Chapter 182: I Will Sweep the Path for You

“Shishu! There are bad people inside the Saint Sect!”

At Sacred Fire Cliff, Lü Yang had just stepped through the door when he shouted loudly, his voice filled with grievance to the extreme, causing True Person Chong Guang to freeze in place for a moment before he came back to his senses.

“Stop acting like that with me!”

True Person Chong Guang scolded with a smile, “The one who died was Wu Cang, not you, and yet you’re the one acting all wronged. Do you want me to remind you of the heavy crime of harming your fellow disciples?”

Seeing this, Lü Yang sighed inwardly.

Ever since he broke through to the mid-stage of Foundation Establishment, True Person Chong Guang’s attitude had completely changed.

If in his previous lifetime the man had carried himself with the overbearing airs of a senior, now he was much more affectionate, looking at Lü Yang as if he were a precious treasure.

But this was just as well.

The more True Person Chong Guang acted this way, the more it showed that Lü Yang was important to him, making it easier to ask for more without reservation.

With that thought, Lü Yang immediately burst into tears.

“Shishu, you don’t know how much I’ve suffered during this time! After the self-detonation of the earth vein, I’ve been entangled by tribulation energy. I truly was schemed against without even realizing it.”

“Schemed against?”

Hearing this, True Person Chong Guang immediately narrowed his eyes and started calculating with his fingers, only for his brows to furrow even deeper.

“The web of karma shows no abnormalities.”

Everything appeared perfectly clear.

Wu Cang had been blinded by greed, came to extort the True Person’s handwritten letter, and was killed by Lü Yang in return.

There was no concealment, completely clear and obvious, without a trace of irregularity.

However…

No irregularity was the greatest irregularity!

Though the killing intent of heaven and earth left no trace, True Person Chong Guang didn’t need traces.

He only needed to know who benefited the most from Lü Yang’s death.

True Person Chong Guang fell silent for a moment, then summoned the spirit of the formation.

“Have True Person Hong Ju come to see me. I have something important to discuss with him.”

The spirit of the formation shook its head.

“Reporting to True Person, True Person Hong Ju has already gone into seclusion.”

Hearing this, True Person Chong Guang immediately narrowed his eyes and then burst into loud laughter.

“As expected, there’s something fishy here! It must be that old monster scheming against you in the shadows!”

On the other side, Lü Yang firmly remembered the name “Hong Ju.”

So it was this bastard who schemed me to death in my last life?

Hong Ju, Hong Yun… just one character apart, clearly birds of a feather, all worthless scum!

Just you wait, I’ve remembered this grudge!

Thinking of this, Lü Yang quickly leaned in and continued.

“Shishu, this is silencing me!”

“I just received news earlier that Daoist Hong Yun left a hidden move overseas, and I was about to report it to you when Wu Cang showed up.”

“If I hadn’t been lucky enough to break through to the mid-stage, I’m afraid I would have fallen to Wu Cang’s hands.”

“This isn’t just silencing me; it’s clearly aiming for your life, Shishu!”

To True Person Chong Guang, Daoist Hong Yun was a mortal enemy, so all intelligence about him was of utmost importance.

Hearing this, True Person Chong Guang immediately turned serious.

“Speak in detail.”

“This matter involves a region overseas…”

Seeing this, Lü Yang held nothing back and directly spoke of the existence of the Biyang Cultivation World and the 『Imperial Seal Doushuai True Edict』.

At first, True Person Chong Guang didn’t seem to care, but when he heard the name 『Imperial Seal Doushuai True Edict』, his previously calm expression suddenly changed.

His eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a trace of killing intent.

“So that’s what happened… I’ve been wondering why I couldn’t find that outer elixir from back then.”

“So he hid it overseas?”

For a time, True Person Chong Guang sat cross-legged on the meditation cushion, his fingers continuously calculating as he fell deep into thought.

Lü Yang stood silently by the side, saying nothing and waiting patiently.

After a long while, True Person Chong Guang finally raised his head and looked at Lü Yang with meaningful eyes.

“How did you come by this information?”

Lü Yang had already prepared an answer and replied calmly.

“To tell you the truth, I once received the legacy of the Innate True Person. Everything came from the records left behind before his death.”

“Innate True Person?”

True Person Chong Guang was momentarily stunned, then calculated again for a moment before shaking his head.

“That person lived five thousand years ago and was not on good terms with our Saint Sect.”

This was the first time Lü Yang had heard anything about the Innate True Person, and he asked curiously.

“Disciple only knows that he was a rogue cultivator. Could there be more to him?”

“No, he was indeed a rogue cultivator, but he didn’t need any other backing.”

True Person Chong Guang shook his head, his eyes showing a trace of admiration.

“That man was the embodiment of the tribulation’s fortune born during the last great calamity a thousand years ago. His talent was extraordinary. Though a rogue cultivator, he was in no way inferior to the true disciples of great sects.”

“He had hope of ascending in that great calamity.”

“Unfortunately, his character was too upright, and being born of tribulation fortune, he was disliked by all the True Persons. They deliberately tricked him into building his foundation with a fourth-grade cultivation method.”

“Because of this, his path of ascension was cut off.”

“After that, he faded into obscurity, and no one knew where he went. Near the end of the great calamity, the True Persons divined the heavenly secrets and learned that he had left behind a legacy.”

“However, no one knows what means he used, for even the True Persons could not divine the details. In the end, they simply bound that legacy’s karma to the Saint Sect. This way, no matter what he left behind, it would eventually fall into the hands of the Saint Sect’s disciples, making the best use of it.”

After speaking, True Person Chong Guang specially glanced at Lü Yang.

“You, as the grand-disciple of True Person Ting You of the Witch Ghost Path, have even managed to receive the Innate True Person’s legacy. Your fortune has already surpassed that of many True Persons.”

“Shishu flatters me.”

Lü Yang bowed deeply and took the initiative to change the subject.

“Shishu, if my guess is correct, the Biyang Cultivation World is likely the gold-seeking ground of the Innate True Person.”

“That man failed in his pursuit of gold and left endless troubles behind.”

“You mean Dao Sin, don’t you?”

True Person Chong Guang nodded.

“No matter. A single Dao Sin, plus the 『Imperial Seal Doushuai True Edict』, is already enough for the Saint Sect to stir up some trouble.”

Lü Yang was stunned to hear this.

To stir up some trouble?

Seeing Lü Yang’s expression, True Person Chong Guang showed a strange look.

“What, you still want me to accompany you to the overseas region?”

“You’ve already said yourself that there might be a Dao Sin transformed from a failed gold-seeking cultivator over there.”

“Why should I take the risk to go?”

As soon as he finished speaking, True Person Chong Guang stepped out of the hall and summoned the formation spirit again.

“Report this matter to True Person Qingcheng Feixue.”

The formation spirit acknowledged and left.

Not long after, Lü Yang suddenly raised his head, feeling as if a gaze from the heavens had fallen upon him, slicing through his entire being.

‘…A True Person!?’

The gaze lingered for a while before it finally dissipated.

Soon after, the formation spirit reappeared atop Sacred Fire Cliff, holding a talisman in both hands as it approached.

Though the talisman seemed thin and light, it carried the weight of a thousand catties.

The weight, of course, was not the paper, but the writing upon it.

True Person Chong Guang’s expression turned solemn as he respectfully received the talisman with both hands.

After glancing at it, he passed it to Lü Yang.

“You’re in luck.”

Lü Yang took the talisman and looked carefully.

【You bear the great karma of the Pure Land and are entangled with the killing intent of heaven and earth. All forces want you dead overseas. Staying in the Sea of Clouds may keep you safe, but it would be like being a corpse within a tomb. Moreover, if karma remains unresolved, it will only grow heavier with time.】

【Take my handwritten order and make a trip overseas.】

【I will sweep the path for you.】