[The Mortal World].
Since they had reconciled, Lu Yang and [Sky-Shrouding] naturally stopped fighting. Instead, they parted ways again, each beginning their final preparations.
Supreme Imperial World.
Lu Yang returned here once more. Then, he took out the [Righteous Dao Banner]. Amidst rolling purple qi, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] stepped out, infinite brilliance flowing in the depths of his eyes.
"Patriarch!" Seeing this, Lu Yang hurriedly bowed. Then, a trace of shame appeared on his face: "Apologies, I failed to snatch the Unorthodox Cultivation Method for you... However, as long as Mu Changsheng didn't lie to me, and the cultivation method is truly in [Nourishing Life Master], this disciples guarantees to obtain it for you at any cost."
Don't look down on this short sentence.
In reality, Lu Yang had put quite a bit of effort into it. Just the phrase "as long as Mu Changsheng didn't lie to me" fully displayed the rawness and immaturity of a young man.
If [Sky-Shrouding] were here, he would definitely sniff at it.
But for [Patriarch Nether Whisper], he would only feel that Lu Yang still held him in his heart. Indeed a good child; I shouldn't be too harsh on him...
As for what "Saint Sect Perfected Lord"?
In [Patriarch Nether Whisper]'s eyes, what Saint Sect Perfected Lord? He was clearly an outstanding disciple of my [Shaman Ghost Dao]. The title of Saint Sect Perfected Lord was merely his protective coloration.
Although he acts ruthlessly, likes to pit people against each other, and disregards immortal virtue, and everyone calls him a bastard, I know he is actually a good child with a kind heart!
This concept wasn't formed overnight, but was a persona Lu Yang had built up over years in front of [Patriarch Nether Whisper].
People, after all, always believe what they want to believe. The more opinionated a person is, the more stubborn they become once they have a preconceived notion.
Of course, Lu Yang wasn't lying.
In fact, as long as there was a chance, he would absolutely not be stingy. Even if it required using up a restart opportunity, he would inevitably snatch the Unorthodox Cultivation Method.
So his choice of words was just a small tactic.
In the final analysis, it still required a sincere heart. The tactic was merely a brick to knock on the door; Lu Yang's sincerity was what truly moved [Patriarch Nether Whisper].
"My matter can be put aside for now."
[Patriarch Nether Whisper] shook his head. "Regarding the refinement of the [Great Might Kui-Gang Righteous Qi], I thought of a method that can accelerate the refinement speed."
Lu Yang's eyes lit up instantly upon hearing this. "I ask Patriarch for guidance."
"Utilize the Supreme Imperial World!"
[Patriarch Nether Whisper] pointed beneath his feet. "Because this World Realm is affected by [The Mortal World], time around the World Realm has become visibly distorted."
Hearing this, Lu Yang frowned slightly. "That is indeed the case... But this disciple has tested it before. This isn't a distortion of time in the true sense. Although ten thousand years in this realm equals one year outside, something that can be done in one year outside might also take ten thousand years in this realm."
"I understand."
[Patriarch Nether Whisper] smiled. "But that is on the basis that the time concept of this place still exists... And if the concept collapses, the situation becomes different again."
These words opened a new door for Lu Yang, suddenly enlightening him: "Time Concept collapse... The flow of time on both sides gradually unifies."
"The ten thousand years of the Supreme Imperial World will collapse again, matching the one year of the outside world."
"There will be an opportunity to exploit a loophole in this!"
"That is, during the period of collapse, the time of the Supreme Imperial World still differs from the outside world. But after the collapse, the time of the Supreme Imperial World unifies with the outside world again."
"Simply put, during the time collapse process, the long time of the Supreme Imperial World can still be used. I can use the difference in time flow to complete some things that require a long time to accomplish... Once the time on both sides unifies, this used time can conveniently synchronize with reality!"
This was an unconstrained and bold hypothesis.
"Under these circumstances, I can truly achieve completing something that might require a thousand or ten thousand years inside the Supreme Imperial World, using only one year of the outside world?"
"It's not that easy."
Looking at the excited Lu Yang, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] shook his head:
"This method is just exploiting a loophole. Time is collapsing after all; a massive amount of time will be wasted in the middle, and not much time will be left."
"However, I've calculated it. A few short decades are still possible." At this point, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] smiled faintly. "At least it can help you refine the [Great Might Kui-Gang Righteous Qi] in advance. Moreover, [Sky-Shrouding] definitely won't anticipate it. It should be able to serve as a trump card for you."
"Patriarch..."
Lu Yang looked moved. This method of utilizing the time-space distortion of the Supreme Imperial World sounded simple, but actually implementing the details of the operation was extremely difficult.
It was evident that [Patriarch Nether Whisper] had actually been planning this for a long time.
As expected of my World-Shocking Wisdom!
On the other side, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] still felt somewhat regretful. "The Time-Space Concept of this realm is very special. Unfortunately, I don't have enough time to disassemble and analyze it."
"I can only use this crude method to buy time."
"If I could thoroughly master it, perhaps without needing to destroy it, I could still buy you enough time... This is very important for you."
"Because only in this way can you bridge the gap in foundation between you and those veteran Perfected Lords in a short time. This is the only gap you currently cannot fill, and ours as well. After all, we are all still young, while which of the other veteran Perfected Lords hasn't had tens of thousands of years to hone themselves?"
After speaking, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] even sighed: "Alas... my ability is insufficient."
Lu Yang waved his hand immediately upon hearing this:
"No matter how important it is, it's not as important as you!"
"Although this place is nice, it's just that—nice. If it's destroyed this time, it's destroyed. There will always be opportunities in the future for Patriarch to comprehend slowly."
He was very open-minded about this.
With [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes], if he really wanted time, he could just find a place to hole up after restarting, watching the changing winds and clouds. Who could trouble him then?
But what use was that?
[Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] lived long enough, right? Steadily living until the end of his lifespan, at the Early Stage of Golden Core, he was considered a well-known veteran.
And the result? It was as if he hadn't lived at all!
For a whole thousand years, Lu Yang even suspected he hadn't improved... But should he be blamed? Was it because his talent was poor and he had no comprehension ability?
Lu Yang felt this was biased.
In the final analysis, the key lies in the fact that he went nowhere and just sat on the Extreme Heaven Cliff!
Sitting withered in one place, working behind closed doors, and still wanting to improve?
Not regressing was already good enough!
In the end, this is an era of great strife... Doing nothing will only get half the result with twice the effort. You're living but living in vain. People… ah, you still have to fucking stir up trouble!
The bigger the trouble, the greater the achievement!
The greater the achievement, the more trouble one can stir up!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately cupped his hands toward [Patriarch Nether Whisper]: "Patriarch, no need to hesitate. Do it. Let's refine the [Great Might Kui-Gang Righteous Qi] first!"
"...Alright then."
[Patriarch Nether Whisper] nodded upon hearing this and immediately began the operation.
…
A moment later, Lu Yang walked out of the Supreme Imperial World.
Immediately after, he leisurely arrived at the sea of light, wearing a genial smile on his face as he met up with [Sky-Shrouding]. He even waved his hand in greeting:
"Yo, Senior."
"..."
[Sky-Shrouding] was instantly alert.
This bastard, what trick has he come up with now?
Thinking of this, he subconsciously looked toward the Supreme Imperial World, but his line of sight was blocked by rolling purple qi, preventing him from seeing the situation around the Supreme Imperial World clearly.
Regarding this, Lu Yang naturally had no intention of explaining. Instead, he changed the subject:
"Almost time to set off, right?"
In this lifetime, Lu Yang had many plans in his heart.
Use the [Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness] to improve my strength, feeding back into the Dharma Body Dao. After my strength improves, plan for the Supreme Dao Fruits, [Sword Edge Gold] and [City Rampart Earth]...
Getting even one, death would be worth it!
Thinking of this, he instantly became excited.
His Dao Path was only just beginning now!