Chapter 651: Cause of the Past, Fruit of Today!Receiving Immortal Venerable Taiyin's approval, [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] instantly smiled.
He was not the true World Honored One after all, just a Tathagata Honored One enlightened by the World Honored One. Although his status was extremely high, enough to compare with a Great Perfected Lord, he also had limits.
At least if they really fought, he was probably not Immortal Venerable Taiyin's opponent.
So from the beginning, he knew very well that the void attainment dao fruit in his hand must be given. If he didn't give it, Immortal Venerable Taiyin would take the initiative to snatch it.
Since that's the case, might as well do a favor with little effort.
Thinking of this, [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] immediately threw the profound pearl in his hand to Immortal Venerable Taiyin, then with a thought, returned directly to reality.
He wanted to capture Lu Yang!
Before when I comprehended myself, the World Honored One once sent down a decree, wanting me to convert another person with destiny.
Lu Yang... Du Huan... who exactly is he.
This child has extremely many secrets on his body, very likely the reincarnation of a certain Saint Sect Perfected Lord from a distant era. If I can convert him, it would also be a merit.
In the next second, [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] appeared in the Celestial Court.
However, this place was already empty. The only thing left was a round ball, inside which was impressively Immortal Lord Duxuan, sealed and suppressed by layers of concepts.
"Hmm? Ran away?"
At this moment, Lu Yang was already in the outer heaven light sea.
After all, with his keenness as a "Saint Sect Perfected Lord", how could he stay foolishly in place after seeing the World Honored One? What difference was that from seeking death?
Of course, Lu Yang also knew very well that even fleeing into the outer heaven light sea wasn't safe. Therefore, as soon as he entered the light sea, he directly escaped into the Void. This place isolated all sensing from the outside world, considered a natural haven. Although one couldn't stay for long, using it temporarily was still fine.
"What to do next?"
Sitting upright in the void darkness, Lu Yang couldn't help rubbing his brow center: "Damn World Honored One, chasing me relentlessly all day. I'm really afraid I have to restart this time."
The only fortunate thing was that the comer was not the World Honored One's true body.
Otherwise, at the moment the other party appeared, he should have already had nowhere to flee. Being able to escape now showed that he still had a glimmer of survival.
Unless absolutely necessary, Lu Yang didn't want to restart.
Thinking in a good direction, at least the plotting and layout on the Celestial Court side are already clear. This life is given; the next life is when I operate.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang closed his eyes and began to ponder.
Where should I go?
Returning to the Immortal Nexus is absolutely impossible. [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata]is chasing me; going back is seeking death. But I also have nowhere else to go.
Lu Yang sensed clearly that [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] and the Tathagata Honored One who stopped him from seeking gold before were not the same thing. The materials used for both were completely different. One was enlightened by the World Honored One out of thin air, creating something from nothing. The other was enlightened using a Dao Lord's corpse as nourishment.
Probably... it comparable to a Great Perfected Lord.
The more Lu Yang thought, the more helpless he felt in his heart. This crisis was even more exaggerated than [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao]. What stood out was bullying the weak with the strong.
How to play this?
As for the Saint Sect Ancestor, Lu Yang didn't count on him even more.
Reaching this step... I'm afraid I have already been reduced to an abandoned piece. It shows that my previous behavior of quickly attaining the dao fruit through void attainment was actually not very useful.
That's right, he caused a little trouble for Immortal Venerable Taiyin and the World Honored One.
But he didn't break the game.
There should be a better operation method. At least the Saint Sect Ancestor felt there was still a way, just that I didn't do it, so I was abandoned.
The plan for now was to rely on himself.
Lu Yang calmed his mind, being in the void, silently sensing the outer heaven light sea, carefully checking all the territories he had been to, looking for a foothold.
Seven Luminaries Heaven won't do.
Myriad Martial World is seeking death.
Locations flashed through Lu Yang's mind one by one. However, no matter which one he chose, or even if he chose randomly blindly, a great sense of crisis would arise in his heart.
Wind does not come from an empty cave; there must be a reason.
This means I have already been locked onto by that enlightened body of the World Honored One. As long as I leave the void darkness, no matter where I am, he can arrive in an instant?
Lu Yang suddenly clenched his fists, his face ugly.
"Fuck!"
"Amitabha."
The ninth layer of the Celestial Court. [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] raised his head, seeming to sense someone's furious emotions. The smile on his face became increasingly compassionate.
"Little Benefactor, where do you want to go?"
"And where can you go?"
"Under the heavens, only [Star Palace] and [Mysterious Wall] can give you a foothold. It is inconvenient for me to go there... But, do you know the coordinates of those two places?"
[Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] slowly turned the prayer beads in his hand, appearing very calm. After all, even a Perfected Lord couldn't stay in the void darkness for long. He didn't need to do anything, just wait patiently. Given time, Lu Yang would naturally walk out of the void darkness, and then become a part of the World Honored One.
In the Void, Lu Yang suddenly opened his eyes.
"...Hmm?"
At this moment, his face was written full of surprise, because just now, he suddenly sensed a place that had a huge karma with him.
And when the thought of stopping at that place arose in him, the sense of crisis of being locked onto by [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] previously didn't emerge again.
Safe place?
Lu Yang subconsciously became vigilant: Could it be a trap set by the World Honored One, deliberately acting in the opposite way, refining me instantly as soon as I enter?
Not impossible!
Regarding the World Honored One's lower limit, Lu Yang had never hesitated to judge others by himself. As long as it was something he could do, the World Honored One could definitely do it too!
However... that place is indeed wondrous.
Back when he was chased by [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao], he once spat out a mouthful of blood in the Void. That mouthful of blood later fell into the outer heaven light sea.
And the location he sensed was exactly the landing place of that mouthful of blood of his.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang frowned tightly: Too coincidental.
The place where a mouthful of blood fell just happens to help me avoid a Dao Lord distraction with stature comparable to a Great Perfected Lord. How can there be such a good thing under the heavens?
For a time, Lu Yang fell into hesitation.
Go or not?
Actually my goal has already been achieved. Restarting now isn't a loss either... But restarting just like this, the utilization rate of the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] is too low.
Thinking back then, when he was young and hadn't integrated into the Saint Sect, his behavior and conduct were relatively casual. He restarted when he said restart. However, the more he grew, the more he understood the value of the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes]. This was his treasure to settle down and get on with life, definitely not something he could waste casually.
Don't look at there being dozens of pages left now.
If really encountering some certain death situation, or difficulty as big as heaven, using it would definitely be like flowing water. So not even one page can be wasted.
With this thought, Lu Yang made a decision.
Go for a trip!
At worst prepare to self-destruct. Restart as soon as the situation is wrong... If it's really a trap, seeing through it in advance can also be considered a good thing.
In the next second, Lu Yang concentrated his divine sense.
Rumble!
The Void was turbulent. Lu Yang's figure disappeared instantly, falling towards the place where that mouthful of blood fell in the past. At the same time, he urged his divine sense to the extreme to look over.
That is...
Lu Yang's eyes widened, seeing clearly the appearance of that place. Only what was exceptionally eerie was that, looking down from the Void, that place actually looked like—
...A footprint?
At the same time, the ninth layer of the Celestial Court.
"Hmm!?"
[Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] suddenly opened his eyes. The originally compassionate and calm face froze slightly. A difficult-to-describe astonishment also appeared in the depths of his eyes:
The karma, broken?
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 652: Heavenly Abyss, Reflection of the Sea of BitternessFor Lu Yang, this was just an instant.
From descending from the Void to entering the anchored position in the outer heaven light sea, the whole process was like heaven and earth spinning, as if thousands of years had passed in the blink of an eye.
Soon, Lu Yang's vision changed.
When he looked down from the Void, he only felt the falling direction was like a footprint. But as he continued to fall, his vision was zoomed in.
The scene in front of him changed completely again. It was no longer the so-called footprint, but an indescribable existence. At first glance, it looked a bit like a black hole formed by a world realm, but upon closer inspection, it was discovered that rather than a black hole, it was more like a massive shadow projected onto the light sea.
"This is..."
Lu Yang didn't fall inside the shadow but landed on the edge of the shadow, yet he could still sense the terrifying gravitational force coming from the shadow.
"A bit like the Immortal Nexus."
That wretched place named the Immortal Nexus, also had terrible gravity, attracting some world realms over every once in a while, and then the Perfected Lords would take action to salvage them.
But the one in front of him was different.
"Although there is gravity, it is confined within a range centered on the shadow, so it won't have any impact outside the range."
Lu Yang observed with his divine sense, overlooking the entire area, but his expression gradually became strange: "Hmm, from top to bottom, it is indeed a footprint... The person who left the footprint should have been wearing shoes. The shadow part was left by the sole of his foot, while this outer circle was left by his shoes..."
Sounds a bit bizarre.
After all, how big a figure must it be to leave such a mark in the outer heaven light sea? Not only him, even the shoes he wore could give birth to divine wonders.
However, this wasn't even the most outrageous part.
"If it were before, I might not have been able to see it... But now, as my dao comprehension continues to improve, I can see some clues."
Lu Yang's eyes were piercing. Instantly opening the [Sea of Bitterness], he looked down at this area again from another angle, the awe in the depths of his eyes becoming richer: "Here... is not even his true foothold!"
"That mighty figure wasn't walking in reality, nor did he truly step on reality. The place where he truly walked at that time should be the [Sea of Bitterness]."
And this area reflected by the outer heaven light sea now was actually just the shadow projected onto reality by the [Sea of Bitterness] when that mighty figure walked through the [Sea of Bitterness] and left footprints there! That was why its manifested appearance outside was a shadow deep to the extreme.
"Incredible!"
Such a wondrous sight made Lu Yang involuntarily associate it with the [Seven Luminaries Heaven] he had seen in the past. The origin of that world realm was actually quite exaggerated too.
Also a mighty figure.
Just a thought of [It would be great if there were a world realm here to rest my feet] left when passing by triggered the response of the outer heaven light sea.
Subsequently, a world realm was truly born.
Even the [Seven Luminaries Heaven] born because of this, the embryonic form of the dao fruit finally condensed, and it was the Incense Divine Dao containing the concept of "worshipping gods".
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help pondering: These two mighty figures shouldn't actually be the same person, right? Which Nascent Soul Dao Lord descended to the mortal world? It couldn't possibly be the Saint Sect Ancestor, right?
Lu Yang felt it was hard to say!
After all, the reason he ran here was because of a mouthful of blood from the past, and this place just happened to help him avoid the tracking of [Vajradhatu Acala Tathagata] .
Too coincidental!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang tentatively whispered to the surroundings: "Disciple Lu Yang, pays respect to Ancestor. If Ancestor has instructions, disciple will not decline even if facing ten thousand deaths!"
—Nothing happened.
So scary!
To be honest, at this time, even if the Saint Sect Ancestor really descended to the mortal world and gave him a few instructions, Lu Yang's mood could still be slightly calmer.
Only this situation where nothing happened and there was no information made Lu Yang most wary, afraid of stepping into a pit with one wrong step... Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help looking around again. For a time, he was jittery at the slightest sound, advancing nor retreating, his expression changing several times.
"Never mind, let's see where that mouthful of my blood sprayed first."
Lu Yang formed a hand seal with one hand and began to calculate. After a while, following the karma in the dark, he found the landing place of his mouthful of blood.
"Hmm? That is..."
Suddenly, Lu Yang's gaze moved slightly, landing on the edge of the shadow area, only to see a faint light flickering there, surprising him greatly: "World realm?"
There is actually a world realm in this place!?
Lu Yang looked with his divine sense, discovering that the small area where that world realm was located was very unique. There were actually traces of several other world realms existing around it.
"Is it because it's suitable for birthing world realms?"
The outer heaven light sea is infinitely vast. Similar areas are not nonexistent, indicating that the [Two Polarities Birth and Death Profound Light] within the area is more spirited than other places.
However, these world realms were obviously quite unlucky. As luck would have it, they fell right on the edge of the shadow area, within the influence range of the shadow's gravity. Except for the one he saw, the other several world realms had obviously been swallowed by the shadow. Even this one didn't have much time left.
"Estimated to be about a thousand years."
Lu Yang shook his head. At most a thousand years, this world realm would fall into the shadow due to gravity, finally crushed into dust.
Unless a Perfected Lord could walk out from the world realm.
But this was impossible. After all, with one glance, Lu Yang saw this was a small world realm. Let alone a dao fruit, it didn't even have the embryonic form of a dao fruit.
For this kind of small world realm, producing a Foundation Establishment would require burning high incense; a Perfected Lord was absolutely hopeless. If captured by the Immortal Nexus, the only ending would be used for Qi Refining disciples to fight battles for seizing the Dao, serving as a spectacle... Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly raised his eyebrows slightly, then thought again—Not necessarily.
That mouthful of my blood seems to have fallen into this world realm. With my blood as nourishment, while a Perfected Lord won't work, Foundation Establishment Perfection still has a chance.
But soon, Lu Yang shook his head again.
Foundation Establishment Perfection... actually more pitiful.
Because with cultivation reaching Foundation Establishment Perfection, one can already roam the outer heaven light sea for a short time and observe the life-and-death crisis facing one's own world realm.
However, a Foundation Establishment Perfection is powerless regarding this.
Even if they could really do something, the result would be a drop in the bucket. In the end, even after trying their best, they still couldn't stop the tragedy, falling into greater despair.
Even if that Foundation Establishment Perfection was a heartless person, choosing to abandon the world realm and flee alone would be useless. Because in the entire shadow area, only this one world realm remained. Without coordinates of other world realms, there was nowhere to land and nowhere to flee; still a dead end.
While pondering, Lu Yang had already approached that world realm.
But soon, he stopped his steps, simply because he discovered that at this moment, an object was also approaching that world realm, just like a streak of flowing light.
"World realm wreckage..."
Lu Yang saw clearly. That was a fragment of a world realm already swallowed by the shadow. It could no longer be described as a world realm; at most, it was just a space.
Strictly speaking, similar to the small world I temporarily created using the [Yellow Court].
Lu Yang stroked his chin. If this kind of world realm fragment collided with other world realms, it would highly likely trigger a disaster, accelerating the destruction of a world realm.
To stop it, one must be at least a Late Stage Foundation Establishment Great Perfected One.
With this thought, Lu Yang wasn't in a hurry. Just right to use this world realm fragment to test the foundation of that world realm, in case there were any traps inside.
So he did nothing.
A moment later, the world realm fragment was already extremely close to that world realm. However, just then, a streak of blood light suddenly burst out from within the world realm.
"Impudent!"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 653: Land Approaching the AbyssHiding in the light sea, Lu Yang silently sized up the small world realm before him, a trace of surprise appearing in the depths of his eyes: "It really produced a Foundation Establishment cultivator..."
Looking out, it was a patch of blood light.
Within the blood light, a young man wearing an imperial crown with one hand behind his back was raising his right hand in the void, firmly holding the falling world realm fragment in his palm.
The other party's cultivation base was not low.
Foundation Establishment Perfection. Rolling blood qi condensed into a vast divine light, striking the Ninth Heaven above and penetrating the Nine Netherworlds below. His status was almost equal to the status of the entire small world realm.
"It's my blood..."
Lu Yang raised his eyebrows slightly, sensing familiar karma from the other party. Obviously, for the other party to have such cultivation, he must have relied on his blood.
But what surprised him was that there were no divine abilities surrounding the other party, only soaring blood qi. Obviously it caused by the unique trash inheritance of the small world realm. If not for the enhancement of his blood forcibly raising the stature, the other party would probably just be Qi Refining Perfection, not even reaching Foundation Establishment.
Even if reached, the problem was huge.
"Without orthodox inheritance, and lacking innate talent, cultivators of this world obviously lack the power to raise their stature, yet forcibly assumed a powerful stature that doesn't belong to them..."
The most direct problem is shortening lifespan.
"People in this world seem to base their cultivation completely on my blood. This will shorten their lives."
"Qi Refining Perfection has at most a hundred years of lifespan. After being oppressed by the stature, it will drop to about a year, like a fleeting ephermal flower, meaningless."
While pondering, Lu Yang had already approached that world realm.
But in the next second, his heart moved: "Hmm... this place."
With a flash of magnificent light, Lu Yang distanced himself from the world realm again. A look of astonishment appeared in the depths of his eyes. Then he separated a streak of divine sense and cast it in again.
This time he saw clearly. That originally extremely agile divine sense, fluctuating every minute and second, suddenly fell into a static state after approaching that world realm... No, rather than static, it was better to say its operation speed was slowed down by nearly ten thousand times out of thin air!
Time concept...?
Lu Yang's eyes widened, totally unexpected to see such high-end stuff in a small world realm. recalling his previous actions: Just now I didn't find anything wrong.
But in reality, my speed just now should have also been slowed down by ten thousand times... But for me, all behavior and conduct were exactly the same as usual.
Incredible!
Lu Yang's eyes brightened instantly, realizing the profound wonder within: In this small world realm, one year outside can probably be used as ten thousand years!
At this moment, Lu Yang became more curious.
"When did my blood fall into this place? At most a few years... But for the people of this world, perhaps tens of thousands of years have passed!"
Possibly even more!
After all, Lu Yang wasn't sure if this time-slowing concept fluctuated. Tens of thousands of years is just a conservative estimate; hundreds of thousands of years isn't impossible!
But soon, Lu Yang reacted and shook his head: Wrong... Ultimately just a change in perceived time, not truly slowing down time. I cannot use it to extend life, nor use it to assist cultivation.
That's right, in this world realm, five hundred years can be used as five million years.
But in reality, your lifespan is still five hundred years, its just that you feel you have spent five million years. Aside from psychological comfort, it is meaningless.
Same for cultivation.
Because the cultivation speed also slows down with time. A divine ability that you can cultivate in one year outside might take ten thousand years in this world realm.
What is the point?
"If must say there is a point, it is to give those who are about to die of old age, a bit of psychological comfort and letting them spend a peaceful old age."
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help shaking his head. The originally fervent mood also cooled down. Immediately, he simply drove his divine sense, fleeing towards the direction of the world realm. Although he had no interest in the time concept shrouding the world realm itself, he was very interested in its source.
Boom!
Accompanying a sky-shaking loud noise, the young man with the imperial crown seen by Lu Yang earlier took a deep breath, completely refining the collapsed world realm fragment and collecting it into his bag.
After a long time, only then did he exhale a deep breath of turbid air: "What an Outer Heaven!"
"Even though I have attain the Imperial Position, capturing it is still so strenuous. If this Outer Heaven really fell into the mortal world, it would inevitably be another catastrophe."
Hearing these words, a young boy in Daoist robes beside the imperial crown youth stepped forward quickly and said loudly: "Congratulations Imperial Venerable. With an Outer Heaven as material this time, it is enough to open the furnace and refine a Peerless Imperial Weapon. After this, with the Imperial Weapon in hand, all Forbidden Zones will surely lie dormant, and the Imperial Venerable need not worry about turmoil anymore."
"its just maintaining stability for a while."
Hearing this, the imperial crown youth shook his head, deep worry appearing in the depths of his eyes: "So what if Imperial Venerable? Ultimately one cannot achieve longevity, let alone become a True Immortal..."
"True Immortal?"
The Daoist-robed boy shook his head upon hearing this: "Talk of Immortals has existed since ancient times, but who has seen a True Immortal? its just an illusory legends."
"You haven't attain the Imperial Venerable yet, you don't understand the profound wonder within." The imperial crown youth sighed: "True Immortal... definitely exists! Every Imperial Venerable for the past hundred thousand years knows this well. It's just that our cultivation is shallow, trapped in the mortal world, hence it difficult to see True Immortals. That's why the Forbidden Zones appeared..."
Speaking of this, the imperial crown youth was full of emotion.
In a trance, he seemed to return to the day he achieved the Imperial Venerable, blood qi soaring to the sky, ten thousand Daos harmonizing, seeing that drop of blood bead falling from the sky.
Just one drop of blood made him achieve the Imperial Venerable!
The terrifying vitality contained in that drop of blood, the imperial crown youth still couldn't forget to this day, unable to believe what kind of mighty figure the owner of that drop of blood was.
Except for [Immortal], he couldn't think of anything else.
Precisely because of this, every Imperial Venerable firmly believed in the existence of [Immortal], and exhausted their wisdom and courage for this, placing all hope on becoming an Immortal.
Thinking of this, the imperial crown youth looked up again.
He exhausted his eyesight, penetrating the world realm barrier, looking at that boundless shadow, saying secretly in his heart: If I don't become immortal... this world is doomed to perish!!
Only becoming an Immortal can save the world!
While the imperial crown youth pondered silently in his heart, the Daoist-robed boy beside him and a group of disciples below were busy, appearing extremely lively.
However, no one noticed that in the crowd, beside the imperial crown youth who should have been standing alone, a man with a kind face appeared out of thin air, standing there silently. But whether the imperial crown youth or others, all turned a blind eye to his existence.
But this is normal.
After all, as a Golden Core Perfected Lord, let alone a streak of divine sense, even a fart could blast a Foundation Establishment Perfection to death. How could he be perceived by mere lower cultivators?
"Interesting."
Lu Yang looked up at the sky, showing a look of surprise: "Just a mouthful of blood, combined with the time concept of this world, actually gave birth to such wonderful changes."
His gaze went straight into the depths of the world realm.
What met his eyes was impressively a mass of flowing fresh blood, already completely merged with the world realm. The steaming blood qi even replaced the spiritual qi of the world realm.
Mortals of this world cultivating blood qi and have short-lives.
Life is like a mayfly, only living for a day and night. But because time slows down here, in their own view, there is no problem.
Besides this, the vitality in the blood also makes their reproduction extremely easy and rapid. From another aspect, it eliminated the possibility of them being oppressed by my blood and finally becoming extinct... This world realm can still maintain such vigorous vitality to this day; simply a miracle!
The more Lu Yang thought, the more amazed he was.
Because the so-called "miracle" could be a coincidence or man-made. If not for this mouthful of his blood, what would become of this world realm in the end?
Destruction, inevitably destruction.
However, with this mouthful of his blood, this world realm not only gave birth to a powerful cultivation civilization but even drew him over due to karma connection.
The life-and-death crisis of the world realm is not worth mentioning to him.
In this way, the world realm that should have been a dead end actually found a way out out of thin air... Such karma makes it hard for Lu Yang to believe it is a pure coincidence.
"Let's look further."
Lu Yang calmed his mind. Although he was strictly smurfing in this world realm, with the lesson of the World Honored One, he still adopted a solemn attitude.
Even when smurfing, go all out!
Moreover, if there truly was a great power behind this place manipulating karma, then as long as he patiently investigated, he'd certainly gain substantial harvests here!
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 654: Unexpected PersonLu Yang soul-searched the Imperial Crown Youth.
He had no choice. Although the other party was Foundation Establishment Perfection, his entire foundation was established on Lu Yang's blood, basically equivalent to his sea of consciousness being open to Lu Yang from birth.
It would be impolite not to soul search.
And after soul searching, all sorts of things about this world naturally entered Lu Yang's heart, including the identity of the Imperial Crown Youth and the cultivation system of the entire world realm.
After a moment, Lu Yang retracted the big hand pressing on the Imperial Crown Youth's head.
The latter only felt a burst of dizziness, then quickly forgot about it, not feeling anything wrong either. Just turned and left like this, leaving Lu Yang standing alone.
"This place is named Supreme Imperial World."
"Due to the special time concept of this world, for me, it was only a few years ago, but for the living beings of this world, it has been one hundred thousand years."
"One hundred thousand years ago, fire fell from the sky."
"At that time, the human race of this world was still in the period of drinking blood and eating raw meat, bullied by fierce beasts. After the heavenly fire appeared, the first to benefit were vegetation and wild beasts."
"In that period, the human race was almost exterminated."
"Until the tribal leader of the first human tribe, with heaven-gifted aptitude, comprehended the method of absorbing blood qi and tempering the body, gradually changing the current situation."
"The leader of that human tribe was named [Tai], and was also the first Imperial Venerable since the recorded history of one hundred thousand years. Sweeping across past and present times for ten thousand years, many cultivators regard him as the First Imperial Venerable. For the next ninety thousand years, an Imperial Venerable was born in every generation, dominating the world alone for ten thousand years."
"However, Imperial Venerable are not invincible."
"Because after every Imperial Venerable approaches their end of life, they will choose to bury themselves, turning into a Forbidden Zone... These Forbidden Zones are the great enemies of the contemporary Imperial Venerable."
"Over one hundred thousand years, there are nine Forbidden Zones in the world."
"As for the contemporary Imperial Venerable, that Imperial Crown Youth is named [Yi], called Imperial Venerable Yi by the world. It has been three thousand years since he achieved the Dao, and currently at his peak state."
After briefly browsing the history of the Supreme Imperial World, Lu Yang quickly locked onto the target: "Successive Imperial Venerable turning into Forbidden Zones is all because of a world change one hundred thousand years ago. It is said that the Immortal World opened and the Immortal Road appeared. [Tai] risked his life to seek immortality, failed, and thus the Flint Fire Forbidden Zone came into being."
Immortal World opening?
Bullshit!
I have already viewed this world thoroughly. Where is any Immortal World? The Supreme Imperial World is the only world realm around. Either this record is an eternal scam—
Or...
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's gaze moved slightly, looking at the shadow area he hadn't dared to rashly enter all along. Does the so-called "Immortal World" refer to that place?
Not impossible.
After all, Foundation Establishment Perfection can already break the void and roam the outer heavens. And the Supreme Imperial World is so close to the shadow area; it's very easy to go there.
The problem lies in—
Inside the shadow area, how can one return after going there?
If the record was that [Tai] risked his life to seek immortality and disappeared thereafter, Lu Yang could understand. After all, the other party most likely died violently after crashing into the shadow area.
But [Tai] came back!
Not only came back but also opened up a Forbidden Zone.
This is very interesting.
With the gravity of the shadow area, a mere half-baked Foundation Establishment Perfection cannot possibly return after going there... There must be a secret in this!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately drove a streak of light.
Supreme Imperial World, Flint Fire Forbidden Zone.
From the outside, the Flint Fire Forbidden Zone was a giant mountain burning with flames all year round. Cultivators below the Imperial Venerable would inexplicably self-combust just by approaching.
However, at this moment, the fire extinguished.
Lu Yang's divine sense descended from the sky. Not intentionally, just pure stature suppression made the divine fire of this Forbidden Zone dissipate completely into nothingness.
After all, he is the true [Heavenly Fire].
What was more terrifying was that, despite such a violent world change, no one in the entire Supreme Imperial World noticed the anomaly around the Flint Fire Forbidden Zone.
Except for the Master of the Forbidden Zone himself.
The next second, a voice capable of shaking heaven and earth, causing the universe to resonate, and suppressing the thoughts of all living beings with a single thought, drifted from the Forbidden Zone:
"A long dream of tens of thousands of years. Has another Imperial Venerable emerged in the mortal world?"
Rumble!
At this moment, ripples appeared abruptly in the void. In the deepest part of the Flint Fire Forbidden Zone, a tyrannical will revived rapidly, like a scorching sun gradually rising into the sky.
The will had no sorrow or joy. All thoughts seemed to dissipate under the grinding of time, leaving only the coldest rationality. The invisible heavy pressure contained in the voice spread with a boom, instantly making the mountain body of the entire Flint Fire Forbidden Zone shake. Earth dragons turned over, cracks appeared, almost shattering apart.
"But even an Imperial Venerable cannot lightly offend this place!"
As the voice fell, the void rippled like a bright mirror. A coffin was reflected in the mirror, inside which a young man lay quietly.
The young man had his eyes closed tightly. Not tall, appearance not handsome, even somewhat ordinary.
However, at the moment he appeared, anomalies such as flowers, birds, fish, insects, mountains, rivers, sun, moon, and ten thousand races of heaven and earth emerged rapidly with him as the center.
Like stars surrounding the moon.
Just the aura of this young man completely overrode the entire Supreme Imperial World. The magnificent blood qi filled the void, heavy and vast.
In the next second, the young man opened his eyes.
Instantly, electricity was generated in the void. The young man's gaze was sharp to the extreme, and also domineering, as if all things in heaven and earth were to be stepped under his feet.
This was his second emergence since establishing the Forbidden Zone.
The reason was simple. After tens of thousands of years, a new Emperor dared to provoke him in later generations. He felt he should give the other party a little respect.
Then he saw a big hand.
Smack!
With a light sound, the big hand passed through the void, grabbing the young man's head, dragging him out of the coffin, and then smashing him onto the ground.
Bang!
Until his vision went black, the solid sound of his face colliding with the ground came, along with the ensuing severe pain, the young man still hadn't reacted.
"Ah?"
What happened?
For a time, the young man felt like he was in a dream. Only after a good while did he come back to his senses, finding himself lying on the ground, with a young man squatting in front of him.
"You are [Tai]?" Lu Yang said casually.
"This Emperor... I... This lowly one is."
In just one breath, the young man changed his self-address three times, finally reacting. Intense fervor burst out instantly from his dull eyes: "May I ask Your Excellency... are you an Immortal!?"
He must be an Immortal!
The young man was extremely certain. Even though the person he met on the Immortal Road back then defeated him with three swords and almost killing him, he could sense that the other party belonged to the same realm as that person—terrifyingly strong. If not an Immortal, it would be impossible to suppress him so easily.
One who can do this must be an Immortal!
"Hmm..."
Facing the young man's fervent gaze, Lu Yang frowned slightly, starting to browse the intelligence obtained by soul searching while grabbing the other party out of the coffin just now.
Then he was stunned.
The good news is, the so-called Road to Immortality is real.
In the young man's memory, Lu Yang saw the scene of the other party breaking into the Road to Immortality in the past. He almost succeeded, but met a person halfway.
That was a white-robed young man, wearing a sword at his waist.
And after seeing the young man, the other party was stunned first, then revealed a furious expression: "Bold! Although this place is not in Jiangnan, it is already under my protection. Idle people are not allowed to enter!
A local rogue cultivator like you dares to trespass?"
This is the bad news.
Lu Yang recognized that white-robed young man. The other party's tone and words also fit Lu Yang's stereotype of the power behind him very well. Almost certain: "Sword Pavilion, Perfected One Subduing-Spirit?"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 655: There is Gold Under a Man's KneesPerfected One Subduing-Spirit, a true direct descendant of the Sword Pavilion.
Lu Yang remembered clearly that before the end of the previous life, he had met this person once. The other party cultivated one of the Supreme Dao Fruits, [Sword Edge Gold].
"Three Daoist names of the Sword Pavilion: Vanquishing-Demon, Warding-Evil, and Subduing-Spirit. Vanquishing-Demon needless to say, just a consumable used to prove the [Sword Dao]. Warding-Evil was unlucky; because he cultivated [White Wax Gold] which conflicting with [Sky-Shrouding], he was also abandoned in the end. Only this Perfected One Subduing-Spirit was protected very well."
Lu Yang calculated with his fingers, understanding the causes and effects in his chest:
"Calculating the days, at this time point in the previous life, he should have just refined the fifth divine ability, and it hasn't been long since he broke through to Foundation Establishment Perfection."
Immediately, he glanced at [Tai].
Although this First Imperial Venereable of the Supreme Imperial World didn't cultivate the orthodox path, he was not weak. Even placed in the Immortal Nexus, his strength could rank among the best.
In his memory, back then he once encountered Perfected One Subduing-Spirit on the Road to Immortality, was defeated by three swords, and finally fled in a sorry state to avoid death. At first hearing, it seemed useless, but think carefully about what level Perfected One Subduing-Spirit was. A Foundation Establishment Perfection Perfected One cultivating a Supreme Dao Fruit!
Moreover, coming from the Sword Pavilion, he definitely had Sword Intent.
Adding the two together, one could imagine how strong Perfected One Subduing-Spirit's strength was. He absolutely an outstanding figure among Foundation Establishment Perfection, not much different from Lu Yang before seeking golden core.
However, he didn't kill [Tai].
Three swords slashed out, yet only injured him, and finally let [Tai] run away... Just looking at this point, [Tai]'s strength was already quite exaggerated.
But also normal.
After all, he is based on my blood. And this [Tai] is different from ordinary Imperial Venerable; he actually circulated three drops of my blood in his body.
One drop of his blood could create an Imperial Venerable.
Let alone three drops of blood.
After soul searching, Lu Yang also understood the origin within: Ordinary Imperial Venerable, after dominating the Supreme Imperial World for ten thousand years, would approach their end of life and die of old age.
However, heaven never bars one's way. As long as before that, the Imperial Venerable's cultivation could go a step further, triggering "Immortal Blood" to descend again, or swallowing the Elixir of Immortality stained with "Immortal Blood", then one could live out a second life, extending life for ten thousand years. And [Tai] was such an Imperial Venerable.
He even possessed both.
Not only was his dao comprehension high enough to trigger a second descent of Immortal Blood, but he also swallowed the Elixir of Immortality. So he had a lifespan of thirty thousand years. Now was already the late years of his third life.
"It can be considered stunning."
Lu Yang praised. Although coming from a small world realm, small world realms were not without favored children of heaven. After all, wasn't Suo Huan also from a small world realm back then?
Compared to this, Lu Yang was more interested in the so-called [Road to Immortality].
What Road to Immortality? Nine out of ten it is a spatial channel leading to the interior of the shadow area. Perfected One Subduing-Spirit could actually go to that place?
Could that be the territory of the Sword Pavilion?
Its possible. After all, even the Saint Sect secretly made a Celestial Court; how could the Sword Pavilion not have one?
Thinking carefully, Perfected One Subduing-Spirit cultivates [Sword Edge Gold]. How difficult it is to cultivate a Supreme Dao Fruit? Yet he could reach Foundation Establishment Perfection, and even having hope for seeking gold core...
Thinking back to those years, he paid unknown amounts of effort to cultivate [Heavenly Fire]. With his accumulation of ten lifetimes, in the end he almost fell short of success.
On what basis did Perfected One Subduing-Spirit do it?
Could there be a huge opportunity in the shadow area?
In the previous life, I even breached the Sword Pavilion, yet never saw the figure of Perfected One Subduing-Spirit.
But later he popped out of thin air.
Could he have been hiding here at that time?
The more Lu Yang guessed, the greater his curiosity about the shadow area became. He also reviewed [Tai]'s memory of the Road to Immortality again in his mind.
That was a portal appearing inexplicably.
When opened, heaven and earth trembled. Ancient incantations resounded through heaven and earth, like some distant sacrifice. Even corpses fell out of thin air from within.
Besides this, there were many phantom images of buildings.
Through [Tai]'s memory, Lu Yang also saw the appearance of the Road to Immortality, saw the magnificent light and shadow standing inside, like a magnificent palace.
At that time, [Tai] thought it was a great catastrophe. Until he approached to stop the catastrophe, he discovered that the Immortal Light splashing out from within could actually extend his vitality, nourishing his flesh body and soul. So he immediately determined that it was a road to heaven leading to the Undying Immortal World.
"Immortal Light extending vitality?"
Surprise appeared in the depths of Lu Yang's eyes. Then he looked at [Tai]. Without giving the other party the right to refuse, with a sweep of divine sense, he took out a clear crystal.
This was the condensation of that streak of Immortal Light from the past.
[Tai] absorbed one streak, his dao comprehension increased greatly, and he lived out a second life. However, absorbing a second streak became useless, so he chose to keep it close to his body.
Only because [Tai] discovered that if this Immortal Light Crystal was kept close to the body, it could seal his vitality, ensuring he wasn't affected by time while sleeping in the Forbidden Zone. There were many similar Immortal Lights; many scattered out at that time. Later generations of Imperial Venerable establishing Forbidden Zones almost had one each.
Lu Yang held the crystal, sensing slightly: Sure enough... This is a concept!
a condensed concept!
Instantly, Lu Yang's eyes brightened greatly: And it is a time concept crystal. [Tai] absorbed it; strictly speaking, he didn't really extend his life.
But his personal time was further slowed down!
Lu Yang was not interested in this kind of concept crystal. What he really cared about was the source of the concept, very likely an extremely powerful dao fruit.
But soon, he frowned:
"The Road to Immortality is closed?"
Hearing this, [Tai], who had long wanted to express himself nearby, hurriedly whispered: "Although closed, the time for opening is also approaching."
"The reason we Imperial Venerable sleep and turn ourselves into Forbidden Zones is to wait for the Road to Immortality to reopen. At the right time and right place, kill our way in... Back then I was unable to support alone, but this time, with ten Imperial Venerable joining forces, unless a True Immortal descends, no one can stop us!"
Of course, these are not important now.
[Tai]'s gaze was incredibly burning, having already determined that Lu Yang was the True Immortal he had been thinking of. With a True Immortal face to face, isn't it more reliable than the Road to Immortality?
With this thought, he simply knelt on the ground:
"This humble cultivator Tai, hereafter willing to serve the Immortal diligently, not declining even if facing ten thousand deaths. Only beg the Immortal to bestow methods, helping this world turn danger into safety. This humble cultivator is endlessly grateful!"
Hearing this, Lu Yang instantly raised his eyebrows slightly: "You don't want longevity?"
[Tai] shook his head upon hearing this:
"This humble cultivator dare not be greedy, only beg the Immortal to save this world. As for longevity... this is my selfishness, i dare not hope such extravagance. I am willing to fight to the death on the Road to Immortality!"
As his voice fell, Lu Yang chuckled, his expression full of emotion.
Same small world realm, same for his own world realm. It reminded him of Suo Huan.
"Alright."
Lu Yang changed the subject: "I have a Fellow Daoist under my sect who opened [Universe Ruins Heaven] and also has destiny with you. Since you are sincere, how about I accept a disciple on behalf of my friend?"
[Tai] said nothing more, immediately kowtowing: "Greeting, Sect Master..."
He saw clearly. The one in front of him was a living True Immortal. Compared to Immortal inheritance, what did he count for? At this time, he couldn't talk about any Imperial dignity.
There is gold under a man's knees.
This moment is exactly the time to cash it out!
Moreover, Lu Yang said "Fellow Daoist", indicating there is more than one True Immortal on the other side. The sect must have a great origin; maybe he is the one taking advantage!
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 656: Dao Lord Inheritance!?"Alright, get up."
Lu Yang smiled slightly, signaling: "Tell me about the Road to Immortality. How did you confirm that the Road to Immortality would open within nearly ten thousand years?"
He had already soul-searched [Tai], but the other party's memory in this aspect was quite vague. It seemed to appear out of thin air, completely without cause and effect. And when he tried to calculate, he obtained nothing, as if the so-called Road to Immortality was just delusion, and everything was his hallucination.
This was obviously not right.
"Replying to Sect Master, the specific time was obtained through heavenly revelation."
[Tai] bowed in salute: "We Imperial Venerables, after achieving the Dao, would all generate inexplicable enlightenment, learning the opening time of the Road to Immortality, as if someone transmitted a voice."
"Oh? There is actually such a thing?"
Lu Yang raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing this, his expression somewhat strange: Breaking through to Foundation Establishment Perfection generates a connection, learning the opening time of the Road to Immortality for no reason.
Why is it a bit like a Sect Secret Realm?
Some small sects in the Immortal Nexus liked to do this kind of thing the most.
The sect rules a region. Everyone under its rule is a candidate for the secret realm. As long as someone's aptitude meets the standard, they will immediately be pulled in by the secret realm.
And after the screening of the secret realm, people who meet the entry conditions will be absorbed by the sect, becoming fresh blood of the sect. It is considered one of the methods for small sects to cultivate disciples. However, because doing so is too fancy, costing huge funds but having low efficiency, only small sects use it.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang became even more surprised:
Only small sects with relatively normal conduct and not beastly enough would use this kind of humane method to select disciples under the sect.
The Saint Sect never does these fancy things.
What disciple? As long as they are human, accept them all. Only those who can survive in the Saint Sect are disciples; the dead ones are materials, contributing bricks and tiles to the Saint Sect.
Speaking of which, if the Road to Immortality is really a secret realm, then the one who established the secret realm might be a mighty figure with a relatively normal style?
Is it possible?
Lu Yang was full of suspicion in his heart. After all, someone who can mix to become a mighty figure in this wretched place, how could they be some kind and charitable person?
I still have to see it with my own eyes.
Lu Yang frowned slightly, thinking to himself: But I have entered the world for so long, yet I have never received the notification of the Road to Immortality opening.
Could it be that I exceeded the screening conditions?
Thinking of this, his heart sank slightly. This kind of thing was not impossible.
After all, according to [Tai]'s statement, only after achieving Imperial Venerable can one get the hint, indicating that the shadow area very likely only allows Foundation Establishment Perfection to enter.
If that's really the case, then it's difficult to handle.
Lu Yang pondered for a moment, but then had doubts again: No, after all, the reason I came here was guided by karma, indicating that I originally had destiny.
If there really was no destiny and he couldn't enter that shadow area, he shouldn't have been able to sense the karma of this place from the beginning. Since he sensed it, it meant he met the conditions, just that there might be an important key point within that he hasn't discovered temporarily.
At this moment, outside the Supreme Imperial World.
Lu Yang's main body sat in the void, silently examining himself. A guess gradually emerged in his heart: "Could it be... because I currently have no grotto-heaven?"
This point is quite subtle.
After all, [Heavenly Pillar Profound Governance Grotto-Heaven] had been refined by him into the true treasure [Yellow Court], so strictly speaking, the current him actually no longer had a grotto-heaven.
However, he didn't fall in realm because of this.
After all, the [Yellow Court] main body was still inside [Heavenly Fire]. As long as he didn't take it out, he could still maintain the connection with [Heavenly Fire].
Of course, due to losing the grotto-heaven, his Dao path was strictly speaking already cut off. Unless restarting, it was impossible to break through to the Middle Stage Golden Core again. Even once [Yellow Court] was extracted from [Heavenly Fire], his connection with [Heavenly Fire] would also break, falling from the Perfected Lord position.
Perhaps this confused the judgment of the shadow area?
Lu Yang's eyes gradually became bright: The current me, although at the Golden Core Perfected Lord level in all aspects, broadly speaking is actually more like Foundation Establishment.
But the Perfected Lord status is ultimately there.
So the shadow area presented such a contradictory situation. Clearly guided him over with karma, yet didn't let him in at the last moment.
Speaking of which, it's also easy to solve.
Just find a way to make the shadow area relax vigilance, open the door and let him drive straight in. There are difficulties, but not impossible to achieve.
The simplest method is to extract the [Yellow Court].
But in that case, his cultivation base and status would both drop to the level of Foundation Establishment Perfection, at most falsely holding the golden core position. Not quite fitting his original intention.
After all, I am going to smurf.
If I lower my stature to Foundation Establishment Perfection, in case I encounter some stunning favored child of heaven who can kill me, would I still have any face left?
The lesson of the World Honored One is still before his eyes.
I cannot fail to guard against it!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang still decided to find a way to deceive the sensing of the shadow area, thereby entering the shadow area with the peak posture of a Golden Core Perfected Lord.
Besides, methods are not nonexistent.
I can directly restart, refresh the [Turtle Dove Occupying Magpie's Nest] talent in the next life, then use it to replace a Foundation Establishment Perfection. That should allow me to muddle through.
This is the best method. The talents of the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] still have high value.
A secondary method is for me to consume my own luck, using the [Divining Luck Drawing Lots] talent to forcibly draw a future where I can muddle through.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang rolled his eyes: Actually no need to consume my own luck... Aren't the people in this huge Supreme Imperial World all excellent materials? They cultivated using my blood, owing me karma, naturally they have to pay back. Just let them use their own luck to repay me.
But... still early.
Soon, Lu Yang collected his thoughts, closing his eyes to enter meditation.
After all, according to [Tai]'s statement, there are still ten thousand years before the opening of the Road to Immortality, which for him outside the Supreme Imperial World is one year of time.
This bit of time, he can afford to wait.
Just right, he can also take this opportunity to count the gains in the Celestial Court this time, sort out the future Dao path direction, thereby preparing for the next life.
Inside a pavilion.
A white-robed young man sat on a cushion, suddenly opened his eyes, frowning slightly: "Sword Heart warning... seems some kind of crisis is approaching me."
"Oh? Crisis approaching?"
In the young man's sea of consciousness, an old laughter sounded: "This is interesting. Could it be those demonic path fellow disciples of yours? If it's really so, I see you are doomed, don't even think about leaving this place. Maybe outside there is a Golden Core Perfected Lord eyeing you covetously."
Hearing this, the young man frowned tightly:
"I have said many times, my Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion is the leader of the Righteous Path. Those people in Jiangbei are the Demonic Path. Do not confuse me with them."
"No difference."
The old voice sneered and said: "All birds of a feather from that wretched place named the Immortal Nexus. To us, your collective name is Immortal Nexus Demons."
"This old man sees that although you take an unorthodox path and have deep demonic nature, your fundamental nature is not bad, still salvageable. Plus this old man also wants to return to reality, so I went through untold hardships to find you this opportunity to enter the [Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness]. This is the greatest opportunity of your life."
The white-robed young man raised his eyebrows slightly upon hearing this: "How great?"
"Greater than the sky!" The old voice vibrated: "Looking at the entire void and light sea, this place is probably the last remaining Dao Lord Inheritance!"