Three days later, at the edge of the Chaotic Current Sea.

“Damn it, that scared the hell out of me!”

Ying Tongshou stood on the prow of the ship, looking at several so-called “Nascent Soul cultivators” from the Biyang Cultivation World who had been slain by his subordinates, so angry that he kicked several times in a row.

To think that at first he had believed there were mighty experts overseas!

In the end, it turned out to be a complete farce!

Thinking of this, he glanced again toward the distant horizon, only to see twelve beams of resplendent light shooting straight into the sky, appearing rather imposing.

They were clearly the twelve great cultivators of the Immortal Alliance.

The two sides had initially broken out into quite a conflict, and if Ying Tongshou had not shown up and revealed his mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivation, they probably would not have been suppressed.

Ying Tongshou pondered in his heart.

Though these twelve temporary Foundation Establishment holders sounded formidable, in reality, they were nothing special.

At their core, they still relied on the rank of their magical treasures, similar to the 【Official Position】 he carried.

As long as the treasure was taken away, they would revert to their true form and could not be considered outstanding among their peers of the same realm.

“The key is still that strange treasure.”

He had previously fought with Lin Lao, and when the latter had activated the 【Imperial Mansion Golden Seal Dou Shuai True Edict】 to resist his divine ability, it had naturally caught his eye.

“That is a fine treasure indeed!”

“If I could obtain it and offer it to the court, perhaps I could be promoted again to a first-rank official, become a third-rank general, and from then on enter the palace to participate in court affairs.”

At this thought, Ying Tongshou grew even more eager.

However, he soon calmed down and began to observe his surroundings.

Suddenly, his brows furrowed slightly, feeling a bit disturbed by the scene before him.

A stretch of sea with four directions.

His side occupied the east, the south was occupied solely by Ye Xingfeng, and the west by the numerous cultivators from Biyang Cultivation World.

Weren’t there a bit too many people?

“There’s even a Buddhist cultivator.”

Ying Tongshou’s gaze shifted, spotting a bald head emerging from the crowd at the edge.

“Amitabha.”

In the crowd, Guang Ming wiped his cold sweat while chanting the Buddha’s name.

He wanted to flee, but a single thought rooted him in place.

‘I’ve only just arrived overseas for a few years, and such a large secret realm has already appeared here. This must be fate. With this in mind, I have to go in and take a look. Judging by the setup, it’s likely left behind by a late-stage Foundation Establishment True Person, with many treasures inside. Even if I can’t get the meat, I should at least get some soup.’

Such thoughts kept sprouting endlessly.

For a moment, Guang Ming’s eyes were filled with greed.

However, behind that greed, there was still a final trace of clarity and bone-deep fear.

‘No! This isn’t me!’

‘With such a massive setup, I should be running away… No, I am a Bodhisattva, why would I need to run away… No, no, how could I be a Bodhisattva?’

At this moment, the joy of Guang Ming being promoted to the 【Fulong Temple】 temple master completely vanished.

Because he had already understood the reason.

The Pure Land Buddhist method, where the World Honored One controls the Bodhisattva, and the Bodhisattva in turn can control the Arhat.

At this moment, his “true self” was transforming into the 【Precious Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva】!

This was not about manipulating karma, but a more direct form of control.

Whatever the 【Precious Vase Water Moon Bodhisattva】 wanted Guang Ming to do, Guang Ming would do it.

After all, these were originally “his” own thoughts, so what could be wrong with them?

Rather, the fact that Guang Ming could sense something amiss was already a testament to his strong self-awareness.

In his view, such “adventurous” behavior was not his usual style.

No matter how much he felt it was “his own” idea, it still felt somewhat off.

Unfortunately, it was ultimately the Bodhisattva’s will.

So as time passed, Guang Ming’s expression gradually returned to calm, with the previous struggle vanishing without a trace, leaving only greed and stupidity.

Just then, all the Foundation Establishment True Persons present suddenly raised their heads.

They saw in the sky above, a jet-black light suddenly appear out of nowhere, like a spark of fire, but in an instant, it expanded with the wind, spreading across the sky like ink on paper.

In the blink of an eye, the spiritual energy surged violently!

As a dim black radiance spread from the Foundation Establishment realm, a deafening boom reverberated across heaven and earth.

“Boom!”

The spiritual tide exploded, the five elements intertwined, and immediately various types of spiritual mist formed.

Afterward, a towering mountain silhouette slowly began to manifest in the present world.

And as the mountain shadow emerged, a massive suppressive force descended from the sky.

Apart from Ye Xingfeng, whose sword energy automatically activated and remained unaffected, Ying Tongshou, Guang Ming, and even the group of great cultivators from the Immortal Alliance all felt their bodies suddenly sink, as if they were trapped in a quagmire.

“What a formidable secret realm!”

Ying Tongshou showed a look of shock.

“Just the suppressive force innate to this secret realm alone feels almost comparable to a natural divine ability.”

Before long, the light faded away.

The towering mountain plunged straight into the Chaotic Current Sea, stirring waves in all directions, fully revealing itself before everyone, and for a moment, no one dared to act rashly.

“So this is the 【Blood Demon Island】?”

Ye Xingfeng stood in mid-air, calculating with his fingers.

He found that the karmic ties indeed fell within this towering mountain, yet he still felt something was off.

His painstakingly forged sword heart even began to warn him on its own.

This mountain… seemed somewhat familiar?

Ye Xingfeng frowned deeply.

If it had been in the past, he might have taken the time to ponder and investigate carefully.

However, now he quickly dismissed the idea of probing further.

“Come to think of it, it’s only natural that my sword heart would warn me. After all, this is a secret realm laid down by a late-stage Foundation Establishment True Person. It would be strange if there were no danger.”

“Moreover, regardless of anything else, that Witch Ghost inheritor must have hidden inside. The priority now is to find him and kill him to eliminate future trouble once and for all!”

With this thought, Ye Xingfeng no longer hesitated.

Clang clang——!

With a sword cry that echoed through the sky, Ye Xingfeng merged with his sword light, and his figure vanished from sight, clearly having charged into the black mountain.

With someone taking the lead, the others naturally had no more reservations.

Ying Tongshou followed closely behind.

The group of great cultivators from the Immortal Alliance hurried after him.

Only Guang Ming lagged at the very end, but he still stumbled into the mountain amidst his internal struggle.

This scene was all witnessed by Lü Yang.

“Finally, they’ve entered the trap!”

Lü Yang exhaled deeply, a sinister smile appearing on his face.

Half the battle was already won!

Because now, he could contact Qingcheng Feixue True Monarch with his hand-written book, and let the True Monarch unleash a massive attack, killing everyone in one go!

However, Lü Yang quickly calmed himself down and regained his composure.

His eyes narrowed slightly, sharp as an eagle’s, revealing a thick sense of vengeance.

“No rush. That primary Dao Calamity has yet to appear.”

Lü Yang had not forgotten his main objective.

While clearing his own karma was important, it was even more crucial to use the True Monarch’s hand to uncover the secret of the first-grade True Qi in the Biyang Cultivation World.

Thus, the primary Dao Calamity left behind by the Innate True Person was the real key.

“As long as I confirm the cultivation method and hidden dangers of the first-grade True Qi, I can reset next time and return to the first anchor point to rebuild my Dao foundation and cultivate anew.”

Aside from that, there was still Daoist Hong Yun who had not appeared.

“That old schemer never showed up in the previous life. Who knows where he’s hiding now? I wonder if I can lure him out this time and trap him to kill him in one strike…”

Moreover, with so many people present, there must be a lot of good things on them.

But if he let Feixue True Monarch make a move directly, following the sect’s traditions, he definitely wouldn’t get to keep anything for himself.

So if he didn’t exhaust every means to loot the place first, wouldn’t that be a waste of the trap he had set?

After the True Monarch took action, everything would belong to the True Monarch.

But before the True Monarch made a move, whatever he could grab would all be his!

Especially the techniques of the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion—he had coveted them for a long time.

“Fortune favors the bold. With the True Monarch as my backup, what am I afraid of?”

Without further hesitation!

With that in mind, Lü Yang immediately locked onto a direction on 【Baoshou Mountain】, then activated 【Determining Closeness and Distance】 and flew away in a streak of escape light.

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