The Demon with Holy Radiance

But this loss of control was certainly not something Life Crane wanted to see. It might not even be what the Golden Sun Daoist wanted, nor what the still-unknown Destructive wanted.

Pinning all his hopes on the Three Spiritual Light seemed to be his only option, but it was also the most unreliable.

Therefore... he had to have something that could break the deadlock!

’What could break the deadlock? It would have to be something no one could have predicted, something beyond everyone’s expectations.’

’Did he have such a thing?’

’He did!’

His greatest secret was a special ability unknown to anyone but himself: the power to identify the true information of all things and to purify and eliminate all the costs that anything related to cultivation in this world had to bear.

This was the thing that was beyond everyone’s comprehension and expectations.

This was the key to breaking the deadlock!

With this key in mind, Yang An’s next steps quickly became clear.

’Since Life Crane and the Golden Sun Daoist want me to gather the Three Spiritual Light and become this world’s Savior, I’ll just play along.’

In his previous life, there was a stratagem among the Thirty-Six Stratagems: create a diversion in the open while advancing secretly elsewhere.

’Thanks to my special ability, I can become the only person in this world capable of wielding the Forbidden Power, and perhaps even the only one qualified to fuse the Three Spiritual Light.’

’That means I can definitely rely on my unique strengths to forge an even more unique path.’

His mind made up, Yang An wiped the emotion from his face. He rummaged through the pile of rubble, found the buried meditation cushion, and plopped down onto it.

Now, it was time to prepare to fuse the complete Golden Sun and advance to the Insect Dao.

"You little punk, you still haven’t answered me. Have you figured out how to deal with that old geezer?"

The Bow Lady didn’t get a response and was incredibly curious. She had no idea what Yang An was planning.

"Of course I have."

Seeing how curious the Bow Lady was, Yang An had no choice but to answer.

"So, what are you going to do?"

"I’m going to... be a good, obedient apprentice."

"..."

The Bow Lady scoffed at that. But then she remembered how terrifying Life Crane’s current Cultivation Level was. It was true that Yang An couldn’t possibly resist him. It seemed he had no choice but to obey.

’Unless... unless Life Crane dies at the hands of someone else. But given what a sly old fox that geezer is, the chances of that are slim.’

’What in this world is more powerful than the Immortal Platform? No one knows.’

"I guess that’s the only way, then."

The Bow Lady knew Yang An was helpless right now, so she said with a deep sigh.

Hearing the Bow Lady’s sigh, Yang An smiled to himself. ’But I won’t say anything about a plan I’m not absolutely sure of. Besides, it involves my greatest secret. I can’t let it slip, not even to the Bow Lady.’

’Everyone thinks that any action is futile in the face of the mighty Immortal Platform. That’s perfect for me.’

Pushing those thoughts aside, he decided to focus on fusing with the Golden Sun.

Gazing at the soybean-sized, golden-glowing bead in his hand, Yang An quickly absorbed it into his body. He rapidly entered a state of cultivation, shielding himself from all external interference.

According to the object’s information, this fragment had been taken by Life Crane long ago and had even been contaminated.

Even one of the Three Spiritual Light—which the Golden Sun Daoist claimed could purify all the world’s contamination—had been polluted. The corruption was truly terrifying.

However, since Yang An had already fused with most of the Golden Sun Fragments, this new piece was of the same origin and didn’t require Purification. He only needed to fuse with it, and he would not have to bear any cost.

This was one of the benefits of his special ability: once an item was purified, any other items of the same origin no longer needed Purification.

’If I want to break the deadlock, this is definitely something I can use.’

The missing piece of the Golden Sun entered Yang An’s body and was quickly drawn to the Golden Sun already within him. It dissolved into light, flowing like water until it finally merged.

But this didn’t mean the fusion was successful. At that very moment, the Golden Sun Daoist appeared once more.

Yang An’s consciousness was dragged into an illusory space filled with golden light. Seeing the Golden Sun Daoist again did not surprise him.

Moon Shadow had once replicated and disguised itself as the Golden Sun, even flawlessly copying the projection of the Golden Sun Daoist within it.

After seeing the real Golden Sun Daoist this time, nothing unexpected happened. Just like before, the Golden Sun Daoist explained his identity to Yang An, explained the existence of the Three Spiritual Light, and stated his desire for Yang An to become the Savior.

The Golden Sun Daoist seemed to be mechanically executing a command to explain all this to Yang An. He had some degree of self-expression, but not much.

’If I had to describe the Golden Sun Daoist I’m seeing, it’d be like a modern AI robot. Everything he does seems to be part of a pre-set program he’s just responsible for executing.’

’Does the real Golden Sun Daoist still exist? Is he still alive?’

Yang An couldn’t help but wonder. ’The possibility is high. I’ve only obtained the Golden Sun, one of the Three Spiritual Light. The Jade Mirror and Taibai are still out there. Perhaps the real Golden Sun Daoist is waiting for me beyond them.’

Finally, under the watch of the Golden Sun Daoist’s projection, Yang An began the fusion process.

The fusion process took more than two full months.

This was much slower than the first time Yang An had fused with the Golden Sun. Back then, he had been in a life-or-death crisis, facing the threat of Boundary Repairer He. He had no choice but to succeed.

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