Target: Liu Xin!

You were pressed to death by Peak Master of Heaven Mending with a single finger.

Current remaining pages of the Hundred Lives Book: 95

Restart a life. You may choose one of the following gains from your previous life:

One: Treasure.

Two: Cultivation.

Three: Lifespan.

Four: Forgo all gains and randomly awaken a talent based on your experiences in your previous life.

"Those whose names are called, come up here."

Liu Xin's voice came from the platform, yet Lu Yang remained dazed for a long while, his mind seemingly still lingering on that anger-fueled sword strike from his previous life.

"A mayfly shaking a great tree—there was nothing wrong with that."

Lu Yang let out a deep breath. Though he had witnessed firsthand the gap between himself and a Foundation Establishment True Person, he was not discouraged. Instead, his fighting spirit blazed even fiercer.

With the Hundred Lives Book in hand, whatever could not knock him down would only make him stronger.

It was nothing more than starting over from the beginning.

With that thought, Lu Yang looked once more at the Hundred Lives Book's interface. In his previous life, he had devoted himself single-mindedly to cultivation and possessed nothing but Qi Refining Sixth Layer cultivation.

Yet he could not choose his cultivation.

After all, so long as the hidden danger within the "Nine Transformations Dragon Art" remained, he could not cultivate this method. Otherwise, it would be like carrying a ticking bomb on his person.

"I choose talent."

Calculating your experiences from your previous life.

After your death, your deed of drawing your sword against a Foundation Establishment cultivator spread far and wide. Countless people mocked you for overestimating yourself, yet they did not know that you had not been entirely without achievement.

Though you still failed to harm the Foundation Establishment True Person in the slightest, at the instant before you were pressed to death, you miraculously broke through a bottleneck in swordsmanship. Peak Master of Heaven Mending had to use an extra measure of force to press you to death, afterward remarking that though you were merely an ant, you were A Bit Capable.

You awakened the purple talent: A Bit Capable.

A Bit Capable: No matter how terrifying the attack you face, so long as it falls within the limits of your ability, you can handle it with ease for a bit.

"What kind of talent is this?"

Lu Yang frowned. At first glance, it seemed like an ultimate divine skill of absolute defense, but the phrase "within the limits of your ability" in its description weakened it somewhat.

Yet he soon stopped dwelling on it. He had chosen talent only to avoid the hidden danger from cultivating the "Nine Transformations Dragon Art" in his previous life. Naturally, it would be best if the talent were strong, but if it was weak, that did not matter either. Compared to that, Lu Yang cared more about whether there was a way to evade Peak Master of Heaven Mending's Karma calculations.

"If all else fails, I can only give up the 'Nine Transformations Dragon Art.'"

"Lu Yang."

"...Here!"

Liu Xin's voice from the platform snapped Lu Yang back to his senses. He hurriedly strode up the platform, and just as in the previous lives, Liu Xin assigned him to Joyous Union Hall.

The next second, Lu Yang suddenly froze.

"Wait. I remember that Liu Xin seemed to have refined a formidable figure into my Ten Thousand Spirit Banner, most likely a true disciple of the Sacred Sect."

That was not right.

He had merely cultivated one Cultivation Method, yet Peak Master of Heaven Mending had calculated his Karma, followed the vine to find the melon, and come straight to him. But Liu Xin had killed a true disciple!

How could he still be alive?

At that thought, Essence Light abruptly burst from Lu Yang's eyes as he stared fixedly at Liu Xin on the platform.

"That's it. The only explanation is that he possesses another extraordinary treasure capable of obscuring Karma, preventing even a Foundation Establishment True Person from calculating any information about him!"

In an instant, Lu Yang's thoughts came fully alive.

He immediately changed his approach, instead recreating the actions of his first life. Before everyone's eyes, he directly Transcend Death Yu Suzhen, successfully drawing Liu Xin's attention.

He obtained half of the Primordial Dao Scripture from Liu Xin.

He entered seclusion to cultivate.

Then, just as he had expected, on a dark and windy night, Liu Xin, fully prepared and humming a tune, arrived before the entrance to his cave dwelling.

"Junior Brother Lu, are you there?"

Lu Yang said nothing.

Liu Xin found this unsurprising. Instead, a trace of cold mockery appeared on his face. He patiently opened his Storage Pouch and took out formation flags one after another, arranging them around the area.

These were Array Diagrams for soundproofing and creating illusions, ensuring that no matter what happened inside, no trace of it would be noticed outside. Liu Xin had done similar things many times before. To this day, no one had ever connected them to him. Even if someone used Karma calculations—

At that thought, Liu Xin touched the pouch in his robes and smiled confidently.

Even if someone used Karma calculations, it would be useless!

Soon, once the Array Diagrams had been set up, Liu Xin stopped concealing himself. He directly erupted with true qi, cleaved open Lu Yang's cave dwelling with a single sword, then strolled inside.

"Junior Brother Lu, stop hiding. Your senior brother needs someone as talented as you—!?"

Liu Xin's voice came to an abrupt halt.

Inside the cave dwelling, Lu Yang sat cross-legged upon a meditation cushion, looking at him with a smile that was not quite a smile. He did not look at all like someone who had cultivated half of the Primordial Dao Scripture!

"...Something's wrong!"

In an instant, Liu Xin's pupils shrank sharply, and a banner had already appeared in his hand.

But it was too late.

The next moment, as a flash of red light appeared, Liu Xin felt more than half the true qi, blood, and flesh throughout his body instantly drained away. Staggering, he actually fell to the ground!

Blood-Washing Heavenly River Sword Formation Map!

Lu Yang had long since arranged the formation map at the entrance to the cave dwelling. Thus, Liu Xin's forcible entry was no different from walking into a trap, and Lu Yang naturally captured him with ease.

"Senior Brother, I've been waiting for you."

Looking at the fallen Liu Xin and recalling how he had been deceived so thoroughly by him in his first life, Lu Yang immediately sneered. In the end, you still fell into my hands!

If our roles were reversed, I'd show you what cruelty truly means!

"Who exactly are you!?"

Liu Xin lay sprawled on the ground, unable to muster even a fraction of strength, utterly unable to understand what was happening. He had been set up? By a new disciple who had only just entered the Sect?

Impossible! Absolutely impossible!

"Are you a spy from a righteous Sect? Wait, don't kill me. I'm useful to you. I possess a superior Dao Book that can help you become a Foundation Establishment True Person!"

At the critical moment, Liu Xin no longer cared about anything else and directly revealed his greatest secret.

"Besides that, I have a magic treasure containing a true disciple of the Sacred Sect. He knows many secrets of the Sacred Sect—no, the Primordial Saint Demon Sect."

"So long as you spare me, all of it will be yours—"

Before Liu Xin could finish, Lu Yang directly circulated the Blood-Transforming Divine Light, draining him completely into a sheet of human skin. "Foolish. If I kill you, it will still all be mine!"

"Even you will be mine!"

Immediately afterward, Lu Yang made a grabbing gesture and seized the Primordial Breath Ten Thousand Spirit Banner. He then shook the banner and swept it over Liu Xin's corpse.

He had read the Primordial Dao Scripture two lives ago, so he naturally knew how to activate this treasure.

Liu Xin's corpse fell into the banner and immediately steamed into Breath. It was refined within the banner for a long while before Lu Yang shook its surface and manifested it once again.

Yet the Liu Xin who appeared again had already become the Banner Spirit of the Ten Thousand Spirit Banner. Lu Yang had even deliberately preserved his memories. Thus, once Liu Xin awakened, he immediately stared at Lu Yang in disbelief. "Junior Brother Lu, impossible! How could you possibly know how to activate the Ten Thousand Spirit Banner?"

"What did you call me?"

Lu Yang sneered. "Do you need me to teach you what attitude a Banner Spirit should have toward its banner master? Or do you wish for your soul to scatter and your spirit to disperse?"

"Mercy, my lord! Liu Xin greets my lord!"

Liu Xin's legs instantly gave way, and he dropped to his knees. Though he retained all the memories from before his death, he could not generate even the slightest hatred toward Lu Yang, the one who had personally killed him.

Within every thought, there was only absolute Loyalty! Devotion!

This was the tyranny of the Ten Thousand Spirit Banner. At first glance, Banner Spirits were no different from living people, but in truth, their wills had long been stripped away, making true autonomy impossible.