Chapter 359: Borrowing a Corpse for Resurrection
"Truly alive?"
After hearing Lü Yang’s words, Progenitor Tingyou paused for a moment. He then took the Immortal Embryo World Residence Secret Record from Lü Yang, his brow furrowing as he began to read.
A moment later, he let out a long breath of Muddy Qi.
"It is indeed possible."
But as soon as he said it, he looked back at Lü Yang and asked in a low voice, "Why the sudden thought of resurrecting me? That Perfected Lord isn’t dead yet."
"Don’t you want to take revenge yourself, Progenitor?"
Lü Yang said gravely, "There are still fifty years. If you can truly be resurrected and return to Foundation Establishment Perfection, there’s a chance you could attempt to reach the Golden Core!"
Progenitor Tingyou grew even more confused at his words. He frowned and said, "Reach the Golden Core... What hope is there? That old ghost from the Ye Family is merely in seclusion; he hasn’t perished. The Fruit of Wall-Surface Earth still has an owner. Even if I returned to my former Peak, I wouldn’t be able to achieve the Seeking Gold stage. I’d still just be bones in a tomb."
"There is hope, Progenitor."
Lü Yang pointed to the Myriad-Soul Banner behind him. "With your talent, Progenitor, if you could absorb the Fruit Position Prototype within this banner for your own use, wouldn’t there be hope then?"
Progenitor Tingyou was stunned by this declaration.
He had never even considered the Fruit Position Prototype inside the Myriad-Soul Banner. In his eyes, it was undoubtedly the trump card Lü Yang had prepared for his own attempt at Seeking Gold.
But now, he was offering it to him?
"...No!"
Progenitor Tingyou immediately shook his head. "A Golden Position is hard to come by. This Fruit Position Prototype is crucial for you. If I use it, it will not benefit your Golden Core Path."
But Lü Yang just waved a hand. "My mind is made up; say no more. You know as well as I do, Progenitor, that it will be very difficult for me to reach the Seeking Gold stage within fifty years. But you have a real chance. Once you break through, you can then protect me during my own attempt. This is the way to maximize our gains."
"After all, we still have to revive the Wu Ghost Sect, don’t we?"
At this, a brilliant smile spread across Lü Yang’s face. "In time, won’t it be satisfying for you to personally slay that old ghost from the Ye Family, Progenitor?"
"This..."
Progenitor Tingyou held his breath. First supporting another to break through to the Golden Core, only to have them support you in turn... what an incredible display of trust was this?
It was unheard of!
Even among blood brothers, masters and disciples, or fathers and sons, who would ever give up a clear path to the Golden Core? It would be a miracle if they didn’t fight to the death for it!
At this thought, Progenitor Tingyou was genuinely moved.
"...Alright." With a solemn expression, he performed an ancient rite of respect toward Lü Yang. "I promise you. If I achieve the Golden Core, I will do everything in my power to help you break through."
"You are too kind, Progenitor."
Lü Yang maintained the posture of a junior disciple, providing plenty of emotional validation. "This junior disciple only hopes that you can achieve greatness, Progenitor, and bring glory to our Wu Ghost Sect in the future."
In truth, it wouldn’t have mattered if Progenitor Tingyou had promised or not.
As a Banner Spirit refined by the Centome, he was under Lü Yang’s absolute control. Even if Progenitor Tingyou successfully reached the Seeking Gold stage, he would never be able to break free.
But there was no need to say that out loud.
It would be too hurtful.
’I might not be able to reach the Seeking Gold stage in this life, but it’s no loss if the Progenitor succeeds. When the time comes, I’ll have a Golden Core expert with me from the start. Won’t I be able to walk all over everyone then?’
Of course, that was still a long way off.
A thousand years of just barely surviving had taken a tremendous toll on Progenitor Tingyou. Even though absorbing his original body had restored some of his strength, it was not nearly enough to fill that void.
’Even if he’s resurrected, the Progenitor won’t be able to reach the heavens in a single step and return to Foundation Establishment Perfection. He’ll have to start over from the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, gradually recovering his former Innate Divine Technique. Still, with his aptitude and Talent Skill, plus my help, it should be possible within fifty years.’
The most pressing matter was the Resurrection itself!
Lü Yang already had a plan for this. To form an Immortal Embryo, one needed at least a Superior Sentient Artifact. And right now, wasn’t there a perfect target?
........
Above the Skull Mountains, countless Illusionary Colors merged into one.
The Blood Qi that had belonged to the Divine Martial Sect’s Sect Leader, once blazing like a rising sun, was now just a flickering flame on the verge of being extinguished.
It could not be denied that the Divine Martial Sect had some substance.
The Sect Leader of the Divine Martial Sect might not have been the strongest among those in the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, but his Blood Qi was as vast as the sea. He was incredibly resilient, having fought for an entire Hour without dying.
Of course, this was partly because Xiang Ye, who was at Foundation Establishment Perfection, hadn’t truly gone all-out. He was more focused on suppressing the Divine Martial Sect’s Sect Leader while simultaneously calming the Spiritual Mechanism and dissipating the battle’s aftershocks. He had to avoid damaging the Vast Skull Mountains below, which could have shattered the Lay Lines and invited punishment from Heaven.
BOOM!
With a final, thunderous crash, layers of Illusionary Colors blotted out the sky, pressing down on an old man with his hair and beard standing on end. In his hand, he still clutched a brightly gleaming great halberd.
This was the Supreme Treasure of the Divine Martial Sect.
The Divine Martial Binding Flood Dragon Halberd!
This Superior Sentient Artifact was primarily for Killing. The Sect Leader of the Divine Martial Sect had pushed it to its absolute limit, and the Flood Dragon on the halberd seemed to have completely come to life.
Judging by his presence, the old man still appeared majestic.
Yet his back was gradually hunching over. With his hair disheveled and his eyes full of despair, he seemed to try to take a step, but suddenly stumbled.
The next second, he let out a long, blood-curdling howl:
"The Divine Martial Sect... is finished!"
His heart-rending cry echoed thunderously, the last trace of the Divine Martial Sect left in this part of Heaven and Earth, only to be mercilessly suppressed.
"Hahaha!"
"I should have known this day would come... Back when I followed the immortal decree of the Sword Offering Pavilion to establish a sect here, I should have realized that this day was inevitable..."
The voice of the Divine Martial Sect’s Sect Leader came to an abrupt halt.
Before his words had even faded, he had already slashed out with his halberd!
In an instant, with the roar of dragons and tigers, the Axe and Halberd seemed to perform a Heaven Opening. It actually tore through the curtain formed by Star Concealment and shot toward the Northern Border.
"Hm?"
Seeing this, a young man in black robes high in the sky suddenly raised his eyebrows. His gaze swept down below, a hint of confusion in his eyes.
"...Great Undertaking?"
He knew the Divine Martial Sect’s Sect Leader’s level perfectly well; there was no way he could have broken through his Abilities. Did he really think some miracle of a sudden power-up existed in this world?
If it did, someone must have been pulling strings from behind the scenes!
Xiang Ye thought it over and concluded that only Great Undertaking, another Great Trueman at Foundation Establishment Perfection, could have secretly intervened. But what was the reason for doing so?
The Sect Leader of the Divine Martial Sect himself hadn’t escaped.
What escaped was merely the Superior Sentient Artifact, the Divine Martial Binding Flood Dragon Halberd. And it had fled in the direction of the Divine Martial Sect’s headquarters. It was still a turtle in a jar...
"...This is bad!"
The next second, as if he had realized something, Xiang Ye’s expression changed drastically. He immediately channeled his Abilities, straining his vision to peer into the distance toward the Divine Martial Sect.
He saw that in the distant Northern Border, within the Divine Martial Sect’s grounds,
the sect’s Qi and Merit, which had once soared to the heavens, had now been completely plundered. The treasury, once overflowing with Spiritual Materials, was now so empty you could run a mouse through it.
"You bastard... You dare to steal my prize!?"
Xiang Ye was furious. He never would have imagined that someone would dare to snatch food from a tiger’s mouth! While he was dealing with the Divine Martial Sect’s Perfected Person, someone else had gone and raided their lair!
Then, he saw a glint of halberd light descend upon the Divine Martial Sect.
It was none other than the Divine Martial Sect’s Superior Sentient Artifact, the Divine Martial Binding Flood Dragon Halberd. Lü Yang reached out a hand, easily catching it, and then gave Xiang Ye a faint smile from afar.
"You’re courting death!"
Xiang Ye was about to strike when a brilliant display of Divine Power Radiance blocked his line of sight. Lü Yang’s figure took the opportunity to vanish.
"Great Undertaking, it really was you!"
Xiang Ye’s eyebrows shot up. In the center of the Divine Power Radiance, Great Undertaking stood with his hands behind his back, his bright yellow, lamp-like eyes meeting Xiang Ye’s gaze with a hint of bitterness.
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"Mission accomplished!"
Lü Yang fled, using the Tribulation Wave to slash his karmic links. As for cleaning up the mess, he naturally left that to Great Undertaking. It was the perfect opportunity to let him take the blame!