Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

“Many thanks, Senior!”

Facing 【Ang Xiao】’s gaze, Lü Yang showed no sign of worry. He reached out his large hand and directly took in the divine sense that 【Ang Xiao】 had split off.

Such a calm action made 【Ang Xiao】 raise his eyebrows.

‘He’s not afraid.’

One had to know—he wasn’t bluffing. The Earth element Dao conduct he offered truly contained traps. Without the cultivation of a True Lord, it would be impossible to detect anything unusual.

This in itself was a kind of test.

And Lü Yang’s calm performance meant either that his request for Earth Dao conduct was merely a smokescreen to fool him, or that he had a True Lord backing him.

While turning over these thoughts in his mind, 【Ang Xiao】 looked at the jade slip Lü Yang handed over. With a sweep of divine sense, the intelligence concerning the so-called 【Long Flowing Water】 soon appeared:

Inside the Holy Sect’s Secret Realm of Law Refinement, there was a Foundation Establishment soul that had cultivated 【Long Flowing Water】?

‘This is indeed useful to me.’

After the severance with Suohuan, he could no longer guide 【Long Flowing Water】.

And a Foundation Establishment cultivator who had trained in 【Long Flowing Water】—even if only a soul—could be used to reconstruct a body, and then seek golden fruition anew.

But the problem was: it was too much of a coincidence.

In that moment, rather than joy, a sense of vigilance surged in 【Ang Xiao】’s heart. He didn’t believe Lü Yang had given him this intel out of goodwill.

‘A trap! This is definitely a trap!’

【Ang Xiao】 grew increasingly suspicious: ‘A Foundation Establishment cultivator who trained in 【Long Flowing Water】—how could it fit my needs so perfectly? Someone must be baiting me!’

“Boom!”

With a thunderous sound, Lü Yang resealed the fragment of cave-heaven, ending the conversation with 【Ang Xiao】. He left him there to stew in suspicion and doubt.

As for the intel he gave, it referred precisely to the Innate True Person Mu Changsheng.

This wasn’t considered deception—after all, Mu Changsheng had been thrown into the Secret Realm of Law Refinement by the Holy Sect Patriarch and had yet to be purged of his divine powers by the Underworld.

If 【Ang Xiao】 truly acquired Mu Changsheng, he might genuinely be able to stir the powers of 【Long Flowing Water】.

But in doing so, he might also attract the attention of the Holy Sect Patriarch. Of course, Lü Yang didn’t care—he would love for them to start fighting.

Thinking this, he rubbed his brow wearily:

‘Dealing with 【Ang Xiao】 really requires eight hundred schemes. Not a single honest word—every sentence is a probe, and every opportunity is a hook.’

If not for his own extensive experience, he might’ve been stripped of even his underwear by that old bastard.

In the next moment, Lü Yang pulled out the Earth element Dao conduct 【Ang Xiao】 had handed over. At first glance, the knowledge seemed coherent, but it definitely concealed lethal traps.

Fortunately, he had a countermeasure prepared.

Jiangdong Dao Court.

Lü Yang’s true body retracted its consciousness. Then he shook the Myriad Spirits Banner and retrieved the 【Imperial Sea-Conquering Conch】 gifted by the Dragon Monarch, lightly calling out:

“Grandfather…”

Moments later, the 【Imperial Sea-Conquering Conch】 trembled slightly.

A divine will emerged—it was the Old Dragon Monarch. His majestic voice thundered forth: “What’s going on? Du Huan… why have you summoned me?”

“Grandfather, I report!”

Lü Yang immediately produced the Earth element Dao conduct, speaking urgently: “The mysterious man who previously told me about the Xianghuo Shendao and the Boundary Heaven coordinates has appeared again!”

“This time, he gave me this.”

“Although I am on the verge of breakthrough and desperately need this Dao knowledge, I worry it may be problematic. That’s why I ask Grandfather to assess it.”

“.Oh?”

The Old Dragon Monarch raised an eyebrow and glanced at the Dao conduct knowledge Lü Yang had imprinted with his divine sense. At once, he sensed a familiar force.

‘This is…【Obstruction of Knowledge and View】!?’

The Old Dragon Monarch froze. The first thing to flash through his mind was the look that 【Ang Xiao】 had mysteriously shot him when he emerged.

Back then, he’d been puzzled why 【Ang Xiao】 looked at him.

Now he understood.

‘So 【Ang Xiao】 was the mysterious benefactor aiding the True Dragon Clan in secret! If that’s the case, then that glance makes perfect sense!’

With this revelation, he glanced again at Du Huan.

‘I knew something was up with this grandson—his growth speed is too astonishing, far surpassing the limits I had set. He’s already mid-Foundation Establishment in such a short time…’

The cultivation requirements for the 《Dragon Chapter of Heavenly Speech and Radiant Flame》 were incredibly harsh.

One had to be half-human, half-dragon to reach full mastery. Pure humans or dragons could at best reach Foundation Establishment. The further one tried to go, the harder it became.  

So from the start, the Old Dragon Monarch hadn’t expected much from the batch of dragon descendants sent to Jiangdong. In his view, their sole purpose was to reproduce endlessly until a perfect half-dragon hybrid was born—at which point, his son Bai Chi’s Golden Nature would reincarnate and cultivate anew.

Yet Lü Yang had shattered his expectations.

Clearly a pure-blood True Dragon, he cultivated the 《Dragon Chapter of Heavenly Speech and Radiant Flame》 at breakneck speed, with zero bottlenecks—enough to make even the Old Dragon Monarch doubt.

But now, everything was clear.

‘With 【Ang Xiao】 involved, it’s no wonder.’

‘After all, he’s a late-stage Golden Core True Lord who holds a supreme Fruitional Rank. The half-human, half-dragon limitation means nothing to him.’

In an instant, the Old Dragon Monarch was in great spirits.

He didn’t care about Lü Yang’s secrets. In his eyes, Lü Yang was a True Dragon. The more secrets he had, the better it was for the True Dragon Clan.

‘In fact, Du Huan seems to have even greater potential than Tian Jiao. After all, the image of 【Heavenly River Water】 is heavily damaged. Though he holds a Supreme Fruitional Rank, achieving golden fruition is extremely difficult and many covet it. If he ever reaches that step, Tian Jiao might follow in Bai Chi’s doomed footsteps.’

‘Compared to that, Du Huan’s future is far brighter.’

‘He’s in Jiangdong, favored by Emperor Jiayou. In time, he might truly carve out a stronghold for the True Dragon Clan in Jiangdong.’

The more he thought about it, the more favorably he viewed Lü Yang.

With that, he swiftly removed the 【Obstruction of Knowledge and View】 from the Earth Dao conduct, then returned it to Lü Yang: “Du Huan, do you still lack spirit materials or treasures?”

‘Hmm?’

At these words, Lü Yang instantly grasped his intent: ‘He’s realized I’m a promising investment and wants to double down on me?’

The next second, Lü Yang lamented:

“Grandfather, I lack everything!”

“I’m not just short on spirit materials and treasures—I lack techniques too… Grandfather, you don’t understand. The politics here in the Dao Court run deep. To forge connections and pull strings, you need money!”

Upon hearing this, the Old Dragon Monarch waved his hand grandly: “Don’t worry, money is not a problem!”

Our Dragon Palace has mountains of gold and silver—enough to spend forever!

Moments later, Lü Yang cheerfully received a massive cache of spirit materials from the Old Dragon Monarch—enough to pay the Royal City Department’s salary for several years.

Then, he saw off the Old Dragon Monarch.

Inside the quiet chamber, Lü Yang decisively activated the 【Immortal Nation Dao Law】 authority bestowed by Emperor Jiayou and began absorbing the Dao conduct knowledge related to Earth.

Half a year flew by in the blink of an eye.

During this time, Lü Yang continued to expand the Royal City Department, and with Emperor Jiayou’s tacit approval, he nearly monopolized all defense inside and outside Tianwu City.

Even the scale of 【One-Heart Society】 grew exponentially.

Eventually, not only demon cultivators, but a fair number of human cultivators joined 【One-Heart Society】 as well—most of them holding minor official positions.

At last, one early morning.

Inside the Royal City Department’s official compound, Lü Yang sat upright in his quiet room. As he parted his lips, he slowly exhaled a mouthful of turbid air. A brilliant light lit up at the center of his brow.

It was sunrise.

Suddenly, Lü Yang looked up. His spirit resonated with the sun rising on the horizon. Then, he drew two items from his storage pouch:

【Ji Earth】 and 【Wei Earth】.

Over the past six months, he’d conducted several rounds of anti-corruption purges and covertly embezzled authority from the 【Immortal Nation Dao Law】. Today, he had finally perfected his Dao conduct!

In the next second, two Heavenly Gang and Earth Fiend forces fell into his palms.

He grabbed them—and instantly refined them!

Without a shred of resistance, rays of divine light burst behind Lü Yang’s head, intertwining and blossoming into a golden radiance as dazzling as the sun.

【Imperial Commander of Fate】, 【Palace of Returning Origin】.

【Union of Heaven and Earth】, 【Coiling Dragon Root】!

Wu Earth, Wu Fire, Ji Earth, Wei Earth—the divine powers of these four Heavenly Gang Earth Fiends merged one after another, finally unfurling into a magnificent scroll behind Lü Yang:

【Grand Separation Imperial Map of Commanding Mountains and Seas】!

All divine powers complete—Foundation Establishment Perfection!

In the next instant, all the boundless divine light vanished, as if it had never existed. Lü Yang slowly rose, ambition no longer hidden in his eyes:

‘Emperor Jiayou is no longer useful to me.’

‘After six months, 【Boundless Heaven】 has expanded sufficiently… Now is the best chance for the Patriarch to establish 【Boundless Heaven】 and drag all the True Lords into the water!’

‘The time has come.’

Exterminate parasites. Shoot the sun. Now is the time!