Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect Chapter 531: False Possession of Heavenly Fire!

This time around, although he was still falsely holding a Golden Position, Lu Yang’s experience was entirely different from the previous life.

In his past life, although he had also falsely possessed 【Overturned Lamp Fire】, his opponent back then—【True Lord of Heaven-Bearing Virtue】—no matter how weak, was still an orthodox True Lord.

So from beginning to end, he had been pletely overpowered.

If not for 【True Lord of Heaven-Bearing Virtue】 nearing the end of his lifespan, burning his cave heaven, and Lu Yang having the 【Has Some Tricks】 innate talent as his fallback, he would likely have been killed long ago.

But this time, his opponent was the 【Dragon-Serpent Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva】—a heterodox True Lord. That changed everything. This was truly a battle between equals, allowing Lu Yang to fight without reservation. At this moment, he freely unfolded his Dharma Body. With a fierce glare, brilliant talismanic script ignited in his eyes:

‘【Sunlit Imperial Radiance Talisman】!’

At that instant, both sides were locked in eye contact. Lu Yang suddenly cast a dharma seal—golden light blazed, cutting off divine sense. Instantly, the 【Dragon-Serpent Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva】 saw only blackness.

Lu Yang was elated.

‘It actually worked!’

At the True Lord realm, most techniques learned during the Foundation Establishment stage were already ineffective—just like how great divine powers from the Qi Refining stage became useless in Foundation Establishment.

Among True Lords, fruit position was everything.

All methods relied on the profundities of one’s fruit position. Any other technique, even if bolstered by a True Lord’s status, amounted to nothing more than harmless tricks.

The premise, of course, was—

—that the opponent was orthodox.

If it were 【True Lord of Heaven-Bearing Virtue】 standing here, then the 【Sunlit Imperial Radiance Talisman】 would have had no effect whatsoever, only drawing ridicule upon usage.

But for the 【Dragon-Serpent Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva】, the move proved effective. Though weakened to a degree, it still inflicted damage. As joy swelled in Lu Yang’s heart, he began to understand more clearly why heterodox True Lords were looked down upon by their orthodox counterparts—the gap was undeniable.

Even as Lu Yang pondered this, his actions never slowed.

Seeing the 【Dragon-Serpent Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva】 caught off guard, he swiftly changed hand seals and exhaled a stream of blazing fire. Within the flames, light was born—illuminating mountains, rivers, and peaks:

‘【Radiance of Upper Golden Chalice and Jade Light】!’

That wasn’t all—the raging sea of fire began to manifest countless armaments, charging forward with the thunder of war cries, wave after wave, pouncing relentlessly.

【Beacon Flame Suiyang Scroll】!

In the next instant, the 【Dragon-Serpent Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva】 pressed his palms together, and Buddhist light unfurled slowly behind him, instantly forming tens of thousands of arms.

Those arms stretched out freely, just like the halo behind his head. Every single palm at this moment was performing a different gesture—thousands upon thousands of mudras and dharma seals were conjured by the 【Dragon-Serpent Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva】. Ultimately, all arms converged and overlapped with his right hand—fingers clenched into a tight fist.

“Rumble—!”

Though it was merely a clenched fist, the Bodhisattva’s aura surged violently—as if he had gripped an entire world.

At the same time, his lips slowly parted:

“Prajñāpāramitā!”

With the blessing of the mantra—this wisdom from the other shore—imbued into his fist, it became a power capable of reigning supreme. One punch shattered the sea of flames!

After the strike, the 【Dragon-Serpent Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva】 instantly leapt back.

“Heh.” Lu Yang chuckled softly.

Though his opponent was swift, and the fist radiated Buddhist light that masked all anomalies, Lu Yang still noticed the clue.

That palm, which had burst apart the sea of flames, now bore a trace of charred black.

“You’re injured!”

Though the wound was healed in the next moment by the Bodhisattva, the very fact that his otherwise flawless golden body had been injured revealed his distress.

The same tactic, which had done nothing against 【True Lord of Heaven-Bearing Virtue】 in his past life, now forced the 【Dragon-Serpent Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva】 into a clumsy response.

‘As expected, bullying the weak is the most satisfying!’

In that moment, Lu Yang felt utterly invigorated—this was the kind of opponent he ought to be fighting!

‘And if I remember right, this guy is closely tied to 【Ang Xiao】. Beating him up is practically the same as beating 【Ang Xiao】!’

With that thought, Lu Yang grew even more motivated and once again urged the sea of fire forward.

However, on the other side, the mood of the 【Dragon-Serpent Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva】 was anything but good. He raised his hands in a lotus gesture and brought forth an artifact:

‘【Sun-Bearing Scroll】!’

It turned out to be a scripture. As the pages turned, it absorbed every last bit of Lu Yang’s fire-powered assault that had fused with his dharma and fruit-position imagery.

This was a treasure the 【Dragon-Serpent Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva】 had once crafted to prove his attainment of 【Soil Within Sand】. Unfortunately, it had been forged using his own heterodox fruit power, not an orthodox one. Thus, it wasn’t a true treasure—at most, a treasure embryo—but it still bore the imagery profundities of 【Soil Within Sand】.

What was 【Soil Within Sand】?

【Soil Within Sand】 carried yang qi, symbolizing lands that transformed through mountain and valley changes. The coiling palace of dragon and serpent—it all revolved around “transformation,” enpassing innumerable variations.

Of course, the Bodhisattva himself could not achieve all that.

However, his heterodox fruit position was named 【Myriad Transformations】—which naturally implied endless change. At this moment, transformation began, and the roar of rushing water echoed—

It was water-element imagery!

From the 【Sun-Bearing Scroll】 surged towering waves—waters of the celestial river emerged in torrents. The intersecting imagery instantly doused the fiery battlefield.

Witnessing this, the 【Dragon-Serpent Coiling Shadow Bodhisattva】 felt a bit of relief.

With the power of transformation, his bat strength might not be overwhelming, but it offered stability and left no weaknesses. Against any tactic, he could counter with an appropriate marvel.

‘As long as I stall for time, he will lose the ability to maintain false possession. I’ll win without needing to fight further!’

‘I’ve won!’

On the other side, Lu Yang’s brows furrowed slightly.

After all, this was only false possession—he could not draw upon the core profundities of a fruit position. While he could still suppress a heterodox True Lord, he lacked a decisive killing blow.

Unless—

A grin stretched across Lu Yang’s face. Not only was he unbothered, he looked even more eager. He looked up to the sky, where the endless firmament showed not only the 【Overturned Lamp Fire】 he had lit through false possession, but also a shining star favoring him—【Heavenly Fire】!

In the next moment, Lu Yang formed a seal and began chanting.

‘True Method of Shifting the Correct Positions of Kan and Li!’

At that moment, the 【Yama Palace】—which had been affixed to the 【Overturned Lamp Fire】—rumbled and began to move. It detached from the 【Overturned Lamp Fire】 and slowly shifted its position!

‘The hardest part of this method lies in locating the 【Correct Positions of Kan and Li】.’

‘After all, those positions belong exclusively to 【Heavenly Fire】, which constantly changes. To Foundation Establishment cultivators, it's unfathomably profound and nearly impossible to lock onto.’

‘But I’m different!’

‘Of the Five Regions under Heaven, I’ve already obtained four—only Jiangxi remains. 【Heavenly Fire】 favors me. Locating the 【Correct Positions of Kan and Li】 is no trouble for me!’

In an instant, all mortal and cultivator eyes across the Five Regions turned upward.

There, they saw Lu Yang’s ignited fruit-star slowly shifting, merging with that sun-and-moon-like, high-suspended, world-overlooking 【Heavenly Fire】.

Finally—an explosive burst of dazzling brilliance!

‘.Success!’

With the backing of the 【Laws of the Immortal Kingdom】, and after countless simulations since acquiring this True Method from Chongguang, Lu Yang executed it seamlessly.

Everything flowed like water.

False Possession of 【Heavenly Fire】!