Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

Chapter 173: Is It Fate That I Must Go?

“Beast... beast!”

Inside the grand formation, Old Lin was so furious that his hands trembled.

He had never imagined that an eight-hundred-year-old senior cultivator in the Combined Dao Realm like himself could actually be fooled by a youngster!

Yet, despite his rage, he was filled with confusion.

That was Grade One True Qi!

As far as he knew, it was enough to drive any Foundation Establishment True Person mad with desire.

Why was Lü Yang not tempted?

Did he really not want it?

Of course, that was not the truth.

It was undeniable that Lü Yang was truly tempted by the so-called Grade One True Qi of the Grand Completion Stage.

After all, it concerned the future path of his Dao and whether he could advance further.

Not to mention, this was left behind by an Innate True Person.

He already had the Innate True Person’s Myriad Spirits Banner and the Innate Dao Book in his possession.

Undoubtedly, he had karmic ties with it and was highly likely to obtain the opportunity hidden within.

‘But even if it is fate, even if I am tempted, does that mean I have to go?’

Lü Yang’s mind was incomparably clear, the lesson from Arhat Fulong still vivid in his memory!

‘One must be focused in doing things, not abandon the root for the branch, and even less should one be overly greedy. I can always dedicate another lifetime to scheme for that Grade One True Qi later.’

‘As for now?’

‘Better to first trap and kill these Combined Dao Great Cultivators of the Immortal Alliance, overthrow their rule, extract the Qi of Earth Phase, and break through to the mid-Foundation Establishment Realm!’

Therefore, from the very beginning, Lü Yang had no interest in Old Lin’s words, nor in the secrets behind the Innate True Person.

Everything he showed was merely a tactic to stall them, setting up the grand formation to trap everyone inside, and finally wipe them all out in one move!

“Formation, rise!”

Lü Yang formed a seal with his hand to activate the formation.

In an instant, countless beams of formation light surged up, gathering the limitless sea's spiritual energy from ten thousand miles around into a vast ocean!

Beneath everyone’s feet, the sea turned to stone!

The scenery of the seabed, once hidden beneath the waves, emerged one by one under the daylight, while monstrous waves rose all around, reaching the heavens.

Looking up to the sky, there was no longer any daylight or blue sky to be seen.

All that filled their vision was a vast river and sea suspended in the heavens, reflecting the sky’s light, drawing nearer and nearer, crashing down upon them!

In an instant, the entire sea seemed to wail.

Due to the intense evaporation of water vapor, dazzling rainbow lights even rose into the sky.

“Heavens...” a Combined Dao Great Cultivator could not help but groan softly.

This was no longer something human effort could achieve.

This was the might of heaven and earth!

Lü Yang, borrowing the power of the grand formation, stirred the vast ocean, causing billions of tons of seawater to overturn and crash down.

In front of this force, so-called Combined Dao Cultivators were no different from ants!

The next moment, the seawater fell.

Everyone hastily activated their protective lights, not to resist directly, but to push their mana to the limit and connect with the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Dou Shuai True Edict】 in the Immortal Alliance.

Human strength could not withstand such natural might.

To resist it, they could only elevate their status!

For a moment, radiant lights appeared on the bodies of all the Combined Dao Cultivators, empowering their Foundation Establishment status.

Clearly, they intended to use this status to withstand Lü Yang’s ocean bombardment.

However, Lü Yang, seeing this, revealed a slight smile.

Previously, after sitting in meditation for decades in the Primordial Saint Sect and outlasting Arhat Fulong, he had also studied formations and talismans, making rapid progress with the help of the Sky-Observing Instrument.

By now, he was already a Grade Six Formation Master!

And the formation before him was one he had meticulously derived—a Grade Six Formation, equivalent to the "Foundation Establishment" level in the field of formations.

How could it possibly fail to counter their status?

With this in mind, Lü Yang immediately took out the 【Abi Sword】.

“Go!”

Forming a seal, the 【Abi Sword】 fell into the center of the formation.

Under the sword’s influence, the previously clear blue seawater instantly turned into a towering sea of blood!

【Heaven-Filling Blood Sea Sword Formation Diagram】!

This formation was an advanced evolution of the 【Blood-Washing Heavenly River Sword Formation Diagram】 Lü Yang had created during his Qi Refining days!

Now empowered by the 【Abi Sword】, the blue ocean transformed entirely into a sea of blood, which also possessed Foundation Establishment level status.

With one heavy strike, it immediately crushed a Combined Dao Great Cultivator at the front, breaking his bones and tendons, his aura rapidly withering amid crackling sounds.

Next was the second, then the third...

In the end, only the oldest, most powerful, and deeply rooted Old Lin remained, still barely holding on, yet clearly at his limit.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The blood sea surged again and again.

Old Lin struggled desperately, yet his face showed a trace of unspeakable helplessness and frustration.

Strictly speaking, Lü Yang’s True Qi was actually inferior in quality to his.

The “True Dragon Fiend” refined through the Nine Transforming Dragon Art was only Grade Three, while he, as a Combined Dao Great Cultivator, had True Qi that could rank as Grade Two in the inland regions.

Unfortunately, Lü Yang did not compete on quality!

With the formation’s empowerment and the vast ocean carrying the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, even if his quality was inferior, the overwhelming quantity was enough to completely crush him!

“Pfft!”

In the end, Old Lin could only let out a miserable howl, frozen like amber in the boundless sea of blood just like the other Combined Dao Great Cultivators.

Outside the 【Heaven-Filling Blood Sea Sword Formation Diagram】, Lü Yang stood with his hands behind his back, looking up to the sky.

“Still no sign of him.”

To be honest, he had thought that after suppressing so many Combined Dao Great Cultivators of the Immortal Alliance, Daoist Hong Yun would surely appear upon sensing it.

This 【Heaven-Filling Blood Sea Sword Formation Diagram】 had been prepared for him.

Yet, there was no reaction at all.

“I see... True Person Chong Guang must be watching Daoist Hong Yun at all times. If he appeared rashly and got discovered by True Person Chong Guang, that would truly be disastrous.”

At this thought, Lü Yang felt completely at ease.

Since Daoist Hong Yun could not come, there was nothing to fear!

In the next second, he took down a small gourd hanging at his waist, uncorked it, and an invisible, odorless, ethereal smoke drifted out.

【Three-Nine Soul-Dissolving Gourd】!

This treasure, paired with the Abi Sword, contained a wisp of 【Soul-Dissolving, Spirit-Scattering, God-Seizing Smoke】, which could still bewilder the soul of a Foundation Establishment True Person.

Lü Yang willed the smoke to enter the formation.

He did not immediately kill the Combined Dao Great Cultivators.

Instead, he first used the blood sea to suppress their physical bodies, then used the 【Soul-Dissolving, Spirit-Scattering, God-Seizing Smoke】 to suppress their souls.

“After all, I’m not born a bloodthirsty killer.”

Moreover, the true spirits of these people were not in their bodies but were entrusted to the 【Imperial Palace Golden Seal Dou Shuai True Edict】.

Killing them outright might actually let them escape.

“Almost forgot, there’s still one more.”

Lü Yang shifted his gaze and saw Guang Ming, who had just been far away, now rolling and crawling toward him, sliding on his knees in midair without a second word:

“Your Excellency’s divine might is unfathomable, this humble monk is in awe!”

“I am very familiar with the Immortal Alliance headquarters. If Your Excellency wishes to go, this humble monk is willing to lead the way! To be honest, I too dislike these overseas natives.”

Before Guang Ming could finish, Lü Yang waved his hand to interrupt him.

To be honest, Lü Yang had not thought much of Guang Ming when they first met.

The second time they met, he considered using him.

But by the third meeting, he had developed a bit of wariness.

Meeting once might be a coincidence, twice an accident.

But a third time? That was definitely intentional.

Especially in the vast overseas region, for the other party to encounter him again by chance, even a fool could tell there must be karmic entanglement.

Yet this person was still useful.

“. Very well, come with me.”

Lü Yang set aside his distractions, used his divine power to scoop up Guang Ming, and stored the formation along with the unconscious Combined Dao Cultivators into the 【Three-Nine Soul-Dissolving Gourd】.

Immediately after, he flew off in a streak of light, heading straight for the Immortal Alliance under Guang Ming’s guidance.

At this moment, the Immortal Alliance was already in chaos.

After all, the soul lamps of eleven Combined Dao Great Cultivators had all dimmed, almost extinguished.

For the mid-to-high-level cultivators of the Immortal Alliance, it was as if the sky had fallen.

Seeing this, Lü Yang did not hesitate and landed above the Immortal Alliance headquarters.

Using his divine power, he sealed the entire island, blocking the void and preventing anyone from entering or leaving.

The reason he had rushed over was to seize control of the situation as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, if anyone escaped, it would be difficult to manage later.

“Next comes extracting the Qi.”

To harvest the Earth Phase Qi, he had to first destroy the old order and establish a new one, removing the Immortal Alliance, the “great mountain” pressing down on the Biyang Cultivation World.

For other cultivators, this step might seem utterly baffling.

“Luckily, I hail from the Primordial Saint Sect.”

The Primordial Saint Sect had a complete and effective method for quickly destroying a force, neutralizing it, and ultimately taking full control.