Although the situation seemed extremely critical, Lu Yang did not panic at all. After a brief moment of astonishment, his emotions quickly regained their composure.
He can't do anything to me.
This was by no means rash confidence, but reasoning based on facts— the fact that he hadn't been beaten to death yet was proof that the old bastard couldn't catch him.
Another piece of evidence was the [Immortal Nexus Survival Guide].
Ever since obtaining this golden talent, he kept it activated twenty-four hours a day. He would even scan an ant crawling by the side of the road.
This time was naturally no exception.
And the result was [No Trap].
Lu Yang did not believe that the Primordial Saint could deceive the [Immortal Nexus Survival Guide]. The strength of the talents settled by [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] had always been unquestionable.
Then there was only a second possibility.
The [Immortal Nexus Survival Guide] determines that with my current means, the Primordial Saint is helpless against me. There is no life-and-death crisis, which is why it shows [No Trap].
Similar situations had occurred before. As his cultivation improved and his strength grew, things that previously showed up as [Small Trap] would also become [No Trap]... Thinking of this, Lu Yang became even more composed. He even had the mood to raise his head and meet the gaze of that tiny figure across space.
What, kill me if you dare.
Anyway, what was projected into the [Ancestral Dragon's Manor] was just an Manifestation Body. If it died, it died; he could re-project it at any time. Lu Yang wasn't scared in the slightest.
"Boom!"
At this moment, the Dark Void trembled. Through the [Arctic Exorcism Court], Lu Yang could clearly feel a substantive gaze sweeping across the Dark Void.
However, the result was like finding a needle in a haystack.
He can't find me. I'm too weak.
Lu Yang was self-aware. Compared to the Netherworld back then, his [Arctic Exorcism Court] couldn't even be presented in public; its capacity was unimaginably small.
The reason the Primordial Saint was able to discover the Netherworld back then, apart from Dao Tianqi walking right into the trap, was mostly because the Netherworld itself was very hard to hide. After all, the Netherworld used so many Void Stones and truly possessed the foundation of the [Paramita]. It was as conspicuous as a firefly in the dark night within the Dark Void.
As long as the Primordial Saint put his heart into looking, he would eventually find it.
However, the [Arctic Exorcism Court] was different.
Let alone the foundation of the [Paramita], the current [Arctic Exorcism Court] could at most support his single Immortal Bridge; it didn't even count as a complete plane.
With such a low tier, it was only normal that the Primordial Saint couldn't find it.
Just then, Lu Yang noticed that the Primordial Saint's gaze had changed again. It seemed he was no longer using brute force to scour the Dark Void, but had switched to a different search method.
"Oh. This is..."
This time, when the gaze swept across the [Arctic Exorcism Court], Lu Yang only felt his scalp itch a bit, as if something was about to grow out.
...Light of Wisdom?
Is this old bastard searching for the Light of Wisdom? Because someone who can create a Dao Lineage, even if their Light of Wisdom is inferior to Dao Tianqi's, should still be at a similar level?
What a good method.
Lu Yang couldn't help but applaud the Primordial Saint. This move of searching for the Light of Wisdom was truly striking the snake at its weak point—perfect for finding someone.
Unfortunately, he met him.
What was the Light of Wisdom? I don't have it!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang became even calmer. While his scalp itched for half a day, the thing that was supposed to grow out still didn't. It was as stable as ever.
However, right at this moment.
Inside the [Arctic Exorcism Court], Lu Yang's main body raised an eyebrow slightly. Following that, he saw the Manifestation Body he had projected into the [Ancestral Dragon's Manor] suddenly pop up a prompt:
[Small Trap].
The warning from the [Immortal Nexus Survival Guide] made Lu Yang marvel amidst his surprise: "Worthy of being that old bastard. He can find a way even in this situation?"
One must know that in the Investiture of the Gods Method, the connection between the [Manifestation Body] and the [true body] was not a simple connection between an incarnation and the main body. That kind of connection was too fragile. If one wasn't careful, a flaw could be caught, and the main body could be directly affected through the incarnation. Lu Yang had suffered a loss in this regard during his battle with Emperor Cang.
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit.
Therefore, when creating the Dao Lineage, Lu Yang had referenced Emperor Cang's [Myriad Thunder Resonance Method] and [Three Profound Heavens-Revering Orthodox Method] and made extremely targeted designs.
This was precisely to eliminate similar hidden dangers.
In my design, the [Manifestation Body] and the [true body] are more like the main body and a shadow. No matter how the shadow distorts, it's impossible to affect the main body.
This was a design he had made under the state of [Supreme Dao Transformation].
But looking at it now, even so, there was clearly still a flaw between the [Manifestation Body] and the [true body], and the old bastard had managed to seize it.
And this old bastard was rotten to the core.
On the surface, his gaze swept across the Dark Void time and time again with great fanfare, yet yielded nothing, looking as if he was at his wit's end and helpless against him.
In reality, he had secretly focused his energy on his Manifestation Body. If not for the prompt from the [Immortal Nexus Survival Guide], he might not have discovered his little trick. Once the delay grew too long, he might really be able to follow the vine to find the melon and locate the [Arctic Exorcism Court].
Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately willed it.
"Boom!"
The next second, the Manifestation Body inside the [Ancestral Dragon's Manor] quietly shattered. Just before that, Lu Yang immediately felt a vast, mighty power crash down.
It seemed to want to freeze the Manifestation Body, preventing it from perishing.
However, it was all in vain. After all, the Manifestation Body was just a shadow, and the existence of a shadow does not depend on the shadow itself, but on the light source and the main body.
So the Manifestation Body still uncontrollably dissipated.
Almost simultaneously, Lu Yang could clearly feel that the gaze from the absolute summit of the [Paramita], which was already icy cold, grew increasingly chilling.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang immediately opened the panel of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes]. The moment the Primordial Saint made a move to flip the table, he would immediately claim victory and advance to the next lifetime.
Although he withstood three rounds of the Primordial Saint's searching, Lu Yang did not become swollen with pride. He knew very well that as long as the Primordial Saint wanted to, he could still find him.
It was just that he also had many restrictions.
Firstly, standing on the seventh layer of the [Paramita] severely limited the Primordial Saint's interference with the mortal world. At least, it was far less effortless and casual than the World Honored One.
Secondly, the Primordial Saint's capacity was too large. So large that once he projected excessive mighty power from the [Paramita] to the mortal world, it would be impossible to hide it from the other Dao Lords. Yet, for a secret place like the [Ancestral Dragon's Manor], the Primordial Saint could not possibly borrow the hands of other Dao Lords, much less let them know the details.
With a single thought, a bold idea suddenly popped into Lu Yang's mind.
"Since this lifetime is already exposed anyway, the element of surprise as the [Variable] has been greatly discounted. Since that's the case, why not take this opportunity to test the waters first?"
This was a rare opportunity.
Both inside and outside the Light Sea, there were very few things like this that caused the Primordial Saint to have so many misgivings, making it difficult to interfere, yet impossible to ignore. It was perfect for testing the Primordial Saint.
Lu Yang's thought was very simple: He wanted to snatch food from the tiger's mouth! He would snatch the [Ancestral Dragon's Manor] right from under the Primordial Saint's nose!