Attain my ass!
After hearing [Sky-shrouding]'s final proposal, Lu Yang smiled on the surface, but he was already cursing in his heart. You evil old ghost, you're trying to set me up.
Was the Netherworld something that could be attained?
The attitude of the Saint Sect's Ancestor in his past life had already made Lu Yang recognize reality. No matter what, the Netherworld could not be attained. Whoever tried to attain it would be walking into a dead end.
Even if the Dao Lords didn't interfere, the First-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak had already awakened by now. As the true creator of the Netherworld, trying to attain it was equivalent to fighting for territory with its founder. Could that possibly end well? You would absolutely be treated like a dog on the side of the road and kicked to death on the spot!
You evil old ghost, this is the kind of suggestion you give me?
To think I was open and honest with you this time, wanting to see if we could find a way to break this deadlock. As a result, I treated you like a brother, and you try to kick me into a ditch, right?
Bastard!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but say, "Isn't the Netherworld Fellow Daoist's private plot? What's wrong? Has Fellow Daoist already given up on the plan to attain the Netherworld?"
Hearing this, [Sky-shrouding] immediately let out a long sigh: "There's no other way. I miscalculated and fell into Fellow Daoist's scheme. Hong Yun seeking the Golden Core forced me to leave the Netherworld. Now that I have exposed my true body, the Netherworld no longer welcomes me. Let alone attaining the Netherworld, even reincarnation is no longer possible."
After saying that, he looked at Lu Yang again:
"Moreover, this should also align with Fellow Daoist's intentions, right? After all, Fellow Daoist forcing me out of the Netherworld means you must also have designs on it and planned to eliminate any trouble first."
This was actually true.
Immediately after, [Sky-shrouding] continued: "This is also what I want to discuss with Fellow Daoist... I can ignore Fellow Daoist's plan to head to the Netherworld."
"I can even provide assistance."
"But in return, my Dao path has been severed, so Fellow Daoist needs to give me a new Dao path... otherwise, I will absolutely not let you head to the Netherworld!"
Act, keep acting.
Lu Yang met him with a cold stare, pondering in his heart: The Lord of the Netherworld has awakened. It's impossible for this old ghost not to have noticed. He definitely didn't leave the Netherworld because of Hong Yun.
A mere Hong Yun was not enough to force [Sky-shrouding] out of the Netherworld.
He most likely discovered the danger!
In other words, he abandoned the Netherworld himself... Now he's pretending to be forced into this frustrating situation just to freeload off me!
Pah, shameless thing!
Lu Yang cursed inwardly, but a gentle smile surfaced on his face. "A new Dao path... isn't out of the question. It just so happens I do have one in my hands."
Hearing this, [Sky-shrouding] was instantly taken aback.
Wait, you actually have one?
After a brief moment of being stunned came unexpected ecstasy. To be honest, [Sky-shrouding] actually didn't expect Lu Yang to be able to point out any new Dao path from the beginning.
After all, the fact that [Paramita] was full was an objective reality. It was hard to imagine what new Dao path could allow someone to become a Dao Lord. He had actually just been asking for an exorbitant price, waiting for the other party to bargain. But as it turned out, Lu Yang actually had a Nascent Soul Dao path leading to Paramita in his hands?
With this thought, [Sky-shrouding] immediately sat up straight.
Then he heard Lu Yang say in a deep voice, "I need the dao comprehension of [Great Forest Wood], at the Perfected Lord level. That is the bottom line, I will not accept any bargaining."
The Perfected Lord dao comprehension of [Great Forest Wood].
This was what Lu Yang desired the most right now. It could complete the final piece of his Void Attainment, and in the present age, only [Sky-shrouding] could provide it for him.
He had previously considered whether he could use the Dao Fruit scriptures in the [Nourishing Life Master] to obtain dao comprehension, but the results proved that this path was impassable.
If a Dao Fruit was compared to a machine, then the Dao Fruit scripture was the operation manual for that machine. It contained a simple introduction to each component. The Perfected Lord dao comprehension, on the other hand, was the method of using the machine, the solutions when encountering problems, how to repair it when it broke down, and how to optimize its operational efficiency.
With the former, the latter would be easier.
But with only the former, it was impossible to reach the level of the latter.
This was the gap between Perfected Lord dao comprehension and Dao Fruit scriptures. Lu Yang had tried several times, and after finding it useless, he gave up on this method.
He could only take it from [Sky-shrouding].
And this conversation was the best opportunity.
On the other side, [Sky-shrouding] had also fallen into deep thought. In all fairness, mere Perfected Lord level dao comprehension was nothing to him. The key was the purpose.
What does he need the [Great Forest Wood] dao comprehension for?
Thinking of this, [Sky-shrouding]'s gaze shifted to the [Arctic Exorcism Court] behind Lu Yang, where four concepts seemed to be faintly bobbing up and down.
Lu Yang didn't hide anything.
The Righteous Dao Banner, Tribulation Wave, Yellow Court, and Dragon-Banishment Ruler—four Supreme Dao Fruit True Treasures appeared one after another, clearly telling him: I'm just missing the [Great Forest Wood]!
Supreme Five Elements!?
Could this person truly be the Ancestral Dragon? Is he trying to unify the Supreme Five Elements Dao Fruits and attain the Void in one go? What grand ambition. How did he gather all these...
Despite saying so, [Sky-shrouding] felt no apprehension in his heart, but rather growing delight. Just as Lu Yang had judged earlier, before becoming Dao Lords, they were like-minded fellow Daoists, and also brothers who could sell each other out at any moment. After all, the stronger you were, the more you could draw the Dao Lords' attention for me.
"...Alright, I'll give it to you!"
In the next second, [Sky-shrouding] had already nodded. Then, a stream of divine sense gathered, transforming into a smoke-wreathed scripture that hovered in his palm.
Seeing this, Lu Yang also separated a strand of divine sense.
[Sovereign Heart-Demon Scripture]!
That's right, the Dao path he wanted to point out to [Sky-shrouding] was [Tribulation]. This was absolutely a broad and open road, with a genuine hope of achieving the Nascent Soul.
He wasn't lying on this point.
And the [Sovereign Heart-Demon Scripture] could indeed shape inner demons and resonate with Tribulations. The only problem was: the inner demon had to actually exist.
However, Lu Yang had no intention of helping [Sky-shrouding]. Unlike his previous life, as a Great Perfected Lord now, it really wasn't suitable for him to show his face in public and create inner demons anymore. Besides, I'm not your nanny. I've given you the method, and it truly works. If you can't do it, that's a problem with your own ability.
Immediately after, Lu Yang truthfully recounted the information regarding Tribulations.
Even with [Sky-shrouding]'s experience, he fell into a deep silence after hearing it. Thoughts continuously surfaced and vanished in his narrow, elongated eyes:
Five Heavenly Destinies, Tribulation, Thousand-Year Great Tribulation...
After a long while, he finally let out a long breath: "Let's trade."
When his voice fell, both of them simultaneously handed over the divine sense scriptures in their hands. Neither side played any tricks; after all, doing so would harm others without benefiting themselves.
Although they didn't care about harming others, doing it without benefiting themselves was meaningless.
"We will meet again."
Lu Yang didn't hesitate. After confirming the contents were fine, he instantly flashed as a streak of light and returned to the [Nourishing Life Master]. He was already getting somewhat impatient.
The [Great Forest Wood] concept and dao comprehension were both in hand.
With the refinement of the fifth True Treasure, the final piece for his Void Attainment was successfully gathered. The goal he had set several lifetimes ago was finally no longer a castle in the air!
(End of Chapter)