Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 493 Angxiao: World Honored One?
Despite his ambitions, Lü Yang was still aware of his own limitations.

To compare with [Angxiao], he would at least need to have achieved the late stage of Golden Core through [Heavenly Fire], and even that wouldn't be enough; that's the huge gap.

"No rush, you have to eat one bite at a time."

'Furthermore, while [Angxiao]'s early activation may seem glorious, it also has its consequences. At the very least, he will likely find it difficult to interfere in the present world anymore!'

At this moment, the True Lord of the World may still be immersed in the shock of Angxiao's single-handedly defeating many heroes. However, for Lü Yang, who is familiar with Angxiao's trump cards: Yes, Angxiao's strength is indeed shocking, but the more shocking it is, the easier it is to deal with.

He was ultimately trapped in the Underworld.

Or rather, because of his own path, Angxiao deliberately trapped himself in the Underworld, which almost certainly meant that he could not escape from it.

And now, [the one who is outside the law] has been blown up by him.

The innate Dao sins led to the creation of [Wu You Tian]. The hidden dangers on Suo Huan's body were removed by himself. Before Uncle Chong Guang could even ask for gold, Hong Yun had already died suddenly.

What does Angxiao have left now?

The one who's truly in dire straits is actually him!

'After this period of glory, his only remaining connection to the real world is that small fragment of the celestial realm that I've sealed away.'

Soon, Lü Yang figured out what was going on.

Admittedly, Angxiao's decisiveness prevented him from losing everything in the future, but it only secured him a backup plan.

"He snatched [Sand in Earth] and [White Wax Gold] into the Underworld, allowing him to complete a three-line combination. This way, even if I reverse the Earthly Branches again, he won't fall to the late Golden Core stage. Although reversing the Earthly Branches can still be used to threaten him, he'll now have room to bargain."

If [Angxiao] falls to the late stage of the Golden Core realm, he will surely die.

He was able to hide in the Underworld entirely because of his late-stage Golden Core cultivation combined with the Supreme Fruit [Great Forest Wood]. Without his cultivation, he certainly wouldn't be able to hide anymore.

Thinking about this, Lü Yang felt a little regretful.

After all, this was likely a way to quickly eliminate Angxiao without bloodshed, but it has now fallen through due to Angxiao's decisive actions.

From this perspective, Angxiao's cultivation level is actually not stable either.

How did other Golden Core True Monarchs break through to the later stages? They sought out like-minded fellow Daoists, matching multiple fruit positions with each other; essentially, it was a collaborative effort.

But Angxiao is the only one who can govern.

By reversing the [Chen Earth], the corresponding fruit position can be unattainable by anyone, thus indirectly seizing it. It must be admitted that this approach is actually very clever.

Other late-stage Golden Core cultivators need to find like-minded fellow cultivators.

But once the other party betrays them and stops relying on them, their cultivation level will immediately drop. But what if we operate according to [Angxiao]'s method?

The answer is: No solution!

To reverse the Chen Earth, one must attain the True Lord status corresponding to it. However, to attain the True Lord status, one must obtain the Chen Earth that has not been reversed. The two are contradictory and impossible to achieve. The late-stage Golden Core achieved in this way is flawless!
However, plans can change.

Angxiao's method was perfect, but the appearance of one person left a stain on his blueprint and also left him with a flaw.

Good fortune.

'It's not exactly a flaw, though. Angxiao should still have Hongyun completely under his control; he just didn't expect me to interfere.'

The flaws left by Hongyun were insignificant.

However, the presence of Lü Yang, coupled with the feigned Golden Position technique of the Listening Nether Ancestor, completely tore apart this flaw, turning it into a fatal wound.

With this thought in mind, Lü Yang took out the fragment of the grotto-heaven from the banner.

However, after thinking for a moment, he did not rush to unseal the seal. Instead, he first selected an unlucky person and then used the [Puppet] to turn him into a puppet.

Immediately afterwards, Lü Yang took out the Myriad Spirits Banner.

"You, go with him."

Nine banner spirits emerged one after another, their status skyrocketing under the blessing of the Seven Luminaries Heaven incense, instantly transforming into nine Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators who landed behind the unlucky fellow.

Afterwards, Lü Yang instructed the unlucky fellow to hide the nine incense gods and leave Jiangdong. 'After all, it's [Angxiao]; it's better to be cautious.'

It wasn't until that unlucky fellow entered the Jiangnan region that he manipulated him to temporarily break the seal on the fragment of the cave, intending to talk to [Angxiao].

"Qiang Qiang!"

The next second, Lü Yang immediately felt a deadly crisis approaching, as if a sword was hanging over his head, about to cut off his head.

However, this sense of crisis quickly subsided.

"Ok?"

A soft, puzzled exclamation was heard, followed by a moment of silence, before the figure of [Angxiao] emerged from the fragment of the cave.

His face was filled with helplessness:
"Young friend, you're being far too cautious. Why bother?"

Just a moment ago, if Lü Yang had stood in front of him, even if it wasn't his real body but a clone controlling him remotely, he could have dealt with Lü Yang directly!
What made Lü Yang feel threatened was the sword strike that [Gangxing Pudao Zhenjun] of the Sword Pavilion had unleashed earlier. At that time, [Angxiao] had hidden that sword, but it had not disappeared. As long as [Angxiao] wanted, he could make that sword reappear in the world at any time and use it for his own purposes!
The power of a sword strike from a Grand True Monarch in the late Golden Core stage is self-evident.

With a single sword strike, even a clone can be directly struck through the body via the connection. [Angxiao] had concealed this sword strike in preparation for this.

His original intention was to give the mastermind behind the scheme to a severe punishment.

Unfortunately, Lü Yang was too cautious.

The puppet controlled by the [puppet on a string] has no causal relationship with his main body. Even if it is killed, it will still be of no consequence to Lü Yang.

Angxiao also noticed this.

Of course, he didn't discover the [puppet], but simply realized that the puppet and Lü Yang's main body were not connected, which is why he gave up at the last moment.

Meanwhile, Lü Yang sneered inwardly:
'Ha! I knew it!'

That old scoundrel was definitely trying to trick me, luckily I was quick-witted!

The next second, Lü Yang used the [Puppet on a String] to manipulate the puppet and whispered, "Senior's divine power is unparalleled. In front of you, it is not too much to be cautious."

After they finished speaking, they exchanged a glance.

'Little fox!'

'You old beast!'

Their eyes met, and neither spoke first. They both understood the importance of taking the initiative, as whoever spoke first would be at a disadvantage in this situation.

However, Lü Yang did not wait idly. Instead, he silently summoned the nine incense gods he had brought with him and then combined them together. A moment later, the nine incense gods transformed into a magnificent palace that rose from the ground. It was the [Yama Palace], exuding a compelling aura.

'This is.'

In an instant, Angxiao's expression changed. With his cultivation and shrewdness, he could deduce the rest of the information just by seeing a Yama Palace.

"It's you."

The next second, Angxiao let out a deep breath: "You killed Hongyun, and his metal element is in your hands. Now you can pretend to possess the Fudeng Fire?"

[Angxiao] finally realized.

Besides that, I also felt a bit of relief that I had survived a disaster. Luckily, I reacted quickly, otherwise, if the other party had really taken possession of the "Covering the Lamp" weapon, I would have been doomed!

'I see. That's the source of my sense of crisis.'

Thinking of this, Angxiao suddenly felt a surge of indescribable amazement. He could naturally see that Lü Yang had achieved this level:

'This person has no powerful backer at all!'

'He was only at the Foundation Establishment stage, yet somehow he discovered my secret. He acted with cunning, almost ruining my thousand-year plan despite his Foundation Establishment cultivation!'

But how is this possible?
How could someone at the mere Foundation Establishment stage possibly see through their own "barrier of perception"? And how did he know that the summoning was his backup plan? After much thought, the only possibility...
The next second, Angxiao suddenly became reserved.

He glanced cautiously at Lü Yang, whose expression remained as calm as still water, then lowered his voice, softened his tone, and tentatively said:
"World Honored One?"

(End of this chapter)