Chapter 250: The Secret of the Second Grade True Function

Three days later, Lu Yang finally ceased his movements.

On the other side, Ye Guyue lay collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud, her beautiful eyes devoid of spirit, with breath entering her nose and mouth but none exiting.

However, the harvest was substantial.

Lu Yang sat cross-legged on a cushion, silently examining the fruits of his three days, which turned out to be a thick book, its cover bearing several large characters:

"The Divine Refinement Weapon Dissolution Sword Art!"

This sword art was the Yushu Jiange's Second Grade True Function held by Ye Guyue, and also the foundation of her 【Nine Sons Mother Heavenly Demon Slaying Immortal Sword】.

The key to the sword art lies in the word "Refinement," derived from a Boundary Heaven under the Yushu Jiange's rule named 【Divine Weapon Boundary】; when Yushu Jiange cultivators enter the Boundary Heaven, they harvest the Boundary Heaven's Qi, and with each harvest, they grow stronger; upon reaching the peak, they can even refine a flying sword that resonates with the specific Qi they have harvested.

However, this so-called "Harvesting Qi" is not simply the act of absorbing spiritual energy.

The so-called 【Harvesting Qi】 is actually the act of seizing the essences of heaven and earth; these essences can be people, beasts, or rare treasures and strange artifacts.

Seize these essences of heaven and earth, then integrate them into oneself.

For example, Ye Guyue's 【Nine Sons Mother Heavenly Demon Slaying Immortal Sword】 was forged by her after she seized nine demonic weapons in the 【Divine Weapon Boundary】 and poured all her effort into crafting them.

"But what does this have to do with attaining the Jin Dan?"

Lu Yang frowned slightly; he understood the principle of the Second Grade Function, but some details were undoubtedly missing, lacking Ye Guyue's realization of the sword art.

Thinking of this, he immediately looked at Ye Guyue: "It seems I must do it again."

For the sake of his future Dao path, Lu Yang hesitated not, immediately entering the tense and thrilling discourse of the Dao once more; soon another day passed—

"So that is how it is!"

Pushing Ye Guyue away listlessly, Lu Yang's face showed a look of enlightenment: "A Second Grade True Function is essentially still about attaining the Fruit Seat of this world!"

"The difference is that a Second Grade True Function, through 【Harvesting Qi】, strips the essences of other Boundary Heavens, and then uses this to attain the Jin Dan; this is a process of indirectly integrating the Fruit Seats of other Boundary Heavens into the Fruit Seat one attains oneself, which undoubtedly brings great benefit to the Fruit Seat of this world."

"Therefore, it is easier to gain the favor of the Fruit Seat!"

"Cultivating a Second Grade True Function, if one reaches the step of seeking the Gold, one might not even need to perform any rituals; the Fruit Seat will respond to you and manifest on its own."

This is the benefit of the Second Grade.

Of course, if cultivating a Second Grade Function allows one to gain the favor of one's own home Fruit Seat, it will simultaneously attract the intense hostility of the external world's heaven and earth Fruit Seat where the Qi was harvested.

And this hostility will not only make harvesting Qi extremely difficult but also easily lead to life-threatening danger, meaning one is constantly under the threat of heaven and earth's killing intent falling upon them; a slight carelessness could lead to death in the external world's heaven and earth, so compared to the stable and safe Third Grade True Function, the Second Grade True Function is ignored by no one.

However, there is another factor which is...

As he read on, Lu Yang suddenly frowned: "Why is it gone again?"

The memory was cut off once more.

It seems that as the target's cultivation rises, the effect of the nourishment becomes worse and worse; Lu Yang was also helpless and could only compensate through the number of times.

After another day passed.

Throwing the completely unconscious Ye Guyue to the side, Lu Yang nodded in satisfaction.

"The other part of the factor lies in the scarcity of Boundary Heavens!"

"After all, not every Boundary Heaven can nurture a Fruit Seat; most Boundary Heavens are still like the former Dao-Stealing Battlefields, easily handled by True Lords."

Lu Yang sighed: "Incredible."

If the Second Grade True Function is already like this, what about the First Grade True Function?

If the Second Grade True Function corresponds to Boundary Heavens where Jin Dan Fruit Seats exist, then the First Grade True Function corresponds to, could it be, Boundary Heavens where Nascent Soul Dao Lords exist?

In this case, the First Grade True Function pointing directly to the Nascent Soul can be explained!

"Moreover, because Boundary Heavens are scarce, different Second Grade True Functions sometimes refer to the Fruit Seat of the same external world's heaven and earth, differing only in their intended meaning."

Thinking of this, Lu Yang felt a bit disappointed: "Pity that the Divine Weapon Boundary looks somewhat like a Refinement Method Secret Realm; it should be unique to the Yushu Jiange. Unless I am reincarnated into it, there is absolutely no way for me to harvest Qi and cultivate this Second Grade Sword Art; I'm afraid I will have to wait until the world restarts to make plans."

Thinking of this, Lu Yang shifted his thoughts.

After all, besides the Yushu Jiange's 【Divine Refinement Weapon Dissolution Sword Art】, he also held a Second Grade True Function produced by the Holy Sect, given to him by Master Chongguang.

【Qian Tian Yi Yuan Unifying All Divine Gods Method】!

This Second Grade True Function has no major difference in principle from the 【Divine Refinement Weapon Dissolution Sword Art】, differing only in the target and method of Harvesting Qi.

"If the 【Divine Refinement Weapon Dissolution Sword Art】 uses 【Harvesting Qi】 to finally refine a native flying sword, then the 【Qian Tian Yi Yuan Unifying All Divine Gods Method】 uses 【Harvesting Qi】 to finally cultivate an Unparalleled Dharma Body; therefore, the corresponding Boundary Heaven is also different, named 【Wan Wu Jie】."

Upon reaching the end, Lu Yang suddenly frowned.

"Besides the Holy Sect, the Pure Land has actually discovered 【Wan Wu Jie】 as well, and even created a corresponding Second Grade True Function to compete with the Holy Sect?"

This is also the difficulty of cultivating a Second Grade True Function.

Besides the hostility from the heaven and earth where the Qi is harvested, one may also encounter cultivators from other factions, further increasing the difficulty of harvesting Qi.

"However, entering the method has become much simpler."

"After all, the Second Grade True Function has no relation to the Dao Foundation, so it can be cultivated alongside other methods; one can cultivate the Foundation Establishment stage as well, without needing to start from Qi Refining."

Just then, a loud boom suddenly echoed from the sky above.

"Boom!"

In an instant, the heavens shook and the earth trembled; the originally dim and colorless sky suddenly lit up with a star, golden light flooding forth, illuminating heaven and earth in an instant.

Where the brilliant light passed, it illuminated what the sun and moon could not, clarified what heaven and earth had not yet clarified, pushed aside all thirty-six layers of strong clouds in one breath, revealing a deep abyss-like expanse of blue sky with no end, finally manifesting a majestic territory that embraced the universe, where lights were brilliant and one could vaguely see jade towers and crystal palaces.

"Master Chongguang, Junior Uncle, succeeded!?"

Seeing this, Lu Yang was startled first, looking up at the sky, but soon discovered something strange: "No... it is still a Blessed Land, it has not sublimated into a Cave Heaven!"

Lu Yang had personally seen a Cave Heaven.

After all, in the past overseas, when the Yushu Jiange's True Lord perished and the Cave Heaven collapsed, he was present at the scene, which is why he could see the difference between the two.

And in his view, although the majestic territory manifested at this moment possessed a magnificent momentum, it still lacked the transcendent realm of a Cave Heaven standing above the mortal dust; this was like the gap between Qi Refining and Foundation Establishment; without ascending, the rank remains unchanged, and purely numerical strength, no matter how powerful, is meaningless.

In other words—failure!

"Crack!"

The next second, a crisp explosion sound spread through the hearts of all True Persons below, and an indescribable sorrow suddenly surged into everyone's heart.

Especially Foundation Establishment True Persons who cultivate abilities involving Earth of the Morning Star.

This was not due to their own emotional fluctuations, but because Master Chongguang's thought at this moment, through his position, had reached the hearts of all corresponding cultivators.

One thought, and the world responds!

To some extent, this was already a symbol of a True Sovereign; one could even say that at this moment, Master Chongguang stood nearly upon the position of a True Sovereign.

Alas, it was still water without roots.

"One step short—and still defeated."

In a daze, Lu Yang seemed to hear a long sigh.

Like a lamp struck by a fierce wind, the golden goblet light that had illuminated the world abruptly dimmed, and along with it, the radiant blessed land collapsed with a thunderous crash!

(End of Chapter)