Normally, he might have been wary, but at this moment, Lü Yang had let go of his fears. He was afraid of nothing now. If there were benefits, he would take them first and worry about the rest later!
With this thought, Lu Yang immediately showed a loyal expression: "Junior Brother is willing to share Senior Sister's burden."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the world spin. When he came to his senses, he had already crashed into something soft, and a refreshing osmanthus fragrance wafted to his nose.
"Pfft... ha!"
Lu Yang struggled to raise his head, only to discover that he was being held in the Taiyin Immortal Venerable's arms with one hand. Her strength was incredible.
What does she want to do?
I'm not a casual person.
Lu Yang immediately struggled. At such a close distance, he had no power to fight back and no time to react. The other party could do whatever she wanted with him.
He needed a safe distance!
However, the next second, the Great Yin Immortal Venerable lowered her eyelids, looking at the struggling Lu Yang, and frowned: "Don't move around. Feel it carefully."
Lu Yang was about to retort when his heart suddenly stirred. Immediately after, an indescribably terrifying wave crashed into his sea of consciousness. If he hadn't been scared badly by Sisui earlier and guarded his sea of consciousness strictly after Sisui left, he would have been smashed open already.
Even so, Lu Yang still felt a lot.
It was a stream of thoughts, countless ideas... most of them were wails, screams, despair. Terrifying negative emotions were swarming in!
"What is this!?"
Lu Yang frowned tightly, sealing his sea of consciousness even tighter. At the same time, he felt some lingering fear... If these emotions were allowed to blast into his sea of consciousness...
The consequences would be unimaginable!
Then, the Taiyin Immortal Venerable said faintly: "This place is called the Spiritual Platform... The thoughts of all cultivators practicing the Spiritual Platform method are connected here."
"Oh... hm?"
Lu Yang nodded first, then suddenly thought of something, his expression gradually becoming strange: connected to all Spiritual Platform cultivators?
He recalled the feeling just now. The impact of countless beings' thoughts was strong. If his cultivation weren't high enough and he hadn't sealed his sea of consciousness, he would very likely have been influenced... By the same logic, if someone with high enough cultivation stood on the ninth layer, they should also be able to influence all Spiritual Platform cultivators in turn!
And if he remembered correctly, Sisui seemed to have said:
The Spiritual Platform method was created by the World-Honored One?
Damn it, could this be the prototype of the Pure Land's [One Mind]? The World-Honored One tested it in the Celestial Court back then, and by the time he reached the Immortal Nexus, it was already perfected?
The next second, Lu Yang snapped back to reality, only to find himself meeting a pair of clear, beautiful eyes.
At some point, the Taiyin Immortal Venerable had pulled him into her arms, lifting his chin and looking down from above, her beautiful eyes examining him.
"..."
What, what do you want?
Lu Yang looked back at her calmly.
After a moment, the Great Yin Immortal Venerable released him and said indifferently: "It seems you know a lot. Did Sisui tell you? I advise you not to believe Him."
"After all, He is not the real Dao Lord Sisui."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yang was stunned.
Not a Dao Lord?
Are you kidding me! The other party entered his sea of consciousness silently and almost played him to death. After all that, he wasn't the real Dao Lord?
"Yes, he is not."
Seeing Lu Yang's disbelief, the Great Yin Immortal Venerable shook her head: "With the Ancestor taking action, how could a Dao Lord have a chance to survive?"
"The Dao Lord Sisui died long ago. His main body was slain, and the trace of his true spirit in the [Paramita] was also destroyed long ago. What you saw was just a remnant of divine will mixed in with his last roar before death... Of course, He may not be clear about it Himself, and even if He is, He won't admit it."
Lu Yang was slightly surprised: Such a thing exists?
When a Dao Lord falls. Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind. The body becomes the Celestial Court, the divine will becomes a remnant thought. The eyes, ears, nose, and tongue become tools for monitoring the world transformed from the body.
This reminded him of another existence.
Immortal Nexus, the Lord of Heavens!
The Heavens in that wretched place theoretically has no consciousness, only some shallow instincts... Is it because it only has eyes, ears, nose, and tongue left?
Missing the most important consciousness!
Of course, this speculation was based on the premise that the Immortal Nexus, like the Celestial Court, was also transformed from a Dao Lord's corpse... Lu Yang gathered his thoughts and didn't think further.
At the same time, the Taiyin Immortal Venerable continued to explain:
"This place is called the [Spiritual Platform]. It is also the first Spiritual Platform between heaven and earth, the culmination of the World-Honored One's Spiritual Platform method. It can be considered a good place for enlightenment."
Immediately after, she reached out and flicked her hand.
The next second, Lu Yang discovered that the sentient beings' thoughts, originally full of negative emotions, were instantly purified, leaving only the purest thoughts.
"Removing excess emotions, leaving only the most rational thoughts."
"Therefore, gaining enlightenment on this Spiritual Platform allows you to borrow the power of countless beings to deduce with you. If you have doubts about your Dao path, this place can help you."
"So that's how it is..."
Lu Yang's heart stirred: Calling upon the computational power of countless beings. This thing is somewhat like the Dao Court's[Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws]! Although much simpler, it is still useful.
It can only be said that the World-Honored One is worthy of being a Nascent Soul achieved by gathering the strengths of many schools. He has dabbled in various methods... At the same time, Lu Yang also had a thought: If he borrowed the power of this Spiritual Platform, could it help him deduce the method of refining the Grotto-Heaven into a True Treasure?
"How about it?"
The Taiyin Immortal Venerable looked at Lu Yang and said calmly: "Guard the sea of bitterness for me. Don't let anyone else in. Otherwise, if Sisui really regains his power, you will also be in danger."
After all, Sisui hated the Primordial Saint to the bone, but he couldn't take revenge now... Since that was the case, he might as well bully the weak and kill a few of the Primordial Saints disciples to vent his anger.
The Taiyin Immortal Venerable and Lu Yang, judging others by themselves, both felt this was very likely.
At least if it were them, they would definitely do so.
With this thought, Lu Yang nodded immediately: "I understands. However, forgive me for speaking bluntly. If things are impossible, don't blame me for giving up."
"Naturally."
The Taiyin Immortal Venerable nodded as a matter of course. Saint Sect members—those who understand, understand.
The next second, she reached out and cut open the [Sea of Bitterness], stepping in and disappearing from the ninth layer. Seeing this, Lu Yang revealed a look of amazement.
Because at the moment the Taiyin Immortal Venerable entered the [Sea of Bitterness], he glimpsed her Dao.
[Money] Dao Fruit?
No, that's not right. It's no longer a simple Dao Fruit. At least in that fleeting glimpse just now, what Lu Yang saw was a straight path to the heavens!
What is that?
Lu Yang pondered in his heart, thoughts racing:
The cultivation of a Golden Core perfected lord, the further one goes, the more one must break away from the Dao Fruit, break away from the restraints of the Dao Fruit... Is that path the symbol of no longer relying on the Dao Fruit?
He saw clearly. That was a golden path, obviously formed by gathering [Money] concept. The path was like a heaven-supporting pillar, one end rooted deep in the depths of the sea of bitterness, the other end extending upward from the sea of bitterness, deep into the void, with no end in sight.
(End of Chapter)