Lu Yang delivered a resounding slap directly across Bu Tianque's face.
"Yaa!"
With a thud, Bu Tianque's figure flipped, instantly reverting into that peerless beauty. Creating a surge of white waves, she rolled off the large bed.
"Fellow Daoist's heart is so cruel..."
Bu Tianque covered his reddened cheek. His beautiful eyes brimmed with tears as he spoke softly. "Could it be that you do not favor this form? That is also natural. Each person has their own aspirations. Still, it does not matter."
His voice shifted along with his gradually changing form:
"No matter what sort of woman, this humble one can satisfy you. Does Fellow Daoist want mature? Young? Innocent? Scheming? Or perhaps pitiful?"
With each descriptive word spoken aloud, Bu Tianque's appearance would change once.
Among them were graceful and charming married women, budding young girls, sheltered young ladies, smiling courtesans with daggers hidden in their hearts, impoverished daughters of fallen families...
And it did not stop there.
After cycling through women, Bu Tianque began transforming into men. There were delicate and pitiable youths, virile and robust warriors, and even portly middle-aged uncles...
Lu Yang watched, the corners of his eyes twitching.
However, it wasn't over. Seeing that Lu Yang's expression remained unchanged, Bu Tianque smiled even more happily. "Could it be that Fellow Daoist has special preferences? Perhaps those with fur and horns?"
Before the voice fell, he started changing again. Sometimes a bull head, sometimes a horse face, sometimes a rabbit spirit, sometimes a fox demoness. It was truly strange and varied—there was nothing he couldn't transform into, and all carried an inexplicable, eerie charm.
Hiss.
This time, a genuine chill ran down Lu Yang's spine. Unlike before, the feeling this First Generation Heaven-Mending Peak Master gave him could only be described with one word—
[Depraved]!
Unlike the style of other Saint Sect Perfected Lords, Bu Tianque's nature wasn't so much beastly as it was a form of demonic perversion. He belonged to the kind that even the Demonic Dao would be afraid to witness.
Calm down. I can't be influenced by him.
Lu Yang took a deep breath, coldness returning to the depths of his eyes. Then, without a second word, he raised his hand and delivered another slap, flipping Bu Tianque directly.
However, Bu Tianque didn't care at all. "It's useless. Although this humble one is just a divine sense, my stature is here. You cant soul-search me. If you want to obtain the content of the technique, you can only use the Heaven-Mending True Scripture to harvest this one. Come on, this humble one has been lonely for so many years..."
Lu Yang frowned.
To be honest, at this moment, he really wanted to refine this First Generation Peak Master directly into a Banner Spirit. Alas, this was just a divine sense and couldn't be taken into the Righteous Dao Banner.
After thinking it over repeatedly, Lu Yang shook his head.
"...Forget it."
Who cares about an upgraded version of the Heaven-Mending True Scripture? I don't want it anymore!
Thinking of this, he no longer held back. He began to pour in mighty power, preparing to destroy Bu Tianque's divine sense directly. Out of sight, out of mind.
Sensing the shattering of his own divine sense, Bu Tianque, who had been teasing him, frowned instantly. In a flash, he became cold and arrogant once more.
But soon, he smiled again.
"Interesting, very interesting... You are not a disciple of my Heaven-Mending Peak."
"Clearly not a Heaven-Mending disciple, yet you wish to learn the Heaven-Mending True Scripture. Which Dao Fruit do you wish to seek? [Vast Ocean Water] or [Pomegranate Wood]?"
"It must be [Pomegranate Wood]."
"After all, that old mudfish overseas is excellent at surviving. [Vast Ocean Water] is hard to pry from his hands... Interesting. What do you want with [Pomegranate Wood]?"
Bu Tianque looked straight at Lu Yang.
If his true body were here, Lu Yang might still be a bit apprehensive. But a mere divine sense wasn't enough to see through his background. Therefore, Lu Yang remained very calm.
On the other side, Bu Tianque didn't struggle for long either. "Whatever. No matter what you plan to do, if you go to attain [Pomegranate Wood], that actually suits my wishes."
"Forget it, we won't do those tests."
As his voice fell, Bu Tianque formed a hand seal, directly separating a portion of his divine sense. Immediately after, it turned into a thick book that landed in front of Lu Yang's eyes.
On the cover of the book was a line of large characters: [Penetrating the Void and Pacifying Karma Jade Scripture]!
Lü Yang gave it a simple glance: [Those who penetrate the Void can swallow the Dao, those who pacify karma can mend the Heavens. To penetrate the Void and pacify karma is to obtain Heaven's favor, and have everything go smoothly as one wishes.]
What the hell did I just see?
Because he had read too quickly, Lü Yang did not even react for a moment. However, it was already too late, the cultivation method's contents had been deeply engraved into his mind.
However, he quickly regained his composure, brought out the purest academic spirit, and reexamined [Penetrating the Void and Pacifying Karma Jade Scripture] without any prejudice.
Then he had no choice but to admit:
'This damn thing… really is a supreme wondrous art!'
The essence of [Penetrating the Void and Pacifying Karma Jade Scripture] lay in [Mending the Heavens] and [Devouring the Dao]. However, the primary function of both was intercourse with Heaven and Earth.
Within it were also the four secret formulas: [Devour], [Knead], [Move], and [Still].
The so called formula of the character [Devour] was to swallow the essence of Heaven and Earth, remove impurities on behalf of Heaven and Earth, please Heaven and Earth, and in this way obtain Heaven and Earth's support.
The formula of the character [Knead] was, as the name implies, to knead Heaven and Earth, regulate the spiritual qi, make Heaven and Earth feel comfortable, and thereby exchange it for Heaven and Earth's support.
The formula of the character [Move] was for oneself to move, using fierce and violent impacts to make Heaven and Earth agree to one's request.
The formula of the character [Still] was the complete opposite, oneself does not move, Heaven and Earth move, allowing Heaven and Earth to vent the fire it has accumulated, and afterward exchange it for Heaven and Earth's compensation.
In short, this entire set of methods was specifically aimed at Heaven and Earth. Instead, it did not contain the method Lu Yang had been longing for, that of dual cultivation to harvest a Golden Core Perfected Lord.
Regarding this, [Penetrating the Void and Pacifying Karma Jade Scripture] also provided an explanation: the Golden Core Perfected Lord's stature was too high, almost completely detached from the mortal world, and there was fundamentally no way to harvest from them. In comparison, entities such as Heaven and Earth were much easier to deal with. Rather than attempting to harvest a Golden Core Perfected Lord, it was better to find a way to harvest Heaven and Earth instead.
For a time, Lu Yang read intoxicatedly.
A long time later, he finally came back to his senses. He saw Bu Tianque's divine sense, almost shattered at this moment, looking at him with a smile. This made him raise his eyebrows slightly.
"Looking at it this way... it seems Fellow Daoist is not dead?"
"Of course not."
Bu Tianque chuckled. "Even that old immortal is still alive. How could I be willing to die just like that? It is just that my current state might not be very good."
As soon as these words came out, Lu Yang immediately became vigilant.
"Rest assured, I won't make any request for Fellow Daoist to save my main body."
"And even if I ask, it's useless."
Bu Tianque looked straight at Lu Yang, shaking his head. "After all, at a glance, Fellow Daoist's aura marks you as a Saint Sect Perfected Lord. How could you possibly keep a promise?"
"So... I will only say one thing."
Bu Tianque's tone grew faint, seeming to recall many past events.
"Back then, the Dao Fruit I controlled was [Pomegranate Wood]. Before breaking free, I left something inside [Pomegranate Wood], leaving it for later generations."
"If Fellow Daoist really attaini [Pomegranate Wood], at that time you can take it yourself."
"But I want to remind Fellow Daoist. If you take that thing, I'm afraid that old immortal will look for you... Be careful not to get slapped to death by him."
As the voice faded, the divine sense shattered.
In the dim ancestral hall, only Lu Yang remained standing alone, his expression uncertain.
What thing... could actually attract that one's attention?
Damn it, does this wretched place not have a single normal opportunity!?
(End of Chapter)