Chapter 636: Dao Lord Sisui!He had to admit that Lu Yang panicked for a moment.
But soon, he regained his calm because he was certain of one thing: Even a Dao Lord couldn't possibly read his thoughts so easily!
There must be some key factor in this.
Lu Yang's expression was calm. A soul emerged deep in his sea of consciousness, looking around. The dao comprehension and knowledge regarding the Celestial Court's Six Qi flowed prominently in his divine sense.
It's because of this knowledge. Forbidden knowledge belonging to the Dao Lord. When I master this, the Dao Lord will also notice me through the connection of this knowledge and read my mind? So, the current me has already been noticed by him and there is no way to escape his control?
Lu Yang pondered silently in his heart.
He didn't think about the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes], subconsciously erasing all wishful thinking, purely contemplating from the perspective of "this life."
The next second, the voice sounded again:
"Little friend, you seem very wary of me... It seems you don't intend to answer my question, which means you know the Primordial Saint, but are not in a hostile relationship."
The voice was weak, almost whispering.
But falling on Lu Yang's ears, it carried terrifying oppressive power, like shocking thunder and raging waves: "So you should be a disciple of Primordial Saint, right?"
How do you know?
Lu Yang calmed his thoughts and said silently in his heart.
The voice continued to echo:
"I can guess. After all, generally those who understand Primordial Saint will curse a few times. But you dare not speak directly to me about your relationship with Primordial Saint, obviously, you have a close relationship..."
At this moment, Lu Yang didn't hesitated. He directly extracted the dao comprehension corresponding to Shaoyin and Taiyin he just obtained, and annihilated it all along with his divine sense. Instantly, the pain deep into the soul made him clench his teeth, but undeniably, the effect was very significant.
The already weak voice faded quickly.
Sure enough.
Lu Yang let out a long breath: It is because the dao comprehension of the Celestial Court's Six Qi deepened my connection with that nameless Dao Lord, allowing him to read my mind.
Once the dao comprehension is incomplete, the connection is cut.
The other party could no longer continue reading his mind. This was also a matter of course. After all, if a Dao Lord could read minds casually, he would have died violently long ago.
"Oh... really?
Why?"
Of course it's…
"!!!!"
Lu Yang's thoughts stopped abruptly, but all the raging waves were smoothed out by him in an instant. In the end, only calmness and indifference remained on his face.
At the same time, he was constantly thinking: Not dao comprehension... In this way, dao comprehension is just an opportunity, an opportunity for the other party to notice me. And since the other party has already noticed me, it doesn't matter whether there is dao comprehension or not. So, the problem lies elsewhere.
"Relax a little, little friend."
"I am not your enemy."
The voice came faintly: "I have no malice. The reason I can read your mind is merely because you hold the [Dao Opening Diagram] and have a karmic connection with me."
"If you really don't want me to read your mind, just destroy the [Dao Opening Diagram]."
Hearing this, Lu Yang directly took out the [Dao Opening Diagram] and shattered it with a palm. Even the void attainment method related to it in his memory was severed together.
"Hmph!"
Intense pain struck directly at the soul along with the shattered divine sense, but Lu Yang still looked calm, silently reciting in his heart:
Can Senior hear me?
This time, the voice did not sound.
Senior?
Lu Yang looked around and shouted again in his heart. After a moment passed like this, the voice continued to sound: "I guess you were testing me just now, right?"
The voice seemed somewhat helpless: "You people all inherited Primordial Saint's demonic style, too suspicious. Since I told you the method plainly, naturally I wouldn't lie to you. Indeed I have no malice. Now that I can no longer read your mind, just speak to me directly."
Seeing this, only then did Lu Yang lower his eyelids and whisper:
"May I ask Dao Lord Senior, what is your name?"
While speaking with his mouth, he asked a completely different question in his heart, sounding almost simultaneously: May I ask Senior, are you still alive now?
The voice answered without hesitation:
"My name is Si Sui."
It only answered the question spoken by Lu Yang, seemingly unable to hear Lu Yang's inner voice anymore.
Lu Yang nodded upon hearing this, then continued to open his mouth, but only mouthed the words without making a sound, asking simultaneously in his heart:
Then, is Senior still alive?
"What are you saying?"
The voice revealed a trace of helplessness: "Why test me? Only moving your lips without speaking, you still want to test whether I can hear your heart..."
The voice stopped abruptly.
At the same time, the corner of Lu Yang's mouth lifted slightly, revealing a smile: "It seems Senior also realizes the biggest flaw in your act."
"You shouldn't have played some trick that destroying the [Dao Opening Diagram] would make you unable to hear my heartfelt voice just to gain my trust. It really defeats the purpose... Such a low-level mistake even makes me doubt whether you are really that Dao Lord who opened up the Celestial Court, whom I admire and worship immensely."
The mistake the other party made was simple:
Where is Immortal Venerable Taiyin?
He clearly took the initiative to call "Dao Lord Senior". If Immortal Venerable Taiyin was really watching him, she should have appeared directly at this moment.
But in reality, Immortal Venerable Taiyin did not appear.
She wasn't staring at him?
Impossible. His great battle with Immortal Lord Yuchan just ended. The other party would inevitably stare him to death, absolutely impossible to ignore him.
Then the answer is very simple:
From the moment you spoke to me, I fell into some illusion. Everything I did afterward was just a change in thought. In reality, I should still be meditating and regulating my breathing. Your so-called hearing my heartfelt voice is only because you took advantage of the void to enter my sea of consciousness!
Lu Yang had seen through everything.
Generally speaking, even a Golden Core Perfected Lord cannot forcibly soul search a Foundation Establishment Perfected One when the latter closes their sea of consciousness, let alone mind reading.
If not so, Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones wouldn't be called "person".
So far, only the Heaven-Mending True Scripture can find a new path to examine the memory of a Foundation Establishment Perfected One; everything else are inferior puppet techniques.
Of course, there are exceptions to everything.
If a Foundation Establishment Perfected One voluntarily opens their sea of consciousness, mind reading and soul searching can also be achieved. It's just that no Foundation Establishment Perfected One is willing to do so.
"The principle of your reading my mind should be similar to this. At that time, because I sensed the voice between heaven and earth, I concentrated my divine sense to listen deliberately... As a result, I unknowingly opened my sea of consciousness, which allowed you to seize the opportunity to sneak into my sea of consciousness!"
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but curse loudly:
"What 'no malice', its all fucking lies. You've become a Dao Lord and you're still fucking fooling me? Do you really think this is my first day out in the world?"
At this moment, all sounds fell silent.
After a long time, a sigh sounded again behind Lu Yang. He looked back suddenly, only to see a tall and straight figure appearing there impressively.
Tall and straight, male, with hands behind his back.
Only the face part was blurred, as if pixelated. But even so, Lu Yang could still feel the other party scrutinizing him.
Soon, the voice sounded again:
"Disciple of Primordial Saint, let's make a deal."
"You help me escape, I teach you the secret of the Nascent Soul... If my expectation is not wrong, there should be no Nascent Soul cultivation method circulating outside in the current world."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 637: The World Honored One Again?As Dao Lord Sisui's voice fell, Lu Yang's expression instantly tensed, thinking rapidly in his heart about what the other party meant: What does it mean that there is no Nascent Soul cultivation method circulating outside?
"Literally what it means."
Dao Lord Sisui sneered. After having the truth exposed by Lu Yang, he obviously didn't intend to pretend anymore. He laid his cards on the table directly, following Lu Yang's thoughts and continuing:
"After the final battle, those of us who died died, and those who fled fled. Even the Immortal Nexus was divided cleanly. The overall situation was settled; how could anyone be allowed to share a piece of the pie? Naturally, when the cunning rabbits die, the running dogs are cooked; when the flying birds are gone, the good bows are hidden. If Nascent Soul cultivation method continued to circulate, it would be nothing more than a source of chaos."
Hearing this, a storm instantly surged in Lu Yang's heart.
The overall situation was settled?
How is that possible? Isn't this Thousand-Year Great Tribulation just beginning? How can the overall situation be settled already? And when did the final battle happen?
"Hmm?"
Hearing Lu Yang's inner voice, a hint of doubt also appeared in Dao Lord Sisui's tone: "Thousand-Year Great Tribulation... just beginning? Didn't it end five thousand years ago?"
Ended!?
"Yes." Dao Lord Sisui's voice gradually became hurried: "The final battle happened 129,600 years ago. We vied for the Deity Transformation Realm."
"That battle was originally three against three. We were evenly matched. But at the last moment, a seventh Dao Lord appeared, breaking the balance between the two sides. In the end, my two fellow daoists fled in a sorry state. I stayed behind to cover the rear and finally died... Isn't that so? How many years have passed?"
Lu Yang froze on the spot.
The huge amount of information that suddenly appeared made him dazed for a moment. But immediately after, he suppressed all thoughts without saying a word. Only after a long time did he speak faintly:
"The seventh Nascent Soul, who is it?"
"I don't know." Dao Lord Sisui shook his head. "head: "I only know he was bald, and his realm was obviouslyunstable, hiding traces of hasty breakthrough..."
No doubt about it! It's the World-Honored One again.
At this moment, Lu Yang exhaled a deep breath of turbid air: "I guessed wrong before... Or rather, I didn't guess big enough, only limited to the Immortal Nexus."
Before this, he had always guessed that the World Honored One was supported by the Saint Sect Ancestor to deal with the Dao Lords of the Dao Court and Sword Pavilion. In fact, the Saint Sect Ancestor might really have had this intention. However, if the perspective was enlarged to the entire outer heaven light sea, this situation showed obvious changes.
"The World Honored One is the seventh Nascent Soul!"
"The reason why the Saint Sect Ancestor cultivated him, the primary purpose was actually to resist foreign aggression. Only after the foreign enemies were repelled was he used in turn to stabilize the internal situation."
It fits the Saint Sect's style very well.
Use them until they beeak
However, in this way, many previous guesses would have to be completely overturned. The most critical point among them was the Saint Sect Ancestor's attitude towards lower cultivators.
Before, I thought it was supportive.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang felt as if his whole body had fallen into an ice cave:
After all, the Saint Sect Patriarch cultivated the World Honored One, cultivated [Sky-Shrouding], and now there is an additional Immortal Venerable Taiyin. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't look like suppression.
But looking at it again now, it makes people shudder.
After all, if the Saint Sect Patriarch actually didn't wish for new Dao Lords to be born, then what is the meaning of the existence of [Sky-Shrouding] and Immortal Venerable Taiyin?
"...Hmm?"
Suddenly, Lu Yang's thoughts turned, looking at Dao Lord Sisui: "Wrong!"
Facing his gaze, Dao Lord Sisui appeared calm and unhurried, asking curiously: "What's wrong?"
Lu Yang frowned tightly: "I can hear your voice, so my good Senior Sister can't possibly not hear it. Did you two not communicate?"
It was impossible for them not to have communicated. The news that "the Saint Sect Ancestor doesn't plan to cultivate new Dao Lords" would be a bolt from the blue for the Taiyin Immortal Venerable, and excellent intelligence to sow discord between both sides. With a Dao Lord's sensitivity and keenness, how could Sisui not communicate with her?
But if they had communicated.
Then why would the Saint Sect Ancestor still try to drive himself over here, and Immortal Venerable Taiyin also seemed to have no grudge, accepting the Ancestor's kindness calmly?
More importantly—
"You asked me to help you escape."
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's gaze that fell on Dao Lord Sisui becoming deeper: "...What trapped you? It wouldn't be my good Senior Sister, right?"
From the beginning, this Dao Lord Sisui was lying!
Because he acted as if he knew nothing about what happened in the current world, but in reality, with Immortal Venerable Taiyin present, he shouldn't be ignorant at all!
All words were just bait to hook him.
Some parts were undoubtedly true, but lies were inevitably mixed in. After all, nine truths and one lie was the highest realm of lying.
Which was true? Which was false?
Lu Yang's mind raced, completely unconcerned about avoiding Si Sui. Or rather, he needed to constantly think to suppress certain thoughts in his subconscious..
"..."
At this moment, Dao Lord Sisui sized up Lu Yang. His face remained blurred, but his tone changed slightly: "I am indeed trapped by Taiyin."
"But Taiyin is just a guard."
He didn't answer Lu Yang's question but chose to throw out more information: "The person who truly trapped me is the seventh Nascent Soul I mentioned before... You say his name is the World Honored One? It was him who suddenly appeared after I died, severed and suppressed my five senses, and cut off my opportunity for resurrection."
"Otherwise why do you think I opened up the Celestial Court?"
"To benefit all living beings?"
Speaking of this, Dao Lord Sisui's tone revealed a bit of resentment: "I opened up the Celestial Court originally to heal my injuries. Originally, it would only take tens of thousands of years to recover."
"But I miscalculated."
"That bald head... The World Honored One somehow found the location of my corpse, and at that time I was powerless to contend with him."
"Thus my eyes, ears, mouth, and nose were extracted and suppressed by him. He even left behind the so-called spiritual platform method, eroding my corpse step by step... Although I made plans and cultivate a Child of Destiny five thousand years ago, intending to use his hand to restore my vitality..."
"But the result was unsatisfactory."
"The Child of Destiny was killed, and myexistence was exposed. Realizing I wasn't completely dead, the Primordial Saint sent Taiyin over to seal me until today."
Speaking of this, only then did Dao Lord Sisui stop.
It seemed like a complete story chain, and Lu Yang couldn't find any flaws for the moment. However, this didn't mean it was all true.
There must be lies!
Lu Yang frowned tightly and continued: "Help you escape... how specifically?"
"Very simple!"
Si Sui hurriedly said: "My eyes, ears, mouth, and nose are all suppressed. Originally, I had broken free from part of the restraints, but five thousand years ago, Taiyin arrived and reinforced the seals, even turning them into four secret realms and handing them over to four mid-stage Golden Cores to suppress..."
"Oh?" Lu Yang raised his eyebrows uponhearing this.
Instantly, he thought of the four remaining mid-stage Immortal Lords of the Celestial Court. He remembered Qingyang introducing their respective territories before:
[Sun and Moon Realm], Immortal Lord Duxuan.
[Pure Heaven], Immortal Lord Tianshu.
[Dharma Teaching Land], Immortal Lord Yanxiu.
[Spirit Mechanism Hall], Immortal Lord Mingtang.
"Sun and Moon as eyes, Purity besides the ears, Teaching with the mouth, Spirit Mechanism for breathing... eyes, ears, mouth, nose. Good heavens, so that's how it is!"
At the same time, Dao Lord Sisui also said faintly:
"Help me escape; this also benefits you."
"Primordial Saint's style has always been cruel. Taiyin is too much stronger than you. It is difficult for you to live. Why not cooperate with me? That way you might still have a chance of survival."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 638: Fight! Let's All Fight!At this moment, Lu Yang's thoughts were turning constantly.
He no longer pondered how much of Dao Lord Sisui's remarks just now were true and how much were false. Instead, he looked past the phenomenon to see the essence, focusing only on Dao Lord Sisui's main purpose.
"Help you escape…"
Lu Yang looked up, staring straight at the Dao Lord Sisui before him: "Sure, Senior leave my sea of consciousness first, then we can discuss the details."
Dao Lord Sisui looked somewhat helpless upon hearing this: "If you insist, little friend, then so be it. However, if I leave your sea of consciousness, you will no longer be able to communicate with me like this. You will inevitably be discovered by Taiyin. It doesn't matter to me, but you will surely die. Does that not matter?"
"It doesn't matter."
Lu Yang looked indifferent and said softly, "Whatever instructions Senior has, you can tell me now. As for how to act afterwards, I will make my own decisions."
Dao Lord Sisui: "..."
Naturally evil Primordial Saint brat!
"...Fine."
In the next second, Dao Lord Sisui sighed: "Originally I planned to give pointers on your cultivation, Little Friend, to help you improve your realm. It seems there is no chance now."
After speaking, Dao Lord Sisui's figure disappeared along with his voice. Only then did Lu Yang discover that at some point, his sea of consciousness was covered with a layer of haze. Only until this moment did it gradually disperse, revealing the [Tribulation Wave] and the figure of sword spirit Ming He constantly punching. Seeing him, her eyes were teary.
"Master... You aren't dead!"
The little Daoist child with red lips and white teeth leaped into Lu Yang's arms. The divine wonder of cleansing divine sense and purifying the soul erupted with full force.
Everything was very real, exactly the same as the illusion just now.
Lu Yang's expression flickered, somewhat uncertain whether he had really returned to reality or if it was another illusory world created by the other party.
He really couldn't tell.
After a long while, Lu Yang exhaled a deep breath, then looked up, his gaze seemingly able to penetrate the sealed white jade hall.
He wanted to gamble.
In the next second, the [Sea of Bitterness]opened wide.
Rumble!
Endless water of concepts poured out. Lu Yang was completely fearless, stepping into it with one stride, thunder sound bursting from his mouth: "Senior Sister, please show yourself."
—No response.
Lu Yang wasn't surprised and continued, "I saw that Dao Lord."
"Who did you see?"
Almost simultaneously, the originally empty Sea of Bitterness suddenly rose with bright moonlight. A cold and beautiful figure appeared in front of Lu Yang without warning.
It was Immortal Venerable Taiyin!
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang sneered. He directly revealing his Six Qi dao comprehension of the Celestial Court, then tried to sense Sisui's voice again.
However, this time, the voice echoing through heaven and earth did not appear. Heaven and earth were silent, only the water of the [Sea of Bitterness] whistling and surging around the two.
"...No need to try."
Immortal Venerable Taiyin shook her head. "You can't hear His voice in the [Sea of Bitterness]. You just said you saw Him... You have already gathered the Six Qi dao comprehension?"
"Correct."
Lu Yang nodded. "He bewitched me, told me many secrets, wanting me to help Him escape. But I pretended to agree and fooled Him."
Speaking of this, Lu Yang's face was filled with loyalty: "He wanted to turn me against you, which is simply wishful thinking. He doesn't know I am loyal to you, Senior Sister. The Ancestor is the only sun in my heart. I am not a villain like Sky-Shrouding; how could I betray the sect?"
"Really?"
Immortal Venerable Taiyin looked at Lu Yang with a faint smile. "Junior Brother gathered the Six Qi dao comprehension in secret, obviously suspecting me, right? Junior Brother is dishonest~"
"Who? Who is slandering me?"
Lu Yang's expression tightened instantly: "I gathered the Six Qi Dao Comprehension in secret purely to give Senior Sister a surprise. I absolutely have no selfish motives!"
"Then prove it to me."
Immortal Venerable Taiyin extended her fair and tender jade hand, five fingers spreading slowly. On it lay a coin, in which infinite [Money] concepts converged.
"A gift for Junior Brother."
Immortal Venerable Taiyin smiled. "Accept it, Junior Brother. From now on, you owe me a huge sum and will be deeply bound by the [Money] concept. Then I will believe your loyalty..."
Before the Great Yin Immortal Venerable finished speaking, Lu Yang grabbed the coin.
Such a decisive action made Immortal Venerable Taiyin stunned for a moment, then she nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, I indeed didn't misjudge you, Junior Brother!"
"In that case, let's begin... void attainment."
Lu Yang looked at the Saint Sect good Senior Sister in front of him. Although her cold face was full of a benevolent smile at this moment, the depths of her beautiful eyes were icy cold.
Clearly, she wouldn't allow him to resist
"...Good!"
Lu Yang didn't refuse, nodding crisply. Then he took out the [Dao Opening Diagram] and began to weave the concepts of the Six Qi with singular focus.
Taiyin, Shaoyin, Jueyin.
Taiyang, Shaoyang, Yangming.
Wind Wood, Sovereign Fire, Minister Fire, Damp Earth, Dry Metal, Cold Water... Six kinds of concepts intertwined completely at this moment, finally smelting into one, yet still remaining Five Elements.
In this process, the [Sea of Bitterness] was also churning.
As if pulled by something, infinite water of concepts gathered out of thin air. Waves surged and crashing on Lu Yang's body one after another.
At the same time, Lu Yang's eyes became brighter and brighter.
The concept weaving method in the [Dao Opening Diagram] was very perfect. Therefore, by completely imitating the method in the diagram, Lu Yang's weaving speed was unimaginably fast.
Soon, a brilliant light emerged in his palm.
Within the illusory light, Lu Yang seemed to see the gathering of the Five Elements, the merging of Yin and Yang, finally held in his palm like a precious pearl.
It worked?
Incredibly smooth, without any obstacles. Lu Yang stared blankly at the pearl before him, then looked up at the Taiyin Immortal Venerable.
Then—
"Hehe... Hahahahaha!"
Immortal Venerable Taiyin, who just had a cold appearance, suddenly grinned, then covered her face and laughed wildly. The laughter shook the entire Sea of Bitterness.
No, not just the Sea of Bitterness.
But the entire world!
Lu Yang looked around. The [Sea of Bitterness] was shattering, all scenes were disintegrating. Immortal Venerable Taiyin's figure also gradually revealed a hazy phantom.
Looking again, where was Immortal Venerable Taiyin?
Clearly it was Dao Lord Sisui!
"Finally you fell for it!"
At this moment, the re-emerged Dao Lord Sisui was extremely excited: "Many thanks, Little Friend, for retrieving the Dao Fruit from the [Sea of Bitterness] for me. I am about to escape!"
Actually, most of what he said to Lu Yang just now was true.
It was just that when these truths were added together, they became his lie!
Unseal the other five senses?
Absolutely no need!
As long as Lu Yang wove the concepts of the Six Qi and attained the dao fruit through void attainment with this, he achieved his goal!
Everything was just to create pressure for Lu Yang, the pressure of a Dao Lord by the side, thereby forcing and inducing Lu Yang to make the choice he wanted.
Crack—!
In an instant, infinite illusions shattered simultaneously. Lu Yang looked up and look around, finding himself back in the white jade hall again. The voice by his ear had vanished.
Only in his palm, that profound pearl he attained through void attainment remained bright.
But in the next second, this profound pearl disappeared from Lu Yang's palm, escaping into the [Sea of Bitterness].
Immediately, a loud noise was heard.
Rumble!
The white jade hall was suddenly lifted open by a mighty power, revealing the bright moon above the dome of the sky. A cold gaze looked at Lu Yang riding on the moonlight.
Haa... he finally fell for it!
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang exhaled a deep breath instead and smiled: That's right, thatdamned voice left my sea of consciousness!
Ideally, the gamble paid off!
Sure enough, I am insignificant in the eyes of a dignified Dao Lord, at least compared to resurrection. So I just needed to follow his wishes...
After the other party achieved his goal, he would leave on his own.
The result was indeed as Lu Yang expected.
And thinking carefully, achieving void attainment of the dao fruit as soon as possible was originally my plan anyway.
With Dao Lord Sisui helping to cover it up, it became even easier for me to do. The good Senior Sister had no awareness of this at all.
Senior Sisui, we are actually on the same side!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang instantly grinned, looking at the Celestial Court which was roaring and rioting at this moment.
They're going to fight... Let them all fight!
Fight until all trump cards are revealed, until no secrets remain, and then... we'll settle accounts in the next life!
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 639: Celestial Court Riot!At this moment, heaven and earth trembled!
Below the ninth layer of the Celestial Court, the ground cracked, rivers flowed backward. A clearly visible and extremely treacherous human face appeared above the dome of the sky.
Only because it had no five senses.
Looking at it, it was just a sheet of skin. However, boundless divine sense roared within it, turning into a voice that only perfected lord could hear, echoing out—
"Return."
Rumble!
The voice spread inside and outside the Celestial Court, affecting the eighth layer almost immediately.
In an instant, towering figures connecting heaven and earth emerged.
They were the only four surviving mid-stage Immortal Lords of the Celestial Court. The leader, Immortal Lord Duxuan, had visible fear on his face: "Is this... Sisui reviving? How is that possible! The Immortal Venerable sits in Sisui's spiritual platform, suppressing the Dao Lord's divine will. How could Sisui be allowed to revive?"
In the next second, blood light appeared suddenly.
Immortal Lord Mingtang, responsible for suppressing the [Spirit Mechanism Hall], was the first to explode. The entire Spirit Mechanism Hall quickly became illusory, merging into the Celestial Court—merging into that human face.
"Not good!"
Seeing this, Immortal Lord Duxuan looked even more horrified. Almost simultaneously, the first organ finally appeared on the face overlooking heaven and earth—a nose.
Whoosh!
Having a nose, the face seemed to finally gain the power to interfere with the Celestial Court. Then he did only one thing—took a deep breath.
Instantly, throughout the entire Celestial Court, everywhere from the lowest first layer to the eighth layer, all spiritual qi, mineral veins, spiritual treasures, medicinal pills... everything based on spiritual qi was shattering madly, turning into a boundless tide surging towards the direction of the human face!
He is reclaiming the spiritual qi of the Celestial Court!
The nose is the portal of qi, hence the name [Spirit Mechanism Hall]. Therefore, the spiritual qi maintained inside and outside the Celestial Court for countless years was itself the product of Sisui's breathing.
It's just that before, Sisui only exhaled without inhaling.
But now, he recovered a bit of vitality and began to inhale, reclaiming the spiritual qi once spread to the entire Celestial Court to fill his own deficit!
At this moment, wailing shook the Celestial Court!
At the same time, Lu Yang, witnessing this scene, was equally shocked.
How big is the Celestial Court?
In terms of volume, it far exceeded the Seven Luminaries Heaven and Myriad Martial World Realm he had been to, almost the same as the Immortal Nexus. Yet now it was trembling under Sisui's will!
This isn't even a living Dao Lord!
The half-dead Sisui, with just one breath, almost exterminated the Celestial Court.
Only Foundation Establishment and Golden Core could barely survive.
Spiritual qi extinction, cultivation vanished!
Cultivators below Foundation Establishment couldn't even keep their cultivation base, watching helplessly as their painstakingly refined spiritual power constantly drained away, turning into nothingness in an instant!
As for mortals, they couldn't even keep their lives, aging and decaying on the spot. All vitality was completely sucked by the human face manifested by Sisui.
However, just then.
"Impudent!"
On the ninth layer of the Celestial Court, that high-hanging bright moon finally reacted. A towering cold and beautiful figure manifested in the bright moonlight.
She was on the ninth layer, three thousand strands of black hair fluttering, like a fairy descending to the mortal world— inviolable.
More importantly, at this moment, she was even above the human face manifested by Sisui. While scolding, a beam of moonlight shone down.
Under the moonlight, large patches of soil appeared on the human face. The originally illusory face gradually revealed real flesh and blood under the cover of this soil, then shattered inch by inch—withering. What met the eye was surprisingly a massive graveyard with no end in sight.
[Taiyin Damp Earth]!
The Supreme Taiyin Dao Fruit, separating Yin and Yang, burying all things, even containing a bit of Netherworld concept within, instantly suppressing Sisui's movements.
But soon, Sisui moved again.
"Want to bury me alive?"
Huge divine sense howled between heaven and earth, carrying intense resentment and anger. Immediately, the face turned over, facing directly at that cold and beautiful figure on the ninth layer.
"Using my things to bury me alive?"
"Beast occupying the magpie's nest!"
In the next second, another Middle Stage Immortal Lord exploded, blood light splashing. It was exactly Immortal Lord Yanxiu suppressing the [Dharma Teaching Land]. Obviously, he couldn't suppress it either.
[Dharma Teaching Land] merged into heaven and earth.
Immediately following, a mouth also appeared on Sisui's face. With red lips and white teeth, as it opened and closed, a loud Dao voice roared and echoed inside and outside the Celestial Court:
"Get lost!"
As his voice fell, an indescribable dispelling force was generated, shaking off all the large patches of soil covering the human face. Along with it, that boundless graveyard was also forced back. Obviously, Sisui was reclaiming his own mighty power step by step!
Seeing this scene, Immortal Venerable Taiyin frowned slightly.
Immediately, she looked at Lu Yang in the Heaven and Earth Immortal Bank, parting her vermilion lips lightly: "Little Junior Brother... you really caused a big trouble for me."
"Senior Sister, i am innocent."
Lu Yang spread his hands, looking pitiful: "This is that Dao Lord plotting against me. Inexplicably, I know nothing."
Immortal Venerable Taiyin frowned slightly upon hearing this and snorted softly.
Know nothing?
Who would believe you!
Ancestor... I thought the Junior Brother you found for me was already very capable, but I didn't expect him to be even more capable than I imagined.
She thought he was just a brat she could manipulate easily.
Unexpectedly, his style was quite tough, and his abilities were great.
The key isn't this human face, but the trigger he achieved through vood attainment...
Immortal Venerable Taiyin knew the records in the [Dao Opening Diagram] well. The dao fruit attained through void attainment using the method in the diagram was essentially just a bait.
A bait used to draw out the true Great Dao!
With that dao fruit attained through void attainment, Sisui could draw out his true Great Dao from the [Sea of Bitterness], and then gradually revive!
And according to her original plan, while achieving void attainment, Lu Yang would also be tainted by her [Money] dao fruit, thereby being controlled by her regarding the attained dao fruit. In this way, she could borrow his hand to replace the attained dao fruit with the [Money] dao fruit, and occupy that Great Dao she had coveted for a long time!
However now, all ruined.
The only fortunate thing was the ninth layer. The Dao Lord Spiritual Platform created by the World Honored One back then was still under her control, so there was still a chance to redeem everything.
Dealing with it in reality is meaningless.
Immortal Venerable Taiyin looked indifferent, her thoughts remaining calm:
To suppress this mutation, the best way is for my true body to go to the [Sea of Bitterness] and stop that void attainment dao fruit from drawing out the Dao Lord's Great Dao.
But if my true body goes, who will sit in charge of the ninth layer?
The ninth layer of the Celestial Court is the most critical layer because it was not transformed from Sisui's corpse, but a seal created by the World Honored One's hand!
Without someone suppressing the seal, Sisui will wake up faster!
Leave it to the other four Middle Stage Immortal Lords?
Immortal Venerable Taiyin thought for a moment and gave up this choice. Under these circumstances, who knows if Immortal Lord Duxuan and others will still stand on her side?
After all, the Dao Lord's thigh is much more appealing than hers.
Therefore, thinking it over, the only reliable manpower was surprisingly only one.
"...Hehe."
In the next second, Immortal Venerable Taiyin suddenly smiled, with a bit of approval in her smile: "It seems you really are my Saint Sect's Junior Brother!"
Yes, she recognized Lu Yang!
Although this life's Lu Yang actually had no relationship with the Saint Sect and only owed a favor to the Saint Sect Ancestor, he wasn't strictly speaking a disciple of the Saint Sect.
The Taiyin Immortal Venerable had previously thought this way too.
But now, she changed her mind.
Fishing in troubled waters, daring to the extreme, shameless... He's someone capable of achieving great things. If not my Saint Sect disciple, then a Sword Seed of the Sword Pavilion. He's capable!
Immediately after, she looked at Lu Yang again:
"Junior Brother... Senior Sister is about to go to the [Sea of Bitterness] to suppress Sisui. You come to the ninth layer to guard it for me. If you're lucky, you might have a great opportunity!"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 640: Eyes, Ears, Nose, Tongue, Body, and MindNormally, he might have been wary, but at this moment, Lü Yang had let go of his fears. He was afraid of nothing now. If there were benefits, he would take them first and worry about the rest later!
With this thought, Lu Yang immediately showed a loyal expression: "Junior Brother is willing to share Senior Sister's burden."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the world spin. When he came to his senses, he had already crashed into something soft, and a refreshing osmanthus fragrance wafted to his nose.
"Pfft... ha!"
Lu Yang struggled to raise his head, only to discover that he was being held in the Taiyin Immortal Venerable's arms with one hand. Her strength was incredible.
What does she want to do?
I'm not a casual person.
Lu Yang immediately struggled. At such a close distance, he had no power to fight back and no time to react. The other party could do whatever she wanted with him.
He needed a safe distance!
However, the next second, the Great Yin Immortal Venerable lowered her eyelids, looking at the struggling Lu Yang, and frowned: "Don't move around. Feel it carefully."
Lu Yang was about to retort when his heart suddenly stirred. Immediately after, an indescribably terrifying wave crashed into his sea of consciousness. If he hadn't been scared badly by Sisui earlier and guarded his sea of consciousness strictly after Sisui left, he would have been smashed open already.
Even so, Lu Yang still felt a lot.
It was a stream of thoughts, countless ideas... most of them were wails, screams, despair. Terrifying negative emotions were swarming in!
"What is this!?"
Lu Yang frowned tightly, sealing his sea of consciousness even tighter. At the same time, he felt some lingering fear... If these emotions were allowed to blast into his sea of consciousness...
The consequences would be unimaginable!
Then, the Taiyin Immortal Venerable said faintly: "This place is called the Spiritual Platform... The thoughts of all cultivators practicing the Spiritual Platform method are connected here."
"Oh... hm?"
Lu Yang nodded first, then suddenly thought of something, his expression gradually becoming strange: connected to all Spiritual Platform cultivators?
He recalled the feeling just now. The impact of countless beings' thoughts was strong. If his cultivation weren't high enough and he hadn't sealed his sea of consciousness, he would very likely have been influenced... By the same logic, if someone with high enough cultivation stood on the ninth layer, they should also be able to influence all Spiritual Platform cultivators in turn!
And if he remembered correctly, Sisui seemed to have said:
The Spiritual Platform method was created by the World-Honored One?
Damn it, could this be the prototype of the Pure Land's [One Mind]? The World-Honored One tested it in the Celestial Court back then, and by the time he reached the Immortal Nexus, it was already perfected?
The next second, Lu Yang snapped back to reality, only to find himself meeting a pair of clear, beautiful eyes.
At some point, the Taiyin Immortal Venerable had pulled him into her arms, lifting his chin and looking down from above, her beautiful eyes examining him.
"..."
What, what do you want?
Lu Yang looked back at her calmly.
After a moment, the Great Yin Immortal Venerable released him and said indifferently: "It seems you know a lot. Did Sisui tell you? I advise you not to believe Him."
"After all, He is not the real Dao Lord Sisui."
Upon hearing this, Lu Yang was stunned.
Not a Dao Lord?
Are you kidding me! The other party entered his sea of consciousness silently and almost played him to death. After all that, he wasn't the real Dao Lord?
"Yes, he is not."
Seeing Lu Yang's disbelief, the Great Yin Immortal Venerable shook her head: "With the Ancestor taking action, how could a Dao Lord have a chance to survive?"
"The Dao Lord Sisui died long ago. His main body was slain, and the trace of his true spirit in the [Paramita] was also destroyed long ago. What you saw was just a remnant of divine will mixed in with his last roar before death... Of course, He may not be clear about it Himself, and even if He is, He won't admit it."
Lu Yang was slightly surprised: Such a thing exists?
When a Dao Lord falls. Eyes, ears, nose, tongue, body, and mind. The body becomes the Celestial Court, the divine will becomes a remnant thought. The eyes, ears, nose, and tongue become tools for monitoring the world transformed from the body.
This reminded him of another existence.
Immortal Nexus, the Lord of Heavens!
The Heavens in that wretched place theoretically has no consciousness, only some shallow instincts... Is it because it only has eyes, ears, nose, and tongue left?
Missing the most important consciousness!
Of course, this speculation was based on the premise that the Immortal Nexus, like the Celestial Court, was also transformed from a Dao Lord's corpse... Lu Yang gathered his thoughts and didn't think further.
At the same time, the Taiyin Immortal Venerable continued to explain:
"This place is called the [Spiritual Platform]. It is also the first Spiritual Platform between heaven and earth, the culmination of the World-Honored One's Spiritual Platform method. It can be considered a good place for enlightenment."
Immediately after, she reached out and flicked her hand.
The next second, Lu Yang discovered that the sentient beings' thoughts, originally full of negative emotions, were instantly purified, leaving only the purest thoughts.
"Removing excess emotions, leaving only the most rational thoughts."
"Therefore, gaining enlightenment on this Spiritual Platform allows you to borrow the power of countless beings to deduce with you. If you have doubts about your Dao path, this place can help you."
"So that's how it is..."
Lu Yang's heart stirred: Calling upon the computational power of countless beings. This thing is somewhat like the Dao Court's[Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws]! Although much simpler, it is still useful.
It can only be said that the World-Honored One is worthy of being a Nascent Soul achieved by gathering the strengths of many schools. He has dabbled in various methods... At the same time, Lu Yang also had a thought: If he borrowed the power of this Spiritual Platform, could it help him deduce the method of refining the Grotto-Heaven into a True Treasure?
"How about it?"
The Taiyin Immortal Venerable looked at Lu Yang and said calmly: "Guard the sea of bitterness for me. Don't let anyone else in. Otherwise, if Sisui really regains his power, you will also be in danger."
After all, Sisui hated the Primordial Saint to the bone, but he couldn't take revenge now... Since that was the case, he might as well bully the weak and kill a few of the Primordial Saints disciples to vent his anger.
The Taiyin Immortal Venerable and Lu Yang, judging others by themselves, both felt this was very likely.
At least if it were them, they would definitely do so.
With this thought, Lu Yang nodded immediately: "I understands. However, forgive me for speaking bluntly. If things are impossible, don't blame me for giving up."
"Naturally."
The Taiyin Immortal Venerable nodded as a matter of course. Saint Sect members—those who understand, understand.
The next second, she reached out and cut open the [Sea of Bitterness], stepping in and disappearing from the ninth layer. Seeing this, Lu Yang revealed a look of amazement.
Because at the moment the Taiyin Immortal Venerable entered the [Sea of Bitterness], he glimpsed her Dao.
[Money] Dao Fruit?
No, that's not right. It's no longer a simple Dao Fruit. At least in that fleeting glimpse just now, what Lu Yang saw was a straight path to the heavens!
What is that?
Lu Yang pondered in his heart, thoughts racing:
The cultivation of a Golden Core perfected lord, the further one goes, the more one must break away from the Dao Fruit, break away from the restraints of the Dao Fruit... Is that path the symbol of no longer relying on the Dao Fruit?
He saw clearly. That was a golden path, obviously formed by gathering [Money]concept. The path was like a heaven-supporting pillar, one end rooted deep in the depths of the sea of bitterness, the other end extending upward from the sea of bitterness, deep into the void, with no end in sight.
(End of Chapter)