Chapter 238: Humans Must Rely on Themselves
As a gentle breeze blew past, a figure naturally emerged beside Chong Ming. It was formed spontaneously and entirely from the spiritual Qi of heaven and earth.
“Father…”
Seeing this scene, Chong Ming’s face instantly revealed a complex expression. However, before he could speak, his figure abruptly vanished from the spot.
“Hmm.”
Seeing this, Lu Yang raised an eyebrow immediately. Being similarly proficient in this kind of teleportation Divine Ability, he could tell that Chong Ming had actually been sent out of the Blessed Land.
In the next second, Chong Guang looked at him with a faint smile and said softly, “What, surprised? Did you really think I was like that fool Chen Taihe, planning to use my own children as substitutes for tribulation? That kind of Saint Sect Perfected One has only learned the skin and flesh but cannot be considered a true direct descendant of the Saint Sect.”
“Uncle-Master is righteous.”
Lu Yang naturally wouldn’t refute him. instead, he cupped his hands and offered a few words of praise, though in reality, he didn’t think much of it. After all, the other party had just set him up not long ago.
Seeing this, Chong Guang also looked helpless. “Chong Ming really isn’t my contingency… he is Miaoyin’s contingency.”
“Miaoyin is just like that fool Chen Taihe. They are both trapped at the Perfection of the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, wanting to break through to the Late Stage but lacking the confidence to withstand the Heavenly Thunder Tribulation.”
“And so there was Chong Ming.”
“Unfortunately, Chong Ming’s talent is limited, and he is rebellious. Miaoyin’s methods of nurturing disciples are also inferior to Chen Taihe’s, so he has been unable to meet Miaoyin’s requirements for a long time.”
“And this time, she brought Chong Ming to my Blessed Land, most likely wanting to persuade me to possess Chong Ming’s body to preserve the Blessed Land. If I spared no cost to survive, I might be able to drag out my existence and maintain a Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivation base… By then, she could use Chong Ming to perform the tribulation substitution technique.”
“To put it bluntly, she just wants me to substitute for her tribulation.”
A look of realization instantly appeared on Lu Yang’s face.
Did Chong Ming really have no contingency left by Chong Guang? Not necessarily!
But because of Perfected One Miaoyin, regardless of whether there was one before, there was none now. After all, possessing Chong Ming would just be doing work for Perfected One Miaoyin.
Since that was the case, he might as well say something nice.
This was a Dao Companion of the Saint Sect. In the Saint Sect, mother and son, husband and wife, sharing trials and tribulations… love was all a lie. Believe it, and you’ve been fooled!
“So Yuan Tu, today I will teach you the final lesson,”
Chong Guang looked at Lu Yang and said in a deep voice, “Using outsiders as materials is indeed the Saint Sect’s style, but that is only a method, not the foundation of the Saint Sect.”
“Especially in matters of the future Dao path. Using outsiders as materials sounds nice, but in reality, it places the hope of one’s own Dao seeking onto others. And the Great Dao has no regrets; you can succeed once, twice, but as long as you fail once, you lose everything.”
“Why is Foundation Establishment considered a ‘Perfected One’?”
“Because a Foundation Establishment Perfected One has the power to resist. If you use a Foundation Establishment Perfected One as material, you might succeed many times, but there will always be a slight possibility of failure.”
“And a true direct descendant of the Saint Sect will not gamble on that tiny possibility.”
“In the end, we only believe in ourselves!”
As his voice fell, Perfected One Chong Guang’s aura suddenly skyrocketed, as if returning to the days when he was intent on seeking Golden Core. The fighting spirit between his brows had not diminished in the slightest.
“Humans must rely on themselves!”
In the next second, Chong Guang took a step forward.
In an instant, Lu Yang felt as if heaven, earth, mountains, and rivers were all moving backward. Although he had no intention of following, he was forced to travel along with him.
“Uncle-Master… are you trying to forcibly take me over?”
“You can also choose to leave.”
Chong Guang smiled faintly, appearing indifferent. “But Perfected Lord Feixue isn’t easy to talk to. If you go out, you might suffer a bit.”
“…”
Hearing this, Lu Yang also revealed a helpless expression. In fact, given his personality, if not for the Perfected Lord’s orders beforehand, he would have likely turned and fled long ago.
Having obtained the [Shady Dragon Water], he had already made a huge profit. He wasn’t greedy; leaving the Blessed Land early and coming back only after Perfected One Chong Guang was thoroughly dead was his style of doing things. However, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue was watching outside and had issued strict investigation orders. If he left rashly, he would inevitably be reckoned with.
“So Uncle-Master, what was the reason for your failure?”
Hearing this, Chong Guang glanced at Lu Yang and said indifferently, “Do you think if even I can figure it out, those big shots in the sky wouldn’t understand?”
“Do you think they really don’t know?”
“If they really didn’t know, why let you all come in to ask me? Wouldn’t it be simpler to just grab my soul from the Blessed Land and perform a soul search on the spot?”
Speaking of this, Chong Guang gave a cold smile.
“They guessed it long ago! They just don’t know who it was… And seeing that I still have some strength left, they are waiting for me. Waiting for me to risk my life one last time!”
Guessed it?
Chong Guang’s words stunned Lu Yang for a moment before he reacted. “Our entry into the Blessed Land to loot… was also within the expectations of Uncle-Master and the Perfected Lords?”
Chong Guang nodded upon hearing this and looked at the still-collapsing Blessed Land. “I failed once and no longer have the power to maintain such a large Blessed Land. So, I need someone to help me make it smaller… You all taking away the spiritual embryos formed from my four Innate Divine Abilities is actually more beneficial to me.”
Lu Yang still frowned. “But in that case, wouldn’t your Dao path be incomplete, Uncle-Master?”
Chong Guang laughed instantly upon hearing this. “Do you think Innate Divine Abilities are so easily separated?”
“The Life-Bound Talent and the two great Divine Abilities are ‘once attested, forever attested.’ The roots have long since merged with my soul; what is revealed on the outside are merely branches and leaves.”
“Otherwise, if you were to reincarnate, would you have to re-refine Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends to seek Divine Abilities all over again?”
Speaking of this, Chong Guang’s voice suddenly dropped, and a hint of resentment appeared in his eyes. “Yes… it can’t be changed. The Great Dao has no regrets!”
This tone immediately gave Lu Yang an epiphany.
The Great Dao has no regrets, it can’t be changed… Could it be that the reason for Chong Guang’s failure in Seeking Gold lies in his Dao path, in these four Innate Divine Abilities he used to complete his life-bound foundation?
Associating this with Patriarch Nether Whisper’s earlier confusion…
In an instant, a thought surfaced in Lu Yang’s mind. “…Is it the [Shady Dragon Water]?”
As soon as these words came out, Chong Guang immediately turned his gaze and gave Lu Yang a deep look, then nodded. “The comprehension of Nether Whisper of the Shaman Ghost Dao is indeed well-deserved.”
“???”
Lu Yang instantly became unhappy. Figuring this out was clearly due to my world-shocking wisdom! Patriarch Nether Whisper only provided a tiny bit of help!
But what is the problem with the [Shady Dragon Water]?
With Perfected One Chong Guang’s cultivation base and Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue’s protection, there shouldn’t have been any problems in the selection of Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends.
After all, this was the foundation of seeking a Golden Core.
Yet he had gone wrong in precisely this aspect, which was unbelievable.
Lu Yang wore a thoughtful expression, his divine sense quietly falling into the Myriad Spirits Banner to look at Patriarch Nether Whisper. “Patriarch, where do you think the problem lies with the [Shady Dragon Water]?”
“…There is only one possibility.”
However, as his voice fell, Lu Yang saw that Patriarch Nether Whisper, who usually remained calm even if Mount Tai collapsed before him, now wore a look of shock and fear.
“The [Avici Sword] is molded from Geng Metal Qi. Geng Metal is Yang Metal.”
“And Yang Metal can only be compatible with Yang Earth!”
“The [Shady Dragon Water] is transformed from Chen Earth Qi. It is the most Yin and soft Earth in the world… Everything is wrong! [Shady Dragon Water] should essentially be Yang Earth!”
Lu Yang was suddenly startled. “The knowledge is wrong?”
“No!”
Patriarch Nether Whisper shook his head. “If it were just the knowledge that was wrong, how could the Golden Core Perfected Lords not know? With the Primordial Saint Sect’s long heritage, how could they be completely ignorant?”
“It has truly been changed!”
“The [Heavenly Corpse Baleful Qi] nurtured by my Shaman Ghost Dao in the past was also transformed from Chen Earth Qi. I can be certain that previously, all Chen Earth Qi in the world was Yin Earth!”
The answer was self-evident.
Chen Earth originally belonged to Yang, but it had been silently changed by some mighty figure!
(End of this chapter)
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