He had to admit that Lu Yang panicked for a moment.
But soon, he regained his calm because he was certain of one thing: Even a Dao Lord couldn't possibly read his thoughts so easily!
There must be some key factor in this.
Lu Yang's expression was calm. A soul emerged deep in his sea of consciousness, looking around. The dao comprehension and knowledge regarding the Celestial Court's Six Qi flowed prominently in his divine sense.
It's because of this knowledge. Forbidden knowledge belonging to the Dao Lord. When I master this, the Dao Lord will also notice me through the connection of this knowledge and read my mind? So, the current me has already been noticed by him and there is no way to escape his control?
Lu Yang pondered silently in his heart.
He didn't think about the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes], subconsciously erasing all wishful thinking, purely contemplating from the perspective of "this life."
The next second, the voice sounded again:
"Little friend, you seem very wary of me... It seems you don't intend to answer my question, which means you know the Primordial Saint, but are not in a hostile relationship."
The voice was weak, almost whispering.
But falling on Lu Yang's ears, it carried terrifying oppressive power, like shocking thunder and raging waves: "So you should be a disciple of Primordial Saint, right?"
How do you know?
Lu Yang calmed his thoughts and said silently in his heart.
The voice continued to echo:
"I can guess. After all, generally those who understand Primordial Saint will curse a few times. But you dare not speak directly to me about your relationship with Primordial Saint, obviously, you have a close relationship..."
At this moment, Lu Yang didn't hesitated. He directly extracted the dao comprehension corresponding to Shaoyin and Taiyin he just obtained, and annihilated it all along with his divine sense. Instantly, the pain deep into the soul made him clench his teeth, but undeniably, the effect was very significant.
The already weak voice faded quickly.
Sure enough.
Lu Yang let out a long breath: It is because the dao comprehension of the Celestial Court's Six Qi deepened my connection with that nameless Dao Lord, allowing him to read my mind.
Once the dao comprehension is incomplete, the connection is cut.
The other party could no longer continue reading his mind. This was also a matter of course. After all, if a Dao Lord could read minds casually, he would have died violently long ago.
"Oh... really?
Why?"
Of course it's…
"!!!!"
Lu Yang's thoughts stopped abruptly, but all the raging waves were smoothed out by him in an instant. In the end, only calmness and indifference remained on his face.
At the same time, he was constantly thinking: Not dao comprehension... In this way, dao comprehension is just an opportunity, an opportunity for the other party to notice me. And since the other party has already noticed me, it doesn't matter whether there is dao comprehension or not. So, the problem lies elsewhere.
"Relax a little, little friend."
"I am not your enemy."
The voice came faintly: "I have no malice. The reason I can read your mind is merely because you hold the [Dao Opening Diagram] and have a karmic connection with me."
"If you really don't want me to read your mind, just destroy the [Dao Opening Diagram]."
Hearing this, Lu Yang directly took out the [Dao Opening Diagram] and shattered it with a palm. Even the void attainment method related to it in his memory was severed together.
"Hmph!"
Intense pain struck directly at the soul along with the shattered divine sense, but Lu Yang still looked calm, silently reciting in his heart:
Can Senior hear me?
This time, the voice did not sound.
Senior?
Lu Yang looked around and shouted again in his heart. After a moment passed like this, the voice continued to sound: "I guess you were testing me just now, right?"
The voice seemed somewhat helpless: "You people all inherited Primordial Saint's demonic style, too suspicious. Since I told you the method plainly, naturally I wouldn't lie to you. Indeed I have no malice. Now that I can no longer read your mind, just speak to me directly."
Seeing this, only then did Lu Yang lower his eyelids and whisper:
"May I ask Dao Lord Senior, what is your name?"
While speaking with his mouth, he asked a completely different question in his heart, sounding almost simultaneously: May I ask Senior, are you still alive now?
The voice answered without hesitation:
"My name is Si Sui."
It only answered the question spoken by Lu Yang, seemingly unable to hear Lu Yang's inner voice anymore.
Lu Yang nodded upon hearing this, then continued to open his mouth, but only mouthed the words without making a sound, asking simultaneously in his heart:
Then, is Senior still alive?
"What are you saying?"
The voice revealed a trace of helplessness: "Why test me? Only moving your lips without speaking, you still want to test whether I can hear your heart..."
The voice stopped abruptly.
At the same time, the corner of Lu Yang's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a smile: "It seems Senior also realizes the biggest flaw in your act."
"You shouldn't have played some trick that destroying the [Dao Opening Diagram] would make you unable to hear my heartfelt voice just to gain my trust. It really defeats the purpose... Such a low-level mistake even makes me doubt whether you are really that Dao Lord who opened up the Celestial Court, whom I admire and worship immensely."
The mistake the other party made was simple:
Where is Immortal Venerable Taiyin?
He clearly took the initiative to call "Dao Lord Senior". If Immortal Venerable Taiyin was really watching him, she should have appeared directly at this moment.
But in reality, Immortal Venerable Taiyin did not appear.
She wasn't staring at him?
Impossible. His great battle with Immortal Lord Yuchan just ended. The other party would inevitably stare him to death, absolutely impossible to ignore him.
Then the answer is very simple:
From the moment you spoke to me, I fell into some illusion. Everything I did afterward was just a change in thought. In reality, I should still be meditating and regulating my breathing. Your so-called hearing my heartfelt voice is only because you took advantage of the void to enter my sea of consciousness!
Lu Yang had seen through everything.
Generally speaking, even a Golden Core Perfected Lord cannot forcibly soul search a Foundation Establishment Perfected One when the latter closes their sea of consciousness, let alone mind reading.
If not so, Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones wouldn't be called "person".
So far, only the Heaven-Mending True Scripture can find a new path to examine the memory of a Foundation Establishment Perfected One; everything else are inferior puppet techniques.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything.
If a Foundation Establishment Perfected One voluntarily opens their sea of consciousness, mind reading and soul searching can also be achieved. It's just that no Foundation Establishment Perfected One is willing to do so.
"The principle of your reading my mind should be similar to this. At that time, because I sensed the voice between heaven and earth, I concentrated my divine sense to listen deliberately... As a result, I unknowingly opened my sea of consciousness, which allowed you to seize the opportunity to sneak into my sea of consciousness!"
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but curse loudly:
"What 'no malice', its all fucking lies. You've become a Dao Lord and you're still fucking fooling me? Do you really think this is my first day out in the world?"
At this moment, all sounds fell silent.
After a long time, a sigh sounded again behind Lu Yang. He looked back suddenly, only to see a tall and straight figure appearing there impressively.
Tall and straight, male, with hands behind his back.
Only the face part was blurred, as if pixelated. But even so, Lu Yang could still feel the other party scrutinizing him.
Soon, the voice sounded again:
"Disciple of Primordial Saint, let's make a deal."
"You help me escape, I teach you the secret of the Nascent Soul... If my expectation is not wrong, there should be no Nascent Soul cultivation method circulating outside in the current world."
(End of Chapter)