Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 939: Chapter 934: Angel Investor

Lü Yang tried his absolute best to keep his expression tense, locking eyes with Vajra Realm Great Sun Tathagata. The compassionate smile on the latter’s face gradually faded.

”Daoist, you are quite courageous.”

”Don’t be afraid!” Lü Yang told himself. ”He’s not here to kill me!”

Lü Yang gritted his teeth. ”He isn’t that powerful right now. To remain hidden, his true body far away on the Other Shore hasn’t cast its gaze over. This is just a clone!”

As the saying went, opportunity knocked but once. Fortune favored the bold, while the timid starved. Right now, he had to take a gamble. He was betting that he had enough bargaining chips to cooperate with Bhagavat. If he won the bet, he could extort a huge fortune from Bhagavat. If he lost, the worst-case scenario was just restarting.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang grew even more silent.

He didn’t say a word, simply widening his eyes and staring intently at Vajra Realm Great Sun Tathagata, adopting a stubborn stance of one who would face death unflinchingly.

Three words were written all over his face: ”Where’s the payoff?”

Vajra Realm Great Sun Tathagata shook his head at the sight and said faintly, ”It seems you have stayed in the Stain Sect for too long, Daoist. To think an embodiment of vengeful obsession has turned into such a state. Though perhaps this, too, is a Variable...”

”What?” Lü Yang thought.

His expression remained completely unchanged, but he was taken aback inwardly. ”An embodiment of vengeful obsession? What exactly is Bhagavat misunderstanding? Did Centome create this?”

Evidently, Bhagavat had misunderstood his origins. In fact, not only Bhagavat, but the other Masters of Dao had likely done the same, which was why they allowed him to roam freely outside. This was clearly the result of Centome’s restart, making his appearance perfectly logical. Sure enough, relying on cheats was the way to go.

However, a problem arose.

Lü Yang pondered, ”Just what kind of origin did Centome fabricate for me? An embodiment of vengeful obsession—who is seeking revenge? And whose obsession is it?”

Even so, Lü Yang did not hesitate. He smoothly and naturally picked up the conversation. ”I don’t understand what you mean, Senior.”

He wasn’t lying. Lying in front of a Master of Dao was completely meaningless; instead, one should be sincere. The highest realm of lying was selective sincerity.

Immediately after, Vajra Realm Great Sun Tathagata let out a sigh.

”Never mind.

”I see that although you have many methods, Daoist, you still lack a Fruit Arcana corresponding to the Fruit of Rampart Earth. How about we use this as a trade?”

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang sighed inwardly.

He was truly exposed.

Indeed, the Emperor Fruit he needed to borrow for his Plan for the Collapse of the Other Shore was precisely the Fruit of Rampart Earth. Previously, he had lamented that its intensity wasn’t enough.

An Overlord-level Dao Weapon would substitute the Ascension Ceremony.

Tribulations would provide the Supreme Position.

If he could obtain a Fruit Arcana corresponding to the Fruit of Rampart Earth, he could undoubtedly push the power of the Fruit of Rampart Earth to the absolute Extreme!

”Bhagavat really refuses to suffer the slightest loss,” he mused. ”He’s both giving me a benefit and aiding my plan. But does this mean my Plan for the Collapse of the Other Shore is actually advantageous to him? He’s even actively facilitating it. Why? If the Other Shore collapses, he would be the first to suffer...”

Despite these thoughts, Lü Yang didn’t dwell on it.

”Deal!”

Regardless of anything else, he would secure the benefits first!

In the next second, Vajra Realm Great Sun Tathagata slowly raised his hand, extracting a strand of Spiritual perception. Without a word, Lü Yang immediately activated his Talent Skill to scan it.

Immortal Core Survival Guide! Scan it!

Given Bhagavat’s character, how could he not leave a backup plan?

At that moment, Lü Yang was almost prepared to fiercely denounce Bhagavat the moment the scan finished, accusing him of setting up a massive pitfall and entirely lacking any sincerity for cooperation.

Then, he was stunned.

”No Pit. Safe to use.”

”What the fuck!?”

Lü Yang stared at the text surfacing on the panel, almost suspecting that Centome’s Talent Skill was broken. However, after thinking for a moment, he somewhat understood.

”Is Bhagavat trying to wash his hands of this?

”Makes sense. I’ll be using this Fruit Arcana to overthrow the Other Shore when the time comes. If Bhagavat laid a trap in it, it would forge undeniable karmic links.”

By merely handing over the Fruit Arcana, Bhagavat might still find a way to sever ties. But if he were to lay a trap, even a fool would notice something amiss, and it would be impossible to hide it from the Masters of Dao. Once the other Masters of Dao discovered that Bhagavat had a hand in the collapse of the Other Shore... Bhagavat would probably be in deep trouble.

In other words, this Fruit Arcana was safe to take!

”Thank you, Senior!”

Lü Yang respectfully received the Spiritual perception with an incredibly sincere expression. With a sweep of his own Spiritual perception, several large, Bright Light-shimmering words immediately surfaced in his mind:

”Time Shifting World Changing Dao Fruit!”

The specific combination was Fruit of Rampart Earth + Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire + Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood... The moment he saw this, Lü Yang’s expression nearly broke.

”How could he know I possess the Profound Mysterious of the Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire!?”

Fortunately, Bhagavat’s next words allowed him to regain his composure.

”This method can initially unleash the Mighty Power of the Fruit of Rampart Earth. However, one of the Fruits required can only be obtained if you cooperate with Ang Xiao, Daoist.”

”...What?”

Before the voice faded, Lü Yang had already adjusted his emotions. His face turned pale, then livid, and his eyes practically bulged with rage. ”What do you mean by this, Senior?

”Cooperate with Ang Xiao?

”Ang Xiao seeks to validate his path in the Netherworld, whereas my intent is to shatter the Netherworld! Why would he ever cooperate with me? Even if we did, the initiative wouldn’t be in my hands!”

For a moment, his eyes grew bloodshot as he shouted angrily, ”I can’t use this method at all!”

”You worry too much, Daoist,” Vajra Realm Great Sun Tathagata replied with a smiling gaze. ”You can always trick him. As long as you want to do it, there is always a way.”

Hearing this, Lü Yang almost burst into laughter, quickly covering it up with a cold snort.

At the same time, he finally gained some certainty regarding Vajra Realm Great Sun Tathagata’s motives for seeking him out. ”It’s probably for Ang Xiao’s sake.

”He deliberately gave me this Fruit Arcana but handed the initiative over to Ang Xiao.

”I bet he never expected me to actually overthrow the Other Shore from the very beginning. He just wants to use me as a shield to draw fire away from Ang Xiao.

”Once I’m truly close to success, Ang Xiao would only need to retract the Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire to make me fall short at the final hurdle.”

Looking at it this way, Bhagavat’s intentions toward Ang Xiao were actually genuine.

At the very least, he genuinely hoped Ang Xiao would successfully validate his path in the Netherworld to alleviate his own pressure. From this, it seemed his situation on the Other Shore was likely quite precarious.

Thinking of this, not only was Lü Yang not angry, but he also felt somewhat relieved.

”This feels right!

”Although the Fruit Arcana itself doesn’t have a pitfall, that’s just the surface. In reality, it’s still a deadly trap designed to screw people over! This is exactly the style of the Four Dogs of the Immortal Core!”

Unfortunately, he was using cheats.

As this thought crossed his mind, Lü Yang’s expression became increasingly ”ugly,” but he was bursting with joy on the inside.

”I don’t need Ang Xiao. I possess the Profound Mysterious of the Fruit of Lamp-Cover Fire myself! At the critical moment, I can definitely use this trump card to give them a massive surprise!”

Bhagavat wasn’t lying. He truly was a good friend to Lower Cultivators.

An angel investor!