Chapter 385: Ang Xiao Drops Another Stone

To be fair, Ang Xiao was slightly startled.

But this slight shock did not show on his face, and he quickly recovered—given his experience, he naturally recognized what this ghost was.

Ang Xiao narrowed his eyes, staring intently at the ancient soul before him, which was shrouded in Buddhist light; this soul was certainly not the "Guangming" he spoke of, but rather someone who had cleverly used a soul's form to attempt communication with him in the present world while he remained in the 【Netherworld】.

As far as he knew,

only two types of people in all the world could achieve this: naturally, the Pure Land World Venerable, and the other being a Buddha's Son granted authority by the World Venerable.

'However, the World Venerable could not possibly be interested in me.'

Ang Xiao was absolutely certain of this; he knew clearly that reaching the Nascent Soul level would only attract the attention of a Dao Lord if it concerned the heavens and the earth.

And what he sought was the 【Netherworld】.

Therefore, strictly speaking, he had no fundamental conflict with the four Dao Lords; as long as he did not cross the red line, no one would act against him.

In that case—

'Has the World Venerable descended another Buddha's Son to mingle with the lower cultivators again?'

Ang Xiao was not surprised by this, as it had happened before and was old news; moreover, this opportunity was even better than the previous ones.

The last time the World Venerable descended a Buddha's Son, the various True Lords were still alive; although they dared not obstruct too much out of respect for the World Venerable, they still employed various means, otherwise that Buddha's Son would not have been beheaded by three swords from the True Lord of Demonic Purification, whereas this time, even the various True Lords have retreated into seclusion.

'Could it be that this Buddha's Son is not yet invincible?'

As Ang Xiao pondered this, he saw that on the ancient soul, as the Buddhist light rippled, the consciousness of Buddha's Son Guangming linked across from the present world.

This was the wonder of the 【Mind-Reading Divine Art】.

Making another's heart become one's own heart.

Soon, the voice of Buddha's Son Guangming echoed softly: 'Having been forced to lie low for nearly thirty years, I wonder if the senior wishes to escape confinement as soon as possible?'

'Oh? You wish to help me escape?'

Buddha's Son Guangming nodded: 'Precisely so.'

'Heh.'

Facing Guangming's affirmation, Ang Xiao laughed aloud; at his level, there were very few secrets in this world left from him.

Furthermore, in his eyes, a Buddha's Son could not be equated with the World Venerable; they were similar on the surface but vastly different within; therefore, if the World Venerable had said this, he would have had no doubt, but since a Buddha's Son said it, he had to raise a question mark.

'Does the senior not believe me?' Buddha's Son Guangming frowned slightly.

'Tell me.'

Ang Xiao did not simply deny it but signaled Guangming to continue: 'How do you plan to help me escape? And why do you wish to help me escape?'

'Amitabha.'

Upon hearing this, Buddha's Son Guangming first chanted a Buddhist title, then spoke in a deep voice: 'I am attaining the 【Earthly Buddha Kingdom】, and currently, three of my disciples have not yet returned to their positions.'

'One of them is an Immortal Spirit, currently hiding in the Jiangnan region.'

Before Guangming Buddha's Son had finished speaking, 【Ang Xiao】 burst out laughing.

Jiangnan? Without Guangming needing to elaborate further, he already knew what was happening: 'It seems the Buddha's Son has been blocked again by that old good man from the Yushu Jiange?'

'... The senior sees clearly.'

Facing Ang Xiao's deliberate sarcasm, Buddha's Son Guangming's tone remained very calm: 'This humble monk wishes to request the senior's assistance in eliminating the True Lord of Demonic Purification.'

For him, the four disciples required to attain the 【Earthly Buddha Kingdom】 should ideally come from Jiangnan, Jiangbei, Jiangdong, and overseas; currently, only Zhen Nan Wang Wu Tai'an from Jiangdong has returned, while attempts in Jiangbei and overseas twice failed, with the battle overseas even destroying one of his important avatars.

Now, Lu Yang and Xiang Ye are even cowering within the Clouds Touching the Sky; under these circumstances, the only place he can still act is Jiangnan, yet the True Lord of Demonic Purification in Jiangnan simply does not allow him to step there without permission.

How is one supposed to play this game?

'I must gather at least two disciples before I can initiate the ritual of the 【Earthly Buddha Kingdom】, at which point all True Lords with perfect Foundation Establishment throughout the world will be forced to appear.'

Since the Great Era began, more than half the time has passed.

As for seeking gold, everything that needed to be prepared, should be prepared, or was desired to be prepared is already poised and ready; the world has become a powder keg.

It only awaits the spark.

'Let the death of the True Lord of Demonic Purification ignite this Great Era!'

Looking at Buddha's Son Guangming, Ang Xiao's expression remained unchanged; he privately calculated for a moment before shaking his head and saying, 'What benefit would eliminating the True Lord of Demonic Purification bring me?'

'【White Wax Gold】!'

Guangming's next sentence made Ang Xiao sit up straight; 【White Wax Gold】, like 【Covered Lamp Fire】, is a fruit position containing Chen Earth.

In other words, it was his exclusive domain.

Seeing this, Guangming became even more certain and smiled: 'I wonder if the senior is aware of the three inherited Dao titles of the Yushu Jiange: Demonic Purification, Evil Repulsion, and Demon Subjugation.'

'As for Demonic Purification, there is no need to say more, but regarding the other two, the True Lord of Demon Subjugation is currently still in the late stage of Foundation Establishment, while only the True Lord of Evil Repulsion has reached the level of perfect Foundation Establishment; this person has always lived in seclusion, and all his reputation has been overshadowed by Demonic Purification, so few even know the fruit position he cultivates.'

'He cultivates 【White Wax Gold】?'

Guangming nodded: 'This humble monk has a way to make this True Lord of Evil Repulsion voluntarily sacrifice himself to the senior, pulling the 【White Wax Gold】 into the Netherworld.'

'Furthermore, the Dao Sin formed by his failure to seek gold can also be used by the senior.'

'Although it cannot help the senior escape confinement completely, interfering in the present world using a body of Dao Sin should not be difficult for the senior, right?'

Of course, it is not difficult!

Although Chong Guang claimed to create a sixty-year era of great strife, there are still differences among Golden Core True Lords, especially for a great True Lord like him in the late Golden Core stage.

Ordinary True Lords might need a full sixty years to reappear, but for him, at most forty years would suffice to escape confinement, and if it is merely using a Dao Sin avatar to interfere in the present world, he can do it right now! Therefore, the conditions proposed by Buddha's Son Guangming indeed tempted him.

'... How do you plan to do it?'

Buddha's Son Guangming pressed his palms together: 'Because of the senior's existence, the True Lord of Evil Repulsion's path was cut off, forcing him to seek another way, and this humble monk helped him a bit.'

'Oh? How did you help?'

'This humble monk told him the current whereabouts of the Innate True Lord Mu Changsheng.'

Buddha's Son Guangming smiled slightly; although Mu Changsheng's tragic fate could be hidden from the world, it was not a secret before the World Venerable, who is also a Dao Lord.

Therefore, he also knew about it.

"Not long ago, the True Person Que Xie sent a Foundation Establishment True Person who had died of old age to reincarnate, hoping to obtain the Method of Consciousness Stripping from Mu Changsheng's mouth."

As for what kind of figure Ang Xiao was, the moment Guangming Buddha's Son finished speaking, he had already calculated the opponent's entire plan: 'The only secret method to enter and exit the Profound Heaven Sect's Refining Method Secret Realm is through the Netherworld, and taking the Netherworld means inevitably passing right under my nose!'

The Method of Consciousness Stripping?

As long as Ang Xiao can find the soul of that old Foundation Establishment True Person who died of old age and tamper with it, he can turn it into a secret technique that triggers the fall of the Fruit Position at any time!

As for what schemes Guangming Buddha's Son had within it, he did not care; as long as he could drag White Wax Gold into the Netherworld, he would profit no matter what!

However

"Are you sure you want to kill Dangmo?"

Ang Xiao glanced at Guangming Buddha's Son; Dangmo was the Yushu Jiange's heart and soul, a matter concerning the Sword Dao Fruit Position, and setting aside whether Guangming Buddha's Son could kill him.

Even if he could, would he dare?

"Killing is definitely not allowed."

Guangming Buddha's Son shook his head: "However, as long as he is made to make a sacrifice, dying while verifying the Sword Dao Fruit Position is fine; the effect is the same anyway."

(End of this chapter)