Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 826 Angxiao's Glimmer of Hope

An endless land of darkness.

On the surface of the abyss, Lü Yang suddenly opened his eyes, but with that one movement, his eyeballs exploded, turning into two black holes.

Tears of blood streamed down.

Immediately afterwards, visible cracks spread rapidly from his eyes all over his body, like a piece of porcelain about to shatter.

This state lasted for a long time before the cracks stopped spreading, preventing him from actually exploding. After some time, the cracks slowly healed, and then the two black holes on his face reformed into a pair of bright eyes that filled their sockets.

"call!"

Only then did Lü Yang finally exhale his first breath after the restart, his mind subconsciously recalling the last scene he had seen before the restart—

"What was it again?"

Lu Yang frowned. He remembered what had happened: the Dao Lords had damaged their own cultivation and sent their true forms from the other side to try to pull the Underworld out.

But what are the specific circumstances?

What do the Dao Lords' giant hands look like? What are their characteristics? What are their mysteries? I can't recall any of this information, as if it never existed.

"Isn't that a bit too much?"

Lu Yang swallowed hard.

Having cultivated for so long, relying on his innate talent and hard work, he can be considered one of the best among cultivators. One would think that he should at least be a big shot.

But actually?
He didn't even have the ability to look directly at the Dao Lord.

"No, it's not just me, even the Great True Monarchs in the late Golden Core stage are the same. They may be a little better than me, but the difference is actually quite limited."

Recalling the world-destroying scene before the reopening, Lü Yang's eyes twitched: "The Dao Lord's destruction of the world was probably not intentional. It was simply to take out the Underworld. The side effects of his true body descending to the mortal realm were just that the Dao Lord didn't care about, which is why it turned out that way."

"[Angxiao] has really messed up."

He was certain that the Great Calamity of a Thousand Years in the normal script would not be like this, but should be a long war lasting more than a thousand years.

The True Lord is the pawn, and the Daoist Master plays chess.

To put it bluntly, it was a battle of wits. The Dao Lords could make money by being on good terms and just sit back and watch the True Lords exchange pieces. However, [Angxiao] overturned this game.

He forced the Dao Lords to take to the field, turning the verbal battle into a physical one. As a result, all the Dao Lords lost face, indirectly causing the final world-destroying outcome. In this light, it's no wonder that Nascent Soul Dao Lords have never descended to the mortal realm in their true form. Damn, just looking at them would make you explode. Who could stand that?

Thinking of this, Lü Yang patted his chest again.

If it weren't for the fact that it was still in standby mode before reopening, he would have pulled Empress Xiao out to calm his nerves; the reopening just now was truly frightening.

That's not even the scariest part.

The most frightening thing is the outcome of Angxiao's quest for enlightenment. Although we didn't see the whole process, we can roughly guess the key points from the ending.

"That old ghost was tricked."

"The Underworld actually has an owner?"

After thinking for a moment, Lü Yang shook his head again: "No, it's not that it had a master, it should be a lingering remnant. Anyway, it ended up dying together with that old ghost."

"In the end, whether it was the Holy Sect's immortal elder nurturing him or the World Honored One supporting him, they were actually urging him to seek help from the Underworld, to crash headlong into the core of the Underworld, and perish together with that lingering will, thus opening the gates of the Underworld wide so that the Dao Lords could clean up the mess."

It's absolutely chilling.

"[Angxiao] has perfected his Dao heart, so his thinking will not be affected. In other words, he truly believes from the bottom of his heart that the underworld is worth seeking help from."

"Is it actually possible?"

Lu Yang fell into deep thought, reviewing everything he had seen, and finally concluded: "Yes, he was right!"

【昂霄】is correct.

He could indeed pray to the Underworld and there was indeed hope of becoming a Dao Lord. The only problem was that he never expected that the Underworld already had a master.

"That's normal. The Underworld has a master, and this master should be the powerful being who revealed the emptiness of the Underworld back then. But the other party was killed by the Dao Lords back then. Who would have thought that he could still have a remnant? When the Dao Lords made their move, it would be reasonable for him to die cleanly, without leaving any trace!"

"This is Angxiao's oversight." "From beginning to end, the old geezer of the Holy Sect probably never deceived him, otherwise, given that old ghost's caution, he shouldn't have failed to notice the problem."

"The old sage has only concealed one thing."

"That the underworld has a master is the most ingenious lie. It doesn't require deception at all; it can achieve its purpose simply by selectively telling the truth."

"Beast!"

Lu Yang couldn't help but curse, feeling sorry for Ang Xiao. What kind of number one True Lord was he? In the eyes of the Dao Lord, he was probably just a key to the Underworld!

This was not a fault of war.

Ultimately, it's because those who are narrow-minded can't see the bigger picture; like frogs in a well, they can't grasp the vastness of the world. Without the perspective of those who are above them, they naturally don't even realize they've been tricked!

'To gain a superior perspective, one must first become a superior; but for a inferior to become a superior, one must first have a superior perspective—it's a paradox. Unless you can find a truly kind and genuinely helpful superior, but where in this godforsaken place are you going to find such a person!'

It's a complete dead end!

The more Lü Yang thought about it, the uglier his expression became. It wasn't that he felt sorry for Ang Xiao's fate, but mainly because he had always regarded Ang Xiao as a benchmark for cultivation.

This includes seeking the Nascent Soul stage.

He's just waiting to copy Angxiao's homework!

However, Angxiao has now failed, and failed miserably. His lifelong pursuit is nothing more than a laughable farce in the eyes of the Dao Lord.

Who else could he possibly copy?

Thinking of this, Lü Yang's expression grew increasingly confused. With the Dao Lord above, was there truly no way out? Was seeking the Dao merely a mirage?
"No way!"

Lu Yang took a deep breath and recalled the final breakthrough of [Angxiao] once again. After an unknown amount of time, a light finally appeared in his eyes:

"Wait a minute! That's right!"

"There's still a chance! It's not hopeless!"

"If the outcome of Angxiao's plea to the Underworld is unchangeable no matter what, then why are the Dao Lords going to such lengths to stop him?"

"Even the Holy Sect's patriarch has made a move!"

"If Angxiao is destined to lose, why not just sit back and watch him crash into the underworld and bleed profusely?"

Why bother taking action?

Lü Yang's eyes brightened as he grasped the most crucial clue:
"Because [Angxiao] still has a trump card up his sleeve. He must have made some kind of deal with the World Honored One. The specific effect should be that he can be resurrected once after death."

"If the Dao Lords hadn't blocked his way, even if he had actually crashed into the Underworld and died a bloody death, perishing together with the remnant spirit of the Underworld's core, he could have been resurrected once and then attacked the Underworld again. If that were the case, he should have been able to successfully control the Underworld!"

That's why the Dao Lord made his move!
The Dao Lord's intervention was not to stop Angxiao from seeking help from the Underworld, but to deplete Angxiao's resurrection attempts—that was the key!
However, if we consider it from this perspective—

"This time, the World Honored One probably really doesn't have any bad intentions."

"Because Angxiao's resurrection count is clearly in his hands, and given the World Honored One's situation, he does indeed need allies at the Dao Lord level."

"Unfortunately, the Holy Sect's patriarch intervened."

"That [destiny] was something that neither [Angxiao] nor the World Honored One could solve. In the end, they could only use up their resurrection attempts. That was the real deciding factor!"

Two points can be summarized from this:
First, the person who plotted against Angxiao must be the old immortal of the Holy Sect. Second, the World Honored One should indeed be the Dao Lord who stands on Angxiao's side.

As for his eventual attempt to seize the Underworld, that's normal. When a person dies, it's like a lamp going out. Since Angxiao is dead, the World Honored One naturally can't care about anything else. He just wants to grab the benefits first. At most, because he is weaker than the other Dao Lords, he didn't get a large share. It can only be said that he didn't lose out.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang let out a deep breath, feeling relieved.

The conclusion is already reached:

'May the underworld not be a dead end!'

'Either Angxiao gains another life without the Holy Sect Elder's knowledge, or we must find a way to defy the Holy Sect Elder's predetermined fate.'

Whichever option you choose, there's at least a glimmer of hope!
(End of this chapter)