The Light of Wisdom could not be borrowed.
Hearing Sisui's words, Lu Yang immediately frowned. His mind rapidly flashed back to the lifetime in the Netherworld when Dao Tianqi lent the Light of Wisdom to him.
Dao Tianqi had proposed it himself.
From this, it could be seen that to Dao Tianqi, lending the Light of Wisdom didn't seem to be some incredibly powerful special method that needed emphasizing.
Of course, he couldn't explain his experiences from previous lifetimes to Sisui, or say that facts speak louder than words. So he could only deliberately feign a hesitant expression and say, "In that case, why don't we go ask? I only heard it through the grapevine; it might not be entirely correct..."
"Let's go right now!"
Hearing this, Sisui didn't hesitate at all and nodded immediately. He was even more anxious than Lu Yang. But after thinking about it, Lu Yang felt this was perfectly natural.
After all, that was borrowing the Light of Wisdom.
To others, it might not mean much, but to Sisui, it was simply the most perfect teaching tool. He had probably even tried it in the past.
It just hadn't succeeded.
Soon, Lu Yang left the [Heavenly Palace] and headed straight down, breaking through the scenery of the present world. A dilapidated and messy scene of the netherworld immediately came into view.
Lu Yang's speed was very fast. He soon arrived in the depths of the Netherworld, only to see Dao Tianqi standing in front of the [Netherworld Lord's Palace], which was now basically ruins. With his sleeves rolled up and his hair tied back, holding a broken brick in one hand and condensing wonders with the other, he was painstakingly laying bricks to repair the mansion bit by bit.
"Hmm?"
Almost simultaneously, Dao Tianqi sensed Lu Yang's gaze. He turned his head, and a shy smile appeared on the young man's face.
"Lord Sisui, Fellow Daoist Lu Yang, what brings you here?"
As he spoke, he hurriedly put away his construction worker attire and resumed his appearance as an elegant, handsome young man with fluttering clothes.
"We came to ask Fellow Daoist about a matter."
Hearing this, Lu Yang cupped his hands and was about to exchange a few pleasantries first. However, Sisui took a step forward and cut straight to the chase without another word:
"I heard that Fellow Daoist can share your own Light of Wisdom with others?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Dao Tianqi was taken aback. Then he blinked, looking somewhat troubled. "Did Eldest Senior Brother tell you? Senior, you misunderstand."
"I cannot casually share my Light of Wisdom with others either... So far, the only ones who can share the Light of Wisdom with me are my three senior fellow apprentices."
As his voice fell, a thoughtful look appeared on Sisui's face. On the other side, Lu Yang also realized,
Right, it was the same in that Netherworld lifetime. I first temporarily took on the identity of [Lian Tiandou], and then Dao Tianqi shared the Light of Wisdom with me. He didn't give it to me directly.
Why was there such a restriction?
Dao Tianqi's Light of Wisdom could only be borrowed among the four Peak Masters? What kind of logic was this... Thinking of this, an abominable name leaped to mind.
"The Primordial Saint."
Almost simultaneously, Sisui also called out that name, his expression solemn. "If it only circulates among the four of you, it must be related to that guy."
On the other side, Lu Yang connected more dots and immediately said in a low voice, "The method of the [School of Names]! Senior, the Primordial Saint's True Name corresponds with the True Names of the four Peak Masters. The karmic connection between them is extremely heavy. At the very least, taking the four Peak Masters as disciples back then brought immense benefits to himself."
Dao Tianqi, Bu Tianque.
Lian Tiandou, Shi Tianyi.
"Taiyitian..." Sisui frowned deeply and slowly spat out the Primordial Saint's True Name. He clearly realized something was wrong but fell into a long-lost silence.
The reason was simple:
"I don't know much about the method of the [School of Names]. Back then, Cang Hao obtained the most inheritance, and later it was the Primordial Saint. I only know a few related secret arts."
Before Sisui could finish, Lu Yang took out the [Heart- Weighing Spirit Seal Art] that Cang Hao had given him. Sisui took it, read through it carefully, the Light of Wisdom flashing in his eyes. Only after a long while did he shake his head and say, "Although there are some similarities, it is clearly different from the Primordial Saint's method."
Hearing this, Lu Yang shook his head:
"Although they are different, since the underlying concept is the same, we might not necessarily need to know the specific contents. We can make a bold guess and then prove it."
"...A guess?" Sisui was somewhat curious.
"How does Fellow Daoist plan to guess?"
"Well..."
At this point, Lu Yang immediately perked up, instantly recovering from the despondent state of being utterly clueless while studying under Sisui just now.
"Actually, it's quite simple. The names of the four Peak Masters all share the character [Tian] (Heaven) in the middle. I suspect this [Tian] is actually the [Tian] in [Taiyitian]. The method of the [School of Names] mastered by the Primordial Saint might be able to use the connection in this name to seize certain benefits."
This was a guess he had made before.
"I once stated this guess right to the Primordial Saint's face, and at the time, the Primordial Saint said [I am too clever]... This was actually an admission!"
Lu Yang counted on his fingers and continued:
"Moreover, from what I know, if we consider the experiences of the four Peak Masters from this angle, some things can be explained and become reasonable."
The simplest example.
"The World Honored One."
Lu Yang said in a deep voice, "The first-generation Master of Myriad Treasures Peak, whose True Name is [Shi Tianyi]... If we follow my previous deduction, the meaning of this name is—"
[Interpreting the will of the Primordial Saint.]
Once these words were spoken, both Sisui's and Dao Tianqi's expressions turned grave. Yet, neither felt it as profoundly as Lu Yang.
Because he knew better than anyone. As a Dao Lord-level talent handpicked by the Primordial Saint, the World Honored One was truly utilized with crystal clarity from birth to death. "Interpreting the will of the Primordial Saint" couldn't describe it more accurately. The name [Shi Tianyi] perfectly mirrored the World Honored One's life!
Then what about the other three Peak Masters?
"The first-generation Master of Pill Cauldron Peak, [Lian Tiandou]."
Lu Yang continued, "Literally means [Refining the Primordial Saint's net]. The Nascent Soul Pill plan was directly related to the Primordial Saint's Deity Transformation ascension."
Catching the Dao Lords in one fell swoop, coercing them to initiate the Deity Transformation ascension.
Lian Tiandou, living up to his name.
"And [Bu Tianque]."
Speaking up to here, Lu Yang stuttered slightly, falling into deep thought, because he couldn't think of the significance of the name Bu Tianque to the Primordial Saint for the time being.
It couldn't be used for dual cultivation, could it?
Right at this moment, Sisui spoke: "When I fought the Primordial Saint earlier, he manifested his Nascent Soul Dao Body. That Dao Body was quite miraculous."
"From his Dao Body, a band of light connected to the Dark Void, forming the foundation of his [True Nascent Soul]. That band of light seemed to be the previous [Dao of Dual Cultivation]. This Great Dao was once passed down to Fellow Daoist Bu Tianque to cultivate. Clearly, it filled the final flaw in the Primordial Saint's cultivation..."
Holy crap, it really is dual cultivation?
Lu Yang was instantly shocked. He originally thought that Bu Tianque dual-cultivating with heaven and earth was already heroic enough, but he didn't expect the Primordial Saint to be even more ruthless. Was he dual-cultivating with the Dark Void?
But in that case, everything matched up.
[Bu Tianque]—[Filling the flaws of the Primordial Saint].
Then what about [Dao Tianqi]?
"[Dao wisdom equal to the Primordial Saint's]."
Looking at Dao Tianqi, Lu Yang stated his final guess: "If my deduction is correct... the Primordial Saint has probably been borrowing Fellow Daoist's Light of Wisdom all along!"
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