Even so, it was still impossible for Lu Yang to give up the Heavenly Scripture.
As for the method, he had also thought of one.
'In the end, it's because the person who set up the means is the Primordial Saint, and the Primordial Saint's stature is simply too high. That is why there is no way to crack it.'
Times have changed.
129,600 years ago, Sisui might have been a tier higher than the Primordial Saint. But after so many years, the Primordial Saint had long surpassed Sisui.
At least that was the case while [Paramita] was still around.
So it was completely normal that Sisui couldn't find the Heavenly Scripture's flaw. Being a hairsbreadth higher in stature meant being a whole heaven higher; this had nothing to do with comprehension or the Light of Wisdom.
In other words, as long as the Primordial Saint's stature fell, the profound wonder he applied to the Heavenly Scripture would naturally weaken. If even that didn't work, he would just find an opportunity to take it with him and restart in the future. He refused to believe it; if others couldn't solve it, could the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] not solve it?
Thinking of this, Lu Yang calmed down.
Immediately after, he tossed the radiantly golden scripture back to Sisui. After all, he had only come with a puppet this time; even if he took it, he couldn't bring it away.
"Let's get back to the main topic."
Lu Yang said in a deep voice: "Senior, of the two methods you mentioned earlier to rescue you, the first one doesn't really work, but the second one still has some hope."
"The problem lies in the Primordial Spirit."
"This junior's current Dao Heart cultivation is still too far from the Primordial Spirit. I implore Senior to impart the method, so that I may also help Senior escape as soon as possible."
After speaking, Lu Yang even smiled friendlily.
"..."
Sisui was momentarily speechless. Little Fellow Daoist, the way you speak, it seems to carry a hint of a threat. If I don't help you forge a Primordial Spirit, I won't be able to escape?
It seemed that really was the case.
'Public morals are degenerating day by day...'
Sisui sighed inwardly. Actually, he didn't need to say such things; he would have helped him anyway. He could only say that the times had changed, and there was no trust between people anymore.
Thinking of this, Sisui said straightforwardly: "In fact, from the moment you entered the false history until now, everything you have experienced is the cultivation of the Primordial Spirit. The only difference is that you haven't disconnected from your main body. Because you lack this step, you don't have a substantial feeling of it."
As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Yang was stunned.
"...Main body?"
"Otherwise?" Sisui asked in return, his gaze like a torch: "I can tell that your new method's foundation lies far beyond heaven. It's impossible for your main body to enter the false history."
Lu Yang instantly fell silent.
It wasn't just the "Lu Yang" in the false history, but also outside the false history, outside the sea of light, in the boundless dark void, the Lu Yang main body inside the towering Heavenly Palace.
"Good heavens, I became a body double?"
Lu Yang stood up abruptly, instantly understanding the hidden meaning behind Sisui's words: "As long as I maintain the connection with that strand of consciousness in the false history, then essentially it is all [Me]. There is no distinction between good and evil, so naturally it cannot serve the purpose of extracting the Primordial Spirit. Therefore, I must disconnect from it?"
Lu Yang furrowed his brows deeply.
He hated things slipping out of his control, and even more taboo was the leakage of his own intelligence. Yet Sisui wanted him to create an existence that he couldn't control and that understood him.
The risk was huge.
'Could it be that he's scamming me?'
Lu Yang almost subconsciously gave rise to this thought. However, Sisui's credibility made him temporarily suppress this thought and instead consider its rationality.
'Actually... it makes sense.'
'After all, forging a Primordial Spirit in the false history is inherently a shortcut. Currently, only two and a half have succeeded. Only such a massive risk can justify so few successful individuals.'
'Furthermore...'
The separated consciousness wouldn't have the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes]!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's mind settled completely. This was the confidence his cheat brought him. Although the risk was huge, he could totally take this risk.
He could even be a bit bolder.
'Instead of letting the separated consciousness enter the false history, I will have my main body's soul enter the false history, and let the consciousness govern the [Heavenly Palace]. The effect should be the same.'
Anyway, the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] was his safety net.
More importantly, if Sisui truly harbored malicious intentions and planned to scam him in this matter, his main body entering would also be able to detect it in time.
'...Best if it doesn't come to that.'
Although it was only their first meeting, Lu Yang still sincerely hoped the other party was a good person. Otherwise, he would truly despair over this wretched place.
Doing what comes to mind has always been a good habit of Lu Yang's.
Therefore, the second after making his decision, he looked at Sisui through the [Marionette]: "I already understand the pros and cons. Senior, please bestow the method."
"...Are you sure?"
Sisui blinked. He could see Lu Yang's hesitation, but what he didn't expect was that Lu Yang would snap out of his hesitation so quickly.
"I am sure." Lu Yang said firmly.
"Very well."
Hearing this, Sisui didn't dawdle. He directly used his divine sense to form a jade slip and handed it to Lu Yang. It was exactly the [Method of Traversing the Mortal Dust].
Lu Yang swept it with his divine sense and instantly felt his vision darken. Good heavens, if the Good and Evil Primordial Spirit method they discussed earlier was just the outline and operating principle, then what Sisui gave him right now was the specific operational details. The amount of content was exaggeratedly large, far exceeding any cultivation technique or scripture he had seen so far.
Fortunately, Sisui seemed to have taken this into account.
Therefore, the content of the cultivation technique was extremely detailed, with annotations for every sentence. It was practically broken apart and crushed down to explain. A single glance was enough to tell he wasn't doing this for the first time.
After a moment, Lu Yang finally fully digested the content of the jade slip.
"...Many thanks, Senior."
"It is nothing."
Sisui smiled slightly: "Alright, it is getting late. Let us return first. I estimate Fellow Daoist Xiu Zhen will wake up in a little while."
"Does Fellow Daoist have anything else you wish to ask me?"
Lu Yang thought about it. He had already obtained the most important Primordial Spirit method; the rest were all minor details. If he really had to say, they were all some old, stale matters.
For example—
"May I boldly ask Senior, exactly how strong was the Primordial Saint back then?" Lu Yang asked curiously.
Sisui thought about it upon hearing this and shook his head: "If we fought head-on under the condition of equal stature, I couldn't win against him, but he also couldn't kill me."
"...I understand."
Lu Yang nodded slightly and changed the subject: "Oh right, and also Pan Huang and the others. I found them in the [Equality of Thing] and am preparing to revive them one by one."
"However, they probably can't stay in the Dharma Body Dao anymore."
"Later on, I will have them all switch to cultivating the Investiture of the Gods Method. It just so happens to reduce the burden on you, Senior. Otherwise, you'd be tired holding up Pan Huang all day, wouldn't you?"
"Uh."
Sisui opened his mouth. Good heavens, so you're planning to take all my disciples in one swoop? Also, what do you mean holding up Pan Huang all day?
"Fellow Daoist, you hold a great prejudice against the Dharma Body Dao."
Sisui said in a low voice: "Those disciples of mine just have slightly lower Light of Wisdom, they aren't truly stupid fools. Moreover, they are very respectful of their teachers and the Dao..."
Lu Yang nodded: "So, do you agree, Senior?"
Sisui closed his mouth.
How should he put it? This matter could be seen as big or small. The distinction between Dao Lineages was also highly valued in the ancient era; its significance entirely depended on him, the teacher.
"...Never mind, never mind."
After a moment of silence, Sisui suddenly smiled as if letting go: "I agree. Passing on the Dao and teaching professions is not about the form. Even if they switch to another Dao Lineage, they are still my disciples."
"Moreover, falling to this state... is the fault of me, the teacher."
"Then many thanks, Senior."
Lu Yang cupped his hands, then separated a strand of divine sense: "Could I trouble you to say that one more time? I'll record a video, so I can take it back to show Pan Huang and the others."
"Lest they don't believe me."
Sisui: "..."
'You've gone too far!'