[Remaining Pages in the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes: 89]
[Detected that your Dao Heart is perfect and approaching a qualitative change.]
[Refresh permission has been opened for you. You can designate any one of the gains after the reset and refresh it randomly into a new choice.]
Saint Sect, Nether Capital Mountain.
Lu Yang opened his eyes, quietly observing the surrounding scenery. He exhaled deeply, suddenly feeling unprecedentedly relaxed and happy.
At this point in time, I had just broken through to the early Foundation Establishment stage not long ago. I was in the process of outlasting Arhat Subduing Dragon. Meanwhile, the Master of Heaven-Mending Peak was eyeing me covetously, and both the Pure Land and the Dao Court had designs on me, setting up schemes to plot against me and abduct me... back then, I felt my situation was terrifying with every step.
But looking at it now, it was simply a fish pond!
After organizing his thoughts, Lu Yang immediately looked at the panel of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes]. His eyes lit up slightly when his gaze fell on the newly popped-up [Refresh Permission].
Refresh choices. Pretty good.
To be honest, among the three options, Lu Yang had been annoyed with the [Lifespan] column for a long time. He basically never chose it; it was almost useless to him.
After all, lifespan was mostly used for hiding.
But in this wretched place, one simply couldn't hiding. Moreover, the higher the cultivation, the less one could hide. Conversely, when cultivation was low, one could still think of ways to hide a bit.
I choose to refresh [Lifespan].
With a thought, Lu Yang made the decision. Soon, he saw the existing text on the panel of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] begin to change rapidly:
[Resetting a lifetime. You can choose one of the following gains from your previous life:
1: Treasures.
2: Cultivation.
3: Cultivation Methods.
4: Abandon all gains and randomly awaken a talent based on the experiences of the previous life.]
Looking at the changed panel, Lu Yang frowned slightly. He hadn't expected to refresh a [Cultivation Methods] option. At first glance, it seemed useless.
Because under normal circumstances, the [Cultivation] option of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] actually encompassed the cultivation methods and divine abilities he had cultivated in his previous life. So distinguishing a separate [Cultivation Methods] option seemed somewhat unnecessary. But soon, he realized the crux of the problem:
There are exceptions.
Lu Yang's thoughts sank slightly as he recalled an unexpected gain from his previous life—something the World Honored One's incarnation had given him to force Sisui's remnant thought to join hands with him.
[Great DerivationSpirit Refining Art]!
I definitely wouldn't dare cultivate this method. Anything not washed by the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes will only be discovered, just like the [Nine Transformations Dragon Art].
But now it was different.
If I understand correctly, the [Cultivation Methods] option that appeared after refreshing [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] should be able to help me cleanse cultivation methods like this!
Looking at it this way, it wasn't bad.
But he definitely wouldn't use it in this lifetime. After all, compared to a mere cultivation method manual, the fruits of his hard cultivation in the previous life were a bit more important.
Boom!
In an instant, Lu Yang felt an invisible mighty force emerge within his body. Bright radiance appeared sequentially in his consciousness sea.
Righteous Dao Banner! Tribulation Wave! Yellow Court!
[Dao Enlightenment and Self-Realization Immortal Method]!
Vast spiritual power surged continuously. Along with the three True Treasures and the combined [Dao-Seeking Immortal Method], it filled Lu Yang's entire body in an instant.
The only thing missing was [Heavenly Fire].
A pity, the Dao Fruit is not my possession, so I couldn't bring it back... strictly speaking, my current cultivation has actually fallen.
After examining himself, a haze appeared in the depths of Lu Yang's eyes.
As he expected, after losing the Grotto-Heaven and the Dao Fruit, he was beaten back to his original form. His cultivation as a Golden Core Perfected Lord vanished into thin air.
Grotto-Heaven Method, Dao Fruit... indeed, they are all problems!
Cultivating to the end, if the realm could fall so easily, was there any meaning in cultivation? Only by losing the Dao Fruit, and a Golden Core Perfected Lord was no longer a Perfected Lord?
Fortunately, not all is lost. The [Dao Enlightenment and Self-Realization Immortal Method] formed by the three True Treasures can also bless me with stature. If calculated seriously, my current strength should be similar to the False Holding Golden Stature. Dealing with unorthodox paths is no problem, but dealing with orthodox Perfected Lords would be a bit strenuous...
Immediately, Lu Yang began to check the Righteous Dao Banner.
The result was as he expected. Patriarch Nether Whisper and Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon were fine, but Suo Huan's realm had fallen due to losing [Wellspring Water].
However, Suo Huan's situation is better than mine.
Because his [Universe Ruins Realm] remains. The Grotto-Heaven hasn't collapsed. Returning to the Dao Fruit is just a thought away. Compared to him, I can't.
After all, his Grotto-Heaven had been used to refine the [Yellow Court].
Of course, there were pros and cons to this.
The downside was naturally that his cultivation had fallen. If the [Heavenly Pillar Profound Governance Grotto-Heaven] were still there, he could regain control of [Heavenly Fire] instantly right now.
The upside was that he had successfully "hide"...
The target of [Heavenly Fire] is too big after all. A Supreme Dao Fruit will inevitably attract the gaze of a Dao Lord. The experience of the previous life was a lesson.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but sigh.
If he hadn't been so conspicuous and performed so outstandingly, how could he have been valued by the Saint Sect Ancestor, targeted by the World Honored One, and ended up in constant trouble?
Perhaps this was the fate of a genius...
Who told him to be so excellent?
However, just then, the panel of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] suddenly lit up:
[Detected an abnormal conflict between your current cultivation and previous life's cultivation. The two are incompatible. Please choose from the following options:
1: Overwrite.
2: Split.
Choosing Overwrite will forcibly overwrite your current cultivation with your previous life's cultivation. Choosing Split will specially shape a "Dao Body" for you to carry your previous life's cultivation.]
Hmm?
Facing this sudden change, Lu Yang narrowed his eyes slightly. While calculating the difference between the options, he asked in his heart: What is a Dao Body?
[Dao Body: A body that carries the Dao.]
[Cultivators are like cicadas shedding their shells, stripping away the mortal womb. Lifelong cultivation transforms into a body of pure Qi, possessing infinite wonders. Unavailable to those without a perfect Dao Heart.]
Lu Yang quickly made a decision. He didn't intend to alert anyone in this lifetime, so this cultivation of [City Rampart Earth] Dao Foundation had to be kept.
It was just right to put it on the surface to cover himself.
With this thought, he immediately recited in his heart: I choose [Split].
Boom!
In an instant, Lu Yang felt his mind shake violently, as if heaven and earth were inverted. His body suddenly became light, and then he floated up three feet above his head.
Meanwhile, the original body's soul, consciousness sea, dao foundation, past history, and various karmas were all severed. Without causing any abnormal fluctuations, a stream of pure qi rose, condensed into form, and finally transformed into a handsome youth with heroic posture and fluttering Daoist robes standing in the air.
What a wondrous experience...
Lu Yang saw it clearly. At this moment, the newly condensed [Dao Body] was actually the dominant one, while the original fleshly body became an external object.
No, not just the fleshly body.
Also the soul!
Dao Body, with the Dao Heart as master, naturally has no concept of soul or consciousness sea. And my soul... is actually the Golden Nature I condensed in my previous life!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's eyes lit up.
In his previous life, he achieved Perfected Lord status with the Grotto-Heaven Method. His soul and Golden Nature merged into one, indistinguishable from each other, and naturally were brought to this life along with his cultivation.
Just right to let [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] settle my Golden Nature!
He actually had this idea in his previous life. The reason he didn't do it was mainly to accumulate experiences and maximize benefits, settling it after a lifetime ended.
Now was the perfect time!
In my previous life, I even met the World Honored One's main body. My experiences, if not legendary, were at least magnificent. I'll definitely get a good talent!
Thinking of it, he did it. Lu Yang immediately moved his thoughts.
The next second, [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] lunged like a hungry tiger, landing directly on his original body and swallowing the soul and Golden Nature in one bite.
Only after a moment did it spit them back out.
Immediately after, Lu Yang saw a golden light blossom boldly on the panel of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes]. The brilliance of the light far exceeded the golden talents from before!
[You have awakened the Golden Talent: Immortal Nexus Survival Guide]
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Lu Yang: "...?"