Chapter 393
Chapter 393
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 393
Chapter Title: The Primal Saint Sect's Ancestral Master is Too Black-hearted!
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Chapter 393: The Primal Saint Sect's Ancestral Master is Too Black-hearted!
Mu Changsheng!?
That name was one few in the current world wouldn't recognize. It was clearly the title of the Innate True Person who had founded the Heaven of Non-existence back in the day!
How was he here?
Through the perspective of the Marionette Technique, Lu Yang saw the soul shadow roaring in fury in the sky, and countless speculations flashed through his mind in an instant.
'No... I remember that back in the Heaven of Non-existence, the Innate True Person did say that what remained there was just his consciousness, the same as mine now. His true soul had already reincarnated. So is what appeared in the Law Refining Secret Realm his consciousness or his soul?'
"BOOM!"
As Lu Yang pondered, the soul shadow in the sky let out another furious roar before slowly descending, revealing a wretched appearance.
He might curse viciously,
but in truth, his soul was incredibly faint, not even at the Foundation Establishment stage. Then a glow spread, revealing a face that Lu Yang found somewhat familiar.
'This is...'
The other's features instantly awakened Lu Yang's memory.
He had come to the Law Refining Secret Realm before. That was also the first time he had clashed with an enemy at the Foundation Establishment level. If not for his luck, he probably would have respawned right there.
He had entered the Law Refining Secret Realm back then to cultivate the Saint Thief Scripture, only to be schemed against by the reincarnated Cloud Family Old Ancestor without realizing it. If not for a local mortal in the secret realm waking him up, he might not have even noticed he'd been plotted against—a debt of gratitude, in a way.
So in a later life, he had even specifically guided the man out once.
'...Wang Boyuan?'
The familiar name leaped into Lu Yang's mind, filling him with profound disbelief. He had never imagined it would connect to the Innate True Person.
For a moment, Lu Yang's thoughts were a tangled mess.
Damn, he'd been playing the fish pond game for too long, and now suddenly thrown back into the high-end局, his brain wasn't keeping up.
At that moment, the soul shadow seemed to sense something and turned directly toward the Cloud Family Old Ancestor, sneering coldly.
"Some Foundation Establishment cultivator from where?"
Lu Yang chose not to manipulate the Cloud Family Old Ancestor with the Marionette Technique. Instead, he watched silently, letting the old ancestor perform in character as he frowned and asked,
"...And who might you be?"
"Didn't you just hear?" The soul shadow sighed. "I am indeed Mu Changsheng—the Mu Changsheng of the Heaven of Non-existence."
With that, frustration flashed in his eyes once more.
"You beast!"
He couldn't help cursing again.
He had founded the Heaven of Non-existence, backed by heaven and earth, laying out a five-thousand-year scheme. His plotting couldn't have been more profound; he had practically gripped the world's grand momentum in his hand.
First, using the Endless Flowing Water to fill the embryonic fruit position, evolving the Heaven of Non-existence. Then spreading the Heaven of Non-existence across the world. He didn't need to do anything; in a world ruled by True Lords where seeking Golden Core was harder than ascending to heaven, eventually some exceptional figure would choose the path of the Heaven of Non-existence.
No matter their background,
as long as they walked the path of the Heaven of Non-existence and ascended to Golden Core, they would be his natural ally. And sure enough, Chongguang stepped forward as expected.
Then it was simple.
'Chongguang inherits the Heaven of Non-existence, ascends to Golden Core, while my consciousness enters the mortal world, finds the reincarnated body of my soul, and overlays it...'
Many had previously thought the Innate True Person would possess someone who cleared the Heaven of Non-existence.
The statement was both right and wrong.
Because though he did plan to possess, it was never meant to be an outsider. He aimed to possess the reincarnated body of his own soul millennia later!
Otherwise, why create the consciousness separation method?
He stripped out his consciousness alone, let his soul reincarnate to cleanse the Great Dao marks on it, then had the consciousness possess it and restart the path of cultivation!
The Innate True Person had gone to such lengths precisely to have the Heaven of Non-existence sweep away the world's True Lords, creating a perfect cultivation environment for his reborn self. With heaven and earth's backing, he wouldn't even worry about Heavenly Dipper or Earthly Fiend tribulations—ascending to True Lord was all but guaranteed!
What a perfect plan.
But as Chongguang ascended via the Heaven of Non-existence, his consciousness detached and, following the ritual array he had set up in life, located his soul's reincarnated body.
That's when he broke.
"The Law Refining Secret Realm, oh Law Refining Secret Realm!"
The Innate True Person murmured lowly, hatred surging uncontrollably in his eyes—an extremely rare sight for a cultivator like him.
At the same time, Lu Yang finally pieced it together.
Five thousand years ago, the Innate True Person had laid countless contingencies, arranging everything perfectly. Yet the Primal Saint Sect had foiled it all with a single act.
They had tossed his soul into the Law Refining Secret Realm!
'Wang Boyuan is the reincarnated soul of the Innate True Person Mu Changsheng... So his soul never actually reincarnated from the start.'
Instead, that soul had become bait to fish out the Innate True Person's consciousness. The result? The Innate True Person, who had finally earned a chance to start over, now had his soul trapped in the Law Refining Secret Realm. Forget ascending to Golden Core—he couldn't even recover to Foundation Establishment!
'No wonder he's breaking down and cursing like this.'
For a cultivator like the Innate True Person, who had forged a Dao heart unmoved by mountains collapsing before his eyes, any insult could be borne with equanimity.
Except this.
Millennia of layout, finally seeing hope for a fresh start and Golden Core ascension, only to find it all a mirage...
'The ultimate humiliation!'
It was the ultimate humiliation!
At the thought, even Lu Yang couldn't help sighing. And for the Innate True Person, this ultimate humiliation hit even harder.
To him, his Dao foundation was shattered by the Primal Saint Sect, his posthumous legacy taken by them, even the Heaven of Non-existence handed to their people.
And the result?
His hope for rebirth—his soul—tossed into the Primal Saint Sect's Law Refining Secret Realm, spending the last five thousand years day and night helping their disciples cultivate divine abilities!
'Too beastly!'
Utterly ridiculous!
Lu Yang, who had just developed a talent industry in the Seven Luminaries Heaven, now felt somewhat inferior. This was true exploitation—use 'em till they drop!
Who did it?
'In the Innate True Person's plan, the soul reincarnation should have been the safest link. After all, he might have personally sent his soul into the Underworld Mansion.'
Without entering the Underworld Mansion, reincarnation carried variables.
But once in the Underworld Mansion—like the former鸿运—even Angxiao could at most tamper with the soul, not prevent reincarnation.
From this angle, it was understandable that the Innate True Person hadn't anticipated the twist with his own soul.
So the question was, who could defy the Underworld Mansion's pressure, forcibly fish out his soul, and toss it into the Law Refining Secret Realm?
'The Primal Saint Sect's ancestral master.'
The answer was obvious.
'...The Primal Saint Sect's Dao Lord! Yes, it had to be him! Only a Dao Lord has that capability—to seize a soul from the Underworld Mansion!'
Lu Yang finally understood everything.
'The Innate True Person founded the Heaven of Non-existence to sweep away the world's True Lords, surely backed by heaven and earth's layout. But how could the Dao Lord sit idly by?'
'The World Honored One's intervention was superficial, only descending an avatar to bomb the fish after the fact.'
'The Primal Saint Sect ancestral master's move was traceless! If not for witnessing Mu Changsheng here in the Law Refining Secret Realm, who would suspect he ever acted?'
At the thought, Lu Yang's heart filled with awe.
Just one act—even five thousand years ago—had bankrupted the Innate True Person's entire plan, leaving him raging impotently here.
'The Primal Saint Sect's ancestral master is too black-hearted!'
(End of chapter)