Chapter 241: A Person Must Rely on Themselves

As a gentle breeze blew past, a figure naturally materialized beside Chongming, formed entirely from the spontaneous convergence of the Heaven and Earth's spiritual energy.

"Father."

Seeing this, Chongming's expression instantly grew complex; yet before he could speak, his form abruptly vanished from the spot.

"Hmm?"

Seeing this, Lu Yang raised an eyebrow; since he too was proficient in this teleportation art, he could see clearly: Chongming had actually been expelled from the Blessed Land.

The next second, Chongguang looked at him with a half-smile and said softly, "What, surprised? Do you really think I, like that fool Chen Taihe, intend to use my children as substitutes for calamity? Such a True Person of the Holy Sect has only learned the skin and flesh, but cannot yet be counted as a true direct disciple of the Holy Sect."

"Uncle's righteousness."

Lu Yang of course would not refute, but instead clasped his hands, praised a few words, yet in truth felt entirely unconvinced, after all, the other party had only recently tricked him once.

Seeing this, Chongguang also wore a helpless expression: "Chongming is truly not my backup; he is Miao Yin's backup."

"Miao Yin, just like that fool Chen Taihe, is trapped at the peak of the mid-stage Foundation Establishment; she wishes to break through to the late stage, yet has no certainty of withstanding the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation."

"Thus, Chongming came to be."

"Unfortunately, Chongming's talent is limited, and he is rebellious; Miao Yin's methods for cultivating disciples are not as good as Chen Taihe's, so she has long been unable to satisfy Miao Yin's needs."

"And this time, bringing Chongming to my Blessed Land, it is eighty percent likely she wants to persuade me to possess Chongming's body and preserve the Blessed Land; if I spare no cost to seek survival, perhaps I can barely survive, maintaining my Foundation Establishment peak cultivation; at that time, she can use Chongming to perform the Calamity-Substitution Art."

"To put it plainly, she wants me to substitute for the calamity."

Lu Yang instantly wore an expression of realization.

Was there truly no backup on Chongming's person? Not necessarily!

But because of True Person Miao Yin, regardless of whether there was one before, now there is none! After all, truly possessing Chongming would be making a wedding dress for True Person Miao Yin.

Since that is the case, it is better to say it more pleasantly.

These are the Dao-companions of the Holy Sect; in the Holy Sect, what mother and son, husband and wife, sharing weal and woe... love is all a lie; if you believe it, you will be deceived!

"So, Cheng Tian Gang, today I will teach you one last lesson,"

Chongguang looked at Lu Yang and said in a heavy voice, "Using outsiders as material is originally the Holy Sect's style, but that is merely a method, not the foundation of the Holy Sect."

"Especially regarding matters of the future Dao path, using outsiders as material sounds pleasant, but in reality, it places the hope of one's own pursuit of the Dao upon outsiders; and the Great Dao has no regrets; you can succeed once, twice, but as long as you fail once, then you lose the entire game."

"Why is the Foundation Establishment stage considered 【True Person】?"

"Because a Foundation Establishment True Person possesses the power to resist; if you use a Foundation Establishment True Person as material, you might succeed many times, but there is always a slight possibility of failure."

"And a true direct disciple of the Holy Sect will not gamble on that tiny possibility."

"In the end, we will only trust ourselves!"

As the words fell, True Person Chongguang's aura suddenly surged, as if returning to the days when he sought Gold, with the fighting spirit in his brows showing no weakening.

"A person must rely on themselves!"

The next second, Chongguang took a step.

In an instant, Lu Yang felt Heaven, Earth, and Shanhe all moving backward; although he had no intention of following, he was still forced to flee along with him.

"Uncle... do you intend to forcibly take me there?"

"You can also choose to leave."

Chongguang smiled slightly, appearing entirely unconcerned: "However, True Lord Feixue is not easy to talk to; if you go out, you might suffer a bit."

"..."

Hearing this, Lu Yang also wore a helpless expression; in fact, given his personality, if there had not been a True Lord's order beforehand, he would have turned and fled long ago.

Having taken the 【Yinlong Water】, he had already made a huge profit; he was not greedy; leaving the Blessed Land early and returning only after True Person Chongguang was thoroughly dead was his style of conduct; alas, True Lord Qingcheng Feixue was watching from outside and had issued a strict investigation order; if he left rashly, he would inevitably be settled with.

"So, Uncle, what is the reason for your failure?"

Hearing this, Chongguang glanced at Lu Yang and said indifferently, "Do you think if something I can figure out, those Great Ones in the heavens would not understand?"

"Do you think they really do not know?"

"If they truly did not know, why would they let you enter to ask me? Simply grabbing my soul from inside the Blessed Land and searching my soul on the spot would not be simpler?"

Speaking to this point, Chongguang let out a cold smile:

"They guessed it long ago! They just do not know who... and seeing I still have remaining strength, they are waiting for me, waiting for me to risk my life and fight one last time!"

Guessed it?

Chongguang's words made Lu Yang pause, then he reacted: "Our entering the Blessed Land to plunder... was also within the expectations of Uncle and the various True Lords?"

Hearing this, Chongguang nodded, looking at the collapsing Blessed Land: "I failed once and am already powerless to maintain such a large Blessed Land, so I need someone to help me make it smaller... you stealing the spiritual embryos formed by my four innate arts is actually more beneficial to me."

Lu Yang still frowned: "But in that case, wouldn't Uncle's Dao path be incomplete?"

Hearing this, Chongguang immediately laughed: "Do you think innate arts are so easily divided?"

"Innate talents, the two great arts are both proven once and proven forever; the root has long merged with my soul into one; what is revealed outside is merely the branches and leaves."

"Otherwise, if you were to reincarnate, would you have to refine the Cheng Tian Gang and Duanmu Yuan Tu again and seek the arts anew?"

Speaking to this point, Chongguang's voice suddenly grew low again, and a hint of resentment shone in his eyes: "Yes... it cannot be changed; the Great Dao has no regrets!"

This tone immediately made Lu Yang realize something.

The Great Dao has no regrets, it cannot be changed... could the reason for Chongguang's failure in seeking Gold lie in his Dao path, in these four innate arts completing his innate self?

Recalling the doubts he had heard from Ancestor You previously.

In an instant, a thought surfaced in Lu Yang's heart: "... Is it the 【Yinlong Water】?"

Upon hearing this, Chongguang immediately turned his gaze, looked deeply at Lu Yang, then nodded: "The Wraith Demon Dao's Ting You, his insight lives up to its reputation."

"???"

Lu Yang immediately became displeased; being able to realize this point was clearly due to my world-shocking wisdom! Ancestor Ting You only provided a tiny bit of help!

But where exactly is the problem with the 【Yinlong Water】?

With True Person Chongguang's cultivation, and with True Lord Qingcheng Feixue providing escort, there should not be any problem in the choice of Cheng Tian Gang and Duanmu Yuan Tu.

After all, this is the foundation of seeking Gold.

Yet it was precisely in this aspect that the error occurred, making it hard to believe.

Lu Yang's face showed a look of contemplation as his divine sense quietly sank into the Banner of Ten Thousand Spirits, gazing at Patriarch Tingyou: "Patriarch, where do you think the 【Yinlong Water】 has a problem?"

"There is only one possibility left."

However, as the words fell, Lu Yang saw that Patriarch Tingyou, who was usually unmoved even if Mount Taishan collapsed before his eyes, now wore an expression of shock and fear.

"The A-Bi Sword is forged from Geng Metal Qi, and Geng Metal is Yang Metal."

"And Yang Metal can only harmonize with Yang Earth!"

"The 【Yinlong Water】 is transformed from Chen Earth Qi; it is the most Yin and most soft Earth under heaven... everything was wrong! The 【Yinlong Water】 should essentially be Yang Earth!"

Hearing this, Lu Yang was suddenly startled: "Was the knowledge wrong?"

"No!"

Patriarch Tingyou shook his head: "If it were merely wrong knowledge, how could a Jin Dan True Lord not know? How could the long-standing inheritance of the First Saint Sect know nothing at all?"

"It has truly been altered!"

"The 【Heavenly Corpse Fiend】 we of the Wugui Dao nurtured in the past was also transformed from Chen Earth Qi; I am certain that all Chen Earth Qi in the world before was Yin Earth!"

The answer was self-evident.

Chen Earth inherently belongs to Yang, yet some great power had silently changed it!

(End of this chapter)