NOVEL NEXT Chapter 29
Chapter 29: Cause and Effect Invite Trouble
Zhao Xuhe's words made Lü Yang feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.
In this lifetime, he hadn't even visited Panlong Island, and the cultivation method was memorized from his previous two lifetimes, yet Panlong Island had vanished?
Due to so-called karma?
Because he had cultivated the "Nine Transformations Dragon Art" ahead of time, intercepting the karma between it and Zhao Xuhe, Panlong Island disappeared as a result?
Cultivation method karma, opportunities are predetermined.
So this was Zhao Xuhe's destined opportunity, and he couldn't seize or practice it; otherwise, someone would immediately deduce the karma and trace it back to him?
Understanding this, Lü Yang couldn't help but laugh in anger.
This world is truly disgusting!
True cultivators calculate opportunities in advance, benefiting their disciples, and if something goes wrong, they can deduce the cause and correct the deviated karma.
In such circumstances, how could ordinary people ever rise?
They could only bow their heads and be beasts of burden!
Just like now, on the surface, only Zhao Xuhe appeared, but in reality, the one truly taking action was likely Zhao Xuhe's so-called "master" behind him!
Lü Yang was one hundred percent certain that it must be a Foundation Establishment True Person!
Looking up, Lü Yang recalled Daoist Hong Yun from his previous life, as if seeing a pair of eyes overlooking from the vast sky above.
"Why force me?"
Thinking of this, Lü Yang's anger surged, and he looked at Zhao Xuhe with a mocking smile on his lips.
Almost simultaneously, someone beside Zhao Xuhe suddenly stepped forward.
"Junior Brother, be careful!"
Swish!
A flash of sword light, and Zhao Xuhe felt a blur before his eyes; when he saw the scene clearly, his anger was instantly extinguished by a chill.
The person who had just stepped forward was a fellow disciple under the same "master," who had joined three years earlier, cultivated the "Ode of Yin-Yang Great Bliss" to the sixth level of Qi Refining, mid-stage peak, and had refined his true qi to the fifth-grade limit, making him much stronger than Zhao Xuhe.
However, now, that senior brother had disappeared.
His flesh, bones, and blood were completely consumed by a crimson divine light, and in the blink of an eye, only an empty human skin slowly fell to the ground.
The next second, a spiritual light flew out from the human skin.
"Thank you, fellow Daoist, for freeing me."
Within the spiritual light, a phantom figure appeared, showing no anger at being slain by Lü Yang's sword, but rather a sense of relief and joy.
He then looked at Zhao Xuhe.
"Junior Brother, before coming here, Master commented that my foundation was shallow, merits insufficient, and that achieving Qi Refining perfection in this life was unlikely, let alone Foundation Establishment."
"I begged Master for guidance, and he instructed me to accompany you, to save your life at a critical moment. You have accumulated merits over three lifetimes, with a thirty percent chance of achieving Foundation Establishment in the future. Now that I've saved your life, the karma is set. If you achieve Foundation Establishment, you must assist my reincarnated self in cultivation and attaining the Dao."
After speaking, the spiritual light soared into the sky.
Below, Lü Yang's gaze grew colder.
"Using my hand to establish karma for your disciple, to reincarnate and return? You're certain I can't stir up trouble and want to squeeze out my last bit of value?"
Lü Yang's eyes shifted, and he saw several disciples of the Primordial Saint Sect stepping forward beside Zhao Xuhe, all at the sixth level of Qi Refining, mid-stage peak cultivation.
At the same time, Zhao Xuhe finally reacted, showing excitement and loudly saying, "Senior Brothers, as long as you help me capture this thief today and reclaim my opportunity, if I achieve Foundation Establishment in the future, I will repay you with all my strength, assisting you in reincarnating and attaining Qi Refining perfection!"
Upon hearing this, everyone nodded.
"Rest assured, Junior Brother."
"Opportunities are for those destined. This thief unjustly seized your opportunity, an unforgivable crime. With Master above, we will certainly help you capture this thief!"
Lü Yang laughed upon hearing this: "No matter how you put it, isn't it still about forcefully seizing?"
"Stubborn and unrepentant."
The leading disciple of the Primordial Saint Sect shook his head and sneered: "My name is Lu Yuanchun. Since you refuse to surrender, don't blame me for being ruthless."
As he spoke, Lu Yuanchun formed a hand seal, revealing his cultivation at the seventh level of Qi Refining, late-stage. He then summoned a golden treasure mirror, which hung in the air, replacing the sun, and instantly emitted thousands of golden rays, sharper than blades, pouring down like torrential rain to engulf Lü Yang.
Seeing this, Lü Yang frowned, and his figure instantly vanished.
Immediately, a sword light soared into the sky, splitting into thousands, darting left and right but unable to escape the golden rays' coverage, forced to withstand them head-on.
"Master had already calculated that this thief excels in swordsmanship, so he naturally provided a countermeasure."
Lu Yuanchun smiled proudly, then looked at Zhao Xuhe: "Junior Brother Zhao, I've trapped this thief, making it difficult for him to use his sword techniques to escape."
"Please activate the treasure seal to capture his flying sword, and the matter will be settled!"
"Thank you, Senior Brother!"
Zhao Xuhe cupped his hands and quickly took out a gleaming golden treasure seal, which he summoned into the air, aiming at Lü Yang's sword light.
"This thing again..."
Lü Yang's eyes flickered, recognizing it as the "Magnetic Gold Seal" Zhao Xuhe had used in his second life, a magical tool that restrains flying swords.
With lessons from his past life, Lü Yang naturally wouldn't let Zhao Xuhe succeed. He immediately willed the Blood Sun Sword Pill to move, avoiding contact with the Magnetic Gold Seal, then redirected the sword light, transforming it into a sky full of Blood-Transforming Divine Light, sweeping towards Zhao Xuhe.
Zhao Xuhe was shocked, retreating in panic and shouting, "Senior Brother!"
"Don't panic, it's just a trapped beast's struggle."
On the other side, Lu Yuanchun remained calm and said loudly, "Junior Brothers, please take action."
As he spoke, several disciples of the Primordial Saint Sect stepped forward, wearing sinister smiles, and without waiting for the divine light to fall, they committed suicide.
In an instant, blood lights burst from their corpses.
These blood lights, like chains, temporarily trapped Lü Yang's Blood-Transforming Divine Light, making it difficult to retract, and his thoughts felt sluggish.
Zhao Xuhe and Lu Yuanchun were clearly well-prepared.
Especially Lu Yuanchun, who had received secret instructions from his master before coming, learning many details about Lü Yang, and thus prepared various countermeasures.
Therefore, he had set the strategy before the battle: first, limit Lü Yang's speed to prevent escape; then, have Zhao Xuhe suppress the sword pill; finally, have the accompanying junior brothers jointly restrain the Blood-Transforming Divine Light, rendering Lü Yang helpless despite his high-level techniques.
"Out of tricks, the outcome is decided!"
Lu Yuanchun sneered, feeling confident in victory, and shook the golden treasure mirror, causing thousands of golden rays to follow, aiming to refine Lü Yang alive.
Seeing this, Lü Yang could only sigh.
"This is the benefit of having backing..."
With his current strength, even against multiple opponents, Lu Yuanchun and Zhao Xuhe wouldn't be his match, but their preparation was too thorough.
Every move targeted his weaknesses.
And all of this was due to Zhao Xuhe's mysterious "master," who deduced karma and fate, leading to such targeted arrangements.
Generally speaking, at this point, he would indeed be powerless.
"Fortunately... I have a cheat!"
The Blood Sun Sword Pill was brought from his previous life by the "Book of a Hundred Lifetimes," beyond karma, and naturally immune to any calculations.
Even if Zhao Xuhe's mysterious "master" could predict his swordsmanship and the Blood-Transforming Divine Light, he could never fathom the Blood Sun Sword Pill's secrets!
In the next second, Lü Yang willed, and his true qi surged.
Clang, clang—!
The Blood Sun Sword Pill responded with a long cry, and the array patterns on the sword pill suddenly exploded, locking the heavens and earth, sealing the universe, instantly encompassing everyone!
In the blink of an eye, Lü Yang had deployed the grand formation he had spent twenty years researching and refining in his previous life!