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Chapter 5: This Grudge is Mine
Chapter 5: This Grudge is Mine
"Liu Xin? He's come for me!?"
Hearing the voice outside his Cultivation Chamber, Lv Yang's pupils constricted. His face darkened instantly. He not only remained silent but deliberately concealed his aura.
"Senior apprentice-brother?"
The voice came again, but Lv Yang still refused to respond. Though he had no proof, he was certain now—the Primordial Dao Treatise he’d been cultivating contained hidden dangers!
"I paid the price for inexperience. How could I not suspect earlier?"
"The Happiunion Hall and Heaven-Mending Peak are closely linked. Their cultivation techniques should naturally involve Dual Cultivation principles. Yet the Primordial Dao Treatise has nothing to do with that!"
"I’ve been deceived!"
"But why would he harm me? Even though the Primordial Sacred Sect is a demonic sect, they still have strict rules. Private duels between formal disciples are strictly forbidden—"
Suddenly, Lv Yang slammed his palm against his forehead.
"How could I believe the words of a demonic sect!?"
"Strictly forbidden… strictly forbidden—only if discovered, right? If no one finds out, it’s not a private duel."
The more he thought, the grimmer his expression became. It all came down to habit—Liu Xin had acted the part of a dutiful welcoming disciple perfectly. From explaining inner sect protocols to ensuring Lv Yang received all his entitled benefits—treasures, pills, spirit beasts—Liu Xin had seemed genuinely generous, withholding nothing. Especially in the Treasure Refining Hall, where he’d even instructed attendants to give Lv Yang the finest items.
But it was all a lie!
Every kindness beforehand had been a setup for that final act: handing Lv Yang the Primordial Dao Treatise itself, lulling him into lowering his guard and trusting completely.
"Now that I think about it, he probably planned to claim everything for himself."
"After all, if he kills me, all the magic artifacts, pills, and spirit beasts I obtained would naturally become his. No wonder he insisted on the best!"
What a beast!
Just then, voices sounded again outside the chamber.
The next moment, a sharp crack rang out—the formation guarding Lv Yang’s chamber exploded violently, and the door itself was torn apart by a blade of light!
The chamber lay exposed. Liu Xin strode in, robes billowing, his face breaking into a satisfied smile as he saw Lv Yang. "Senior apprentice-brother truly is a prodigy."
Boom!
Before Liu Xin’s words finished echoing, Lv Yang erupted!
A torrent of Primordial True Qi surged forth, channeling the Bone Jade Sword into a piercing beam of light that slashed toward Liu Xin with unstoppable force.
But the next moment, the blade halted mid-air.
"Struggling pointlessly."
Liu Xin didn’t even dodge. With a simple hand seal, Lv Yang’s body froze—like a puppet severed from its strings!
"This Primordial Dao Treatise is truly a treasure", Liu Xin laughed heartily. "Cultivators who transform their physical bodies and spiritual soul into Primordial True Qi can be used as medicinal ingredients, refining materials, or even to boost cultivation. With this wondrous treasure, I’ll surely breakthrough to Refining Qi’s late stage!"
"Helping me ascend—your death will not be in vain, senior apprentice-brother."
As he spoke, Liu Xin shifted his hand seal. Lv Yang felt his consciousness begin dissolving, forcibly erased!
In that moment, clarity struck him:
"This is the Primordial Dao Treatise’s second half!"
"The first half was the trap—this second half is the true technique. It waits until someone cultivates the first half, then turns them into a tool for another’s gain!"
Calling it a cultivation technique was generous. It was more like a forging method—but instead of refining objects, it forged humans, tricking them into refining themselves. The true cultivator merely watched from the shadows, reaping effortless rewards.
A Dao scripture in name, a demonic art in truth!
"Congratulations. This life is yours."
Lv Yang stopped resisting, letting his consciousness fade. After the initial fury, he now felt eerily calm.
"One lesson learned, one lesson gained. You’ve deceived me once, but I still have countless chances."
"This grudge is mine!"
Darkness swallowed him.
In the void, only the sound of turning pages remained.
[You were refined by Liu Xin, reduced to Primordial True Qi. You are dead.]
[Current Ten Thousand Lives Scroll Remaining Pages: 98]
[Reincarnation Option: Choose one from your previous life:
1. Treasure
2. Cultivation
3. Lifespan
4. Forfeit all gains, awaken a random talent based on past experiences]
"Those called forward, step up."
The familiar voice from the platform rang out. Clenching his jaw, Lv Yang kept his head lowered, focusing instead on the interface before him.
Treasure, cultivation, lifespan…
Ideally, he’d choose cultivation, but revealing sudden advancement would raise questions he couldn’t answer. Lifespan was irrelevant.
"Guess I’ll have to pick treasure…"
Frowning, he hesitated. The Bone Jade Sword was his only decent artifact, but without cultivation, it’d be useless.
Suddenly, the Ten Thousand Lives Scroll pulsed with feedback!
"Can this… count as treasure?"
Startled, Lv Yang’s eyes narrowed in thought. Then, decisively:
"Option 1. Retain one treasure from my previous life."
The next moment, chaos erupted—internally.
Within his dantian, a swirling white vapor emerged: the Primordial True Qi he’d sacrificed everything to forge in his past life!
"Impossible!" He lowered his gaze, hiding his astonishment.
Not only could he control this Qi effortlessly, but he could channel past-life techniques through it!
"Normally, manipulating Primordial True Qi requires the second half of the Primordial Dao Treatise. But this is my Qi—it’s part of me!"
Essentially, it was a Refining Qi-level clone.
"And in my past life, I heard Liu Xin say this Qi enhances breakthroughs when used medicinally. This treasure will serve me well!"
With his gains secured, Lv Yang began his new life’s plan.
First, reassigned to the Happiunion Hall.
Then, interacting with Yu Shuzhen.
This time, to avoid suspicion, he channeled all energy from Yu Shuzhen into his Primordial True Qi instead of using it to breakthrough to Qi Gathering.
"This life, I’ll play it safe."
True to his plan, Liu Xin—watching from outside—saw no breakthrough after Lv Yang’s encounter with Yu Shuzhen and lost interest.
Days later, when a disciple named Qin Yu broke through, Liu Xin eagerly took him under his wing.
After Liu Xin announced retreat for cultivation, the welcoming disciple role rotated to another senior.
Lv Yang remained silent.
"For all I know, this new senior could be another Liu Xin. Better to stay hidden."
"Play it safe for another month."
Weeks passed. When another outer sect disciple safely broke through to Refining Qi and joined the inner sect, Lv Yang finally acted.
With his Primordial True Qi, he could breakthrough without Dual Cultivation. But to avoid suspicion, he still performed token exchanges with a few outer sect disciples.
This time, his welcoming senior was far less enthusiastic—barely concealing disdain.
"This is the Scriptorium", the man said, handing Lv Yang a token. "Enter with this. Use Contribution Points to claim any cultivation technique you want."
With that, he left.
Lv Yang felt relieved. Being overlooked had its advantages.
He turned his gaze toward the distant Heaven-Mending Peak.
"Liu Xin…"
Days prior, Liu Xin had emerged from retreat, having breakthrough to Refining Qi’s late stage, and was now a direct disciple of the Heaven-Mending Peak master—riding high on success.
Lv Yang snorted, then strode into the Scriptorium.
Though vengeance burned in his heart, he was still too weak. For now, cultivation came first.
A true gentleman waits ten years to settle a score.
Patience, for now, was his weapon.
(End of Chapter)
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