Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 935 Angel Investors

Lu Yang strained his expression and stared at the Vajra Realm Great Sun Tathagata, whose compassionate smile gradually faded.

"Fellow Daoist, you have great courage."

"Don't be afraid! He's not here to kill me."

Lü Yang gritted his teeth: 'He's not that powerful now. To maintain secrecy, his true form, far away on the other side, hasn't shown itself. This is just a clone!'

As the saying goes, opportunity knocks but once. The bold get rich, the timid starve. At this moment, you have to take a gamble, betting that you have leverage with the Buddha. If you win, you can squeeze a big sum out of the Buddha; if you lose, you can just start over.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang fell even more silent.

He didn't say a word, just stared wide-eyed at the Vajradhatu Mandala Buddha, looking completely unyielding and resigned to his fate.

In three words: benefits.

Seeing this, [Vairocana Buddha of the Vajradhatu Mandala] shook his head and said quietly:
"It seems you've been in the Holy Sect for too long, fellow Daoist. You were clearly driven by a thirst for revenge, yet you've become like this. But perhaps this is just a twist of fate."

'what? '

Lu Yang's expression remained unchanged, but he was inwardly taken aback: 'A body consumed by vengeance? What has the World Honored One misunderstood? Was it created by the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes]?'

Clearly, the World Honored One misunderstood his origins, and it's likely that other Dao Lords did as well, which is why they allowed him to wander freely. This is obviously a result of the reopening of the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes], making his appearance seem reasonable. It seems one really does need a cheat code.

But here comes the problem.

Lu Yang pondered: 'What exactly has the "Book of a Hundred Lifetimes" done to me? A body obsessed with revenge—who wants revenge? And whose obsession is it?'

Despite this, Lü Yang did not hesitate and replied naturally and smoothly:

"I don't understand what you mean, senior."

He did not lie. Lying in front of the Dao Lord is meaningless; one should be sincere instead. The highest level of lying is selective sincerity.

Immediately afterwards, the Vajradhatu Vairocana Buddha sighed:
"That's all."

“I observe that you, fellow Daoist, possess numerous techniques, yet you lack a Dao Fruit secret technique corresponding to the [City Wall Soil]. How about we use this as a bargaining chip?”

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang sighed inwardly.

It's really been exposed.

That's right, the supreme position he needed to borrow in his "Other Shore Collapse Plan" was "City Wall Soil," which he had previously lamented was not strong enough.

The overlord-level Dao soldier replaces the fruit-ranking ascension ritual.

[Calamity] grants the highest rank.

If he could have another Dao Fruit secret technique corresponding to [City Wall Soil], he could undoubtedly push the power of [City Wall Soil] to its extreme!
'The World Honored One really isn't willing to suffer any loss. He's both benefiting me and helping my plan. But if that's the case, my plan to collapse the Other Shore is actually advantageous to him? He's even actively facilitating it. Why? If the Other Shore collapses, he'll be the first to suffer.'

Despite this, Lü Yang didn't think much of it.

"make a deal!"

Ignore everything else, just get the benefits first!

The next second, the Vajra Realm Great Sun Tathagata slowly raised his hand, and a divine thought was drawn out. Without saying a word, Lü Yang immediately used his talent to scan.

[Survival Guide for Immortal Pivot]! Inquire about it!
Given the Buddha's character, how could he not have left himself a backup plan?
At this moment, Lü Yang almost planned to immediately denounce the World Honored One for setting a trap for him after the investigation was completed, showing no sincerity whatsoever in cooperating.

Then he froze.

[No issues, use with confidence.] 'Holy crap!?'

Looking at the words appearing on the panel, Lü Yang almost thought that the talent of [Hundred Lifetimes Book] had broken, but after thinking for a moment, he understood.

Is the Buddha trying to distance himself from the situation?

"That's right. I'll be using this secret method of attaining enlightenment to overthrow the other shore. If the World Honored One were to set a trap, that would be a clear case of cause and effect."

If the World Honored One simply gave him the Dao Fruit Secret Method, he might be able to find a way to cut it off. But if he also laid some traps, even a fool would notice something was wrong, and it would be impossible to hide it from the Dao Lords. And once the other Dao Lords knew that the World Honored One was behind the collapse of the Other Shore, the World Honored One would probably be in trouble.

In other words, this secret method of obtaining the Dao fruit is acceptable!
"Thank you, senior!"

Lu Yang respectfully accepted the divine sense, his expression utterly sincere. He then scanned it with his divine sense, and several large, gleaming characters immediately appeared in his mind:
'【The Fruits of Change Across Time and Worlds】!'

The specific ratio is [City Wall Soil] + [Lamp Fire] + [Pine and Cypress Wood]. Upon seeing this, Lü Yang almost couldn't hold back his expression.

'How could he know I possess the profound secrets of the [Covering Lamp Fire] technique!?'

Fortunately, the Buddha's words restored his composure in the next second:

"This method can initially unleash the power of [City Wall Soil], but there is one level of attainment that requires cooperation between you and [Angxiao] to obtain."

".What?"

Before he could finish speaking, Lü Yang had already composed himself, his face turning pale and then red, his eyes wide with fury: "What do you mean by this, senior?"

"Cooperate with [Angxiao]?"

"[Angxiao] seeks to verify the Netherworld, but my intention is to shatter it. Why would he cooperate with me? Even if we did, the initiative would not be in my hands!"

In an instant, his eyes turned red, and he shouted angrily:
"I can't use this method at all!"

“Fellow Daoist, you are overthinking it.” [Vajra Realm Great Sun Tathagata] said with a smile, “Fellow Daoist, you can try to deceive. As long as you want to do it, there’s always a way.”

Upon hearing this, Lü Yang almost burst out laughing, but quickly followed up with a cold snort.

At the same time, he finally had a better understanding of the motives behind the Vajradhatu Mandala's pursuit of him: 'It's probably for Angxiao.'

'He deliberately gave me this secret method of attaining enlightenment, but then handed the initiative over to [Angxiao].'

'I guess they never really expected me to be able to bring down the Other Shore from the start; they just wanted to use me to draw fire for [Angxiao].'

'If I were truly close to success, all [Angxiao] needs to do is withdraw [Covering Lamp Fire], and I'll be ruined.'

From this perspective, it seems that the World Honored One was truly sincere towards [Angxiao].

At the very least, he probably genuinely hoped that [Angxiao] would prove the existence of the Underworld, thereby relieving his pressure. Judging from this, his situation on the other side is probably not good.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang was not angry at all; on the contrary, he felt somewhat relieved.
'That's more to my liking!'

'Although the Dao Fruit Secret Technique itself doesn't seem like a trap, that's just the surface. In reality, it's still designed to kill people—that's exactly the style of the Four Dogs of the Immortal Pivot!'

Unfortunately, I was cheating.

Thinking of this, Lü Yang's expression became even more "ugly," but he was secretly overjoyed.

'I don't need [Angxiao], I already possess the profound power of [Fudeng Huo]. At crucial moments, I can use this trump card to open their eyes wide!'

The Buddha did not lie; he truly was a good friend of those who practiced Buddhism.

Angel investor!
(End of this chapter)