Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

At this thought, Lü Yang had already departed, leaving behind only his Sword Dao clone seated cross-legged at the original spot.

Under the arrangement of Ancestor Ting You, his primary consciousness was extracted from the clone and transferred into the 【Sky of Parting Regret】, transforming it into his new main body.

No anomalies appeared in the heavens and earth.

This was because the entire process was completed within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, which had been cleansed by the 【Book of a Hundred Lifetimes】, rendering it cause and effect-free, sufficient to obscure the heavenly secrets.

At this moment, Lü Yang had arrived in the Outer Heavens.

“Strictly speaking, this is my first time coming to the Outer Heavens.”

The previous journey to the 【Ten Thousand Martial World】 was facilitated by the sect’s treasured 【Heaven-Piercing Hall】, an official channel, with full escort and no sensation throughout the process.

This time, however, was an illegal crossing.

He traveled through a narrow path opened by Hong Yun, and now, upon entering the Outer Heavens, Lü Yang truly witnessed the scenery of this realm.

Contrary to his imagination of the ”universe,”

What met his eyes was a sea of light, blazing to the extreme, boundless and infinite. Merely being within it caused Lü Yang to feel intense pain.

‘This is the 【Profound Light of Yin-Yang Creation and Destruction】.’

According to Hong Yun’s memories, the so-called 【Profound Light of Yin-Yang Creation and Destruction】 was unique to the Outer Heavens, capable of decomposing all things, returning them to the primordial state.

Ordinary Foundation Establishment True Persons falling into it would depend on the quality of their Dao foundation. Those above third grade could last a quarter of an hour; those below third grade would inevitably turn to ashes within that time. Unless one had achieved complete Foundation Establishment and refined a Blessed Land, they could barely traverse it. Only Golden Core True Lords could cross it as if walking on flat ground.

“I’ve refined the minor Blessed Land 【Sky of Parting Regret】, which counts as a clever workaround.”

That said, the 【Sky of Parting Regret】 was certainly inferior to a true Blessed Land. Having only advanced a short distance, Lü Yang could already feel the Blessed Land sustaining damage.

“Fortunately, the Outer Heavens lack the concept of distance.”

The Outer Heavens were vast, yet without the notion of near or far. It all depended on whether one possessed a ”coordinate.” As long as there was a coordinate, no matter how distant, one could arrive in a single step.

Without a coordinate, even the nearest place would seem as distant as the horizon.

Holding firmly to the coordinates provided in Hong Yun’s memories, Lü Yang stepped forward. Under his spiritual perception, he suddenly saw scenes within the sea of light.

They were one cavity after another.

The sea of light in the Outer Heavens appeared flawless, yet in reality, cavities followed one after another, each unfathomably deep, as if leading to another world.

Was this the appearance of worlds in the Outer Heavens?

Lü Yang turned to look back and immediately his pupils contracted, for he saw the world he had left behind, that broken place, as it appeared in the sea of light.

Describing it as a ”cavity” seemed inadequate.

It should be called an ”abyss”!

Compared to the surrounding cavities, that broken place seemed to have torn the sea of light apart, vast and boundless beyond imagination, resembling a black hole!

Its manifestation was even similar to a black hole, emitting an immense gravitational pull, attracting the surrounding cavities representing worlds one after another, then devouring them. It was like a giant beast opening its bloody maw, instilling an inescapable sense of dread.

“That broken place.”

Lü Yang dared not look further. He turned his head and stepped out, swiftly disappearing from the original spot, plunging toward the direction of the coordinate sensed by his spiritual perception!

The moon was bright, stars sparse, and the evening breeze gentle.

Lü Yang opened his eyes, no longer relying on spiritual perception, but allowing himself to disintegrate, transforming from human form back into the 【Sky of Parting Regret】, suspended at the center of the sea of clouds.

“Looking back, the world has changed.”

Lü Yang immediately activated the 【Puppet on Strings】. As expected, just like in the Ten Thousand Martial World, he could still sense the presence of his Sword Dao clone.

With just a thought, he could have his main body enter the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, which would then follow the 【Universal Manifestation Body of Qian Heaven】 to transfer beside the Sword Dao clone, allowing him to return to that broken place. However, before developing further, he would never make such a decision again.

‘Any thought I have is being manipulated by someone!’

Lü Yang surveyed his surroundings. Unlike his previous experience in the Ten Thousand Martial World, this time he felt no hostility or pressure from this world.

All thanks to Hong Yun.

Even when he was still a True Lord, Hong Yun had exerted significant influence over this world, shaping it into a form that wouldn’t reject outsiders.

“Strictly speaking, this world hasn’t yet condensed a Fruit Position, unlike the Ten Thousand Martial World. Theoretically, it should be similar to Suo Huan’s native world.”

At most, it was a prototype of a Fruit Position.

If it were a world like the Ten Thousand Martial World that had truly formed a Fruit Position, even if Hong Yun were still a True Lord, it would be difficult for him to exert significant influence.

But a Fruit Position prototype was different.

Suo Huan’s native world had once condensed a Fruit Position prototype, but what was the result? It was crushed by a True Lord, with only Suo Huan escaping.

“It’s actually very difficult for a Fruit Position prototype to evolve into a full Fruit Position.”

With the supplement of Hong Yun’s memories, Lü Yang realized that many of his previous thoughts were flawed.

“For example, having Ancestor prove the Fruit Position prototype within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner... it’s actually unfeasible, because without a true Fruit Position, it can’t support a True Lord.”

Then why could an Innate True Person succeed?

“Because of the 【Long Flowing Water】!”

“【Long Flowing Water】 signifies boundless vastness. The Innate True Person used Dao Sin to draw upon the 【Long Flowing Water】 for thousands of years, harnessing its vastness to nourish himself.”

“In simple terms, he used the power of the Fruit Position of 【Long Flowing Water】 to catalyze the Fruit Position prototype within the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner, greatly accelerating the condensation of the Fruit Position, thus giving birth to 【Heaven of Nonexistence】. This required a long-term plan, which Ancestor didn’t have the conditions for, not to mention...”

Lü Yang suspected that the heavens and earth also played a role in this!

After all, the Innate True Person’s actions essentially stole the surplus of the heavens and earth to compensate for his own deficiencies. Without the support of the heavens and earth, how could he have succeeded?

Moreover, in terms of results, the heavens and earth also benefited.

With all True Lords hidden from the world, no longer overseeing the world, the heavens and earth had room to maneuver. The emergence of 【Heaven of Nonexistence】 was a huge advantage for them!

Thinking of this, Lü Yang couldn’t help but curse again:

“What a broken place.”

Collecting his thoughts, Lü Yang looked up at the sky, only to see four moons occupying the east, south, west, and north, sealing the entire world.

This was a grand formation.

Named the 【Seven Luminaries Stabilizing the World and Preserving Truth Grand Formation】, ranked third grade, it was a formation at the True Lord level, left behind by Hong Yun when he discovered this world.

Its purpose was to prevent him from being drawn back to that broken place.

The power of the formation manifested externally as the sun and moon before him, with three suns in the sky during the day and four moons hanging high at night, combining the light of the seven luminaries.

“After all, it’s a new world; caution is paramount.”

Lü Yang was very cautious. Having been deceived repeatedly in that broken place, even now in a new world, he instinctively decided to act cautiously.

As for how to develop in this world, Lü Yang already had a plan.

‘A Fruit Position prototype can hardly support a True Lord. This is probably one of the reasons why Hong Yun never fled here. After all, once he fled here and didn’t return, unless this world naturally evolved into completeness, his path upward would be cut off, making it impossible to become a True Lord.’

That said, Lü Yang was different from Hong Yun.

‘The Fruit Position is actually secondary. For me, as long as I achieve complete Foundation Establishment, it’s considered a success.’

Because of Ancestor Ting You!

Because of the pseudo-Golden Position method of the 【Yama Hall】!

‘Even if I can’t become a True Lord, gathering nine complete Foundation Establishments and pseudo-holding the Golden Position would have a similar effect. At least, it would be more than enough to dominate when I return!’