Chapter 131: The Changes of the Book of Hundred Lives

After seeing off the two True Persons from the Pure Land and the Dao Court, True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue finally turned her gaze to Lu Yang, her eyes, vast as the sun and moon, seeming to ponder something.

"Hehe, the sect gaining a new True Person is a joyous occasion."

As her voice fell, True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue smiled gracefully and released Lu Yang from her palm: "Return to see Master Chongguang; on your way, you should announce this to all the sects in Jiangbei."

With that, the magnificent Dharma Body that filled heaven and earth, stretching for who knew how many ten thousand li, dispersed.

Only then did Lu Yang exhale a deep breath of turbid air, seeing Qin Tianhe, Xu Xin, Daoist Jiaolong, and other Holy Sect core disciples flying over one by one with extreme caution.

"Disciples pay their respects to the True Person!"

Compared to before the Battle for the Dao, the status of all the core disciples had improved significantly; especially Chongming, whom Lu Yang judged at a glance to have at least a fifty percent chance of reaching Foundation Establishment.

"Rise."

Lu Yang raised a hand and smiled: "This location lies at the junction of Jiangdong, Jiangxi, and Jiangbei; returning to the sect will take a long time. Would you like me to give you a ride?"

"Thank you for the True Person's kindness." Xu Xin hurriedly shook his head: "We still need to proceed to the front lines and will not be returning, but perhaps the young master has a need?"

Upon hearing this, Chongming immediately pulled a long face: "No need!"

"Then let it be."

Lu Yang chuckled lightly, displaying no airs; after all, among the Holy Sect core disciples present, one might eventually produce a Foundation Establishment True Person just like him.

Even within the Holy Sect, core disciples held some status; although in most cases they were still used as talent, at least they were not consumables to be discarded at any moment, and True Persons would use them with some care, not completely disregarding their lives.

Despite this, there remained a thick barrier between True Persons and those below them.

Therefore, after paying their respects to Lu Yang, the group of core disciples departed one after another on beams of light, leaving only Chongming behind, looking at Lu Yang with helplessness.

"Is there anything else?" Lu Yang asked with a puzzled expression.

"True Person..."

Chongming lowered his head and said in a heavy voice: "That Eight Trigrams Disk was a gift from my father; it can conceal heavenly secrets and is the disciple's protective treasure. Please return it to me, True Person."

Lu Yang paused upon hearing this, then wore an expression of sudden realization.

Immediately after, he reached into his robe, took out the Eight Trigrams Disk he had borrowed from Chongming earlier to calculate the location of the Dao Court, and handed it back.

"My apologies; this seat was momentarily negligent and forgot."

"Where would I dare speak such words? Thank you, True Person."

As Chongming respectfully accepted the Eight Trigrams Disk, he cursed inwardly: If I hadn't spoken up, this True Person would probably have pocketed the magic treasure!

Even if I hadn't brought up the background of my father, True Person Master Chongguang, this True Person might have pretended not to know!

Simply shameless to the extreme!

Seeing Lu Yang's expression remain normal, looking as if his conscience was clear, Chongming felt helpless alongside his silent criticism... Truly worthy of being a True Person of our Holy Sect.

A moment later, Lu Yang watched Chongming depart with a look of regret, but he did not rush to return to the Holy Sect; instead, he shifted his gaze to the 【Book of Hundred Lives】. In fact, ever since he successfully reached Foundation Establishment, the 【Book of Hundred Lives】 had undergone changes, but he had dared not reveal any anomalies while the True Person was present.

Now was the perfect time to inspect it.

The next second, as Lu Yang moved his thoughts slightly, his information appeared on the 【Book of Hundred Lives】, showing massive changes compared to before.

【Name: Lu Yang】

【Lifespan: 35】

【Cultivation Base: Early Stage of Foundation Establishment】

【Talent: Dual Cultivation Prodigy (White), Has a Few Tricks (Purple)】

【Dao Foundation: Myriad Rides Dragon-Controlling Dao Foundation】

【Divine Abilities: None】

【Treasures: Blood Sun Sword Pellet (Scrapped), Primordial One Qi (Superior Rare Treasure), Myriad Souls Banner (Inferior Spirit Treasure)】

【Pages of the Book of Hundred Lives: 93】

【Anchor Points: 1】

Lu Yang's gaze immediately fixed on the newly added 【Anchor Points】 at the end; this was the gift from the 【Book of Hundred Lives】 upon breaking through to Foundation Establishment.

A chance to save a file!

With this, when he restarted, he would no longer need to return to the day he first joined the sect, but could freely choose which anchor point to restart from.

With this, the room for maneuver increased greatly!

For instance, since the current anchor point was the Holy Sect start, in his next life he could easily visit the Sword Pavilion and start from there!

However, regarding exactly how to proceed, Lu Yang still needed to consider carefully, so he did not rush to use this anchor point, but continued to look at the panel.

Besides the Anchor Points, the 【Techniques】 section on the panel had been replaced by 【Dao Foundation】, and the 【Divine Abilities】 column was even more exaggerated, having been completely wiped blank.

"In other words, even great divine abilities are no longer that important for Foundation Establishment; they are basically just common combat methods. Come to think of it, how quickly can a Foundation Establishment True Person cultivate great divine abilities? Cheap goods are not good; it is normal for things easy to cultivate to have low value."

This aspect highlighted the advantage of having a sect background.

Lu Yang possessed the inheritance of the Witch-Ghost Path and had received oral instruction and personal example from Patriarch Tingyou; upon returning to the Sky-Reaching Cloud Sea, he estimated he would also receive guidance from the Holy Sect's True Persons.

Was this not far more promising than the bitter life of a rogue cultivator?

Thinking of this, Lu Yang lingered no longer; he immediately turned his body, released golden auspicious clouds once more, rode the void and controlled the wind, and fled toward the Holy Sect.

In an instant, a spiritual tide spanning a thousand li surged across the dome of the sky.

After all, Lu Yang dared not forget True Person Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue's instructions; he concealed his aura not at all along the way, moving with the speed of thunder and lightning, sweeping across like the sun and moon traversing the heavens.

Almost simultaneously, throughout all of Jiangbei, within the territories controlled by the Holy Sect, Foundation Establishment True Persons of various sects and immortal clans all felt a sensation; they looked up at the dome of the sky, envy flowing in their eyes: "The Holy Sect has produced another Foundation Establishment expert, and judging by his magic power, so formidable, he is likely another standout among his peers."

Chusheng Sect, Sky-Reaching Cloud Sea.

On the Sacred Fire Cliff, True Person Master Chongguang was originally meditating to regulate his breath when he suddenly woke; after calculating with his fingers, a few traces of relieved smile appeared between his brows:

"Good! Very good!"

As his voice fell, True Person Master Chongguang flicked his sleeve, snapping his fingers to summon thunder, and his thick magic power landed directly on a great bell atop the Sacred Fire Cliff.

In an instant, the sound of bells and chimes spread throughout the Cloud Sea.

As the sound of bells and chimes spread, the first to react were the four peaks of the inner sect; the four peak masters were almost simultaneously awakened from their secluded cultivation.

In the past, most True Persons of the Holy Sect were like divine dragons seeing only the head but not the tail, not appearing unless necessary; yet now, upon hearing the sound of bells and chimes, all True Persons currently in secluded cultivation within the Holy Sect revealed their auras, transforming into streams of clear qi and brilliant light that pierced through the cloud-covered mountains straight into the dome of the sky!

Such a commotion immediately caused the Cloud Sea to tremble.

Countless Qi Refining disciples knelt prostrate on the ground, faces filled with awe, while secretly communicating constantly, speculating on what exactly had happened.

Meanwhile, in the Northern Frontier lands, the Shenwu Sect, with the sun already setting behind the western mountains, was filled with great terror.

After the incident at Skeleton Mountain, the Shenwu Sect had suffered heavy losses and was practically a turtle in a jar; the Holy Sect kept it purely to provide training for its own disciples.

Now that the various True Persons of the Holy Sect had erupted with their auras, the remaining True Persons of the Shenwu Sect thought the Holy Sect had finally made up its mind to carry out an extermination; they angrily appeared one after another, faces set with determination, ready to fight to the death, until they realized not a single True Person from the Holy Sect had come, plunging them back into confusion.

Sky-Reaching Cloud Sea, within Senior Butian Peak.

"Father, what has happened?"

"... fter many years, someone has reached Foundation Establishment again."

Facing his daughter Chen Shuqian's inquiry, the Senior Butian Peak Master fell silent for a moment, then walked out of his secluded cave dwelling and looked up at that golden auspicious cloud surging for a thousand li.

At this moment, his expression was slightly complex.

"The inheritance of the Coiling Dragon? Who exactly is this person, hiding it from me and even from the Coiling Dragon? To reach Foundation Establishment with such massive karmic ties, what kind of figure could they be?"

"And with the Coiling Dragon's inheritance in his possession, what about Zhao Xuhe?"

The more the Senior Butian Peak Master thought about it, the more something felt wrong; the karmic ties that had once been calculated clearly now seemed to hold an indescribable flavor.

In his heart, he developed immense wariness toward this newly promoted True Person of the Holy Sect.

Thinking of this, the Senior Butian Peak Master even felt a trace of relief.

At least he had not incurred any disputes with this newly promoted True Person over the matter of the 'Nine Transformations Dragon-Controlling Art', nor did he bear any tremendous grudges.

(End of Chapter)