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Chapter 296: What a Bunch of Sword Cultivators!
Chapter 296: What a Bunch of Sword Cultivators!
A Great World of Jie containing a Golden Fruit Position!
Before the Yun Clan Patriarch finished speaking, Lu Yang already understood the importance of the Jiangnan Ten Thousand Pit. After all, a Great World of Jie was equivalent to a new Second-Tier True Cultivation Technique!
"Dang Mo True Man is our Sword Pavilion's Third Elder", explained the Patriarch. "He reached Foundation Building Late Stage and Great True Sovereign cultivation long ago, and has already begun planning for his Golden Fruit Position. However, the Second-Tier Techniques in our controlled Worlds of Jie mostly fail to meet his requirements. Only this newly discovered one suits him perfectly."
"That's why Dang Mo True Man is leading this operation."
"Unsurprisingly, the Demonic Sect likely hasn't noticed anything amiss with the Ten Thousand Pit yet. Dang Mo intends to act first and seize the advantage."
As the Yun Clan Patriarch explained, Lu Yang quickly learned the pit's secrets. The story began with its origin – a small World of Jie once used as a battleground by True Monarchs from various sects.
This small World of Jie had an extraordinary background. Though it contained no Foundation Building cultivators – only serving as a battlefield for Refining Qi disciples – it was actually an appendage of another Great World of Jie.
Its original name: [Mystic Spirit Realm].
The predecessor of Jiangnan Ten Thousand Pit was [Mortal Ascension Realm]. Typically, cultivators in [Mortal Ascension Realm] would ascend to [Mystic Spirit Realm] upon reaching peak cultivation.
However, when [Mortal Ascension Realm] was forcibly taken and became a battlefield, it lost all connection with [Mystic Spirit Realm]. At first, this separation seemed trivial, but after decades, [Mystic Spirit Realm] cultivators noticed something wrong and sent investigators to check.
Big mistake.
The investigators from [Mystic Spirit Realm] weren't weak – they possessed Foundation Building cultivation. Though [Mystic Spirit Realm] called them "Human Immortals" instead of Foundation Building.
Unfortunately, they had terrible luck.
At that moment, Sword Pavilion's Dang Mo True Man happened to be passing through. When these "Human Immortals" tried to use Soul Scrying, Dang Mo effortlessly crushed and captured them.
Thus, [Mystic Spirit Realm] could no longer remain hidden.
"According to the prisoner's confession", continued the Patriarch, "[Mystic Spirit Realm] belongs to the uppermost divine realms – an abode of immortals and deities. It has five tiers of immortals serving in different capacities."
"The five immortal ranks: Heaven, Earth, Man, Spirit, and Ghost."
"When lower realm cultivators ascend, their physical bodies perish while their souls receive purification, becoming Ghost Immortals. These souls receive fiefdoms as Ruling Immortals."
"When their Karmic Merits mature, they use the Lampfire of Restoration to reform their bodies and return to the Human Immortal path."
"They wander three sacred mountains and cross five great peaks, dwelling in the world without governing it as Earth Immortals."
"When they gain Daoist merits and worldly achievements, they receive heavenly edicts, enter the Celestial Court, and govern the world as Heaven Immortals."
As for ranks above Heaven Immortal, the captive didn't elaborate. Not that he needed to – Lu Yang could easily deduce the answer.
'Most likely True Monarch!'
Lu Yang mused. Now he understood why the Sword Pavilion and Holy Sect's True Monarchs had taken interest in Jiangnan Ten Thousand Pit. [Mystic Spirit Realm]'s value was self-evident – a Great World of Jie containing a Golden Fruit Position represented a veritable feast for True Monarchs. Even leftover scraps could satisfy Foundation Building True Men. Unfortunately, his cultivation had been too low previously to participate – he couldn't even learn about these matters.
His mind raced with possibilities.
'A Great World of Jie! If I could slip inside and gather resources during this commotion, my Immortal Spirit Body's cultivation would accelerate dramatically!'
But how?
Lu Yang's eyes flickered with calculation. 'I can't openly operate within Sword Pavilion. If Sword Pavilion's path is blocked, perhaps Holy Sect offers an alternative!'
'If I inform Chongguang True Man about the Ten Thousand Pit in advance, once Holy Sect's True Monarch verifies my intelligence, I can establish contact. I'll claim to be a reincarnated Holy Sect True Man who infiltrated Sword Pavilion – someone unwilling to reveal their identity.'
Though my body resides in Sword Pavilion, my heart has always belonged to Holy Sect!
More importantly, Chongguang True Man had previously taught him secret contact methods – specially crafted Sky Message Spiritual Decrees that could reach him directly. This alone should convince Chongguang of his sincerity.
'Decided!'
Lu Yang immediately acted. He infused divine power into the Spiritual Decree and watched its luminous trail vanish into the heavens before exhaling deeply.
Meanwhile, Yun Miaozhen emerged from her cultivation beneath the desk, wiping blood from her lips. Her Refining Qi Late Stage cultivation had clearly improved.
Lu Yang's expression hardened. If he wanted to profit from the Ten Thousand Pit incident, he couldn't afford slow progress anymore. He needed to accelerate cultivation immediately.
'At minimum, I must restore my Foundation Building Mid-Stage before the operation!'
He turned to the Yun Clan Patriarch, Yun Miaozhen, and Xiu Xin True Man. "Is there any way to acquire more Celestial Metal Spirit Objects?"
The three exchanged glances.
Xiu Xin True Man spoke cautiously, "Master, it's actually not difficult – we just need to target more forces colluding with Jiangbei's Demonic Sect."
"Can you locate them?"
"I can arrange it."
The Yun Clan Patriarch pondered. "If I spread rumors about purging demonic influences, nearby sects will panic and cooperate."
"Under this pretext, each organization should yield significant spiritual treasures."
Lu Yang hesitated. "Won't this be too conspicuous? I'm not concerned about cruelty, but attracting Sword Pavilion's attention could be dangerous."
After all, extorting subordinate sects didn't sound particularly righteous.
But the Yun Clan Patriarch looked genuinely perplexed. "Master, what's conspicuous about this? It's routine procedure."
"Ah?"
The Patriarch elaborated, "In Jiangnan, Sword Pavilion allowed these forces to develop unchecked – they already owe us Karmic Debt. Settling accounts with them is both justice and mercy."
"You call this settling Karmic Debt?!"
Lu Yang stared blankly. In Jiangbei, Holy Sect True Men called this 'extortion' – a more polite term being 'shaking down local sects for donations.' He hadn't expected such creative justification.
So this was true righteousness!
The Patriarch's explanation clarified everything. In Jiangnan, most forces developed through Jiangbei connections. Everyone knew open trade generated wealth. While these sects might avoid direct Holy Sect alliances, they still required Jiangbei trade routes to accumulate initial resources.
According to Sword Pavilion standards, this constituted demonic collusion.
Normally Sword Pavilion ignored it, but when opportunities arose – like now – they'd suddenly 'settle debts.' It was an old ploy: deliberately allow local sects to flourish through Jiangbei trade, then when they grew fat, harvest them as 'demonic collaborators' while maintaining their pure righteous image.
Sword Pavilion disciples could focus on cultivation while subsidiary sects handled Pills, Treasures, and Talismans of Power – much like Hidden Sword Manor.
Others stockpile grain, they stockpile weapons. Other sects become their grain stores.
This system made Holy Sect's occasional raids seem almost honorable by comparison. At least Holy Sect cultivators only robbed when broke – Sword Pavilion was systematically bleeding Jiangnan dry.
And doing it so elegantly! Purging demons, upholding justice – who could possibly object?
Understanding Sword Pavilion's entire Jiangnan operational mechanism, Lu Yang couldn't help but mutter:
"What a freaking bunch of sword cultivators!"
Looks like I'll need to thoroughly reform Sword Pavilion and return it to true righteousness!
(End of Chapter)
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