Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Chapter 528: Kill Them Clean!

Before the words even fell, Lu Yang had already struck.

There was no holding back, nor was it an act—this was a genuine, all-out attack. With a single thought, a talisman had already manifested in his hand.

【Gilt-Edged Commanding Token】!

As the talisman unfolded, the five innate divine abilities Lu Yang had recorded previously manifested one after another, forming a cycle, all of them stacking upon the blade of the 【Tribulation‑Surviving Wave】.

【Heaven-Slaying Sword Technique】, 【Merciless Severance】.

【No Law, No Thought】, 【Dust Severing the Self from Illusions】.

【Godblade of One Thought】.

“Kill!”

The Five Dharma Images never expected that Lu Yang, who just a moment ago appeared to be swayed, would suddenly attack. One of them was instantly struck without time to react.

Blazing sword light engulfed it in an instant.

There was no suspense—the golden body of the Dharma Image, which should have been indestructible across myriad tribulations, cracked inch by inch on the spot and shattered completely, turning into fine dust that filled the sky in the blink of an eye.

With the blessing of five divine abilities from the 【Gilt-Edged Commanding Token】 and the half-true treasure 【Tribulation‑Surviving Wave】, this sword strike was Lu Yang’s most powerful killer move to date. While it lacked the finesse of the Real Person of Demon-Cleansing’s sword intent, it excelled in raw power—it was a brick-flinging brute force. As long as it hit, it was practically a guaranteed kill!

“Zheng zheng!”

Almost simultaneously, the Real Person of Demon-Cleansing also drew his sword, letting out a hearty laugh: “Good! Good! My Dao is not lonely, my Dao is not lonely!”

Sword light swept across—another Dharma Image was obliterated.

At the same time, Chong Guang, who had been lying in wait in the shadows, quietly made his move. The 【Golden Lamp Flame】 exploded, also taking down another Dharma Image.

In the blink of an eye, only two of the five Dharma Images remained!

“Why...”

The remaining two Dharma Images stood side by side, their faces full of confusion, but their actions were swift. As they questioned, they simultaneously formed hand seals, their bodies emanating a surge of Buddhist light:

『Great Nirvana Dharani of Vast Gathering』!

In the next moment, the three Dharma Images that had just been slain walked out of the Buddhist light completely unharmed, instantly restoring the formation of five Dharma Images!

“Why do you reject us?”

The five Dharma Images spoke in unison, full of confusion:

“We have spoken no falsehood. Everything is true. It would bring great benefit to you, and is not a bad thing for the Dao Court. Do you not desire to pursue the 【Heavenly Fire】?”

Their emotions were sincere and not feigned.

The Real Person of Demon-Cleansing didn’t truly understand Lu Yang. Being a sword cultivator, he was straightforward and thought of Lu Yang as a kindred spirit.

But these entities were not so naive.

‘This demon dragon is clearly of demonic nature, a ruthless being who sees himself above all. How could he be swayed by illusions? There’s definitely a problem!’

And indeed, there was.

Lu Yang deeply admired the Real Person of Demon-Cleansing and genuinely wished to be his friend. But in his heart, he knew he could never become him.

The reason he refused was simple:

‘I saw it with my own eyes in my previous life—the World-Honored One descended, split the Pure Land in two with divine clarity, and effortlessly restored unity among the masses!’

What did that mean?

It meant that as long as the World-Honored One wished it, the current fractured Buddha statue and its so-called “unity” meant absolutely nothing.

Ruling the Pure Land? Complete nonsense!

The fact that the World-Honored One didn’t say this outright already proved he had other plans. Lu Yang couldn’t guess what they were, but they were certainly not good.

‘I always operate on a principle of caution.’

‘As the saying goes, the more you do, the more mistakes you make; do nothing, and you make no mistakes. Whatever plans the World-Honored One has, I simply won’t agree—then he can’t scheme against me!’

‘Besides, even worse—if I were to take over the Pure Land and hold the “Unity of All,” then in the future, it wouldn’t be the World-Honored One the Real Person of Demon-Cleansing seeks to slay—it would be me. That’s just taking the fall for him! No matter how I look at it, I can’t do this!’

“Boom!”

Lu Yang struck again. This time, he did not use the 【Gilt-Edged Commanding Token】—its five divine abilities could not be used repeatedly in a short time.

Yet this sword carried a different profundity.

The sword light flowed like water—not as fierce as before, yet all five Dharma Images furrowed their brows simultaneously, divining the cause and effect, sensing a more intense crisis of life and death.

In a trance, they seemed to see within the sword light flowers, birds, fish, insects, sun and moon, mountains and seas, and the myriad beings—like an ancient painting unfolding slowly——

‘Jiangdong?’

Their pupils contracted abruptly as they comprehended the mystery: With the blessing of the 【Laws of the Immortal Kingdom】, this sword, though seemingly ordinary, carried the entire Jiangdong within it!

‘You really think my Dao Court is the weakest?’

Lu Yang gritted his teeth. If it were any other region, it might be one thing, but here in Jiangdong, the 【Laws of the Immortal Kingdom】 gave Dao Court cultivators terrifying power!

“Amitābha!”

At that moment, the five Dharma Images chanted in unison. Their forms merged within the Buddha light and, like a volcanic eruption, shot skyward.

Lu Yang’s sword light struck the Dharma Images, manifesting the sentient beings of Jiangdong. The intangible imagery became tangible pressure, but the Dharma Images withstood it. On the desolate plain, a golden Buddha, over ten thousand zhang tall, now stood between heaven and earth.

“To reject us is to reject the Way!”

Their voices merged into one, thundering like a divine decree: “Even if you kill us, there are countless other Buddhist cultivators—new Buddhas can be enlightened at any time.”

“You will gain nothing!”

“Without the Jiangxi territory, you will never attain the 【Heavenly Fire】. No matter how cunning your plans, they will all come to naught... Are you really willing to let it all be for nothing?”

The towering Buddha and the roaring rebuke would make anyone think a Golden Core True Lord had descended. It was utterly intimidating. Yet within the Buddha light radiating from behind the statue, a beam of escape light silently, rapidly, attempted to slip into the void and vanish——

But in the next instant, the escape light suddenly halted.

It split apart, revealing the form of the five Dharma Images merged into one—a middle-aged monk with a round head and large ears, his appearance dignified and solemn.

But his expression was far from calm.

Because he realized he couldn’t escape... Somehow, this wilderness had been sealed off, and even his skills couldn’t break through!

“Is Jiangdong a place the elder thinks he can come and go as he pleases?”

Lu Yang, hands behind his back, walked through the air.

At that moment, the sound of clashing metal resounded, and chains formed entirely from Daoist runes suddenly materialized across heaven and earth.

【Laws of the Immortal Kingdom】!

These chains wove into a dense web, wrapping the five Dharma Images layer after layer—each layer sapped more of their vitality.

“Th-this...”

Seeing this, the five Dharma Images finally turned pale: “To go this far... Are you really going to kill me? Don’t you understand this is a meaningless act?”

They couldn’t understand.

Without taking over the Pure Land, he couldn’t govern Jiangxi. Without that piece, his odds of attaining the 【Heavenly Fire】 would fall below fifty percent—a move with all risk and no gain.

Unless——

At this point, the five Dharma Images abruptly raised their head, gritting their teeth: “You want to take that path... You actually dare to fake the foreign path’s fruit and walk that road?!”

—That’s right. There was another path.

A way to avoid ruling the Pure Land, yet still force Jiangxi into submission—and that was:

“Just kill all the Buddhist cultivators.” Lu Yang chuckled.

If Jiangxi would not submit, it was because its Buddhist cultivators refused. So, if he killed every last one, then Jiangxi would submit without having to.

“Absurd!”

The Dharma Images sneered: “Kill all the Buddhist cultivators? Unheard of! If all the Buddhist cultivators die, the 【City Head Earth】 will surely detach. Aren’t you afraid the World-Honored One will descend in person?”

“I am afraid, which is why...”

Lu Yang nodded, then stepped aside to reveal the Real Person of Demon-Cleansing behind him.

In the next second, the Real Person of Demon-Cleansing solemnly declared: “Killing is bad. Leave this to me. Don’t worry—not a single one will survive.”

Lu Yang grinned: “Any further questions?”

The Dharma Images: “...”

Beasts, the lot of them!