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Chapter 32: Target, Liu Xin!
Chapter 32: Target, Liu Xin!
[You were crushed by a finger strike from the Heaven-Mending Peak Lord.]
[Current Hundred Lives Tome Remaining Pages: 95]
[Reincarnate: One Life] You may choose one of the following gains from your previous life: Treasures, Cultivation, Lifespan, or forfeit all gains and randomly awaken a talent based on past experiences.
1. Treasures
2. Cultivation
3. Lifespan
4. Forfeit all gains and randomly awaken a talent based on past experiences]
"Step forward if your name is called."
Liu Xin's voice drifted from the stage. This time, Lv Yang remained dazed far longer than usual, his mind still lingering on that furious sword strike from his past life.
"A mayfly trying to shake a tree... not inaccurate", Lv Yang exhaled sharply. Though he'd witnessed the terrifying gap between himself and Foundation Building experts, his fighting spirit burned brighter than ever.
With the [Ten Thousand Lives Scroll] in hand, anything that couldn't kill him would only make him stronger. Starting over was no big deal.
He refocused on the scroll's interface. In his previous life, he'd fixated on cultivation alone, leaving nothing but Refining Qi sixth layer behind. But he couldn't choose cultivation this time - not while the latent risk of the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art remained. Practicing it would be like carrying a time bomb.
"I'll choose the talent."
[Calculating past life experiences...]
[After your death, tales of your sword strike against a Foundation Building Realm Practitioner spread. Countless mocked your arrogance, unaware of your true achievement.]
[Though you failed to wound the expert, your sword cultivation bottleneck miraculously broke through in your final moment. The Heaven-Mending Peak Lord had to exert extra force to crush you, later remarking that though you were but an ant, you had 'some skill'.]
[You've awakened the purple-tier talent 'Some Skill'.]
[Some Skill: No matter how terrifying the attack, you can effortlessly handle two strikes within your capability limits.]
"What kind of talent is this?" Lv Yang frowned. At first glance, it seemed like an absolute defense ability, but the "within capability limits" caveat weakened it significantly.
Still, he quickly dismissed his concerns. Choosing talent was merely to avoid the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art's hidden dangers. Whether strong or weak didn't matter - what truly concerned him was evading the Heaven-Mending Peak Lord's calculations.
"If necessary, I'll abandon the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art entirely."
"Lv Yang."
"H-Here!"
Liu Xin's voice snapped him back to reality. He hurried onto the stage, where Liu Xin, as in past lives, assigned him to the Happiunion Hall.
Suddenly, Lv Yang froze.
"Wait... I remember my Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner being infused with a powerful expert by Liu Xin. It might even be the Holy Sect's True Transmission Disciple."
This didn't add up. He'd merely practiced a cultivation technique and been traced through karma by the Heaven-Mending Peak Lord. How could Liu Xin, who'd killed a True Transmission, still be alive?
His eyes suddenly blazed with realization. "The only explanation - he possesses a treasure that obscures karma, making Foundation Building experts unable to calculate anything about him!"
Instantly, his mind raced with possibilities.
Changing plans, he replicated his first life's actions - deliberately killing Yushuzhen to attract Liu Xin's attention.
Receiving half the Primordial Dao Treatise from Liu Xin.
Retreating into seclusion.
As expected, one moonless night, Liu Xin hummed a tune while approaching Lv Yang's cultivation cave, array flags in hand.
"Little Brother Lü, are you in?"
Lv Yang remained silent.
Liu Xin smirked, setting up soundproofing and illusionary Formation Arts around the cave entrance. These ensured no matter what happened inside, nothing would be detected outside. He'd done this countless times before.
Patting his robe pocket confidently, he muttered, "Even karma calculations won't help now!"
Soon finished, he unleashed his true qi, cleaving through the cave entrance.
"Little Brother Lü, no need to hide. Brother needs someone like you!"
His voice cut off abruptly.
Inside, Lv Yang sat calmly on a reed cushion, smirking at him - not at all the appearance of someone who'd cultivated half the Primordial Dao Treatise!
"This isn't right!"
Liu Xin's pupils contracted. He raised a banner, but too late.
A crimson light flashed. Half his blood and qi drained instantly, sending him collapsing.
Bloodwash Celestial River Sword Array Diagram!
Lv Yang had laid the formation at the cave entrance long ago. Liu Xin's forced entry was like walking into a trap.
"Brother, I've been waiting", Lv Yang sneered, recalling how Liu Xin had manipulated him in his first life. "This time, the tables have turned!"
"If our roles were reversed, you'd learn true cruelty!"
"Who are you!?" Liu Xin gasped, paralyzed and bewildered. Was he being tricked by a new disciple? Impossible!
"Are you a righteous sect spy? Don't kill me! I have an upper-tier Dao treatise that can help you reach Foundation Building! And a treasure containing a Holy Sect True Transmission who knows their secrets - all yours if you spare me!"
Lv Yang simply activated the Blood Transformation Ray, draining him into a human skin parchment. "Foolish. Killing you makes them mine anyway!"
"Even you belong to me now."
He waved his Primordial Qi-infused Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner, sweeping Liu Xin's corpse into it. Using his past-life knowledge of the Primordial Dao Treatise, he refined the body into vapor within the banner. After prolonged cultivation, he shook the banner, reforming Liu Xin.
But now Liu Xin was a Banner Spirit - his memories intact but his will completely broken. Absolute loyalty replaced all thoughts.
"How could you possibly control the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner!?" Liu Xin stared in disbelief.
"You called me what?" Lv Yang coldly raised an eyebrow. "Need I teach you a banner spirit's proper attitude toward its master? Or would you prefer oblivion?"
"Mercy, my lord!" Liu Xin collapsed to his knees, memories intact but hatred toward his killer utterly absent. Every thought was pure devotion.
Such was the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner's overwhelming dominance - spirits seemed alive yet remained completely under mind control.
(End of Chapter)
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