Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Three months later, news came from Mending Heaven Peak.

The master of Mending Heaven Peak intended to undergo the 【Heavenly Thunder】 tribulation and compete for the title of Grand True Person, inviting all the True Persons of the Primordial Saint Sect to come and witness.

As soon as the news broke, it immediately sparked discussions.

”Old Monster Chen is planning to undergo the 【Heavenly Thunder】 tribulation and advance to the late Foundation Establishment stage? He has been holding onto the third strand of Heavenly Fiend and Earth Calamity for so long, and he has finally made up his mind?”

”Publicly facing the tribulation... is he afraid of being ambushed?”

”Nonsense, wouldn’t you be worried if it were you?”

”Cut the crap, wouldn’t you make a move if it were you?”

For a while, clear qi and resplendent light surged through the Sea of Clouds in the sect, as those at the late Foundation Establishment stage were titled “Grand True Person,” regarded as the top combat strength below True Monarch.

Therefore, even in the Primordial Saint Sect, someone advancing to the late Foundation Establishment stage was considered a major event.

Though it might not alarm the True Monarchs, it was only natural to attract Foundation Establishment True Persons to witness it.

It was a good opportunity to observe the power of the 【Heavenly Thunder】 and to accumulate experience for their own future breakthroughs.

Of course, the more important reason was safety.

For the master of Mending Heaven Peak, although he could choose to break through in secret, if someone managed to calculate the time and place of his breakthrough, there would be no one to save him.

So rather than being sneaky, it was better to be open and aboveboard.

In the sect’s tradition, if you weren’t discovered, it was as if you hadn’t done it at all.

You could plot, you could ambush, but you absolutely must not be caught, or the punishment would be severe.

By putting everything on the table, it was actually safer.

At the peak of Mending Heaven Peak, the clouds parted and the mist dispersed, revealing the figure of the peak master.

He stood with hands behind his back, a radiant glow shining from his crown.

This glow was the manifestation of the Mending Heaven Peak Master Chen Taihe’s Dao Path.

He had cultivated the 【Yin-Yang Talisman Dao Foundation】, also known as the 【Yin-Yang Great Dao Diagram】.

At this moment, various visions emerged within the glow—there was a fierce white tiger sitting atop mountains and ridges, and a fish with a human face, its sound resembling that of mandarin ducks, all harmonizing together.

For a moment, many of the True Persons present felt a heavy pressure on their hearts.

Especially Lü Yang, who also manifested golden auspicious clouds, sitting upright on Mount Luofeng, gazing toward Mending Heaven Peak with a trace of surprise in his heart.

”So strong...”

Because he had fought the Mending Heaven Peak Master in his previous life and had almost killed him, Lü Yang knew the opponent was formidable but had never truly experienced it.

Only now did he realize just how much damage his Golden Core Sword Qi had caused to the peak master in his previous life.

It was definitely not just the destruction of the physical body, but likely the Dao Foundation itself had been utterly shattered.

That was why the peak master at the time couldn’t even display his innate divine abilities.

And now, this was the peak master’s true full-strength state!

Whoosh—!

The sea of clouds surged, the moon set and the sun rose, the wind rustling the peak master’s robes, causing his qi to gradually rise to an incomparable peak.

In the next moment, he took out a porcelain bottle.

After opening the lid, a beam of moonlight slowly flowed out like liquid.

This was one of the Heavenly Fiends, with an extremely special name—【Chong Guang】.

【Chong Guang】, in the heavens, represented the sun and moon, the essence of Taiyin; on earth, it represented metals and stones, the source of the Eight Stones.

At this thought, the peak master couldn’t help but glance toward Sacred Fire Cliff, vaguely sensing a calm gaze falling upon him.

‘Chong Guang... Heh! Chong Guang!’

Collecting his thoughts, the peak master stopped thinking further.

He directly swallowed this strand of 【Chong Guang】 qi.

In an instant, the stars shifted, and he entered the Foundation Establishment Realm!

All the True Persons of the Primordial Saint Sect, including Lü Yang, immediately followed.

At the same time, Chen Xin’an and Chen Shuqian had already been waiting in the Foundation Establishment Realm, their eyes vacant, as if their divine senses had long been sealed.

”This beast actually uses human pills, and even his own children as pills?”

A young True Person watched from afar and immediately showed a look of shock: ”These are his own descendants! Even a tiger doesn’t eat its cubs; isn’t this too much?”

”Such ignorance.”

On the other side, an old True Person shook his head disdainfully: ”This is nothing. Our Primordial Saint Sect is vast and abundant, with countless tricks!”

”You all are too young and inexperienced. I’ve seen bigger scenes than this. When he was raising those two children, I already had my suspicions.

Not to mention anything else, remember how grand the ceremony was when Yuan Tu established his Foundation? Why were these two so obscure and unnoticed?”

Saying this, the old True Person pointed at Chen Xin’an and Chen Shuqian.

”Isn’t it because everyone knew these two were raised at the cost of Old Monster Chen’s entire fortune, nearly exhausting his centuries of accumulation?”

”This...”

The young True Person felt a chill upon hearing this but could only shake his head helplessly: ”It seems even True Persons aren’t spared from being treated as consumables.”

”Not necessarily.”

The old True Person shook his head again: ”Actually, this move of Old Monster Chen is very risky. After all, they are still two True Persons. How could they have no power to resist?”

”Why do you think he sealed the divine senses of those two children?”

”Isn’t it because he fears that if they regain consciousness, they might ruthlessly abandon their physical bodies and karmic ties, letting their souls escape, which would render his tribulation-substitution technique useless?”

The old True Person counted on his fingers and spoke knowledgeably: ”I’ve lived in the sect for three lifetimes, over eight hundred years, and I’ve seen countless scenes.

I even recognize Old Monster Chen’s secret art. Isn’t it the 『Bloodline Substitution Life Technique』? It relies on the karmic ties within the bloodline to let someone else bear the tribulation.”

”But if the person meant to bear the tribulation abandons their body, how can the substitution work?”

”So, if those two children have enough willpower and luck to break free from Old Monster Chen’s suppression and regain consciousness, they might still have a sliver of hope.”

Inside the Foundation Establishment Realm, the peak master had already manifested his Dao Foundation, drawing down the Heavenly Thunder.

The first strike alone caused his soul to tremble and his qi to wither by more than half.

At this point, it was impossible to stop.

So Lü Yang relaxed and leisurely left Mount Luofeng, openly walking toward Mending Heaven Peak without any concealment.

”Yuan Tu, stop.”

The voice of True Person Yinshan quietly arrived, seriously warning: ”Whatever you plan to do to Chen Taihe, do not act in front of so many people.”

”Rest assured, Senior Brother.”

Lü Yang shook his head: ”I am not a reckless person. I am not sneaking into Mending Heaven Peak to take advantage of the situation. I was invited.”

Upon hearing this, even True Person Yinshan was stunned.

After a long pause, his voice finally returned:

”Invited...?”

In the next moment, a soft and charming voice echoed from within Mending Heaven Peak: ”True Person Yinshan, there is no need for suspicion. This time, it was I who invited Yuan Tu inside.”

As the words fell, the gates of Mending Heaven Peak swung wide open.

Madam Ruo Xiang appeared in a bright red long dress, wearing a dazzling smile, and immediately reached out to embrace Lü Yang by the neck, pulling him toward herself.

”...???”

Inside the Foundation Establishment Realm, upon seeing this scene, the peak master spat out blood on the spot.

His eyes widened in fury and disbelief as he looked at Lü Yang and Madam Ruo Xiang.

For a moment, the entire Primordial Saint Sect fell silent.

Almost every True Person who witnessed this scene couldn’t help but widen their eyes.

The young True Person instinctively glanced at the old True Person beside him.

”...Senior, have you ever seen a scene like this before?”

The old True Person was immediately speechless.

Taking advantage of the peak master’s life-or-death Heavenly Thunder tribulation to enter Mending Heaven Peak in front of the entire sect, and clearly having an affair with the peak master’s wife...

This was a scene he had never witnessed before!

When did this start?

How did they hook up?

And these two shameless people actually chose this very moment when the peak master was breaking through!

Was it intentional?

This was clearly meant to destroy both his body and spirit!

At this moment, the way many True Persons of the Primordial Saint Sect looked at Lü Yang completely changed.

Their eyes were filled with shock, fear, and even admiration.

Seeing through illusions and appearances, completely unbound by moral and ethical constraints...

What a peerless devil!

We are merely a bit wicked, but you... you are the true living beast!