At this moment, the battle was not limited to [The Mortal World].
Overseas, at the line of sky, the exploded [World-Retribution Incarnation] had impressively transformed into a cloud of mist, within which Lu Yang and Sky-Shrouding were similarly slaughtering each other.
Mu Changsheng was stunned by this scene.
On the contrary, the Old Dragon Lord looked as if he had seen it all before. "It's normal… Saint Sect Perfected Lords are all like this. Little friend, you're still too young; you haven't seen much."
This statement wasn't false.
After all, back then, Mu Changsheng was merely a Foundation Establishment cultivator, a lowly lesser cultivator. How could he see clearly how Perfected Lords conducted themselves? It wasn't until this lifetime that he barely managed to become an Unorthodox Perfected Lord cultivator.
However, the current Lu Yang and Sky-Shrouding still opened his eyes wide.
"They're fighting already?" Mu Changsheng looked incredulous. They hadn't even entered [Nourishing Life Master] yet. Just over a set of coordinates, they fell out directly?
"What else?"
The Old Dragon Lord sneered. "Saint Sect Perfected Lords... when you cooperate with them, usually they are extremely reliable, to the point where you can mindlessly entrust matters to them."
"But once the matter is done and it's time to split the benefits, however reliable these Saint Sect Perfected Lords were before, that's how outrageous they become afterwards. When they make a move, each is more ruthless than the last. Yet they are vigilant as beasts; you can't even strike first to gain the upper hand without being counter-schemed..."
As he spoke, the Old Dragon Lord stopped talking.
He wanted to cry a little.
Then, he glanced at Mu Changsheng again, his face full of emotion: Your generation is considered the good one! True Saint Sect Perfected Lords aren't that many anymore.
He understood Mu Changsheng's experience; it was nothing more than a group of Perfected Lords reversing the natural order to slaughter lesser cultivators.
What did that count for?
That was just the basic literacy of a Golden Core Perfected Lord.
Compared to that, he was the one who was truly unlucky back then! Facing the four First Generation Peak Masters of the Saint Sect... a group of people who carried forward and expanded the Saint Sect's style!
Thinking of this, the Old Dragon Lord glanced at Lu Yang and Sky-Shrouding again. Why did he turn and run the moment he saw these two earlier? Clearly, he was very strong, yet he didn't want to engage in spiritual combat at all. It was precisely because of this...
From these two, he seemed to see the shadows of the Saint Sect's First Generation Peak Masters!
Meanwhile, Mu Changsheng also adjusted his mindset.
"Then, Senior... are they just going to fight to the death like this?"
"Not to that extent."
The Old Dragon Lord said, accustomed to it: "Let them fight. Once they're done and realize neither can do anything to the other, they'll naturally stop."
"After all, there's one point you didn't get wrong."
"That is, this is just a set of coordinates. Before entering [Nourishing Life Master], the real benefits haven't been obtained yet, so it won't come to a life-and-death struggle."
"If they really want to risk their lives, they'll at least wait until entering [Nourishing Life Master]."
Before the Old Dragon Lord's voice fell, Lu Yang and Sky-Shrouding, who were fighting fiercely just a moment ago, had already stopped. The exploded [World-Retribution Incarnation] also returned to its original state.
In the next second, both acted again.
One of Lu Yang's hands firmly grabbed the divine sense Mu Changsheng held out containing the coordinates of [Nourishing Life Master], while Sky-Shrouding grabbed the other side.
"Fellow Daoist, you're too excited. Aren't we allies? No need to snatch."
Sky-Shrouding sighed.
"Senior is quite right."
Lu Yang also nodded.
Then the two just stared at each other like this. Neither let go, and neither read it.
It wasn't that they didn't want to, but that they couldn't. Because the moment one extended their divine sense, the other would decisively destroy it, not allowing the other party to snatch it first.
Otherwise, if someone read the coordinates first and then destroyed the divine sense, making oneself a split second too late, wouldn't it be over?
So they could only stand in a stalemate.
"...Old loach, attack! Let's destroy this guy together. He's too mysterious; I suspect he still has backup plans. I'm afraid he could pit both of us to death!"
Sky-Shrouding spoke decisively.
Almost simultaneously, Lu Yang also said indifferently:
"Don't listen to him, Dragon Lord Senior. You and I join forces to destroy this incarnation of Sky-Shrouding. Don't worry, I'll shoulder the pressure. He can't do anything to the two of us."
Old Dragon Lord: "..."
Who's "the two of us" with you two bastards!
"Alright, alright, stop fighting."
The Old Dragon Lord sighed. He took the initiative to condense another strand of divine sense containing the coordinates and karma of [Nourishing Life Master] and carefully handed it toward the two.
In the next second, Lu Yang and Sky-Shrouding acted again, grabbing the second strand of divine sense.
"Split evenly, you take left, I take right?"
"Agreed."
As the voice fell, Lu Yang and Sky-Shrouding each began to read the divine sense they had selected... while simultaneously striking without hesitation to shatter the other one.
BOOM!
Both strands of divine sense were destroyed.
However, whether it was Lu Yang or Sky-Shrouding, both had already finished reading the coordinates of [Nourishing Life Master] in advance, so they weren't affected.
After a moment of silence, both withdrew their hands.
The [World-Retribution Incarnation] re-condensed. As if nothing had happened just now, the two re-lodged their divine sense into the spiritual treasure.
Mu Changsheng watched, dumbfounded.
The Old Dragon Lord pursed his lips. "See? This is the Saint Sect. Little friend, you'd best stay far away like me in the future; don't think too much."
Could he fail to see Mu Changsheng's thoughts?
It didn't matter!
Anyway, letting a few Saint Sect Perfected Lords in wasn't unacceptable to him.
At least with them taking the brunt, if there really was a pit in that [Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness], it would definitely pit them first, conveniently buying him time to escape.
"Old loach, don't speak nonsense." Sky-Shrouding's eyes were calm.
"Fellow Daoist and I are allies who have signed a Dharma Contract."
"Correct." Lu Yang nodded. "You are destroying the unity of our Saint Sect. Just now, Senior and I were merely exchanging a few simple moves."
Between their words, the two seemed to have forgotten the conflict and scheme just now, becoming unbreakable allies once again. The submarine of friendship surfaced.
Meanwhile, within [The Mortal World].
Lu Yang and Sky-Shrouding's main bodies had also long since stopped fighting.
Sky-Shrouding patted the chest of Lu Yang that he had just pierced through, while Lu Yang withdrew the fist pounding on Sky-Shrouding's forehead, his expression looking as usual.
In the next second, divine wonders activated.
One used [Knowledge-Perception Barrier] to erase injuries, the other used [Future Life Aspect] to siphon injuries away. In the blink of an eye, two bloody men transformed back into elegant and graceful Golden Core Perfected Lords.
"Fellow Daoist, I think we should unite."
Sky-Shrouding said faintly, "Fighting amongst ourselves like this makes it very easy for others to take advantage of the void. For example, the Old Dragon Lord; that old loach has a black heart."
"Senior is right." Lu Yang nodded.
"We should establish a true alliance. When the time comes, let the Old Dragon Lord and that Mu Changsheng exit the stage first, and then we'll resolve our problems."
"Only natural." Lu Yang nodded again.
Sky-Shrouding looked sincere: "Since that's the case, I have a method of Dao Oath that can swear to the [Sea of Bitterness], letting it supervise us."
"Once the oath is violated, under the backlash of the [Sea of Bitterness], the Dao Fruit will immediately become unstable and the Great Dao will shatter."
"How about it?"
Lu Yang nodded earnestly: "Sure."
The two continued to look at each other, tacitly understanding: To be so casual in attitude, there must be a means to avoid the punishment for violating the oath. This move is eighty percent useless!
Instantly, the atmosphere fell into silence.
Imperceptibly, the expressions in their eyes changed several times. The submarine symbolizing their friendship rose and fell—surfacing one moment, sinking to the seabed the next.
Finally, both smiled at the same time.
"Forget it. Let's stick to the old rules then—each depends on their own methods?"
"Senior is wise!"
As the voice fell, both Lu Yang and Sky-Shrouding relaxed. This was the most reassuring mode of interaction between Saint Sect Perfected Lords.