Chapter 393: Lu Yang’s Patent Fee


    Yun Zhi, known as the most proficient in Daoist techniques of her era, wasn’t just talented in Daoism but had also spent countless hours in the Scripture Pavilion studying andprehending ten thousand different kinds of Daoist methods.


    Logically, even if she hadn’t mastered a technique, she should at least have heard of it.


    Yun Zhi looked at the spinning arm in silence, trying to recall everything she’d seen and heard but couldn’t figure out what technique her junior brother was cultivating.


    With a soft sigh, she stepped forward, grabbed Lu Yang’s wrist, and pulled him out from his own palm.


    “Huff—huff—ugh—”


    After emerging, Lu Yang swayed unsteadily, seeing double and feeling the world spin around him. His mind was foggy, and he could barely stand. He leaned against a knobby dragon tree trunk, retching.


    At the Golden Core Stage, cultivators could adjust their organs to avoid dizziness caused by spinning, but that required training. Unlike Lu Yang, who had spun himself into a frenzy without any time to adapt.


    “A self-contained space within the palm… Are you learning a divine ability simr to the Buddhist Kingdom in the Palm technique?” Yun Zhi observed some simrities.


    Lu Yang closed his eyes, steadied himself, and pressed his forehead against the tree. It made him feel a lot better.


    “Yes, yes. It’s a technique called Universe in the Palm that the Fairy taught me. I’ve only grasped the basics.”


    Given Lu Yang’s learning ability, Yun Zhi quickly deduced what had just transpired.


    “Mid-stage Golden Core, not bad. It seems junior brother has been diligently cultivating while I was away.”


    Whoosh—


    Yun Zhi gently blew on Lu Yang’s face, like a spring breeze brushing past, instantly clearing his mind and returning him to normal.


    “Eldest Senior Sister, you’re back?”


    “Yes.”


    Lu Yang red at the Evesting Fairy in his mental space, who was simply watching for entertainment. Hepared her with Yun Zhi, who had helped him escape the dizzying spin as soon as she returned. “Look at you,” he thought. “How long did youugh while I spun around?!”


    Evesting Fairy guiltily turned her head away.


    She had initially wanted to stop Lu Yang, but once she saw how amusingly he spun, she couldn’t help but watch the show.


    “Quick, go ask about my patent fee!” Lu Yang wasn’t about to let Evesting Fairy off so easily and took the initiative to let her possess him.


    Evesting Fairy tried to resist but couldn’t ovee Lu Yang’s persistence and reluctantly took control.


    “Little Yun, did you finish questioning that Great Yu Tribtion Crossing Stage cultivator?” Evesting Fairy asked boldly, opting for a roundabout approach.


    “Yes, I got some useful information. The one supporting him from the shadows is the second National Preceptor of the Great Yu Dynasty. His exact cultivation level is unknown. This second National Preceptor instructed him to test the strength and effects of The Great Xia’s national fortune, which is why he sent two ancient Unity Stage experts to confront the Qingzhou Governor.”


    “If not for my junior brother summoning me, he would have seeded.”


    The National Preceptor system of the Great Yu Dynasty was one of the reasons for its eventual downfall, but there’s no denying that it yed a critical role when Great Yu was first established. The first two National Preceptors, in particr, were exceptionally talented, with abilities to govern thend and bring stability, leading Great Yu to strength.


    The first two National Preceptors held significant status in the Great Yu Dynasty and, through oral tradition, had be almost mythological figures.


    “Unfortunately, the second National Preceptor onlymunicated with him in a one-way manner, so he doesn’t know the second National Preceptor’s exact location.”


    “As for how many Tribtion Crossing Stage cultivators have revived within Great Yu, he’s unsure. However, based on the tasks given to him by the second National Preceptor, he deduced that he’s not the only one. There’s at least one other.”


    “He possesses quite a bit of intelligence regarding the Great Yu Unity Stage experts. This matter has already been handed over to Junior Brother Dai and The Great Xia’s Luoshui Guard. However, these Great Yu Unity experts are quite cautious. They might have noticed the events of the Qingzhou grand celebration and already fled. How many can actually be captured will depend on luck.”


    “He revealed that one of his subordinates is the most dangerous, named True Lord Tomb Bone. Although his cultivation isn’t particrly outstanding, he possesses a shattered Ten Thousand Souls Banner. Originally, the Ten Thousand Souls Banner was intact, but while he was in a deep sleep, he failed to safeguard it. Over the ages, the banner began to decay, and the fierce spirits trapped within escaped, wreaking havoc upon the world.”


    “During the 30,000th year of The Great Xia, the province of Liangzhou experienced a ghost cmity. Malevolent spirits roamed unchecked, and themon people lived in terror. No one dared to venture out at night, and the vast region of Liangzhou was filled with ghosts. The imperial court dispatched arge force to suppress the chaos. Unfortunately, at that time, the court was unaware of the revival of ancient cultivators and didn’t investigate the cause of the ghost cmity, leaving it unresolved.”


    “That ghost cmity was most likely caused by True Lord Tomb Bone’s Ten Thousand Souls Banner, as the timeline matches up.”


    “True Lord Tomb Bone is currently repairing the Ten Thousand Souls Banner, which requires an immense amount of bloodshed and resentful souls toplete the restoration.”


    “And to obtain that much blood and souls, ughter is inevitable.”


    “The fact that he’s repairing the Ten Thousand Souls Banner means he has already found a ce where he can generate the required blood and resentful spirits. Yet, we haven’t received any intelligence about this.”


    “If we don’t find him soon, once the Ten Thousand Souls Banner is restored, it will be toote even if we capture him. He could destroy the banner in a final act of defiance, unleashing the spirits within to gue an entire province.”


    By the end of her exnation, Yun Zhi’s tone had be uncharacteristically heavy.


    Lu Yang: “…”


    Evesting Fairy: “…”


    Why did this True Lord Tomb Bone sound so familiar?


    Evesting Fairy hesitated for a moment before asking, “What does this True Lord Tomb Bone look like?”n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    The Sovereign of Cmities had already described all of his subordinates in detail. Yun Zhi snapped her fingers, and a puff of smoke appeared, slowly forming into the image of a face that both Lu Yang and Evesting Fairy found very familiar.


    A shriveled old man, looking as if he hadn’t eaten in days, holding a tattered banner.


    “It really is him!” Lu Yang and Evesting Fairy eximed in unison.


    “You know him?” Yun Zhi was confused. True Lord Tomb Bone was a Great Yu cultivator who had remained hidden, and they hadn’t even confirmed which province he was in. How had these two encountered him?


    Evesting Fairy, acting as if she were a great mastermind, confidently made some hand gestures, as if she were calcting something. In reality, it looked more like she was having a fit.


    “This immortal foresaw a demonic cultivator stirring trouble in Liangzhou, so I had my subordinate, the Netherworld Heavenly King, join forces with the Nine Nether Sect to eliminate the demon. We located him, captured him, and gifted him to the Nine Nether Sect as a gesture of goodwill between our two sects!”


    Yun Zhi tranted the boastful im in her mind: In short, the Great Elder and Vice Sect Leader Petrified had, for reasons unknown, already captured True Lord Tomb Bone, and Lu Yang and Evesting Fairy had simply watched.


    The details didn’t matter, as long as the capture was sessful.


    Yun Zhi sped her hands in a salute, “Venerable Bean’s nning is truly extraordinary.”


    Evesting Fairy, feeling proud, gave a smug nce at Lu Yang.


    “There is one more small matter regarding Lu Yang that I need to ask about,” Evesting Fairy continued.


    “Go ahead, senior.”


    “Lu Yang applied for a patent on a flying car, and Fifth Elder mentioned that the patent fees had already been handed over to you. Why haven’t you given the patent fees to Lu Yang yet?” Evesting Fairy, as the Head of the Heavenly Court, was not shy about confronting the Heavenly Court Sect Leader.


    Yun Zhi seemed to remember something and responded with a calm tone.


    “Oh, that matter.”


    “Why didn’t you give the fees to Lu Yang?”


    “I forgot.”