Sisui's honesty made Lu Yang willing to give this person a bit of trust.
Moreover, one thing was undeniable: the appearance of Xiu Zhen hadn't actually scammed anyone in a certain sense; instead, everyone had benefited.
"The current sea of light is not very peaceful."
As they chatted, Lu Yang couldn't help but bring up the current state of the sea of light, fiercely condemning the Primordial Saint's shamelessness while recounting the declining morals of the present sea of light.
"Senior, can you imagine?"
"After finally managing to join a sect with a heart yearning for immortality, before even stepping through the main gate, one gets dragged into a small dark room by a senior sister and harvested until they're nothing but human dregs."
"There are also some senior brothers harboring malicious intentions who deliberately give you the wrong cultivation methods..."
"And also..."
Sisui listened silently to Lu Yang's recount. It wasn't until he heard that the Primordial Saint had already reached the summit of [Paramita] and become the number one in the sea of light that he sighed deeply:
"Actually, it's not surprising."
"Back then, when the Primordial Saint and I debated the Dao, I fell short by a single move and let him take the [Heavenly Scripture]. I knew then that sooner or later, he would reach the absolute pinnacle of the sea of light."
"I have taught many people in my life, and he is the only one who surpassed his master."
Lu Yang was taken aback upon hearing this.
Then he realized: aside from the Ancestral Dragon, as the first Dao Lord of the sea of light, all subsequent Dao Lords were strictly speaking his students!
Even the Dao Lord of Spiritual Power, Du Xuan, although nominally Sisui's good friend and a cultivator of the same generation, definitely attended Sisui's Dao lectures back then. It was just that Sisui didn't view his relationship with Du Xuan as teacher and student, and regrettably, it seemed Du Xuan didn't either.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang looked at Sisui again.
Seeing the other party's calm tone and indifferent expression, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Senior... you don't seem angry about the Primordial Saint's actions in the sea of light?"
Sisui shook his head:
"Of course I am angry, but I can understand... because he merely did the same thing I did, imposing his own preferences upon the living beings of the sea of light."
Indeed, very similar.
Lu Yang knew clearly in his heart. Sisui spread the Dao across the sea of light, single-handedly shaping the golden age of cultivators, and even shaping a set of universal values based on good and evil.
To do this, Sisui inevitably smashed the old order.
And undoubtedly, the Primordial Saint did the exact same thing. It was just that to the Primordial Saint, Sisui was the old order that needed to be smashed.
Sisui changed the sea of light.
The Primordial Saint changed the sea of light back, and even intensified it.
At the same time, Sisui continued explaining in a low voice: "Moreover, back when the [Heavenly Scripture] was snatched away, I actually vaguely foresaw this kind of change."
"If not for that, I wouldn't have started the war prematurely."
"It's just... I lost in the end and couldn't stop all this. The winner becomes king, the loser becomes a bandit; there's nothing much to say. Anger is powerless in the face of facts."
Speaking of this, Sisui's tone didn't fluctuate in the slightest. However, a person who truly didn't care would be like the Primordial Saint and wouldn't say this much at all.
As the saying goes: don't look at what a person says, look at what he does.
If Sisui said how angry and sad he was, Lu Yang would actually feel it was fake, because anyone can talk; it's just opening and closing one's lips.
One's true attitude is only shown in their actions.
Therefore, in his view, what truly revealed the thoughts in Sisui's heart wasn't the calmness of his words, but those endless punches thrown day after day, until today.
"...Let's talk about the [Heavenly Dao]."
After a moment of silence, Lu Yang proactively changed the subject: "Senior was sealed in the false history by the [Heavenly Dao]. Do you have any clues about it?"
"The [Heavenly Dao]."
Sisui shook his head upon hearing this: "Nian Yao and Cang Hao, their concept was actually very astonishing. Back then, I only focused on the Primordial Saint and ended up ignoring them."
"Regarding Myriad Treasure's breakthrough, I actually expected it. After all, he forged a Primordial Spirit; in our era, there wasn't much difference between him and a Dao Lord. If I had to say, it was only because he didn't have a Great Dao strong enough to bear his stature that he couldn't break through. It was just a matter of time."
"I also guessed the [City Rampart Earth]."
"I guessed that the Primordial Saint would have Myriad Treasure attain the Dao in later generations, and then trace back the karma to join the battle. So I made preparations beforehand, severing the karma before and after the great battle."
"But the [Heavenly Dao] exceeded my predictions."
"And Cang... because of the Primordial Saint back then, I was somewhat anxious and neglected his guidance, which led him down the wrong path. That is also my fault."
The result was self-evident.
With Cang coordinating from the inside and outside, the [Heavenly Dao] opened up the severed karma, allowing the World Honored One to join the battle, ultimately completely shaking the already fragile balance.
And also—
"Nian Yao, is that the Sword Lord's true name?" Lu Yang asked curiously.
Sisui nodded: "You could say that. At least the person who came to listen to the lectures with her back then called her that. The two seemed to be childhood sweethearts."
"...Oh?"
Lu Yang raised an eyebrow upon hearing this, suddenly developing a bit of a gossipy spirit, and couldn't help but lower his voice: "The Sword Lord's childhood sweetheart? Could it be Cang Hao?"
"..."
Sisui blinked upon hearing this.
Isn't the focus of your attention a bit problematic? I'm seriously talking to you about the [Heavenly Dao], and you're asking me if the Sword Lord's childhood sweetheart was Cang Hao?
Is this appropriate?
After a moment of silence, Sisui suddenly hunched his body and similarly lowered his voice: "Let me state beforehand, I am completely uninterested in these things."
"It's just a rumor."
"First of all, that childhood sweetheart wasn't Cang Hao. Cang Hao got together with Nian Yao later... allegedly, allegedly, it was Cang Hao who took the initiative to pursue her."
"It caused quite an uproar back then. Now, probably no one knows about it. Simply put, the Sword Lord opened up a gap in cultivation with that childhood sweetheart, so the Sword Lord parted ways with him. She said something like, even if they were childhood sweethearts, he couldn't stop her from running towards a better life..."
"And then she got together with Cang Hao."
Lu Yang shook his head upon hearing this: "What about the childhood sweetheart?"
"Dead."
Sisui shook his head: "This is also normal. After all, his own talent wasn't considered high to begin with, and he gave most of his cultivation resources to Nian Yao..."
Hiss. A simp!
Lu Yang shook his head, sighing with emotion, before looking at Sisui with a strange expression.
Wait, that's not right.
You said it was just a rumor, but you seem to have heard quite a lot. For this kind of Dao Lord's past, who could know the details without deliberately investigating?
What 'completely uninterested', that's all nonsense.
Speaking so logically and with such substance, it was obvious he had investigated deeply and gathered evidence from multiple sources. To think the Great Saint Sisui actually liked juicy gossip!
No, this single piece of gossip alone didn't prove much.
When looking at a problem, one must view it dialectically. An isolated case might just be an accident.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang spoke tentatively: "Speaking of this kind of thing, I heard an even more explosive one. It's about the first-generation Peak Masters of the Primordial Saint Sect's four peaks..."
Sisui instantly smiled: "Pill Cauldron and Heaven-Mending?"
Lu Yang: "..."
Nailed it!
Lord Sisui truly likes juicy gossip!
In the next second, Lu Yang suddenly smiled as if a heavy burden had been lifted. At this moment, he saw a Sisui entirely different from the one described by countless people.
How should he put it? He didn't look much like a Dao Lord.
He looked more like a human!