At the very moment Lü Yang reported to True Person Yinshan, the Yun Clan Ancestor within the secret realm suddenly felt a shiver throughout his body, as if a great calamity was imminent.

“..Is it your incarnation?”

The Yun Clan Ancestor calculated with his fingers and instantly understood the cause and effect, followed by a trace of despair appearing on his face: “Ultimately, it’s a calamity that cannot be escaped.”

His current reincarnation heavily relied on secrecy.

It was entirely due to the Sword Pavilion Sect Master’s concealment of the heavenly secrets that he hadn’t been discovered; however, once exposed, even the Sword Pavilion Sect Master couldn’t rescue him.

In other words, his final gamble, staking his life, had completely failed.

The Sect Master’s mission remained unfulfilled, the hope of returning to Foundation Establishment was lost, and without him, the Yun Clan’s status in the Sword Pavilion would inevitably plummet, no longer the lofty Foundation Establishment Immortal Clan, and even facing imminent destruction.

“No, there’s still a chance!”

The Yun Clan Ancestor looked at Lü Yang, a terrifying killing intent suddenly appearing in his eyes, his hatred for Lü Yang so intense that even the waters of the Three Rivers couldn’t wash it away.

In the next second, he showed a resolute expression.

With a single thought, the Taiyi Golden Radiance originally surrounding him rapidly retracted, finally converging entirely at his fingertips, transforming into a sharp sword qi.

This sword qi was a divine ability called “Stabilizing the Origin with One Slash, Uniting with the World.”

Although the sword qi appeared ordinary, it could directly lock onto the enemy’s cause and effect.

Once the sword was unleashed, as long as the target’s cause and effect remained, the sword qi would not dissipate.

In the past, the Witch Ghost Path was exterminated entirely by the Sword Pavilion Sect Master of that generation, a Golden Core True Lord, using this divine ability, leaving no survivors.

Even because the Witch Ghost Path left behind a secret realm inheritance, the cause and effect remained, so the sword qi persisted for a thousand years.

However, this sword was not something ordinary cultivators could unleash.

Because it involved cause and effect, it couldn’t be used without Foundation Establishment, and now that the Yun Clan Ancestor had fallen from Foundation Establishment, to unleash this sword, he had to sacrifice his life.

In other words, he intended to perish together!

“With the ‘Nine Heavens Instrument’ obscuring the heavenly secrets, I can sacrifice my life to kill this demon, then reincarnate anew. Perhaps there’s still a sliver of hope to escape alive.”

Although he was originally on his second reincarnation, and now, before returning to Foundation Establishment, he was forcibly beginning a third reincarnation, which severely damaged his cultivation.

Even if he succeeded in escaping, he would inevitably be trapped in the mystery of the womb in the future, becoming an ordinary mortal, never to transcend again.

“At least, I’ll kill you first!”

The Yun Clan Ancestor stared intently at Lü Yang, then activated his divine ability, causing his entire essence, qi, and spirit to collapse, all converging into the sharp sword qi he had condensed.

“Slash!”

With a loud shout, the sword qi howled out, directly falling towards Lü Yang’s location. In an instant, Lü Yang felt an intense sense of crisis.

“Trying to fight me to the death?”

With a thought, Lü Yang’s figure completely merged into the Saint Image behind him, then manipulated the Saint Image to extend two giant hands to grasp the sword qi.

The two entangled, the Saint Image’s hands were torn apart by the sword qi, but the sword qi was forcibly torn into large pieces. However, on the sword qi’s side, as Lü Yang’s cause and effect remained, the sword qi immediately absorbed the heavens and earth to replenish itself, and the torn sword qi instantly restored itself.

On the other side, the Saint Image experienced the same situation.

After all, it was merely a manifestation of Lü Yang’s qi, not a real entity.

At this moment, with a surge of his magical power, he immediately regenerated the missing flesh and blood.

The two sides thus reached a stalemate.

Seeing this scene, the Yun Clan Ancestor sighed but didn’t linger. At this moment, he no longer had a physical body, only a soul remaining in the world.

Before the True Person of the Saint Sect arrived, early reincarnation was the best strategy.

At this moment, the Yun Clan Ancestor suddenly felt a chill sweep over his heart.

Looking back, he saw Lü Yang in the distance sneering at him:

“Senior, why rush to leave?”

In the next second, he saw Lü Yang holding a mass of his own qi, then drawing a circular light, using the qi to reflect his figure.

“Not good!”

The Yun Clan Ancestor’s pupils instantly contracted, shocked and angry, yet unable to understand: “The Profound Yin Form-Capturing Grand Art… How did he capture my qi?”

The Profound Yin Form-Capturing Grand Art, as long as it captured the qi, could kill enemies from a distance.

The Yun Clan Ancestor had already calculated that Lü Yang had learned this divine ability, so he was extremely cautious about concealing his qi during the battle, absolutely not giving Lü Yang any chance to capture his qi, which should have been foolproof.

But he didn’t expect that his qi was still captured by Lü Yang!

And now, having lost his physical body, only a soul remaining, if this technique struck, he would likely be annihilated instantly, with no chance of reincarnation!

“Please, Heavenly Lord, save me!”

For a moment, the Yun Clan Ancestor had to postpone reincarnation, instead using his soul to activate the ‘Nine Heavens Instrument’, trying to block Lü Yang’s Profound Yin Form-Capturing Grand Art.

“Too late!”

Lü Yang waved his hand, severing the Yun Clan Ancestor’s figure in the circular light. The Yun Clan Ancestor immediately focused his mind, preparing to resist.

Then, nothing happened.

The Yun Clan Ancestor blinked, stunned in place. The imagined remote curse kill of the Profound Yin Form-Capturing Grand Art didn’t occur, as if it were fake.

“Something’s wrong!”

It was indeed fake! He was stalling for time!

The Yun Clan Ancestor suddenly realized, no longer daring to stay.

With a wave of his hand, he opened a black passage, then his soul rushed into it.

However, at that very moment, a vast qi suddenly entered the Secret Realm of Law Refinement!

“Seal the heavens and earth!”

Only a grand voice echoed throughout the secret realm, golden words and jade speech. The black passage the Yun Clan Ancestor had just opened instantly closed again.

“No——!!!”

The black passage was the place of reincarnation.

Seeing this, the Yun Clan Ancestor screamed miserably, his soul violently fluctuating, looking ferociously at Lü Yang: “You dare deceive me!?”

“What can you do to me?”

Lü Yang smiled faintly, then saw another giant hand reaching in from outside the secret realm, gently grasping the sword qi entangled with him, instantly crushing it.

No matter how powerful the divine ability, it was still useless in the face of a higher level.

‘This is Foundation Establishment…’

Lü Yang sighed inwardly.

Even though he had seen it many times, the crushing power of a Foundation Establishment True Person over a Qi Refining cultivator still made him feel awe.

In the next second, True Person Yinshan’s figure appeared beside Lü Yang.

“Well done.”

True Person Yinshan praised, then turned to look at the Yun Clan Ancestor’s soul, laughing: “So it’s you, Yun Qingchuan, you old scoundrel.”

“Yinshan…”

The Yun Clan Ancestor’s eyes turned, seemingly wanting to say something, but before he could speak, True Person Yinshan raised his hand and struck his soul.

Boom!

In the next second, all of the Yun Clan Ancestor’s consciousness was erased by True Person Yinshan, leaving only a blank soul held in his hand.

After all, he had fallen from Foundation Establishment.

Although a soul still retained some level, it couldn’t compare to a true Foundation Establishment True Person.

Moreover, after the Skeleton Mountain incident, True Person Yinshan’s cultivation had improved, now at mid-Foundation Establishment, far beyond what the Yun Clan Ancestor could match.

Buzz buzz!

With the Yun Clan Ancestor’s death, the Nine Heavens Instrument lost its owner. True Person Yinshan naturally didn’t hesitate, immediately collecting and suppressing it, holding it in his hand to examine.

“A good treasure, truly a good treasure…”

The Yun Clan Ancestor could use this treasure to obscure the heavenly secrets, reincarnating into the secret realm unnoticed, showing its high quality, making even True Person Yinshan unable to resist.

However, this matter involved the Sword Pavilion, and it was the soul of a Foundation Establishment True Person. According to sect rules, he had to report it to the Sect Master for judgment. But once reported, this rare treasure couldn’t be hidden and would inevitably become the target of all.

With his strength and status, he might not be able to keep it.

At this moment, Lü Yang suddenly stepped forward, bowing:

“Senior Brother, I, your junior brother, boldly have an unreasonable request… I wonder if I could borrow that righteous path Foundation Establishment’s soul for use, and return it within ten years.”

“Oh? You want this old scoundrel’s soul?”

True Person Yinshan raised an eyebrow, then shook his head: “You dare to think, but this involves the Sword Pavilion. Once I report it, the Sect Master will surely inquire, and then both the soul and the treasure can’t be kept.”

“However… it’s not without a workaround.”

At this point, True Person Yinshan suddenly changed his tone, looking at Lü Yang with a half-smile: “Many things, as long as they aren’t weighed, a thousand catties become four taels.”

“If you help me conceal this matter, no one reports it, no one investigates, then both the soul and the treasure can be kept.”

Lü Yang was stunned upon hearing this, then showed a puzzled expression: “Conceal what matter?”

“Good! Worthy of being a disciple of our Saint Sect, you can achieve great things!”

The two exchanged glances, understanding each other without words.

In the next second, True Person Yinshan threw the Yun Clan Ancestor’s soul into Lü Yang’s hand, then collected the Nine Heavens Instrument, and floated away.

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