Chapter 132: The Changes of the Book of a Hundred Lives

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

"Hehe, a new True Person has been added to the sect; this is a joyous event."

As her words fell, True Lord Qingcheng Feixue smiled sweetly and released Lu Yang from her palm: "Go back and see Master Chongguang. Announce it to all the sects in Jiangbei along the way."

Having spoken, that magnificent Dharma body, which filled heaven and earth and stretched for tens of thousands of li, dissipated.

Only then did Lu Yang exhale a deep breath of turbid air, only to see Qin Tianhe, Xu Xin, the Serpent Dragon Daoist, and other direct disciples of the Holy Sect flying over one by one with great caution.

"Disciple greets the True Person!"

Compared to before the Battle for the Dao, the status of all the direct disciples had improved significantly; especially Zhongming, at a single glance Lu Yang saw he had at least a fifty percent chance of Foundation Establishment.

"Rise."

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

"Thank you, True Person, for your kindness." Xu Xin hurriedly shook his head: "We must proceed to the front lines, so we will not return. Perhaps the Young Master has a need?"

Hearing this, Zhongming immediately scowled: "No need!"

"Then let it be."

Lu Yang chuckled lightly, showing no airs; after all, any of the direct disciples of the Holy Sect present might one day become a Foundation Establishment True Person like him.

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

That said, a thick barrier still separated True Persons from those below the True Person realm.

Therefore, after greeting Lu Yang and paying their respects, the group of direct disciples departed one by one riding their lights, leaving only Zhongming behind, looking at Lu Yang with a helpless expression.

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

"True Person..."

Zhongming lowered his head and said in a deep voice: "That Bagua Plate was a gift from my father; it can conceal heavenly secrets and is my protective treasure. Please return it to me, True Person."

Hearing this, Lu Yang was stunned, then immediately wore an expression of sudden realization.

Immediately, he reached into his robes, took out the Bagua Plate he had borrowed from Zhongming earlier to calculate the location of the Dao Court, and handed it back.

"My apologies. This Seat was momentarily careless and forgot."

"No need for that. Thank you, True Person."

As Zhongming respectfully accepted the Bagua Plate, he cursed inwardly: If I hadn't spoken, this True Person would probably have kept the treasure for himself!

In fact, if I hadn't brought up my father True Person Chongguang's background, this True Person might have pretended not to know!

Simply the height of shamelessness!

Looking again at Lu Yang's calm demeanor, appearing as if he had a clear conscience, Zhongming, while secretly criticizing him, also felt somewhat helpless: Truly worthy of being a True Person of our Holy Sect.

After a moment, Lu Yang watched Zhongming depart with a look of regret, but did not rush back to the Holy Sect; instead, he turned his gaze toward the 【Book of a Hundred Lives】. In fact, the 【Book of a Hundred Lives】 had changed as soon as he successfully achieved Foundation Establishment; it was only because True Lords were present that he dared not reveal any anomaly.

Now was a good time to check.

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

【Name: Lu Yang】

【Lifespan: 35】

【Cultivation: Early Foundation Establishment】

【Talent: Dual Cultivation Genius (White), Has Some Skills (Purple)】

【Dao Foundation: Ten Thousand Chariots Dragon-Driving Dao Foundation】

【Divine Abilities: None】

【Treasures: Blood Sun Sword Pill (Scrapped), Primal One Qi (Superior Rare Treasure), Ten Thousand Spirits Banner (Inferior Spiritual Treasure)】

【Book of a Hundred Lives Pages: 93】

【Anchor Count: 1】

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

One chance to save!

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 maneuvering became much greater!

For example, since the current anchor is the Holy Sect start, in the next life he could simply go to the Yushu Jiange and start from there!

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

Besides the Anchor Count, the 【Cultivation Methods】 on the panel had been replaced by 【Dao Foundation】, and the 【Divine Abilities】 column was even more exaggerated, having been completely cleared.

"In other words, even great divine abilities are no longer that important for Foundation Establishment; they are basically just common combat methods. It makes sense; how quickly would a Foundation Establishment True Person cultivate great divine abilities? Cheap goods aren't good, and things that are easy to cultivate naturally have low value."

This aspect highlights the advantage of having a sect background.

Lu Yang possesses the inheritance of the Witch Ghost Dao and has received direct teaching from Ancestral Master Tingyou; upon returning to the Connecting Heaven Cloud Sea, he would likely also receive guidance from the Holy Sect's True Persons.

Isn't this much more promising than a poor lone cultivator?

Thinking thus, Lu Yang no longer lingered; immediately he turned his body, released the golden auspicious clouds again, rode the wind through the void, and fled toward the direction of the Holy Sect.

In an instant, a thousand-li spiritual tide surged across the sky.

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

Almost simultaneously, throughout Jiangbei, Foundation Establishment True Persons from sects of all sizes under the Holy Sect's rule, and from immortal clans, all felt a sensation, looked up at the sky, and their eyes revealed envy: "The Holy Sect has produced another Foundation Establishment True Person, and judging by his magic power, so formidable, he is likely another standout among his peers."

First Holy Sect, Connecting Heaven Cloud Sea.

On the Holy Fire Cliff, True Person Chongguang was originally meditating and regulating his breath, but suddenly awoke; then he calculated with his fingers, and a few lines of relieved smiles appeared between his brows:

"Good! Very good!"

As his words fell, True Person Chongguang waved his sleeve, snapped his fingers to create a thunderclap, and his thick magic power fell directly onto a great bell at the peak of the Holy Fire Cliff.

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

And as the sound of bells and chimes spread, the first to react were the Inner Sect's Four Peaks; the four Peak Masters were almost simultaneously awakened from their seclusion.

In times past, the True Persons of the Holy Sect were mostly like dragons that showed their heads but not their tails; they would not appear unless absolutely necessary. Yet now, upon hearing the sound of bells and chimes, all the True Persons currently in seclusion within the Holy Sect simultaneously revealed their auras, transforming into streams of pure light that pierced through the Cloud Mountains and soared straight into the vault of heaven!

Such a commotion immediately caused the Sea of Clouds to tremble.

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

Meanwhile, in the Northern Frontier lands, the Divine Martial Gate, where the sun had already set behind the western mountains, was filled with great terror.

After the incident at Skull Mountain, the Divine Martial Gate had suffered severe losses and was almost a fish in a jar; the Holy Sect had kept it merely to provide training for its own disciples.

When the True Persons of the Holy Sect erupted their auras this time, the remaining True Persons of the Divine Martial Gate thought the Holy Sect had finally made up its mind to carry out extermination. They all appeared in shock and anger, their faces showing determination as they prepared to fight to the death, until they realized that not a single True Person from the Holy Sect had come, leaving them once again bewildered.

The Cloud Sea reaching the sky, within the Peak of Mending Heaven.

"Father, what has happened?"

"After so many years, someone has again achieved Foundation Establishment."

Facing his daughter Chen Shuqian's question, the Peak Lord of Mending Heaven fell silent for a moment, walked out of his seclusion cave, and looked up at that magnificent golden auspicious cloud stretching a thousand li.

At this moment, his expression was somewhat complex.

"The legacy of Panlong? Who exactly is this person? They deceived me, and they even deceived Panlong. Someone capable of achieving Foundation Establishment despite such a massive karmic entanglement—what manner of figure could they be?"

"And if the Panlong legacy is with him, then where is Zhao Xuhe?"

The Peak Lord of Mending Heaven thought more and more that something was amiss; the karmic entanglements he had once calculated so clearly now, upon looking again, carried an indescribable flavor.

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

Thinking of this, the Peak Lord of Mending Heaven even felt a touch of relief.

At the very least, he had not incurred any disputes with this newly promoted True Person over the matter of the Nine Transformations Dragon Art, nor did he bear any great grudge.

(End of this chapter)