[Settling experience for 'Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao'...]
[You are the Heaven's Proud Son of the Sword Pavilion, appearing once in ten thousand years. Thirty years to Foundation Establishment, five hundred years to perfection, less than a thousand years to Grotto-Heaven undying, yet schemed against by a Dao Lord...]
Dense lines of text surfaced on the panel.
Lu Yang watched in astonishment. Previously, settling a Golden Nature only yielded a single talent determined by the [Book of a Hundred Lifetimes].
However, this time, the content of the panel had changed.
[Since Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao was at late-stage Golden Core, his Golden Nature has completed the initial qualitative change. You can choose one of the following talents as settlement.]
[1. Penetrating Truth, Breaking Falsehood: In your eyes, all things have flaws. One strike hits, ten thousand techniques broken!]
[2. Ascendant Victor Sword Intent: After being injured by your sword qi, a mark of weakness will be placed on the opponent. Thereafter, their stature will automatically drop by thirty percent in front of you.]
[3. Mystic Gate Spirit-Refinement Art: Hundred of temperings and thousands of forgings make steel. The more heavily injured and close to death you are, the more you can temper mighty power from desperate situations. The heavier the injury, when you overcome it and recover to perfection, the wonder used to overcome the injury will also be improved.]
At first glance, Lu Yang was somewhat disappointed.
Neither [Penetrating Truth, Breaking Falsehood] nor [Ascendant Victor Sword Intent] quite matched the prestige he associated with a talent settled from a Great Perfected Lord's Golden Nature.
Although [Penetrating Truth, Breaking Falsehood] was good, it wasn't overwhelmingly powerful.
As for [Ascendant Victor Sword Intent], it was also decent, but he already possessed [Sever All Evil]. In comparison, its effect seemed somewhat redundant and lackluster.
However, when he saw the last option, his expression changed instantly.
"Mystic Gate Spirit-Refinement Art."
At first glance, the description of this talent was far less clear than the first two, and its effect seemed obscure. Yet, Lu Yang saw through to its true utility immediately.
This is... a talent used to improve Dao Fruit Wonders.
Lu Yang stood up abruptly with a swish. Before this, he had never heard of any method to improve Dao Fruit Wonders!
Is it because of Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao's experience? He suffered from the conflict of attached Dao Fruits and needed to suppress and reconcile the two conflicting forces with his own Dao Fruit day and night... Incredible. To actually settle such an outrageous talent. Old Gang, you died well!
What? You aren't dead yet?
No problem, soon. I'll refine you into a Life Form Body later. Once I borrow your hand to swallow [Placer Gold in Sand], you'll be dead.
"Rest assured, for the sake of your contribution in this life, I won't hold a grudge for your pursuit of me!"
After a good while, Lu Yang finally calmed down.
Improving Dao Fruit Wonders—what did this mean? It meant he didn't need to snatch Supreme Dao Fruits anymore. He could simply choose a promising Dao Fruit with potential and cultivate it into a Supreme one himself!
Without any hesitation, Lu Yang directly chose the third option.
[You obtained Colorful Talent: Mystic Gate Spirit-Refinement Art!]
"Sure enough, it's colorful..."
This was his second colorful talent. Compared to [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard], which was slow to take effect, had many conditions, and was troublesome to use, this talent was much more immediate!
"Even better is that I currently have heavy injuries all over my body—injuries caused by the Sword Pavilion Dao Lord. It is the perfect opportunity to display the [Mystic Gate Spirit-Refinement Art]!"
Time flew; in the blink of an eye, ten years passed.
Inside [Responding to Emperors], Lu Yang looked at Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao, whom he had refined into a Life Form Body. Having re-refined his Grotto-Heaven and ascended to the Golden Position once again, Lu Yang nodded with satisfaction.
Then, he grabbed him and refined him in an instant.
The entire process was extremely smooth. He didn't even need to leave [Responding to Emperors], because one could also seek golden core and ascend to position within the [Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness].
[Placer Gold in Sand] obtained!
Rumble!
In an instant, as the fourth Dao Fruit wonder was swallowed by Lu Yang, four of the Five Elements were achieved. Lu Yang immediately felt a sensation of his body expanding.
Immediately after, his consciousness gradually floated up. In a trance, he seemed to have left his body. The gate of the [Sea of Bitterness] opened naturally. Infinite concept water surged. Faintly, a magnificent Great Dao surfaced in his eyes. Every minute and second, infinite information poured toward his Dao Heart.
At this moment, he almost lost control of his body.
Seeing that he was about to float into the [Sea of Bitterness] and fall into that magnificent Great Dao, a strong sense of crisis swept through his whole body at the critical moment.
"Hiss!"
The next second, Lu Yang recovered quickly. His drifting consciousness restabilized. His face looked slightly livid as he saw sword light faintly appearing at the edge of the [Sea of Bitterness] before him.
If he had really walked in just now, he would probably have died suddenly and restarted by now.
"Ten years... The injuries left by the Sword Pavilion Dao Lord tortured me for ten years, so much so that my perfect Dao Heart began to shake. Otherwise, I wouldn't have fallen for it."
Lu Yang quickly understood what had happened.
Simply put, his progress was too rapid and resonated with the Dharma Body Dao. It was a pity that the current him absolutely could not enter the [Sea of Bitterness].
"Phew..."
Accompanied by a deep exhalation, Lu Yang soon regained control of his body. As he digested [Placer Gold in Sand], enlightenment soon surfaced in his heart.
[Placer Gold in Sand]: Precious quality hidden in sand. Only through refinement did its worth emerge.
No wonder Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao almost never used the wonder of [Placer Gold in Sand] normally; this wonder isn't for killing.
It is a Nurturing Wonder!
Its name is—[Gaining Momentum]!
It was a path of suffering. One that required enduring hardship among hardships to become a superior among superiors. The concept has miraculous effects in nurturing.
Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao—previously half-crippled due to Dao Fruit conflict and forced to lie dormant—was actually utilizing another form of nurturing. The reason he could lower his stature to mid-stage Golden Core and unleash the sword of a Great Perfected Lord when necessary was entirely due to relying on the concept and wonder of [Placer Gold in Sand]...
Hmm? Wait a moment.
Suddenly, Lu Yang's expression changed. Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao relied on [Placer Gold in Sand] to save his life under the condition of Dao Fruit conflict.
Then what about Bodhisattva Precious Lotus Hidden Subduer?
She now also has Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao's problem but lacks the wonder of [Placer Gold in Sand]. How will she solve the problem of conflicting attached Dao Fruits?
If she can't solve it... she's going to die!
Could it be she didn't know beforehand?
No, Perfected Lord Gangxing Budao probably never thought of telling her at all. Helping her break through was likely done with the intention of using the opportunity to pit her to death...
Fuck, sword bastard!
Lu Yang sighed with emotion for a while, then stood up. Four wonders of Metal, Water, Fire, and Earth instantly surfaced on his body, entering the Dharma Body one after another, causing him to close his eyes.
A moment later, he opened his eyes again and slowly spread open his palm.
At this moment, within his Dharma body, heart fire led lung metal, obtaining spleen earth's mediation and harmonization. Finally, it burst forth from his palm, clearly transforming into a dazzling white light.
Boom!
Dao Resounding, Thunder Roaring!
Clearly Five Elements Dao Fruits, but at this moment, the qi of Fire and Metal combined, actually projecting a strong masculine qi—supreme and vast—illuminating Lu Yang's surroundings.
Boundless thunder sound resounded within that brilliant golden light.
Looking over, golden snakes danced wildly and thunder dragons roamed, bursting out from Lu Yang's seven apertures continuously. Open and sweeping, fierce and unrivaled.
Lu Yang grasping thunder light even gained a majestic bearing out of thin air. In a trance, a phantom Dao Fruit embryo seemed to appear and disappear.
In an instant, enlightenment arose in his heart: Although only four elements are gathered, the current me might be able to go to the [Nourishing Life Master] to claim a World Realm Seed and try [Pseudo Void Attainment].
(End of Chapter)