Amidst the swirling heavy snow, Lu Yang stood in profound robes, fluttering in the wind. He sized up Hong Yun and Hong Ju before him with smiling eyes, his hands forming a seal.
There are generally two methods to enlighten a [Life Form Body].
The first, naturally, is to use oneself for enlightenment, which is the so-called incarnation technique. The advantage lies in mutual willingness, making enlightenment relatively easy.
The second is to use someone else for enlightenment.
This carries a certain difficulty, and the higher the cultivation, the harder it gets—especially at the Foundation Establishment realm, where guarding the consciousness sea tightly makes one fundamentally unassailable.
Moreover, Hong Yun is an orthodox Perfected Lord.
Back in the Celestial Court, I relied on the divine wonder of [Enlightenment] to scam those hereditary Unorthodox Perfected Lords into fools, lining up to voluntarily join the Righteous Dao Banner.
But I can't do that to Hong Yun.
Don't be fooled by how I have him befuddled right now; that's because I haven't gone too far. Once I do something excessive, he will definitely be startled awake.
The key lies in the Golden Nature.
Although the Golden Nature is an existence used in the Grotto-Heaven Method to replace the Dao Heart, it is undeniable that the Golden Nature does indeed replace part of the Dao Heart's function.
The difference between the two is like external objects versus one's own body. Both maintain the True Self, but cultivating the Dao Heart strengthens the True Self, while cultivating the Golden Nature is more like putting a suit of sturdy armor on the True Self. In the early stages, the latter is naturally more useful, but the further one goes, the greater the role of the Dao Heart.
However... it's not impossible to bypass.
Lu Yang's thoughts raced, but his face remained unruffled as he smiled:
"Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, I recently found a secret technique. Perhaps it can help you quickly return to the position of Perfected Lord. I brought it specially for you this time."
"Oh. Is this true?"
Hearing this, Hong Yun, who was desperate to return to his position, instantly lit up. He said urgently: "Fellow Daoist, bring it quickly for me to look. There will surely be a heavy reward in the future!"
Lu Yang unhurriedly took out the Precious Life Perfect Form Scripture—
[Life Form Body Self-Refining Chapter]
This was a secret technique within the Precious Life Perfect Form Scripture, divided into parent and child chapters. The parent chapter was mastered by the cultivator, while the child chapter could be taught to others.
The child chapter had immense power and extraordinary profundity, encompassing everything. The practitioner could gain countless benefits from it, and the speed of refining divine abilities would also become very fast. The only drawback was that after cultivating the child chapter to perfection, one would automatically become the [Life Form Body] of the person who cultivated the parent chapter.
This is also a huge trap.
It shows that Dao Lord Sisui was definitely not a good person either. His heart was very black, just not shameless enough, which is why he was killed by the Saint Sect Ancestor.
But... this time it seems I'm the one trapping someone else.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly felt that although the trend of high-level cultivators trapping low-level cultivators in the Immortal Nexus was cruel, it still had certain merits.
While he was pondering, Hong Yun had already taken the technique.
"This is... such a secret technique!"
For a moment, Hong Yun read it intoxicatedly. After all, the child chapter was indeed exquisite, and it truly offered great assistance for his rapid recovery and return to the Perfected Lord position.
For this, Hong Yun even had to thank him.
"Many thanks, Fellow Daoist!"
The next second, Hong Yun put away the technique and bowed solemnly to Lu Yang: "If I can return to the Golden Position this time, I will never dare forget Fellow Daoist's kindness!"
"What are you saying?"
Lu Yang waved his hand, sizing up Hong Yun, then smiled: "Fellow Daoist returning to the Golden Position in the future is the greatest help to me."
After speaking, Lu Yang pointed a finger. The snow in the air gathered, instantly transforming into a table and chairs.
"Two Fellow Daoists, please sit."
Lu Yang raised his hand to gesture. Hong Yun hesitated subconsciously for a moment, but seeing Hong Ju sit down naturally, he no longer hesitated.
"Speaking of which, I have one more matter this time. I want to ask Fellow Daoist Hong Ju."
Lu Yang looked at Hong Ju. There was nothing to ask Hong Yun since he had settled his account long ago. Conversely, he actually didn't know much about Hong Ju.
"My Lord, please ask." Hong Ju bowed his head respectfully.
Hearing this, Lu Yang pressed his index finger on the teacup formed of snowflakes, turning it gently. He pondered for a moment, then lowered his voice and spoke faintly:
"Does Fellow Daoist recognize this person?"
As his voice fell, dense brushstrokes immediately appeared on the tea table, finally outlining a lifelike portrait. It was precisely the likeness of Immortal Venerable Taiyin!
At the same time, the Righteous Dao Banner behind Lu Yang grew larger.
The flag fluttered, and the dense black Qi even revealed a hint of purple, completely shrouding the three people and isolating karma, making it difficult for outsiders to detect anything happening here.
If I remember correctly... Hong Yun was sneak-attacked and killed by [Sky-Shrouding] five thousand years ago. And before he died, he created Hong Ju. So strictly speaking, Hong Ju is also a person from five thousand years ago. If Immortal Venerable Taiyin appeared back then, he might recognize her!
Hong Yun hadn't seen her didn't mean Hong Ju hadn't.
After all, Hong Yun died early, so it was normal not to have seen her. But Hong Ju was different; he had genuinely lived from five thousand years ago until now. His seniority was quite deep!
"This..."
Looking at the portrait of the cold and aloof woman on the tea table, Hong Ju was slightly stunned, seeming to think of something. Then he frowned tightly, as if recalling.
This reaction made Lu Yang instantly overjoyed:
There's really a clue!?
The next second, Hong Ju raised his head and whispered: "This person... this subordinate indeed caught a fleeting glimpse of her in the past. It was seen on Sacred Fire Cliff."
"Where on Sacred Fire Cliff?"
At this point, a look of apprehension clearly appeared in Hong Ju's eyes, and his voice became even lower: "To be honest... it was inside Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue's bedchamber."
At these words, Lu Yang instantly narrowed his eyes.
Feixue's bedchamber?
No, it's that period of false history!
According to the intelligence I obtained before, Perfected Lord Feixue seems to have walked out from that period of false history... Turns out Immortal Venerable Taiyin is also from there?
Was this still even a false history?
Not only did it produce a fierce person who was number one in combat for five thousand years, but it also produced a late-stage Golden Core Great Perfected Lord. This is basically the Saint Sect's talent market!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang took a serious look at Hong Ju.
I neglected him before.
Unfotunately he couldn't kill the opponent directly to settle his experiences, because as a Great Perfected One at Foundation Establishment Perfection, Hong Ju was completely anchored to Hong Yun's Golden Nature.
In that case—
I can only trouble Xin'an and the Heaven-Mending Peak Master
With a thought, Lu Yang summoned the Banner Spirits, taking Hong Ju into the nearby thatched cottage, while also applied a streak of [Celestial Mother Transformation Profound Light] on him.
After doing all this, he looked at Hong Yun again and smiled:
"By the way, after open inquiries and secret searches over these years, I have finally found out who secretly harmed Fellow Daoist back then."
Hong Yun was stunned: "Who?"
Before his voice fell, Lu Yang pointed a finger, directly returning the many backup plans Hong Yun had left back then to him, causing his expression to become indescribable for a time.
After a long while, Hong Yun finally came back to his senses...
Immediately after, he suddenly gritted his teeth, then slapped the tea table in front of him to pieces. Anger appeared in his eyes: "It was him... He killed me!"
"[Sky-Shrouding]!!!"
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction. Taking advantage of the intense fluctuations in Hong Yun's mood, he continued to strengthen the influence of [Enlightenment].
In this lifetime, I count as a mastermind too.
Later, dealing with [Sky-Shrouding] is unavoidable. Just right to use Hong Yun's skin as the first layer. As for the second layer... let Sisui do it!
Layer upon layer of nesting dolls like this, letting the [Life Form Body] take the lead.
Sky-Shrouding, Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao, Immortal Venerable Taiyin, World Honored One... you all just wait. In this lifetime, I'll settle the list with you one by one!