Chapter 199: Grotto-Heaven Crumbles and Falls, Dao Fruit Hangs Empty!
At this moment, not only did Lu Yang sense it, but all mortals, Qi Refining cultivators, and even Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones throughout the world felt a stirring in their hearts and looked up at the sky above.
Immediately after, a sudden sense of sorrow struck everyone’s heart.
Mortals wailed uncontrollably, and Qi Refining cultivators couldn’t help but shed tears. Only Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones felt a stinging sensation in their eyes.
Then, the entire sky turned crimson. Rain fell with a crash, each drop crystal clear. While it was torrential rain before landing, upon hitting the ground, it turned into rolling red jade stones, merging into the earth veins, spiritual qi, and all things in this world.
Heaven and Earth weep blood; all living things mourn together!
Seeing this, Patriarch Nether Whisper couldn’t help but sigh with emotion: “A Golden Core Perfected Lord has fallen, the Dao Fruit responds, and even Heaven and Earth feel sorrow for the Perfected Lord’s demise…”
However, Lu Yang on the other side didn’t think so.
“Something’s wrong…”
As a Saint Sect Perfected One, he never hesitated to think about things from the worst perspective.
Lu Yang looked around. After the blood rain fell and merged into Heaven and Earth, not only did it cause no harm to the world, but it was also greatly beneficial.
In other words, this blood rain after the fall of a Golden Core Perfected Lord was actually a good thing for Heaven and Earth.
Heaven and Earth were crying because of the death of a Golden Core Perfected Lord.
Could it be faking it?
Although he thought this, Lu Yang dared not voice his speculation. After all, what if he incurred Heavenly Punishment? One must know that disaster emanates from the mouth.
Just then, another loud boom came. This time it wasn’t in the mortal world; neither mortals nor Qi Refining cultivators sensed it. Only Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones could detect it. Lu Yang immediately escaped into the Foundation Establishment Realm and looked up, only to see a large area within the Foundation Establishment Realm collapsing on a massive scale.
“What… is this?”
The sky was falling!
Lu Yang stared dumbfounded at the collapsing area, only to discover that it wasn’t the Foundation Establishment Realm collapsing, but the space above the Foundation Establishment Realm collapsing.
The environment of the Foundation Establishment Realm was extremely special.
It was clearly divided into upper and lower parts. The lower part was like a murky sea where the [Bi Wind] never dispersed all year round, while the upper part was lofty and ethereal, extending beyond sight.
However, now, the collapsing area revealed an “end.”
Right at that end, thousands of magnificent colors wrapped in surging auspicious qi fell bit by bit towards the Foundation Establishment Realm, giving Lu Yang an extremely familiar feeling.
It was simply like—
“Heaven’s Collapse?”
Beside him, Patriarch Nether Whisper also had the same doubt, which instantly enlightened Lu Yang: “That’s right! It’s Heaven’s Collapse! This feeling is exactly the same as Heaven’s Collapse!”
Heaven’s Collapse was a technique he had learned from Patriarch Nether Whisper back when he was still in the Qi Refining stage. It involved ascending to the Foundation Establishment Realm first, then actively falling to unleash terrifying destructive power… And now, those thousands of magnificent colors falling from the sky felt exactly the same as Heaven’s Collapse!
Something was falling!
Lu Yang gazed into the distance. Within those thousands of magnificent colors, he saw exquisite towers and jade halls, mountains, rivers, sun, and moon, but also saw vast mountains of corpses and seas of blood…
This scene reminded him of the small worlds plucked by the Perfected Lords during the Battle for the Dao.
“What exactly is that?” Lu Yang couldn’t help but mutter in a low voice.
In the next second, a responding voice rang in his ears:
“That is a Grotto-Heaven.”
The speaker said with cadence: “[Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde] has fallen, his soul enters reincarnation, the [Jade Palace Precious Scepter Grotto-Heaven] falls and is lost, and the Dao Fruit hangs empty…”
At this moment, Lu Yang felt his hands and feet turn ice-cold.
However, after clearly hearing the speaker’s voice, his tense body suddenly relaxed. He turned back helplessly: “Did Martial Uncle do that on purpose?”
“Hahaha.” Perfected One Chong Guang laughed loudly. “Scared?”
“No.”
Lu Yang spoke stubbornly, then turned back to look at the gradually collapsing magnificent colors, sighing, “So, that Sword Pavilion Perfected Lord has already fallen?”
“It’s not that easy.”
Perfected One Chong Guang shook his head. “A Golden Core Perfected Lord refines Golden Nature to ascend a Blessed Land, transforms it into a Grotto-Heaven, and attains the True Fruit. The fall of the Grotto-Heaven is only the first step of death.”
“Like that Hong Yun, with the Grotto-Heaven lost, a wisp of Golden Nature protects the reincarnation. Although the soul does not die and will never be affected by the Mystery of the Womb, they also lose the mighty power of a Perfected Lord. They cannot return to the Dao Fruit immediately after reincarnation and can only waste time, slowly waiting for the opportunity to return to their position.”
“Of course, he wouldn’t have lived much longer in this life anyway.”
Hearing this, Lu Yang said with some emotion, “Does this mean he didn’t want to die in bed, so he actively walked out of the Sword Pavilion and chose to fight to the death with Perfected Lord Feixue?”
“Is that what you think?”
Hearing this, Perfected One Chong Guang couldn’t help but glance at Lu Yang with a strange expression. “It seems your understanding of those sword-wielding lunatics in the South isn’t very clear yet.”
“In the final analysis, he is seeking karma.”
Speaking to this point, Perfected One Chong Guang glanced at Patriarch Nether Whisper beside him and said, “After all, this [Perfected Lord Chengtian Zhengde]’s talent wasn’t considered good.”
“A thousand years have passed, and he was still at the Initial Stage of the Golden Core.”
“In this way, even if he didn’t fight and chose to turtle up, he still wouldn’t be able to support the [Jade Palace Precious Scepter Grotto-Heaven] after death. The result would be no different.”
“So he actively went to war, wanting to break his own Grotto-Heaven and sacrifice himself to inflict heavy damage on Perfected Lord Feixue. In this way, he exchanges a karmic debt from the Perfected Lords of the Sword Pavilion so that other Perfected Lords can guide him back in the future and give him a chance to return to his Dao Fruit… I reckon this is his true thought!”
Perfected One Chong Guang’s evaluation was blunt.
“Jiangnan emphasizes karma. Nine out of ten disciples are reincarnatior. Just wait, in a few years, the Sword Pavilion will produce a peerless prodigy.”
Just then, a silver bell-like laugh suddenly rang out:
“Relying on him, wanting to hurt me?”
As the voice fell, Lu Yang subconsciously turned his head. Instantly, a pair of autumn water-like eyes reflected in his own, with specks of crimson still remaining in the pupils.
“Relying on self-destructing his Grotto-Heaven, he barely escaped with his life from my hands. A bit of Golden Nature took his soul to reincarnation. Before leaving, I even bit off one-third of his Golden Nature. Don’t even think about reincarnating without thirty to fifty years… Sure enough, the Golden Nature of a sitting Perfected Lord tastes flavorful!”
After finishing, the newcomer even extended her tongue and licked her lips, looking as if she were savoring the taste.
Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue!
As long as this Perfected Lord, known to outsiders as the “Madwoman,” restrained her initial arrogant appearance, she looked like a quiet and graceful lady from a noble family.
“Perfected Lord, these are the many precious materials this disciple gathered for you.”
Lu Yang didn’t hesitate at all and directly handed over the pile of Spirit Treasures he had just looted from the corpses, including the [Imperial Palace Golden Seal Script Tushita True Edict].
“Heh…”
Seeing this, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue covered her mouth and chuckled, then waved her hand cheerfully. “Keep them for yourself. No need to ask me for instructions on such small matters in the future.”
“This time, I have taken on all the karma for you. Whether it is the Pure Land or the Dao Court, as long as I don’t state my position, they shouldn’t make things difficult for you before you reach the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment.”
“Many thanks, Perfected Lord!”
Only then did Lu Yang put away the storage bag. While relieved in his heart, he didn’t take Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue’s polite words seriously. She only said this to show magnanimity because he had actively handed them over. If he hadn’t handed them over, her attitude would probably have been different.
After all, she could choose not to accept the items, but he couldn’t choose not to offer them!
If he offered them, she could bestow them back; if he didn’t offer them, it would be a principle issue of absolute loyalty, and the iron fist of the Saint Sect would fall.
Immediately after, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue turned around and looked at Perfected One Chong Guang:
“Chong Guang, I have already killed Hong Yun.”
“He didn’t expect that I had already broken through to the Middle Stage of the Golden Core. Also, without the protection of a Grotto-Heaven, a bit of Golden Nature was insufficient for him to reincarnate and escape from my hands.”
“Everything is ready. Prepare to ascend to the position.”
After speaking, Perfected Lord Qingcheng Feixue vanished from the spot.
On the other side, an indescribable excitement finally appeared on Perfected One Chong Guang’s usually steady face. He immediately turned to look at Lu Yang:
“Yuan Tu, return to the Cloud Sea immediately, and come with Yin Shan to Sacred Fire Cliff to see me.”
“I have a great matter to entrust to you.”
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