. “Even dying in the array wouldn’t reveal its secrets. But for you, it’s different.”
Treasure-Child fell silent.
He turned back to Ye Guyue. “You truly expect me to enter empty-handed?”
Ye Guyue paused, then shook her head. “If we returned the 【Undying Camphor】 and you died, the material would be lost—defeating the array’s purpose.”
Her decision was final. “Go as you are. If you die, I’ll ensure your return in a future life.”
“.Fine.”
Treasure-Child said no more. He summoned a streak of light and flew into the 【Embrace Mountain】, rushing straight into the array’s entrance without hesitation.
Lv Yang chuckled. “If it isn’t Treasure-Child—long time no see.”
“Yuan Tu (Slaughter).” Treasure-Child’s expression darkened.
With a shake of his Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner, swirling spiritual lights erupted, unleashing countless Pennant Spirits that swarmed the array’s core.
“【Bloodsea Skycover Formation】!”
In an instant, crimson waves surged, forming a tidal Bloodsea that consumed the heavens and earth.
This array had no intricate tricks—just overwhelming force. Endless crimson tides would crush the intruder’s spiritual energy. If powered by Lv Yang’s own cultivation, it might have limits, but he’d tapped into the Fortune Ground fragment’s power through the array.
Thus, the fragment itself supplied the energy, leaving Lv Yang’s reserves untouched. Meanwhile, the intruder had to battle both the Bloodsea and him—a dire imbalance.
Plus, Lv Yang reinforced the array with his 【Embrace Mountain】.
Each crimson wave, though seemingly thin, bore the weight of entire mountains, crushing spiritual energy mercilessly. Without expending vast energy, escape was nearly impossible.
And Lv Yang had more tricks.
He retrieved his 【Three-Heaven Soul-severing Gourd】, channeling his power into it before casting it into the array’s heart.
Thick, acrid smoke poured forth—【Soul-shattering Karmic Smoke】!
Now, the Bloodsea’s waves gained the power to destabilize souls, adding insult to injury.
Seeing this, Treasure-Child hesitated no longer.
He dropped to his knees, lowered his hands, and withdrew his power. “This humble servant, Treasure-Child, surrenders to the Holy Sect!”
“Please, spare my life!”
Who was Treasure-Child? He’d spent half his life resenting the Holy Sect True Man who once robbed him. His greatest hatred was being plundered.
Yet now, the Sword Pavilion had done the same. His karmic fortune, stripped by Chongguang, hadn’t even been restored. Dying here would mean three or five lifetimes before he could reclaim himself.
So why fight? I’m defecting to the Holy Sect!
Lv Yang hadn’t expected such swift surrender but welcomed it. He laughed. “Your submission is most welcome, Daoist Friend.”
Outside the array, Ye Guyue’s expression darkened.
She couldn’t fathom Treasure-Child’s betrayal. She’d offered him a rare Sword Pavilion cultivation path—a blessing others would kill for.
In the end, she could only sneer:
“.Still the Jiangbei Demon after all—his wicked nature never changed!”
(End of Chapter)
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