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Chapter 66: Setting a Trap
Chapter 66: Setting a Trap
The moment Lv Yang left the Hao Ran Academy, Ji Xiongying arrived unannounced.
“Bookworm, have you met that immortal yet?”
As soon as he stepped through the door, Ji Xiongying’s heart clenched. He hadn’t expected that Wang Boyuan, who had been brimming with confidence months ago, would now be slumped over in such a disheveled state.
“What’s wrong with you?”
“Nothing.” Wang Boyuan downed another gulp of wine and replied, “If you’re referring to the one you fought, yes, I’ve seen him.”
“He took quite an interest in my Heavenly Fortune Observation Technique. Quite an honor.”
“Cut the crap!” Ji Xiongying scoffed, tossing a mysterious ancient text onto the table. “The secrets I gained from my encounter will help fulfill both our ambitions!”
“An immortal exists—undying, ageless. Kill him, eat his flesh, and we’ll achieve eternal life!” Ji Xiongying declared. “You’ve always dreamed of creating a world of eternal peace. If we slay that immortal and share his flesh, we’ll never age. Think of the immortal dynasty we could build!”
“Eternal peace…”
Wang Boyuan muttered the words, his expression unreadable. Instead of the excitement Ji Xiongying expected, he simply shook his head and said flatly, “Let’s try.”
“Fine. It’s settled!”
Ji Xiongying sensed Wang Boyuan’s hesitation but shrugged it off. As long as the man agreed to act, his doubts didn’t matter.
Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Capital…
Lv Yang had regained his composure. A sudden realization had struck him: if this were truly a Foundation Building Realm practitioner, there’d be no need for such elaborate schemes.
This situation was different from Skull Mountain. Back then, the True Man Yinshan had merely used him as bait, never intending to kill him. This time, someone was genuinely trying to end his life.
The reason they hadn’t acted yet was likely because his true body remained hidden deep within layers of defensive arrays. Only a projection had been sent out as a scout. This proved the opponent hadn’t reached Foundation Building. A true Foundation Building expert would have no need for subtlety—Lv Yang would already be dead. The attacker might manipulate karma, but their cultivation base was likely only at the Refining Qi Perfection stage.
‘Strange…’
Someone capable of manipulating karma but not yet Foundation Building?
Calculating karma and directly manipulating it were vastly different skills—the former was a basic ability of Refining Qi practitioners, while the latter was the hallmark of Foundation Building Realm adepts. Only the latter could truly shape events to their will.
So how could someone manipulate karma without being Foundation Building?
“Foundation Building reincarnation?”
Lv Yang frowned. When he ruled out the impossible, the only plausible answer surfaced: “There’s a Foundation Building reincarnation inside this Secret Realm?!”
That made sense. The calamity from his Sage Body Theft Cultivation Technique!
The thought felt absurd. His technique’s calamity was a reincarnation-level Foundation Building expert? That couldn’t be right.
‘Heavenly heavens, I’ve always been a peaceful man. Why would a Foundation Building want my head?’
Then it hit him.
‘Yun Miaozhen? The Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion?’
Two Foundation Building experts in this world could hold grudges against him: the Heaven-Mending Peak Master, who was still in his prime, and the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion. Given their history, it was plausible that the Pavilion had a reincarnation expert drawn here by his technique’s calamity.
The realization left him drenched in cold sweat. He nearly fled the Secret Realm to report the threat to True Man Yinshan. But then he paused.
His Supreme Yin Shedding Corpse Liberation True Art required one final step—“Death and Rebirth.” He still needed a Foundation Building reincarnation’s soul essence to complete it. And if he abandoned his Sage Body Theft Cultivation Technique now, all his progress would be lost.
‘This calamity might be my greatest opportunity.’
Fortune and misfortune walked hand in hand. If he could overcome this threat, it would become a heaven-defying boon.
He finally understood the stakes. Earlier, he’d been blind to the enemy’s identity—a deadly disadvantage. Now, knowing the truth changed everything. He could turn the tables.
‘That reincarnation must be the one orchestrating the Martial Dao Celestials. They’re baiting me out.’
‘They’re dissatisfied with my mere projection, so Ji Xiongying was sent to provoke a fight.’
‘No doubt, they have more tricks. Once Ji Xiongying fails, they’ll send others to destroy this projection, forcing me to abandon my retreat and array defenses.’
‘But Ji Xiongying isn’t my equal. They’ll need more than him to kill me.’
Lv Yang’s expression remained serene, but his mind raced. His understanding of karma deepened.
‘Foundation Building adepts rarely fight directly. They wage war through karma. The one who dominates the karmic flow wins.’
A plan formed.
‘Let them strike!’
He’d been seeking a way to confront the Martial Dao Celestials and restore the Martial Dao’s true path. But not through the Fifth Step.
The Yun Clan Patriarch was right—Lv Yang couldn’t walk the Fifth Step yet. But he didn’t need to create a new path. He only needed people to believe he had.
After all, the Sage Body Theft Cultivation Technique thrived on deception.
‘First, I need a new identity.’
He needed a persona that commanded awe.
‘My true name… Dishitian.’
‘I am the world’s only immortal, an ancient being who’s surpassed all limits and now seeks transcendence.’
‘I engage the Martial Dao Celestials because only through battle—through death and rebirth—can one shatter the heavens.’
‘This path is called Skyshatter Ascension.’
‘Beyond it lies ascension to realms unknown. None who reach it return to speak of it.’
Mystery bred both fear and hope.
‘I needn’t explain the details. One grand display will let their imaginations fill the gaps.’
This was the trap.
The Fourth Step had hit its limit. Foundation Building was impossible. Yet the Martial Dao Celestials craved new horizons.
Lv Yang would give them one.
A single spectacular performance, a public demonstration of Skyshatter Ascension—let the world believe the Fifth Step was within reach.
When people believe, falsehood becomes truth.
(End of Chapter)
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