Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 92: Chapter 92: Combat with a Perfected

As the Yama Hall hung high in the sky, a chilling wind suddenly swept through the Vast Skull Mountains. Wails echoed ceaselessly, as if the area had transformed into a ghostly land on earth.

Caught in the middle of it all, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s expression turned utterly grim.

”You think you can kill me with just these tricks?”

He almost laughed in anger. Regardless of whether Lü Yang was the reincarnation of a Saint Sect Zhenren or not, to think he could be killed so easily was a gross underestimation of his power!

On the other side, Lü Yang remained composed. In his Dantian, Su Nu, his Avatar Guardian, was drenched in sweat, unreservedly channeling her Position to empower him. This made him appear increasingly solemn and sacred, as if he had become the very center of the Vast Skull Mountains.

”I am merely testing the waters. I’m eager to witness your abilities, senior.”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak gave Lü Yang a deep look upon hearing this, then nodded. ”Very well. Let me see which of my old colleagues you truly are, Daoist!”

Clearly, he had already made up his mind about Lü Yang’s identity.

’He must be the reincarnation of a Stain Sect’s Perfected Person!’

As for why he didn’t say it outright, that was perfectly normal. Every single one of the Stain Sect’s Perfected Persons carried some troublesome, major karmic links from their past.

Such as enemies, enemies, and more enemies.

Now that they had finally managed to reincarnate, it was the perfect opportunity to shed the karmic links of their past life. Who would willingly reclaim their former identity and all the links that came with it?

As his voice fell, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak bent down and pinched up a handful of yellow earth. He channeled his Magical Power into it for a moment before scattering it.

The dust took root upon hitting the ground, instantly forming a large clump of soil. The Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s Soul entered it, and in a flash, the clump of soil took on his appearance.

”Though it’s a body of earth and stone, it will have to suffice.”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak muttered under his breath, grains of sand trickling from his lips as they moved. But no matter what, his Soul finally had a temporary vessel.

BOOM!

While the Master of Heaven Mending Peak was casting his technique, Lü Yang wasn’t just standing by. Cries of ”Kill!” thundered from within the Yama Hall as one Wu Ghost after another materialized behind Lü Yang.

These Wu Ghosts were all armed with blades and clad in armor, revealing ferocious faces with green skin and bared fangs. They were neatly arranged into clear ranks of Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals, their movements orderly and precise. With a single thought from Lü Yang, they instantly charged toward the Master of Heaven Mending Peak.

”Mere ghouls and goblins dare to approach my mighty body?”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak sneered at the sight. A Spirit Light then slowly rose from the crown of his head, splitting into Yin and Yang and manifesting as black and white auras.

Looking closely, it was revealed to be a scroll.

He cultivated the Heaven-Mending Skill, and the Dao Foundation he ultimately established was called the ”Yin Yang Great Dao Map.” The map had two sides: one Jueyin, the other Mingyang. It used Yin and Yang to interpret all phenomena of the universe. No matter what marvelous abilities one unleashed, they would be broken down, refined, and even turned to his own use upon falling into the map.

At this moment, the scroll unfurled with the ”Yin” side facing up.

The Yama Hall itself was primarily based on Yin Fiend energy, and the various Wu Ghosts were also of the Yin attribute. They were perfectly countered by ”Yin”; no matter how many came, it was futile.

The next second, the scroll flipped over.

Yin turned to Yang. A vast celestial light instantly illuminated every corner of the Yama Hall. Wherever it passed, all the Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals were set ablaze, turning to dust in an instant.

At the same time, however, several streaks of dark light, like bolts of lightning, struck the Yin Yang Diagram, causing the Master of Heaven Mending Peak to grunt as cracks suddenly appeared on his body of earth and stone.

Demon Yin Thunder!

The Progenitor had once used this technique to suppress Lü Yang’s soul. Now, Lü Yang turned it back on the Soul of the Heaven-Mending Peak Lord.

”You do have some skill, after all...”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s expression was grim. In the recent clash, although Lü Yang had undoubtedly suffered more damage, he himself had also sustained some minor injuries.

Combat between those at the Foundation-stage Cultivators was vastly different from that at Qi Refining.

Their Combat involved manifesting phenomena from Qi, using one’s own power to reveal their Dao Foundation. As the Dao Foundation operated, countless Abilities would be processed and deployed every second.

Therefore, when both sides manifested their Dao Foundations and clashed, it was equivalent to each deploying a massive army. Every soldier was a technique, every collision a battle between two forces. Whoever’s army was routed and soldiers depleted to the point they could no longer manifest their Dao Foundation would be the loser.

This form of combat was an extreme test of one’s calculative prowess—in other words, their level of Cultivation.

To put it bluntly, it was like a game of military strategy: where to concentrate heavy forces, where to feint, where to send a lone unit deep into enemy lines, and where to lay an ambush from all sides.

High Cultivation allowed one to anticipate the enemy’s moves, arrange their own forces with ease, and adapt their tactics at will.

Low Cultivation meant being played like a fiddle in the opponent’s hands.

Thus, unless the power gap was immense, it was difficult to determine a winner in a short time in a fight between Foundation-Stage Cultivators. Moreover, even if one won, it was very hard to kill the opponent.

Lü Yang’s Cultivation was undoubtedly no match for the Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s.

However, his condition was better.

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s physical body was destroyed, leaving only his Soul, and his Dao Foundation was already unstable. In contrast, Lü Yang’s Yama Hall had just been completed and was at its peak.

It was as if Lü Yang commanded an army of 100,000 while the Master of Heaven Mending Peak had only 10,000 elite soldiers. The difference in numbers was so vast that Lü Yang didn’t need any complex military formations. He could rely on a simple tactic of attrition, trading blow for blow. Over time, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak would naturally be defeated.

RUMBLE!

Lü Yang gave the Master of Heaven Mending Peak no chance to breathe. Inside the Yama Hall, the Yin Soldiers and Ghost Generals rose from the dead and swarmed toward him once more.

For a time, the crack of thunder echoed above the Skull Mountains.

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s expression grew uglier. The cracks on the makeshift body of earth and stone he had pinched together became clearer, as if it would completely disintegrate in the next second.

”Are you trying to take us both down?”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak stared at Lü Yang, suspicion and shock filling his heart. Compared to him, Lü Yang’s condition was far too good; he showed no signs of injury whatsoever.

And in fact, this was true.

’After all, I’m not the one getting hurt...’

Lü Yang glanced at his Dantian and saw that his Guardian Su Nu was now covered in wounds, her entire body riddled with cracks. Her condition was clearly far worse than the Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s.

’...It’s not a big deal.’

Lü Yang remained perfectly calm and continued to frantically drain Su Nu’s power. After all, she wasn’t dead yet. And if she wasn’t dead, he could use her until she was.

’Combat is just too dangerous... better to let someone else bear the risk.’

Finally, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak couldn’t take it anymore.

He had assumed a young Perfected Person like Lü Yang would cherish his life and his Dao Foundation more. Who would have thought Lü Yang would be so ferocious, practically trying to perish together with him!

’I can’t drag this out any longer!’

At this thought, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s mind raced. The Yin Yang Great Dao Map immediately folded shut. Yin and Yang met, ultimately giving birth to a single point of Chaotic Cave’s Splendid Light.

At first, this Splendid Light was no brighter than a spark. But as the Master of Heaven Mending Peak poured his power into it, the spark instantly became a wildfire, releasing boundless radiance. Wherever it passed, whether it was Yin Soldiers, Ghost Generals, or the Secret Demon Yin Thunder, everything was annihilated. It shot through the sky like a rainbow and pierced straight through the Yama Hall!

RUMBLE!

For a moment, the color of the void flowed both inside and outside the dome of the sky. Black and white merged into one, indistinguishable from each other. In a flash of light and dark, it completely cleared away the churning Yin Fiend energy.

Seeing this, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak dared not hesitate and immediately shot into the air.

He had just unleashed a Legendary Technique called the ”Yin Yang Divine Light.” He had relied on this very Legendary Technique to break through to Foundation Establishment in the past.

After Foundation Establishment, with the enhancement of the Foundation Establishment Position, his old Legendary Technique could produce many profound changes distinct from its Qi Refining version. For example, his ”Yin Yang Divine Light” could only swallow all Qi during Qi Refining, but now it could extinguish the Spiritual Mechanism in an instant, possessing the power to wash away all impurities.

But there were always trade-offs. Such a powerful Ability naturally came with a massive cost.

If he were still in his peak state, it wouldn’t matter. But in his current condition, using it once was fine; more than three times would likely exhaust him completely.

Therefore, he used it now purely to break the stalemate.

As long as he could escape the Yama Hall, the world would open up before him. The Heaven-Mending Peak Lord would regain his freedom of movement.

However, he had just flown out of the Yama Hall when his expression changed drastically.

Outside the Yama Hall, Lü Yang’s figure had silently appeared. But this time, his Guardian Su Nu was not with him; she remained in her original spot.

”Two people...?!”

The Master of Heaven Mending Peak’s pupils contracted. In an instant, he understood. ”An avatar! You aren’t at Foundation Establishment yet! You just managed to refine an avatar at the Foundation Establishment Stage!”

Lü Yang ignored him and silently extended a finger.

Normally, he could only engage in combat with the Master of Heaven Mending Peak when he was merged with Su Nu as one. However, if it was limited to a single move, he was not without a trump card.

This move was taught to him by Progenitor Tingyou.

The next second, Lü Yang began to break through to Foundation Establishment, to Ascend... and then to fall!

Lü Yang’s expression was serene, his Qi trace shifting. He then gathered the magnificent, mighty power of a failed Ascension—of falling from the Foundation Establishment Realm—and pointed a finger down at the Master of Heaven Mending Peak—

”Heaven-Crashing Technique!”

A shadow fell from the heavens. Lü Yang’s finger completely caught the Master of Heaven Mending Peak off guard, intercepting his fleeing figure in mid-air!

Immediately after, the gates of the Yama Hall opened once more.

BOOM!

With a tremendous crash, the Master of Heaven Mending Peak, his eyes wide with fury but utterly helpless, was struck down by Lü Yang’s finger and sent plummeting back into the Yama Hall!