Chapter 141: Imperial Carriage Driving the Dragon Chariot

Above the vault of heaven, True Person Huanwu was fleeing in a sorry state.

Those blood beads, scattered across most of Skull Mountain like fiery meteors, were in truth fragments of his Dao Foundation, the cultivation of his entire life.

Yet at this moment, he could no longer care about such things.

If he did not run now, he would die here!

In an instant, his surging vital energy transformed into a long rainbow piercing the sky, about to fly beyond Skull Mountain, but just then, another streak of white light swept down from above.

The next second, True Person Huanwu was back before Lu Yang.

Lu Yang was about to strike again with his sword but abruptly halted his movement, for he saw that True Person Huanwu now wore a blank expression, his pupils dim; he was nothing but an empty shell.

"He left his flesh behind and his soul fled?"

Lu Yang frowned slightly; within the golden auspicious clouds atop his head, the phantom of his innate divine ability grew increasingly bright, seeming on the verge of fully manifesting from the clouds.

Yet in the end, Lu Yang exhaled a deep breath of turbid air, retracted his divine ability, and did not pursue further. Although he was confident he had a tenfold chance of catching the other, doing so would prevent him from continuing to conceal his innate divine ability, allowing onlookers to easily calculate his true capabilities.

"Let it be."

Thinking thus, Lu Yang ceased his pursuit and released the Anabi Sword from his grip, whereupon the sword spun gracefully in midair after leaving his hand.

The next second, a flash of red light appeared.

A little girl, about eight or nine years old, wearing a red cotton jacket with her hair tied in a topknot, stepped out; looking at True Person Huanwu, she could not help but pout.

It had been many years since she last acted, yet she had failed to slay her opponent; how could her little face bear such shame? Seeing Lu Yang lost in thought, she feared he would look down on her and quickly said, "If this Old Lady were not slightly injured and yet to recover, I would have certainly killed that True Person!"

Hearing this, Lu Yang turned his gaze back to the Anabi Sword.

"... ou can still become stronger?"

"Of course!"

Upon saying this, the girl immediately placed her hands on her hips and lifted her chin, saying proudly, "This Old Lady specializes in breaking cultivators' Dao Foundations, and consuming Dao Foundations also enhances my power."

Speaking thus, the girl seemed to recall her glorious past days and gestured excitedly, "It doesn't take much; just feed me ten or eight of them. Even if they are only at the Early Stage of Foundation Establishment, I can recover thirty percent of my strength and manifest a divine wonder. At that time, I guarantee you will be invincible within the same realm!"

"Oh."

Facing the girl's self-praise, Lu Yang merely nodded indifferently, then waved his hand, storing the girl, who still wished to speak more, into his sleeve.

He had no interest in being invincible within the same realm.

After all, if he could crush weaker opponents, why would he fight an opponent of the same realm?

Of course, this did not mean he disregarded combat power; engaging in a fierce battle with True Person Huanwu and even employing his innate divine ability was precisely to test his own combat strength.

After all, he might choose not to act, but he could not lack the capability.

'Moreover, this innate divine ability of mine... is truly extraordinary!'

Lu Yang looked inward at his body and saw that deep within the golden auspicious clouds formed by his Dao Foundation inside the Foundation Establishment Realm rested a carriage crafted entirely of gold and jade.

Pulling this carriage were four illusory flood dragons exhaling and inhaling clouds and mist, constantly emitting dragon roars resembling wind and thunder, while surrounding the carriage stood twelve great banners, followed by numerous attendant vehicles such as the Gold Lu, Elephant Lu, Genggen Carriage, An Carriage, and Siwang Carriage.

At a glance, it appeared solemn and dignified.

This was Lu Yang's innate divine ability, named 【Imperial Carriage Driving the Dragon Chariot】; as for its effects, based on the feedback from the divine ability, Lu Yang could summarize it in one sentence.

"Practice cultivation and speak the Dao, manifesting the patterns of Heaven and Earth; it can determine kinship and distance, resolve doubts and suspicions, distinguish similarities and differences, and clarify right and wrong!"

As the name suggests, this innate divine ability possessed four divine wonders; although they could not be used simultaneously, each wonder held immense power.

The one Lu Yang had been using all along was 【Determining Kinship and Distance】.

As the saying goes, kin are near and strangers are far; the function of this divine wonder is to judge the kinship between oneself and outsiders, altering the distance between them.

Previously, whether sending away True Person Yu Shu of the Holy Sect or dodging True Person Huanwu's fatal axe strike and even severely injuring him, those arbitrary methods of teleportation were all effects of 【Determining Kinship and Distance】. Although it lacked direct killing power, it made Lu Yang's combat methods far more flexible.

Moreover, it was very convenient for escaping.

After all, the coverage range of this divine ability was broader than imagination.

As long as someone shared karmic ties with Lu Yang, he could use this divine ability to travel to them, regardless of distance; the only variable was the amount of magic power consumed.

That was why he had just been so certain he could catch True Person Huanwu.

The reason Arhat Fu Long had been able to appear with perfect precision upon sensing his breakthrough to Foundation Establishment was likely because his own innate ability possessed similar mysteries.

As for the remaining three divine wonders, they were equally peculiar.

【Resolving Doubts and Suspicions】 governs karma; when karma is divided into two and major events remain undecided, this divine wonder can forcibly guide outcomes toward the result one desires.

This divine wonder works exceptionally well for advancing karma; although the more karma involved and the heavier the karma, the more magic power is required to forcibly guide the result, correspondingly, this divine ability can eliminate all variables, ensuring that a specific event one wishes to happen will definitely occur.

Of course, doing so inevitably entangles oneself with the corresponding karma.

Thus came 【Distinguishing Similarities and Differences】.

As the name suggests, this method distinguishes similarities and differences: you are you, I am I; what you do has nothing to do with me? It is specifically used to sever karmic ties with others.

At that time, the other party's karma would no longer cling to you.

For instance, regarding the karmic debt inherent in the 【Anabi Sword】, Lu Yang estimated that after breaking through to the Late Stage of Foundation Establishment, he could use this divine ability to sacredly sever ties with it.

Therefore, 【Distinguishing Similarities and Differences】 is often used in conjunction with 【Resolving Doubts and Suspicions】.

If one's cultivation is sufficient and magic power strong, relying on this divine wonder could even achieve a state where karma does not cling and calamities do not stain; that would be true great freedom and great ease!

As for the final wonder, 【Clarifying Right and Wrong】, it was even more domineering.

Clarifying right and wrong does not refer to publicly acknowledged right and wrong, but rather the right and wrong of one's own heart; if I say it is so, then it is so. Regarding affairs under heaven, right, wrong, correctness, and error can all be decided by a single word!

However, although this divine wonder is domineering, its effect on those of the same realm is greatly diminished; its true power lies in using it against those of lower realms. That is truly speaking and the law follows; used to the extreme, even a single sentence from him could increase a Qi Refining cultivator's chance of breaking through to Foundation Establishment by ten percent!

"【Imperial Carriage Driving the Dragon Chariot】"

Lu Yang rode the void and controlled the wind, his expression calm, silently pondering in his heart:

"Innate divine abilities are not formed casually; generally, the Dao Foundation serves as the main body, while the soul provides the guiding direction, resulting in an innate ability that fits oneself most closely."

"Therefore, even with the same Dao Foundation, different cultivators' innate abilities will have subtle differences."

"And my innate ability..."

Looking merely at these four divine abilities—escaping, shifting blame, severing ties—none were suited for direct combat; in a certain sense, this indeed matched his personality quite well.

"Moreover, my innate divine ability possesses fully four divine wonders."

"Compared to me, that True Person Huanwu possessed only one divine wonder. Is this a gap between Dao Foundations, or is it because I achieved Perfect Foundation Establishment?"

Just then, the approach of three auras suddenly startled Lu Yang awake.

Looking back, he saw the three Foundation Establishment True Persons sent by the Holy Sect on this occasion to assist him in jointly eradicating the Shenwu Sect standing nearby with restrained expressions.

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Yuan Tu."

One of the True Persons praised, "Fellow Daoist has achieved Perfect Foundation Establishment, possesses numerous magic treasures, and wields extraordinary divine abilities; it seems the outcome of eradicating the Shenwu Sect on this occasion is already certain."

"Where would I deserve such praise..."

Lu Yang returned the bow, and he saw that among the three True Persons, a middle-aged man with a square face, a long flowing beard, and a rather noble air stepped forward.

"I am 【Yu Sui】."

The man first performed a ritual bow, then smiled and said, "【Yu Shu】 is my junior; he offended you previously, True Person, and I have come specifically on this occasion to apologize."

Speaking thus, his eyes burned with eagerness as he added impatiently, "This place is not suitable for lengthy discussion."

"Fellow Daoist Yuan Tu, why don't we enter and discuss the details?"

Saying this, fearing Lu Yang might refuse, he added via voice transmission: "... his concerns 【City Head Earth】 and the future path of your Dao, Fellow Daoist!"

"... h?"

Upon hearing these words, Lu Yang immediately narrowed his eyes.

(End of Chapter)