Chapter 379: Shameful to Escape, But Useful

Extreme Heaven Cliff, inside the quiet room.

Lu Yang sat cross-legged on a meditation cushion, Perfected One Vanquishing-Demon’s [No-Kill Sword] placed before him. His mind completely sank into the depths of his sea of consciousness.

And in his sea of consciousness, a golden light shone brightly.

Hong Yun’s Golden Nature!

This Golden Nature had its divine essence drained by [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes], leaving only a layer of skin. Yet even so, it still exerted considerable pressure on Lu Yang.

In the next second, Lu Yang opened the interface.

This time, without Heaven and Earth’s interference, he earnestly and completely perused Hong Yun’s life as settled by [The Book of a Hundred Lifetimes].

After a long time, he opened his eyes.

“…Fuck.”

He couldn’t help but curse.

Only now did Lu Yang realize how unaware he was of sitting on a treasure mountain before, actually using Hong Yun’s Golden Nature merely to disguise his identity.

As a person of great fortune supported by Heaven and Earth, Hong Yun encountered countless opportunities in his life, exploring countless secret realms and dangerous places. Needless to say, this experience alone was precious enough, including how to find treasures within secret realms and confirm if a secret realm had an owner.

And this was just the trivial part.

Lu Yang spent fully three days using his divine sense to sweep through before finally sorting and filing Hong Yun’s memories, ultimately dividing them into three major categories.

First is dao comprehension and knowledge!

As the Perfected Lord of [Overturned Lamp Flame], Hong Yun knew the corresponding Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends of [Overturned Lamp Flame] like the back of his hand. His dao comprehension could be called the peak of perfection.

[Jia Wood], [Yi Wood].

[Chen Earth], [Si Fire].

The four Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends—their yin-yang attributes, internal changes, how to combine them… Hong Yun’s memory contained corresponding knowledge for all, vast as the sea!

If I patiently integrate this knowledge and seriously comprehend it for a few hundred years, turning it completely into my own use, perhaps I can borrow this to seek [Overturned Lamp Flame] in the future… Even if I can’t seek it, trying to seek other Dao Fruits related to these four Heavenly Spirits and Earthly Fiends would probably yield twice the result with half the effort!

Such wealth was enough to make the world’s Foundation Establishment cultivators jealous.

Not to mention it included the two secret methods from before, True Interpretation of Hollow Void Inner Observation of Heaven and Earth and Upper Bright Golden Lamp Jade Light, all complete and intact!

Of these two secret methods, the latter’s ability to sense [Overturned Lamp Flame] was secondary.

To Lu Yang, the important one was the former. This was a secret method used to construct Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands, having a very significant effect on cultivation in the Foundation Establishment Realm!

I didn’t expect the secret method traded away back then would return to my hands now…

This is destiny!

And what was traded away back then were incomplete versions with Hong Yun’s backdoors. What he got back now were complete versions without any hidden dangers!

“Hm. What is this?”

Suddenly, Lu Yang’s heart moved slightly. Looking at a page in True Interpretation of Hollow Void Inner Observation of Heaven and Earth, it recorded a secret technique deduced by Hong Yun.

“[Small Blessed Land]?”

Lu Yang read carefully, his gaze becoming brighter and brighter.

The so-called [Small Blessed Land], as the name suggested, was the prototype of a Blessed Land. Not only could it be nurtured to form a true Blessed Land, but more importantly, the restrictions were extremely low.

Because it didn’t require Foundation Establishment Perfection cultivation.

Foundation Establishment Late Stage could also refine it!

Although it can’t enhance cultivation like a true Blessed Land, the [Small Blessed Land] also has the ability to avoid disasters. Once escaping inside, even immortals would find it hard to detect!

This point was particularly crucial.

As long as I can refine this [Small Blessed Land] and hide inside, I can avoid Heaven and Earth’s detection and not worry about being found!

Besides, the [Small Blessed Land] can also be used to avoid the [Five Decays of Heaven and Man], greatly increasing the probability of Foundation Establishment Perfection. Truly a wondrous method!

The only flaw was that it required many spiritual materials.

But I just got the Myriad Poison Cult’s [Myriad Tribulation Indestructible Gilded Silkworm]. Using it as material is just right, greatly reducing other expenses…

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately prioritized refining the [Small Blessed Land].

Then he continued to observe Hong Yun’s memories.

Besides dao comprehension and knowledge, next are the secrets of Heaven and Earth!

Reading this, Lu Yang gritted his teeth again— no wonder Hong Yun ultimately chose to betray Heaven and Earth, refusing to share benefits with it during the thousand-year great tribulation…

Heaven and Earth didn’t support you for free!

It’s like an investment. Having painstakingly raised you, naturally, it wants to take back more rewards and recover the costs. Otherwise, wouldn’t it be a wasted investment?

The reason Heaven and Earth supported Hong Yun to become a Perfected Lord was purely for [Overturned Lamp Flame]. As the object of Heaven and Earth’s support, as long as Hong Yun remained in position for a day, [Overturned Lamp Flame] would be subtly influenced for a day. With each additional day, [Overturned Lamp Flame] would be controlled by Heaven and Earth a bit more.

However, doing so violated the Dao Lords’ great taboo!

Hong Yun realized this, so he chose to betray. After all, the four Dao Lords suppress Heaven and Earth. Following Heaven and Earth has no future at all…

The Saint Sect Perfected Lords had always been very clear on such major issues of right and wrong.

They only follow the winner.

Moreover, after Hong Yun became a Perfected Lord, Heaven and Earth no longer supported him. Seeing the thousand-year lifespan approaching, this was the reason Hong Yun decided to betray…

Golden Core Middle Stage, Grotto-Heaven never falling.

To reach this step, one must constantly strengthen one’s own Grotto-Heaven, plundering external resources for it. But this ran counter to Heaven and Earth’s original intention.

Otherwise, if Heaven and Earth chose to continue supporting Hong Yun, giving him hope of seeing higher realms instead of having to start over after a thousand years, Hong Yun might not necessarily have betrayed. But treating people like dogs and stopping their salary—who the fuck would be willing to continue working for you?

And Lu Yang found Heaven and Earth’s routine increasingly familiar.

Isn’t this just burning money to seize the market first, then turning hostile to harvest once a monopoly is established…?

If I had seen this earlier back then, I definitely would have been wary of Heaven and Earth, and wouldn’t have known so late that the World Honored One was targeting me…

Alas, the past cannot be pursued.

Lu Yang gathered his mood and looked at the third category. This was the part he valued most.

Five thousand years of time, Hong Yun truly didn’t live in vain!

Admittedly, for five thousand years, Hong Yun died again and again, living an unknown amount of misery.

But he actually realized the problem too.

After all, compared to the first half of his life, even a pig could discover the severe decline in his luck.

Even long before falling from the [Dao Fruit], the betraying Hong Yun anticipated this point.

And left a backup plan in advance.

Altar Opening Cultivation Dao Ritual!

This was a Rank 2 True Art, personally deduced and recorded by Hong Yun.

This wasn’t the most important part. The most important part was that the coordinates of the World Realm corresponding to this Rank 3 True Art were not recorded elsewhere. It was discovered by Hong Yun alone; only he knew!

Moreover, Hong Yun had processed this World Realm to ensure it wouldn’t approach this world, thereby avoiding being captured like the [Mystic Spirit World Realm].

This is… the final retreat Hong Yun prepared for himself!

Hong Yun arranged everything within the cultivation method. Relying on this method, one can reincarnate into that World Realm.

Once truly unable to return to the seat of Perfected Lord, he would settle for the next best thing, run away to that World Realm, become the master of a World Realm first, and then kill his way back… A pity, although he prepared many backup plans and contingencies, he was truly too unlucky. Neither in his past life nor this life could he use a single bit of it…

After sorting out this memory, Lu Yang’s impression of Hong Yun changed greatly instantly.

Thinking carefully, his current situation was actually very similar to Hong Yun’s in the past. Both targeted by Heaven and Earth, and both having an irresistible great enemy.

Originally, I was still worrying about what to do next, but now I don’t need to think about it.

Hong Yun had arranged everything, just didn’t have time to implement it.

But it doesn’t matter. When he implements it, he can take Hong Yun’s Golden Nature along, giving him a sense of participation.

I’ve figured it out now, there’s no real fishpond in this wretched place. Even Heaven and Earth and the Dao Lord can get involved and exploit the situation, so trying to develop is just a pipe dream.

To break out of this predicament, I have to jump out.

Go to the real fishpond!

Escaping is shameful, but it’s useful!The thought of running away made him feel like the world was wide open, and Lü Yang instantly felt that his previously confused path ahead had become bright again.

That’s right, go to the Outer Heavens!

What Buddha Child, what Immortal Spirit… this grandpa won’t serve anymore!

Wait until I achieve Perfected Lord in the Outer Heavens, I’ll come back and settle the score one by one!

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