Chapter 240: Profound Magnet Divine Mountain: Fortune and Misfortune Intertwined

The search for the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha is the most mysterious part of a Foundation Establishment True Person breaking through their realm; firstly, it involves the theory of fortune, and secondly, it tests the cultivator's Dao practice.

Many True Persons, even when their fortune arrives, lack sufficient Dao practice and deep mastery over karma, so they can only follow fortune's guidance and act on intuition, ultimately messing things up; failing to take what Heaven offers invites retribution, resulting in consumed fortune without obtaining the desired Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha.

However, those with high Dao practice are different.

A True Person with profound Dao practice can completely deduce karma along the flow of fortune, calculating the method to obtain the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha clearly, thus avoiding wrong paths.

Lu Yang's Dao practice was undoubtedly insufficient.

After all, his current Dao practice had been supplemented by elixirs; although it met the standard, it was not yet outstanding, and his means of deducing heavenly secrets were not high enough.

"Fortunately, I still have the Heaven-Exploring Instrument."

Lu Yang opened the Dharma Eye in his brow; the Heaven-Exploring Instrument cast down Bing Fire light, illuminating the six directions and revealing the karmic threads that had previously been somewhat hazy to him.

This supreme treasure of heavenly secrets provided immense help to Lu Yang; although it was not a treasure for combat, nearly every time Lu Yang turned danger into safety relied on its power of deduction, otherwise, he would have suffered major losses just at the stage of Arhat Fu Long, let alone against Peak Master Senior Butian.

Soon, an expression of sudden realization appeared on Lu Yang's face:

"So that's it; this time my opportunity is a mountain formed by the transformation of Heavenly Gang and Earthly Sha, named the 【Profound Magnet Divine Mountain】! It happens to be located near the territory governed by the Four Seas Sect."

"I only need to find it and refine it."

Thinking this, Lu Yang spread open his palm, and the 【Imperial Prefecture Golden Seal Doushui True Edict】 activated spontaneously, evolving the form of his next innate divine ability for him.

"【Disjointed Magnetism】!"

"That 【Profound Magnet Divine Mountain】 overseas corresponds perfectly to this divine ability; the calculation should be correct, but this mountain will not be so easy to refine."

Just like when seeking 【Wu Earth】 before.

Back then in the Biyang Cultivation World, 【Wu Earth】 had transformed into a conceptual existence that could not be taken without special means; this time was the same.

"This mountain has long been reserved by the Four Seas Sect; a Dragon King has spread word that they intend to wait until this Profound Magnet Divine Mountain fully matures, then refine it into a superior magic treasure; if I rashly go to take it, I will inevitably clash with the Four Seas Sect; this is my tribulation—if I cannot break through this tribulation, I cannot obtain the opportunity!"

But how to break through the tribulation?

Openly robbing it was certainly not feasible; the only way was to first find a means to conceal my qi signature, secretly slip in, and refine the 【Profound Magnet Divine Mountain】; only then would there be a chance.

But how to slip in?

Thinking this, Lu Yang looked again at the array pill sealing Sui Ying; in an instant, a flash of spiritual light crossed his mind, and he could not help but clap his hands and laugh aloud:

"Karma is truly mysterious and wondrous!"

I happen to have a Dragon King; by refining this Dragon King completely and offering it to my Dharma Body, I can borrow the mystery of 【Myriad Forms】 to create a dragon-type qi signature!

The Dharma Body is profound and mysterious; 【Myriad Forms】 can smelt external objects and encompass all phenomena; whatever is refined allows one to naturally transform into the appearance of that object's qi signature, so as long as I refine a Dragon King, I can disguise myself as a pure-blooded descendant of a Dragon King, thereby slipping into the 【Profound Magnet Divine Mountain】!

Upon this thought, there was no more hesitation.

"Crack!"

Lu Yang pinched his five fingers, instantly crushing the array pill in his hand; Sui Ying within the array did not even have time to utter a single groan before dying on the spot.

Only then did he loosen his fingers, and endless blood waterfalls rolled from his palm; every drop of blood was heavy as a mountain, flowing with brilliant golden radiance—this was the bloodline of the Dragon Lord, where even a single drop possessed divine qualities; mixed in were also shattered scales, claws, and horns.

All of this was poured onto the 【Qian Heaven General Control Myriad Forms Dharma Body】.

Under the infiltration of dragon blood, the qi signature of this Dharma Body became increasingly terrifying, and on its six arms, a coiling small dragon had somehow appeared.

The next second, the Dharma Body transformed with a shake.

In the blink of an eye, where was there any trace of three heads, six arms, a green face, or fangs? What stood prominently in the center was赫然 a true dragon, inhaling and exhaling rolling clouds of qi!

"Good, good, good!"

Feeling the changes in the Dharma Body's qi signature, Lu Yang immediately smiled with satisfaction; with this Dharma Body's support, disguising as a Dragon King would certainly be more than sufficient.

"However, there are drawbacks."

"After all, I killed Sui Ying and am using this to infiltrate the 【Profound Magnet Divine Mountain】; once exposed, new grudges and old hatreds will inevitably cause the tribulation to arrive even more fiercely."

Lu Yang counted on his fingers, assisted by the Heaven-Exploring Instrument:

"To refine the Profound Magnet Divine Mountain... at least forty-nine days are required, and completely deceiving the Four Seas Sect is impossible; the final seven days will inevitably erupt into conflict."

This cannot be avoided.

"So be it; it merely depends on each party's abilities."

Lu Yang's expression remained calm; with his current means, as long as Great True Persons and True Monarchs did not act, there were actually not many people at the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment who could fight him.

"A True Monarch cannot act; as for a Great True Person, if I break through, I may not be unable to fight one."

After all, with the 【Imperial Prefecture Golden Seal Doushui True Edict】, once I reach the Great Perfection of the Mid Stage of Foundation Establishment, I can immediately borrow the third innate divine ability, making no different from a Great True Person!

Even lacking that step of qualitative change, if I cannot win, escaping should still be no problem.

"It is a pity that my main body must act; I cannot let a clone do the work."

After all, this concerns the Dao path; a clone can help with tasks but cannot help with cultivation; only the main body can refine the 【Profound Magnet Divine Mountain】.

As for that 【True Monarch Angxiao Biri】?

To speak fairly, Lu Yang was still terrified, fearing that the other party might again use the Barrier of Knowledge to follow him unnoticed, but upon thinking further, he felt relieved.

'Anyway, the 【Book of Hundred Lives】 only takes effect after I die; besides that, I have nothing on me that would make a late-stage Golden Core Great True Monarch covet; even if that old sneak Angxiao is really lying in wait for me beyond the Sky-Reaching Cloud Sea, I accept it; with the Great Dao ahead, I cannot simply not walk it!'

Moreover, the other party might not continue following him.

If one truly fears this and fears that, what is the point of cultivating the Dao? Might as well go home and raise pigs!

Besides, I still have my cheat!

Overseas, Four Seas Sect.

As the sole hegemon overseas, the island where the Four Seas Sect resides is immensely vast, divided into four directions, with the East being the location of the Dragon Palace, the residence of the Dragon Lord.

And at this moment, deep within the Dragon Palace.

A cloud of indescribable qi coiled within the palace, inside which golden snakes danced wildly, flashing occasionally, and within which a towering black shadow vaguely shuttled back and forth.

Suddenly, the black shadow's movement stalled.

"Hmm?"

Accompanied by a light exclamation, the clouds were pushed apart by fierce fire, revealing a pair of golden pupils as large as mountains, and a deep voice rumbled like rolling thunder in the sky:

"Who dares to kill my descendant?"

The Dragon Lord's emotions were stable, not becoming angry; after all, he had too many offspring, so losing one or two was not important at all and never weighed on his mind.

However, killing his offspring ultimately damaged his face.

If he showed no reaction to this, in the future everyone might imitate it, and that would be real trouble, so he had already decided to kill one to warn the rest!

Moreover, the bloodline sensation indicated that the one who died was a Dragon King, which also aroused his curiosity; immediately, he separated his spiritual sense, sensed the heavenly secrets, and silently began to deduce; before long, the karmic threads extended from overseas all the way to the inland, finally settling on a place that made him fall silent.

Jiangbei, Sky-Reaching Cloud Sea, Chusheng Sect.

"Forget it; I will not bother counting with a junior."

It is only one Dragon King, actually not very important; at worst, I can work a bit harder and give birth to a few more next year, and surely can raise another one.

However, soon the Dragon Lord narrowed those golden pupils.

"Not right... karmic tribulations are entangled, fortune and misfortune depend on each other; does this person have karmic ties with my bloodline?"

"Profound Magnet Divine Mountain?"

(End of Chapter)