Suo Huan left, looking somewhat absent-minded.
Lu Yang didn't mind. He knew this Daoist friend of his past and present lives needed some time to recover. So he simply continued his seclusion and took out a glazed bottle.
[White Chi Dragon Golden Nature]!
During this trip to the Dragon Palace, Lu Yang truly feasted until his mouth was full of oil. Just the [Xuandu Blessed Land] alone had elevated his combat power by a whole level.
With a thought, [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] emerged.
He swallowed it in one gulp.
[Calculating experience for "White Chi Dragon"...]
[You are the eldest son of the Dragon Lord, the Dragon Lord's painstaking creation. You were not born from the union of Yin and Yang, but were enlightened by the Dragon Lord with a drop of heart blood, and thus came into being.]
Dense handwriting emerged.
Undeniably, as fellow offspring of the Dragon Lord, the White Chi Dragon was much stronger than Tian Qiu. Perhaps it was also because the White Chi Dragon's roots were deeper than Tian Qiu's.
Strictly speaking, the White Chi Dragon wasn't actually the Dragon Lord's offspring, but an existence similar to the Dragon Lord's incarnation. It just developed self-awareness, and its soul was relatively independent... So his bloodline was infinitely close to the Dragon Lord, far surpassing Tian Qiu. His strength was considered top-tier even among Foundation Establishment Perfection!
Pity that heaven envies talent.
The four major powers were fishing overseas. The White Chi Dragon couldn't avoid it and could only obediently walk onto the dining table for a desperate struggle... Unfortunately, in the end, he failed to break free from fate.
The eldest son of the Dragon Lord, tragically divided and eaten.
...Hmm.
Suddenly, Lu Yang's gaze shifted slightly. The White Chi Dragon's talent far surpassed Tian Qiu's, so to divide and eat him, the Perfected Lords mobilized by the four major powers were also stronger.
In the previous life, the strongest one who took action to divide and eat Tian Qiu was actually only at the Middle Stage of Golden Core. Although Sky-Shrouding was at the Late Stage of Golden Core, he was in the Netherworld after all and didn't truly take action, so the Dragon Lord had the power to fight... However, during the White Chi Dragon's time, the Dragon Lord didn't even dare to move.
He could only sit and watch the White Chi Dragon be divided and eaten.
Why?
From the memories calculated by [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes], Lu Yang obtained the answer: Because at that time... a Great Perfected Lord at the Late Stage of Golden Core descended personally!
A Great Perfected Lord from the Sword Pavilion!
"His title was [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao]!"
This Great Perfected Lord wasn't trapped in the Netherworld like Sky-Shrouding; he could take action unscrupulously. The Dragon Lord didn't dare to confront him head-on at all.
Otherwise, if the opponent slashed over with a sword, a dragon might really die!
Just as Lu Yang firmly memorized this Sword Pavilion Great Perfected Lord's honorific title, [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] finally bloomed with brilliant golden light.
[You obtained Golden Talent: Dragon-Slicing Platform!]
[Dragon-Slicing Platform: This is a talent irrigated with fresh blood and hatred. It recreates the scene of the White Chi Dragon being divided and eaten in the past. It can fix the life and destiny of a single person.]
While Lu Yang was in seclusion, Suo Huan stood outside the cave abode, no longer able to conceal the shock and anger in his heart. His entire face was slightly twisted.
What is wrong with this wretched place...
Who exactly was plotting against him?
If there is a mastermind behind the [Spirit Ruins Blessed Land], then what about my [Myriad Spirits Return to Ruins Dao Scripture]? Did I really successfully escape the Universe Ruins Realm back then?
Or perhaps, I am still in the Universe Ruins Realm.
Still on that dining table where the Perfected Lords are feasting?
"...Bastard!"
Suo Huan clenched his teeth tight, unwilling to face reality, yet forced to face it. His chest felt as if there were a ball of raging fire, almost burning through his lungs.
However, just then.
"Why is Fellow Daoist so depressed?"
Suo Huan looked up and saw a handsome Daoist with a relaxed expression walking up to him. Suo Huan didn't recognize the other party, nor could he calculate the karma on him.
"May I ask who Fellow Daoist is?"
"I am Nameless."
Patriarch Nether Whisper shook his head. He still had some slight fame in this world. Fortunately, after the baptism of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes], he had no cause or effect, so no one could tell. But if he actively announced his identity, that would be another matter; it would easily bring trouble to Lu Yang.
"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Nameless." Suo Huan cupped his hands.
Although his heart was filled with grief and indignation, Suo Huan still forcibly controlled it. After all, he had spent hundreds of years like this; he was long used to it.
"You are too polite."
Patriarch Nether Whisper returned a greeting, then patted Suo Huan's shoulder and whispered: "Actually, Fellow Daoist doesn't need to be so conflicted right now."
"If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up."
"Even if Fellow Daoist doesn't care, someone will care for you."
Suo Huan was stunned upon hearing this, then his eyes lit up slightly—that's right. If Lu Yang didn't intend to help him solve his problem, why would he point out his confusion?
But soon, he revealed a bit of worry again:
"That said, I haven't achieved a single merit yet. It's inevitable..."
As the saying goes, one does not accept rewards without merit.
In this wretched place, free things were the most expensive. Compared to Lu Yang giving everything for free, getting things through his own hard work made Suo Huan feel more at ease.
Moreover, if he could establish merit, presumably Lu Yang would be more attentive when guiding him, right?
At this moment, Suo Huan had only one thought in his heart—He wanted to improve!
Patriarch Nether Whisper smiled slightly upon seeing this. Then he took out a talisman from his bosom and threw it into Suo Huan's hand: "Take it. This is for you."
"Hm?"
Suo Huan held the talisman in his hand.
The next second, an incredibly intense aura of incense spread from it. Looking back, Suo Huan impressively saw a sky-shrouding banner.
Under the banner, countless lights and shadows emerged—bustling traffic, cities large and small, countless mortals. Yet from every mortal, thoughts spread out, accumulating from little to many, gathering sand into a tower. Finally, they all converged on Suo Huan, causing his aura to instantly break through the limit!
Foundation Establishment Perfection!
Almost simultaneously, Patriarch Nether Whisper also broke through to Foundation Establishment Perfection under the enhancement of incense. Then, shifting his gaze, he looked far into the distant sea area.
"Since this Fellow Daoist wants to listen, why hide so far away to eavesdrop?"
"Why not come closer and listen openly?"
Patriarch Nether Whisper's voice rode the ocean tide, cleaving waves as it spread. Not long after, a human figure impressively emerged at the end of the sea level.
That person wore monk robes that flapped in the wind. His appearance was nothing unusual, as if he were just a little novice monk commonly seen in the Jiangxi Pure Land. However, behind him impressively hung a majestic golden Buddha statue riding a six-tusked white elephant, holding a white lotus in the elephant's mouth, sitting upright and forming the demon-subduing mudra!
"Who is it!?"
Suo Huan's expression changed abruptly in an instant. The opponent had already arrived at this distance, yet until just now, his divine sense actually had no reaction at all!
It must be known that having survived overseas for so many years, what he was best at was divine sense observation.
Any rustle of wind or grass could trigger an early warning in him.
Even if it were a Foundation Establishment Perfection, actually coming over shouldn't leave him with no reaction... Yet this person's appearance actually left him completely unaware beforehand!
But soon he reacted.
After all, looking at the world today, who didn't know that the World Honored One of the Pure Land had descended another Buddha Child to stomp newbie? Who dared not firmly memorize the Buddha Child's dharma aspect in their heart?
Therefore, even with the barbarity of the overseas region and the scarcity of information, it was hard not to recognize the other party. Even if one didn't recognize the person, one would recognize that dharma aspect.
[Supreme Truth Enlightenment Tuoluo Heaven Manifestation]...
Buddha Child, Guang Ming!