Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 913: Chapter 908: Enemies from Underground!?

[Emperor Ying]. Lü Yang advanced unstoppably. After opening the Second Acupoint, he once again obtained an opportunity to sense the [Primordial Sea of Light]. However, his thoughts changed this time.

”Something is not quite right,” Lü Yang furrowed his brows tightly, looking at the abstract patterns flowing before his eyes. ”Even the Progenitor felt there was no way to directly take this broken thing away?”

Lü Yang always had absolute trust in his Shocking Enlightenment. If even Progenitor Tingyou could not take away the reward of [Emperor Ying], then he truly could not think of anyone else who could. Therefore, either there was a problem with the mechanics of this trial, or there was a problem with the method.

”Which one could it be?” he wondered. Lü Yang subconsciously began to suspect the Profound Robed Man. After all, considering the other party was a Saint Sect True Monarch, he never hesitated to judge every Holy Sect Disciple from the worst possible perspective.

However, after careful consideration, he felt it shouldn’t be the case.

”If there really is a trap, even if the other party’s methods are too brilliant for me to see through, the [Immortal Core Survival Guide] wouldn’t miss it.”

After all, that was the Talent Skill provided by the [Centome]. Although he did not trust Holy Sect Disciples, he would absolutely never distrust the [Centome]. The latter was his true foundation for survival in this Broken Place.

”It is more likely that there is a problem with the method,” he concluded.

With this thought, his second session of comprehension had already ended. For Lü Yang, this session was not exactly full of fruitful harvests; rather, he had gained absolutely nothing.

”This is also normal. After all, I have already deduced three types of Fruit Arcana. Even with my currently profound foundation, trying to create more Fruit Arcana without elevating my Position to Great Perfected Lord is still a bit too forceful... It is absolutely not because my Enlightenment is lacking.”

In the blink of an eye, Lü Yang returned to the Dark Land.

The figure of the Profound Robed Man walked out again, rubbing his hands together in eagerness. ”How was it? Does Daoist want to open the third Acupoint? I will not be careless again this time.”

”Heh.” Lü Yang chuckled softly before suddenly shifting the topic. ”Speaking of which, I actually have a question I want to ask Daoist. Could Daoist clear up my confusion?”

”Feel free to speak,” the Profound Robed Man nodded.

”Is Enlightenment truly the condition for clearing [Emperor Ying]?”

”Oh?” Before Lü Yang’s voice had even faded, the Profound Robed Man’s tone underwent a subtle change. He asked with a faint, enigmatic smile, ”Why would Daoist have such a thought?”

”Because from the very beginning, you never said that Enlightenment was the method to take away the [Primordial Sea of Light].” Lü Yang recalled for a moment and shook his head. ”You only said that the only way to obtain the [Primordial Sea of Light] is to establish a connection with it, but you never explicitly stated what this has to do with Enlightenment.

”Enlightenment is merely opening a pathway within the [Chaos].

”If this was just your trap, deliberately misleading others to seek Enlightenment so they wouldn’t be able to take the reward, then everything makes perfect sense.”

The more the Profound Robed Man listened, the stranger his expression became. He waited until Lü Yang finished speaking before sighing and asking curiously, ”Why does Daoist think so poorly of people? Could it be that you are a Holy Sect Disciple?”

Lü Yang fell silent. Immediately after, the Profound Robed Man explained, ”Actually, Daoist has put the cart before the horse. It is not that I deliberately used Enlightenment to trick others into being unable to take the reward.

”In fact, the moment you all began Sensing Fruit Position within the [Chaos], you had already failed the trial.

”I left the Enlightenment trial behind because I felt the test of [Emperor Ying] was too difficult. Many people failed the trial without understanding why, completely in the dark.

”Therefore, I specifically left some leeway for the failures, allowing them to gain some compensation by continuously comprehending the [Primordial Sea of Light].”

Lü Yang listened with an expressionless face.

”Make it up! Keep making it up!” he thought. Seeing his completely unconvinced appearance, the Profound Robed Man could only sigh at how the moral standards in the Void Sea of Light were not what they used to be in ancient times. Then, he said, ”In any case, what Daoist said is not wrong.

”Enlightenment is indeed not the method to clear the trial.

”As for the correct method to clear it, it actually does not matter if I tell Daoist... In fact, even if word gets out, very few people would dare to try the correct method.”

At this point, the Profound Robed Man suddenly laughed. ”The correct method is, after entering the [Chaos], to refrain from forcefully attempting Enlightenment. One must even voluntarily sever their Spiritual perception connection with the outside world. Just like that, you sense the [Primordial Sea of Light] within the [Chaos] and establish a connection with it. That is how you clear the trial.

”However, once you establish a connection with the Fruit from the outside world, it will not work.

”On this point, the higher one’s Enlightenment and the better their Talent Skill, the easier it is for them to fall into the trap. That is because it is simply too easy for people with good Talent Skills to sense the Fruit.

”So, Daoist is already out of luck.”

As his voice fell, the Profound Robed Man looked at Lü Yang with wicked amusement, wanting to properly appreciate the twisted expression on the other party’s face after missing out on such a fortuitous encounter.

”Oh.” Lü Yang remained unmoved.

As a result, it was the Profound Robed Man who became curious. ”Does Daoist not feel it is a pity? Your Enlightenment is not high, and you are so ugly; you originally had hope of clearing it.”

As soon as these words came out, Lü Yang’s face instantly darkened.

”What do you mean I’m so ugly? When I was a Newcomer to the Stain Sect, I was an outstanding disciple chosen to enter Heaven Mending Peak. My appearance stands out for being tall and handsome; how could it possibly have anything to do with being ugly?” he fumed inwardly. ”Oh right, these guys with peerless Talent Skills only look at a person’s Dao aura; they don’t look at superficial physical appearances.”

”Damn Enlightenment fetishists!” Lü Yang cursed inwardly, but his face remained impassive as he said in a deep voice, ”Gaining it is my fortune, losing it is my fate. It is impossible for all the fortuitous encounters in the world to belong to me.”

The Profound Robed Man nodded upon hearing this. ”Daoist is open-minded. Instead, it was I who became overly attached to appearances.”

This was also normal. Cultivators without the [Centome] were just like this; their level was stuck in this current lifetime, and they could only live a relatively failed life.

”Let us continue with Enlightenment.” Lü Yang formed a Daoist Hand Seal. ”I advise Daoist to just give up directly. In my current Realm at the Middle Stage of Golden Core, I am basically invincible in the world.”

The Profound Robed Man did not refute this. After all, Lü Yang’s foundation was indeed the best he had ever seen in his life. Even his main body from his memories, who possessed shocking Talent Skill, was actually inferior back in those days.

”Inferior in what way?”

Suddenly, a thought inexplicably popped into the Profound Robed Man’s heart. It was very weak and very subtle, like a single splash of spray upon the crashing waves of a Vast Ocean. The Profound Robed Man was instantly stunned. ”This is...” In the next second, his gaze changed.

It was merely a single thought, but it seized all of the Profound Robed Man’s mind in an instant, causing all of his actions to completely skew toward that weak thought.

”Who is the person that claims to be invincible in the world?”

It was just such a simple thought that caused the Profound Robed Man to stare straight at Lü Yang. Boundless Wisdom Light and Dao Talismans seemed to emerge in the depths of his eyes.

At the same time, Lü Yang also summoned the [Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder], preparing to execute his third Fruit Arcana, which was also his proudest Fruit Arcana. However, on the other side, after seeing the [Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder], the Profound Robed Man seemed to understand something. He could not help but let out a sigh of realization.

”I see. Has the [Tribulation] already appeared in the Current World?”

No wonder he had been jolted awake. Had that Lord’s schemes from back then already reached this step? The [Constant]. It truly was the [Constant]. Was there no longer anyone who could stop Him?

At this moment, all was dead silent.

Lü Yang’s movements came to a halt. Time seemed to fall into a standstill. All things and all matters stopped in their tracks before this thought, waiting patiently.

BANG!

In the next second, the Profound Robed Man’s body exploded with a loud bang, because his frail body, manifested from rules, simply could not endure this faint thought for long. Everything rapidly returned to normal, leaving Lü Yang frozen in place just like that.

”What... just happened?”

He had only ever experienced a similar feeling when the Sword Pavilion Daoist Lord had cast his gaze down back then. Holy Rinima, did a Master of Dao just cast their gaze down!?

”Impossible! This place is a [Celestial Human Residual Consciousness].”

”If not a Master of Dao, then who? The Profound Robed Man, the Beast Taming Peak Master... the Lord of the Netherworld?” Lü Yang subconsciously recalled the residual thought in the core of the Netherworld from his Previous Life that had perished together with [Ang Xiao]. ”No way, you can still Wake Up? An enemy from underground???”

”No, it might not necessarily be an enemy... This is an opportunity! An opportunity to communicate with the Lord of the Netherworld and acquire a massive amount of forbidden Knowledge!”

Lü Yang took a deep breath. He glanced at the [Centome] beside him, calmed his Heart Spirit, and waited patiently for a moment, preparing for the Profound Robed Man to appear again. However, what was bizarre was that he waited for a full half Hour. The Profound Robed Man had actually disappeared completely. That thought, which seemingly originated from the Netherworld, also did not reappear, as if everything that had just happened was merely his hallucination.

”No way? Did I cause [Emperor Ying] to crash?”