Chapter 393: The Saint Sect Ancestor is Too Shady!

Mu Changsheng!

Few in the world today would fail to recognize this name. It was clearly the taboo name of Perfected One Primordial, the one who had created [Wu You Heaven] in the past.

Why was he here?

Through the perspective of the [Marionette], Lu Yang looked at the light and shadow of the soul roaring in the sky, and countless speculations flashed through his mind in an instant.

Something’s wrong… I remember back in [Wu You Heaven], Perfected One Primordial explicitly said that what remained in [Wu You Heaven] was only his consciousness, just like the current me. His true soul had long since reincarnated. So is the one appearing in the [Refining Arts Secret Realm] his consciousness or his soul?

Boom!

While Lu Yang was pondering, the soul in the sky roared again, then slowly descended, revealing a miserable appearance.

Don’t let his fierce cursing fool you.

In reality, his soul was incredibly thin, not even reaching the Foundation Establishment level. As the halo of light dispersed, it revealed a face that looked somewhat familiar to Lu Yang.

This is…

The person’s appearance instantly awakened Lu Yang’s memory.

He had been to the [Refining Arts Secret Realm] before. That was where he had fought a Foundation Establishment level enemy for the first time. If not for good luck, he probably would have had to restart right there.

At that time, he entered the [Refining Arts Secret Realm] to cultivate [The Sage Steals], but he was plotted against by the secretly reincarnated Ancestor of the Yun Family without even realizing it. If not for a local mortal within the secret realm waking him up, he wouldn’t even have realized he was being played. In a way, he owed that mortal a debt of gratitude.

So in a later life, he had specifically gone back to extract that person once.

…Wang Boyuan?

The familiar name jumped into Lu Yang’s mind, filling him with a strong sense of disbelief. He had never expected this person to be related to Perfected One Primordial.

For a moment, Lu Yang’s thoughts were in chaos.

Crap, I’ve been smurfing in low-elo games for too long. Suddenly coming back to play high-elo matches, my brain can’t keep up…

Just then, the light and shadow of the soul seemed to sense something. It looked directly toward the Ancestor of the Yun Family and sneered:

“Where did this Foundation Establishment cultivator come from?”

Lu Yang chose not to control the Ancestor of the Yun Family with the [Marionette]. Instead, he watched silently, letting the Ancestor of the Yun Family act in character, frowning as he asked:

“…And who are you?”

“Didn’t you hear me just now?” The soul sighed. “I am indeed Mu Changsheng. The same Mu Changsheng of [Wu You Heaven].”

After speaking, a look of utter grievance flashed through his eyes again.

“Bastard!”

He couldn’t help but curse one more time.

Creating [Wu You Heaven], backed by the layout of Heaven and Earth spanning five thousand years… his planning could not be described as anything less than profound. He practically held the general trend of the world in the palm of his hand.

First, he used [Eternal Flowing Water] to fill the prototype of the Dao Fruit, evolving [Wu You Heaven]. Then, he spread the legend of [Wu You Heaven] to the world. He didn’t need to do anything else. In a desperate situation where Perfected Lords ruled the world and Seeking Golden Core was harder than ascending to heaven, sooner or later, an outstanding individual would choose to walk the path of [Wu You Heaven] to seek the Golden Core.

Regardless of their background.

As long as they walked the path of [Wu You Heaven] and ascended to the position, they would be his natural ally. The result was just as he expected: Chong Guang stepped forward.

The rest was simple.

Chong Guang inherits [Wu You Heaven] and ascends to the position of Golden Core, while my consciousness is cast into the mortal world to find the reincarnated body of my soul, and then overwrite it…

Previously, many people thought Perfected One Primordial would possess the person who cleared [Wu You Heaven].

That was correct, but also incorrect.

Because although he planned to possess someone, he never intended to possess an outsider. Instead, he intended to possess the reincarnated body of his own soul after thousands of years!

Otherwise, why would he create a method to separate consciousness?

Strip the consciousness away separately, then let the soul go to reincarnation to wash away the traces of the Great Dao on its body, and finally let the consciousness possess it again to walk the path of cultivation anew!

Perfected One Primordial went to such great lengths because he wanted [Wu You Heaven] to take away the world’s Perfected Lords first, thereby creating a perfect cultivation environment for his restarted self. Coupled with the support of Heaven and Earth, he wouldn’t even have to worry about Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends. Ascending to the position of Perfected Lord would be almost inevitable!

What a perfect plan.

However, after Chong Guang ascended using [Wu You Heaven], and his consciousness detached to find the reincarnated body of his soul according to the rituals arranged before his death…

He had a mental breakdown.

“[Refining Arts Secret Realm]… [Refining Arts Secret Realm]!”

Perfected One Primordial muttered in a low voice, the resentment surfacing in his eyes almost impossible to conceal. For a cultivator like him, this was actually very rare.

Meanwhile, Lu Yang finally straightened out his thoughts.

Five thousand years ago, Perfected One Primordial laid down countless backup plans and arranged everything. Then, the Primordial Saint Sect did just one thing to make him fall short at the final hurdle today.

They threw his soul into the [Refining Arts Secret Realm]!

Wang Boyuan is the reincarnation of Perfected One Primordial Mu Changsheng’s soul… In that case, Mu Changsheng’s soul never actually managed to reincarnate properly from the start.

Even worse, this soul had instead become bait to fish for Perfected One Primordial’s consciousness. The result was that Perfected One Primordial, who had struggled so hard to win a chance to restart, now had his soul trapped inside the [Refining Arts Secret Realm]. Forget about Seeking Golden Core and ascending to position; he couldn’t even restore his Foundation Establishment cultivation!

No wonder he broke down and started cursing…

For a cultivator like Perfected One Primordial, he had long since forged a Dao Heart that remained unchanged even if Mount Tai collapsed before his eyes. He could calmly accept any insult.

Except for this one.

The feeling of planning for a thousand years, finally seeing the hope of restarting and Seeking Golden Core, only to find that everything was just a reflection of the moon in the water…

…The ultimate hummilation!

It was simply the ultimate hummilation!

Thinking of this, even Lu Yang couldn’t help but sigh. The effect of this hummilation on Perfected One Primordial was taken to a whole new level.

Because for him, his Dao Foundation was broken by the Saint Sect, his inheritance after death was taken by the Saint Sect, and even [Wu You Heaven] was given to someone from the Saint Sect.

And the result?

His hope for a restart, his own soul, was thrown by the Saint Sect into the [Refining Arts Secret Realm] to help Saint Sect disciples cultivate divine abilities day and night for five thousand years!

They are absolute bastard!

It was ridiculously outrageous!

Lu Yang, who had just developed the human resource industry in the Seven Luminaries Heaven, couldn’t help but feel a sense of inferiority. This was the true meaning of “squeezing them until they die, and then squeezing them some more”!

Who did it?

In Perfected One Primordial’s plan, the reincarnation of the soul should have been the most secure part. After all, it is very likely that he personally sent his soul into the Netherworld.

If one didn’t enter the Netherworld, there would be variables in reincarnation.

But once inside the Netherworld, just like Hong Yun in the past, even Sky-Shrouding could at most only tamper with the soul, but couldn’t stop its reincarnation.

Considering this, it was excusable that Perfected One Primordial didn’t anticipate the variable regarding his own soul.

So the question was, who could withstand the pressure of the Netherworld, forcefully fish his soul out, and throw it into the [Refining Arts Secret Realm]?

The Saint Sect Ancestor …

The answer was self-evident.

…The Dao Lord of the Saint Sect! That’s right, it must be him! Only a Dao Lord has the ability to forcefully seize a soul from the Netherworld!

Lu Yang finally understood everything.

Perfected One Primordial creating [Wu You Heaven] to take away the world’s Perfected Lords—there must be the layout of Heaven and Earth behind this. But how could the Dao Lord sit by and watch?

The World Honored One’s actions were still superficial, descending his dharma aspect to smurf only after the incident occurred.

But the move by the Saint Sect Ancestor—that is truly “leaving no trace like a passing goose”! If I hadn’t seen Mu Changsheng inside the [Refining Arts Secret Realm] right now, who would have thought he had made a move?

Thinking of this, Lu Yang’s heart was left with nothing but awe.

Doing just one thing, and doing it five thousand years ago, caused Perfected One Primordial’s plan to go completely bankrupt, leaving him here to rage helplessly here.

The Saint Sect Ancestor is too ruthless!

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