Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Chapter 152: Tribulation

After watching the Mending Heaven Peak Master depart, the smile on Lü Yang's face gradually faded, and a trace of genuine confusion appeared in his eyes.

"Something's not right."

He believed it just like that?

To be honest, Lü Yang hadn't expected the Mending Heaven Peak Master to trust him from the beginning, as such a seasoned old demon shouldn't easily trust outsiders.

However, the situation was different from what he had imagined. The Mending Heaven Peak Master didn't seem to harbor any suspicion from start to finish. He was quite satisfied to accept Fulong's golden body relic and then hurried back, seemingly eager to hand it over to Chen Xin'an to assist him in breaking through to the Foundation Establishment stage.

This clearly didn't align with the conduct of a real person from the Primordial Saint Sect.

"Greed has clouded his judgment."

Lü Yang calculated with his fingers, feeling somewhat surprised. The current abnormal behavior of the Mending Heaven Peak Master was strange, but it could be explained with just one sentence.

—Great loss of merit, entangled by tribulation energy.

Under the heavenly punishment at Skeleton Mountain, Zhao Xuhe died on the spot, Fulong Arhat was reduced to a pig and dog for ten lifetimes, and the two real persons of the Divine Martial Sect became sacrifices for the Abyssal Sword.

Only the Mending Heaven Peak Master survived.

However, survival didn't mean that heaven and earth would let him go. After most of his fate and merit were cut off, the current Mending Heaven Peak Master was already blinded by tribulation.

"Blinded by tribulation, the spiritual platform is tainted. Things that were once clear are no longer scrutinized, and obvious abnormalities are hard to detect. Acting recklessly, easily angered, unless aided by a high-level expert, even if he can shine for a moment, he will inevitably end in misery."

At this thought, Lü Yang was shocked.

"This eight-hundred-mile earth vein is simply a merit nuclear bomb. Besides the direct explosive power, it even has aftereffects. It's a bit too intense."

The key point was that these aftereffects couldn't be detected by others.

So much so that the Mending Heaven Peak Master, who should have been insidious and cunning, was turned into this. Thinking of this, a thought emerged in Lü Yang's mind:

'What about me?'

In the next second, Lü Yang suddenly formed a spell, and a bright light burst from his Dao foundation, like a clear spring washing over his body, sweeping away the filth.

[Separate the Different]!

As the divine ability continued to operate, Lü Yang's eyes gradually cleared, and he suddenly recalled an obvious problem he had previously ignored:

"Did I give away the item too easily just now?"

According to the sect's customs, his best choice should have been to extort the Mending Heaven Peak Master hard, making it less likely for him to suspect.

But what was the result?

He didn't bargain at all and directly handed over Fulong's golden body relic. If he were the Mending Heaven Peak Master, he would have suspected himself long ago!

"[Separate the Different] couldn't completely sever the cause and effect!?"

"No, it's just that my cultivation isn't enough, the connection is still lingering, so the influence remains."

Lü Yang gasped, his face turning pale, cold sweat streaming down, and after a long time, he slowly regained his composure, his heart heavy.

"Thinking positively, as the mastermind behind the destruction of the eight-hundred-mile Skeleton Mountain earth vein, the impact I received isn't as great as that of the Mending Heaven Peak Master. This is already the merit of [Separate the Different], and coupled with my absorption of the Divine Martial Sect's merit and fate, I still have a bit of clarity."

Those who truly fell, like the Mending Heaven Peak Master, were probably beyond salvation.

The might of heaven and earth had reached such a point!?

In an instant, Lü Yang, who had been slightly inflated due to previously manipulating cause and effect and outlasting Fulong Arhat, suddenly shrank, feeling a bone-chilling cold.

The cause and effect of heaven and earth were not so easily fooled.

Although his innate divine ability had a unique advantage in this aspect, those skilled in swimming drown, those skilled in riding fall, playing with fire, there would always be a day of self-immolation!

"What a damned place."

All along, Lü Yang had held immense respect for the Golden Core True Lords, as the scene of them holding the sun and moon and plucking the stars during the battle for the Dao was still vivid in his memory.

However, at this moment, he changed his mind.

Golden Core True Lords were indeed terrifying, but even they didn't choose to directly destroy the earth vein of Skeleton Mountain when exterminating the Witch Ghost Path in the past!

This showed that even Golden Core True Lords were somewhat constrained by cause and effect and merit, although perhaps not much, but still present. Comparing this to the earth-shaking power of the Golden Core True Lords, it further highlighted the depth of this world.

"Fortunately, the Mending Heaven Peak Master I'm facing is worse off than me."

This was also the subtlety of fate.

If it had been another real person from the Primordial Saint Sect, the flaw Lü Yang revealed would have been fatal. But it happened to be the Mending Heaven Peak Master, which made him wake up directly.

At first glance, this seemed like a coincidence.

However, from the perspective of fate, it was because he had absorbed the merit and fate of the Divine Martial Sect, his life was not yet destined to end, while the Mending Heaven Peak Master's fate had already run out.

"Entangled by tribulation, his retribution is probably yet to come."

Sky-reaching Sea of Clouds, Mending Heaven Peak.

As soon as the Mending Heaven Peak Master returned, he felt the world spinning and was transported into a palace. A maid in luxurious attire respectfully approached:

"Master, Madam wishes to see you."

"She wants to see me?"

The Mending Heaven Peak Master frowned upon hearing this, intending to refuse. However, seeing that the other party had directly transported him over, it was clear that refusal was not an option.

Thinking of this, he followed the maid into the palace.

Before long, a quiet room came into view, with eighteen beautiful maids standing on both sides, each with a different posture, motionless like statues.

In the center, surrounded by them, was a graceful figure.

Three thousand strands of black hair were coiled at the back of her head, pierced by a snake-head hairpin, with the dangling ornaments slightly swaying. She wore a red long dress, faintly revealing her snow-white skin.

Under the hem of the long dress, a breeze lifted, revealing fair thighs. A pair of bare feet stepped lightly on the clouds, warm and jade-like, with a rosy hue. Around her ankles hung a pair of bright silver anklets, producing a tinkling sound as she walked, captivating the heart.

In an instant, the scent of sandalwood filled the air.

However, the Mending Heaven Peak Master showed no sign of being moved, instead revealing an impatient expression: "Is it still about that matter? If so, there's no need to say more."

After a moment, the graceful figure slowly turned around.

Accompanied by the tinkling sound of the silver anklets, a beautiful and dignified face appeared, noble yet subtly seductive.

"Do you insist on letting Shuqian take the tribulation for you?"

Her words seemed like a plea, like a whisper, making one involuntarily feel pity, lose their mind, and agree to all her requests.

However, the Mending Heaven Peak Master was disdainful of this.

"Don't use that trick on me. Moreover, I'm using Qian'er to take the tribulation, and aren't you also trying to use Qian'er to help you break the mystery of the womb after reincarnation?"

"Hmph!"

In the next second, like the spring wind melting ice and snow, the woman's voice suddenly turned cold: "Chen Taihe, since you know, why do you still ruin my reincarnation?"

"Unfounded worries."

The Mending Heaven Peak Master said indifferently: "If I break through to the late Foundation Establishment stage and achieve the position of a great real person, I can naturally calculate your reincarnated body and go to guide it."

"But what if you fail?"

The woman said in a deep voice: "If you fail, Shuqian dies, and I have little time left, not enough to cultivate a second one. How can I break the mystery of the womb?"

At this point, the woman looked directly at the Mending Heaven Peak Master, hoping he could provide a perfect solution.

However, in the end, she only heard an uncompromising answer:

"I won't fail!"

Upon hearing this, the woman's beautiful eyes suddenly showed disappointment, but she quickly regained her composure and said coldly: "Chen Taihe, you will regret this."

In response, the Mending Heaven Peak Master sneered:

"Ruoxiang, don't forget, I am the current Mending Heaven Peak Master!"