Cultivators are thieves of heaven and earth!
At this very moment, this single thought was all that remained in Lu Yang's heart. At the same time, he stared blankly at the sky as if he were seeing a whole new world.
Holes... they are all holes.
Even the Dao Fruit is like this; they are even the thirty largest ones... But shouldn't a Dao Fruit be a part of this heaven and earth?
Or is it...
Lu Yang's thoughts spun hundreds of times. Then, as if he suddenly thought of something, he abruptly turned his divine sense to look at himself, revealing a somewhat odd expression.
Unlike those holes, his [Xuandu Blessed Land] wasn't a hole at this moment. Instead, it was like something added out of thin air. And now, when he connected to heaven and earth using [One with the World], a strong sensation carrying a scrutinizing implication couldn't help but surface.
Heaven and earth is observing me...?
A thought-provoking expression gradually appeared on Lu Yang's face: That's right, the [Xuandu Blessed Land] isn't a hole because it doesn't point to a Dao Fruit.
So heaven and earth was observing.
If he decided to walk the path of void attainment like a Primordial Perfected One, that would be supplementing heaven and earth, and heaven and earth's attitude toward him would certainly improve greatly.
But if he ultimately decided to still walk the path of Dao Fruit cultivation...
Then he would be the great enemy of heaven and earth.
So that's how it is. This is cultivation!
Seizing the fortune of heaven and earth to attain a Dao Fruit. It seems to originate from heaven and earth, but in reality, it is a parasite of heaven and earth... Could it be that all the Dao Fruits in the world were designed by the Dao Lords?
Just how strong were the Nascent Soul Dao Lords?
If cultivators were thieves of heaven and earth, then the four Nascent Soul Dao Lords were probably the four biggest thieves. "The Sage does not die, the Great Robber does not stop"—they could be called [The Sage Steals]!
The cultivation system of this world almost entirely revolves around the four Dao Lords. The four Dao Lords dug out the thirty largest holes in this world, turning them into thirty Dao Fruits. Meanwhile, other Perfected Lords and Perfected Ones use these thirty holes to constantly undermine heaven and earth...
This was the essence of cultivation!
And the so-called Blessed Land was the tool for undermining. No wonder other worlds didn't have this thing. For heaven and earth, what was the difference between this and suicide?
"No wonder cultivators have the Three Disasters and the Five Decays of Heaven and Man..."
The four Dao Lords were obviously deeply connected to heaven and earth, so much so that the cultivation system of this wretched place had contradictory logic at the fundamental level to a considerable extent.
The Three Disasters and the Five Decays of Heaven and Man were both calamities and opportunities.
On one hand, heaven and earth were indeed using this method to slaughter cultivators. Yet on the other hand, Blessed Lands had to be forged through these calamities.
"..."
Lu Yang remained silent for a long time. Only after a long while did he withdraw the [Xuandu Blessed Land] and stop looking at the sky, burying his many doubts and speculations deep in his heart.
From ancient times to the present, perhaps many great Perfected Ones who reached Foundation Establishment Perfection and refined Blessed Lands did the same. For no other reason than they were too weak. Without power, they were just frogs in a well peering into heaven and earth for the first time. So what if they guessed right? So what if they guessed wrong? Ultimately, they couldn't change anything.
Right now... the Golden Core is the most important thing!
With a slight movement of Lu Yang's mind, the content of the Rank 3 True Art, [Dragon Scripture of Heaven's Radiant Decree], which he had obtained earlier in the Dragon Palace Treasury, surfaced in his sea of consciousness.
No wonder void attainment is so much harder than orthodox cultivation.
After all, one is restoration and the other is destruction. In comparison, destruction is definitely simpler... It's a wonder this heaven and earth has persisted until now!
No, that's not right...
The Battle for the Dao!
A distant term suddenly flashed in Lu Yang's heart. Every once in a while, the various Perfected Lords would capture world realms from the outer heavens and merge them into heaven and earth.
I didn't think much of it at the time, but looking at it now... this is filling up heaven and earth! The Perfected Lords eat the lion's share, carving up world realms with Dao Fruits or even Dao Fruit prototypes for themselves to feed their own Grotto-Heavens, then leaving only some world realms without even Dao Fruits to fill up heaven and earth, dismissing it like a beggar...
Brutes! Lu Yang sighed with emotion in his heart.
This way, they wouldn't let heaven and earth grow too big, nor would they let heaven and earth collapse due to too many holes, thereby achieving sustainable exploitation!
At this moment, Lu Yang realized too much.
This wasn't an increase in strength, but in knowledge and vision—to put it plainly, an increase in dao comprehension—giving him a deeper understanding of heaven and earth.
"...Fellow Daoist Suo Huan."
The next second, Lu Yang turned around and looked at Suo Huan: "You saw me refining the Blessed Land just now. I wonder if Fellow Daoist gained any insights?"
"..."
Upon hearing this, Suo Huan, who was already deep in thought, frowned tightly, looking like he was thinking hard but couldn't grasp the key point.
Seeing this, Lu Yang could only sigh secretly in his heart—
[Knowledge-Perception Barrier] is too fierce...
Thinking of this, he stopped beating around the bush and said crisply: "Fellow Daoist, where do you think your [Spirit Ruins Blessed Land] came from?"
Boom!
Before his voice fell, Suo Huan's expression changed.
In an instant, it turned completely pale.
Lu Yang's words were like a great axe, instantly splitting open his heart-mind which was originally shrouded in heavy fog, allowing him to see places he had never noticed before.
However, at this moment, Suo Huan wished he hadn't seen it... Yet even so, countless thoughts subconsciously surfaced from his mind— That's right, my [Spirit Ruins Blessed Land] never underwent the tempering of the Three Disasters and the Five Decays of Heaven and Man, so how was it refined out of thin air?
Given by the Universe Ruins Realm?
Impossible! A true Blessed Land is something unique to this place. The Universe Ruins Realm didn't even have a complete Dao Fruit, so how could it create a true Blessed Land?
Unless...
...Someone?
Suo Huan clenched his teeth tight but still couldn't stop trembling— That's right, someone! Unless someone secretly took action to help me refine the [Spirit Ruins Blessed Land]...
But in this wretched place, could there be kind-hearted people?
Conspiracy! I was plotted against?
Who!? Why don't I remember anything at all...
In an instant, Suo Huan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave. However, he was someone who had weathered great storms. Although his heart was cold, his face remained calm.
He even had the spare energy to glance at Lu Yang.
This person is absolutely not a innocent outer heavens rogue cultivator like me! Eighty percent chance he's a Perfected One from the four major powers who reincarnated outside and has only now returned...
Otherwise, he wouldn't know so much!
It must be known, how many years did it take him to integrate into this wretched place back then?
And Lu Yang before him? Let alone integrating, seeing how skilled his movements were in looting the Dragon Palace, he was clearly like a fish in water in this place!
...From the Saint Sect?
At the same time, someone else on the other side had the same suspicion as Suo Huan.
Jiangbei, Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea.
Inside the Sacred Fire Cliff, Hong Ju was sitting cross-legged in his cave abode. In his sea of consciousness, he was still using his divine sense to deduce and simulate the battle where Lu Yang slew Tian Qiu just now.
Really similar...
The more Hong Ju deduced, the more amazed he was in his heart.
Because in his view, the means Lu Yang used to finally slay Tian Qiu, in manipulating karma and provoking fortune, were simply identical to his own Lord Hong Yun!
Speaking of which, ever since my Lord met me once more than ten years ago, he inexplicably vanished without a trace. Plus, the Buddha child Guang Ming caused quite a stir in Jiangnan a while ago, provoking Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon to take action personally. I thought my Lord fell short of success and went to reincarnate and re-cultivate again...
Looking at it now, that wasn't the case?
Just as Hong Ju was pondering, suddenly, the door of the cave abode was pushed open. An old daoist wearing black clothes and looking kind and benevolent walked in.
"Xiang Ye?"
Hong Ju raised his eyebrows slightly upon seeing this: "You're not preparing for seeking Golden Core; why come to find me?"
Xiang Ye didn't drag things out upon hearing this and went straight to the topic: "That outer heavens Loose Cultivator who slew Tian Qiu overseas—what does Fellow Daoist think of him?"
"...What do you mean?"
"I think he should be a Saint Sect Perfected One!"
Xiang Ye stroked his beard and smiled: "If not a Saint Sect Perfected One, one couldn't refine such insidious and despicable Divine Abilities. I think there might be hope to pull him to Jiangbei."
Hong Ju frowned: "You think he will agree?"
"It's not up to him to disagree!"
Xiang Ye chuckled lightly: "Fellow Daoist, have you forgotten? That Tian Qiu had a buddhist destiny on him... Although the dragon is dead, the Buddhist destiny won't disappear."
Speaking of this, Xiang Ye couldn't help but reveal a bit of resentment:
"That guy in Jiangxi... who likes to mingle with us lower cultivators, is probably already heading overseas right now."