Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

【Chongli ‍​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​​​​​‌​‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​​​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌‌​​​​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Imperial Edict Mountains and Seas Map】

This innate divine ability unfurled like a scroll. From the outside, it appeared to show no abnormalities, merely layers of radiance piled atop one another—gorgeous yet seemingly without substance.

However, within it, Empress Xiao felt as if she had fallen into another realm of heaven and earth. Gone were the Tianwu Hall, the pavilions, and palaces—only boundless mountains and seas remained, with sun and moon suspended high above. Beneath the interwoven brilliance of the sun and moon cascading like a waterfall stood a lone figure.

“Boom rumble rumble!”

Lü Yang formed a hand seal, and rolling flames instantly surged from his sleeves, transforming into countless soldiers and horses, thundering forward with a deafening roar toward Empress Xiao.

【Beacon Flame Suiyang Scroll】.

The fierce flames blazed, thick smoke rolled, locking down the space around Empress Xiao entirely, turning her standing ground into a mountain of corpses and a sea of blood in an instant.

Yet Empress Xiao remained utterly calm.

‘Did he really think I don’t know how to engage in a magical duel?’

Her gaze steadied, red lips gently parted, and suddenly, a dense floral fragrance wafted around her, washing away the murderous aura like clear water rinsing off grime.

And amidst that fragrance, radiant lights bloomed into peonies, lilies, cherry blossoms, red lotuses... a myriad of flowers emerged in dazzling variety, only to scatter soon after, sweeping up a sea of flowers across the sky—breathtaking and mesmerizing beyond belief.

【Hundred Flowers Palace】!

Standing in the floral sea, Empress Xiao resembled a celestial maiden. Her graceful form vanished without a trace, gracefully slipping away from Lü Yang’s 【Beacon Flame Suiyang Scroll】.

The next instant, at the edge of the flower sea—

With a flash of light, Empress Xiao emerged silently, holding her skirt lightly, her pale toes landing gently atop a dewy red petal.

“This is…”

Lü Yang raised an eyebrow. With his advanced Dao cultivation, and the similarity of this divine ability to his own, he quickly made a judgment:

‘…Wei Earth divine ability.’

‘Wei belongs to the wood repository, as when a wall is built to protect the hundred flowers... With such imagery, this 【Hundred Flowers Palace】 must be a divine ability specifically crafted to evade disasters and calamities.’

Thinking of this, Lü Yang glanced at the official position above Empress Xiao’s head—【Empress of Benevolent and Sacred Thought】. It too belonged to the Foundation Establishment completion level and was derived from 【Roadside Earth】. Wei Earth was a branch of 【Roadside Earth】. With this official position, and with the divine abilities of the 【Seven Luminaries Heaven】...

‘Ten divine abilities!’

Lü Yang was inwardly astonished. There was no doubt that at this moment, Empress Xiao was empowered by a full ten divine abilities—enough to give her a tremendous advantage in a magical duel!

Just then, Empress Xiao moved again.

She opened her red lips, her chest heaving, then gently exhaled a breath of white mist. The mist twisted into clawing shapes mid-air, swiftly revealing its true form:

“ROAR——!”

A thunderous and ferocious roar echoed. Lü Yang looked toward the source and saw a majestic white tiger seated atop mountains and ridges, its massive jaws opening wide. Its roar stirred up sweeping sandstorms, and it rode the wild winds in a ferocious charge toward him!

‘【Mountain-Sitting Lord】!’

Lü Yang was slightly startled at the charging white tiger.

This was a Geng Metal divine ability. In the past, the Master of Mending Heaven Peak, Chen Taihe, had cultivated this very technique—who would have thought to see it now in Empress Xiao’s possession?

Fortunately, countering it wasn’t difficult.

The next moment, Lü Yang directly took out a jade stone with seven apertures.

This item was called 【Union-Separation Jade Gui】, something he borrowed from the Dragon Palace treasury in his previous life. It could manipulate external Qi and absorb most injuries in his stead.

Now that Lü Yang had summoned it into the air, since the 【Union-Separation Jade Gui】 originated from the Dragon Clan and its imagery lay in “water,” and since water thrives in cold and damp conditions, making Geng Metal prone to drowning, using this artifact to absorb the 【Mountain-Sitting Lord】 was the perfect match—more than enough to suppress this divine ability with ease.

Yet just at that moment—

“Seize!”

Empress Xiao let out a delicate cry, raising her sleeve and scattering golden light in all directions, seizing the 【Union-Separation Jade Gui】 in midair ahead of Lü Yang.

【All-Treasures Containment】!

Lü Yang was not unfamiliar with this divine ability—he had reviewed the celestial chapters in his past life and was deeply familiar with all Metal-based heavenly techniques.

‘This is a Xin Metal divine ability…’

Xin Metal refers to refined tools. As the name implies, this divine ability could store all treasures and command magical artifacts. The 【Union-Separation Jade Gui】 was directly sealed by its power.

But Lü Yang was already prepared.

Above his head, divine light coalesced into an imperial crown with hanging beads. He then performed three spellcasting steps in quick succession: hand seal, incantation, and pointing toward the arcane:

【Commanding Mountains Moving Mountains True Technique】!

Wu Earth divine ability—【Emperor Commander of Fate】!

If it had only been the 【Commanding Mountains Moving Mountains True Technique】, perhaps it wouldn’t suppress Empress Xiao’s ability. But with the blessing of 【Emperor Commander of Fate】, it was different.

After all, 【Emperor Commander of Fate】 was also a Wu Earth divine ability, sharing imagery with 【Commanding Mountains Moving Mountains True Technique】. Together, they greatly magnified the Dao technique’s power. As Lü Yang pointed, a surge of endless mud gushed from beneath Empress Xiao’s fluttering sleeve.

The once radiant 【All-Treasures Containment】 instantly lost its luster.

This was Wu Earth’s suppression of Xin Metal. Xin Metal, buried under Wu Earth, loses its form and cannot change—thus: Heavy earth buries metal!

The next instant, Lü Yang wielded the 【Tribulation-Surviving Wave】 in his hand.

“Clang clang!”

The sword light flashed and disappeared. Empress Xiao’s figure once again vanished into the endless sea of flowers, using the movement of 【Hundred Flowers Palace】 to reappear far away.

But it was already too late.

The sword light was merely a decoy. The true killing move was hidden within it—a radiant beam as blazing as heavenly fire, as brilliant as sun and moon. With a mere sweep:

【Sage-King’s Rule】!

By the time Empress Xiao reappeared at the flower sea’s edge, she saw that her divine ability—the white tiger born from 【Mountain-Sitting Lord】—was already in Lü Yang’s grasp.

Being toyed with at will.

In an instant, Empress Xiao’s beautiful face paled, seemingly in great panic. Yet on the other side, despite holding the upper hand, Lü Yang did not press the attack.

With a thought, two beams of divine light appeared between his fingers.

‘【Rise and Fall Affairs】!’

‘【Coiling Dragon Root】!’

The former was a mystery within Lü Yang’s innate divine ability, allowing him to sense fortune and misfortune. The latter was his Wei Earth divine ability, the Fortune God of the Grand Recorder, able to dispel all kinds of evil.

Together, they formed the supreme method of cause-and-effect divination.

So, when Lü Yang stirred the great web of karma, he instantly broke through Empress Xiao’s obstructions and discerned her true intent:

‘She’s trying to lure me.’

‘Yes, after discussing Dao with her for so long, she knows I cultivate 【Heavenly Fire】 and my Dao is profound—how could I be suppressed so easily?’

‘It’s a trap.’

‘She wants to lull me into complacency. Just when I prepare to unleash my ultimate move and claim victory, she’ll use that one divine ability to inflict a heavy loss on me…’

Seven Luminaries Heaven divine ability—【Unity with the World】!

In his past life, Lü Yang used this ability to silently kill Tian Qiu. Who would have thought Empress Xiao would now use it against him the same way?

‘【Unity with the World】 is most terrifying when no one knows it exists… Unfortunately, it might work on others, but trying it on me is wishful thinking. Still, with this divine ability active, it’s like she’s encased in a turtle shell—truly hard to deal with.’

Thinking this, Lü Yang glanced at Empress Xiao again.

Unlike him, she had no divine ability specifically attuned to karma, and her understanding of cause and effect was only at the level expected of a Foundation Establishment completion cultivator.

Thus, she remained unaware that Lü Yang had already uncovered her plan.

Of course, this confidence came from 【Unity with the World】. After all, karma might sense danger, but it could never predict a divine ability’s effects.

Too bad she encountered someone with a cheat.

Now that he knew the effects of 【Unity with the World】, Lü Yang naturally wouldn’t use any aggressive methods. With a change of heart, he formed a new plan.

The next moment, Lü Yang turned his body.

Then, billowing black flames surged from the ground, engulfing him completely, transforming into a towering giant with a blue face and fangs, standing tall upon the earth.

【Qiantian’s Dominion over All Phenomena】!

Empress Xiao was momentarily stunned. She had read the Dao Canon extensively and was familiar with the techniques of the world’s four great powers. At a glance, she recognized Lü Yang’s background:

‘Demonic Sect technique!?’

Wasn’t he supposed to be a World-Honored One?

Before Empress Xiao could ponder further, Lü Yang controlled 【Qiantian’s Dominion over All Phenomena】 and extended a massive hand toward her, then made a grasping gesture.

“BOOM!”

In that instant, Empress Xiao felt dizzy and disoriented.

【Dominion】’s Mystery!

This mystery was formless and intangible, directly targeting the soul. Caught off guard, Empress Xiao was struck immediately. When she regained her senses, her vision was already filled with a sword blade!