Chapter 239: The Profundity of the Dharma Body, Opportunity Lies in the Sea

Clouds meeting the sky, the Sea of Clouds, Cliff of Sacred Fire.

Accompanied by a flash of dazzling brilliance, the moment Lu Yang stepped out of the Tongtian Hall, he immediately felt several strands of spiritual sense land upon him.

"Yuan Tu, where is Miaoyin?"

A True Person inquired, and Lu Yang immediately adopted a grief-stricken expression: "We met with an accident; the realm of heaven is treacherous. The Lady died violently, and this disciple was unable to save her in time."

"Oh!"

Several strands of spiritual sense quickly dispersed; these were likely connections Miaoyin had accumulated in the past, yet now they showed not the slightest intention of investigating her death.

Seeing this, Lu Yang was not surprised; no one cares about a dead person, especially since Miaoyin was clearly dead yet he emerged unscathed without any sign of heavenly punishment descending, indicating his gains from this trip were substantial, and as things stood, he was no longer someone an ordinary True Person could afford to provoke.

'When the person leaves, the tea grows cold; it is nothing more than this.'

Lu Yang shook his head; the True Persons of the Holy Sect were truly too cold-hearted, nothing like himself who cherished old ties, remembering many things vividly even after several lifetimes.

'Speaking of which, Senior Brother Zhao still owes me contribution points from previous lifetimes.'

Pity the man is already dead.

I'll look for him in the next life.

Thinking thus, Lu Yang rode his escape light back to Mount Luofeng, arriving at the quiet chamber where his main body was in seclusion, and then withdrew his consciousness from the Immortal Embryo avatar.

The avatar, now lacking Lu Yang's control, immediately froze in place, its eyes becoming vacant and devoid of spirit, while Lu Yang's main body happily stretched; this was the benefit of not splitting one's spiritual sense, as the avatar and the main body were essentially both himself, so there would be no drama of an avatar rebelling.

"In the end, the trip was not in vain."

With a thought, Lu Yang immediately refined a three-headed, six-armed illusory form with a green face and fangs from the Immortal Embryo avatar, and then incorporated it into his own body.

【Qian Tian Zong She Wan Xiang Fa Shen】!

With the Second Grade True Art brought to great completion, this Dharma Body was initially achieved; it was both a divine ability and a magic treasure, remarkably similar in nature to the 【Nine Sons Mother Heaven Demon Zhu Xian Sword】.

"This Dharma Body possesses four layers of profundity!"

"It was worth all my effort; with the加持 of four layers of profundity, it is hardly inferior to an innate divine ability, and the improvement it offers to a Foundation Establishment True Person can be described as a qualitative transformation!"

Ye Gu of the past was exactly like this.

With a single 【Nine Sons Mother Heaven Demon Zhu Xian Sword】, even when he had drained her merit and karma at Master Chongguang and laid a great formation while her mind was clouded by calamity qi, he had still won with great difficulty.

If she had been at her peak then, with a perfect Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment plus the 【Nine Sons Mother Heaven Demon Zhu Xian Sword】, he definitely would not have been her match.

"But in that case, I wouldn't have fought her in the first place."

"If I can't beat them, can't I still run?"

"After all, I always only fight the old, weak, sick, and disabled; this is the essence of cultivation. What fun is there in an evenly matched fight? It's only crushing victories that feel satisfying."

Thinking of this, Lu Yang circulated his spiritual sense again to examine the Dharma Body.

"【Qian Tian Zong She Wan Xiang Fa Shen】; as the name suggests, the four layers of profundity are 【Qian Tian】, 【Zong She】, 【Wan Xiang】, and 【Fa Shen】!"

【Qian Tian】, holding the highest status, could twist the "will of heaven" within a certain range, causing it to favor oneself, allowing a cultivator under the Dharma Body's blessing to have the fortune of heaven and earth accompany their every move, making their own magic power and divine abilities flow as they wished, while the opponent might accidentally suffer qi deviation.

"Sounds domineering, but in reality, it's not very useful."

Lu Yang shook his head; how could the will of heaven be so easily twisted? This layer of profundity was unbeatable against Qi Refining cultivators, but it wouldn't work against those at Foundation Establishment.

"At best, it can only affect the early stage."

"And among those at the mid stage, where status is equal, the effect of 【Qian Tian】 would greatly diminish; however, it does match very well with one of my innate divine abilities."

【Ming Shi Fei】!

Among the four layers of profundity of Lu Yang's innate divine ability, 【Ming Shi Fei】 had the lowest frequency of use; it was a tool for bullying the weak but could not be used against those of the same realm.

However, now things were different.

"Under the blessing of the Dharma Body's 【Qian Tian】, perhaps I can greatly enhance the efficacy of 【Ming Shi Fei】, allowing it to truly affect those of the same realm!"

"The two paired together have instead created a qualitative transformation..."

Despite saying this, no joy appeared on Lu Yang's face; instead, his expression gradually grew grave as he continued to examine the other three layers of the Dharma Body's profundity.

"【Zong She】, as the name suggests, allows one to seize souls and extract thoughts from afar; it is exceptionally useful against cultivators with sturdy Dharma bodies, allowing one to bypass their physical advantages and directly seize their souls... Good heavens, they might as well have directly named the Pure Land Shi cultivators! This is clearly intentional targeting!"

"【Wan Xiang】 is the same as before, allowing one to smelt external objects to temper the Dharma Body."

"The final 【Fa Shen】 is a layer of blessing profundity; the strength of the blessing is determined by the degree of damage—the more severe the damage, the greater the blessing."

"At most, it can double!"

"In other words, as long as I have this Dharma Body's blessing, the more injuries I sustain, the stronger my divine abilities and magic power become; the moment I am on the brink of death is when I am at my strongest!"

After a moment of silence, Lu Yang stored away the Dharma Body.

"I must admit, this Second Grade True Art and 【Cheng Tou Tu】 are simply a perfect match. Was this art deliberately sent into my hands?"

Lu Yang could not help but suspect.

After all, it was too coincidental; having lived nine lifetimes in this wretched place called the Holy Sect, he had long understood: whenever there is an opportunity from the Holy Sect, there is absolutely someone fishing behind the scenes!

"Master Chongguang definitely knew, after all, he personally delivered the art... but he is already dead, so I cannot ask him. Could it be the descendants of Zouyu within the Holy Sect?"

After all, now that he had obtained this Dharma Body, if he could successfully gather qi in the future and pull the fruit of position of the 【Wan Wu Jie】 into the main world to prove 【Cheng Tou Tu】, and then let 【Cheng Tou Tu】 assimilate it, its power would surge, and it might no longer be constrained by the Pure Land; if the Holy Sect also restrained them from the side...

"Is there not hope?"

Thinking of this, Lu Yang felt that this might indeed be the work of the Zouyu descendants, after all, reclaiming 【Cheng Tou Tu】 had always their lifelong wish.

However, although he had already taken the benefits, he did not necessarily have to do the deed!

This matter required further careful deliberation.

Immediately after, Lu Yang took out a sachet.

This was Miaoyin's storage bag, given to him before her death; he had already rummaged through it once, and the result was that only one item was barely worthy of his attention.

It was a pill emitting a fluorescent glow.

An ordinary True Person, with poor eyesight, would likely mistake this object, thinking it truly was an elixir; only Lu Yang, with his considerable attainment in arrays, could see the hidden truth within.

"What a fine array!"

"Mount Sumeru hidden in a mustard seed; what is trapped inside?"

Lu Yang probed with his spiritual sense and immediately saw a lake churning with giant waves, and within it, a towering true dragon with a face full of despair, seeming to have already given up.

Lu Yang was instantly stunned: "... ui Ying?"

Almost simultaneously, Sui Ying also sensed him and immediately roared furiously: "Suo Huan! If you want to kill me, just do it; trapping me to die here, what exactly do you want?"

"Was this True Dragon King captured by Suo Huan?"

Lu Yang's expression turned strange; a true dragon—dragon horns, dragon claws, dragon scales, its entire body was a treasure; using it to refine the 【Qian Tian Zong She Wan Xiang Fa Shen】 could not be better!

Just then, Lu Yang suddenly felt a slight movement in his heart.

Since he had brought back a large amount of 【Wan Wu Jie】 essence this time, it had not only filled the deficit caused by True Person Miaoyin and the Earth Fiend qi, but there was even a profit to be made.

Therefore, Heaven and Earth had indeed rewarded him with a large sum of merit and karma, making up for the one-third previously drained by True Person Master Chongguang and even overflowing considerably; this had reached the critical point for seeking the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and at this moment, guided by the fortune prompt, he gained a sudden realization:

"My opportunity has arrived!"

"The second Heavenly Stem and Earthly Branch needed to break through to perfect mid stage... is related to this Dragon King, and is also overseas?"

(End of Chapter)