Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 981 All things are false, only I am true!
The further descent of the Other Shore has had a significant impact on the present world, with the Immortal Pivot, the premier place of the Sea of ​​Illusory Light, being the most affected core.

"The Immortal Pivot is splitting."

Lu Yang spread his divine sense and quickly sensed the change: 'The vast oceans overseas are churning up huge waves, seawater is overflowing and continuously filling the territories of the four regions.'

"Besides, the Great Dragon River, which divides the east, west, north, and south, seems somewhat off. Its essence should simply be a dividing line formed by the convergence of the Yin-Yang Birth and Death Mystic Light, but now, with the Immortal Pivot in turmoil, the Yin-Yang Birth and Death Mystic Light has dissipated. There seems to be something more at the bottom of the Great Dragon River."

"Boom!"

While Lü Yang pondered, the changes in the Immortal Pivot continued. In addition to the overseas regions turning back to the inland, the Great Dragon River, which divided the four domains, was also expanding.

Mountains and rivers shift, landmasses reverse—all these phenomena point to a simple fact:

'The Immortal Pivot is disintegrating.'

Clearly, with the pressure from the Other Shore growing ever heavier and the Foundation Establishment Realm pillar crumbling, the Immortal Pivot is the first to be unable to withstand the strain!
'That's it?'

"The Other Shore is about to fall. Is the Holy Sect's patriarch really going to abandon it all? Doesn't he have any means at all, and isn't he worried about the consequences?"

Admittedly, even if the Other Shore falls, it would be impossible to kill the Dao Lord by doing so. After all, the World Honored One once mentioned to him that in the distant ancient times, there was a time when the Dao Lord resided in the world. It can be seen that even without the Other Shore, the Dao Lord is still the Dao Lord.

Even so, the importance of the "Other Shore" remains extremely high.

'At least this is the path to advancement for all Dao Lords. If the [Other Shore] is destroyed, all Dao Lords will start from scratch, essentially reshuffling the deck!'

Which Dao Lord would be willing?

After spending so many years and finally climbing to the top, suddenly you have to start all over again, even competing with newcomers for opportunities.

Which Dao Lord would be willing to accept this?

'That's how it should be, and this situation is most serious for the Holy Sect's patriarch; he should be the most unwilling and resentful one.'

But he remained unmoved by it.

Did you guess wrong?
In fact, whether or not the "Other Shore" fell was not a concern of the Holy Sect's patriarch, nor was it his weakness. What was he thinking?
Lu Yang felt like his head was about to explode. Although he had long been prepared that "the will of Heaven is difficult to fathom since ancient times," when things really came to this point, he couldn't fathom the thoughts of the Holy Sect's patriarch. Just like his insignificant figure on the "Other Shore," he couldn't discern any clues or characteristics at all.

His doubts were, in fact, the same doubts of the Buddha.

'Why? ’

On the second level of the Other Shore, the golden Buddha, an incarnation of the World Honored One, looks up at the sky, and endless karma flows like a starry river in those compassionate eyes.

Calculate the cause and deduce the effect.

In this battle of the Dao Lords, he was at most an assistant, trying to reduce the power of [Destiny] as much as possible, which allowed him to have more energy to think about the situation.

'Something's wrong.'

'The First Saint. What exactly did he prepare? The collapse of [The Other Shore] was undoubtedly a devastating blow to him; he absolutely could not stand idly by and watch such an outcome occur.'

With that in mind, he decided to test the waters.

The next second, a resounding sound, unheard by the mortal world and only audible to those who have ascended to the "Other Shore," immediately echoed out, reaching the lofty sixth level.

"Master, isn't this enough?"

"If we continue fighting, not only will the Other Shore crumble and the Sea of ​​Light of Darkness collapse, but the mortal world will also crumble. What's the point of destroying the Underworld then?"

A moment later, a soft laugh was heard.

The voice came from the sixth floor, sounding somewhat faint because its source was so high up: "Wanbao, do you know why I chose you to take the position back then?"

"Among the four, your talent isn't actually the highest. In terms of ingenuity, you're not as good as the one who mends the heavens; in terms of comprehension, you're not as good as the one who tames demons; in terms of courage, you're not as good as the alchemy cauldron. But in the end, I still chose you. Because you're very similar to me—you're shrewd, you understand intrigue, and you can be ruthless in crucial moments."

This is the first time.

This was the first time the World Honored One had heard the voice of the master who had taught him back then, since the great war 129,600 years ago.

how many years?

Since becoming that tiny, unreachable figure at the very top of the "Other Shore," he had never heard the other party speak again.

It was as if the two were already from two different worlds.

Just as a summer insect cannot understand ice, and a frog in a well cannot understand the sea.

Only this time, when the Saint took a step down and was besieged by the Dao Lords, did his voice finally come through, as kind as it had been back then:

"Unfortunately, that's all you are."

The voice of the First Saint continued, relaxed and pleasant:

"You're quite cunning, and your methods are actually very sophisticated, but you're putting your efforts in the wrong direction. When you're in the wrong direction, the harder you try, the more likely you are to fail." "Of course, I can't blame you for that."

"After all, I only taught you how to become a Dao Lord, but I didn't teach you how to go further among Dao Lords, which is why you had a misunderstanding."

"But it doesn't matter."

"I will now teach you this lesson."

The sound stopped suddenly.

The next second, the tiny figure standing on the sixth floor moved. He took a step, lightly flicked his sleeves, and calmly took another step.

He arrived at the fifth floor.

This time, his outline was clearer, and it could be vaguely seen that he was a man with long hair down to his waist, but his specific features were still unclear.

"Come!"

He simply reached out and beckoned, and from the direction of Jiangbei, deep within the sea of ​​clouds at the Holy Sect's mountain gate, a ball of light suddenly flew out, heading straight for the [Other Shore], before landing in his hand. Only Holy Sect disciples could recognize what this was—it was none other than the [Refining Technique Secret Realm]!
'The First Saint. He wants to use this to stabilize the mortal realm? Impossible!'

The World Honored One frowned instantly. How could he not examine something as important as the Refining Secret Realm? He was 100% certain that this thing did not have such an effect!
But the next second, he was stunned.

Because it was in the hands of the First Saint that the Refining Secret Realm changed, simply because a [Destiny] fell upon him, beginning to bless it in every way.

[The Refining Realm can stabilize the mortal world!]
This is the result, the destiny, and in response to this destiny, the Buddha immediately sensed that the great net of cause and effect was forced to operate, thus giving rise to changes.

"Back then, after my falling out with the demon tamer over the Foundation Establishment realm, the demon tamer was always worried that the collapse of the Foundation Establishment realm would trigger a cataclysmic collapse in the world. So, he secretly devised a way to modify the Refining Realm, hoping that it could serve as a temporary replacement if the Foundation Establishment realm collapsed."

A completely new cause and effect emerged.

'impossible! ’

The World Honored One pursed his lips, and his compassionate smile disappeared: "The demon-taming people are so preoccupied with the Underworld that they have no extra energy to modify any magic-refining secret realms."

"This causal relationship is invalid."

"It is established today."

In an instant, the [Refining Realm] shone brightly!
Standing on the fifth level, the First Saint casually tossed the [Refining Technique Secret Realm] into the mortal world, and then quickly merged it into the Sea of ​​Illusory Light.

"Boom!"

Everything fell into place naturally. The previously slow decline of the "Other Shore" actually stabilized, and the collapse of the mortal world and the Immortal Pivot came to an abrupt halt!

This is no longer a matter of changing the cause and the effect.

This is fabricated out of thin air!

The idea of ​​"changing causes and effects by clinging to the past and present" is ultimately just exploiting loopholes. It requires that the cause and effect themselves have the potential to be realized before it can be transformed into reality.

However, the method displayed by the Holy Sect Ancestor at this moment was to create something out of nothing, forcibly distorting the operation of the causal network with the "destiny" and making it cooperate with the "destiny" he himself wrote. This move not only stabilized the present world, but also made the Dao Lords who were originally besieging him stop their actions.

On the fifth level, he's getting closer and closer to the real world.

"Admittedly, this weakened him in the [Other Shore] when he fought against us, but correspondingly, his ability to interfere in the present world became stronger."

Just then, the First Sage's voice came again:

"Wanbao, do you understand?"

"Your problem is that you're not ruthless enough. You can be tough on yourself, but that's about it. You need to be even tougher on yourself to make a decision."

“If it were me, the demon tamer would never know the secret of the Foundation Establishment Realm, because I would have silenced him before that and eliminated the future trouble. If you do that, the demon tamer's karma will come to an abrupt end, and even I would be powerless to stop the collapse of the Foundation Establishment Realm right now.”

"As for the series of consequences caused by the death of the demon-taming creature..."

At this point, the laughter from higher up on the other side grew even more amiable, as if a teacher were truly patiently guiding their students:

"What does it have to do with me?"

"Given your situation, the more chaotic and worse the situation becomes, the better. Your methods are quite good, but ultimately you still lack a heart dedicated to seeking the truth."

"The other shore has collapsed? Then let's rebuild it."

"The Sea of ​​Light has collapsed? Then let's rebuild it."

"Apart from me, all things are false; only I am true. This is the path of the Nascent Soul! You've dealt with many cultivators, and you've become too immersed in the role!"

(End of this chapter)