Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 642: Chapter 637: Fight! Everyone, Fight

At that moment, Lü Yang’s thoughts raced.

He stopped trying to figure out how much of Si Chou’s recent speech was true and how much was false. Instead, he stripped away the surface to look at the essence, focusing only on Si Chou’s primary goal.

"Help you escape?"

Lü Yang raised his head and stared directly at Si Chou. "Sure. How about you leave my Spiritual Space first, Senior, and then we can discuss the details?"

Si Chou sounded somewhat helpless at this. "If you insist, little friend, then so be it. But if I leave your Spiritual Space, you won’t be able to communicate with me like this anymore. Otherwise, Taiyin will surely detect it. It makes no difference to me, but you would be facing certain death. Does that not concern you?"

"It doesn’t."

Lü Yang’s expression was calm as he spoke softly, "If you have any instructions, Senior, you can tell me now. As for how to proceed afterward, I will make my own decisions."

Si Chou: "..."

’What a naturally evil Initial Saint Little Ghost!’

"...Never mind."

The next second, Si Chou sighed. "I was originally planning to offer you some guidance on your cultivation and help you raise your Realm. It seems I won’t have the chance."

With that, Si Chou’s figure vanished. Only then did Lü Yang realize that, at some unknown point, a layer of gloom had shrouded his Spiritual Space. It was only now beginning to dissipate, revealing the Tribulation Wave and the figure of Sword Spirit Minghe, who was continuously practicing his punches. Upon seeing Lü Yang, his eyes filled with tears.

"Master! You’re not dead!"

The Little Daoist Child, with his rosy lips and pearly teeth, leaped into Lü Yang’s arms, unleashing the full Divine Effect of cleansing the Divine Sense and purifying the Soul.

Everything felt incredibly real, exactly the same as the Illusion Realm just moments ago.

Lü Yang’s expression flickered, uncertain whether he had truly returned to reality or if this was just another Illusion Realm created by his adversary.

He truly couldn’t tell.

After a long moment, Lü Yang finally let out a long breath of Muddy Qi. He then raised his head, his gaze seeming to pierce through the sealed White Jade Hall.

He had to take a gamble.

The next second, the Sea of Suffering gaped open.

RUMBLE!

An infinite torrent of conceptual water poured out, but Lü Yang was unafraid. He stepped into it and his voice boomed like Thunder Sound, "Senior Sister, I request your presence."

—There was no response.—

Lü Yang was not surprised. He continued, "I saw that Master of Dao."

"Who did you see?"

Almost simultaneously, bright moonlight suddenly rose over the previously empty Sea of Suffering, and a cold, beautiful figure appeared before Lü Yang without any warning.

It was Taiyin Immortal Venerable!

Seeing this, Lü Yang gave a cold smile and directly revealed his Celestial Six Qi Dao Practice. He then tried to sense Si Chou’s voice again.

This time, however, no voice echoed through Heaven and Earth. All was silent, save for the waters of the Sea of Suffering roaring and churning around them.

"...Don’t bother trying."

Taiyin Immortal Venerable shook her head. "You cannot hear His voice in the Sea of Suffering. You said you saw Him... Have you already gathered the Six Qi Dao Practice?"

"That’s right."

Lü Yang nodded. "He tried to bewitch me, told me many secrets, and wanted me to help Him escape. I just feigned compliance and strung Him along."

As he spoke, Lü Yang’s face was the very picture of loyalty. "For this person to think he could turn me against you is simply preposterous. He has no idea how devoted I am to you, Senior Sister. The Ancestral Master is the only sun in my heart. Besides, I’m not some petty villain like Ang Xiao. How could I ever betray the Sect?"

"Is that so?"

Taiyin Immortal Venerable watched Lü Yang with a half-smile. "Junior Brother, you secretly gathered the Six Qi Dao Practice. That must mean you suspected me, didn’t you? You’re not being very honest, are you~"

"Who? Who is slandering me?"

Lü Yang’s expression immediately tensed. "My gathering the Six Qi Dao Practice in secret was purely to give you a surprise, Senior Sister! I had absolutely no selfish motives!"

"Then prove it to me."

Taiyin Immortal Venerable extended a fair, smooth, jade-like hand. She slowly opened her five fingers, revealing a coin resting on her palm. It pulsed with the boundless imagery of money.

"It’s a gift for you, Junior Brother."

Taiyin Immortal Venerable smiled. "Accept it, and from this day forward, you will owe me a great debt. You will be bound by the imagery of the Fruit of Money, and then I will believe in your loyalty..."

Before Taiyin Immortal Venerable could finish speaking, Lü Yang snatched the coin.

Such a decisive action made even Taiyin Immortal Venerable pause for a moment. Then, she nodded in satisfaction. "Very good. I knew I wasn’t mistaken about you, Junior Brother!"

"In that case, let’s begin... with the Void Attainment."

Lü Yang looked at his good Senior Sister of the Stain Sect. Although her cold face was currently wreathed in a benevolent smile, the depths of her beautiful eyes were ice-cold.

It was clear she would not tolerate any resistance.

"...Alright!"

Lü Yang did not refuse. He gave a crisp nod, took out the Path Opening Map, and began to weave the imagery of the Six Qi with single-minded focus.

Taiyin, Lesser Yin, Jueyin.

Sun, Lesser Yang, Yangming.

The six images—Wind-Wood, Sovereign-Fire, Minister-Fire, Damp-Earth, Dry-Metal, and Cold-Water—all intertwined at this moment. They were ultimately smelted into one, yet they remained the Five Elements.

During this process, the Sea of Suffering also churned.

As if drawn by some unseen force, an endless torrent of conceptual water gathered from nowhere, its waves crashing against Lü Yang one after another.

At the same time, Lü Yang’s eyes grew brighter and brighter.

The method for weaving imagery within the Path Opening Map was incredibly comprehensive. By following it exactly, Lü Yang’s weaving speed was unimaginably fast.

Soon, a Splendid Light appeared in his palm.

Within the illusory light, Lü Yang seemed to see the Five Elements converging and Yin and Yang combining, finally forming something like a Treasure Pearl that he held between his palm and fingers.

’...It’s done?’

It had been unbelievably smooth, with no obstacles whatsoever. Lü Yang stared blankly at the Treasure Pearl before him, then raised his head to look at Taiyin Immortal Venerable.

And then—

"Heh... HAHAHAHAHA!"

The Taiyin Immortal Venerable, who had just been so cold and aloof, suddenly split her lips into a grin. She then covered her face and burst into wild laughter, the sound of it shaking the entire Sea of Suffering.

No, not just the Sea of Suffering.

The entire world!

Lü Yang looked around. The Sea of Suffering was shattering, the entire scene was disintegrating, and Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s figure was gradually becoming a hazy illusion.

Taking another look—where was Taiyin Immortal Venerable?

It was clearly Si Chou!

"You finally fell for it...!"

At this moment, the reappeared Si Chou was ecstatic. "Thank you, little friend, for retrieving my Dao Fruit from the Sea of Suffering! I am about to break free!"

In truth, most of what he had just told Lü Yang was true.

But all those truths, added together, formed his greatest lie!

Unsealing his other five senses?

There was no need for that at all!

As long as Lü Yang wove the Six Qi Imagery and used it for the Void Attainment Position, he would achieve his goal!

Everything was done just to put pressure on Lü Yang—the pressure of having a Master of Dao at his side—thereby forcing and inducing him to make the choice Si Chou wanted.

CRACK—!

In an instant, the endless illusions shattered completely. Lü Yang looked around and found he was back in the White Jade Hall. The voice in his ear was gone.

Only the Profound Pearl in his palm, which he had manifested through the void attainment, still shone brightly.

But the next second, the Profound Pearl vanished from his hand and escaped into the Sea of Suffering.

Immediately after, a deafening crash was heard.

BOOM!

The roof of the White Jade Hall was abruptly torn open by a Mighty Power, revealing the bright, clear moon in the dome of the heavens. An ice-cold gaze rode the moonlight down to land on Lü Yang.

’Whew... She finally fell for it!’

Seeing this, Lü Yang actually let out a breath and smiled. ’Now *this* is more like it. That damn voice is finally out of my Spiritual Space!’

He’d won the gamble!

’Just as I thought. In the eyes of a great Master of Dao, I’m insignificant—at least compared to his Resurrection. So all I had to do was go along with his plan... Once he achieved his goal, he would leave on his own.’

And the result was just as Lü Yang had expected.

’And when you think about it, achieving the Void Attainment Position as soon as possible was my plan all along.’

’With Si Chou helping to cover for me, it was even easier. My dear Senior Sister had no clue what was happening.’

’Senior Si Chou, we were on the same side after all!’

Thinking of this, Lü Yang grinned and looked toward the Celestial Mansion, which was now in an uproar.

’They’re about to fight... Let them fight!’

’Fight until all their trump cards are on the table, fight until all secrets are revealed, and then... we’ll settle the score in the next life!’