Chapter 269
Chapter 269
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 269
Chapter Title: Primordial Magnetism Divine Mountain, Blessings and Misfortunes Intertwined
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The search for Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends was the most profound part of a Foundation Establishment Perfected Being's breakthrough. It involved the notion of fortune, and it also tested a cultivator's depth of Dao attainment.
Many Perfected Beings, even if their fortune was sufficient, lacked the Dao attainment or a deep grasp of causality. They could only follow fortune's guidance and act on intuition, often botching the task in the end. Failing to seize what heaven offered brought retribution—expending their fortune without gaining the desired Heavenly Gang or Earthly Fiend.
But it was different for those with profound Dao attainment.
Perfected Beings with deep Dao attainment could trace fortune to divine causality, calculating the method to obtain Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends with crystal clarity, ensuring they stayed on the right path.
Lu Yang's Dao attainment was undoubtedly insufficient.
After all, his current level had been bolstered by pills. Though it met the standard, it wasn't exceptional enough, and his divination techniques weren't advanced.
"Fortunately, I still have the Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument."
Lu Yang opened the Dharma Eye between his brows. The Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument cast down Bing Fire light, illuminating the heavens and earth, revealing the previously hazy lines of causality before him.
This supreme heavenly mechanism treasure had been immensely helpful to Lu Yang. Though not a combat treasure, he had turned peril into safety several times thanks to its divinatory power. Otherwise, he would have suffered major setbacks against the Dragon-Subduing Arhat alone, let alone the Heaven Mending Peak Master.
Soon, realization dawned on Lu Yang's face.
"So that's how it is. This time, my opportunity is a mountain formed from Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends called the Primordial Magnetism Divine Mountain! It's right on the edge of the Four Seas Sect's territory."
"As long as I find it and refine it, I'll be set."
With that thought, Lu Yang spread his palm. The Imperial Mansion Golden Seal Tushita True Edict activated on its own, manifesting the form of his next innate divine ability.
"Lost Harmony Magnetism!"
"The Primordial Magnetism Divine Mountain overseas perfectly matches this divine ability. The divination seems accurate. But refining this mountain won't be easy."
Just like his prior quest for Wu Earth.
Back in the Biyang Cultivation World, Wu Earth had manifested as a conceptual existence, impossible to extract without special methods. This time was the same.
"This mountain has already been earmarked by the Four Seas Sect. A Dragon King has declared that once the Primordial Magnetism Divine Mountain fully matures, it will be refined into a superior spirit treasure. If I rashly go to claim it, I'll clash with the Four Seas Sect. That's the tribulation. Fail to break through it, and I won't get the opportunity!"
But how to break the tribulation?
Snatching it openly was out of the question. He had to conceal his aura first, sneak in, and refine the Primordial Magnetism Divine Mountain—that was his only shot.
But how to sneak in?
At that moment, Lu Yang glanced at the array pill sealing Sui Ying. A flash of insight crossed his mind, and he couldn't help laughing as he clapped his hands.
"Causality is truly wondrous!"
He happened to have a Dragon King on hand. Refining this Dragon King whole into his Dharma Body would let him borrow the Myriad Phenomena to fabricate a dragon clan aura!
The Dharma Body's profundity lay in Myriad Phenomena melting external objects, encompassing all things. Refining something into it allowed natural emulation of its aura. Refining a Dragon King would let him masquerade as a pure-blooded dragon royal, slipping into the Primordial Magnetism Divine Mountain!
With that resolved, he wasted no time.
"Crack!"
Lu Yang clenched his fingers, instantly shattering the array pill in his hand. Sui Ying inside didn't even have time to grunt before perishing on the spot.
Only then did he unclench his fist. Endless cascades of blood poured from his palm, each drop heavy as a mountain, flowing with brilliant golden radiance. This was dragon lord royal blood—even a single drop held divine marvels. Shattered scales, claws, and horns were mixed in.
All of it poured onto the Grand Canopy All-Encompassing Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body.
Under the dragon blood's infusion, the Dharma Body's aura grew ever more terrifying. Somehow, a coiling little dragon had appeared on its six arms.
In the next instant, the Dharma Body transformed.
A blink later, gone were the three heads, six arms, and green-faced fangs. In its place stood a true dragon in the center, breathing rolling clouds with every inhale and exhale!
"Excellent!"
Lu Yang sensed the shift in his Dharma Body's aura and grinned in satisfaction. With this Dharma Body's aid, impersonating a Dragon King would be effortless.
"But there are drawbacks."
"After all, I killed Sui Ying and am using him to infiltrate the Primordial Magnetism Divine Mountain. If exposed, old and new grudges will make the tribulation hit even harder."
Lu Yang pinched his fingers to divine, aided by the Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument: "Refining the Primordial Magnetism Divine Mountain will take at least forty-nine days. Completely fooling the Four Seas Sect is impossible—the final seven days will erupt in conflict."
This was unavoidable.
"Fine then. It's all about skill."
Lu Yang's expression was calm. With his current means, as long as no Great Perfected Being or True Lord intervened, few at mid-Foundation Establishment could match him.
"A True Lord won't act. As for Great Perfected Beings, even if I break through, I might not be helpless against them."
With the Imperial Mansion Golden Seal Tushita True Edict, once he reached mid-Foundation Establishment perfection, he could immediately borrow a third innate divine ability, rivaling a Great Perfected Being!
Even without that qualitative leap, if he couldn't win, escaping should be feasible.
"It's a pity—the main body must handle this personally. The clone can't substitute."
This concerned his path. The clone could assist with tasks but not cultivation. Only the main body could refine the Primordial Magnetism Divine Mountain.
As for that Soaring Empyrean Sun-Obscuring True Lord?
Frankly, Lu Yang was still terrified, dreading another knowledgeseal stalking him unseen. But he quickly let it go.
'The Book of a Hundred Lives only activates after my death anyway. I have nothing else a late-Golden Core True Lord like that old schemer would covet. If he's squatting outside Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea waiting for me, so be it. The great Dao lies ahead—I can't just stop!'
Besides, the foe might not follow him again.
If he feared this and that, why cultivate? Better to go home and raise pigs!
Plus, he had his cheats!
Overseas, Four Seas Sect.
As the sole overlord of the seas, the Four Seas Sect's island was vast, divided into four directions. The eastern quarter housed the Dragon Palace, home of the Dragon Lords.
At that moment, deep within the Dragon Palace.
Indescribable clouds swirled in the hall, golden serpents writhing wildly within, occasionally flashing. A towering black shadow flitted vaguely inside.
Suddenly, the shadow paused.
"Hm?"
With a soft murmur of surprise, the clouds were shoved apart by blazing fire, revealing golden eyes vast as mountains. A deep voice rumbled like heavenly thunder:
"Who dares kill my descendant?"
The Dragon Lord's mood remained stable, unangered. It had too many offspring—losing one or two meant nothing, never weighing on its mind.
But slaying its progeny was still a slight to its face.
If it showed no reaction, others might follow suit. That would be real trouble. It had already decided to make an example!
Moreover, bloodsense told it a Dragon King had died, piquing its curiosity. It dispatched a wisp of divine sense to probe the heavens, silently divining. Soon, the causal thread stretched from overseas to the mainland, ending at a place that left it silent.
Jiangbei, Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea, Primal Saint Sect.
"Never mind. I won't bicker with juniors."
A mere Dragon King wasn't that important. It could just work harder and birth more next year, raising another eventually.
But soon, the Dragon Lord narrowed its golden eyes.
"No... Tribulation entwines, fortune and misfortune interdependent. This person still has karma with my bloodline?"
"Primordial Magnetism Divine Mountain?"
(End of chapter)