At this moment, heaven and earth underwent a drastic change.
All Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones who cultivated [Wu You Heaven] divine abilities looked up at the sky and saw an illusory star slowly rising.
"What is... that thing?"
"It's a Dao Fruit created by Mu Changsheng. He wants to use this to attain Perfected Lord?"
This time was different from Chong Guang's attempt. Without [Sky-Shrouding] attracting fire, the Perfected Lords of the world naturally reacted completely differently.
"Amitabha!"
The first to act was the Pure Land. [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer], whose beauty was peerless and whose every glance was full of allure, manifested her dharma body in Jiangxi.
The next second, this Bodhisattva intertwined her ten fingers, palms facing up, jade fingers spreading like a blooming lotus. In the center of the lotus, she held a ray of the purest and cleanest brilliant light. It resonated with the heavenly stars above and connected with the earth veins below, brushing down from afar toward the direction where [Wu You Heaven] manifested.
At this moment, countless gazes turned over.
In Jiangdong, Lu Yang looked nervous: The Dao Fruit corresponding to this Bodhisattva is [Ornamental Gold]. She's going all out right from the start...
That brilliant light was none other than the wondrous power of the [Ornamental Gold] Dao Fruit!
Its name was [Hidden Gold Boudoir]!
Metal Qi hidden and subdued, body already damaged, hidden in the boudoir, increasing light to manifest the Dharma—this is [Ornamental Gold]... Its Dao Fruit divine wonder excelled most at demotion and blessing!
Therefore, if [Wu You Heaven] was hit by this brilliant light, it would immediately respond to the "Hidden Subduer" concept. All its divine wonders would first be weakened by thirty percent, and then its stature would fall out of thin air. On the other hand, [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer] would increase her own divine wonder and stature because of this.
Boom!
The next second, that brilliant light accurately hit [Wu You Heaven], but in the following second, it passed straight through without obstruction.
"...Hmm?"
Seeing this, [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer] frowned slightly. The sensation fed back by the divine wonder felt wrong, as if she hadn't hit anything.
Seeming real yet illusory... How is this possible?
At this moment, let alone [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer], even other Perfected Lords showed expressions of amazement, realizing the profound change in that instant.
Divine wonder of the Dao Fruit?
This was a privilege possessed only by Orthodox Dao Fruits, which could only be drawn out using a Golden Core Grotto-Heaven. Ordinary Unorthodox Dao Fruits simply didn't have such divine wonders.
Yet right now, [Wu You Heaven] displayed a method similar to an Orthodox Dao Fruit. Perhaps there was still a gap, but it wasn't far off. It was precisely this divine wonder of switching between reality and illusion that allowed [Wu You Heaven] to dodge [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer]'s brilliant light!
Even Lu Yang was very surprised by this.
In the previous life, although the old thief Chong Guang also used similar methods, he didn't seem as powerful as the Patriarch. He can even withstand the divine wonder of a Dao Fruit?
Just then, [Wu You Heaven] trembled.
Immediately, a figure walked out, his face obscured by layers of cloud light. Only a pair of eyes was revealed, surveying the four borders of the world.
It was Patriarch Nether Whisper.
Unlike Chong Guang—who had both a Blessed Land and Golden Nature back then, and thus finally attained [Morning Truth Great Void Grotto-Heaven]—he was much lacking in comparison.
I haven't refined a Blessed Land, nor did I have time to extract Golden Nature. Fortunately, the essence of [Wu You Heaven] is an Unorthodox Dao Fruit and doesn't need these things. However, this Dao Fruit concept is quite handy to use. Although its offensive power is average, it is unparalleled in avoiding tribulations and dodging disasters, making me very hard to kill...
Patriarch Nether Whisper silently experienced the profundity of the Dao Fruit.
A moment later, he raised his head and looked around. His gaze swept vaguely over Lu Yang, then looked towards Jiangnan, suddenly revealing a mischievous smile.
The next second, the cloud light obscuring his face dispersed, accompanied by a proclamation:
"This Seat is Nether Whisper. I attain [Wú Yōu Heaven] overseas."
Rumble!
The next second, the Sword Pavilion, which originally had little reaction, instantly rioted. A sword-wielding youth stood up from the Extreme Heaven Cliff, looking dumbfounded towards the overseas region.
[Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde]: "???"
What did I just hear? Nether Whisper became a Perfected Lord?
Impossible!
At this moment, [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] almost fell into uncontrollable self-doubt, his handsome youthful face twisting several times.
"Hahaha!"
Seeing this, Patriarch Nether Whisper laughed loudly.
Amidst the laughter, divine abilities such as [Essence of Myriad Fragrances], [Sea of Sorrow], [Ferry of the Lost], [Song of Everlasting Regret], and [Passing the Fire] also emerged around him one after another.
Crack!
The next second, accompanied by a shattering sound like broken glass, everything happened as Lu Yang expected. After the foundation was stripped away, Perfected Lords began to be forced into seclusion one after another.
The order of seclusion was based on cultivation realm.
[Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] was the first, followed by [Bodhisattva Precious Vase Water Moon]. Above the vault of heaven, all Dao Fruit stars were vanishing.
However, Patriarch Nether Whisper wasn't satisfied.
...Not enough!
Patriarch Nether Whisper exhaled deeply. Although the Perfected Lords were leaving the world, it was foreseeable that Lu Yang would still encounter many difficulties and dangers. By then, he would be too far away to help.
I must do more.
Just the seclusion of the world's Perfected Lords was far from enough!
I can do more!
The next second, Patriarch Nether Whisper, whose figure was becoming increasingly illusory, opened his mouth. A grand heavenly voice carried an invisible majestic power, quickly spreading to the four borders of the world.
"I Attain [Wú Yōu Heaven] (Heaven of Carefree) and establish the [Garden of Eternal Joy]. Regardless of whether they are cultivators or mortals, all in the world can be received by the [Garden of Eternal Joy]. As long as they complete a task, they can be granted cultivation methods, divine abilities, spiritual treasures, and spiritual materials... The [Garden of Eternal Joy] is for no other purpose but to open a road of advancement for the people of the world..."
In Jiangdong, Lu Yang exhaled a deep breath of turbid air.
Because just as Patriarch Nether Whisper's voice resounded through the world, a majestic power suddenly fell into the [Myriad Spirits Banner] out of thin air, using the connection between Banner Spirit and Banner Master.
This is...
Lu Yang swept with his divine sense and instantly understood what it was: It was the control authority of the [Garden of Eternal Joy] opened by Patriarch Nether Whisper, passed over by him.
[Garden of Eternal Joy]... an existence with extremely strong concealment, rooted in major factions yet born out of them. If I can control it, it is equivalent to indirectly controlling all cultivators selected by the [Garden of Eternal Joy]. This will be of great benefit to my future ritual of ruling the world!
Lu Yang raised his head and looked at [Wú Yōu Heaven].
In a trance, he seemed to see Patriarch Nether Whisper also lowering his head at this moment, casting his gaze to meet his, then revealing a smile of expectation.
Patriarch...
He Attained [Wú Yōu Heaven] (Heaven of Carefree), not [Wú Yǒu Heaven] (Heaven of Nothingness).
This was partly because Patriarch Nether Whisper made a small change to [Wú Yǒu Heaven], and also because it embodied Patriarch Nether Whisper's wish:
Hoping the disciple's road ahead is without worries (carefree) ~
The next second, [Wú Yōu Heaven] went into seclusion.
Even through the [Myriad Spirits Banner], he couldn't contact Patriarch Nether Whisper at this moment. It wasn't that someone cut it off, but more like the distance between them was too far.
"...Phew!"
Closing his eyes, Lu Yang exhaled deeply. Then reopening his eyes, he had already regained his calm. The next second, the [Immortal Kingdom Dao Laws] sent down a message:
Emperor Jiayou and the Three Dukes are about to go into seclusion.
Urgently summoning all officials to enter the palace!