Looking at the rainbow light catching his eye, Lu Yang was filled with joy. Four golden talents, and all of them were top-tier goods extracted from the Golden Natures of Perfected Lords.
Not to mention the colorful talent.
In the lifetime where [Sky-shrouding] attained the Netherworld, although he ended up occupying the [Heavenly Being's Remnant Consciousness] like a crouching tiger, his experiences were equally brilliant, and the trouble he stirred up was by no means small.
"Let me see what talents I got..."
Lu Yang's gaze immediately fell upon the first golden light. That was the Golden Nature talent from Perfected Lord Hanguang Futian. Soon, text began to surface:
[Settling the experiences of 'Perfected Lord Hanguang Futian'...]
[You are a veteran Perfected Lord of the Saint Sect, yet you were suppressed by a rising star. Forced to hole up in your Grotto-Heaven, you ordinarily only act through incarnations, lying low in hibernation for thousands of years.]
[You have obtained the Golden Talent: Splitting Light and Transforming Shadows!]
[Splitting Light and Transforming Shadows: You can transform your shadow into an incarnation. The more spiritual power you inject, the stronger the incarnation becomes, up to a maximum of eighty percent of your main body's strength.]
Average.
That was Lu Yang's first reaction upon seeing [Splitting Light and Transforming Shadows]. However, he quickly realized that this talent was actually much more powerful than he initially thought.
This is for saving my life.
It can reach up to eighty percent of the main body's strength. This way, there's no need for my main body to take action at all. It's safest to keep my main body in a secure location and only send out incarnations.
Moreover, apart from the strength limitation, there doesn't seem to be any other restrictions on the incarnations. As long as I have enough spiritual power, it seems I can create incarnations endlessly. Given enough time, I could absolutely churn out an entire army of incarnations... Can incarnations stack? This thing has a lot of potential.
Lu Yang's thoughts raced.
In a flash of insight, he thought of several methods to maximize the utility of [Splitting Light and Transforming Shadows], quickly overturning his initial "average" assessment.
This made him even more expectant.
Next.
[Settling the experiences of 'Great Sage Ming Zhu'...]
[You are a veteran great demon of the outer seas. A clam spirit who formed a Golden Core, you have since holed up in the overseas, lacking any grand ambitions, only wishing to live out your days in leisure...]
Reading through Great Sage Ming Zhu's settlement experience, Lu Yang shook his head.
Outer sea demons will be outer sea demons.
No ambition!
[You have obtained the Golden Talent: Great Self-Detonation!]
[Great Self-Detonation: Whether it is an incarnation or your main body, the power of your self-detonation is tripled, and it inflicts continuous status effects such as defense-breaking, Dharma-annihilating, and soul-shaking.]
Holy shit?
Lu Yang looked at the brand-new text on the interface, then back at the recently refreshed [Splitting Light and Transforming Shadows]. His expression gradually turned weird:
"It seems overseas demons aren't completely without their merits..."
This talent was fantastic!
Especially when paired with [Splitting Light and Transforming Shadows], he could easily create a talent combo. Used well, it would absolutely be a weapon of mass destruction!
"...Continue!"
[Settling the experiences of 'Great Sage Xuan Yuan'...]
[You are a veteran great demon of the overseas. To some extent, you are a distant cousin of the old Dragon Lord, born from a wisp of residual light cast upon the world by the Ancestral Dragon.]
Lu Yang froze.
Great Sage Xuan Yuan has this kind of background?
A distant cousin of the old Dragon Lord, a wisp of residual light from the Ancestral Dragon... I remember the old Dragon Lord was formed from an actual gaze, right? Just what on earth is this Ancestral Dragon?
Could it be another Dao Lord?
The Ancestral Dragon... It might be even older than the battle of the Dao Lords from 129,600 years ago. It probably traces back to the super-ancient era of the Light Sea.
Moreover, if my eyes didn't deceive me in my previous life, it seemed like the entire Immortal Nexus was forged from the Ancestral Dragon's body. Does this mean the Ancestral Dragon is actually the Heavenly Lord? It's just that its most crucial consciousness was suppressed. Without a commander for the remaining eyes, ears, nose, tongue, and body, the Heavenly Lord appears dull and idiotic...
Does that mean my previous guess was right?
Countless speculations surfaced in Lu Yang's mind. The existence of the Ancestral Dragon allowed him to faintly glimpse an even more ancient history—a history the Dao Lords did not want discovered.
The battle of the Dao Lords 129,600 years ago.
If time were a real river, that great war was the dam that severed the river, burying all prior history in darkness.
The more they fear it, the more I need to target it.
The history of the light sea is definitely not just 129,600 years. This period of time might only amount to a speck of dust in the grand history of the light sea.
I need to look even further back!
During that prolonged golden age of cultivators, aside from the Ancestral Dragon, were there others who were suppressed by the Saint Sect's Ancestor in the same way?
I have to investigate it all!
I must get to the bottom of this and bring the truth to light. Only then will I have a chance!
[You have obtained the Golden Talent: Ancestral Dragon's Remnant!]
[Ancestral Dragon's Remnant: Things related to the Ancestral Dragon will spontaneously gravitate toward you. Among them lie both fortuitous encounters and perilous dangers; one wrong step leads to eternal damnation.]
"Oho."
Seeing this, Lu Yang slightly raised an eyebrow. [Ancestral Dragon's Remnant] was clearly an upgraded version of [True Dragon Blood Descendant], though the name didn't sound particularly auspicious.
Remnant... Sure enough, there are many issues surrounding the Ancestral Dragon. Involving that buried golden age, it's likely something the Dao Lords are strictly guarding against. This was evident at the end of my previous life when the Four Dogs of the Immortal Nexus joined forces to suppress the Ancestral Dragon. Its existence is probably tied to the fundamental interests of the Dao Lords.
Thinking of this, Lu Yang couldn't help but sigh.
The waters in this hellhole are just too deep! He had clearly pulled off a massive feat and felt like he was a little closer to [Paramita]. Yet in reality, this might just be an illusion, like flowers mirrored in the water or the moon reflected in a lake.
[Settling your previous life's experiences...]
[In the end, you witnessed a spectacular show. You sat and watched Sky-shrouding attempt to attain the Netherworld, and even looked directly at the true bodies of the Dao Lords. Your observation determined the outcome of events.]
[You have obtained the Colorful Talent: Off-Stage Observer!]
The dazzling iridescent light smoothed away the anxiety in Lu Yang's heart, allowing him to shift his focus and review the talent's details. Soon, a look of astonishment surfaced in his eyes.
[Off-Stage Observer: Select a "character in the play" and activate the observation perspective. By observing them, you can elevate their karma, fortune, and destiny, assigning them a "script." Upon ending the observation, the character will vanish, leaving no karma and no consequences. Absolutely no traces of them will ever be found.]
"This talent..."
Although at first glance it seemed this thing couldn't boost his combat power or assist his cultivation, Lu Yang instantly realized its true value.
This is an absolute god-tier baiting talent!What "character in the play"? That's clearly a tool! And a perfect tool at that! I can absolutely use them to gather tons of intelligence that I wouldn't be able to collect myself!
The simplest example was the [Pomegranate Wood]!
In his previous life, why did he give it up and choose the [Pine & Cypress Wood] instead? Wasn't it precisely because the [Pomegranate Wood] was being watched by the Saint Sect's Ancestor?
Even in this lifetime, Lu Yang was somewhat hesitant about whether he should explore this secret.
But now, he didn't have to worry anymore.
He just needed to designate a character in the play, have them act as a meat shield to trigger any traps for him, and after obtaining the intel, simply turn off the talent. No one would ever be able to trace it back to him!
Something that might have previously cost him a page of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] could now be solved with a single talent, completely free of any hidden risks.
Lu Yang was extremely satisfied with this.
But just then, he noticed there was actually another colorful talent glowing on the interface, indicating that he seemingly had one more reward left to claim.
Is this... [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard]?
Lu Yang froze for a moment, then immediately clicked to check it.
Uncle-Master Chong Guang and the Primordial Heavenly Demon... Because I carried these two inner demons through karma, they also contributed to the final collapse of the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Such a super-massive event that influenced the light sea and threw karma into chaos actually triggered the highest-level feedback of [Disciple Becomes the Master's Standard]... There's an unexpected harvest?
For a moment, Lu Yang was overwhelmed with pleasant surprise.
The harvest from his previous life was even greater than he had imagined.
Doesn't this make me invincible?
(End of Chapter)