Chapter 739 - 734: Frighteningly Sincere
Lü Yang had always held the utmost trust for Progenitor Tingyou.
Just how much trust?
Progenitor Tingyou was the only one with whom Lü Yang maintained a constant conscious link.
In other words, whatever Lü Yang could see, hear, or feel, Progenitor Tingyou could also share in its entirety, with almost nothing hidden.
The word "almost" was used because Progenitor Tingyou could not perceive the Centome. Aside from that, Lü Yang shared all his sights and sounds with Progenitor Tingyou. This made it convenient for the Progenitor to offer his advice at any time, helping him vet matters and avoid any blunders on important issues.
Progenitor Tingyou was well aware of this trust.
Therefore, under most circumstances, he wouldn’t interfere with Lü Yang’s actions. Instead, he would silently observe and record, then try to optimize things from within the Righteous Banner.
Just like a moment ago.
He had been studying the Great Mighty Spirit Qi, seeing if he could optimize the refinement speed of this Magic to help Lü Yang increase his strength as quickly as possible.
At this moment, however, he could no longer sit still.
This was because the technique Mu Changsheng had just displayed was something even he had not anticipated. To a certain extent, it even surpassed his understanding.
"The Profound Mysterious of an Outer Dao Fruit Position..."
Lü Yang’s brow furrowed slightly as he asked, "It is indeed extraordinary. Does this mean that, to some extent, No Heaven can now rival the orthodox path?"
"Yes, but also no."
Progenitor Tingyou’s Divine Sense transmission was solemn. "Don’t think this is nothing. In fact, according to my understanding, this should be fundamentally impossible!"
Most Perfected Lords paid little attention to the Outer Dao; only Outer Dao Perfected Lords would spend all their time pondering how to improve. Most of them chose to switch to the orthodox path, feeding their own Outer Dao to an orthodox one in exchange for the opportunity to jump ship. However, there were always some Outer Dao Perfected Lords who refused to accept this limitation.
They believed that a good Outer Dao was no worse than an orthodox one.
Ultimately, the greatest difference between an Outer Dao Fruit Position and an orthodox one was that the Outer Dao Fruit Position lacked a fundamental Profound Mysterious. Its Position was Innately a step below the orthodox.
The solution, then, seemed simple:
Just make the Outer Dao Fruit Position give birth to a Profound Mysterious, right?
Throughout the ages, countless Outer Dao Perfected Lords had this thought and attempted to achieve it. Some had even come infinitely close to success.
But—
"It’s impossible!"
On this matter, Progenitor Tingyou gave his answer: "An Outer Dao Fruit Position can absolutely never give birth to a Profound Mysterious. This is an Innate gap."
"All one can do is add to it, not modify it."
This was also Progenitor Tingyou’s line of thinking.
For the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven, Progenitor Tingyou’s plan was not to modify it, but to continuously add new concepts, transforming it into a part of a larger Fruit.
Yet now, Mu Changsheng had directly adjusted the concepts within the Fruit, causing it to sublimate and subsequently give birth to a fundamental Profound Mysterious. In Progenitor Tingyou’s understanding, this was absolutely impossible. That was why he had lost his composure and proactively asked Lü Yang to find a way to obtain Mu Changsheng’s method.
"I understand."
Lü Yang did not question Progenitor Tingyou’s decision. He nodded decisively and replied, "Please wait a moment, Progenitor. I will seize it for you right away."
The next second, he looked at Mu Changsheng.
At the same time, Mu Changsheng’s expression wasn’t looking too good. He had just discovered that he was actually unable to completely erase the Old Dragon Monarch’s injuries!
’What the hell is this?’
’The surface injuries are gone, but something more fundamental seems to be lurking inside the Old Dragon Monarch’s body. If the root cause isn’t eliminated, the injuries will just flare up again...’
This was awkward.
He had deliberately revealed this technique to act as a deterrent, to let Lü Yang and Ang Xiao know he was not to be trifled with.
But now?
He couldn’t even fix a minor injury. How was he supposed to let others know how formidable he was? He feared this would only cause them to look down on him even more, to not take him seriously at all!
’No, this concerns my standing in our future cooperation. I can’t show any weakness!’
’I have to think of a way!’
At this thought, Mu Changsheng’s eyes shifted slightly. He pressed his right hand into his sleeve, secretly changing his Daoist Hand Seal. He no longer tried to erase the Tribulation Evil Profound Light from the Old Dragon Monarch’s body. Instead, he continuously compressed it, Gathering it into a single point, then buried it in the Old Dragon Monarch’s Dantian and concealed it with his Profound Mysterious.
’Turn substance into void, a transformation between real and false.’
’I can’t let the Old Dragon Monarch find out. I have to hide it, temporarily turn it into something illusory. As long as I don’t withdraw the Profound Mysterious, this thing won’t erupt.’
Mu Changsheng felt resentful inwardly, but his expression remained calm.
’Whatever! I’ve more or less healed the Old Dragon Monarch. If it erupts later, I’ll just say that the Saint Sect True Monarch was insidious and cunning, and hid a killing move...’
The next second, he withdrew his Abilities.
"Done!"
As his voice fell, the Old Dragon Monarch perked up again. He examined his Dharma Body with a look of pleasant surprise. It had actually returned to its Peak state!
"Excellent, excellent! Thank you, fellow Daoist!"
The Old Dragon Monarch cordially clapped Mu Changsheng on the shoulder, feeling that this Cultivator was different from the Saint Sect True Monarch opposite them. His face was filled with sincerity!
Seeing this, Mu Changsheng cupped his hands. "Senior, you flatter me."
Immediately after, he shifted his gaze, his eyes meeting Lü Yang’s. He then took the initiative to speak. "Fellow Daoist, how about we make an exchange?"
"The one you hold, which pass is it?"
"...The Human World."
"Oh?"
Hearing this, a look of pleasant surprise appeared on Mu Changsheng’s face. He then smiled. "Then that’s perfect. The one I hold is the Nourishing Life Master."
As his voice fell, he expected Lü Yang to decisively agree to exchange the coordinate information for the two pieces of Celestial Human Residual Consciousness. However, Lü Yang unexpectedly waved his hand. "That’s not urgent... Let’s talk about the important matter first. Fellow Daoist, how did you make No Heaven give birth to a Profound Mysterious? Could you enlighten me?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Ang Xiao was stunned.
’No Heaven? It’s just an Outer Dao Fruit. So what if it birthed a Profound Mysterious? What’s there to care about? The Nourishing Life Master is more important...’
"No, this is more important."
Lü Yang unhesitatingly interrupted Ang Xiao, then continued looking at Mu Changsheng. "Only if you enlighten me, fellow Daoist, can we continue to cooperate."
"...What?"
Hearing this, Mu Changsheng frowned slightly, but he quickly smiled. "It’s not impossible. However, fellow Daoist, you must exchange the coordinates for the Human World."
"Done." Lü Yang nodded directly.
His decisiveness was such that not only Ang Xiao and the Old Dragon Monarch, but even Mu Changsheng, who had proposed the deal, was stunned. He hadn’t expected Lü Yang’s answer at all.
’He really agreed? He’s not trying to trick me, is he?’
For a moment, both Mu Changsheng and the Old Dragon Monarch were taken aback by Lü Yang’s frank attitude. ’Don’t be like this, your sincerity is actually a little scary!’
Meanwhile, from within the Righteous Banner, Progenitor Tingyou couldn’t help but transmit in a low voice, "There’s no need. Your own matters are more important. I’ll be fine..."
"Progenitor, your business is my business."
Lü Yang’s calculations were crystal clear in his mind. With the Centome, he could make dozens of similar trades. What was using one up for his Progenitor?
Besides, if Progenitor Tingyou’s strength were to increase further, it would be of great help to him as well.
Therefore, from a cost-benefit perspective, he felt this was a worthwhile trade.
However, someone else felt it was a huge loss.
"Fool!"
With a furious curse, Ang Xiao’s Divine Sense, under the cover of the Veil of the Trees, began to surge violently, attempting to snatch back control of the Earth-Walking Avatar.
He couldn’t hold back any longer!