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Chapter 334: His Loyalty Is Beyond Question!
Chapter 334: His Loyalty Is Beyond Question!
Compared to the Soul Scrying technique combining the Celestial Mother Genesis Radiance and Heaven-Mending Sutra, the Ten-Thousand Spirit Banner's method of transforming spirits into pennant spirits could also achieve similar effects.
However, the latter had a critical flaw—it lacked autonomy.
Unless the pennant spirit was someone like Chen Xin’an or the Yanluo Patriarch, who had willingly merged with the banner in life, most pennant spirits merely followed orders without independent judgment. This meant Soul Scrying through them had to be done through direct questioning.
This inevitably led to circular logic.
Lv Yang: "Why didn’t you tell me this earlier?"
Pennant Spirit: "You never asked."
Lv Yang: "How could I ask if I didn’t know?"
Pennant Spirit: "If you don’t ask, how would I know you didn’t know?"
And then… awkward silence.
Hence, Lv Yang preferred relying on Chen Xin’an for such matters. After all, when it came to cultivation secrets, a little hardship for Chen was a small price to pay—and he was sure Chen would understand.
Jiangnan’s Ten-Thousand Corpses Pit.
This was where the Celestial Court fragment had fallen. Clearly, the Sword Pavilion’s True Monarch had orchestrated this, eliminating a thorn in their side—a Holy Sect stronghold embedded in Jiangnan.
Lv Yang couldn’t help but feel nostalgic. Across countless lifetimes, the Holy Sect had always reclaimed the pit despite temporary losses. Yet this time, his interference had erased the entire site from existence.
"Still, the Holy Sect probably isn’t losing sleep over it", he mused.
The Holy Sect had been the first to infiltrate the Mystic Spirit Realm, evidenced by Minghua Heavenly Immortal’s faction seeking him out. They were reaping the rewards, while the Sword Pavilion suffered a heavy loss.
Otherwise, the Holy Sect would never have allowed the Sword Pavilion to erase the pit so easily. The two sects’ True Monarchs were likely engaged in a quiet, mutually beneficial exchange.
"Wait?"
As Lv Yang drew closer to the Celestial Court fragment, he noticed someone had already arrived. Their leader looked unremarkable, but his sharp eyes betrayed a fierce intensity.
"Chongguang!?"
Chongguang’s gaze snapped toward Lv Yang simultaneously, meeting his stare head-on.
Lv Yang hadn’t altered his clone’s appearance—maintaining the same face he’d always used. Chongguang recognized him instantly.
Lv Yang merely furrowed his brow slightly, unfazed. To Chongguang, he was officially a Holy Sect spy, so there was no risk of exposure. Even if Chongguang suspected the truth, it wouldn’t matter.
After all, Chongguang was a Holy Sect True Man. Who would believe his accusations?
Still, when Chongguang’s piercing gaze met his, Lv Yang calmly held it, exuding an air of unshakable integrity.
"Interesting… is he truly a spy?" Chongguang wondered, his expression betraying nothing. He casually shifted his focus to Dangmo True Man.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Dangmo."
"Fellow Daoist Chongguang, the honor is mine."
Yet Dangmo’s eyes narrowed slightly. Why would Chongguang abandon Jiangbei—the Holy Sect’s heartland—to confront the Sword Pavilion here?
With the Holy Sect claiming the largest share of the Mystic Spirit Realm, they had become the target of every faction. Logically, Chongguang, as the Holy Sect’s Acting Patriarch, should have remained in Jiangbei. His presence here raised suspicions. But Chongguang’s expression remained as inscrutable as ever.
Meanwhile, Lv Yang sensed another pair of eyes boring into him—one of Chongguang’s companions.
"Malice?"
Though the observer concealed it well, Lv Yang, having cultivated the Sea of Sorrowful Affliction, was hypersensitive to emotional fluctuations. Tracing the gaze, he recognized the source immediately—
Heaven-Mending Peak Master Chen Taihe!
A smirk curled Lv Yang’s lips. "So it’s you… fate truly has a sense of humor."
In his past life, he had been too weak to challenge Chen directly, resorting to sabotaging his Heavenly Tribulation instead. While satisfying, it had been an unsportsmanlike victory. Now, he had the perfect opportunity to send Chen to reunite with Chen Xin’an in the afterlife.
Without hesitation, Lv Yang confronted him.
"What’s that devil staring at?"
Chen Taihe hadn’t expected Lv Yang to notice his subtle probing. He hesitated, then stepped forward, transmitting voice directly into Lv Yang’s mind. "You cultivate the Pomegranate Wood?"
Oh ho? Had his identity been exposed?
Chen must have observed the remnants of his divine ability after his duel with Qi He, Lv Yang realized.
Cultivators sharing the same Fruit Position were natural rivals. Such enmity intensified for those aspiring to become Great True Sovereigns. Chen Taihe could feel Lv Yang’s aura was more refined and potent than his own. If left unchecked, Lv Yang might surpass him entirely.
Thus, Chen had volunteered to remain in Jiangnan, joining this mission to eliminate Lv Yang during the chaos.
"What did that devil say to you?"
A soft voice interrupted his thoughts. Ye Guyue—Solitary Moon—had noticed the exchange. "Don’t hide it. I felt the ripple of his transmission."
"Senior, they must be conspiring together!" Dangmo True Man muttered.
"Dammit, that old bastard planned this!" Lv Yang cursed internally, his expression remaining calm. "For this expedition into the Celestial Court fragment, I will surrender all gains and request discipleship under the Sword Pavilion."
"Don’t change the subject!" Ye Guyue frowned. "Tell me what that Jiangbei devil said!"
"Senior, you misunderstand", Lv Yang replied, feigning innocence. "He did nothing but pretend to transmit messages, intending to sow discord."
Ye Guyue, naturally, didn’t believe him.
But Dangmo waved a hand dismissively. "Enough, Solitary Moon. This isn’t important. Lv Yang’s loyalty is beyond question."
Of course, Dangmo doubted him. But Lv Yang had staked his life on entering the fragment and promised to surrender all spoils. What more proof was needed? Whether he communicated with Chen Taihe was trivial compared to that.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, a radiant gateway erupted from the pit’s ruins, its towering silhouette inscribed with three resplendent characters:
Heaven’s South Gate.
Dozens of cultivators surged toward it.
As Lv Yang joined the charge, Chongguang’s voice whispered in his ear:
"Fellow Daoist, care to strike another deal?"
(End of Chapter)
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