Chapter 258: This Time I Really Want to Be a Good Person!

Although the ideal was beautiful, the reality was still stark. Cultivating the [Qian Heaven All-Governing Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body] was far more difficult than ordinary Dao arts.

“The key lies in [Qi Harvesting].”

“After all, only when the cultivation method reaches the great accomplishment stage can the Dharma Body be cultivated. And to push the cultivation method to the great accomplishment stage, the amount of World Realm Qi needed is probably unimaginably large.”

Generally speaking, the higher the cultivation base, the harder it is to harvest Qi.

Because the higher your cultivation base, the more severe the malice of the World Realm towards you, and the more Qi you need, making it easier to be targeted and killed by the World Realm.

Just as Lu Yang was pondering, he suddenly looked up into the distance as if sensing something. Not far away, an army resembling mortals was marching towards him. Over a dozen banners fluttered in the wind, and brilliant blood qi rose from the soldiers in the army, turning into red light that pierced the sky.

In an instant, the dome of the sky lit up!

The sky-filling blood qi stirred the celestial phenomena. Everyone had a corresponding Destiny Star, and connecting them at this moment, they shockingly formed a dazzling map of myriad stars.

“…Oh.”

Seeing this scene, Lu Yang instantly narrowed his eyes. Because the moment the opponent formed a formation, he immediately felt a powerful suppression.

This is… suppression of Status!

Originally, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, unless it was the Dao Court’s method of forming formations to simulate Foundation Establishment, armies were meaningless in front of Lu Yang.

However, it was different now. After that army opposite him formed a formation and connected with the stars in the sky, the effect was completely different from the Dao Court’s Status enhancement. It wasn’t enhancement but reduction, forcibly knocking down a part of his Status, and even reducing the escape light around his body by a small half out of thin air.

What a formidable method!

Lu Yang was amazed in his heart. Little did he know that the general of the opposing army was even more shocked to see that Lu Yang could still manifest spiritual power while facing ‘a thousand troops’.

“How is that possible!”

The general of the army was named Wu Changkong. He was the City Lord of the only nearby city, Kaihuang City, and also the person with the strongest Destiny Star within a radius of hundreds of miles.

He was the [Earthly Subduing Star].

Rumor had it that there were a total of one hundred and eight Demon Stars in the world, which were the ultimate among Destiny Stars. Those who received the blessing of a Demon Star inevitably possessed divine wonders, far surpassing ordinary martial artists.

Wu Changkong was such a person. As the [Earthly Subduing Star], he was born with a pair of golden pupils, a leopard-like head and ringed eyes, and innate divine strength. His cultivation of martial arts progressed by leaps and bounds. At this moment, his blood qi was the strongest in the army. Coupled with the blessing of the Destiny Star, ordinary soldiers would be injured just by looking directly at him.

However, at this moment, he looked terrified.

The reason he hurriedly gathered the army to rush over was that he discovered the rift in the “Revelation of the Heavenly Dao” was within Sky Pillar Mountain in his jurisdiction.

As long as he took the lead and killed the opponent, he could advance further!

Therefore, after seeing Lu Yang, he almost immediately urged the army forward without a word. He thought it would be an easy capture, but he didn’t expect Lu Yang to be so formidable.

But soon, he revealed a look of doubt.

Wu Changkong stared straight at Lu Yang. He originally thought the opponent was the Heavenly Demon recorded in ancient books, but now he actually sensed a Destiny Star from his body.

Even more ridiculous was the level of that Destiny Star.

“[Villager]?”

For a time, Wu Changkong felt it was utterly absurd.

The opponent’s strength had clearly reached the level of ‘Sweeping Through a Thousand Armies’, and one step further would be ‘Unstoppable by Ten Thousand Men’, a strong powerhouse even among Demon Stars!

And yet, his Destiny Star was actually [Villager]?

Despite this, Wu Changkong didn’t doubt Lu Yang’s identity. After all, in his common sense, since there was a Destiny Star, he definitely wasn’t an Heavenly Demon.

Thinking of this, Wu Changkong hurriedly stepped forward and cupped his hands. “This Immortal Elder, it was a misunderstanding earlier. We came here to search for the Heavenly Demon. Since Immortal Elder arrived first, presumably you have already seen the Heavenly Demon? I wonder where it fled to, so we can devise a way to pursue and exterminate it.”

Hearing this, Lu Yang blinked, then revealed a look of realization—

“I fought a great battle with that Heavenly Demon. She fled in that direction.” Lu Yang didn’t hesitate to point in the direction Perfected One Miaoyin had left.

“Many thanks, Immortal Elder!”

Wu Changkong cupped his hands again, then turned and gave the order. The army obeyed orders strictly and quickly chased in the direction Perfected One Miaoyin had left.

Lu Yang watched his retreating figure.

“Interesting…”

He had somewhat understood the system of the [Myriad Martial World Realm]. There were actually no so-called cultivators in this World Realm; strictly speaking, they were all mortals.

The only difference was the Destiny Star.

“This Destiny Star is like another form of Status, blessing mortals, but not increasing lifespan. Even the external manifestation is far from reaching the Foundation Establishment level.”

However, it had a disgusting ability,—suppression. When the number of Destiny Stars was sufficient and linked into a formation, the brilliance of the multitude of stars could suppress the brilliance of other Destiny Stars. The power was so strong that even originally high-ranking Foundation Establishment Perfected Ones might fall into the mortal dust because of it!

“Higher Destiny Stars suppress those of lower status.”

“However, when a sufficient number of lower-status Destiny Stars gather together, they can also obscure the brilliance of high-Status Destiny Stars, thereby forming a delicate balance.”

That being said, there were exceptions.

“To form suppression through formation, at the very least one must be a [Martial Soldier]. If it’s just [Villager], one can’t even form a formation.”

In other words, [Villager] was worthless.

Their only value was farming every day to feed the [Martial Soldiers] and those with higher Destiny Stars. They were the lowliest, but at the same time, the most numerous.

It could be called a harsh pyramid structure.

However, Lu Yang saw something he could exploit. After all, it was a World Realm with only one Dao Fruit. Although the rules were harsh, they were immature.

At least in his view, there were loopholes to exploit.

“The biggest flaw is that the gap based on Destiny Stars is not absolute. At least the gap between [Villager] and [Martial Soldier] is not a world of difference.”

After pondering for a moment, Lu Yang swept his divine sense and soon saw a group of refugees fleeing in the distance. He immediately cast a spell and activated a streak of escape light to speed over.

The ones currently fleeing were naturally the villagers of Luo Family Village. The long crowd made no sound; everyone was walking in silence.

When people are extremely hungry, they don’t talk.

They didn’t even have the energy to complain, or rather, they were used to it. Compared to complaining, everyone was more concerned about how to survive the next few days.

After all, after leaving the village, everyone lost their fields and couldn’t go into the mountains to hunt. Even if they had a little surplus grain, they dared not eat it. They could only endure, eating a little bit carefully every one or two days, or simply eating some tree bark to fill their stomachs. Anyway, this was also a divine wonder inherent to a [Villager].

The man and the youth were naturally among them. Because the man was a [Martial Soldier], even if retired, he was much better off than ordinary [Villagers], so he could still spare a few pieces of dry food for the youth beside him. The youth was also sensible; although still hungry, he dared not eat it all in one bite.

Grumble…

The stomach made a somewhat muffled sound. The youth instantly blushed and covered his stomach. After all, he had just finished practicing martial arts and needed a large amount of nutritional replenishment.

Alas, the man had no surplus grain either.

“Endure it.” The man whispered, “The matter of Sky Pillar Mountain is not something we can get involved in. With the beast tide coming, staying in the village is a dead end.”

“Once we enter the city, I’ll think of something.”

“Master…”

Just then, a fair hand suddenly reached over. In the palm lay two white candy beans. Along with it came a soft call:

“Do you want to live?”

The man and the youth looked astonished. Looking up, they saw a handsome young Daoist who made people feel goodwill at first glance.

However, the man quickly became vigilant: “Who are you?”

“You don’t need to know my name.”

Lu Yang shook his head, then smiled. “Aren’t you hungry? Use this to fill your stomachs. After eating, you won’t feel hungry anymore.”

Only then did the man realize that the people around them had all been given “candy beans” by Lu Yang. After all, not everyone had surplus grain in hand. Since [Villagers] could eat anything anyway, as long as it could fill the stomach, everyone was too lazy to be taboo about it. They grabbed the candy beans and gobbled them down.

Then a miraculous thing happened.

“I can eat dirt?”

“Grass is edible too!”

“So fragrant!”

Whoever had eaten the candy beans… some started eating dirt, some ate grass, some ate tree bark, but none showed the previous look of hunger.

Originally, eating tree bark, grass, and dirt only filled the stomach. Although it made people feel full, it was actually an illusion. But now, looking at the villagers’ appearances, after eating, each one was vigorous and lively, their bodies actually becoming sturdy at a speed visible to the naked eye!

The man became increasingly horrified. “This… what demonic art is this?”

“This is not demonic arts.” Lu Yang shook his head and revealed his own Destiny Star. The large [Villager] instantly attracted everyone’s surprised gaze.

“We are all [Villagers], there is no difference.”

As his voice fell, Lu Yang grinned. “Follow me. I will take you to eat your fill, to create a world where no one has to go hungry anymore.”

This time, he really wanted to be a good person!

(End of this chapter)

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