Outside the [Dao-Attaining Hidden Profound Palace].
Lu Yang sat cross-legged, the Great Sword Ancestor's every word echoing in his mind. This pertained to the Dao secret of the Primordial Spirit, one of the greatest hidden secrets of the Sea of Light!
However, this also brought about another question.
'Why can the Great Sword Ancestor remain unaffected by the [Seal]?'
One must know, even Dao Tianqi, who had similarly forged a Primordial Spirit, was clearly affected by the [Seal]; he hadn't revealed the slightest bit of the Primordial Spirit's secret in his life before last.
Why could the Great Sword Ancestor ignore it?
Thinking of it, he asked. Lu Yang couldn't be bothered to guess randomly and directly had Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon ask. Upon hearing this, the inexplicable look in the Great Sword Ancestor's eyes grew even thicker.
"Actually, it's nothing much."
The Great Sword Ancestor's tone was calm as he said lightly: "Because if They locked me down, perhaps some cultivator in the world would comprehend the secret of the Primordial Spirit out of thin air."
[Variable].
The sole principle of the sea of light: all things and all matters should have a sliver of hope for survival. Lu Yang instantly understood. The Great Sword Ancestor was a variable intentionally left behind by the Dao Lords.
'Completely locking down the present world, yet leaving a sliver of hope for survival in the false history. Moreover, it's at the source of the false history, hidden tightly. This variable isn't actually large, but it was ultimately left behind. This is probably the Dao Lords' limit. Any further, and the variable would hit rock bottom and rebound.'
With an answer, Lu Yang felt suddenly enlightened.
Right at this moment, the Great Sword Ancestor suddenly changed the topic:
"With my body of three spirits, I originally wouldn't even have been able to extract the Good Consciousness and Evil Consciousness. But I went to find Lord Sisui and obtained a fortuituos opportunity."
Lu Yang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this.
Because he knew this piece of intelligence. The false history was helpful in cultivating the Primordial Spirit, but the chance of death was extremely high. So far, only two and a half people had succeeded.
Dao Lord of Spiritual Power, Du Xuan, counted as one.
The World Honored One counted as one.
The Great Sword Ancestor counted as half.
Thinking of this, a spark of inspiration suddenly struck Lu Yang's mind: 'These words aren't meant for Master Vanquishing-Demon, they are meant for me! Did he guess my existence?'
'No, he didn't guess.'
'Even I couldn't possibly guess out of thin air. He must have had clues long ago. Where did they come from... Ling Xiao! Is Ling Xiao currently with him?'
Lu Yang focused his mind and calmed his qi, his heart turning solemn.
On the other side, the Great Sword Ancestor continued: "That peculiar treasure was named the [Heavenly Scripture]. It could generate a lifelike, indistinguishable illusory dream."
"A cultivator casting their consciousness into the illusory dream could personally experience the past, or even peek into the future, until they finally perished. It was equivalent to a brand new life... And during this process, the consciousness cast into the illusory dream would undergo changes, until it walked out of the dream and transformed into a true existence."
"This is the risk of using the [Heavenly Scripture] to forge a Primordial Spirit."
The Great Sword Ancestor let out a long sigh:
"Advancing to the Primordial Spirit through normal methods may take a very long time, but the good and evil only exist within the consciousness. It won't affect the present world, much less cause any destruction."
"But the consciousness extracted using the [Heavenly Scripture] will turn into reality."
"The clash between good and evil, which originally only existed within the consciousness, will turn into an absolutely real Dao struggle. And since it is a Dao struggle, there will definitely be life-and-death danger."
"Take me, for example."
"The consciousness I extracted using the [Heavenly Scripture] back then was my Evil Consciousness. I entangled with it for a long time and paid no small price to barely suppress it."
"As far as I know, Lord Sisui's good friend back then, Dao Lord of Spiritual Power Du Xuan, was the same. However, he was different from me. The consciousness he forged through the [Heavenly Scripture] was his Good Consciousness. And after suppressing it, his True Self was also primarily based on his Evil Consciousness. He even had a huge argument with Lord Sisui because of this."
The Great Sword Ancestor's voice was faint, speaking word by word.
And as his voice fell, whether it was Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon or Lu Yang, both fell into a brief daze. This was actually forbidden knowledge!
'So it's like this...'
Lu Yang lowered his eyelids. He felt that the intelligence provided by the Great Sword Ancestor had become a crucially important puzzle piece, capable of piecing together a key answer.
The [Heavenly Scripture], Good Consciousness and Evil Consciousness, Dao Lord of Spiritual Power...
Instantly, Lu Yang's eyes brightened tremendously: 'That Nameless Dao Lord, a Dao Lord who popped out inexplicably... could he possibly be the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power's Good Consciousness body?'
At this thought, he hurriedly had Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon ask again:
"Could that Good Consciousness body suppressed by the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power also be a Dao Lord?"
Hearing this, the Great Sword Ancestor immediately laughed: "Of course not!"
"Although he took a shortcut, the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power ultimately forged a Primordial Spirit. All mighty power gathered in his True Self; how could he possibly leave the slightest bit for his Good Consciousness body?"
"Then does that Good Consciousness body possess the essence of a Primordial Spirit?"
"Of course not."
The Great Sword Ancestor's answer was resolute and decisive: "Good and evil are the yin and yang sides of a person's life. The Primordial Spirit is the True Self. With only one side, how could it possibly achieve the Primordial Spirit?"
Hearing this, Lu Yang frowned again.
'That's not right.'
'The essence of that Nameless Dao Lord's thoughts has definitely reached the Primordial Spirit level. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to deceive the Heaven Treading realm Ling Xiao. But the Good Consciousness body isn't a Primordial Spirit...'
Lu Yang fell into deep thought once more.
First of all, he absolutely didn't believe that the Nameless Dao Lord could have grown up right under the Primordial Saint's nose. He had restarted so many times just to barely make it to today.
The Nameless Dao Lord cleared the game in one life?
Give me a break!
'He must have an extremely high origin, giving him some of the characteristics of a Dao Lord the moment he was born. Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to escape the Dao Lords' sight.'
Suddenly, Lu Yang's thoughts stalled.
'That's right, a single Good Consciousness body alone couldn't possibly forge a Primordial Spirit... But what if an Evil Consciousness body was added? Was there such an Evil Consciousness body?'
In the next second, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon, receiving Lu Yang's transmission, spoke again:
"Fellow Daoist, is it possible for different people's Good Consciousness and Evil Consciousness to come together, and then extract a True Self vastly different from their respective main bodies?"
Rumble!
The rumbling between heaven and earth grew even more violent. Sword light abruptly lit up in the depths of the Great Sword Ancestor's eyes. Only after a long time did it gradually dim, and then he slowly spat out a sentence:
"It is possible!"
In an instant, all of Lu Yang's doubts condensed in his eyes, eventually transforming into enlightenment:
'I understand!'
Don't forget, there was another person back then who also forged a Primordial Spirit using the [Heavenly Scripture]!
The World Honored One!
'What about his consciousness body? The consciousness he extracted using the [Heavenly Scripture] back then, was it good or evil? Judging from his current appearance, it should be the Evil Consciousness!'
After all, the current World Honored One acted far too much like a human.
Considering it from this angle, back then, he must have chosen to suppress his Evil Consciousness body, making his True Self primarily based on his Good Consciousness. The situation was the exact opposite of the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power's!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang recalled a piece of intelligence he had once grasped:
'In the present world, because Sisui was sealed, the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power's stature once wavered. It was ultimately the World Honored One who took action and helped him stabilize his condition.'
'How did he stabilize it?'
'Very simple. If the stature wavers, then strengthen the Primordial Spirit. For example, by extracting a portion of the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power's Good Consciousness body so he wouldn't have to bother suppressing it anymore.'
'This might be a very difficult matter for other Dao Lords, but the World Honored One is different. He has [One Mind]. He is completely capable of delivering the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power's Good Consciousness body. Furthermore, because his Primordial Spirit is primarily based on his Good Consciousness, delivering the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power's Good Consciousness actually benefits him!'
However, during this process, a variable might have occurred.
At this moment, Lu Yang reached a bold conclusion:
The World Honored One's Evil Consciousness and the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power's Good Consciousness birthed a brand new Primordial Spirit during the transformation process, and secretly escaped the control of the two Dao Lords!
'That's why he calls himself Du Xuan!'
'Because he truly is the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power, or at least a part of the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power!'