In the very instant that Lü Yang appeared and spoke, the entire Tianjing City transformed into black and white, with an indescribable ripple expanding in all directions.

Wherever the ripple passed, all was annihilated.

Buildings vanished, pedestrians disappeared—everything seemed as if it had never existed, treating both street beggars and martial artists equally!

“How could this be!?”

A martial artist of the Heaven and Man Realm shouted in terror, unable to accept the reality.

Yet, regardless of their reactions—be it fleeing, confusion, or hysteria—they all quietly dissipated within that ripple.

The sole exception was the ‘Saintly Scholar’ Wang Boyuan, a peerless genius who pioneered the fourth step of martial arts, who remained unexpectedly calm at this moment, merely gazing at the sky with a trace of relief: “Observing fate and watching the heavens… Heh, how can a frog at the bottom of a well speak of observing fate or watching the heavens?”

As early as his breakthrough to the Heaven and Man Realm, Wang Boyuan had sensed something amiss.

He had created the “Three Talents Fate Observation Technique,” calculating the heavens through humanity, but when he exhausted his life’s knowledge to peer into the cosmos, a tremendous anomaly emerged.

Because he saw that the heavens and earth were flawed!

Though exquisite, they were inconsistent, like a meticulously crafted counterfeit!

He once thought he had miscalculated, that the Fate Observation Technique was imperfect, but no matter how many times he recalculated, the result remained unchanged.

Could it truly be that the heavens and earth are flawed, and the human world a mere illusion?

Since then, the once elegant and dashing ‘Saintly Scholar’ had become a slovenly man who drank all day, wasting his life.

Now, he saw the truth.

Only at this moment did Wang Boyuan finally regain some of his former heroic demeanor, looking at the sky with a mix of relief and regret.

“What a pity… If I could witness the true heavens and earth, it would surely be a delight.”

The next second, his figure vanished.

Thus, the entire Tianjing City disappeared from the earth, with no trace of its people, leaving only the Yun Clan Ancestor’s residence and Lü Yang suspended in mid-air.

In just the blink of an eye, Lü Yang used his secret realm authority to erase the entire Tianjing City, collecting all living beings into the deepest part of the Law Refinement Secret Realm, awaiting the next disciple to reopen them, while the secret realm space where Tianjing City once stood was compressed around the Yun Clan Ancestor.

In this way, the space became highly condensed, preventing the Yun Clan Ancestor from escaping through the void.

“Lü Yang.”

The Yun Clan Ancestor’s voice carried apprehension and frustration.

The apprehension stemmed from Lü Yang’s current strength, which he could no longer underestimate, and the frustration from the fact that this situation was entirely his own doing!

Without him, even if Lü Yang had mastered the Saint Thief technique, it wouldn’t have been so perfect!

How could he not feel frustrated?

However, the Yun Clan Ancestor quickly suppressed all negative emotions and said in a deep voice: “Erasing Tianjing City—aren’t you afraid the Saint Thief will lose the support of fate?”

“Senior overthinks it.” Lü Yang responded with a faint smile: “Since the Saint Thief has already been perfected, the fate of the world is no longer important to me. After all, since it’s ‘thievery,’ how could it possibly be returned? Compared to that, senior should be more concerned about your current situation.”

“…Are you threatening me?”

The Yun Clan Ancestor’s expression grew increasingly grim, his previously restrained aura gradually emanating, filled with killing intent: “You dare to speak so boldly to me alone?”

“A mere reincarnated Foundation Establishment—what’s so remarkable?”

Lü Yang retorted sharply, showing no concession: “I’m in need of a reincarnated Foundation Establishment soul to study secret techniques. Senior, your timing is perfect to assist in my cultivation.”

“You little brat, courting death!”

In his fury, the Yun Clan Ancestor also clarified the current situation, even feeling somewhat relieved that Lü Yang hadn’t left the secret realm but chose to confront him.

If he had left the secret realm to report him, he would be doomed.

But now that he came alone, perhaps there was still hope for redemption!

The Yun Clan Ancestor frantically channeled his mana, and a brilliant golden light immediately rose above his head, radiating three colors—gold, silver, and jade—illuminating the sky in an instant!

Taiyi Golden Radiance!

Unlike Yun Miaozhen’s incomplete version, the Yun Clan Ancestor’s Taiyi Golden Radiance was a fully refined, complete version—a true great divine ability!

In an instant, the golden light surged mightily, sweeping through the heavens and earth, stirring up immense waves of spiritual energy, directly sweeping towards Lü Yang.

Immediately, Lü Yang felt a golden brilliance before his eyes, as if isolated into another world. Then came the loss of essence, his body becoming withered, true qi exhausted, mana gradually weakening, divine consciousness dissipating, spiritual awareness no longer sharp—all his essence, energy, and spirit were brushed away by the golden light!

However, in the next second, Lü Yang stomped his foot.

Boom!

In an instant, the entire secret realm seemed to tremble violently, like a person jumping from a high place, inevitably causing a shock upon landing.

Almost simultaneously, the Yun Clan Ancestor’s spiritual consciousness was greatly shaken.

The previously condensed Taiyi Golden Radiance exploded in all directions the moment Lü Yang stomped his foot, and the previously brushed-away essence, energy, and spirit rapidly returned to Lü Yang’s body.

The next second, Lü Yang moved.

He gave a cold smile, then spread his sleeves, countless fireworks rising around him, swirling and coiling, finally erupting with a loud bang, causing the Yun Clan Ancestor’s ears and eyes to ache.

Looking up, he saw a majestic golden figure rising from the ground, shaped like a mountain, surrounded by swirling fireworks.

“Stealing the world’s fate to forge the Saint’s golden body!”

Only at this moment did Lü Yang reveal the true power of the perfected Saint Thief technique—’Law’ borrowing fate to take form, transforming into a ‘Saint’s Aspect’!

The Yun Clan Ancestor, seeing this, urgently activated the Taiyi Golden Radiance.

In an instant, the golden radiance filled the sky, splitting into three lights of essence, energy, and spirit, forming a sun, moon, and stars formation, heavier than mountains, crashing down towards Lü Yang.

But before the Taiyi Golden Radiance could fall, the towering ‘Saint’s Aspect’ extended a massive hand, its palm full and smooth, as translucent as jade, covering the sky and descending.

With a grasp of its five fingers, it caught the magnificent Taiyi Golden Radiance along with the Yun Clan Ancestor in its palm!

“How bold!”

The Yun Clan Ancestor grunted, the Taiyi Golden Radiance continuously expanding, becoming increasingly blazing, almost transforming into a golden sun, trying to force open the ‘Saint’s Aspect’s’ palm.

However, on the other side, Lü Yang also formed a seal.

His physical body gradually became illusory, while the ‘Saint’s Aspect’ behind him became increasingly real, solemn, and unmoved by external forces.

The Yun Clan Ancestor’s erupting Taiyi Golden Radiance fell upon it, at most peeling off a layer of skin and flesh, but as soon as it did, Lü Yang regenerated it.

The result was a prolonged battle where one side consumed mana, and the other consumed blood and energy, with no advantage gained.

“Delay brings change… I must quickly subdue this person!”

The Yun Clan Ancestor’s thoughts raced, knowing that Lü Yang had gained great fortune through him, the Saint Thief technique nearly perfected, already comparable to a great divine ability.

To subdue him, he had to use even more powerful methods.

With this in mind, the Yun Clan Ancestor immediately took out a spherical magical treasure, which was the ‘Heavenly Instrument’ bestowed upon him by the Sword Pavilion Master before his reincarnation.

He offered this spiritual treasure into the air, then bowed respectfully:

“Please, Heavenly Lord, take action.”

As his words fell, the Heavenly Instrument immediately began to rotate, causing the surrounding space to be inverted in all directions!

Within the range of the ‘Heavenly Instrument,’ all positional changes became chaotic—forward became backward, left became up, up became forward—all determined by the wielder’s intent.

At this moment, upon its activation, the ‘Saint’s Aspect’ immediately lost its strength, and the Yun Clan Ancestor seized the opportunity to escape.

Immediately after, he held the ‘Heavenly Instrument’ and aimed it at Lü Yang.

In an instant, Lü Yang felt his entire body tremble, the ‘Saint’s Aspect’ seemingly immobilized by a vast force, unable to move, remaining in place.

It was evident that the Yun Clan Ancestor had altered all of Lü Yang’s movements to ‘remain stationary.’

After immobilizing the ‘Saint’s Aspect,’ the Yun Clan Ancestor didn’t stop, continuously unleashing the Taiyi Golden Radiance, clearly intending to use this method to gradually break it apart.

“So strong, truly formidable…”

Lü Yang admired with a smile, acknowledging the Yun Clan Ancestor’s undeniable strength, being a reincarnated Foundation Establishment cultivator with a treasure like the Heavenly Instrument.

In terms of pure strength, if they dueled a hundred times, he would likely lose all hundred.

However, dueling isn’t solely about strength. Just as a chess player can defeat an opponent on the board, there are also ways to win outside the board.

Meanwhile, outside the Law Refinement Secret Realm, Lü Yang’s Innate Qi avatar rushed nonstop, arriving directly at the cave dwelling where True Person Yinshan was in seclusion.

“True Person! I have a report!”

“There’s a bad person inside the secret realm!”

Source: Webnovel.com, updated by NovelKeep