Chapter 142: The Luanlu Carriage Guiding the Dragon Sedan

High above the heavens, True Person Huanwu was fleeing in a wretched state.

Those blood droplets that had scattered over most of Skull Mountain, resembling flying fire and meteors, were in fact every single one a fragment of his Dao foundation, his cultivation of a lifetime.

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

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

In an instant, surging blood qi transformed into a long rainbow piercing the void, about to fly out of Skull Mountain; however, just then, another streak of Bai Guang swept down from the sky.

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

Lu Yang was about to strike with another sword, but suddenly halted his movement; he saw that True Person Huanwu's expression was now dazed, his pupils dim, and he was merely an empty shell.

"Left the physical body, but the soul escaped?"

Lu Yang frowned slightly; within the golden auspicious clouds above his head, the shadow of his Innate Divine Art grew ever brighter, seeming on the verge of fully manifesting from the clouds.

However, in the end, Lu Yang still exhaled a deep breath of turbid air, retracted the Divine Art, and did not continue the pursuit. Although he was confident he had a hundred percent certainty of catching the opponent, doing so would mean he could no longer conceal his Innate Divine Art, and onlookers would easily calculate the depths of his background.

"Let it be."

Thinking thus, Lu Yang ceased his pursuit, released the Abi Sword from his hand, and saw that after leaving his grip, the Abi Sword spun gracefully in the air.

The next second, red light flashed forth.

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

She had struck out again after many years, yet failed to slay the opponent; how could she let her small face rest? Seeing Lu Yang in a thoughtful mood, she feared even more that he would underestimate her, so she hurriedly said, "If it weren't that this great aunt suffered some injury and has not yet recovered, I would have surely killed that True Person!"

Hearing this, Lu Yang looked at the Abi Sword once more.

"... You can still grow stronger?"

"Of course!"

Speaking thus, the girl immediately placed her hands on her hips and raised her head, saying proudly, "This great aunt specializes in breaking cultivators' Dao foundations, and devouring Dao foundations can also boost my power."

Speaking thus, the girl seemed to recall the glorious days of the past, gesturing with dancing hands and feet, saying, "No need for many; if you feed me ten or eight, even if they are only at the early Foundation Establishment stage, this great aunt can recover to thirty percent of her level and manifest a divine wonder; at that time, I guarantee you will be invincible within your realm!"

"Oh."

Facing the girl's boasting, Lu Yang merely nodded absentmindedly, then waved his hand and retracted the girl, who still wanted to speak further, into his sleeve.

He had no interest in being invincible within his realm.

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

Of course, he did not disregard combat power; this fierce battle with True Person Huanwu, even employing his Innate Divine Art, was to test his own combat strength.

After all, he might not need to use it, but he could not afford not to have it.

'Moreover, my Innate Divine Art... is truly extraordinary!'

Lu Yang gazed inward at his own body and saw that within the Foundation Establishment realm, at the deepest point of the golden clouds formed by his Dao foundation, there stood a carriage and sedan chair made entirely of gold and jade.

Pulling this carriage were four illusory-shaped flood dragons, breathing in and out clouds and mist, constantly emitting dragon roars like wind and thunder; around the carriage stood twelve great banners, followed by the Golden Carriage, the Elephant Carriage, the Genggen Carriage, the An Carriage, the Four-View Carriage, and many other accompanying vehicles.

At a glance, it was solemn and majestic.

This was Lu Yang's Innate Divine Art, named 【Luanlu Yulong Lian】; as for its effects, Lu Yang received feedback from the Divine Art, which could be summarized in one sentence.

"Cultivating the path and speaking the Dao, manifesting the signs of heaven and earth; it can determine closeness and distance, decide doubts, distinguish similarities and differences, and clarify right and wrong!"

As the name suggests, this one Innate Divine Art possesses four divine wonders; although they cannot be used simultaneously, each divine wonder holds immense power.

Previously, what Lu Yang had been using was 【Ding Qin Shu】.

As the saying goes, closeness and distance: the close are near, the distant are far; the function of this divine wonder is to judge the closeness 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 means of arbitrary displacement were all the power of 【Ding Qin Shu】; although lacking direct killing power, it made Lu Yang's magical combat more flexible.

Moreover, fleeing was very convenient.

After all, the coverage range of this Divine Art was unimaginably vast.

As long as there was karmic entanglement with Lu Yang, he could use this Divine Art to rush over, with no limit on distance, the only cost being the amount of magic power consumed.

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

Back then, the reason the Arhat Fu Long Arhat could appear without a single error after sensing his breakthrough to Foundation Establishment was likely that his Innate Art possessed similar mysteries.

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

【Jue Xian Yi】 governs karma; when karma is split two ways and a great matter is undecided, one can use this divine wonder to forcibly guide it toward the result one needs.

This divine wonder works exceptionally well when pushing karma; although the more karma one has and the heavier the karma, the more magic power is required to forcibly guide the result, correspondingly, this Divine Art can eliminate all variables, ensuring that a desired event will definitely happen.

Of course, doing so inevitably means one also acquires the corresponding karma.

Thus came 【Bie Tong Yi】.

As the name suggests, this method can distinguish similarities and differences: you are you, I am I; what you do has nothing to do with me; it is specifically used to sever karma with others.

At that time, the other party's karma would not stain your body.

For instance, the karmic debt inherent in the 【Abi Sword】; Lu Yang estimated that after he broke through to the late Foundation Establishment stage, he could use this Divine Art to make a sacred severance with it.

Therefore, 【Bie Tong Yi】 is often used in conjunction with 【Jue Xian Yi】.

If one's cultivation is sufficient and magic power is high, relying on this divine wonder, one can even achieve karma that does not stick and calamities that do not stain; that would be great freedom and great ease!

As for the last one, 【Ming Shi Fei】, it is even more domineering.

Ming Shi Fei is not the universally recognized right and wrong, but the right and wrong of one's own heart; if I say it is right, then it is right; in all matters under heaven, right and wrong can be decided by a single word!

However, although this divine wonder is domineering, its effect against those of the same realm is greatly diminished; what is truly formidable is using it against lower realms; that is when words truly become law; pushed to the extreme, it could even increase a Qi Refining cultivator's chance of breaking through to Foundation Establishment by ten percent with just a single sentence from him!

"【Luanlu Yulong Lian】"

Lu Yang rode the wind in mid-air, his expression calm, pondering silently in his heart:

"Innate Divine Arts are not randomly condensed; generally, the Dao foundation is the main body, while the soul serves as the guiding direction, so the resulting Innate Art fits oneself best."

"Therefore, even with the same Dao foundation, different cultivators' Innate Arts will have subtle differences."

"And my Innate Art..."

Just looking at these four divine wonders—escaping, shifting blame, severing ties—none are for direct combat; in a sense, this indeed fits his personality very well.

"Moreover, my innate divine ability possesses four distinct marvels."

"Compared to me, that True Person Huanwu possesses only one marvel. Is this a gap in the Dao foundation, or is it because I have achieved Perfect Foundation Establishment?"

Just then, the approach of three auras caused Lu Yang to suddenly awaken.

Turning back, he saw the three Foundation Establishment True Persons from the Holy Sect's Cifan Sect, sent to assist him in jointly exterminating the Divine Martial Gate, standing with restrained expressions not far away.

"Greetings, Daoist Duanmu Yuan Tu."

One of the True Persons praised, "Daoist, you have achieved Perfect Foundation Establishment, possess many spiritual treasures, and wield extraordinary divine abilities; it seems the extermination of the Divine Martial Gate is now all but certain."

"You flatter me."

Lu Yang returned the bow, but saw that among the three True Persons, a middle-aged man with a square face, flowing long beard, and an air of great nobility stepped forward.

"I am Yu Feng."

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

As he spoke, his eyes grew intense, and he said impatiently, "It is not suitable to speak much here."

"Daoist Duanmu Yuan Tu, why not we enter and discuss the details?"

As he spoke, fearing Lu Yang might refuse, he added a sentence via voice transmission: "This concerns 'City-Top Earth' and your future Dao path!"

"... Oh?"

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

(End of this chapter)