The Sect Leader's Bizarre Recruitment Chapter 418: Zuo Yu's Role, the Ultimate Illusionist Beyond Heaven God! (Part 1) - Novel Cool

Chapter 418: Zuo Yu's Role, the Ultimate Illusionist Beyond Heaven God! (Part 1)

Chapter 418: Zuo Yu's Role, the Ultimate Illusionist Beyond Heaven God! (Part 1)

Crack! Crack!

Lai Wu had shrunk in size, its mouth mumbling as it made cracking sounds.

They were Zhou Chengxian's bones!

As a Body Cultivator, his physical body was exceptionally powerful, a rarity even among the apex cultivators.

But in Lai Wu's mouth, it was nothing special.

After a moment, it swallowed them whole and mumbled, "I've been wanting to eat this kid for a while. I must say, the meat of a Body Cultivator is quite chewy."

"..."

Wen Ruyan also appeared, respectfully holding five storage pouches and presenting them to Lu Ming.

"Not bad," Lu Ming nodded. "Let's go!"

They led the way, rushing towards the uninhabited zone.

Lu Ming was extremely satisfied with the outcome.

If he had gone into his invincible mode and killed them all, there would have been a higher chance of keeping them alive, but the news would undoubtedly leak out. And with the news out, it would mean endless trouble, unless all the overseas cultivators were wiped out.

But this was something Lu Ming couldn't accomplish.

So, the current result was the best possible outcome.

They would never know who the mastermind was, even in death, they would believe it was Zhou Chengxian who had wronged them. They would complain about Zhou Chengxian, completely clearing Lu Ming and the Moon Holding Sect.

It didn't matter anymore that everyone knew Lai Wu Island was destroyed by 'Moon Holding Sect's Lu Ming'.

If Lai Wu Island still existed and its Island Lord, Zhou Chengxian, was still on their side, perhaps they would still target the Moon Holding Sect and Lu Ming, and find a way to kill him.

But now, with Lai Wu Island gone and Zhou Chengxian branded as a 'traitor', who would seek revenge for Lai Wu Island?

"Everything went according to plan."

"Moreover, it went so smoothly that even I find it hard to believe."

"It's truly amazing!"

Boom! Just as Lu Ming was feeling pleased with himself, he heard a booming sound by his ear, almost making him think someone was attacking.

But upon closer inspection, he realized it was Lai Wu causing a commotion, scaring away countless beasts along the way, and even taking the opportunity to fill its stomach, swallowing countless things in one go.

"..."

Lu Ming stomped his foot in frustration.

The entire turtle's body sank, "Keep a low profile!"

"Are you trying to make sure everyone knows you're here?!"

"After doing what you did, if you don't want the overseas big shots to find out and come after you, then hide your aura! Be as low-key as possible!"

"Especially when we reach the Moon Holding Sect, don't reveal your true form!"

"Do you understand?"

Lai Wu: "..."

I understand, you old geezer! Lai Wu's heart was filled with a million protests.

But the situation was stronger than him, and he couldn't fight Lu Ming. With his true spirit in Lu Ming's hands, he had no choice but to nod and bow, indicating his understanding. He immediately suppressed his aura and even changed his appearance, transforming into a soft-looking turtle to continue their journey.

Seeing this, Lu Ming nodded in satisfaction.

It wasn't that he was overly cautious, but he had to be careful.

After all, the only trouble with this plan was Lai Wu.

Although Lu Ming could explain that he only discovered and subdued Lai Wu after the fact, would the overseas cultivators believe him? So...

He had to keep Lai Wu low-key.

If he could avoid revealing himself, he should.

As for the future, they could discuss it later.

Perhaps by then, the overseas cultivators would no longer exist.

"The harvest is indeed impressive."

Lu Ming opened the five storage pouches one by one and found that they contained many valuable items, mostly rare overseas specialties.

After all, being at the apex, how could they not be wealthy? But before this, Lu Ming had been a bit apprehensive.

Apex cultivators at the ninth stage would never be poor, but that didn't mean they would carry all their treasures and resources representing their forces on their bodies.

After all, they had come to wage war against the continent, to fight to the death.

There was always a risk of dying in battle.

Bringing all their valuables with them would be too risky. But if they thought about it the other way around...

If they didn't bring their treasures and left them hidden somewhere, and if 'they' died in this battle, wouldn't it be a waste? So, whether or not they brought their resources and treasures to the battle depended on their 'personal intentions', on what they themselves thought.

But at this moment, Lu Ming felt lucky.

Even Zhou Chengxian, the Island Lord, had brought many valuable items, worth quite a sum.

Returning to the Moon Holding Sect with these treasures would bring a windfall.

"With a bit more, we might be able to improve the disciples' treatment again."

"There's no need to change the supply of pills, we already have enough."

"But we can increase the supply of magical treasures and primordial stones."

Under Lu Ming's guidance, Lai Wu quietly continued on their journey.

The two of them, one turtle, avoided the detection of almost all the overseas cultivators and silently set out on their return journey.

On the other side...

Xiao Ling'er and the other Celestial Prodigies, guided by the Sky Gazing Mirror, had never made a mistake.

No overseas cultivators had discovered them along the way.

Moreover, each 'target' they chose was worthy of their name, allowing them to boldly enter and kill, cutting off their spirit veins and severing their foundations.

In just three short days, they had destroyed over a dozen islands.

Although most were only medium-sized islands, it still infuriated the overseas cultivators.

Some cultivators, who were initially reluctant to abandon their industries, were now forced to frantically transfer their resources.

After all, compared to their industries, their lives were more important.

If they died, wouldn't their industries just fall into someone else's hands?

And so...

Seeing that they were sticking together for mutual protection, making it difficult to find an opportunity to kill them, Xiao Ling'er and the others shifted their target to destroying their industries!

If they couldn't kill them, destroying their industries would be just as good.

After all, industries represent resources. Even if they can be repaired or rebuilt after destruction, it would still require a huge amount of manpower, material resources, and financial resources. Wouldn’t this also weaken the overseas forces?

Moreover, the existence of things like Primordial Stone Veins, once destroyed, would be difficult to repair.

There are also many unique and blessed lands, which are naturally formed and, once destroyed, cannot be reproduced.

As they moved along, destroying everything in their path, the overseas cultivators, unable to bear it, set up ambushes in some special areas, waiting for them to fall into their traps.

But...

It was useless.

The overseas cultivators soon found that these people simply wouldn’t fall for their traps.

They wouldn’t go to places where there were ambushes or people.

Despite so many people searching for them everywhere, they didn’t even see a single hair.

But at those weak spots, they could always use the best methods to destroy them in the shortest time possible.

Even if they racked their brains to calculate their route and find their patterns, it was useless; they simply couldn’t be predicted.

Or rather, even if they calculated it, it would have no effect at all!

No matter how the calculations turned out, if the others didn’t follow the planned route, what could be done?

And the overseas cultivators weren’t fools.

After a few rounds, they quickly realized something.

"These guys must have the Sky Gazing Mirror guiding them from behind!"

"That’s right. Without the Sky Gazing Mirror’s assistance, how could they be so elusive?"

"I haven’t seen a single hair of theirs, but they can predict our every move with incredible accuracy. No matter what we do, we can’t escape their observation. It’s a dead end!!"

"How can this be!"

"What should we do in such a situation?"

"Are we just going to watch them wreak havoc and destroy our foundations?!"

"Who’s behind this cunning plan?!"

"Damn it, if they continue to destroy, we won’t have any development for thousands or even tens of thousands of years after this, and we might even regress. I’m furious, but what can we do? The main battlefield is in full combat, and those left behind are either old, weak, sick, or young, or a few people responsible for guarding."

"But even if we gathered together, we couldn’t stop them. If we gather, many areas will be left unattended, and with the Sky Gazing Mirror’s help, it’s an unsolvable problem."

"Unless we have enough people to guard every spot."

"Or we can somehow bypass the Sky Gazing Mirror’s perception and capture them."

"But neither of these methods is possible. Enough people? Unless we stop this war and focus solely on dealing with them."

"But relatively speaking, their destructive power is limited. No matter how you look at it, taking over one or two regions is more important."

"Indeed, the latest news from the frontline is that the Northwest Domain has made certain progress. All three lines of defense on the continent have been breached, and our people are advancing. As long as we secure the Northwest Domain and fortify our defenses, these losses won’t matter."

"Right, so we mustnever act on impulse!"

"Tell everyone, even if other places are dismantled, as long as we are still alive and have preserved enough strength, it doesn’t matter!"

"Resentment, for now, we’ll keep it in mind. After this war, we’ll settle scores one by one. We mustn’t act rashly. Once we do, it will be an irreversible disaster. Don’t even think about sending people to rescue them, because they are seeking death on their own."

"..."

"They really can hold their ground," the demoness sighed lightly. "We’ve already destroyed so many places, severely damaging their foundations, and they still don’t come out?"

"They’re just cowardly turtles," the Night Demon was very displeased.

He came to kill!

To slay the overseas Celestial prodigies and show his strength.

But...

He didn’t kill many people, and the rest was all about destruction and wrecking their homes...

While it had strategic significance, it wasn’t satisfying enough!

How could smashing things compare to suppressing celestial prodigies?

Suppressing celestial prodigies was not only satisfying but also a way to show off!

How could smashing things show off?

Damn, it’s frustrating!

The other celestial prodigies, though not all expressing dissatisfaction, could clearly see that they were all quite ‘bored.’

Seeing this, Zuo Yu sighed lightly and said, "If you put it that way..."

"Actually, I might have a method."

"But I can’t guarantee it will work."

"?!?"

Everyone looked at him.

Especially the people from the Nine Great Holy Lands.

Zuo Yu had always been very low-key, almost never participating in any battles, so outsiders knew almost nothing about him. On this journey, he hadn’t engaged in any one-on-one duels and had been quite methodical when destroying things...

So, even if some suspected that as a direct disciple of the Moon Holding Sect, he couldn’t be so ‘average,’ no one knew what he was capable of or in which area he excelled.

But his sudden words naturally drew everyone’s attention.

Moreover, the implications of his words were quite shocking.

Everyone’s gaze swept over him and then landed on Xiao Lian.

They didn’t understand or trust Zuo Yu enough.

But if Xiao Lian agreed, then it could be tried.

"Tell us, what is it?"

Xiao Lian naturally understood their thoughts. As the eldest senior sister and leader of the Moon Holding Sect, she naturally had to take on this responsibility.

Regardless of whether she had a certain understanding of Zuo Yu, as his senior sister, she had to support him.

At least he should listen to his plan and then analyze its feasibility.

"It's like this."

Zuo Yu nodded lightly and said, "Although I'm a human, I'm quite special. I have my own Lifebound Spell."

"And my Lifebound Spell is this pair of eyes."

He reached out and brushed past his blood-red eyes, then continued, "With my current eye power, I can cast illusions silently, causing people to be unaware that they're in an illusion."

"And before coming here, I had just emerged from seclusion. During this retreat, I made another breakthrough and developed an entirely new illusion technique. This illusion technique is named Beyond Heaven God by my master."

"Although this name seems a bit strange to me, it can be used to break the stalemate."

"At least..."

"Getting a portion of them out isn't difficult."

"Oh?!"

"Illusion technique?"

Upon hearing the word 'illusion technique', everyone frowned.

Night Demon spoke up directly, "I thought it was something, but it turns out to be just a petty side path!"

"Although there are three thousand great paths, in the end, illusion techniques are still just a minor path. With your current cultivation, being able to influence an Eighth Stage cultivator is already commendable."

"But those Ninth Stage existences, how could they allow you to run amok?"

"So..."

"Hehe."

Most of the Saint Sons and Holy Daughters didn't say anything.

But Daoyi, Fifth Sword Heart, and Zou Hu, among others, nodded slightly in acknowledgment.

Obviously, they didn't think this was a good idea.

Or rather, they didn't acknowledge Zuo Yu and his abilities.

This made the Moon Holding Sect's direct disciples quite dissatisfied.

Seeing Zuo Yu's embarrassment, Xiao Ling'er smiled and said, "No harm done. Since the Saint Son of the Heaven Demon Palace doesn't believe it, Zuo Shixiong, you can let him see for himself."

"Seeing is believing, after all."

"As long as you can silently make him fall for it, those Celestial Prodigies will naturally be no match for you."

"Heh."

"Nonsense."

Night Demon cackled, "I'm a demon cultivator, and I mainly cultivate the Heaven Demon Strategy. I'm not just me; I'm also 'Heaven Demon', equivalent to having two souls in one body. Even if he has some skills, he shouldn't have chosen me."

"Choosing other Saint Sons or Holy Daughters might still allow you to use illusions to temporarily confuse them, but choosing me is destined to be a miscalculation, and it's absolutely impossible for it to work."

"You have to try it to know." Xiao Ling'er spoke with humility.

She then looked at Zuo Yu.

The latter nodded lightly, "Then, Night Demon Saint Son, forgive me for this."

"Hmph."

Night Demon sneered, "Stubborn as a mule. Since you want to make a fool of yourself, I'll give you this chance."

"Do you really think your Moon Holding Sect is the best in the world, and any random cat or dog is above us Saint Sons and Holy Daughters?"

"Today, I'll show you what reality is!"

He raised his hand and hooked his finger at Zuo Yu, "Come at me. If you can make me fall for it, I'll naturally listen to your plan!"

Zuo Yu nodded but remained silent, just staring at Night Demon without making any moves.

He didn't even lift a finger.

Night Demon frowned, "Why are you still standing there when I told you to come at me?!"

"Don't waste time!"

Zuo Yu remained calm and blinked, "I've already made my move."

"Nonsense!"

"I didn't feel anything at all!" Night Demon waved his hand, about to lose his temper.

But suddenly, as if possessed, he muttered a few words, "I'm sorry, my mistake."

"Huh?!"

Night Demon was stunned and immediately covered his mouth.

A loud smack sounded as if he had slapped himself, and the force was so strong!

His eyes widened, and his face was filled with disbelief.

His face stung as if on fire.

Damn!

He had been humiliated!

And the humiliation was more painful than a slap!

"This is impossible!"

"You..."

"What did you do?!"

Night Demon was almost enraged.

Zuo Yu didn't respond; he just smiled shyly.

Then, Night Demon abruptly turned around and punched Zhao Wuyi, who was on his left, shouting, "So what if you're from the Wuji Palace of Central State? I've had my eye on you for a while now!"

Zhao Wuyi kicked out, blocking the attack, and his face also showed surprise.

Night Demon realized what he had done and quickly said, "It wasn't me, I didn't do it!"

"Fine, I admit, I was looking at you with ill intent, but I didn't plan to attack. This..."

He glared at Zuo Yu, "You're the one playing tricks?!!!"

"Well... can't we just say it like that?" Zuo Yu spread his hands, "Didn't we agree to use you to test the illusion technique? How can you call this playing tricks? I'm making a fair move... oh, no, I'm making an eye move."

"No way!"

Night Demon kept shaking his head, "You're talking nonsense!"

"We did agree, and everyone here can testify, but what kind of illusion technique is this?!"

"This isn't an illusion technique at all!"

"It is an illusion technique.

(End of Chapter)

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