Chapter 134
Chapter 134
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 134
Chapter Title: Cultivating the Qi-Devouring Insects
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Refining Method Secret Realm, one of the Primal Saint Sect's superior secret realms.
Back in the day, Lu Yang had queued for decades just to use this secret realm, a testament to how popular it was—someone was always using it.
But with his current status and position, he no longer needed to wait in line.
After a quick greeting to Perfected Being Yin Shan, a decree came down, sealing the Refining Method Secret Realm for thirty years and delivering it directly to his cultivation ground to aid his practice.
"This is the benefit of having connections."
Lu Yang sighed with emotion. Though he was a newly advanced Perfected Being, most new Perfected Beings didn't enjoy such privileges. It all traced back to Heavy Light Perfected Being.
As the only Foundation Establishment consummation Great Perfected Being in the Primal Saint Sect openly aiming for the throne and fruition, Heavy Light Perfected Being not only possessed peerless cultivation but also enjoyed the utmost favor from Clear Pure Flying Snow True Lord. He was undeniably the foremost figure below the True Lords in the sect, and Lu Yang was his trusted confidant.
How could such face be insignificant?
"Thank you, Daoist Friend."
Lu Yang cupped his hands warmly toward Perfected Being Yin Shan, who had personally delivered the secret realm.
"I wonder if Heavy Light Perfected Being has any recent tasks for me?"
"No rush, Yuantu."
Perfected Being Yin Shan smiled faintly.
"Our top priority—you and I alike—is to advance our cultivation. Once you've achieved it, Senior Brother won't forget you."
That said, he truly appreciated Lu Yang's proactive and diligent attitude.
After chatting for a bit, Perfected Being Yin Shan took his leave. He had obtained the [Heavenly Corpse Baleful Aura] and was about to enter seclusion to refine it, breaking through to mid-Foundation Establishment.
Once he was gone, the smile faded from Lu Yang's face.
"So, he hasn't broken through yet?"
In his sixth life, after thirty years of seclusion, Perfected Being Yin Shan had already reached mid-stage upon his emergence. It seemed thirty years was the dividing line.
In thirty years, Heavy Light Perfected Being would likely make his move.
Without question, this was both an opportunity and a risk. To profit from it, Lu Yang had to push his strength to the limit within those thirty years.
"Start with the Qi-devouring Insects!"
With a thought, Lu Yang rode a beam of escaping light into the Refining Method Secret Realm. Suddenly, a figure from his sixth life came to mind—a genius of exceptional talent.
"Wang Boyuan."
He had created his own Aura-Gazing Technique, observing heavenly numbers through human fortunes. His ideas had even allowed Lu Yang—back when he lacked a position—to detect the Yun family ancestor lurking in the shadows.
Undoubtedly, a talent worth recruiting.
"I could use a few reliable hands right now. And if I'm reopening the Witch Ghost Dao, I need some highly talented disciples to make it credible."
With that in mind, Lu Yang immediately began configuring the Refining Method Secret Realm.
Though he planned to use the 140 million mortals inside to cultivate the Qi-devouring Insects, Lu Yang had no intention of letting them gorge themselves crudely.
"After all, I'm no great villain."
Besides, unchecked feasting would waste talent utilization—a case of draining the pond to catch the fish, a one-time gain with nothing left afterward.
People grew flesh on their own.
No need to fatten them; they would do it themselves.
So Lu Yang's cultivation plan for the Qi-devouring Insects was symbiotic coexistence with the 140 million talents in the secret realm—meticulous, gradual nurturing.
"First, I need a cultivation system built around the Qi-devouring Insects."
"At the start of cultivation, everyone receives an insect seed, nurturing it within their body. Call it the [Fetal Breath Stage]—after all, the Qi-devouring Insect hasn't hatched yet."
"Next, cultivators refine blood energy via martial dao methods to feed the insect fetus. When it awakens as a larva, it grants the cultivator a thousand jin of strength, a diamond-indestructible body, and the ability to devour heaven-earth spiritual energy to nourish the flesh. Call this the [Larva Stage]."
Soon, Lu Yang had outlined a full system.
From Larva Stage to Growth Stage, evolving to complete form, ultimate form—until the Qi-devouring Insect burst from its shell, reaching its peak!
By then, not one would fall short of those on the Dao-Seizing Battlefield.
And their numbers would far exceed them!
After all, nurtured from 140 million talents, a scale of over a hundred million. They might even pose a real threat to Foundation Establishment Perfected Beings.
More crucially, with every one of the 140 million born carrying an insect seed—passed to offspring through reproduction—the entire secret realm would be under his surveillance. The moment the Yun family ancestor reincarnated, he'd detect it instantly!
Lu Yang promptly opened the jade box.
"Hiss hiss..."
Inside, the Qi-devouring Insect King stirred to wakefulness, no longer ferocious but radiating heartfelt timidity.
Lu Yang felt a pang of感慨.
This was a world's chosen son of heaven, blessed by fate. Without a True Lord's intervention, backed by the world's power, Foundation Establishment was all but guaranteed!
There was even precedent.
In casual talks with Heavy Light Perfected Being and Perfected Being Yin Shan, Heavy Light had mentioned an anomaly in the Dao-Seizing War six centuries ago.
That time, Sword Pavilion, Primal Saint Sect, Orthodox Lineage, and Pure Land's four True Lords had jointly seized a world. That world far exceeded the norm, so participants weren't mere Qi Refining cultivators but Foundation Establishment Perfected Beings descending personally, unleashing divine abilities in a grand clash.
Yet the snipe and clam fought, and the fisherman profited.
That world's chosen son, using some unknown method, severed his karma amid the chaos and escaped the world.
Heavy Light Perfected Being had sighed over it repeatedly:
"Without doubt, one of the four True Lords overseeing the battlefield aided him covertly. How else could a chosen son slip away?"
"No True Lord admitted it, so it ended unresolved."
"As for that chosen son, he fled far overseas."
"Rumor has it he's still roaming free out there today, claiming victims from Pure Land, Dao Court, Sword Pavilion, and even our Primal Saint Sect."
Lu Yang remembered it well.
Thus, he held high hopes for the Qi-devouring Insect. He cast the Great Clone Universal Assembly Divine Method, preparing to refine it into a guardian deity like Su Nv.
"Hiss hiss..."
As Lu Yang's mana infiltrated, the insect offered no resistance. Soon, it was fully refined, nuzzling his hand affectionately.
"Go."
Lu Yang cradled the Insect King in his palm, channeling mana. It cooperated eagerly, digesting the power and rapidly spawning insect seeds.
Years later, with sufficient numbers, Lu Yang unsealed the Refining Method Secret Realm and dispersed the seeds one by one.
Now, he waited.
Ever patient, Lu Yang took the chance to attempt refining his natal divine ability. What if his talent proved extraordinary, succeeding without a Heavenly Secrets Treasure?
Years flew by like a white steed vanishing in a flash.
Thirty years passed.
He failed.
"This won't unlock my true potential!"
Lu Yang woke in frustration. Suddenly, his heart stirred—a newborn infant in the secret realm had triggered a response from its insect seed.
(End of chapter)