Struggling to Survive with Regression Power in the Primordial Saint Sect

【Blessed Land of the Mysterious Capital】!

In an instant, Lu Yang opened the Heavenly Gate above his head, drawing forth the myriad vistas within the 【Blessed Land of the Mysterious Capital】—pavilions, palaces, and tens of thousands of dwellings all began to manifest!

Compared to Hongtian, he didn’t even need to manifest divine abilities one by one. Instead, he fused them all into one, gathering into a brilliance as if containing ten thousand Dao. With that, a brilliant eruption occurred—melding with the golden essence, elevating the mysteries, raising the blessed land high into the air—he stepped directly into the Foundation Establishment Realm!

The speed of it all was astounding!

When Hongtian had sought the Golden Core, he had to manifest each divine ability step by step, building the stairway carefully, fearing a waste of golden essence. But Lu Yang had no such hesitation.

“Boom!”

A thunderous roar echoed as a magnificent golden radiance lifted beneath Lu Yang’s feet, transforming into a golden bridge stretching from beneath him directly into the realm of the 【Heavenly Fire】!

A smooth path to the heavens—achieved in a single stride!

Lu Yang’s sudden outburst caught everyone off guard. With no prior buildup, by the time the world’s Foundation Establishment cultivators reacted, he had already stepped onto the golden bridge.

Wherever the bridge passed, the Foundation Establishment Realm quaked. Lu Yang’s figure blazed with brilliance; sun and moon rotated around him, and all the world’s fate coalesced at this moment. So vast was this convergence that it surpassed illusion and transformed into real manifestations—True Dragon, Vermilion Bird, Black Tortoise, White Tiger—all appeared in vivid radiance.

All was the natural culmination.

Thus, Lu Yang strolled casually upon the golden bridge, still finding time to look around and gaze down upon the world, like a traveler enjoying the scenery along the road.

At the same time, the entire Foundation Establishment Realm resonated with him.

Mountains, rivers, sun, moon, beings, palaces—the glory of all Nine Provinces seemed to converge upon him alone, rendering him transcendental, like an immortal ascending in flight.

On the other side, the 【Heavenly Fire】 responded as well.

No summons, no gaze—only the sun and moon falling from the sky as the once lofty 【Heavenly Fire】 unexpectedly descended on its own toward Lu Yang!

So fast—unbelievably so!

In just a few blinks, Lu Yang had already arrived before the 【Heavenly Fire】. Without hesitation, he guided the blessed land and rammed straight toward the Fruit Position.

“Dang——!”

A tremendous reverberation echoed through the Foundation Establishment Realm. Some of the weaker, newly established cultivators even vomited blood, their fragile Dao Foundations tottering.

Before the 【Heavenly Fire】, Lu Yang let out a deep sigh.

“Still... too late.”

Right before him, an invisible great net had separated him from the 【Heavenly Fire】. One side blocked his entry, the other side descended upon the Fruit Position.

It was the 【Laws of the Immortal Kingdom】!

Staring at this wondrous treasure that had helped him so much yet now barred his final path, Lu Yang’s face showed a trace of disappointment.

In that moment, he had hoped to launch a surprise assault while everyone’s attention was elsewhere and seize the Fruit Position directly. After his debate with Hongtian, he had meditated for ten more years—his Dao attainments already complete. If he could catch the Dao Court off guard, it would’ve been a perfect outcome.

“.What a pity.”

Lu Yang calmed his emotions, and the disappointment faded from his face: “Still, perhaps this is better. Let’s have it out in one final battle and end all these karmic threads!”

With those words, all depth vanished from Lu Yang’s expression.

Instead, he burst into hearty laughter.

Amid his laughter, he stepped forward once more. The golden bridge beneath him, gathering myriad phenomena, all converged into one and crashed thunderously toward the great net!

“This thing—I’ve hated it for a long time!”

A butterfly caught in a spiderweb—even if it escaped by chance, the web remained, intact and ever-ready to ensnare again.

So long as it remained, his heart would not be free.

He would tear it apart!

In the next second, Lu Yang wielded the 【Tribulation‑Overcoming Wave】, empowered by the 【Unyielding Sword Intent】. Sword Qi tore through the present world, shattering the Thirty-Six Layers of Gang Clouds, and thunder roared across the sky:

“Kill——!!!”