Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Chapter 547: If You Seek the Golden Core Now

As soon as True Sovereign Feixue spoke those words, Lu Yang immediately felt as if struck by a heavy blow.

Taboo knowledge!

Secrets belonging solely to the World-Honored One, unknown to cultivators across the world. Even among the Golden Core True Lords, those who knew this secret were extremely few.

And being taboo, this piece of knowledge carried “weight.” Hearing it so suddenly, before Lu Yang could adjust, his originally smooth divine thoughts were instantly burdened as if carrying mountains and rivers—his thinking became sluggish. As a result, the world in his eyes also slowed down at that moment.

‘Not good.’

Lu Yang understood clearly in his heart—it wasnʼt the world that had slowed, but his reactions. In truth, True Sovereign Feixue’s speed hadnʼt diminished in the slightest!

What left him helpless was that even his thoughts had slowed.

Activating magic treasure? Casting a Daoist technique?

There was no time at all. By the time he even thought of these and attempted to act, True Sovereign Feixue would probably have already dismembered him and insulted him at will.

‘Mad hag. She really is a mad hag!’

‘Truly spares no means—she even dares to use taboo knowledge in combat, spreading it at random. With such recklessness, is she not afraid of being targeted by the World-Honored One?’

Not until Lu Yang finally adapted to the heavy pressure brought by this forbidden knowledge did the world before his eyes return to normal. Immediately after came a violent spinning sensation.

Time seemed as if deleted.

In a blink, he found himself once again dissolved into dark-golden hues, being held in both hands by True Sovereign Feixue, who continuously used magic power to refine him!

Had he taken even a moment longer to recover, he would likely have died on the spot!

Even so, it was all thanks to 【Heaven】 granting him immense regenerative power. Were he an ordinary True Person, his Dao Foundation would have already been shattered by True Sovereign Feixue.

In the next second, Lu Yang immediately activated 【Heaven and Earth Respond to Me】, attempting to use the power of the heavens and earth to teleport away. However, True Sovereign Feixue had already seen through this technique—how could she fall for it again? With a flick of her ten fingers, streaks of flowing light fell down, sealing the surrounding heavens and earth tightly.

Yet very soon, True Sovereign Feixue’s expression changed slightly.

She realized that as her advantage grew, Lu Yang’s aura not only showed no signs of weakening but instead grew increasingly stronger!

The reasons were twofold—one was 【Unyielding Sword Intent】!

The other was 【Heaven】. Though it had simplified many symbolic aspects, that didn’t mean the mysterious qualities of this second-grade divine technique had disappeared.

It still retained the marvel of 【Dharma Body】!

【Dharma Body】: The more injured one is, the greater the boost to one’s magic power and divine abilities.

Combined together, they allowed Lu Yang’s state to surpass even his uninjured condition. At that moment, he calmed his mind, formed hand seals, and chanted incantations, and immediately thunderous rumbling echoed:

“配極玄都閟，憑高禁御長！”

With the chant, countless visions surfaced within the dark-golden hues of Lu Yang’s form, constructing a magnificent and resplendent palace complex.

【Blessed Land of the Mysterious Capital】!

Just this single blessed land descending was enough to suppress myriad phenomena, halting Lu Yang’s downward spiral and allowing him to recover. He raised a hand and unleashed another brilliant sword light!

Facing this, True Sovereign Feixue extended a single finger.

【Unyielding Sword Intent】!

【Dripping Water Pierces Stone】!

The sword tip and fingertip collided just like that, instantly exploding into multicolored illusions. Layer upon layer of sealing barriers formed, causing Lu Yang’s sword tip to fail in advancing even half a step.

“Boom!”

Explosive roars rang endlessly as golden brilliance filled the sky. When the visions dispersed, Lu Yang was seen standing intact in the distance.

“Blocked again.”

Lu Yang clicked his tongue slightly. This was a Titled Sword Intent, yet it only managed to tie with True Sovereign Feixue—not even a strand of her hair was harmed.

But soon after, Lu Yang’s eyes suddenly lit up.

“.Hmm?”

He saw True Sovereign Feixue in the distance slightly furrow her elegant brows, silently gazing at the finger that had just touched Lu Yang’s sword tip. Her fair skin was smooth as snow.

Yet in the next second, a drop of crimson blood seeped from her fingertip, spreading like ink in water in an instant.

Lu Yang saw clearly—his sword intent was imprinted on that very blood drop, causing True Sovereign Feixue to show a trace of pain, as if a classical lady had pricked herself while embroidering. Then, without hesitation, she parted her rosy lips and gently placed the finger in her mouth, softly sucking on it.

Her appearance was pitiful and delicate, arousing a protective desire.

However, Lu Yang felt no pity whatsoever. His expression remained unchanged, though a flicker of emotion flashed in his eyes: ‘That fluctuation in thought just now... was that a charm technique!?’

True Sovereign Feixue actually knew such methods?

But after a moment’s thought, Lu Yang found it reasonable.

After all, with such stunning beauty, she was perfectly suited to employing charm techniques. Given her tendency to use any and all means in combat, how could she not cultivate it?

‘Too bad my Dao heart is like iron. This trick is useless on me!’

At that moment, True Sovereign Feixue withdrew her finger, the injury at the fingertip already fully healed.

“.To be able to injure me, you’ve passed.”

True Sovereign Feixue’s expression was calm as she softly said, “Once you leave, you’ll see the entrance to that distorted timeline. Bring the Zouyu clan with you.”

“Senior, I accept your generosity.”

The dark-golden hues recondensed, and Lu Yang’s figure appeared once more. His face, though slightly pale, quickly regained its color after a few rounds of breathing exercises.

Strictly speaking, he had been at a disadvantage in this battle. It wasn’t due to a stat difference—if anything, his stats were actually slightly superior. After all, both were at the peak of Foundation Establishment, and his 【Heavenly Fire】 was far beyond her 【Waters Beneath the Ravine】. The true gap lay in execution.

It wasn’t reflected in True Sovereign Feixue’s tactics—

But in each move, each clash of magic power, she exploited his weaknesses with her strengths.

With her strengths rising and his declining, the difference in stats was effectively concealed.

‘Were it not for that, my full-power sword strike just now, empowered by so many divine blessings, shouldn’t have just drawn blood—it should’ve chopped off her entire finger…’

Thinking of this, Lu Yang felt genuine admiration.

Such skill couldn’t be attained through effort or study alone—it was true talent. Some people were simply born with a natural sensitivity for combat.

But Lu Yang did not lose heart.

‘Ultimately, the gap lies in stats. As long as I keep stacking stats and strengthening my mechanics, no matter how refined the opponent’s control, it’ll still be like a cup of water trying to put out a burning cart!’

Just before leaving, Lu Yang suddenly spoke up:

“There is one more matter. This junior dares to inquire of senior.”

True Sovereign Feixue turned to glance at him. “Speak.”

“May I ask, in your opinion—if this junior merely returns the Zouyu descendants to that chaotic timeline without stirring up trouble, what are the odds of attaining the Golden Core?”

Lu Yang’s voice was calm.

But upon hearing him ask this, True Sovereign Feixue’s eyes immediately lit up, and she gave Lu Yang a gaze like never before.

The next second, she suddenly grinned widely and laughed:

“.Good youngster!”

“I previously said that as long as you beat me, I’d give you anything. Although you didn’t win, you didn’t lose either… very well, I’ll answer this question for you.”

As she finished, her charming face turned serious:

“If you seek the Golden Core now, you have a ninety percent chance of success.”

“But you’ll surely die.”