Chapter 236: Joy Turns to Sorrow

Looking at Chen Anmin, whose face was now filled with dissatisfaction and whose tone had lost its initial reverence and worship, replaced entirely by blame, Lu Yang couldn't help but sigh in his heart:

'A dog that can never be truly tamed, after all!'

'Or perhaps the time has simply been too short, and my prestige is insufficient; otherwise, even with the fate-destined position dangling as bait, he shouldn't have changed his attitude so quickly.'

Chen Anmin's state was clearly wrong.

Lu Yang could see that this stemmed partly from his own swelling ambition and partly from the pull of the destiny position; it seemed this realm intended to turn hostile.

The next second, Lu Yang discovered that the fate star above his head belonging to the 【Villager】 suddenly extinguished, the symbol of a "local" vanishing into thin air, while a qi presence distinctly different from ordinary people radiated outward, immediately triggering cries of shock from others, while Chen Anmin, seeing this, froze stiffly on the spot.

"Immortal Master... you?"

Clearly, Chen Anmin had not anticipated that the Immortal Master who had helped him and even millions of 【Villagers】 regain new life was actually an Outer Sky Heavenly Demon!

However, very quickly, he reacted.

'An Outer Sky Heavenly Demon... this is an Outer Sky Heavenly Demon! If I kill him, I can obtain the Supreme Position of the Night Sky Son of Heaven once again, and at that time, I will be the Supreme Under Heaven!'

In an instant, Chen Anmin's eyes turned red.

Then he heard the "Immortal Master" before him suddenly let out a long sigh, before looking at him with a calm expression: "Anmin, do you wish to make a move against me?"

Chen Anmin's movements stalled slightly.

However, very quickly he revealed a ferocious expression and shouted loudly: "Outer Sky Heavenly Demon, you caused so many of our compatriots to die, yet you still dare to bewitch people's hearts!"

"Kill him!"

Before Chen Anmin's voice had even faded, he suddenly felt a cramping pain in his stomach; moreover, at this moment, everyone who had generated thoughts of killing felt the same sensation.

"Puchi!"

The next second, sharp claws directly tore through their bodies; possessing no ability to resist, one by one, mature Qi-Devouring Worms slowly crawled out from within them, carrying away all their essence, qi, and spirit, instantly knocking them from their peak back down to the bottom of the valley.

"Honglong!"

Almost simultaneously, a loud clap of thunder suddenly rang out from the dome of the sky, the stars shook, and the originally clear sky with ten thousand miles of sunshine instantly became overcast with dark clouds.

"Only realizing it now? It's too late!"

Lu Yang grinned, formed a hand seal, and directly retrieved the Qi-Devouring Worms from within Chen Anmin's body, killing them while simultaneously beginning to circulate the Qi-Gathering Method!

In an instant, the heavenly stars shifted position; the light of the sun and stars that had originally fallen upon Chen Anmin, under Lu Yang's guidance, uncontrollably landed upon him instead, being fully absorbed by him, and under the illumination of the sunlight, that towering illusory form with three heads and six arms once again emerged behind his head.

"Hua hua!"

The illusory form thus continuously devoured the brilliance of the 【Bright Sky Son of Heaven】 like a whale gulping water, gradually becoming more vivid and increasingly real.

Not only that, but the light of the fate stars of others who had attacked Lu Yang and were subsequently killed when the Qi-Devouring Worms burst from their bodies was also fully gathered by Lu Yang!

Plop!

At this moment, those who had not attacked Lu Yang out of awe纷纷 knelt on the ground, feeling themselves gradually becoming insignificant as they stood before Lu Yang.

Looking up, what met their eyes seemed no longer a person, but a divine statue; a solemn and dignified face gazed down thus, making everyone feel as though he were making eye contact with them individually, causing them to immediately lower their heads in terror, prostrating themselves fully, daring not to look up again.

【Qian Heaven Total Control Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body】!

"Success...!"

Leaning against the towering illusory form, Lu Yang squinted his eyes in satisfaction, allowing the dark clouds to cover the sky above and lightning snakes to crisscross, yet still finding it sweet as honey.

"Destiny Position Spiritual Wisdom... ultimately just a foolish thing."

Lu Yang smiled coldly; if the destiny position of this realm had been even a little smarter, it would never have allowed him to inject Qi-Devouring Worms into the bodies of the living people.

However, on one hand, the other party coveted his earth pulse qi, and on the other, seeing him dealing with True Person Miaoyin, it completely failed to perceive the danger, resulting in it allowing him to act as he pleased, unaware that this was precisely the moment he had been waiting for—a single 【Bright Sky Son of Heaven】 was sufficient to condense a Dharma Body!

"Moreover, you were the one who turned hostile first; this is merely self-defense on my part."

Lu Yang exhaled deeply, sensing the empowerment brought by the 【Qian Heaven Total Control Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body】; to speak bluntly, this was almost equivalent to an innate divine ability!

However, before he could sense its specific wonders, a loud noise suddenly came from the dome of the sky.

"Honglong!"

The next second, Lu Yang saw that at this moment, all the common people around him into whom he had planted Qi-Devouring Worms, without exception, lost their fate star light.

Above the dome of the sky, a large area suddenly dimmed!

Clearly, the destiny position of the 【Ten Thousand Martial Arts Realm】 had realized something was wrong and, acting like a warrior cutting off his own arm to survive, directly abandoned all these living people!

Immediately after, Lu Yang saw columns of qi and blood rainbow light rising in the distance, clearly from the direction of the imperial soldiers, yet their qi presence was countless times stronger than usual, with the leader's qi presence even reaching the level Chen Anmin had just possessed, clearly another Supreme Son of Heaven!

"... o they can't afford to lose, huh."

Lu Yang raised an eyebrow slightly; the imperial soldiers of the 【Ten Thousand Martial Arts Realm】 court had not been planted with Qi-Devouring Worm eggs, and if they truly attacked, he would surely die without a burial place.

"Fortunately, my objective has already been achieved."

With the 【Qian Heaven Total Control Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body】 accomplished, there was no meaning in staying here any longer; thinking this, Lu Yang immediately activated the imprint in his sea of consciousness.

Very quickly, a voice rang out in his mind: "Eh? Finished so soon?"

It was clearly the voice of that 【Tongtian Hall】 of the Holy Sect, childish and tender, carrying a hint of surprise: "Then wait a moment, I'll pull you back now."

The 【Tongtian Hall】's牵引 to pull one back required an absolutely safe environment; otherwise, under the interaction of heaven and earth qi, the 【Tongtian Hall】 could not pull a person out of thin air, which was why True Person Miaoyin had been unable to escape when previously surrounded and attacked, yet now Lu Yang did not suffer from such troubles.

Very quickly, a brilliant light began to emanate from his body.

Almost simultaneously, the sound of thunder in the sky grew even louder, as if someone was roaring in frantic anger, making Lu Yang feel somewhat startled and terrified.

'It seems I've enraged the realm this time?'

'Next time I come, I fear I'll be discovered immediately and then surrounded and attacked... the difficulty of gathering qi will skyrocket several times over; no wonder Second Grade True Arts are so hard to cultivate!'

For a Second Grade True Art, the 【Qian Heaven Total Control Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body】 was merely the foundation; to completely strip the 【Ten Thousand Martial Arts Realm】 of this destiny position, a single session of qi gathering was far from enough; a harvest as massive as this one would likely need to be repeated another four or five times before there might be any real hope of stripping it.

But causing the realm to become so furious in just one attempt, and then doing it another four or five times?

Even if someone at the Great Perfection of Foundation Establishment came, they would likely encounter significant danger; with the slightest carelessness, dying in the 【Ten Thousand Martial Arts Realm】 was not impossible!

'However... I am different!'

'If this life doesn't work, then the next life; by then, hatred will be reset to zero, and I can use the same method to farm again; farming for four or five lifetimes should suffice, right?'

The greatest obstacle of the Second Grade True Art simply did not exist for him!

'There is hope for the Dao path... there is hope for the Dao path!'

Having figured this out, Lu Yang's mood instantly improved greatly; he withdrew the 【Qian Heaven Total Control Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body】 and even had the leisure to wave at the sky:

"Goodbye."

However, as the words fell, Lu Yang's expression gradually stiffened.

The thunder in the sky paused at the moment of explosive flashing; all brilliant light and spiritual energy were frozen at a certain instant, finally presenting a subtle, mist-like state.

"..."

Lu Yang's smile gradually faded; his mind, which had been operating smoothly, suddenly felt as though a huge rock had appeared out of nowhere, pressing down until his thoughts were obstructed and his mental agility stalled.

不知 From some unknown moment, sound disappeared; thunder, shouts, even Lu Yang himself involuntarily held his breath, daring not to make a sound.

Driven by some intuition, he slowly turned around, as if lifting a certain veil of illusion, only to discover that from beginning to end, a person had been following beside him.

From the moment he entered the 【Ten Thousand Martial Arts Realm】, this person had followed by his side, following him as he distributed Qi-Devouring Worm eggs, following him as they besieged and killed True Person Miaoyin, following him as he traded with Suo Huan, following him as he refined the 【Qian Heaven Total Control Myriad Phenomena Dharma Body】...

'Who is it!?'

Lu Yang slowly shifted his gaze upward, only to see that person looking leisurely, hands clasped behind his back, observing the dark clouds overhead with great interest; he wore a simple and dignified green robe, resembling an ancient figure stepped out from history.

However, when Lu Yang saw his face, he fell into even greater shock.

Because that face was one he knew all too well.

'Master Chongguang? How could it be Master Chongguang!'

In this instant, Lu Yang felt as though he had fallen into an ice cave, yet his thoughts suddenly became clear.

'No... it's a Dao Calamity! Master Chongguang failed in his quest for gold, and this is the Dao Calamity formed after his death!'

At the moment of realization, an even greater shock followed.

Failed in the quest for gold, transformed into a Dao Calamity after death; such a massive event... why hadn't he thought of it before?

No, not just him; including all True Persons under heaven, not a single one had thought of the issue of Dao Calamities, as if from the very beginning it simply did not exist!

... barrier of knowledge?

'He is that 【Great Forest Wood】... True Person Angxiao Birri!'

(End of Chapter)