No!
In the next second, Lu Yang's expression tensed sharply: Even if I want void attainment, I can't completely follow the method recorded in the [Dao Opening Diagram].
After all, whose Dao was that?
If he followed it blindly, he might spend ages cultivating only to end up as nourishment for that nameless Dao Lord. After all, that was a Nascent Soul Dao Lord—and it was still unclear whether that entity was truly dead or alive.
But soon, Lu Yang thought again:
[Dao Opening Diagram] is my opportunity after all, and Immortal Venerable Taiyin also said to imitate first, then surpass. Anyway, trying to attain first can't be wrong...
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's expression changed abruptly:
"Attain your mother!"
Lu Yang shouted angrily. The [Tribulation Wave], promoted to a true treasure, emerged in his sea of consciousness. The sword spirit Ming He jumped out and punched his soul repeatedly:
"Heh! hah!"
The little Daoist child Ming He swung her small fists, hitting Lu Yang's soul like raindrops. The seemingly harmless fists erupted with miraculous effects at this moment, surprisingly shattering the thought of "void attainment" in Lu Yang's heart punch by punch, making him let out a long breath of relief.
Where did this inexplicable thought come from?
Lu Yang frowned tightly. He immediately suspected his good Senior Sister, Immortal Venerable Taiyin. His face changed unpredictably, becoming extremely ugly.
Where is the problem?
First of all, it couldn't be bewitching out of thin air.
I am not an Unorthodox perfected lord, nor am I the trash of the early stage in the Celestial Court. With a Supreme dao fruit plus grotto-heaven enhancement, who can forcefully control me directly?
Dao Lord? That would be possible.
But if it were a Dao Lord, he wouldn't have sobered up, let alone expel the influence relying on the divine wonder of the [Tribulation Wave]. He would only sink completely.
In other words—
It should be Immortal Venerable Taiyin bewitching me. She can't bewitch out of thin air like a Dao Lord, so there must be some divine medium behind this...
Fortunately, this wasn't hard to guess:
[Money] Dao Fruit!
It was during the time I speculated on the Carefree Talisman that I fit too closely with the concept of the [Money] dao fruit, which gave my good Senior Sister an opportunity!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's eyes became increasingly gloomy: I knew there could be no good Senior Sister from the Saint Sect. Clearly seeing that I have value, she protected me everywhere. The [Dao Opening Diagram] was probably also deliberately left for me. I said the Unorthodox Alliance wasn't worthy of possessing such a supreme treasure...
This way everything makes sense!
Her purpose is void attainment!
Not even just her, including the Ancestor sending me here, perhaps it was also because he fancied my outstanding talent and wanted me to achieve void attainment.
At first glance, this is an opportunity.
However, in reality, copying the method of the [Dao Opening Diagram] completely for void attainment would absolutely not end well. This is treating him as disposable material!
Lu Yang frowned tightly, falling into deep thought:
No... not right either. Perhaps my good Senior Sister has the idea of treating me as disposable material, but the Ancestor might not necessarily, otherwise he would have taken action personally.
If the Saint Sect Ancestor took action personally, he would definitely dead.
And since the Saint Sect Ancestor didn't take action, it indirectly explained one thing—In the eyes of the Saint Sect Ancestor, there is actually no difference between himself and Immortal Venerable Taiyin.
This is raising Gu!
The winner takes it all. Whoever wins can go a step further.
In other words:
In the Ancestor's view, even facing Immortal Venerable Taiyin—a Late Stage Golden Core with a Supreme dao fruit, the current me has a chance of winning!
Instantly, Lu Yang's eyes brightened slightly: There is still a chance!
That's right, my fast dao comprehension of the Celestial Court's Six Qi and having hope for void attainment should be beyond Immortal Venerable Taiyin's expectation!
Because this was brought by [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard]!
Just imagine, without [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard], I couldn't hide behind the scenes and would have to enter the fray personally to obtain the dao comprehension of the Celestial Court's Six Qi.
And under the rules of the Celestial Court, if he wanted to obtain dao fruits and corresponding dao comprehension, he had to spend money to buy them. For this, he had to find ways to make money.
In this process, the influence of the [Money] dao fruit concept on him would be greater, until finally he became hopelessly ill and completely bewitched!
This is Immortal Venerable Taiyin's scheme!
Even the fact that the Celestial Court's Dao Fruit Positions have been controlled by her for so many years is likely problematic. The more I profit, the greater the influence I fall under her!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang instantly shuddered.
Imagine after coming to the Celestial Court, everything went smoothly, with countless opportunities... How could he have guessed that he was merely a puppet under someone else's control?
A clown!
In fact, I had been walking that path all along... but the talent of [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard] likely allowed me to avoid the biggest hidden danger.
Because he didn't touch the Celestial Court's dao fruits!
Relying on [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard], he could obtain the desired dao comprehension without touching the Celestial Court's dao fruits, hiding behind the scenes with peace of mind and not tainted by any karma.
This should have exceeded Immortal Venerable Taiyin's expectations!
Lu Yang gritted his teeth: That's right... Because I didn't touch the Celestial Court's dao fruits and even successfully saw the [Sea of Bitterness], that's why the good Senior Sister appeared!
Because he was too fast!
If following her script, he shouldn't have made such progress so quickly. This undoubtedly made him slightly beyond her control.
So Immortal Venerable Taiyin appeared in the Sea of Bitterness, using a speech of "Saint Sect disciples love each other" to pull his cultivation path back on track—void attainment!
Imitating existing dao fruits first seemed completely unrelated to the [Dao Opening Diagram], but in reality, she was influencing him with suggestions!
She's wicked!
Lu Yang was so angry that veins popped on his forehead, but he didn't dare to show it at all, because at this moment Immortal Venerable Taiyin was very likely watching him from the ninth layer!
So he could not expose his situation!
I can't hate, endure...
With this thought, Lu Yang instantly circulated his sea of consciousness, suppressing all the recently surged dao comprehension, numerous divine wonders, enlightenment, and countless thoughts to the bottom of his heart.
That being said, the problem was still in front of him.
Staying awake, no longer touching immortal talismans, not interacting with the [Money] dao fruit, not going for void attainment... these are all simple. But what to do next?
Without void attainment, he would have no value to Immortal Venerable Taiyin.
At that time, Immortal Venerable Taiyin would definitely turn hostile immediately. The big white thigh he had been hugging would ruthlessly stomp him to death like an ant.
Lu Yang thought about it, and his expression gradually became strange.
According to Immortal Venerable Taiyin's original plan I speculated, in the end, while achieving void attainment, I would inevitably be deeply influenced by the [Money] dao fruit.
This should be intentional on her part, ensuring that I would be manipulated by her even after void attainment. This point already showed signs in the [Sea of Bitterness] before. I was forcibly asked to sit down by her. At that time I felt nothing, but now it seems that might be evidence of me being influenced by [Money].
However, if that was true, a flaw also appeared.
Because for the current me, the influence of the [Money] dao fruit is actually not enough. Immortal Venerable Taiyin does not have absolute certainty to control me.
So under these circumstances—
I should go for void attainment even more?
Thinking of this, Lu Yang was instantly horrified. The sword spirit Ming He in his sea of consciousness immediately understood and began to massage his soul again.
After several times, Lu Yang was convinced:
It is indeed my own thought, not obtained by being influenced by others... Correct, the current me should go for void attainment even more, and the faster the better!
Because the growth in dao comprehension brought by [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard] could not be calculated by anyone. Therefore, the good Senior Sister must have misjudged the progress of his void attainment.
Before she corrected this misjudgment, if he could exceed her expectations and achieve void attainment in advance, he could break her layout!
Even if it relates to the nameless Dao Lord, it doesn't matter.
At worst, I won't go for void attainment personally, but guide another person to do it. I think my good disciple, Wu Daoxuan, has the potential for void attainment!
Lu Yang's eyes became clearer and clearer:
Ultimately, my good senior sister has occupied the Celestial Court for so long; she and that nameless Dao Lord who opened up the Celestial Court should be mortal enemies.
Compared to her, he was just a third party.
And she must be very wary of the nameless Dao Lord, otherwise she wouldn't use the [Money] dao fruit to influence me while letting me achieve void attainment.
This is good news!
Because this means once he really achieves something through void attainment following the [Dao Opening Diagram] and provoking the nameless Dao Lord, it will inevitably trigger a conflict between the two sides!
Two parties fighting and both dying violently—how pleasing to the ear~!
At that time, whether I run away or seize opportunities in the chaos, it's a big profit. At worst, restart, and I can even see clearly the good senior sister's trump cards.
Supreme dao fruit, Late Stage Golden Core— let see how impresive you are..
As long as the number of restarts is enough and the intelligence he masters is enough, it's not a problem!
After all, even Sky-Shrouding had been handled by him.
Can Immortal Venerable Taiyin compare to Sky-Shrouding?
Lu Yang didn't believe it!
This was not blindly praising Sky-Shrouding, but a simple reasoning: If she was really stronger than [Sky-Shrouding], then the Netherworld should be hers!
After all, the Netherworld is a native product of the Immortal Nexus. What garbage is the Celestial Court? The Dao Lord behind it was also slain by the Saint Sect Ancestor.
The stature of the two is too different... Similarly, although the good senior sister is very strong, compared to Sky-Shrouding, there is probably still a gap.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang instantly made up his mind.
I must act immediately!
Time is life; hesitation leads to defeat. Lu Yang had always been extremely strong in action. Since he had made a decision now, naturally he wouldn't hesitate.
Strike first to gain the upper hand!
I have gathered the dao comprehension of the four Qi: Taiyang, Yangming, Shaoyang, and Jueyin. Only Taiyin and Shaoyin remain. There are not many immortal lords of these two lineages.
Especially Taiyin.
After all, as the Great Perfected Lord in charge of Taiyin, she firmly controlled the Governing Heaven, Residing in Spring, Primary Positions, and Intermidate Positions of the Taiyin lineage.
This is probably also the insurance she left behind. The dao fruits of the Taiyin lineage being controlled by her means unless I can pass her review, it will be impossible to gather the Six Qi for void attainment forever... As expected of my good senior sister in the Saint Sect, considering victory and defeat, almost everything is considered.
Lu Yang exclaimed in admiration in his heart, but his killing intent grew stronger.
After all, a dead Saint Sect person is a good Saint Sect person! This sentence is not only true for outsiders but also well-known within the Saint Sect.
So is there a place to find the corresponding dao comprehension of the Taiyin dao fruit?
Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly shook the [Righteous Dao Banner].
Vast purple qi rolled, isolating inside and outside. After all, having been washed by the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes], with its cover, Immortal Venerable Taiyin couldn't continue monitoring him.
"...Fellow Daoist Qingyang."
In the next second, Lu Yang looked at Immortal Lord Qingyang... or shouldn't call him Immortal Lord anymore, since they had already switched to the Unorthodox dao fruits of Banshan and others.
"May I ask Fellow Daoist, are there immortal lords of Shaoyin and Taiyin in the upper layers?"
Qingyang was stunned upon hearing this, then shook his head. "Immortal Venerable rules the world; how could there be a Taiyin Immortal Lord? The whole Celestial Court, only the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank can touch upon it a bit."
"Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank... Tell me in detail." Lu Yang's eyes brightened slightly.
Qingyang continued, "Taiyin is supreme and Shaoyin follows. The Shaoyin lineage has always been the direct line of the Immortal Venerable, responsible for maintaining the operation of the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank."
"Originally, the head of the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank, Immortal Lord Shaoyin, like the other four Middle Stage Immortal Lords, had achieved [Financial Freedom], but was tragically killed a while ago..."
The so-called Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank was the foundation of the current [Money] dao fruit, in charge of the issuance, deposit, transaction, and other money-related matters of immortal talismans in the entire nine layers of the Celestial Court.
It could be said to be closely related to Immortal Venerable Taiyin. Being able to control this place, the Shaoyin lineage must be deeply trusted by her.
Hearing this, joy finally appeared in the depths of Lu Yang's eyes.
Immortal Lord Shaoyin!
You died well! When besieging me back then... was he blocked by Perfected Lord Feixue? Regardless, once he died, the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank has no Middle Stage Immortal Lord!
Lu Yang took a deep breath and continued, "Then who is in charge of the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank now?"
"It's Immortal Lord Yuchan."
Speaking of this, a trace of envy appeared in Qingyang's eyes. "Speaking of this Immortal Lord Yuchan, although she doesn't have [Financial Freedom], she is also extremely ancient."
"It is said that she followed Immortal Lord Shaoyin a long time ago and able to borrow Immortal Lord Shaoyin's wealth to maintain her immortality. She live much longer than us junior immortal lords. Now in charge of the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank, although she still doesn't have [Financial Freedom], she isn't far off, and her strength is extremely terrifying."
"Plus having the background of the Immortal Venerable."
"Therefore, even the other four [Financially Free] immortal lords welcome her politely. It is even difficult for us to see her ordinarily."
Listening to Qingyang's words, Lu Yang narrowed his eyes slightly:
Ancient immortal lord, relying on Immortal Lord Shaoyin to remain immortal... This feeling is a bit like the Immortal Nexus. Could this person also be an ancient person?
In the Immortal Nexus, Early Stage Perfected Lords had two ways to live past the thousand-year lifespan limit.
Either break through to the Middle Stage, grotto-heaven not falling, or choose to attach the grotto-heaven to a Middle Stage Perfected Lord's and borrowing the other's power to extend life.
And the Immortal Lord Yuchan in Qingyang's mouth gave Lu Yang this feeling.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang frowned deeper and deeper... Because if Immortal Lord Yuchan was really as he guessed, then she wouldn't be easy to deal with.
Ancient immortal lord, even if only at the Early Stage, she must have been born before the good Senior Sister ruled the Celestial Court. In other words, this Immortal Lord Yuchan is probably not a straw bag, but a ruthless character from the Celestial Court of five thousand years ago, capable of truly fighting and killing Immortal Nexus perfected lords!
More importantly—
"You just said the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank can touch upon Taiyin a bit." Lu Yang looked at Qingyang and said in a deep voice, "Is that Immortal Lord Yuchan also like this?"
"Correct."
Qingyang nodded upon hearing this. "At least as far as I know, besides her own Shaoyin dao fruit, Immortal Lord Yuchan can also use part of the Taiyin concepts."
Good guy!
At this moment, Lu Yang felt both surprise and solemnity in his heart.
Solemn because Immortal Lord Yuchan's strength very likely required him to go all out to fight; surprised because now everything he wanted was complete!
Being able to use Taiyin concepts requires a certain understanding of Taiyin... So this Immortal Lord Yuchan definitely has dao comprehension regarding the Taiyin dao fruit. As long as I take her down, the dao comprehension of Shaoyin and Taiyin will be in hand. The rest is just thinking about how to squeeze it out of her...
Of course, this also had risks.
After all, after the death of Immortal Lord Shaoyin, Immortal Lord Yuchan was the direct line of the good Senior Sister. If he messed with her like this, it was impossible for the good Senior Sister not to discover it.
Then would his good Saint Sect Senior Sister intervene to stop him? Theoretically, her tolerance for him should be very high right now.
Lu Yang dared not be certain.
Or maybe I need to package it... not letting the other party think I am seeking the dao comprehension of Shaoyin and Taiyin, but misleading her to think in another direction.
A direction she would be reassured about.
For example—
Robbing the bank!
Lu Yang's mind suddenly became active: That's right, robbing the bank! I go to deal with that Immortal Lord Yuchan, not for the dao fruit, but for money!
Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank, [Money] Dao Fruit. My goal is to secretly control the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank, thereby achieving the realm of [Financial Freedom]... In this way, in the eyes of the good Senior Sister, I am walking into the trap myself, actively being bound by her [Money], so naturally she won't intervene to stop me.
Although Immortal Lord Yuchan should have followed Immortal Venerable Taiyin for many years, it meant nothing.
For Saint Sect perfected lords— except for himself being righteous and loyal and a good person, the others were all bastard. How could they care about mere servants?
Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately looked at everyone present and gave a sinister smile:
"Prepare to act..."
Celestial Court, Eighth Layer.
Lu Yang retracted his aura, pacing in the void.
At this moment, his face was calm, his aura restrained, looking like rotten wood. Unless one used divine sense to inspect inside his body, one could not discover the surging mighty power within him.
Soon, a vast complex of buildings came into view.
[Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank]!
Lu Yang's eyes flickered, seeing through the profound mystery of the building complex before him. It was completely piled up with countless formations and dao fruit concepts!
This place is the opponent's home field.
Except for not being able to resurrect infinitely like a Middle Stage Golden Core, that Immortal Lord Yuchan's strength here is probably not worse than an ordinary Middle Stage.
Lure the opponent out?
Lu Yang shook his head, denying this plan. Not that she couldn't be lured out, but killing her after luring her out would cause too much commotion. Once exposed, everything would be finished.
Then he could only enter the tiger's den.
In the next second, Lu Yang straightened his expression, then no longer concealed it, but deliberately released a wisp of aura while falling towards the depths of the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank.
Inside the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank.
In a main hall made entirely of white jade, Immortal Lord Yuchan sat cross-legged, divine sense circulating, checking the many accounts of the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank over the past hundred years.
Suddenly, she felt something and looked up.
"Who is it?"
Immortal Lord Yuchan frowned slightly, then revealed a look of surprise. "It's the Unorthodox Alliance, and that Perfected Lord Ming He. What are they doing here?"
Could it be for financial management?
Thinking of this, Immortal Lord Yuchan instantly revealed a gentle and elegant business smile, then immediately stood up and went to welcome the descending Lu Yang.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Yuchan."
Lu Yang cupped his hands first and smiled. "I am Ming He. I came here with the various immortal lords of the Unorthodox Alliance and several Orthodox immortal lords to borrow a sum of money."
As his voice fell, Lu Yang immediately revealed the [Righteous Dao Banner] behind him. Purple qi surged, and the auras of Banshan, Zhilei, Qingyang, and others flashed and passed.
Immortal Lord Yuchan narrowed her beautiful eyes instantly upon seeing this, thoughts turning hundreds of times in her heart: So many immortal lords coming together for a loan, and even letting Unorthodox dogs and Orthodox lords stay in one place, yet pretending to be only one person on the surface to cover people's eyes and ears... Undoubtedly, this is a big loan!
Thinking of this, Immortal Lord Yuchan simply waved her sleeve:
"Please enter! Please enter!"
Soon, everyone entered the white jade hall where Immortal Lord Yuchan was in seclusion. Then Immortal Lord Yuchan took the initiative to form a hand seal, sealing the inside and outside of the white jade hall.
However, seeing this, Lu Yang was still somewhat wary. "Is it safe?"
"Fellow Daoist can rest assured." Immortal Lord Yuchan said confidently, "The rules of my Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank are well known. We will absolutely not leak customers' private information."
"What if someone is eavesdropping secretly?" Lu Yang was still not at ease.
Immortal Lord Yuchan frowned upon hearing this, then formed another hand seal. The already sealed white jade hall instantly revealed lines of formation patterns:
"Now Fellow Daoist can rest assured."
"This set of [Heaven-Sealing Earth-Locking Grand Formation] ranks second grade. Let alone the content of our conversation, even if we fight, the sound won't spread out."
Hearing this, Lu Yang seemed not quite convinced yet. He personally tested it with daoist technique and nodded with satisfaction only after confirming that the formation strength was indeed very good.
Immortal Lord Yuchan shook her head upon seeing this, feeling that Lu Yang was making a mountain out of a molehill. But after all, he was a big customer, so her tone remained enthusiastic and sincere: "How many immortal talismans does Fellow Daoist want to borrow this time? My Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank offers large loans, small loans, business loans... Fellow Daoist can choose freely."
"As expected of the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank!"
Lu Yang slapped his thigh upon hearing this. "But to be honest, the amount of immortal talismans I want to borrow this time is huge... I fear nothing else, just that the Immortal Bank doesn't have so much money."
Immortal Lord Yuchan was instantly speechless.
Immortal Bank has no money? Don't make me laugh!
The Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank managed the finances of the world, with branches throughout the nine layers of the Celestial Court. The flow of immortal talismans every second was in the billions... How could there be no money!
I, Immortal Lord Yuchan, have lived for so many years; what scene haven't I seen?
Ultimately he still an Unorthodox dog, actually worrying about such things— like worrying about the sky falling.
Thinking of this, Immortal Lord Yuchan simply waved her hand. "Fellow Daoist worries too much. Just say it, how much do you want to borrow?"
Lu Yang shook his head upon hearing this. "Fellow Daoist Yuchan, please look at my collateral first, so you can evaluate how much money can be loaned out."
After speaking, Lu Yang shook the [Righteous Dao Banner].
In the next second, streaks of spiritual light leaped out from the banner, each carrying a strong concept, instantly making Immortal Lord Yuchan unable to move her gaze.
They were all dao fruits!
[Stabilizing Mountain], [Subduing Thunder], [Dominating Sea], [Holding Metal], [Peach Spirit], [Great Wind]... The remaining six Unorthodox dao fruits of the Unorthodox Alliance were all here!
Not only that, what made Immortal Lord Yuchan's pupils shrink suddenly was that right after taking out the Unorthodox dao fruits, a full five more dao fruits were taken out. Their auras were even larger, fitting closer to the spirit fluctuations of the Celestial Court, and their statures were all a head higher than the Unorthodox ones.
Orthodox Dao Fruits!
Although they were all [Residing in the Spring], and rarely Primary Positions, mostly secondary Intermediate Positions, the essence of Orthodox dao fruits lay there unchanged!
The value was immeasurable!
At this moment, even with Immortal Lord Yuchan's experience, she couldn't help but widen her eyes, filled with disbelief... What is this for? Going all in?
She really hadn't seen such a scene!
Almost simultaneously, Lu Yang's gaze condensed slightly. While the [Righteous Dao Banner] fluttered behind him, he had already formed a hand seal in his sleeve. The [Enlightenment] divine wonder was driven with full force!!
"I use these dao fruits to loan you, Fellow Daoist."
Lu Yang's voice was like a demonic sound drifting from the nine level of nether, seizing people's minds: "Now that I have founded the Righteous Dao, I am just short of a talent who understands the big picture to join."
"If Fellow Daoist sacrifices small thing to fulfill the greater thing and joins my Righteous Dao, it will surely be a meritorious deed."
"The people of the world will thank you!"
"Come..."
Under the demonic sound filling her brain, Immortal Lord Yuchan was indeed stunned. However, in the next second, the center of her brow was lit up by bright light, making her wake up suddenly!
For a time, she was shocked and furious!
After all, she never expected that Lu Yang would dare to attack her, and inside the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank at that. Was he not afraid of death?
At the same time, Lu Yang's voice sounded again:
"...As expected, not that simple. Looks like I can only play hard."
Play hard? How hard?
Immortal Lord Yuchan laughed in anger. Who did this Unorthodox dog think she was? Those trash who bought their dao fruits?
Today, i'll let him witness—
BOOMM!!
Without giving Immortal Lord Yuchan any chance to react, with a thought from Lu Yang, all the unorthodox dao fruits placed in front of her exploded!
(End of Chapter)