Chapter 910: The Patriarch Is Also Coming to Challenge the Trial?
Chapter 910: Chapter 905: The Patriarch Is Also Coming to Challenge the Trial?
Lü Yang would never forget that in his Previous Life, he had attempted to use the Fruit of Celestial Fire, the Fruit of Blade-Edge Metal, and the Fruit of Post-Road Earth to become a Great Perfected Lord of the Pocket World Technique.
The result? It was over before it even began.
“I lost because of the combination of the Fruits back then,” he thought. “Looking at it now, I was clearly missing a Fruit Arcana that could integrate all three.”
He had made some progress this time around. By creating a Fruit Arcana, he had at least figured out a combination formula using the Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood as the core, supplemented by the Fruit of River-Sand Gold and the Fruit of Spring Water.
At this thought, Lü Yang lowered his head and admired his masterpiece once more. In his palm, a cluster of light composed of countless Dao Talismans was pulsing gently. A strong sense of emptiness suddenly arose in his heart. “That’s right, this Fruit Arcana still lacks the blessing of an actual Fruit.”
He only possessed the Fruit of Pine-Cedar Wood. Although he held the Fruit Position’s Profound Mysteries of both the Fruit of River-Sand Gold and the Fruit of Spring Water, a profound mystery was fundamentally different from a Fruit Position Essence, leaving a lingering flaw.
He thought, “If not for this, I could have already become a Great Perfected Lord through the Pocket World Technique.
“Of course, even without that, relying on this set of Fruit Arcana, my combat strength in the Middle Stage of Golden Core has likely entered an overpowered level.”
This was because a Fruit Arcana required at least three Fruit Position’s Profound Mysteries. A Perfected Lord in the Middle Stage of Golden Core would at most have one other Perfected Lord attached to them, allowing them to draw upon just one additional Fruit Position’s Profound Mystery—making it entirely impossible to execute a Fruit Arcana.
Yet, Lü Yang was a complete freak. By relying on the Dao of Arcane Body to Swallow Fruits, he had actually gathered the Profound Mysteries of a full Five Dao Fruit Positions while still in the Middle Stage of Golden Core. The combination of these mysteries allowed him to execute a Fruit Arcana at his current cultivation level, proving just how massive a boost the Dao of Arcane Body provided to the Pocket World Technique.
“No wonder Si Chou deserved to die!”
He thought, “If he had survived and spread this system, the Dao of Arcane Body would essentially become a parasite on the Pocket World Technique. How could those old fogeys of the Stain Sect ever allow that?”
The more Lü Yang thought about it, the more he lamented Si Chou’s fate. Even though the man hadn’t done anything explicitly wrong, his mere existence was tantamount to taking a massive dump on the heads of the Stain Sect’s old fogeys. His death was only natural.
“Rather, it’s a good thing he died…” Lü Yang mused. “Fellow Daoist Si Chou, if you hadn’t died, how could I have achieved what I have today? The Dao of Arcane Body is a truly fantastic thing!”
Lü Yang felt completely satisfied.
“It’s a pity. It would be great if I could comprehend the Primordial Sea of Light a few more times. If I did, I might be able to create even more powerful Fruit Arcanas,” he thought.
As he pondered, his gaze finally shifted away from the Reversed Ke Chengyue Dao Fruit he had painstakingly refined. Looking at Progenitor Tingyou and the Demon-Vanquishing Perfected beside him, he suddenly asked, “Progenitor, Master… do you want to give the trial a shot as well? Since we’re already here, it will be beneficial for you too.”
“Us?” The two of them were taken aback.
Lü Yang immediately detailed the situation within Emperor Ying, concluding, “From my perspective, this stage is meant to elevate one’s combat prowess.”
“Is that so?” Progenitor Tingyou frowned slightly. “If that’s the case, Fellow Daoist Demon-Vanquisher shouldn’t have an issue. However, I am not adept at Combat, so I’m afraid it will be very difficult for me to pass the trial.”
Lü Yang fell silent.
“It’s fine. What matters is participating. Just do your best,” Lü Yang said, forcing a smile. “But you must be careful, Progenitor. That Profound Robed Man is utterly vicious and doesn’t care about the virtues of an Immortal in battle. You have to stay vigilant and not let him blindside you.”
“Understood. I will keep that in mind.”
Seeing them both agree, Lü Yang immediately began rubbing his hands together in excitement. He had absolutely no doubts about his own supreme power and world-shaking wisdom.
He thought, “Given my Master and Progenitor’s abilities, whether they can fully clear the trial or not, defeating the Profound Robed Man a few times to earn the chance to comprehend the Primordial Sea of Light definitely won’t be hard. And since they are Banner Spirits, I can directly borrow their perspectives! Doesn’t that mean I get free opportunities for comprehension?
“I’m an absolute genius!”
Inside Emperor Ying.
Progenitor Tingyou appeared in the Dark Land. He casually glanced around and, with a slight shift in his thoughts, instantly sensed the location of his Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven.
In the next second, the Dark Land surged, and the Profound Robed Man stepped out. Behind his mask, his eyes hid a glimmer of surprise. “A newcomer,” he thought. “And he actually sensed his Fruit so quickly, triggering the Enlightenment mechanism. This one’s natural talent and Enlightenment seem much higher than the previous challenger.
“And this Fruit…”
The Profound Robed Man stood with his hands behind his back. The imagery combined, and before long, an illusory brilliance surfaced between his brows—it was astonishingly also the Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven.
“How profound!” the Profound Robed Man thought.
“A perfect match, though a bit weak… No, wait, what Great Dao is this? To think such a Great Dao exists between Heaven and Earth? It can actually be used like this?”
For a moment, the Profound Robed Man was completely stunned. Unlike his encounter with Lü Yang, he didn’t initiate Combat right from the start. Instead, he began studying the newly replicated Fruit of Sorrowless Heaven in a state of absolute intoxication.
Seeing this, Progenitor Tingyou gracefully waited for him.
A full half Hour passed like this before the Profound Robed Man finally looked up and sighed in admiration. “Excellent. I never expected that, after me, another Talented individual would emerge in the Sea of Light. Very good!”
After speaking, he looked at Progenitor Tingyou and offered a slight bow. “There is no need to fight. Regarding this Fruit Position, the current me has no way to correct you, Fellow Daoist.
“By a rough estimate, at least the versions of me in the first three Enlightenments do not possess that ability. You do not need to fight through the first three stages. You may proceed directly to comprehend the Primordial Sea of Light. If you can take it away, that would naturally be best. If not, the version of me in the fourth Enlightenment will seek your guidance. Please, do as you wish.”
Progenitor Tingyou tilted his head slightly. Hadn’t that child, Lü Yang, claimed this Profound Robed Man was utterly vicious? He seemed fine to the Progenitor. He hadn’t even lifted a finger, yet the man had politely let him pass. This person was actually quite nice.
“Thank you.”
Progenitor Tingyou returned the favor, politely bowing back to the Profound Robed Man. He then watched as the man vanished, and three apertures appeared in the Dark Land.
“It doesn’t seem that difficult?” he thought.
Following the apertures, Progenitor Tingyou soon arrived at the place to comprehend the Primordial Sea of Light. His gaze immediately fell upon the massive abstract pattern.
“A painting that can Move?”
Progenitor Tingyou pondered to himself. The pattern formed by the Primordial Sea of Light had been flowing in his eyes from the very beginning, holding almost no secrets from him whatsoever.
“Can I just take it away directly?”
He tried to sense it, only to be surprised to find that he couldn’t. He could get infinitely close to the Primordial Sea of Light, but that was it.
“If I can’t take it away, then I won’t bother comprehending it,” he reasoned.
Progenitor Tingyou was not interested in Cultivation; it posed no challenge to him.
He continued thinking, “Besides, if I were to comprehend the entire Primordial Sea of Light, it might be a bit too hard for that child Lü Yang to understand.
“After all, that child is different. Let’s see… I’ll help him look for the other Fruit Position’s Profound Mysteries he has grasped and see if they can be of use to him.”
With this thought, Progenitor Tingyou followed Lü Yang’s approach of shooting the arrow first and drawing the target later. Instead of comprehending the entire Primordial Sea of Light, he searched for familiar Fruit Position Prototypes and studied their combination formulas. That way, Lü Yang—who was peeking through his perspective—could comprehend it more smoothly.
Back in reality, Lü Yang suffered a Defense Break.
Although he had expected it, seeing Progenitor Tingyou clear the trial without even fighting a single battle was still hard for him to accept.
Sometimes, the gap between people was larger than the gap between a human and a dog. He had profoundly experienced this truth once again… but he quickly pulled himself together.
“Forget it… it’s not a big deal!” Lü Yang thought, rubbing his eyes.
“The Progenitor’s Talent Skill is my Talent Skill. If anything, this is even better! Thanks to the Progenitor, I exploited a loophole and gained three extra chances for comprehension out of thin air!
“I’ll comprehend silently, and then shock everyone!”
Thinking of this, Lü Yang didn’t dally. He immediately borrowed Progenitor Tingyou’s perspective and began studying once more, attempting to create a second Fruit Arcana.
This in itself was an accumulation of his Cultivation.
Given time, once he officially advanced to a Great Perfected Lord, every single Fruit Arcana would become part of his foundation, allowing him to walk even further in the Late Stage of Golden Core.