Chapter 237: Facing Angxiao

"The Great Forest Wood sends its branches and trunk shaking the wind, its boughs propping up the moon; it possesses the virtue of towering over valleys and reaching the clouds, and the merit of soaring to the heavens and obscuring the sun."

Ever since learning that the True Person who reversed 【Chen Earth】 was suspected to be the Holy Sect's 【Angxiao Biriri True Person】, Lu Yang had studied this fruit position in detail.

【Great Forest Wood】 was known as "its voice broadcast across the nine heavens, its shade born over ten thousand acres"; it was the supreme ruler of the Wood element, one of the highest fruit positions, with the only fruit position capable of challenging it being 【Pine and Cypress Wood】, yet as everyone knew, to challenge was to be inferior, so there was still a certain gap between the two in reality.

Only by understanding it could one know how terrifying it truly was.

'Obscuring the sun, obscuring the sun; it truly blocks out the sky and hides the sun, even the heavens themselves are concealed!'

'With this kind of cognitive barrier, who in the hell could possibly stop it?'

Therefore, at this moment, Lu Yang felt nothing but relief in his heart: By heaven and earth, fortunately I was cautious and only sent out an immortal fetus clone, while my main body remains hidden within the Holy Sect.

Otherwise, wouldn't I be finished?

Even so, Lu Yang without hesitation knelt upon the ground, lowered his head, and respectfully said, "Disciple Lu Yang pays his respects to True Person Angxiao Biriri."

Alongside his reverence, he was also pondering one matter.

Why follow me?

With his current cultivation base, although he had made a brilliant name for himself in 【Qing State】, his circle was still limited to the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment realm; he did not even qualify as a Great True Person.

How could someone of such a level possibly attract the attention of 【True Person Angxiao Biriri】? To specifically use a cognitive barrier to make Master Chongguang Dao Nie follow him all this way—if he had not been about to leave, would that person not have continued following silently? Just thinking about it made Lu Yang feel a chill in his heart.

'Fortunately, I do not have the habit of talking to myself!'

By heaven and earth, if he had previously spoken a few words about the Book of Hundred Lives restarting simply because no one was around, would not everything have been lost?

'This damn Great Forest Wood is too sinister!'

While cursing wildly in his heart, Lu Yang spoke in a humble tone: "This disciple is dull and ignorant; I do not know what matter has troubled Your Honor's noble presence, and I am filled with terror."

As soon as Lu Yang finished speaking, the surroundings fell into a deathly silence; Master Chongguang Dao Nie, or rather this mysterious 【True Person Angxiao Biriri】, continued to gaze at the sky above, examining everything around with great interest, and only after a long while did he shift his gaze to glance at Lu Yang:

"As expected of a prodigy from my Holy Sect."

This casual remark made Lu Yang's heart grow solemn: He admitted it?

It must be known that until now, even True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue had only said regarding the mysterious True Person who reversed 【Chen Earth】 that they were suspected to be Angxiao.

Yet now, hearing this response, it seemed he was admitting to this identity!

Immediately after, this 【True Person Angxiao Biriri】 continued: "I was previously wondering why a prodigy of the Holy Sect would be a figure with such mediocre fortune."

"So I specially followed you on this journey; it now seems Master Chongguang did not misjudge you. Although your fortune is quite ordinary, your methods are nonetheless impressive."

"As for talent and comprehension... hmm, the reputation of You is well deserved."

"What a pity."

As this True Person finished speaking, Lu Yang on the other side nearly lost control of his dharma body and broke out in a cold sweat; so it was for this reason that he followed me?

Could it be that he suspected I had obtained some great opportunity, so he followed me all this way, intending to appear and snatch it away the moment he discovered I had truly obtained something good?

As for saying "what a pity," was it because he found nothing good?

'Damn you, you beast!'

Just as this thought leapt into Lu Yang's heart, the True Person before him suddenly spoke, his voice calm yet carrying a certainty that seemed able to see through the human heart:

"You were just cursing me, weren't you?"

"... his disciple is terrified; this disciple holds only admiration and love for Your Honor..."

Although surprised in his heart, Lu Yang remained calm; once one reaches Foundation Establishment, one is already a True Person, which is different from Qi Refining; even a True Person cannot read minds.

"Save me the act."

The True Person laughed: "I do not need to read minds to know what you are thinking; after all, I was treated this way by other True Persons back in the day, and I advanced step by step through it."

"At that time, I swore that if one day I could achieve great success in my divine abilities, I would definitely treat others the same way."

Since I got soaked in the rain back then, why should you be allowed to hold an umbrella now?

Since the True Person had spoken thus, how would Lu Yang dare to reply? He could only keep his head lowered, pretending not to have heard, while simultaneously preparing to self-detonate.

In any case, his main body was still within the Holy Sect; at worst, he would only lose this immortal fetus clone. He did not believe this True Person could summon a giant hand from the heavens to openly drag him out from the Sea of Clouds Reaching the Sky, and as long as his main body was unharmed, it did not matter if the clone died; that was precisely its purpose.

However, the next second, Lu Yang suddenly woke up: No, this is not the reaction he should be having!

One must consider his current situation: he was the only True Person in the current era cultivating 【City Wall Earth】, yet 【City Wall Earth】 had fallen into the hands of the Pure Land.

Strictly speaking, his path of cultivation was already cut off.

If he were only at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, it would be one thing, but now he had reached the Mid Stage, with Perfection in sight, and there was even a significant hope of achieving the status of a Great True Person.

Under such circumstances, how could he not worry about his path of cultivation?

And if he was worried about his path, upon meeting a great power like 【True Person Angxiao Biriri】 at this moment, how could he merely stand by and watch without being compelled to ask about anything?

One who seeks gold with all their heart, even facing a True Person and under immense pressure, would definitely risk their life for a chance.

Taking the initiative to speak was the proper reaction; maintaining silence all along... would instead easily make the True Person before him suspect he had other trump cards!

Thinking thus, Lu Yang hurriedly kowtowed heavily, acting as though he had overcome the fear in his heart and was ready to forget life and death, gritting his teeth as he whispered: "This disciple has long heard of Your Honor's great name, which strikes like thunder; since Your Honor was once a senior of my Holy Sect, I only beg you, Senior, to grant this disciple a clear path..."

He finished speaking with immense lingering fear, not even daring to look at the True Person.

Little did he know that upon seeing him take the initiative to speak, a smile appeared on the True Person's face, and the few doubts that had arisen from Lu Yang's silence vanished without a trace.

'It seems this youth truly possesses no special opportunities.'

The next second, Lu Yang saw the figure of this 【True Person Angxiao Biriri】, who had secretly taken in Master Chongguang Dao Nie and used its body to walk the mortal world, gradually fade away.

Only a lingering voice remained:

"【City Wall Earth】 is the supreme ruler of the Earth element, a superior fruit position; beneath Earth lies 【Netherworld】; if you have the heart, entering my 【Netherworld】 may offer you a sliver of a chance at survival."

As these words fell, the True Person's figure finally vanished completely.

Has he left? Or is he hiding again?

Lu Yang's face was filled with lingering shock, yet he saw the world, which had been nearly frozen, begin to move again, as if the entire conversation just now had been nothing more than a fleeting dream.

Yet he still could not understand.

Just because I am a prodigy of the Holy Sect, he followed me like this? Surely a dignified True Person would not take a junior like me, who is not even a Great True Person, so seriously?

To disturb the noble presence of a True Person, it should at least require a Great True Person, no?

Speaking of Great True Persons I encountered in the 【Ten Thousand Martial Worlds】... Thinking here, Lu Yang suddenly had a change of thought and conceived a deeper doubt.

Is this True Person truly 【Angxiao】?

After all, 【Angxiao】 is a True Person of the Holy Sect; why act so stealthily? He only approached my clone; would it not be better to follow my main body directly?

Bewildering and unclear!

There were already too many mysteries surrounding this True Person, and coupled with that damned cognitive barrier, one could easily overlook important clues without realizing it.

You would not even know what you had overlooked!

As he thought, Lu Yang ceased pondering the doubt regarding "why the True Person followed me," naturally casting it aside.

Meanwhile, in another region of the 【Ten Thousand Martial Worlds】.

Suo Huan burned incense, straightened his robes, sat upright within his cave dwelling, and respectfully bowed to the figure that had suddenly appeared before him, prostrating himself fully as he kowtowed:

"This humble one pays respects to True Person Angxiao Biriri!"

(End of Chapter)