Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 1085 Dao Tianqi

The young man was dressed in black robes, with a crane-feather cloak over them. He was tall and slender, and his long, dark hair was tied up with gold thread. He clasped his hands together, hiding them shyly under his sleeves.

However, what was most striking about him was his eyes. Those eyes seemed to contain all things in the world, deep and mysterious. Just looking into them was like seeing the great Dao of heaven and earth. So much so that Lu Yang didn't even dare to look at the wisdom light emanating from the other man at first.

He had met the first Demon-Taming Peak Master.

However, back then, we were in the Great Net of Cause and Effect, and our perception was not nearly as close as it is now. The first generation of Demon-Taming Peak Master in the Scenery of Cause and Effect was completely different from reality.

'Underestimated'

Although it sounds outrageous, Lü Yang is 100% certain that the first generation Demon-Taming Peak Master in the Scenery of Cause and Effect had his wisdom light intensity underestimated by the Great Net of Cause and Effect!
In reality, he is even stronger.

'Forbidden knowledge, this is a living, super-forbidden knowledge; just looking into it, the shock of its wisdom can bring my mind to a standstill.'

How long has he been following me?

'Could it be that he's been following me ever since I entered the underworld, watching what I do? Was he frying my fish while I was frying mine?'

In a flash, Lü Yang thought of many things, and the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] panel beside him had already been opened, ready to seize the next life at any time. However, the young man in front of him was very patient and did not make any move, as if he was quietly waiting for the agitated pet to calm down.

"Greetings, senior."

After a long silence, Lü Yang finally cupped his hands and said respectfully, "I have no intention of offending you. I simply wish to use the Netherworld as a route to the outer heavens."

Upon hearing this, the young man finally raised an eyebrow.

"Oh?"

With a soft exclamation, Lü Yang watched as clouds seemed to gather in the boy's eyes, talismans suddenly appeared, and then began to operate at an unimaginable speed—

"I see. So you want to create another plane outside of the Void, outside the Dao Lord's sight, and then, like my Underworld, use Daoist cultivators to continuously improve, breaking through to the other shore without anyone noticing? A very good idea, but your move to go to the outer heavens will definitely be discovered."

Lu Yang: “.”

No, I haven't said anything yet, how did you see through my entire plan? So what if you have high comprehension? Are you trying to make it impossible for anyone to cultivate immortality?
Even so, he quickly calmed down.

After all, he had no designs on the Underworld, nor did he bother anyone else. He was only focused on smuggling himself across the border, so the first Demon-Taming Peak Master was a good person.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang calmed down considerably and said respectfully, "Senior is wise. Since you have already come here, I will not linger any longer."

Upon hearing this, the boy shook his head, then looked at him with a complex gaze that Lü Yang couldn't understand. His gaze seemed to be directed at someone who wasn't there, rather than Lü Yang. The two looked at each other, but in the end, the boy took the initiative to look away.

"No need."

"There's one thing the [Ancestral Dragon Legacy] said correctly: from the moment you entered the Underworld, this place was prepared solely for you."

At this point, the young man turned around again, his gaze lingering on the three characters "Refining Heaven's Gauntlet" in the corner of the portrait for a long time before he said with a nostalgic expression:

"Senior Brother Dan Ding is a very bold person."

"He really liked the alchemy that his master taught him, because studying the changes in the properties of things was his hobby, and it was exciting and interesting to him."

"It's funny, he's the one who exploded the most times in the entire Dan Ding Peak. It made people doubt his alchemy skills. Only we fellow disciples know that it's not that he's incompetent, he just likes to mess around and wants to try everything."

The boy seemed to have thought of something funny and suddenly chuckled.

This time, unlike before, it was a genuine smile. The corners of his mouth were slightly upturned, gentle and nostalgic, yet as hazy as the morning mist.

"His favorite thing to do is modify the prescriptions."

"Moreover, instead of altering the minor, harmless scraps, we specifically modify the main ingredients, using materials with inferior or even opposite properties to refine better pills."

"How can you expect the oven not to explode if you do it like this?"

"So he and Senior Brother Wanbao have a very good relationship; they're inseparable when it comes to crafting artifacts and alchemy."

"But on the other hand, he often discusses things with his senior brother, Patching Heaven, because Patching Heaven has ingenious ideas and can often help him generate more inspiration." "As for me."

As he finished speaking, the boy lowered his eyelids, and his tone became more melancholy: "Senior Brother Dan Ding doesn't like to communicate with me, and he often complains about me."

Lu Yang even saw a hint of grievance on the boy's face: "He complained that I was too smart and that it was no fun talking to me. Often, I could guess his whole plan after he only said one sentence, and even make up for the mistakes in the plan. It made him feel very embarrassed in front of me."

The boy's smile grew brighter and brighter.

In a daze, he seemed to have returned to that distant era, where he saw a young Taoist priest complaining irritably, his face full of disdain.

The next second, the memory was shattered by reality.

The empty, quiet room, the cenotaphs on display, the cold portraits—all caused the smile on the boy's face to freeze slightly before visibly vanishing.

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Lu Yang remained respectfully by Dao Tianqi's side, memorizing everything Dao Tianqi had said, and also noticing the changes that had occurred during this time.

The portrait that was originally hanging in the quiet room had lost its spirit and vitality because the ink was missing from the eyes. However, just as Dao Tianqi was recounting the past, a bright ink suddenly appeared on the portrait. Although it was not much, it was like the finishing touch on a painting, gradually making the portrait come to life.

"Isn't that strange?"

Dao Tianqi's voice rang out again: "The spirituality of this portrait has been damaged. It should be the result of the death of Senior Brother Dan Ding, which severed the causal link."

"However, my memories and my spirituality can make up for it."

"When I woke up and saw this quiet room, I immediately understood—from the very beginning, Senior Brother Dan Ding was never confident of victory."

"He's gambling." Dao Tianqi laughed again, but in Lü Yang's eyes, it was as if he saw a boy wailing and crying, extremely sad.

"He bet I would wake up, bet I would discover everything here."

“He bet that I would, as before, understand his whole plan the moment I saw this quiet room, and then fill in the gaps in his plan.”

At this point, the boy finally fell silent.

"I have disappointed Senior Brother Dan Ding."

Then, he looked at Lü Yang again: "If it weren't for you, fellow Daoist, I would have missed all of this, and I might not even have discovered this place."

As he finished speaking, he seemed to recall something from the distant past.

"I have also disappointed Senior Brother Wanbao."

The boy closed his eyes, and a terrifying silence enveloped the entire quiet room. Only after a long time did he reopen those eyes that encompassed the heavens and the earth.

"I can't let them down again."

Finally, the young man raised his eyebrows, his aged appearance gradually subsided, and a strong sharpness emerged in his place. The remnants of the cauldron seemed to have changed his mind.

"Not long ago, Master took a look at the Underworld and I stopped him. What a grand gesture! Cang Hao occupied the Yellow Springs Road, Sword Lord took the Looking-Home Terrace, and Master took the Three Lives Stone. Even the four directions of ghost realms are left with only demons and monsters, turning the entire Underworld into a mess. I don't like it at all."

His voice grew increasingly calm, revealing an unusual indifference.

In Lü Yang's eyes, all the related causes and effects were locked away in this small, quiet room, obscuring the secrets of heaven and preventing any investigation.

"So I plan to go to the real world and seek justice."

His words were like thunder in the ears.

Although he had suspected it for a long time, when he actually said it aloud, Lü Yang still felt a silent shock surging through his heart:
'The first Demon-Taming Peak Master, Dao Tianqi, is going to fight the Holy Sect's patriarch!?'

(End of this chapter)