Chapter 264 : Joy Turns to Sorrow

Chapter 264: Joy Turns to Sorrow

Seeing Chen Anmin’s dissatisfied expression at this moment, his tone no longer carried the initial respect and admiration, but was instead filled with blame, Lü Yang couldn’t help but sigh in his heart:

‘In the end, it’s just a dog that can’t be properly raised!’

‘Or rather, the time is still too short, and my prestige is insufficient. Otherwise, even if there was the lure of a fruit position and fate, the attitude shouldn’t have changed so quickly.’

Chen Anmin’s state was obviously wrong.

Lü Yang could tell that this was partly due to his own swelling ambition and partly due to the pull of the fruit position.

It seemed this realm was planning to turn hostile.

In the next second, Lü Yang noticed that the fate star above his head that belonged to a 【Villager】 suddenly extinguished.

The symbol of being a “local” disappeared out of thin air.

A distinctly abnormal aura began to spread, instantly triggering exclamations from the others.

Chen Anmin was stunned on the spot when he saw this.

“Immortal Master… you?”

Clearly, Chen Anmin had not anticipated that the Immortal Master who had helped him and even millions of 【Villagers】 to be reborn, would actually be an extraterrestrial demon!

But soon, he reacted.

‘Extraterrestrial demon… this is an extraterrestrial demon! If I kill him, I can obtain the Supreme Position of the Night Son again, and by then I will be the Supreme of the World!’

In an instant, Chen Anmin’s eyes turned red.

Then, he heard the “Immortal Master” in front of him suddenly let out a long sigh, and then looked at him calmly: “Anmin, you want to strike at me?”

Chen Anmin’s movements paused slightly.

However, he quickly revealed a ferocious expression and shouted loudly: “Extraterrestrial demon, you caused the deaths of so many of my compatriots, and yet you still dare to deceive people’s hearts!”

“Kill him!”

Before Chen Anmin’s voice fell, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen.

Not only that, at this moment, all those who had murderous intent felt the same pain.

“Puchi!”

In the next second, sharp claws directly tore through their bodies without any ability to resist.

One after another, fully matured Qi-Devouring Worms slowly crawled out from within them.

At the same time, they drained all their energy, spirit, and essence, reducing them from their peak to rock bottom in an instant.

“Boom!”

Almost simultaneously, a thunderous roar echoed from the sky.

The stars trembled.

The once clear sky was suddenly covered by dark clouds.

“Only now you realize? Too late!”

Lü Yang grinned, formed a hand seal, and directly recalled the Qi-Devouring Worms from within Chen Anmin’s body, killing him in the process while beginning to operate the Qi Harvesting Technique!

In an instant, the stars shifted.

The sunlight that had originally fallen on Chen Anmin uncontrollably shifted onto Lü Yang under his guidance, and he absorbed it all.

Under the illumination of the sunlight, the towering illusory figure of three heads and six arms once again appeared behind him.

“Whoosh whoosh!”

The illusory figure continued to devour the brilliance of the 【Bright Son】 like a whale swallowing an ox, growing increasingly vivid and real.

Not only that, but the light of the fate stars of others who had attacked Lü Yang and were killed by the Qi-Devouring Worms was also completely harvested by Lü Yang!

Thud!

At this moment, those who had not dared to attack Lü Yang out of fear all knelt to the ground.

They only felt themselves growing smaller in front of Lü Yang.

Looking up, what entered their eyes no longer seemed to be a human being, but a divine statue.

The solemn and majestic face overlooked them, and everyone felt as if he was making eye contact with them.

They immediately lowered their heads in terror, prostrating themselves completely, not daring to look any further.

【Universal Phenomenon Master Body of Qiantian】!

“It’s done.!”

Lü Yang leaned against the towering illusory figure, squinting his eyes in satisfaction.

Even with the dark clouds covering the sky and the crisscrossing lightning serpents above, he still savored it.

“Fruit position with sentience… in the end, it’s just a fool.”

Lü Yang sneered coldly.

If this realm’s fruit position had been a bit smarter, there was no way it would have allowed him to implant the Qi-Devouring Worms into the populace.

However, on one hand, the other party coveted his Earth Vein Qi.

On the other hand, seeing him fighting against Real Person Miaoyin, they completely failed to notice the danger.

As a result, they let him do as he pleased, not realizing that he had been waiting for this very moment.

A single 【Bright Son】 was enough to condense the Master Body!

“And you turned hostile first. This is self-defense.”

Lü Yang exhaled deeply, sensing the empowerment brought by the 【Universal Phenomenon Master Body of Qiantian】.

To be frank, this was almost equivalent to an innate divine ability!

But before he could fully sense its wonders, a loud noise suddenly erupted from the sky.

“Boom!”

In the next second, Lü Yang saw that all the civilians in whom he had planted the Qi-Devouring Worms had simultaneously lost their fate star’s light.

A vast area of the sky suddenly dimmed!

Clearly, the fruit position of 【Wanwu Realm】 had realized something was wrong and decisively abandoned all these civilians!

Immediately after, Lü Yang saw multiple blood and Qi rainbows rising in the distance—it was the direction of the government soldiers.

However, the aura was countless times stronger than usual.

The leader’s aura had even reached the level of Chen Anmin just moments ago, clearly another Supreme Son!

“… Looks like they can’t afford to play anymore.”

Lü Yang raised his eyebrows.

The court’s soldiers of 【Wanwu Realm】 had not been implanted with Qi-Devouring Worm eggs.

If they really came charging in, he would surely have no place to die.

“Fortunately, my goal has already been achieved.”

With the 【Universal Phenomenon Master Body of Qiantian】 accomplished, there was no longer any point in staying.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately activated the imprint in his sea of consciousness.

Soon, a voice rang in his mind: “Eh? You’re done so soon?”

It was clearly the childish and surprised voice from the 【Heaven-Penetrating Hall】 of the Primordial Saint Sect: “Wait a bit, I’ll pull you back now.”

The pull from the 【Heaven-Penetrating Hall】 required an absolutely safe environment.

Otherwise, under the mutual interaction of heaven and earth’s Qi, even the 【Heaven-Penetrating Hall】 couldn’t just pull someone back out of thin air.

That was why Real Person Miaoyin had been unable to escape when she was surrounded.

However, Lü Yang had no such troubles now.

Soon, a brilliant light began to rise from his body.

Almost at the same time, the thunder in the sky grew even louder.

It felt as if someone was furiously roaring, making Lü Yang’s heart race with fear.

‘Looks like I’ve really pissed off the realm this time?’

‘If I come again next time, I might be discovered immediately and surrounded… the difficulty of Qi harvesting will skyrocket, no wonder Second-Grade True Techniques are so hard to practice!’

For Second-Grade True Techniques, the 【Universal Phenomenon Master Body of Qiantian】 was just the foundation.

If he wanted to completely strip away the fruit position of 【Wanwu Realm】, one round of Qi harvesting was far from enough.

For gains like this, he would need to come back at least four or five more times to have any real hope of stripping it.

But to enrage the realm so much after just one round?

Even a peak Foundation Establishment cultivator would face significant danger if they tried again.

If they were even slightly careless, dying in 【Wanwu Realm】 wouldn’t be impossible!

However…

‘I’m different!’

‘If I fail in this lifetime, I’ll just come back in the next.’

‘When hatred resets, I can repeat the process the same way—after four or five lifetimes, wouldn’t that be enough?’

The greatest difficulty of Second-Grade True Techniques simply didn’t exist for him!

‘There is hope on this path… there is hope indeed!’

Realizing this, Lü Yang’s mood immediately brightened.

He withdrew the 【Universal Phenomenon Master Body of Qiantian】, and even had the leisure to wave at the sky:

“Goodbye.”

However, as his words fell, Lü Yang’s expression gradually froze.

The thunder in the sky paused at the moment of its brightest flash.

All the radiance and spiritual energy froze in a single instant, eventually presenting a subtle mist-like state.

“……”

Lü Yang’s smile slowly faded.

The smoothly operating mind suddenly felt as if a boulder had appeared out of nowhere, suppressing his thoughts and obstructing his clarity.

Unknowingly, all sound had vanished.

The thunder, the shouting—everything disappeared.

Even Lü Yang instinctively held his breath, not daring to make a sound.

Driven by a strange instinct, he slowly turned around.

It was like lifting a veil of confusion.

Only then did he realize that someone had been with him all along.

Since he entered 【Wanwu Realm】, this person had been by his side.

Following him as he distributed Qi-Devouring Worm eggs.

Following him as he surrounded and killed Real Person Miaoyin.

Following him as he traded with Suo Huan.

Following him as he refined the 【Universal Phenomenon Master Body of Qiantian】…

‘Who is it!?’

Lü Yang slowly lifted his gaze.

He saw that person standing there leisurely, hands behind his back, looking up with interest at the dark clouds above.

Dressed in a simple, ancient green robe, like a figure stepping out of history.

However, when Lü Yang saw the person’s face, he fell into even greater shock.

Because he couldn’t be more familiar with that face.

‘Chong Guang? How could it be Chong Guang!’

At that moment, Lü Yang felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave, but his mind instantly became clear.

‘No… it’s a Dao Sin! Chong Guang failed his Golden Core pursuit and turned into a Dao Sin after death!’

With that realization, an even greater shock followed.

Such a major event—failing in the pursuit of the Golden Core and becoming a Dao Sin after death—why had he not thought of it before?

No, it wasn’t just him.

None of the True Sovereigns in the world had thought about the Dao Sin problem.

It was as if it had never existed from the start!

… A Knowledge-Perception Obstruction?

‘He is that 【Great Forest Wood】… True Sovereign Ang Xiao Bi Ri!’