Chapter 231: Absorbing the Golden Nature, The Changes of the Hundred Lives Book!

"Jin Dan..."

Watching Master Chongguang and his 【Dongyang Blessed Land】 fly ever higher toward the 【Covered Lamp Fire】, Lu Yang withdrew his gaze, not without envy.

'No rush; I will reach that day eventually.'

With the 【Hundred Lives Book】 by his side, Lu Yang never doubted his future; as long as he proceeded step by step, he would surely reach the peak!

Of course, that was a matter for later.

"Worrying about Jin Dan now is too far off; let's look at the harvest first." Lu Yang shifted his gaze, looking at the Golden Nature left behind by Master Chongguang.

Then he froze.

For just then, the illusory panel of the 【Hundred Lives Book】 suddenly appeared out of thin air, devouring that strand of Golden Nature as if a vicious dog pouncing on food!

'Holy crap!'

In that instant, Lu Yang nearly had his soul scared out of his body; Golden Nature is conspicuous enough on its own, let alone with Master Chongguang breaking through, meaning at least two-thirds of all True Persons in the world were observing openly or secretly, yet the Hundred Lives Book swallowed the Golden Nature directly—wasn't that clearly signaling a problem!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang's hair stood on end with cold fear.

He feared someone would suddenly appear behind him and ask, "What are you doing?", then grab him with a hand descending from the sky and refine him in an instant.

Moments later, Lu Yang finally breathed a barely perceptible sigh of relief.

No one came.

'It has to be you, 【Hundred Lives Book】!'

A cheat is just different! Devouring a strand of Golden Nature under the eyes of so many True Persons without being discovered undoubtedly made Lu Yang feel much more at ease.

However, after the relief came doubt; since his transmigration, the 【Hundred Lives Book】 had never shown the slightest interest in anything outside of him, and this was its first time actively devouring an external object, which made him involuntarily form a thought: Could Golden Nature replenish the book pages?

A hundred lives is still too few!

In this wretched place, every step of cultivation is walked as if treading on thin ice; with merely a hundred lives, Lu Yang was confident he could become a Jin Dan, but he had not the slightest certainty regarding Nascent Soul.

But if Golden Nature could replenish the page count, then it didn't matter.

After all, right now, he already had two Golden Nature refresh points: "Chongguang" and "Innate Dao Sin," allowing him to harvest a wave every single life.

It was equivalent to infinite lives!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately looked excitedly at the interface of the 【Hundred Lives Book】, but as information flowed into his mind, his expression became strange.

The bad news was that Golden Nature could not replenish the page count.

The good news was—

'Settling another person's life?'

Lu Yang looked at the data on the 【Hundred Lives Book】 interface with a peculiar expression: 'Golden Nature is useless to the 【Hundred Lives Book】; what is useful is the experiences within it.'

The so-called Golden Nature is the essence of a person's soul, the true self-nature refined from stacking up a lifetime of thoughts and countless experiences; it contains that person's entire life, which is exactly what the 【Hundred Lives Book】 wanted to devour, equivalent to a virtual simulation!

'After devouring, the 【Hundred Lives Book】 can settle their life.'

'This settlement is different from my settlements after each restart; I cannot bring back treasures or cultivation, the only thing I can bring back is talent based on the life.'

'... What a good thing!'

In an instant, Lu Yang's eyes lit up brightly; although he was somewhat regretful that he could not bring back cultivation and treasures, being able to calculate talent was also impressive!

He had always known exactly how strong the talents provided by the 【Hundred Lives Book】 were.

Unfortunately, every time he reincarnated, he had more important things to exchange, so he had never drawn a talent up until now, but this time was different!

'Chongguang's talent must be golden!'

After all, he was a Great True Person with completed Foundation Establishment; his rich life experiences absolutely deserved the title of a generation's legend, so it had to be a golden talent.

Thinking of this, Lu Yang immediately willed it.

'Settle!'

The next second, a faint light began to appear on the 【Hundred Lives Book】, the light turning into streams of data, finally presenting dense characters.

【Settling experiences for "Chongguang"...】

【As a strand of "Xin Metal Qi," one of the Thirty-Six Heavens and Seventy-Two Earth Fiends, you gained a great opportunity, accidentally awakening spiritual intelligence, and became a naturally born immortal spirit.】

"... Immortal Spirit?"

Lu Yang's gaze paused; he knew this thing, as the Blood Demon True Person had once suffered heavenly punishment for accidentally slaying an Immortal Spirit.

Immortal Spirits are naturally born entities with a constitution formed by heaven and earth; as soon as they awaken spiritual intelligence, they receive the support of heaven and earth, making them essentially born Foundation Establishment True Persons; at the same time, an Immortal Spirit's strength is fixed, depending on their roots before awakening intelligence, with the strongest Immortal Spirits even comparable to a completed Foundation Establishment.

Master Chongguang was actually a reincarnated Immortal Spirit?

"No wonder his Dao title is 【Chongguang】; that is itself another name for Xin Metal Qi. With such deep roots, no wonder he gained the attention of the Saint Sect's True Persons..."

At the same time, the settlement content of the Hundred Lives Book continued to appear.

【As an Immortal Spirit, you were very ambitious; unwilling to accept that your strength could not improve, after deep consideration, you reincarnated and entered the Initial Saint Sect.】

【You gained the attention of the Saint Sect's True Persons.】

【Foundation Establishment completed; you finally reached the most critical step of your life: ascending to seek the Jin Dan. You succeeded, thus transcending; if you failed, you would continue to sink.】

【Thinking of this, you were filled with determination.】

The data stream stopped abruptly here; perhaps because the time Master Chongguang refined this strand of Golden Nature was also here, there was no further text.

Quickly, all the data streams began to collapse and converge, and finally—

Golden splendor burst forth!

'Wow! A golden legend!'

Lu Yang immediately perked up, staring straight at the information on the panel:

【You obtained the Golden Talent: Born Immortal Spirit.】

【Born Immortal Spirit: When you restart and reincarnate, you can use this talent to change your roots and specify obtaining an "Immortal Spirit" identity status.】

'A talent usable only upon reincarnation...'

Lu Yang almost immediately realized the power of this talent; an Immortal Spirit! Receiving the support of heaven and earth, with comprehension, talent, and luck all maxed out!

But soon he frowned again.

'It's not without flaws. Changing my foundation means I must start from the beginning, right? A body of Immortal Spirit—does the starting location change too?'

Currently, his starting locations are only two: the day he first entered the Holy Sect, and Luofeng Mountain after Foundation Establishment. The golden talent 【Born Immortal Spirit】, in a sense, is equivalent to opening a temporary starting point for him; it can be used only once and cannot be restarted.

At first glance, it seems useless.

But Lu Yang saw the key point within: being granted the status of an "Immortal Spirit" means he might not necessarily be inside the Holy Sect anymore!

There is plenty of room to make a big deal out of this!

'After all, if I wish to cultivate a First Grade True Qi in the future and walk the 【Void Verification】 path, I must surely gather wisdom from all sides and draw on the strengths of various schools.'

Yet his current foundation is too rigid.

Starting immediately as a disciple of the Holy Sect, with roots so black and straight, no one except the Pure Land would be willing to accept him; the Yushu Jiange and the Dao Court would absolutely never accept his surrender.

However, with 【Born Immortal Spirit】, everything is different.

After all, born of heaven and earth, who could have a lineage purer than that of an Immortal Spirit?

Overseas, the Yushu Jiange, the Dao Court—whenever he wishes, he can start from other factions, then return to the Holy Sect through a restart with no karmic ties!

Thinking of this, Lu Yang felt somewhat excited.

However, just at this moment.

"Boom!!!"

Suddenly, a thunderous clap of thunder exploded in the sky above, echoing not only in the mortal world but also spreading through the Foundation Establishment realm carried by the Bi Wind.

Immediately after, everyone heard a shrill, desperate, and indignation-filled roar:

"No—!!!"

(End of this chapter)