The process of entering [Nourishing Life Master] was very ordinary.
Lu Yang and [Sky-Shrouding] didn't even need to step out of [The Mortal World]. They only needed to enter the dark void first and then re-anchor the coordinates.
Before long, accompanied by a dizzying sensation, the world spun.
By the time Lu Yang came back to his senses, he had already fallen into another outer heaven light sea. Without any hesitation, he instantly prepared himself to face an attack.
However, the attack did not come.
Only then did he look around, and his gaze immediately shifted slightly. Unlike [The Mortal World], there isn't a light sea for people to stand on.
The situation in [Nourishing Life Master] was different from [The Mortal World]. There wasn't a footprint-shaped light sea like in the Supreme Imperial World. Instead, upon entering, one arrived directly at that land of immortal palaces, only this time it was a pavilion deeper within. Looking out, it resembled a giant tower, divided into nine levels from top to bottom.
Then, Lu Yang shifted his gaze again.
As expected, on the other two sides of the pavilion, the Old Dragon Lord and Mu Changsheng had been waiting for a long time. Each held a thick book in their hands.
This is... a library.
The entire giant tower had no floor to stand on. Inside and out, the nine levels were packed with dense bookshelves. Only the center was hollowed out, allowing people to peruse the books within.
Lu Yang paused, then looked straight at Mu Changsheng and said, "Dare I ask Fellow Daoist, how does one break through this pass?"
Hearing this, Mu Changsheng looked helpless. "I don't know."
"If I had broken through back then, I wouldn't have died at the Foundation Establishment stage... I only know this is a place for reading. Perhaps one must read every book."
Read every book?
Lu Yang frowned slightly. What was difficult about that? They were Golden Core Perfected Lords; with a sweep of divine sense, what book couldn't be finished? Even a trillion books would only take a thought.
But soon he reacted. If it were truly so simple, how could the Old Dragon Lord and Mu Changsheng be stuck here? They should have broken through long ago... That said, Lu Yang still tentatively sent out a strand of divine sense, aiming at one of the bookshelves, intending to try speed-reading with divine sense.
However, in the next second, Lu Yang felt his head grow heavy.
"Ugh!"
It felt as if his head had been ruthlessly struck by a heavy hammer. Lu Yang's figure swayed slightly... glancing to the side, he saw [Sky-Shrouding] also swaying twice.
Eighty percent chance he was the same as himself.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang's originally somewhat gloomy mood instantly improved significantly. He then exchanged a glance with [Sky-Shrouding], and the two tacitly separated.
This place is indeed strange...
Lu Yang randomly found a bookshelf on the first level, took out a book, opened it, and read it with his divine sense. Instantly, knowledge as vast as the open sea surged toward him.
Hiss.
Lu Yang instantly sucked in a breath of cold air. This was the reason his attempt at speed-reading with divine sense had failed just now. This knowledge was, without exception—
All forbidden knowledge!
Forbidden knowledge was different from ordinary knowledge; it possessed a definite weight. The more forbidden knowledge one knew, the greater the pressure on one's own consciousness.
No wonder this is the second pass.
Lu Yang gained enlightenment in his heart: The first pass cultivates the Dao Heart. Only when the Dao Heart is perfect and the true self is unique can one withstand the pressure of the forbidden knowledge in the second pass.
Thinking of this, he immediately focused his mind and calmed his breath, looking at the book in his hand.
Damn it, feeling a bit dizzy!
It wasn't that he disliked reading; it was mainly that these characters were exactly the same as the ancient text in the [Great Might Kui-Gang Righteous Qi].
Help, I'm illiterate!
This [Nourishing Life Master] bullies the illiterate!
Just then—
"Pfft!"
Lu Yang turned his head abruptly, only to see [Sky-Shrouding] not far away suddenly let out an uncontrollable chuckle, then glance at him thoughtfully.
Lu Yang was instantly furious!
Bullying people too much! You evil old ghost, I've tolerated you for a long time!
Laughing at me?
But in the next second, he regained his calm. Think I have no way? What a koke! Letting you translate the ancient text before was just a smokescreen!
Now I'll let you see my attainments in ancient texts!
With this thought, Lu Yang immediately communicated with the [Righteous Dao Banner], his consciousness instantly connecting with Zhu Xuanhao and [Star Lord Clear River], who had already been refined into Banner Spirits.
Two Fellow Daoists, help me translate this book.
Although the two Banner Spirits had entered the banner after death and lacked subjective initiative, since Lu Yang explicitly made a request, they could still fulfill it.
[Star Lord Clear River] didn't hesitate and immediately said in a low voice: "The boundary between sea and sky embodies the essence of water. Its true intent resides in the realm of the Heavenly Gate. Qi returns to stillness; water flows everywhere yet never rushes. Momentum settles into a state of tranquility. It comes without exhaustion and receives without overflowing—only then can the sea be born. Drawing its image from within, the boundary of sea and sky arises of itself".
Lu Yang listened seriously, his brows furrowing slightly.
This book talked about the 'Sea', which actually touched him quite a bit, because the conceptual imagery within was very similar to the [Vast Ocean Water] he had fought before.
But after reading the whole book, he gained nothing.
Something's not right... It's clearly forbidden knowledge, but there's absolutely no feeling of taboo. Even my Dao comprehension isn't increasing. Where exactly is the strangeness?
Lu Yang didn't think too much about it. Instead, he turned around directly and looked at Mu Changsheng again, saying faintly, "Fellow Daoist, you said before that the Unorthodox Cultivation Method is within [Nourishing Life Master]. Now that I'm in, there's only a pile of books. Where is the cultivation method? Or was Fellow Daoist lying to me before?"
At these words, the atmosphere suddenly froze.
[Sky-Shrouding] silently hid his figure, while the Old Dragon Lord unhesitatingly distanced himself from Mu Changsheng, acting as if he wasn't very familiar with this person.
Mu Changsheng's face stiffened slightly.
But soon, he regained his calm. Although he definitely couldn't beat Lu Yang, relying on [Wú Yǒu Heaven], he was still confident in preserving his life.
However, with the previous experience, the memory of how troublesome Saint Sect Perfected Lords were and how fast they turned hostile was still fresh. He knew he had to bring out some real goods at this time, otherwise Lu Yang would definitely not let it go easily, and nine out of ten, [Sky-Shrouding] and the Old Dragon Lord would only be happy to see it happen.
Thinking of this, he immediately spoke:
"Fellow Daoist has misunderstood."
"The Unorthodox Cultivation Method I spoke of refers to these books here... Fellow Daoist may not know, but each of these books corresponds to a Dao Fruit!"
"The Dao Fruits of the world—Unorthodox, Orthodox, Supreme... whether past, present, or future, as long as it is a Dao Fruit born from within the sea of light at the moment of its birth, it will interact with [Nourishing Life Master], register its name, and finally manifest a corresponding book here!"
At these words, everyone was instantly slightly shocked in their hearts.
Seeing this, Mu Changsheng hurriedly continued, "And the so-called Unorthodox Cultivation is actually very simple: it is to delete and modify the content of the book corresponding to the Unorthodox Dao Fruit!"
As he spoke, he raised the book in his hand.
"This book corresponds to [Wú Yǒu Heaven]. It was precisely because I added a portion of content to it that [Wú Yǒu Heaven] generated a profound wonder."
Before his voice fell, [Patriarch Nether Whisper] spoke from within the [Righteous Dao Banner]:
"Incorrect!"
"Unorthodox Cultivation isn't that simple. Even if what he says is true... delete and modify content? How can one ensure the modified content will resonate with the Dao Fruit?"
"Every Dao Fruit is a masterwork woven from conceptual imagery, a self-contained system. Even adding a tiny variable would lead to a total collapse. Moreover, if one could casually delete and modify, why not just turn [Wú Yǒu Heaven] into a Supreme Dao Fruit directly? Why stop at a profound wonder?"
Lu Yang seriously repeated [Patriarch Nether Whisper]'s words.
"This..."
Hearing this, Mu Changsheng's voice paused slightly, then he said simply, "The answer is very simple, because this is inherently the test of [Nourishing Life Master]."
"[Wú Yǒu Heaven] was not generated normally."
"It was a book I wrote back then after reading through the collection of books... Then, under the resonance of [Nourishing Life Master], it manifested the corresponding Dao Fruit."
"In the beginning, [Wú Yǒu Heaven] was just a World Realm seed. Later, I slowly nurtured it, which allowed it to grow to this day. And as long as the World Realm seed provided by [Nourishing Life Master] is under the shroud of [Nourishing Life Master]'s mighty power, it can be continuously modified without worrying about the Dao Fruit collapsing because of it."
A Dao Fruit cannot be repaired because it is a self-contained system; modify it wrong, and it collapses immediately.
But the difference with [Wú Yǒu Heaven] was that as long as it was within the [Nourishing Life Master] secret realm, it could use countless trials and errors to arrive at the optimal solution!
Simply inconceivable!