What kind of person was the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak?
Lu Yang had never actually met him in person. The black-robed man he had seen previously within [Responding to Emperors] had no face, so this was their very first meeting.
He had to admit; he was very surprised.
Because the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak was too young. He had the appearance of a youth, brimming with vigorous vitality. His eyes seemed to encompass all the myriad things of heaven and earth, inspiring awe and reverence.
More importantly—that streak of "Light of Wisdom."
The so-called Light of Wisdom, to put it plainly, was a person's comprehension ability. The more intelligent a person was, the more massive their Light of Wisdom would be, even manifesting various anomalous phenomena.
Take Patriarch Nether Whisper, for example.
Lu Yang had seen it once. Patriarch Nether Whisper's Light of Wisdom spouted from his crown, shooting straight into the clouds, surrounded by anomalies like sweet dew and white lotuses.
He originally thought this was already the absolute pinnacle of Light of Wisdom in the present world.
However, the moment he saw the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak, Lu Yang almost thought his eyes were playing tricks on him—because he couldn't even see a human figure!
What met his eyes was that within a hundred-zhang radius of the area where the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak stood, it was filled with boiling, swirling Light of Wisdom.
Myriad streaks of auspicious clouds and brilliant immortal light shone brightly. Ultimately, it even condensed into the forms of a dragon and a phoenix, harmonizing and whistling clearly. And every fluctuation of the Light of Wisdom was resonating with heaven and earth, comprehending the supreme principles of the Great Dao.
This was an epiphany.
A state that ordinary people could only encounter by chance and never seek out, yet the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak was experiencing it every minute and every second. It reached the point where his Light of Wisdom made it impossible for people to even look directly at him.
'I'm... I'm going blind!'
Lu Yang forcefully shifted his gaze, not daring to show the slightest abnormality before the eyes of the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak—fortunately, he was still in the [One Mind] state.
This was his death warrant, but also his protective umbrella.
'The Ancestor of the Saint Sect, he should be watching right now. And since he hasn't struck me dead yet, it means my disguise successfully slipped past his line of sight.'
Lu Yang let out a sigh of relief inwardly.
Meanwhile, he saw the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak walk into the temple and chuckle lightly, "Senior Brother Myriad Treasures, I came all this way. You wouldn't be unwelcoming, would you?"
Lu Yang didn't speak.
However, beside him, another young novice monk suddenly smiled: "How could I be unwelcoming? For you, Beast Taming, to willingly come looking for me, I am naturally happy to see you."
It wasn't just the young novice monk.
Almost simultaneously, all the monks within the temple, whether stopping their morning lessons or pausing their cultivation, all turned to look at the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak one after another.
Lu Yang also blended in among them.
Seeing this, the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak raised an eyebrow slightly, then shook his head: "Senior Brother Myriad Treasures, I still have to say, this method of yours truly harms heavenly harmony."
"Those on different paths cannot make plans together."
The young novice monk, or rather the World Honored One possessing the young novice monk, smiled, then spread his hands: "If you're here to discuss the Dao, then I won't welcome you."
"Alright, alright, alright, then let's not talk about that matter... To tell you the truth, Senior Brother Myriad Treasures, I came this time regarding matters related to the Netherworld, hoping to ask for your guidance."
"Oh?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the World Honored One instantly raised an eyebrow: "You learned all of my methods long ago. The student has surpassed the master. What guidance could you possibly need from me?"
Hearing this, the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak shook his head:
"Senior Brother's words are incorrect."
"When three people walk together, there must be one who can be my teacher. I am not omniscient and omnipotent either, not even a Dao Lord. How could I dare to make the wild claim that the student has surpassed the master?"
"Alright."
The World Honored One shook his head and smiled: "Then come with me. Let me hear exactly what difficult problem our favored son of heaven, the variable of the light sea, has encountered."
"Hehe, who told you to be my senior brother?" The first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak laughed heartily.
The two walked into the temple shoulder to shoulder just like that.
Lu Yang was dumbfounded watching this.
'This is fucking the World Honored One? This amiable guy who looks like a good senior brother no matter how you look at him, is the fucking World Honored One? Did I enter the wrong false history?'
'Or was it that in the distant past, the atmosphere hadn't become as bad as it is now? Impossible, seventy thousand years isn't exactly short, nor is it long. Does this mean they are acting? Everyone is acting along with the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak? Deliberately putting on a facade of "I am a good person"?'
Lu Yang immediately made a connection:
'Paramita was tilting, and the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak forged the Netherworld to save it. At the very beginning, the Dao Lords must have supported this, perhaps even supporting it without holding back any effort.'
In other words:
A honeymoon period existed between the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak and the Four Dogs of the Immortal Nexus—until a certain point in time when the two sides turned hostile over interests.
'However,... why look for the World Honored One?'
Doubts sprang up in Lu Yang's heart once more: 'Among the Four Dogs of the Immortal Nexus, the World Honored One is undeniably the weakest. Why didn't the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak look for the others?'
And the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak's attitude.
Even if it was a honeymoon period, it was still a bit too intimate... It could be seen that the image the World Honored One maintained in the eyes of the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak was likely managed extremely well.
'Interesting.'
Watching the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak and the young novice monk possessed by the World Honored One vanish from sight together, Lu Yang immediately began planning how to leave the Pure Land.
'First leave the Pure Land, escape the Ancestor of the Saint Sect's line of sight, and then figure out a way...'
However, right at this moment.
Suddenly, the [One Mind] connection Lu Yang had established abruptly transmitted voices and images, causing Lu Yang, who was originally planning to find a chance to leave, to abruptly halt his steps.
That was—the conversation between the World Honored One and the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak!
This was something only [One Mind] could do. What one monk knew could be transmitted to all other monks through [One Mind].
'Is this... the World Honored One's hint?'
Lu Yang swallowed hard, unable to stop a sense of thrill from welling up.
One must know, this was right under the Ancestor of the Saint Sect's nose. For the World Honored One to be so audacious as to secretly contact him at this time.
Soon, he heard the content of the conversation:
"Speak, what problem do you have?"
Inside the monk's quarters, the World Honored One and the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak sat facing each other. Yet, faintly visible behind the latter was that even more terrifying, even more massive shadow.
Wherever karma reached, this shadow was omnipresent.
Even though he had already ascended to Paramita, able to review the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak's karma with a single thought, he was powerless to change it. He couldn't even say an extra word.
Everything could only follow the original course of history.
However, he wasn't entirely powerless to resist. Ascending to Paramita had its benefits after all. At the very least, right now, he could do some small tricks in private.
Thinking of this, the World Honored One continued to maintain [One Mind] while smiling:
"But a problem even you can't solve, I might not necessarily have a way to handle."
"Senior Brother Myriad Treasures jests. You are the number one artifact refinement grandmaster in the present world. If even you can't solve it, then this problem truly is unsolvable."
The first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak seemed completely unaware of any anomaly, smiling and shaking his head.
"Alright, stop flattering me." The World Honored One shook his head: "Let's talk business. What problem exactly did you encounter?"
"It's the [Bridge of Helplessness]."
The first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak sighed and said, "Although the [Yellow Springs Road] has already taken shape, I've hit a bottleneck with the [Bridge of Helplessness]."
"Because the true spirits gathered by the [Yellow Springs Road] are too fragile. Trying to use the [Bridge of Helplessness] to plant the mark of the Netherworld into them is simply too difficult. One careless move and the true spirit will shatter, beyond any hope of salvation. But if I don't do this, I can't re-gather their souls for them..."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yang, observing from the shadows, was instantly stunned.
The [Yellow Springs Road] has already been built? He's building the [Bridge of Helplessness] now?
'Not good!'
The timing was wrong after all... Being stirred by the giant hand of the Ancestor of the Saint Sect just now caused the great karmic net to plunge into chaos, making him arrive a period late!
I'm fucking late!
(End of Chapter)