"I knew that old thing left a backdoor on the ăAbyss Swordă!"
LĂŒ Yang held the Abyss Sword, but could no longer sense any response from the sword spirit within.
The hand gripping the sword was still constantly suffering the backlash of sword qi.
There was no doubt that the mysterious ability of a ăNamed Weaponă was the confidence that Blood Demon True Person relied on to dare give away the ăAbyss Swordă he had painstakingly refined.
It was clear that he had already planned to burn the bridge after crossing it.
One could only say that all the True Persons of the Saint Sect were like this, and none of the opportunities they created could be trusted.
âFortunately, he was not unprepared either.
"The Deceiving Heaven Great Art has not yet failed. The Abyss Sword is in my hands, and I have taken the heavenly punishment for you. Now, if you want to take it back, you must compensate me for the loss of my merits and fortune!"
LĂŒ Yang was not unfamiliar with the ăDeceiving Heaven Great Artă.
After all, the principle of this secret art was very simple.
It was to use a small cost to gain tenfold profit.
But no matter what, that small cost still had to be paid.
No matter how big the difference, it was still a matter of give and take.
If Blood Demon True Person had already completely resolved the heavenly punishment and withdrawn the Deceiving Heaven Great Art, then naturally it wouldn't matter.
Recalling the ăAbyss Swordă would require no price.
However, since he still needed the Deceiving Heaven Great Art to struggle for his life, he naturally could not violate its rules.
So if he wanted to take back the Abyss Sword, he had to compensate LĂŒ Yang for the loss of merits and fortune caused by the heavenly punishment.
Only then would the transaction be considered complete.
"Hmph!"
At the same time, Blood Demon True Person also sensed the change in karma.
His expression darkened slightly, but he did not care too much and decisively mobilized merits and fortune.
"Fine, take it!"
Although he had lost part of his merits and fortune, now that Ye Xingfeng had already arrived in front of him, if he did not take back the ăAbyss Swordă, he would find it hard to resist him.
"This debt, weâll settle it later."
Blood Demon True Person swore fiercely in his heart while continuing to summon the Abyss Sword.
However, on the other side, LĂŒ Yang let out a cold sneer after receiving the merits and fortune sent by Blood Demon True Person.
He immediately took out a wisp of yellow smoke.
ăHeavenly Corpse Fiendă!
Strictly speaking, it was a trace of earth vein qi created by Ancestor Ting You using the ăHeavenly Corpse Fiendă.
Once destroyed, it would immediately attract heavenly punishment!
The next moment, LĂŒ Yang unhesitatingly wrapped the earth vein qi around the ăAbyss Swordă like a sword sheath.
If the Abyss Sword wanted to fly away, it had to shatter the earth vein qi.
And once the earth vein qi was broken, Blood Demon True Person, as the instigator, would suffer heavenly punishment!
"Alright, you can take it now."
LĂŒ Yang let go of his hand, no longer restraining the ăAbyss Swordă, and even kindly concealed the karma on the sword for Blood Demon True Person, ensuring he could not detect the situation.
The next second, the Abyss Sword decisively shattered the earth vein qi and turned into a blood-colored long rainbow, flying toward Blood Demon True Person.
Moments laterâ
"No!!!"
A miserable scream suddenly rang out from ăBlood Demon Islandă.
At the same time, thunder rumbled in the sky and struck down on Blood Demon True Person!
Heavenly punishment!
In an instant, Blood Demon True Person felt the heavenly punishment, which had already been greatly reduced, intensify once again.
Not to mention that he had just compensated LĂŒ Yang with part of his merits and fortune.
The result was a double loss.
He could already foresee that he might have to reincarnate for several lifetimes as a pig or a dog!
What should he do?
Blood Demon True Person's soul trembled, and the fury in his heart nearly exploded.
However, in the end, he still made the most rational choice.
Return the Abyss Sword!
The next moment, the ăAbyss Swordă that had just flown back was sent back again by Blood Demon True Person, teeth clenched, along with a portion of the heavenly punishment power.
However, this time, LĂŒ Yang decisively chose to refuse.
"You still want me to bear the heavenly punishment for you? Sure, lift the mysterious ability of the ăNamed Weaponă and completely give the ăAbyss Swordă to me. Then Iâll help you one more time."
Blood Demon True Person: "..."
Beast!
Blood Demon True Person instinctively wanted to refuse, but in the end, he maintained clarity.
He could not refuse, because right now, LĂŒ Yang was the only one willing to bear this karma!
Of course, he could transfer the ăAbyss Swordă to someone else.
But now that his identity had been exposed, if he gave the ăAbyss Swordă to anyone else, everyone would know there was definitely a problem.
Who would be willing to take on this karma?
Only LĂŒ Yang, who knew the inside story, still had room for negotiation.
Therefore, Blood Demon True Person did not hesitate for too long.
After all, compared to LĂŒ Yang, who seemed calm and unhurried, Blood Demon True Person was undoubtedly more anxious and had no bargaining power.
"...Fine!"
The next moment, the red light on the ăAbyss Swordă suddenly flashed.
Then LĂŒ Yang saw the connection between it and Blood Demon True Person sever.
ăNamed Weaponă without a master!
LĂŒ Yang finally let out a hearty laugh and gripped the ăAbyss Swordă in his hand once again.
He poured all his mana into the sword, filling its blade completely.
As for the heavenly punishment transferred over?
LĂŒ Yang remained unhurried.
He directly used the merits and fortune he had just received from Blood Demon True Person to resist most of the heavenly punishment power.
As for the remaining heavenly punishment, LĂŒ Yang used the Deceiving Heaven Great Art to shift most of it away.
The residual effects were negligible, about the same as the aftermath of detonating an earth vein in the past.
It was still within his acceptable range.
More importantly, from now on, the ăAbyss Swordă would completely belong to him!
"Come, say goodbye to your old master."
"Abyss does not recognize any old master."
With a surge of LĂŒ Yang's mana, the sword spirit of the ăAbyss Swordă immediately emerged and affectionately rubbed against his cheek.
"Abyss only feels happy in Master's hands."
This scene made Blood Demon True Personâs eyes almost burst with rage.
Seeing his once-owned ăNamed Weaponă taken by LĂŒ Yang, and knowing he had handed it over personally, Blood Demon True Personâs soul nearly exploded with anger.
"Boom!"
At this moment, a burst of sword qi descended.
The great hall where Blood Demon True Person was located was split apart.
Ye Xingfeng's figure emerged, stepping out on unparalleled sword light.
"Hmm?"
Ye Xingfeng glanced around and frowned slightly.
"The Witch Ghost successor⊠isnât here?"
Blood Demon True Person was also stunned.
"Youâre not here to kill me?"
When Ye Xingfeng had appeared, he had flown toward Blood Demon True Person at lightning speed.
Blood Demon True Person had thought the other party had come to kill him!
After all, he was a great True Person of the Saint Sect.
It was perfectly reasonable for a sword cultivator from the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion to want to kill him.
But now, looking again, could it be that the other party's target had never been him?
Then who?
Thinking of this, Blood Demon True Person's soul trembled once more.
"You again!?"
"Thatâs right, itâs me again."
In the distance, LĂŒ Yang calmly smiled.
ăMount Embracingă and ăBlood Demon Islandă had long been merged together by him using the ăDivergent Illusionă.
Their karmic ties were indistinguishable.
So he merely used the Heaven Measuring Instrument to slightly confuse the location, changing ăLĂŒ Yang at Mount Embracingă into ăLĂŒ Yang at Blood Demon Islandă, easily fooling Ye Xingfeng!
"Itâs not over yetâŠ"
LĂŒ Yang's eyes brightened as he looked in another direction.
Two streams of escaping light were flying toward them.
They were none other than Ying Tongshou of the Jiangdong Dao Court and the last Integration Stage cultivator of the Immortal Alliance, Lin Lao.
For some reason, the two had actually chosen to act together.
However, compared to Blood Demon True Person and Ye Xingfeng, the two were in extremely poor condition.
Since LĂŒ Yang had set his plans in motion, Ye Xingfeng had a flawless sword heart and no interest in treasures.
Blood Demon True Person had deep cultivation and barely maintained clarity.
But Ying Tongshou and Lin Lao were different.
Both had looted wildly in the secret realm, had massive amounts of heavenly punishment transferred onto them by LĂŒ Yang through the Deceiving Heaven Great Art, and their merits and fortune had been severely depleted.
Their minds clouded by calamity, they had long fallen into delusion, leaving only their strongest obsessions.
So what were their obsessions?
"His Majestyâs secret order: recover Blood Demon True Personâs soul to force LĂŒ Yang to Jiangdong."
"Find the Saint Sect True Person and unlock the ăImperial Mansion Golden Seal Doushuai True Decreeăâs restriction."
Both LĂŒ Yang and Blood Demon True Person matched the obsessions of the two.
However, since LĂŒ Yang had not appeared, the natural target was Blood Demon True Person!
Immediately, a leisurely voice rang out.
"Blood Demon True Person is right before you. What are you waiting for?"
"Do it!"
As the voice fell, a divine ability shone brightly.
ăSealing Suspicionă!
LĂŒ Yangâs life-bound divine ability could lock the development of events to the result he desired.
Normally, it could not be used against cultivators of the same realm.
However, at this moment, Ying Tongshou and Lin Lao had already suffered too much heavenly punishment.
With their merits and fortune depleted, it was the perfect opportunity!
The next second, the two did not hesitate any longer.
One took out a golden imperial decree.
The other brought out the ăImperial Mansion Golden Seal Doushuai True Decreeă!