Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Lü Yang had always harbored the utmost hostility towards 【Ang Xiao】.

Whatever 【Ang Xiao】 intended to do, he would sabotage; whatever 【Ang Xiao】 wished to avoid, he would ensure came to pass. His actions were a direct affront.

Thus, he found himself deeply intrigued by Yu Suzhen’s experiences.

Achieving Qi Refining Great Perfection in just three years was undoubtedly due to significant opportunities facilitated by 【Ang Xiao】. But how much of that was tainted by 【Ang Xiao】’s underhanded tactics?

With the esteemed Qing Chen Fairy present, it was the perfect chance to investigate!

Unable to perform a soul search, and with 【Puppet on Strings】 being unusable, Lü Yang didn’t bother with questioning. Instead, he opted to let Yu Suzhen’s body reveal the truth.

With this decision, Lü Yang immediately activated his superhuman state, focusing intently as he employed a secret technique. Familiar with the process, he effortlessly entered Yu Suzhen’s sea of consciousness, causing her to emit a painful scream, as if a metal rod had pierced through her. Her past memories surged forth like a torrent.

’These past three years of experiences!’

Soon, Lü Yang had complete control over Yu Suzhen’s memories. Layer upon layer of dim scenes surfaced, culminating in a vivid image before him.

Initially, Yu Suzhen’s journey aligned with his expectations.

After enduring numerous hardships, she finally achieved Qi Refining and joined Mending Heaven Peak. Targeted by Liu Xin, she miraculously counterattacked, thereby obtaining the inheritance of the Innate True Person.

However, discrepancies arose at this point.

Within Liu Xin’s Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, Yu Suzhen encountered an entity she had never seen before. Her current cultivation was a direct result of this being’s guidance!

’Where is this place?’

In the memory, Lü Yang widened his eyes, only to see a turbid river, its churning waves revealing glistening white bones.

The river flowed vast and boundless.

At its center stood a massive boulder, as large as a mountain, firmly anchored in the middle, segmenting the river into distinct regions.

’Something’s amiss.’

Lü Yang furrowed his brows. The scene was from Yu Suzhen’s perspective within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner. Yet, his understanding of the banner surpassed hers, and he had never discovered such a place within it! This was undoubtedly 【Ang Xiao】’s contingency—had he tampered with the banner?([crptransfer.moe.gov.tw][1])

Suddenly, Lü Yang recalled.

’I’ve seen this place before.’

This memory wasn’t originally his, yet he now vividly remembered every detail. In that recollection, he stood in this very location.

However, in that memory, another person was present.

That individual stood atop the massive boulder in the river’s center, staring intently at him.

’Hiss!’

In an instant, Lü Yang gasped, instinctively looking towards the direction in the memory, only to see an additional figure had indeed appeared!

’No... he’s an outsider!’

’A trap!?’

At this moment, Lü Yang was performing a ”soul search.” The myriad scenes before him were essentially illusions. However, that figure was different—he was undeniably real!

He had stepped out from the memory!

An Indescribable Place.

Shrouded in layers of shadows and veiled in illusion, a handsome Daoist sat cross-legged in mid-air, his eyes flowing with starlight akin to a river.

In the next moment, he smiled:

”Fellow Daoist, you are truly extraordinary. I made a move in the Holy Sect, severing cause and effect, yet you managed to deduce it and came here with such a grand display to await me...”

【Ang Xiao】’s tone carried a rare sense of exhilaration. To him, everything that had transpired was merely a game between him and the mysterious fellow Daoist behind the scenes. He had used Yu Suzhen as a chess piece, while the other had summoned Hong Ju, Qing Chen Fairy, and others to intercept his piece.

This was no ordinary feat!

’To so precisely deduce my true objective, it seems the matter of 【Chen Earth】 has been exposed. Not to mention, there’s even a True Person observing.’([Novel Updates][2])

Lü Yang’s suspicions were correct.

At this very moment, Qing Chen Fairy was crouching nearby overseas. However, her Dharma body had merged with the heavens and earth, making her invisible to those below the True Person realm.

’Fellow Daoist, you’ve never acted personally from start to finish.’

’Your use of others to do your bidding is masterful, hiding yourself in the shadows. But if you truly possess the capability and cultivation equal to mine, why remain concealed?’

【Ang Xiao】’s smile widened: ’Your cultivation isn’t high, is it?’

’Mid-stage Golden Core? Early-stage Golden Core? Perhaps you’ve borrowed the power of a fruit position. Surely not merely Foundation Establishment? Let me see how many tricks you have up your sleeve.’

At this juncture, 【Ang Xiao】 felt victory was within his grasp. Indeed, he intended to use Yu Suzhen’s hand to lure out the Innate Dao Sin for refining into a clone. But he never placed all his eggs in one basket. Thus, Yu Suzhen was both his chess piece and the poisoned bait he had set!

In his view, the fellow Daoist behind the scenes had only miscalculated one thing.

’You probably didn’t anticipate that I could already rudimentarily utilize the power of 【Netherworld】. This 【Nether Envoy】, though not my clone, is as effective as one.’

’If you ignore it, it will assist me in bringing the Innate Dao Sin back to the Netherworld, and my plan will still succeed.’

’But if you intend to stop it and kill it, you’ll inevitably suffer backlash from the entire Netherworld!’

The Netherworld’s backlash was far more severe than that of cause and effect.

Cause and effect was like a vast net, full of holes and countless oversights. But everyone had reincarnation; the influence of the 【Netherworld】 was truly pervasive!

’The Netherworld’s backlash strikes directly at the true spirit. Even if you borrow another’s body, you can’t escape!’

At that time, he, residing in the 【Netherworld】, could follow this connection to directly locate the true identity of the fellow Daoist behind the scenes and uncover their origins.

’No matter which choice you make, I remain undefeated. In the end, I am still a move ahead in this game!’

Thinking of this, 【Ang Xiao】 couldn’t help but laugh heartily. For someone like him, the feeling of outmaneuvering a ”fellow Daoist” was a rare pleasure.

’So? Will you hand over the Innate Dao Sin, or shall I see your true face?’

【Ang Xiao】 looked expectantly towards the present world.

Meanwhile, Lü Yang had also come to his senses, realizing he had fallen into 【Ang Xiao】’s scheme. However, he wasn’t particularly flustered.

’My true body is far away; at worst, it’s just the clone that suffers.’

Through 【Puppet on Strings】, Lü Yang observed the figure that had suddenly appeared before him. The other had stepped out from the memory and directly entered the clone’s sea of consciousness.

Upon closer inspection, the figure was half black and half white, grotesque in appearance, tall and thin, holding a mourning staff in one hand and dragging a soul-hooking chain in the other. He laughed heartily, revealing a mouthful of sharp teeth, squinting as he looked at Lü Yang, emitting a chilling light. Upon seeing Lü Yang, he immediately spoke:

”Hey! Where did this demon come from?”

At these words, Lü Yang burst into laughter: ”Demon? I think you look more like a demon. Intruding into another’s sea of consciousness without permission is hardly the act of a righteous path.”

”Impudent!”

The figure sneered: ”Do you take me for one of those mortals with fleshly eyes? You have a spirit but no soul, consciousness but no essence. If you’re not a demon, then what are you?”

’Judging by this tone... it’s not 【Ang Xiao】 himself?’

Lü Yang listened carefully, speculating in his heart: ’What exactly is this thing? The demon it refers to... could it be the Dao Sin?’

In this aspect, 【Ang Xiao】’s methods were quite similar to Lü Yang’s. However, while Lü Yang had created a 【Second Clone】, 【Ang Xiao】 had fashioned a 【Nether Envoy】. Both were unaware of their true origins, knowing only to complete the tasks assigned by their manipulator behind the scenes.

Thus, in the next moment, the creature shook its head: ”Forget it, I can’t be bothered to meddle.”

”Anyway, you, a person without soul or essence, are destined for reincarnation. Whether you are or aren’t, today I’ll capture you along with that demon outside!”

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