Jiangnan, Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion.
Upon Extreme Heaven Cliff, True Person Demon-Sweeping sat cross-legged, quietly watching the sky. A beam of Radiance shot straight into the clouds above his head, symbolizing the flourishing fortune he now possessed.
Yet there was not the slightest joy on True Person Demon-Sweeping's face.
This is urging me onward.
Ever since the True Lords had gone into seclusion, his fortune had begun to grow, increasing more fiercely with each passing day. By now, it had nearly solidified to the point of being visible to the naked eye.
At this thought, True Person Demon-Sweeping could not help but sigh.
I thought capturing that Earth Vein from Skull Mountain ten years ago might shave away a little of my fortune. Who would have thought Heaven and Earth simply would not care?
Why had he personally acted when Lu Yang sought the Earth Vein?
Caring about Lu Yang and not wishing for him to rashly leave was only one reason. More importantly, the act itself offered him certain benefits as well.
And just as he had expected,
All of Lu Yang's fortune had scattered, clearly having suffered Heaven's punishment. By Heaven and Earth's principle of collective implication, he too, as the one who acted, should have been punished.
Yet what left True Person Demon-Sweeping helpless was that Heaven and Earth seemed not to see him at all. They punished Lu Yang without cease, yet deliberately turned a blind eye to him. Clearly, even Heaven and Earth did not wish to provoke him at this time and ruin his bright prospects of attaining the Sword Dao Fruit Position.
"...Heaven's will."
Thinking this, True Person Demon-Sweeping sighed again. He was about to resume his meditation and seclusion, using his own Sword Intent to suppress the growth of his fortune, when—