I Count as a Mastermind Too!

Snow swirled through the air. Lu Yang stood in a dark robe that snapped in the wind, smiling as he studied Hongyun and Hongju before him, his fingers fixed in a Dharma Seal.

There were generally two ways to enlighten a Fate-Form Body.

The first was naturally to use oneself for the enlightenment—in other words, the art of Avatars. Its advantage was that both sides were willing, making the enlightenment relatively easy.

The second was to use someone else for the enlightenment.

That was considerably more difficult, and the higher the cultivation, the harder it became. Especially once one reached the Foundation Establishment Realm: with the Sea of Consciousness tightly guarded, there was simply no opening to exploit.

What's more, Hongyun is an orthodox True Lord.

Back in the Celestial Court, the wonders of Moral Cultivation had been enough for me to fool those hereditary Heretical True Lords into becoming idiots, lining up to willingly join the Righteous Banner.

But I can't do that to Hongyun.

Don't be fooled by how thoroughly I have him lost in the clouds right now. That's only because I haven't gone too far. The moment I do something excessive, he'll definitely snap awake.

The key lay in Gold Nature.

Although Gold Nature was something used in the Grotto-Heaven Method in place of a Dao Heart, there was no denying that it had indeed replaced some of the Dao Heart's functions.

*The difference between the two is like the difference between an external object and one's own body. Both preserve the True Self. Cultivating a Dao Heart strengthens the True Self, while cultivating Gold Nature is more like putting a sturdy suit of armor around it. Naturally, the latter is more useful in the early stages, but the further one goes, the greater the role