To think he actually dug up such explosive news!
Lu Yang smiled: "The first-generation Son of Heaven of the Dao Court?"
Perfected Lord Tai Hao nodded: "That's right, the true first generation. The history of the Dao Court began with him... This news was passed down from the Dao of Dao Arts side."
"I see." Only then did Lu Yang nod.
This wasn't surprising then.
I was wondering, how could a bunch of Death Spirits, who scattered and perished as early as the Dao Lord war, know such a major event like the first-generation Son of Heaven of the Dao Court being a traitor.
Perfected Lord Tai Hao seemed to also see Lu Yang's thoughts and immediately added: "Someone betrayed Lord Sisui, that point is undeniable. Before my Master was stomped to death by that bald donkey, he had seen it with his own eyes. It's just that he didn't know that person was actually the first-generation Son of Heaven of the Dao Court."
"Until people from the mortal world came to provide support."
"The Dao of Dao Arts side brought a massive amount of intelligence. Only after comparing information from multiple sources was the identity of that traitor confirmed. A great battle was even sparked back then."
Speaking up to here, Perfected Lord Tai Hao's expression dimmed:
"It was because of this that Master headed to Mount Beifeng and fought a great battle with that traitor's incarnation at the [Myriad Refinements Blood Pool]. Unfortunately, the other party's cultivation was too high."
"Master was severely injured as a result and forced to retreat."
"On the way, he was besieged by several Great Perfected Lords of the Grotto-Heaven method. His injuries were incurable, so he had no choice but to blood-sacrifice the Divine Wood seed before dying, transforming it into the [Mingluo Sea of Trees]."
As her voice fell, she abruptly raised her head:
"Therefore, Senior, you cannot go to the [Myriad Refinements Blood Pool]. That traitor's general trend is already set. Just one incarnation likely possessed the cultivation of peak Dao Integration back then."
"Now, after so many years have passed, he might have even taken another step forward."
"If he builds an Immortal Bridge, then he truly will be hard to find a match in the [Four Great Ghost Domains]. When the time comes and his incarnation merge into one, he might even have hope of reaching Heaven-Treading stage."
"..."
Lu Yang didn't answer upon hearing this, but instead narrowed his eyes. His divine sense communicated with the [Dao-Conquering Tianhun Diagram] in his sea of consciousness. This artifact spirit was already mad with anger at this moment.
"Cang? It was actually him! How dared he betray Master? What a bastard!"
Looking at Tianhun's furious and crazed appearance, Lu Yang knew the other party was unreliable, and immediately frowned: "You didn't know about this matter?"
"I..."
As soon as these words came out, Tianhun instantly got stuck. Only after a long while did he say in frustration: "At the time, I was joining forces with Pan Huang and the others to form an array, desperately suppressing the Great Sword Ancestor."
"By the time we finally managed to suppress the Great Sword Ancestor, everything was over. The World Honored One attacked, Master saved us, and then threw us into [Equality of Things]... Actually, I've always been curious about how the World Honored One came out, but I had no clues and only thought the Primordial Saint found a way..."
Seeing this, Lu Yang shook his head, then looked at Perfected Lord Tai Hao again:
"You just said that Emperor Cang only has an incarnation stationed at the [Myriad Refinements Blood Pool] possessing the cultivation of a Great Perfected Lord. Then how many incarnation does he have in total?"
"Three."
Perfected Lord Tai Hao said in a low voice: "The Azure Heaven incarnation is in Youdu at Mount Bozhong, the Yellow Heaven incarnation is on the frontlines at Mount Luofu, and the Blue Heaven incarnation is inside the [Myriad Refinements Blood Pool]."
Almost simultaneously, Tianhun's voice also rang in his ears:
"It's the [Three Profound Heaven-Revering Orthodox Method]!"
Tianhun said with hatred: "That guy Cang received Master's true inheritance and cultivated the [Precious Life Perfect Form Scripture], but he didn't want to follow the prescribed order and attempted to innovate."
"Master highly appreciated his ideas, so he also provided much guidance. Ultimately, based on the [Precious Life Perfect Form Scripture], they created the [Three Profound Heaven-Revering Orthodox Method]. It can separately enlighten three incarnations: Azure Heaven, Blue Heaven, and Yellow Heaven. It is said that when cultivated to the extreme, one can use their own body to evolve planes of existence..."
Lu Yang's expression gradually changed.
Interesting.
Using one's own body to evolve planes of existence, just like the Foundation Establishment realm? Was Sisui attempting to reinforce the mortal world? Did he anticipate that [Paramita] would oppress the mortal world?
Was this taking preemptive measures to solve it?
Incredible!
Lu Yang almost instantly understood Sisui's thoughts: How difficult is the forging of a plane of existence? The Foundation Establishment realm, the Netherworld, which one of them didn't exhaust spiritual materials?
But if Sisui's plan succeeded, it could directly solve all problems through a single cultivation method. When the time came, as long as the cultivation method was spread, they could completely forge new planes of existence continuously to stabilize the mortal world. Just like the first-generation Master of Beast Taming Peak, this was a method sufficient to completely solve the hidden danger of [Paramita]!
However, Sisui died.
Not only that—he was betrayed and personally pushed into a pit by the very disciple in whom he had placed his greatest hopes… What a bastard. The Four Dogs of the Immortal Nexus have truly gone too far.
Lu Yang sighed and shook his head.
Judging from the outcome of that Cang, who ultimately became the first-generation Son of Heaven of the Dao Court, [Emperor Cang], the Saint Sect's Ancestor probably didn't play a big role behind the scenes.
It was mainly the Dao Court Dao Lord playing dirty tricks!
From this, it could be seen that the ethos of the Light Sea turning out like this absolutely could not be blamed solely on the Saint Sect's Ancestor. Every single one of the Four Dogs of the Immortal Nexus had an undeniable responsibility.
"I understand."
Lu Yang raised his head and looked at Perfected Lord Tai Hao again: "With that Emperor Cang leading the way, there must be quite a few cultivators of the Three Foundations Daos who also rebelled."
A dike of a thousand miles collapses from an ant hole.
For many things, when no one does it, perhaps no one dares to. But once someone does, the others lose their psychological burden and no longer consider it taboo.
Perfected Lord Tai Hao's beautiful face was ashen as she nodded: "There is indeed a batch... Dharma Body Dao, Dao of Dao Arts, and Spiritual Power Dao are all present. Among them, the Dharma Body Dao forms the majority. Most of them were on good terms with that traitor back then and were personally recruited over by him. A bunch of bastard who covet life and fear death. They simply let down Lord Sisui's teachings..."
"What a joke!"
Right at this moment, Perfected Lord Yingguang, who had been silent for a moment, finally seized the opportunity and spoke up: "They were forsaking darkness for light, choosing righteousness over loyalty!"
"It's you on the contrary. If it weren't for you coveting life and fearing death, putting up a stubborn resistance and refusing to be killed by us, we would have started building a better Light Sea long ago."
"...Oh?"
Lu Yang wasn't angry upon hearing this. Well, it was the Sword Pavilion; it wasn't strange for them to say such things. So compared to Perfected Lord Tai Hao, whose chest was heaving violently, he still had the mood to smile:
"What do you mean by a better Light Sea?"
"Is it not so?"
Perfected Lord Yingguang sneered: "If it weren't for your stubborn resistance, we would have already completely controlled the Netherworld. Do you know how significant this is for the Light Sea?"
"As long as the Netherworld is controlled, reincarnation can be controlled."
"From then on, cultivators will no longer need to fear death. The utilization rate of mortals, Qi Refining, and even Foundation Establishment cultivators can be drastically increased!"
As he spoke, Perfected Lord Yingguang seemed to have already seen that beautiful future: "No matter how much we squeeze the souls, we don't have to worry that they will cause a waste of resources after scattering and perishing. Instead, we can continue to squeeze them. Even if they truly scatter and perish, they can still be converted into Death Spirits and continue to be utilized."
"And if Death Spirits are used to death, it doesn't matter either."
"After Death Spirits die, they transform into the purest essence. Whether sent into medicinal pills or spiritual treasures, they can effectively elevate the quality; they are perfect spiritual materials."
"If this isn't progress, what is progress?"
"The value of every cultivator can be utilized to the maximum. Not only can they elevate their self-worth, but they can also create more value for the cultivation world."
Perfected Lord Yingguang's gaze was firm as he said in a deep voice:
"Do you understand now? What a great cause this is. For traitors like you to be able to contribute to the construction of the [Heavenly Dao] is already a blessing..."
Perfected Lord Tai Hao was about to crush her silver teeth:
"You lunatic demon..."
Faced with her angry rebuke, Perfected Lord Yingguang remained utterly dismissive, acting as if she were simply too limited to understand, until Lu Yang casually spoke a single sentence:
"What about you?"
Perfected Lord Yingguang froze: "Me?"
"That's right. You only mentioned Foundation Establishment just now, but what about Perfected Lords? Perfected Lords die too, right? When the time comes, will you also join this cycle?"
In an instant, Perfected Lord Yingguang became furious:
"Is that the same?"
"Although I am also a Death Spirit, I am already a Perfected Lord. I am responsible for managing those lower cultivators and giving them blessings. How can I be the same as them..."
Boom!
Before his voice faded, Lu Yang had already struck out a palm. Almost simultaneously, from deep within Perfected Lord Yingguang's glabella, a streak of sword light surfaced, and his qi aura skyrocketed in an instant.
"...Haha!"
Perfected Lord Yingguang was instantly overjoyed. This was a streak of sword qi left on him by a Death Spirit Great Perfected Lord of the Sword Pavilion, because they both originally hailed from the same family clan.
It was just that his capture earlier was too sudden, so he didn't even have time to actively trigger it. It would only be passively triggered when he faced a life-threatening crisis. That was why he deliberately lured Tai Hao and Lu Yang into dealing a killing blow to him. Now that the sword qi was triggered, even facing a Great Perfected Lord, he could still escape—
"Bang!"
The sword qi collapsed and perished.
Lu Yang's expression didn't change. The Five Elements converged in his palm, the [Arctic Exorcism Court] suppressed, jointly constructing a vast heaven and eart that enveloped Perfected Lord Yingguang.
How is it possible... the sword qi can't escape?
It's the Immortal Bridge! An Immortal Bridge stage Great Perfected Lord!?
No... wait...
In an instant, Perfected Lord Yingguang's pupils contracted sharply. His mouth opened slightly as if wanting to say something more, but he was completely frozen within Lu Yang's [Heaven-Bearing Palm].
Then, a soft sound was heard.
Plop!
Like a bubble bursting.
Lu Yang's palm brushed lightly across him. As though wiping a line of writing from a page, Perfected Lord Yingguang vanished from reality without a trace.
"Now it's the same."
(End of Chapter)