Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

The situation changed so quickly that it dazzled the eyes.

Not to mention Foundation Establishment True Persons—even Golden Core True Lords found themselves somewhat dazed at the moment. After all, the Four Realms of the world had been stagnant for many years, like a pool of dead water.

And then 【Ang Xiao】 suddenly emerged.

Without any warning, he made a grand move the moment he appeared, instantly stirring this dead pool into towering waves, not even giving the True Lords time to think.

『But… this might just be exactly what he wanted!』

In Jiangdong, Lü Yang inwardly marveled in admiration:

『Thinking back to the Ninth Life, when Chong Guang sought Golden Fruition—what a grand display it was. In the end, an unexpected failure caused all the True Lords to harbor suspicion and doubt.』

『The result was that as soon as 【Ang Xiao】 made a move, over ten True Lords immediately came to besiege him. After that, Suohuan’s attempt to seek gold goes without saying—【Ang Xiao】 directly became the target of all, a consequence of his background being exposed and time being wasted. But this life is different.』

【Ang Xiao】 waged a blitzkrieg.

He would not appear unless fully prepared, but once he did, he gave no one time to react, stirring up chaos in the situation to seed doubt among the True Lords. Only then would he have the chance to fish in troubled waters.

And sure enough, that was exactly what happened—【Sand Within the Earth】 had been swiped away by him.

And his next target was clearly 【White Wax Gold】!

『Hm? No, wait…』

In the next second, Lü Yang suddenly frowned, noticing something off. As someone who had once been a Xianling, no one understood better than him how a Xianling developed.

『That 【White Wax Gold】 Xianling… is not complete!』

Although it had all four innate divine abilities, the most crucial Innate Divine Ability had not yet condensed—missing a step. Therefore, it was not yet capable of emerging.

『Of course—that makes sense. After all, in the previous life, 【Ang Xiao】 sought the Evil-Banishing True Person of the Sword Pavilion, and even tried to use that person to trigger 【White Wax Gold】. If the Xianling had already been complete and usable, why would he have wasted time on the Evil-Banishing True Person?』

What Lü Yang could see, the other True Lords naturally could as well.

“Amitabha.”

Within the Pure Land, another Bodhisattva stepped forth, also a woman, her beauty surpassing even that of 【Bodhisattva of Vase and Water Moon】, radiating seductive charm with every glance.

Her name was 【Bodhisattva Hidden in the Lotus Treasury】.

She was at the mid-stage of the Golden Core realm, and the true authority within the Pure Land. At this moment, she looked toward 【Ang Xiao】 and gently spoke:

“Layman, the sea of suffering has no bounds; turn back, and you will find the shore.”

“This Xianling is not yet complete. You cannot use it to draw out a Fruitional Rank.”

It was obvious to everyone present what 【Ang Xiao】 wanted to do—draw a Fruitional Rank into the Netherworld. Though the reason was unknown, it was undoubtedly a grave matter.

Thus, no one wished to see 【Ang Xiao】 succeed.

And upon realizing that the Xianling was incomplete, many of the secretly observing True Lords breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that 【Ang Xiao】 had reached his limit.

But on the other side, Lü Yang thought otherwise.

Still the same belief: he trusted 【Ang Xiao】.

『As a True Lord of the Holy Sect, if he truly had no hope, he would have fled long ago. Since he remained, he must still have a backup plan.』

And sure enough—that’s exactly what happened.

“Ha ha ha!”

【Ang Xiao】 burst out laughing, even casting a disdainful glance at 【Bodhisattva Hidden in the Lotus Treasury】:

“Frog at the bottom of a well—how can you glimpse the grandeur of the world?”

“Just watch closely!”

As soon as his voice fell, 【Ang Xiao】 sealed a hand sign, and then, the 【Sand Within the Earth】 that he had just drawn into the Netherworld was activated!

But it wasn’t used to attack.

That majestic power sourced from 【Sand Within the Earth】 landed directly and precisely on the Xianling, merging entirely into it!

This scene instantly stunned all the True Lords.

No one could understand what 【Ang Xiao】 was doing—except True Lord Clear Snow and Flying Purity, who furrowed her brow in deep contemplation, as if she had an idea.

The next second—

“Qiang qiang!”

The crisp clash of metal shattered the silence. The Xianling in 【Ang Xiao】’s hand suddenly opened its eyes. Five divine abilities radiated from atop its head!

In that instant, over ten shocked gazes fell upon it:

“. It’s complete???”

“How could that be?!”

“【Sand Within the Earth】 doesn’t have the imagery of nurturing all things. How could it catalyze a Xianling’s growth? And the effect is too strong…”

Only 【Ang Xiao】 sneered coldly: “Mediocrities—daring to speak of Dao with me?”

Why could 【Sand Within the Earth】 catalyze the Xianling? The key did not lie in 【Sand Within the Earth】, but in the Fruitional Rank the Xianling represented: 【White Wax Gold】!

White Wax Gold: Jade fragment from Kun Mountain, dwelling in the mingling light of sun and moon, gathering the qi of yin and yang.  

Its form is bright and body pure—the true color of gold. When it sees earth, it must be polished and shaped to become an artifact—thus auspicious. Other soils are useless. This is the imagery of 【White Wax Gold】.

In other words, 【White Wax Gold】 was only close to one type of earth.

But what kind? That was elusive—only described as “polished earth.”

And what was “polished earth”?

Its profundity could not be grasped without deep Dao attainment. Fortunately, 【Ang Xiao】 had studied this path for countless years and had long been enlightened: 『Polished earth is 【Sand Within the Earth】!』

【White Wax Gold】 must be tempered by 【Sand Within the Earth】 to become useful!

In short, 【White Wax Gold】 and 【Sand Within the Earth】 seemed unrelated at first glance, but in truth, they matched. The power of 【Sand Within the Earth】 could, to some extent, stimulate 【White Wax Gold】. Applied to a Xianling, it catalyzed its growth, allowing it to complete and emerge faster!

At this thought, 【Ang Xiao】 sighed regretfully again.

If all had gone smoothly, according to his plan:

First take 【Overturning Lamp Fire】, then seize 【Long Flowing Water】, finally claim 【Sand Within the Earth】 and 【White Wax Gold】—he would have broken through to peak Golden Core within the Netherworld.

Then, Nascent Soul would be within reach!

But now, both 【Overturning Lamp Fire】 and 【Long Flowing Water】 were lost, and a shadowy manipulator behind the scenes seemed to be sabotaging him, forcing him to act ahead of schedule.

“Boom!”

The next second, as the Xianling emerged, the Fruitional Rank of 【White Wax Gold】 also manifested. 【Ang Xiao】 repeated his trick, about to draw it into the Netherworld again.

At this moment, finally, other True Lords could no longer sit still.

In truth, from the moment 【Ang Xiao】 appeared until now, not even a single incense stick’s time had passed—a blink for True Lords in terms of weighing gains and losses.

But they were still too late.

Watching the stars lighting up in the sky above, and the swarming True Lords rushing to stop him, 【Ang Xiao】 merely smiled calmly.

Then, his hand sign suddenly shifted.

“Boom!”

He self-destructed!

【Manifested Form Beyond the World】 was detonated by 【Ang Xiao】 without hesitation. The blast cut off the firmament, blocking all incoming True Lords outside.

Taking this chance, 【Ang Xiao】 had already seized 【White Wax Gold】!

“Qiang qiang!”

A sword cry erupted!

In Jiangnan, deep within the Sword Pavilion, the moment 【Ang Xiao】 grabbed 【White Wax Gold】, a sword light finally struck without restraint!

This sword light had once slain True Lord Clear Snow and Flying Purity, leaving behind wounds that even reincarnation could not erase. Now, unleashed again, its might was even more overwhelming. As the sword cry rang out, the light had already pierced 【Ang Xiao】’s heart—aiming to sever the hand grasping 【White Wax Gold】.

But 【Ang Xiao】 was unfazed, even smiling:

“I’ve been waiting for you!”

Before his voice fell, 【Ang Xiao】’s other hand intercepted the sword light—one finger pointed out, gently touching the invincible sword light.

That touch released a hazy mist.

The mist fell upon the sword light and instantly swallowed it—concealing it. When the mist dispersed, there was no trace of the sword light, as if it had never existed.

『【Obstruction of Knowledge and View】!』

At that moment, all True Lords, Foundation Establishments, even the very one who had struck that sword—【True Lord of Rigid Form Dao-Preaching】—

—all lost their memory of that sword light.

Its shape? Its color? How strong was its aura? What was its effect? All memories were erased. Only blank ignorance remained.

And once no one remembered it, and all witnesses had vanished, the sword light disappeared from the world.

In an instant, all was silent.

The Sword Pavilion that had just unleashed a heaven-shaking strike now seemed as dead. The aura of 【True Lord of Rigid Form Dao-Preaching】 vanished, no longer detectable.

“. Worthless trash.”

【Ang Xiao】 sneered coldly and withdrew the hand holding 【White Wax Gold】. A second Fruitional Rank had entered the Netherworld—now under his control!

In Jiangdong, Lü Yang closed his eyes and sighed inwardly:

『The Number One True Lord in the World』

At this moment, that was the only phrase he could think of to describe him.

With his strength alone, he stood against all the True Lords of the world. Among them were peerless prodigies—yet all were outshone by 【Ang Xiao】, as stars dim before the blazing sun!

The next second, Lü Yang opened his eyes, now blazing with wild ambition and fervor:

『. I must become like this!』