Ye Guyue escaped, and Lü Yang's attention immediately shifted to Sui Ying.
The two exchanged a glance, both seeing fear and urgency in each other's eyes.
The fear naturally came from each other's strength.
Lü Yang had already exposed himself and lost the chance to strike by surprise. 𝓯𝓻𝒆𝙚𝒘𝓮𝙗𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝒍.𝙘𝓸𝙢
It was obviously unrealistic to try and take down this True Dragon King.
Sui Ying felt the same way.
As for the urgency, it was because their earlier battle had made too much noise, attracting some truly formidable enemies.
Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately spoke:
"Split it in half?"
Sui Ying's golden eyes turned at these words, but without hesitation, he nodded at once, "Agreed!"
As his voice fell, the two appeared together.
Each grabbed one end of the [Yin Dragon Water].
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Then they tore it apart simultaneously, splitting the spiritual embryo into two halves!
In the next moment, Sui Ying's figure swiftly vanished into the distance.
Lü Yang put away his half of the [Yin Dragon Water], then performed a hand seal.
He once again used the [Star Concealing Radiance] to mask his aura and presence, disappearing from the spot as well.
After a while, a streak of light flew in.
Divine sense swept over the area, seeing only the ruins left by a great battle.
The newcomer was slightly startled by what lay before him—a vast and magnificent sight.
Aside from the ground patched with spider-web-like cracks, most of the surrounding mountains and forests had been cut down by half.
The clouds high above in the sky had been forcefully split apart from the center, revealing a massive sword mark like a heavenly ravine.
Even now, clouds continued to flow toward the sword mark, trying to fill it.
The power of that sword was self-evident.
Thinking of this, the person in the light felt somewhat fortunate.
Luckily, he had arrived a little late; otherwise, how could he have withstood that sword?
He circled the area a few more times, but finding nothing, decisively gave up and flew quickly toward the next opportunity.
Meanwhile, Lü Yang had found a forest to rest in temporarily.
"Half of the [Yin Dragon Water] is still usable."
Although the value of the [Yin Dragon Water] as a spiritual embryo had greatly diminished after being torn in half, making it unfit for refining spiritual treasures or pills, Lü Yang did not mind.
After all, he was never skilled in artifact or pill refinement.
He had seized this spiritual embryo solely to nourish the [Abi Sword], using it as consumable material.
"Master!"
Soon, as Lü Yang summoned the Abi Sword, spiritual light flickered on the blade.
The sword spirit, a young girl in a red cotton jacket, joyfully jumped out from within.
She was extremely satisfied with Lü Yang as her sword master.
Not only could she feast on a few Foundation Establishment cultivators from time to time, but now she was even fed such a top-quality spiritual embryo.
She had once thought her old master, the Blood Demon True Person, was already formidable, but compared to Lü Yang, that old master seemed weak and incompetent.
"Eat it." Lü Yang pressed down on the sword spirit's head.
"Ah-woom!"
The sword spirit's mouth suddenly widened, devouring the entire [Yin Dragon Water] in one gulp.
She then patted her round belly and transformed back into light, returning to the sword.
In the next moment, the aura of the Abi Sword changed.
As Lü Yang had expected, with half of the [Yin Dragon Water] consumed, the Abi Sword, already nearing its limit, actually began to develop a fourth wondrous ability!
For a moment, colorful radiance flickered on the Abi Sword.
[Human Slayer], [Treading Dangerously], and [Named Artifact]—the three existing abilities clustered around the blade like stars surrounding the moon, jointly stimulating the birth of the fourth ability.
After a short while, a brand new light emerged, and with it, karmic threads appeared.
Lü Yang calculated with his fingers, and the information of the new ability immediately surfaced in his mind.
Its name was: [Dragon Stripping]!
This ability was extremely sinister.
It created an illusory sword light from the Abi Sword, which was not real and could not harm anyone physically.
However, this illusory sword light specialized in severing karmic merits and fortunes!
Thus, anyone struck by the Abi Sword would suffer not only physical wounds but also a loss of karmic merit and fortune.
In the end, it would be no different from a heavenly punishment!
Take Ye Guyue earlier as an example.
If the Abi Sword had possessed the [Dragon Stripping] ability at that time, Ye Guyue would not have calmly and rationally chosen to flee.
Instead, he would have been clouded by calamity, recklessly engaging Lü Yang in a desperate fight without regard for the consequences.
The inevitable outcome would have been his death by Lü Yang's sword!
"Remarkable, truly remarkable."
At this moment, Lü Yang found himself completely enamored with the Abi Sword.
Especially now, after condensing a fourth ability, the sword's aura had become even more transcendent.
In simple terms, it was drawing closer to the [Imperial Mansion Golden Seal Dou Shuai True Decree]!
"The [Imperial Mansion Golden Seal Dou Shuai True Decree] is a semi-true treasure forged by Daoist Hong Yun. If the Abi Sword can gather five wondrous abilities, it might reach a similar level!"
Just as Lü Yang was brimming with excitement, Ancestor Ting You quietly appeared.
"Something's not right."
A puzzled voice interrupted Lü Yang's thoughts, bringing him back to his senses.
He turned to look at Ancestor Ting You.
"Dare I ask, Ancestor, what seems to be wrong?"
"This ability feels off."
Ancestor Ting You frowned and said, "The [Yin Dragon Water] is of Chen Earth, the extreme Yin earth, the tomb of water, while your [Abi Sword] is formed of Geng Metal qi."
"By reason, when Geng Metal encounters water and earth, it should be silent, with the chill of metal and the cold of water leading to a risk of drowning. Although your Abi Sword didn't suffer damage after devouring it, the ability it birthed should not have been this strong. Yet, this [Dragon Stripping] clearly surpasses expectations, indicating that the two are not in conflict."
"They might even be in harmony."
At this point, Ancestor Ting You's face was full of doubt.
"But Geng Metal is Yang Metal, and Chen Earth is Yin Earth. Yang Metal and Yin Earth should not be compatible."
"How could this happen?"
Just then, Lü Yang suddenly felt a stirring in his heart.
In the next moment, the Formless Sword suddenly leapt out from his sleeve.
The strand of Xin Metal qi refined into the sword began to fluctuate violently, emitting resonant sword hums.
"Uncle Master Chong Guang… is looking for me?"
Lü Yang immediately understood.
That strand of Xin Metal qi was likely the former body left behind by True Person Chong Guang after reincarnating as an Immortal Spirit.
It was normal for the two to resonate.
"But just because you call me, do I have to go?"
Lü Yang sneered softly, speculating that even if True Person Chong Guang was still alive, he must be extremely weakened at this moment.
Calling for him now was likely because he had encountered trouble again.
Trying to make him take the fall once more?
While Lü Yang was pondering, his brows suddenly arched.
Although he was hiding, he constantly used the Heaven Seeking Instrument to calculate, with the light of Bing Fire illuminating all directions.
At this moment, he noticed something unusual.
He saw that, besides the [Yin Dragon Water], the other three innate abilities within the Blessed Land had all been taken by someone, causing the entire Blessed Land to shake violently.
Such changes were like removing the supporting beams of a house.
As a result, in the center of the Blessed Land, an endless golden light emerged, replacing the four innate abilities to temporarily support the Blessed Land.
However, this only stabilized the central area, while the outer edges of the Blessed Land had already begun to collapse.
"This is forcing people toward the center… forcing me to go there?"
Lü Yang's expression grew heavy.
Not everyone was that greedy.
Some True Persons who knew they were not strong enough had already hidden after grabbing a few benefits from the outskirts.
But now, they could no longer hide.
With the edges of the Blessed Land collapsing, their safe zones were shrinking.
If they stayed in those collapsing areas, they could very well be crushed to death by the Blessed Land's power!
"What a brilliant open scheme!" Lü Yang clapped his hands and laughed.
With True Lord Qingcheng issuing strict orders to investigate, it was impossible for him to leave the Blessed Land.
But as long as he remained inside, he had no choice but to move toward the center and meet Chong Guang.
As for that golden light in the center of the Blessed Land, Lü Yang had already guessed its origin.
It was True Person Chong Guang's innate ability.
[Illuminated Flying Scenery Map]!
"If True Person Chong Guang is truly still alive, his soul must be within that map."
"Moreover, this innate ability coming out on its own to forcibly sustain the Blessed Land…"
"It seems his Dao heart remains firm and has not yet given up."
At that moment, Lü Yang's law eye at his brow suddenly twitched.
Under the illumination of Bing Fire, he saw several streaks of light racing in from the outskirts.
One in front and three behind, clearly someone was being pursued.
Judging by their auras, all four were early-stage Foundation Establishment cultivators.
The one in front managed to hold his ground against the three pursuers, relying entirely on the brilliance of his magnificent treasure.
Lü Yang fixed his gaze and soon revealed a strange expression.
Because the one being hunted was none other than Chong Guang's son, Chong Ming!