Chapter 203
Chapter 203
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Translator: Ace
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Chapter Title: Chongguang Reincarnates to Seek Gold
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"A heaven-sent genius, but what use is it to me?"
After finishing the memories regarding the Great Vehicle First Grade True Qi, Lu Yang offered his assessment. For a moment, he felt utterly dejected, as if all his excitement had been for naught.
There was no doubt about it—the Innate True Person had truly been a genius rarely seen in the world.
He had even verified it himself in life, confirming that the True Qi cultivated through his method was the absolute pinnacle. No one could possibly surpass it.
"This is obvious. You refined your Qi using Metal Nature."
What was Metal Nature?
Only a Great Cultivator at the peak of Foundation Establishment could extract a single thread from their soul, accumulate it bit by bit over days and months, and finally condense it into a miraculous treasure of great use even to True Lords!
And you used this to refine Qi?
"No wonder Flying Snow True Lord showed no interest in this Innate Dao Calamity and paid no mind to the so-called First Grade True Qi. She must have searched its soul long ago and grasped all the details."
With that thought, Lu Yang let out another sigh.
Truth be told, if the only obstacle was this Metal Nature hurdle, he actually had a solution—or rather, the Innate True Person had already prepared one.
"Per the Innate True Person's arrangements, all I need to do is bring the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner bearing his residual karma to the Biyang Cultivation World. Then, I use the banner to summon the Dao Calamity, forcing it to become my banner spirit. At that point, I can use its Metal Nature to cultivate the Great Vehicle First Grade True Qi."
The crux lay in the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner.
But not the one in Lu Yang's possession, which the Book of a Hundred Lives had cleansed. No, it was the one still holding the Innate True Person's karma—the one in Liu Xin's hands.
Yet none of that posed a real problem.
With the [Book of a Hundred Lives], Lu Yang could simply restart to retrieve the original Ten Thousand Spirits Banner. He could even repeatedly harvest the Metal Nature from the Dao Calamity itself!
Refine Qi with Metal Nature. Build Foundation Establishment with Metal Nature. Even refine Divine Abilities with it. All of it was within reach!
It would just require a few extra restarts, nothing more.
"The issue is... Empty Proof!"
Lu Yang's gaze grew heavy. In the Innate True Person's account, only this "Empty Proof" remained shrouded in mystery. Clearly, even the Innate True Person himself hadn't figured it out.
How exactly was one to achieve Empty Proof? Where was the method?
Nothing at all!
This single flaw effectively severed the path to the Great Vehicle First Grade True Qi. Without the corresponding fruition position, there was no way to form a Golden Core. What good was an exceptionally strong Foundation Establishment then?
"What a headache."
Lu Yang pondered long and hard before finally reaching a decision.
"At this point, it looks like I'll have to rely on my peerless genius to complete the Innate True Person's technique!"
With that, he produced the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner.
"Tingyou Ancestor!"
At Lu Yang's call, Tingyou Ancestor emerged leisurely. With the fall of that [Heaven-Receiving Orthodox Virtue True Lord] from the Sword Pavilion, his mood had been excellent lately.
"What is it?"
Without another word, Lu Yang bundled up the contents of the Great Vehicle First Grade True Qi and transmitted them over.
"Disciple came across a new technique—one said to be incomprehensible to anyone under heaven."
"I find it utterly baffling myself, like staring at a celestial script. I'd like Ancestor to take a look."
"Heh, such a clumsy attempt at goading." Tingyou Ancestor gave a faint smile.
"How could any technique in this world be beyond all understanding? It's simply a matter of your own comprehension falling short!"
He accepted the divine sense transmission from Lu Yang and peered closely.
"Hm?"
Tingyou Ancestor started off quite relaxed. But as he delved deeper, his brows furrowed tighter and tighter. In the end, he slowly closed his eyes.
"Well, Ancestor?"
"First off, I didn't fail to understand it."
Tingyou Ancestor replied calmly.
"It's just that the creator of this technique was far too brazen, with ideas so outlandish they defy normal reasoning."
"I'll need some time to study it."
With those words, Tingyou Ancestor turned and vanished back into the Ten Thousand Spirits Banner in an instant—clearly entering secluded study. Lu Yang, witnessing this, broke into a grin of delight.
Excellent! My peerless genius was already taking effect!
Lu Yang held great confidence in his extraordinary talent. Who knew—there might truly be hope for solving the Empty Proof conundrum.
Reassured, Lu Yang then produced a jade slip. It was a rare trip to a vital Holy Sect location like the Manifest Law Pavilion; naturally, he wouldn't leave with just a single Dao technique.
That being said, his [Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Riding Dao Foundation] was simply too unique, and the matching [City Head Soil] lay beyond the Holy Sect's control. Thus, the Manifest Law Pavilion held no technique perfectly suited to him. After sifting through options, he settled on one that was at least passable: "[Edict for Mountains and Moving Mountains Orthodox Art]."
This was unmistakably a Wu Earth Dao technique, renowned for shifting mountains and relocating peaks. It bore some relation to [Mountain-Embracing] and could be wielded with reasonable facility.
More crucially, it aligned perfectly with Lu Yang's preferences.
As the name suggested, the Divine Ability allowed one to transport mountains and rivers, yanking distant peaks through the void to crush foes beneath them.
It might sound ordinary enough.
A single mountain, after all—for a Foundation Establishment True Person, it was trivial. A flick of the sleeve would suffice, or escape at worst.
But the [Edict for Mountains and Moving Mountains Orthodox Art] was different.
It shared a clever ingenuity with [Mountain-Embracing], focusing on [mountain upon the body] and [mountain within the heart], the two advancing in tandem.
Casting proceeded in three steps: [Incantation], [Mudra], [Pointing the Profound]. They appeared cumbersome at first glance, but concealed profound subtlety.
Should an enemy hear the incantation's chant, mountains and rivers would weigh upon their form, rooting them in place.
Should they witness the mudra's gestures, heavy peaks would burden their mind, halting all thought.
And if struck by that final pointing finger...
Good lord—their Dharma body would crumble to dust, reforming as a massive mountain that slammed to earth, forging an inexplicable bond with the subterranean veins.
Escape then? Not impossible. Sever the earth vein link and emerge. The price: minor damage to the veins, perhaps a touch of heavenly punishment.
Small wonder the Manifest Law Pavilion deemed it "insidious and nauseating." For even Holy Sect True Persons to pass such judgment spoke volumes of its vicious cunning.
"A technique like this belongs in my hands!"
With a grand battle looming, Lu Yang brooked no negligence. Fresh from the Manifest Law Pavilion, he headed straight to Heaven Mending Peak and threw himself wholly into cultivation.
Three days passed.
Lu Yang sat cross-legged on the silk-draped bed in Lady Ruo Xiang's boudoir, immersed with her in analyzing the [Edict for Mountains and Moving Mountains Orthodox Art], when his gaze suddenly lifted skyward.
A beam of spiritual light streaked across the heavens—a flying missive.
The message contained but a scant few lines:
[At midnight tonight, I reincarnate and depart. I trust you will succeed. The day you form your Golden Core and claim your position shall be the day I retrieve the "City Head Soil" for you and pave your Dao path.]
In that instant, Lu Yang's face turned profoundly solemn.
The great event was upon them!
He gazed upward, the Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument whirring in his brow. Yet the karma web—once crystal clear beneath the Prop Fire's glow—now lay shrouded in gloom.
A True Lord was masking the strands of fate!
Almost simultaneously, the Holy Sect within and without, the Jiangdong Dao Court, the Jiangxi Pure Land, the Jiangnan Sword Pavilion—all stirred to life. Inexplicable divine senses resonated with the heavens and earth.
"Chongguang seeks the Golden Core?"
"With Hongyun dead, it's time for him to make his bid."
"Can he succeed?"
"We cannot allow it!"
"No need to interfere."
Beneath the scrutiny of those many divine senses, midnight swiftly arrived. Within the Sacred Fire Cliff's grand hall, Chongguang True Person sat motionless, his hands silently performing divinations.
A moment later, his eyes snapped open.
"Heh."
A soft chuckle escaped him. Chongguang True Person's form then shattered like an illusory bubble, dissolving silently from the spot.
His vanishing rippled outward like a pebble into still waters, stirring waves that alerted every soul who had been watching.
Chongguang True Person had reincarnated.
All to seek the Golden Core!