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Chapter 83: A Pleasing Partnership
Chapter 83: A Pleasing Partnership
Inside the Cultivation Cave, as Lv Yang finished speaking, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master seemed to finally regard this audacious junior with genuine seriousness. A faint smile curved his lips:
"You're quite impressive. How about becoming my son-in-law?"
Lv Yang arched a brow. "I believe you already have a son-in-law, Senior."
"Zhao Xuhe's Panlong Heritage was taken by you. I want the inheritor of Panlong to become my son-in-law—though who that inheritor is matters little to me."
The Heaven-Mending Peak Master waved a hand dismissively. "Your proposal is intriguing, but it reveals your true position. It seems you don’t have a Foundation Building Realm expert backing you. How about this? Become my son-in-law, and we’ll be family. I won’t hesitate to lend you my strength."
Before his words faded, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master swept his sleeve.
In an instant, the world tilted. Lv Yang found himself transported to the summit of Heaven-Mending Peak, the night sky above adorned with a bright moon and stars.
"Qian’er, come out."
At his call, a streak of radiant light flashed, and from it emerged a graceful woman of peerless beauty, a cinnabar mark adorning her brow.
"Father, another one?"
The woman, initially languid, froze upon spotting Yushuzhen. "Father, I don’t mind, but this time it’s a woman…"
"Hmph. If you’d cultivated diligently instead of idling away, you’d recognize the secrets hidden in this girl’s cultivation", the Heaven-Mending Peak Master sighed, sending a pulse of divine consciousness into her mind to reveal the entire situation.
Only then did he turn back to Lv Yang.
"This is my daughter, Chen Shuqian, cultivator of the Six Realms Phoenix Rebirth Manual. You practice the Nine Metamorphosis Dragon Art—truly destined companions."
"If they Dual Cultivate", he added, addressing no one in particular, "the fusion of Six and Nine will rival the power of a Foundation Building Marvel!"
Lv Yang remained silent, feigning contemplation.
Truthfully, the offer tempted him. On the surface, accepting would grant both parties a rare opportunity.
But this was the Holy Sect.
Opportunities here were never without traps.
Still, he nodded. "Mutual benefit sounds ideal. I accept—but only when I attempt to breach Foundation Building."
"Naturally", the Heaven-Mending Peak Master chuckled. "The higher your cultivation, the stronger the Dual Cultivation synergy with my daughter. I’ll also shield you from Fortune Immortal’s schemes. Rest assured, with my concealment, his bait won’t catch a thing this time!"
"Then I’m grateful for your protection, Senior."
Lv Yang clasped his hands. "A pleasing partnership?"
The Heaven-Mending Peak Master grinned. "A pleasing partnership indeed."
As Lv Yang withdrew his consciousness, the Heaven-Mending Peak Master flicked his sleeve, returning Yushuzhen to her cave—her memories of the encounter erased.
Only then did Chen Shuqian speak, her gaze sharp. "Father, this man is ruthless and ambitious. Truly, you’ll ally with him?"
The Heaven-Mending Peak Master’s smile vanished. "Ambitious? Exactly as expected. No disciple of the Holy Sect lacks ambition. As for partnership—I said it to placate him. Better to keep him calm than let him flee like a startled bird."
Chen Shuqian tilted her head. "So you won’t help him?"
"On the contrary, I will." He shook his head. "Hongyun’s current state is precarious—he wouldn’t need to fish for Fortune in the Holy Sect otherwise. Chongguang dares covet the ‘Fuluo Lamp’ precisely because of this weakness."
"A failed Fortune attempt would grant me favor with Chongguang. And if this fellow truly intends to steal Fortune through Heavenly Opportunity Theft, I’ll trace his essence via the energy link and locate his true body."
"His interference on the Karmic Causality Net proves he holds a Status Rank—far superior to Zhao Xuhe. Capture him, let Qian’er drain him with the Supreme Truth Sutra, and my Foundation Building success rate increases by thirty percent!"
His tone turned grim, as if Lv Yang were already a fish on the chopping block.
Chen Shuqian hesitated. "But Brother Xin’an is still in his grasp."
"Rest easy", her father replied coolly. "As long as Xin’an enters my sight, he’ll be safe. Even if his soul scatters, I’ll reassemble it!"
Beyond the Wugui Secret Realm, Lv Yang opened his eyes, his gaze icy. "He’s scheming to find my true body for his daughter’s cultivation furnace. And Chen Xin’an? Unreliable."
"A peak master of the Holy Sect—among Foundation Building experts, a top-tier powerhouse. Could such a man truly value family bonds?"
Lv Yang scratched his head, exasperated. "How did others Breakthrough to Foundation Building? Did they simply gamble their lives on accumulating a Supreme Divine Ability, a Foundation Building treasure, and a three-in-ten chance of success?"
"Still…" He glanced at the Wugui Secret Realm. "I’ve no choice but to gamble. Though I hide now, I can’t forever. And the Heavenly Opportunity Theft technique was created by the Heaven-Mending Peak Master himself. Once I drain Yushuzhen, he’ll trace me unless I retreat here. With the Golden Core Sword Qi, I might even strike back fiercely."
The Golden Core Sword Qi made the Wugui Secret Realm his natural sanctuary. Even if discovered, neither the Heaven-Mending Peak Master nor Fortune Immortal would dare enter recklessly.
"Inside, I can cultivate at leisure, gather the [Xuan Ming Fu Jun She You Wei], master the Mental Severance Heavenly Silkworm Secret, and forge the Corpse Liberation Immortal Body. At worst, I’ll have a six-in-ten chance at Foundation Building!"
As for the realm’s ‘no exit’ rule? Trivial. Achieving Foundation Building justified any means—even self-inflicted death and reincarnation.
The only true obstacle? The unstable Golden Core Sword Qi.
From past-life experience, this sword qi would eventually massacre the entire realm. The reason eluded him.
"Tingyou Sect holds the answer", he mused, recalling the sect’s ancestral statue. "That Yanluo Patriarch was likely a Foundation Building survivor of the Wugui Sect. Did he provoke this massacre?"
The deeper he pondered, the grimmer his expression grew.
"To cultivate safely here, I must first resolve Tingyou Sect’s mystery. Otherwise, the Golden Core Sword Qi will claim me too."
Decision made, Lv Yang steeled himself.
Time to enter the Secret Realm.
Time to gamble everything.
(End of Chapter)
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