Just a Useful Pawn in the Stain Sect

Chapter 645: Chapter 640: A Sudden Change in the Situation

The form that Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s Void Certificate, the Fruit of Money, manifested in the Sea of Suffering was completely different from a Fruit Position. Instead, it was more like a Great Dao.

It was a great path, and also the "Great Dao"!

This gave Lü Yang a great deal of inspiration, even causing him to ponder many things. ’Above a Perfected Lord, what is a Daoist Master? How can one reach the Nascent Soul Realm?’

Based on his past experiences, a Foundation-Stage Cultivator was someone who elevated themself from the Current World to the Foundation Establishment Realm. A Perfected Lord was someone who ascended from the Foundation Establishment Realm to the Sea of Suffering. So what about a Nascent Soul Daoist Lord? Did they have to travel to some Supreme Domain even higher than the Sea of Suffering?

If that were the case, how would one get there?

Taiyin Immortal Venerable had provided the answer. To break away from the Fruit Position and manifest a Great Dao, with one end rooted in the Sea of Suffering and the other leading above it—perhaps that was the method to reach Nascent Soul!

’This method can’t be used with a Fruit Position.’

Not even an Emperor Fruit would work, because a Fruit Position was a self-contained system of ideations. Its foundation was already set, making it impossible to manifest a Great Dao.

To walk this path, one could only rely on a Void Certificate!

This was because a Fruit Position from a Void Certificate possessed the limitless potential to devour the waters of the Sea of Suffering and strengthen itself. It could grow continuously, unbound by anything.

"Hmph..."

Lü Yang sat on his Spirit Platform, calming his mind and steadying his breath. The thought in his heart grew ever firmer: ’Grotto Heaven Forged True Treasure. This will be my first step in seeking a Void Certificate in the future.’

In this life, that would be his priority!

Thinking of this, Lü Yang formed a Daoist Hand Seal and took out the Righteous Banner. He then summoned Progenitor Tingyou, Demon-Vanquishing Perfected, and Summon.

"Everyone, come and give it a try!"

Lü Yang spread his hands and said with a smile, "This place is suitable for Enlightenment. You can deduce your future paths, and you might all gain something... Oh, Progenitor, you won’t be needing this."

After all, with Progenitor Tingyou’s world-shocking wisdom, the collective computational power channeled by the Spirit Platform wouldn’t just fail to accelerate his Enlightenment—it might even hold him back. However, for Demon-Vanquishing Perfected and Summon, the Spirit Platform was still very useful. Progenitor Tingyou was, after all, the exception.

Soon, the four of them were sitting cross-legged.

Before entering Meditation, Lü Yang looked at Demon-Vanquishing Perfected. "By the way, Fellow Daoist Demon-Vanquisher, as you deduce your future path this time, perhaps you can try to forge a Dao for yourself."

"A Dao?"

Demon-Vanquishing Perfected was taken aback. After hearing Lü Yang’s detailed explanation of his recent epiphany regarding the "Great Dao," a contemplative look appeared on his face.

"I’ll try..."

Seeing this, Lü Yang nodded in satisfaction. He then turned to Progenitor Tingyou and said with some embarrassment, "I’ll have to trouble you to be our Protector again, Progenitor."

"Not at all."

Progenitor Tingyou smiled faintly at his words, his eyes gazing intently down below the Celestial Mansion Ninth Layer. Ideations swirled in the depths of his eyes, as if he too had reached some understanding.

.......

In the Sea of Suffering, the endlessly churning seawater, formed from infinite ideations, parted to all sides, revealing a magnificent sight on the seabed.

It was a great path.

However, unlike the Great Dao of Taiyin Immortal Venerable that stretched up above the Sea of Suffering, this great path was completely submerged within it, its two ends shattered.

It was broken.

It was as if a Great Dao that once led straight to the Other Shore had been sundered by someone, causing it to fall into the Sea of Suffering, where it lay buried by the water, silent until this day.

Only today did it finally see the light of day again.

On that fractured Great Dao stood Si Chou, one hand behind his back, the other holding the Profound Pearl Fruit Position that Lü Yang had manifested from his Void Certificate.

With every passing second, he rapidly merged with the fractured Great Dao beneath his feet, his figure growing more and more illusory. In the process, the face he had manifested in the Celestial Mansion grew increasingly real. He had now taken the Pure Heaven as his own, and of his five facial features, only the eyes had yet to return to their place.

At this moment, Si Chou was filled with emotion.

"Soon... I’m about to succeed... Bhagavat, First Saint, just you wait! When I return to the Other Shore, I will not let you off easy!"

Just as he was reveling in his future prospects, a voice suddenly cut through the air.

"You think you’re worthy of settling scores with the Progenitor?"

The moment her voice fell, a golden light flowed through the Sea of Suffering. It was the power of the Fruit of Money. Then, Taiyin Immortal Venerable stepped out from within the golden light.

"You again..."

Si Chou’s brow furrowed slightly at the sight of her, but he chuckled. "Come to tell me again that I’m not the real Daoist Master, just a remnant of Divine Will? Trying to disturb my Dao Heart with such words?"

"Don’t even dream of it!"

"My will is like iron. How could a junior like you possibly shake it?"

Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s expression remained cold and indifferent upon hearing his words. Behind her, a Great Dao shimmering with golden light appeared, empowering her.

Then, she formed a hand seal, pressing it against her chest as she recited:

"That guileless lad, holding cloth to trade for silk. He comes not for silk, but with designs on me."

As her voice faded, the golden Great Dao behind her immediately transformed. It gradually dimmed, and its two ends fractured, taking on a strange and sinister form.

The next second, Si Chou’s expression changed dramatically.

"How audacious!"

At the same time, the instant the golden Great Dao behind Taiyin Immortal Venerable became a fractured one, a golden light emerged from the shattered Great Dao beneath Si Chou’s feet.

The two had been swapped out of thin air!

And after the swap, the Profound Pearl Fruit Position in Si Chou’s hand, which he was using to merge with the Great Dao, became useless. It even began to exhibit a strong rejection reaction.

Seeing this, the corners of Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s lips curled up slightly.

What was the Fruit of Money?

The so-called Fruit of Money was certainly not some useless scrap of paper like an Immortal Talisman. Its essence was "Transaction"—bartering one thing for another. At its core, it was the exchange of resources.

Just now, she had used her own Fruit of Money Great Dao as collateral to make a deal with Si Chou, forcibly "borrowing" his fractured Great Dao. Since the essence of the fractured Great Dao was far superior to her own, she would not only have to return it later but also pay an additional sum of interest.

Of course, Taiyin Immortal Venerable had no intention of paying any interest.

The method was simple: just kill Si Chou before the payment was due. After all, if the creditor was dead, there was naturally no need to repay the debt.

At this thought, Taiyin Immortal Venerable immediately changed her hand seal.

At that moment, the ideation of the Taiyin Moist Earth reappeared around her, linking together to form a vast graveyard, from which a magnificent tomb emerged.

Its name was:

The Tomb of Daoist Master Si Chou!

At the same time, the light of a laurel moon surfaced in the depths of Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s eyes. Her crimson lips parted slightly as she finalized her hand seal and uttered a clear, resonant magical sound:

"The Daoist Master is dead, buried in Taiyin!"

In an instant, Si Chou’s face paled. Memories involuntarily surfaced in his mind—scenes from his past, from his birth to his suppression.

Taiyin Immortal Venerable’s technique was extremely targeted. Using the forbidden Knowledge that "the Daoist Master is dead" in coordination with the Taiyin ideation, the moment Si Chou’s past memories surfaced, great clods of earth appeared all around him. His vision spun as if the world were turning upside down, and in a daze, he fell into darkness.

He was being buried!

The Tomb of Daoist Master Si Chou pressed down heavily on him as vast amounts of earth covered him, on the verge of completely burying all his divine power.

Seeing this, Taiyin Immortal Venerable finally let out a sigh of relief.

’Fortunately... the Divine Will Body of this entity is still suppressed on the 9th Layer. After being worn down by me for so many years, not much of its Mighty Power remains.’

However, at that very moment—BOOM!

The graveyard forged from the Taiyin Moist Earth began to tremble violently. The ideation crumbled inch by inch, and even the Tomb of Daoist Master Si Chou started to shake!

In an instant, Taiyin Immortal Venerable understood what had happened.

Her gaze pierced through the Sea of Suffering and reached the Current World, only to see that Du Xuan Immortal Monarch had released his suppression of the Sun and Moon Realm, allowing it to return to its rightful place!

Meanwhile, within the Celestial Mansion.

Gazing at the magnificent face above, which now had all five of its features, Du Xuan Immortal Monarch let out a long breath. "My apologies, Immortal Venerable... I, too, have a heart that seeks the Dao!"

Siding with the Immortal Core Demon Dao was certainly one option.

However, how could gilding the lily compare to providing aid in a time of need? What’s more, this was providing timely aid to a Daoist Master. The benefits of doing so would be far greater for him!

The next second, he turned his gaze toward the Celestial Mansion Ninth Layer.

Next, he only needed to go there and release Si Chou’s Divine Will Body. As for Lü Yang, who was currently stationed on the 9th Layer... he didn’t give him a second thought.

A little Demon from the Immortal Pivot.

Killing him would be as easy as turning over his hand!