Chapter 375: Do You Know That Immortal Spirit?
Chapter 375: Do You Know That Immortal Spirit?
Deep within a secluded mountain forest in Jiangbei, inside a secret chamber…
As Lv Yang’s summons rang out, the Yanluo Patriarch—who had been in sealed cultivation—startled awake. His form instantly traversed mountains and rivers, appearing in a flash.
Though revived, he remained a Pennant Spirit. And as long as he was a Pennant Spirit, Lv Yang, as the banner master, could summon him. With a brief exchange of divine consciousness, Yanluo Patriarch quickly grasped the dire situation.
“Soul separation.”
At his words, Yanluo Patriarch sighed deeply, then furrowed his brow and said something that made Lv Yang’s heart leap with joy: “I should be able to try.”
Admittedly, soul separation was no easy task. But Yanluo Patriarch was no longer the same as before—he had first consumed the “Harmonizing with the Dao Immortal Pill” from the Mystic Spirit Realm to nurture his enlightenment, then fused with his original body from this life. Now, his wisdom even surpassed his former self.
“If we truly commit, it can be done.”
“However…” Yanluo Patriarch hesitated before Lv Yang could speak. “Success isn’t guaranteed. I can’t promise absolute success.”
Lv Yang showed no sign of concern. Less than perfect odds?
With a thought, his sword Dao Avatar began drawing forth Fortune immediately. He had slain Longyue, and now the Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s mountain-wide Fortune of Karmic Merit was unclaimed.
After absorbing this Fortune, Lv Yang spent every last bit without hesitation:
‘Fortune-Drawing Fate-Sign!’
[Event: Let Yanluo Patriarch extract your consciousness.]
[Great Calamity: You fail. Your consciousness cannot separate from the soul, and you’re refined by Heaven and Earth, lapsing into oblivion.]
[Minor Calamity: You don’t transfer in time. Guangming breaks in and converts you.]
[Fleeting Auspice: You complete the transfer at the last second, but are you truly safe? Fortune and misfortune intertwine. All remains uncertain.]
Lv Yang seized the Fleeting Auspice without hesitation.
“Ancestral Master, proceed.”
The next moment, he turned to Yanluo Patriarch with a relaxed smile: “Don’t worry. The future of success is already in my grasp!”
“.Very well.”
Yanluo Patriarch was decisive too. Since Lv Yang spoke with such confidence, he wasted no time. Radiant light flickered in his eyes as his fingertip suddenly blazed with divine power. With a point at Lv Yang’s soul, the latter immediately felt his consciousness begin drifting upward.
The sensation was inexplicably wondrous.
His first-person perspective shifted to third-person. His consciousness detached from both body and soul, even allowing him to see himself lying in the pool.
Under Yanluo Patriarch’s guidance and bolstered by the Fortune-Drawing Fate-Sign’s fortune, Lv Yang’s consciousness quickly entered his Avatar. Though the Avatar’s fragment soul resisted, under the Golden String Puppet’s overwhelming control, Lv Yang swiftly subdued it, resolving the threat.
Then a slightly horrifying scene unfolded.
His “soul” opened its eyes.
“.Hngh.”
The gaze was peculiar—detached and calm, yet with the clarity of a newborn—staring intently at Lv Yang.
Their eyes met.
Instantly, a surge of emotion surged through Lv Yang’s mind via that gaze: ‘Want! Need! Crave!’
Lv Yang froze: ‘Want who?’
‘Want You!’
Another wave of intense emotion crashed toward Lv Yang’s consciousness. This time, its impact was negligible—like a gentle breeze.
‘It worked… It can’t affect me anymore.’
Relief washed over him as clarity followed: The foundation of all myriad phenomena lay in Heaven and Earth. The soul and body were no exceptions, especially not for an Immortal Spirit’s soul.
‘Actually, only an Immortal Spirit’s soul is subject to Heaven and Earth’s influence. Ordinary True Men’s souls hold little authority here.’
Where lay this authority?
Lv Yang suspected the answer lay in the Underworld.
Since an Immortal Spirit’s soul was granted by Heaven and Earth, while other souls had to pass through the Underworld, that must be the key distinction. The Avatar was no different.
Souls that passed through the Underworld could not be controlled by Heaven and Earth!
Realizing this, Lv Yang relaxed, stepping back to create a safe distance from his former “self”—now the Immortal Spirit.
The Immortal Spirit could do nothing to stop him.
Truthfully, its core objective was achieved: reclaiming the vital “tool.” Any minor flaws could be addressed later.
“Boom! Boom!”
Meanwhile, the battle outside Ten Thousand Poisons Sect reached its climax. Four Divine Abilities fused into a single figure, then burst like a mirage.
Yet Guangming frowned.
“The karmic link between master and disciple… has it truly been severed?”
The golden hoop in his hand, once radiant with Buddhist light, abruptly dimmed. This shift made him instinctively glance behind.
There, the Shengyi-born Mingtuotuo Heavenly Manifestation Phase sat astride a six-tusked white elephant, its trunk holding a white lotus blossom, remaining silent and serene. Its tranquil face and compassionate smile gave the illusion it had always been a lifeless artifact.
“Amitabha.”
With a sleeve flick, Guangming shattered the sect’s mountain protection formation. His gaze pierced inward, landing on the Immortal Spirit within the Baiyue Sacred Pool.
.How unfortunate.
The truth dawned on him instantly.
So this was the work of the Heavenly Executor. If the practitioner had worn the Heart-Sealing Band beforehand, perhaps this calamity could’ve been averted.
“Absurd…”
The Immortal Spirit sneered, its earlier clarity fading into indifference. Its speech, once halting, now flowed smoothly:
“I was born from Heaven and Earth itself. How could I submit to another’s will?”
“You selfish parasites bring Heaven and Earth no benefit. Now that Heaven favors me, it wishes for me to restore the Dao!”
“From this day forth, I am known as Heavenly Chapter!”
Heavenly Chapter, an alternate name for Celestial Metal.
Hearing this, Guangming shook his head: “Obstinate as ever. Another Mu Changsheng.”
Before his words faded, he withdrew the Heart-Sealing Band. The Shengyi-born Mingtuotuo Heavenly Manifestation Phase behind him stirred, slowly raising its Buddha palm.
“Boom!”
The next second, the palm descended.
Five-colored radiance blazed between its fingers, like an ancient divine mountain crashing down. The mighty Ten Thousand Poisons Sect, under this blow, seemed to crumble into dust.
The light vanished in an instant.
The sect’s mountain gate and the Baiyue Sacred Pool were obliterated in a single strike from the Mingtuotuo Heavenly Manifestation Phase’s palm. Yet before this, Heavenly Chapter had already disappeared.
Meanwhile, Lv Yang fled in a hasty streak of swordlight.
From beginning to end, his performance mirrored any ordinary cultivator accidentally drawn into conflict. Seeing the Immortal Spirit’s display, he exhaled in relief:
Indeed, Heaven and Earth has not exposed me.
Guangming, now a Buddha’s incarnation with World-Honored One’s presence, would certainly draw the World-Honored One’s attention if Heaven and Earth revealed even a shred of connection between Lv Yang and the sect.
In that case, Lv Yang would’ve had no choice but to self-destruct immediately.
But Heaven and Earth—or that Heavenly Chapter—clearly covets my secrets. They withheld the truth, likely hoping to act gradually.
The bad news: he was now targeted by an Immortal Spirit destined to achieve Foundation Building Perfection.
The good news: he survived.
Moreover, all Karmic Causality had been intercepted by Heaven and Earth, sparing Lv Yang from the Dao Lords’ attention. From now on, Heaven and Earth itself would likely monitor him constantly.
Ah, well. Better than facing a Dao Lord.
At least for now, Heaven and Earth seemed suppressed by the Four Dao Lords, making direct action difficult. The Dao Lords, however, were a different story.
After all, World-Honored Ones could descend to personally obliterate threats!
“This good patron…”
A gentle voice interrupted Lv Yang’s thoughts. Looking up, he saw Guangming smiling at him—the same Guangming who had just reduced the entire Ten Thousand Poisons Sect’s holy mountain to ruins.
“Do you happen to know that Immortal Spirit patron?”
(End of Chapter)
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