Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

The imagery of the Fruit of Rampart Earth!

He had originally given up on this thing in his Previous Life. After all, Bhagavat guarded it far too closely. He had only planned to look for another opportunity in the future when his Cultivation was higher.

To his surprise, Sichou’s Residual Thought had actually given him such a massive surprise.

"How did you get it?"

"It was a fluke."

Facing Lü Yang’s inquiry, Sichou’s Residual Thought smiled and said, "At the time, I was hiding in Yuan Tu’s Spiritual Space. Suddenly, that bald donkey came over and possessed him.

"Then, under that bald donkey’s manipulation, Yuan Tu—who was already at Foundation Establishment Perfection—began Seeking Gold. He succeeded smoothly, with basically no suspense. Fortunately, the donkey seemed busy with other matters and didn’t pay too much attention to Yuan Tu. This allowed me to wait for an opportunity and secretly intercept a strand of imagery.

"It’s a pity there isn’t much of it..."

"It’s enough! More than enough!"

Lü Yang was brimming with excitement. This single strand of the Fruit of Rampart Earth’s imagery was perfectly sufficient for Refining the Yellow Court. With this, he would have his third Supreme Fruit Position Imagery!

He had searched high and low to no avail, only to have the solution fall right into his lap!

As for the Cultivation required to Refine the Yellow Court, Lü Yang was fully confident. After all, throughout his Previous Life, Yuan Tu had always been bound to him by the Student as a Model.

Therefore, when Yuan Tu succeeded in Seeking Gold and attained the Fruit of Rampart Earth, Lü Yang immediately received feedback from the Student as a Model, synchronizing all of Yuan Tu’s Cultivation. If there was anything to pity, it was that the final blessing from the Earthly Buddha Country was not authenticated by the Student as a Model.

He wondered, "Is it because the Earthly Buddha Country was a Fake Holding? Relying on the Earthly Buddha Country, the Position Yuan Tu briefly displayed even surpassed that of a Great Perfected Lord, yet I didn’t receive a massive amount of feedback from it."

The Cultivation Lü Yang obtained stopped squarely at the Early Stage of Golden Core.

However, he quickly curbed his greed and adjusted his mood. After all, his gains in this life were already immense; he didn’t need to fret over a few paltry scraps.

"I shouldn’t delay. I’ll start Refining it immediately!"

In the next second, Lü Yang grabbed the imagery of the Fruit of Rampart Earth. He then took out the Yellow Court and, without another word, began melting and Refining the two together.

He analyzed internally, "The Yellow Court was originally formed from a Grotto Heaven and was closely connected to the Fruit of Celestial Fire. However, after this Refining process, its foundation will be altered to the Fruit of Rampart Earth, severing its connection to the Fruit of Celestial Fire. If I want to use it to control the Fruit of Celestial Fire next time, it will probably be impossible."

Still, this matter had its pros and cons; it couldn’t be judged purely as a loss.

Soon, as the Fruit of Rampart Earth imagery gradually merged into the Yellow Court, this True Treasure finally reshaped itself, transforming into a Treasure Pearl that landed in Lü Yang’s palm.

Looking closely, it seemed as if endless patterns of light were diffusing from it.

These light patterns spread out like a spider web centered around the Yellow Court, disappearing into the void. They emitted a mystical and profound Qi trace of karmic links, completely transfixing anyone who looked at them.

Upon seeing this, Lü Yang immediately formed a Daoist Hand Seal and chanted, "Grasp the ancient to set the present, Change Cause and Effect... Manifest!"

As soon as he spoke, streams of golden light rose from the Treasure Pearl in his hand. The light and shadows within the pearl shifted rapidly, followed closely by the emergence of majestic palaces and a sea of people.

"This is...!"

Lü Yang stared fixedly at the scene inside the Yellow Court, his eyes shining brightly. This was because what appeared inside the Yellow Court at this moment was shockingly a pocket-sized, infinitely shrunken version of the Sea of Clouds! Countless figures crisscrossed within it, and he could even spot his current Outer Sect Cave Mansion at a glance!

Outside the Cave Mansion stood a person.

Lü Yang realized, "It’s Liu Xin! The scene inside the Yellow Court seems to overlap with the outside world! Is it a reflection of karmic links?"

Watching the scene within the Yellow Court, Lü Yang suddenly felt a surge of enlightenment. He then formed a Daoist Hand Seal and gently flicked Liu Xin’s projection inside the Yellow Court, prompting him to leave.

In an instant, Lü Yang clearly sensed the shift in the karmic links. Immediately after, he saw Liu Xin—who was currently staking out outside his Cave Mansion—suddenly blink.

Ever since watching Yu Suzhen lead that Outer Disciple into the Cave Mansion, Liu Xin had been squatting at the door. He was waiting to take away the victor who emerged, teach them a Cultivation Technique, and refine them into Primal Qi to assist in his own breakthrough... But now, a different thought suddenly sprouted in his mind:

"Wouldn’t doing this be too blatant?" Liu Xin pondered. "Although it’s unlikely I’ll be exposed, just in case, maybe I should let it go this time. After all, it’s been less than three months since I finished my last transaction. Yes... I’ll skip it for now."

Liu Xin quickly convinced himself without the slightest suspicion. Just like that, he walked away from the Cave Mansion, causing the originally predetermined karmic links to veer in a new direction.

Inside the Cave Mansion, Lü Yang’s eyes lit up at the sight.

He marveled inwardly, "What a Divine Effect!"

Looking at the Yellow Court in his hand again, he already understood how to use this treasure. By using karmic links to illuminate a location, all karmic changes in that area would fall under his control!

In fact, if he had wanted to kill Liu Xin just now, all he had to do was directly extinguish the man’s figure inside the Yellow Court, and Liu Xin would have dropped dead instantly. As for the cause of his sudden death, Lü Yang could fabricate whatever he wanted. It could even be stepping on a rock on the road, falling, and smashing his forehead!

Even that could only be considered a minor trick.

The truly terrifying method would be to directly eradicate Liu Xin’s karmic links after extinguishing him, making him vanish silently within the Sea of Clouds.

From then on, no one would remember him. His interpersonal relationships would be grafted onto other people. Even written records and genuine traces he had left behind would be twisted and tampered with, making it impossible for anyone to associate them with him.

In short—social death.

"Vicious, but incredibly useful," Lü Yang evaluated in his heart.

This kind of kill was the absolute purest. Not only would the person be dead, but every trace of their existence would be wiped clean. It truly wouldn’t even leave a single speck of dust behind.

Of course, this method was not entirely without limitations.

He murmured, "With my current Cultivation, using this method can at most kill a Foundation-Stage Cultivator. I absolutely cannot erase the karmic links of a Perfected Lord."

After all, the Yellow Court had only inherited a portion of the Fruit of Rampart Earth’s imagery; it wasn’t the true Emperor Fruit. Furthermore, Lü Yang’s Cultivation wasn’t high enough to create a qualitative gap between him and a Perfected Lord. Now, if Bhagavat were to descend to the mortal realm and personally wield the Fruit of Rampart Earth, then it might be a different story.

After pondering for a moment, Lü Yang put away the Yellow Court.

With this, he was only lacking the Fruit Position Imagery of the Water Element Supreme Venerable and the Wood Element Supreme Venerable to officially gather the Void Certificate of the Five Elements Supreme Fruit Position Imagery.

Among them, the Wood Element Supreme Venerable was naturally the Fruit of Great-Forest Wood.

The problem lay with the Water Element. Although choosing the Fruit of Sky-River Water would definitely be much easier, the Fruit of Vast-Sea Water was the only Supreme Venerable truly worthy of use.

He decided internally, "I should still go with the Fruit of Vast-Sea Water. The Fruit of Sky-River Water isn’t worthy of the Supreme Venerable position. If I use its imagery, I’m afraid it will result in a flaw in my Water Element, causing the entire Five Elements cycle to fall short of Perfection."

Besides, he had already settled the Old Dragon Monarch’s Gold Attribute.

As long as he spent some time sorting it out, he would sooner or later be able to extract the Cultivation related to the Fruit of Vast-Sea Water. When that time came, finding the imagery for the Fruit of Vast-Sea Water would be much more convenient.

Naturally, those were matters for the future.

Lü Yang plotted, "Compared to that, my top priority in this life is still to annex a Wood Fruit Position and achieve Five Elements Perfection for my Dao of Arcane Body. For this aspect, the Fruit of Pomegranate Wood is the most suitable."

First, it was because the other Wood Fruit Positions already had owners.

The Fruit of Great-Forest Wood, the Fruit of Mulberry-Thorn Wood, the Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood, the Fruit of Willow-Poplar Wood, and the Fruit of Level-Ground Wood all had Perfected Lords occupying their positions. It wasn’t that he couldn’t snatch them, but the commotion it would cause would be too massive.

And if possible, Lü Yang wanted to keep a low profile in this life.

Second, it was because he not only possessed the Cultivation for the Fruit of Pomegranate Wood, but he even had the Superior Cultivation Technique that corresponded to it—the Heaven-Mending Skill!

Don’t get the wrong idea. Whether it involved Dual Cultivation or not didn’t really matter; his main reason was simply that he genuinely felt the Fruit of Pomegranate Wood was the best choice.

All in all—

"In this life, I’m going to major in the Heaven-Mending Skill and focus all my energy on Dual Cultivation!" he declared.