[Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light] (Perfected Lord Huangshi Duiguang)
The moment he heard this title, Lu Yang's first reaction was to ponder its meaning. After all, a Perfected Lord's title wasn't chosen at random.
Each lineage had its own conventions.
Some Perfected Lords preferred to use the concept of their Dao Fruit directly as their title, while others were more obscure, preferring to act as riddlers.
But regardless of the style, a Perfected Lord's title often hinted at their origins; it would never be unrelated. For example, a Water-element Perfected Lord would never take a Fire-element honorific title.
However, in Lu Yang's view, [Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light] was a profoundly strange honorific. The oddity lay in the character "Dui" (兑) within the title.
Dui: success, favorable perseverance.
Hard inside but soft outside; Dui means favorable perseverance, thus obedient to heaven and responsive to people. Most importantly, the concept of this character corresponds to the Metal element of the Five Elements.
A [Heavenly Fire] Perfected Lord actually included a character with a Metal-element concept in his honorific title. This was obviously abnormal. Moreover, adding the character "Guang" (Light) after "Dui" made it appear even more bizarre.
Dui plus Guang... the only thing I can calculate is "Yindui, Weiguang" (Luring Dui, Dim Light), which is not a benevolent concept...
What is "Yindui, Weiguang"?
"Yin" means "to lure," and "Dui" means "joy." As the name suggests—luring others to share joy with oneself. This kind of thing is not an upright and honorable path.
This was very thought-provoking.
Because honorific titles were symbolic. Every Perfected Lord's title carried weight; its concept could even inversely affect the changes in the Dao Fruit.
Clearly a [Heavenly Fire] Perfected Lord, yet adding a Metal-element concept into the honorific title? Metal and Fire clash, consuming each other. Furthermore, specifically combining them to form the concept of "Yindui, Weiguang," which is obviously unfavorable to oneself...
This [Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light] doesn't seem like a good person.
At least he doesn't seem sincere towards [Heavenly Fire].
Thinking of this, although Lu Yang's smile remained, a great vigilance had already risen in his heart.
After entering the state of [Supreme Dao Transformation] previously, my Dao comprehension improved extremely rapidly. Otherwise, I might not have been able to see through the secret behind this honorific title.
As for the Dao Child's words, he completely disregarded them.
However, on the surface, he still showed a sincere expression. "Senior, please speak clearly. This humble one has absolutely no impression of this Perfected Lord's honorific title."
"You want to know?"
Hearing this, the Dao Child chuckled. "It is simple. In the past, the Master opened a void portal at the Sacred Fire Cliff, leading to a disordered space-time secret realm."
"Feixue came out from there. You can ask her for details."
"There, you might be able to find the answer."
The Dao Child's tone was very sincere, his words crisp. He didn't even shy away from other Perfected Lords, including Great Sage Ming Zhu, speaking plainly in front of everyone.
At first glance, it gave people an impression of openness and honesty.
Hearing this, Lu Yang also revealed a look of surprise and temptation.
However, behind the change in expression, he felt a bone-chilling coldness rush from the soles of his feet straight to the crown of his head. He strained with all his might to keep his composure.
The [False History]! He's talking about the [False History].
Did the Dao Child lie?
No. The disordered history secret realm, Perfected Lord Feixue's origins—the Dao Child told the truth about everything, even explicitly stating that he could ask Feixue for specific details.
None of this was wrong.
Lu Yang also believed that if he asked Perfected Lord Feixue afterward, she would definitely tell him various details of the [False History] without omission.
There was only one problem, or rather, the Dao Child hid only one truth.
The [False History]... is the place where the World Honored One attained the Dao! It is even more the lifeline of the World Honored One. This bastard wants me to go there... what kind of damn conspiracy is this?!
Lu Yang sobered up instantly.
What [Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light]? It's all bullshit. The [False History] is the key point. Everything is just bait to lure me there!
Able to relate to the [False History], and taking such a bizarre honorific title... That [Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light], no matter how I think about it, is abnormal. Damn it, could it be the World Honored One's 'alt account' in the Saint Sect? I remember the World Honored One studied in the Saint Sect for a period back then!
If this was true, the problem was very serious.
This damned bastard said I am [Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light]. If I believed it, would the World Honored One borrow this belief to revive in my body?
No, I don't even need to believe it!
Once I enter the [False History], as long as someone manages to fabricate a possibility over there that "I am [Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light]," it will be enough!
Just like Perfected Lord Hong Tian!
Isn't the [False History] exactly like this? Using future possibilities to influence reality. If I really go, I might actually become some [Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light]!
Lu Yang frowned tightly. There are bad people in the Saint Sect!
Most importantly, this Dao Child's appearance likely represented the will of both the Saint Sect Ancestor and the World Honored One simultaneously. This was what Lu Yang dreaded the most.
Two Dao Lords serving me alone!
In the final analysis... it's still because the Supreme Dao Fruit!
My appearance was too abrupt, and I control an important Supreme Dao Fruit. The Saint Sect Ancestor... the Dao Lords won't allow me to roam outside their control.
Lu Yang judged others by his own standards and felt this was very reasonable.
Actually, if I have to say it, this method is similar to what I encountered in my previous life. It's just a different routine, but the method are no different.
It was just that in the previous life, it was using an Unorthodox Dao Fruit.
In this life, it was using the [False History].
Of course, this is just my preliminary guess.
Regarding that [Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light], my understanding is too little. It's also possible he really was a [Heavenly Fire] Perfected Lord of the Saint Sect in the past.
But so what?
As long as there is this possibility, I cannot take the risk!
Moreover, unlike the previous life, the current him had a very simple method to verify whether his guess just now was true or false.
In a flash, Lu Yang had sorted out all his thoughts, then looked at the Dao Child.
[Immortal Nexus Survival Guide], activate!
The next second, a shimmering golden light that no one could detect surfaced in the depths of his eyes, quietly sweeping over the Dao Child before converging into a panel.
[Giant Trap! Please stay away ASAP!]
"..."
Confirmed!
Fuck you!
Perhaps the previous guess had omissions in details, but the result was definitely not wrong. This damned Dao Child absolutely wanted to scam him!
Or rather, the Dao Lords wanted to scam him!
Lu Yang looked calm and his eyes were cold. He didn't feel panicked either.
Rather, after so many lifetimes, he was somewhat used to it.
This was cultivation.
The higher one went, the easier it was to appear in the vision of higher beings, and the easier it was to be targeted by them... To go further, one could only face the difficulties head-on!
But then again, fighting hard is definitely irrational.
Since the World Honored One and the Saint Sect Ancestor haven't directly descended to beat me to death, it means I haven't reached that level of importance in their eyes yet.
So what I should do now is stall!
Stall as long as possible, using this to obtain more benefits, until I can't stall anymore. Then restart and run away like in the previous life.
As for [Perfected Lord Brilliant World Joyous Light], although Lu Yang was very curious, and his intuition even told him that this mysterious Perfected Lord likely had a great connection with the World Honored One's experience of attaining the Nascent Soul, for the current him, the karma was too heavy to touch.
It was better not to investigate for the time being.
After all, what if he really found something out?
The World Honored One's nature was well known. If he really found out, He would truly kill people across levels!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly felt his mind were opened.