The First Dao Ancestor of [Fate] succeeded.
Zhu Liuxian's words not only filled Lu Yang's face with surprise, but Shan Qiu beside him also revealed a stunned expression: "He succeeded? With that radical plan of his?"
"I saw it with my own eyes."
Zhu Liuxian's expression was grave. Although he was now aged to the extreme, he was still alive; the powerful essence of his second qualitative metamorphosis sustained his life.
"In order to shatter my Feng Shui Grand Formation, the Final Tribulation gradually increased its output. While it certainly succeeded, it also allowed me to pry into the true nature of the Final Tribulation... Deep within the Final Tribulation, I truly saw the silhouette of an Innate Dao God, and upon the body of that Dao God, there was the aura of Zhi Tianming!"
"That makes no sense."
Shan Qiu shook his head: "If that old fellow successfully reincarnated, why would the Final Tribulation attack you? You should have already succeeded at this moment."
Zhu Liuxian gave a bitter smile upon hearing this.
On the other side, Lu Yang understood Zhu Liuxian's underlying meaning and took the initiative to ask: "Just how strong is Zhi Tianming, the First Dao Ancestor of [Fate]?"
"Very strong. Unfathomably strong."
Zhu Liuxian said in a low voice: "Among the seventeen Dao Ancestors, only two have completed the third qualitative metamorphosis of essence. Zhi Tianming is one of them."
"At the same time, aside from the Dao Venerable, he is the only existence capable of forcibly erasing a Dao Ancestor's immortality and truly killing them... This is proven by specific deeds. Furthermore, you should know how he achieved his status as the first Dao Ancestor of the Divine Land back then."
Lu Yang nodded upon hearing this.
Luxian had told him that Zhi Tianming achieved the status of Dao Ancestor after being killed by someone; he reincarnated into the past and subsequently became the initial Innate Dao God of the Divine Land.
In the next second, he realized the problem.
What about the original one?
An Innate Dao God exists eternally with the world. If Zhi Tianming reincarnated into the past and became the Innate Dao God, then before his reincarnation, what about the original Dao God?
In an instant, Lu Yang felt a chill.
"It seems you understand."
Zhu Liuxian sighed: "Correct. Before Zhi Tianming's reincarnation, the Divine Land originally had an Innate Dao God who was the strongest entity in the Divine Land at the time."
"However, because of that Innate Dao God's transcendent origin, he held no pity for sentient beings and wielded the power of life and death over all things. The person who killed Zhi Tianming back then was a subordinate of that Dao God. Thus, Zhi Tianming reincarnated to the very beginning of the Divine Land and replaced the other party's existence from the root."
"Since then, history was rewritten."
"The originally existing Innate Dao God was completely erased from the years by Zhi Tianming. The people of the present world only know that the Innate Dao God has been Zhi Tianming from the very beginning."
"This is the hidden secret of the Divine Land."
"Only by achieving Dao Ancestor status and transcending the secular world can one notice the changes in time, discover Zhi Tianming's monumental feat, and thereby feel reverence for it."
They would certainly feel reverence.
One must know, these were not the Dao Lords of the Light Sea who relied on the [Paramita], but Pre-Ancient Dao Ancestors who had completed the metamorphosis of their essence and whose immortality was deeply rooted.
'Even I, with my current [Infinite Law], would find it extremely difficult to kill a Dao Ancestor; at most, I could permanently seal them. Reincarnation truly is a highly technical skill.'
Lu Yang now deeply understood the profound strength of Zhi Tianming.
And the more he understood, the clearer it became: "Zhi Tianming is so powerful, yet his reincarnation into the Final Tribulation Dao God still failed... There can be only one possibility."
"The Final Tribulation Dao God is stronger."
"Stronger than an Innate Dao God who has undergone three qualitative metamorphoses of essence!"
Before his voice even faded, Shan Qiu subconsciously shook his head: "Impossible! Above the third metamorphosis is the Dao Venerable. Such a thing is simply..."
His voice gradually lowered.
Was it possible?
"Of course it's possible!" Zhu Liuxian gritted his teeth: "If it weren't so, the Dao Venerable should have thoroughly resolved the crisis of the Final Tribulation long ago. Why would he let it persist until now?"
"Do not forget, the Final Tribulation should have descended 129,600 years ago. It was only because the Dao Venerable ruled the world that the arrival of the Final Tribulation was forcibly delayed until today... But even the Dao Venerable could only delay it; he had no way to tear it out by the roots. We should have realized this long ago!"
At this, Zhu Liuxian grew increasingly resentful.
All the Dao Ancestors, including himself, had never considered the possibility that "the Dao Venerable had no way to resolve the Final Tribulation." They simply thought the Dao Venerable was letting it run its course.
Why let it run its course?
For this reason, many Dao Ancestors had actually harbored somewhat malicious speculations and conspiracy theories regarding the Dao Venerable's thoughts. Yet now, Zhu Liuxian finally understood his true intent.
It wasn't that he didn't want to; it was that he couldn't.
"All of us underestimated the Final Tribulation."
"Zhi Tianming did as well, which is why he failed... He failed to reincarnate into the body of the Final Tribulation Dao God, but he also succeeded—he half-succeeded."
Zhu Liuxian said deeply: "I saw it. Around that Final Tribulation Dao God, fragments of Zhi Tianming's True Spirit were left behind. A massive amount of memories, knowledge, and intelligence related to us were left there by Zhi Tianming. He was only one step away from condensing a consciousness; he was merely one step away."
"...Oh?"
At these words, Lu Yang instantly narrowed his eyes: "Only one step away. Does this mean that if someone pushes it a bit further, the Final Tribulation Dao God will be born?"
"Correct."
Zhu Liuxian nodded: "At the very least, its sentience can be awakened, allowing it to think like us. This is the hope Zhi Tianming left behind!"
Speaking of this, Zhu Liuxian's expression was quite invigorated.
However, Lu Yang frowned: "...Awakening sentience. Who is good at this?"
"The Name and Form schools."
Shan Qiu explained: "The Taiyuan Xian of the past was awakened by them. One bestowed a name, the other bestowed a form, and sentience was born along with them."
Lu Yang: "..."
This explained everything.
Why the Terminus Tiger in the previous life knew so many Pre-Ancient secrets, why the Primordial Saint could awaken its sentience—everything now had a logical explanation.
At this thought, he decisively shook his head: "This is not hope."
In fact, it was the exact opposite; it was doing a bad thing with good intentions.
Because a Final Tribulation Dao God born with sentience would not willingly follow its destiny and walk toward destruction. Instead, it would try every possible means to prolong its own life.
The previous life had already proven this point.
"This is terrible."
Lu Yang looked up, his gaze seemingly capable of piercing through space and time to look into the distant future, where a touch of deathly stillness was gradually spreading.
'Zhi Tianming's reincarnation made it possible for the Final Tribulation Dao God to be born with sentience, providing a massive amount of intelligence. Meanwhile, Zhu Liuxian building the Feng Shui Grand Formation and clashing with the Final Tribulation further stimulated the birth of its sentience, while also opening the space-time channel, allowing it to discover the opportunity to return to the past.'
No way, right? Could the disappearance of the Pre-Ancient Divine Land be precisely because of the world-saving actions of the various Dao Ancestors? The more the Dao Ancestors did, the more mistakes they made, ultimately leading to destruction?
While Lu Yang was lost in thought.
Suddenly, far away across the vast expanse of the Divine Land, at the edge of the horizon, a Primordial Spirit fire that had previously illuminated the dome actually fell into silence and extinguished at this moment.
Thus, heaven and earth were completely silent.
Just like the sun setting over the mountains, an eternally symbolic light vanished. Much like Guiming's disappearance at the very beginning, magnificent gazes turned toward it one after another.
"The second fallen one... is it Zhu Liuxian? No, he is still alive."
"Who is it?"
"It is the Dao Ancestor who just tried to step in and destroy Zhu Liuxian's Feng Shui Grand Formation, but was repelled by the others... It's Yu Huanjun. Did someone take advantage of his precarious state?"
"Who struck the killing blow?"
For a time, many thoughts crossed.
Lu Yang was also somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected that while Zhu Liuxian was already heavily injured from facing the Final Tribulation directly, someone else would actually die before him.
Where did this expert come from?
"Yu Huanjun... The Dao Ancestor of [Reverence of the Divine]?"
Lu Yang recalled briefly and quickly remembered the meaning behind this title: "The pioneer of the [Reverence of the Divine] Dao lineage, the first Dao Ancestor of this lineage."
At the same time, Zhu Liuxian felt somewhat melancholic: "I didn't expect him to be the one to die. With one Dao Ancestor missing, [Reverence of the Divine] can no longer hold the title of the greatest Dao lineage."
"The greatest Dao lineage..." Lu Yang frowned slightly.
Luxian had mentioned this title to him before, stating it was because the [Reverence of the Divine] lineage had three Dao Ancestors. However, doubts now arose in his mind.
"That's not right."
"The [Reverence of the Divine] lineage has three Dao Ancestors, which is certainly very strong... But if I recall correctly, the [Fortune] lineage also has three Dao Ancestors overseeing it."
The numbers were equal. Why was [Reverence of the Divine] the greatest, and not [Fortune]?
"It's different."
Shan Qiu explained upon hearing this: "The reason the [Reverence of the Divine] lineage enjoys such a prestigious reputation is not because it has the most Dao Ancestors, but because it is the most diverse."
"Three Dao Ancestors, and every single one of them pushed through the old to bring forth the new within [Reverence of the Divine]."
"In comparison, although [Fortune] also has three Dao Ancestors, the two later Dao Ancestors actually just followed the old path of the [Fortune] Founder."
"This can be seen from their titles."
"The Founder of [Fortune] is Da Yunlai (Great Fortune Arrives)."
"The other two [Fortune] Dao Ancestors are Ji Yingzhao (Auspicious Signs Manifest) and Xiong Shizai (Ominous Disasters Shown). Essentially, they are just deconstructions of Fortune and didn't truly blaze a new trail."
"In contrast, [Reverence of the Divine] is different. The Founder of [Reverence of the Divine], Yu Huanjun, walked the path of 'Oneself as God.' The second Dao Ancestor, Feng Baiwu, walked the path of 'Sentient Beings Worshiping Me.' As for the third, Zhen Qulu, it is even more special; walking the path of attaining the Dao through external objects, combining the profound wonders of the former two."
"So that's how it is."
Lu Yang nodded slightly upon hearing this, then looked again toward the direction where the Primordial Spirit fire had extinguished: "So, who exactly struck and killed Yu Huanjun?"
"It is hard to define."
Zhu Liuxian shook his head, his expression grave: "After all, Dao Ancestors are immortal. He might not necessarily have been killed; perhaps he was only suppressed, rendering him unable to reappear in the world."
"However, if Yu Huanjun was truly killed... then it's actually easier to guess."
Lu Yang cast a sideways glance at this.
He didn't need Zhu Liuxian to explain; he understood intuitively: "Senior just said that among the seventeen Dao Ancestors, only two completed the third qualitative metamorphosis of essence."
Zhi Tianming was one of them.
"Who is the second?"
As the words fell, Zhu Liuxian gave a wry smile: "It is shameful to say, but the second is also a junior... and a highly unique junior at that."
"He is the son of the [Accumulated Merit] Dao Ancestor, Shi Quanxian."
"At the same time, he is also the second Dao Ancestor of the [Accumulated Merit] lineage."
"His name is Shi Weixiong... Like us, he has no interest in competing for the Seed of the Great Dao, placing his main focus on saving the Divine Land."
"It's just that, like Zhi Tianming, he is a radical."
At these words, Lu Yang immediately narrowed his eyes.
"What does he want to do?"
Zhu Liuxian sighed: "He wants to... kill all the Dao Ancestors, then gather the power of the various Dao Ancestors into himself, head into the Final Tribulation, and kill it head-on."
Divine Land, an empty suburban wilderness.
A majestic and towering giant, whose shoulders seemed capable of carrying the sun and moon and whose head breathed within the sea of clouds, was sitting miserably on the ground.
His body was covered in wounds, and rolling blood poured from them. Every drop that landed on the ground would enlighten a patch of earth, filling it with vitality. Right now, it flowed like a breached dam, costing nothing, so much so that fragrance filled the air around him, the exuberant spiritual opportunities making it look like an immortal realm.
When a whale falls, myriad things are born—this was exactly what it looked like.
"Truly worthy of you."
Directly in front of the giant, a figure resembling an ant was laughing heartily: "Such a divine body, only you could cultivate it."
"Shi Weixiong..."
The giant's voice was like thunder in the sky, yet it lacked the resentment and unwillingness of a dying being; after all, Dao Ancestors had long since detached themselves from such emotions.
There was only helplessness.
"Do you still not see it clearly?"
"Your path will not work... Zhu Liuxian failed, Zhi Tianming didn't succeed either. The Final Tribulation is far more terrifying than imagined; your path is mere fantasy."
As the rumbling thunder fell, it blew away the mist around that ant-like figure, revealing his true appearance. He was a person quite different from the other Dao Ancestors.
Looking closely, he wore armor and carried a massive broadsword on his shoulder. With a height of eight feet and an explosive physique, his very existence seemed to symbolize strength. The dense murderous intent had even transformed into a visible blood-red halo. He looked nothing like a Dao Ancestor who had achieved success in cultivation.
Instead, he looked like a warrior.
Facing the giant's questioning, the warrior's answer was sonorous and forceful: "That is why I came to kill you first, instead of going to kill Guiming, Zhu Liuxian, and the others."
"They want to save the world; let them save it."
"If they succeed, great. If not, I'll go kill them then."
"As for those of you competing for the Seed of the Great Dao, you are of no benefit to the Divine Land. Even if you are killed, it won't have any impact. It is better to use you to increase my accumulated merit."
The giant laughed in exasperation:
"You call this accumulated merit?"
"Of course."
The warrior smiled: "Killing people is merit, slaying enemies is virtue. Killing all the Dao Ancestors is the perfection of accumulated merit. When that time comes, I will definitely be able to battle the Final Tribulation!"
The giant had nothing more to say and could only shake his head: "Madman..."
The warrior shook his head: "Accumulated merit is relative, Yu Huanjun. If the one lying here right now were me, you could also inherit my accumulated merit."
"My Dao does not distinguish between friend and foe."
"Just like raising Gu insects. Whether it is me or someone else, my goal is to raise the strongest Gu King among all the Dao Ancestors."
"As expected... Among the various Dao Ancestors, you are the most extreme."
Yu Huanjun shook his head: "However, I will not let you have your wish."
Before the words had even settled, Yu Huanjun's body rapidly expanded. The towering giant body surged with infinite power, intending to self-destruct!
But before that could happen.
"Cough, cough..."
Suddenly, a voice drifted over, carrying a fawning and humble tone: "I beg the Noble Person to be magnanimous and not harm this lowly one; please wait a moment."
The self-destruction came to a screeching halt.
At this moment, helplessness finally showed in the depths of Yu Huanjun's eyes: "Jiao Guiren, you fellow... Luxian indeed went astray back then."
In the next second, right beside the giant, a second figure emerged. It was a young man whose appearance and dress resembled a servant, accustomed to bowing and scraping. Rubbing his hands together, he smiled: "What are you saying, Noble Person? Luxian's opportunity is what this lowly one envies endlessly."
"Hmph..."
The giant tried to struggle, but he was firmly pinned in place by an even grander profound wonder, unable to move an inch. He could only watch helplessly as the warrior stepped forward.
A single slash descended.
The Dao Ancestor's immortality was severed within this slash. The towering giant collapsed instantly, evolving into rolling blood-light that completely merged into the warrior's blade.
Seeing this scene, the previously bowing and scraping young man straightened his back, recovering his former appearance as the Dao Ancestor of [Noble Connection], and saluted:
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Shi."
The warrior waved his hand upon hearing this: "It is I who should thank Fellow Daoist Jiao. The [Noble Connection] lineage indeed harbors hidden wonders... Essentially, it is a Dao of combat."
What is [Noble Connection]? It sounds like clinging to someone's coattails, being a sycophant. However, in reality, whether someone is a "Noble Person" or not is completely defined by the cultivator. His profound wonderis compulsory.
In other words, as long as a target is recognized by him as a "Noble Person" and he successfully "connects" with them, the target's life will completely fall into his control, leaving them at his mercy. In contrast, Luxian's method of clinging to coattails, although also considered [Noble Connection], was not the orthodox path.
"Fellow Daoist praises me too much."
The young man shook his head: "On the contrary, I am jealous of Luxian. That child strayed from the right path, yet he happened to connect with the Dao Venerable, flying up to a high branch and becoming a phoenix."
Speaking of this, the young man gnashed his teeth slightly.
It was because Luxian had clearly connected with the most noble person of the present age, yet he had made no progress whatsoever. A dignified attendant boy to the Dao Venerable, yet he couldn't even become a Dao Ancestor—it was simply a reckless waste of heaven's gifts.
If it were him... if he could use the Dao Venerable's profound wonders to cultivate, he would have achieved at least three qualitative metamorphoses, right?
What a massive opportunity, squandered just like that!
It hurt his heart just to think about it.
However, Jiao Guiren quickly adjusted his mindset: 'Last time was just an accident; I failed to spot the potential stock—the Dao Venerable. This time, I definitely won't make a mistake!'
At this thought, he glanced at the warrior not far away: 'Shi Weixiong, three qualitative metamorphoses of essence, the second Dao Ancestor of the [Accumulated Merit] lineage, the man closest to the Dao Venerable in the present age—a solidly high-quality stock. I can't go wrong this time, right? I'll just cling tightly to his coattails; the future is definitely bright!'
That fellow Luxian had some dog-shit luck to connect with the Dao Venerable.
But a person can't have dog-shit luck forever. Could he possibly connect with another Deity Transformation practitioner after connecting with the Dao Venerable? If so, I'll let him be my Dao Ancestor!
However, just then.
"Who goes there!"
Suddenly, the warrior-clad Shi Weixiong turned his gaze, his eyes burning like torches. He instantly locked onto a patch of void not far away and raised his hand to deliver a slash.
RUMBLE!
This slash carried no profound wonder reinforcement; there was only the purest speed and power. Wherever the blade's light reached, countless afterimages surfaced.
These afterimages did not exist in the present, but rapidly spread toward the past and the future. With one slash, all space-time was swept up by the blade's light, instantly tearing away all concealment and revealing the true appearance of what was once an empty space—it was a disheveled scholar.
It was none other than the Dao Ancestor of [Education], Dan Qingjian.
"Hmm?"
Seeing this, Shi Weixiong frowned slightly. The slash that was bound to hit was quickly reined in and didn't truly land on Dan Qingjian's body.
"Are you here to record?"
Facing the inquiry, Dan Qingjian nodded while rapidly writing words into the book in his hand: "Fellow Daoist observes keenly. I am here to record the death of Yu Huanjun."
Shi Weixiong shook his head and didn't attack again. Unlike Yu Huanjun, Dan Qingjian also had no interest in the Seed of the Great Dao. He was focused solely on recording history and leaving a civilizational inheritance for later generations. Therefore, he was ranked low on his kill list and would be one of the last Dao Ancestors to be killed.
There was no need for it now.
Soon, Dan Qingjian finished recording and saluted Shi Weixiong: "Thank you for holding your hand, Fellow Daoist. In exchange, I will also inform you of a matter."
"Regarding the current situation."
Dan Qingjian said solemnly: "Right now, aside from Da Yunlai's [Fortune] lineage, which has yet to make a move, the other Dao Ancestors have already formed factions."
"Generally speaking, they can be divided into three."
"The Name and Form schools and Taiyuan Xian have allied with a Dao Lord from later ages named the Primordial Saint."
"Zhu Liuxian, Shan Qiu, and Bu Changming have allied with Junior Brother Xuande, Guiming's reincarnated body, and an insolent fellow named Sisui."
"As for the remaining people from later ages, I have inquired as well. They are Sword Lord, Cang Hao, Myriad Laws, and Du Xuan... These four have hooked up with Zhen Qulu and Feng Baiwu, and are currently besieging the other two people from later ages, named [Sky-Shrouding] and Dao Tianqi. Furthermore, they have already trapped them in a dangerous location."
"I intend to go there next to record."
"If you are interested in these people from later ages, Fellow Daoist, and believe that killing them can also increase your accumulated merit, you may come with me afterward."
Shi Weixiong thought about it upon hearing this, then shook his head.
"No need."
"I have already decided on my next target."
Dan Qingjian was stunned, then asked curiously: "Who is it? Please speak plainly, Fellow Daoist, so it will be convenient for me to go and record it later, lest there be any omissions."
"It's nothing much."
Shi Weixiong smiled: "It is my father, the Founder of the [Accumulated Merit] lineage, Shi Quanxian. Killing him first can also be considered a show of filial piety from me, his son."
"This is Shi Weixiong's Dao."
Inside the [Nurturing Immortal Land], having listened to Zhu Liuxian's explanation, Lu Yang couldn't help but click his tongue. He had to admit, these Dao Ancestors were truly more ruthless than the last.
Of course, this statement wasn't absolute. To be precise, among the Dao Ancestors, those who had no interest in the Seed of the Great Dao and aimed to rely on themselves mostly possessed some extraordinary abilities. Conversely, the other Dao Ancestors who wanted to compete for the Seed of the Great Dao undoubtedly lacked somewhat in their methods.
'What about me?'
Lu Yang frowned deeply, falling into deep thought: 'The Seed of the Great Dao and the Final Tribulation are both located in the future. As it stands, it is fundamentally impossible for the current me to compete for them.'
Unless he went a step further and achieved the third qualitative metamorphosis of essence.
'With the essence of my [Infinite Law], as time passes, my strength will only grow stronger, eventually reaching the peak combat power of a second metamorphosis.'
A rough estimate placed it equivalent to the sixth layer of the [Paramita].
However, that was the end of the line. Above that was an insurmountable chasm. To go further and reach the seventh layer of the [Paramita], a third qualitative change was mandatory.
This was the problem.
One had to know that even in the Pre-Ancient Divine Land, from its birth to the approaching Final Tribulation, an unknown number of years had passed, yet only a full seventeen Dao Ancestors had been born.
This was almost double that of the Light Sea.
Yet even so, setting aside the Dao Venerable, only two Dao Ancestors had completed the third qualitative change. This showed the sheer difficulty of reaching this stage in cultivation.
Not to mention the Pre-Ancient essence cultivation—even looking at the Light Sea's stature cultivation, which had the [Paramita] acting as a cultivation accelerator, over all these years, only the Primordial Saint had reached the seventh layer, equivalent to a third qualitative change. The rest of the Dao Lords hovered around the fourth layer.
'This is not a hurdle that can be crossed simply with time.'
Lu Yang shook his head. If he had an idea for the second qualitative metamorphosis of essence, he was completely clueless about the third metamorphosis.
After all, he was already [Infinite].
With such an essence, what else could he metamorphose into above it? Even he couldn't figure it out; he didn't even have a direction, let alone know how to proceed.
To solve this problem, he could only rely on external objects.
For example, the [Paramita], or like just now, Zhu Liuxian relying on the Feng Shui Grand Formation encompassing the Divine Land, which could be considered completing the third qualitative change in a disguised manner.
While Lu Yang was lost in thought.
Suddenly, with the approach of a strange aura, Lu Yang abruptly snapped awake and turned to look toward the distant horizon. The others also looked up one after another.
There, a figure was pacing over.
At first glance, he was merely the size of an ordinary person, yet he gave off an eerie sense of insignificance as if he stood at a much higher altitude. His aura was like a placid lake, without the slightest ripple.
[Primordial Saint].
Lu Yang's expression suddenly became solemn. However, before he could speak, the [Primordial Saint] who had approached spoke first, his voice devoid of any hostility:
"Fellow Daoist Xuande... Fellow Daoist Sisui."
"And Myriad Treasure."
He cut straight to the chase, saying directly: "Let us cooperate. The Seed of the Great Dao coexists with the Final Tribulation. Without cooperation, no one can obtain it."
Lu Yang nodded: "Scram!"
"..."
The [Primordial Saint]'s expression shifted slightly, then he said in a deep voice: "You and I are both people who have attained the Dao; do not act on emotion. As things stand, cooperation is the right path."
Lu Yang certainly knew they should cooperate; he was already doing so. But cooperate with the Primordial Saint? Are you kidding me? Do you not know what your reputation is? Moreover, the prime example, Sisui, is standing right next to me. You want to cooperate with me in front of his face, treating me like an idiot?
"You..."
Seeing Lu Yang unmoved, the [Primordial Saint] seemed somewhat annoyed, his tone growing heavier: "I truly have sincerity this time; I harbor no malicious intent."
Lie, keep lying.
Lu Yang remained completely unmoved. On the other side, the World Honored One and Sisui had coincidentally and quietly released their auras, trapping the [Primordial Saint] in the middle.
Both of them had suffered deeply because of the Primordial Saint.
Therefore, no one knew better than they did that when interacting with the Primordial Saint, words were no match for fists. There was no need to listen to what he said; just hit him on sight!
However, in the next second, the [Primordial Saint] seemed to react as well.
"Wait!"
In the next second, he reached out and wiped his face, as if taking off a layer of clothing. The [Primordial Saint] that Lu Yang had unmistakably seen suddenly vanished.
He had removed his name.
Immediately after, another completely different aura rose, and the newcomer spoke again: "I only represent myself; I have nothing to do with Taiyuan Xian and the others!"
Only then did Lu Yang realize the other party's true identity.
"...The Ancestor of the Name school?"
If it wasn't the Primordial Saint, then that was a different matter. At the very least, they didn't have to fight and could still talk... Lu Yang immediately changed his tune: "How do you want to cooperate?"
The Ancestor of the Name school cursed inwardly upon seeing this.
So appearing under the name of the [Primordial Saint] wouldn't work. What was going on with this person from later ages created by Taiyuan Xian? Was his reputation really that terrible in the eyes of others?
That said, he still spoke immediately:
"I have concrete information here. [Sky-Shrouding] and Dao Tianqi... these two should be your allies, Little Junior Brother. Their current situation is not good."
"The four Dao Lords from later ages who came with you—Sword Lord, Myriad Laws, Du Xuan, and Cang Hao—have allied with the other two Dao Ancestors of the [Reverence of the Divine] lineage, Feng Baiwu and Zhen Qulu. They have besieged those two in a perilous location. I will tell you the location as a show of sincerity for our cooperation."
At these words, Lu Yang instantly frowned.
[Sky-Shrouding] and Dao Tianqi were in danger?
Sword Lord and the others allying with the [Reverence of the Divine] lineage... that made sense. The [Heavenly Dao] was created by the Sword Lord precisely by referencing the methods of the [Reverence of the Divine] lineage.
Lu Yang quickly sorted out the causes and effects.
However, in this way, the motives of the Ancestor of the Name school before him became somewhat unclear. Could it be that he wanted the snipe and the clam to fight so he could reap the fisherman's benefit?
Or was it actually still the Primordial Saint pulling the strings behind him?
(End of Chapter)