Chapter 128: Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Driving, Ascending with Clouds

"Hiss..."

Inside the Boundary Heaven, within a deeply hidden underground nest, a black demonic insect no larger than a grain of rice, crawling on the ground, emitted a hissing sound.

"Mother... did we lose?"

"Why?"

The spiritual consciousness of the Qi-Eating Insect King trembled violently as it communicated with the Heavenly Fate imposed upon it, seemingly sensing the despair transmitted by this realm of heaven and earth.

Yet he could not understand.

Granted, that tribulation fire was formidable, very formidable, but the Qi-Eating Insect King believed that the opponent absolutely could not launch an attack of that magnitude repeatedly.

So there was no need to fear at all; as long as this realm of heaven and earth, which served as its mother, continued to support it, feed it, and allow it to grow, in time, even if it faced that terrifying tribulation fire again, it was confident it could devour it completely. Yes, it was far from defeated.

"Hiss!"

The next second, urged by the Insect King's will, the once deathly silent swarm of Qi-Eating Insects moved again, flying toward the direction of the Holy Sect disciples.

He intended to continue the assault!

However, through the vision of his kin, the Insect King discovered that those people were no longer fighting back; instead, they were gazing at him with looks of mockery.

Why?

Before this doubt could dissipate from the Qi-Eating Insect King's heart, he discovered that he had lost contact with his own kind, with all the offspring of the Qi-Eating Insects.

It happened in merely an instant.

As if some heavenly punishment, without reason or warning, the Qi-Eating Insects were roaring one second, and the next they had lost their lives and fallen to the ground.

Only at this moment did the Qi-Eating Insect King truly and vividly experience the despair transmitted by his mother, and through the "Heavenly Fate" imposed upon him, his consciousness climbed infinitely higher, finally transcending this world to see the true scenery beyond it.

In an instant, his consciousness nearly froze.

He saw his mother, the Boundary Heaven which he had believed possessed infinite power, being easily held in the palm of a giant that was impossible to describe.

"An interesting alien species."

Qingcheng Feixue Zhenjun looked at the small insect in his palm and chuckled softly:

"Let us keep him."

The next second, filled with an indescribable shock, fear, and reverence, as if a frog at the bottom of a well had finally seen the sky, his consciousness plunged into darkness.

At the same time, heavy rain began to fall within the Boundary Heaven.

The raindrops pattered.

For the Qi-Eating Insects, this rain was a deadly poison; every single one that came into contact with it was instantly shattered into powder, losing their forms forever.

However, for the Holy Sect disciples who had just won, this heavy rain seemed like sweet rain after a long drought; the rain was filled with massive amounts of life force, enhancing their magic power, allowing them to regenerate lost limbs, and as long as they had a breath left, they all rapidly recovered to their peak under the influence of this heavy rain!

However, beyond this, what excited them even more was the change in heaven and earth.

"It has begun!"

Chongming did a carp leap, shaking off Xu Xin while revealing an expression of excitement: "Heaven and earth are shifting; this Boundary Heaven has been merged into the world by the Zhenjun!"

This was the final step of the Battle for the Dao!

The Zhenjun of the victorious side would absorb the Boundary Heaven that served as the battlefield, bring it within the sphere of influence of his own attainment, and then nail it into other regions.

In this way, the influence of the Zhenjun's attainment would expand outward.

During this process, heaven and earth would be impacted to a certain degree, and the previously unattainable "Foundation Establishment Realm" would also experience some tremors.

This moment was the best time to elevate one's status.

Just like climbing a mountain, normally one must scale dangerous peaks, which is extremely difficult, but at this moment one could take a cable car, directly crossing all the dangers!

Therefore, the true disciples of the Holy Sect, as long as they aspired to Foundation Establishment, would all go to the Battle for the Dao battlefield to gamble their lives for a clear path to the heavens, because as long as you could survive, even without cultivating great divine arts, without Foundation Establishment treasures, and without Zheng San Pin true qi, there was still hope to achieve Foundation Establishment!

Thus, at this moment, all the Holy Sect disciples closed their eyes to cultivate.

However, even for true disciples like Qin Tianhe, Foundation Establishment was still quite distant; the highest probability of success was not even fifty percent, making it impossible to directly assault Foundation Establishment.

Therefore, they were merely doing their best to elevate their status, preparing for true Foundation Establishment.

However, just at this moment—

"Hmm?"

"Someone... who?"

"In that direction."

In unison, all the Holy Sect true disciples possessing status raised their heads, as if sensing something in their hearts, looking toward the direction above their heads.

They were not looking at the Sky, but at the Foundation Establishment Realm.

Before that realm, hidden in the Grand Void, concealed in obscurity, and unattainable for Qi Refining cultivators, a tall back suddenly appeared.

Having won the Battle for the Dao, he had already completed his final flaw.

Assaulting Foundation Establishment at this moment, the probability of success was one hundred percent!

"In the blink of an eye, it has been eight lifetimes..."

Lu Yang's expression was filled with emotion; eight lifetimes of cultivation, from a rash youth in the past to a true disciple of the Holy Sect now, he had used eight lifetimes to finally achieve a small success.

Recalling the beginning, to reach the Foundation Establishment Realm, he had truly exhausted all his efforts, employing various methods endlessly, but now, he did not even need to climb; he merely manifested his soul and, relying on his status, naturally stood at the door of the Foundation Establishment Realm, one step forward and he could enter.

However, it was this final kick that caused Lu Yang to fall into deep thought.

Once this step is taken, there is no turning back.

Foundation Establishment is without regret; he cultivated true qi with the Nine Transformations Dragon Art, and established his foundation with the Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Driving Ascension Scripture; from now on, there would be no path back.

Foundation Establishment, Foundation Establishment; what is being established is the Dao Foundation.

Once the Dao Foundation is set, the future Dao path will also have limitations, making it impossible to change arbitrarily, and the many karmic ties related to it will inevitably seek him out.

At that time, the slightest carelessness would likely result in the scattering of his soul and spirit.

Did he have the ability to cope?

Especially since the Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Driving Ascension Scripture concerns the Jiangxi Pure Land, with deep karmic connections; even if the Subduing Dragon Arhat was resolved, there might still be hidden calamities.

At this moment, Lu Yang hesitated as never before.

Until he saw the 【Hundred Lives Book】 beside him.

"No, I have a cheat!"

Even if there were truly ten thousand difficulties and a thousand dangers on the road, where one wrong step for others meant eternal damnation, for him, it was nothing more than starting over!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang suddenly felt his mind clear, with no further hesitation.

He took a step!

Boom!

Lu Yang was seen entering the Foundation Establishment realm; shaking his body, a tremendous crash rang out, and a majestic golden auspicious cloud, towering like Rushan, rose slowly from the ground with him at its center!

This single auspicious cloud was boundless; as the cloud qi rose and surged, it continuously evolved scenes of flowers, birds, fish, and insects, mountains and rivers, lakes and peaks, seas and streams, even the sun, moon, and stars, and all phenomena of heaven and earth, yet when this cloud lifted Lu Yang's soul, it seemed like a magnificent carriage, exquisitely noble and dignified to the extreme.

"Aaaah—!"

A dragon's roar sounded, and a true dragon's shadow appeared within the auspicious cloud, with five claws and a scale-wood crest, supporting the cloud, soaring amidst rosy light, guarding Lu Yang's soul and protecting his heart.

Compared to the hardships of the past, this breakthrough was as natural as water flowing to its course.

The next second, Lu Yang's figure had already re-entered the mortal world, with an auspicious cloud hovering above his head, breathing in the spiritual qi of heaven and earth; this was the manifestation of his Dao foundation.

"Pitter-patter..."

Light rain fell in a drizzle; Lu Yang stood quietly in place. His already handsome face became even more refined and elegant at this moment, revealing a touch of dignity in his glances.

Behind his head, the auspicious clouds churned, a true dragon coiled within, stirring up rings of seven-colored halos. This was not something he deliberately displayed with magic power, but a strange phenomenon naturally generated by heaven and earth, as if even this realm of heaven and earth rejoiced at his breakthrough, shining in harmony with him!

At the same time, in Jiangxi, the Deep Joy Pure Land.

As Lu Yang entered Foundation Establishment, a flash of Jin Guang suddenly appeared within the Pure Land, seeming ready to burst forth, yet it flickered for an instant and immediately returned to nothingness.

At the Jade Pivot Sword Pavilion, atop the Extreme Heaven Cliff.

A handsome youth in a Daoist robe, with a sword resting against his knee, suddenly looked up, his face showing surprise: "Controlling ten thousand dragons and ascending amidst rosy light, yet not a Buddhist cultivator?"

The youth calculated with his fingers, then smiled with interest:

"That fruit position has been treasured in the Pure Land for many years, yet no one could verify it; now, the Dao foundation with the greatest hope of verification, one who is innately perfect, is actually not a Buddhist cultivator."

"This is indeed interesting!"

(End of this chapter)