Chapter 134: Cultivating Qi-Devouring Worms

The Dharma Refining Secret Realm, a superior Secret Realm of the Holy Sect.

In the past, Lu Yang had to queue for decades just to use this Secret Realm, showing how sought-after it was; it was almost constantly in use by someone.

However, given his current status and position, he no longer needed to queue for anything.

After exchanging greetings with Daoist Yinshan, a dharma edict was issued, sealing the Dharma Refining Secret Realm for thirty years and delivering it exclusively to his cultivation ground to aid his practice.

"This is the benefit of having powerful backing."

Lu Yang sighed with emotion; although he was a newly promoted True Person, ordinary new True Persons did not enjoy such privileges. Tracing the cause, it was all due to Master Master Chongguang.

As the only Great True Person at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment within the Holy Sect currently planning to ascend and prove his fruit, Master Master Chongguang not only possessed cultivation that had reached the pinnacle, but also enjoyed the high regard of Qingcheng Qingcheng Feixue True Person, making him arguably the number one figure below the True Persons in the Holy Sect, while the current Lu Yang was his trusted confidant.

Could this favor be any small?

"Many thanks, Daoist friend."

Looking at Daoist Yinshan, who had personally delivered the Secret Realm, Lu Yang bowed with great familiarity: "I wonder if Master Master Chongguang has any important matters to assign recently?"

"Do not rush, Yuan Tu."

Daoist Yinshan smiled slightly: "Our most urgent task is still to improve our cultivation bases; once Yuan Tu's cultivation bears fruit, your senior brother will naturally not forget you."

Even so, Daoist Yinshan highly approved of Lu Yang's such active and diligent attitude.

After conversing for a while, Daoist Yinshan took his leave; having obtained the 【Heavenly Corpse Fiend】, he was about to enter seclusion to refine it and break through to the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment.

As Lu Yang watched him depart, the smile on his face instantly faded.

"As expected, he hasn't broken through yet?"

In his sixth life, he had secluded himself for thirty years, and upon emerging, Daoist Yinshan had already broken through to the mid stage; thus, thirty years appeared to be a watershed moment.

After thirty years, Master Master Chongguang would likely make his move.

Undoubtedly, this was both an opportunity and a risk; to profit from it, he must raise his strength to the limit within these thirty years.

"Start with the Qi-Devouring Worms!"

With a thought, Lu Yang rode his escape light down into the Dharma Refining Secret Realm, suddenly recalling a talented individual from his sixth life.

"Wang Poyuan."

He created the Qi-Gazing Technique, observing heavenly numbers through human fortune; his concepts were so profound that even Lu Yang, who lacked status at the time, could discover the Yun family Patriarch hidden in the shadows.

Undoubtedly, this was a talent.

"It just so happens I lack a few usable hands, and since I plan to revive the Witch-Ghost Path, it would be unreasonable not to have a few highly gifted disciples."

Thinking thus, Lu Yang immediately began configuring the Dharma Refining Secret Realm.

Although he planned to use the 140 million living beings inside the Secret Realm to cultivate Qi-Devouring Worms, Lu Yang would not crudely let the worms gorge themselves indiscriminately.

"After all, I am not some great villain."

Moreover, letting the Qi-Devouring Worms eat freely resulted in extremely low utilization of talents; it was a one-time boom akin to draining the pond to catch all the fish—once eaten, there would be nothing left.

One must remember that humans gain flesh.

They did not even need raising, for they would fatten themselves.

Therefore, the cultivation plan Lu Yang prepared for the Qi-Devouring Worms was to let them coexist with the 140 million talents in the Secret Realm, practicing intensive farming and feeding them slowly.

"First, I need a cultivation system based on the Qi-Devouring Worms."

"At the beginning of cultivation, everyone possesses a worm seed, gestating the worm within their body; let us call this stage 【Fetal Breathing】, for at this time the Qi-Devouring Worm has not yet been born."

"Next, the cultivator must use martial arts methods to slowly refine their blood qi to feed the worm embryo; once the worm embryo awakens and transforms into a larva, it will provide the cultivator with strength of a thousand jin and an indestructible golden body, while also being able to swallow spiritual energy from heaven and earth to nourish the flesh... let us call this the 【Larval Stage】."

Quickly, Lu Yang organized a complete system.

From the Larval Stage to the Growth Stage, until evolving into a Complete Form, and even an Ultimate Form, the Qi-Devouring Worm would break out of its shell, thereby growing fully to its peak!

By that time, not a single one would be inferior to those on the Dao-Seizing Battlefield.

Their numbers would far exceed them!

After all, these were cultivated from 140 million talents; with a scale of over a hundred million, they might truly pose a certain threat to Foundation Establishment True Persons.

More importantly, when all 140 million people were born with worm seeds and passed these seeds to their offspring upon reproducing, the entire Secret Realm would be completely under his surveillance; the moment the Yun family Patriarch reincarnated here, he would discover him immediately!

Thinking thus, Lu Yang immediately lifted the lid of the jade box.

"Hiss..."

Inside the jade box, the Qi-Devouring Worm King gradually regained consciousness, yet it no longer possessed its former ferocity, instead carrying a hint of heartfelt timidity.

Seeing this, Lu Yang also felt somewhat emotional.

This was a Child of Destiny of a Realm-Heaven, blessed by heavenly fate; without a True Person intervening, under the Realm-Heaven's blessing, becoming a Foundation Establishment expert was virtually guaranteed!

There was even precedent for this.

Previously, while chatting with Master Master Chongguang and Daoist Yinshan, Lu Yang had heard Master Master Chongguang mention an accident that occurred during the Dao-Seizing Battle six hundred years ago.

That time, True Persons from the Jiange, the Holy Sect, the Dao Lineage, and the Pure Land joined forces to capture a Realm-Heaven; furthermore, the grade of that Realm-Heaven far exceeded ordinary ones, so much so that the participants were not Qi Refining cultivators but Foundation Establishment True Persons fighting personally, displaying their divine abilities—it was truly a great battle.

However, while the snipe and clam fought, the fisherman ultimately reaped the benefit.

The Child of Destiny of that Realm-Heaven, using some unknown method, actually severed his karmic ties amidst the chaotic four-way battle and escaped from the Realm-Heaven.

Speaking of this, Master Master Chongguang had sighed several times:

"Undoubtedly, among the four True Persons commanding the battlefield back then, someone must have secretly assisted him; otherwise, how could a Child of Destiny have escaped?"

"Yet no True Person admitted it, so the matter was eventually dropped."

"As for that Child of Destiny, he fled far away to the overseas regions."

"It is said that to this day, he still roams freely overseas; the Pure Land, the Dao Court, the Jiange, and even our Holy Sect have all had disciples fall victim to his poison."

Regarding this, Lu Yang remembered vividly.

Therefore, Lu Yang placed high hopes on the Qi-Devouring Worms and immediately employed the Great Avatar Universal Gathering Divine Art, preparing to refine it into a Dharma Protector God like Su Nu.

"Hiss..."

As Lu Yang's magic power permeated, the Qi-Devouring Worm King was powerless to resist; before long, it was completely refined by Lu Yang and affectionately rubbed against his hand.

"Go."

Lu Yang placed the Worm King on his palm to circulate and transform it; as he continuously injected magic power, the Worm King actively cooperated, digesting the energy and beginning to rapidly reproduce Qi-Devouring Worm seeds.

Only after several years, when the numbers were sufficient, did Lu Yang officially open the Dharma Refining Secret Realm, sending out these worm seeds one by one.

What remained to be done now was waiting.

Lu Yang had always been extremely patient; this was a good time to try condensing his innate divine ability—perhaps, if his talent was extraordinary, he could succeed even without a heavenly mechanism treasure?

Time flew swiftly, like a white horse passing a crevice.

In the blink of an eye, thirty years had passed.

He had not succeeded.

"This simply cannot bring out my talent!"

Lu Yang woke up in a fury, when suddenly his heart stirred... within the Secret Realm, a newborn infant's worm seed sent forth a sensation.

(End of Chapter)