Almost at the exact moment Mu Changsheng's voice fell, Lu Yang realized one thing: This is a good place that will help me attain a Dao Fruit through void attainment in the future!
In Mu Changsheng's description, the test within [Nourishing Life Master] was roughly divided into three stages:
First, one must read through the collected books in the pavilion. This threshold was the easiest to pass. Even if one couldn't use divine sense to speed-read, given enough time, one could eventually finish reading them slowly.
Second was to write a "book" belonging to oneself.
This step was extremely profound. Once the written "book" gained the recognition of [Nourishing Life Master], one would obtain a corresponding World Realm seed.
Further on was to continuously nurture this World Realm seed, letting it become an Embryonic Dao Fruit, then a true Dao Fruit, and then further optimize and improve it... Mu Changsheng was currently at this stage. And according to Lu Yang's guess, the condition for clearing the pass was for the nurtured Dao Fruit to meet a certain condition.
As for what the specific condition was, leaving that aside for now.
What was important was that this method of continuous trial and error to nurture a Dao Fruit was simply a chosen land for someone like him who possessed [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes].
Ordinary cultivators like Mu Changsheng cannot cheat.
The best-case scenario is nurturing [Wú Yǒu Heaven], but no matter how strong the finally nurtured Dao Fruit is, he can no longer achieve Void Attainment.
Because there is already a corresponding Dao Fruit in the world.
Under these circumstances, even if he has mastered the method of weaving a Dao Fruit and has the foundation for Void Attainment, he can only resonate with the existing Dao Fruit.
But I am different. I can completely use this lifetime to undergo infinite trial and error in [Nourishing Life Master], nurturing the strongest Dao Fruit according to my previous ideas. Then, restart into the next life, start over from the beginning, and directly achieve Void Attainment using the Dao comprehension and experience accumulated in the previous life! This place is simply prepared for me!
Lu Yang remained calm on the surface, but his heart was excited!
All along, his idea was to attain a Dao Fruit through Void Attainment, only shelved due to many reasons such as insufficient Dao comprehension, inadequate ability, and lacking foundation.
For this, he had even formulated a five-lifetime plan.
In the previous life, he sought [Heavenly Fire]. In this life, achieving either [Sword Edge Gold] or [City Rampart Earth] would do; he would think of a way for the other one in the next life.
[Vast Ocean Water] was pushed to the fourth life.
[Great Forest Wood] would wait until the last life... In Lu Yang's plan, by then he should have already broken through to the Late Stage of Golden Core and be able to fight [Sky-Shrouding].
But now, he had a better plan.
If it is truly as Mu Changsheng said, that all Dao Fruits under heaven have corresponding books here... then Supreme Dao Fruits will definitely be no exception!
Since that was the case, why should he take the risk to snatch food from the tiger's mouth—from the Sword Pavilion and the World Honored One? As long as he found the books corresponding to [Sword Edge Gold] and [City Rampart Earth], or even other Supreme Dao Fruits here, and then thoroughly understood and comprehended them all, he would naturally gather the conditions for Void Attainment!
Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately looked at Mu Changsheng:
"What about Supreme Dao Fruits? Where are they?"
His question was also the question of the Old Dragon Lord and [Sky-Shrouding]. At this moment, three gazes looked over in unison, immediately making Mu Changsheng feel the pressure.
However, he still gritted his teeth and shook his head:
"I don't know."
Before his voice fell, Lu Yang and [Sky-Shrouding] had already raised their hands.
The Old Dragon Lord continued to distance himself from Mu Changsheng, clearly worried that if a fight really broke out later, Mu Changsheng's blood would splatter on him.
"Wait!"
Seeing this, Mu Changsheng hurriedly shouted, "I really don't know. Up to now, I've only walked the first three floors... I haven't even seen the books further up!"
Lu Yang and [Sky-Shrouding]'s movements paused slightly.
In the next second, both rose simultaneously.
First floor, second floor, third floor... Both stopped abruptly at the sixth floor, seemingly hitting an invisible barrier head-on.
Tsk!
Instantly, Lu Yang cursed inwardly: Nine floors in the pavilion. The lower three floors are Unorthodox, the middle three floors are Orthodox, and only the upper three floors are Supreme Dao Fruits!
I can't go up?
Why?
Lu Yang and [Sky-Shrouding] exchanged a glance, and both saw the conjecture in each other's eyes: Because of cultivation base... we are currently only at the Middle Stage of Golden Core?
Cultivation discrimination!
Only Great Perfected Lords at the Late Stage of Golden Core could see the books on the upper three floors. It was simply preposterous! How could fucking Orthodox Dao Fruits compare to Supreme ones?
Just as Lu Yang frowned tightly, even having the heart to punch the invisible barrier before him to see if he could try breaking the law with force, [Sky-Shrouding] suddenly moved. He stopped at the sixth floor, took out a book first, then floated down, arriving in front of Mu Changsheng.
"Can you read it?" [Sky-Shrouding] asked softly.
Mu Changsheng accepted the book, somewhat flattered by the favor. He opened it directly to read, revealing a look of pleasant surprise: "I can! This Orthodox Dao Fruit is so marvelous..."
"What is it called?" Lu Yang asked suddenly.
"[Shaoyin]!" Mu Changsheng answered, even directly reciting the content of the book. Lu Yang listened carefully, corresponding it with the knowledge he possessed.
No mistake... it really is an Orthodox Dao Fruit of the Celestial Court!
The content is also correct, not fabricated blindly. In that case... books from higher floors can actually be brought down for people on lower floors to read, as long as someone helps!
Lu Yang instantly understood [Sky-Shrouding]'s idea.
[Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao]!
Although without risking his life now he was only at the Middle Stage of Golden Core, no matter what, he was ultimately a Great Perfected Lord, so he should be able to go to the ninth floor!
Meanwhile, the Old Dragon Lord also reacted: "Fellow Daoists, have you perhaps set your target on the Sword Pavilion?"
"Is there a problem?" Lu Yang turned his head.
"Of course not!"
The Old Dragon Lord wished he could raise both claws in approval. He hurriedly said, "I just have misgivings about letting [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] in. Will it affect us?"
After all, he was a Great Perfected Lord.
Especially since [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] was still trapped by his Dao Fruit. A marvelous place like [Nourishing Life Master] could be said to be the best place to solve his trouble.
Once he knew, he would inevitably drool with desire.
So the Old Dragon Lord wasn't worried that [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] wouldn't come; he was worried about whether he himself would lose the initiative in [Nourishing Life Master] because of it.
After all, a sword maniac of the Sword Pavilion... although not as good as the Saint Sect, wasn't to be trifled with either!
"Taking ten thousand steps back, pinning hope on the other party to bring books down for us... what if he tampers with them? What should we do then?"
The Old Dragon Lord's suggestion was very reliable.
But even it had to admit one point: among the Great Perfected Lords at the Late Stage of Golden Core, [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] was considered the easiest to manipulate.
Otherwise, who else?
[Immortal Venerable Taiyin] of the Celestial Court? That would truly be entrusting one's life to another. After all, she was a Great Perfected Lord at her peak, unbelievably strong!
Besides, I still have a grudge against that Good Senior Sister...
However, having said that—
"Old loach, there's one point you got wrong."
[Sky-Shrouding] said faintly, "Sharing the intelligence of [Nourishing Life Master] with that fellow Gangxing, and letting him help us fetch books... is that your plan?"
The Old Dragon Lord was stunned. "Isn't it?"
"Of course not." Lu Yang shook his head.
As Saint Sect Perfected Lords, they didn't have the habit of pinning their hopes on a Sword Maniac of the Sword Pavilion. What difference was that from aiding the enemy? It was simply too easy to capsize.
"..."
At this moment, Lu Yang exchanged a glance with [Sky-Shrouding] again. In front of the Old Dragon Lord and Mu Changsheng, neither of them spoke their inner thoughts.
Because their method was actually very simple.
Find an opportunity, set a trap, lure [Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao] in, and then let him fetch books as he pleases. If he wants to fetch books, he must use his full strength.
And with his condition, it's impossible for him to stay above the sixth floor for long.
So his only method is to swallow it whole and take all the books away. Afterwards, he will inevitably suffer a backlash and be heavily injured because he used his full strength.
At that time, he will be a sweet pastry suffering from heavy injuries yet holding a massive amount of books from above the sixth floor... It will be a god-given opportunity to kill and seize treasures!