"And the Clue Lies with That Kid Named Lu Yang"

The youth stared once more at Lu Yang in the replay, muttering incantations as his fingers pinched through calculations to locate him. Suddenly, his body gave an inexplicable shudder, as if someone had slapped him across the face. "Hiss, how strange." The youth glanced suspiciously around, debating whether to perform the calculation again, but after a moment's thought, he decided against it. "My Lord, what is the matter?" "I actually can't divine this kid's location. Not just him—that kid beside him and the old horse are impossible to calculate as well... Right. Legend has it that Emperor Yu's personal sword can sever all things. It must be that immortal sword severing my connection to Lu Yang, or else this kid has obtained some other immortal relic capable of shielding against divination." The youth's expression grew increasingly greedy. "This kid possesses extraordinary fortune. I fear tracking his whereabouts will be exceedingly difficult." "My Lord, I have a plan," said a confidant. He was responsible for gathering intelligence on Great Xia and knew the affairs of Great Xia's major sects better than anyone. "Speak." "As far as I know, the second day of the second lunar month next year is when the Dao Seeking Sect recruits disciples. When the time comes, that kid named Lu Yang will certainly be at the sect." "Moreover, the Dao Seeking Sect will be preoccupied with organizing the trials, leaving them unable to attend to anything else. Their defenses will be lax. We can seize the opportunity to launch a massive assault on the Dao Seeking Sect and catch them completely off guard!" "When that time comes, let alone a mere Lu Yang, even the entire Dao Seeking Sect will be in My Lord's grasp!" The youth's eyes lit up. This was indeed a fine idea—a perfect chance to wipe out the Dao Seeking Sect and establish their might. Perhaps the immortal relic left behind by Emperor Yu had simply been acquired by the Dao Seeking Sect and bestowed upon Lu Yang. An immortal relic left by Emperor Yu... Perhaps they might even find the legendary Immortal Slaying Sword Array within the Dao Seeking Sect! Rumor had it this sword array originated in ancient times and was refined by Emperor Yu; its power was so immense that it could force an immortal to their knees! "You kid can actually come up with a good idea once in a while." The confidant bowed and scraped. "I have merely picked up scraps of My Lord's brilliance." The youth was very pleased by his subordinate's flattery. ... "Strange," Immortal Fairy murmured. "Fairy, what is it?" Lu Yang asked. "Just now, someone seemed to be attempting to divine your karma, but this immortal casually batted it away. I don't know who's trying to scheme against you." "Seeing that they couldn't divine your karma, they tried to target you indirectly through the Meng family kid and the little white horse, but this immortal batted those away too." Lu Yang was equally baffled. All along this journey, he had strictly followed Senior Brother Dai's teachings, acting as an honest, dutiful person, while all the showy, attention-grabbing antics had been performed by Old Horse. Why would anyone want to scheme against him? "Is the other party strong?" Immortal Fairy tilted her head, stroking her chin. "Judging from how this immortal deflected it with a mere wave of the hand, the other party is definitely inferior to this immortal." Lu Yang: "..." *Wait, didn't you just say basically nothing? In your worldview, Fairy, does anyone exist who is stronger than you?* "Although no one is stronger than this immortal, there are those around my level, like Girl Yun. The other party's strength is definitely inferior to Girl Yun as well."