Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Chapter 558: The Trap of the 【Laws of the Immortal Kingdom】!

“Rumble rumble rumble!”

Just as Lu Yang was shocked by the Dao Court’s livestock-like practices, the battle in the sky had not yet ended, and an invisible great net had already encompassed the 【Heavenly Fire】.

However, at this moment, Hongtian moved.

He suddenly stepped forward, blocking in front of the great net. His voice descended from high above, drifting straight into the imperial palace of the Immortal Court below:

“His Majesty desires to kill me.”

A calm inquiry, yet it received no reply. In the silence, only the net attempting to capture the 【Heavenly Fire】 accelerated further.

Below, Lu Yang narrowed his eyes upon seeing this:

‘It hasn’t reached a desperate situation yet. As the me from the 【Pseudo-History】, Hongtian possesses almost all the means I do. In that case, he definitely knows that move.

What’s more, in the 【Pseudo-History】, Ancestor Tingyou of the Yama Dao was on his side.’

Everything was just as he expected.

The next second, Hongtian, receiving no response, let out a long sigh. Suddenly, golden light radiated from his body, connecting heaven and earth, illuminating the stars.

Pseudo-Golden Throne.

In the Foundation Establishment realm, above the boundless Sea of Bitterness, aside from the 【Heavenly Fire】, another Fruit Position emerged at this moment — it was clearly the 【Overturning Lamp Fire】!

Hongtian’s aura surged in this process, leaping across the chasm between Foundation Establishment and Golden Core. A lamp appeared in his hand. The flame within flickered faintly, seemingly weak, yet symbolizing the power to pierce all gloom. He raised it high, and in an instant, it blazed forth.

“Boom!”

In a flash, the flame covered the sky, yet where it passed, there was only boundless darkness. The net formed by the Immortal Court’s 【Heavenly Kingdom Supreme Law】 was swallowed whole by the darkness.

“Oh? This is...”

Below, Lu Yang’s eyes lit up, for he suddenly noticed a vast difference in Hongtian’s pseudo-possession of the 【Overturning Lamp Fire】.

‘That lamp… seems to be a Cave Heaven!’

‘I relied on the 【Yama Palace】, but he is using a Cave Heaven he refined back when he was still a True Lord.’

The latter’s pseudo-possession was undoubtedly more effective.

Moreover, since Hongtian was originally the True Lord of the 【Overturning Lamp Fire】, he now displayed an esoteric manifestation that Lu Yang had never seen before.

Overturning Lamp Fire, Illuminates the sun and moon, yet not the earth; brightens heaven and earth when they remain unlit.

Thus, its flame not only represented light but also contained the deepest darkness. It could pierce gloom, or harness it for one’s own use!

‘If it were me pseudo-possessing the 【Overturning Lamp Fire】, I’d either sacrifice myself with the Fruit Position for a head-on clash or use the most superficial symbolism of the fire to attack. But Hongtian—his methods are truly wondrous. This must be the true symbolic manifestation of the 【Overturning Lamp Fire】!’

Lu Yang smiled in satisfaction at the sight: Lesson learned!

Say what you will—just learning how to wield this manifestation of the 【Overturning Lamp Fire】 made this trip worthwhile, a ticket price well spent.

Meanwhile, within the Foundation Establishment realm—

As Hongtian raised the lamp high, the darkness conjured by the 【Overturning Lamp Fire】 acted like a curtain, concealing the net restraining the 【Heavenly Fire】.

So long as the fire burned, the darkness endured.

In such a state, the 【Heavenly Fire】 was about to break free, the once earthbound sensation fading rapidly, becoming lofty and elusive again—

“Hmph, a cornered beast’s struggle!”

Finally, a cold laugh came from within the Immortal Court.

Almost at the same time, an imperial decree was issued from within the Immortal Court, its brilliance blooming:

【Strip Hongtian of the position of National Advisor. From this day forth, demoted to a commoner, never to be employed again!】

“Boom!”

In an instant, Hongtian’s lofty aura reversed, his status collapsed. The staircase beneath his feet, condensed from the myriad provinces of the Nine Continents, shook violently!

‘Here it comes!’

Lu Yang saw it clearly and sat upright, eyes glowing:

‘A direct demotion from the 【Laws of the Immortal Kingdom】... I fear I won’t escape this tactic either.’

Hongtian was a National Advisor in the Immortal Court.

He himself, in the Dao Court, was the Pseudo-Dynasty.

The former wasn’t truly sovereign, the latter claimed sovereignty but had an improper legal system. Both could thus be demoted.

‘How will you respond?’

Under Lu Yang’s gaze, Hongtian gave a faint smile, holding the 【Overturning Lamp Fire】 before his chest. With its light illuminating him, he let out a soft laugh:

【This is a disorderly decree—I do not obey!】

The next moment, throughout the Immortal Court, two other rays of brilliance shot skyward — they were none other than 【Flowing Water】 and 【Wall Earth】. At the same time, Dao sounds echoed forth:

“Disorderly decree not accepted!”

Lu Yang’s eyes narrowed, recognizing them instantly — they were the counterparts of Innate True Person Mu Changsheng and Ancestor Tingyou of the 【Pseudo-History】. Both were True Lords now!

‘I see now... this is his method.

He embedded the two True Lords of Yama Dao into the Immortal Court system. With their True Lord status and karmic ties, their standing within the Immortal Court is indisputable. That alone grants them partial control over the 【Heavenly Kingdom Supreme Law】—which they now wield to resist the Immortal Court’s demotion.’

In that instant, deep disappointment surged in Lu Yang’s eyes.

It was a brilliant tactic—though it didn’t solve the root problem, it addressed the surface issue and was enough to halt Hongtian’s current decline, buying him precious time.

But the problem—

‘Damn it, I can’t use it!’

First, he couldn’t find two True Lords in the real world to help him seize control of the 【Laws of the Immortal Kingdom】.

Second, even if he could, it would be pointless—

Because the one targeting him would be the Dao Lord of the Dao Court!

At that point, never mind two Golden Core True Lords—even if all the True Lords under heaven gathered to help, it would be impossible to wrest control from the Dao Court Dao Lord!

Lu Yang suppressed his disappointment and continued watching.

No matter what, he had at least confirmed that the Dao Court harbored a hidden demotion method against him. In the future, he could think of countermeasures.

For now, was there anything else?

‘If I could predict the demotion, and Hongtian countered it smoothly, that means this isn’t the final trump card—the Immortal Court must have a true killing move yet to come!’

As expected—

Seeing that the demotion by the 【Heavenly Kingdom Supreme Law】 was resisted by Hongtian and the two Yama Dao True Lords, a new voice echoed from the Immortal Court palace:

【National Advisor Hongtian, in violation of court order and rebellion against the Heavenly Mandate—seize and strip all Dao Attainments!】

At that moment, Hongtian froze.

Simultaneously, Lu Yang below stood frozen as well, a chill shooting straight to his skull:

‘Unbelievable… they can even do this!’

Seizing Dao Attainments!

Lu Yang looked up at the heavens and saw Hongtian’s previously perfect alignment with the symbolism of the 【Heavenly Fire】 disintegrating bit by bit, his divine abilities dimming rapidly.

His Dao Attainments were vanishing!

All Dao Attainments once granted by the 【Heavenly Kingdom Supreme Law】 were now flowing back. No matter how Hongtian tried to recall them, those memories had already left him.

The most immediate effect—his five divine abilities, innate talents, and life-bound gifts began to riot violently, while the 【Heavenly Fire】, once so close to him, suddenly grew distant.

He was now an orphan under heaven and earth, a solitary figure!

This was the Immortal Court’s killing move!

In that moment, Lu Yang felt a blend of joy and sorrow.

Joy—he had finally uncovered the hidden trap of the Dao Court.

Sorrow—

‘Is this… the end?’

Lu Yang lifted his head, staring at Hongtian above. The Immortal Court’s ability to seize Dao Attainments had caught everyone off guard—surely Hongtian had not been prepared.

At this moment, Lu Yang’s mind raced through all his trump cards.

‘If it were me… is there a way to counter this?’

‘There should be… but I couldn’t pseudo-possess the 【Overturning Lamp Fire】. If I had pseudo-possessed the 【Heavenly Fire】 from the start, maybe I’d have had a way to reclaim my Dao Attainments.’

But that would require foreknowledge of the Dao Court’s tactic—something Hongtian clearly lacked.

‘Is this the end…?’

Just as Lu Yang entertained this thought—

“.It is not yet certain!”

Within the Foundation Establishment realm, Hongtian suddenly raised his head, a radiance that pierced all gloom erupting in his eyes, followed by a stirring sword cry!