Chapter 862 - 857: Bhagavat Is Actually a Good Person!
Venerable Victory Treasure Pestle Bodhisattva was dead!
His Golden Body was shattered into a gruesome sight. The boiling, flowing fire illuminated the surrounding Void Sea of Light with blinding brilliance, only to be completely extinguished into dead silence with a mere flip of Lü Yang’s hand.
A dignified Perfected Lord of the Golden Core—a lofty existence capable of looking down upon Heaven and Earth even in the talent-filled Immortal Pivot—had been squeezed to death just like that, as easily as crushing a baby chick. Such a humiliating death was actually the most impactful, sending the deepest shockwaves into the hearts of all who spectated the battle.
This was not even the most terrifying part. What was more terrifying was that Venerable Victory Treasure Pestle Bodhisattva’s soul hadn’t managed to escape either. Instead, it was curled up in the palm of Lü Yang’s hand, rapidly being ground into oblivion by infinite streams of light!
"Save me... Save me!"
A shrill, agonizing roar echoed from Lü Yang’s palm, laced with intense despair. However, until his soul was completely dispersed, the Bhagavat did not descend with any more Mighty Power. This was only natural.
"Ultimately, there is nothing remarkable about the methods I’ve displayed this time," Lü Yang thought. "There’s no technical skill involved; it’s entirely reliant on my outstanding Talent Skill.
"Moreover, the fact that I possess all four elements hasn’t been exposed yet. Under these circumstances, the Bhagavat won’t waste effort saving a Bodhisattva at the Early Stage of Golden Core. As long as I don’t go too far and wipe out all Three Pure Land Bodhisattvas, it won’t actually be a big deal... At most, he’ll just pay a bit more attention to me."
Thinking of this, Lü Yang shifted his gaze.
"BOOM!"
Wherever his eyes landed, Bao Lian Hidden Buddha and Bhumba Bodhisattva didn’t hesitate for a second, both fleeing toward the Immortal Pivot. They didn’t even dare to meet his gaze.
Meanwhile, inside the Immortal Pivot.
Ang Xiao had completed his seizure of the Fruit of Pewter Metal and the Fruit of Sand-Within Earth, returning to the Netherworld. However, a solemn look appeared in his eyes.
It wasn’t just him. Throughout the entire Immortal Pivot, all the Perfected Lords had actually split off a portion of their spiritual perception to constantly monitor the great battle happening in the Profound Spirit Realm. Thus, when Venerable Victory Treasure Pestle Bodhisattva was crushed to death by Lü Yang, almost all the Perfected Lords couldn’t help but feel a bone-piercing chill.
"What a powerful person... How did he cultivate to this level?"
In the Sea of Clouds, World Purger Fei Xue, who was half-bathed in blood, looked up at Lü Yang’s Dharma Body. A strange luster flickered in her beautiful eyes before she subconsciously licked her lips.
Crushing an Early-stage True Monarch of the Golden Core to death!
Even though she was also at the Middle Stage of Golden Core, she couldn’t accomplish such a feat. While she could also kill those at the Early Stage of Golden Core, she would inevitably have to exchange a few moves first. Such a crushing method was practically on the level of a Great Perfected Lord!
However, Lü Yang’s Position was plain for all to see. It was indeed high, but it was absolutely not at the Late Stage of Golden Core; at the absolute highest, he was on the same level as her.
"In other words, could this person be even stronger than me?" World Purger Fei Xue wondered.
Thinking of this, World Purger Fei Xue’s Qi trace immediately began to fluctuate. The thrill of finding worthy prey made her expression increasingly twisted and fanatical.
Meanwhile, a storm gradually spread across the Immortal Pivot. It wasn’t even limited to the Perfected Lords; even the Foundation-Stage Cultivators faintly sensed that something was amiss. After all, following the fall of a Perfected Lord, Heaven and Earth immediately sounded a mournful dirge.
However, Lü Yang did not care about this at the moment. He merely stood above the Profound Spirit Realm, frowning in long, deep thought. Then, he sighed inwardly.
"I was being too ambitious," he thought. "I can’t save the Profound Spirit Realm. At most, I can barely maintain its current state of bordering the Immortal Pivot.
"The Constant has already been set and cannot be reversed. Even if I could use four ounces of strength to deflect a thousand pounds, with my meager Cultivation, I wouldn’t even weigh a single ounce on the scale."
This was the first time Lü Yang encountered a problem he couldn’t solve even while in the state of Supreme Dao Transformation. But he quickly pushed the matter to the back of his mind and took out the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder instead.
"My current state is too rare," he pondered. "It’s a world-shaking wisdom that only comes once in a lifetime. It would be too much of a waste to just let it fade away like this.
"This is the perfect opportunity to comprehend the profound mysteries of the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder... Actually, I had an idea just now, but I didn’t have the time to perfect it.
"Not to mention, the Wood Element hasn’t reached Perfection yet.
"But it doesn’t matter. I’ll write down the operational methods and design concepts. For the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder... the lightning is merely the most superficial aspect of this Fruit Position.
"The Progenitor said that its profound mysteries can be designed around ’Information’, and I deeply agree with that. Information... is actually the imagery within the Sea of Suffering. All things and all phenomena are constructed from Information, but the perspective of Cultivators is simply too narrow to truly see the truth of reality.
"I didn’t have a design concept before. But now I understand. The profound mysteries of the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder should provide the user with a higher-dimensional authority to manipulate Information.
"Just like how I am now.
"Under the Supreme Dao Transformation, I can see through the superficial appearance of anything and directly reach its essence. This is actually a manifestation of having a sufficiently high perspective.
"Even though I can’t make the effects of the Supreme Dao Transformation permanent, I can solidify this perspective and then imbue it with the ability to manipulate Information. In doing so, it can control All Phenomena by manipulating Information—whether it’s dismantling or modifying, it can do it all!
"Thunder is the pivot of Yin and Yang, the root that commands all things.
"This is what the Fruit of Divine-Empyrean Thunder truly is! Not just some thing that only knows how to summon lightning... Wait, will I actually be able to pull off something so profoundly complex later?"
Lü Yang felt deeply worried. What worried him even more was that the effects of the Supreme Dao Transformation had ended. He could clearly feel the boundless wisdom scrambling to escape his brain.
A moment later, Lü Yang sighed.
"Damn it, I’ve gotten stupid again... But past me really underestimated present me. I already have the specific operational methods and concepts down, wouldn’t I at least know how to copy them? I’ll just go ask the Progenitor later!" he resolved inwardly.
The next second, Lü Yang returned to the Profound Spirit Realm. The moment he arrived, the Profound Spirit Realm immediately radiated intense joy, and countless phenomena emerged.
"Alright, alright, everything’s fine now," Lü Yang said, comforting the Profound Spirit Realm.
He sighed internally, lamenting how plans could never keep up with changes. Wasn’t his original plan to run away and let the Profound Spirit Realm take the blame? Looking at the situation now, he had somehow fought his way into becoming the savior of the Profound Spirit Realm! He clearly hadn’t intended to do so from the start.
Not only that, by directly beating back the Pure Land this time, it was highly likely he had entered the Master of Dao’s sights again. He would probably need to be much more careful and cautious when doing things in the future.
"Forget it," he thought. "It actually feels pretty good."
Lü Yang turned his gaze toward the Supreme Venerable of the Profound Spirit Realm, who was stumbling over to him. The Supreme Venerable offered him a solemn bow. "Thank you for your help, Daoist."
"It was merely lifting a finger. I don’t deserve such a grand gesture from you, Daoist," Lü Yang replied casually.
"You are too modest, Daoist." The Supreme Venerable of the Profound Spirit Realm looked serious and spoke in a deep voice, "That Thunder Skill you unleashed earlier nearly shattered millions of miles of land, yet you deliberately aimed it at an uninhabited wasteland. In the end, despite its widespread impact, the casualties were minimal. Your compassionate heart alone makes you worthy of my bow."
"Uh... you flatter me, you flatter me."
Hearing this, Lü Yang blinked, feeling a bit embarrassed. After all, while he had indeed done it on purpose, his fundamental motive was just to spare the feelings of the Demon-Vanquishing Perfected, rather than out of any compassionate heart.
"What’s wrong with that?" Inside the Righteous Banner, the Demon-Vanquishing Perfected smiled so widely his eyes narrowed into slits. "In all things, judge by actions, not by intentions. The fact that you actually did it is already enough.
"If everyone acted this way, Heaven and Earth would certainly be vastly different."
At this point, the Demon-Vanquishing Perfected looked at Progenitor Tingyou beside him and secretly transmitted his voice, "Daoist, you were absolutely right... Lü Yang is indeed a good child."
Progenitor Tingyou nodded smugly.
Meanwhile, on the other side, after much talking, Lü Yang finally managed to send off the immensely grateful and admiring Supreme Venerable of the Profound Spirit Realm. Only then did he seize the opportunity to slip into the Righteous Banner.
There, he saw Progenitor Tingyou and the Demon-Vanquishing Perfected looking at him with beaming smiles.
"...What are you doing?" Lü Yang wore a helpless expression and stiffly changed the subject. "Let’s tally up our gains first... Progenitor, Master, I’ve hit the jackpot this time!"
Immediately after, he brought out a lingering streak of light.
The Gold Attribute of the Vajra Realm Treasure-Born Tathagata!
In the next second, the Centome leapt up and aggressively swallowed it. Soon after, massive blocks of settlement logs rapidly popped up on the interface. Lü Yang skimmed through the interface, taking in ten lines at a glance, and quickly broke into a smile because he saw exactly what he was looking for.
"Qi has ridden the Yang, yet resides beneath Metal. Generally, Metal and frost are inherently tough, but Wood flourishes when situated beneath them. It withers only after the cold of the year, taking its resilience from its firm nature. Therefore, it is called the Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood..." he read internally.
The Cultivation Knowledge of the Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood!
It covered everything from Qi Refining to the Golden Core. With this, proving his Dao for the Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood was practically set in stone, and usurping the Wood Fruit Position was right at his fingertips!
"Not only that, even the Cultivation Knowledge for the Fruit of Hairpin-Brace Metal and the Fruit of Willow-Poplar Wood has been bundled in and delivered, along with some hidden secrets..." he thought excitedly. "Not to mention the Talent Skill from the settlement! The Bhagavat is actually a good guy!"