After sending off the two True Persons from the Pure Land and Dao Court, True Person Qingcheng Feixue finally looked toward Lü Yang, the pair of eyes as vast as the sun and moon seemingly pondering something.

“Hehe, the addition of a new True Person in the sect is indeed a joyous event.”

As her words fell, True Person Qingcheng Feixue smiled charmingly and released Lü Yang from her palm: “Go back and see Chong Guang. On your way, you must proclaim this to the sects of Jiangbei.”

With that, the vast Dharma Body that filled the world and stretched for countless miles dispersed.

Only then did Lü Yang let out a deep breath of turbid air, and saw Qin Tianhe, Xu Xin, Daoist Jiaolong, and other true disciples of the Saint Sect cautiously flying over.

“Disciple greets the True Person!”

Compared to before the Battle for the Dao, the statuses of all the true disciples had significantly risen, especially Chong Ming, who in Lü Yang’s eyes now had at least a fifty percent chance of achieving Foundation Establishment.

“Rise.”

Lü Yang raised his hand slightly and smiled: “This place lies at the junction of Jiangdong, Jiangxi, and Jiangbei. It is a long journey back to the sect. Do you need me to escort you part of the way?”

“Thank you for your kindness, True Person.” Xu Xin hurriedly shook his head: “We still have to head to the front lines, so we won’t be returning. However, perhaps the young master has a request?”

Upon hearing this, Chong Ming immediately pulled a long face: “No need!”

“Then forget it.”

Lü Yang chuckled softly, showing no airs, for after all, any of these true disciples present might one day become Foundation Establishment True Persons like him.

Even within the Saint Sect, true disciples held a certain status. Though in most cases they were still treated as expendable resources, at least they wouldn’t be casually discarded.

True Persons would also cherish them more and not completely disregard their lives.

That said, there was still a thick barrier between True Persons and those below.

Thus, after greeting Lü Yang and paying their respects, the group of true disciples departed one after another, leaving only Chong Ming standing in place, looking helplessly at Lü Yang.

“Is there something else?” Lü Yang asked in puzzlement.

“True Person…”

Chong Ming lowered his head and said in a deep voice: “That Eight Trigrams Plate was a gift from my father. It can conceal heavenly secrets and is a life-saving treasure of mine. I humbly request the True Person to return it.”

Lü Yang was momentarily stunned by these words before showing a look of realization.

Immediately, he reached into his robe and took out the Eight Trigrams Plate he had borrowed from Chong Ming earlier to locate the Dao Court, then handed it back.

“My apologies, I overlooked it for a moment.”

“Not at all, thank you, True Person.”

Chong Ming respectfully accepted the Eight Trigrams Plate while cursing inwardly: if he hadn’t spoken up, this True Person would probably have pocketed the treasure!

If not for leveraging the background of his father, True Person Chong Guang, this True Person might have just feigned ignorance!

Truly shameless to the extreme!

Seeing Lü Yang’s calm expression, looking as if he had a clear conscience, Chong Ming felt both indignant and helpless… as expected of a True Person of the Saint Sect.

After a moment, Lü Yang regretfully watched Chong Ming leave but did not rush back to the Saint Sect.

Instead, he turned his gaze toward the 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】.

In fact, the book had already changed when he achieved Foundation Establishment, but he had dared not show anything unusual in front of the True Person.

Now was the perfect time to examine it.

In the next moment, with a slight movement of Lü Yang’s thoughts, the information belonging to him appeared on the 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】, showing many changes compared to before.

【Name: Lü Yang】

【Lifespan: 35】

【Cultivation: Early Foundation Establishment】

【Talents: Dual Cultivation Prodigy (White), Some Skill (Purple)】

【Dao Foundation: Myriad Chariots Dragon Riding Dao Foundation】

【Divine Abilities: None】

【Treasures: Blood Sun Sword Pill (Scrapped), Innate One Qi (Superior Rare Treasure), Myriad Spirits Banner (Inferior Spiritual Treasure)】

【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes Pages: 93】

【Anchor Points: 1】

Lü Yang’s gaze immediately focused on the newly added 【Anchor Points】 at the end.

This was the reward from the 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】 after breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

A chance to save progress!

With this, when restarting again, he wouldn’t have to return to the day he first joined the sect but could freely choose to restart from any anchor point.

This greatly increased his options!

For example, the current anchor point was the Saint Sect’s beginning.

In the next lifetime, he could head to the Sword Pavilion and start from there!

However, Lü Yang needed to think carefully about how to proceed, so he didn’t rush to use this anchor point and continued examining the panel.

Besides the anchor points, the 【Cultivation Method】 section had been replaced by 【Dao Foundation】, and the 【Divine Abilities】 section was shockingly cleared out entirely.

“In other words, even great divine abilities are no longer that important for a Foundation Establishment cultivator. They are basically just common combat techniques. That makes sense. How quickly do Foundation Establishment True Persons cultivate great divine abilities? Cheap things lack value. Easy-to-cultivate abilities naturally have low quality.”

This highlighted the advantage of having a sect background.

Lü Yang possessed the inheritance of the Witch Ghost Path and had the personal guidance of Ancestor Nether Wishper.

Once he returned to the Sky-reaching Sea of Clouds, he would likely receive the tutelage of other Saint Sect True Persons.

Wasn’t that far better than the miserable life of a rogue cultivator?

Thinking of this, Lü Yang no longer lingered.

He immediately turned his body, once again releasing golden auspicious clouds, riding the wind and flying toward the Saint Sect.

In an instant, a thousand-mile spiritual tide surged across the sky.

After all, Lü Yang did not dare forget the instructions of True Person Qingcheng Feixue, so he did not conceal his aura at all, stirring waves like the roaring tide, moving as if the sun and moon were traversing the heavens.

Almost simultaneously, all over Jiangbei, under the rule of the Saint Sect, the Foundation Establishment True Persons of various sects and the Immortal Clans sensed this and looked up to the sky with envy in their eyes: “The Saint Sect has produced another Foundation Establishment cultivator. Judging by his power, he seems to be another outstanding figure among his peers.”

Primordial Saint Sect, Sky-reaching Sea of Clouds.

On the Sacred Fire Cliff, True Person Chong Guang had been meditating and regulating his breath when he suddenly awoke.

After a quick divination, a pleased smile appeared between his brows:

“Good! Very good!”

As his words fell, True Person Chong Guang waved his sleeve, and with a flick of his finger, a thunderous boom resounded as his powerful mana struck a great bell at the summit of the Sacred Fire Cliff.

In an instant, the sound of the bell spread throughout the Sea of Clouds.

As the bell’s sound echoed, the first to react were the four Inner Peaks.

The four Peak Masters were almost simultaneously roused from their secluded cultivation.

In the past, the Saint Sect’s True Persons rarely showed themselves unless necessary. However, at this moment, upon hearing the bell, all the True Persons in seclusion within the Saint Sect revealed their auras, transforming into streams of clear energy and radiant light that pierced through the clouds and mountains, reaching straight into the sky!

Such a commotion immediately shook the Sea of Clouds.

Countless Qi Refining disciples knelt on the ground with looks of reverence, while secretly communicating with each other, speculating about what had happened.

Meanwhile, in the northern frontier, where the sun had already set over the Divine Martial Sect, panic spread.

After the incident at Skeleton Mountain, the Divine Martial Sect had suffered heavy losses and was now like fish in a barrel, spared only to serve as training for the Saint Sect’s disciples.

Seeing the eruption of auras from all the Saint Sect’s True Persons, the remaining True Persons of the Divine Martial Sect thought the Saint Sect had finally decided to wipe them out.

They appeared one after another in shock and anger, preparing for a desperate fight, only to realize that no True Person from the Saint Sect had come.

They fell into confusion once again.

Sky-reaching Sea of Clouds, Mending Heaven Peak.

“Father, what has happened?”

“… After so many years, someone has achieved Foundation Establishment again.”

Facing his daughter Chen Shuqian’s inquiry, the Peak Master of Mending Heaven Peak remained silent for a moment before stepping out of his secluded cave, looking up at the vast golden auspicious clouds stretching for a thousand miles.

At this moment, his expression grew somewhat complicated.

“Panlong’s inheritance? Who is this person who managed to deceive both me and Panlong? What kind of person can bear such great karma and still achieve Foundation Establishment?”

“And if Panlong’s inheritance is with him, what happened to Zhao Xuhe?”

The more the Peak Master of Mending Heaven Peak thought about it, the more he felt something was off.

The karma that was once so clear now seemed murky and hard to define.

He felt an overwhelming sense of apprehension toward this newly ascended True Person of the Saint Sect.

At the same time, a trace of relief also arose in his heart.

At least he had not gotten into any conflict or formed any great enmity with this new True Person over the 『Nine Transforming Dragon Art』.

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