Chapter 69
Chapter 69
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Translator: Ace
Chapter: 69
Chapter Title: The Sacred Body Mastered
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Within the Secret Realm of Cultivation.
Lu Yang's true body was safe and sound, sitting upright in his cave abode. As for Ji Xiongying's furious curses before death, he paid them no mind. At this moment, he was filled only with joy.
"The Sage's Plunder is complete!"
Lu Yang stood up and looked at the sky. All he could see was a long river of purple qi—this was the destiny gathered from the one hundred and forty million living beings in the entire secret realm!
The destiny of the martial path!
And at this moment, Lu Yang was bathed in this destiny. The brilliant purple qi poured down, making him seem as if he had instantly become the center of heaven and earth.
At the same time, the one hundred and forty million living beings in the Secret Realm of Cultivation, from the lowest mortals to the highest Heavenly Beings, all felt something in their hearts. They looked up at the sky one by one, and in the haze, they seemed to see a magnificent golden body rising from the earth. Solemn and majestic, the roiling mortal world lifted it as it slowly ascended.
"The law is upon me, the Sacred Body is mastered!"
Lu Yang opened his eyes, once again feeling the Daoist charm of 'ascension' that he had previously only sensed from those with great divine abilities and Foundation Establishment Perfected Beings.
His 'altitude' was rising!
The infinite destiny was completely absorbed by Lu Yang, not a single trace left behind. This destiny then slowly constructed an incomparably complex ritual within his body.
"...Hmm?"
Just then, Lu Yang suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky.
Meanwhile, in Tianjing City, as Lu Yang shattered the void with Ji Xiongying following close behind, a look of shock and anger suddenly appeared on the face of the Yun family's ancestor.
"This is bad!"
Only at this moment did he understand Lu Yang's scheme. He had fabricated the realm of "Shattering the Void" above the Heavenly Being level. With himself as proof, and now Ji Xiongying as well, the people of the world would henceforth firmly believe this path was viable and pursue it one after another, wave upon wave!
The entire system was perfectly integrated!
Even the fourth step of the martial path that he had created was perfectly incorporated, and instead of ruining Lu Yang's cultivation, it had actually enhanced its power!
Because if it were only up to Lu Yang, the martial path would have reached the late Qi Refining Realm at most.
But with the help of the Yun family's ancestor, the limit of the martial path had impressively reached the peak of the Qi Refining Realm. Therefore, the destiny fed back by the Sage's Plunder would also be immense to the extreme!
Yet now, things had come to a point where even he could not break the martial path's system.
Because in theory, a martial Heavenly Being comparable to the peak of Qi Refining was a dead end. This was true not only for Lu Yang but for him as well!
And he could find no flaw in this realm of 'Shattering the Void'.
After all, once one shattered the void, they were gone. It was a matter with no one to testify, a case of 'he said, she said'. How could he possibly find a flaw?
To break this stalemate, he would have to create a method distinct from shattering the void, one that could allow the martial path to truly break through to Foundation Establishment.
But before his own reincarnation, his cultivation was only at the early Foundation Establishment stage. His abilities were limited; what could he possibly use to create a method for the martial path to break through to Foundation Establishment?
It might be possible for a Golden Core True Lord!
Otherwise, he would have to kill everyone who had witnessed Lu Yang shatter the void. But what would be the point of that? It would only needlessly expose his own existence.
In other words, Lu Yang's cultivation of the 'Sage's Plunder' had become an unstoppable force!
"Bastard! Bastard!"
At this thought, the Yun family's ancestor was so angry he could have ground his teeth to dust. He had never imagined that his scheme would not only fail but even end up aiding the enemy!
To have worked so hard to manipulate causality, only to end up paving the way for another?
He could not accept it!
Thinking of this, the Yun family's ancestor couldn't help but grit his teeth, his heart filled with unwillingness. He then pushed causality once more, wanting to make one last attempt.
The Yun family's ancestor activated the Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument to enhance his influence over causality. "The Sage's Plunder is fated to face a calamity. This calamity was originally meant for me, but as long as I strip it away and use a substitution technique, replacing a human calamity with a heavenly one, I can draw upon the power of heaven and earth to kill him!"
"To plunder the destiny of the world is an act against the heavens! It will surely be met with heavenly punishment!"
The Yun family's ancestor roared, and in an instant, the sky above Lu Yang's seclusion spot, which had been clear just a moment ago, became covered in dark clouds, with streaks of lightning snakes slithering through.
*BOOM!*
Thunder erupted from the mountains, and the world turned white!
A colossal bolt of lightning struck down directly from the dark clouds. Its speed was so fast that it was impossible to react, landing on Lu Yang in the blink of an eye.
When the lightning dissipated, Lu Yang's figure slowly reappeared.
However, to the Yun family's ancestor's disbelief, facing a heavenly thunderbolt that could potentially kill even a peak Qi Refining cultivator, Lu Yang was completely unharmed!
"This is... the law of the Sage's Plunder?"
Information about the "Sage's Plunder" flashed through the Yun family's ancestor's mind. The minor and major completion stages of this body tempering method were completely different things.
Minor completion of the Sage's Plunder was merely a simple enhancement of the physical body.
But major completion of the Sage's Plunder could condense a 'law'.
In the path of immortal cultivation, 'altitude', or 'status', often symbolized an absolute disparity. As long as one's status was high enough, those of lower status were mere ants.
Just like a Foundation Establishment Perfected Being to a Qi Refining cultivator.
And the 'law' of the Sage's Plunder was, in a sense, a kind of status.
Therefore, the current Lu Yang was no longer on the same level of status as ordinary cultivators. Any attack from a status 'lower' than his could not even harm him!
For example, the rolling heavenly thunder drawn by the Yun family's ancestor through causality was powerful, but it lacked a corresponding status. The result was naturally like a two-dimensional being attacking a three-dimensional one. No matter how great the power, it was all theoretical and meaningless. It couldn't even scratch Lu Yang, let alone break the corner of his clothes.
Of course, these laws also had varying strengths; not everyone's was the same.
The Primal Saint Sect had countless talented individuals, and Lu Yang was not the only disciple to have mastered the Sage's Plunder. However, the law he had condensed was the strongest to date!
This was because the strength of the 'law' was determined by the system created through the cultivation of the Sage's Plunder.
If the system only reached the mid-stage of Qi Refining, then the 'law' could only ignore attacks at the mid-stage of Qi Refining. It would still be broken by a late-stage Qi Refining attack.
However, with the 'help' of the Yun family's ancestor, Lu Yang's martial path encompassed the peak of the Qi Refining Realm!
Therefore, among cultivators below Foundation Establishment, unless they possessed a great divine ability that could similarly elevate their status, his 'law' was unbreakable!
*RUMBLE!*
Bolts of lightning crashed down one after another, yet Lu Yang paid them no heed, remaining unmoved. Even the surrounding grand array was shattered, but he remained completely unharmed.
Seeing this, the Yun family's ancestor's eyes were practically splitting with rage, but he was utterly helpless.
"At this point, I can only let him go." The Yun family's ancestor sighed. "So be it. Let him leave. The Sect Master's mission is more important."
"Senior, you're watching me, aren't you?"
An indifferent voice drifted over. The Yun family's ancestor was suddenly stunned. He saw that, from the perspective of causality, Lu Yang had suddenly turned his head and was looking at him calmly.
He can see me... No, he knows of my existence!?
The Yun family's ancestor subconsciously took a step back, his heart filled with terror. He instantly severed his causal perception, then concealed his aura and held his breath, masking all of his own heavenly secrets.
But the Lu Yang of today was completely different!
"Trying to escape..."
Lu Yang lowered his eyelids, ripples spreading in his eyes. At this moment, his Sacred Body was mastered. Although he had not yet reached Foundation Establishment, the Yun family's ancestor was no longer at Foundation Establishment either.
At this moment, there was not much difference in their status!
The next second, Lu Yang's soul left his body and shot straight into the heavens. He looked down upon the entire Secret Realm of Cultivation from above, the vast earth filling his vision in an instant.
The Yun family's ancestor had the Heaven-Scrutinizing Instrument to protect him, making him incredibly effective at concealing heavenly secrets, so Lu Yang could not divine his location. However, he had mastered the Sage's Plunder in this place; this was his home ground. He didn't need to divine at all. He just had to see which thread of qi had not been plundered by him!
*Whoosh—!*
With a thought from Lu Yang, countless threads of qi reflected in his sea of consciousness, only to be rapidly eliminated, finally leaving behind a single, seemingly weak thread of qi located in Tianjing City.
Immediately after, the void tore open.
The Yun family's ancestor, who thought he had already concealed his heavenly secrets, looked up in astonishment. He saw a ripple spread above his head, and then a black-robed figure stepped out from it.
"...Found you."
(End of this chapter)