Chapter 365: Let It Begin With Me!
“Just with this, you dare to fight me?”
Lu Yang pressed down his sword light and reached out his hand, scooping out two streams of flowing light from the spiritual tide formed by the crumbling and disintegration of the two Myriad Poison Cult Perfected Ones’ bodies.
They were unmistakably their Gu worms.
[Dragon Centipede Gu].
[Summer Cicada Gu].
The former was obviously a Divine Ability Gu similar to a Dharma Body, capable of transforming a person into a variant Dragon Centipede, indeed possessing a bit of True Dragon might, but that was all.
The latter, however, was more interesting.
“The morning mushroom knows not the waxing and waning moon; the summer cicada knows not the spring and autumn…”
Lu Yang held the [Summer Cicada Gu] in his hand. At first glance, it was a finely detailed golden cicada. As he infused spiritual power into it, it emitted the sound of cicadas chirping.
Suddenly, Lu Yang raised his eyebrows slightly. Amidst the chirping, he clearly felt a subtle decay appearing in his body. His spiritual power circulation speed increased, as if time was gradually draining away from him. A few hints of white appeared in his originally jet-black hair…
“…Hmph!”
In the next second, Lu Yang smiled coldly. With a flick of his finger, a burst of [Sword Qi Thunder Sound] was instantly aroused, dispersing that eerie cicada chirping in a flash.
Looking back, where was the decay?
His jet-black hair was the same as before. The wrinkles and decay born from the passage of time earlier had all disappeared, as if everything just now was merely an illusion.
“Interesting.”
Lu Yang stroked his chin, figuring out the profundity of this [Summer Cicada Gu]. Its foundation lay not in spiritual power, but solely in the thought of the person afflicted by the Gu.
“Appearance is born from the heart. Believe it, and it exists; disbelieve it, and it doesn’t. This Gu worm can create an illusion that is almost indistinguishable from reality. Once the afflicted person believes it, it can instantly turn the false into true. If they don’t believe, it’s just a dream… This Gu worm is much more advanced than the [Dragon Centipede Gu].”
The only drawback was that this Gu worm had an extremely short lifespan.
Born in spring and dying in summer, born in summer and dying in autumn. Therefore, it was usually in a dormant state, only reviving when needed, and couldn’t be used lightly.
No wonder among the three lot fortunes just drawn by [Divining Luck Drawing Lots], there was a possibility that I couldn’t take them down after a long time.
After all, if the [Summer Cicada Gu] was used well, its power was truly not small.
Whether injured, exhausted of spiritual power, or in other predicaments, as long as one firmly believed in the illusion created by oneself, the crisis could be easily smoothed over.
Its a pity they met me.
Such a miraculous Gu worm was insta-killed by Lu Yang’s combo without martial ethics before it could truly display its power. Possessing divine wonder but having no place to use it.
“It’s mine now.”
Lu Yang reached out and beckoned, pocketing the [Summer Cicada Gu]. The only pity was that neither of them carried the Myriad Poison Cult’s method for controlling Gu worms.
“Pity, few would carry such secrets on them…”
Thinking of this, Lu Yang’s movements paused slightly.
Actually, if he wanted, he could totally bring the [Myriad Spirits Banner] here now through the [Qian Heaven All-Governing Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body] and collect these two Myriad Poison Cult Perfected Ones.
Then he would know all the cultivation method secrets just by asking.
However, after thinking it over, Lu Yang still gave up.
No need. Since the incarnation has already entered the Sword Pavilion, I cannot leave any clues related to the main body. It’s better to make a clean cut.
Besides, better safe than sorry… Heaven knows if someone is watching me right now!
Southern Frontier, in the center of a military camp wrapped in layers of clouds with blades and spears standing like a forest, the Dao Court’s [King Zhen Nan] Wu Taian calmly withdrew his gaze.
“He actually won…”
Wu Taian stroked his chin, somewhat surprised. “Recovering to Foundation Establishment Middle Stage Perfection right after Foundation Establishment… this person’s background from the past life is probably not small.”
He was a noble of the Dao Court imperial family. The current Emperor was his elder brother, and the Crown Prince was his nephew.
The pair of emerald eyes brought by his bloodline inherently possessed the profundity of looking up to the Nine Heavens and down to the Netherworld.
Compared to others, it was equivalent to having an extra Innate Divine Ability without stature. Gazing ten thousand li away was a piece of cake.
“The Sword Pavilion has produced another powerful sword cultivator.”
Wu Taian sighed with emotion, but the expression on his face gradually became gloomy, his tone low: “Looking across the world, how many heroes are there?”
“The Saint Sect is the most stunning.”
“Just one [Perfected Lord Morning Truth Great Void], breaking the five-thousand-year shackle and opening an era of great strife for sixty years. Which Perfected One in the world doesn’t owe him a favor?”
“The Sword Pavilion is equally unwilling to lag behind.”
“Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon Ye Guangji, the current number one sword cultivator in the world. I can’t even think of anyone in Foundation Establishment who can take three of his swords. His strength simply defies common sense.”
“Not to mention the Pure Land. With the descent of the Buddha Child, the [Buddha Kingdom on Earth] is just around the corner.”
“Even overseas…”
Speaking up to here, Wu Taian suddenly flew into a rage, slapping the table: “Even overseas, a damn powerful outsider loose cultivator has appeared!”
The Saint Sect, Sword Pavilion, and Pure Land all had outstanding talents of the time.
Overseas also had talented people emerging.
“But what about us?”
What about the Dao Court?
As his voice fell, the deputy general beside Wu Taian couldn’t help but say cautiously, “My Lord, don’t we also have the Crown Prince overseeing the state…”
It would have been better not to say this. once said, Wu Taian instantly sneered: “The Crown Prince? Eating the salary without doing the work, an incompetent person! He’s probably full of thoughts waiting for His Majesty to ascend to heaven and meet the Grand Ancestor, so he can inherit the throne rightfully. That’s all the ambition he’ll have in this life!”
“Asking him to guard the heritage is already a bit forced.”
“Asking him to expand territory and seek a Golden Position himself? You overestimate him! Let alone a Golden Position, even for falsely holding, he probably doesn’t have the guts!”
“As for the officials filling the court, count one by one, they are all unparalleled cowards!”
“Together with these insects, how can Jiangdong be governed well? How can the Dao Court run well?”
Wu Taian cursed to his heart’s content.
However, the deputy general beside him listened with fear and trepidation, wishing he were deaf. He could only watch his nose, nose watching heart, pretending not to hear anything.
But in the next second, his expression changed.
Because after cursing, Wu Taian’s expression suddenly became calm: “Back then, [Perfected Lord Morning Truth Great Void] opened up sixty years of peace.”
“Ten years have passed since then.”
“Yet the world is still the same. Although undercurrents are surging, no one has truly taken that step. Do you know why?”
“Why?” the deputy general asked in a low voice.
“Because they are afraid!”
Wu Taian grinned. “Is what [Perfected Lord Morning Truth Great Void] said reliable? Are the Lords really in seclusion? Did they leave any backup plans?”
“These are all unknown!”
“Maybe some people suspect this is all a setup by the Perfected Lords, wanting to dig out the seedlings raised for five thousand years one by one and pull them out by the roots…”
The more Wu Taian spoke, the more the deputy general sweated profusely.
Could these things be true?
Of course!
Needless to say anything else, that [Perfected Lord Morning Truth Great Void] came from the Saint Sect! This point alone was enough to make the world’s Perfected Ones harbor suspicions.
However, in the next second, Wu Taian changed the topic:
“In my opinion, they are all cowards!”
“Waiting today, waiting tomorrow… waiting until the monkey year and horse month? Little do they know, the earlier the time, the greater the opportunity! Seeking gold later is actually more dangerous!”
“After all, [Perfected Lord Morning Truth Great Void] is just a newly promoted Perfected Lord. He says he can delay for sixty years, but who can say for sure in reality? Facing the world’s Perfected Lords alone… if he can delay for thirty years, I’d consider him capable! It’s even possible that he is already on the verge of falling, and his death is imminent!”
After speaking, Wu Taian stood up.
“My Lord…”
The deputy general seemed to anticipate something and wanted to persuade him in a low voice. But seeing Wu Taian’s calm and majestic expression, he silently lowered his head.
“Saint Sect, Sword Pavilion, Pure Land, Overseas… how can my Dao Court be missing?”
Wu Taian smiled impassionedly. “The world’s Perfected Ones are all watching, afraid to Seek Golden Core, all waiting for a bird to stick its head out. Since that’s the case, let it begin with me!”
“Looking through ancient and modern times, ascending to the position and seeking gold, none succeeded without sacrifice for the Dao. Now that the Perfected Lords are in seclusion, I have not heard of anyone being sacrificed for the Dao because of Seeking Golden Core. This is why the world does not prosper. If there must be one, let it begin with me!”
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