[Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer] stood dignified within Lu Yang's Grotto-Heaven, yet the radiance on her body couldn't even be completely obscured by the Grotto-Heaven.
At this moment, Lu Yang was still pondering.
Dao-Seeking Immortal Method... What is that? Seeking the golden core, seeking the Dao... Could it be related to advancing to Dao Lord? Associated with the cultivation of a Golden Core perfected lord?
Lu Yang subconsciously reviewed the memories of Hong Yun and [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde]. However, [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] clearly knew nothing about this. Hong Yun, on the other hand, seemed to have some realization, though vague—only knowing that after achieving the stature of a Golden Core perfected lord, one must walk their own path.
Regardless, I must be careful...
Lu Yang's thoughts came to an abrupt halt.
Splurt.
The sound of flesh shattering suddenly rang out on Lu Yang's body. He didn't even have time to react. His pupils shrank violently, and his body was already torn apart!
It was [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer].
In that instant just now, she sped over and shattered Lu Yang's physical body with a casual finger, calm and unrestrained as if expending no effort!
Almost simultaneously, Patriarch Nether Whisper acted. He scattered a patch of phantom colors, encompassing himself, Suo Huan, and Lu Yang's exploding body, turning them illusory. This caused [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer]'s ceaseless attack to hit nothing, forcing her to stop in the distance.
Immediately after, Suo Huan also acted.
Spreading his palm, spiritual light gathered, followed by the surge of a cold, clear spring. The rolling water poured directly onto Lu Yang's just-reformed body.
Whoosh!
For a moment, Lu Yang, whose face was still somewhat pale, instantly recovered his vitality. When he looked at [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer] again, his eyes were full of wariness.
What was that?
Lu Yang could be certain that wasn't the Dao Fruit profound wonder of [Ornamental Gold], nor was it a concept, but some higher-level method born from the Dao Fruit!
Not only powerful but also possessing an extremely high stature!
Otherwise, it would be absolutely impossible to easily break through the protection he set with [Inscribing Heavenly Chapters]. After all, theoretically, the opponent shouldn't be able to touch him.
However... this makes sense! Although [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] said before that battles between perfected lords depend on Dao Fruits, what could he understand with his meager Dao comprehension and means? [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer] is the true veteran perfected lord; only from her can I truly learn something...
Thinking of this, Lu Yang felt a burst of heat in his heart.
In his eyes, [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer] had already become a great treasure trove. He really wanted to obtain her golden nature and properly study her knowledge.
Its a pity... The golden nature of a Golden Core perfected lord isn't easy to get, and even harder to settle.
Perfected lords were different from foundation establishment cultivators. Foundation establishment golden nature could be just a sliver, but a perfected lord's golden nature was united with the soul. To get it, one could only suppress their soul.
But suppressing a perfected lord's soul, how easy could that be?
It could even be said to be almost impossible!
So far, all the perfected lord golden nature Lu Yang obtained were were seized by defeating them while the opponent was reincarnating. There was no other way besides this.
As for the [Heaven-Mending True Scripture], that was even harder.
And unless absolutely necessary, Lu Yang really didn't want to use the [Heaven-Mending True Scripture] against Pure Land Bodhisattvas. Heaven knows if the World Honored One would possess them because of it...
Thinking of this, Lu Yang could only sigh.
The two best methods for learning knowledge usually couldn't be used. Lu Yang could only rub his fists and choose to respond with the stupidest method.
Getting beaten!
After being beaten enough times, as long as he didn't die, many things would be learned naturally.
Boom!
In the next second, [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer] attacked again. Still with movements graceful as a startled swan and fluid as a swimming dragon, she arrived in front of Lu Yang instantly.
Lu Yang still had no reaction to this. He could only widen his eyes, watching [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer] easily shatter his just-reformed body again. Seeing this, the prepared Patriarch Nether Whisper and Suo Huan immediately tried to repeat their trick to help Lu Yang recover quickly.
"Using the same method... do you really think it will works again?"
[Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer]'s gaze was cold: "An illusory Dao Fruit.... ultimately unorthodox. Even with exceptional talent, a clever wife can't cook without rice."
Before her voice fell, brilliance descended!
In an instant, Patriarch Nether Whisper's body shuddered violently as the invulnerable illusory state under [Wu You Heaven]'s shroud was forcibly broken open!
Pure stature suppression!
At this moment, behind [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer]'s head, three true treasures formed a circle, blooming with brilliance, making her state transcendent like never before.
"Having forced me to reveal my Immortal Method, none of you will escape."
"Amitabha... Today I will send you all to see the World Honored One! In the future, there should be lotus platforms for you before the World Honored One's seat. Consider it helping you cultivate to achieve the fruit of enlightenment."
Boom!
Another loud bang. [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer]'s figure vanished again, as if crossing time, killing her way to Lu Yang once more.
Her movements were extremely composed, clearly full of confidence. After all, if not for Patriarch Nether Whisper and Suo Huan interrupting her pursuit the first two times, Lu Yang would have long been heavily injured by her repeatedly and gone to reincarnate in confusion. Naturally, it wouldn't be an exception now; he was ultimately a newcomer who had just ascended...
Whoosh—!
The sound of wind whistling from [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer]'s fingertips made her freeze for a moment because this time, she actually failed to hit the target.
How is this possible!
Only then did shock finally appear in [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer]'s eyes. This was only the third time; how could the opponent dodge her attack?
In the next second, a calm voice came from the distance. It was Lu Yang, who had reformed his body, dodged [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer]'s fatal blow, and pulled away with Patriarch Nether Whisper and Suo Huan. His eyes blazed with intensity, rolling flames burning endlessly around him.
"To put it bluntly, it's actually nothing much."
At this moment, Lu Yang's eyes seemed to turn into the sun and moon, bright to the extreme, causing an ominous premonition to rise in [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer]'s heart.
Had he seen through it?
Impossible! Ever since I perfected my Dao-Seeking Immortal Method, I've never revealed it to anyone. Even if someone could see through it, it shouldn't be possible within a mere three exchanges!
But in the next second, Lu Yang verified her unease.
"It's karma, right?"
Lu Yang grinned. "You aren't fast at all. You're just attacking along the karma of heavily injuring me... There's a shadow of [City Rampart Earth] in there."
For anyone else, it would indeed be hard to discover... but he was different.
Because he had once taken a trip to the [False History] and personally experienced the feeling of being influenced by "future possibilities," making him very sensitive to similar methods.
Two exchanges were enough for him to perceive the truth.
Metal qi hidden away, its form already broken, its function spent, with nothing more to be done—this is [Ornamental Gold].
Within it, there was inherently concept about karma being set and unchangeable.
Of course, this could only be said to touch upon it slightly, having a subtle relationship. In reality, it was extremely far from the fundamental profound wonder and concept of [Ornamental Gold].
So Lu Yang guessed [Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer] must have also comprehended [City Rampart Earth] for many years to be able to deduce such an exquisite method of utilizing karma on this basis. More importantly, this method clearly broke away from the shackles of [Ornamental Gold], forming a system of its own!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang instantly felt a burst of excitement!
Possessing a Dao Fruit but not relying on it completely. Instead, borrowing the Dao Fruit profound wonder, supplementing with one's own Dao comprehension, and finally attaining a profound wonder method unique to oneself!
This is the [Dao-Seeking Immortal Method]!
To seek the Dao, it should be so! After all, I've never heard that the four Dao Lords also need Dao Fruits. Without jumping out, how can it count as seeking the Dao?
Even the secret of the mid-stage Golden Core should lie in this!
At the early stage of the Golden Core, the Grotto-Heaven enters the Dao Fruit but also depends on the Dao Fruit. Only by jumping out from it and forming one's own system can one detach from the Dao Fruit while keeping the Grotto-Heaven from falling!