Chapter 397: Seven Luminaries Heaven Is Panicking
“I will win!”
Lu Yang’s apprehension lasted only for an instant before it turned into unwavering determination. With a thought of his divine sense, he had already touched the core of the Seven Luminaries Heaven.
Boom.
In an instant, Lu Yang’s entire body burst forth with dazzling light. This was the power of the Dao Fruit belonging to the Seven Luminaries Heaven, which was now being usurped by him.
Reflected in reality, this was the blinding brilliance swirling around him. These rays of light merged into [Li Hen Tian], causing the originally deathly still [Li Hen Tian] to gradually radiate vigorous vitality. In this moment, this Small Blessed Land actually showed a trend of transforming into a true Blessed Land!
And rushing in along with this trend was—
Power!
Lu Yang sat cross-legged, feeling the immense transformation being bestowed upon him. This was a true qualitative change, distinct from the Incense Offering Divine Dao.
The foundation of the Incense Offering Divine Dao was unstable.
Moreover, no matter how the Incense in the world fluctuated, it ultimately only circulated internally, causing no loss to heaven and earth. However, Lu Yang’s actions now were different.
He was usurping!
At this moment, every bit of Dao Fruit power he took away was solidifying the stature he had piled up with Incense power, making it increasingly stable.
For a time, the entire [Li Hen Tian] was trembling.
Yet, Lu Yang’s heart did not ripple in the slightest. He simply watched quietly as the Dao Fruit power he had usurped gathered before him.
Finally, it transformed into a streak of brilliant, iridescent light.
As this iridescent light merged with Lu Yang, endless knowledge flooded into his sea of consciousness, practically an empowerment directly poured into his mind!
Heaven and Earth, Balck and Yellow; the Vast Universe
Yin and Yang, Five Elements; the Three Talents and Four Symbols.
Knowledge belonging to a World Realm poured continuously into Lu Yang’s mind at this moment, shedding its veil of mystery before him to reveal its true form.
[Exquisite Heart]!
This was impressively an Innate Divine Ability!
It was a Divine Ability that enhanced the computational power of one’s divine sense. Only such a Divine Ability could withstand the torrent of information from the Seven Luminaries Heaven and the impact of the Incense offerings.
The next second, Lu Yang raised his head to look at the sky. His eyes were shrouded in the colorful light of the divine ability. With the enhancement of the [Exquisite Heart], his divine sense communed with heaven and earth. At this moment, it was as if he could see into the depths of the Seven Luminaries Heaven, where three terrifying tribulations were brewing, their chilling killing intent already locked onto him.
Refining a World Realm is indeed not easy…
And this was merely a World Realm that hadn’t truly formed a Dao Fruit. If it were a Great World Realm like the Myriad Martial World Realm, how ferocious would the backlash be?
Boom!
The next second, through the [Exquisite Heart], Lu Yang saw the first tribulation brewed by the Seven Luminaries Heaven suddenly descend, falling onto two figures below.
Yan Taizu.
Capital City God.
The auras of these two native Incense Offering Deities of the Seven Luminaries Heaven suddenly began to skyrocket, and their gazes locked straight onto Lu Yang!
“The Incense impact… is gone!”
The Capital City God murmured in a low voice, his heart filled with extreme ecstasy. The demonic sounds that had constantly lingered in his ears before had now completely vanished.
Incense impacts consciousness.
This was common knowledge, which was why the Capital City God had to establish the City God system to disperse the Incense, while also remaining in long-term seclusion to avoid the impact of Incense on himself.
However, at this moment, the nature of the Incense had changed. The setting that “Incense impacts consciousness” was temporarily canceled for the Capital City God and Yan Taizu. Simultaneously, a realization was born in their hearts as they looked at Lu Yang: Kill him! Kill him, and this state can be maintained permanently!
Boom!
The next second, the Capital City God and Yan Taizu flashed. All the Incense in the world gathered toward them, the ones at the highest positions.
In this moment, the other Incense Offering Deities lost their Incense and fell in stature.
Correspondingly, the Capital City God and Yan Taizu continued to climb. Amidst the soaring Incense divine light, all manner of things in heaven and earth manifested one after another.
Flowers, grass, trees, birds, beasts, fish, insects.
Mountains, rivers, ridges, plains, seas.
Ordinarily, they wouldn’t dare condense Incense like this, because the impact on consciousness from Incense of this scale would instantly drive them into madness.
But now, all the shackles were completely unlocked.
At the same time, the two Incense Offering Deities suddenly understood what Lu Yang was doing, as if blessed by the heart. They revealed angry expressions: “Outsider, you have some nerve!”
Lu Yang did not respond.
He simply focused on activating the [Exquisite Heart], a look of understanding appearing in his eyes: “So that’s it. This is the first tribulation. This is my Human Tribulation.”
Refining a World Realm inevitably provokes resistance from the living beings within it!
But… it’s a bit anxious!
It was a young world realm after all. Its dao fruit prototype was far inferior to the Myriad Martial World Realm. Ignorant as an infant, it panicked immediately upon discovering Lu Yang usurping its power.
In reality, what does this bit of mighty power I usurped amount to? It’s just the stature of a single divine ability. To the Dao Fruit prototype, it’s merely a drop in the bucket. If it were that wretched place’s heaven and earth, it would definitely choose to endure silently, continue accumulating power, and then explode all at once at the end to crush me to death.
For the Seven Luminaries Heaven to send down tribulations so anxiously was proof that it was flustered.
If all three tribulations erupted together, Lu Yang would certainly have no chance of survival. But falling one by one, he had room to maneuver and respond.
“Patriarch.”
The next second, Lu Yang spoke calmly, “I trouble you to guard me.”
Patriarch Nether Whisper nodded upon hearing this. He took a step forward, walked out of the Myriad Spirits Banner, and rode a streak of escaping light to block directly in front of Yan Taizu and the Capital City God.
However, seeing this, Yan Taizu and the Capital City God didn’t care in the slightest. After all, they had now gathered all the Incense Divine Power under their respective commands. In comparison, Patriarch Nether Whisper only had one-third of the White Lotus Sect’s Incense. The gap in Incense between the two sides was one to six—the advantage was theirs!
“A mantis trying to stop a chariot…!”
Yan Taizu was the most domineering. Being at the absolute peak of his life right now, he was full of smug satisfaction and looked down on Patriarch Nether Whisper completely. He raised his hand and struck out with a palm.
Boom!
As the palm struck out, dragon roars were fierce. Boundless Incense Divine Power surged and rolled with this palm strike, as if the entire sky were crashing down.
Yet, seeing this, Patriarch Nether Whisper merely shook his head:
“Flashy but impractical, large but ineffective. you releasing Incense Divine Power blindly… do the cultivators of this World Realm not study daoist techniqueat all?”
As his voice fell, Patriarch Nether Whisper extended a finger.
Hand Seals, Chanting, Pointing the Mystery.
“Freeze!”
[Imperial Mountain-Shifting Orthodox Method]!
Lu Yang had used this daoist technique so many times, and Patriarch Nether Whisper had watched it so many times; how could he not understand it? Now, using it with ease, he instantly left Lu Yang dumbfounded.
It wasn’t because Patriarch Nether Whisper had learned this daoist technique.
After all, if he could learn it, it was perfectly normal for Patriarch Nether Whisper to learn it too.
What truly amazed him was that Patriarch Nether Whisper wasn’t using his own spiritual power to cast this technique, but was using Incense Divine Power throughout the entire process!
It looked like he just swapped spiritual power for Incense Divine Power, but the natures of the two were completely different. How could they cast the same technique? It was like installing a sports car engine on a train—they weren’t even the same category. Yet, Patriarch Nether Whisper had done it; he had improved the daoist technique!
Pfft!
The next second, Yan Taizu, who was firmly hit by the [Imperial Mountain-Shifting Orthodox Method], had mud surge all over his body. He then turned into a stone statue and fell from the sky.
Seeing this scene, Lu Yang also breathed a sigh of relief in secret.
He knew that with Patriarch Nether Whisper standing guard, the Human Tribulation of the Seven Luminaries Heaven would not be able to stop him!
Translation notes:
“Heaven and Earth, Black and Yellow; the Vast Universe.”
Chinese: 天地玄黄 (Tiān dì xuán huáng), 宇宙洪荒 (yǔ zhòu hóng huāng).
This describes the primordial state of creation.
Tian Di Xuan Huang: “Heaven is black (mysterious/deep), and Earth is yellow.” (Referring to the color of the sky before dawn and the color of the soil).
Yu Zhou Hong Huang: “The Universe is vast and chaotic/primeval.”
This describes the primordial state of creation.
Tian Di Xuan Huang: “Heaven is black (mysterious/deep), and Earth is yellow.” (Referring to the color of the sky before dawn and the color of the soil).
Tian Di Xuan Huang: “Heaven is black (mysterious/deep), and Earth is yellow.” (Referring to the color of the sky before dawn and the color of the soil).
Yu Zhou Hong Huang: “The Universe is vast and chaotic/primeval.”
Yu Zhou Hong Huang: “The Universe is vast and chaotic/primeval.”
It signifies the Dao of Origins. When Lu Yang receives this knowledge, he is understanding the source of reality—the chaotic, primordial state before civilization existed.
It signifies the Dao of Origins. When Lu Yang receives this knowledge, he is understanding the source of reality—the chaotic, primordial state before civilization existed.
“Yin and Yang, Five Elements…”
Chinese: 阴阳五行 (Yīn Yáng Wǔ Xíng).
These are the fundamental principles of energy and matter.
Yin and Yang: The dual forces.
Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth.
These are the fundamental principles of energy and matter.
Yin and Yang: The dual forces.
Yin and Yang: The dual forces.
Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth.
Five Elements: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth.
“…the Three Talents and Four Symbols.”
Chinese: 三才四象 (Sān Cái Sì Xiàng).
The Three Talents (San Cai): Refers to Heaven, Earth, and Man (Tiān, Dì, Rén). In cultivation, this represents the relationship between the environment, the ground, and the cultivator.
The Three Talents (San Cai): Refers to Heaven, Earth, and Man (Tiān, Dì, Rén). In cultivation, this represents the relationship between the environment, the ground, and the cultivator.
The Four Symbols (Si Xiang): This usually refers to two things in cosmology:
The Four Mythological Beasts/Directions: Azure Dragon (East), White Tiger (West), Vermilion Bird (South), Black Tortoise (North).
The Four Stages of Change: In the I Ching, Yin and Yang generate the Four Images (Lesser Yin, Greater Yin, Lesser Yang, Greater Yang), which then generate the Eight Trigrams.
The Four Symbols (Si Xiang): This usually refers to two things in cosmology:
The Four Mythological Beasts/Directions: Azure Dragon (East), White Tiger (West), Vermilion Bird (South), Black Tortoise (North).
The Four Mythological Beasts/Directions: Azure Dragon (East), White Tiger (West), Vermilion Bird (South), Black Tortoise (North).
The Four Stages of Change: In the I Ching, Yin and Yang generate the Four Images (Lesser Yin, Greater Yin, Lesser Yang, Greater Yang), which then generate the Eight Trigrams.
The Four Stages of Change: In the I Ching, Yin and Yang generate the Four Images (Lesser Yin, Greater Yin, Lesser Yang, Greater Yang), which then generate the Eight Trigrams.
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