Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Chapter 593: The Mantis Stalks the Cicada, Unaware of the Oriole Behind

Though he was cursing, in that flash of lightning and fire, the Lesser Yin Immortal Lord still dragged the stunned Flame-Treading Immortal Lord, retreating in a lightning-fast blur.

“Boom!”

Without the slightest hesitation, a mass of water and fire was hurled out, blocking off Lu Yang and the other three including Ancestor Tingyou, before he vanished in a flash of escape light.

Seeing this, Lu Yang didn’t bother to pursue. He simply sat down cross-legged on the spot, letting Ancestor Tingyou and the other two protect him. Having kept his mind on high alert this whole time, now that he slightly relaxed, the originally mended Dharma body split open again, with water-fire light seeping out, gnawing like insects and expanding the wound.

‘A bit tricky.’

Lu Yang’s brow furrowed slightly. The water-fire calamity had taken root inside and outside his Dharma body, like a bone-attached ulcer—abandoning his physical body wouldn’t erase the imagery.

Clearly, it wasn’t merely rooted in his flesh.

‘It’s more like it’s rooted in me, binding the imagery of the water-fire disaster to myself—so long as I live, I can’t escape the calamity.’

‘Still, it’s not hopeless.’

As Lu Yang pondered, Suo Huan had already come to his side. With a thought, 【Water from the Spring】 radiated brilliant light, and its fundamental mystery revealed itself:

【Shared Nourishment】.

The light shone upon Lu Yang, like a never-ending stream of frigid spring water, instantly bringing a cooling sensation to his body wracked with pain.

His tightly furrowed brows also began to ease.

But on the other side, Suo Huan gradually furrowed his brows, and on his body, visible water-fire imagery began to emerge.

Seeing this, Lu Yang immediately severed the light: “That’s enough.”

【Shared Nourishment】, the fundamental mystery of 【Water from the Spring】, was very simple in effect: it allowed the state of the person targeted and the fruit-position master to be shared.

In short—it meant sharing the injury.

And with 【Water from the Spring】 already being most auspicious against the 【Heavenly Flame Above】, known as “Manifestation,” this made the effect even more powerful.

As long as Suo Huan was willing, he could completely trade severe injury upon himself to instantly restore Lu Yang to his peak!

“No need for that.”

Lu Yang shook his head. “This water-fire wound is no simple matter. Sharing it will allow slow recovery. If you took it all on yourself, it might damage your Cave Heaven.”

Besides, this was also an opportunity.

If he returned completely unscathed, he’d extinguish many people’s intentions.

But if he returned half-crippled yet alive, it would stir those with ulterior motives into action—only then could he take advantage and eliminate them all in one sweep!

‘Heh. Trying to trap me?’

Lu Yang sneered coldly in his heart. To him now, unless it was a late-stage Golden Core cultivator or a Nascent Soul Dao Lord orchestrating the scheme, he had full confidence in handling it!

“Perfect. I’ll take this chance to forge my first true treasure.”

“Myriad Spirits Banner!”

Lu Yang closed his eyes. It might have been a strain before, but after Suo Huan shared part of the injury, he had a free hand now.

The fruit position of the Ten Thousand Martial World was something he had set his sights on from the beginning.

So even though he could have escaped after slicing through the formation, he chose to stay and forcefully killed the 【Great Might Arriving Bodhisattva】.

Now, the reward had arrived.

With the death of the 【Great Might Arriving Bodhisattva】, the foreign fruit-position of the Ten Thousand Martial World, 【Imperial Mandate】, was wholly seized by Lu Yang, and merged into the 【Celestial Pillar Siyan Cave Heaven】.

In that moment, he was immersed in the satisfaction of having his “flaws filled.”

‘Unbelievable!’

At the same time, the 【Heavenly Flame Above】 also seemed stirred, taking the initiative to probe toward him, as if wishing to gain a share of the 【Imperial Mandate】.

After all, just as Lu Yang had guessed, the 【Imperial Mandate】 was indeed highly compatible with the 【Heavenly Flame Above】. Their imagery complemented one another, and Lu Yang could clearly feel—if he chose to feed it to the 【Heavenly Flame Above】, it would certainly grow fonder of him, become completely inseparable from him.

But—what for?

‘More favor just means a few extra fruit-position mysteries. I already have those. Giving them to you would be a waste—it’s better to keep them for myself.’

As for being inseparable?

Heh. It’s not like you can leave me now anyway. 【Heavenly Flame Above】, I’ve already verified you. From now on, you’ll do as I command!

“Scram!”

With a thought, Lu Yang suppressed the stirrings of the 【Heavenly Flame Above】. What a joke—he risked his life for this, how could he hand it over?

It’s all mine!

Very soon, the 【Imperial Mandate】 fruit-position was fully merged into his Cave Heaven, and feeling it fade away, the 【Heavenly Flame Above】 became even more desperate.

“Rumble—!”

Suddenly, boundless celestial radiance erupted. The 【Heavenly Flame Above】 even tried to insert some of its imagery into Lu Yang’s Cave Heaven, causing his eyes to brighten at once.

“.Sever!”

As the word fell, a sword flash passed and directly severed the imagery that had infiltrated from the 【Heavenly Flame Above】, leaving it drifting within his Cave Heaven.

Lu Yang was instantly overjoyed. To forge a true treasure, the most crucial part was to extract an imagery from a fruit-position—and this had been his biggest obstacle. But now, after devouring a foreign fruit-position, he had unknowingly passed the most difficult step!

“No wonder... no wonder!”

‘No wonder True Lord Feixue said devouring a foreign fruit-position could rapidly increase one’s cultivation. So there was such a transformation—what a surprise indeed.’

After a long time, Lu Yang let out a long breath:

“Hoo—!”

With one full exhale, he opened his eyes, held the Myriad Spirits Banner, and fused the just-severed 【Heavenly Flame Above】 imagery into it.

With his mind linked, Lu Yang clearly perceived the dramatic transformation of the Myriad Spirits Banner—its already vast space expanded further, manifesting sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and peaks just like a true Cave Heaven. Billowing black mist thickened to the point of showing hints of purple.

True treasure—naturally accomplished!

“Not bad, not bad!”

Lu Yang smiled in satisfaction, feeling that the already intricate Myriad Spirits Banner had now birthed even more divine anomalies, completely transcending its former limitations.

“The name Myriad Spirits Banner—let’s not use it anymore.”

It sounds like some evil cultivator’s tool for killing and refining souls, enslaving the masses.

“I’ve founded the Path of Righteous Qi, and you are the mountain gate of my Righteous Qi Path.”

“Therefore, you must be devoted to promoting the righteous way, guiding the masses to understand the Dao—and practice it.”

“If that’s the case—”

With a soft laugh, Lu Yang raised the banner that fluttered in the air: “—From this moment forth, you are the Mountain-Guarding Supreme Treasure of my Righteous Qi Path.”

“Banner of Enlightening the Righteous Dao!”

Those who enter my banner are all pillars of the righteous path! And I shall, step by step, ascend atop their support to the very pinnacle!

In the next second, Lu Yang withdrew all imagery.

He then raised his head, his gaze bright, as if piercing the Outer Heavens Sea of Light: “Holy Sect... as expected of the Holy Sect—a bunch of treacherous bastards!”

Did the Pure Land deceive the Holy Sect and set up a killing trap?

Maybe that was their plan. But to say the Holy Sect didn’t notice?

I don’t buy it!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn’t help gnashing his teeth, cursing inwardly: ‘I’d bet 99% they went along with it on purpose, using me as bait to fish!’

Outer Heavens Sea of Light, in a mysterious domain.

Lesser Yin Immortal Lord and Flame-Treading Immortal Lord streaked like flowing light, locking onto coordinates and dashing through the light sea. In theory, they should’ve returned to the 【Celestial Mansion】 in moments.

But then—

“There are guests from afar—even from afar, they must be slain.”

“Fellow Daoists, since you’ve come, why rush to leave?”

Accompanied by a gentle, elegant laugh, the two Immortal Lords halted simultaneously, their faces darker than ever, eyes fixed on the figure ahead.

It was none other than the 【True Lord Qingcheng Feixue】!