Chapter 179
Chapter 179
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 92
Chapter Title: Mountain-Embracing Divine Ability
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【Facing the pincer attack from the Dao Calamity and the Pure Land, you chose the third path and detonated yourself without hesitation. Your life could truly be called legendary.】
【Current remaining pages in the Book of a Hundred Lives: 92】
【Reopening a life, you may select one of the following gains from your previous life:
One: Treasure.
Two: Cultivation.
Three: Lifespan.
Four: Abandon all gains and randomly awaken one talent based on your previous life's experiences.】
On Luofeng Mountain, Lu Yang opened his eyes.
Yet he remained dazed for a long time.
His mind still lingered on that pair of golden eyes overflowing with Buddha light.
The howling winds atop the mountain seemed nonexistent in that moment.
The only sound Lu Yang could hear was his own heart pounding wildly from terror.
Sweat poured uncontrollably down his body.
Before long, it soaked him through.
His mouth hung slightly open.
As if he had forgotten how to breathe, he froze.
Only after a long while did Lu Yang squeeze a sound from his throat.
“Fuck!”
What the hell was that thing at the end!?
It was clearly not the white-robed woman.
Not the Golden Core True Lord from the Pure Land.
But someone entirely different!
In an instant, a thought surfaced.
“...World Honored One?”
Lu Yang’s soul shuddered.
A Golden Core True Lord—or a Bodhisattva from the Pure Land—had, strictly speaking, reached the pinnacle of “Buddha-Self Unity.”
In other words.
Every Pure Land Bodhisattva who appeared to possess independent consciousness had likely long refined themselves into an incarnation of the World Honored One.
If that Pure Land World Honored One so willed it.
He could possess the body at any moment.
And the mighty power of the 【Book of a Hundred Lives】 had clearly alarmed that World Honored One!
“That bastard can even speak!”
Lu Yang gasped for air.
Only after a long time did the terror in his heart ease.
Yet his wariness toward the Pure Land had risen to an unprecedented height.
Not long ago, he had been marveling at how “too smooth” everything had gone.
Then came the Dao Calamity.
Then the True Lord.
And finally, even the Pure Land World Honored One emerged.
All of it crushed the pride that had just begun to swell in him.
This world was far too dangerous!
The gaps between realms were one thing.
But the real issue was those mighty figures loved to bully the weak.
Shamelessly swarming the newbie village to farm kills.
With that thought, Lu Yang made his decision.
“Screw this 【City Wall Earth】—I don’t want it!”
The karma was too heavy.
Early Foundation Establishment had already drawn targeting from a Golden Core True Lord.
How was he supposed to live like that?
Better to jump ship and run early.
Lu Yang’s plan was set.
“First, maximize my cultivation at the second anchor point. Uncover the secrets of the Biyang Cultivation World. See if that so-called First-Grade Great Vehicle True Qi is real.”
“Then check for any schemes from Innate True Persons lurking behind the scenes.”
“If there are no issues—or if I have counters—I’ll take the First-Grade Great Vehicle True Qi cultivation method back to the first anchor point and reopen!”
Screw that garbage Nine Transformations of the Dragon Art.
Third-Grade True Qi? Toss it!
He’d start with First-Grade True Qi.
With Foundation Establishment experience.
He’d rebuild in no time.
That would be the true path to the Great Dao!
At the same time, Lu Yang drew a lesson.
“My golden finger still isn’t big enough!”
With that in mind, Lu Yang gritted his teeth and opened the 【Book of a Hundred Lives】 panel.
This time, he selected the second anchor point—his peak state.
【Name: Lu Yang】
【Lifespan: 100 years】
【Cultivation: Early Foundation Establishment】
【Talents: Dual Cultivation Prodigy (White), Has Some Skill (Purple)】
【Dao Foundation: Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Riding Dao Foundation】
【Divine Ability: Imperial Carriage Dragon Chariot (Determine kinship, resolve suspicions, distinguish same from different, clarify right from wrong)】
【Treasures: Innate Primal Qi (Superior Odd Treasure), Ten Thousand Spirits Banner (Superior Spirit Treasure), Avici Sword (Superior Spirit Treasure), Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument (Superior Spirit Treasure), Three-Nines Soul-Melting Gourd (Mid-Grade Spirit Treasure)】
【Book of a Hundred Lives pages: 92】
【Anchor points: 0】
Lu Yang chose without hesitation.
【Treasure】.
Exchanging for the Wu Earth Qi he had painstakingly obtained in his previous life.
He could have picked a talent.
But that would mean another overseas trip.
Far too dangerous.
Better to play it safe.
Soon.
A strand of ethereal, causeless smoke qi drifted into Lu Yang’s palm.
“With the Wu Earth Qi in hand, I don’t need to chase overseas opportunities anymore. Time to prepare for breaking through to mid Foundation Establishment!”
Lu Yang had a plan for this.
First, he would replicate his previous life’s actions.
Outlast the Fulong Arhat.
Then join the Heaven Mending Peak Master’s household and obtain Chen Shuqian’s Azure Luan Noonday Flame.
This time, Lu Yang wasted no time.
Once the Azure Luan Noonday Flame repaired his injuries, he began fusing the Wu Earth Qi right away.
He was mentally prepared.
“This breakthrough is a bit risky. I don’t know the power of the mid Foundation Establishment tribulation—how strong the 【Yin Fire】 truly is. Failure is possible. But no matter. If it fails, I’ll just reopen. Perfect chance to pick a talent.”
Under his deliberate replication, this life’s experiences closely mirrored the last.
He skipped the overseas journey.
But outlasting the Fulong Arhat’s death and publicly cuckolding the Heaven Mending Peak Master’s family still made him infamous in the Primal Saint Sect.
The talent born from that wouldn’t be bad.
“Time to bet big!”
With no more reservations, Lu Yang manifested his Dao Foundation.
Four dragons drew the carriage.
The majestic 【Imperial Carriage Dragon Chariot】 appeared within his Foundation Establishment realm.
Next, the Wu Earth Qi emerged.
One of the four flood dragons before the carriage frame reared its neck.
It swallowed the Wu Earth Qi precisely.
First Heavenly Gang—fused!
Lu Yang frowned.
Sensing the changes in his Dao Foundation and natal divine ability.
Soon, he noticed a stir in one profound aspect of his natal divine ability.
“This is... 【Distinguish Same from Different】?”
Lu Yang pinched his fingers, calculating silently. His thoughts raced.
“I chose this breakthrough specifically at the Yin hour. At this moment, the Earth Sha qi of 【Sheti'ge】 is at its peak.”
Fusing a Heavenly Gang now perfectly aligned with Wu Earth intersecting 【Sheti'ge】.
The resulting talent divine ability was named...
【Mountain-Embracing】!
“Embracing the One and guarding the center before Hongmeng differentiated. Able to distinguish same from different... I see. Talent divine abilities correspond exactly to the profound aspects of natal divine abilities!”
Enlightenment dawned in Lu Yang’s heart.
Why did only Third-Grade True Qi offer hope for Golden Core?
Because only a Third-Grade Dao Foundation’s natal divine ability possessed four profound aspects.
Only then could it fully accommodate four talent divine abilities!
Below Third-Grade, the weak like the Divine Martial Sect’s焕武 True Person had one profound aspect.
The strong like Wu Cang had three.
Not only did their current strength lag behind Lu Yang’s.
Their future paths were doomed.
They could never reach Foundation Establishment perfection.
Let alone position themselves for Core Formation.
Just then, Lu Yang felt a chill at the soles of his feet.
“...It’s here!”
He focused instantly.
Eyes fixed as his Yongquan acupoint inexplicably birthed a jet-black fire.
It swept straight toward the Mud Wall Palace.
Wherever the 【Yin Fire】 passed, his five viscera burned!
Lu Yang remained calm.
As the 【Yin Fire】 scorched his dharma body, the Azure Luan Noonday Flame repaired it nonstop.
A delicate balance formed between the two.
In this process, the 【Yin Fire】 enveloped his Dao Foundation.
Like refining a pill.
Dao Foundation as the furnace.
Natal divine ability and that strand of Wu Earth Qi as the materials within.
If he endured until the Wu Earth Qi transformed into a talent divine ability...
The tribulation would be overcome.
But as time dragged on, the repair speed gradually couldn’t keep up with the burning.
“My Azure Luan Noonday Flame alone isn’t enough...”
Good thing he had a backup.
Lu Yang sighed.
Then called Chen Shuqian inside.
No helping it.
Their dual-cultivated Azure Luan Noonday Flame had better effects.
Though he wasn’t into women—and this troubled him greatly—he had no choice but to grit his teeth and bear it.
Ten days later.
Lu Yang pushed aside the comatose Chen Shuqian.
Refreshed, he stepped out of the secret chamber.
“Ten days of grueling cultivation. Countless efforts and sweat poured... finally, it’s done!”
As his words fell.
Within the Foundation Establishment realm, beneath layers of golden auspicious clouds shrouding the 【Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Riding Dao Foundation】...
A majestic mountain shadow emerged.
Talent divine ability: 【Mountain-Embracing】—achieved!
Mid Foundation Establishment!