Chapter 827: What is Called a Surprise?
[Please select restart anchor point]
Looking at the text surfacing on the panel, Lu Yang fell into contemplation. He had a total of three restart anchor points now; naturally, he needed to choose with extreme care.
Initial Anchor Point: Qi Refining cultivation.First Anchor Point: Mid-stage Foundation Establishment + Golden Core Dao Body.Second Anchor Point: [Heavenly Fire] Perfected Lord.
Each of the three offered its own benefits. If he chose the Second Anchor Point, he would have an excellent opportunity to use the [Precious Life Perfect Form Scripture] to devour [Heavenly Fire]. A Supreme Dao Fruit was a tempting prize.
But after thinking it over, Lu Yang abandoned the idea. No need. In this restart, I definitely want to prioritize my cultivation growth.
I have already devoured the [Overturned Lamp Flame]. While I could devour another [Heavenly Fire], doing so would make my Fire-element control overly powerful. It would boost my combat power, but it wouldn't actually do much for my overall progression.
The logic was simple. He currently had four elements complete, lacking only the Wood element. As long as he could find a Wood-element Dao Fruit to devour, he could rely on the Dharma Body Dao to advance immediately to the late-stage Golden Core.
Furthermore, that life as the [Heavenly Fire] Perfected Lord was far too dangerous. By that point, he was likely already under the scrutiny of the Saint Sect's old monster. Abruptly revealing his Dharma Body Dao cultivation would have been suicide.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang skipped the Second Anchor Point.
The First Anchor Point—the one he had chosen in his previous life—was an option, but at that timeline, he was deep within the gaze of the Pure Land. He could cut ties as he did before, but this time he planned to devour [Pomegranate Wood] to complete his Five Elements. To do that, he would need to refine a Life Form Body from scratch.
The problem is, who can do it for me?
Peak Master Chen Taihe of Heaven-Mending Peak? It's possible, but he might lack the ability to seek golden core. Choosing him might result in drawing water with a bamboo basket—all that effort for nothing.
Better to do it myself. Is it not just seeking [Pomegranate Wood]? I already have the Dao comprehension for this fruit, and I have the Heaven-Mending True Scripture ready. I will refine my main body into a Life Form Body and find a way for that body to seek golden core.
From this perspective, the First Anchor Point wouldn't work either. In that timeline, he was already a Foundation Establishment Perfected One cultivating [City Rampart Earth]. He couldn't switch to [Pomegranate Wood].
That left the Initial Anchor Point.
Lu Yang frowned. The Initial Anchor Point was vital. Usually, if he chose it, he wouldn't prioritize cultivation. But this time was different. His harvest from the previous life was simply too massive; only by choosing cultivation could he "pack it all away." Any other choice would be a pure loss.
"...I've got it."
Suddenly, Lu Yang's eyes lit up. A bold idea took root, and a smile spread across his face. He made his decision, shouting inwardly:
"Return to the Initial Anchor Point!"
The darkness before his eyes surged like the turning pages of a book. Then, a ray of sunlight pierced through the night and struck his pupils.
[You died from looking directly at a Dao Lord's true body. Before death, you attracted a Dao Lord's gaze. Even as noble Dao Lords, They couldn't figure out what you were howling about before death. Because you shouted with such imposition and held grudges with certain Dao Lords, They gave you a glance.]
[Current Book of a Hundred Lifetimes remaining pages: 88]
"Those whose names are called, come before me."
The voice, buried in distant memory, rang in his ears. Lu Yang felt a wave of daze as he looked at the black-clothed Daoist standing on the platform assigning entry disciples.
Senior Brother Liu...
One of his greatest early opportunities—the Myriad Spirits Banner, the predecessor to the Righteous Dao Banner—had been "kindly" given to him by this Senior Brother before his death. Lu Yang felt a surge of nostalgia. This environment, surrounded by "talents", gave him an unprecedented sense of security.
The fish pond still feels the best.
[Restarting a life, you can choose one of the following harvests from the previous life: 1: Treasures. 2: Cultivation. 3: Techniques. 4: Give up all harvests, randomly awaken a talent based on previous life experiences.]
Lu Yang didn't rush to choose. Instead, he commanded silently: "Set this very moment as my Third Anchor Point!"
Back when he broke through to the Golden Core, the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] had rewarded him with two anchor points. One had become the Second Anchor Point; the other he had held in reserve. Now, he placed it here.
At this moment, I haven't formally made a choice yet, so my cultivation is still at Qi Refining. This ensures the purity of the Initial Anchor Point.
With his experience, he knew this was a solid move. Not only was it safe, but he could exploit a ridiculous bug: since he was still at the selection stage, what if he restarted at this moment again in the future? He would have two chances to choose. One could be used for cultivation, and the other could be used to discard everything and awaken a top-tier talent!
With my experiences in the previous life, if I choose a talent, I will inevitably draw something top-notch. Even if I don't, I can just restart a few more times, gather some golden talents, and use the integration function to forge a colorful talent.
But that was for the future. For now, he had to choose cultivation. Lu Yang decided to soothe his nerves first, balancing work with rest.
Step one: Get assigned to Joyous Union Hall. Step two: Surpass Yu Suzhen.
Once he had settled into the familiar rhythm, he clicked the cultivation option. Instantly, an abundant, unmatched power surged within his body.
"Phew!"
Lu Yang exhaled a long breath. Before he could recover, a voice he had almost forgotten echoed faintly in his Sea of Consciousness:
"Fellow Daoist... are you ignoring me?"
Holy shit, who—oh, it's Sisui's remnant thought.
Lu Yang's heart jumped, but his face remained a mask of calm. He laughed inwardly. "How could I? I was certain Fellow Daoist would be just fine!"
That was a lie. Ever since seeing the "giant trap" on Perfected One Subduing-Spirit, Lu Yang had basically abandoned the identity of Yuan Tu, giving no thought to Sisui's remnant thought. But it seemed that since the remnant thought was anchored to Yuan Tu's Sea of Consciousness, it had been pulled along into the restart. Pity it was just a remnant thought with no knowledge of how to attain the Nascent Soul, giving it little practical value...
"It is good that Fellow Daoist still remembers me." Inside the Sea of Consciousness, the illusory figure of Sisui smiled bitterly. "However, this humble one luckily did not fail his mission this time. I have prepared a surprise for you."
"...What?"
The next second, he saw Sisui reach into his robe and pull out a mass of weak, yellow radiance wreathed in karma.
Lu Yang was stunned. With his cultivation level, he couldn't possibly mistake what that was. It was a concept! And it was the concept of [City Rampart Earth]!
"Sisui! My good brother! I knew you were reliable!"
Lu Yang was instantly overjoyed. He grabbed Sisui's hand and shook it vigorously, his eyes full of fire.
What is called a surprise?
This is a goddamn surprise!
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 828: This Life, Major in Mending Heaven!
The Concept of [City Rampart Earth]!
He originally gave up on this thing in the previous life. After all, the World Honored One watched it too closely. He only thought of finding a chance when his cultivation was higher in the future.
Didn't expect Sisui's remnant thought would actually give him such a big surprise.
"How did you get it?"
"Luck."
Facing Lu Yang's inquiry, Sisui's remnant thought smiled: "At that time I was hiding in Yuan Tu's Sea of Consciousness. Suddenly that bald donkey came over to possess him."
"Then under that bald donkey's manipulation, Yuan Tu, who was already at Foundation Establishment Perfection, began to seek gold. Successfully smooth, basically no suspense. Fortunately, He seemed busy with other things and didn't pay too much attention to Yuan Tu. Only then did I find an opportunity to secretly intercept a trace of concept."
"Pity it's not much..."
"Enough, enough."
Lu Yang looked excited. This trace of [City Rampart Earth] Concept could completely be used to re-refine the Yellow Court. This way, the third Supreme Dao Fruit Concept was obtained!
Truly wearing out iron shoes in fruitless search, only to find the path in the shade of willows and brightness of flowers!
As for the Dao comprehension needed to re-refine the Yellow Court, Lu Yang was also full of confidence. After all, Yuan Tu had been bound by him using [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard] in the previous life.
Therefore, when Yuan Tu successfully sought gold and verified [City Rampart Earth], he also immediately received feedback from [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard], synchronizing all Dao comprehension... If there was anything pitiable, it was that the final enhancement of [Buddhist Kingdom on Earth] was not authenticated by [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard].
"Is it because [Buddhist Kingdom on Earth] is a false-holding?"
"Relying on [Buddhist Kingdom on Earth], the Stature Yuan Tu displayed in an instant even surpassed Great Perfected Lords, but I didn't receive massive feedback because of this."
The Dao comprehension Lu Yang received stopped only at early-stage Golden Core.
However, soon he wasn't greedy either, quickly adjusting his emotions. After all, his harvest in this life was already a lot.
"No time to lose, start refining immediately!"
The next second, Lu Yang grabbed the [City Rampart Earth] concept in his hand, then took out the Yellow Court. Without a second word, he smelted the two together.
The Yellow Court was originally transformed from a Grotto-Heaven, closely related to [Heavenly Fire]. However, after this re-refining, its foundation will be changed to [City Rampart Earth], disconnecting from [Heavenly Fire]. Next time if I want to use it to control [Heavenly Fire] again, I'm afraid it will be impossible.
But this matter had pros and cons; couldn't generalize.
Soon, as the [City Rampart Earth] Concept gradually merged into the Yellow Court, this True Treasure finally re-shaped, turning into a precious pearl landing in Lu Yang's palm.
Looking closely, it seemed infinite light patterns permeated out.
These light patterns were like spider webs, spreading centered on the Yellow Court, sinking into the void, emitting a wondrous aura of mysterious karma, making people unable to look away.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang immediately pinched a hand seal, chanting: "Commanding past, fixing present, changing cause, altering fruit... Set!"
As his voice fell, the precious pearl in his hand immediately rose with rays of golden light. Light and shadows changed inside the pearl. Immediately after, jade towers and pavilions, and a sea of people surfaced.
"This is...!"
Lu Yang stared straight at the scene inside the Yellow Court, eyes bright. Only because what appeared inside the Yellow Court at this moment was shockingly a miniature version of the Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea shrunk countless times. Countless figures intersected within. He even saw at a glance the Outer Sect cave abode where he was currently located!
Outside the cave abode, shockingly stood a person.
It's Liu Xin!
The scene inside the Yellow Court seems to overlap with the scene outside! Is it karma reflection?
Lu Yang looked at the scene inside the Yellow Court, sudden enlightenment arising. Then he pinched a hand seal, gently fiddling with Liu Xin's light shadow inside the Yellow Court.
Made him leave.
In an instant, Lu Yang clearly sensed the change in karma. Then he saw Liu Xin, who was squatting outside his cave abode at this moment, suddenly blink.
Watching Yu Suzhen bring that Outer Sect disciple into the cave abode, he had been squatting at the door, preparing to take the victor away after they came out, impart cultivation methods, refine them into [Primordial One Qi] to help himself break through... However, now, another thought suddenly arose in his heart:
Would doing this be too blatant?
Although unlikely to be exposed, just in case, how about forget it this time. After all, my last deal was just done less than three months ago.
Hmm... let's forget it first.
Liu Xin soon persuaded himself. Without the slightest suspicion, he left the cave abode. The originally destined karma thus deviated to a new direction.
Inside the cave abode, Lu Yang's eyes lit up greatly upon seeing this.
So miraculous!
Looking at the Yellow Court in his hand again, he already understood the usage of this treasure. Illuminating a place with karma, then all karma changes in this place can be under control!
In fact, if he wanted to kill Liu Xin just now, he only needed to directly snuff out the opponent's figure inside the Yellow Court, and Liu Xin would immediately die suddenly. As for the reason for sudden death, as long as he wanted, he could make up anything. Even stepping on a stone on the road, falling and breaking his forehead would work!
Even this was considered a minor trick.
The truly powerful method was after snuffing out Liu Xin, directly eliminating his karma, letting him disappear quietly in the Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea.
From then on, no one would remember him again.
His interpersonal relationships would be grafted onto others.
Even some written records, traces truly left behind would be distorted and tampered with because of this, making people unable to connect them to him.
Simply put—social death.
Vicious, but useful. Lu Yang evaluated in his heart.
This kind of killing was the purest. Not only killing the person but also erasing all traces of his existence. Truly not even dregs would be left for people.
Of course, this method was not without limitations.
"With my current cultivation, using this method can at most kill Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones. Golden Core Perfected Lords' karma is absolutely not something I can erase."
After all, the Yellow Court only carried a part of the [City Rampart Earth] Concept, not the true Supreme Dao Fruit. And Lu Yang's cultivation wasn't high enough to open a qualitative gap with Golden Core Perfected Lords. If it were the World Honored One descending to the mortal world, personally controlling [City Rampart Earth], then maybe there was a possibility of operation.
After pondering for a moment, Lu Yang put away the Yellow Court.
In this way, he only lacked the Water-element Supreme and Wood-element Supreme Dao Fruit Concepts to officially gather all Five Elements Supreme Dao Fruit Concepts for Void Attainment.
Among them, Wood-element Supreme was naturally [Great Forest Wood].
The problem lay in Water-element. Although choosing [Heavenly River Water] would definitely be much easier, [Vast Ocean Water] was the Supreme truly usable.
Better be [Vast Ocean Water].
[Heavenly River Water] doesn't deserve the Supreme position. If using its concept, I'm afraid it would instead make the Water element flawed, causing the entire Five Elements cycle to be imperfect.
Moreover, he had already settled the Old Dragon Lord's Golden Nature.
As long as spending some time to organize, sooner or later he could extract the relevant Dao comprehension of [Vast Ocean Water]. At that time, seeking the Concept of [Vast Ocean Water] would also be much more convenient.
Of course, these were all for later.
Compared to those, the urgent task of my life is still devouring a Wood-element Dao Fruit to complete the Dharma Body Dao Five Elements. In this aspect, [Pomegranate Wood] is most suitable.
First, because other Wood-element Dao Fruits all had owners.
[Great Forest Wood], [Mulberry Silkworm Wood], [Pine & Cypress Wood], [Weeping Willow Wood], [Plains Forest Wood] all had Perfected Lords in position. Not impossible to snatch, but the commotion would be too big.
And if possible, Lu Yang wanted to be low-key in this life.
Second, he not only had the Dao comprehension of [Pomegranate Wood] in hand but even had a corresponding top-notch cultivation method—that was the Heaven-Mending True Scripture!
Don't misunderstand. Dual cultivation or not didn't matter; he mainly felt [Pomegranate Wood] was the best.
In short—
"In this life, I want to major in the Heaven-Mending True Scripture and focus my energy on dual cultivation!"
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 829: First Generation Peak Master, Bu Tianque!
Although he had decided to major in the Heaven-Mending True Scripture, Lu Yang had no personal selfish motives. It was completely out of consideration for his Dao path that he had to do so.
Speaking of which, the Heaven-Mending True Scripture was actually long outdated.
Thinking back to that year, when he was still at the Foundation Establishment stage, the Heaven-Mending True Scripture had been a mighty weapon. Chen Xin'an and his son were like two generals under his command. Whenever they encountered disobedient male cultivators, they would step up to interrogate them.
Of course, Lu Yang wasn't an unreasonable person. Knowing it was too hard on them to handle all the interrogations, he would often share the workload. For example, he generally handled the female cultivators himself.
It was a pity. As he broke through to the Golden Core and his opponents rose to the level of Perfected Lords, the Heaven-Mending True Scripture, which was effective only against Foundation Establishment cultivators, became obsolete.
But strictly speaking, the Heaven-Mending True Scripture shouldn't stop at Foundation Establishment. After all, the First Generation Heaven-Mending Peak Master had started as at least a Great Perfected Lord. For the technique he left behind to become useless at the Golden Core stage... this didn't quite fit the identity of a First Generation Peak Master. Nine out of ten chances, he had deliberately held something back when passing down the heritage.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang stood up.
He remembered his exploration of Heaven-Mending Peak in his previous life. Inside the peak, there was an ancestral hall with a spirit tablet set up inside.
At that time, the [Immortal Nexus Survival Guide] had even given a warning: [Small Trap, try not to touch].
Back then, he had just restarted and possessed only a Dao Body, with strength merely at the level of a False-Holding Gold Position. He hadn't dared to act recklessly and left the secret of the spirit tablet unexplored.
However, things were different now.
He had inherited the cultivation of his previous life. His strength was so formidable that below the level of a Great Perfected Lord, probably only the mid-stage Golden Core [Sky-Shrouding] could fight him.
A mere spirit tablet... could it still kill me?
With this thought, Lu Yang set off immediately, transforming into a breeze as he quietly snuck into Heaven-Mending Peak and arrived at the ancestral hall hidden in the void.
A spirit tablet immediately came into view.
[Ancestral Master of the Moon Palace, Whose Sacred Light Shines in Shadow]
Speaking of which, at that time I even thought this might be the Immortal Venerable Taiyin of the Celestial Court. But thinking about it later, that guess might not be quite right.
Immortal Venerable Taiyin possessed a Dao Fruit. Her Void Attainment Dao Fruit was [Money], and she also controlled the Celesetial Court's Supreme Dao Fruit [Taiyin Damp Earth]. However, these two seemed somewhat incompatible with the Heaven-Mending True Scripture. At most, the [Money] Dao Fruit could have a tiny bit of connection with it.
Let's just take a look!
Lu Yang reached out and grabbed the spirit tablet. As the saying goes, a strong person is bold. He couldn't be bothered to probe cautiously; instead, he poured his divine sense directly into it.
Boom.
In an instant, Lu Yang felt his divine sense touch another, extremely deeply hidden consciousness. The two collided, blended, then erupted rapidly.
Trying to pull my consciousness in?
Wishful thinking!
Lu Yang's gaze shifted slightly as he sensed a treacherous attraction force. However, his Dao Heart was perfect. This level of force simply couldn't shake him.
Both sides remained deadlocked for a while. Finally, the divine sense inside the spirit tablet surrendered voluntarily, pouring out to encompass Lu Yang's consciousness.
The next second, Lu Yang saw his vision split into two. One part remained in the ancestral hall, while the other arrived in a magnificent palace. There was no furniture in the hall, only a pink double bed shrouded by four curtains.
There was also a looming, beautiful figure on the bed.
Soon, as Lu Yang's gaze fell upon the scene, silver bell-like laughter rang out from behind the curtains, instantly provoking uncontrollable desire.
"How many years has it been?"
"Truly, one generation is worse than the last. For so many years I've been lonely to the point of madness. Finally, a junior at the Golden Core level has come to fill the void."
Lu Yang's expression instantly became serious.
"...First Generation Peak Master?"
"Exactly this humble one."
As the voice fell, the curtains lifted, and the beautiful figure revealed its true face. What met his eyes was a shocking, jade-like luster, white and somewhat dazzling.
On the big bed lay a peerless beauty on her side, a delicate hand pillowed by her ear. Her vermilion lips were like fire, exhaling a sweet and harmonious breath. Between breaths, there were slight panting sounds that hooked the soul. Not a thread covered her body; only a purple palace dress, half-worn and half-draped, concealed her torso.
Lu Yang was instantly stunned.
A woman?
To be honest, as a senior researcher of the Heaven-Mending True Scripture, he had always felt the First Generation Heaven-Mending Peak Master who created such a marvelous technique should be a man.
Because the Heaven-Mending True Scripturehad too many position. Especially regarding men harvesting women, the variety was incredibly diverse. On the other hand, while there were also many for women harvesting men, they were inferior to the former.
"This humble one is Bu Tianque."
Looking at Lu Yang, the peerless beauty on the bed raised her red lips slightly, revealing a smile. "This humble one guesses you are doubting why this one is a woman, right?"
"...Fellow Daoist has wise eyes." Lu Yang nodded.
"Too young! Your perspective is too narrow!"
Bu Tianque covered her mouth and chuckled. "But this is also normal. "However, this is also normal. After all, the Heaven-Mending True Scripture this humble one left behind was originally more inclined toward methods suited for men."
"Thinking back, it was just this slave being too young. having achieved the Golden Core not long before, my understanding of the Yin-Yang Great Dao was far from thorough enough. That's why I was entangled with a stinking skin bag... But when this humble one left this divine sense in the spirit tablet, I had already thoroughly comprehended the profound mystery of Yin-Yang."
"So this humble one appears in this form."
Lu Yang: "..."
Listening to Bu Tianque's explanation, an unsettling guess faintly arose in Lu Yang's heart. After a moment of silence, he asked a question in a deep voice:
"[Celestial Mother Transformation Profound Light]... was left by Fellow Daoist?"
"...Hmm?"
As soon as these words came out, Bu Tianque instantly revealed a look of pleasant surprise. "So Fellow Daoist is also a person of the same path. No wonder Fellow Daoist has fate with me!"
Lu Yang's face instantly turned livid.
No doubt about it, this Bu Tianque... should be a man! The appearance of this peerless beauty now is actually the result of Yin-Yang reversal!
Seeing his reaction, Bu Tianque blinked her beautiful eyes.
"Oh? It seems Fellow Daoist still can't quite accept it. The Yin-Yang Great Dao, Heaven and Man Transformation—these are just skin bags. What difference is there between male and female?"
"No need to say more."
Lu Yang waved his hand. "I only ask Fellow Daoist one thing. Does the Heaven-Mending True Scripture have even more profound methods? If there are, can you hand them over to me?"
"Of course there are."
Bu Tianque nodded. "The [Heaven-Mending True Scripture] was created when this one was still a man—before my cultivation reached great success. Strictly speaking, it's just the upper half. Later, I reversed Yin-Yang, creating another technique with a female body named [Dao-Devouring Demonic Art]. This counts as the lower half."
"Two parts combined, upper and lower as one, is my fundamental Dao method."
"Fellow Daoist wants it?"
Speaking of this, Bu Tianque shook her head somewhat regretfully. "Pity. With Fellow Daoist's temperament and aptitude, you should not be able to obtain the [Dao-Devouring Demonic Art]."
"Why?" Lu Yang frowned.
Hearing this, Bu Tianque spread her hands, not caring at all that the purple robe on her body was shaken off, revealing everything completely, only giggling:
"This humble one sees Fellow Daoist also understands the Heaven-Mending True Scripture somewhat. Could you not understand? Our Heaven-Mending Peak imparting techniques has always required teaching by words and example... If Fellow Daoist really wants to get the [Dao-Devouring Demonic Art], then the only way is to first harvent this humble one and obtain the specific method."
"Then..."
As she spoke, Bu Tianque's figure suddenly began to change. The originally soft, large pectoral muscles became hard. The graceful figure also became sturdy.
In a moment, he changed appearance.
No longer a peerless beauty, he turned into a heroic man with a body like it was carved by knife and axe—handsome in appearance, his whole body filled with masculine qi.
"...Then I will provide hands-on instruction."
The heroic man thrust out his chest and laughed lightly. "Under my guidance, you will personally test the Dao-Devouring Demonic Art once... Only then can it be considered mastered."
"How about it? Does Fellow Daoist wish to learn?"
"If you truly wish to learn, I will not be stingy in imparting it."
"Rest assured, I will be very gentle."
(End of Chapter)
Chapter 830: Upgraded Version of Heaven-Mending True Scripture!?
Lu Yang delivered a resounding slap directly across Bu Tianque's face.
"Yaa!"
With a thud, Bu Tianque's figure flipped, instantly reverting into that peerless beauty. Creating a surge of white waves, she rolled off the large bed.
"Fellow Daoist's heart is so cruel..."
Bu Tianque covered his reddened cheek. His beautiful eyes brimmed with tears as he spoke softly. "Could it be that you do not favor this form? That is also natural. Each person has their own aspirations. Still, it does not matter."
His voice shifted along with his gradually changing form:
"No matter what sort of woman, this humble one can satisfy you. Does Fellow Daoist want mature? Young? Innocent? Scheming? Or perhaps pitiful?"
With each descriptive word spoken aloud, Bu Tianque's appearance would change once.
Among them were graceful and charming married women, budding young girls, sheltered young ladies, smiling courtesans with daggers hidden in their hearts, impoverished daughters of fallen families...
And it did not stop there.
After cycling through women, Bu Tianque began transforming into men. There were delicate and pitiable youths, virile and robust warriors, and even portly middle-aged uncles...
Lu Yang watched, the corners of his eyes twitching.
However, it wasn't over. Seeing that Lu Yang's expression remained unchanged, Bu Tianque smiled even more happily. "Could it be that Fellow Daoist has special preferences? Perhaps those with fur and horns?"
Before the voice fell, he started changing again. Sometimes a bull head, sometimes a horse face, sometimes a rabbit spirit, sometimes a fox demoness. It was truly strange and varied—there was nothing he couldn't transform into, and all carried an inexplicable, eerie charm.
Hiss.
This time, a genuine chill ran down Lu Yang's spine. Unlike before, the feeling this First Generation Heaven-Mending Peak Master gave him could only be described with one word—
[Depraved]!
Unlike the style of other Saint Sect Perfected Lords, Bu Tianque's nature wasn't so much beastly as it was a form of demonic perversion. He belonged to the kind that even the Demonic Dao would be afraid to witness.
Calm down. I can't be influenced by him.
Lu Yang took a deep breath, coldness returning to the depths of his eyes. Then, without a second word, he raised his hand and delivered another slap, flipping Bu Tianque directly.
However, Bu Tianque didn't care at all. "It's useless. Although this humble one is just a divine sense, my stature is here. You cant soul-search me. If you want to obtain the content of the technique, you can only use the Heaven-Mending True Scripture to harvest this one. Come on, this humble one has been lonely for so many years..."
Lu Yang frowned.
To be honest, at this moment, he really wanted to refine this First Generation Peak Master directly into a Banner Spirit. Alas, this was just a divine sense and couldn't be taken into the Righteous Dao Banner.
After thinking it over repeatedly, Lu Yang shook his head.
"...Forget it."
Who cares about an upgraded version of the Heaven-Mending True Scripture? I don't want it anymore!
Thinking of this, he no longer held back. He began to pour in mighty power, preparing to destroy Bu Tianque's divine sense directly. Out of sight, out of mind.
Sensing the shattering of his own divine sense, Bu Tianque, who had been teasing him, frowned instantly. In a flash, he became cold and arrogant once more.
But soon, he smiled again.
"Interesting, very interesting... You are not a disciple of my Heaven-Mending Peak."
"Clearly not a Heaven-Mending disciple, yet you wish to learn the Heaven-Mending True Scripture. Which Dao Fruit do you wish to seek? [Vast Ocean Water] or [Pomegranate Wood]?"
"It must be [Pomegranate Wood]."
"After all, that old mudfish overseas is excellent at surviving. [Vast Ocean Water] is hard to pry from his hands... Interesting. What do you want with [Pomegranate Wood]?"
Bu Tianque looked straight at Lu Yang.
If his true body were here, Lu Yang might still be a bit apprehensive. But a mere divine sense wasn't enough to see through his background. Therefore, Lu Yang remained very calm.
On the other side, Bu Tianque didn't struggle for long either. "Whatever. No matter what you plan to do, if you go to attain [Pomegranate Wood], that actually suits my wishes."
"Forget it, we won't do those tests."
As his voice fell, Bu Tianque formed a hand seal, directly separating a portion of his divine sense. Immediately after, it turned into a thick book that landed in front of Lu Yang's eyes.
On the cover of the book was a line of large characters: [Penetrating the Void and Pacifying Karma Jade Scripture]!
Lü Yang gave it a simple glance: [Those who penetrate the Void can swallow the Dao, those who pacify karma can mend the Heavens. To penetrate the Void and pacify karma is to obtain Heaven's favor, and have everything go smoothly as one wishes.]
What the hell did I just see?
Because he had read too quickly, Lü Yang did not even react for a moment. However, it was already too late, the cultivation method's contents had been deeply engraved into his mind.
However, he quickly regained his composure, brought out the purest academic spirit, and reexamined [Penetrating the Void and Pacifying Karma Jade Scripture] without any prejudice.
Then he had no choice but to admit:
'This damn thing… really is a supreme wondrous art!'
The essence of [Penetrating the Void and Pacifying Karma Jade Scripture] lay in [Mending the Heavens] and [Devouring the Dao]. However, the primary function of both was intercourse with Heaven and Earth.
Within it were also the four secret formulas: [Devour], [Knead], [Move], and [Still].
The so called formula of the character [Devour] was to swallow the essence of Heaven and Earth, remove impurities on behalf of Heaven and Earth, please Heaven and Earth, and in this way obtain Heaven and Earth's support.
The formula of the character [Knead] was, as the name implies, to knead Heaven and Earth, regulate the spiritual qi, make Heaven and Earth feel comfortable, and thereby exchange it for Heaven and Earth's support.
The formula of the character [Move] was for oneself to move, using fierce and violent impacts to make Heaven and Earth agree to one's request.
The formula of the character [Still] was the complete opposite, oneself does not move, Heaven and Earth move, allowing Heaven and Earth to vent the fire it has accumulated, and afterward exchange it for Heaven and Earth's compensation.
In short, this entire set of methods was specifically aimed at Heaven and Earth. Instead, it did not contain the method Lu Yang had been longing for, that of dual cultivation to harvest a Golden Core Perfected Lord.
Regarding this, [Penetrating the Void and Pacifying Karma Jade Scripture] also provided an explanation: the Golden Core Perfected Lord's stature was too high, almost completely detached from the mortal world, and there was fundamentally no way to harvest from them. In comparison, entities such as Heaven and Earth were much easier to deal with. Rather than attempting to harvest a Golden Core Perfected Lord, it was better to find a way to harvest Heaven and Earth instead.
For a time, Lu Yang read intoxicatedly.
A long time later, he finally came back to his senses. He saw Bu Tianque's divine sense, almost shattered at this moment, looking at him with a smile. This made him raise his eyebrows slightly.
"Looking at it this way... it seems Fellow Daoist is not dead?"
"Of course not."
Bu Tianque chuckled. "Even that old immortal is still alive. How could I be willing to die just like that? It is just that my current state might not be very good."
As soon as these words came out, Lu Yang immediately became vigilant.
"Rest assured, I won't make any request for Fellow Daoist to save my main body."
"And even if I ask, it's useless."
Bu Tianque looked straight at Lu Yang, shaking his head. "After all, at a glance, Fellow Daoist's aura marks you as a Saint Sect Perfected Lord. How could you possibly keep a promise?"
"So... I will only say one thing."
Bu Tianque's tone grew faint, seeming to recall many past events.
"Back then, the Dao Fruit I controlled was [Pomegranate Wood]. Before breaking free, I left something inside [Pomegranate Wood], leaving it for later generations."
"If Fellow Daoist really attaini [Pomegranate Wood], at that time you can take it yourself."
"But I want to remind Fellow Daoist. If you take that thing, I'm afraid that old immortal will look for you... Be careful not to get slapped to death by him."
As the voice faded, the divine sense shattered.
In the dim ancestral hall, only Lu Yang remained standing alone, his expression uncertain.
What thing... could actually attract that one's attention?
Damn it, does this wretched place not have a single normal opportunity!?
(End of Chapter)