Looking at Chong Guang, a guess quickly flashed in Lu Yang's heart:
The person who guided Martial Uncle Chong Guang is either Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue or the Saint Sect's Ancestor.
The Saint Sect Ancestor naturally needed no further mention. As for Perfected Lord Feixue, [Sky-Shrouding] once said that he believed both Lu Yang and Feixue came from a certain place.
Back then, Lu Yang hadn't understood.
Thinking about it again now, he already had a guess— [Sky-Shrouding] most likely felt he was like the Zou Yu descendants, coming from that history cut off by the World Honored One!
Then by the same logic—Perfected Lord Feixue was also the same.
If Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue is like the Zou Yu descendants, guiding Chong Guang wouldn't be surprising. But can she contact the present world now?
Only a bit over ten years had passed!
Wrong, its not necessarily needing to contact now. Leaving a backup plan in advance could achieve the same effect. Of course, it was also possible the Ancestor descended to the mortal world...
Thinking of this, Lu Yang shook his head again. Compared to the Saint Sect Ancestor, he felt Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue was a bit more credible. Not that he looked down on the Ancestor; on the contrary, the Saint Sect Ancestor stood too high, seemingly not like someone who would personally descend to guide the younger generation.
Regardless, I'm afraid I have to make a trip to the Saint Sect.
With this thought, a smile appeared on Lu Yang's face instantly. He looked at Chong Guang: "Can Fellow Daoist wait for me here a moment? I have longed for Jiangbei for a long time."
Chong Guang nodded upon hearing this.
Looking at his expression, he was obviously not surprised by Lu Yang's move to visit the Saint Sect. He seemed to understand the effect of handing over the intelligence to some extent.
Rustle...
Watching Chong Guang leave temporarily, Lu Yang's eyes focused slightly. Hands behind his back, a breeze blowing from unknown where gently lifted the long hair at his temples.
This was proof of his fluctuating state of mind.
To this day, Lu Yang was no longer worried that after reversing the Chen Earth in advance, Chong Guang would seek the Golden Core one step ahead of him... because the current him was terrifyingly strong.
The Pinnacle of Foundation Establishment, returning to simplicity.
This wasn't cultivation base, nor realm, nor it is related to Dao comprehension, and even less brought by external objects like spirit treasures. It was an extremely profound state.
In Lu Yang's view, this state undoubtedly magnified the Dao Fruit's favor to the extreme, thereby allowing one to receive part of the Dao Fruit's power at Foundation Establishment Perfection. Although insignificant compared to a Golden Core Perfected Lord, like the difference between heaven and earth, placed at the Foundation Establishment level, it was already a symbol of invincibility.
In other words, as long as Lu Yang wanted—
The current him could completely kill Chong Guang head-on. So even if Chong Guang really seek the Golden Core ahead of him, he could guarantee the other party will not get it.
However, Chong Guang obviously understood this too, so he cooperated very well.
To this, Lu Yang was still very gratified. After all, he was a person who cherished old feelings. He didn't mind giving people chances when it didn't threaten himself.
The urgent matter was still to continue improving himself.
"First refine the Qi of [Myriad Martial World Realm]!"
Lu Yang held the jade box sent by Chong Guang in his palm. Soon he operated the [Qian Heaven All-Governing Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body], starting to swallow the outer heaven Qi in the jade box like a whale.
Boom!
Behind Lu Yang's head, rolling black flames ignited, reflecting circles of round light. Within sat a towering deity statue with green face and fangs, three heads and six arms.
However, as the [Myriad Martial World Realm] Qi in the box was constantly swallowed, the appearance of that towering deity statue was also constantly changing.
First, the three heads and six arms dispersed, followed by the green face and fangs. Then even the black flames extinguished. Many strange phenomena collapsed, finally turning into a color of intertwined black gold.
All impure Qi removed, pure and perfect.
Only then did Lu Yang open his eyes, seeing the sun set and moon rise. Frowning, he calculating with his fingers, only then did he discover a full month had actually passed.
The next second, brilliance appeared in his eyes.
The former [Qian Heaven All-Governing Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body] had now removed [Dharma Body], [Myriad Phenomena], [All-Governing], [Qian], leaving only the last word:
[Heaven]!
In an instant, Lu Yang's aura changed. Centered on him, that color of intertwined black gold became bright bit by bit, merging into the surrounding heaven and earth.
And under the influence of this color, Lu Yang's figure also gradually blurred.
Indescribable, beyond description, only the interwoving black-gold light could cause even a mortal to experience a bizarre and unsettling transformation
What is [Heaven]?
Lu Yang's feeling at this moment was extremely clear. He felt that everything within the realm of his divine ability seemed to revolve and cycle around him..
For ordinary cultivators to achieve this, they must seek dragons and point accupoints, then bless with formations and Feng Shui, calling it "I respond to heaven and earth." The difficulty was terrifyingly high.
However, Lu Yang directly discarded those cumbersome formalities. He simply sat down, and the aura of the entire Huan Ming City spontaneously echoed with him. If what Feng Shui formations achieved was "I respond to heaven and earth," then Lu Yang's actions at this moment were "heaven and earth responding to me"!
The effect seemed the same, but in reality, they were worlds apart!
Not to mention anything else, perfecting a second-grade true art was greatly helpful for seeking the Golden Core, even directly influencing the cultivation foundation afterward!
"...Fellow Daoist, let's go."
Lu Yang's lips opened and closed. His voice wasn't loud, not even using his spiritual power. However, this Huan Ming City, the jade towers and jeweled palaces, instantly resounded with a booming noise!
At this moment, they all became Lu Yang's megaphones.
Fierce wind blew, jade palaces trembled, the earth resounded. Everything was catering to Lu Yang's voice, transmitting all the way into the quiet room where Chong Guang was.
Boom!
As the sound came, Chong Guang opened his eyes abruptly, walking out of the quiet room to look towards the direction of the [Star Plucking Tower]. A touch of amazement appeared in the depths of his eyes:
Truly a peerless genius!
He completed the Qi harvesting so quickly... The [Myriad Martial World Realm]'s quality isn't low. If he really succeeds in seeking the Golden Core, I'm afraid he can stabilize his realm very quickly!
Withdrawing his thoughts, Chong Guang immediately rode a streak of light.
At the same time, Lu Yang also walked down the [Star Plucking Tower] slowly. The two had no more communication, each having tacit understanding, escaping towards Jiangbei simultaneously.
However, unlike Chong Guang, Lu Yang, who cultivated into [Heaven], no longer drove a streak of light. Instead, like an ordinary person, he paced amidst the sea of clouds. Yet with every step forward, the mountains and rivers beneath his feet spontaneously pushed him across themselves. The speed was several times faster than a streak of light!
…
Jiangbei, Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea, Sacred Fire Cliff.
A streak of light descended from the sky, then parted to reveal Chong Guang emerging from it. Almost simultaneously, he heard a slightly heavy footstep beside him..
Thud!
Looking back, he saw Lu Yang riding the wind and stepping on clouds, gracefuly landing on the Sacred Fire Cliff. His clothes fluttering in the wind, ethreal like an immortal.
This change startled Chong Guang.
The previous Lu Yang, controlling the Dao Court for ten years, naturally had an air of majesty and dominance in his gestures. But now this temperament had disappeared from him.
Replacing it was the etherealness and aloofness of an immortal.
Just then, inside the Sacred Fire Cliff, an old man with white hair and beard walked out quickly. At the first moment, he bowed deeply to Chong Guang and Lu Yang:
"This humble scholar Yu Zhou, pays respect to the two esteemed Cultivators."
Lü Yang glanced at him, and with a quick calculation, immediately recognized the man.
This was the Ancestor of the Zou Yu lineage of the Saint Sect!