Chapter 358: Do You Truly Wish to Live?

“Rumble!”

Accompanied by a thunderous roar that shook the earth, the massive Witch Ghost Secret Realm manifested within the belly of Skull Mountain, from which surged an endless stream of ominous Yin energy.

The subsequent developments unfolded much as Lü Yang had anticipated.

True Person Yinshan made his move, acquiring the [Heavenly Corpse Fiend] from the Witch Ghost Path, simultaneously luring the real persons of the Divine Martial Sect. Ultimately, the real persons of the Primordial Saint Sect launched a joint assault.

“Beasts! You are all beasts!”

The heavens echoed with the furious roar of the Divine Martial Sect’s sect master. Yet, this late-stage Foundation Establishment real person was now enshrouded in a veil of night.

An even more formidable magical force obscured everything.

A magnificent illusion concealed the sun, moon, and stars. All fell silent in its wake, and the heavenly secrets were hidden. This was unmistakably a divine ability Lü Yang was quite familiar with.

‘[Star Concealing Radiance]!’

In his previous life, Lü Yang had deduced this divine ability, though he had always employed it as an assassination technique. However, it now appeared that his cultivation at the time had been too shallow. Utilizing this divine ability for assassination was clearly an underutilization; it was evidently a grand method to obscure the heavens and the sun!

In an instant, the world plunged into darkness.

‘It’s a perfected Foundation Establishment!’

Lü Yang’s gaze flickered. From Hong Ju’s words, he had learned that after the true lords went into seclusion, the Primordial Saint Sect, besides him, had another perfected Foundation Establishment overseeing affairs.

This person was named [Xiang Ye].

Previously, he had remained hidden because his affiliated [True Lord of Radiant Light] had always been overshadowed by the True Lord of Clear Snow, prompting him to keep a low profile.

However, now that the true lords had gone into seclusion,

Chong Guang had achieved true lord status and ascended beyond the heavens. The great real person under the True Lord of Multicolored Brocade, [Jun Tong], was only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment. Naturally, this person emerged.

‘This is a military exercise.’

Lü Yang observed from afar, opening his Dharma Eye, and quickly discerned the changing situation.

That perfected Foundation Establishment great real person, Xiang Ye, did not exert his full strength. He merely used a divine ability to lock the heavens and earth, then allowed the other real persons to swarm in.

No wonder the sect master of the Divine Martial Sect felt so aggrieved.

As a great real person, even with a lowly inheritance, he shouldn’t have been besieged by a group of mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators. It was purely because a perfected Foundation Establishment was suppressing him.

How could he possibly fight back?

‘No salvation, he’s doomed.’

Lü Yang withdrew his gaze. The annihilation of the Divine Martial Sect was a foregone conclusion. Moreover, this time was entirely different from his previous life. The Primordial Saint Sect was likely taking it seriously.

‘In my previous life, with true lords overseeing, the Primordial Saint Sect was as stable as Mount Tai. Coupled with Uncle-Master Chong Guang’s presence, they deliberately gave me opportunities to earn merit, so they were willing to let a few early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators return. But now, with the true lords in seclusion, and a great real person from the Divine Martial Sect posing a certain pressure to the Primordial Saint Sect.’

How could they allow others to sleep soundly beside their bed?

It seemed that this time, not a single one from the Divine Martial Sect would escape.

However, Lü Yang naturally wouldn’t participate in such a grand battle. He immediately concealed his aura and stealthily entered Skull Mountain, then summoned Su Nu.

“[Hall of Yama]!”

Connecting to the earth veins, searching the universe, Lü Yang quickly sensed some anomalies within the earth veins of the eight-hundred-li Skull Mountain and instantly flashed his figure.

Almost simultaneously, within Skull Mountain.

“Who!?”

Just as Lü Yang arrived, a figure within the earth veins opened his eyes. Amidst the fluctuation of aura, he was evidently in a pseudo Foundation Establishment state.

In the next second, he attempted to sever the connection.

However, the disparity in cultivation between the two was simply too vast. Lü Yang, at the mid-stage perfected Foundation Establishment, dealing with a pseudo Foundation Establishment, was truly like Mount Tai crushing an egg, leaving no chance at all.

Yet, the figure’s reaction speed was commendable. Seeing Lü Yang approaching to seize him, he immediately revealed a ruthless expression. His hand seals changed, and the earth veins of the eight-hundred-li Skull Mountain below suddenly erupted, seemingly about to explode and perish together with Lü Yang.

“Freeze!”

Behind Lü Yang, the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner unfurled, and Ancestor Ting You’s figure appeared. He also formed seals, calming the previously turbulent earth veins.

Witnessing this, the figure was momentarily stunned.

“How is it possible that you…”

Lü Yang gave him no chance to speak, directly striking with his palm, reducing the figure to dust, then sending him into the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner for instant refinement.

After all, to him, this was merely a stranger.

The true ‘Ancestor Ting You’ was the one who had followed him into the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner in his previous life, blocking formidable enemies for him, and ultimately falling into a deep sleep due to severe injuries.

Within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, Ancestor Ting You took a deep breath, absorbing all the innate Qi the figure had transformed into. His eyes, already radiant, became even more luminous, with intricate runes seemingly elucidating the profound principles of the Dao, all converging within his eyes.

After a long while, he exhaled deeply.

“So, I had a split soul that had drifted into the Witch Ghost Secret Realm. Thanks to you, now that it’s reclaimed, I feel my condition has improved.”

Lü Yang was not surprised by this.

After all, the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] had corrected all bugs. Any unreasonable aspects would be automatically ignored or mentally supplemented by Ancestor Ting You.

‘This is an opportunity.’

Lü Yang looked at Ancestor Ting You before him. With the supplementation of this life’s original body, his condition had significantly improved, no longer as weak as before.

How weak had he been initially?

A dignified perfected Foundation Establishment great real person couldn’t even defeat him, a perfected Qi Refining cultivator. Saying he was on the verge of soul dispersion was no exaggeration.

In his previous life, when overseas, he used the [Hall of Yama] but only dared to pseudo-hold a mid-stage Foundation Establishment position, not a great real person position. It wasn’t just because he hadn’t gathered mid-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators at the time, but more importantly, Ancestor Ting You’s soul couldn’t support the status of a great real person.

However, this time was different.

‘If it’s now, Ancestor should have the foundation to pseudo-hold a great real person position. After all, strictly speaking, his fifth life has just begun.’

It’s time to strive!

After pondering for a moment, Lü Yang suddenly took out a book.

This was a path he had transformed with his divine sense. Its content was the method he used to refine avatars, the “Secret Record of Immortal Embryo Dwelling in the World.” This secret method of avatar creation was truly profound.

The avatars created through this could even become entirely new individuals.

Similarly, it had another marvelous use.

‘If I use this method to refine an immortal embryo and then let Ancestor take over, strictly speaking… it should allow Ancestor to be resurrected!’

Ancestor Ting You had conditions for resurrection.

Because, like Chen Xin’an, he hadn’t entered the banner after death but had voluntarily entered while still alive, retaining a sliver of opportunity for revival.

The question was whether Lü Yang, as the banner master, was willing.

‘If it were in my previous life, I would have been absolutely unwilling.’

After all, Ancestor Ting You’s talent was simply too high. Once resurrected, he might break free from control, posing a significant risk to Lü Yang, making it uncontrollable.

In contrast, in this life, Lü Yang was much more assured of Ancestor Ting You. After all, the Ancestor from his previous life had already demonstrated his attitude through actions. Of course, more importantly, this life’s Ancestor Ting You had already been cleansed by the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes], making betrayal impossible.

Lü Yang did not deny his own dark thoughts. Without them, he would have died a hundred times over.

However, since he had made a decision, he wouldn’t be stingy.

‘Ancestor’s talent, if used solely on me, would be too wasteful. Transforming it into combat power would accumulate more chips for me in the future!’

With this thought, Lü Yang instantly discarded all hesitation.

“Ancestor.”

Lü Yang turned around, looked at Ancestor Ting You, and handed over the “Secret Record of Immortal Embryo Dwelling in the World” in his hand: “Do you truly wish to live?”

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