Being a talent in the Chusheng Demon Sect

Chapter 1363 The World Honored One Who Never Gives Up After Defeats

Although I wanted to investigate the secrets of the [Remnant Consciousness of Heaven and Man], I couldn't find out much because the [Grandmaster] was controlled by the First Sage.

The next second, Lü Yang looked up at the World Honored One:
“Fellow Daoist, I have a method that might make the initial saint stumble a little, and descend from that high place a bit, so that he won’t be too aloof.”

The World-Honored One understood perfectly:

"[Angxiao]".

That's right, this is his main motivation for personally meeting Lü Yang through the cause and effect network of [Angxiao], and everything else is secondary.

“Now that the demon-taming beast has awakened, [Angxiao] is no longer useful. We can let him prove his identity in the Underworld. We can then pretend to stop him and use the Underworld’s low rank to force the First Saint to intervene. In his current state, if he wants to stop [Angxiao], he must go down to the next level.”

Very correct judgment.

Unfortunately, the intelligence was still insufficient. Thinking of this, Lü Yang immediately shook his head: "Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but the Initial Saint may not necessarily stop [Angxiao]."

"In fact, it's quite the opposite."

"The First Sage should be happy to see Angxiao prove his identity to the Underworld. Even if he tries to stop him, it will only be a smokescreen."

".What."

Upon hearing this, the Buddha was immediately stunned.

On the other hand, Lü Yang also recalled the attitude of the First Saint in previous lives towards the matter of [Angxiao] proving the Underworld, which had changed many times.

When [Angxiao] first went to the Underworld, the First Saint outwardly tried to stop him, but in reality he was unwilling to even go down. He casually dealt with it because this matter was in his best interest. He wanted to ascend to heaven through this, and if he went down, wouldn't that be putting the cart before the horse?

However, the second time was different.

'The second time, with my intervention, reality showed signs of collapse prematurely, causing the [Other Shore] to fall, forcing him to intervene and stabilize it.'

That time, he went downstairs.

This is the key.

The World Honored One's hope that [Angxiao] could help the Underworld Lords descend further is unrealistic. To achieve this goal, one must be even more ruthless!
Thinking of this, Lü Yang simply explained the initial saint's plan for ascending to the Divine Realm to the World Honored One in detail, including the relationship between the Great Net of Cause and Effect and the River of Time. The World Honored One listened with a stunned expression, almost subconsciously showing resistance, but gradually fell into deep thought.

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Lu Yang could sense that the World Honored One's fingers, hidden beneath his golden robe, were frantically calculating, probably almost sparking with energy.

After a long while, he finally let out a long sigh of relief.

However, to Lü Yang's surprise, this time he did not immediately show unreserved trust and determination as he had in his previous life.

Instead, he looked doubtful:
"Fellow Daoist Xuande, please forgive my frankness, but I'm afraid no Dao Lord in this world knows this information. You've just arrived, so how did you come to know it?"

Lu Yang was stunned when he heard this.

Only then did he realize that the reason the Buddha in the previous life believed in him and was even willing to give up the "Other Shore" was not because his news was so shocking.

It was because of the spirit medium.

At that time, with Si Chong, the top credit bureau in Guanghai, as his backer, and with Si Chong's guarantee, he was able to cooperate with him with peace of mind.

But things are different now.

The method of using false credentials works for people like Dao Tianqi, whose minds are relatively pure, but it seems somewhat ineffective when applied to the World Honored One.

These kinds of people always believe what they see.

In a flash, Lü Yang came up with an answer, a look of surprise on his face: "What's so difficult about that? Isn't it something you can understand at a glance?"

—An explanation is just a cover-up. The best explanation here is no explanation at all, attributing everything to tradition and heritage. If asked, you'd just say, "You're just a country bumpkin, it's normal that you don't understand."

Saying too much will only make it seem like you're trying to cover it up.

"Furthermore, I am only offering you some advice. If you really intend to use [Angxiao] to weaken the initial saint, then you should change your approach. The current approach is definitely not feasible. Of course, I will not interfere in this matter; everything depends on your own planning."

Lü Yang's attitude was very straightforward.

The World Honored One's idea is good, but he will not participate this time. After all, barring any unforeseen circumstances, he should already be on the list of the First Saint's mind.

If I intervene myself, the First Saint will not take the bait.

The Buddha might have a higher success rate if he went it alone.

Therefore, before he finished speaking, Lü Yang took the initiative to withdraw his divine sense, disperse his energy, and quietly exit from the scene of cause and effect, returning to his original body outside of the void.

The dark and desolate underworld.

When Angxiao came to his senses, he found that Lü Yang's figure had disappeared, and he felt as if he were in a dream. He subconsciously pressed his brow.

The cause and effect have changed.

In his original memory, he had a conversation with the Buddha when he attained the Great Forest Tree, which is an undeniable historical cause and effect.

However, history has now been changed.

The conversation was interfered with by a power that transcends time, and presented entirely new content: "Prove the Underworld, now, there is no need to hesitate."

".Now?"

Angxiao frowned immediately. What a joke! He had not yet fully mastered the other four positions and only had the Great Forest Wood in his possession.

Although he gained substantial control over the Five Elements positions through the achievement of [Reversal of Earthly Branches], he was ultimately not the master of those positions, lacking that perfect harmony. In this situation, attempting to enter the Underworld would almost certainly mean certain death. Why would the World-Honored One suddenly make such a request?

Besides, the underworld is no longer the best option, huh?
The next second, [Angxiao] realized: 'A test! He doesn't really want me to prove my innocence in the Underworld, but rather wants to use this opportunity to test someone?'

The First Saint? Or the Lord of the Underworld?
Thinking of this, Angxiao immediately decided to refuse. No matter what the World Honored One's plan was, he could not risk his life for the other party.

But soon.

As historical causes and effects changed further, memories that were not originally present were added again, causing [Angxiao] to stop uttering his words of refusal.

'The Lord of the Underworld, Dao Tianqi, and his fellow disciples?'

'Deal with the First Saint.'

The newly emerging memories made Angxiao fall into deep thought. Then he looked at the Investiture of the Gods technique that Lü Yang had given him earlier, and his thoughts gradually changed.

'With this method available, it's not impossible to give it a try.'

'After all, if I were to abandon the Underworld like this, I would still face certain death. So that's why this method was left behind—to allow me to first achieve some merit?'

[Angxiao] felt that he had guessed the thoughts of that Heavenly Dao Lord. The other party wanted him to show his sincerity first, join forces with the World Honored One to trick the First Saint, and only after the success would he be willing to help him attain enlightenment. With this in mind, [Angxiao] suddenly felt that the World Honored One's proposal was acceptable.

The key lies in proving the truth.

For him, as long as he could attain enlightenment, it didn't matter who he sided with. Since the Underworld was a dead end, the Investiture of the Gods was his hope for attaining enlightenment.

He wouldn't risk his life to deal with the First Saint.

However, in order to prove his Dao, he would go all in without hesitation even if there was only a sliver of hope. From this perspective, the Lord of the Outer Heavens understood him quite well.

(End of this chapter)