Lu Yang couldn't help but sigh emotionally. He then looked at the [Arctic Exorcism Court] again and pondered in his heart: The path of the Netherworld is actually quite reliable!
Buried beneath the mortal world, it wouldn't cause any suppression to the mortal world. Instead, it could alleviate the heavy pressure of [Paramita], while continuously absorbing and converting death spirits to strengthen the Netherworld's own Great Dao power, thereby growing continuously. The First-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak's design could almost be described as perfect.
It was just a pity that he entrusted it to the wrong person.
"With [Paramita] pressing down from above, even the best design is useless... And thinking about it now, his vision was actually still limited."
Limited to within the sea of light.
His perspective was too small.
But I can't blame him. After all, his original intention in creating the Netherworld was to stabilize the mortal world. Focusing his sights within the light sea was completely normal.
I won't be that kind-hearted.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly felt a stir in his heart. He then separated a strand of divine sense into the Righteous Dao Banner, arriving before Patriarch Nether Whisper and Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon.
"Patriarch, Master."
Lu Yang wore an excited expression, rubbing his hands together as he said, "I thought of a brilliant plan! Help me evaluate it and see if it's feasible."
"Oh? Really?"
Hearing this, Patriarch Nether Whisper blinked. He then chuckled lightly, his smile carrying an encouraging tone. "Speak boldly. Let me hear just how brilliant it is."
"Haha, Patriarch, you definitely wouldn't have guessed it!" Lu Yang organized his thoughts, then said in a deep voice, "I plan to nurture the [Arctic Exorcism Court] into a second Netherworld. As long as I succeed, I won't need to ascend to [Paramita], nor will I need to enter the Netherworld. Relying solely on myself, I can rival a Dao Lord!"
Hearing these words, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon instantly furrowed his brows.
"I'm afraid this..."
Before he could finish speaking, Patriarch Nether Whisper raised his hand, stopping Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon from questioning it. He then continued to look at Lu Yang, asking with a gentle smile:
"And the specific method? Just talking is useless."
"Haha, of course I know that."
Lu Yang smiled smugly. "I know what Master Vanquishing-Demon wants to say. With [Paramita] above and the Netherworld below, there's no space left for me, right?"
Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon nodded.
In the end, the mortal world was only that big. Ascending in stature was the orthodox path. The First-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak acting against the norm could already be considered stunningly brilliant.
However, seeing this, Lu Yang waved his hand. "Wrong! The so-called lack of space is actually just limited to the light sea, limited to this mortal world!"
After saying that, he pointed above his head:
"There's no space in the mortal world, but there's plenty outside!"
Speaking up to here, Lu Yang grew even more excited. "The Sea of Light is essentially divided into two parts: the dark void and the light sea. Among them, the light sea is the mortal world."
"As for the dark void, it is actually the outside of the light sea in the conventional sense. If you stay there for a long time, you will completely lose your way, which is no different from being dead."
Before Lu Yang finished speaking, Patriarch Nether Whisper had already understood. "You want to establish the [Arctic Exorcism Court] in the dark void, without relying on the mortal world?"
"Patriarch truly understands me!"
Lu Yang hurriedly nodded. "The dark void also has stature! Not only does it have it, but it can also be divided into Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul!"
This was a world model.
Lu Yang gestured animatedly, narrating his speculation. "If the dark void is understood as an ocean, then the light sea is located in the depths of the ocean."
"And the light sea mortal world is a standard line."
"From the standard line upwards, it is the stature of cultivators, divided into Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul. Downwards is the Netherworld, which also has similar levels."
"However, this standard line is limited. It is a line segment."
Lu Yang spread his arms, as if to embrace the world. "It is only as big as the light sea, far from being able to cover the ocean, the entire dark void!"
"So as long as you jump out of the mortal world, you can break free from the constraints of [Paramita]! In the boundless dark void, you can endlessly elevate your stature! Anyway, the standard line is right there. As long as your height can align with it, your stature won't change regardless of whether you leave the mortal world or not!"
Patriarch Nether Whisper listened patiently to the end.
Soon, he lowered his eyelids, thinking for a moment, before continuing, "Where is the evidence? Your inference needs sufficient arguments to stand."
"Of course there is evidence."
Lu Yang waved his large hand. "The evidence is that, just like Golden Core Perfected Lords, Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones can move freely within the Light Sea, without any distinction of distance!"
He had personal experience with this point.
Back when he was still at Foundation Establishment, he had entered the Light Sea and even locked onto coordinates through the Dark Void, finding the Seven Luminaries Heaven in a single thought.
"However, the idea that there is no distance in the Light Sea is actually wrong."
Lu Yang wore a smile, speaking with assurance. "It's not that there is no distance, but that there is no distance for those with stature, like Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, and Nascent Soul."
"Because they possess stature. If we say Qi Refining cultivators walking in the Light Sea are trekking long distances on a 2D plane, then cultivators with stature have entered the 3D plane. They don't need to walk; as long as they overlap their starting point and destination, they can directly jump over!"
This was the evidence.
If the Dark Void had no stature, or if the stature was insufficient, then the Light Sea shouldn't be without distance for Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones and Golden Core Perfected Lords!
"I see..."
After hearing Lu Yang's explanation, Patriarch Nether Whisper pondered for even longer this time. After a long while, he nodded slightly. "Then it does indeed have feasibility."
"There is still a problem."
On the other side, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon suddenly spoke up. "Even if the Dark Void does have stature, how will you make your own stature reach the corresponding level?"
"You must know, the reason you can maintain a Perfected Lord's stature in the Dark Void right now is because you have the mortal world as support. You inherently have stature. But once you sever your connection with the mortal world, it will be like a castle in the air. The result will inevitably be a fall and perishing. How do you plan to solve this point?"
Hearing this, Lu Yang held up a single finger:
"This problem has already been solved by our predecessors."
Before he finished speaking, Patriarch Nether Whisper gave the answer. "It's the Netherworld... The Netherworld is actually a plane built in the Dark Void that doesn't rely on the mortal world!"
"Patriarch is wise," Lu Yang smiled and cupped his hands.
"The First-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak has already solved this problem. The Netherworld is built beneath the mortal world. The foundation of its existence is not the mortal world, but the reincarnation of all living beings!"
"The myriad living beings, billions of cultivators, the true spirits of those whose souls have scattered are accepted by the Netherworld, transformed into death spirits, cultivate the Dao of the Netherworld, and subsequently strengthen the Netherworld."
"This process is actually uplifting."
"The principle is very similar to Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones uplifting a Dao Fruit. It is exactly under the accumulation of years that the Netherworld allowed countless death spirits to uplift it, allowing it to grow to its current state!"
"Besides this, the reincarnation of all living beings is also a grappling hook, locking the Netherworld and the mortal world together, ensuring the Netherworld won't get lost in the Dark Void... This design itself is the best method to establish a plane in the Dark Void, bypass [Paramita], and avoid the Dao Lords to ascend in stature!"
Speaking up to here, Lu Yang couldn't help but sigh emotionally.
The First-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak was truly a world-shocking talent, already beyond description with words. He was absolutely no worse than the Saint Sect's Ancestor who forged [Paramita]!
However, as the saying goes:
"Predecessors plant the trees, and descendants enjoy the shade... Since I have already grasped this method, I must put it to good use. My Dao path perhaps lies right here!"
(End of Chapter)