Chapter 190: Chapter 189: A Figure of Great Reputation_1

“What are you guys up to?” The Hu Brothers stammered with quaking fear.

Vice Leader Jin wore a standard cold sneer: “Do you know who we are?”

“No, we don’t.”

“Not even aware of us, you deserve to die!”

The Hu Brothers quickly responded: “No no no, we do know you guys.”

“Since you know our identity, we can’t let you live!”

The brothers were on the verge of crying, unsure whether they should know their identity or not.

Vice Leader Jin no longer toyed with the Hu Brothers, he casually killed them.

The brothers were just a minor hiccup on the journey.

After their flying boat traveled a while longer, several strong auras enveloped the boat, ranging from half-step Divinity Transformation Stage to early Divinity Transformation Stage.

“The Hu Brothers were supposed to report to us at a designated point, but they failed to do so. You were the only ones passing by during that time. Did you kill my minions?” The older of the Hu Brothers sought revenge.

Lu Yang pondered: “So this is what they call ‘After hitting the little ones, the older ones come’?”

Lu Yang had heard of such legends before. A young hero fights against a local bully, who then summons his father. Once the father is defeated, the grandfather appears. Once the grandfather is beaten, the great-grandfather shows up. An endless cycle of relatives ensues.

Lu Yang was deeply moved by this relentless spirit.

Needless to say, the older brother of the Hu Brothers was also casually killed by Vice Leader Jin.

Again, the flying boat traveled for a while and more formidable auras enveloped the boat than before.

“You are the ones who killed…”

Vice Leader Jin interrupted: “… aren’t you guys ever going to stop?”

As a great power at the unification stage, he couldn’t tolerate repeated provocations. He decided to take decisive action, directly assaulting the bandit lair and wiping them out.

When the flying boat returned to headquarters, Vice Leader Jin held a brocade flag with a look of complete despair on his face.

The brocade flag was official, so no one suspected that Vice Leader Jin was with the demonic sect—who would expect a demonic sect to remove a menace for the people?

When the followers learned of this, they murmured among themselves, expressing unprecedented respect for Vice Leader Jin.

“As expected of the Vice Leader, even earning the commendation from the Righteous Path, truly a man with reach in both worlds!”

“Indeed, I heard that before joining the demonic sect, Vice Leader Jin was quite the figure in the Righteous Path!”

When Lu Yang heard this, he was quite surprised. He quickly inquired, “He has such a background? What did the Vice Leader do in his years in the Righteous Path?”

“He was a night watchman.”

II II

“So, Vice Leader Jin could control the timing when he was in the Righteous Path, right?” It took a while for Lu Yang to come up with this question.

The follower chatting with Lu Yang gave him a surprised look: “Well, we’ve never considered this angle!”

This believer ran to Vice Leader Jin and shared Lu Yang’s speculation, which cheered Vice Leader Jin up. He found Lu Yang and praised him for his open- minded thinking.

“Good idea! From now on when people ask, I’ll say I was quite the figure in the Righteous Path, and I controlled the time of an entire city’s people.”

The most important thing in the Demon Path is to tell the truth and make yourself seem as powerful as possible.

Although Lu Yang had caused trouble during his own initiation test, that was the past. The more Vice Leader Jin saw of Lu Yang now, the more he liked him.

Due to the delay en route, the Foundation Establishment Stage and Qi Refinement talents had mostly arrived, with Lu Yang’s group among the last to arrive.

Lu Yang ignored the Qi Refinement talents as they posed no threat; he focused on the Foundation Establishment Stage talents.

Through introductions from bystanders, he became familiar with some of the most famous Foundation Establishment Stage talents.

“See that monk dressed in a monk’s robe, hair and beard in disarray, holding a golden bowl? He’s called the Drunken Meat Monk. It’s said he initially had a chance to enter one of the Five Great Immortal Sects, the Suspension Temple, but he resolutely gave up the opportunity. He made an enormous vow to find his own way to enlightenment!”

“Also, the guy brandishing the sword over there, could it be the rumored Knife Devil Gu Zha? The story goes that his demonic blade is extremely eerie. The moment it was forged, it suspended itself in the air, killing the blacksmith. The several owners of the demonic blade were all killed by it, including those at Divinity Transformation Stage. Gu Zha is the only one who’s been using it all this time!”

“The most fierce is Yan Fei. Everyone says he’s a genius personally groomed by the Master. He specializes in drawing talismans and he’s even trapped several Golden Core Stage cultivators with his talismans. He toyed with them, manipulated them and finally killed them. His methods are extremely cruel!”

It goes without saying, all three talents are at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

Lu Yang messaged the other two: “Let’s keep our distance for now and act like we don’t know each other. We’re still unclear about the nature of the test, let’s see if teaming up would be beneficial.”

Only the Master and several other top-level individuals were familiar with the deep-rooted demonic nature of Lu Yang and his group. None of the Foundation Establishment talents had heard of them.

The Master appeared in the air, hands clasped behind his back, his expression indifferent as he announced the competition rules.

Everyone discovered that a marking had appeared on their hand with a “one” in the middle without realizing when it had appeared.

“For this test, you are free to fight each other to the death. Whoever you kill, you will gain the digits on their marking.”

“The one with the most digits on their marking will be the final victor, and will receive the blessing of the Immortal Eternity.”

Everyone had a crazed look in their eyes. Aside from Lu Yang’s group—the fake believers—everyone else were true devotees of the Immortal Eternity. To receive the blessing of the Immortal Eternity was the greatest reward in the Eternity Sect.

“Foundation Establishment Stage and Qi Refinement Stage will be grouped separately. Each group will have one winner. The duration of the test is two days.”

Lu Yang thought it was just like the demonic sect to make their tests life-or- death challenges. He wondered if they were not afraid of killing all the participants in one fell swoop, leaving no one to succeed them.

The Master waved his sleeve, and without room to resist, everyone disappeared from their original location and appeared in a dense forest.

“This is a woodland from the era of Great Yu, filled with various heavenly treasures and earthly riches. You can fight each other or search for these treasures and use them to break through.”

“Remember, the Immortal Eternity is watching you.” The Master gave everyone a pointer, but only Lu Yang understood his true meaning.

“The competition starts now.”

After announcing the start of the competition, the Master respectfully asked the Immortal Eternity why he chose this method to select the one to possess. Wouldn’t it be more convenient to select directly based on aptitude?

The Immortal Eternity smilingly responded: “Child, what do you think is the key to becoming the strongest? Single Spiritual Roots? Immortal Bodies? None of these are important.”

“Even if someone has defective spiritual roots, as long as I am willing, they can become Immortals after being possessed and reaching the Transcendence Tribulation Stage.”

“The most important thing is the level of compatibility with me.”

“One’s potential is best reflected in a life or death situation. What I need is for them to fully display themselves, so I can observe and choose who will be the most compatible lucky one.”

The Master asked again: “What are the characteristics of the most compatible one?”

“The one who pleases me the most.”

“So, do you like me?”

“You are the one I dislike the most.”

“But I am your most devoted follower!” The Master protested.