[Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness]
It was still that magnificent and splendid Immortal Palace secret realm. Accompanied by an intense distortion of light and shadow, Lu Yang staggered out of the void and walked into a palace hall.
Bang!
The door closed. The heavy sound gave Lu Yang an unprecedented sense of security, especially after hearing that faint, heaven-shaking sword hum.
If you can kill your way in here, I'll admit defeat.
Lu Yang turned his head viciously to look back, but the tightly closed door remained unshaken, cutting off all sounds and finally allowing his suspended heart to settle.
"...Ha!"
Succeeded! Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao's Golden Nature—an excellent Life-Form Body guaranteed to attain [Placer Gold in Sand]—and [Great Relay Earth]... my harvest is still huge!
Regarding this Righteous and Demonic Dao Struggle, he had actually prepared three plans: best, middle, and worst.
The best plan was naturally to gather three elements—[Heavenly Fire], [Great Relay Earth], and [Sword-Edge Gold]—promoting him to Great Perfected Lord. From then on, he would command the wind and clouds, roaming freely.
The middle plan involved swallowing [Sword-Edge Gold] and [Great Relay Earth], which wasn't a loss either.
The worst plan was like this current situation: relying on the advantage of challenging across levels to swallow [Placer Gold in Sand] and [Great Relay Earth]. Ultimately, it wasn't without harvest.
However, Lu Yang understood very well that this wasn't because his planning was so amazing, but because the Dao Lords were never a monolithic block. Rather than saying he had successfully schemed against the Sword Pavilion Dao Lord, it was better to say the other three Dao Lords had gone with the flow and ruthlessly pitted the Sword Pavilion Dao Lord against him.
But this life... is probably at an end.
Lu Yang looked calm and sat down cross-legged directly. Behind him, the [Past Life Aspect] and [Future Life Aspect] walked out one after another, standing behind him.
[Overturned Lamp Flame], [Wellspring Water]. [Great Relay Earth], [Placer Gold in Sand].
It was no exaggeration to say that he was now only one Wood-element Dao Fruit away from completely controlling the Dharma Body Dao and becoming a Great Perfected Lord of the Dharma Body Dao!
However, a difference of one step was often the distance between heaven and earth.
This last Wood element... no matter which Dao Lord it is, none will allow me to swallow it. Whether the Dharma Body Dao is re-established directly concerns the foundation of the Grotto-Heaven Method.
The current me, in the eyes of the various Dao Lords, is likely hated by everyone. Not only am I completely devoid of utilization value, but I even pose a certain threat. In this situation, if I leave the [Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness] again and walk into the present world, a Dao Lord's gaze might be cast over immediately.
But Lu Yang wasn't panicked.
After all, no matter how great the grudges, they were grudges of this life. In the next life, everyone would start from scratch, and he could plan for the Wood-element Dao Fruit with peace of mind.
In other words: In the next life, I will definitely become a Great Perfected Lord!
The next second, the Righteous Dao Banner surfaced behind Lu Yang. Rolling purple qi surged out, and a soul floated forth. It was precisely Patriarch Nether Whisper, whose Dharma Body had shattered.
"Yo, Patriarch."
Lu Yang grinned, pretending to be relaxed. "Although there were some twists and turns, we survived in the end. Don't worry, I'll heal you right away."
"...Don't worry about me."
Patriarch Nether Whisper shook his head, a look of pity surfacing in his eyes. "Prioritize recovering from your injuries. Your damage this time is even greater than you imagine."
"...What."
Lu Yang was stunned upon hearing this. Then, the next second, countless cracks suddenly appeared on his Dharma Body. The originally stable aura crashed instantly!
Pfft!
Lu Yang suddenly spat out a mouthful of fresh blood, a look of astonishment appearing on his face. "When... No, it was that faint sword hum just now!?"
"You know now."
Patriarch Nether Whisper looked helpless. "Fortunately, you left fast, plus you were separated from that sword hum by the Paramita. Otherwise, your soul and spirit would have been extinguished by now!"
"Not only that, with your current state, if you want to recover from your injuries, you must enter the [Sea of Bitterness] to extract the power of the Dharma Body Dao to fill them. However, this time is different. The Dao Lords have completely noticed you. Once you enter the [Sea of Bitterness], I'm afraid you will be killed immediately!"
Lu Yang fell silent for a moment upon hearing this, then smiled. "So, as long as I don't go out, I'll be fine, right? Isn't this just right? I can listen to your suggestion, Patriarch, and we can settle down properly for a few years."
"Eh... it can only be like this." Patriarch Nether Whisper sighed.
He knew these were just words of comfort. With Lu Yang's current state, he was probably enduring the pain of a thousand cuts every minute and second. What could he use to settle down?
Probably even entering meditation would be difficult!
Even more than that, after sensing carefully, Lu Yang's expression also changed slightly: These sword marks... seem to be gradually splitting my Dao Heart?
There might be no problem in the short term, but if these sword marks aren't erased for a long time, my originally perfect Dao Heart might possibly fall!
Looking at it this way, the Sword Pavilion Dao Lord is probably really a bit mad.
But being looted by an ant like me while his house was on fire, and then pitted by three Dao Lords joining forces... I would be mad too if I were him. Striking ruthlessly is perfectly normal.
Lu Yang found joy in bitterness, then exhaled deeply, forcibly suppressing the influence of the sword marks with his perfect Dao Heart, barely maintaining the fragile balance between the two.
A moment later, he formed a hand seal again.
"Change!"
The next second, the Righteous Dao Banner, the Tribulation Wave, and the Yellow Court—three True Treasures—emerged one after another, surrounding Lu Yang and constantly rippling out circles of colorful light.
Immediately after, Lu Yang began to extract the [Heavenly Fire] concepts from the Tribulation Wave and the Yellow Court, concentrating them onto the Righteous Dao Banner instead. Then, he threw the [Heavenly Fire] concepts he had extracted when pulling out the Yellow Court earlier into the Righteous Dao Banner as well, making the light of the banner increasingly bright.
Subsequently, he took out the extracted [Sword-Edge Gold] concepts.
He put this concept into the Tribulation Wave to reshape the True Treasure. Soon, countless illusory light shadows surfaced around the spiritual sword.
Not bad, not bad.
Lu Yang chuckled. Righteous Dao Banner uses [Heavenly Fire], Tribulation Wave uses [Sword-Edge Gold]. Yellow Court... I'll find a way to get [City Rampart Earth]!
He had never forgotten his goal.
Use the concepts of the Five Elements Supreme Dao Fruits to forge five True Treasures, then use the five True Treasures to weave a complete Five Elements—the strongest Void Attainment Dao Fruit!
Now two have been gathered.
With [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard], once Yuan Tu successfully attains [City Rampart Earth], I can also share the Dao comprehension. The third one isn't completely hopeless.
If it really doesn't work, I'll figure it out in the next life!
Settling his mind, Lu Yang turned around and looked at his [Past Life Aspect], beginning to examine the wonder of [Great Relay Earth] that he hadn't had time to check before.
[Great Relay Earth]: Nine Provinces have no place it cannot pass, Ten Thousand Kingdoms have no place it cannot reach. Its position belongs to the Kun direction, its virtue thick and boundless. It is the earth that turns heaven and sun, carrying seas and riding mountains.
Its wonder is named [Boundless Dao].
As the name suggests, the essence of this Wonder is "opening a path." Regardless of what obstacles or difficulties are encountered, it can open a way.
Once I trigger this wonder, I will enter a dimensional space similar to the [Sea of Bitterness] or the [Foundation Establishment Realm]. The difference is that only I exist in that space, and that space corresponds to directions in the present world. I can walk within the space and escape into the present world when necessary.
So that's how it is.
Lu Yang marveled in his heart: The value of this Dao Fruit wonder is quite high. Its status is probably the same as [Furnace Crucible Fire], having the potential of a Supreme Dao Fruit!
Of course, only potential.
Without opportunity, no matter how great the potential, it's useless if it can't be realized. At least in the eyes of the Dao Lord of the Dao Court, it is far less important than [Heavenly Fire].
Fortunately, this isn't my only spoil of war this time.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang reached into his robe again.
Soon, a sealed infant was taken out. Inside the frail body resided a Golden Nature soul as vivid as a torch.
Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao!
Without hesitation, Lu Yang pinched the infant.
The next second, Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao, who was still in a sealed state, completely couldn't resist Lu Yang's kneading. With a wail, he was ruthlessly seized of his Golden Nature.
(End of Chapter)