Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

The self-detonation of a Golden Core True Lord—even if it was only the explosion of his Dharma Body—was still terrifying beyond measure. At this moment, the spreading shockwave seemed as if it could overturn the heavens and earth.

The once-clear sky suddenly turned into a bloody red. Crimson radiance filled the heavens, as though an extra sun had appeared, ceaselessly spewing blinding scarlet light. Along with it came an overwhelming stench of blood. If such a phenomenon were to descend upon the mortal world instead of manifesting in the heavens, it would have meant nothing less than the annihilation of all living beings!

Even so, miserable screams still echoed one after another across various regions.

Countless Foundation Establishment True Persons, who were using their Dharma Eyes to observe the battlefield, were instantly blinded by the dazzling brilliance unleashed from Lü Yang’s self-detonation of his Dharma Body.

In an instant, all sound vanished.

‘Dead.’

【Bodhisattva of Vase and Water Moon】’s beautiful eyes shimmered. She thought to herself that she had seized the timing perfectly. Just a fake Golden Core holder, an external-path True Lord—his death was hardly surprising.

“Boom!”

The next second, the exploded blood light began to reassemble, as if time itself was reversing. In an instant, it withdrew far from Jiangxi and condensed in the distance into a human form.

Lü Yang’s figure reappeared, with the 【Yama Hall】 floating above his head like a dim lantern. Though its flame was weak, it had not been extinguished. Yet 【Bodhisattva of Vase and Water Moon】 could tell—he was already at the end of his strength, the lamp nearly out of oil, about to fall into darkness at any moment.

“I will definitely return!”

With hatred in his eyes, Lü Yang spat out these words. Then, without another glance, he turned and departed, vanishing from everyone’s sight, all traces of his aura concealed.

However, 【Bodhisattva of Vase and Water Moon】 no longer cared.

After all, Lü Yang’s state could not deceive her. Not only was he gravely injured, but he was also on the verge of falling from his True Lord rank. Even if he escaped, death awaited him soon enough.

‘This man is already out of the game!’

At that thought, 【Bodhisattva of Vase and Water Moon】 immediately turned her gaze toward the 【Buddha Kingdom on Earth】 and 【Ang Xiao】 before her.

“Amitābha.”

“Benefactor Ang Xiao, why persist in such delusion?” 【Bodhisattva of Vase and Water Moon】 pressed her palms together, calm and confident, certain of her victory.

There was no denying it—【Ang Xiao】 was strong, extremely strong.

But his limitations were far too many.

As True Lords, she merely had to forcibly resist the seal of 【Boundless Heaven】, burn her cave-heaven, and suffer some damage to her Dao Foundation to manifest in the mortal world.

But 【Ang Xiao】?

He had to face not only 【Boundless Heaven】, but also the suppression of the 【Underworld】! With double restraint weighing upon him, it was no wonder he found himself in such a dire situation.

Even so, the fact that he had persisted till now truly made 【Bodhisattva of Vase and Water Moon】 wary—fearful that this great True Lord of the Holy Sect still hid some unknown trump card. Thus, even though she now held the upper hand, she remained exceedingly cautious and even tried to persuade him to surrender.

However, 【Ang Xiao】 merely sneered.

“The outcome has yet to be decided, bald donkey—don’t get too pleased with yourself.”

As his words fell, 【Ang Xiao】’s gaze flicked subtly in the direction Lü Yang had vanished. His intuition told him—the man would not simply exit the stage like that!

‘Hong Yun has schemed for so long and gained nothing of value. Would a True Lord of the Holy Sect ever do something so thankless? Definitely brewing mischief!’

Yet even with that in mind, 【Ang Xiao】 felt no concern, for strictly speaking, he and Lü Yang were not enemies. In some sense, they were allies!

Thinking so, he not only refrained from warning 【Bodhisattva of Vase and Water Moon】—

He instead secretly activated the 【Obstruction of Knowledge and View】, subtly directing her focus wholly onto him, so that she completely overlooked Lü Yang’s existence!

‘His goal is the 【Sword Dao Fruitional Rank】. My goal is to destroy the 【Buddha Kingdom on Earth】. We’re on the same side! So even if he’s scheming, the one suffering should be this bald donkey. But… his state can’t be faked—the False Golden Position truly is nearing its limit.’

Without the power of a True Lord, no amount of scheming would matter.

‘If that’s the case, then his retreat must be to prolong the duration of his False Golden Position. But I’ve studied Tingyou’s False Golden Position Method before.’

‘Either one must gather the Golden Natures of nine Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivators… or use that of a single True Lord.’

‘How will he manage that?’

【Ang Xiao】’s mind raced. Nine Foundation Establishments were impossible to gather—that could be ruled out. One True Lord… the recently fallen Zheng De!?

‘【Underworld】!’

The 【Underworld】—the unknowable realm.

【Ang Xiao】’s true body rose leisurely, gazing with curiosity and amazement at the river of souls before him. ‘He can interfere with reincarnation?’

Of course he could!

‘Back then, Hong Yun faked being struck down by me within the cycle of reincarnation. If he couldn’t interfere with it, then that strike should have truly killed him.’

At that time, he had been quite proud of his achievement—for across the world, which True Lord could possibly influence the 【Underworld】?

Yet now, it seemed Hong Yun had merely been pretending all along.

If that was the case, then Lü Yang could certainly meddle with reincarnation as well!

‘A True Lord’s reincarnation theoretically cannot be tracked. But if Hong Yun intends to capture Zheng De, he must trace his rebirth!’

With that thought, 【Ang Xiao】’s mind stirred, and boundless might crashed into the river of souls—not to disturb its natural process, but to stir it intentionally, forcing each soul to reveal its true form.

In the next instant, a golden light surfaced from within—

“Demon!”

From the river of souls, 【True Lord Cheng Tian Zheng De】’s spirit emerged, glaring furiously at 【Ang Xiao】. He had planned to keep a low profile!

But with 【Ang Xiao】’s interference, he had no choice but to protect his soul with his Golden Nature.

Though within the 【Underworld】, he did not fear for his life, he could not help but feel a vague sense of danger.

‘Would the demonic fiend from Jiangbei act without purpose? He must be plotting something!’

‘But the problem is—where lies the plot?’

【True Lord Cheng Tian Zheng De】 could not figure it out. In the end, he followed the simplest logic—if you can’t afford to provoke him, then just avoid him! It was best to reincarnate at once and leave this place.

At that thought, he immediately vanished into the cycle of rebirth, wasting no time.

【Ang Xiao】, seeing this, finally withdrew his aura and sat back down, thinking, ‘I wonder if that was of any use… was my guess correct?’

Meanwhile, in the mortal realm—

“【Ang Xiao】, how reliable!”

Lü Yang could not help but exclaim. Fighting against a True Lord of the Holy Sect was troublesome enough, but cooperating with one—now that was reassuring.

There was no trash among the Holy Sect’s True Lords!

Thanks to 【Ang Xiao】’s sudden interference in the river of souls, forcing 【True Lord Cheng Tian Zheng De】 to reveal himself, Lü Yang had finally located the man’s soul.

【Ang Xiao】 had even compelled 【True Lord Cheng Tian Zheng De】 to reincarnate of his own accord!

Otherwise, with a True Lord’s capability, he could have lingered within the 【Underworld】 for quite some time before reincarnating—and that would have left Lü Yang utterly clueless.

‘I already had True Person Xiuxin commit suicide and reincarnate simultaneously, using String-Pulled Puppetry for surveillance. At this moment, 【True Lord Cheng Tian Zheng De】 should be located…’

The next instant, Lü Yang tore open the void directly.

In Jiangnan, within an ordinary mortal household, the reincarnated infant 【True Lord Cheng Tian Zheng De】 opened his eyes, already contemplating the path of his new life.

‘For now, I shall hide until the True Lords reappear in the world—’

“Boom!”

Before 【True Lord Cheng Tian Zheng De】 could finish his thought, a gigantic hand descended from the heavens, freezing all his thoughts into a single final notion:

“Ah?”