"Thank you, senior!"
Facing Ang Xiao’s gaze, Lü Yang showed no sign of worry. He simply reached out and claid the splinter of Divine Sense that Ang Xiao had offered.
Ang Xiao’s eyebrows shot up at his composure.
’He’s not afraid?’
He wasn’t bluffing; the Earth of Ji Dao Practice he’d offered truly contained a trap! And it was impossible to see through the deception without True Monarch Cultivation.
This in itself was a test.
Lü Yang’s placid deanor ant one of two things: either his request for the Earth of Ji Dao Practice was just a smokescreen, or he had another Perfected Lord backing him.
As these thoughts raced through Ang Xiao’s mind, he glanced at the Jade Scroll Lü Yang had offered. He swept it with his Divine Sense, and the supposed intelligence on the Fruit of Long-Flow Water imdiately appeared: within the Saint Sect’s Simulation Realm, there was the soul of a cultivator at Foundation Establishnt Perfection who had mastered the Fruit of Long-Flow Water?
’This is... actually useful to .’
With his Summon severed, he could no longer draw upon the Fruit of Long-Flow Water.
But with a Foundation Establishnt Perfection cultivator who had mastered the Fruit of Long-Flow Water—even just their soul—he had ways to help them reconstruct a physical body. Then, he could attempt Seeking Gold once more.
The only problem was, it was too convenient.
Instantly, Ang Xiao felt no joy, only a rising sense of alarm. He refused to believe Lü Yang had given him this intelligence out of kindness.
’A trap! This is definitely a trap!’
Ang Xiao’s mind roiled with suspicion. ’A Foundation Establishnt Perfection cultivator who’s mastered the Fruit of Long-Flow Water... it fits my needs so perfectly. Could soone be baiting ?’
RUMBLE!
With a loud rumble, Lü Yang resealed the Grotto Heaven Fragnt. He didn’t bother speaking to Ang Xiao again, content to let him stew in his own paranoia.
As for the intelligence he had given Ang Xiao... it pointed directly to Primal Daoist Mu Changsheng.
It wasn’t exactly a lie. After all, the Saint Sect Ancestral Master had thrown Mu Changsheng into the Simulation Realm, but the Netherworld had not yet cleansed him of his Abilities.
If Ang Xiao truly managed to get his hands on Mu Changsheng, he might actually be able to draw upon the Fruit of Long-Flow Water.
Of course, doing so would likely attract the attention of the Saint Sect Ancestral Master... but Lü Yang couldn’t care less. In fact, he hoped they would co to blows.
At the thought, he rubbed the bridge of his nose, feeling a wave of exhaustion.
’You have to be unbelievably cunning to deal with Ang Xiao... He never speaks the truth, every sentence is a probe, and every opportunity is a baited hook.’
If he hadn’t been so experienced, that old bastard would have cheated him out of the shirt on his back.
A mont later, Lü Yang took out the Earth of Ji Dao Practice Ang Xiao had given him. At first glance, the knowledge it contained seed perfectly logical, but he knew it undoubtedly concealed a deadly trap.
Fortunately, he already had a counterasure in mind.
...
「Dao Court in the East.」
Lü Yang’s main body retracted its consciousness. He shook the Myriad-Soul Banner, then took out the Sea Commanding Conch that the Dragon Monarch had gifted him. Softly, he called out:
"Grandfather..."
A mont later, the Sea Commanding Conch trembled slightly.
A strand of spiritual perception erged from within it. It was the Old Dragon Monarch. His majestic voice bood, "What is it? Du Huan... why have you called for ?"
"Grandfather!"
Lü Yang imdiately presented the Earth of Ji Dao Practice, his voice urgent. "Grandfather, the mysterious person who told about the Incense and Candle Divine Dao and the Outer Realm coordinates has appeared again!"
"This ti, he gave this."
"Although I am on the verge of a breakthrough and truly need this Dao Practice knowledge, I was worried it might contain a trap. That’s why I’ve co to ask for your judgnt, Grandfather."
"...Oh?"
The Old Dragon Monarch raised an eyebrow. He looked at the Dao Practice knowledge Lü Yang had transcribed with his Divine Sense and instantly felt a familiar, mighty power emanating from it.
’This is... the Veil of the Trees!?’
The Old Dragon Monarch froze. The first thing that flashed through his mind was the inexplicable glance Ang Xiao had cast his way when he had first appeared.
At the ti, he had been puzzled, wondering why Ang Xiao was looking at him.
But now he understood.
’So Ang Xiao is the mysterious person secretly supporting my True Dragon Race! If that’s the case, then that look he gave makes sense!’
With this thought, he glanced at Du Huan again.
’No wonder... No wonder this grandson of mine has been advancing so quickly, even surpassing the limits I’d anticipated. He reached the Mid-phase of Foundation Establishnt in such a short ti...’
The cultivation requirents for the Celestial Language Shimring Dragon Chapter are extrely demanding.
Only soone of half-human, half-dragon blood can cultivate it to the Great Perfection stage. Pure humans or pure dragons can reach Foundation Establishnt at most; the higher they try to go, the more difficult it becos.
That was why, from the very beginning, the Old Dragon Monarch had never placed much hope in the Dragon Race contingent sent to the East. In his eyes, their only purpose was to breed until a perfect half-dragon, half-human bloodline erged. He then planned to have the Gold Attribute of his son, White Chilong, reincarnate into that body to begin cultivating again.
But Lü Yang had completely shattered his expectations.
He was supposedly a pure-blooded True Dragon, yet his progress with the Celestial Language Shimring Dragon Chapter was astonishingly fast and free of any bottlenecks, which had made the Old Dragon Monarch suspicious.
Now, however, everything made sense.
’With Ang Xiao involved, it’s not strange at all.’
’After all, that is a Great Perfected Lord at the Late Stage of Golden Core who also holds an Emperor Fruit. A trivial restriction like needing half-dragon blood would be nothing to him.’
The Old Dragon Monarch’s mood instantly brightened.
He didn’t care about Lü Yang’s secrets. As far as he was concerned, Lü Yang was a True Dragon. Any secrets he held could only be beneficial to the True Dragon Race.
’In fact, from this perspective, Du Huan has far more potential than Celestial Python... After all, the conceptual foundation for the Fruit of Sky-River Water is severely damaged. Even though it is an Emperor Fruit, it is extrely difficult to manifest. Plus, with so many powerful factions eyeing it hungrily, if it ever ca ti for Seeking Gold, I’m afraid Celestial Python would suffer the sa fate as White Chilong.’
’In comparison, Du Huan’s future is undoubtedly much grander.’
’After all, he’s stationed in the East and has earned the deep trust of Emperor Jia You. Given ti, he might actually be able to carve out a foothold for the True Dragon Race in the East.’
The more the Old Dragon Monarch thought about it, the more pleased he was with Lü Yang.
With that, he simply removed the Veil of the Trees from the Earth of Ji Dao Practice and sent it back to Lü Yang. "Du Huan, my boy, are you in need of any Spiritual Materials and Sentient Artifacts?"
’Hm?’
The mont he said this, Lü Yang imdiately understood the Old Dragon Monarch’s thinking. ’So, he sees my potential and is planning to double down on his investnt in ?’
Instantly, Lü Yang let out a theatrical sigh.
"Grandfather, yes I am!"
"I don’t just need Spiritual Materials and Sentient Artifacts, I’m also short on Daoist Skills... Grandfather, you have no idea how deep the waters run in this Dao Court. It costs a fortune to grease the wheels and build connections!"
Hearing this, the Old Dragon Monarch waved his hand dismissively. "Rest assured, money is not an issue!"
The Dragon Palace has mountains of gold and silver—more than we could ever spend!
A short while later, Lü Yang delightedly accepted a massive cache of Spiritual Materials from the Old Dragon Monarch—enough to cover the salaries for the Imperial City Departnt for several years.
He then ended the communication with the Old Dragon Monarch.
Back in his Quiet Chamber, Lü Yang decisively activated the empowernt authority granted to him by Emperor Jia You through the Immortal Dao Law and began to absorb the Dao Practice knowledge related to the Earth of Ji.
「Half a year passed in the blink of an eye.」
During this period, Lü Yang continued to expand the Imperial City Departnt. With Emperor Jia You’s tacit approval, he had co to hold a near-monopoly on the defense of Celestial Wu City and its surroundings.
The One Heart Association also grew in scale.
Eventually, it wasn’t just Demon Cultivators; a significant number of Human Cultivators had also joined the One Heart Association, most of them lower-ranking officials.
「Finally, one morning...」
Inside the Imperial City Departnt’s Governnt Office, Lü Yang sat in his Quiet Chamber. His lips parted, and he slowly exhaled a breath of Muddy Qi as a brilliant point of light ignited between his eyebrows.
It was the mont of sunrise.
Suddenly, Lü Yang looked up, his Heart Spirit rging with the sun as it slowly rose from the horizon. He then retrieved two items from his Storage Bag:
Earth of Ji and Earth of Wei.
Over the past six months, he had rooted out corruption several more tis, all while secretly skimming the empowernt authority of the Immortal Dao Law for himself. Today, he had finally achieved Dao Practice Perfection!
The next mont, two streams of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches energy landed in his palm.
He seized them and instantly refined them!
Without a mont’s hesitation, beams of light representing his Abilities flared up behind Lü Yang’s head. They interlinked, bursting forth in a radiant, golden halo like the sun.
Emperor’s Fate, Guiyuan Palace.
Heaven and Earth, Coiling Dragon Root!
The Abilities ford from the four Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches—Earth of Wu, Wu Fire, Earth of Ji, and Earth of Wei—lted away one by one, unfurling behind Lü Yang to form a magnificent, sprawling scroll:
Mountain and Sea Map of the Imperial Decree!
With all his Abilities assembled, he had reached Foundation Establishnt Perfection!
The next mont, the infinite Divine Power Radiance vanished as if it had never existed. Lü Yang slowly rose to his feet, the ambition in his eyes now impossible to conceal.
’Emperor Jia You is of no use to anymore.’
’In half a year, No Heaven has expanded sufficiently... This is the perfect opportunity for the Ancestral Master to manifest No Heaven and drag every Perfected Lord in the world into this ss!’
’The ti has co.’
It is ti to purge the vermin and shoot down the sun!
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