Chapter 958 - 953: Working with Ang Xiao is Truly a Pleasure!

Chapter 958: Chapter 953: Working with Ang Xiao is Truly a Pleasure!

In the dim universe, the Great Net of Karma Links overlapped and intertwined chaotically, weaving the "history" of this world. Every thread of the net was surging Time.

And it was upon one of these very grid cells that Lü Yang’s figure emerged.

"Hoho!" Lü Yang lowered his eyes and looked at the grid cell beneath his feet. It was visibly dozens of times larger than the others, and the karmic links forming it were absurdly thick.

"Makes sense. It is the millennium cataclysm, after all. If you ask me, this grid is actually quite small. Oh, right, this battle is only the beginning of the millennium cataclysm. Profound Wall hasn’t joined the fray yet. As for the Immortal Pivot... it might not just be what I’m seeing now. The Four Dogs of the Immortal Core are definitely still hiding some cards."

Lü Yang turned his gaze toward the dim universe. There, countless karmic links faintly flickered in and out of sight, ready at any moment to weave brand-new grids and form entirely new karmic events.

"Incredible. Truly incredible," he praised, before withdrawing his gaze. "And this is merely what I can see. The Bhagavat’s perspective must be even higher, capable of seeing more karmic links and potential futures."

Though the future was close at hand, it was not the goal of his current trip. He had come to seek the past. The next second, he raised the Artifact in his hand.

"Go!"

Boundless multicolored light merged into the Great Net of Karma Links beneath his feet. Centered around Lü Yang, it began a rapid search, causing a sudden, throbbing pain between his eyebrows.

This sensation felt as if a hole had been torn at the bottom of his Spiritual Space. Majestic Spiritual perception poured out uncontrollably, fully integrating into the Time Shifting Device to ensure the Artifact could operate and deduce the karmic links. And even this was merely a search for the personal history directly related to him.

With his true body here acting as an anchor, the search was somewhat easier.

But what if he expanded it to the entire Immortal Pivot? If he were no longer limited to himself, how would he lock onto history and find the karmic links that met his requirements?

"Never mind," Lü Yang quickly stopped his train of thought. This was not something he could figure out at his current Realm. Fortunately, he now had a fairly simple shortcut.

A moment later, his eyes suddenly lit up. "Found it!"

The next second, he followed the multicolored light and instantly slipped into the locked karmic history. The light and shadows before his eyes shifted, presenting a karmic scene.

Soon, a voice reached his ears. "It should be you giving me benefits, Senior!"

The familiar voice and self-righteous tone made Lü Yang unable to hold back a faint smile, while simultaneously prompting him to conceal himself even more carefully.

He had already utilized the Cataclysm Launcher to modify his imagery, transforming into a Heart Demon’s body. Beside him were the Primordial Celestial Demon and Minor Metal. The three simultaneously triggered the formless transformation of the Heart Demon, merging into the gentle breeze of the Celestial Court. They quietly looked toward the Celestial Court, their gazes landing on the two people conversing.

One was Lü Yang himself, and the other was Ang Xiao.

"This is the last time I met Ang Xiao before heading to the Star Palace," he thought. "Whether it’s him or me from back then, neither should have the ability to detect my current self."

Ang Xiao went without saying. Traveling merely in his Earth-Walking Avatar, he might not even be able to defeat Lü Yang’s current self, let alone detect him.

As for himself?

"At this time, I consciously lowered my senses toward the outside world," he reasoned. "So it shouldn’t be a big problem."

This was the advantage of wandering through one’s own karmic history. He knew where he could manipulate things and where he couldn’t, giving him an incredibly high ceiling for operation.

"Then what about my benefits?"

"..."

While Lü Yang pondered, the conversation below came to an end. Ang Xiao’s eyes twitched slightly, and then he stood straight up, ready to leave the place.

"This naturally evil old ghost is definitely cursing me as a Sword Species in his heart right now," he mumbled inwardly.

Lü Yang quickly followed. A gust of sinister wind blew out of nowhere into Ang Xiao’s Spiritual Space, disappearing along with him from the Profound Spirit Realm.

The next second, Lü Yang found his perspective shifting. When he looked back, he had already arrived at the Overseas Skyline. He had once heard Ang Xiao explain that beyond the Skyline lay an endless abyss, and diving into it would lead to the Netherworld. What was Ang Xiao doing here?

Just then, Ang Xiao spoke up. "Come out."

Ang Xiao stood with his hands behind his back, the smoke around him turbulent. He let out a cold laugh. "Did you think I didn’t notice? Daoist who quietly slipped into my Spiritual Space."

BOOM!

In an instant, Lü Yang felt the entire karmic scene begin to shake slightly. Faintly, fine cracks even started to appear.

"Is the karmic scene about to shatter!?" he thought in alarm. "Did Ang Xiao discover me? No, that’s not right. If Ang Xiao had already discovered me, the karmic scene would have shattered instantly, rather than just tottering on the brink of collapse like it is now. Does that mean... he’s bluffing?"

Lü Yang instantly cleared his mind. After pondering for a moment, he immediately formed a Daoist Hand Seal. The sinister wind drifted through the Spiritual Space, gently stirring Ang Xiao’s emotions.

Five Poison Heart!

Almost simultaneously, Ang Xiao’s exposed, narrow eyes twitched slightly. A trace of inexplicable ripples suddenly surfaced in his originally lake-like mind.

It was jealousy.

"To think that the Immortal Monarch of Tribulation could actually grasp the Fruit Arcana of the Fruit of Rampart Earth. That’s a treasure even I drool over..."

...Hmm?

What the hell!

Ang Xiao immediately realized something was wrong. Being jealous of a Middle Stage of Golden Core cultivator? Don’t make him laugh. How could he possibly have such a meaningless and strange thought?

"No, wait, this emotion came out of nowhere," he thought. "If someone wanted to divert my attention, they should have used methods I couldn’t detect. Instead, this thought made me instantly realize something was off... Does that mean the other party isn’t hiding, but rather trying to remind me of something? Remind me of what? The Fruit of Rampart Earth? Karmic links..."

As Ang Xiao’s thoughts deepened, Lü Yang gradually frowned. "Damn, was this kind of hint too blatant after all?"

Ang Xiao was about to discover the truth! The cracks in the karmic scene were multiplying. Once Ang Xiao had his sudden realization, the karmic scene would shatter immediately, and his trip would have been for nothing.

But just then.

"Hmph!"

Ang Xiao suddenly stopped thinking. He then gave a cold laugh, summoned a Veil of the Trees, and slapped it down onto his own head with a backhand motion.

The shattering of the karmic scene came to a screeching halt.

After a moment, Ang Xiao raised his head again, his gaze calm. "Hmm... I just concealed a piece of memory, but it wasn’t a harmful one.

"What was the hint I left for myself?

"Ah, it told me to refer to some sudden thoughts, not to doubt them casually, and not to overthink them. Moreover, I’m supposed to say this hint out loud.

"Very good."

With that said, Ang Xiao stood with his hands behind his back. He said nothing more, clearly adopting a stance of giving up on thinking and waiting for "inexplicable thoughts" to appear.

In response, Lü Yang couldn’t help but clap his hands and laugh.

"As expected of you, Ang Xiao!" he thought. "You don’t need me to worry too much. Just a tiny hint, and you can act perfectly according to my intentions. We really are the best of friends in the world."

With this in mind, Lü Yang immediately activated the Heart Magic to influence Ang Xiao’s emotions.

"Hmm... interesting," Ang Xiao soon reacted, speaking frankly. "I actually just felt curious about the Immortal Monarch of Tribulation and wanted to attack him?

"No, that’s not right.

"The Master of Tribulation is obviously connected to the Bhagavat. He is not my enemy, but rather a friend... Hmm, I unexpectedly developed a sense of goodwill toward this Master of Tribulation.

"Friends? Helping each other?

"Interesting. Should I help him? How? He must have his own things to do. I can’t leave the Netherworld, so I can only help him from within it.

"Whatever he is doing that can draw the Bhagavat’s attention must definitely be related to the Master of Dao.

"In that case, the only way I can help him is to... attain the Netherworld at a critical moment to draw attention away from him. When is the critical moment?"

A smile gradually surfaced in Ang Xiao’s eyes.

"Interesting. I suddenly feel killing intent toward him again.

"Does that mean it’s when he’s about to be killed? He should at least encounter a crisis, though with his strength, he probably wouldn’t actually die.

"So, escaping?

"When he encounters a crisis and then manages to escape, I will attain the Netherworld to draw attention for him... Haha, is this using me as a meat shield?

"Hmm... no matter.

"The fact that I’m generating so many thoughts must be related to the Bhagavat. That being the case, it should be..."

SLAP!

Before he could finish speaking, Ang Xiao abruptly raised his hand and slapped another Veil of the Trees onto his face, restabilizing the nearly collapsing karmic scene.

"Hmm, I forgot some things again," he mused. "But the memories I left behind tell me it’s fine. Although my emotions are a bit off, I don’t need to think deeply about it; I just need to adopt the final conclusion.

"When the Immortal Monarch of Tribulation gets injured but successfully escapes, I will attain the Netherworld."

"It worked!"

Lü Yang narrowly avoided laughing out loud. Without another word, he directly left this karmic scene and anchored the brand-new karmic link into the Great Net of Karma Links.

Change the cause, alter the effect!

"Ang Xiao, working with you is truly a pleasure!"