Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 932: Chapter 927: A Great Perfected Lord Is Just the Beginning?

During their last meeting, Lü Yang had asked Ang Xiao a question.

It was about the ratio of the Five Elements: why was Ang Xiao’s ratio clearly illogical, and even harbored severe hidden dangers, yet he still succeeded?

At the time, Ang Xiao didn’t answer. His excuse was that he would wait until the trouble with Fortune was resolved. So today, Lü Yang asked again... That being said, he actually already had a guess:

”It should be Senior’s Path of Void Certification, right?”

In his Previous Life, the Void Test Dao that Ang Xiao ultimately used to seek certification of the Netherworld was called Curved and Straight. Its Profound Mysterious nature allowed one to freely alter the dual sides of any matter.

”The crux of the problem with Ang Xiao’s Fruit combination lies in the fact that the Earth qi of the Fruit of Sand-Within Earth is too thin to bear the Fruit of Great-Forest Wood. However, if he possessed that Void Test Dao, he could make minor adjustments to the Fruit’s Gold Attribute, reversing the imagery of the thin Earth qi in the Fruit of Sand-Within Earth into a state of abundant Earth qi.”

In that case, the problem simply ceased to exist. In other words:

”This old ghost isn’t just using a simple combination of Five Elements Fruits. Instead, he has integrated the Void Test Dao on top of the Five Elements combination. This is simply absurd!”

The higher his Cultivation became, the more Lü Yang understood just how difficult this kind of thing was. After all, one had to know that Ang Xiao’s Curved and Straight was completely different from his Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder. The foundation of the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder inherently relied on the Five Elements Fruit Position Imagery. Therefore, the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder could perfectly complement the Five Elements Fruit Position to form a Fruit Arcana.

But what about Curved and Straight?

Strictly speaking, this Void Test Dao was an anomaly within the Five Elements. Placing it into a ratio of Five Elements Fruits was like dropping a single drop of oil into a glass of water. It was destined to be incompatible.

Yet against all odds, Ang Xiao had pulled it off. He had managed to make the Void Test Dao and the Five Elements Fruit Position compatible. This was something that outright violated the laws of the Great Dao, but he had successfully accomplished it anyway.

”If my guess is true, then there is probably still a vast distance between Ang Xiao and me. I’m still following established Cultivation to cultivate, but he has already begun to transcend the limits of Cultivation, even defying the laws of the Great Dao. I don’t even understand how he managed to do it.”

Lü Yang sighed inwardly but quickly collected himself. After all, he never worried about falling behind temporarily. With the Centome in hand, as he mastered more and more Knowledge, he would catch up sooner or later.

On the other side, Ang Xiao’s mood wasn’t very good either. Because Lü Yang had guessed correctly.

”To think he actually guessed that I attained the Void Certificate... However, with my Talent Skill, it’s not surprising that he managed to guess it.”

However, what he wasn’t quite sure of was whether this person had guessed it a long time ago and was deliberately throwing up a smokescreen, or if he had only recently made a breakthrough in his Cultivation. Even so, he maintained a composed facade on the surface and chuckled softly.

”Since Daoist already knows, why bother asking again?”

”Then I won’t ask.” Lü Yang shook his head. ”I plan to ask a different question. If Senior can answer it, I can also lend a hand with the matter of Fortune.”

”...Ask away.”

Ang Xiao’s tone was calm. He had come to look for Lü Yang this time precisely because he had something to ask himself. Since both sides were willing to converse, things would be much easier to handle.

”Just how much of a gap is there between a Great Perfected Lord and a Master of Dao?” Lü Yang asked in a low voice. This question was equally related to his Plan for the Collapse of the Other Shore; at the very least, he needed to have a clear idea before executing the plan.

”Ho ho.”

Hearing this, Ang Xiao immediately narrowed his eyes, coming to a conclusion in his heart: ”It seems this person has never advanced to become a Great Perfected Lord before. This makes sense.”

The Great Perfected Lord stage hadn’t even opened up yet.

Under the will of the Master of Dao, in the current Void Sea of Light, every Great Perfected Lord had their own personal prison cell. Absolutely no one could casually roam the Sea of Light. Yet this particular Immortal Monarch of Tribulation, whose background and origins were entirely unknown, and who was suspected to be a Saint Sect True Monarch, had recently stirred up such massive trouble in the Void Sea of Light. His strength was terrifyingly high, making it hard not to suspect that he was the reincarnation of a Great Perfected Lord. It had even made Ang Xiao feel a bit mentally unbalanced.

After all, if they were both Great Perfected Lords, how come the other party got to roam freely out here?

But looking at it now, the other party actually wasn’t the reincarnation of a Great Perfected Lord. For a moment, Ang Xiao felt relieved, thinking that this made perfect sense. Immediately after, he let out a light chuckle and said,

”If you go by my standards, the Early Stage of Golden Core and the Middle Stage of Golden Core are actually just laying the foundation. Only at the Late Stage of Golden Core does one truly begin to seek the Dao!

”If Daoist wants to ask how much of a gap there is between a Great Perfected Lord and a Master of Dao...

”Then I can only say that it’s as different as Heaven and earth, immeasurable.

”However, I can also use my personal experience to break it down for Daoist—what a Great Perfected Lord must do to draw closer to the level where the Master of Dao stands.”

Lü Yang immediately focused all his attention. But then he saw Ang Xiao remain completely silent, his narrow eyes looking at him with a half-smile, as if asking if he was just planning to freeload off him.

”...What are Senior’s demands?” Lü Yang asked with a helpless expression.

”One statement per person.” Ang Xiao finally stated his condition, speaking in a deep voice. ”I ask a question, and you answer. After you answer, you ask, and then I answer. We’ll go back and forth until we are both satisfied.

”I already answered you once just now, so now it’s your turn to answer me.”

”Alright.” Lü Yang nodded. ”Please speak, Senior.”

”To the Celestial Human Residual Consciousness!”

In the next second, the two of them simultaneously rode their Flying Light and arrived at the Human World. Only after ensuring that the Master of Dao could not interfere did Ang Xiao pose his question.

”What is the connection between the Netherworld and Tribulation?”

Ang Xiao didn’t directly ask whether the Lord of the Netherworld still existed; instead, he planned to beat around the bush. However, Lü Yang instantly connected the dots to the crux of the matter.

”This guy actually discovered that the Lord of the Netherworld is still alive? Why? In the Previous Life, he was completely fooled to death by the Saint Sect Ancestral Master. To think he’d discover it ahead of time in this life? Is it related to Tribulation, or is it related to me?”

Lü Yang grew vigilant in his heart, but his expression remained perfectly calm. He immediately shook his head and said, ”The path of Tribulation is meant to target Cultivators. Naturally, it has nothing to do with the Netherworld... It’s my turn now. Senior, please continue what you were saying earlier. What must a Great Perfected Lord do to draw closer to the level where the Master of Dao stands?”

”...Six steps.” After a moment of silence, Ang Xiao said softly, ”From the Late Stage of Golden Core to Golden Core Perfection, there are roughly six steps to take. Once you finish walking them, you can seek certification on the Other Shore.

”The gap between these six steps, while not as massive as a difference in Realm, is still not to be underestimated.

”Take Gang Form, for example.” At this point, Ang Xiao snorted coldly in disdain. ”With that kind of trash, even if he recovered his Great True Monarch Cultivation, I could still beat him right back down!”

”Which six steps?” Lü Yang pressed further.

However, this time Ang Xiao did not answer. Instead, he stared at him carefully and suddenly laughed. ”Daoist has actually guessed what I want to ask, hasn’t he?”

Lü Yang tilted his head innocently.

Ang Xiao stopped beating around the bush and bluntly said, ”It’s my turn to ask. Daoist, do you know what the current state of the Lord of the Netherworld truly is?”

What state?

On the verge of death, of course. He was so weak that as long as you sought certification in the Netherworld and launched a sacrificial crash against him, you could completely crush him to death... Was this something he could actually say aloud?

Lü Yang fell into deep thought.

In all fairness, Ang Xiao held a very heavy weight in his Plan for the Collapse of the Other Shore, because only Ang Xiao could draw enemy fire on his behalf. However, he couldn’t let him actually succeed either. Because the prerequisite for the Plan for the Collapse of the Other Shore was to scrap the Netherworld first. But if Ang Xiao truly succeeded, how could Lü Yang destroy the Netherworld then?

However, Lü Yang soon felt relieved.

”I really lost my head for a moment. Is this something I need to worry about?”

In the current world, who was the one most unwilling to see Ang Xiao truly certify his Dao in the Netherworld?

The Saint Sect Ancestral Master!

”With that master around, so what if I tell Ang Xiao the whole truth? Once the Constant comes into play, he will fail regardless. If I tell him the whole truth, maybe it will even divert more of that old immortal’s energy.”

Thinking of this, Lü Yang stopped hesitating and immediately said, ”The Lord of the Netherworld is currently at his last gasp. He previously had an avatar left in Emperor Ying, but in order to contact me, it’s now gone.”