Chapter 228: Absorbing Golden Nature, the Change in the Book of Hundred Lifetimes!

“Golden Core…”

Watching Perfected One Chong Guang and his [Cave Sun Blessed Land] fly higher and higher towards the [Overturned Lamp Flame], Lu Yang withdrew his gaze, not without envy.

‘No rush, I will have this day eventually…’

With the [Book of Hundred Lifetimes], Lu Yang never doubted his own future. As long as he proceeded step by step, leaving a footprint with every step, he would definitely reach the peak!

Of course, that was a matter for the future.

“It’s still too early to think about the Golden Core now. Better to look at the gains first…” Lu Yang shifted his gaze to the Golden Nature left by Perfected One Chong Guang.

Then he froze.

Because at this moment, the illusory interface of the [Book of Hundred Lifetimes] suddenly appeared out of thin air and swallowed that streak of Golden Nature directly like a hungry dog pouncing on food.

‘Fuck!’

In that instant, Lu Yang was almost scared out of his wits. Golden Nature was already conspicuous, not to mention that because Perfected One Chong Guang was breaking through, at least two-thirds of the Perfected Lords in the world were observing openly or secretly. And now the [Book of Hundred Lifetimes] directly swallowed the Golden Nature; wasn’t this clearly saying there was a problem!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang’s hair stood on end.

He was terrified that someone would suddenly appear behind him and say, “What are you doing?” Then a large hand would descend from the sky, grab him, and refine him in an instant.

A moment later, Lu Yang breathed a sigh of relief imperceptibly.

No one came.

‘It has to be you, [Book of Hundred Lifetimes]!’

A cheat is indeed different! Swallowing a streak of Golden Nature right under the eyelids of so many Perfected Lords without being discovered undoubtedly reassured Lu Yang a lot.

But after the reassurance, doubts surged in his heart. Since he transmigrated, the [Book of Hundred Lifetimes] had never shown the slightest interest in anything outside of him. This was the first time it actively devoured an external object, which made him involuntarily generate a thought: Could it be that Golden Nature can replenish the book pages?

A hundred lifetimes were still too few!

In this godforsaken place, every step of cultivation was like walking on thin ice. With a mere hundred lifetimes, Lu Yang was confident he could achieve the Golden Core, but he had no confidence at all about the Nascent Soul.

But if Golden Nature could replenish the number of pages, then it wouldn’t matter.

After all, just now, he had two Golden Nature refresh points: “Chong Guang” and “Primordial Dao Sin”. He could totally harvest a wave in every lifetime.

Equivalent to infinite life extension!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately looked excitedly at the interface of the [Book of Hundred Lifetimes]. But as information flowed into his mind, his expression became peculiar.

The bad news was that Golden Nature could not replenish the number of pages.

The good news was—

‘Settling someone else’s life?’

Lu Yang looked at the data on the [Book of Hundred Lifetimes] interface, revealing a strange look: ‘Golden Nature is useless to the [Book of Hundred Lifetimes]; what is useful are the experiences within it.’

So-called Golden Nature was the essence of a person’s soul. It was the nature of the true self refined by stacking a person’s thoughts and countless experiences throughout their life. It contained the person’s entire life. This was what the [Book of Hundred Lifetimes] wanted to devour, equivalent to an illusory simulation!

‘After devouring, the [Book of Hundred Lifetimes] can settle their life.’

‘This kind of settlement is different from the settlement after my every restart. I cannot bring back treasures and cultivation. The only thing I can bring back is a talent based on that life.’

‘…Good stuff!’

In an instant, Lu Yang’s eyes brightened greatly. Although he regretted not being able to bring back cultivation and treasures, being able to settle out a talent was also very powerful!

He had always known how strong the talents provided by the [Book of Hundred Lifetimes] were.

However, every time he was reborn, he had more important things to exchange for, so he hadn’t drawn any talents so far. But this time was different!

‘Chong Guang’s talent must be Golden!’

After all, he was a Great Perfected One at the perfection of Foundation Establishment. The richness of his life experience could definitely be called legendary, so it had to be a Golden Talent.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately had a thought.

‘Settle!’

In the next second, faint light began to emerge on the [Book of Hundred Lifetimes]. The light turned into streams of data, finally presenting densely packed writing.

[Settling experiences for “Chong Guang”…]

[As a streak of “Xin Metal Qi,” one of the Heavenly Spirits, you obtained a great opportunity and unexpectedly developed spiritual intelligence, becoming a naturally born and bred Immortal Spirit (Xian Ling).]

“…Immortal Spirit?”

Lu Yang’s gaze paused. He knew about this thing. Back then, Perfected One Blood Demon suffered Heavenly Punishment precisely because he accidentally killed a Immortal Spirit.

Immortal Spirits were naturally born and bred creatures with innate stature. As long as they developed spiritual intelligence, they could obtain the enhancement of Heaven and Earth. They could be said to be born Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones. At the same time, a Fairy Spirit’s strength was fixed, depending on their foundation before developing spiritual intelligence. The strongest Immortal Spirits could even rival the perfection of Foundation Establishment.

Perfected One Chong Guang was actually the reincarnation of a Immortal Spirit?

“No wonder his Daoist title is [Chong Guang]; this is originally an alias for Xin Metal Qi. With such a profound foundation, it’s no wonder he could gain the favor of a Saint Sect Perfected Lord…”

Meanwhile, the settlement content of the Book of Hundred Lifetimes was still appearing.

[As a Immortal Spirit, you were very ambitious. Unwilling to accept that your strength could not improve, after careful consideration, you reincarnated and joined the Primordial Saint Sect…]

[You gained the favor of a Saint Sect Perfected Lord…]

[At the perfection of Foundation Establishment, you finally reached the most critical step of your life: ascending to the position to seek the Golden Core. Success means transcendence; failure means continued sinking.]

[Thinking of this, you were filled with determination.]

The data stream stopped abruptly here. Perhaps because the time when Perfected One Chong Guang extracted this streak of Golden Nature was also here, so there was no further text.

Soon, all data streams began to collapse and converge, and finally—

Golden magnificent light bloomed out!

‘Wow! Golden Legend!’

Lu Yang instantly perked up, staring straight at the information on the panel:

[You obtained the Golden Talent · Natural Immortal Spirit.]

[Natural Immortal Spirit: When you restart reincarnation, you can change your foundation through this talent, designating to obtain the identity status of a “Immortal Spirit.”]

‘A talent that can only be used upon reincarnation…’

Lu Yang almost immediately realized the power of this talent. A Immortal Spirit! Obtaining the enhancement of Heaven and Earth, with comprehension, talent, and Fate all maxed out!

But soon he frowned again.

‘It’s not without flaws… Changing a foundation means I must start from scratch? With a Immortal Spirit body, could the starting location also be different?’

Currently, he only had two starting locations— one was the day he first entered the Saint Sect, and the other was at Nether Capital Mountain after Foundation Establishment. The Golden Talent [Natural Immortal Spirit], in a sense, was equivalent to opening a temporary start for him. It could only be used once and couldn’t be restarted.

At first glance, it seemed useless.

But Lu Yang saw the key within— designating to obtain the status of a “Immortal Spirit” meant he wouldn’t necessarily be in the Saint Sect anymore!

He could make a big fuss out of this!

‘After all, if I want to major in achieving First Grade True Qi and walk the path of [Void Attainment] in the future, I must find ways to gather collective wisdom and adopt the strengths of various schools.’

But his current foundation was too rigid.

Starting as a Saint Sect disciple, with impeccable lineage. Except for the Pure Land that willing to accept him, it was absolutely impossible for the Sword Pavilion and the Dao Court to accept his defection.

However, with [Natural Immortal Spirit], everything was different.

After all, being naturally born and bred, who could have a cleaner background than a Immortal Spirit?

Overseas, Sword Pavilion, Dao Court… as long as he wanted, he could totally start from other forces, and then return to the Saint Sect through restarting without any Karma!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang was somewhat excited.

However, just then.

BOOM!!!

Suddenly, an earth-shattering thunderclap exploded above the dome of the sky. It not only echoed in the mortal world but also spread in the Foundation Establishment Realm riding the Bi Wind.

Immediately after, everyone heard a shrill, desperate roar filled with indignation:

“NO—!!!”

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