Chapter 179: Restart Again, Breakthrough to Middle Stage!
[Facing the pincer attack from the Dao Sin and the Pure Land, you chose the third path: brazenly self-destructing. Your life can truly be described as legendary.]
[Current remaining pages of The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes: 92]
[Restarting a life, you can choose one of the following gains from the previous life:
1. Treasures.
2. Cultivation Base.
3. Lifespan.
4. Give up all gains, awaken a talent randomly based on the experiences of the previous life]
On Nether Capital Mountain, Lu Yang opened his eyes, but didn’t recover for a long while. That pair of golden eyes overflowing with Buddhist light still lingered in his mind.
The whistling wind at the mountain top seemed non-existent at this moment. The only sound Lu Yang could hear was the loud thumping of his own heart due to fear. Sweat trickled down involuntarily, soaking his whole body before long. His mouth opened slightly, but seemed to stutter as if forgetting to breathe.
Only after a long time did Lu Yang squeeze a bit of sound from his throat.
“F***!”
What was that thing that appeared at the end… That was obviously not the woman in white, not that Golden Core Perfected Lord of the Pure Land, but someone completely different!
In an instant, a thought surfaced: “…World Honored One?”
Lu Yang only felt his mind shudder. Golden Core Perfected Lords, strictly speaking, the Bodhisattvas of the Pure Land should have already walked to the extreme on “Unity of Brahman and Self.”
In other words, every Pure Land Bodhisattva who seemingly possessed independent consciousness might have long refined themselves into an incarnation of the World Honored One. As long as that Pure Land World Honored One was willing, he could borrow a body to manifest at any time. And the mighty power of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes] obviously alarmed that World Honored One!
“He could even f***ing speak!”
Lu Yang gasped for breath heavily. Only after a long time did he dissolve the fear in his heart. However, his dread of the Pure Land also rose to an extremely high level.
Just a while ago, he was still sighing about being “too smooth.”
The result was first a Dao Sin, then a Perfected Lord, and finally even the Pure Land World Honored One popped out, instantly suppressing the proud heart he had just raised.
This world is too dangerous!
It’s one thing for the gap between realms to be huge, but the key is those mighty figures f***ing love to “smurf”, all shamelessly running to the novice village to bully newbies.
With this thought, Lu Yang instantly made a decision:
“This [City Rampart Earth], I might as well not want it!”
The karma was too heavy. Just Initial Stage Foundation Establishment f***ing attracted the targeting of a Golden Core Perfected Lord. How to live this life? Better to find a way to jump ship and run away early.
Lu Yang had even thought of the plan.
“First, improve cultivation as much as possible at the second anchor point. Figure out the secrets of the Emerald Sun Cultivation World, whether one can really cultivate that so-called Supreme Rank One True Qi.”
“Then see if there are Perfected One Primordial’s schemes behind it.”
“If there are no problems, or if there are coping methods, I will bring the cultivation method of Supreme Rank One True Qi and return to the first anchor point to restart!”
What garbage Nine Transformations Dragon Art, only Rank Three True Qi, I don’t want it!
At that time, starting with Rank One True Qi and having Foundation Establishment experience, it wouldn’t take long to recultivate back. That would be the true smooth path of the Great Dao!
Meanwhile, Lu Yang also summarized a lesson:
“My cheat is still not big enough!”
Thinking of this, Lu Yang gritted his teeth and opened the panel of [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes]. This time he chose the second anchor point, just at his peak state.
[Name: Lu Yang]
[Lifespan: 100 years]
[Cultivation: Initial Stage Foundation Establishment]
[Talent: Unorthodox Prodigy (White), Has a Few Tricks Up His Sleve (Purple)]
[Dao Foundation: Imperial Dragon Sovereign Dao Foundation]
[Divine Ability: Imperial Dragons Chariot (Determine Intimacy and Distance, Resolve Suspicion, Distinguish Same and Different, Clarify Right and Wrong)]
[Treasures: Primordial One Qi (Superior Rare Treasure), Myriad Spirits Banner (Superior Spirit Treasure), Avici Sword (Superior Spirit Treasure), Investigating Heaven Sphere (Superior Spirit Treasure), Three-Nine Soul-Destroying Gourd (Medium Spirit Treasure)]
[Book of a Hundred Lifetimes Pages: 92]
[Anchor Points: 0]
Lu Yang chose [Treasures] directly without any hesitation, exchanging for the Wu Earth Qi he had obtained with immense difficulty in his previous life.
Although he could also choose talents, in that case, he would have to go to the overseas again.
Too dangerous; better be safe.
Soon, a stream of causeless and effectless ethereal smoke fell into Lu Yang’s palm.
“Since the Wu Earth Qi is in hand, I don’t need to go overseas to seek opportunities anymore. Directly start preparing for breaking through to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment!”
Regarding this, Lu Yang also had arrangements.
First, he planned to continue replicating the actions of his previous life.
Wait for Arhat Fu Long to die of old age first.
Then join the Heaven-Mending Peak Master’s family, obtaining Chen Shuqian’s Green Phoenix Noon Fire.
This time Lu Yang didn’t waste time anymore. Having the Green Phoenix Noon Fire to repair injuries, he decisively started merging the Wu Earth, and was also psychologically prepared.
“This breakthrough, strictly speaking, is somewhat risky. After all, I’m not clear about the tribulation of breaking through to the Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment, how strong the power of [Yin Fire] is, so there is a possibility of failure… But it doesn’t matter. If I fail, at worst I restart again, just right to choose a talent once.”
Under his intentional replication, the experience of this life wasn’t much different from the previous one.
Although missing the part of going overseas, waiting for Arhat Fu Long to die and NTR-ing the Heaven-Mending Peak Master’s family in public still made him famous in the Saint Sect.
The talent generated from this presumably wouldn’t be too bad.
“Gamble once!”
Thinking of this, Lu Yang had no more worries. Dao Foundation manifested, four dragons pulling the carriage. The magnificent [Imperial Dragons Chariot] emerged within the Foundation Establishment Realm.
Immediately afterward, the Wu Earth Qi emerged.
One of the four flood dragons in front of the [Imperial Dragons Chariot] carriage frame raised its neck. Impartially, it swallowed that stream of Wu Earth Qi just right.
First Heavenly Spirit, merge!
Lu Yang frowned tightly, carefully sensing the changes in the Dao Foundation and Life-Bound Divine Ability. Soon, he discovered a divine wonder of the Life-Bound Divine Ability generating abnormal movement.
“This is… [Distinguish Same and Different]?”
Lu Yang calculated silently with his fingers, thoughts turning rapidly: “I specifically chose the Yin Hour for this breakthrough. At this moment, the Qi of Earthly Fiend position of [She Ti Ge] is most vigorous.”
Merging the Heavenly Spirit at this moment just happened to correspond to Wu Earth intersecting with [She Ti Ge].
The Innate Divine Ability born from this,
Is named [Embrace and Guard Mountain]!
“Embracing the One and guarding the Center when the Primordial Chaos was not yet judged, able to distinguish same and different… So that’s how it is. Innate Divine Abilities and the profundities of Life-Bound Divine Abilities actually correspond!”
Lu Yang instantly generated enlightenment in his heart.
Why is it said that only Rank Three True Qi has hope for Golden Core?
Because only a Dao Foundation built with Rank Three True Qi will have four profundities in its Life-Bound Divine Ability, able to fully accommodate four Innate Divine Abilities in oneself!
And below Rank Three, weak ones like Perfected One Huan Wu of the Divine Martial Sect, strong ones like Wu Cang, either had one profundity or three profundities. Not only was their current strength different from Lu Yang, even their future Dao paths were long destined. They basically couldn’t reach Foundation Establishment Perfection, let alone ascend the position and seek Gold.
Just then, Lu Yang suddenly felt a chill on the soles of his feet.
“…Here it comes!”
Lu Yang instantly concentrated his mind and held his breath, watching helplessly as a stream of pitch-black fire generated from his Yongquan acupoint for no reason, sweeping all the way towards the Niwan Palace.
Wherever the [Yin Fire] passed, the five viscera were all incinerated!
Seeing this, Lu Yang wasn’t flustered or hurried. Here the [Yin Fire] burned the true body, there the Green Phoenix Noon Fire constantly repaired. The two thus formed a delicate balance.
And in this process, the [Yin Fire] also wrapped his Dao Foundation within it. Like alchemy, the Dao Foundation was the furnace, the Life-Bound Divine Ability and that stream of Wu Earth Qi were the materials in the furnace. If he could withstand it until the Wu Earth Qi transformed into an Innate Divine Ability, the tribulation would be considered passed.
However, as time passed, the recovery speed gradually couldn’t keep up with the burning speed.
“Relying solely on my Green Phoenix Noon Fire isn’t enough…”
Fortunately, he still had a backup plan.
Lu Yang sighed and immediately called Chen Shuqian in.
Ten days later.
Lu Yang walked out of the secret room feeling refreshed: “Ten days of bitter cultivation, paid countless efforts and sweat… finally succeeded!”
As his voice fell, within the Foundation Establishment Realm, inside the [Dragon Sovereign-Ascension Dao Foundation] shrouded by layers of golden auspicious clouds, a towering mountain shadow instantly emerged.
Innate Divine Ability, [Embrace and Guard Mountain] achieved!
Middle Stage of Foundation Establishment!
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