The Nine Truths and One Lie Were Old Hat to Me

The other five Demon Beast controlled by Mu Tiancao were all extraordinary. Although they couldn't reach the level of Jiuying, they were still among the best in the late Golden Core Demon Beast.

Even cultivators of the same level would find these five Demon Beast extremely troublesome.

Unfortunately, the five Demon Beast's opponent was an Ask Dao Sect, the most outstanding Foundation Establishment Realm.

In the past, Tao Yaoye and Man Gu would have had a hard time dealing with late-stage Golden Core Demon Beast, but after continuous training, their strength is now vastly different.

In Lu Yang's words, it's called the peak of the Foundation Establishment Late Stage.

If Tao Yaoye and Man Gu are already like this, then Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou, who were ahead of them, are even more so; they can no longer be measured by the Foundation Establishment Realm.

These five late-stage Golden Core Demon Beast pose no threat!

Lu Yang's opponent was a four-armed chimpanzee with black pupils.

With a clang of a sword, the four-armed chimpanzee lost an arm. Enraged, it roared.

Roar--

"What are you yelling about, Arhat Fist!" Lu Yang unleashed the Arhat Fist with one hand. Although its power was slightly less, its hair-loss effect was in no way diminished.

The chimpanzee felt a chill on its head. When it touched it, it found that its head was bald and there was nothing there.

What did this human do?!

"What a bald chimpanzee! It's Demon Beast I've never seen before!" Lu Yang was on high alert. Cultivators fear the unknown most. This chimpanzee, which has not been recorded by the world, must be extremely powerful!

"What?! It's actually the bald chimpanzee from High Antiquity legends!" Meng Jingzhou, who was also fighting, noticed Lu Yang's opponent and his expression changed drastically.

"Legend has it that the Qi Refining level of a bald chimpanzee can be measured by the number of hairs on its head. One hair indicates the Qi Refining stage, also known as the One-Hair Stage; two hairs indicate the Foundation Establishment stage, also known as the Two-Hair Stage; and three hairs indicate the Golden Core Foundation Establishment Realm, also known as the Three-Hair Stage!"

"What level has this chimpanzee reached?!"

Lu Yang's face was so gloomy it could drip water. "The level of being extremely stingy!"

Song Hua: "Gentlemen, could you please stop acting when we're fighting? I get easily distracted."

"Oh, sorry, it's just a habit."

Song Hua: "..."

Fortunately, the Meng family and the Ask Dao Sect members are all incredibly skilled fighters, even daring to joke around while fighting opponents of higher levels. Anyone else would have been dead long ago.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, save me!" Song Wuguo, who was covering the battle, was targeted by the Demon Beast. The Demon Beast swept his tail and broke half of his ribs.

Knowing it was no match for Lu Yang, the Demon Beast roared and pressed its advantage, continuing its attack on Song Wuguo.

"Hold on!" Lu Yang pushed off with all his might and rushed towards the Demon Beast, blocking Song Wuguo's path.

With the Qingfeng sword held horizontally in front of his chest, no matter how hard the Demon Beast tried, it couldn't move forward an inch.

Just as Lu Yang put aside his playful mood and was about to finish off the Demon Beast in one move...

Pfft--

A sharp dagger pierced Lu Yang's chest.

Lu Yang slowly turned his head, looking at Song Wuguo in disbelief. "Why...?"

Seeing this, Meng Jingzhou's eyes widened in fury, instantly becoming bloodshot. "Lu Yang!"

He wanted to rush up to help Lu Yang, but the Demon Beast attacked like a madman, Meng Jingzhou couldn't break free at all.

"Song Wuguo, you deserve to die!"

The others were in the same boat, blocked by the Demon Beast.

Song Wuguo, his previous timid expression gone, shook his head. "The dagger is poisoned; even Nascent Soul Realm would die. It wouldn't hurt to tell you before you die."

"You are the nourishment."

"You are the strongest among these people. If we control you, the others pose no threat."

Song Wuguo flipped his palm, revealing a seed, and slapped it towards Lu Yang's Dantian.

"This is the seed of Shepherd's Grass. Relax, and soon you will become the Lord's servant."

"No, why can't the Seed of Shepherd Grass enter your body!"

Song Wuguo's expression changed, realizing something was wrong. He tried to turn and run away, but then he saw Lu Yang's lips curl into a strange and chilling smile.

A baby Lu Yang crawled out of Lu Yang's arms.

As Lu Yang faced the wind, he grew larger and larger, quickly reaching the same size as before. He took the Qingfeng Sword and killed the Demon Beast was still preparing to attack with a single strike.

At the same time, Lu Yang, who had been poisoned, fell backward and became one with the earth.

"A clone?!" Song Wuguo's eyes widened, his face filled with disbelief.

For the past two weeks, Lu Yang has been shrinking down and holding the clone in his arms, controlling the clone to fight, training his Divine Sense and improving his proficiency in using the clone.

"I've been waiting for you for ages, and you've finally decided to make your move," Lu Yang said with a smile.

"How did you find me!" Song Wuguo exclaimed in surprise. They had only been in contact for a short while, and he was confident that he had acted perfectly, without revealing any flaws. How could he have been discovered?

"Song Wuguo, what's wrong with you!" Song Hua was even more shocked than Song Wuguo when he saw this. "You've been parasitized! When did that happen?!"

Seeing that Lu Yang was unharmed, everyone breathed a sigh of relief and, in one fell swoop, dealt with the other four Demon Beasts.

The crowd surrounded Song Wuguo, filled with anger.

Lu Yang sneered, not minding letting Song Wuguo know how childish his behavior was.

"When you introduced the Shepherd Grass, you said that it controls Demon Beast and uses Demon Beast as nourishment. All the Demon Beast we've encountered are controlled by the Shepherd Grass."

"So here's the question: if the Shepherd's Grass uses Demon Beast as nourishment, why would it need those Demon Beasts to kill people?"

"The answer is simple: humans are also nourishment for the shepherd's purse."

"Since humans are the nourishment for the Shepherd Grass, is it possible for the Shepherd Grass to control the human race? The answer is yes."

"If that's the case, why didn't you explain it clearly? Is it because the alchemy master at the Body Integration Realm isn't very bright and didn't write everything in the book? Or are you worried that we might think that way, so you deliberately didn't explain it!"

Lu Yang kicked Song Wuguo to the ground. "Nine parts truth and one part falsehood, these are all tricks I've already mastered. Trying to pull these tricks on me? You're underestimating me!"

"I haven't exposed you yet because I wanted you to lead us to the Heavenly Grass."

The forest is vast, and without a guide, it's very difficult to find the herb.

Song Wuguo wanted to trick Lu Yang and the others into going there, but Lu Yang and Meng Jingzhou decided to turn the tables on him.

After Lu Yang explained it to her, Tao Yaoye finally understood where the incongruity lay.

Meng Jingzhou wasn't surprised by this; those two shouts he just made were all an act.

"Song Wuguo has already been parasitized and controlled by Mu Tiancao, and you lot are also suspects. Please cooperate and return to Zhenyao Pass for inspection," Lu Yang said coldly.

With a traitor emerging from the Song family, Song Hua and the others knew they were in the wrong and had no choice but to obediently return for investigation to prove their innocence.

"Heh, heh, heh." Song Wuguo chuckled dryly, his voice unlike that of a human. "So what if you've discovered us? You think you can leave now that you're here?"

As they spoke, the swamp kept bubbling, like a pot of boiling water. Muddy figures emerged from beneath the swamp, some were Demon Race, some were humans, and judging from their aura, they were all at the Golden Core stage, numbering at least fifty or sixty!

Lu Yang suddenly remembered what the merchant guild waiter had warned them when they first met, "People are disappearing in the dense forest every day, especially recently, the number of disappearances has increased."

"Could this be the reason why cultivators have been disappearing recently?"

"Wait, wasn't it said that the Shepherd Grass can control a maximum of ten living beings?"

Leaving aside the humans and Demon Race that emerged from the swamp, just now, there were ten Demon Beasts and one Song Wuguo.

That's eleven already!

"Fairy, what's going on?"

The Immortal Fairy frowned. "Song Wuguo didn't lie to you. Ordinary Shepherd Grass can control a maximum of ten living beings."

"But this is not an ordinary Sky-Shepherd Grass, or rather, it is not an ordinary Spirit Plant."

"It developed sentience, just like the Time Immortal, it is Spirit Plant that has become a spirit."