Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Accompanied by a deafening explosion, Hong Yun’s body abruptly burst apart, revealing a soul enveloped in golden essence, utterly exasperated to the extreme.

Once again, he had failed!

Though he had grown accustomed to such outcomes over the past five thousand years, this attempt had held the most promise. Success had seemed imminent, yet he still failed to grasp it!

Unlike ordinary Foundation Establishment True Persons, Hong Yun, being the reincarnation of a True Lord, would not become a Dao calamity upon failing to attain gold. Instead, his soul would be protected by golden essence, guided by the Netherworld into reincarnation for another life. However, regaining his current cultivation would demand an immense amount of time.

’Chong Guang... Chong Guang!!!’

Hong Yun couldn’t help but roar in his heart, his defenses shattered, allowing distracting thoughts to surge forth like an endless torrent of resentment.

Yet, he dared not linger.

Surrounded by so many True Lords, he was now merely a soul protected by golden essence. If he did not promptly respond to the Netherworld’s summons, death was certain!

’...Go!’([The Journal of Hebrew Scriptures][1])

In the next moment, the Netherworld opened, and Hong Yun’s figure vanished from the scene in a flash, too swift for anyone to capture his soul.

This was precisely why True Lords were so difficult to kill.

To completely eradicate a True Lord required at least three strikes: first, to destroy his cave heaven, causing him to fall from his position and lose the realm of a True Lord; second, to annihilate his soul, preventing him from entering the Netherworld and reincarnating; and third, to obliterate his golden essence, ensuring it could not attach to another entity and grant him a chance to revive.

Meanwhile, within the realm of Wu You Tian.

Unconcerned with Hong Yun’s demise, Chong Guang stood quietly at the top of the steps, his lips moving as a fragrant aroma naturally wafted around him.

Within the scent, images of various women manifested.

These women, each with distinct appearances and attire, displayed expressions and movements captivating enough to stir the hearts of ordinary people, as if they were real beings.

”Essence of Myriad Flowers!”

The fragrance gradually transformed, giving rise to a misty sea that evoked emotions, causing all who witnessed it to recall their sorrows.

”Sea of Sorrow!”

With each divine ability Chong Guang manifested, Wu You Tian ascended higher, while other positions in the world diminished correspondingly.

Witnessing this, Ang Xiao hesitated not, extending his hand to retrieve a golden lamp emitting light from afar—none other than the treasure of the Great Forest Wood position, the Sun-Shielding Golden Lamp, which he had previously lent to Chong Guang. Simultaneously, a formidable force descended from the heavens.

”Boom!”([DDL][2])

In the Jiangnan Gantang Dao, within the cave heaven fragment, Chong Guang’s physical body was mercilessly shattered by Ang Xiao, reduced to mere dust.

Yet—it was to no avail.

Ang Xiao’s actions only elicited a calm glance from Chong Guang, who then continued to channel his magical power, unveiling another divine ability.

”Crossing the Bewildering Ferry.”

As his words fell, the scene within Wu You Tian transformed once more.

The mist cleared, revealing a vast ocean, thousands of miles wide and deep beyond measure, with black waters flowing and roaring like thunder.

Golden Core True Lords could gaze upon this ocean without issue.

However, the Foundation Establishment True Persons below each saw within the ocean the recent obstacles hindering their cultivation, causing cold sweat to form unconsciously.

Nonetheless, some with steadfast Dao hearts and exceptional comprehension managed to cross the ”Bewildering Ferry,” breaking through their internal dilemmas, feeling refreshed and clear-minded. This indicated that Chong Guang did not intend to trouble them but deliberately used divine abilities to help them overcome their confusion.

However, would he bestow benefits without reason?

All those who gained from the ”Crossing the Bewildering Ferry” had, in effect, been incorporated under the jurisdiction of the Wu You Tian position, severing ties with their original Dao lineages.

”Boom!”([DDL][2])

In the next instant, the light of a position star suddenly vanished. This position, unlike the Sun-Shielding Flame, was held by a Golden Core True Lord.

Yet now, it had hidden itself.

As the position concealed itself, the figure of the True Lord also dimmed rapidly, scattering like stardust, disappearing from the world within a single breath.

It was the Water Moon Bodhisattva of the Pure Land.

This True Lord, with shallow cultivation, had just acted against Chong Guang. Her position was deliberately targeted by him, making her the first to retreat from the world!

”So it is.”

”Wu You Tian... such a grand scheme! Such ambition! And Chong Guang, I knew that such a significant event must be related to the Demon Sect.”

”With the millennium catastrophe approaching, the world is about to descend into chaos once more.”

”Perhaps chaos is preferable!”

For a moment, the reactions of the world’s True Lords varied, but undoubtedly, they had all discerned the plans of Chong Guang and even Mu Changsheng.

Even Ang Xiao appeared slightly surprised: ”You remain unaffected?”

He had already reclaimed the Sun-Shielding Golden Lamp; logically, Chong Guang should no longer have its protection and would need to contend with the consciousness of the Innate True Person.

Yet, that was not the case.

”Could I have misjudged?” At this thought, Ang Xiao’s expression grew increasingly astonished: ”Mu Changsheng truly willing to sacrifice himself for you?”

”Not just for me.”

Chong Guang’s expression remained calm: ”This also fulfills himself. As long as I exist, with Wu You Tian hanging high, I will replace him as the target of all.”

His voice began normally, but as he continued, echoes grew louder, transforming into an unending, continuous sound that stirred the deepest hatred in people’s hearts—a hatred for all injustices in the world, an eternal resentment!

”Song of Everlasting Hatred!”

As long as evil persisted, this song would not cease. The flames of hatred ignited from the heart, consuming the body, capable of shattering the souls of True Persons.

”Lords, please follow me to the heavens.”

Chong Guang clasped his hands in salute, his tone still humble. Yet at that moment, the four divine abilities he had previously manifested converged, merging into a crimson glow.

”Striving for Freedom!”

As his words fell, all sounds ceased.

Only when a crisp shattering sound rang out did the eerie silence break.

*Crack!*

Like a dream bubble bursting, yet another True Lord’s form dissipated, their position vanished into seclusion—and this phenomenon rapidly began to spread to all the True Lords.

At this moment, the sky that had blanketed the land in gloom showed the first signs of fissures. One by one, the True Lords disappeared, and Chong Guang’s figure grew increasingly faint, until finally it became nearly invisible, with only his grand voice echoing throughout the world:

”This Seat, Chong Guang, establishes Wu You Tian in Jiangnan.”

”Refining the Cave Heaven of Morning True and Grand Void to ascend to True Lord, cutting off the connection between Heaven and Earth, preserving a sliver of hope for all cultivators under the heavens. May the world know peace for sixty years hence.”

His voice resounded thunderously across heaven and earth.

When he finished speaking, only two True Lords remained at the scene—one was Ang Xiao, the other, the True Lord of Clear Snow and Flying Frost.

”…”

Ang Xiao gave no reply, only cast a deep glance at Chong Guang before dissipating his form willingly, leaving only the Clear Snow and Flying Frost True Lord.

”Chong Guang greets the True Lord.”

As ever, Chong Guang performed a respectful salute, while the Clear Snow and Flying Frost True Lord shook her head upon seeing this. ”Not lacking in ability. You have, after all, achieved a measure of success.”

After speaking, her expression grew solemn, and she returned the salute:

”Xue Feihong greets fellow Daoist.”

As her words fell, a gentle breeze swept by, and her figure, too, faded away from the spot, her position withdrawn from the world. Only Chong Guang remained standing.

However, this was but temporary.

When a position retreats into seclusion, it cannot interfere with the present world, but that did not mean True Lords could not strike at one another. It was easy to imagine what kind of universal hostility he would face in the future.

Hence, he needed allies.

‘Relying on the illusory-real traits of Wu You Tian, I can delay at most for sixty years. Only if someone ascends to True Lord within this sixty-year span can this tribulation be considered overcome.’

‘I just don’t know what kind of world this will become afterward.’

‘It shall be... an era of great contention!’

Chong Guang closed his eyes, and his figure vanished accordingly.

From this moment on, there were no more True Lords involved in the affairs of the world.

After a brief moment of silence, in Jiangdong, Jiangxi, Jiangbei, Jiangnan, and across the seas... long-suppressed auras that dared not reveal themselves previously began to rise into the air!