Chapter 135: Investigating Heaven Sphere

At this moment, the Yun Family Ancestor was confused.

Yun Miaozhen, upon whom he had placed high hopes, died unexpectedly. The person who killed her had already broken through to Foundation Establishment. This plunged the Yun Family Ancestor into deep despair for a time.

Therefore, when the Sword Pavilion Sect Master entrusted the mission to him, he was very pleasantly surprised.

“If I can break open the Refining Arts Secret Realm, I will inevitably accumulate a massive amount of merit. The hope of returning to Foundation Establishment in this life will also increase significantly…”

“Go for it!”

Living in this world is about taking a gamble.

The Yun Family Ancestor was very decisive and accepted the mission immediately.

In his conception, as a Foundation Establishment reincarnation arriving in the Refining Arts Secret Realm with the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] bestowed by the Sect Master for protection, he could say victory was in his grasp.

However, imagination is beautiful, but reality is somewhat cruel.

“What is this…”

The Yun Family Ancestor, who had just reincarnated successfully, looked at the Qi-Eating Insect seed inside his body. First, he was stunned, and immediately afterward, a look of shock and terror appeared on his face.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly took out the [Investigating Heaven Sphere].

“Something’s wrong; must go back!”

This reincarnation had an accident. Someone was actually monitoring the Refining Arts Secret Realm! This kind of straightforward monitoring method bypassed karma and couldn’t be concealed at all!

Perhaps due to excessive panic, the Yun Family Ancestor’s hand holding the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] was still trembling violently. The speed at which he urged the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] was outrageously slow. Fortunately, just then, another considerate and majestic spiritual power surged over, helping the Yun Family Ancestor urge the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] together.

Seeing this, the Yun Family Ancestor was instantly overjoyed and said subconsciously, “Thank you…”

“You’re welcome.”

The newcomer smiled slightly and smoothly took the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] from the Yun Family Ancestor’s hand, examining it in his palm. “Indeed a good treasure.”

The Yun Family Ancestor didn’t answer. His expression froze just like that, like a small insect in amber. Only irrepressible horror remained in the depths of his eyes.

—And confusion.

A dignified Perfected One camping in a secret realm and specifically setting up such a system to monitor the entire secret realm… Just as I reincarnated, he came over to catch me immediately…

Sect Master, it’s not that I didn’t work hard; there’s a dog in the secret realm!

Whoosh whoosh!

In the next second, the Myriad Spirits Banner swallowed the Yun Family Ancestor directly. A Foundation Establishment reincarnation, and one from the Sword Pavilion at that, was still very useful.

However, right now, his attention was still focused on the [Investigating Heaven Sphere].

Clearly, to deceive the various Saint Sect Perfected Lords, that Sword Pavilion Sect Master had cleaned this spiritual treasure very thoroughly. There was truly not a single backup plan left.

Because once a backup plan was left, creating karmic involvement, it would be impossible to deceive the various Saint Sect Perfected Lords. Only by placing all karma on the Yun Family Ancestor, a reincarnated Initial Stage Foundation Establishment—an ant-like figure to a Perfected Lord—would it not alarm the spiritual perception of a Golden Core Perfected Lord.

Lu Yang calculated with his fingers and immediately understood the background of this treasure.

“[Investigating Heaven Sphere], transformed by borrowing the Essence of Fire Sun. It adheres to the mid-heaven and illuminates the Six Directions universally, just like the fire of the sun rising from the east; wherever it passes, its principles are all clear.”

This was a Superior Spirit Treasure!

One must know that even among Spirit Treasures, the differences were huge, mainly reflected in [Spirituality], [Material], and [Divine Wonder].

Ordinary spiritual treasures, even if they developed [Spirituality] and had autonomous consciousness, were merely Inferior Spirit Treasures.

To become a Medium Spirit Treasure, the [Material] must pass muster. At least it had to be forged from rare treasures of the world and refined meticulously; otherwise, it would be difficult to achieve.

And the requirements for a Superior Spirit Treasure were even stricter. It must possess [Divine Wonder].

The so-called [Divine Wonder] was actually the Spirit Treasure being influenced by a Dao Fruit and contaminated with Heavenly Spirit and Earthly Fiend Qi, thereby obtaining a few innate Divine Abilities.

Therefore, for a Foundation Establishment Perfected One, a Superior Spirit Treasure was almost equivalent to gaining an extra Innate Divine Ability! When used in combat, wouldn’t the amplification of strength be more than several times? If the Spirit Treasure’s own [Divine Wonder] happened to resonate with one’s own Life-Bound Divine Ability, merging the two would have infinite wondrous uses.

And the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] was precisely such a Superior Spirit Treasure!

“Using [Sun-Wall Wood] as material and [Six Directions Fire] as the core, spirituality combined with the [Rouzhao] of the Ten Heavenly Spirits, manifesting Divine Wonder, thus becoming the [Investigating Heaven Sphere]…”

As Lu Yang injected spiritual power, the reaction of the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] became increasingly intense.

Clang clang!

With a sound of metal and iron, the [Sky-Investigating Armillary Sphere] hovered over Lu Yang’s palm, emitting radiance, brilliantly blazing like a blazing sun in the sky.

As a supreme heavenly secret treasure, the karma concealed by the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] was difficult to detect even for a Golden Core Perfected Lord.

Besides that, it also had the ability to disturb the void.

Lu Yang had experienced this point when fighting the Yun Family Ancestor in the past; it completely inverted and disordered up and down, left and right, front and back.

However, although this ability could be called a dimensionality reduction strike against Qi Refining cultivators, it was of little use against Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones. At best, it was a small gadget added during refinement specifically for the reincarnated Yun Family Ancestor to use, not the true [Divine Wonder] of the [Investigating Heaven Sphere].

And its true [Divine Wonder] was named [All Clear].

As the name suggested, this treasure was transformed by adhering to the Qi of [Rouzhao]. Its light illuminated the Six Directions universally and had the ability to analyze all things. Wherever it shone, principles were all clear.

In this way, as long as one shone the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] onto the great web of karma, various karmas would instantly become clearly visible and bright. Pushing them would naturally yield twice the result with half the effort, with few mistakes. Therefore, the improvement this spiritual treasure brought to a Foundation Establishment Perfected One’s ability to intervene in and push karma could be called a qualitative change.

“Treasure light investigates thoroughly; heaven and earth are all clear…”

Similarly, this [Divine Wonder] could also be used in combat. Shining the treasure light on the opponent, changes in the opponent’s spiritual power and shifts in their aura could all be mastered accordingly.

In the next second, Lu Yang projected his Divine Sense deep into the spiritual treasure.

Immediately afterward, the sun wheel transformed from the [Investigating Heaven Sphere] collapsed abruptly, actually landing right in the middle of Lu Yang’s eyebrows. at first glance, it looked like a Heavenly Eye!

And under the illumination of the Heavenly Eye, Lu Yang only felt his mind become completely clear.

After thirty years of bitter cultivation, facing the soul and Dao Foundation that he was already all too familiar with but could never merge, Lu Yang now gained new insights.

“I understand… so it’s like this!”

In an instant, a look of enlightenment appeared in Lu Yang’s eyes. He seemed to finally grasp that flash of inspiration. In the blink of an eye, the soul and the Dao Foundation began to merge.

Thirty years of bitter cultivation were not without gain. In fact, Lu Yang long possessed the foundation to condense his Life-Bound Divine Ability; he just consistently lacked that tiny bit of inspiration. The appearance of the Investigating Heaven Sphere was the final kick, completing the last piece of the puzzle. Condensing the Life-Bound Divine Ability thus became a matter of course when conditions were ripe!

“This is the talent I should have!”

Lu Yang laughed loudly. At the same time, a golden auspicious cloud appeared above his head, breathing spiritual qi and agitating the mortal world. Every second seemed as if shocking thunder flashed through.

And in the deepest part of the auspicious cloud, a light and shadow was constructing a form.

Looking at it, it seemed to be nurturing and transforming something.

As for Lu Yang’s consciousness, it melted into the auspicious cloud, as if his soul flew beyond the heavens, muddled yet possessing a sober self, like being in a dream.

In a trance, he seemed to see it.

In the Extreme West Land, an indescribable, boundless, yet seemingly illusory realm like a mirage appeared. A point of golden light was resonating with him.

“That is… the Dao Fruit [City Rampart Earth]?”

Before Lu Yang could come back to his senses, all scenes vanished instantly. That point of golden light dimmed abruptly as if dragged back by a large hand.

Meanwhile, Jiangdong, Tianwu Dao Court.

Inside a palace towering into the clouds, resplendent and magnificent, like the residence of immortals and gods, a young man wearing a ceremonial hat with tassels walked out of the quiet room for resting.

The young man gazed into the distance, frowning slightly:

“[City Rampart Earth] is no longer hidden, reappearing in the mortal world… In this way, the remnants of Zou Yu might also be getting restless. Is a Great Tribulation truly approaching?”

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