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Chapter 254: The Small Fry
Chapter 254: The Small Fry
Overseas Dominion, a remote sea region.
A streak of light zipped across the waves, carrying a young man with a gloomy expression. "Mother... truly intends to kill me?" he muttered.
The youth was Zhong Ming. Since his return from the Qing Kingdom expedition, he had aged visibly. Though his lifespan remained intact, streaks of white now threaded through his hair.
His spiritual light soared across the Overseas Dominion until landing on an uninhabited island. Passing through an invisible water veil, the desolate exterior gave way to a hidden scene inside: a rosy-cheeked young Daoist stood on the shore, lips red and teeth white.
"Xu Daoist Friend."
Zhong Ming's eyes flickered with complexity as he sighed and approached with a clasped-hand bow. "I've troubled you, Master Xu. I'll repay this kindness someday."
Had Lv Yang been present, he would've recognized the youth immediately. This seemingly delicate Daoist was none other than Xu Xin, Zhong Ming's old rival from the Battle for Supremacy era. Now a Foundation Building True Man, Xu waved him off dismissively.
"Save the flattery." Xu Xin's form blurred like mist. "I want nothing to do with you, young master. Good luck with your troubles." His figure dissolved like ripples.
Zhong Ming sighed, pondering: Father warned Mother wants me dead, yet why did he insist I follow her instructions to leave the Holy Sect?
Back in Qing Kingdom, Chongguang had given him strict orders before departing Yangilluminate Cave Realm. Trusting his father, Zhong Ming obeyed—though Miao Yin's ruthless actions as a True Man had shattered his faith. Still, he steeled himself: "No returning to the Holy Sect now."
With a flick of his sleeve, he retrieved an Eight-Trigrams Compass—a Heaven-Resonating Treasure from Chongguang for concealing his trail.
Lv Yang's image flashed in his mind. No problem—I'll outlast her!
Outlive Mother!
As the Holy Sect's most promising disciple, Zhong Ming knew Lv Yang's infamous feats: outlasting the Subduing Dragon Arhat, orchestrating the Heaven-Mending Peak Master's demise. Following this "ancient sage's" precedent, Zhong Ming set his strategy: "Youth is my greatest asset. Mother's in her third life already—while my cultivation and schemes pale against hers, longevity will tip the scales."
If fortune turned sour and Miao Yin broke through to Foundation Building Late-Stage, no matter. He'd wait through multiple lifetimes so long as he survived.
Resolving himself, Zhong Ming turned—only to freeze when spotting a figure standing on the shoreline's white waves.
The crashing surf approached like distant thunder, dousing Zhong Ming's spirit in icy dread. The newcomer strode across wave crests with scholar-like elegance, smile warm yet eyes glacially cold.
"Found you at last."
Zhong Ming stiffened, powerless under the crushing pressure. True Men of Foundation Building Mid-Stage posed no threat, but this cultivator sealed his very qi. Only Foundation Building Late-Stage True Monarchs could suppress him this effortlessly. Despair gripped him.
Yet instead of attacking, the man released the pressure. Fixing Zhong Ming with an unflinching stare, he stated: "You recognize me." Not a question, but a fact.
".I've heard my father mention you."
"Suo Huan chuckled. "Your father, Chongguang, arranged this hiding spot to shield you from karma entanglements. Quite fortunate." Stepping closer, his tone turned wry: "Better than my fate, certainly."
Zhong Ming's confusion deepened—until a soft glow materialized around him, coalescing into a familiar silhouette. Suo Huan flinched backward instantly.
"Revered True Monarch Qiluo!"
The graceful woman manifesting was none other than True Monarch Zengcai Qiluo—the same who'd refined pills for Lv Yang. Now here in the Overseas Dominion!
Suo Huan's hands chilled. So Miao Yin truly is a fool. Did she never consider True Monarchs would monitor her every move as Chongguang's consort?
Outwardly, this appears a trade—Miao Yin delivers her son Zhong Ming for my Spirit Harvesting, with unbreakable karmic ties. In truth, Qiluo uses Zhong Ming's karma as a secret channel to meet me. Miao Yin is merely a messenger.
True Monarch Qiluo spoke: "Speak. Why have you summoned me?"
"To ease your burdens." Suo Huan bowed deeply. "Though secluded here, I learned of recent events. Chongguang truly reshaped heaven and earth alone, though his efforts tragically failed." His voice quivered slightly: "I lack his brilliance. Just a stray dog. Small fry like me can only drift with the current."
His tone sharpened: "Yet even strays have uses. I offer to seize the Everflowing Water Position for you."
Qiluo's eyes narrowed. "Bold words. 'Drifting with the current' indeed fits."
A blind spot! As an outsider, Suo Huan needed no Chen Earth. His Spirit Harvesting method directly stole others' Fruit Positions. His Ling Xu Fortune Ground specialized in water—making Everflowing Water his prime target.
Should he steal it, the opposing True Monarch (suspected of being True Monarch Ang Xiao) would suffer disrupted water element balance, plummeting from Golden Core Late-Stage cultivation. Yet formidable risks remained—his connection to Fruit Positions was fragile, and seizing one would invoke both heavenly calamity and the eternal wrath of that enigmatic True Monarch.
I seek no reward. Plant your shackles, and I'll serve unto death—one lifetime's worth of Pill Fruits suffices.
Meanwhile, in the Sky-Connecting Sea of Clouds at Primordial Sacred Sect:
Three months later, Lv Yang exited his meditation chamber. At its center sat a young man mirroring his appearance exactly—save for the sharp, sword-like aura permeating his being. Every heartbeat and breath synchronized perfectly with Lv Yang's true form.
"The Immortal Embryo is complete!" Lv Yang smiled.
(End of Chapter)
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