[Da Luo Heaven].
On the Dao platform, the black-robed young man sat cross-legged, his back against the heavenly light. His eyes, devoid of the Light of Wisdom, were filled with a thoughtful look, revealing a different kind of wisdom.
"[Sky-shrouding] is special."
"The initial [Sky-shrouding], that Perfected Lord Lingxiao of Eastern Sovereign, was actually a person from the first history. At that time, the second history created by the Primordial Saint was the false history."
"However, before the World Honored One attained the Dao, he killed his self in the second history, achieving unification. And when the World Honored One attained the Dao, history reversed, and the first history became the false history, he took this opportunity to remain in the second history. Thus, [Sky-shrouding] came to be. From beginning to end, there was only him."
The more Lu Yang thought about it, the more stunning he found it.
It was precisely this set of designs that allowed [Sky-shrouding] to attain the [Great Forest Wood] and even complete the Dao Fruit Sublimation Ritual in one breath. It was simply exquisitely ingenious.
Then the question came—
Now that he had retrieved the identity of Perfected Lord Lingxiao of Eastern Sovereign, what would the result be? Would the Dao Fruit Sublimation Ritual of [Great Forest Wood] be broken because of this?
Thinking of this, Lu Yang shook his head.
Probably not.
The principle was simple—if retrieving the identity of Perfected Lord Lingxiao of Eastern Sovereign would weaken [Sky-shrouding], then on what basis would he use this as his trump card?
In fact, it should be the exact opposite!
The identity of Perfected Lord Lingxiao of Eastern Sovereign will only make him stronger... After all, this identity fundamentally does not exist in the current history.
A person who didn't exist actually appeared.
Wasn't this an even greater Barrier of Perception and Knowledge?
Of course, the price of being powerful was a lower margin for error. Perfected Lord Lingxiao of Eastern Sovereign no longer had a crucial safety net; he could only use one life to seek the Dao.
"Who exactly spoke to him, and what did they say, to make him willing to pay such a huge price just to leave the Netherworld and do such a thing?"
Lu Yang frowned deeply, constantly pondering. He ran through the motives of the Primordial Saint, the Sword Lord, Cang Hao, the World Honored One, and the Four Dogs of the Immortal Nexus one by one. Yet, no matter how he thought about it, he always felt that anyone was possible. In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly: "It seems I can only find out by personally going to ask him."
With this thought, he immediately flicked his sleeves and stood up.
After descending from [Da Luo Heaven], he went all the way into the [Miluo Palace] and saw Pan Huang shadowboxing in the hall, shouting "Hei! Ha!" as he practiced.
Seeing this, the corner of Lu Yang's eye twitched slightly.
Others cultivated by sitting in meditation, but you do it by punching. He could only say—worthy of someone who cultivates the Dharma Body. This unique temperament was truly not something an ordinary person could imitate.
"Fellow Daoist?"
Seeing Lu Yang walk over, Pan Huang hurriedly stopped his punching motions, and a look of curiosity surfaced on his face: "Is there another matter you need me to handle?"
Hearing this, Lu Yang scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly:
"Yes, I will have to trouble Fellow Daoist."
Pan Huang instantly smiled, feeling that Lu Yang's head-scratching motion was particularly endearing. He immediately patted his chest and said: "Please speak freely. I will definitely do my best to handle it well."
With these words spoken, Lu Yang then reached into his sleeve and took out a jade slip with crimson radiance flowing on its surface. He shoved it into Pan Huang's hand and said: "This contains a cultivation method named [Method Transformation and Reform Dao], as well as the outline of the [Heart-Cleansing Chapter]. Please take it, Fellow Daoist."
"Go meet someone for me."
After speaking, Lu Yang also took out the coordinates of [The Mortal World] and handed them over to Pan Huang together. Seeing this, the latter scratched his head, revealing a look of incomprehension.
"Fellow Daoist, there is one thing I don't understand."
Lu Yang wasn't surprised by this at all and said indifferently: "Please speak."
"The [Heart-Cleansing Chapter] is one thing; it's something that existed long ago. When Lord Sisui created it back then, it was meant to be widely spread in the world."
"And the [Scripture of Spiritual Resonance and Response] sent out previously—that's not a big problem either. It's nothing more than a method of resonance. Whether to accept it or not is on our side."
"But this [Method Transformation and Reform Dao] should be Fellow Daoist's fundamental method, right? Taking it out to show someone just like that... what if the other party informs the Dao Lords after knowing it? Then Fellow Daoist won't be able to stay hidden anymore. The risk in this is actually very high... Why do you want to take this risk, Fellow Daoist?"
Pan Huang wasn't a fool.
He merely lacked high Light of Wisdom and comprehension ability; it didn't mean he was truly stupid. He could naturally tell that Lu Yang was currently lying dormant and hiding.
Since that was the case, why add unnecessary risk of exposure?
Hearing this, Lu Yang shook his head: "It precisely needs to be the fundamental method."
"[Sky-shrouding], that evil old ghost, is a purebred Saint Sect member, and also an utmost sincere Dao seeker. With him, one can only talk about fundamental interests."
"Give him a path to walk,"
"Only by making him recognize your Dao will he help you wholeheartedly. And only then will he be the most reliable and powerful ally."
Moreover, [Sky-shrouding's] current situation wasn't good either.
In Lu Yang's view, the Primordial Saint actually had two sets of plans regarding "Deity Transformation Ascension". What was revealed in the lifetime before the last was only one of them.
However, he had probably also seen the other plan, just not its ending.
The first plan is to use the Netherworld's hands to refine the Nascent Soul Pill, let the Ancestral Dragon emerge, and integrate all the Great Daos of the Light Sea to achieve ascension.
A very exquisite layout, but it was too complex.
So complex that if a problem occurred in any single link, variables would arise throughout the entire plan. it's need the Primordial Saint to forcefully suppress them with [Inevitable Fate] for it to possibly be realized.
Such a plan doesn't actually quite fit the Primordial Saint's status and methods.
It's more like a backup.
Furthermore, if this were the case, a subtle contradiction would appear in the Primordial Saint's actions— he nurtured [Sky-shrouding] to deal with the Netherworld!
During the lifetime when [Sky-shrouding] first attained the Netherworld, Dao Tianqi remained in deep slumber from beginning to end and was directly killed by the impact of his Dao attainment. Subsequently, all the Dao Lords took action and carved up the Netherworld... But if this happened, the so-called Nascent Soul Pill plan would completely fall through. Yet [Sky-shrouding] was a chess piece arranged by the Primordial Saint.
Why was it like this?
Lu Yang sat cross-legged, countless possibilities circulating in his thoughts, transforming into a speck of faint light in his profound eyes, finally surfacing a look of realization.
The second plan is to dismantle the Netherworld!
At the end of that lifetime of [Sky-shrouding], he once said.
Because of the downward-facing stature of the Netherworld, the [Paramita] is actually dragged down. If the Netherworld disappears, the [Paramita] should be able to rise higher.
Besides that, the fragments of the Netherworld can also be used to strengthen the [Paramita].
With the two superimposed, the [Paramita], which originally only had seven layers, could probably undergo two qualitative changes and elevate to the ninth layer after destroying the Netherworld!
Although doing so means it's only a matter of time before the [Paramita] crushes the mortal world, the Primordial Saint probably wouldn't care. At worst, he would stand on the ninth layer of the [Paramita], launch the ultimate leap, use everything in the Light Sea as a stepping stone, and achieve his Deity Transformation. If he fails, it's nothing more than replaying the lifetime before the last.
This was probably the Primordial Saint's preferred plan!
There was nothing flashy about it. The entire plan had only one step— [Sky-shrouding] crashes and kills Dao Tianqi. The Primordial Saint himself wouldn't even need to take action.
However, Dao Tianqi woke up.
Without me, Dao Tianqi couldn't have woken up. Even if he did wake up, if he woke up slightly later, the Primordial Saint's plan could still have succeeded.
But he just happened to wake up early.
The corner of Lu Yang's mouth lifted slightly.
In the lifetime before the last, it was probably this unexpected turn of events that forced the Primordial Saint to choose the more variable-filled and complex plan.
From this, it could be seen that the chess piece [Sky-shrouding] was actually very important to the Primordial Saint.
He was even pinned with high hopes.
Unfortunately, because of his disruption, this chess piece was ultimately reduced to a discarded piece.
A familiar feeling surged into Lu Yang's heart. Relying on the intelligence from several lifetimes, he dismantled the Primordial Saint's plans step by step, uncovering the mysterious veil over the other party.
This feeling was truly excellent.
"Without a doubt, [Sky-shrouding] must definitely have extremely intense residual concepts of [Inevitable Fate] on him. Even if it's not as much as Feixue, it won't be much less!"
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's thoughts became increasingly firm.
In this lifetime, he was determined to get [Sky-shrouding]!