Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Chapter 373: A Glimmer of Hope

Outside the mountain gate of the Myriad Venoms Sect, two figures stood solemnly.

One of them was entirely composed of divine abilities: 【Stubborn Gold Duke】 outlined the body, 【Master of Arms】 transformed into weapons, 【Solemn Black Frost】 and 【Resounding Heaven Bell】 provided augmentation.

Looking upon this figure, no discernible features could be seen.

Only a powerful aura, favored by heaven and earth, lingered around it. Merely standing there, it seemed to gather all the brilliance of the world.

‘What a celestial spirit!’

Guang Ming nodded slightly. He did not actually recognize the figure, but the 【Manifestation of Victory and Clarity Dharmadhatu】 behind him informed him that this was his destined connection.

“Would you be willing to become my disciple?”

Guang Ming pressed his palms together, his dharma eyes sharp as torches: ‘Although you appear complete at this moment, you are still lacking; to this day, you have yet to awaken your innate divine ability.’

After speaking, he reached into his sleeve and retrieved a golden hoop, engraved with intricate patterns that reflected myriad illusory lights, seemingly containing the truths of the great Dao. Merely by observing it closely, solemn Buddhist chants naturally echoed in oneʼs ears.

“If you take refuge, you shall be my foremost disciple.”

“This 【Heart-Binding Hoop】 is the object of our destined connection. If you wear it, within thirty years, you will surely refine your innate ability and attain true fruition.”

KDIGO

“Boom!”

In response to Guang Mingʼs invitation, the figure composed of divine abilities merely raised a hand, and in an instant, frost spread across the sky, a terrifying aura of solemn killing intent filling the heavens and earth.

【Solemn Black Frost】!

This divine ability could not only alter the environment but also possessed the profound power to annihilate magic. Each flake of frost and snow was like a blade forged a hundred times.

Now, as the figure unleashed this divine ability, it drew upon the power of heaven and earth. Wherever the divine ability passed, snow fell heavily, enveloping Guang Mingʼs figure, frantically tearing at his dharma body. At this moment, as it pressed down, countless clear white marks were immediately left on Guang Mingʼs flawless golden body.

However, Guang Ming remained unmoved.

At this moment, his cultivation and the divine ability figure were actually quite similar, both at the late stage of Foundation Establishment, not yet perfected. However, the strength they displayed was entirely different.

“Amitabha.”

Guang Ming pressed his palms together, without employing any divine abilities, relying on his golden body to withstand the divine ability. At the same time, he opened his mouth and recited a scripture.

“Om mani padme hum.”

As the scripture was recited, the golden hoop in his hand flew up in response.

The golden hoop seemed to possess a spirit, directly aiming to encircle the head of the divine ability figure. Seeing this, the divine ability figure immediately changed the hand seal it was forming.

“Dang!”

In an instant, a melodious bell sound rang out again, formless and intangible, without any divine brilliance, yet it resonated throughout the universe, blocking the golden hoop that had appeared out of thin air.

【Resounding Heaven Bell】!

The golden hoop was obstructed, but Guang Ming was not alarmed; instead, he clapped his hands and laughed:

“The bell corresponds to the You position; 【You Metal】 also resides in the western Dui position. Since you have refined this innate divine ability, it is evident that you are indeed connected to our western path!”

The divine ability figure remained silent.

Meanwhile, within the mountain gate of the Myriad Venoms Sect, Lu Yang was still struggling to resist the invasion of consciousness from heaven and earth. The opponent had clearly changed tactics.

‘Are they trying to wear me down?’

‘Using a divine ability incarnation to stall Guang Ming, diverting his attention, to buy time to completely refine me... But that doesnʼt make sense. Why would they want to refine me?’

If they only wanted a controllable celestial spirit,

Wouldnʼt it be simpler to discard his soul and seize his body?

But judging from the attitude of heaven and earth so far, it was clear they wanted to simultaneously occupy both his body and soul, not just a celestial spirit body.

Could it be...

In an instant, a shadow crossed Lu Yangʼs eyes: ‘Has the 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】 been exposed?’

‘No, Iʼm just scaring myself.’

‘The memories of a Foundation Establishment cultivator are very difficult to read. Only the Mending Heaven Scripture can perform soul-searching on a Foundation Establishment cultivator, but thatʼs all.’

Lu Yang was not afraid of dual cultivation!

So even if someone used the Mending Heaven Scripture against him, he could easily counter it.

Therefore, he absolutely did not believe that heaven and earth could read his memories through the celestial spirit body, thereby discovering the existence of the 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】. It simply didnʼt make sense.

‘More importantly, if heaven and earth truly knew about the 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】, why would they be so sneaky, wasting time to plot against me? Wouldnʼt it be simpler to refine me instantly? Given the value of the 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】, it would be worth making a grand move. Clearly, heaven and earth know nothing about it!’

At most, they just found it strange.

After all, he, a celestial spirit, appeared out of nowhere, without needing heaven and earth to nurture him, able to seek out the Heavenly Gang and Earth Fiends on his own. It was obviously very peculiar.

‘Rather, the attempt to refine me is because they want to know my secret!’

“Boom!”

Another loud noise, Lu Yang was once again forced to the brink, having to once again use 【Entrapment Intent】 to reverse the decline, pulling everything back to the beginning.

However, this was also reaching the limit.

‘【Entrapment Intent】 consumes too much magic power. Using it three times has almost exhausted my magic power... Iʼm afraid this time is the last!’

The situation remained desperate.

Past experiences began to flash through Lu Yangʼs mind like a revolving lantern. There had to be a way to break through this desperate situation.

‘Body, soul, consciousness?’

Suddenly, Lu Yangʼs heart trembled violently.

‘Consciousness!’

Innate True Person Mu Changsheng!

‘Thatʼs right, consciousness! Body and soul are essentially creations of heaven and earth; only consciousness truly belongs to me!’

In the past, Innate True Person Mu Changsheng had once separated his consciousness, leaving it in 【Wu You Heaven】, and then reincarnated his soul—a feat that was, in a way, a form of living on. If he could replicate Mu Changshengʼs past actions, perhaps he could find a way out of this desperate situation!

‘After all, the 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】 follows my consciousness!’

Lu Yang was absolutely certain of this.

Because he had tried, when he transferred his consciousness to a clone through 【Puppet Strings】, he could access the 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】 interface through the clone.

The problem now was that his consciousness was still based on his original soul.

Once the soul was controlled, the consciousness would also be hard to escape.

‘Unless I can completely separate my consciousness from the original soul, and then transfer it to the cloneʼs split soul, only then would I have a chance to escape!’

The clone had undergone reincarnation, and its split soul was already independent.

Coupled with the fact that 【Puppet Strings】 could not be detected.

Except for the heaven and earth that had been watching him from the beginning, no one else would find any connection between Lu Yangʼs original body and the clone.

There wasnʼt even any causality between the two.

Lu Yangʼs ability to control the clone as if it were his own limb was entirely due to the existence of 【Puppet Strings】. Without it, the clone would immediately rebel.

‘So as long as I can separate my consciousness, I might as well abandon the celestial spirit body!’

‘The current strong suppression from heaven and earth is entirely because I walked into the trap myself, coupled with the celestial spirit body, but the clone is different.’

‘As long as I can let my consciousness escape to the clone.’

“At worst, I can just self-destruct and start over!”

But how to do it?

Mu Changsheng never passed down the method to separate consciousness and soul; Lu Yang had only met him once, and a single meeting revealed nothing.

Then, looking at the world, was there anyone who could replicate anotherʼs divine abilities and Dao techniques just by looking at them?

“...”

The next second, Lu Yang mustered all his energy, communicated with his dharma body, operated the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, and directly contacted Ancestor Ting You, who was still in seclusion.

‘Ancestor! Save me!’