One palm covering the blue heaven.
At this moment, the first-generation Pill Cauldron Peak Master only felt the scene before his eyes rapidly shrinking. The ground beneath his feet was empty, as if he were plummeting towards a bottomless abyss.
"...Incredible."
He lowered his eyelids, his face full of emotion. However, compared to his disadvantageous situation, he cared more about the feeling transmitted from the person he was fighting.
[Reality].
In the vast world, aside from the Great Sword Ancestor whose sword hung over Jiangnan, and the Eastern Sovereign from thirty years ago, only the person before him gave him this feeling.
At the same time, this verified his guess: 'That's right, it's a Karmic Scene. Or something else... The place I am in is not the real world! I can perceive it, probably because my Dao Heart cultivation has taken a step further. If so, the Great Sword Ancestor's perception should be even more profound than mine.'
He wasn't speaking nonsense earlier.
Back then, facing Bu Tianque's proactive advance, he truly reined in his horse at the edge of the cliff. And he was able to do so precisely because his Dao Heart cultivation had broken through.
'Then, where did Eldest Senior Brother and Youngest Junior Brother go?'
'They both truly forged a Primordial Spirit. Could it be they left this place and went to the real world? The person before me, and the Eastern Sovereign, also came from there?'
Thinking of this, the first-generation Pill Cauldron Peak Master slowly exhaled.
'The Eastern Sovereign...'
That person was very similar to himself.
Not similar in appearance, nor in aura, but in something deeper. Even Bu Tianque didn't notice it at all; only he himself could sense the anomaly.
'It's the True Spirit.'
'That Eastern Sovereign's True Spirit essence is the same as mine, but it has been reshaped; they are not the same person... Does this mean my True Spirit shattered?'
'In the real world, I am dead?'
'Then what about Heaven-Mending? He didn't leave with Eldest Senior Brother and Youngest Junior Brother. Could he be dead too?'
'Preposterous.'
At this thought, the first-generation Pill Cauldron Peak Master's expression grew increasingly solemn. In his heart, he made a firm decision: 'I must head to the real world. I cannot remain in this place.'
Light shone at its peak. The first-generation Pill Cauldron Peak Master formed seals with both hands. The several treasures he had refined throughout his life collapsed and scattered at this moment like an avalanche. They transformed into streaks of dispersed brilliant light, gathering towards the center of his hand seals, finally converging and manifesting a perfectly round, resplendently shining pill.
[Nascent Soul Pill].
Different from the [Nascent Soul Pill] used to scheme against the Primordial Saint in the true history, this [Nascent Soul Pill] was the summary of the first-generation Pill Cauldron Peak Master's lifelong cultivation.
Tantamount to the fruit of his Great Dao.
Its stature was so high that it even broke through the restraints of the [Inscribing Heavenly Chapters]. Reflecting myriad brilliant colors, it was slowly raised above his head by the first-generation Pill Cauldron Peak Master.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang was also somewhat surprised.
What was the original [Nascent Soul Pill]?
He had once seen the message left by the first-generation Pill Cauldron Peak Master in the Mystic Spirit World Realm. It was written very clearly: it was used to stabilize the sea of light, just like the Netherworld and the Foundation Establishment realm.
Therefore, the original [Nascent Soul Pill] was not only the Great Dao he attained out of thin air, but also the plane he forged, and even the supreme immortal pill he refined throughout his entire life!
"Rumble!"
In the next second, light and color exploded.
Looking out, that all-heaven Great Hand Seal, the giant hand slowly closing, seemed to have its movements halted. Faintly, brilliant colors continuously leaked out from between the fingers.
This was the purest contest of strength.
Lu Yang could clearly sense that this first-generation Pill Cauldron Peak Master was clashing head-on with him using his lifelong cultivation, and he was actually shaken slightly!
Until the sky vault descended bright light.
Water and Fire advanced together. Twelve Dao Fruit stars revolved, transforming into a halo of light. Like a flying waterfall, it poured down from the edge of the silver river on that sky vault.
"I should be the one saying you are incredible."
"Fellow Daoist has done your best."
The calm Dao voice resonated within the light of Water and Fire, carrying admiration, yet showing no mercy in the slightest, gripping the originally somewhat loosened palm tightly into a fist once again.
Instantly, crackle and pop, crisp exploding sounds continuously rang out from within the clenched palm. At the same time, the first-generation Pill Cauldron Peak Master's aura also rapidly plummeted during this process. World-destroying turbulent waves surged like billowing tides in the firmament of the Immortal Nexus, rising and falling in succession, until all light and color were blown out.
The light of heaven dimmed, and night fell.
Lu Yang drifted down and landed steadily on the Sacred Fire Cliff. One hand rested behind his back, while the other was held flat in front of his chest, a faint glimmer in his palm.
On the other side, Bu Tianque no longer had a smile on his face.
He actually had the intention to intervene just now. However, the influence of the [Inscribing Heavenly Chapters] was still present; any method to help the first-generation Pill Cauldron Peak Master would only turn into a killing blow.
'Stronger than three years ago!'
As someone who had fought Lu Yang before, no one could perceive the terrifying changes in Lu Yang more clearly than Bu Tianque.
What was terrifying wasn't even his strength.
It was the speed of his progress.
'Three years ago, although I asked myself and knew I couldn't win, at least I wouldn't lose; I had the power to fight... But in just three short years, I am completely not his match anymore.'
No, using "match" to describe it was an exaggeration.
In fact, the other party had just essentially defeated the first-generation Pill Cauldron Peak Master who went all out, while simultaneously suppressing him, and even broke a grand formation in passing!
This feeling of remaining stagnant while the other party progressed a thousand li in a single bound and left him behind was not pleasant. What felt even more outrageous was that the realm they were in wasn't Qi Refining or Foundation Establishment, but the absolute limit of the late Golden Core stage. To still be able to have such progress at this level...
Is this reasonable?
Thinking of this, Bu Tianque even developed an illusion: If he continues to improve like this, wouldn't it let him break through Golden Core Great Perfection in battle and advance to Dao Lord?
And meanwhile.
Lu Yang's massive disturbance in the Heaven-Connecting Cloud Sea clearly also attracted the attention of all parties. Perfected Lords and Great Perfected Lords cast their divine senses over one after another.
To Lu Yang, these divine senses were like fine needles. Some were not worth mentioning, while others felt slightly sharp, symbolizing the strength of the cultivator behind them.
Among them, two gazes could even make him feel a piercing pain.
One was in Jiangnan, towering like a mountain, uncontrollably sharp.
One was at the zenith, vast as the sky, difficult to fathom.
'The Great Sword Ancestor and the Heavenly Lord.' Lu Yang's gaze focused slightly. In all fairness, fighting head-on right now, he probably wasn't a match for these two yet.
Engaging them prematurely was not rational.
'But if I ignore it and allow Martial Uncle Chong Guang to attain the [Five Elements], I'm afraid I won't even be able to maintain my current combat strength. This is chronic death.'
'Perhaps this is what the World Honored One wants to see?'
For a time, Lu Yang fell silent.
And during this process, the gaze from the Great Sword Ancestor remained calm, carrying scrutiny. Meanwhile, the gaze from the Heavenly Lord gradually revealed malice.
Until Lu Yang suddenly raised his head and chuckled lightly:
"Never mind, never mind."
If it was truly as he guessed, and the Heavenly Lord had likely already been controlled by the World Honored One, then as long as he overcame this hurdle, the false history would be a smooth road.
And if he didn't overcome this hurdle, with the World Honored One blocking the way, everything would be futile.
Since that was the case, there was no need to say more.
"Although it's a bit early, there's no time like the present."
Lu Yang looked around. His voice boomed towards the four directions of the Immortal Nexus at this moment:
"Fellow Daoists."
"Come at me together."
Today, at this hour, at this moment, I shall use the strength of one person to defeat the whole f*cking world!!!