Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 1077 I Trust You Halfway

Baodu Mountain.

Lu Yang focused intently, fully activating the [Chasing Light Dao Heart], and keeping the [Hundred Lifetimes Book] panel on the reopening screen, ready to victoriously advance to the next life at any moment.

And so, three days passed.

Nothing happened.

Not only did a giant hand not suddenly fall from the sky and kill him, but the power of the underworld's grotto-heaven also did not show any abnormalities.

Gradually, Lü Yang's tense mind relaxed, and he exhaled a deep breath: 'It seems I misunderstood him. That inherently evil old ghost, [Angxiao], didn't choose to betray me, at least he didn't provide the most crucial evidence to directly pinpoint my identity. I can still fight in this life!'

Lü Yang was very confident in this conclusion.

Because there was a fatal flaw in his process of sneaking into the underworld that he absolutely could not avoid—he was discovered by the World Honored One when he was on the Bridge of Helplessness.

The Buddha remembered him.

Although the World Honored One spared him at the time, if Angxiao were to betray him and join the Holy Sect's patriarch, revealing all the information related to him...

Then the World Honored One would naturally understand that he had misunderstood before.

At that time, one's identity will be completely locked, and it is only natural whether the Holy Ancestor grabs one or the World Honored One secretly contacts one.

However, the result was that nothing happened.

'Not only did the Holy Patriarch not come to find me, but even the World Honored One didn't. Yet, theoretically speaking, it's impossible that the World Honored One wouldn't have come to find me.'

But he just didn't come.

There's only one conclusion: Ang Xiao influenced his judgment, preventing him from coming to him. Why? The only possible reason is to protect himself.

"The Dao Lord's scale is too vast; even a slight intervention in the mortal realm would immediately attract the attention of other Dao Lords. That's why the World Honored One deliberately lured me into the web of cause and effect, only coming to see me after entering his exclusive domain. This is an attitude he only displays when dealing with collaborators."

Because collaborators cannot die casually, much less be discovered.

If the object of his affections was a pawn, or something that could be sacrificed, then the World Honored One wouldn't care about being exposed; he would simply lower his gaze and make contact.

Therefore, we can conclude that:

'In the eyes of the World-Honored One, I am a collaborator. This identity didn't come easily; it could only be because I am beneficial to [Angxiao]'s path to enlightenment.'

Just like in the previous life.

The reason why the World Honored One helped him carry out the Foundation Establishment Realm Collapse Plan was not only to trick the Holy Sect Ancestor, but also to help [Angxiao].

'These two are closer than I imagined!'

They don't seem like members of the Holy Ancestor at all.

Lu Yang even suspected that the World Honored One had some kind of leverage over Angxiao, otherwise why would a Dao Lord go to such lengths to scheme for him?

Then the problem is coming.

'As a collaborator, what do the World Honored One and [Angxiao] want me to do this time? The reversal of [Quzhi] is definitely not just to trigger [the calamity].'

'It's a signal.'

Lu Yang lowered his eyelids, already knowing the answer in his heart: 'This is telling me that he's ready and can begin his path to enlightenment at any time!'

'If I'm ready, I can cooperate with him immediately; if not, then he'll cooperate with me. At first glance, he seems like a nice person, but I suspect he has some ulterior motives to try and shift the Holy Sect's ancestor's attention towards the Underworld, and might even report me.'

This way, he would attract more of the Dao Lord's firepower, making him more at ease.

One thing leads to another, involving both cooperation and scheming. This is the way the disciples of the Holy Sect cooperate. One cannot disbelieve it, but one cannot believe it entirely either.

They believed everything; they deserved to die.

"I don't believe you at all, you're such a bad teammate." Thinking of this, Lü Yang took a deep breath and finally cleared his mind. Then he looked at the almost dried-up [Ten Thousand Refined Blood Pool] beside him.

'Thanks to this, the gestation of the sacred tree species was greatly accelerated.'

"It will be born in three months at most, so my preparations are complete, but it's not enough for just me."

Lu Yang was still very clear about his own abilities. Although he was very strong now and believed that he was not afraid of anyone in the Underworld, he was not the Great True Monarch of the Heavens. The things he could do were limited. If he acted rashly, he would be more likely to be kicked to death by the patriarch of the Holy Sect.

'Therefore, we should look for people with more influence.'

The first Demon-Taming Peak Master! The first Pill-Calming Peak Master!
These two are the truly influential figures, capable of diverting the attention of the Holy Sect's founder and even drawing his focus, while also helping him attract attention.

Lu Yang sat cross-legged, thinking:

'Let's forget about the first Demon-Taming Peak Master.'

'I completely don't understand this person's thinking, and his comprehension is too high; he's no longer of the same species as me. There's simply no way to control his actions.'

'On the contrary, the first Dan Ding Peak Master, at least I know his goal is the [Nascent Soul Pill], which he hides in the Underworld. His cultivation level should also have reached the required level; he should also be at the Heavenly Ascension Realm. However, his method of advancement should be quite different from that of the World Honored One and the first Demon Taming Peak Master.'

The World Honored One and the first Demon-Taming Peak Master advanced in rank by creating planes.

According to Lü Yang's speculation, the method of the first Dan Ding Peak Master should be the same as that of Pan Huang, who relied on the Dao Lord's support to obtain the status of stepping into the heavens.

There is no other possibility.

After all, according to the theory of ascending to godhood, there are only three ways to advance to the Heavenly Stepping stage. The Heavenly Stepping method only came about after [Angxiao].

The methods of the World Honored One and the first Demon-Taming Peak Master must have left behind a plane similar to the Foundation Establishment Realm and the Underworld.

However, the first Dan Ding Peak Master left nothing behind, and almost all traces of him disappeared. The only remaining Dan Ding Secret Realm could not even reach the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Therefore, the only possibility is that the Dao Lord has shown him favor.

Moreover, this also happens to correspond to the clues I have.

'The legacy of the First Emperor!'

Although we don't know exactly what this is, it is clearly a rare treasure closely related to the Ancestral Dragon. It shouldn't be a problem to elevate a Heavenly Warrior to it.

Of course, his current condition is probably not very good.

Of the four peak masters, only the World Honored One successfully transcended. The first peak master who mended the heavens and the first peak master who tamed demons were both half-dead. How could the first peak master who tamed alchemy be any different?

'However, I roughly know in my mind the position of the first Dan Ding Peak Master, or rather, the position he plans to hold in refining the [Nascent Soul Pill] at the end.'

Lü Yang recalled a piece of intelligence he had previously received:
Three types of necromancers are converging on Mount Luofu, and the [Dragon Tiger Mountain] was established under the leadership of a sorcerer from the mortal realm who infiltrated the underworld.

I want to create the [Fifth Ghost Realm].

Those who lack sufficient understanding might simply listen and move on.

'However, only those who know the true value of the [Four Directions Ghost Realm] can understand just how difficult it is to create the so-called [Fifth Ghost Realm].'

Only the Great True Lord of Heaven could possibly do that!
In the Underworld today, besides the missing first Dan Ding Peak Master, who else has this ability? Who else possesses such extraordinary means?
Upon realizing this, Lü Yang immediately stood up, but then abruptly stopped.

While the previous reasoning is reasonable and well-founded, we cannot completely rule out the possibility that Angxiao might actually betray him and sell him out completely.
The reason they didn't come looking for me might be that they wanted to use me to find out the first Demon-Taming Peak Master and the first Pill-Taming Peak Master, and then capture them all in one fell swoop?

After a long silence, Lü Yang started walking.

'You're a naturally evil old devil, I only half believe you.'

I believe you will betray me and report me, but I don't believe you will completely expose my information and hand over a helpful "fellow Daoist" to someone else.

Let's go to Longhu Mountain!

(End of this chapter)