Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

In the Boundless Dark Land, a place so pitch-black one couldn’t see their hand in front of their face, a beam of firelight suddenly flared up. It was blazing and intense, expanding in all directions.

[Candlelight Night Exorcism Light]!

The fire divided into inside and outside, and its light presented an exterior and an interior. Yin on the inside and Yang on the outside, it pierced through all secrets outwardly and concealed boundless Karma Links inwardly, locking directly onto the tracks of the Profound Robed Man.

Facing this beam of firelight, the Profound Robed Man simply stopped dodging. Instead, he pinched a streak of pitch-black lightning at his fingertips as if picking up a pen, and began writing and drawing in the void. In a short while, a Script was written out of thin air by him. Then, with a push of Profound Mysterious, it actually emitted a brilliant light as well!

Looking closely, it was actually identical to the [Candlelight Night Exorcism Light] that originated from the [Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire]!

"I’ll be damned..."

Seeing this scene, Lü Yang felt his scalp tingle. After all, with his current Cultivation, he could naturally see what the Profound Robed Man had just done:

"He painted a Fruit Position Profound Mysterious!

"He used [Cataclysm Launcher] to outline a framework, modified the imagery, and made it take effect in a short time... He’s using a Fruit Position Profound Mysterious as a Talisman!"

Could [Cataclysm Launcher] actually do something like this?

Although he could cast the Profound Mysterious of other Fruits by modifying the imagery himself, that required using a complete Fruit as a framework.

But the Profound Robed Man was different.

He was completely painting out of thin air, sketching out a framework with just a few casual strokes. The advantage was that he didn’t need to borrow a complete Fruit... and could use them simultaneously!

The next second, the Profound Robed Man brought his fingers together into a hand seal. Fast as lightning, he actually drew three Talismans in a row! Aside from the [Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire] he just used to counter Lü Yang, there was also the [Dao Without Borders] of the [Fruit of Post-Road Earth], the [Shared Drink] of the [Fruit of Spring Water], and the [Gradual Formation] of the [Fruit of River-Sand Gold]!

In an instant, Heaven and Earth turned completely white.

During this process, in merely a split second, the Profound Mysterious of Lü Yang and the Profound Robed Man transformed into scorching bright lights that flickered between them.

The [Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire] clashed.

The two beams of firelight collided with each other, each trying to expose the other’s secrets. At the same time, an earth-yellow hue descended, tightly locking Lü Yang in the middle.

[Dao Without Borders], blocking the path!

With this Profound Mysterious sealing his retreat, Lü Yang had nowhere to run. However, almost simultaneously, he was continuously opening up "retreat paths" to fight for room to maneuver.

Next was [Gradual Formation].

This Profound Mysterious was applied to the [Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder], used by the Profound Robed Man to accelerate the gestation speed of the thunder tribulation, ultimately materializing a massive bolt of lightning.

[Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation]!

When the lightning locked onto Lü Yang and descended, the final [Shared Drink] was activated simultaneously, ensuring that if Lü Yang tried to transfer the injuries, it would transfer them right back onto him. This completely sealed off his last bit of room to operate, forcing him to take this Thunderbolt Lightning head-on!

"I’ve been suppressed in every aspect..."

Bathing in the lightning, Lü Yang thought to himself, "I used all four Profound Mysterious of the Dao of Arcane Body, but the opponent suppressed them head-on with pure operational skill in actual combat.

"Is this what a system is?

"[Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire] seeks the enemy, [Dao Without Borders] applies hard crowd control, [Gradual Formation] charges power, [Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder] guarantees the kill, and [Shared Drink] prevents injuries from being transferred."

It seemed like a simple sentence.

However, after experiencing it firsthand, a sense of enlightenment arose in Lü Yang’s heart. "I see. It truly forms a system. The coordination is simply flawless."

In contrast, although he could also use these four Profound Mysterious and even combine them, there was no way he could do it as effortlessly as the Profound Robed Man. Instead, because he activated multiple Profound Mysterious simultaneously, they would clash with each other. This was due to an insufficient understanding of the Profound Mysterious he possessed.

He knew their surface but did not understand their underlying principles.

"It’s normal, though. After all, I encroached upon these Profound Mysterious using the [Skill of Perfect Vitality]. In essence, it’s just stacking up my Dharma Body; I’ve never studied them deeply.

"But now that I’ve seen it, I can learn it too."

Lü Yang’s eyes were completely calm as he simultaneously performed a Daoist Hand Seal.

Immediately after, his Dharma Body, which was disintegrating inch by inch under the [Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation], suddenly floated up with a burst of cyan light resembling a howling gale.

[Righteous Perseverance]!

"Yin and Yang Qi converge to form thunder; analyzing the five elements, its Dao lies in Xun.

"Xun represents the Earth within Heaven; the four directions and four corners are divided into the Nine Empyreans.

"Among the Nine Empyreans, only one dwells within the Brahman Qi. In the heart, it is called God, hence it is named Shenxiao. It holds the balance of things, governs objects and people, and dictates the disasters and blessings of Heaven."

This was the relevant Cultivation Knowledge regarding the [Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder].

This was also the method he had mastered after studying the [Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood]. By expounding the Profound Mysterious imagery that needed to be adapted, he could slightly accelerate the speed of adaptation.

Lü Yang formed Finger Techniques with his hands and chanted with his mouth, cloaked in cyan wind like an Immortal about to ascend. He actually withstood all the lightning head-on. Whenever his Dharma Body was pared down by a fraction, it would regenerate by a fraction. The closer he was to death, the more indestructible he became; the heavier his injuries, the fiercer the wind of cyan light materialized by the Profound Mysterious blew!

And it wasn’t just that.

Within the cyan wind, one could faintly see a hazy layer of golden sand, draped over Lü Yang like a robe, further enhancing the Profound Mysterious of [Righteous Perseverance].

[Gradual Formation]!

For the Gold within the sand, precious quality is hidden in the grit, requiring washing and panning to become a treasure. It similarly carried the imagery of needing to experience hardships to transform into true Gold, and the Pine-Cedar Wood favored dwelling beneath Gold.

Immediately after, Lü Yang changed his Daoist Hand Seal and firmly grasped a bright spring essence.

[Fruit of Spring Water]!

[Fruit of River-Sand Gold] possessed the meaning of tempering, and [Fruit of Spring Water] possessed the virtue of nourishment. The two also had the phenomenon of "Gold generating Water," able to complement and mutually benefit each other in a cycle.

The combination of the two further elevated the grandeur of the [Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood]!

At the same time, Lü Yang also activated the [Profound Gate God Fusion Refining Dao Skill], pairing it with the Tribulation Wave to Slash the future, reducing his chances of failure to the absolute minimum.

He hadn’t won before because he definitely hadn’t stacked enough [Righteous Perseverance]!

"Gold and Water mutually generate, able to nurture towering forest wood.

"Gold and Wood mutually overcome, only then forming an extremely prosperous and wondrous state!"

As his words fell, the golden sand and the spring essence melted simultaneously. The already incredibly vigorous cyan light, like throwing gasoline on a fire, instantly smashed through the lightning!

Seeing this scene, the Profound Robed Man’s expression remained unchanged, but he started cursing in his heart:

"The [Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood] is about to complete its adaptation... This bullshit monster!"

Don’t be fooled by how easily he seemed to suppress Lü Yang just now. In reality, that was already the pinnacle of his capabilities—an operation so perfect that even he scared himself.

And what about Lü Yang? He simply relied on a single [Righteous Perseverance] to tank his maximized damage output head-on. It felt exactly like perfectly executing a combo without a single mistake, only to get beaten to death by the opponent’s basic, unadorned punches, one by one.

Anyone would be frustrated in his shoes!

But seeing Lü Yang becoming increasingly stable under the enhancement of the cyan light, while the feedback from the [Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation] grew weaker and weaker, he had no choice but to sigh.

"Never mind, never mind.

"Although you’re only good at taking a beating, at least you know how to combine your Profound Mysterious. You haven’t wasted your Cultivation. I’ll consider this an improvement on your part for now."

The next second, the cyan light completely submerged the [Nine-Nine Thunder Tribulation], erasing all the thunder. Lü Yang walked out of it with tattered clothes.

"Congratulations," the Profound Robed Man gave a slight nod. "You have cleared the first stage..."

"Go to hell!"

Without a single shred of hesitation, Lü Yang, who had just walked out of the lightning, flashed and flew forward. In the exact moment before the Profound Robed Man could finish his sentence, he ruthlessly smashed a punch right into his face.

"BOOM!"

The Profound Robed Man was blown apart on the spot.

.......

Inside the attic, Lü Yang opened his eyes once more, a smile appearing at the corners of his mouth.

Obviously, although the Profound Robed Man talked a big game, he was actually using finesse to overcome brute force. The process of engaging in Combat with him was actually incredibly difficult.

"I get it now!"

Regarding the method of combining Gold and Water to elevate [Righteous Perseverance] just now, he had actually mastered the prerequisites long ago; he was considered proficient in the Cultivation of all three.

But he didn’t know how to use it before.

It was like a complexly designed math problem—he clearly knew all the formulas required, but he just couldn’t combine them to solve the problem.

However, now, he had successfully solved one.

Although it was primarily used for taking a beating and lacked many external variations for improvising during Combat, he had ultimately completed a perfect combination of Profound Mysterious.

"This might be the method of Immortal Pivot Great True Monarch."

Lü Yang realized in his heart that a Great Perfected Lord anchored to a Fruit could at the very least use three Fruit Position Profound Mysterious simultaneously. One could only imagine how much power they would have when combined.

With this thought, he immediately flew out of [Emperor Ying].

Having just gained some enlightenment, his hands were itching for action.

The next second, Lü Yang returned to Seven Luminaries Heaven and saw World Purger Fei Xue sitting in meditation to regulate her breath. He laughed heartily, "Fei Xue, let’s have another Combat!"

Upon hearing this, World Purger Fei Xue was taken aback at first, but then she raised an elegant brow, surprise surfacing in her eyes.

"He’s different... Has he gotten stronger?"

At this thought, her stunningly beautiful face swiftly contorted, her red lips curling into a savage arc. Then, laughing just as loudly, she rode her Flying Light and soared into the sky.

"You think I’m afraid of you?"